Of the two pirate boats that attacked, one escaped and the other was captured.
Three men were killed and two taken alive from one of the captured vessels. When Wu Baoer's subordinates brought the captives, corpses, and the boat ashore, Zhou Qingfeng drew his bow and aimed at a small black dot that was floating a hundred meters away.
Wu Baoer was surprised at first, but then he realized that one of his subordinates had not come ashore. He wanted to escape but was still discovered. He looked back at the sea and then at Zhou Qingfeng in shock. Zhou Qingfeng, who had pulled the bowstring to its fullest, turned to look at Wu Baoer with a smile and asked, "Do you think I can hit it?"
Wu Baoer was tongue-tied and speechless.
It was not easy to shoot a floating target at a distance of a hundred meters.
Zhou Qingfeng put down his pulley bow and threw it back to Chai Jie, who was behind him. He then shouted, "Flat Hair, help me execute the escaping marines. Also, keep an eye on the speedboat that slipped away. I want to know where they came from. How powerful are they? " He looked at the two captured pirates and the three corpses and said to Chai Jie, "Hand them to Sister Xu to interrogate if they are alive. Give the dead to Zhang Yueling as teaching aids."
Not a bit wasted.
After dealing with this sudden incident, Zhou Qingfeng sent people to strengthen the patrol of the sea and went to ask the surviving crew members of the Yingkou that were robbed. These crew members were hired again through Wang Kai. They were all Liaodong natives with families and were more reliable.
According to the captain's description, they set off from Yingkou to Tianjin, south of Liaodong Bay, to transport some goods in an attempt to open a route to the hinterland of the Central Plains and the southeast coast. The Yingkou went smoothly, but on the way back, they were exposed in Tianjin and were robbed many times. Three of the fifteen sailors on the ship died and the rest were more or less injured.
"Hmm …" Zhou Qingfeng pondered for a while. "It seems that we have been exposed. Yingkou is now a big piece of fat meat. Who knows how many people will rush over to take a bite."
Zhou Qingfeng set up a temporary settlement at the mouth of the Daliao River. Ten thousand people seemed to be a lot, but there were more goods than people. The food stored here was worth several hundred thousand taels of silver.
The news of the battle at Fushun would quickly shock the entire Daming court. Presumably, Zhou Qingfeng's actions at Fushun would also be widely known. At that time, not only would there be a large number of pirates coming to fish for benefits, even the government would definitely send troops to wipe out the rebels.
The attacks and defenses on land were easy to deal with, but the enemies coming from the sea were a real headache. When Zhou Qingfeng was making the plan, he planned to control the sea with nothing, but this idea was ruined with the sudden arrival of Guo Buyi.
"Little Brat Zhou, I found a few friends in Tianjin and got a few big ships. In a few days, the ship will come and take away all my things in the Fushun Study Room. Moreover, Jiao 'er wasn't young anymore. She couldn't play around every day. Her fiancé happens to be in the capital, so I'm going to help her with the wedding. "
Considering Lao Guo's status, it was a great honor for him to explain to Zhou Qingfeng. However, once Guo Jiao left, he wouldn't be able to use the triplane. He also wanted to ask if Flat Hair could stay and help him, but Guo Buyi directly refused. "If Jiao 'er gets married, it won't be convenient for me to stay by her side. My Guo Family has no more descendants, so the only one who can be part of the dowry is Flat Hair. "
Oh … Flat Hair was also leaving. This was a big problem.
Zhou Qingfeng calculated a thousand times, but he really didn't expect that Guo Buyi would marry his daughter so soon. He had finally escaped from Fushun with great difficulty, but in the end, his biggest backer was going to leave, and not a single one was left. Next, he could only rely on the 'road robber' who could only show up for ten seconds. But ten seconds could only be used to suppress the situation. It could be used to scare people on land, but not on the sea.
Guo Buyi saw that Zhou Qingfeng was in deep trouble, but he couldn't do anything. He also didn't expect that Zhou Qingfeng was really bold, and now he really didn't dare to easily establish a relationship with Zhou Qingfeng. Because of the war in Fushun and the 'money-making treasure', the entire Liaodong officialdom was offended by Zhou Qingfeng. Others couldn't do it even if they wanted to, but Zhou Qingfeng had the ability to do so.
There were more people who hated Zhou Qingfeng than Nurhachi. Now that Fushun had fallen, he was the best scapegoat. In order to shirk responsibility, the big shots of the Daming court would definitely want to kill him, the traitor. Maybe some imperial court experts would come to make trouble for him.
Zhou Qingfeng didn't care about the Daming court, and he didn't approve of the imperial power, but Guo Buyi couldn't ignore it. At the moment, he even had to distance himself from Zhou Qingfeng to avoid getting into too much trouble. But Lao Guo wasn't someone who would kick someone when they were down. He always had some feelings for Zhou Qingfeng. He was even a little embarrassed about leaving at the last minute.
"Little friend, do you have any other difficulties? Maybe I can help you. "Guo Buyi's subtext was:" When you caused trouble in Fushun, we were on the same side. But now you've caused too much trouble, and basically everyone you can offend has been offended. I can only admit defeat and run away. I can't fight with you. So it's impossible for us to stay. Other things can be discussed.
Zhou Qingfeng scratched his head. He really didn't know what he could do with Guo Buyi. He could solve ordinary things by himself. If he couldn't, Guo Buyi certainly wouldn't intervene. He sighed in his heart, thinking that it was better to leave this friendship and talk about it later.
