Li Xiao looked at the groups of prisoners of war getting on the ship, and the boxes of money being moved off the ship. He felt like a human trafficker!

I have to admit that the temporary price increase is a very shameless behavior. Obviously Ai Husheng is not a noble person. He just used the prisoners of war to keep warm and burned down the wooden house, and extorted a shipload of high-quality pine wood from Sony.

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In fact, this is nothing in Sony's eyes, and pine wood is not valuable in Liaodong. At most, you can send some people to cut down a boatload, and it won't take much effort. As for whether you take it back to cook or break furniture, anyway

It's up to you. I came here just to rescue the Jurchen prisoners of war. As long as we get them out, we will win.

Obai's face was in terrible shape, and the wound was not treated in time. It was red and swollen, and he didn't know if it would leave scars. However, the most dignified Jurchen warrior, Zhongyong Batulu, had a wilted head and a drooping brain, but he couldn't look back.

When I went to Pi Island, my eyes were full of hatred.

Li Xiao is not sure whether this guy will have rabies, but there will be less and less room for personal bravery to be used on the battlefield in the future. Even Ao Canghai knows that he learned to write from Mao Wenlong. When nothing happens,

He would also come to ask Li Xiao for advice on musket tactics.

Man Gui and his brothers are looking forward to the first batch of people returning home to visit relatives as soon as possible. According to Li Xiao, they are the second batch of people returning home. They have lost contact with their family for two years. What is going on at home?

Everyone is thinking about it. They have made a fortune in the past two years, and even the worst-off person can save two hundred taels of silver.

In Xuanfu, a poor and scummy place, a small landowner's family may not have two hundred taels of silver. Now it is considered a return to the hometown, and everyone is looking forward to showing their faces in front of the elders in their hometown.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally brought back the first group of people who returned home. None of them were super fake, just kidding. You can earn nearly a hundred taels of silver in a year, and you can't even grab such a good thing.

Dare you go too far?

On the contrary, many people asked their company and platoon leaders to ask if their brothers at home could come to Pi Island to join the army. Shandong suffered a drought last year, and the people's lives were very hard. It is said that in some places, even wild vegetables were dug up. Those who fled the famine

People were in groups. Many people were pulling grass and kneeling on the roadside, selling themselves just to have enough to eat.

Li Xiao carefully chewed the news brought back by these people. As expected, the Ming Empire had its dark side. Those educated masters, because they did not pay taxes, many villagers put the land in their names. As long as the years are bad, those masters

They will swallow up these people's land with a swipe of face.

Those with a good conscience will be given three melons and two dates, while those with a bad conscience will simply send thugs to drive them out.

Sue the official?

Nowadays, no matter how big a person is, you don't have to kneel when you enter the government office. One kneels and the other stands. If you think about it with your buttocks, you will know whose side the big brother is leaning towards.

After all, we are all scholars, and the relationship is a tangle of broken bones and connected tendons. Whose disciple are you, and whose disciple am I? There can be some overt and covert relationships with each other, and being an official for thousands of miles is only for wealth.

, who is willing to offend his colleagues for the sake of a weak leg?

Bao Longtu was a legendary figure. In reality, Hai Rui lived an extremely miserable life. Every meal of an idol-type character's meat became news, and he ended up alone until his death. There was only one old man who was as old as him.

Just a servant.

Li Xiao was glad that he did not get involved in the Ming dynasty's bureaucracy. Officials protecting each other was not just a matter of talk. As an outsider, he would definitely be ostracized by those officials who stayed together.

Originally, Phi Island was a small place, and Li Xiao was not satisfied with this place. But now, Li Xiao began to be glad that he was in Phi Island. Otherwise, his energy would be wasted to a large extent by those rotten scholars.

If he didn't want to become a pirate, Li Xiao wouldn't even want to continue to mess around in the name of the Ming Dynasty. The development of Pidao and the recruitment of soldiers must rely on Shandong and Hebei. Now, he can't get rid of the relationship with the Ming court.

But it is not up to Li Xiao to decide whether to get rid of this relationship. Because to Ming Dynasty, Pi Island is like a wave in the sea. Now that the Sea Dragon King has begun to pay attention to this wave, Li Xiao can no longer

Stay out of it.

"Duke Gong, this is a memorial sent by Wang Zaijin, the governor of Ji Liao, to ask for merit. It says that Mao Wenlong, the capital of Liaoyang, retreated to Pidao after the fall of Liaoyang. He fought with the Tatars in Korea and captured more than 2,000 heads. In addition,

We defeated nearly a thousand Tatars who attacked Pi Island and captured nearly a thousand heads. Adding the two together, we captured more than three thousand heads. This was a great victory!" Wu Chunfu, who had just been promoted to Minister of War, held up a letter.

Zou Shulai said.

"Ha! We still have such capable people in Ming Dynasty. The Emperor is very concerned about the affairs of Liaodong. He always loses the battle, and our family loses face in front of His Majesty. Now, you have taken the lead just after taking office. This

There is good news just after the New Year. Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I just want to report this news to His Majesty, so that Your Majesty will be happy! Happy!

Wang Zaijin is a good person, and Wu Chunfu, you have good taste." When Wei Zhongxian heard that Liaodong had won the battle, he stood up with excitement.

Wei Zhongxian had a headache for Liaodong since he entered the Lijian in the first year of Tianqi. The emperor was young and very busy with business all day long. As a person around the emperor, he naturally had many things to do. For the failure of Liaodong, His Majesty the Emperor

Zhu Youxiao has been reprimanding Wei Zhongxian many times. Now that the news of victory has finally arrived, how can Eunuch Wei not be excited?

"This is all due to the Governor's good command, and the subordinates do not always follow the Governor's wishes. Now that Liaodong has won the victory, the Governor has made the greatest contribution."

"Hehehe! Well said, reward!"

Wei Zhongxian is very happy. Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. There is no better gift than good news.

The Ministry of War has always been under the control of Sun Chengzong. Now that Wu Chunfu is wedged in, it can be expected that Sun Chengzong will be squeezed out in the future. The Ministry of War controls the world's soldiers and horses, and its position is too important.

"Gong Du! This list of merit reports...! Wang Zaijin also sent a blank document. Look...!"

"You go find Cui Chengxiu, and our people will add some to it. We won't compete with that Mao Wenlong for this credit. We are showing sympathy to the soldiers on the front line. After all, it is not easy for people on the front line to fight life and death."

"The Governor is really considerate of his subordinates. He is a soldier who has fought bloody battles on the front lines. I am grateful for the kindness of the Governor!"

"Okay! No need to say any more nice things. We will go to the palace soon and report this happy event to Your Majesty. Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. You can take advantage of the excitement to report the list of meritorious personnel."

"Duke, under Mao Wenlong, there are others called Li Xiao, Man Gui, and Ao Canghai. These people...!"

"The name is listed under Mao Wenlong. It's about a few people, so be generous!"
Chapter completed!