Soon, Su Dingfang led people to patrol the island, but found nothing except some food.
After hearing the report, Yang Fan felt incredible.
These pirates have ruled the island for so many years and looted countless caravans. It is impossible that they have no money at all. It seems that these people have transferred the money.
Yang Fan turned around and looked at the chart of Ryukyu Island, wanting to see where these people could transfer their money.
After all, the pirates' way of escaping out to sea has been blocked by Xue Rengui. These people can't escape at all, let alone take away their money.
Su Dingfang was very discerning and knew what Yang Fan was looking for. He pointed at the sea map and said: "Grand Governor, there are many islands nearby. It would be really troublesome for Lu Xiong and the others to hide them."
Seeing this, Li Tai on the side gloated: "Yang Fan, this sea area is extremely vast. If the pirate fleet hides wherever they want, it will be difficult to find their traces. I just let them go." You chased her earlier, are you dumbfounded now?"
Yang Fan looked at Li Tai with a smile, touched his chin and asked, "Do you think those pirates have escaped?"
Li Tai nodded affirmatively and said: "Of course, unless you have clairvoyance, it is impossible to find the pirates. After all, the pirates are very familiar with this place and are extremely cunning. It is not easy to catch them.
"What's more, there are many islands and complicated waterways here. Even if the pirates are really hiding among them, they will be able to retreat calmly when we go there."
Yang Fan chuckled and said confidently: "Your Highness's guess is really accurate. Someone really has clairvoyance. In the vast sea, within a hundred miles, the enemy has nowhere to hide. As long as these people don't jump into the sea, they can't escape." "
"Impossible..." Li Tai was stunned, not believing that he could see things so far in this world.
Yang Fan smiled and said, "Does Your Highness know this?"
Li Tai picked up a cylinder handed over by Yang Fan and looked at it. It seemed that it contained colored glass.
When Yang Fan explained how to use it, Li Tai was completely stunned.
Although he knew that Yang Fan was good at all kinds of strange and obscene skills, he never expected that this thing was so ingenious. He quickly thought of the use of the telescope.
If it is equipped on a march, it will rarely be ambushed by others.
More importantly, if there was such a thing, wouldn't it be possible to observe far away places without leaving the imperial city?
Unconsciously, Li Tai's thoughts wandered away, and his chubby face looked a little vulgar.
Su Dingfang, who saw the mystery of this thing, was also very excited at this time, and asked happily: "Grand Governor, if this thing is equipped on the ship, wouldn't it be possible to control everything within a hundred miles?"
"Not only do you anticipate the enemy beforehand, but you also have full control over how to deploy the enemy's defenses. This is simply the right time and place. It's really a sharp weapon on the battlefield!"
After trying out the telescope, Su Dingfang quickly figured out its use, and was even more impressed by Yang Fan!
He really didn't expect that Yang Fan would actually come up with such a gadget. It was simply an artifact that could seize the opportunity on the battlefield!
If every general can be equipped with such a thing when looking for troops to fight, the mountains, rivers, terrain, and enemy army layout will all be under control, which will greatly increase the chance of victory!
From now on, it will be extremely difficult for the enemy to make a sneak attack.
Yang Fan smiled and said: "The principle of this thing is very simple. From now on, generals at all levels can be equipped with one. The ugly words are ahead. This is because if you are lax with this thing, I will definitely punish you severely. No. , I’ll give this to you first, find those pirates for me.”
After speaking, Yang Fan directly threw the telescope in his hand.
Seeing Yang Fan throwing this treasure away like garbage, Su Dingfang was so frightened that he hurriedly ran around.
After catching it, I couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In his opinion, this is the best treasure!
What general on the march wouldn't want to have something like this that can predict the enemy first?
Picking up the telescope, Su Dingfang held it like a treasure and said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Governor, with this thing, Dingfang will definitely bring those brutal guys to justice and get all their money back." …”
Yang Fan laughed and said: "Okay, okay! I'm waiting for your good news. These pirates have been running rampant here for so many years, and they will definitely have a lot of money..."
Seeing Su Dingfang and Yang Fan's eyes sparkling when they talked about money, Li Tai scolded with a bit of hatred: "Killing pirates is our duty, why do you feel like you are robbing them like bandits?"
"Especially you Yang Fan, as the governor of Jiangnan Province, why do you smell like copper? I really misjudged you!"
