Chapter 24 Learn Japanese

The Japanese pirates seemed to be much more honest. The officers and soldiers who were searching along the coast reported that they had never seen Japanese pirates again. The pirates were almost wiped out. They went to the surrounding prefectures to investigate.

A magistrate from the neighboring county proposed that we send gunships out, patrol the surrounding islands, destroy the pirate's nests, and completely wipe out the pirates.

I think it is also a feasible solution. Japanese pirates and pirates have always colluded with each other. They use some islands near our sea as springboards. If we carry out a clearance, it will be valuable.

One day, our three gunships set sail. I took the chart of the captured Japanese pirates and patrolled various islands. This time I also specifically proposed the surrendered Japanese pirate from the prison and asked him to be a guide.

Japanese pirates are called Sandao. They are more accurate in Chinese than many of us say. Those who don’t know will never think that he is a Japanese pirate.

Mishima did his duty, and the guide was very competent

Lao Cao and I were on the boat. The two bosses from Guangdong were responsible for driving. They were not very familiar with our sea area, but when they looked at the chart, they praised the detailed and accurate drawings.

I asked Mishima: How can you have such a chart? It is impossible to achieve Ah with you people who can only burn, kill, loot and loot.

Mishima said: There is indeed support from their court here. In fact, when you come to plunder, you have to hand over some of the property when you go back.

I said: That is to say, the officials in your place also support this kind of thing.

Mishima said: Now there are wars and heroes in our place, so military expenditure is also very important. Many people from all walks of life have come to the Ming Dynasty to rob.

I asked: Which tribe you are now may have a climate?

Mishima thought for a while and said: The most optimistic general is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who is a low-class man, but he is very sensible. I believe that he will be able to unify the country soon.

I nodded and said: It seems that there are talented people in your place.

Mishima said: But after all, we are alone overseas and always want to enter the mainland. General Toyotomi salivates Goryeo and the Ming Dynasty before I came here, General Toyotomi summoned me and asked about the customs and customs of the Ming Dynasty.

I smiled and said: Do you General Toyotomi dare to invade my Ming Dynasty?

Mishima smiled and said: I don’t dare, but Goryeo is already the target of General Toyotomi.

I was secretly shocked. When I was in the capital, I heard that we were in good relationships with Goryeo. Goryeo paid tribute every year. The court also helped Goryeo very much. If Goryeo was occupied by Japanese pirates, it would be like a thorn in the throat to the Ming Dynasty.

Mishima said: The gunship built by General is powerful, but if you want to fight against General Toyotomi's sea ship, I guess it is a rock with eggs.

I was stunned and said: Are your sea boats so powerful?

Mishima said: One to one is similar, but the number is too far apart. Once General Toyotomi's sea ships are deployed, each fleet is in the number of hundreds, and you have only more than 10 ships in total.

I've grinned

Mishima said: The flagship ships in our place are already covered with armored ships, and the hull is covered with iron armor. You can't penetrate small cannons like you, and the cannons are still okay. Of course, there are only a few such armored ships.

I looked at Mishima with admiration. It seems that this guy is not just a simple Japanese pirate, but also a very smart guy.

I asked Mishima: If you Japan starts war with the Ming Dynasty, what do you think the result will be

Mishima smiled and said: In the end, we will lose, but you will be miserable

I asked: You can say more details

Mishima pointed to the sea chart and said: This shows that we have made sufficient preparations long ago, but you are kept in the dark. The Li Kingdom in Goryeo is even more confused. General Toyotomi is building ships crazy, but you only have more than 10 gunships. How to fight? But we have few people and cannot withstand lasting, so General Toyotomi will definitely attack Goryeo first, and then take a stand before daming.

I asked: If you get Goryeo and go to war with the Ming Dynasty, what will happen?

Mishima said: Even if you stand in Goryeo, you are not a match for the Ming Dynasty. The snake cannot eat the elephant, but the elephant will be damaged all over the body.

I nodded and said: Mishima, what you said is very reasonable

Mishima said: In our place, there are many people who can speak you like me, and there are basically no ones who can speak us, so we have a great advantage in terms of intelligence collection.

