When Li Jin took Zhu Biao to the training base in the suburbs, it was already dark.
Helpless, Zhu Biao had to rest locally for one night. Early the next morning, before Zhu Biao got up, he was awakened by a noisy whistle.
Afterwards, Zhu Biao felt that the place where he lived seemed to come alive, and rapid footsteps could be heard from all directions.
Zhu Biao was no longer sleepy and hurriedly got up, wanting to go out and see what was going on.
The training base is far away from the suburbs, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach it at all, so there is only one place where you can live in the training base for several miles around.
Just last night, after Li Jin arrived, he arranged Zhu Biao in the guest room at the base.
It is said to be a guest room, but it is very close to the place where the boatman lives. It can even be said that there is only a wall between it.
Since this place was just built not long ago, in order to rush the work, Li Jin made the rooms here very simple, and the floors are only three floors high.
Zhu Biao was arranged to live on the highest floor, while all the boat workers lived below.
When Zhu Biao came out, he saw that the square in front of the building was already filled with people.
These people were neatly dressed and looked energetic.
What surprised Zhu Biao the most was that just now he heard the sound of getting up from downstairs.
In the blink of an eye, these people actually lined up and ran to the playground below? This speed is too fast.
Then Zhu Biao saw a scene that surprised him even more.
After these people stood in line, the instructor below began to blow the whistle regularly.
Along with these regular whistles, Zhu Biao saw that the people below began to practice.
But what shocked him was that these people moved neatly as if they were one person.
Not only that, their movements are also exactly the same, as if they were carved from the same mold.
And as the instructor kept shouting, these people kept moving forward, stopping, turning left, and turning right.
There are clouds in the art of war, so it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, as motionless as a mountain, as unpredictable as the shadows, as moving as thunder, and as moving as an arm, to make a strong army.
Zhu Biao didn't know about the others, but with this one acting like an arm and a finger, Zhu Biao felt that these people below had definitely achieved it.
"How about these boatmen I trained, are they doing well?"
Li Jin had finished washing up at this moment and walked slowly behind Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao suddenly turned around, looked at Li Jin with a gloomy face, and said angrily:
"Li Jin, how dare you lie to me?"
"Lie to you?"
Li Jin's face was full of doubts and he was very puzzled by this. He was obviously very sincere.
"Where did I lie to you?"
"You say this is a boatman? Do you really think I'm a fool?"
Zhu Biao's face was full of anger, feeling that his IQ had been greatly insulted.
"Does a boatman need to train in battle formation? Does a boatman need to practice his skills so hard?"
Li Jin faced Zhu Biao's anger, but he calmly explained:
"No need to be so angry, I didn't lie to you."
"The reason why they train these is because the people who train them are veterans on the battlefield."
"I just want them to know how to save their lives. You must know that the winds and deep waters on the Yangtze River are strong. If they don't have some skills to save their lives, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to ensure their own safety."
"Haven't you noticed that there isn't even a single weapon on this huge playground?"
"If we want to train them in battle formations, how can we not let them learn weapons?"
"Do you think I would let them go into battle with their bare hands?"
"As a boatman, I think it's very reasonable to learn some self-defense skills."
Zhu Biao was suffocated upon hearing this, and then he realized that the instructor below was really a one-armed old man.
And after looking around for a week, there really wasn’t even a single weapon in the huge playground.
This made Zhu Biao's expression soften slightly, but he still warned:
"If you are just running a boat on the river, you don't have to be so nervous."
"Nowadays, although the Ming Dynasty is in ruins, rebellions in various places have been wiped out. Even in the interior, there are no bandits."
"What you do is a bit unfounded and may easily cause others to misunderstand."
Li Jin said:
"The waves on the water are rough, it's not as simple as the young master thought."
"Master, do you know that there are not only pirates on the water, but also terrible Japanese pirates."
"These people are not easy people at all. If I don't take precautions before they happen, all the boatmen below will die."
When Zhu Biao heard this, his eyes widened. He looked at Li Jin in disbelief and said:
"Pirates? Japanese pirates?"
"When did these people dare to run wild in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Master Li, did you say something wrong?"
Li Jin's whole aura changed. He was no longer as casual as before. Instead, he said with a bit of chilling air:
"In the first year of Hongwu, Japanese pirates landed in Brunai County, Dengzhou, killing and wounding more than a thousand people of our Ming Dynasty."
"In the second year of Hongwu, Japanese pirates landed on the coast of Wenzhou and massacred a village, even the children."
"In the same year, Fuzhou, Fujian Province was invaded by pirates, resulting in more than 2,000 casualties."
"In the third year of Hongwu's reign, Japanese pirates invaded my Shanghu County. I fought back with all my strength, killing and injuring more than 400 people."
"Every single one of these is engraved in my heart. How could I remember it wrong?"
Zhu Biao felt like the hairs all over his body stood up as he listened to Li Jin's whispering story.
Although Li Jin's tone was very calm, Zhu Biao could feel the murderous intention hidden under this calmness.
Zhu Biao seemed to be meeting Li Jin for the first time, but he didn't expect that Li Jin had this idea.
"Do you want to go to sea and destroy these Japanese pirates?"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang has issued a ban on the sea, it has not been long since the sea ban, so some people still go to sea secretly.
However, these people are basically desperadoes, and most of them never return. What is more dangerous overseas is not only the sea, but also pirates and Japanese pirates.
Li Jin nodded and said solemnly:
"If I don't take revenge for this, I swear I won't be a human being!"
Zhu Biao sighed and said:
"Although I admire your courage, this can't be done."
"The Emperor has issued a ban on the sea. No one is allowed to enter the sea. If you disobey the imperial edict like this, you will be beheaded."
Li Jin smiled slyly and said:
"Have you forgotten the imperial approval you sent last time?"
"Now my identity is different. Now I represent the royal family."
"Even if I go to sea, I will go to sea under the emperor's order. I don't have to worry about the emperor causing trouble for me."
Zhu Biao was a little speechless. Li Jin insisted on getting this imperial approval because of this matter.
However, Zhu Biao still was not optimistic about Li Jin and continued to attack him:
"Even if you can go to sea successfully, you won't be able to find Japanese pirates."
"The Japanese pirates roam the sea, coming and going without a trace. The sea is so vast and boundless, where are you going to find them?"
"Even if you are lucky enough to wipe out a group of Japanese pirates, you can't find their base camp and cannot solve the root problem. They will just keep attacking and harassing you."
"Like flies, they will be killed if they can't be chased away. What can I do?"
Li Jin smiled mysteriously and asked:
"Who said I couldn't find the pirate's lair?"
