"Mad! You didn't check the almanac this time. Are you so unlucky?" Ever since the merchant ship went out to sea, wind and waves suddenly appeared on the originally calm sea. Although there were no other troubles, the two merchant ships spent twice as much money.
After a while, he broke through the wind and waves and left the waters of the Central Plains.
Looking at the calm sea, the captain of the merchant ship let out a sigh of relief and said, "We are finally out. God bless you, Mother Mazu. I hope you won't run into trouble later." Mother Mazu, also known as the Queen of Heaven, is the Holy Mother in Heaven.
A god believed in by boatmen, sailors, travelers, merchants and fishermen throughout the ages. In ancient times, sailing on the sea was often attacked by wind and waves, resulting in shipwrecks and deaths. The safety of the crew became the main issue for the navigators, who placed their hopes on the blessing of the gods. In
Before a ship sets sail, it is necessary to offer sacrifices to the Concubine to pray for good winds and safety. A statue of the Concubine is also set up on the ship to worship the Concubine.
Seeing the captain praying in front of the statue of Mazu, Zeng Yi sneered twice, and couldn't help but said in his heart: "You are finished, I said so! Even Mazu can't save you!" If it were said that when the sea went to sea, Zeng Yi would have thought about this.
There was still a 50-50 chance of encountering Persian pirates on this voyage. After experiencing the storm, Zeng Yi had basically concluded in his mind that it was a 19-fifth chance. Even the calm waters of the Central Plains were like this, and he would definitely encounter Persian pirates in the Persian waters.
After the two ships left the waters of the Central Plains, they were cautious all the way. The sailors were always paying attention to the surrounding situation on the mast. The journey was relatively safe. However, when the ship entered the Persian waters, troubles began.
First, there was a malfunction. A group of people tried their best to repair the warship. However, not long after it sailed out, the sailors on the mast reported in horror that there were pirates ahead!
The captain was shocked and immediately ordered the merchant ship to turn around and run away. However, how could the speed of the merchant ship be comparable to the Persian pirate warships? What made the people on the merchant ship even more desperate was that before they turned around and ran far away, another pirate ship appeared in front of them.
, the pirates attacked from both sides, and the merchant ship had no way to escape.
Seeing this, the captain and the people on the merchant ship all turned pale, "It's over, it's over! Why did we encounter Persian pirates!"
"Captain! What, what should I do?"
The black-hearted captain gave a wry smile and said, "What else can we do? Hang the white flag. I hope these pirates only want money!" Then the captain looked at the crew and said, "The pirates are cruel. Don't resist. They want money."
Just give them the stuff!”
Seeing two merchant ships flying white flags, several pirate ships immediately rushed over at full speed. A moment later, several pirate ships surrounded the two merchant ships! After docking, a group of pirates rushed up, and the captain tremblingly ran to
Obviously in front of the pirate leader.
"Big, big king!"
The pirate leader looked at the merchant ship captain with disdain, "What are you carrying on the ship?"
"They are all ordinary, ordinary products!"
Just as he was talking, a group of pirates had already rushed all the people on the ship to the deck. The hundreds of crew members on the merchant ship were all standing there tremblingly, without even looking at the pirates. Zeng Yi was among them, pretending to be a pirate.
Cowardly.
"Captain! The ship is full of porcelain! We have made a fortune!" I saw a pirate who took out a piece of porcelain from the cabin and said very excitedly.
When the captain saw the porcelain, he immediately laughed: "Okay, okay! The porcelain is great! Take it back immediately!"
"It's the captain! But what to do with these people? Should we deal with them all?"
Upon hearing this, Zeng Yi secretly thought something bad. If these pirates really raised the butcher's knife, then he could no longer pretend to be cowardly. Hearing the pirates' words, the merchant ship crew members were all so frightened that they could not stand still.
The captain, in particular, was even more anxious and didn't know what to do. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! We are just businessmen! Your Excellency has a lot of goods, so let us go! You can take these goods with you!"
Zeng Yi was still observing the pirates nervously. In fact, according to Zeng Yi's original idea, these pirates should not kill people. After all, only a steady stream of businessmen can guarantee their income. If they are really bloodthirsty, they will kill everyone on sight.
If this continues, no one will dare to travel by sea.
Just as Zeng Yi guessed, the pirate captain immediately waved his hand after hearing this, "Kill? Kill them and you go move these porcelain?"
"Yes, are you stupid? There are two ships full of porcelain. It is very laborious to move them. If we keep these people and let them work for us, we can ask for another ransom after that!"
After hearing that these pirates would not kill anyone, Zeng Yi felt relieved and continued to mingle among the crowd and pretend to be cowardly. Zeng Yi and the crew of the merchant ship were all imprisoned in a cabin by the pirates, with more than a dozen pirates guarding them.
Although Zeng Yi was mixed in the crowd, he looked down on these people very much. According to his understanding, these guys were members of a gang near Dengzhou. They usually acted arrogantly in the local area. However, when they met a group of pirates who were so cowardly, there were only a dozen of them.
Pirates, if these people work together, they can completely solve them. If they get the weapons of those pirates, they might be able to repel the pirates. But in the end, these people don't even have the slightest intention to resist.
Even the captain of the merchant ship was afraid that Zeng Yi, the guest, was ignorant, so he sat next to him and whispered to him: "Brother! Although pirates are cruel, they generally don't kill people. Don't be impulsive! Brother, you
You're of extraordinary origin at first glance, as long as you don't cause trouble and pay some ransom, the pirates will let you go soon!"
Zeng Yi looked at him disdainfully and whispered in his ear: "If you don't want us to cause trouble, just give me back my money. Otherwise, I will do something that will harm you. Don't blame me for not reminding you!"
"You! Why are you like this? Those are your tickets!" The captain obviously didn't expect Zeng Yi to be like this and stared at Zeng Yi.
"Ship ticket? Then you're going to send me to Persia!" After Zeng Yi finished speaking, he made a move to stand up. Seeing Zeng Yi's intention to stand up, the captain quickly held Zeng Yi down and gritted his teeth.
Said: "I'll give it! I'll give it to you!" As he said that, he looked at the pirates who were guarding them outside, and after taking a long time from his pocket, he took out the banknotes that Zeng Yi had paid him before.
After taking back the banknote, Zeng Yi sat in the cabin and began to relax with his eyes closed, not bothering to talk to the captain of the merchant ship.
Several pirate ships led two merchant ships away for an hour or two, and finally stopped, "Have they arrived at the pirate lair?" Zeng Yi opened his eyes and looked around. The pirates had not made any move yet, and none of the merchant ship crew members were there.
Everyone became uneasy. The captain repeatedly told everyone not to cause trouble or harm everyone.
