Liu Shouyou stood on the edge of the ship, looking at the land looming in the distance, which was the destination of their trip, Tanegashima Akakiwei Port. His sailboat will be on a transport mission.

After finishing his training on Jeju Island, he spent another three months in the Jeju Island Training Fleet, where he was assigned to serve on a modified sailing ship because of his good performance.

The strength of the Far East, the fierce artillery fire of the city of San Salvador, still makes him feel uneasy. But when he arrived in Vladivostok, he learned that the Far East was far more powerful than he had imagined. He knew that if he wanted to get ahead in the Far East, he had to rely on real skills. So since he got on the ship, he has worked very hard, and he can be a pirate of the Zheng family, and he can climb up by daring to fight and kill.

His efforts finally paid off, and he was promoted to boatswain by Captain Li Shaojie within a few months of being on the ship. Although the little boatswain was a far cry from his status among the Zheng pirates, Liu Shouyou was still very excited when he learned that he had been promoted.

It's been almost a year since I came to the Far East. That year he went to Vladivostok with a battleship, where he was shocked like never before. While patrolling the South China Sea, he sank several Franco's merchant ships, and he watched as the large plywood ships were smashed by the guns in the gun compartment under his feet. He knew that the Far East would definitely become the hegemon of the sea, and the boatswain was the cornerstone of his growth in the Far East.

"Woo......"

The piercing whistle continued to sound, Liu Shouyou turned his head and saw that the dozen or so sailing ships of the fleet were sailing in a column on Tanegashima in front of them, and each ship was about to enter the port in turn.

Since the Far East occupied Tanegashima Island, it has carried out a large-scale expansion of the port of Akagio. It's a different place than it used to be, with a large number of ships moored along the quay hundreds of meters long. Tall wooden hoisting systems are unloading various supplies from merchant ships.

Since the Far East Company took control of the waters north of Manila. Macau was knocked out again, and the company had monopolized Japan's foreign trade. Every day, there is an endless stream of sea ships from Daming, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, and Manila.

All ships would deliver their goods to the port of Akagio on Tanegashima, and merchants from Sakai Port and Nagasaki in Japan, as well as merchant fleets from the daimyo of each domain, would come to trade with the Far East Company. In less than two years. It has been transformed into a bustling commercial port.

Although the Tokugawa shogunate was very aware of what was happening here, they were extremely afraid of the Far Eastern Company, and Tanegashima belonged to the Satsuma domain, so the Tokugawa shogunate was like an ostrich with its head stuck in the sand, and it was considered that it did not see it. And now they are also sending a fleet to trade with the Far East, there is no way, Tanegashima's various commodities are too tempting.

As the city continued to expand, all the shops on the newly opened pedestrian streets in the port area were looted out by merchants from Japan and the Ming Dynasty before they were completed. Although the rent of the shop has risen again and again. But there are still a large number of merchants who are here to buy a shop from someone else.

Although the price of the transfer of the shop has been raised to a sky-high price, there is still no merchant who has the intention of transferring the shop.

The Satsuma Domain of Japan has completely extricated itself from its predicament, and with the Far East as a big backer, they are now living a prosperous life. Every year, the Shimazu family would send their descendants to Vladivostok with a group of retainers from the Satsuma clan to pay a lot of tribute. Each time it was made extremely grand, and it was more respectful than their audience with the emperor.

Many of the goods of the Far East were handed over to the Satsuma Domain for exclusive management. Huge benefits are reaped every year. But of course, these incentives came under conditions, and the Satsuma clan would buy a large amount of copper and sulfur in Japan every year. and a large number of Japanese women, who were sent to Vladivostok in a steady stream.

Liu Shouyou's fleet came here to carry out the mission of sending Japanese laborers to Vladivostok, and the Satsuma clan used their resources to find more than 10,000 Japanese laborers for the Far East. Some time ago, these Japanese laborers were sent to concentration camps near the port of Akakio and underwent purification. Some Japanese samurai were transferred from the Death Warriors and trained them for a month.

The rapid expansion of the Far East Company has also led to the company's current labor shortage. Moreover, there are many infrastructure projects this year, including the construction of the highway from Vladivostok to Shuangchengzi, and various infrastructure projects in Bac Ninh Town. The expansion of the petrochemical base in Sakhalin requires a lot of labor.

With a "bang......", Liu Shouyou's sailboat leaned against the military port dock next to Chiweimu Port, and the voice of the captain Li Shaojie came.

"Attention everyone, everyone's holiday is less than two days, and we will be back on time by 5 pm tomorrow night for roll call......"

When the officers and men on board heard the captain's order, they all cheered loudly. But they also have a little regret in their hearts. The fleet has been adrift at sea for more than three months, and has been in a state of patrol training. Everyone was ready to go ashore and have a good time. But the holiday was less than two days.

Tanegashima is now the most desirable place for the officers and men of the Admiralty ships. Every year, a large number of Japanese prostitutes come to Tanegashima, Tanegashima custom shops, pubs and kabuki are already all over the streets of Akaogi Port, and even many Jeju Island overseas legion ruffians will come to Tanegashima in droves to buy & spring when they are on vacation.

Liu Shouyou repeated the captain's order loudly and patrolled around the ship. He didn't have much yearning for Akakiwei Port, and now he wanted to drift on the sea every day and learn more things by the captain's side. The captain Li Shaojie took him very seriously, and often taught him some knowledge on sailboats, intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, the officers and men had already jumped off the sailboat, and only a dozen cadres and soldiers were left on board to be on duty. The place where they moored belonged to the military dock. This is a military zone, and it is strictly forbidden for idle people to enter and leave, and there is also a battalion of overseas corps stationed nearby.

