"Brother Qingfeng, will the emperor's sister be okay?"
Above the endless ocean, Lin Bai stood on the deck and looked into the distance.
Xiao Jiu was also there, with a worried look on his face.
Lin Bai touched his head and comforted him: "Don't worry, the mission has entered the Li Dynasty, and the third princess will definitely be fine."
"Um!"
Xiaojiu nodded.
Lin Bai looked at him with mixed feelings in his heart, and then asked him to return to the cabin.
The wind is strong on the deck, and he is physically weak. If something goes wrong, Gu Ling'er will really fight for him.
At this time, Ji Xiaofeng came over with the two of them, "Sir, we have made a clear count. There are thirty sailors in total. This is the boss of the ship..."
The boss of the boat, named Lao Zhang, was about forty years old and had dark skin. When he saw Lin Bai, he quickly saluted.
His deputy is called Dao Tou. He has a scar on his face and looks quite fierce.
But the look he looked at Lin Bai was full of respect.
Lin Bai chatted with the two for a while, and then learned that Lao Zhang had been in charge of this ship, but Dao Tou and more than half of the sailors were not the original sailors on the ship.
The original sailors learned that the ship was going to Jinling. The journey was long and dangerous, so many of them backed down.
Yan Wenliang recruited sailors from the victims. Daotou and others learned that Lin Bai was going to take the boat, so they volunteered to come.
Because Lin Bai gave them a way to survive, he didn't care even though he knew there was danger.
Lin Bai was quite moved.
No matter which era, the common people are the most honest and don't have so many tricks. If you treat them well, they will treat you better. m.
It's not like the intrigues in the court, it's too fucked up.
After the two retreated, Lin Bai looked at Shen Polu on the other side of the deck.
That's right! There were more than three hundred soldiers of the Wu Dynasty, led by Shen Polu, who was also the escort commander of the Wu Dynasty mission. Gu Ling'er not only asked Xiaojiu to follow, but also sent Shen Polu, but she only kept There were less than a few dozen guards.
"General Shen, it's been a long journey."
Shen Polu looked at him with amusement in his eyes, "Mr. Lin, how about Shen give you a clear path?"
Lin Bai was startled.
Shen Polu continued: "Go back to Wu Dynasty with Shen and bring your family with you."
Lin Bai's mouth twitched. How come Jinling doesn't know about this dig? Is this really okay for you?
"General Shen is really good at joking."
Shen Polu said: "Shen is not joking. As long as Mr. Lin is willing, the Shen family guarantees that Mr. Lin will be more important in the Wu Dynasty than in the Li Dynasty."
"Moreover, Shen can also help Master Lin become the consort of the third princess, how about that?"
Damn, come again?
Are you telling me this at this juncture?
Lin Bai couldn't help but complain, "Thank you General Shen for your kindness. The third princess is of noble birth. I'm afraid Lin won't be able to reach her. Moreover, Lin is from the imperial court."
Shen Polu smiled and said nothing more.
The ship rode the wind and waves all the way.
Two days later.
There is already an endless ocean all around. The most worrying thing about sea voyages in this era is getting lost. Once this happens, it is almost equal to the end.
Fortunately, Lao Zhang and Daotou are both very experienced and have a keen eye for predicting wind and waves.
In addition, Shen Polu also has several experts who are very good.
After all, he was a real navy master with rich experience. Maybe it was because of this that Gu Ling'er felt relieved to let Xiaojiu follow him.
At this time, Lin Bai was looking at the Kan map.
Lao Zhang pointed to a certain area on the map and said, "It should be in this area."
The Kanyu map is all land, and the sea is almost blank. Only some experienced ship masters can judge the approximate location by feel.
Lin Bai looked at Dao Tou, who also nodded.
Both of them were sure that there should be no problem with the direction, but other problems came. The knife head said: "If we go for another day, there will be pirates in front of us."
Lao Zhang's face became a little ugly. He and Dao Tou were both veterans of running boats. The difference was that he was in the local area of Changjin County, and most of his running places were nearby.
Not so with Dao Tou, he seemed to be familiar with the entire sea area.
I know quite a lot.
Lin Bai thought for a while and asked: "There are very few ships on the sea, why are there pirates?"
In fact, he had doubts about this question for a long time.
There is not much sea transportation away from North Korea, at least that's what he has learned temporarily. Most of the sea is filled with fishermen. There is nothing to rob, and there is no room for pirates to survive.
Dao Tou said: "There used to be very few pirates, but they have only increased in recent years."
After a pause, he added: "Actually, most pirates are boat gangs and fishermen. They usually go fishing and become pirates when they see ships passing by."
really!
Lin Bai was not surprised at all. He had roughly learned about it when he was ambushed in Qinghu last time.
I just don’t know if the Boat Gang and the Qinghu Boat Gang mentioned by the other party are the same thing.
Daotou said: "Boat gangs in various places are different. They are diverse, each has its own dock, and they fight fiercely. However, I heard that in the past two years, a big shot has convened boat gangs from all over the country to coordinate the relationship between the boat gangs. It is said that it has improved. A lot.”
"And this is just the Hedong generation. This generation has a difficult life and has few merchant ships."
"But it was different in the Jiangnan and Jiangdong generations. That generation was more prosperous, with a lot of merchant ships and more pirates."
Lin Bai really didn’t know this.
There are so many pirates in the Jiangnan area?
But it’s right to think about it. Let’s just say that the Tianzhu hemp and spices trafficked by the Liu family came from the sea.
Although maritime trade has not yet begun on a large scale, it is still available in nearby areas.
As long as there is profit, some people will dare to take risks.
The so-called pirates are mostly a ragtag group of people, and families like the Liu family have many guards, so they can naturally handle them.
Lin Bai had three hundred Wu Dynasty naval officers and Xu Da and his party, so safety was not a problem. As long as he didn't get lost, everything else was easy.
Fortunately, everything is going well so far.
Two more days passed.
Sailing in the vast ocean became somewhat depressing for a long time, and Ganfanwang couldn't bear it any longer, not only because of this, but also because it was his cousin who had the accident.
"Brother-in-law, why haven't you arrived yet? How many more days will it take?"
Lin Bai said: "We have already walked more than half of the way. If everything goes well, we will arrive in three days at most."
He is also very anxious. There is no news on the ship about the specific situation in Jinling. There is no way to know.
One day later, Qin Kexin and Song Qianqian would have suffered one more day.
"Look! There's a boat ahead."
At this time, someone exclaimed.
It is definitely not easy to encounter a ship when sailing on the sea. This is the first time these days.
Everyone looked around.
"They seem to be coming towards us!" someone said.
Shen Polu frowned slightly, and the soldiers around him all drew out their long swords.
The knife head also reminded loudly: "It's a pirate."
The Ganfanwang looked confused and asked: "How can you be sure it's a pirate from such a distance?"
Dao Tou said: "When sailing on the sea, each other will be wary of each other and will not approach rashly. Anyone who dares to get so close must have evil intentions."
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Some people died, but not completely...
