The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 84 Ding Yi Wants to Rob
At this time, ships from other places also docked, some were merchants transporting supplies to do business, and some were Phi Island's own warships or merchant ships.

There are soldiers and civilians of Pidao at the pier at the entrance of the alley, many of them dragging their families with them. The scene is very chaotic. Everyone wants to squeeze onto the boat. With five people, the scene was finally under control.

Most of the ships do not accept people. Some merchant ships from the south accept young girls, and as long as they are good-looking girls, five taels of silver or three stones of rice each, and immediately some parents in the crowd reluctantly sold their daughters.

These merchant ships bought some girls and shipped them back to the south for a little training. They might be sold at a high price, or they might be put in a red building to make money.

The pier guards don't care, anyway, they collect money when they see people, and they can get some money for every one that leaves the shore.

They didn't dare to do this when Mao was here, but now that Chen Jisheng hasn't taken care of it, it's natural to make a fortune first.

Ruan Siqing remembered Ding Yi's words, and took three people off the boat. All three of them, like him, could read and write.

"Are there any craftsmen, all kinds of craftsmen, farming, building houses, blacksmithing, firearms, cooking salt and drying salt, scholars, anyone with any craft is fine, and you can bring your family along."

The three people around him shouted after him.

Immediately, someone in the crowd raised his hand: "I know how to dry salt, and there is a woman."

"Come here, what's your name, what's your mother-in-law's name." The people around him immediately registered, with names, ages and skills.

At the same time, they warned them: "If you talk nonsense, you won't be able to dry out the salt by then, but you will be beheaded."

"The little one really knows it, and my mother-in-law can do it too. I have done it for several years." The man swore.

"Where do you want to go?"

"That's fine, as long as you have something to eat."

This person is okay, and he didn't say he was going to Dengzhou or something.

"My lord, the old man can do woodwork."

"I know how to farm, and I'm a good farmer."

"Does it count if I have raised pigs?"

The crowd yelled.

Because there are too many people on the shore, many people want to leave. (The main reason is that Yuan ran out of food on Phi Island some time ago, and many people starved to death on Phi Island, so everyone wants to escape.)
Ruan Siqing led the two people inside, leaving two people outside to register and pack them up.

After a while, more than 200 craftsmen and craftsmen of various kinds were recruited, and about half of them were family members.

The rest had no skills, and most of them repeated that they knew how to farm, so they started looking for young people.

Of course, there are some young people in Pidao, but not many strong ones, and most of them are as hungry as ghosts.

When Ruan Siqing was recruiting people on the edge of the island, Ruan Wenyan had already arrived on the island.

She was dressed like a man, with some dust on her face, she looked like a dirty man.

After spending a penny, he quickly found out Shen Shikui's address.

At this time, Shen Shikui was not young, he was also a general, and he lived in a big house in the northwest of Phi Island.

But there are too many generals in Phi Island, and he also takes advantage of Mao Wenlong's favor for his daughter, ranking among the generals of Dongjiang.

Ruan Wenyan searched for a long time, and finally found the Shen residence.

The houses here were all newly built after Mao Wenlong led his troops to the island, and they were relatively simple.

Ruan Wenyan looked at it from a distance, and found not only guards at the door, but also soldiers and horses from the brigade, as if something happened.

According to Mr. Ding's words from Ms. Shen, Shen Shikui has already gone to Jiangnan to buy goods. Has he come back?
or?Chen Jisheng wants to fight his opponent?It is also impossible.

Ruan Wenyan immediately recalled Ding Yi's words in her mind, and then judged the current situation.

According to Ding Yi's account when he came, the relationship between Mao and Chen was very good, and the relationship between Mao and Shen was also very good. After Mao's death, Chen made the decision, and Shen might want to marry his daughter to Chen.

Could it be that Chen came to the door?

She was not in a hurry, she stood at a distance and waited for a while.

Sure enough, after a while, the door opened and two men came out one after another.

One of the men is about 50 years old, with a handsome figure, a smile on his face, and looks very easy-going and friendly.

