Unconsciously, time passed like this day by day. The pottery merchant sent several more envoys to find Gan Ning, but they never got a reply. According to the school affairs report from the school affairs office, Yuan Shu's move to recruit warships
It’s also coming to an end day after day.
Time passed quickly, which made the pottery merchant feel distressed. Fortunately, Shouchun had so many warships that it was difficult for Yuan Shu to deploy them in a short period of time. This gave the pottery merchant time to breathe, but this period of time was very difficult for the pottery merchant.
To put it bluntly, it was like a burning torment.
It felt as if I was waiting to die, indescribably sad.
That bastard Gan Ning must have lied to him, right?
If that were the case, even if he turned into a ghost, he would have to bite his whole family to death.
Ideas are ideas, but regarding this matter, Tao Shang was really not sure of success. But even if he was not sure of Gan Ning's thoughts, he still had to bear the final bitter consequences of this matter on his own.
After all, the person who trusted Gan Ning without any reservation was the pottery merchant himself.
You may blame yourself for being blind as well.
Time passed by bit by bit, and just when the pottery merchant was about to despair, the news that saved his life was finally delivered by the last wave of messengers.
Gan Ning finally arrived at Ruxuwu!
When the potter learned the news, he almost jumped up from the bed and hugged the messenger and kissed him!
But due to his status as a gentleman, the pottery merchant did not do such a shameless thing in the end.
A gentleman should still maintain some quality and self-cultivation.
Arriving at the main reception hall of Ruxuwu, Gan Ning was standing there, looking at the pottery merchant with a cheerful smile.
Looking at the big man appearing in front of him, the potter's eyes seemed to be wet in an instant.
This water thief leader is really a relative in the eyes of the pottery merchant!
The potter walked forward quickly and came to Gan Ning. He looked at him carefully up and down, then patted Gan Ning's shoulder heavily with his hand, and said happily:
"Asshole, are you tired of living? Do you want to die or move bricks in the mining area? Choose one!"
Gan Ning's hearty smile turned stiff in an instant.
"No? What's going on!? I...this...I'm here to help you, Mr. Fu!" Gan Ning's tone was obviously a little anxious.
Why did he go wrong while helping others? What was going on in the head of the Danyang County governor?
The potter's face suddenly fell, and he said slowly: "You really want to help me?"
"I sincerely help you! I am willing to swear to the Yangtze River!"
The potter frowned and said angrily with dissatisfaction: "Then why has Tao sent several waves of envoys, but you haven't heard back?"
Hearing this, Gan Ning said happily: "With the eight hundred brats under my command, what kind of turmoil can be caused by fighting Yuan Shu? After getting your message, I will not stop day and night, running around, working day and night to replace you."
You lured the water bandit leaders on the Yangtze River! It took a lot of effort to get all these people to gather here! Mr. Tao Mansion, you just took the title of Pirate King for nothing, but you don’t know that the hardships and difficulties involved in this are not as great as you imagined.
Simple? Do you think that just by talking loudly, they will be willing to come over and show their respect for their lives?"
When he heard this, the potter's eyes suddenly brightened.
He hurriedly grabbed Gan Ning's hand and shook it up and down: "Brother, have you really gathered the water thieves from all the Yangtze River tribes here?"
Gan Ning couldn't help but grin when he heard this, not knowing what to say about him.
You just called yourself a "bastard", why did you become a "brother" so soon?
Who is this? This is!
"Master Fu, early tomorrow morning, you will go to Chaohu with Gan to have a look and you will find out!"
Upon hearing this, Tao Shang nodded solemnly and said happily: "Okay, first tell Tao how many water thieves are gathered here, and I will prepare a strategy to deal with the enemy."
Gan Ning took out the hands held by the pottery merchant and began to pull them apart finger by finger, as if he was counting the number of people, but he did so slowly and messily, which made people look confused.
Seeing Gan Ning's face flushed from being suppressed, the potter couldn't help but feel bad for him.
