Fuso Fukaeura (Nagasaki)
This is currently one of the most active ports in the entire Fuso maritime trade.
Most of the ships set sail from here to some ports in Silla. Some brave ones can even reach the coast of Datang. Of course, this route is relatively risky because their ships are only about ten meters long. Even when the weather is calm, it will take more than half a month to arrive.
If you are unlucky and encounter strong winds and waves at sea, then life will be even more difficult. Not only will you not be able to make some money, you may even capsize.
Because Fuso has a large population and limited land, most of the coastal residents live by the sea. Of course, the profits from overseas trade had not yet appeared in this era, otherwise the people of the Tang Dynasty would have done so long ago. Most people make a living by fishing in coastal areas.
Of course, in recent years, due to the war on the Silla Peninsula, many people came to Fuso from Silla Baekje. They were all people who had originally fought against the Tang Dynasty, so when the Tang Dynasty occupied this area, their lives can be imagined.
So before the last moment came, these people had to flee overseas at the risk of their lives. Fuso was chosen as the first target by these people because of its geographical advantage. The arrival of these people also led to a wave of prosperity in the coastal areas of Fuso.
These people who came here were originally disgusted with the Tang Dynasty, and the Fuso people were not good people either, so these people began to have a new idea, which was to send a certain number of ships to the coastal areas of the Tang Dynasty. Because they knew very well that the defenses of the coastal areas of the Tang Dynasty were weak, and the navy warships were basically destroyed, so as long as the plan was proper, they could also plunder a batch of supplies in the coastal areas of the Tang Dynasty.
The Fuso people at that time had great respect for the Tang Dynasty. When they heard about the ideas of the Silla people, they rejected them in every possible way. However, when they saw the Silla people transporting things back one after another, this completely stimulated the bandit genes in the minds of these Fuso people.
So they began to attack the coast of the Tang Dynasty one after another, but because their ships were too bad and they had no accurate grasp of the ocean wind direction, only three of the ten ships that went out returned, and the rest of the people were all fed to the fish in the sea.
But even so, the Fuso people think this is a very good deal, at least it can make their lives a little better. They all understand that wealth and honor come in danger. If there is no danger at all, wouldn't everyone be rich?
Today, several ships returned from the coast of the Tang Dynasty, loaded with all kinds of supplies. Although there were not many valuable supplies, most of them were daily necessities. But as long as they were sold locally, the people on the ship could share a little bit of the money, and then they could live the life of wealthy landlords in this life.
Now this is the embryonic stage of piracy. Many people in inland areas don’t know that Li Xiang’s choice to attack Fuso at this time is actually a very correct choice. Once such a harvest is spread by them, these guys will organize coastal robbery teams. By then, the Japanese pirates who only appeared in the Ming Dynasty may have appeared in the Tang Dynasty.
This may be the butterfly effect of Li Xiang's rebirth. If the Tang army had not occupied Silla, these Silla people would not have been able to migrate to Fuso. Now they are staying in Fuso and came up with such a weird idea, which has also caused the people in the coastal areas of the Tang Dynasty to suffer a lot of losses. However, after Li Xiang returned to Beijing this time, the coastal areas have strengthened their defenses, so this time these Fuso people did not gain much.
"Didn't you take twelve boats? How come only one of yours came back?"
An old man unloading the cargo said doubtfully, "Everyone knows that life at sea is not easy, so not many people come back. But if only one out of a dozen ships returns, are all the rest dead? That death rate is too high."
"Don't mention it. We encountered a storm on the way, and half of us died. When we landed, we ran into the local Tang army. I don't know what happened. No one had ambushed there before, but this time we were targeted. We fought hard to rob a small village, and only then did we get this ship of food. The rest of us..."
The people on this ship were lucky, as the sea was calm on the way back. If there had been just a little wind and waves, their heavily loaded ship would have capsized. As for the others, they might have been killed by the Tang army by now.
According to the practice of the Tang Dynasty army, when they found pirates attacking the coast, they would immediately tie these people up and tie them to wooden stakes on the beach, leaving them to starve to death. Some people would shout at the sea at the end. The Tang Dynasty army also used this method to tell the pirates on the sea that this would be the result if they dared to come.
A lot of people gathered in the port. No matter how many people died, they saw the money in the captain's hand at this moment. A ship full of food and various supplies were exchanged for a lot of money, which was enough for them to live a good life for the rest of their lives.
As for those who died, they attributed it to their bad luck. Everyone thought that they were the chosen ones, so many people had their own plans in mind, such as going back to contact a group of people and then taking a trip to the coast of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was very prosperous now, and I heard that the people ate white rice every day.
"Did you steal all this food from ordinary people? Are they living well?"
Some curious people have already started asking here. Everyone who comes back from the Tang Dynasty is like a star, surrounded by many people.
"They live much better than we do. We go fishing all day and only bring back two or three small fish, and that's all we need to get through the day. But every household there has their own food, so they can at least have one solid meal a day."
When the pirates finished speaking, everyone present was dumbfounded. You know, they could only eat three to five meals of dry food a month, which was already quite difficult. The common people of the Tang Dynasty could only eat one meal a day. No wonder there would be something to gain every time someone went there.
"The Tang Dynasty is truly prosperous!"
Some people look upon the West with admiration, and they too dream of becoming commoners of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, they are separated by such a vast ocean...
