Not long after the ship stopped, the cabin door was kicked open, and a group of pirates came in. "Get off the ship! Everyone get off the ship!" Everyone was pushed off the merchant ship, and they were kicked down as they were walking slowly. Zeng
Yi blended in with the crowd and stepped off the merchant ship.
Zeng Yi looked around a few times after getting off the boat. They were obviously on a pier. The pier was not too big, but not too small either. There were two merchant ships, and next to them were several warships belonging to Persian pirates. "Only these warships?"
Could it be said that this is the full strength of Persian pirates?"
Zeng Yi originally wanted to find out that the Persian pirates were warships, so he immediately committed suicide and sent his troops to destroy Ya. However, seeing the situation at the port, Zeng Yi decided to wait and see if there were any other pirates.
Battleship.
This is obviously an island. The size of the island is not small. The port where the merchant ships dock is a place where pirates retreated. It is simply a natural port. Not far from the port is a water village, and there are not many people coming and going in the water village.
Most of them were Persians, but Zeng Yi also saw some oriental-looking people working, presumably they were hostages.
Under the supervision of the pirates, Zeng Yi and others spent half an hour removing the porcelain from the two merchant ships and transporting it back to the water village. After finishing the work, everyone was locked up in a broken house.
Everyone was very worried and started talking quietly in the dilapidated house, "Let's kill him if they don't use it up!"
"Ying, probably not. I see, there are some Central Plains people working here. They, they shouldn't be able to kill people!"
"Yes, but they are pirates!"
The merchant ship captain said with a pale face: "Probably not, their pirates are only looking for money. As long as we don't cause trouble, they shouldn't kill anyone!" As everyone was talking, the door of the broken house was kicked open, and several vicious figures appeared.
The pirates came in. Several of them looked at everyone, and one of them turned back to the people behind him and said, "Tell them!"
"It's my lord!" Only then did everyone see that there was a thin man behind the Persians. That man was definitely not a Persian at first glance.
"Don't be afraid! The king only wants money. As long as your family can pay the ransom, the king will never harm you! You can write a letter. Each of you only needs one thousand taels of silver, and the king will let you go!"
"One thousand taels! Sir! I, we are all ordinary people, how can we afford one thousand taels of silver!" Upon hearing the one thousand taels of silver, some of the merchant ship crew members immediately said with trembling
.
"No? It's okay if you don't. As long as you help the king work for two years, he will let you go!" As he said, the man left some pens, inks, paper and inkstones, "If you can get a thousand dollars, write
Please contact your family members with this letter, and the king will send someone to deliver it to your family members!"
Zeng Yi looked at the thin guy and guessed in his mind: "Although this guy looks like a Central Plains guy, his accent is very stiff. He is probably a Korean or an Islander!"
After the Persians left, everyone looked at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone left on the ground, but no one went up to write a letter. They were silent for a long time, and everyone looked at the merchant ship captain. The guy stared at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone for a while, and then bit
He gritted his teeth and said: "It is impossible for the gang to pay you so much money to ransom us. We can only work here for two years. Don't be afraid. Since the pirates have said it, we only need to work for them.
There should be no fear for life."
The captain can definitely give out a thousand taels of silver, but he is not stupid, and he will not take it even if he can give it. With so many people following him, if he goes back alone, even if the pirates really have to let him go,
It is estimated that these people’s families will be torn apart when they return to the Central Plains!
A group of people did not write letters, but the Persian pirates kept their word and did not embarrass them. They even asked them what they would do, as if they wanted them to work. Since Zeng Yi wanted to find out the situation of the Persian pirate warships, at that time
He took the initiative to report that he could repair warships. When the pirates heard this, they saw him assigned to the port without saying a word and without any doubt.
These captured hostages actually worked very hard, with almost no rest in the day. They had to work from dawn in the morning until they couldn't see. They probably felt sympathy for each other. The original workers at the port treated Zeng Yidao quite well.
From these people, Zeng Yi learned that the pirates would indeed release people, but they did not know whether those released would return to the Central Plains.
Hearing that they would indeed be released, Zeng Yi instantly frowned. He was the commander of the Jinyi Guards and had never heard such news in the Central Plains. "In the past six months, dozens of people have been released. Could it be said that all of them have been released?"
Was it solved secretly?" In fact, it was solved secretly. Zeng Yi did not worry about anything. He was afraid that the Persians would really let him go. In that case, things would not be that simple. Dozens of people would return to the Central Plains. There would be no reporting officer.
, but now Zeng Yi has never heard any news, and Zeng Yi also asked the person in charge of Jinyiwei in Dengzhou through the bosses who are still in the Central Plains, and they have not heard any news in this regard. In this case,
Something is wrong!
"Made, those guys are not around, are they? According to these people, the people who were let go are usually good performers, and they may have rebelled and surrendered to the enemy!" With the urinary behavior of those businessmen, two years of
Time, the Persians decided not to win over anyone.
The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. "It's amazing. Not only can you make money, but you can also train spies. The Central Plains must have been planted with many spies by Persia. Fortunately, the captives are all businessmen and cannot enter the officialdom of the imperial court!"
"I see, old men, why weren't you let go?"
"Hey, these pirates are always looking for faults. Once their problems are discovered, they will extend their term. I have been extended to three and a half years. If I want to leave, I still need to work for another year!" Zeng Yihe said.
The embarrassed old man shook his head helplessly.
Hearing this, Zeng Yi confirmed his guess! The Persian pirates obviously didn't want to let these people go, but they let dozens of them go. Most likely, these dozens of people had already defected to the Persians.
"Oh, I see. Those who were let go didn't get any additional years?"
"Humph, they are all flatterers, so naturally the Persians won't give them more years!"
"Oh, I see. Those who were let go didn't get any additional years?"
"Humph, they are all flatterers, so naturally the Persians won't give them more years!"
