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Section 42: Navy Curry and Press Censorship

Section 42 Navy Curry and News Check

After many days of labor, the wood piled in Yulin Castle has accumulated hundreds of cubic meters. These wood have been piled up in the courtyard of Yulin Castle. Bai Guoshi knew that it is best to store wood by water. The wood soaked in fresh water can be kept from rotting for a long time. However, this requires enough water surface, and there is no such condition near Yulin Castle.

If the dry storage method is used, it is simple and easy to operate. The rainy season in Yulin has not yet arrived and it dries quite quickly. However, if the wood is transported away by a boat towing method in the future, the dry wood will quickly absorb water and sink on the sea, causing great trouble to the towing.

So he could only use the wet storage method that had a certain impact on the wood, but the most convenient wet storage method. The logged wood was piled up in piles, each piled about 25 cubic meters, covered with branches, and suddenly he remembered Ah San - coconut meat is often used as a raw material for curry in India, so he made a mutton curry with coconut meat, mutton, pumpkins and seasonings left by the fleet. The hot, fragrant and spicy curry sauce was poured on the freshly cooked rice. Although the navy was exposed to the spicy taste of chili for the first time and found it very novel, everyone was very happy to eat it. It happened to be a Friday, so Wang Tao became the inventor of curry rice and laid the foundation for the Navy's habit of eating curry rice every Friday in the future.

The event in Yulin Castle attracted Hu Xun's attention, so he personally traveled across the bay to visit the newly settled residents on the excuse of sending the prepared clothes. Wang Tao made another curry rice, which made Mr. Hu's mouth turn red, and added a cup of cool and delicious coconut juice. Mr. Hu was excited. He asked the recipe for this curry rice and asked where the unique taste came from? Wang Tao knew that the peppers should have been introduced to China during the Wanli period, but obviously he didn't know that there was such a crop here, so he told him that this was a pepper and it was from outside the territory. Hu Xun suggested that he wanted some seeds to go back to plant, but Yulin Castle had no seeds and only gave him a bag of chili powder.

Hu Xun asked them if they were picking coconuts and logging in large quantities for overseas trade? He was very familiar with overseas trade and said that he had never seen any foreign ships transport coconuts. Wang Tao quickly asked if there were any merchants in Qiongshan County who came to buy coconuts?

"I heard that there are merchants from Yazhou who have collected coconuts, but they don't come often. Wenchang is only two days away from Qiongshan. There are more coconuts there than a hundred times more than here, and the road is close, so why should I come here to buy coconuts? Besides, it's several days away from Yazhou City, which is even more unattainable."

Wang Tao thought to himself that the coconut businessman in Qiongshan was not as tightly controlled as he thought. Lin Quan'an was either lazy and fake reasons, or he never came to such a barren land. But then he thought that he was a businessman, and he was always going to the city to trade, so he was naturally not the same way as a pioneer team like himself.

"To be honest," Wang Tao said, "Brother, I opened an oil pressing workshop in Lingao, which specializes in dry coconut oil pressing. It can be sold overseas to Australia and make a lot of money, but Lingao does not produce coconuts, so I searched everywhere."

These words were specifically said to Hu Xun, making him feel that this was an opportunity for cooperation. Unexpectedly, Mr. Hu didn't care about this matter at all, and he only beat a few haha. He said that people would come to the countryside in the county a few days, and he could help them establish a village, but he had to pass on some social events. Wang Tao knew it and gave Mr. Hu some sugar and two bottles of Wushuang wine. He said that he should give him another reward after the matter was completed.

After seeing Hu Xun away, Wang Tao felt a little disappointed. He originally thought that Mr. Hu would take the initiative to ask for participation in the coconut harvesting and logging. After all, Yulin Fort has few people and weak power. With local snakes like Hu Xun joining, there is a layer of protection in the local area, and there will be much more human resources. However, there is no reaction at all.

