Although Pi Island is not much larger than the Imperial City Island, it is close to the mainland and can reach the land in just a quarter of an hour by boat. Therefore, there are many fishermen living on this island.

In order to prevent fishermen from leaking news, the first thing Yu Ren did when he went to the island was to send several small fishing boats to pretend to fish in the sea. In fact, he was secretly monitoring the fishing boats on the island to see if there was anything unusual. All fishing boats were temporarily prohibited from going to sea. These fishing boats were purchased by Yu Ren from local fishermen when he was on the Imperial City Island.

At the same time, in order to compensate the seafarers for their losses, Yu Ren sent people to set up places to buy fishermen's sea goods, and purchase them at a price three times higher than the market price. The purpose of this is to eliminate the dissatisfaction of the fishermen on the island with their ban on the sea, and to store some food by the way. If they are defeated and fled, they will not be eaten.

After the sea ban, Yu Ren took a box of gifts to visit one of the most prestigious old fishermen on the island.

This is an old man in his seventies, but he is still in good spirits. Because he is the oldest man on this island, he has the most experience in fishing and fishing, and has always been respected by everyone. Because his brothers rank ninth in his family, everyone calls him Jiuweng.

Yu Ren knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in this area in the future, it would not work without the support of the locals. So he put down his figure and came to visit this Jiuweng with a gift.

Jiuweng was a very kind old man. When he saw Yu Ren coming with a lot of gifts, he was very flattered.

After making polite mistakes, Yu Ren first identified his identity. He said that he was still a general of Liaodong, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, and was ordered by the governor Wang to come to seize Zhenjiang Fort.

Jiuweng heard Yu Ren's words, but was surprised. He was not surprised by Yu Ren and his identities. He had long guessed this. What he was surprised that Yu Ren actually trusted him so much and revealed his identity to him as soon as he met. This moved the old man very much.

"That's great. We thought the Ming Dynasty's court had long forgotten us lonely people at sea! We didn't expect that we could see the military power of the Ming Dynasty again today."

Speaking of this, the old man was so excited that he even shed tears.

Yu Ren was a little surprised by the old man's reaction. He didn't know that although these fishermen on Pi Island were not enslaved by the Jurchens like the Han people living around Zhenjiang City, they were often bullied by the Jurchens. The Jurchens' attitude towards the Han people was the same as their attitude towards slaves. In their opinion, the Han people were their slaves and their property. Therefore, since Zhenjiang City was occupied by the Jurchens, no one dared to go to Zhenjiang City to sell seafood, and they didn't even dare to go. All the seafood was sold to Tieshan and Xuanzhou. Although it was already under the jurisdiction of the Koreans, most of the people living there were still Han people.

When the old man heard Yu Ren explain his purpose and said he wanted to find a guide who was familiar with Zhenjiang City, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"Since the old chief announced the seven great hatreds a few years ago and used troops to fight against us in the Ming Dynasty, the people on our Pi Island have never dared to go. Almost all those who have been there have been going but never returning. Because the Jurchens will arrest us Han people as soon as they see us, and they will look like they are slaves of their family and will no longer be free.

It’s really difficult for the general to find someone familiar with Zhenjiang!”

When Yu Ren heard this, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. So he did not choose Zhanzidao, which is closest to Zhenjiang, but chose Pidao, which is further away from Zhenjiang. He was mainly worried that the Jurchens would discover their traces, but he did not expect that he could not find a guide here.

When the old man was in a dilemma, the 14-year-old granddaughter who was serving him suddenly said, "Grandpa, I know there is a person on our island who is most familiar with Zhenjiang City."

"Who?" Jiuweng and Yu Ren asked at the same time.

"That bearded Mongolian! Have you forgotten?"

Jiuweng slapped his head. "Yes! If it weren't for your little girl's reminder, I would have almost forgotten him."

After saying that, Jiuweng said to Yu Ren, "Yes. There is a person who is absolutely familiar with Zhenjiang City, and he still has a grudge with the guard. If the general wants to find a guide, he should be the most suitable candidate."

When Yu Ren heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy and stood up. "Okay, then please take me to find him!"

