"Lord Commander, I and my brothers can't get close at all!”
"The people on the Liu Clan Island are too terrifying. They have dozens of large ships. Before the little ones could get close, they had already chased after them aggressively!”
"If it wasn't for my cleverness, our Weihai Wei's warships would have been completely annihilated!”
The soldier kneeling below quickly spoke. His tone was humble, and he kept calling himself a villain. However, his words were all exonerating himself. He was also proud that he was smart enough to escape a calamity.
Commander Wei almost laughed out of anger when he heard this!
He wished he could get his bodyguards to drag this guy who was full of nonsense out and chop him up!
However, he could not do that.
This kind of ethos was already common in the Ming army. Once you were serious, you would become an anomaly. In the entire Guard, there was no one with a clean background. If one of them was touched, it would cause a storm in the city and everyone would be in a panic.
"If you don't know who they are, what's the use of having you?!”
Commander Wei was very angry. He was also frightened by the sudden appearance of the forces on Liu Clan Island. If there were only a few boats on Liu Clan Island, he wouldn't be worried. If he had the chance, he would even go up and make friends with them to see if he could find a chance to earn money.
But now, a very powerful force had appeared on the Liu Clan Island.
On a small island like Liu Clan Island, tens of thousands of people had appeared out of nowhere. There were also dozens of warships right beside Weihai Wei. Who wouldn't be afraid?
The rebellion of the pirates was not far away. Previously, Kong Youde and the others rebelled and wreaked havoc in Dengzhou, chopping off countless people's heads.
How could he not be anxious?
A powerful force with unknown allies and enemies was right beside him. How much of a delay would it be for him to earn money?!
"Lord Li, don't be anxious, don't be anxious!"
"We still don't know who the people on Liu Family Island are and whether they are hostile to us. We'll find a time to send someone to the island to take a look. Perhaps the people on Liu Clan Island can bring us some silver!”
"Thousand Housekeeper Liu is right. I heard that those sea dogs who run to the sea are very rich! They could bring back a ship full of silver just by casually filling it with goods and making a trip to the sea!”
The few thousand and hundred households guarding the guard station consoled him.
One of the centurions was even more ruthless." We all come out to mingle for the sake of money. If it really doesn't work, we can send some money up!”
Everyone's eyes lit up!
Because of the corrupt system of the guard stations, many of them were no different from the county. Weihai Wei was home to many rich merchants and landowners. If he could get along with them, not only would he be able to solve his brain problem, but he could also take the opportunity to earn some money!
"This is a good idea!"
Commander Wei's eyes lit up. He clapped his hands and laughed. He immediately said to the thousand and hundred households beside him,"Summon the rich merchants and inform them of the situation on Liu Clan Island. Make it more serious!”
"No problem, this subordinate can guarantee that they will be scared to the point of peeing their buttocks and obediently take out the silver!”
Thousand Housekeeper Liu clapped his hands and vowed.
The commander nodded his head in satisfaction. He looked around, feeling a little unsatisfied. This kind of opportunity to earn money was rare. Especially the money he got from those rich merchants, it was even less.
Which of these rich merchants didn't have connections in the imperial court?
Coercion and bribery were not good at all. If he offended her too much, he might lose his position with a letter.
Usually, he was the commander of the guards. When he saw these people, he treated them like a lord.
The only good thing was that ever since Kong Youde wreaked havoc in Dengzhou, these rich merchants had placed great importance on their own safety. This was because countless people had their families destroyed during that period of time, which had frightened these people.
He didn't know if the people occupying Liu Family Island were pirates, but he could treat them as pirates!
Turning black into white, wasn't that what he was good at?
Just as Commander Wei was still thinking about how much silver he could get out of this, a small flagpole barged in with a pale face."Lord Commander, things are bad. The people from Liu Clan Island have landed. The warships are densely packed and spread all over the sea.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the entire Guard Station turned pale with fright.
"What?"
" What did you say?!"
Commander Wei's expression changed. He stood up abruptly and grabbed the lapel of Xiao Qi, shouting,""This is impossible, this is impossible!”
His plan to earn money had yet to be implemented!
Why did the people on Liu Clan Island come ashore?!
Now that they had landed, wouldn't the next step be to attack the city?!
"It's over, it's over!"
He knew very well what the Weihai Wei's defense was like. Commander Wei's body went limp as he slumped onto the chair and muttered.
The other thousand-and-hundred-households also turned pale and looked at each other.
In the end, he came up with a solution that was not a solution."We can gather enough money to send the people from Liu Clan Island out of the country."
Spending money to save one's life was an old method used by the pirates when they invaded the border. This was because many of the real leaders of the pirates were people from the Ming Dynasty who had gone out to sea. The vast majority of them were looking for money.
"Yes, let's do that. Hurry up and get out. Ask every household in the guard station to hand over their money!”
Commander Wei seemed to have grabbed onto the last straw that could save his life. Of course, when he begged for his life, he didn't forget to fish for money.
All of the Weihai Guards were mobilized. Of course, they did not immediately organize a defense, but instead, they went around smashing the doors and collecting money. In an instant, the news that the Wei pirates were about to attack the city spread like wildfire.
Everyone was panicking.
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