Lin Dan said: "Don't daydream. Back then, Xiang Yu said, 'Speechless to see Jiangdong's fathers.' Why? Three thousand people followed him out to fight and none of them came back! Over the years you have been out here, your nephews, relatives, and How many of your fellow villagers came out with you, and how many died? Do you think you can live a stable life just by going back like this? It would be strange if the old mothers and widows of those brothers don’t kick down your doorstep!"
Lin Dan said again: "You have to go ashore. Each of you has a lot of money. No one knows what you have been doing all these years. Without swords and guns in your hands, wouldn't you be a big fat sheep? Even if the government doesn't come to trouble you, those evil gentry If I want to find fault with you, why don't you just spit out the money obediently?
"Furthermore, who here has not had an enemy over the years? The one who killed someone's father and mother, the one who took away someone's wife and daughter, the one who burned down someone's house... When the time comes, each and every one of them will retaliate against injustice and seek revenge. Can we stay? It’s hard to say even if one’s life is lost!”
Fatty Hu sat down slumped upon hearing this, and everyone who was originally thinking about going home fell silent.
There is no future for joining other big gangs, and it is impossible to start one's own business. Even the final return home to receive blessings has become difficult.
Desperate, this feeling strongly usurps their hearts. It seemed like boundless darkness shrouded everyone's head.
At this time, Lin Baiguang stood up and coughed:
"Everyone, why don't you go to Lingao?"
"Lingao?!" Lin Danru woke up from her dream, "Go and join the Australians?!"
Shi Shishi also seemed to have thought about it: "Yes, go join the Australians!"
However, everyone still looked at Lin Baiguang with hesitation - talking while drinking is one thing, but when the matter comes, you have to think carefully before you really do it.
"Brothers!" Lin Baiguang had accumulated enough energy in the past few days and was waiting for this moment. At this moment, the director of the County Investment Promotion Office was possessed by the soul! He began to elaborate on what he had been drafting for weeks. It is important to note: At present, when Lingao is in a state of desperate situation, if everyone joins us, they will definitely be put to good use. Moreover, the Australians occupy Lingao, where they have a base for ships to rest and dock, and everyone has a home. They will not wander around on the sea like in the past, and have to suffer from the constant shortage of water and food.
This speech is quite touching. The hardship of wandering at sea is not something ordinary people can bear. But this Australian has very little foundation after all, and he doesn't know how long he can stay in Lingao. Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Shi Shishi - he was the only one here who had been to Lingao.
Shi Shishi nodded: "I can trust Brother Lin's words! I am willing to go to Lingao!"
It’s almost a one-shot definition. Everyone looked at each other and couldn't think of any better ideas. At this time, someone suddenly asked: "I have something I want to ask Brother Lin for advice!"
Lin Baiguang knew that this was the question-and-answer stage of investment promotion. It turned out that the person asking the question was an unfamiliar leader named Li Guang. This person brought three boats. He came here accidentally. He originally just wanted to get water here. When he saw everyone gathered here, he stayed - after all, there are many people and it is easy to take care of them.
"Brother Shi has been to Lingao and has seen the skills of the Australians. He would not deceive the brothers even if he thought about it. But how long do the Australians plan to stay in Lingao?"
This matter is a matter of great importance. Since everyone wants to join the master's family, they must have a stable place. They cannot leave today and break up tomorrow.
"As long as the world is no longer named Zhu, we will continue to stay in Lingao!" Lin Baiguang said without hesitation.
"Okay!" Shi Shishi couldn't help but cheer - he didn't expect Brother Lin to be so proud.
"Brothers are brave!" Li Guang nodded, "What if shopkeeper Liu Da or Zheng Zhilong don't let you stay in Lingao?"
"Haha," Lin Baiguang said with a smile, "Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong together are just wishful thinking in trying to drive us away from Lingao!" He said, "I have no basis for what I say. Those who are willing to go to Lingao will naturally be seen by everyone. If we reach Lingao and you feel that it is not a place where we can stay for a long time, we will provide you with food and gunpowder, and you can come and go as you please, and we will never break our promise."
Seeing is believing. Instead of futilely explaining how much they have and how much they don't understand about technology and industry, it's better to let them see with their own eyes the power of cannons and motorized ships. Moreover, in the past year, the news that the Australians had large iron ships, fast ships and fast guns and explosives has been widely circulated in Fujian and Guangdong, especially Liu Xiang's night attack on Lingao with the help of a Spanish galleon and his final defeat. It was spread everywhere. It cannot but have an impact on these people.
In addition, Lin Baiguang firmly believed that the vigorous social atmosphere gradually created in Lingao after the Cross-Travel Group had been operating in Lingao for one year would infect this group of ignorant pirate leaders - everyone has ideals.
Fatty Hu said: "I am also willing to go to Lingao!"
Lin Dan also nodded at this time: "I am willing to go too."
In such an atmosphere, everyone expressed their willingness to go. At least I am willing to see if the Australians are a force worth investing in.