Yang Fan was flattered by these words. This guy actually said that he had a collection of poems and books in his belly, which contained beautiful things. It was really not easy.
Yang Fan was not someone who could be bribed with just one word. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. It's not because someone values money, but because the emperor's life is on his side, so he had no choice but to do it."
"The emperor's life is on his side? Why don't I know this? Besides, when did my father ask you to rob the pirates' money?" Li Tai rolled his eyes.
Yang Fan spoke resolutely: "Your Highness has really wronged me this time. Since Your Majesty has appointed me as the Governor of Jiangnan, it is my duty to protect the country and the people. Since these pirates are oppressing the people, I use their money to improve the situation." People's livelihood, of course, is to eliminate harm for the people, and it is also the emperor's mandate."
Hearing this explanation, Li Tai was really speechless.
In his opinion, the bastard Yang Fan was just quibbling, which was too shameless.
Seeing Wei Wang Li Tai blushing at Yang Fan's argument, Su Dingfang was extremely impressed.
The governor's skill in playing off the edge is extremely proficient.
He is the first person in ancient and modern times to say that robbing money is so noble.
On the side, the girls from Changle burst into laughter.
They had never seen Li Tai so depressed.
Yang Fan hit a wall several times in a row, maybe Li Tai didn't expect it.
Yang Fan stood aside and watched with a smile, but he didn't notice Li Tai's joke.
Instead, he took out a pair of binoculars and taught the crew how to use them. Some who were slow to understand might even be kicked or scolded by Yang Fan.
However, these people were not afraid of Yang Fan's behavior. Instead, they smiled naively and asked Yang Fan to demonstrate again.
Seeing Yang Fan mingling with the soldiers, Li Tai was dumbfounded.
Is this still the etiquette that a dignified duke should have?
Yang Fan actually chatted and laughed with a group of low-level crew members and soldiers. How unbecoming was this? Where is the majesty of those who put themselves in positions of power?
Li Tai couldn't bear it any longer, glared at Yang Fan and shouted angrily: "What kind of behavior do you have? As a governor, how can you do whatever you want without distinction of superiority or inferiority?"
The crew and soldiers who were still whispering to each other fell silent instantly. Everyone lowered their heads and returned to their posts in silence.
Of course these people know Li Tai's identity, who dares to refute it.
Yang Fan smiled disapprovingly and said to the people present: "Brothers from the war, here, they are my Yang Fan's brothers, how can there be any talk of superiority and inferiority?"
Xi Junmai had a proud expression on his face at this time and said proudly: "My father-in-law is right. He treats us as brothers. We who are brothers are naturally loyal. Even if our father-in-law is beheaded, we will still be loyal." You won’t live alone, this is brotherhood!”
Originally these words were full of emotion, but the content was clumsy.
Yang Fan was so angry that he flew up and kicked Xi Jun to stagger, and shouted: "You bastard, you dare to curse me for having my head chopped off. Do you believe that I will chop off your head first and use it as a chamber pot?"
Xi Junmai also knew that he had said the wrong thing. His face turned red with embarrassment, he rubbed his butt where he had been kicked, and hung his head without speaking.
In his opinion, it’s okay if we don’t talk!
However, Yang Fan's actions moved these crew members inexplicably.
People's hearts are made of flesh. Since Yang Fan treats them so affectionately, of course they will also be loyal, with firm eyes in their eyes.
You don't need to think about it to know that as long as Yang Fan gives the order, these people will never take a step back.
People from those aristocratic families naturally saw the changes in these people, and they were directly shocked!
For aristocratic families, shouldn't they strictly abide by the rules of dignity and inferiority in order to better command and order these servants?
In order to cultivate loyal servants in aristocratic families, even if they spend a lot of effort, they may not succeed.
Why did Yang Fan's lack of distinction between superiors and inferiors and lack of etiquette make these people even more desperate?
Due to the limitations of the times, people from these aristocratic families could not understand this truth, and it also subverted everyone's understanding.
Yang Fan did not explain, but came to Li Tai and said with a smile: "Your Highness, there is not so much dignity under my rule. What we abide by is not to abandon or give up. What's more, everyone has their own strengths. Everyone just has a different division of labor, so you don’t need to worry about the relationships between superiors and subordinates!”
Li Tai didn't know what to say.
After all, this violated the ethical principles he learned from books.
But these words made Su Dingfang quite impressed.