Mathematics is really not his strong point.
After a long time, Gan Ning finally completed the calculation.
The Jinfan thief raised his head, proudly reported a number, and said harshly: "Actually, it's not much, only five thousand."
After saying this, he puffed up his chest proudly, as if waiting for the potter to praise him.
When the pottery merchant heard this, he nodded as if he was suddenly thinking about it, and sighed: "It's true that there isn't much."
Gan Ning was choked up when he heard this.
Who is this!
I really don’t want to talk to him anymore!
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Early the next morning, after the pottery merchant had prepared what he needed, he led a group of men, took the four Pei brothers and Xu Rong, and accompanied Gan Ning to the camp where the water thieves were stationed.
The place where the bandits led by the water thieves in the Yangtze River were stationed was quite hidden. Gan Ning said it was on the edge of Chao Lake, but in fact it was set up in a dense forest far away from the shore of Chao Lake. The roads along the way
It's extremely difficult, and there are no dirt roads, so it's all about trial and error.
Tao Shang and others set out early in the morning. Under Gan Ning's guidance, they walked for most of the day before they saw a huge camp in the forest.
Gan Ning kept bragging to the pottery merchant on this journey. The implication was that he had spent a lot of effort on behalf of the pottery merchant to convince the bandit leaders to bring people here. What he expressed in his words was that
, it seems to be saying that if it were not for him, Gan Ning, who wanted to be the pirate king alone, the water pirates who were willing to come would probably not be able to even get a thousand. The pottery merchant turned around and said that he would have to give himself a big title no matter what.
You must be a naval officer and have a good job.
Naked bragging and asking for credit.
Tao Shang had some idea of Gan Ning's popularity among water thieves.
Apart from the street rats, he is basically the smelliest.
He did not listen to the bragging of the water pirate leader, and knew in his heart that to be able to gather so many Yangtze River water pirates, in addition to Gan Ning's operation and his own reputation as the Pirate King, there must be other people's operations among them.
Tao Shang probably knew this person, and it was very likely that he was Zhou Tai.
Entering the large camp in the forest, the pottery merchant observed carefully and found that the water thieves from each family still gathered in the same way as each village. The barrier was ordered to list several camp heads, and the camp layout was quite good.
Complying with the rules is really amazing.
These water bandits still have their wits about them.
However, compared with the normal camps set up by the army, these camps still lack some order. They are one to the east and one to the west, and are very irregular. Many tents have pots and pans lined up at the door, just like going out for a picnic.
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There is still more of a rustic flavor.
Except for the leaders of various water pirates, most of the minions below did not know the new pirate king very well. Seeing that the pottery merchant followed Gan Ning into the camp, and he was still wearing an armor uniform, the minions’
The performance was somewhat astonishing. Although each of them stayed away from each other, there were groups of thirty or fifty whispering to each other, pointing at the pottery merchants, and talking about them.
The potter frowned when he saw this. He didn't like being surrounded by a group of people like this, as if he had escaped from the cage and walked independently.
Gan Ning persuaded him with a smile: "They are all little thieves who usually rob homes and homes. They have never seen much of the world. A little commotion is nothing to mention. Don't take it to heart..."
As the potter followed Gan Ning, he whispered: "Why do I feel like they are not looking at people, but like they are looking at some strange little animals..."
Gan Ning laughed loudly, shook his head and said: "Master Fu, you think too much, what kind of bullshit animal can you see..."
When he finished speaking, he saw a young water thief who was very young, probably only fourteen or fifteen years old, quietly walked to the side of the pottery merchant, stretched out his hand and gently threw an orange on the ground in front of the pottery merchant, and then Meng Meng
He looked at the pottery merchant, as if to observe whether he would pick it up or not.
Tao Shang and Gan Ning's faces suddenly turned dark.
Tao Shang bit his lip and said nothing, but Gan Ning kicked the young man away and said angrily: "Damn you! What brat from the water village! So rude! What are you looking at?
