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The Illegitimate Son of the Song Dynasty, Volume 4, Chapter 731: Ginger is still hotter when old

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    Hundreds of Japanese pirates were wreaking havoc on the Nanyang Islands. Although they only had a few hundred people, they had gained a reputation. A few dozen people could often kill thousands of natives, and they captured nearly two thousand young men in half a month.  men and women.

    There are currently many small countries on the Nanyang Islands. Some of them only have a few hundred people. They are actually just small tribes.

    Most small countries have very backward productivity and crude weapons. A small country with one or two thousand people can be wiped out by Heishichiro Tanaka with a few hundred people.  For a time, the Nanyang Islands were all talking about the invaders.

    Of course there are some larger countries, the strongest among them is Sriwijaya.  Of course, even Srivijaya was unable to defeat this group of well-equipped and unpredictable Japanese pirates.

    Srivijaya was founded in the first year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty. The country has lasted for five hundred years and once ruled Jinzhou (Sumatra), the Malay Peninsula, and parts of Java Island and Borneo (Kalimantan).

    Controls the Strait of Malacca and the Isthmus of Kra, the throat of land and water.  Its capital was located in Bolinbang City (later Palembang City).

    However, the current national power of Srivijaya is not as good as before. In the first year of Tianxi reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty (1017), Srivijaya was attacked by the Zhunan Kingdom from South India.

    By the third year of Renzong¡¯s reign (1025), the Zhunian Kingdom invaded the mainland of Srivijaya and its affiliated states in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. The national power of Srivijaya was greatly weakened.

    At the same time, Srivijaya has to continue to fight with the Kingdom of Tartana and Mataram on the island of Java, which also greatly consumes the national power of Srivijaya and makes the people's livelihood of Srivijaya very poor.

    Tanaka Heishichiro led four hundred men across the Strait of Malacca. What they took a fancy to was Srivijaya. To be precise, it was the employer behind them who took a fancy to Srivijaya.

    After all, Srivijaya is a big country with a history of hundreds of years. The quality of its people is relatively higher than those of the ignorant tribes, so it is more suitable for farming and weaving.

    Of course, Tanaka Heishichiro and his gang would be happy to rob Srivijaya. The people of Srivijaya have severely degraded their ability to climb trees, so it would be easier to catch him, at least they don¡¯t have to go through the mountains and forests.  There are also more property and flower girls.

    Today they are looking at a small town called Anluo, with hundreds of households and a population of nearly 2,000. They mainly rely on farming, and some also rely on fishing. The important thing is that there is no garrison here.  Most of the troops are concentrated near Bolinbang City, the capital city to the east of Jinzhou, because there is still a state of war with the Tartana and Matalan countries separated by a strait.

    In fact, even if there is no war between Srivijaya and Tatana and Mataram, it is impossible to station troops everywhere. No country can do this.

    Tanaka Heishichiro sent people to inquire about the situation.  In the early morning mist, six ships sailed through the wind and waves towards the small town of Anluo. Two of them were larger, with six hundred materials. Mainly considering that Tanaka and others wanted to use them to load piglets, they were equipped with these two ships.  A larger ship.

    Viewed from the sea, the entire town was shrouded in light smoke. Since it was just dawn, most people in the town had not gotten up yet, so it seemed quiet. The tall coconut trees were blown by the morning breeze.  , Tanaka Heishichiro chose to dock about one mile away from Anluo Town.

    Except for the fifty people left to guard the boat, the four hundred Japanese pirates followed Tanaka Heishichiro ashore and rushed toward the town along the coconut groves on the shore.

    Soon, the few early risers in the town saw a group of people dressed in colorful clothes, holding samurai swords and screaming strangely, rushing into the town.

    ¡°The Japanese pirates are coming!¡±

    ¡°The Japanese pirates are coming!¡±

    A series of panicked shouts suddenly broke the tranquility of the early morning. Tanaka Heishichiro divided his minions into groups of about ten people, and passed them like a net. Each firewood door was kicked open, and screams came one after another.  Tanaka and others rushed in, arresting everyone they saw, and taking whatever good things they saw. Anyone who dared to resist would have their samurai swords at their service.

    In less than an hour, everyone in the town was driven to the beach. Many people were still naked and squatting on the ground in a ball.

    Tanaka Heishichiro became more and more experienced in this business. He ordered young men and women to be quickly selected, and these people were responsible for carrying the looted property. He then rushed the people to the ship, raised the sail and anchor, and evacuated quickly.

    Every time there is a harvest, Tanaka Heishichiro only needs to send someone to Puluozhong to say something, and a ship will come to pick up these young men and women at sea, and at the same time purchase the stolen property.

    Today¡¯s harvest was great, which made Tanaka and others extremely excited. After locking the young and strong men and women into the bottom cabin, everyone drank and celebrated on the deck, and at least some flower girls were invited to wait on them.

    Tanaka Heishichiro has fallen deeply in love with his current life. These days, everything is going smoothly and unfavorably. Weapons and supplies are being supplied. Just go free and rob. The plundered men and women can be sold for money, as well as the property.own.  This kind of business without capital is much better than in Japan.