He started out in the grass in his early years and had a natural resistance to the behavior of aristocratic families. Now that Yang Fan has acted like this, he feels even more cordial.
However, Yang Fan did not dwell too much on this insignificant matter, and directly asked people to climb up to the observation deck to look for traces of the pirates.
With binoculars, the soldiers on the observation deck seemed to have the whole world in sight.
As the observation area gets wider and wider, the small islands dotted with small islands and the surrounding seas are all taken into account.
When the observer looked with telescopes in all directions, he could clearly see a fleet of pirates escaping in confusion in the east.
Seeing this, the observer immediately waved the flag in his hand desperately and played the semaphore.
Yang Fan squinted as he watched the flag waving, and said cheerfully: "The enemy is thirty miles away to the east!"
Su Dingfang felt that the telescope was really useful, so he said with a smile: "Grand Governor, give the order."
Yang Fan took a deep breath. This was the best opportunity to annihilate the pirates. Of course he didn't want to miss it and started assigning tasks directly.
"The ship immediately turned around and headed east. At the same time, it sent a signal to Xue Rengui to attack from both front and rear, thus winning the battle!"
As the order was issued, the signalman standing on the mast waved the flag and passed the order on.
At this time, the battleship slowly left the dock and quickly headed east.
The huge warship drew a white trail in the clear water, and the deployment was completed in an instant.
Li Tai couldn't help but admired: "With such a sharp weapon, why worry about bandits?"
The battleship moved at full speed, and the turbulent momentum formed by the battleship was truly shocking.
However, in order to add some trouble to Li Tai, Yang Fan said: "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. No matter how gorgeous things are, they are just garnishes. Everything has to be used by someone."
"For example, although the current ship is advanced, if it is not driven by a good crew, it will be nothing more than a pile of scrap metal. This navy is still far from what Wei Chen expected, not even one tenth of it. It can’t be achieved.”
Li Tai glared and said: "Yang Fan, don't you think that this king is really ignorant of military affairs. He can't even achieve 1/10 of your expectations. Who are you kidding? No matter how strong this ship is, it can only be like this. How can it be stronger?" Where to go?"
Yang Fan laughed loudly: "Your Highness, you will know in a moment whether it is strong or not. What I want to tell you is that in this vast ocean, except for natural disasters, this ship is invincible. Within the four seas, this ship is invincible. It can be reached…”
Li Tai was stunned for a moment, then asked excitedly: "If your ship is so powerful, wouldn't it be possible to find the legendary Penglai Wonderland? It is said that the wonderland is hidden in this vast sea."
If we could find a fairy island, wouldn't we be able to achieve immortality?
In the past, Qin Shihuang sent the alchemist Xu Fu to take a boat with 500 boys and girls to search for the fairy island. He would never forget the fairy island until his death!
If he could go to the Immortal Island, why would he, Li Tai, fight for the throne? Wouldn't it be nice to be a free and easy god?
If that were really the case, Li Tai wouldn't have to work so hard to fight for reserves.
Hearing this, Yang Fan twitched the corner of his mouth and almost laughed.
The ancients were so obsessed with immortality!
Both emperors and ordinary people hope that they can live forever.
Of course, Wei Wang Li Tai could not be secular.
Emperors of all dynasties had a crazy obsession with being able to live forever, enjoy the supremacy of the emperor forever, and control this beautiful country.
Even His Majesty Li Er was eventually destroyed by the elixir of "immortality" in the original history.
In case Li Tai goes up, I heard that a warship can be built that can reach anywhere in the sea.
What if Li Er had a whim and asked someone to lead the fleet to find the elixir of immortality for him?
It's not impossible to go to sea, but there is no fairy island at all, let alone any elixir of immortality!
Thinking of this, Yang Fan quickly said: "Your Highness, the overseas fairy island is just a legend, it is simply nonsense."
Li Tai said with certainty: "How is it possible? The book clearly records that someone has personally seen it. There are not only towering houses on the fairy island, but also fairy creatures flying around... If it were not the fairy world, our Tang Dynasty Why have I never seen it?”
Yang Fan touched his forehead with his hand.
He really didn't know how to explain to the ancients what a mirage was.
After all, there is really no explanation for this.
Li Tai didn't even understand what air was made of, let alone the principle of light refraction.
With the physical knowledge of the ancients at this time, it was impossible to achieve such a cognition.
Alas, it is difficult!
(End of chapter)
