Deep in the bay is a simple house with no windows and only a wooden door for entry and exit. At this time, it is guarded by two Dunjun soldiers.
Liu Yan, accompanied by Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Xu Ming, and Miao Shao, entered the house and saw more than twenty large wooden boxes placed inside. Chen Xun casually opened a large wooden box, which was filled with white flowers. The silver comes in various forms such as silver ingots, silver bars, and silver beads. There is also a lot of gold mixed in, which shines brightly under the sunlight at the door.
Several people's eyes were a little straightened when they saw it. Although Dapanbao has now entered the "well-off" level, it was the first time for everyone to see so many treasures at one time.
In addition, there were a lot of scattered silver, as well as some jewelry and gold ingots scattered around the two dozen large wooden boxes.
Liu Yan was also breathing a little quickly. This was considered a windfall. At the same time, Liu Yan also realized that he seemed to have discovered a new way to make money: suppress bandits and make money!
Of course, this is something to talk about later. After all, suppressing bandits also comes with a lot of risks. There are too many things involved, so we still need to be cautious.
Liu Yan did not hesitate and said directly to Chen Xun: "Immediately find a hidden place and hide the ten wooden boxes here, and then find a few more reliable Dunjuns to come in and count the amount of money left here. .”
When several people heard this, their spirits perked up, and then Chen Xun excitedly clasped his fists to accept the order, and hurriedly went to find help.
At this time, Miao Shao pointed outside and whispered: "Chief A, what should I do about Shen Tuo?"
When Miao Shao reported the situation to Liu Yan, Shen Tuo must have heard it. The distance of a few steps was not far for an elite Ye Buzui, so it was not difficult to hear what was going on.
When Liu Yan brought everyone over to take stock, Shen Tuo very wisely found an excuse to avoid it and stayed away for two nights while patrolling. This made Liu Yan a little surprised, and then he looked at this Shen Tuo with admiration. This guy has good eyesight and is a good person.
At this time, Miao Shao asked. Liu Yan thought for a moment and said, "Ignore him for now. After this matter is settled, I will find an opportunity to treat Shen Tuo to a drink."
Miao Shao worriedly said: "That Shen Tuo is a subordinate recruited by the lord of the team. The subordinates are worried that he will inform the lord of the team."
Liu Yan said with a smile: "In my opinion, Shen Tuo is not such a person. If he had the intention to inform, he would definitely come over to find out what happened, or report to the team leader in detail, but he did not do so."
Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Wang Bo were dubious after hearing this, but Liu Yan waved his hand and led the three people out, leaving Wang Bo to guard here. Then he called Shen Tuo and led the ten members of the Ye Bu Shu team. Dun Jun rushed to the beach path.
At this time, the battle on the tidal path was over. After walking a short distance, Liu Yan and others encountered a large group of people led by Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu. All fifty servants were brought in, and the remaining more than a hundred Wangjiazhuang soldiers , as well as the Dunjun in various Huolu Duns and Tunbao were left outside. Obviously, Wang Wenzhen still didn't quite appoint those people. Only these fifty servants were Wang Wenzhen's absolute confidants.
"I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Yan led a group of subordinates to salute with clasped fists. Wang Wenzhen laughed and patted Liu Yan on the shoulder, saying: "Well done, General Liu Qi. He is really my lucky general. He can do anything to his disadvantage. He won it so quickly." here!"
Jia Hongyu on the side also smiled and said: "General Manager Liu Qi is really the most powerful general in Wangjiazhuang. You are really lucky, sir. With a subordinate like General Liu, you will definitely rise higher and higher in the future!"
"Ha ha!"
Wang Wenzhen laughed for a while, and Liu Yan clasped his fists again and said: "Xunshan Dunye's failure to capture Shen Tuo at night in this battle is also a great contribution. The surprise attack in this battle is successful, and the first credit should be Shen Tuo's."
