The three brothers arrived at the place where the Japanese pirates had landed. The two ships had disappeared. Su Qingping called out to Su Zhe loudly. It took a while before they got a response from far to the south.

"Thirteenth brother, you are fast enough. In just a short while, the two boats have brought you almost two miles. Where is your horse?" Su Ming saw Su Zhe tying the two boats together slowly.

Approach the shore and say to him with a smile.

"Aren't I afraid that the Japanese pirates will come back and find the boat? If you drive far away without a boat, they won't be able to escape even if they come back. I'll hide the horse in the woods. Brother, have the Japanese pirates been dealt with?" Su Zhe asked, looking at Su Ren.

"Twelve Japanese pirates are all dead!" Su Ren couldn't help but smile as he said it. Being able to kill so many Japanese pirates was a big achievement. Wei Zhuang Institute will become famous in Jinshanwei Town this time.

When the two ships docked, Su Ming, his eldest brother and others boarded the ship. Seeing the supplies piled on the ship, Su Ren asked people to take inventory.

"This time, our losses were basically negligible, but we were able to get so much loot. I have never seen it before in my life." Su Qingping said happily when he saw the soldiers carrying bags of supplies off the ship.

"Thanks to Lao Ba, otherwise even if we can capture these Japanese pirates this time, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. Tomorrow I will send the corpses of these Japanese pirates to the town to see who dares to say that I, Wei Zhuang, dare not kill the Japanese pirates." Su

Ren said with a smile.

"Brother, do you plan to send these Japanese corpses to Mr. Qianhu, or directly to the commander?" Su Ming asked.

"According to the rules, if there is a war, it must be reported level by level. We must hand over the corpses of these Japanese pirates to Mr. Qianhu, and then let Mr. Qianhu report it to the commander.

But if we report this to Lord Yao of Qianhu, he has been unwilling to see me recently and will probably deduct our military merit!" Su Ren thought for a moment and said.

"Those bags are made of green salt, which means that this group of Japanese pirates only robbed along the coast, and Zhayan Fort has already been robbed by them.

Zayan Fort may come to us soon to investigate the situation. If Zayan Fort spreads the news to the town, the salt and supplies may have to be returned to Zayan Fort. In addition, these military achievements may not really fall to Zhayan Fort.

In our hands." Su Ming said.

"What should we do?" Su Qingping couldn't help but worry after hearing this. Master Qianhu preferred Zhayan Fort. Everyone knew that if they couldn't maintain their military exploits, it would be a blow to the morale of everyone in Erwei Fort.

"There are still nearly two hours before dark. We can reach Jinshanwei Town by horse carriage before dark. The news that we killed the Japanese pirates can't be hidden for long. Rather than letting Mr. Qianhu Yao do it by himself, we should do it with great fanfare ourselves.

Send it to the master's house." Su Ming said.

Su Ren nodded after hearing this. They must have the eyes of the Qianhu adults in Weibao, and they might even have the eyes of Zhayanbao. If they want to seize the military glory, it seems they must leave for Jinshan now.

Wei Town is here.

"Okay, I will send the corpses of the Japanese pirates to Jinshanwei Town with Banner Master Cao later. You can take care of the family matters, Lao Wu and Lao Ba." Su Ren said and asked Cao Chunrui to choose the one who went to Jinshanwei Town.

people.

"Brother, I think our scene must be bigger this time. We should be fully armed and let the fifth brother go too! It is enough for me and the thirteenth brother at home.

When you get to town, you must make a big fanfare and let everyone know that our Erweibao killed 13 Japanese pirates and that the bodies were sent to Lord Qianhu," Su Ming said.

"I know what you mean, but this may offend Mr. Qianhu!" Su Ren hesitated.

"Brother, even if you don't want to offend Yao Qianhu and give him half of the credit for this time, he will never let us go and will continue to suppress us.

And we, the Second Weibao, can now kill 13 Japanese pirates, and their importance in the hearts of the commanders will inevitably increase. No matter how displeased he is by us, he has to suppress him. This time is an opportunity for us, the Second Weibao.

"Su Ming said.

"Okay, I get it! I will take 50 soldiers to Jinshanwei Town later. There are not many troops left at home. You must be careful, old man. If there is any accident, go back to Erwei Fort first. No matter how many troops there are today,

We will all be back in the evening." Su Ren said and was about to ask the guards to collect the bodies of the Japanese pirates, but was pulled aside by Su Ming.

"Brother, the wounds on the Japanese pirates I shot were very obvious. The town cannot find anything unusual about this. Someone must take the bullet casings out of the Japanese pirates' bodies and forge some wounds." Su Ming said quietly.

"I understand! You transport all the supplies back to the fort as soon as possible. I have taken away all the carriages and horses. Now that we have reached this point, we have no choice but to completely break up with Yao. Today, we will let the people from the salt field live in the fort.

Come in! We will continue cooking salt tomorrow." Su Ren asked himself to mobilize all the soldiers. If Japanese pirates or pirates come again, the workers in the salt factory will be in great danger.

"Brother, don't worry! I'm at home!" Su Ming said.

Su Ren left with two flag owners and nine small flags. He personally checked every pirate's wound and dug out all the bullet casings to disguise the fake wounds.

Su Ming asked people to move the supplies on the two ships into the Second Weibao, but the handling of the woman on the ship made Su Ming a little embarrassed.

