This so-called flat is simply poorer than Fengshan in Xinghua, and it was Fengshan before Liangchuan came.
The poverty is evident!
An excellent seaport town doesn't even have a pier, and the only place to go ashore is made of natural boulders!
The group of people must not dare to dock rashly. They are not really here to do business, but have ulterior motives. If there are really Japanese people here and the Japanese people know them, they will be in big trouble.
Xia Dehai took out his telescope and observed it carefully for a while.
If there were Japanese people on the island, it would be easy to spot them. These bastards are as tall as tree trunks, and have severely bowed legs. The hair on their heads is like a typical criminal's connex, and they also have a knife in their waists. They look like they are Take off the look of an animal.
Xia Dehai looked around and saw that they were all tall aborigines. These people were not even fully clothed, and they were also wearing a lot of jewelry. These jewelry were made from animal teeth and skulls, which made people feel numb.
"How's it going? Is there any movement on the island?"
"There are no Japanese here!" To be honest, even Xia Dehai himself didn't believe it. A normal person couldn't do such a stupid thing. He abandoned Yizhou and then occupied the small island of Penghu?
But it's also possible. It's easy to hide on Penghu Island. It's dotted with stars. What the pirates do is to shoot and change places. Unlike Yizhou, it's not that easy to escape!
"Let me take a look." Yang Ba grabbed the telescope first. He had been coveting this treasure for a long time, but he had no use for it, and Liang Chuan couldn't give him a pair like a toy!
Yang Baxian looked around. Not only did he not see the Japanese, but many people on the island were injured. Even the houses had signs of being burned by fire. Could it be that there had been a battle here?
Yelu Zhongguang said: "It's useless to look any further. I'll go to the island to have a look later. Yang Baxian, you and Xia Dehai are walking around. The Soviet military advisor wants us to check their navy. As long as we can't see the ship, we'll go there." Now that I can do my job, I don’t care what happens on the island!”
That’s an idea!
A small sampan was lowered from the boat, and two sailors took Yelu Chongguang to the shore. The big ship was too big and did not dare to dock for fear of being ambushed by others!
The sailor was rowing the boat, and the waves were a bit big, which made Yelu Zhongguang's head hurt. He kept yelling and cursing, why did he send him on such a ghost job?
The boat reached a shoal, and the sailors pushed the boat into a mangrove for cover. Yelv Chongguang went to the island alone.
It was dark at this time, and there were not many people in this small town called Pingpu in Xia Dehai's mouth. The houses here were in disarray, and the streets were even more chaotic. There was not even a decent street. There are no shops doing business on the street, and every household has its doors and windows closed, and there is no life at all.
Yelu Zhongguang was worried that he had no place to start, when suddenly he was patted on the back, which scared him so much that his hair stood on end!
"who!"
Laiyi glared at him fiercely and said, "You want to die, your voice is so loud, shut up and follow me!"
As soon as he heard that it was in standard Chinese, Yelu Zhongguang knew that he was one of his own and immediately followed him. He was only afraid that this person was a Japanese. Han people, there was nothing to be afraid of. If he wanted to attack, he could just give him a knife!
This man took Yelv Chongguang to the edge of the town. This place was surrounded by high walls, and the lights were bright inside. There were shelves around, but they were all empty. Some of them only had a few items, or cheap goods such as straw sandals. .
After entering the wall, I discovered that there were still people on guard here, always patrolling on the wooden frame they had built, with their bodies stretched up and down and a steel knife on their back!
The person leading the way was a bit older, with a gray beard, but his skills were quite nimble, and his eyes were very sharp. This man led Yelu Chongguang into the house, poured him a glass of water and said, "Song people?"
Yelu Zhongguang said: "How do you know?"
The man smiled and said: "My name is Barefoot Sun, you can call me Lao Suntou. Now in Dagou Town, except for the ignorant Song people who dare to do business, no Nanyang people dare to come. The Japanese are too damned." Damn it!"
"Dagou Town? Isn't this Pingpu Town?"
Lao Suntou said: "Pingpu? I haven't heard this name for many years. Since the Japanese came to this place, their Japanese name for this place is called Dagou Town in Chinese. Dagou Town is not bad either. , as long as we can beat these wild dogs away!"
Seeing the newcomers, many people gathered around and asked Yelv Chongguang about his origins: "Where did you come from and what are you planning to do? The world is not peaceful now!"
You can still hear the local accent in this place. Although Yelu Zhongguang is not Han at heart, he has learned Chinese since he was a child. Now that he hears Chinese again in this foreign land thousands of miles away, it actually makes him feel very familiar.
"I came from the North and was going to Nanyang to sell some tea. When I passed by here, something didn't feel right here!"
"Tea is good, and the local people also need tea. Our tea shop sells tea here, but we don't have much in stock!"
When Lao Suntou heard this, he was surprised and said: "Your boat has not docked, but you don't dare. These people are robbing them all now, regardless of whether they are young or old!"
