Lin Daoquan's confidence comes from his trump cards. The more trump cards a person has, the more confident he will be.

He was saved by a coconut, and by following the coconut's trail, he found a passage through the Black Water Canal and arrived at Takao where the indigenous people lived. Only then could he and his men survive, repair the boat, regroup and return to their hometown, and then they could become bigger and stronger and create more glory!

But the former boss Wu Ping never had the chance to start over. After he was left with no other options, he jumped into the water and committed suicide in despair.

His tragic ending made Lin Daoqian deeply understand a truth, that is, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and you must never put all your eggs in one basket. So a few years ago, when his career was booming, Lin Daoqian began to plan for a way out.

He naturally thought of Takao, which was close to Chaozhou, but protected by the Black Waterway, which was full of dangerous waves and scary to the devil. Moreover, the land was vast and the water was abundant, which was suitable for farming. Being close to the sea, there were also fish and salt. The mountains and fields were full of big trees and bamboos, and there were all kinds of animals and plants, which could provide the living needs of hundreds of thousands of people.

More importantly, there were only some primitive natives who used slash-and-burn farming, so it would be easy to deal with them. Lin Daoqian was confident because he had led a group of defeated soldiers last time and was able to kill the natives and make them flee into the mountains. He had reason to believe that with adequate preparation and his own ability, he could build Dagouying into an independent kingdom.

Isn’t being a king cooler than being an official?

So he followed the route he had found and returned to Takao with a group of his men, ready to do something big.

However, when I went there, I found that I had thought too simply. The land in Takao was wide and fertile, but it was overgrown with weeds, and full of mosquitoes and miasma. Moreover, although the resources there were abundant, apart from roughly processing wood, bamboo and rattan to build houses, almost nothing could be used.

He needed craftsmen, all kinds of craftsmen, to provide firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, pots, pans, clothes, pants and socks; he needed farmers, a large number of farmers to open up and cultivate the wasteland that only produced poisonous mosquitoes, to turn it into arable land that produced food; he needed many fishermen to catch fish in the sea; he needed groups of hunters to go into the mountains to hunt...

Sufficient soldiers are also needed to protect the camp and the people, and to resist the attacks of the natives who love to hunt and invade at any time of day or night.

There are doctors, midwives, fairy ladies, temple priests, peddlers, etc. There are 360 ​​trades, and none of them can be missing. If any one of them is missing, there will be problems, and if several of them are missing, you can't do anything at all.

Lin Daoqian then realized that this kind of colonization from scratch in the wilderness requires continuous transfusions of huge amounts of materials and manpower from the mainland. Before being able to achieve self-sufficiency through self-production, the colony will die if it loses its connection with the mainland.

However, Lin Daoquan was a very tenacious man. After realizing how difficult his career was, he did not give up easily. Instead, he left Lin Feng in Takao to continue the construction, and he led his men back to Chaozhou, where he began to attack towns everywhere, plundering people and materials to give Takao a blood transfusion.

Who knew that because he was so violent, he accidentally became one of the two major pirates that the court was most troubled by. What happened later has been mentioned, so there is no need to repeat it. In short, the court pulled one against one, and he became the one who was recruited, and was placed in Xiawei with his army, temporarily becoming a legal existence.

He was able to quickly build a city in Xiawei and soon develop it into a city that was more prosperous than Chaoyang County, all thanks to the experience and talents he had accumulated in Dagou.

As later generations said, if you have already played the hell difficulty, starting over at the normal difficulty will be like a piece of cake.

Lin Daoquan put a lot of effort into building Xiawei City in order to better cooperate with MLM propaganda to attract people and to make it easier for himself to purchase supplies in large quantities and at a low price.

In the final analysis, it is all for the purpose of beating the dog. Beating the dog is his greatest reliance to remain unmoved by any circumstances and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

But he didn't know that his biggest trump card had been completely betrayed by a coconut. I wonder if he would think of the saying "You rise with this, and you will fall with this." But he probably hasn't read "Zuo Zhuan", so he is more likely to say "Success is due to coconut, and failure is also due to coconut."

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The guerrilla general’s residence, under the banana tree.

"I, your brother, have eaten more salt than he has eaten rice. How can I be led by the nose by a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair? Dream on!" Whether it was to protect his brother's image or because he was really confident, Lin Daoqian glared at Lin Feng and said:

"He wants to play with me, but I want to play with him too! At worst, I can just put on a show with him. He asks me to beat Zeng Yiben, and I go out to sea for a while, and come back to say that Zeng Laoguan is not in the nest, so I came back empty-handed. Or maybe we encountered a typhoon, and the ship was severely damaged, so we have to overhaul it for a while. In short, there are many ways to fool him! When we have enough manpower and materials on the Takao side, then go to hell with him!"

"Then big brother has something to act for." Lin Feng smiled bitterly.

"Ah, what happened when beating the dog?" Lin Daoquan's expression froze.

"The Maka Taoist priest who was driven into the mountains by us earlier contacted many tribes of savages and came down from the mountains to harass us on a large scale. This time they have learned their lesson and did not attack our Dagou Stronghold. Instead, they set fire to our crops." Lin Feng's eyes slightly turned red as he spoke, and he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. "This year, the weather has been good and the rice is growing well. It's almost time for a good harvest, but the fire set by those cannibals has burned half of it!"