I nodded and said: I want to worship you as my teacher and learn your language

Mishima said: I can teach you, but there are conditions

I asked: What are the conditions?

Mishima said: I have been here for so long in the Ming Dynasty. You are very good to me, but there is no woman. I want a woman.

We were chatting, and Lao Cao came in and hugged at me.

I went out with Lao Cao and went to the deck and saw that I had arrived at the island we had been to before.

Lao Cao laughed and said: A trip to the island?

I thought about it and said: It's almost a year, go and take a look

We got on the boat and boarded the island, and Mishima followed us.

Mishima said: I have been to this island, and there are many pirates and Japanese pirates, as well as fishermen and farmers.

I said: Pirates, there are no Japanese pirates, there are many women

Mishima's eyes lit up

When we got on the shore, we went to the cave first to see it. When we arrived at the entrance, Lao Cao and I were both dumbfounded. The entire cave was filled with sand.

After passing the woods and reaching the village, a few women saw us and ran away.

The soldiers rushed up and grabbed a few. When we looked over, they were all in spirit, but they were ragged, and a few were naked, with only a small amount of rag covering their lower bodies.

The soldiers searched and drove everyone to the same place. The wife and children looked at us in horror.

I was surprised to find that several women were pregnant

I nervously pulled out the knife and asked the soldiers if they had searched carefully. There were still men on the island.

The soldier said: This island is so big, it is easy to search it, there will be no more men.

I said strangely: Then what happened to these big belly wives?

Mishima went over and asked, and came back and told me: There is really no man anymore

I said: Then how did they get pregnant?

Mishima said: Are there any boys?

I was stunned and said: Isn’t that their own child?

Mishima said: If there is no man, your son can do that

I almost fainted

Mishima looked dissatisfied and thought it was normal

There are many vegetables and cereals on the island, which are very good. I admire these women and children for their ability to farm.

I asked Mishima to pick a few young and beautiful people. The soldiers went up and tied them up like rice dumplings and took them to the boat.

I asked Mishima why I filled the hole in Mishima and replied: They were afraid that you would throw them into the hole when you come back, so they just filled it in.

I almost got excited

Old Cao was almost squatting on the ground with a smile

Lao Cao asked the soldiers to drive the village women and children to the entrance of the cave again. Each of them sent a wooden shovel and asked everyone to dig the hole. We stood by and watched. The village women and children were exhausted and finally cleared the cave.

Lao Cao asked them to form a circle again and kicked them one by one. Lao Cao left happily under the resentful gaze of Mishima.

Mishima had a few women, and they were so happy that they could not come out of the cabin. We could hear the howlings of ghosts and wolves inside outside the cabin. It seemed that Mishima had been holding them for too long.

I inspected many islands, but the pirates did not resist at all when they saw us, surrendered immediately and handed over a lot of money and property.

Lao Cao took them all onto the ship and burned the pirate hiding place. We carried more than 10 pirate ships and carried many prisoners and treasures back.

I found a yard in the county town and let Mishima live with several Japanese women. The prefect issued a notice, asking the people to treat them better and not bully them.

I mingle with Mishima every day, understand their situation and learn their language. Gradually, I can understand a lot, but I still stutter.

A few Japanese women gradually became familiar with their lives, served the Three Islands carefully, and dared to go out to the streets, and went to the market to buy vegetables. The people were very polite to them, and they also gave them more vegetables and meat.

I wrote all the things Mishima told me into letters, sent them to the capital through the channels I established, handed them over to the Grand Master, the Grand Tutor and others, and wrote memorials to the Emperor.

One day, I discussed with Mishima and asked him to go back to China to learn about the current situation in Japan. Mishima agreed, and he missed his family a little.

I gave him a lot of silver and jewels to make money to go back to find out the situation

When I set off, Lao Cao and I gave him. Lao Cao took out a bag of silver for Sanshima. Sanshima didn't want it. Lao Cao whispered: Some of them are bought for your family, and the rest are taken by a few girls to bring them back to General Liu and me.

Mishima smiled and pointed at Lao Cao and said: Your conscience is so bad.