The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 86 Not Simple

Shen Shikui thought for a while and sighed: "There are not enough craftsmen on the island, and the daily production of armor is limited. Instead of piling up there, it is better to exchange Chuying back first."

"The money is gone, the iron is gone, we can make more money, there are still a lot of iron materials on the island, it is useless for him to have a boat, the trade routes here are under our control."

Chen Jisheng thought about it too, as long as he could marry Shen Chuying, with Shen Shikui's support behind him, the money would be earned back sooner or later.

He used to hate Yuan Chonghuan the most, but now he suddenly realized that this Ding Yi was even more annoying than Yuan Chonghuan.

"I always feel that it's not a good thing to let the surname Ding stay in our Dongjiang. We need to find a chance to drive him out of Dongjiang." Chen Jisheng gritted his teeth.

At this moment, he was still thinking about the scene of Yuan Chonghuan beheading Mao Wenlong that day.

At that time, Ding Yi seemed to have guessed what he was going to do. He held the handle of the knife and stood tightly behind him, forcing him not to move.

That was the most aggrieved moment in Chen Jisheng's life.

"The surname Ding is just a little captain. In the next battle, he will be sent to attack Houjin. Isn't he capable of fighting? Let's see how long he can live?" Shen Shikui suggested.

"When he's dead, we'll get everything back."

"Good." Chen Jisheng grinned.

He is now in charge of Mao Wenlong Yin, he is Ding's boss, and in the future there will be opportunities to send Ding Yi out to die.
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When Ruan Wenyan returned to the boat, she found that the six boats sent were almost full of people.

Ruan Siqing summoned more than 200 craftsmen and craftsmen (among them, there are seventy or eighty family members, and some family members will also.)
There are also more than 600 healthy young men and more than 100 women and children.

Adding up nearly a thousand people, it only cost 180 taels to fill the six ships.

When Ding Yi came, he was prepared to spend one or two silvers per person. If he knew that the population in the late Ming Dynasty was so worthless, he didn't know what he would think.

Of course, he is now paying Dongjiang soldiers to take people away from Dongjiang, which is not considered a formal trade in people.

For example, some ships from the south of the Yangtze River come to buy a pretty girl, and they usually have to pay three to five taels of silver to the girl's parents.

There are also parents who don't want money and want to go back to Jiangnan with them.

Ruan Siqing also told Ruan Wenyan that he didn't bring anyone who wanted to go to Dengzhou and Jiangnan.

Some people even paid money in reverse and wanted to go to Dengzhou with them, but he didn't want it.

Ruan Wenyan nodded: "Those who are still willing to stay in Dongjiang are those who are very homesick, or who want to avenge bloody battles with the Tartars. These are the people we need."

Because Shen Shikui wanted to give money to the boat, they didn't leave immediately.

According to Ruan Wenyan's thinking, Shen Shikui needed to load both iron and silver, and it was estimated that at least three ships would be sent to follow them.

So Ruan Siqing was asked to take in another two hundred young and strong men.

At noon, a sunken ship arrived at the scene first, and then a large number of soldiers and civilians pushed carts and began to load iron.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the iron was loaded, and the silver was loaded again. Sure enough, two more ships came.

Shen Shikui also arrived at the scene at this time, and he readily gave Ruan Wenyan 8 taels of silver notes and [-] cash in cash.

After loading at five o'clock, Ruan Wenyan left the dock with nine ships and more than 1000 Dongjiang soldiers and civilians.

Only then did Shen Shikui discover that six ships were filled with soldiers and civilians from outlying islands.

"Are those six ships from Lushun?" he asked the defenders.

"Yes, they are all from Lushun. It is said that it is the defender of Lushun. General Xu sent some soldiers and civilians to Lushun to relieve the population pressure on our Phi Island." The defender was also very smart, and told Shen Shikui what Ruan Siqing said. listen.

Relieve population pressure?When Shen Shikui heard this word for the first time, he felt it was inexplicably fresh, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed quite reasonable.

Damn, Lushun took our people away, so thank him?
How did Ding's head grow?

