In Xu Jin's impression, most Japanese women are petite, mostly with single eyelids, and their faces are wide and flat. If they stand with a group of Chinese women, it is easy to tell. At this time, Xu Jin could tell at a glance that two of the women in front of him were Japanese women.

There are 36 women in total, between fifteen and thirty years old. They are all victims of being captured by pirates on the island to vent their desires. Several of them are looking at Xu Jin with big belly at this time. They are obviously aware that the time has come to determine their destiny, and the young and handsome official in front of them will be the decisive one.

Xu Jin sighed inwardly. In the feudal society where Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was popular, starving to death was a small loss of integrity and greatness. Even if the poor women in front of him could return to their hometown, they would probably be difficult to tolerate by their clan and neighbors. They were not the fault, but they had to bear the stains that would last a lifetime, especially those who were made big by pirates, whose fate would probably be even more miserable.

Xu Jin tried his best to make himself look kind and said slowly: "I am an imperial envoy to Xu Jin. Now the pirates on Dongsha Island have been wiped out by me. From now on, you are free. If you want to return to your hometown, I will send someone to send you back to your hometown and give you twenty taels of silver living expenses."

Twenty taels of silver are not a small amount. If you use it alone, saving a little can last for nearly ten years. Therefore, all the women were slightly upset and their eyes were doubtful.

"Sir, what if...what if you don't want to return to your home?" asked a woman with a big belly with a courageous heart.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Those who don't want to return to their hometown will be given 30 taels of silver to settle the family. Those who are pregnant will add 5 taels of silver. You can settle in any prefecture or county. I will order someone to settle in for you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the women immediately became excited, and everyone showed ecstasy, and of course they were still skeptical. After all, the treatment was really good.

Xu Jin didn't say nonsense and immediately ordered people to register these women. As a result, only about 10% were willing to return to their hometowns. These women all have one thing in common, that is, they still have husbands and children at home and cannot be separated.

The final result of the registration was that five people wanted to return to their hometown, while twenty-five people did not want to return to their hometown. So, Xu Jin ordered someone to give twenty taels of silver to women who were willing to return to their hometown, while those who did not return to their hometown would be given thirty taels of silver to settle the house, and five taels of pregnant women would be given. Seeing that they could really get the money, these women were moved to cry and they all knelt down on their knees and kowtowed to Xu Jin for a thousand thanks.

At this time, there were six women standing there at a loss. Two of the six women were Japanese, and four were women from the Nanyang island country. These six foreign women could only speak a few simple Ming Chinese.

Looking at the six foreign women in front of him with a panic expression, Xu Jin didn't know how to arrange it for a while, so he had to ask someone to take it down and temporarily settle it, and then make plans when he returned to the mainland.

After relocating women, the next step is to relocate children. There are nearly 30 underage children on Dongsha Island, aged between two and thirteen. A considerable number of these children were given birth to pirates and abused women, and some were pirates who were born after being raped and "successors" from the pirates who were born back.

It is easier to place these minors. If you still remember where you live, you will be sent back to your hometown. If you are too young and have no memories, or if you are born on Dongsha Island, Xu Jin plans to send them all to the Health Hall of Daming Temple.

After Xu Jin resettled the women and children on the island, Zhu Wan was still taking people to count the goods in the cave. The varieties and quantities were really a bit too large. It was probably dark after the inventory, so she had to ship it back to the mainland tomorrow.

Next, Xu Jin went to see the pirate leader Chen Sipan. This guy was shot in the thigh first, then capsized and fell into the water. A big hole was smashed into the head by the ship. He looked very miserable and was still in a severe coma.

"Doctor Ma, how big is this person who survived?" Xu Jin looked at Dr. Ma who was digging meat and getting bombs for Chen Sipan with a bright look.

Dr. Ma was not a military doctor in the Five Hundred Battalions, but a doctor in charge found by Zhu Wan in Dongtai County. It is said that medical skills are quite famous in Dongtai County.

Xu Jin didn't know whether Dr. Ma's medical skills were good. Anyway, he was quite skilled in digging meat and getting bullets. He was not very hygienic. The knife and tweezers were not disinfected at high temperatures, which would undoubtedly greatly increase the risk of wound infection.

At this time, Dr. Ma finally grabbed a deformed lead bullet from the bloody wound and threw it on the basin next to him. Then he washed the blood on his hands with the basin. Then he replied respectfully: "Sir, this person is seriously injured. If he can survive for three days without a fever, he will probably survive, but it may be minimal."

Xu Jin frowned. If Chen Sipan could be saved, it would undoubtedly save a lot of effort and could directly ask about the origin of the smuggled goods. However, this guy was indeed seriously injured. He didn't even struggle even if he digs meat and gets bullets like this, which shows that he was extremely weak.

"Wait a minute!" Xu Jin saw that Dr. Ma was going to sprinkle medicine on the wound and bandage it, and quickly stopped him.

Dr. Ma looked at Xu Jin in surprise and said, "Sir, is there anything wrong with it?"

If Dr. Ma was a famous military doctor, Xu Jin promised to kick this guy away at this time, but for the sake of being a civilian doctor, he would just forget it and said calmly: "Wash the wound first with warm water, suture it and then use medicine. Do you understand the suture?"

It is said that the wound suture method "invented" by Xu Jin has now been widely used in the Ming army. The modern medical knowledge book he wrote was also promoted by Li Shizhen and his son, and terms such as sterilization, disinfection, and inflammation have also begun to be circulated in the medical community.

Of course, in ancient times when information transmission was extremely lagging behind, folk doctors like Dr. Ma obviously had no channels to get in touch with these "trends" in the medical world.

So, with Xu Jin's guidance, Dr. Ma cleaned and disinfected Chen Sipan's wounds, and sewed them together with needles and threads. Given that Chen Sipan's extremely weak body, Xu Jin also cut a piece of old ginseng for him to hold. It just so happened that there were a few old ginseng in the batch of medicinal herbs in the cave.

Dr. Ma stretched out two fingers and put them on Chen Sipan's wrist vein. He found that the latter's pulse had gradually become stronger. He couldn't help but look complicated and said, "Sir, this person is probably alive."

Xu Jin nodded and said, "Take good care. If this person can wake up, your reward will be indispensable. By the way, remember to use boiled water from Xanthium seeds to gently rub the wound several times when changing the dressings to kill bacteria and reduce inflammation."

Dr. Ma laughed dryly and complimented: "I am really knowledgeable, so I can save myself."

Xu Jin nodded, turned around and drove away with his guard. At this time, smoke rose from the island. The brothers from the Five Hundred Battalions began to bury the pot and cook dinner. The women actually ran over to help, and bursts of cheerful laughter came with the sea breeze.

Xu Jin asked in confusion: "Zhao Datou, why do you think these women are so happy?"

Zhao Datou grinned and said, "You don't feel happy if you have money in your hands. If you have a good life in the future, how can you be unhappy? Those who return to their hometown will go back with twenty taels of silver. The men at home should not be as good as the money. Those who don't return to their hometown will be even better. If you find a prefecture and county that no one knows, they may even be able to catch a husband. So, these women are so lucky to meet a bodhisattva-minded adult."
Chapter completed!