With the arrival of Yang Fan, the battleship slowly approached the dock, and everyone was dumbfounded.
The ship was simply too tall and too large for people of this era.
More importantly, this boat has perfect protective paint, and its appearance alone can attract everyone's attention.
Originally, some members of the aristocratic families were somewhat reluctant to be invited by Wei King Li Taiqiang, but now they feel that this ticket is worth buying.
As the battleship got closer and closer, the howl of "Woo-Woo" resounded throughout the dock.
Li Tai was completely dumbfounded at this time.
Even though he knew that Yang Fan was good at some strange and obscene techniques, he never expected that Yang Fan could really get such a big boat.
Seeing the majestic appearance of the battleship, Li Taizhen wanted to take it for himself.
But he also knew that Yang Fan would not spoil him.
At this time, Li Taizhen was a little envious of Princess Gaoyang for being so favored by Yang Fan.
At this moment, Princess Gaoyang was indeed extremely happy.
Looking at the huge battleship, my eyes were filled with little stars.
Princess Gaoyang was already very active, so she naturally loved this battleship very much.
What's more, this ship was 'built' for her by Yang Fan himself.
This relieved her from the gloom of not being pregnant.
In her opinion, even if she is not pregnant, she is unique in Yang Fan's heart.
Looking at the surprised expressions of everyone, Yang Fan smiled slightly and said to the ladies: "Ladies, please go up first and take a good tour. You are not only the owners of this ship, but also the first batch of guests. .”
"Our goal today is to go to Ryukyu Island to see our fiefdom. This is our first time there, so we can spend a few more days!"
"Okay, husband!"
Princess Gaoyang and others responded, and with the help of the maid, they eagerly boarded the ship to visit.
Yang Fan smiled and said nothing, and was about to persuade these people to retreat. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a figure flashing beside him, and he wanted to sneak onto the boat.
Yang Fan smiled and stretched out his hand to stop her, and said: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, didn't you already say that we will wait until Princess Gao Yang and others come up? What are you in a hurry for?"
Li Tai stopped and pouted, staring at Yang Fan angrily.
In his opinion, Yang Fan didn't take him as a prince seriously at all.
We went up first to give you face, but Yang Fan actually dared to stop him. This is simply unreasonable.
Seeing Li Tai's angry look, Yang Fan also felt a little heavy-headed. He rubbed his temples and said, "His Royal Highness, King Wei, didn't you invite many guests over? Wouldn't it be rude if you didn't greet them here? Why don't we go up together in a while?"
There is no way, after all, this guy is also the brother of Chang Le and Gao Yang, Yang Fan really can't do it very well.
Hearing Yang Fan's explanation, Li Tai's face softened slightly, and he said flatteringly: "Haha, what my brother-in-law said is that we are all a family, so we should go up together. However, I really like this first ship, how about you How about selling it to me?”
For this battleship, Li Tai humbly flattered him.
Yang Fan flatly refused: "Of course not! This was made by a certain person for Princess Gaoyang. At that time, it was a military order issued in front of His Majesty. If His Highness wants to buy it, wouldn't he be accused of being disloyal and unjust?"
Li Tai's eyes widened: "Since this ship belongs to sister Gao Yang, I don't insist on it. You can just build me an identical one."
Yang Fan looked at Li Tai with a half-smile but asked, "Do you really want it?"
"Of course." Li Tai nodded without hesitation.
Yang Fan raised a finger: "One million taels of gold."
Li Tai's face was stunned, looking a little unbelievable, and roared: "One million taels of gold? Why don't you go and grab it?"
Indeed, even if the Prince Wei's Mansion is sold, there will not be so much money.
Yang Fan curled his lips: "It's indeed faster than robbing. How about you build such a ship? I'll buy it for whatever price you ask!"
This is not Yang Fan's nonsense. This is the meaning of a battleship that is far beyond what money can buy.
If there really was such a battleship, it would definitely be able to dominate the sea.
This is also the reason why Yang Fan only redeemed one ship from the system.
In Yang Fan's view, as long as this battleship is in his hands, he will always be invincible.
Hearing Li Tai's words, although Li Tai was very angry, there was nothing he could do.
Who prevented him from making it?
Knowing that the ship was dead, Li Tai pretended to be disdainful and said: "Who really cares? It's just a broken ship. Hmm, I want to see what the big deal is!"
After saying that, he snorted coldly, threw up his sleeves and ran after him on the boat, leaving only Yang Fan's fat back.
Yang Fan also had a headache, thinking in his mind what was going on with His Majesty Li Er, who actually sent Li Tai to Jiangnan. This guy didn't want to deal with him at all, so he didn't worry about any accidents.
At this moment, Xi Junmai asked: "Master, we have found out the situation of the pirates, do you want to set off?"