He didn't expect that a remote family like Mr. Hu had very limited knowledge and had long been used to plucking hair by geese and waiting for filial piety. He was not willing to do such a hard-working business. Whether it was logging or picking coconuts in Yulin Fort, he could only give him some benefits. As for whether he could get a greater profit, it was not within the scope of consideration.

Bai Guoshi said: "It's a pity that Anyou City and the population in his village are there, otherwise it would be fine if we can light all the coconuts."

Lao Di said: "I just occupy the pit and don't poop. I will simply destroy him in the future. All the population inside is merged into Yulin Fort."

"When we get a few months, when our large-scale immigration comes, Mr. Hu will definitely not be able to sit still. Then he will naturally showdown. Should he obey our leaders or be prepared to cut off the people." Wang Tao sighed, "If you don't participate in such a good opportunity to join the revolution - at least you can become a democratic person, and your descendants can join the local CPPCC. If you don't make a good deal, you will become a landlord and rich man. "

After sighing, the work of collecting resources continued to be done. After work, Yulin Fort often generates electricity with the Lingao General Station and Changhua Fort to exchange their life situation and personal feelings. After seeing the telegrams they sent at the Lingao Telecom Telecom's newspaper reception station, Ding Ding was inspired and used the materials from the telegram to carry out a brilliant brush and add fuel to the fire to write an essay "Yulin Port Night Talk", signed by "Nantian Sentinel" published in the "Linggao Times". Unexpectedly, it was very popular among the time travelers, so he appointed Wang Tao as a special correspondent, and wrote a message every few days. After he polished it, he immediately wrote another article after receiving the telegram. Ding Ding did not stop, modifying and polishing it overnight. After the edition was arranged, he handed the manuscript to Zhou Dongtian early in the morning to prepare for printing.

Unexpectedly, the newspaper did not open to print, so Ding Ding received a call from Zhou Dongtian.

"The newspaper cannot be printed anymore," Zhou Dongtian said helplessly, "received a notice from the relevant superior departments: There is a leak in the Yulin Port Notes series of prose, and the Times must be deleted and revised before it can be printed. In addition, the newspaper published a few days ago is notifying all places to recycle it." He added, "It also said that in the future, any articles published in the Times that publish such news must be submitted for inspection before being printed-"

"Who is the brain-dead rule!" Ding Ding almost jumped up. After a day, he and Pan Pan and his wife's shop had no funds and no treatment. They were basically black households. They finally survived the official establishment of the Times. Now, there was a familiar "receive notification from the relevant superior departments" again!

"mmd, I haven't written about the corruption of the Executive Committee yet! Let's give me a sarcasm first!" Ding Ding immediately found the Executive Committee compound.

After entering the compound, he hesitated again: as long as the time travelers have experience in going to the government office, they know that the foggy "higher-level relevant departments" are the most difficult to find, and they have it when sending notices. Once they want to find it, no one admits that they are the "relevant departments".

After thinking about it, he decided to go to the printing room to find Zhou Dongtian and inquire about internal information. Although he is doing printing, he has been working part-time in the internal affairs office. Since the reason is the so-called "leakage" issue, it is very likely that the relevant departments are internal affairs office or intelligence office.

Zhou Dongtian knew something and said that this was a call from Ran Yao. Of course, Ran Yao knew it. It turned out that it was the work of the security team. After the organization was adjusted, it was transferred to the Interior Committee.

So he left the compound in one breath and came to the Interior Commission compound, which rarely visited, but was stopped by two sentries at the door because he had neither registered the appointment nor had a pass to enter the compound. The sentry refused to let him in. After being furious and showing off the prestige of the chief, he still declared a failure - "If you don't register and have no pass, you can't enter, this is an order." The sentry said in Mandarin, but only this sentence is well-read.

