In the beginning, Rhodes kept the sailors purely for their labor force.
First force them to do something, then give them food and drink, and then give them money.
These people are bitter first and then sweet. Even if the money in their hands is far less than their efforts, most of them will not curse again.
Even if someone wants to sue, the Navy Yamen is one of Rhodes's own, how can you, a sailor, sue?
After watching the sailors sail away, Rhodes, standing at the port, set his sights on Heisenberg's wall again.
This is where I will settle down and live in the future, so I have to build it well.
Just when Rhodes was still thinking about how to build a modern city.
Suddenly a warship sailed on the sea.
The warship approached quickly.
The golden dragon flag indicates that the ship is coming directly from the royal family, most likely an imperial envoy.
It was just as Rhode expected.
After the warship docked, a eunuch came down from above.
Surrounded by several warriors, he walked towards Rhodes.
The eunuch Wang Panpan shouted with a high-pitched voice, holding the imperial edict high:
"Honor Lord Hanhai, accept the order!"
Rhodes knelt on one knee with his hands clasped in his fists, followed by a row of Luo family members kneeling behind him.
Wang Panpan opened the imperial edict and read: "My emperor's sacred decree is stored in the sea..."
After reading a bunch of standard styles, I finally got to the main text.
"Today, there is a contemporary Hanhai Lord, who respects the emperor's orders and serves as the military attache of the Heisenberg garrison. He has achieved a high position of fourth rank, but has made no achievements."
"It is disgraceful to sit back and watch Heisenberg being attacked by pirates, and I hereby admonish him."
"I hope you will eliminate the pirates within this month and capture the thieves' heads and present them to the court. Otherwise, you will be punished for several crimes and it will be uncomfortable. I appreciate this!"
Wang Panpan completed the imperial edict, but suddenly found that Rhodes was already standing in front of him.
Rhodes snatched the edict away and left without looking back.
"What are you doing? Ouch."
Luo family, look at me and I look at you.
I don’t know what the head of the family meant by this move.
But in the end, he chose to follow Rhodes.
Wang Panpan was left jumping around in anger.
He pointed at Rhodes's leaving figure and said with an inward look:
"You insulted the angels and disrespected the emperor's orders. The court will not let you go."
After saying that, he saw that Rhodes had already entered the city, and the sailors around him were still looking at him curiously.
Wang Panpan didn't want to continue to stand around and be a clown here, so he left angrily under the escort of the warriors.
His words were obviously heard by the family members.
Luo Mingzhi stepped forward and asked: "Master, although my general has many conflicts with the royal family, if I don't show respect to the royal family today, won't there be any trouble?"
"Huh?" Rhodes turned his head curiously. "What royal?"
"That's it."
Luo Mingzhi pointed to the ship channel that had just left the port.
Rhodes watched the ship leave and said calmly:
"Heisenberg has just been attacked by pirates. He is surrounded by pirates. How can there be a royal family? I have never seen him at all."
After saying that, he shook the imperial edict in his hand, threw it into the newly dug drainage ditch, and continued walking towards the city with his hands behind his back.
"Ah this."
Luo Mingzhi, who was left behind, was surprised when he saw this.
He finally understood what Rhodes meant.
He looked at the ships in the distance.
Is it okay to do this...?
It was as if a window had been opened to his mind.
...........
On the sea, Wang Panpan was still very angry.
While eating cakes, he cursed:
"People like the Luo family should be eliminated as soon as possible. Why are they still here?"
"Really, it makes people angry just looking at it."
"This Rhodes is still some bullshit Hanhai Marquis. He has no education at all. How dare he steal the imperial edict?"
As he spoke, he handed a piece of pastry to Tetsuyokawa next to him.
The samurai leader Tetsuyokawa took it but put it in his hand without eating it.
Wang Panpan started again:
"I'm just surprised. There are so many people like you in the royal family, why don't you just kill them all?"
"It stands to reason that they can't defeat you at all. It would be great if they just come to your door and wipe them out."
"Why are you still so...so...?"
Wang Panpan frowned, unable to express this feeling for the moment.
"Hidden."
Tetsuyokawa beside him added.
"yes!"
Wang Panpan slapped the table. Although he originally wanted to hide his head and show his tail.
"Why are you hiding like this? I haven't even revealed any information about you."
"Well, you're right."
Tetsuyokawa glanced at him.
"It's just a pity. I can't guess what the emperor is thinking. Maybe he has other plans."
Wang Panpan nodded after hearing this: "Yes."
"But that's right, it's not the turn of little things like us to know about any arrangements."
"According to me, just push it in one wave and clean it up."
"Yes, indeed." Tetsuyokawa agreed.
He knew the eunuch.
Some knowledge, but not much.
Thinking about things is also relatively one-sided.
If you tell him that the royal family wants to save face, so they cannot kill people without justifiable reasons, he will definitely not understand.
You told him that the royal family was worried that assassinating the general would cause a riot in the army, but he still didn't understand.
As for other deeper things, he won't understand even more if you tell him about it.
Instead, he will keep trying to convince you with his absurd reasoning.
Therefore, it is better to agree with him directly.
Wang Panpan really calmed down.
He took a sip of wine and walked out.
Through the balcony on the second floor, he could see far away.
He patted the railing and sighed:
"The sea, I never get tired of seeing it a hundred times!"
“It’s so beautiful on the sea surface, but I don’t know how majestic it is on the bottom of the sea.”
"Boom."
The entire hull suddenly shook.
Wang Panpan quickly grabbed the railing in front of him.
But with another impact, the hull tilted, and he fell towards the deck.
Tetsuyokawa grabbed his arm and lifted him up from mid-air.
"Oh my God, what's going on?"
Wang Panpan held the warrior's arm tremblingly, and pressed his whole body against it.
Tetsuyokawa looked around and said calmly:
"There are whales hitting the bottom of the boat under the water."
Wang Panpan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
"It's okay, it's okay. This whale was probably passed by by chance and hit by accident."
The collisions under the ship continued, and everyone on the ship ran to the deck to avoid falling into the sea.
The collisions continued, which made Wang Panpan puzzled.
"Why do they keep hitting each other?"
Tetsuyokawa glanced at him and thought that someone must be attacking the fleet.
I just don’t know who is so capable that he can tame a giant ocean creature like a whale.
Wang Panpan held up the hat that was tilted off his head.
"Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid."
He gently patted Tetsuyokawa's strong chest.
Tetsuyokawa felt a little strange.
I'm not afraid.
Wang Panpan looked towards the undulating sea and said:
"Our ships are made by royal craftsmen and are made of excellent materials."
"With their strength, it is impossible to break the thick bottom of the ship."
"Kakakaka."
With a harsh sound, the warship's forward speed stopped momentarily, as if it had been paused.
"The bottom of the boat is broken! Water has entered!"
"It's okay, even if water gets in, it's okay..."
Just as Wang Panpan was about to say something, his mouth was blocked by Tetsuyokawa.