Now, Zhou Qingfeng naturally cupped his hands and said with unquestionable integrity, "Senior, I understand your difficulties. I don't have any special troubles. If there's anything, we can talk about it after the storm in Liaodong is settled. Senior, please send people to transport the goods, and I'll try my best to arrange it here. When I settle down in Lushun and stabilize my foundation, I'll find you again to trouble you. "
Guo Buyi appreciated this forthrightness. He laughed a few times, as if to get over the embarrassment in front of him, and turned to find his daughter, Guo Jiao, to prepare for the subsequent transportation of the furniture. But Guo Jiao came to find him and said, "You're so stupid. You didn't ask my father for help. When Flat Hair and I leave, you'll suffer. "
Zhou Qingfeng also smiled bitterly. "If I leave him, we can still be close when we meet in the future. Now that I've used up my friendship, I don't know if we'll be enemies or friends in the future. That'll be a disaster. "
Guo Jiao snorted, but she took out a small cloth banner that looked like a toy and handed it to Zhou Qingfeng. "Here, your previous batch of valuable hundred-year-old cloth banners have been made into this thing. Take it."
"What's this?" Zhou Qingfeng took it and infused some spiritual power into it. The small cloth banner expanded without wind and turned into a hand-held banner. This thing was the "Iron Mouth Divine Judgment" used by many street fortune-tellers, or the "Magic Hand Rejuvenation" used to sell fake medicine. However, there were no words on this banner, but four patterns of "Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning" were painted on it.
"I know you'll have to deal with wind, rain, thunder and lightning when you go to the sea." Guo Jiao explained proudly, "I specially made this' Wind and Cloud Banner ', which can control the weather within a certain range." After that, she shouted the word "wind", so the banner shook, and a strong wind blew within a hundred feet.
With the amount of spiritual power Guo Jiao infused, the strength of the wind changed. She continued, "With this' Wind and Cloud Banner ', you can change wind without wind, and change wind against wind to wind with wind. However, if you encounter a thunderstorm with strong wind and big waves, you must not forcibly fight against the power of nature. You should take advantage of the situation and turn disadvantage into advantage. Here, I made this magic tool myself, and I'm giving it to you. "
This was really a magic tool specially made for sailing. For Zhou Qingfeng, it was a treasure that came at the right time. He didn't stand on ceremony, and after thanking her, he reached out to take it and casually practiced it a few times. Seeing that he liked it, Guo Jiao smiled happily. But after the smile, she lowered her voice and said, "Remember, you're not allowed to come to the capital to cause trouble."
What? Why did she mention this again?
Guo Jiao continued, "You're not allowed to come for half a year." Her expression was very serious, "If you dare to come, I'll break your legs."
You're saying that I must go within half a year?
Hmm … A light cough came from behind Guo Jiao. Like a mouse seeing a cat, she immediately turned around and ran away. Guo Buyi appeared again and said with a straight face, "Young friend, what did you say to Jiao Er?"
"Nothing much."
"Oh … Young friend, if you want to go to the capital to broaden your horizons, there's no harm in coming. I've already found a place to live, and after moving, I'll have Flat Hair send you a letter. If you have time, you can come and play for a few days. "
Old Guo, what you mean is, 'I can come to the capital to play, but don't cause trouble, right?'
I understand, I understand, I have a lot of troubles, why would I have time to go to the capital? The weather is good in June, but winter comes early in the north, so I have to settle the territory before the end of October. I don't have time at all.
"Since you've kindly invited me, I'll go when I have time. But I have a lot of things to do here, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go in the short term. "Zhou Qingfeng almost gave a guarantee. It meant, 'Old Guo, don't worry. I'm very busy, I don't have time to go to the capital. '
Guo Buyi nodded slightly, very satisfied with Zhou Qingfeng's attitude. He shook his sleeve, and an item appeared in his hand. Zhou Qingfeng looked carefully, and saw that it was the flying boat that was moving at a surprisingly slow speed. Guo Buyi said, "Young friend, although the plane you made is a bit ugly, it's really useful. A few of my friends in the capital wanted to mock you, but after I took them for a spin in the sky, they were all so envious that they couldn't speak. "
"Hahaha …" When talking about the 'triplane', the usually calm Guo Buyi's eyebrows trembled with laughter. That treasure had obviously earned him a lot of face, and everyone who thought it was ugly was so shocked that their eyeballs almost popped out. Unfortunately, that thing couldn't be mass-produced, and it was difficult to make a second one.
"I don't deserve a reward without doing anything, so I can't get this treasure for free. I know that young friend will naturally want a big ship when you get to the seaside, so I refined this flying boat again and can turn it into a two-thousand-ton ship. But this ship can't be shrunk after it's big, so it's a small flaw. "
After saying that, Guo Buyi lightly tossed the small flying boat in his hand. The flying boat originally looked like a miniature ivory sculpture, and it had all the necessary items on board. After it expanded in the air, it looked very mighty, and when it fell into the sea, it splashed up waves.
The two-thousand-ton ship had a displacement of more than ninety tons. It was a flat-bottomed three-masted transport ship, about fifteen meters long and three to four meters wide. This ship was built by Guo Buyi to fly in the sky, and it was very different from a real ship. But Zhou Qingfeng was already very happy to get such a 'big' ship for free.
"Thank you, thank you. Senior's kindness came at the right time. "
"I'll be staying here for a few days. If you have anything to say, don't hesitate to ask. "
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