In this way, Yuan Shu, along with Ji Ling and others, systematically incorporated many villages in the northern part of Xieyutai into their territory.
Those who were willing to submit, Yuan Shu incorporated into his army; those who were unwilling to submit or hesitated even slightly, Yuan Shu would slaughter without hesitation.
In just ten days, nearly thirty villages chose to submit, and five villages were completely slaughtered.
The villagers who had submitted to Yuan Shu also began to migrate towards the coast, following his orders.
The number of Japanese soldiers incorporated by Yuan Shu has grown from the initial three hundred to the current two thousand.
Having witnessed the cold-bloodedness and power of Yuan Shu and his men, the two thousand Japanese soldiers chose to submit from the bottom of their hearts, daring not to have any other thoughts.
After subjugating the last village within a hundred miles, Yuan Shu led his troops, escorting the spoils and Japanese women, back to the village near the ship.
The villagers all rushed to the village entrance to warmly welcome Yuan Shu and his entourage back.
As the first villagers to submit, they have begun to consider themselves one of their own.
Back in the village, Yuan Shu ordered his men to settle the prisoners and the newly arrived villagers, while he pulled the village chief's daughter towards the house.
Ji Ling and the others also began to tally up their gains from this trip.
"Young master, we've struck it rich!"
Just as Yuan Shu was embracing the village chief's daughter affectionately, Ji Ling, holding a list in her hand, pushed open the door and entered with an excited expression.
The woman screamed in fright and quickly burrowed into the covers. Yuan Shu glared at Ji Ling with annoyance.
"Uh... young master, please continue!!"
Upon seeing Yuan Shu, who was shirtless and whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Ji Ling gave an awkward smile and then retreated outside.
He hadn't expected that even after so much time had passed, his young master was still busy.
After a while, Yuan Shu finally got dressed, opened the door and came out, his eyes fixed on the list in Ji Ling's hand.
"So, tell me, how was your haul this time?"
Ji Ling hurriedly said, "Young master, this time we seized a total of 30,000 taels of silver, 1,000 pearls, 500 pieces of jade, 20,000 shi of various foods, 1,000 Japanese female slaves, and various livestock..."
As she finished speaking, Ji Ling's face became increasingly flushed: "Young Master, if we sell these valuables and female slaves to the Han Dynasty, we can get at least two hundred million coins!"
"so much?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu couldn't help but show a hint of excitement on his face.
Although the Yuan family is wealthy and powerful, it all belongs to the family and cannot be touched by him at will.
Thinking about how much money he had made on his first voyage and how he had built his own power base, Yuan Shu became even more determined to continue.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shu immediately said, "Tell the brothers that I only want 20% of the spoils this time, and the rest will be divided equally among them. Also, select some of the prettiest female slaves and give them to each of us brothers, five each, so that we can all enjoy ourselves!"
"Yes, young master!!"
Ji Ling nodded excitedly in agreement, and then quickly left.
Upon hearing this news, the wandering knights and sailors couldn't help but happily embrace and celebrate.
It should be noted that they were originally hired by Yuan Shu at a high price for this voyage, and the ship was also purchased by Yuan Shu himself.
Even if Yuan Shu kept all the wealth and female slaves for himself, they would have no grounds for complaint.
But now that Yuan Shu is so generous, giving them 80% of his wealth, they can't help but feel a desire to follow him.
In their view, working for someone like Yuan Shu, who was of noble birth, knowledgeable, and generous, would surely lead to success and prosperity.
That night, Yuan Shu summoned Ji Ling, A Da, and others to discuss their next move.
Yuan Shu took out a newly drawn map, hung it on the wall, then looked around at everyone and drew a circle on the map near the coast.
"Gentlemen, we are the first to plant the flag of the Great Han here. According to the decree of the court, everything except this land belongs to us."
Therefore, we must quickly establish a foothold, expand our influence, and then occupy a larger territory. Only in this way will we reap greater rewards!
Ji Ling said, "Young Master, just tell us what to do next. We'll follow your advice!"
"Yes, we brothers are all willing to obey the young master's orders!" The others chimed in.
Yuan Shu smiled and nodded, then said, "Although we have incorporated two thousand Japanese soldiers, they were all ordinary villagers before. If we want them to go to town, they will need to undergo a period of training!"
Therefore, during the training period, I plan to send people back to the Han Dynasty with those valuables to sell, and then use the proceeds to buy more ships, hire more men, and expand our strength. Only in this way can we occupy more territory!
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. At present, they only had one ship and two hundred people, and their ability to control two thousand Japanese soldiers was already at its limit.
After some discussion, Yuan Shu finally decided that Ji Ling would lead fifty brothers to return first to recruit more men.
Two days later, Ji Ling led his men and sailed away from the coast in a ship loaded with valuables, heading towards the Han Dynasty.
Yuan Shu then led the remaining men to train the Japanese soldiers and organize the subjugated Japanese civilians to build a port. He also sent people to Liu Misheng Village in the south to gather intelligence.
While Yuan Shu was undertaking large-scale construction in northern Yamatai, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian led a fleet of 10,000 men to land at a port in southern Yamatai.
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