Wang Wenzhen nodded in agreement, and then said to Shen Tuo with a smile: "After I go back, I will judge the merits and reward them. Shen Tuo must have done a great job."
Shen Tuo naturally thanked him without mentioning it, and then stood aside and stopped talking. Miao Shao and Xu Ming also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, while Liu Yan smiled and said nothing.
"Okay, let's go in and take a look."
After saying that, Wang Wenzhen strode inside, followed by Liu Yan, Jia Hongyu and others. Liu Yan said as he walked, reporting the things that had been seized during the search. Wang Wenzhen's eyes suddenly lit up and his voice was filled with excitement. He asked tremblingly: "How much silver was seized!"
Liu Yan said: "Sir Qi, the specific amount has not been calculated yet, but the ten large wooden boxes at the scene are worth at least several thousand taels of silver."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Wang Wenzhen clapped his hands excitedly, and at the same time, his pace quickened a little, and he soon arrived at the door of the house.
At this time, Wang Bo had already led people to move out ten large wooden boxes, and Chen Xun was standing beside him.
Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu had been attracted by the ten large wooden boxes. Regardless of the image, they rushed directly to them and opened the boxes one by one to check. When a large amount of silver appeared in front of their eyes, Wang Wenzhen He and Jia Hongyu burst out laughing.
At the same time, Chen Shuo took the opportunity to walk to Liu Yan's side, and then nodded slightly, making Liu Yan feel at ease.
"General Liu Qi!"
Only then did Wang Wenzhen remember Liu Yanlai. After greeting him, he asked, "Check it out immediately!"
Liu Yan took the order and called Wang Bo to him. Wang Bo reported directly: "Master Qi, my subordinates have just counted and seized a total of 5,477 taels of silver and 480 taels of gold. There are also some jewelry and other items.”
"Ha ha!"
Wang Wenzhen laughed with a flushed face, and then praised Liu Yan very much.
Wang Bo whispered something to Liu Yan again. Liu Yan smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, my subordinates have recovered the thousand kilograms of sea salt. They also discovered the arsenal of these pirates and found some weapons. Sir, would you like to go over and take a look?"
Wang Wenzhen waved his hand, what good weapons can some pirates have? If there were really elite troops, could they have been captured so easily?
So Wang Wenzhen said with a smile: "Don't look at it. The thousand kilograms of sea salt was naturally brought back by General Liu Qi. As for the seizures in the arsenal..."
Wang Wenzhen pointed to the surrounding Dapanbao Dunjun and said: "I think the Dapanbao Dunjun's equipment is not very complete. All these seizures should be allocated to General Liu Qi."
Liu Yan thanked him with a smile.
At this time, Jia Hongyu calmly pushed Wang Wenzhen and said with a smile: "Sir, what should I do with these seizures?"
Wang Wenzhen glanced at Liu Yan, and then said: "I don't think it's better than this. All Dunjun officers and soldiers participating in this battle will each be given a reward of five coins. General Banner Liu, General Banner Jia, and several small banner officials, Each person was given a reward of twenty taels. It was all from these seizures."
Liu Yan and others thanked him.
Then Wang Wenzhen continued: "Then I will take the remaining 4,000 taels of silver and give all the remaining 1,000 taels to Mr. Liu Qi. How about that?"
Immediately afterwards, Wang Wenzhen was worried that Liu Yan would not be willing, and added: "This battle will naturally be reported to the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village, and these seizures will also be divided among the Shangguan of the Qianhu Station, so what will eventually return to Wangjiazhuang There isn’t much silver left.”
Liu Yan can be considered a rich man now. With the salt drying field and soap workshop, Liu Yan has saved more than 7,000 taels of silver, and he can't afford to make Wang Wenzhen unhappy because of the money.
So Liu Yan said with a smile: "It's all up to you!"
"Okay, haha, that's good."
Then Wang Wenzhen ordered Jia Hongyu to lead people to move all the money out and prepare to transport it away.