"Are there risks?"
Xi Junmai is extremely confident in this point: "There is no danger of course, it's just whether we can annihilate all the bandits. Ryukyu has many islands and complicated waterways. If you are not careful, those guys may escape. It is not easy to chase them."
"However, as long as Xue Du coordinates the warships to respond, even if there are some who escape, there won't be many!"
"Oh? Okay, arrange for those people from aristocratic families to board the ship, let them see the power of our ships, and let those people from aristocratic families who can't lift it with their hands and shoulders see the power of our navy."
Since absolute safety is guaranteed, Yang Fan doesn't mind letting these people experience the power of warships, destroying pirates and suppressing the arrogance of people from aristocratic families.
Although it has been more than ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the fall of the Sui Dynasty still caused many people to become pirates.
After the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the navy of the Tang Dynasty had never been taken seriously and was ineffective, which led to the rise of pirates along the coast.
The Tang Dynasty did not pay enough attention to the navy, and allowed them to come and go as they pleased across thousands of miles of sea territory.
As for the Ryukyu Island near the coast, there are several groups of pirates entrenched, and the group headed by Rikuo is the strongest.
Because these pirates were mostly composed of the Sui Dynasty's defeated navy, these people traveled across the sea and plundered sea lanes.
For merchant ships passing by, tolls would be collected based on the value of the goods, often one out of ten, or the goods would be plundered and people killed.
Even the Jiangnan family had no choice but to win over these pirates, for fear of offending these pirates.
Although the coastal pirates are divided into countless forces, Rikuo is the strongest.
With thousands of people under his command, he is entrenched on Ryukyu Island, and he can be said to be the undisputed king of many pirates.
At that time, Lu Xiong's father was a general under Xiao Mian and was appointed as the commander of the Jiangzhou Navy.
Unfortunately, they were annihilated by Li Jing's army, and Rikuo's father had to lead the remaining troops to retreat to Ryukyu Island and claim the throne.
Since his father passed away, Rikuo has inherited his father's ambition to become a pirate, and his cruel methods are even more frightening.
Now that we are occupying Ryukyu Island and occupying it as bandits, the Tang Mountain is high and the emperor is far away, so we feel comfortable and happy.
Ever since he heard the news from his subordinates, the newly appointed Grand Governor Yang Fan led people from the Jiangnan clan to inspect the island. Of course, Riku Xiong didn't want to lose the family fortune he had worked so hard for.
Therefore, Riku Xiong issued an order for the pirate leaders along the coast to come to discuss the siege of Yang Fan.
In a huge building on Ryukyu Island, Rikuo sat on the main seat in the hall, his eyes slowly passing over the many leaders.
"I heard that Yang Fan led his fleet to Ryukyu Island. What do you think?"
Pirate leader, you look at me, I look at you, no one says anything.
However, everyone is cursing in their hearts.
The reason for coming to Ryukyu Island is because this is Yang Fan's fiefdom. Their hometown is not on Ryukyu Island, so what does it have to do with them?
But the situation was so pressing that no one dared to refuse. After all, Rikuo was a ruthless character.
One of the pirate leaders said cautiously:
"Yes, according to a secret report from an informant, Yang Fan, the new governor of Jiangnan Province, has sailed to sea with a group of people from aristocratic families and has come to Ryukyu Island. The specific purpose is not yet clear."
Riku Xiong smiled and said: "The imperial court has set up a general governor in Jiangnan to deal with us. This time, we are here to discuss how to deal with it."
"Since Yang Fan and people from the aristocratic family are here this time, we don't have to be polite. As long as we catch them, we will definitely make a fortune and let them know how powerful we are."
After hearing the news that Yang Fan led his troops to Ryukyu, Rikuo began to make plans.
Although he knew that Yang Fan's target was him, he didn't want to lose his brothers to fight hard.
There are many pirates along the coast, so letting these people consume Yang Fan's combat power is the best way.
Even if Yang Fan wanted to bite himself off, he would have to let these pirates break out a few of Yang Fan's teeth first.
That's why people gathered these pirate leaders.
But these pirates are not stupid people. A scar-faced man retorted: "Riku Xiong, we usually don't mess with the river. You want us to fight for you. Are you really whimsical?"
"Besides, you are not our boss, so why can you command us at will?"
Rikuo gave Scarface a sharp look and waved to his men.
Everyone saw a flash of the knife, and Scarface's head rolled to the ground.
It turned out that a pirate standing nearby chopped off Scarface's head with a knife.
Seeing this, all the pirate leaders were shocked and swallowed hard. Rikuo is so cruel!
He takes action at the slightest disagreement. No wonder he can't let his subordinates go to the island. It is indeed a Hongmen Banquet!
