Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 64 Fleet
After Tie Luohan finished speaking, he patted Liang Yinlong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Liang, you keep talking about wanting to see the Dragon Subduing Hero. Look, the Dragon Subduing Hero is right in front of you, why don't you say hello?"

Liang Yinlong waved his hand behind him, and the sailors on the three warships knelt on one knee with him, shouting in unison: "Greetings to the Dragon-Subduing Hero! Greetings to the Chief Commander!"

Huang Sixi had never interfered in the affairs of the Dragon Subduing Society, but since the founding of the gang, he was elected as the chief leader.

The actual person in charge of the Dragon Subduing Society is Li Yan, but Li Yan's position is only the chief military advisor.

The military advisor has several guardians under him, currently Tie Luohan and Hong Niangzi are in charge.

Under the Dharma Protectors are the leaders of the branch offices in each province.

The 'Gai Mengchang' Meng Bofei mentioned earlier by Hu Guinan was the leader of Northern Zhili.

The leader of the Poyang Gang, Liang Yinlong, is the helmsman of Gan Province.

Huang Sixi stepped forward to help Liang Yinlong up, and then signaled the sailor to stand up.

Then he praised: "Boss Liang's warships are equipped very differently. I'm afraid the Ming navy doesn't have such strong firepower."

Liang Yinlong was a straightforward person, and he quickly explained: "Master, when we joined the Dragon Subduing Society four years ago, we were just a bunch of peasants, and we didn't have any decent weapons. These warships and the artillery on board were all arranged by the military advisor for us!"

Huang Sixi was a little surprised: "Military Advisor did a great job!"

He wondered whether Li Yan purchased the gunboat on a whim, or whether he saw the future trend of navigation and decided to vigorously develop shipping?
These things can only be clarified after he meets Li Yan.

He waved to Tie Luohan and Liang Yinlong: "Come here, let's talk in the cabin."

Miss Zhuang wanted to follow him, but was stopped by Taoist Huang Mu, who whispered to her, "Mr. Huang wants to discuss the internal affairs of the Dragon Subduing Society. We are not members of the gang, so it is not appropriate for us to listen in!"

"Why not just join the Dragon Subduing Society?" Miss Zhuang was not just making up a story. She analyzed it carefully:
"That Gang Leader Liang was originally the leader of a gang. He brought his entire gang to join the Dragon Subduing Society. Old Taoist priest, we can join too!"

"Even if you can add it, you still have to open a temple and hold a grand ceremony!" Taoist Huang Mu advised:
"Before joining, it's better not to disturb Mr. Huang."

"I don't like to bother people." Miss Zhuang sighed:
"I just want to ask Mr. Huang, he is the famous dragon-slaying hero, why didn't he tell us earlier?"

"Why didn't you tell me?" Taoist Huang Mu pointed to the flag hanging on the sailboat, on which was embroidered the words "Dragon Subduing Hero":
"Didn't he write his identity clearly on the flag?"

Miss Zhuang glanced at the flag and suddenly felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

After parting with Hu Guinan that day, Huang Sixi commissioned Miss Zhuang to embroider a flag with the words "Jiang Long" on it and hung it in the most conspicuous position on the top of the sail to deter robbers so that they would retreat after seeing the flag.

Miss Zhuang felt that the two words "Jiang Long" alone were not enough to deter others, so she gave Huang Sixi some advice:

"Just embroider the name of the Dragon Subduing Hero. Everyone in the Central Plains knows these four words, and no one dares to offend them! Mr. Huang, you are an old friend of the Chief Military Advisor of the Dragon Subduing Society. Even if you find out later that you are an imposter, the Dragon Subduing Hero will not blame you!"

Huang Sixi did not object at that time.

Miss Zhuang had no idea that she would accidentally expose Huang Sixi's identity.