    Yoshino Koshir¨­ was now the second in charge. Seeing that the business was so easy, he had other ideas. He pulled Tanaka Heishichiro to a deserted place at the bow of the ship and whispered: "Tanaka-kun, in my opinion, we don't need to do it anymore."  Relying on that Mr. Jiang, most of the things we robbed are sold to him at low prices, and these young men can't make much money, so we might as well do it ourselves!"

    Tanaka Heishichiro was silent for a while and then said: "Although the man named Chiang is mysterious, his origin is definitely not simple. If we try to avoid him before we find out his details, we will probably die without a burial place."

    Yoshino Koshiro said disapprovingly: "Nanyang is so big. If we hide wherever we want, can he still find us?"

    "How long can you hide? Who will you turn to for the things you robbed? Do you still want to go back to Japan? What will happen to your family in Japan?" These questions from Tanaka Heishichiro left Yoshino speechless.

    The four hundred people on board are almost all people with families. Probably few of them are willing to stay in Nanyang and be pirates for the rest of their lives. Most of them come here to make a fortune and then return home in glory.

    Although there is no obvious evidence now, Tanaka can vaguely guess that the Mr. Chiang who hired them is inextricably related to the group of people who dominate Japan. If they betray, Japan's family will definitely not end well.

    Seeing that Yoshino had nothing to say, Tanaka Heishichiro said softly: "We just came out and don't know anything about Mr. Chiang. Now we want to escape from his control. This is stupid behavior. It's not bad now, but it's just  If the time is longer, if we work for a year or two, we can still make enough money, so there is no need to take that risk."

    "Hi!"

    The land acquisition case in Tokyo was still being dragged on in Kaifeng Mansion. Su Dongpo learned his lesson and instead of sitting in court, he took people out of the city to investigate the crime scene.

    It is said that Mr. Su interrogated you very seriously and carefully. You were injured. Well, all the Imperial Guards who were present at the time were brought here. You come to testify who injured you, what was the movement of the beating at that time, and who was around to see it.  Everything was explained clearly one by one; of course, in order to prevent the two parties from gathering together to cause trouble again, the witnesses were passed one by one. There was no way. Although it would take longer, in view of the seriousness of the case, it is understandable that Mr. Su should be more cautious.  of.

    Su Dongpo used this trick because he expected that someone could not wait. The imperial court had even demolished the inner city and recruited tens of thousands of laborers. If there was a stalemate over the land acquisition, should tens of thousands of laborers go home first and wait for the case to be resolved?  Requisition the land after it is completed, and then recruit after the land is acquired?

    This is definitely not possible.

    The court cannot wait, so someone must come forward to resolve the matter.

    Indeed, after Su Dongpo played this trick, someone really jumped out of the court, and this person was Zhang Dun.

    This is not beyond everyone¡¯s expectation. It was Zhang Dun who made the final decision and decided on the land acquisition plan. Now something happens. If he doesn¡¯t come out to wipe his ass, who will come out?

    But to everyone's surprise, Zhang Dun did not directly intervene in the case. Instead, he asked the Imperial Envoy, the Ministry of Revenue, the Sinong Temple, and the military to send people to form a land acquisition working group. The ruler used was first  It will be verified in front of all the officials of the imperial court, and then the city will be measured.

    Moreover, the number of people dispatched this time reached 4,000. These people were pulled out directly from the yamen. They didn¡¯t know what was going on until they got outside the city. Don¡¯t delay, work quickly as soon as you come. This time, you must be quick, and you must do it as quickly as possible.  The land was measured as quickly as possible.

    This meaning is very clear. Those powerful families are not opposed to land acquisition, at least they don¡¯t say so.

    Okay, you were just dissatisfied with the extortion by the officials who expropriated the land. Now, okay, I will send some upright officials to measure again, and also send the imperial envoy to watch. Now no one dares to extort from you. You can take it again.  If you use this reason, it is obvious that you are going against the imperial court and deliberately obstructing the decree.

    As for the beating that day, well, you don¡¯t have to worry, the Kaifeng Mansion is investigating it!  Su Shaoyin interrogated so carefully, repeatedly sought evidence, and analyzed repeatedly. Sooner or later, the facts of the case will be found out. If it is true that the officers and soldiers beat someone, Su Shaoyin will naturally give you justice.

    Zhang Dun¡¯s move caught everyone off guard. Before many powerful families had time to react further, the fields had been measured, and even compensation had been sent to each house.

    In this case, it is no longer the problem of more than 100 people. If you don¡¯t accept the money, then it will be your family¡¯s problem. The land acquisition and expansion of the capital were passed by the imperial court, and the imperial seal was stamped on the edict. You want  Resist the decree?

    Even if you are a prince, as long as you dare to resist the decree, Zhang Bapi will not mind stripping you of your skin.

    Yang Yi heard about this matter immediately, and couldn't help but secretly admire Mr. Zhang's methods. He didn't talk to you.Being entangled in a case, it seems a bit rogue to do this, but I can't find fault with it.

    The key to the ability of those powerful families to fight against the imperial court is alliance. Now, Old Man Zhang has finished the matter like a storm, causing those powerful families to lose the opportunity to join forces. Now the deal is done. You can still survive alone.  Can't resist the decree?

    Even Yang Yi himself had not thought of this method. He had to admit that Jiang was still hotter than ever!

    (To be continued)q
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