Chapter 12 The Harvest
Daxia's domestic attitude towards the Japanese was very disgusting.
The Japanese country was given the name Japan during the Tang Dynasty, but was abolished during the Zhou Dynasty.
By the time of the Great Xia Kingdom, hundreds of years of war had also occurred in the Japanese Kingdom.
As a result, a large number of Japanese nationals went to sea to become pirates.
Back then, Captain Kunpeng was still able to restrain them.
Later, Captain Kunpeng was gone, and these Japanese pirates would often come to harass the coastal people of Daxia.
That’s why people in Daxia call Japanese pirates Japanese pirates.
In fact, most of the Japanese pirates were employed by the pirate gangs of Daxia.
The real large-scale Japanese pirate groups are participating in the warlord war in Japan.
Therefore, the actual status of the Japanese pirates appearing along the coast of Daxia is not high.
Mainly they are engaged in jobs that involve murder, arson and infamy.
Following the example of Japanese pirates, even among pirates, few people do it deliberately, just for fear of being looked down upon by others.
As dignified Daxia people, if we follow the example of the Japanese pirates, are we going to lose the face of our ancestors for eight generations?
Hou Yao's sound of flax butterfly shocked everyone.
Usually those who can speak a few words in Japanese are from pirate gangs with more Japanese pirates in the team.
You will naturally understand it after listening a lot, but they are all common words such as Ba Ge,
Flax butterfly is not a commonly used word, and most pirates don't know it, but Hou Yao knows it, which is of course strange.
It's just that they obviously still underestimated it. Hou Yao knew more about Japan than that.
"Hirado Castle, Matsuura Takanobu? Is your family currently serving Ryuzoji Temple or is it the family of Toyotomi?"
Matsuura Xia Zhu was obviously taken aback. She never expected that Hou Yao actually knew about the Longzao Temple family.
What’s more, I didn’t expect that the matter of my father’s salary to the Longzuosi family was a top secret.
It turned out that someone would find out, so I could only say honestly:
"My father secretly paid a salary to the Ryuzoji family a few years ago. As for the Toyotomi family, I have never heard of Xia Zhu."
Hou Yao liked to play Taige games in his previous life, and he was quite familiar with the history of the Japanese country.
When I heard the name Matsuura Takanobu,
He subconsciously thought of the character introduction in the game,
Unexpectedly, he was actually fooled.
I originally thought that if the historical process of this world changed, other countries would also change.
But I didn’t expect that the history of the Japanese country seemed to correspond to the previous life, so I immediately laughed:
"This is not important. Okay, it will be easy to handle once I know who you are.
Jiang Hong, Matsuura Natsuki, since you two know such a big secret,
Originally I should have killed you to silence you,
But, as long as you can be of use to me, I can let you go."
Jiang Hong immediately knelt down and begged:
"I beg you, sir, to let me live. I can be a cow or a horse."
Matsuura Natsuki also begged:
"Please spare my life, sir. Xia Zhu is willing to be a slave."
Hou Yao smiled and said:
"It's good if you can have this kind of awareness. Okay, just wait and remember, keep your mouths shut.
If I get the slightest hint of this, your lives will be lost."
At this time, Liu Ergou had led more than a dozen women out of the depths of the cave.
Seeing Yu Xiuer, Hou Yao and Single-Eyed Jiao standing together, they didn't know who to report to.
The one-eyed dragon coughed slightly and said:
"Tell me about the situation at the bottom of the cave."
Liu Ergou cupped his fists and said:
"We found a total of sixteen women down there, four of them dead.
There are also eight boxes of goods, and I have asked my brothers to carry them."
Hou Yao smiled and said:
"Okay, I'll work harder on you and send those women to the ship first.
Let’s give them something to eat and clean up first. Check to see if they have any diseases.”
Liu Ergou took the order and left.
Matsuura Xia Zhu also wanted to follow Liu Ergou,
Hou Yao said angrily:
"What are you going to do?"
Matsuura Natsuki said stupidly:
"You just...didn't you just say that you would send the woman back to the ship? And...you had...eat...something to eat."
I...I'm hungry..."
"Don't bear with me when you're hungry. If you dare to leave before I say anything, I'll chop you into pieces."
Matsuura Natsuki's face turned bitter immediately, but he did not dare to act randomly anymore.
Hou Yao then took Yu Xiuer's hand, put it on his mouth, kissed it and said:
"Daughter-in-law, let's go and see what good things Bai Bo has hidden for us."
Yu Xiuer blushed with embarrassment, nodded and let Hou Yao lead her towards the stone gate.
The one-eyed dragon couldn't help but sigh:
"This kid is really a scholar? Why do you think he is more professional than me in being a pirate?"
After saying that, he quickly followed their footsteps.
He was also curious about Bai Bo's treasure house.
The stone key found from Bai Bo before was the key to opening the stone door.
There are three small locked iron boxes behind the stone door, which correspond to the other keys.
When I opened the first iron box, there was actually a box of glass beads inside.
Hou Yao naturally disliked this thing, but Yu Xiuer and the one-eyed dragon almost had their jaws dropped.
You must know that these glass beads are extremely expensive in Daxia. I don’t know how much such a large box of glass beads can be sold for.
The second box contained gold, silver and jewelry, which were of high value.
Inside the third box are two books and a parchment map.
