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Wanbi Bookstore has suddenly become deserted in recent days. Two days ago, a piece of news that shocked the whole city came and attracted the attention of everyone in the city. [No pop-up novel website]
A strange large sailing ship entered the Qiantang River from Biezimen. This time it was anchored on the Qiantang River outside Hangzhou. Standing on the city wall, you can see this streamlined ship with its tall mast outside the city. The white triangular sail attracted many people to watch. Some bored idlers climbed up to the city wall or other high places, looked at this strange ship, pointed and talked about it.
Those who have been to the sea, been to the coast of Guangdong and Fujian, and seen red-haired people's boats, or those who have read the rare "Gewu Pictorial" in Wanbi Bookstore, will recognize that this is a so-called "red-haired boat". People even know that this should be an "Australian ship".
But it looks much more beautiful than the red-haired boat. Although the red-haired boat is huge, it does not have such beautiful lines, nor does it have a strange chimney that constantly emits smoke.
The ship was anchored in the middle of the river, and several small boats were put down to tow upstream on the river. The boat owners on the river had naturally fled, but the lords and idlers in the city, staying on the safe city wall, were still pointing at the rigging and cannons on the boats with great interest. There was a lot of talk about the matter in the city.
For the gentlemen from one prefecture and two counties in Hangzhou, the sudden appearance of the Haitian was a severe blow to them. Since the Japanese pirates broke out during the Jiajing period, there has never been anything threatening outside Hangzhou. The appearance of this ship seemed to announce that such peaceful days were gone forever.
They have received news that just two days ago, the officers and soldiers of Haimen Guards and Xiang Yong suffered a defeat near Bizimen, leaving hundreds of people dead and injured. It was this strange ship that defeated the officers and soldiers. Although the news said that there were "thousands" of pirates, anyone who was not a fool could see that there was no way that this ship could hold "thousands" of pirates. There was a source saying that , in fact, there were only twenty enemies, but they defeated more than a thousand officers, soldiers and country warriors.
Officials vaguely knew that this was a new group of overseas barbarians from Guangdong, the "Kun Bandits" who had invaded Qiongzhou and Guangzhou last year. After killing and plundering, they failed to capture the city and returned to the sea. I didn’t expect that this would appear in Zhejiang again! And it actually entered the Qiantang River in a big way, all the way to the outside of Hangzhou!
The big and small bureaucrats in the city were at a loss for a while. Should they immediately dispatch their troops and generals to fight the ship to the death, or should they send a general to the ship to ask about its purpose and try to persuade it to withdraw from the Qiantang River?
After some debate, the bureaucrats finally decided not to use weapons lightly to fight a war, which would be a waste of money, and the result of burning money may not necessarily achieve the goal. If it goes wrong, it will cause even greater trouble. Guangdong official circles still have a warning: they know a little about the Battle of Guangzhou. Since the Guangdong coastal defense officers and generals suffered a huge defeat at the hands of this group of thieves, Zhejiang's navy may not be able to get anything good. Anyway, the other side has not had any armed actions so far. It is just a few small boats cruising back and forth on the river all day long.
Although this matter concerns the whole of Zhejiang, the specific handling fell on the head of the Hangzhou prefect. The magistrate of Hangzhou knew that he was pinching his nose while caring for the two chief counties to "pacify the people". Whenever there was a disturbance, the common people could not stop themselves from panic, while the heroes from all walks of life in and outside the city eagerly tried their best, preparing to take the opportunity to make a fortune; on the other hand, Search the city for people who can handle negotiations.
Li Damin moved his body and woke up from his groggy nightmare. He felt his body swaying, and he barely opened his eyes to see the light black cabin. He found that his body was lying in a net bag, shaking slowly and rhythmically.
Li Damin was so confused for a moment that he didn't know where he was. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He thought about the last moment when he was running for his life among the roaring crowd. He shouted loudly for his father, trying to escape from the crowd. They were looking for Li Shanmin, but there were so many people, and the pirates' gunshots were as dense as popping beans. People kept falling down, and blood splattered all over his body and face. Finally, after a huge roar, he was knocked down and lost consciousness.
When he thought of this, he felt pain all over his body. He lifted up the coarse quilt on his body. The quilt was not thick, but it was very clean. He was shocked: he was lying naked in this net pocket. There were bruises all over his body, and white strips of cloth were wrapped around his legs. It looked terrible, reminding him of a few years ago when a companion was sent home after being beaten hundreds of times for "violating military law" - the man died that night.
Looking around, it was a small cabin with twelve similar cloth mesh bags hanging inside, with a person sleeping in each mesh bag. The cabin is constantly rising and falling.
"Damin!"
When he heard someone greeting him, he looked closely and saw that it was his neighbor Wang Jiashan. He was standing next to his house before he was fired by the pirates for the first time.