"No, no, the boat is still floating outside. I see that the island is not peaceful, so I came up first to take a look! Are you all Han? What happened on the island of Lao Suntou!"
Lao Suntou said hehe: "We are all Han people, and we are all Han people who came here from the Song Dynasty to make a living! This is a long story to say!"
This group of Han people are the descendants of the Song people who first came to Yizhou to do business! There are many indigenous peoples on Yizhou Island. For example, there is the Pingpu ethnic group in Pingpu, which is also the largest ethnic group in Dagou Town.
Business on the island is not easy. It’s not that the people on the island don’t need all kinds of supplies, it’s just because the people on the island are too poor. They have no money, and they still live in the most primitive way of bartering!
Many people from the Song Dynasty also came here to do business, but they found that many islanders were rushing for the things they brought, such as porcelain, tea, silk cloth, etc., but the islanders had no money and they did not have an iron smelting plant. There is no mint, only some meat, fish and animal skins. These shabby things can only be exchanged for some basic necessities of life, such as salt and rice. The merchants cannot transport money, let alone valuable goods. , business will naturally not start!
Therefore, Dagou Town and even Yizhou as a whole have been in a closed and backward state for hundreds of years, with almost no progress.
As the descendants of the first group of people who came to open up wasteland, Lao Suntou and the others, although they stayed and did not have the excessive levies and taxes imposed by the court, they could not make a fortune, so their lives were quite stable!
But the good days changed completely after the Japanese came.
Lao Suntou slowly recounted the dark experiences of these years.
The time begins about two or three years ago. Before that, Japanese people also came to Yizhou sporadically. Who would regard Japanese people as human beings at that time? These beasts are similar to monkeys, and most of them came to Yizhou because of shipwrecks or wandering. Anyway, even the people of Pingpu look down on these monkeys.
Later, the situation suddenly changed. The Japanese suddenly came to Yizhou in groups with long swords and weapons. They had armors and sharp knives, and large ships that could go far into the ocean. From time to time, they would come to the island to rob, making the islanders miserable!
In the past year, the Japanese have gained the upper hand. They massacred the resisting Pingpu people. The two groups kept fighting each other. As for the Han people, most of them were protecting themselves. Lao Suntou and others united together. This place was already Their homeland has no way out.
"The Japanese are still on the island?"
Lao Suntou sighed: "The Japanese came all the way from Japan, and the local people used the mountains as their nests. The two sides have been in a stalemate for several years, which lasted for a long time. These days, the Japanese can't stand it anymore and retreat. Now the Japanese on the island are either killed or hidden." Get up, no one dares to show your head, you are so brave, you still dare to wander around on the street at this time, if you are killed by the local people as a Japanese, no one will help you collect your body!"
Yelu Zhongguang suddenly felt a chill on his neck and shouted: "Is there no king's law here!"
Everyone laughed, and Lao Suntou said with a smile: "Whoever has a sword here has a law, and the law is to see who has a big fist! Do you know why the Japanese and the Pingpu people dare not attack us? Just because I am united, as long as we move Each of us will return it a hundredfold, so we have survived!”
"Then what should I do? I can't stay here forever, right? I still have a lot of tea leaves that I haven't sold yet?"
Barefoot Sun rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you have any salt and medicinal materials there? Bring some to us and we'll charge a high price!"
Because Lao Suntou has been surrounded for too long, their life is not easy, and they are almost running out of daily necessary supplies and medicines!
"Yes, but if you send me out, I will give you some for free!"
Lao Suntou and his group's eyes lit up, and they thought that this deal was a good deal. Although it was risky, it could be exchanged for salt, so it was worth the effort!
Lao Suntou made the decision: "You will stay with us at night and you cannot leave. We will send you away at dawn. Most of the local people will be sleeping at that time!"
"That's okay, I have a few more questions to ask!"
Several people looked at each other and wondered why this person was just asking questions. He was not nervous at first, but kept asking questions!
"Just ask!"
"You have been here for a long time. What is the size of the Japanese navy? Where is their navy?"
Lao Suntou thought for a while and said, "We didn't see where they were hiding. They usually come at night and leave at dawn. The local people are not afraid of them during the day, but they can't stand their harassment at night!"
Yelu Zhongguang finally had an idea in his mind. It seemed that the Japanese did not completely control the Japanese island. That was good. He could finally go back and resume his life!
Yelu Zhongguang looked out the window. Although it was quiet outside, he always felt like something was about to happen! Unfortunately, he is not familiar with the place and he doesn't dare to go out and wander around, so he just wants to live here first! Because Lao Suntou got Yelv Chongguang's promise, he arranged a clean place for him, which was considered as showing his kindness as a landlord!
Unexpectedly, the sound of killing broke out outside the house in the middle of the night, which woke up Yelu Zhongguang from his sleep and jumped up!