Lin Baiguang saw that there were still some leaders who were silent and just kept silent. I thought that instead of letting them remain silent and stumbling in secret, it would be better to speak openly and openly. Then he said: "This matter will not be forced. If anyone is willing to go to the heights, I will welcome you! If you are not willing to go, just do it yourself."
In the end, about thirty ships were unwilling to go to Lingao and planned to find their own way out. The remaining nearly 80 ships expressed their willingness to go to Lingao. There are still several days of sea route from Dadan Island to Lingao. There are many large and small ships in the fleet, so it is inconvenient to take overseas routes. If you take the inland sea, you must be prepared for the possibility of encountering Liu Xiang's fleet. In order to facilitate the command, everyone publicly recommended Shi Shishi as the general manager. Shi Shishi asked all the ammunition on the ship to be distributed to the ships that were out of ammunition. He also asked women, children, old and young to board several large ships to avoid being distracted during the war.
The arrangements have been made and everyone returns to the ship to prepare. Get ready to sail to Lingao at dawn.
Lin Baiguang was very excited. He did not expect that the persuasion work would go so smoothly. It seemed that the hard work on Nanri Island was in place. However, he did not dare to express his excitement in words. The closer the critical moment came, the less he could be careless. He reminded himself secretly.
He was about to go to bed when Shi Shisi suddenly came.
"Brother Lin, we will be a family from now on. I need you to take care of me, brother!" Shi Shishi said, his attitude became respectful, and he brought up a small box. When you open it, you will see yellow and green inside. They are all precious decorations, and the gold is so bright that it reaches the human eye.
"This is a bit of your thoughts from the leaders."
"Brothers, you are too ignorant!" With the treasure in front of him, Lin Baiguang was not unmoved, but then he thought about what he was doing here? Then he said with a very sincere attitude, "Brother Shi! These property are all earned by the brothers with swords and guns. How can I take them? My conscience will be uneasy if I take them. Brother, don't worry, Lingao is now employing people. , everyone who goes there will naturally have a good future.”
"Okay, I believe what you said, brother." Shi Shishi saw that his attitude was sincere and resolute, so he no longer forced himself.
Chen Haiyang, Wei Aiwen and Ran Yao were inspecting Bopu, preparing to send out people and ships to recruit Zhucai's remnants. In order to prevent being eaten by others instead of surrendering, I decided to err on the side of caution and equip a small fleet to go out, which would at least have the ability to protect itself. They now have twelve large ships brought by He Xin. These ships are all sea-going ships of more than two to three hundred tons. Once equipped, it is enough to protect yourself.
The Navy made simple modifications to the ship, dismantling various iron cannons of varying quality and caliber and replacing them with "low-configuration" naval cannons designed by the weapons design team.
The so-called low-configuration naval artillery is a naval artillery that adheres to the principle of "high-low matching", has simple equipment manufacturing and low cost. It is composed of a 24-pound smoothbore cannon and a 48-pound short-barreled caron gun, and is specially equipped for sailing battleships. It will also be used for export in the future.
Equipped with full artillery and ammunition, these ships were able to defend themselves at sea. Congratulations to the new sailors. After several days of education and publicity, some of them have expressed their willingness to join Lingao. Chen Haiyang decided that each ship would be allocated one-third, and the rest would be filled by navy sailors and people from the navy.
I am very busy. Suddenly Chen Lidi ran out of the port office out of breath and reported to him that Lin Baiguang was back.
"He's back? Where is he? Where is he?" Ran Yao asked repeatedly.
"Just passed Ma Niao! We met the third patrol detachment! He brought back dozens of boats!"
When Chen Haiyang heard that there were many ships brought back, he couldn't help but feel happy, and asked hurriedly: "Is it Zhu Cailao's ship? How many ships are there?"
"It's quite a lot. There are seventy or eighty ships. There are more than a thousand people." Li Di couldn't suppress the joy in his heart. "He boarded Le Lin's flagship and just spoke to me."
"Seventy or eighty ships! What kind of ships are they?"
“Some are big and some are small, many are big ships!”
Seventy or eighty ships! This is a huge fortune! Even if they are all small-tonnage ships like Lingao Tuofeng, it will be a considerable increase in the maritime power of the crossing group, not to mention that they are all equipped with sailors.
"Let's go and have a look." Chen Haiyang couldn't hold back his joy - Mr. Zhu Cai was really awesome and sent two big gifts to him.
"Don't worry, the ship hasn't passed Ma Niao yet." Li Di smiled like a flower, "Lin Baiguang said: As soon as they entered the Qiongzhou Strait, the beacon towers along the coast lit up beacons one after another - probably to scare them. It’s broken.”
"We should still go and respond to show our solemnity." Wei Aiwen suggested, "At least send an executive committee member..."
"I'll go." Chen Haiyang said, "I'm the head of the navy!"
Lin Baiguang actually pulled so many boats back in one go. Not only was it a surprise to Chen Haiyang and others, but it was also a surprise to Ran Yao. Being able to get twelve large boats from Zhu Cai Lao was already an amazing achievement. ! ~!