"Uncle, where are we?" Li Damin asked quickly, "Where is my father?"
"I didn't see it..." Wang Jiashan didn't know where he was injured, and he was panting as he spoke, "But I saw that he ran very fast... I guess... he's fine."
"Where is this?"
"Yes..." Li Shanmin wanted to say that it was on a "pirate" ship, but it was unacceptable to call others "thieves" on other people's territory. Besides, this "thief" had good intentions and saved himself from the dead. Rescued, "On that boat..."
Li Damin was startled and trembled with fear. After all, he was a fifteen-year-old boy. He had just experienced a nightmare of massacre and rout, and found himself trapped on a "thief ship." How could he not be afraid.
As he was talking, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps on the deck above his head. The grid above his head opened and a young man came down from the ladder. He was only fourteen or fifteen years old. He had short hair like a monk and was dressed in gray. Wearing a small cloth-breasted coat, a leather box is slung across his body.
Wang Jiashan quickly greeted: "Doctor Fu..." As he said that, he wanted to sit up.
The young man shook his hand: "Don't move, your injury is not healed yet." After saying that, he came over and asked a few questions, nothing more than how he felt, whether the wound was painful, etc., and then looked at his The tongue coating touches the lower pulse.
"Your injury is probably out of the way. You'll be fine after just resting for a few days. After a while, I'll bring you some decoction and just take a few doses." The young man said and turned around again. He is Liu San's apprentice Fu Wuben. This time, he went to the Haitian with Liu San to serve as the ship's doctor.
Seeing that Li Damin was awake, he asked about Li Damin's condition again. Li Damin knew a bit of Nanjing Mandarin and could barely understand Fu Wuben's Mandarin. Seeing that he looked kind, he gave him some soup and medicine, so he expected no ill intentions. Immediately he spoke his mind. Pain under ribs.
"It doesn't matter. Your ribs were stepped on. You're lucky that they weren't broken. But they're a little bruised." Fu Wuben said, "Drink the medicine for a while and it will get better slowly."
"Master -" Li Damin saw that he spoke kindly and asked bravely, "Have you ever met a man named Li Shanmin?"
"Li Shanmin? I've never seen him." Fu Wuben shook his head, seeing the disappointed and worried expression on his face, and comforted him and said, "I heard that there was chaos and many people ran away, probably back? You don't have to worry. , the leaders are not interested in killing people, don't think you will be injured and become a prisoner, even if you are out of misery and no longer have to work for the government, you will still be angry. Just wait and live a good life."
Li Damin was confused when he heard this. He didn't know what kind of "good life" he would have as a prisoner. It was a great grace not to be killed by the pirates. Even though he was young, he could tell from Fu Wuben's words that the other party would not let them go, and would probably take them overseas somewhere. The thought of leaving home and never seeing my parents, siblings again made my heart ache. But he didn't dare to show such emotions in front of the "thief" lest he risk his life.
Fu Wuben inspected all the injured prisoners in the bottom cabin infirmary, distributed medicines, and changed the medicines for those with external injuries. He is now very proficient in all this. After two years of extensive training and practice, Liu San's painstaking cultivation has borne fruit. Fu Wuben is now not only Liu San's disciple and assistant, but also one of the first batch of registered medical practitioners issued by the Ministry of Health. He tours Runshitang branches in Lingao every week to provide medical treatment. I also have to spend one day a week at the General Hospital to see Liu San.
Although Fu Wuben studied traditional Chinese medicine, Liu San also continued to teach some modern medical theories and knowledge during the learning process, and also allowed him to audit some courses and participate in anatomy observations. Trying to enable him to "learn both Chinese and Western knowledge". Fu Wuben had a good understanding and was willing to study. He made rapid progress. Liu San valued him very much.
"You did a good job." Liu San read the cases and inspection records he filled out and thought there were no problems with his various diagnoses and treatments. "There are dozens of prisoners on the ship now. The density of people is high, and the epidemic prevention and health work also needs to be done." Watch out."
Liu San arranged things, walked out of the ship's infirmary, and went to the poop deck to get some air. The Haitian is moored in the Qiantang River, and the sailors are seizing this rare opportunity to use river water to clean the deck, wash clothes and hoists.
He was in a very bad mood. Liu San had no need to go north with the ship this time. He knows very well that the executive committee arranged for him to be in Shanghai Tianhao to a large extent so that he can avoid the limelight.
Xuan Chun's pregnancy could no longer be dealt with. Pregnancy and childbirth for naturalized maids was nothing new in Lingao. Tang Menglong came out on top: the maid gave birth to a son, and then more maids reported pregnancy news. The Senate was ushering in a "baby boom." ! .
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