There is a book called "Guangfeng Knife Manual", which should be the secret book of swordsmanship and martial arts practiced by Bai Bo.
The other book is called "Outline of the Agency", which is probably a book written by the former second in charge.
Hou Yao browsed through it briefly, and there were some descriptions of how to make some mechanisms.
There are also some simple manufacturing methods of wooden machinery,
Although it lags far behind the machinery Hou Yao remembered in his previous life,
But everything in it can be made at will.
He took the mechanism summary into his arms and handed the Storm Sword Manual to Yu Xiuer:
"This sword manual should be a martial arts secret book, right? Just keep it and practice it with whoever is suitable."
Yu Xiuer hesitated for a moment and wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.
He just silently put the knife manual into his arms, thinking about who to give it to.
Who among martial arts practitioners doesn’t know the importance of secrets?
Anyone who can pass down secrets cannot be ordinary Kung Fu.
This is not the era of later generations where paper is everywhere. Every piece of paper is extremely precious.
Who would use such precious paper to record ordinary kung fu? As for some people who can’t practice advanced skills even if they hold secret books.
This depends on whether an individual can work hard and practice hard, as well as the level of talent.
After handling the two books, Hou Yao looked at the sheepskin map again, called the Map of the Four Seas of the World.
In fact, it is a sea map of Asia in the past life, stretching from Japan to the east, Tianzhu to the west, and Java to the south.
It's just that the markings on this map are very different from the maps in Hou Yao's memory of his previous life.
For example, the country of Java should be composed of many large and small islands in Hou Yao's memory.
But on this map, Java is a continuous continent, and even its exact size has not been detected.
There is no Taiwan Island that appeared in the previous life on the map, but there are many other large islands.
The Japanese country is not alone overseas, but has a land border with South Korea.
Hou Yao was confused after reading this map. If he was reborn in another world, he would still understand.
However, the history before the Tang Dynasty was almost the same as that of the previous Huaxia Kingdom.
Now there is the matter of Japan and Matsuura Takanobu. These things are too coincidental.
But if you were reborn on Blue Star, how would you explain this map?
Is the map wrong or is this world really different from the world I knew in my previous life?
Obviously this is not something that can be answered right now,
After putting away the map, Hou Yao rummaged through the jewelry box again.
I found a pearl necklace that looked pretty good.
He took the necklace and put it on Yu Xiuer's neck with his own hands and smiled:
"Sure enough, this necklace is worthy of my wife."
Yu Xiuer's face turned red with anger and she hurriedly wanted to take it off:
"This...this, I...how am I worthy..., I am...not worthy."
Hou Yao forcibly held down Yu Xiuer's hand and said:
"Why aren't you worthy? My wife is the most beautiful."
Then he kissed Yu Xiuer again on the lips.
Others quickly turned away and pretended not to see,
When Hou Yao and Yu Xiuer were kissing on the beach, everyone dared to watch and joke around.
Now that Hou Yao's prestige has been established, who else dares to laugh?
Respect is always a treatment given to the strong.
The two kissed for a while as if no one else was around before they separated.
Seeing that Liu Ergou had led people to move out the eight boxes of goods from the bottom of the cave, he walked over to check.
Seven large boxes of Japanese specialties, such as Western flags, round fans, swords, and lacquerware,
The Haima Gang probably robbed a merchant ship from Japan.
This is strange because the Japanese merchant ships always go to the East China Sea.
Few dare to set foot in the South China Sea, and the Haima Gang absolutely dare not go to the East China Sea to rob.
So this ship came at a very strange time.
Hou Yao walked to the last box, and Liu Ergou opened the box.
Inside is half a box of unknown plant roots and very strange plant fruits.
Most of them are broken and emit an unpleasant smell.
Liu Ergou covered his nose:
"Why is there still a box of garbage?"
Yu Xiuer also covered her nose and backed away:
"What a strong, strange smell."
Everyone just thinks this is a box of garbage,
Hou Yao fell into a daze after seeing the contents of the box.
Originally, he was still wondering whether there would be these two kinds of plants in this world.
Unexpectedly, it appeared in front of him.
Yu Xiuer noticed that Hou Yao was looking at the box of garbage in a daze, and asked inexplicably:
"Ms. sir, what's wrong with you? Is there anything wrong with these things?"
Only then did Hou Yao come back to his senses and excitedly hugged her waist:
"There is a problem, of course there is a problem, this is a real treasure.
With these two things, no one on the island will be hungry."
When everyone heard that there was no need to go hungry, they immediately became interested and the single-eyed dragon asked:
"What is this?"
Hou Yao bent down and picked out the sweet potatoes and corn cobs that were still intact in the box and said:
"The yellow ones are called corns, and the red ones are called sweet potatoes. They are both things that can be eaten as food.
It’s a pity that they’ve all been spoiled, so I’ll keep the remaining bits as seeds, otherwise I can give you a taste.”
Put the intact sweet potatoes and corn into two small iron boxes respectively.
Seeing Hou Yao pour out the glass beads like trash,
Use the empty box to hold corn,
Everyone felt a burst of pain when they saw it,
It is obviously such a valuable thing, and if one of them breaks, it will be a huge loss.
He discards them like worn-out shoes,
No one knew the use of a few plant fruits, but he treasured them very much.
This behavior is really incomprehensible...
This chapter has been completed!