Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 104 Set sail
It took the coolies on the pier all morning to move the Wang family's goods into the cabin.

There is a lot of cargo, but Yang Chao's ship can pull 200 loads, and a load of [-] kg, which is a total of [-] kg. Converted to the tonnage of later generations, there are more than [-] tons. A small boat, but in the Ming Dynasty it was an undisputed big boat.

So Yang Chao loaded them all in one boat.

It is precisely because this is a big ship that it dares to ask for ten taels of silver to pull a cargo to the other side.

This is completely the market price, not Wang Xiao taking care of Yang Chao's business, if Wang Xiao really wanted to take care of it, Yang Chao would not accept it either.

At noon, Yang Chao's boat left.

Zhang Damiao is very experienced and has been sailing for more than half his life. He can almost sail this kind of sailboat with his eyes closed.

Among the four veterans recruited by Yang Chao, only a few big masts were good at sailing. Although the others had all sailed before, they were all single-masted, and only Zhang Big Mast had piloted a brigantine.

Because when Zhang Dawei attacked Jiangnan a few years ago, he fought, but he did not die in the battle, and fled the army timidly.

But in the future, life was difficult, so Yang Chao recruited him.

The sail is in the hands of the big mast, and he is very obedient. Seeing him command the raising, lowering, and turning of the sail, it seems very easy, but Yang Chao tried it, but it felt very heavy, and he was tired and out of breath after a while .

Zhang Dawei said regretfully that these recruits didn't understand much, otherwise it would be easier.

Yang Chao didn't think that Zhang Damang's strength was so much stronger than his own. He believed that it was all because of his skills. Because of his skills, he didn't get tired and could do better.

In addition to four veterans including Zhang Dawei, Yang Chao and two teams of soldiers, there was Wang Yihe's accountant at the grocery store on board.

As soon as the ship sailed into the Yangtze River, after Zhang Dawei instructed the soldiers to adjust the sails, everyone was free for a while.

Yang Chao immediately lectured the two teams of soldiers.

"Yesterday I punished you. Because I think you are all cowards, cowards who are chased by pigs. Such people are not even soldiers in my eyes. I know many people Unconvinced, he also boasted that he was not afraid of thieves. To tell you the truth, I didn’t buy a boat to make money. I bought a boat to make money. I was promoted to suppress bandits. Only when I was promoted, you can get promoted. So Whether he is a coward or not, we will know when we find Jiang Bandit. It is ten thousand times better than talking about it."

After Yang Chao finished speaking, he looked towards one of the teams, and that team was Wang Pu.

To be honest, Wang Pu's military training is already good. At the beginning, he was indeed ranked at the bottom, so he beat the soldiers the hardest. In the end, his soldiers were among the best in various skills, second only to many men's teams.

Listening to Yang Chao's lecture, Wang Pu's face and neck were flushed, but he kept his head held high, like an unconvinced rooster.

Other soldiers were also dissatisfied, but most of them didn't know what to do. They only regarded it as a scolding by the senior officer, and they were used to it.

But the accountant of the Wang family, who was listening to Yang Chao's lecture, showed deep fear. He didn't expect that Yang Chao was not transporting goods, but looking for Jiang bandits and suppressing bandits.

If he had known this, he wouldn't have dared to board the boat even if he was killed. Everyone else wanted to meet the Jiang bandits, but Yang Chao was so good, he clamored to suppress the bandits without shame.

Like the accountant of the Wang family, there is also Zhang Damiao, who also showed a deep worry. He didn't expect Yang Chao to have such a plan.

Zhang Dawei couldn't help regretting that he had gone with Yang Chao just for two dollars a month's salary. He had a wife and children, and when he died, his family would stop making a living, and his wife and children would starve to death.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have given up one or two ounces of monthly salary as a soldier and ran home secretly. He would have been caught as a deserter. Fortunately, the officers in the guard are also neighbors for generations So, to hide it for him, and the officers and soldiers who suppressed the bandits died one after another, no one cared that he was missing, nothing happened in the past few years, and no one was held accountable.

"My lord, do you really want to suppress Jiang Bandits when you meet them?"

Zhang Dawei asked anxiously.

Accountant Wang was also very concerned about this issue, and listened carefully.

Yang Chao knew very well that Zhang Damian had worried about this issue several times, and he had advised Yang Chao when he made up his mind to buy a boat.

Yang Chao said loudly: "Of course the bandits must be suppressed. Those Jiang bandits are rampant because they have not met me. When they met me, they would have been suppressed a long time ago, and they would have been the leaders of my promotion. "

Hearing Zhang Dawei's sigh, Yang Chao felt angry for no reason. Although the status of a good Ming military household is very low, but his ancestors were soldiers, how could he be so cowardly, even worse than ordinary people.

But Yang Chao also knew that he was the only labor force in Zhang Damian's family, with two daughters and a son. One of the two daughters was married long ago, the other was only 12 years old and was waiting in the boudoir, and the son was only five years old.

In fact, what Yang Chao didn't know was that Zhang Damang ran away because of the birth of his son.

But Yang Chao guessed that it was because he was worried about his family's livelihood that Zhang Dawei didn't dare to take risks.

Yang Chao said solemnly: "Don't worry, Lao Zhang, if something happens, as long as I have nothing to do for a day, I will guarantee your wife and children's food and clothing."

Zhang Dawei sighed deeply: "My lord means what you say!"

Yang Chao said: "A gentleman is quick to whip a horse with a word, and if he breaks his oath, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth!"

People in the Ming Dynasty believed in the oath very much, Zhang Dawei showed seriousness on his face, and gave a loud shout for a long time.

Then he said: "Then Lao Zhang's life is sold to the lord. Anyway, he doesn't have a head after doing hard work everywhere. If he follows the lord, the whole family can have a good meal. It's not a man in vain."

When the Wang accountant heard that Lao Zhang also promised to suppress the bandits, he immediately said in a hurry: "Your Excellency, you can't do it. The villain heard that Jiang Bandits only want to make money. If I encounter Jiang Bandits, I will give up the goods at worst, and my lord will not." I can’t bear to part with the boat, the life of the big guy is important.”

Yang Chao snorted coldly: "Hmph, there is no reason why a soldier would sacrifice his wealth to save his life when he meets a thief."

Yang Chao did not agree with Wang Accountant's prudent and self-protecting attitude at all. Could it be that it is precisely because the people of the country have thought this way from generation to generation that the country has been destroyed time and time again by foreigners.

Seeing that Yang Chao could not be persuaded, Wang accountant could only sigh and hide aside, praying in his heart for the blessing of the Buddha that nothing would happen.

Today the wind direction is very good, almost southerly. Taking advantage of the wind to cross the river, it took less than an hour to cross the wide Yangtze River.

The journey was very peaceful, and Yang Chao felt a little disappointed that he didn't meet the legendary Jiang bandits.

But Wang accountant was very happy, even Zhang Dawei let out a sigh of relief, although his life would not matter if someone took care of his wife, children and old mother, but it is better not to die if he can not die.

Among the other soldiers, some were happy, some were disappointed, and most of them were at a loss, as if they were no different if they met Jiang bandits or not.

On the contrary, the two officers, many men and Wang Pu, especially Wang Pu, seemed very disappointed.

(End of this chapter)