When Du Dewei heard that the other party opened his mouth to tell his family's origin, Du Dewei was slightly shocked at first, and then he felt relieved: Xu Xinsu's side must have sent a clipper to report the news, and the speed must be much faster than the 20 miscellaneous ships here.

After figuring out the joints, Du Dewei slowly took off his hat, revealing his true face, and then said with a smile: "It turns out that it was shopkeeper Xue who was in front of me. I was disrespectful. It's Du Dewei."

Having said this, Du Dewei took out Xu Xinsu's autographed letter from his pocket. After reading the letter, Xue Haiyuan nodded and said to him: "I have admired Shopkeeper Du for a long time. I don't know when you left Haimen Island.

What about?"

Du Dewei knew that the next step would be a "pandao" procedure, so he did not hide anything and answered Xue Haiyuan's questions honestly.

The "conversation" with the guests finally took half an hour. After all the information was matched, Xue Haiyuan stood up and began to greet the guests to "wash away".

The three of them were then led to a guest room in the courtyard, and then a waiter brought a few buckets of hot water and three sets of inconspicuous-looking blue cloth robes. After cleaning up, the sky had darkened, and Du Dewei was

Take him back to the same room alone.

A bright kerosene lamp had been lit in the room, and a few plates of wine and food had been brought out. Xue Haiyuan was sitting there with a smile, waiting for him.

After briefly having a glass of water and wine, Xue Haiyuan said straight to the point: "I already know the purpose of Shopkeeper Du's visit. It is said that Shopkeeper Du is willing to serve the country and the country, join the imperial army, and want to make a future for his family. This is a good thing, and it's true.

It’s the true nature of a man.”

"It's just that there is a joint here." At this point, Xue Haiyuan stared at Du Dewei's eyes and said slowly: "The public is not comfortable, and the public is not comfortable. Brother Du, the numbers of the main army and Jianghu are different. Once this number is put on

Kan, there are some things that are beyond your control."

Du Dewei knew what Xue Haiyuan meant.

Bandits who have been recruited since ancient times have never been able to escape the government's trick of breaking up and breaking up. However, this set of willing interactions can be said to be enduring throughout the ages. There will always be people who are willing to fly into the flames just for the sake of it.

Join the system as a civil servant.

Among them, there were many unlucky ones like Liang Shanbo. However, there were also those who were able to thrive after recruitment and operation: Zheng Zhilong is an example.

But for most of the small forces who accepted the recruitment, they did not have the ability to overturn the table like Zheng Zhilong and Li Chuangwang, so the government was stronger than them. In other words, their ability to resist abolition and incorporation was very weak and they lacked bargaining power.

You must know that the Ming Dynasty still has tiger skin, and it has not yet become so bad that warlords will be everywhere in 10 years. This is the core question Du Dewei is facing now: does he have the confidence to mortgage his property on the scales?

Get another chance to adapt to the system.

This opportunity belongs to venture capital. Du Dewei's trip to Fuzhou, to put it bluntly, is to exchange the brothers for a chance to work in the system. If he doesn't work well, everything will be lost, and even his life will be ruined.

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However, Du Dewei has considered the above principles countless times during his years as a pirate. Again, since he is sitting at this table without hesitation today, it means that he is willing to take all risks now.

Nothing can stop him from wanting to be a "good person".

"Dewei understands." After listening to Xue Haiyuan's clarifying words, Du Dewei said sincerely: "If it weren't for the big changes in his family when he was young, Dewei would not be in the situation he is today. Now I have given up my mind. , I also hope that my husband will be successful."

After listening to this, Xue Haiyuan's evaluation of him was: clear and clear, with a strong determination to "follow the Tao", obviously carefully considered. "That's good" Xue Haiyuan nodded, smiled and picked up the wine glass, and the two of them tacitly agreed I drank this crucial glass of wine.

Now that the ugly words have been said, the atmosphere on the table has become much better.

"Shopkeeper Du, you've come at a good time this time." After taking two bites of food, Xue Haiyuan's face glowed red, and he said to the person in front of him with a smile: "Since ancient times, we have bought horse bones with thousands of gold, and now it is my home. When the general is thirsty for talents, Shopkeeper Du has a bright future!"

When Du Dewei heard this, his heart became clear.

Previously from Xu Xinsu, all he got was the vague concept that "the government has been preparing for recruitment and has never given up." When he said goodbye, Xu Xinsu's last advice to him was: after going to Fuzhou, he must follow the lead of "Stephen Chow". This person will take care of himself under the arrangement and wait for the "Mighty Master".

The "Ming Lord" here refers to the person who will eventually be recruited by the government and entrusted with the task of suppressing bandits. And just after hearing the meaning of Xue Haiyuan's words, Du Dewei knew: this "Ming Lord" has already appeared.

Du Dewei, who had been depressed ever since it was confirmed that Zheng Zhilong's accident happened, finally let go of his worries at this moment, and his heart of making contributions became lively.

Du Dewei rested at Haidong Trading Company that night.

Early the next morning, Xue Haiyuan led Du Dewei and his party by boat to Maweizhou.

Maweizhou is located on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Minjiang River, to the east of Fuzhou. It was called Mawei District in later generations. It was the only place to enter Fuzhou by sea. In later generations, the famous Mawei Naval Battle once took place here.

Surrounded by mountains and with dangerous terrain, this place has been the water gateway of Fuzhou since ancient times. Wulongjiang, Bailongjiang and Qinjiang rivers meet here, and then flow into the East China Sea through Min'an Town and Changmen.

In the Ming Dynasty, Maweizhou had an inspection department and a fort. Today, Xue Haiyuan and the others' destination is the newly built Mawei Water Camp on Maweizhou.

There were five major water camps in Fujian before this.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia, managed the coastal defense of Fujian. This man not only built a land defense line with guard posts and patrols as the backbone along the coastline, but also established a sea defense line with water villages as the core.

These five water villages are: Tongshan Water Village, Fenghuomen Water Village, Xiaocheng Water Village, Nanri Water Village, and Wuyu Water Village.

So history changed here: Mawei Water Village, which had never appeared near Fuzhou before, quickly began to be built after the governor ordered it not long ago. So when Xue Haiyuan and others came to Maweizhou in the lucky boat they took, the water village had already been became a scale.

A billowing black smoke was rising from the shore, and wooden piles erected on the water had surrounded a large area of ​​water. A large number of corvees recruited from nearby counties were building several docks on the shore at the same time.

Seeing the lucky ship approaching, a sentinel ship soon came up to greet it. Perhaps because the village had already received the news, Xue Haiyuan and the others entered without any trouble.

The architecture of Shuizhai is full of traditional Chinese style. On the shore, there are not only boiler rooms made of black smoke and red bricks, but also dormitories with large wooden and stone structures.

Du Dewei soon met the most important target of his trip: the fake Cao Chuan and Zhang Dongdong in a square and square red brick house that had not even been painted with whitewash.

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