Since Ruan Wenyan came to the door, and their boat was here to pull people, Shen Shikui suddenly felt that this Ding Yi was a little different.

Dongjiang Town has a population of over one million at its peak, and there are still about 30 to [-] people. Everyone is distributed on each island, but each island does not want too many people.

Because raising people costs money and food.

Later, Yuan controlled and restricted food, and everyone didn't want to have too many people under them, so they gave priority to only letting the soldiers eat.

So many people starved to death.

At that time, Mao wanted to share the life of the people in Pidao to various islands, including Lushun, but everyone was unwilling to accept it.

Unexpectedly, now Ding Yi rushed to receive it.

And he can definitely guess that Ding Yi spent money.

He turned and left calmly, and came to the crowd who hadn't left on the shore.

After inquiring for a while, his face became more serious.

Ding Yi gave Qian Shoujun as expected, but the key point is that he first selected all kinds of craftsmen, and then the young and strong. As for why he chose women and children, he really didn't understand.

In this world, no one wants to take women and children with them. The young are the most important and most valuable.

But in Ding Yi's eyes, craftsmen are the most important priority?

What is he trying to do?

Shen Shikui was a businessman. The reason why he later joined the army and became an official was that he knew that in the Ming Dynasty, the status of a businessman was low, so he would rather risk his death in battle to serve as a soldier.

This idea is exactly the same as that of Ruan Wenlong.

But the status of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty was lower than that of merchants.

Ding Yi actually valued craftsmen and craftsmen so much?

Shen Shikui began to feel that Ding Yi was not simple, and his expression became thoughtful.

At three o'clock in the morning, the fleet returned to Shuangdao Lane.

Ding Yi prepared people and supplies in Lushun, and Ruan Wenlong personally led the team to wait for them. Everyone ate a warm thick porridge, steamed buns with white noodles, and egg soup as soon as they got off the boat, which made many people full of enthusiasm immediately. hope.

After eating, everyone rested in place. Many people said that they took a nap for about an hour before dawn.

A lot of people came out of the island, and the scene became a little chaotic.

Immediately someone maintained it, and kept telling everyone not to make a mess: "Line up, don't make a mess, don't make noise, let the children stop making noise."

Some people know that this is Lushun, some don't, and everyone looks very confused, because they have arrived in a new place, and they don't know if they can survive here.

Yes, for these people, living now is the only hope.

In the open space in front of the boat, several people soon came and were waiting, all shouting.

"Zhou Deshui and his family"

"Zhou Deshui and his family"

"Yes, I am here." Zhou Deshui immediately ran out of the team with his family members.

"Stand first, wait."

Everyone was waiting in line, and everyone found that the first callers on the opposite side were craftsmen and various craftsmen. Soon, two to three hundred craftsmen and craftsmen were divided into several teams and taken away.

"Listen up, those who have been soldiers stand up and come here."

"Family members also come out."

Soon, another wave came out of the crowd.

Someone registered at the scene, what is the name, how many people are in the family, what kind of soldiers have you been, what weapons will you use, and what county is your hometown?Are there any fellow countrymen here?

More than 300 people were taken away in this wave.

"Those who are willing to serve as soldiers stand up." At this time, they began to shout again.

The crowd looked at each other, and someone quickly stood up.

After all, many of those who are willing to stay in Dongjiang have blood feuds with the Tartars. They did not serve as soldiers when they were in Pidao, because there are too many people in Pidao, and Mao Wenlong had too many people to choose from.

"A soldier in Lushun is paid money, one liang of silver per month, even if he is full, and his family members are paid for their work."

"Don't skimp, those who are willing to serve as soldiers stand up."

The crowd immediately boiled, and someone asked loudly: "Can you be a soldier with your family?"

"Yes, family members are conscripted to work, and they will also be paid."

"Why don't you become a soldier?" Someone asked.

"Conscripted to work, just eat, not pay."

"I want to be a soldier."

More people raised their hands as soldiers.

Someone else asked: "If we don't serve as soldiers and don't conscript to work, will we starve to death regardless of food?"

"Everyone on the island has work to do, and every day is collected." replied.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that there would be no work to do, and there would be no work to do on Pidao.

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