"Haha, the aftermath here will be left to General Liu Qi. I will lead my troops back to Wangjiazhuang first. After I return, I will write a battle report for Qianhu Office, and I will go to Qianhu Office to take care of things. There are too many things to do. .”
Liu Yan was still eager for Wang Wenzhen to take the first step, so he clasped his fists and said: "I accept the order. Please rest assured, I will leave this to my subordinates."
Wang Wenzhen patted Liu Yan on the shoulder with satisfaction and said to himself: "This Liu Yan is really capable. He must be promoted in the future."
In this battle, both Liu Yan and Wang Wenzhen knew that no one was left alive. Dozens of pirates were all killed, so the escorting of prisoners was not involved.
Then Wang Wenzhen led his troops back to Wangjiazhuang with great satisfaction. Before leaving, Liu Yan specially said goodbye to Shen Tuo: "I am honored to be able to fight side by side with Brother Shen today. I will definitely invite you when I have time. Brother Shen comes to Dapanbao, let’s have a drink and talk!”
Shen Tuo himself was not good at words. When he saw Liu Yan sincerely inviting him, he smiled and said, "Don't you dare disobey me!"
After Wang Wenzhen and others left, Liu Yan began to deal with the aftermath here.
"Wang Xiaoqi, lead your troops to guard the tidal path to prevent anyone from approaching here."
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"Miao Xiaoqi, Xu Xiaoqi, you lead the scout team back to Dapanbao immediately, and organize oxcarts to transport the seized items. Remember, wait until midnight before coming back, and be careful not to be discovered by outsiders on the road."
Miao Shao and Xu Ming clasped their fists and accepted the order.
Then Liu Yan ordered the Dunjun of Chen Xun's team to sort out the ten hidden wooden boxes and prepare to transport them back in the middle of the night.
"Let's go and see the arsenal of these pirates."
Liu Yan, accompanied by Chen Xun, came to another room. After the two entered, they saw some waist knives and spears scattered on the floor. Liu Yan looked around and saw that these weapons were not well maintained. Most of them are already rusty. As for long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows, there are none.
Suddenly, Liu Yan's eyes were attracted by something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
It was a blunderbuss, and it didn’t have a long match rope. It turned out to be a flintlock blunderbuss!
Liu Yan felt excited, and he quickly stepped forward, took the flint-haired bird gun in his hand, and observed it carefully.
The workmanship of this flintlock bird musket is pretty good. Although it is not as sophisticated as the bird musket produced by Dapanbao, compared with the equipment of the Ming army at this time, it is already at an average level.
"When I get back, I'll show it to Tan Xiaoda. With this gun, Tan Xiaoda should be able to imitate the flint-haired bird gun, right?"
Liu Yan laughed loudly, and Chen Xun on the side also laughed and said: "Chief A is so strange! There are more than 5,100 taels of silver in the ten wooden boxes we hid, plus the money left by the team leader We paid more than one thousand taels of silver, and we received more than six thousand taels of silver from this battle. Commander A didn't laugh out loud when he saw so much silver, but he laughed so much when he saw this blunderbuss?"
Liu Yan said: "Of course, this is no ordinary blunderbuss. Look..."
Only then did Chen Xun notice something and said in surprise: "This musket does not have a match rope. This is a flint-haired musket!"
"Exactly, now you know why I'm happy, right?"
Liu Yan said: "In order to prevent the musket's match rope from getting wet in the sea during this battle, we specially wrapped it with oil paper. Even so, one of the muskets still misfired. In the future, we will inevitably encounter wind, frost, rain and snow on the battlefield. Shouldn't we every Do you need to prepare oil paper in advance every time? With the flint-haired bird gun, there are no such problems. This is the benefit of the flint-haired bird gun!"
Chen Xun knew that Liu Yan was obsessed with firearms, so why wasn't he the same?
So Chen Xun also smiled and said: "So, the value of this flintlock bird gun is really higher than the silver."