Ding Ding was driven out of the door like a defeated rooster. She was about to return to the report agency to search for Ran Yao's mobile phone number and then argue, but she saw a fat man with a belly sagging and coming out of the yard. Seeing this scene, she walked over slowly and asked, "What's wrong with this comrade?"

"You still call me comrade! It's only been a few days since we landed on the day!" Ding Ding was so angry that Niu Tou shouted in disguise, "I want to see Ran Yao, Ran Yao, come out for me! You persecute freedom of speech!" This momentum has long attracted attention when it was replaced by the core area of ​​Bairen City, but the Interior Committee is in a remote place, and no one pays attention to it.

"Don't shout, Ran Yao went to the Boshop to host a meeting. You are Ding Ding, right? Let's talk." The fat man was still kind and friendly.

"Who are you?"

"Oh, I'm a clerk on the committee, a little man." The fat man smiled.

This was the first time Ding Ding entered the courtyard of the Interior Committee. As soon as she walked into the courtyard with blue bricks as the walls, the walls were covered with thorny plants, she felt a cool air rushing straight up from her feet, and she couldn't help but have a cold war. A two-story building with blue bricks was built on both sides of the courtyard. Many trees were transplanted into the courtyard, covering the sun with thick shade.

The fat man let Ding Ding into a simple room not far from the door, which contained some furniture and stationery, probably where to receive visitors. Someone brought a cup of tea. Ding Ding sneered:

"Is this a treat to me for tea?"

"It's okay to drink boiled water." The fat man had a gentle face, "We don't have coffee here."

Ding Ding said the matter of restricting publication as if he was just a little bit. Ask what the so-called "confidentiality" is the meaning of such a so-called "confidentiality" and why can't the general public know the latest situation of the current time travel group? Do you still have the awareness of respecting the right to know of the general public?

"This is of course respectful. The Interior Committee is just an ordinary institution." The fat man smiled tepidly and did not directly answer his question, "How many copies are printed every day in the Lingao Times?"

"Three hundred copies." Ding Ding said angrily. He originally wanted to print thousands of copies, but there were gaps in the ink, paper, and printing equipment.

"According to the figures reported by the Times to the Planning Commission, about one of these newspapers is to the hands of time travelers, including to departments, enterprises, reading rooms in dormitories, and some are sent to the county government office, and some are sent to the Dongmen City for retail sales, right?"

"Yes. If I allocated more resources, I can have more circulation-"

"The more Times are published, the louder the voices will be in publicity and the greater the influence on the indigenous people. This is the established policy of the Executive Committee." The fat man said slowly, "But you think: the newspapers are in the hands of the indigenous people, and a lot of news will be spread inadvertently-"

"Just for this? Then from now on, General Wen, Duke Ma and other time travelers should take a pseudonym and then write on their faces? Don't publish anything in the newspaper, just write about safety today, or just publish some long and long discussions by Du Wen!"

"Don't worry." The fat man was still breeze and drizzling. "I have read the series of reports on Yulin Port, which is very good. Everyone's evaluation is also very high. The reason why the Interior Committee does not agree to publish this article is to care about the safety of the comrades who went to overseas stations - the time, place, people, and equipment in the report are all available. If the newspaper is leaked, if it is seen by Liu Xiang or other people who are not good for us - a small fortress of more than a dozen people will be destroyed in an instant."

Ding Ding was frightened. He was indeed negligent when he thought about it. But he was unwilling to accept it and said stubbornly: "Yulin is not called Yulin now! Where did the Ming Dynasty people have the ability to reason? "

"Dadonghai is better called Dadonghai." said the fat man, "Anyou City, which are all names for this time and space. Why didn't the Ming Dynasty know about it? Even Anyou City was written across the Yulin Fort, how can you still be clear?"

Ding Ding was speechless. She clearly felt that she was right, but she was pressed by the other party's big hat and was indisputable. The interests of time travelers are the first priority. It is impossible to say that the personal safety of these people is not as good as everyone's right to know, right?
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