This kind of woman is an unclean existence for every village. Even if she is sent back to her original village, she will probably not be accepted. Many suggestions are to directly execute her and throw her into the sea.

Su Mingli overcame everyone's objections and took the girl back to the castle and arranged her with the refugees who arrived this afternoon. He also told several refugees that anyone who bullied her would settle the score with them.

In the evening, Su Zhe reported today's post-war statistics.

In this battle, Wei Zhuang killed 13 pirates who landed at the cost of slightly injuring one of his soldiers, and seized 219 taels of silver, more than 430 copper coins, 73 shi of grain, and more than 220 kilograms of green salt.

In addition, there are 13 scimitars used by pirates, a pair of leather armor, 6 pairs of cloth armor, 4 pairs of short bows, a large sword, more than 10 pieces of various cloths, clothes, jewelry, and porcelain, with a total value of more than 1,000 taels of silver.

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It is said that murder and arson are gold belts. These 13 Japanese pirates drove two broken boats and robbed so many things in a few days, but in the end they got a bargain. Su Ming sorted out all the loot and waited at home until midnight, but

Still haven't heard any news from my eldest brother.

Arriving at the fortress wall, Su Zhe saw Su Ming walking over.

"Bago, it's almost the middle of the year. If my eldest brother doesn't come back, will he be detained by Yao?" Su Zhe asked worriedly.

"It's not that easy for Yao Zonghan to take action in Jinshanwei Town. Besides, the eldest brother brought the fifth brother and Chunrui brother with him.

Maybe it's because I stayed in Qianhu Mansion for too long and couldn't leave the gate of Jinshanwei Town! The town must be very careful recently because of Japanese pirates," Su Ming said.

The two brothers waited on the fort wall all night, but did not see the eldest brother and others coming back. They waited until the next morning when a group of soldiers slowly came from the west road. Su Ming saw that there were more people than the eldest brother had brought yesterday.

There are more than twice as many carriages, there are more than forty carriages alone, and the materials pulled on them are all heavy.

When the team approached, Su Ming saw his eldest brother and two people riding horses at the front. In the middle, a military commander in his forties wearing iron armor turned out to be Yao Zonghan from the Qianhu Salt Factory. Su Ming was on the left of Yao Zonghan, and on the right was a military commander.

A young general, presumably his status is not low.

"Thirteenth brother, it's the eldest brother who is back! He has also brought back Yao.

Now I can't let anyone know that I'm back, so I'll leave this place to you while I go to the back of the fort to hide." Su Ming saw Yao Qianhu coming, got off the fort wall and went to the training ground behind the fort.

It was not until the afternoon that Su Ming saw his thirteenth brother coming over and calling him to go home.

When he entered the house and saw the smile on his eldest brother's face, Su Ming knew that he had gained a lot this time.

"Buddy, please sit down quickly, we will make a lot of money this time!" Su Ren said to Su Ming with a smile.

"I saw you came back with Yao. Many of the carriages were from the barracks in the town, but the commander gave us food and grass?" Su Ming asked with a smile.

"Buddy, you are still smart. Yesterday afternoon, I listened to your instructions. When I arrived at Jinshanwei Town, I did not enter through the east gate. Instead, I entered Jinshanwei Town through the north gate of the main road.

Before we even arrived at the gate of Mr. Yao's house, the entire Jinshanwei Town already knew that Wei Zhuang had killed thirteen Japanese pirates.

As soon as we arrived at Lord Yao's house, Lord Yao and I were summoned by the commander. In order not to be suspected by the commander, I overreported our casualties, saying that 23 people were killed and more than 30 injured. The commander immediately asked.

We have learned about the distribution of grain, grass and equipment this year at our Wei Zhuang Institute.

After learning that Wei Zhuang Station had been out of food and grass since March last year and that its equipment had not been updated for two years, Mr. Yao was reprimanded by the commander, Mr. Duan, and asked to make up for the arrears of food and salary as soon as possible.

We really made a lot of money this time. Master Qianhu gave us a total of 473 shi of food for half a year. In addition, we also had 340 taels of silver for half a year, 2 pairs of cowhide armor, 6 pairs of cloth armor, 8 pairs of longbows, and 15 broadswords.

There are 45 pieces of fine spear heads, and the income obtained this time is enough to more than double the power of our Second Weibao." Su Ren looked at his younger brother and said happily.

The food and money were enough for Wei Zhuang for half a year, but the most valuable items among them were two pairs of cowhide armors. You must know that the armors made by the imperial court were all made according to standards. Cowhide armors can only be worn by elites in the army, and ordinary soldiers can only wear cloth armors at most.

Can be worn.

Cowhide armor is generally made of five layers. The outermost layer is made of processed cowhide which can withstand most arrow damage. The inner layer is made of multiple layers of coarse linen. The inner layer is made of soft cowhide. The next two layers are more wear-resistant.

Layers of fine cloth are used to reduce blunt force injuries, and several layers of soft silk protect the body from being abraded by the armor and are breathable to ensure the temperature inside the leather armor. Such a pair of leather armor requires a craftsman more than three months to complete.

A piece of cowhide armor costs at least 45 taels of silver on the black market, and a three-layer cloth armor costs more than 10 taels of silver. The value of these armors alone is more than 150 taels of silver. The key is that the ones issued by Jinshanwei Town can be worn openly and without fear of being caught.
Chapter completed!