Another man in his 40s and [-]s was Chen Jisheng who had been to Lushun not long ago.

At that time, Ding Yi took the Ruan Wenyan brothers and sisters to look at them from a distance, and asked them to meet Chen Jisheng, and then told them to leave.

Now that Ruan Wenyan thinks about it, Mr. Ding may have planned to let him come to Phi Island, otherwise he would not have asked him to know Chen Jisheng.

Chen Jisheng is here, the other man must be Shen Shikui.

Shen Shikui and Chen Jisheng said a few words at the door, and Chen turned around and left with the team satisfied.

Shen Shikui watched Chen leave with a smile on his face. After Chen left, his expression suddenly changed. His face was full of sorrow. He shook his head and sighed, and turned back to the house.

"Is that General Shen in front?" A voice suddenly came from behind.

Shen Shikui turned around strangely, and saw a thin young man dressed in men's clothes in front of him. Although the other party was wearing men's clothes, he could tell it was a woman at a glance, not to mention the voice was so obvious.

"You are?" Shen Shikui asked suspiciously.

Ruan Wenyan looked at the guard at the gate.

Shen Shikui thought for a while, the other party must be a woman, and she was in his house, so he nodded: "Come in and tell me."

Ruan Wenyan followed Shen Shikui into the mansion, and found that there were many soldiers in the yard, armed with weapons in their hands.

It can be seen that after Mao's death, Pidao is in a mess now, and everyone is guarding against each other.

Otherwise, Chen Jisheng wouldn't have brought the brigade over just now.

Master Ding is right, this time is the best time to pull people. After this time, it will be very difficult for Chen to stabilize the situation before thinking of Phi Dao to pull people.

When there was no one around, Ruan Wenyan quickly walked to Shen Shikui's side and said in a low voice, "I am Ruan Wenyan under Lord Si Ding of Lushun. Miss Shen is in Lord Ding's camp."

Hiss, Shen Shigui's face changed drastically, he looked back at Ruan Wenyan a little annoyed.

Almost wanted someone to cut her down.

Mao Wenlong was his son-in-law, and he was extremely confidant to him. He called him Mr. Shen in front of everyone, which gave him enough face.

He just came back from Jiangnan last night. After hearing that he was cut by Yuan, he was very sad all night and didn't sleep all night.

Of course Du Si Ding Yi also knew about it. He heard that he was a fierce general under Yuan's subordinates, and Xu Dabao was the best record after being defeated in battle.

Chen Jisheng also said just now that if Ding Yi hadn't stood beside him with a knife, Chen would have been ready to shout and tell his brothers to save Shuai Mao.

Ding is Yuan's confidant.

The two sides are big enemies.

But who is Shen Shikui, he immediately calmed down.

"Let's go to the back room." He kept calm and led Ruan Wenyan to the back room.

After entering the room, he closed the door: "Ms. Ruan, I will be with you here. If Ding Yi has anything to say, just say it? Do you want money?"

He thought that Ding Yi was holding his daughter hostage and wanted money.

Ruan Wenyan was stunned for a moment: "How does General Shen know?"

"Hehe." Shen Shikui thought to himself, not all officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have the same virtue. Although he himself is an officer, he must have been a businessman, and now he spends most of his time doing business.

"How much money does Ding Yi want? Come on, I'll send someone to deposit money to Lushun in exchange for my daughter." Shen Shikui is very charming and straightforward.

In history, he was able to serve as the general soldier of Pidao, which shows that he is really a bit of a level.

And even though he was a businessman, he died in a bloody battle with Hou Jin, and he was a hundred times stronger than most Ming army generals.

Ruan Wenyan was also not polite, and immediately said: "Our Lord Ding said that we want 1000 materials for two merchant ships, plus 50 taels of silver."

"Hiss." Shen Shikui gasped, his eyes nearly popped out, and he almost wanted to call someone in, and cut Ruan Wenyan first.

"Ni Niang." Two seconds later, Shen Shikui also cursed: "Does Ding Yi want to rob?"

(End of this chapter)