Get out of here, get out of here! Just do whatever you have to do! Have you never seen the Pirate King?"
After being greeted by Gan Ning, everyone cheered and dispersed.
Looking at the water thieves who were hiding from a distance, looking at him carefully and whispering to each other, Tao Shang couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Many of them were extremely shabby, and some even had only rags to cover their bodies. The straw sandals under their feet were mostly torn and old. Some of the thieves carrying water had wooden buckets and earthen jars in their hands.
They all had bad teeth, which made the potter's eyes twitch.
Although they are all water thieves, it is obvious that there is a strict class system among the water thieves. The food and clothing that the water thieves usually rob are likely to be divided up by the bandit leaders, while the real ones are left to the bottom.
There must not be many of them for water thieves.
Big fish eat small fish, and it seems to be applicable to any group, and water thieves are no exception.
If a naval force dressed in such shabby clothes were dragged out to fight Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu would not necessarily think that they were the Jinling army of the pottery merchant...
Yuan Laoer would most likely suspect that this was a peasant rebel army that appeared out of nowhere.
When he was young, the pottery merchant came to a large tent under the guidance of Gan Ning. Gan Ning opened the shabby curtain and extended his hand to invite the pottery merchant inside.
Xu Rong and the Pei brothers all followed the pottery merchant. They entered the big tent, only to see more than twenty water pirate leaders waiting inside.
They are all acquaintances. Basically, everyone has met at the Heroes Club.
The leader among them is undoubtedly the Jiujiang thief Zhou Tai.
Seeing the pottery merchant come in, Zhou Tai bowed first, bowed his hands to the pottery merchant, and said: "Zhou Tai, the Jiujiang thief, I have seen...I don't know whether I should call you 'Road Thief King' or 'Tao Mansion'"
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The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows when he heard this and looked at Gan Ning in surprise, only to see Gan Ning whistling and looking away boredly, deliberately not making eye contact with the pottery merchant.
This bastard!
But if you think about it carefully, how could Gan Ning bring these bandit leaders together with his extremely poor popularity among the water thieves? Presumably he must have told the truth to Zhou Tai, and through Zhou Tai
Tai conveyed to the thieves that Zhou Tai's prestige was the only way to gather these thieves and bandit leaders here.
Talking about running around and working hard is sheer nonsense, all time must have been wasted on Zhou Tai's side.
It is true that when he became the Pirate King, all the water pirate leaders swore to respect the Pirate King's order, but that was just a blind wish. When it came to reality, no one would necessarily abide by the promise, and this
The battle is against the empress general Yuan Shu, the world-famous and famous legitimate son of the Yuan family!
This matter is no joke. If there is no clear explanation, none of the bandit leaders will easily touch the tiger's beard of the princes who have the imperial title and imperial edict.
These water pirate leaders are not really fools... at least they are better than real fools. Is it possible that they will really fight whoever the Pirate King tells them to fight?
Why is One Piece so awesome!
Therefore, if they are to be gathered here, the true identity of the pottery merchant must be revealed.
Seeing the embarrassment of Tao Shang and Gan Ning, Zhou Tai laughed and explained: "Don't doubt Mr. Tao. Brother Gan has told us the cause and effect. The leaders of each family also have some doubts about Mr. Tao's past trip.
, but Zhou remembers that Mr. Tao once said to Zhou that the way of thieves and bandits is not the right path! I think Mr. Tao is still somewhat biased and protective of those of us who are robbing families and homes on the river. This time I will lead the crowd.
We are gathered here to hear what Mr. Fu has to say? Or, in other words, what wise use does Mr. Fu make of us bandits who are not innocent? Moreover, we also want to know what Mr. Fu thinks of us.
Is there any resettlement plan?"
The pottery merchant looked at Zhou Tai calmly, then turned to look at the bandit leaders surrounding him, and suddenly smiled.
"Do you really know Tao's good intentions when he first got into the noble circle, determined to become the leader of the water thief alliance, and interacted with you all?"