Zhizhang Datang

Chapter 419 racking their brains
After confirming Lin Sen's meaning, the one-eyed pirate leader was already cheering in his heart, and some people in the back team obviously understood the deep meaning. The original unpleasant whispers had been replaced by excited discussions, if it wasn't for Lin Sen They were here, and they probably couldn't help shouting such words as "grab his mother".

In fact, Lin Sen set some restrictions on them to avoid plundering Silla merchant ships as much as possible, let alone those serious Datang merchant ships, but the benefits he gave were even greater.

As long as these people are not robbed, others like Waguo or Baekje, they can go all out to rob them, and they also mean to carry them for them. It can be said that their piracy is semi-legal. .

Although they would definitely not admit it on the surface, they must pretend not to know that they did it, so that they would not have to face the suppression of Lin Sen's regular army.

No matter how strong their background is, they certainly cannot be armed to the teeth like the Ping An, and they can use all kinds of powerful weapons casually, otherwise Datang will not be messed up.

The management of the big killer is far stricter than expected. Lin Sen only dared to play like that when he was protected by the emperor, and the auspicious and wishful numbers were not so exaggerated.

These de facto pirates' ships must have been modified, but the increase in power is limited, and more combat power is reflected in the boarding battle. A group of semi-professional fighters led by well-trained veterans, against the For some ordinary crew members who may have some combat experience, the outcome of the battle is often doomed from the beginning.

But after all, it was an ordinary merchant ship. If they faced a more fully armed official army, whether it was the disadvantage on the warship or the difference in combat power between the soldiers, they would have no chance of winning, not to mention that the official army still had an absolute advantage. advantage in numbers.

Pirates are pirates after all, no matter what their background is, once they have the possibility of becoming big, they will definitely face the official focus of attack, so this gap in personnel and strength cannot be made up.

And with Lin Sen's guarantee, they can go to work freely. It can be said that they have no worries at all. The problem that bothered them the most in the past was actually to be vigilant against the pursuit of the officers and soldiers at any time, especially those who were attacked by the enemy. situation.

The greater good news is that the last meaning revealed by Lin Sen is actually to let them go to the coasts of those countries more, plunder some strong labor and return them to be used as mining slaves.

As for the whereabouts of these kidnapped guys, who is using them, and what will happen to them, it is obviously out of their consideration. They just need to know that this will be a good business.

Compared with fighting the equally tough sailors on the prepared merchant ships, it seems easier to bully the fishermen along the coast, especially in this way, they can also take advantage of their battle formation.

Of course, Lin Sen had his reasons for doing this. First of all, it directly weakened the power of those surrounding countries. Although it might not be obvious at first, it can't stand the accumulation of small things.

These small wounds will continue to make these countries bleed, and when Datang really goes to war with them, the effects of these small wounds may already be apparent.

For example, an empty coastline facilitates landing, and fewer merchant ships reduce the resistance of naval battles, etc.

And the immediate benefits are also immediate, such as a larger trade deficit, allowing Datang to obtain greater benefits from maritime trade, and enough miners to be sent to the Wa country.

Well, obviously, the goal of the emperor's confidantes who pretended to be Lin Sen's fleet was to find the Iwami Silver Mountain that Lin Sen had mentioned to Li Shimin before.

For Datang, where copper coins are very scarce and bad money has been repeatedly banned, silver may be a good substitute. Even if it is not used as currency, it is an extremely considerable wealth after all. For the Tang Dynasty and the Tang court, it is very beneficial to gradually digest this wealth.

And they have been trying to keep a low profile in their actions, because if the local people in the Wa country know that there is such a silver mountain, it is not difficult to imagine how crazy they will be.

At present, Datang has not yet reached the point of launching a national war just to go to another house to grab things, let alone cross such a long sea route to a distant foreign country.

In order to avoid such unnecessary battles as much as possible, keeping secrets has become the first choice.Compared with using locals, no matter whether actively or forcibly, it is obviously easier to keep secrets with some kidnapped miners.

Going to Baekje and those countries that are bound to be hostile to Datang in the future to plunder strong labor and come back is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

After sending off these excited pirates, Lin Sen went back and continued to think about what to do with his subordinates, so as to completely subdue them and use them for himself, and at the same time provide a cover for those fleets.

In the future, if this nominally owned fleet really becomes a thing, the output will probably not be low. If it only transports the silver produced there, even if it is from the barracks, it will take a long time. It's hard to guarantee that you won't be targeted by someone with a heart.

It would be different if the barracks had their own output, and the team transporting the silver nuggets could be mixed in with other teams, so it would definitely not be so conspicuous, wouldn't it?

Keeping the soldiers busy can better guarantee their loyalty, and it won't make them feel that they have been doing free work for Lin Sen, a superior. At the same time, it also makes them less interested in thinking about what the fleet is transporting. .

And after the fleet over there successfully put down the people and goods of the Lin family's caravan, they passed through Silla according to the original plan, and then headed for the Wa country.

Although they have not gone through this route, there are crew members who have traveled to Japan with Pei Shiqing last time, and there is also a route map given by Lin Sen. Although it is still not as intuitive as the sea map, it helped them find Shi Jian. The location of Yinshan is still not a big problem.

There are experienced crews along the way, but they have not experienced any twists and turns, and with their configuration, the combat power of so many crews is quite impressive.

And in this sea area, there are no bandits who can threaten them at all. The ones who are threatened are the group of his own people that Lin Sen called over before, so they ran all the way to Wa country smoothly.

However, it took some time to find the location of the Iwami Silver Mountain, because the place is a bit desolate, so no one knows about this extremely rich silver mountain for the time being.

In the end, they managed to find it. There were several experts on the ship, who could always play a role, probably with some luck.

And Lin Sen finally thought of a suitable project, and was about to start work with his soldiers.

　After finishing the training homework at night, there will be free code words. It is not easy... (〒︿〒)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)