In the past, Liu Shouyou served as a watchman on holidays and was responsible for staying on the ship. This time he was still ready to stay, it was normal to be a pirate and drift at sea for a year, but at that time, how could there be such conditions as now, just the smell of the ship and the stinky food eaten every day, ordinary people may not be able to survive.

He made a round around the ship, wanting to go back to the crew cabin to rest. I happened to see the captain Li Shaojie coming over and said, "Liu Shouyou, you also get off the ship and go around, don't stay on the ship all the time, I have already arranged the personnel who stayed behind." ”

Liu Shouyou nodded gratefully to the captain and returned to the cabin to change into clean clothes. When he got out of the sailboat with a pass from the officer on duty on the ship, he showed his exit pass to the soldiers on duty and walked towards the castle town of Akaogi Port.

The newly built port area of Akaogi Port is very prosperous, with wide streets and rows of shops along the streets. The signboard decoration is also exotic. Although it was not yet noon, the streets were already very lively.

The Japanese on the street, whether civilians or businessmen, would take the initiative to get out of the way when they saw Liu Shouyou wearing a military uniform, and some would bow to him. Even the merchants of Daming had to greet him with a fist, and they could chat with him enthusiastically.

The town's custom shops, pubs, and kabuki restaurants are generally located in small streets and alleys. In front of each shop, there were several Japanese women standing and seeing him coming. He bowed to him reservedly, smiled and asked him to come into the house and sit down in broken Chinese.

Liu Shouyou casually found a wine house and walked in, and two Japanese women took his arm and rubbed Liu Shouyou vigorously with the two balls of meat on his chest. Far Eastern soldiers are the guests that these Japanese ladies want to accompany the most, they are generous, strong and strong, and they will not get tired after tossing all night.

As soon as I walked into the back room of the tavern. A loud noise came to my face. There are Far Eastern GIs everywhere, and they have half-naked Japanese in their arms. Loud laughter, wine pond meat forest, extreme luxury.

"Lao Liu, it's really you, haha...... Come here, come here......"

Liu Shouyou turned his head to look. It was found that the person who called him was He Wu. He walked up with a Japanese girl in his arms, sat next to He Wu, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, I can actually meet you here." ”

He Wu took his hand out of the clothes on the Japanese woman's chest and picked up the wine glass on the table. laughed and said: "Brother, we haven't seen each other for a while, what are you ......doing?"

The two of them raised their heads and drank the wine in their glasses, and He Wu continued: "I heard that you are also a boatswain, and your rank has caught up with me so quickly." Ha ha...... I really didn't misunderstand you at the beginning, and in the future, when you are in the Admiralty, you will definitely be able to get out of the way. ”

"Big brother, how can I compare with you, the ship you are on is the latest sailing ship, and you will all be of great use in the future. You were a boatswain as soon as you got on board, and I stayed up for months before I was promoted, and we are two different things. ”

Listening to Liu Shouyou's words, He Wu laughed. He leaned over and whispered in Liu Shouyou's ear: "Brother, I heard our captain say that your captain is amazing, you must follow closely, that is the person cultivated by the Admiralty." I have also heard that in a few months the Admiralty will select a group of excellent naval sailors to go to Vladivostok...... What's it called, yes, it seems to be further education, and you have to seize this opportunity. ”

Liu Shouyou's heart suddenly became hot, although he didn't know what it meant to further study, he understood that this was definitely an opportunity. He could feel that he might have a chance this time. Thinking of this, he picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother, let me congratulate you first, I'm afraid I already have you this opportunity." ”

He Wu laughed and said: "How can it, this is something that hasn't been shadowed yet, come, drink and drink......" Although He Wu said this, it can be seen from the expression on his face that it is estimated that the matter of going to further study has already been decided.

Liu Shouyou and He Wu drank for a day, probably because of the excitement in his heart, and at night, he showed his might and almost killed the Japanese girl.

The next day, I slept until the afternoon, got up and had a simple bite, and left the brewhouse. When he was about to go out, he found that the Japanese ladies in the sake house looked at him with a watery look.

By five o'clock in the evening, all the officers and men who had left the detachment rushed back to the sailboat. The Far Eastern Army punished officers and soldiers who did not return on time and even had an impact on their future promotions.

Everyone lined up neatly on the ship, accepted the roll call of the captain Li Shaojie, and then took their places to prepare to accept the task. Liu Shouyou stood on the side of the ship and glanced into the distance, and found a long column walking towards the military port wharf. This is the Japanese laborer they are preparing to ship this time.

Japanese laborers were formed in a squadron of 100 people, wearing the newly produced work clothes of the company's textile factory. It is made of khaki cotton fabric, wears Russian-style suede shoes on his feet, wears a canvas armed belt around his waist, carries a military satchel and water bottle, and wears a Russian-style combat cap on his head. Each team was led by a daredevil's samurai, and the team looked neat as they marched, and it seemed that the training had been working well this month.

When the Japanese laborers boarded the ship, they were very orderly. The movement was a little slower, and the Japanese samurai who led the team was a whip, which was very heavy, and sometimes a whip could knock the Japanese laborer to the ground. They would be sent into the bottom of the sailboat, where hundreds of people would be crammed in, and more than a hundred people would be placed on the deck. Even so, the more than 10,000 Japanese laborers still couldn't fit it, so they could only find more than a dozen merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty to get them on the ship.

As the shrill whistle sounded, the boilers of a dozen sailboats began to catch fire, and thick black smoke spread around the docks. As a huge roar rang out, the sailboats left the dock one by one. (To be continued......)

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