Chapter 9 The Balance of War (IV)

"Yes!" Boss Hai was not stupid. After his son reminded him, he also got to know that the Japanese pirates had already happened more than 30 years ago. In recent years, he heard that the Red-haired foreigners occasionally pretended to be pirates and went to rob ashore. They caused a lot of trouble a few years ago and alarmed the court and sent troops to encircle and suppress them. During that time, no fishermen on the coast dared to go out to sea to catch fish alone. He remembered that during that period, he had no meals for the whole time. He finally survived. Several people in the village starved to death. In the past two years, the donation of miscellaneous taxes has become more and more heavy. Fortunately, the Red-haired man was cleaned up by the Marquis Zheng of Fujian. The coast was relatively quiet, and pirates were rare. At least few pirates came to Qiantang Bay. Qin Ruhai, the commander of Qiantang, Qin Ruhai, although Qin Ruhai, was eating people and not spitting bones, he was still quite competent to defend the peace of the country. How dare ordinary pirates come here to play wildly!

However, even if the other party was not a Japanese pirate, such a large fleet was not something that their father and son could not provoke. Boss Hai naturally ordered Haiwa to try his best to speed up and rush back.

Although the fishing boat of the sea boss has the advantage of small and flexible, it has been soaked and used in the sea for many years and has no extra money to build a new fishing boat. Although Zheng Zhihu's sea boat is large and has a deep draft, it is basically a good quality sea boat. Its quality is even better than that of the large ship built by the imperial shipyard. Needless to say, it is fast and stable. Therefore, although the father and son tried their best to make all their strength, the distance was gradually narrowed.

When it comes to shipbuilding technology, the south is stronger than the north, and it is now that the court catches up, and it will not be completely surpassed the south within one or two years. The court has better technology on large ships and has a little advantage. However, the shipbuilding technology in the south is mature, and the ships built are not only strong and durable, especially in terms of material selection, and there are naturally some differences in performance. Therefore, some people have always said that horses in the north and ships in the south have their own advantages.

"Dad, we are caught up, their big ship is so fast!" Haiwa had already taken off her coat, her thin and dark upper body was only wearing a small vest, and the sweat beads on her forehead rolled down, and she looked anxious.

"Come on, kids, at worst, fight with them!" Boss Hai said loudly, and his strong thorn burst out.

But like his father, Haiwa also made up his mind to fight to the death, with a determined look on his face.

"Master, we caught a pair of fishermen and son!"

"Oh, bring it in!" Hong Chengchou was worried that he could not find a guide, so God sent two.

The Hai family and his son were brought in. The father and son didn't know who was on the big ship, so they were soon caught up by the fleet led by Hong Chengchou and had a conflict with the special battle members under Wu Sangui. They fought with the three disagreements. The Hai family and his son were really powerful. When they got into the water, they were like dragons. After eight team members went down, they captured the Hai family and his son from the water. Fortunately, they did not have any sharp weapons, otherwise they would have to die.

"Kneel down!" After seeing that the Hai father and son came in, Hong Chengchou's personal guards could not kneel down and shouted loudly when they saw that Hong Chengchou could not kneel down.

"No need!" Hong Chengchou stood up and walked towards the Hai family and his son. He first looked up and down at Boss Hai, then turned to Haiwa, whose eyes were full of hatred, and turned around and ordered: "Take the person down and change into clean clothes first, loosen the tie before bringing him over!"

The Hai family and his son were taken down, and were brought in again, put on clean clothes and came to Hong Chengchou and others.

"What's the name?" Hong Chengchou did not look at Boss Hai, but instead focused his eyes on Haiwa's hatred little face.

"Haiwa!" Haiwa replied angrily. Although Hong Chengchou ordered the loosening of their father and son, Haiwa did not have any favoritism for Hong Chengchou, but his hatred was reduced at all.

"Haiwa, the son of the sea, is a good name, it's a little bit naive." Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "It's better to call him Hai Hongying."

"Red Eagle?" Haiwa muttered to himself. The name "Haihong Eagle" is indeed more imposing by "Haiwa", and it is very loud. Haiwa fell in love with this name at once. Suddenly, he felt that the fair middle-aged man in front of him was not so hated by him.

"Who is this master?" Boss Hai had some knowledge after all, and recognized that Hong Chengchou was wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, and it seemed that he had never seen him. Since Hong Chengchou is now using the banner of Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, Boss Hai failed to recognize that the ship was full of court officers and soldiers. But even if he appeared as an officer and soldier, Boss Hai probably wouldn't recognize him. Hong Chengchou also changed his official uniforms. He had previously worn the new army officer uniforms. If he appeared in that image, he might be regarded as a monster.

Hong Chengchou turned his head and looked at Boss Hai with a smile, and asked, "Who do you think I am?"

Boss Hai's hostility dropped significantly. Although he arrested him, he did not do anything to him. The young official in front of him seemed to have no airs at all. Except for his obedient eyes at the beginning, he was kind from beginning to end, and now he still called himself "Brother". He was really a little flattered. The trace of worry about fate in his heart slowly disappeared. He was about to kneel down, but Hong Chengchou held up the person and said, "Brother, there is no need to do this. There is no kneeling ceremony in the military camp!"

"Military camp, then just now?" Boss Hai was stunned for a moment, his eyes were blank.

"Oh, the military rules have just been revised, and they are not used to it, so don't mind!" Hong Chengchou actually pulled the hand of the boss Hai, who was full of tricks, and made fishermen and drove nets. How could the fishermen's hands be compared with him?

"Ah..." Boss Hai was so surprised that he couldn't speak. He had never seen such an official who spoke to the common people. He could not even close his mouth.

"You two, each of you will go down and copy the new military rules a hundred times!" Hong Chengchou suddenly raised his face and announced the punishment order to the two personal guards who had just shouted "kneel down".

"Yes, Grand Marshal!" Both personal guards were trained by Hong Chengchou himself, and he bent over and accepted the punishment respectfully without moving.

"Master, are you?" Boss Hai thought he had heard it wrong. He thought that his father and son were in trouble, but he didn't expect that he would be treated so well. Boss Hai, who had lived for more than 40 years, wondered if he was dreaming.

Obviously, Boss Hai still needs to sit down. When Hong Chengchou explained his identity and expressed his purpose, Boss Hai showed an ecstatic smile on his face, especially when Hong Chengchou talked about the full opening of the sea ban in the court, Boss Hai shed tears of joy on the spot. You must know that fishing in a sea open manner without any restrictions and no need to pay taxes. What a wonderful thing this is. With this, Zhu Yinglong has won the hearts of coastal fishermen and merchants engaged in maritime trade. Although he was still wary of Hong Chengchou, Boss Hai decided to bet once, win, and have a bright and happy future. If he loses, he will never escape death.

With the guides of the Hai family and his son who were familiar with the waters of Qiantang Bay, Hong Chengchou and others could soon see the gray land with their naked eyes.
Chapter completed!