The most annoying thing is that after the flags were made, Miss Zhuang thought they would work, but the robbers didn't buy it at all and kept laughing at her:

"Five out of ten ships sailing on the Yangtze River are using the name of the Dragon Slayer to save their lives. They are either pretending to be relatives of the Dragon Slayer or pretending to be good friends with him. But who can you fakers fool?"

The robbers continued to rob.

The Dragon Subduing Hero flag on the boat was of no use at all.

But the banner is worthy of its name. Taoist Huang Mu watched Huang Sixi, Tie Luohan and the other two enter the cabin and close the door.

He suddenly said solemnly: "Miss, you just proposed to join the Dragon Subduing Society. I think it's feasible! The world is in chaos now. No matter how strong a sect is, it can't survive on its own. But if multiple gangs unite, their strength will be enough to protect themselves!"

Miss Zhuang smiled and said, "Even a martial arts master like you think Jiang Long has a future, so I have no objection!"

Her smile suddenly faded, as if she remembered something sad, and her mood gradually became depressed again.

She pondered for a moment and asked Taoist Huang Mu: "Old Taoist, I plan to leave the ship for a while to deal with a personal matter. Please help take care of Xiaozhuang! I will come back when I finish my personal matter!"

Taoist Huang Mu asked her, "It's no problem to take care of Xiaozhuang, but wouldn't it be better if you entrusted it to Mr. Huang?"

Miss Zhuang waved her jade hand and said, "Mr. Huang is a man of great achievements. How can you bother him with such trivial matters?"

Taoist Huangmu smiled bitterly and said, "Well, my skills are only suitable for doing small things."

He was grateful for Miss Zhuang's life-saving grace and did not take this matter to heart. "So when are you going to leave, and when are you going to come back?"

Miss Zhuang said, "It depends on the situation. Didn't Mr. Huang just say that we need to consult with the brothers of the Dragon Subduing Society whether to go by land or by water? I will finalize the itinerary after Mr. Huang has come up with the result!"

Inside the cabin.

Huang Sixi was asking, "Where's Guinan? Why didn't he come back with us?"

Tie Luohan said: "When Brother Hu went to the headquarters to deliver the message, the military advisor and Miss Hong led the brothers in the guild and rushed to northern Zhejiang in full force!"

"What are they doing in Zhejiang?"

"This matter is related to Brother Luo. Brother Luo's master Jiao Gongli has a feud with the Xiandu Sect. The Xiandu Sect disciple Min Zihua has been recruiting people everywhere in the martial arts world, claiming that Jiao Gongli killed his brother, and he wants to kill Jiao Gongli for revenge!"

"This is a feud between Jiao Gongli and Xiandu Sect. Why did the Dragon Subduing Society intervene so deeply?"

"Sir, the military advisor values the prospects of maritime trade and has been building a large ship fleet in recent years, but seagoing ships cannot be built inland, so they must be built in coastal areas."

Iron Arhat explained the whole story: "In the past five years, Jiao Gongli has spent all his family wealth to serve our Dragon Subduing Society, helping to build the shipbuilding dock, hiring manpower, and even going deep into the barren mountains to look for wood. Now someone wants to kill him, and the Dragon Subduing Society can't just sit there and watch."

Huang Sixi asked curiously, "When the association was first founded, Li Yan planned to set up a business to raise money and food. Has his trade route expanded to the sea?"

When Li Yan first proposed the establishment of the Dragon Subduing Society, he had two purposes.

One is to track down the Tatars lurking in the Central Plains for Huang Sixi and eradicate their lairs.

The second is to help the hungry people in the world.

But if you want to do these two things, you must have financial support.

Li Yan's method of raising funds was to set up a business and transport civilian supplies between the north and the south. He established branches in various provinces, whose main task was to escort these supplies.

However, with the frequent outbreaks of wars, the northern provinces were embroiled in intensive fighting and land transportation was almost cut off. Even the banner of the Dragon Subduing Society was no longer of any use.

Li Yan was forced to find a new way out, so he came up with the idea of building a fleet.

(End of this chapter)