It’s still the old rule, when placing an order for a new ship, if you have a second-hand one, just buy it.

However, before the fishing boat arrived, Li Yunze had to kill the pirates entrenched on the center left.

After taking Xiamen Island, this strait is the best training ground.

According to drone reconnaissance, the old pirate camp on the island has about one or two thousand troops.

Judging from their equipment and quantity, as long as they can transport their troops to the island, they can be defeated in one battle.

The problem is that the pirates have dozens of broken ships in the narrow strait.

Li Yunze asked the Zhangzhou magistrate, "Are there many fishermen in this prefecture?"

The prefect knew that Li Yunze was here to fight pirates, and the mansion was often harassed by pirates. Naturally, he was very enthusiastic at this time. "This mansion has many saline-alkali lands and little cultivated land. Most of the people make a living by fishing."

Having said this, the prefect sighed, "Due to the harassment by pirates, local fishermen often hide their boats and dare not go out to sea."

Li Yunze absolutely did not believe this.

Similar to those merchants who turned into pirates after going to sea, fishermen along the coast will naturally turn into pirates when they have the opportunity.

Most of the pirates occupying Xiamen Island opposite are actually coastal fishermen.

"Please ask the prefect to post a notice and send people to the countryside to preach."

Li Yunze didn't waste any time and started to do things directly. "This general recruits fishermen and boats, and they will be treated as if they were soldiers. Those who have boats will bring them with them, and they will be bought with a lot of money, and they will not be bullied."

Hearing this, the prefect was very alert, "General, please forgive me, there is no money left in my house."

"You don't need to pay. I have plenty of money, general."

The regular soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty definitely received high salaries, and there was no problem for one person to support his whole family.

The premise is that you will not be owed or deducted food and salary.

Li Yunze put up a recruiting flag at the entrance of the government office, and boxes of silver were piled up on the street, attracting the attention of countless people.

When the first person to eat crabs actually received twenty taels of settling-in allowance, it immediately caused a sensation.

The living standards of coastal fishermen in this era are completely incomparable with those of fishermen in the modern world.

Going out to sea for fishing is not only extremely risky, but also doesn’t yield much.

In short, in one word, it is very poor.

A settlement allowance of twenty taels, a monthly salary of twenty taels and five cents, and a monthly food allowance of one stone.

With such favorable conditions, there are naturally many applicants.

Of course, Li Yunze doesn't want anyone, he only wants those with families, especially those from good families whose parents are still alive.

Those who clearly have unknown origins and may even be from the island will be expelled.

After recruiting more than a thousand sailors, Li Yunze gathered them all on the beach near the sea.

The Guardsmen brought several large boxes. After opening them, the piles of silver shone brightly in the sun.

There was a faint commotion among the sailors.

Li Yunze, who was holding a loudspeaker, pointed at the pirate ships that were vaguely visible in the distance. "I will recruit dead men to blow up and sink those broken ships. After the success, the money here will be based on your weight. How much you weigh, just

How many taels of silver will I reward you with?"
Chapter completed!