Seeing everyone's frightened look, Riku Xiong asked arrogantly: "Is there anyone else who objects?"
"No!" In order to save the guy who was eating, all the pirate leaders shook their heads.
Riku Xiong smiled and said, "That's right. We all share weal and woe, and I don't want to take action. But if someone makes me unhappy, I will let him walk away without a meal."
"Since someone is coming to rob us of our interests, we cannot sit back and wait for death. Please send an order to summon all the brothers and entangle the Yang Fan, causing him to lose his troops. At that time, we will attack them in groups and catch them, and everyone will benefit from it. Evenly split!”
"I will obey Boss Lu's order!"
The leaders dared not object, so they had no choice but to agree and then resigned one after another.
Unexpectedly, not long after the pirates left, the door was banged open, and a minion ran in shouting: "Master Lu, something bad is going to happen!"
Hearing this, Rikuo Xiong became very irritated and became furious. He kicked the gangster away with a flying kick and cursed: "A cowardly person actually yells and screams. Are you tired of living?" ?”
The guy couldn't care less about the pain and crawled up, shouting: "Master Lu, Yang Fan and his party are not far from us, and... and the other side's ship is really big..."
"What? So fast?" Lu Xiong was shocked.
According to his estimation, Yang Fan and the others would not be able to arrive until tomorrow at least.
Rikuo led people to a lookout on the island. They could see far into the distance.
Today, the weather is clear and the view is excellent. I climbed to the observation deck and looked from a distance. I saw a warship approaching the island on the beach in the direction of Quanzhou.
Although it was far away, Rikuo couldn't help but swallow hard.
After all, this ship is too big.
Of course, what surprised him even more was the speed of the ship.
In just a moment of confusion, the ship was several miles closer.
He originally thought that Yang Fan's ship was huge and its speed would be very slow, but it backfired.
Seeing the opponent's ship approaching the island with great momentum, Riku Xiong gritted his teeth and cursed angrily: "Yang Fan, is this guy not very smart? How could he want to deal with me with just one ship? It is simply unreasonable."
Back in the house, Rikuo sat in the cabin of the warship with a strong sword, cursing angrily.
The men looked at each other and said to themselves that it is difficult to deal with such a big ship. How many more ships do you want?
Rikuo cursed for a while, knowing that no matter how much he scolded, it was useless. Finding a solution was the most urgent thing at the moment.
He thought anxiously for a long time, weighing the pros and cons. Since Yang Fan only came with one ship, there was no need for the help of other pirates.
Couldn't the thousands of people of mine be able to deal with a mere ship?
At this time, Rikuo felt a little regretful. If he knew that the other party only came with one ship, there would be no need to share the cake.
Just do it when you think of it, Rikuo said: "Hurry up and gather people, move all the ships, and when the opponent's ship is about to dock, surround the opponent!"
Lu Xiong decided to strike first and intercept Yang Fan's ship before other pirates arrived.
In this way, not only can a ship be obtained, but Yang Fan and others can also be captured to obtain maximum benefits.
After hearing the boss's instructions, the minions screamed and went to prepare.
These bandits have always been arrogant. Whenever they encounter a robbery, they will be excited beyond words.
In their opinion, Yang Fan's lonely ship was simply here to deliver food.
As long as you get this ticket, you can get another reward and go to the prosperous Jiangnan to be romantic and unrestrained.
As expected, these pirates knew their way around very well and were ready in no time.
Seeing this, Lu Xiong waved his hands proudly and said: "Brothers, this is our nest, and now Yang Fan actually wants to drive us out. This hatred is irreconcilable. Today, as long as the other party stays, each of you will be rewarded with ten coins. Splurge.”
These words are indeed effective. Pirates are all people who are used to living a free life, so they should be controlled by others.
What's more, this is their little kingdom. If they are in need of women, go out and rob them. If they are short of food, go out and rob them. If they are short of money, go out and rob them...
As long as you go out and grab it, you will have whatever you want. It will be like a paradise!
Now that Yang Fan wants to take back the island, of course they won't do it.
Once this shelter is gone, where will their home be?
Ryukyu Island has many islands, but none of them are as rich in resources as they are here.
What's more, other islands have already been occupied by various pirates. Which one can be given to them?
If you want to survive here, you must leave Yang Fan behind.
At this moment, all the pirates felt the same hatred and killed Yang Fan!
Seeing the high morale, Rikuo took a deep breath and shouted: "Give me the order, all the warships will set sail and disperse. Once the opponent gets close, surround him!"
Upon hearing this, the bandits at sea immediately raised their flags and waved their flags. Hundreds of warships received the order, pulled anchor and set sail, dispersed and hid.
(End of chapter)