The Mongol, named Turji, was rescued by Li Hai, the second son of Jiuweng, while fishing at sea seven days ago. At that time, Turji was floating on a wooden board. According to him, he had been floating on the sea for five days. Li Hai rescued Turji on the boat, gave him some food, and brought him back to Pi Island.

After Turji arrived at Pi Island, he built a small straw shed and began to learn how to make boats and fish with the fishermen on the island.

When others asked him about him, he always kept silent. He only told Li Hai that he was a defender in Zhenjiang City. Because he had a feud with the new Jurchen guards, he was framed by him and had to go to sea to escape by boat, but encountered storms on the sea.

Yu Ren heard about Turji from Jiuweng, and couldn't help but feel happy. Isn't this man the best guide given to him by God?

When Yu Ren hurried to Turji's simple straw hut by the sea, Turji was clumsyly sawing a thick piece of wood. The saw was borrowed by him from a local fishing residence. When he saw him, he knew that he had never done such a carpentry before. And such a man who had never done carpentry now wanted to build a large ship that could go to sea.

This matter sounds a bit ridiculous, and no one believes that Turji can really build a ship that can go to sea. However, Yu Ren does not think so, because he believes that perseverance can make a person achieve something that ordinary people can unimaginable.

"It will take a long time to build a sea boat by man. Maybe I can help you. Because I have a boat." Yu Ren came to Turji and saw that this burly guy with a beard ignored him, he had to start asking for a conversation.

After hearing Yu Ren's words, Turji looked up at him, then lowered his head and continued to saw his wood.

"We really have a boat. If you don't believe me, look over there!" Yu Ren saw from Turji's expression that he did not believe his words.

Turji looked in the direction of Yu Ren's finger and saw two large sea boats parked on the coast in the distance. Turji's eyes gradually brightened.

Because he had been concentrating on his boat, Turji didn't know what Yu Ren and the others had come to Pi Island. At this time, he suddenly saw these two big boats and felt excited. However, he still didn't say anything, but put down the saw in his hand and straightened up to stare at Yu Ren. He knew that this young man must want to make him do something. So he was waiting for the other party to speak out on his own initiative.

Yu Ren looked at the lower four, and saw that there was no one nearby, so he lowered his voice and said, "I don't hide it from you. We are officers and soldiers of Guangning City, and we came to seize Zhenjiang Fort by the order of Governor Wang. I heard that you were the defenders of Zhenjiang Fort and must be very familiar with the situation in the city. Can you be a guide for us?"

After saying that, Yu Ren took out a silver worth ten taels of silver from his sleeve and handed it over.

Seeing that Turji was not moving, Yu Ren said again, "I know you have a grudge against the guard of Zhenjiang City. Although I don't know what grudge you have with him, I can promise you that I will help you kill him and avenge you. How about it?"

Turji glanced at the silver in Yu Ren's hand.

Suddenly, Turji quickly took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed Yu Ren.

Yu Ren was shocked. However, he was already a veteran on the battlefield for a long time. Faced with the sudden change, he was not panicked, but retreated his legs quickly, and at the same time, he faced the silver blossoms in his hand against Turji's dagger.

Zhu Yueyue, who was beside him, saw this scene and was the first to draw his sword and stab at Turji.

"Stop!" Yu Ren quickly stopped her. Because he found that the dagger that Turji stabbed his silver blossom had no power, which showed that he did not really want to kill him. Perhaps he wanted to try his hand. That's why.

Turji was placed on his neck by Zhu Yueyue's long sword, but he was not afraid at all. Instead, he showed joy because he tried the reaction of the Ming general. Faced with the sudden change, Yu Ren did not panic, but responded calmly, which showed that he was not as immature as his age, but a battlefield veteran with strong adaptability. This made Turji begin to trust him.

For Turji, the most trustworthy thing a soldier is not how high his military position is, but how strong his abilities are.

He tried Yu Ren's reaction speed and also judged that he had the chance to capture Zhenjiang City. So, he decided to cooperate with him.

"Are you really a general of the Ming Dynasty?" Turji finally spoke.

"Of course, haven't you seen that my two important ships are warships? Let me ask you, who else has such a large warship in this world except our Ming Dynasty?"

Turji turned his head and looked at the two warships docked not far away, and then he completely believed Yu Ren's words. "Okay, I promise you. But you have to promise me one thing too."
Chapter completed!