"Ah!" Lin Daoqian was so shocked that he was speechless. The last time we contacted each other, he said that the harvest was imminent. He didn't expect to be hit like this again in the blink of an eye.

"This is a common thing." He said in a strong voice, comforting Lin Feng, "Fortunately, the rice in Dagou can be harvested three times a year, so let everyone plant more."

"If we don't kill all those savages, how can we farm?" Lin Fengxiu's eyes were red, and she was full of murderous intent. "I came back this time to discuss with my eldest brother. You have to find a way to hire a group of Hakka people as soon as possible. They live in the mountains and should have more experience than us in dealing with miasma and poisonous insects!"

Lin Feng did not dare to tell his elder brother that he had organized a clearing operation into the mountains, but before he even saw the savages, he was made sick by the miasma and poisonous insects in the deep mountains and forests, and directly lost his combat effectiveness.

The savages then jumped out of the dense forest and hunted them with bows and arrows, darts and traps. In the end, only 30% of them escaped, and the rest were killed by the natives and their heads were hung in their homes as decorations.

"Hmm..." Lin Daoqian nodded, indicating that he understood. But he also understood thoroughly that it was still a long way to go before he could be self-sufficient in dog-beating, and he had to continue to flatter Mr. Zhao for a while.

The two discussed for a long time, and Lin Daoquan finally decided to just hold his nose and deal with Mr. Zhao for a few years first.

Of course, we don't really mean it, we just need to pretend to be nice to them, there's no need to offend our friends at sea. Otherwise, we will become the target of public criticism, and it will be difficult for us to move forward in the future.

Naturally, Lin Feng agreed. Anyway, he was mainly involved in dog-beating activities at sea and had no dealings with officials, so naturally he did not have as many concerns as Lin Daoquan.

However, he seemed to be very interested in the young man surnamed Zhao and kept asking his eldest brother, "Is that young man Zhao really less than 20 years old?"

"Of course." Lin Daoqian said unhappily, "His father, Sima Zhao, was the top scholar in the second year of Longqing. It's clearly written in the imperial examination records. He's not even forty years old yet."

"He's so young, is he really that powerful?" Lin Feng said in disbelief, "I thought I was the most powerful person under the age of 20."

"Hahaha, Ah Feng, there are always people who are better than you." Lin Daoqian laughed, "Of course you are the best here. But what kind of environment did he grow up in? He chatted and laughed with the nine great families in Jiangnan, and offered advice to the cabinet ministers. He is not from the same world as us. So there is no need to compare with him."

What the eldest brother said is actually true. People are completely different in different growing environments. In his previous life, Zhao Hao was just an ordinary small leader in a unit. What he thought about most was how to buy an old and shabby house with a school district in Beijing. In this life, he changed gears and started to look at the world with a smile on his face. He has completely become two different people.

So in Lin Daoquan's opinion, there is no need to be dissatisfied.

But he was born as a petty official, experienced many ups and downs, and his edges were completely smoothed. He forgot that Lin Feng was less than 20 years old, but he had already defeated all opponents in the southeast. How arrogant must he be? How could he think that he was not as good as the boy surnamed Zhao?

The more Lin Daoquan said this, the more Lin Feng wanted to meet him!

"What can't be compared? He also has one nose and two eyes, nothing more than me." Lin Feng sneered and said proudly: "I will definitely invite him to Dagou as a guest and have a good fight with him!"

"Don't mess around! Of course he has more than you!" Lin Daoqian looked at Lin Feng warily and said, "Well, I mean his coast guard fleet is no pushover. I've observed the medium-sized black-tailed ships that escort him, and they are definitely no worse than the Qi Family Army!"

"Then I can go and ask him for advice." The smile on Lin Feng's face became even wider, which was really charming.

Lin Daoqian felt overwhelmed, but he did not stop her. He thought it would be a good idea to let Ah Feng compare himself with Mr. Zhao. If he won, Mr. Zhao would be more modest, and if he lost, Ah Feng would know his place.

So, this time, it's a win-win situation for General Lin.

"I'm leaving." Lin Feng stood up.

"Where are you going?" Lin Daoqian was stunned. "It's already afternoon, stay overnight and come back tomorrow."

"I won't go back to beat the dog yet. I'll be suffocating if I go back. I'm going to Chaozhou to look for Mr. Zhao." Lin Feng closed his folding fan with a swish, clenched his left fist with his right hand, and said excitedly, "Let's see if he has three heads and six arms."

"Then just don't go."

"What's the matter?"

"He should be in Ryukyu by now." Lin Daoqian said.

"Is it about the commercial station being raided?" Lin Feng was surprisingly well-informed.

"Well. Do you know who did it?" Lin Daoquan asked.

"I've heard about it." Lin Feng said with a smile, "It seems to be the group of Japanese stationed in Jilong, but it has nothing to do with us, and I haven't verified it."

"Check it out right away." Lin Daoqian's eyes lit up and he said, "Tell me the result as soon as you get it."

He smiled bitterly and said, "This is the master's mission..."

"Alas." Lin Feng was speechless. He realized that his elder brother was a bit of a masochist.

He is the opposite, he is a shaker.

ps. For the sake of story continuity, I'll update three times tomorrow, An.