Global colonization began with Ming Dynasty pirates.

With villagers demonstrating, more and more villagers stepped forward hoping to be recruited by the Lin family.

This situation left Lin Hao somewhat bewildered. After checking several times, he realized that the shill he had arranged was still standing in the crowd looking completely confused, clearly not having had a chance to make a move yet.

However, since we don't need any shills, that's actually better, which shows that making such a big show of the rewards today was indeed worthwhile.

"Fellow villagers, I know your good intentions, but the guards of my Lin family have a tough job and many rules. I'm afraid you won't be able to adapt," Lin Hao said with a troubled expression.

"Young Master, I'm not afraid of hardship. I grew up enduring hardship and can endure any kind of suffering. Please, Young Master, take us in!" Seeing so many competitors, including shameless ones like Wang Xiaoyi, Wang Damei didn't care about anything else and immediately knelt down, begging Lin Hao to take him in.

"Young Master, I, Wang Xiaoyi, can accept any rules. Please use me as you please!" Wang Xiaoyi had a submissive expression on his face, which made everyone look at him with disdain.

"Please take us in, young master. We are willing to abide by any rules."

As assurances continued to be given, Lin Hao said with difficulty, "Alas, my Lin family doesn't need so many people, but we can't refuse the villagers' hospitality. How about this, you go to the house on the right to register. After you complete the test, those who pass can become guards for my Lin family."

As Lin Hao finished speaking, the door to a bungalow on the right opened, and a square table was quickly set up.

The registration office is ready!

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"Uncle De's most important task for this trip to Lianjiang County is securing food supplies. This is of paramount importance, and we don't mind paying a higher price. In addition, we should recruit as many craftsmen as possible, regardless of their profession."

Beside the dock, Lin Hao gave instructions to Lin De. After observing for so many days, the Lin family confirmed that there were no arrest warrants for the Lin family in Lianjiang County for the time being, so they decided to send Lin De to make purchases.

This person cannot be a core member of the Lin family, otherwise the losses would be too great if something happened. But he also cannot be an outsider, because he carries thousands of taels of bearer silver notes for exchanging for silver, and Lin Hao really doesn't trust ordinary people.

"Don't worry, young master, I will try my best to gather all the supplies on your list. But young master, can we afford to spend so much money?" Lin De was a little worried, recalling the way his young master had spent money that morning.

In the morning, Lin Hao not only distributed silver to the guards and the boys, but also to the sailors and other non-combat personnel who had not participated in the battle much, including servants, who were all given 10 taels of silver, which Lin Hao called a loyalty fee.

He himself received 30 taels of silver based on his contribution. Although it was much less than the silver notes in his pocket, the nature of the payment was completely different.

As the de facto head of logistics, Uncle De knew exactly how much silver had been distributed that morning. Of the original seven thousand taels seized, less than two thousand five hundred taels remained. In other words, Lin Hao had squandered nearly five thousand taels of silver in just one morning.

"Uncle De, there's no need to worry. No matter how down on our luck the Lin family is, we still have some money. And it's rare to have such expenses again. After that, it's the profit sharing after we seize the ship, which we won't need to pay for."

Lin Hao smiled and then continued, "By the way, Uncle De, if it's convenient, could you buy me ten women of the night, and they have to be healthy?"

"A...woman of the night?" Lin De was startled and whispered to Lin Hao, "Young Master, if you're holding back, you can just find a maid. There's no need for these...um..."

"Ahem, Uncle De, stop! What did you say?" Lin Hao was exasperated. Even if he were thirsty, he wouldn't be interested in that kind of thing, so he quickly explained.

"Uncle De, don't misunderstand. This is for the people on the island. We've given them so much silver, and if we don't give them a place to spend it, things will get out of control. It's a good opportunity to use these women to recoup the silver."

In addition, taverns, department stores, and other establishments will be opened on the island to try and collect all the silver from everyone, while simultaneously emptying their hands, so that they will have more fighting power later.

The amount of silver distributed this time is several thousand taels. A portion of it will be sent back to the shore by people with families, but a large portion will remain on the island. Given the island's current meager reserves, this will inevitably lead to inflation.

This is also why Lin Hao hurriedly sent Lin De out to make purchases.

You must provide enough things to make silver valuable, otherwise people will soon think that silver is worthless.

"Young master, gambling dens are the most suitable place to recycle silver. Should I find a few people who know this skill?" Lin De suggested quietly.

"No, please don't. Uncle De, not only this time, but never again should you have such thoughts. Also, please be more careful on the island in the future, and crack down hard on any gambling activities!"

Lin Hao immediately rejected the suggestion. Although gambling is the fastest way to recoup money, it will be a devastating blow to the team's combat effectiveness. Once a person becomes addicted to gambling, he is ruined and will never be able to work honestly again. And a gambler who has lost everything will sell anything.

It's fine to dabble in pornography; it can even boost combat effectiveness. But gambling, especially having team members gamble, is suicidal.

"I understand, young master. I'll set off now." Lin De nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I'll leave everything to Uncle De," Lin Hao said solemnly.

"Don't worry, young master, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Watching Linde's ship depart, Lin Hao sighed softly. In truth, if he could, Lin Hao would prefer to stay on this island and develop his strength for a long time, even if it meant running out of money before robbing others. His main focus was stability; after all, Lin Hao was pursuing expansion of his power, not just money.

However, under pressure from the government forces, Lin Hao's expansion pace was a bit too fast, and the supply situation had reached a point where he had to take risks to replenish it.

Originally, there were more than a hundred people from the Lin family who came to the island. Later, they recruited more than thirty villagers and their families from Xio Village, plus more than sixty pirates, bringing the total to more than two hundred.

Lin Hao now plans to recruit more than 20 people from the daytime crowd as reinforcements. This number far exceeds the original estimate, since he came here in a hurry and his supplies were not fully prepared.

"Young Master, the Fujian ship is ready. Shall we set sail now?" Liu Aniu stepped forward and respectfully asked.

"Have you put everything up there?" Lin Hao nodded and asked.

"Everything the young master arranged has been put up, nothing was missed. But young master, what are those things for? I've never seen such things prepared in all my years at sea. Are we going to rob ships? We don't have enough manpower."

There were only basic sailors on the Fujian ship. Lin Hao only brought some of the younger ones; he didn't bring the older ones like Lin Yi, Lin Er, and Lin San. They were either training new members or testing the villagers who signed up today, as arranged by Lin Hao. There weren't many capable fighters on the ship, which is why A Niu asked this question.

"Haha, we're going to rob, but not the ship. You'll find out later. Now, set sail!" Lin Hao excitedly boarded the Fujian ship and immediately gave orders.