At this time, he had already walked back to the chair. He turned back and said loudly: "Since the bandits on the land are gone, the only thing left is to destroy us pirates! As long as we are finished, the world will be peaceful. ! In addition, the current court already knows that there is great profit on the sea. Will they let go of these white coins? You all know how to keep an eye on the money, so don’t the emperor and ministers know? We block it I've gone out of my way!"
When Liu Guangting said this, the expressions of the people below all changed, and they looked around in horror, hoping to get some support from their companions! But all they saw was an even more horrified expression!
At this time, Liu Guangting sat heavily on the chair, attracting everyone's attention, and then he said seriously: "We have been at sea for so many years, and we have seen the methods of those high-ranking families! If someone blocks their way, What will they do?"
Someone below whispered: "In the past two years, I was entrusted by someone to keep an eye on a family's ship! After hijacking the ship twice and killing everyone, the family never went to sea again!"
Another person said: "A few years ago, I was entrusted by others to do something, and I intercepted and killed several people ashore!"
Two or three more people successively told what they had done. After hearing what they said, Liu Guangting patted the handrail and said, "Okay, okay, don't be entrusted by others one by one, just say you are driven by others. What's the use of saying it nicely?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but let out a burst of self-deprecating laughter. This is indeed what Liu Guangting said, no matter how you use beautifying words, you can't change the nature of being driven by others!
However, Liu Guangting did not mean to laugh at them, but said directly: "These things you are doing are just ways for wealthy families to remove stumbling blocks. They are simple and practical! Now that we have become a stumbling block to the court, how do you think the court will treat us?"
At this time, Li Feiyu snorted and said loudly: "Just wipe it out!"
Liu Guangting clapped his hands and said, "Yes, this is the easiest way for the court! Just kill them all!"
At this time, a pirate whispered: "But I have never heard of anyone in the past dynasties who can wipe out all pirates!"
His words received a burst of approval from everyone, so Liu Guangting knew that he still could not completely convince them. However, he still sneered and said: "That was before, but it is different now. I can tell you clearly that if we continue to be dishonest, we will die!"
The pirate who spoke loudly said: "Yankee, no, Big Dragon Head! What you said is a bit too much, isn't it? When the imperial court wiped out pirates in the past, we could take shelter under those wealthy families. At worst, this time we will still follow our own example. It’s okay if we can’t do it! The worst we can do is hide it for a few more years. When the storm passes, this sea will still be our world!”
His words won the approval of many pirates, but there were also some pirates who did not want to shelter a wealthy family but did not speak out! Because they still don't know what benefits the recruitment of officers and soldiers can bring, so they can only be regarded as temporarily neutral.
Then Liu Guangting stood up and said: "I know what you are thinking, and I also know that this method worked before, but it doesn't work now. Why? Because now Tianjin has opened the sea! The ports that have opened the sea are all in Wuningbo Inside the fiefdom!"
After that, he gave a general account of the opening of the sea in Tianjin. This news has just spread and has not reached the pirates yet. They are completely unaware! But even if they knew it, these pirates who lacked political sensitivity didn't see any use at all!
So when a pirate raised this question, Liu Guangting pointed at him again and said: "Pig head!"
After he finished cursing, he said loudly: "Why was it difficult to open the sea in the past? It was because the gentry and wealthy people in the south opposed the opening of the sea so that they could monopolize the benefits of opening the sea! We had no choice but to rely on them! But it is different now. The north has opened up the sea, and those northerners who were previously unable to participate in maritime trade now have the opportunity! Once they intervene, the advantages of the southern gentry's large households will be offset! The southern gentry can support those of us who live on the sea, but those northerners will not Will we also cultivate a group of people who eat from sea? When they come to attack us together with the army, do you think those southern taxis will
Will the wealthy gentry stand up for us? ".
Now all the pirate leaders have pale faces! Because they also understand that if something happens, those big families will definitely turn their backs on them and throw them out to take the blame! If they have no one to protect them, they will really die without burial!
At this time, the oldest pirate leader stepped forward and said: "Longtou, we couldn't have imagined these things just now. How do you know these things? Is the source of the information reliable?"
The pirate leaders immediately became energetic when they heard this, and they also wanted to know the authenticity of this matter. After all, no one knew about the affairs of the imperial court. It would be bad luck if Liu Guangting confusedly threw him into the hands of the army!
However, Liu Guangting not only didn't get angry when he heard this question, but instead pointed at the old pirate and said, "They say people are old and slippery, and horses are slippery, and that's who you are!"
The old pirate was not annoyed and said with an apologetic smile: "This is all for the sake of my own family and life, so I have to ask a few more questions! The leader should not argue with the little one!"
Liu Guangting waved his hand and said: "What do I want to do with you? You asked the right question! I can also tell you clearly that I have a cousin who works in Shuntian Mansion, so he is very well-informed! And these things I said to you You can verify it yourself!"
At this time, Li Feiyu intervened and said: "Longtou, we are all registered with the government, how can we get ashore?"
Liu Guangting curled his lips and said: "We have reached an agreement with Uncle Wu Ning this time. Let alone going ashore later, you can all go to the capital to have fun openly! As long as you don't commit any trouble, no one will care about you!"
The topic came back here again, and finally someone said: "Longtou, what benefits can we get from talking to Uncle Wu Ning about recruiting people? Forget it, don't talk about the benefits, just tell us what results we can get, right?"
Liu Guangting said: "I tell you clearly, Wu Ningbo has never meant to recruit us! When he first sent someone to tell me, he just warned me not to commit trouble in the Ming Dynasty's waters! The compensation is in other aspects. It can be a convenience! As for coming here to talk to Uncle Wu Ning, I insisted on it because I said that I can represent 70% of the men on the sea! As for recruiting people, they didn’t mention it at all!"
