The pockmarked old Xu stretched his neck and looked at the big ship in the direction of Bengang.
Yan Siqi noticed it and said, "Use this. This thing is very easy to use. You can see clearly from such a distance."
As he spoke, he handed over the monocular telescope in his hand.
The pock-marked old Xu took it with both hands, raised the telescope in front of his eyes with his right hand, and looked towards the ship docked at Ben Port.
After a short time, he said: "Master, the person you just mentioned should be Zheng Chao. He used to sail in the Nanyang area. Many sailors of the Tiger Flag were trained by him."
"Yes, yes, yes, that's him." Yan Siqi nodded repeatedly.
After being reminded by people around him, he also remembered the name Zheng Chao and knew that this person was called an instructor by the people in the Tiger Flag.
"That's not right. The ship belongs to the Ban people. Why are all the people operating the ship Han?" The pock-marked old Xu looked at the situation on the ship through the monocular and frowned slightly.
Yan Siqi twirled the beard on his chin with his fingers, looking thoughtful.
"It's really strange. It's impossible for the Ban people to sell their ships to us Han people." Old Xu with a pockmarked face muttered to himself.
At this time, I heard Yan Siqi say: "Earlier in the room, you told me that several leaders of the Tiger Flag often go to their shipyard, right?"
"Yes, Boss, you also said that they built a new ship, so they went to the shipyard frequently." The pock-marked old Xu took away the monocular and turned to look at Yan Siqi.
Yan Siqi raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: "That's right, the Banren-style ship in Bengang should be the new ship built by Tiger Flag."
"Ah! Did they build this boat themselves?" The pock-marked old Xu looked surprised.
Everyone who runs the sea knows that the big ships of the Fan people are powerful, and some people want to build a big ship like the Fan people in the past. However, because there are no craftsmen who can build such ships, and it takes a lot of money to build such a ship from scratch, Many people who run the sea would rather continue to use the lucky boats they have been using than waste their money on the kind of big boats built by people.
Yan Siqi reminded: "You have forgotten that the people of the Tiger Flag originally brought some red-haired barbarians and Frankies to the island, and later sent them to their shipyard. The ship in Bengang should be It's what those redoes and frankies made."
"Those Fan people have been on the island for more than a year, and they have brought a lot of big wood for shipbuilding. It seems that this Tiger Flag is really not short of money, and they actually built a big ship like the Fan people themselves." Mazi Face Lao Xu said.
After hearing this, Yan Siqi smiled lightly and said: "It's a good thing that the people of the Tiger Flag can build the big ships of the Ban people. During these days, please arrange for people to keep an eye on Bengang."
"Is the boss planning to take action against the people in the Tiger Flag?" Old Xu with a pockmarked face asked in a low voice.
Yan Siqi looked at the big ship in the direction of Bengang, licked his dry lips with the tip of his tongue, and said, "Such a good big ship is right under your nose. If you don't take action, I'm afraid it will be given to others at a cheap price."
"Are you worried about Mr. Li?" Old Xu with a pockmarked face asked.
Yan Siqi snorted coldly and said, "As the saying goes, a sick tiger still has its power. Don't underestimate Li Dan, a sick tiger."
The pock-marked old Xu nodded and immediately said: "The big ship docked at Zaiben Port is a new ship. The people with the Tiger Flag should go to test the ship. I'm afraid it will take some time before they can return to the port."
"Then keep an eye out and wait for their ship to come back." Yan Siqi said, then turned and walked towards Shizhai.
Mazi followed up with a pockmarked face and said, "Don't worry, Boss, my subordinates will arrange for people to guard Bengang day and night." k
Yan Siqi didn't look back and walked forward step by step.
The new ships of the Tiger Flag will go out to sea to test the new ships, and they will not sail too far. They will travel at sea for ten and a half months at most before returning to Bengang.
Since the ship left Bengang, people from Shizhai have been guarding Bengang every day, waiting for the ship to return.
More than ten days later, three fleets flying the tiger flag sailed into Ben Port from the sea, and the only Galen ship sailed alone along the seaport into the deep-water river.
The river is deep enough and wide enough that even a large ship like the Galen Ship can safely sail in.
Yan Siqi, who was in the Ten Villages, heard the news of the ship's return and summoned all the leaders of the Ten Villages for a meeting that day.
That night, the houses in Shizhai and Tiger Flag were very quiet, with only a few torches flickering.
Under the night, behind the wall of the village, Zheng Tie stared motionless outside the village.
Yan Weixin, who was standing next to him, whispered: "Is the news reliable? Are you sure the people from Shangshi Village will come back to attack tonight?"
Zheng Tie said with a smile: "Don't worry, the news came from the Tenth Village, it must be correct, and during the day, Yan Siqi summoned several leaders of the Tenth Village to his side, it is obvious that something is going on."
"It's a pity. When we first came to Dayuan Island, Shizhai helped us a lot. I didn't expect that one day they would fight with us." Yan Weixin sighed.
Zheng Tie sighed and said: "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Besides, Yan Siqi has long wanted to annex us. It will be a matter of time before he takes action against us. But I didn't expect that he would take action so early. I originally thought he would wait until Li Dan died." We’ll do it later.”
"Li Guozhu is not very capable and cannot suppress the people below him. Once Li Dan dies, the forces under him will probably fall apart soon," Yan Weixin said.
Zheng Tie said with a smile: "This is a good thing. Without Li Dan suppressing us in Hirado, our business will be better."
"That's true. Li Dan has made a lot of money from us in the past two years." Yan Weixin said.
Li Dan was the most powerful merchant at sea. Especially in the waters of Japan and the Ming Dynasty, almost no one dared to provoke him. Even the red-haired barbarians and Frankies were unwilling to confront Li Dan.
"Here we come." Zheng Tie said suddenly.
Yan Weixin put one hand on the wall made of wood and looked outside the wall.
The sky was dark, there was no moonlight, and there were only some stars above his head, but he could still make out black shadows shaking in the distance.
Zheng Tie whispered to the person next to him: "Give me the order. Don't rush to fire the rifles yet. It's too dark. Wait for the enemy to get close and then follow my orders before taking action."
The man next to him slowly retreated from the village wall and ran to other places to spread the message.
The fire guns used by the fire gunmen on Da Yuan Island are all the latest rifle guns. In addition, there are also spearmen and shield men who use spears.
Zheng Tie lay on the wall of the village, staring closely at the figure shaking outside the wall.
From the wall of the village, he could see that the people who came were moving cautiously, as if they were about to make a sneak attack. If he hadn't been prepared for it, he might have been able to get into the village by these people.
