Chapter 62 Sweet Port Storm - Yunyin

"What after shipping the silver? According to the letter in Wen Tong, he may need 200,000 taels to overcome this difficulty. Even if we borrowed it from the Gao family, he would be willing. So much cash can not be collected immediately. The amount of silver that can be shipped at Guangzhou Station is only 50,000, and the other 50,000 must be raised."

"No, Guangzhou's revenue is good, not to mention the payment for the goods from the Gao family..."

"This is the number on the books. No one will stock up on so much cash payments - whether it is the Gao family or the Guangzhou station, it will take at least seven or eight days for large cash banks, even if the Guangzhou station immediately calls the local position."

"It is better to have more luck than just sitting there," said Ma Qianzhuo. "After 50,000 taels of luck, it can help them buffer at least a few weeks, and they can do a lot of things in a few weeks."

"We will send a ship to pick up the money in Guangzhou."

"Is it too late?"

"Send Deng Yingzhou to go. It has an engine, and four days of round trip should be enough." Ma Qianzhu felt a little regretful, "It's a pity that it's back to Linggao now, it's good to be in Guangzhou!"

"Do you want to buy rice in Guangzhou before shipping it? The price of rice in Guangzhou is one, two or three cents, and there is still a difference in price..."

"No, now is not the time," Yan Ming immediately rejected the proposal. "The more crisis it is, the more powerful it is. Paying with rice is usually possible. Now you must use silver to make the rumors unstoppable. Otherwise, once your confidence goes bankrupt, it will trigger an attack on South China."

"Okay. Just do that."

"Also, sending a group of radio stations and necessary personnel to Leizhou immediately is urgent." Ma Qianzhuo said, "Now Leizhou is going to keep communication with us smoothly at all times!"

"Actually, I think it's better to mobilize the special investigation team. Bei Wei is in Leizhou and behead him directly..."

"Not yet. This kind of thing is easy to make a big deal, and they are not a fool. If they are serious, the South China Sugar Factory may not be their opponents - we have no advantage in Leizhou after all." Wen Desi thought it seemed inappropriate to mobilize the army to intervene in this matter. Although the Special Investigation Team was sure to smash the "Haiyitang" in Wentong's report, these people may be the targets of cooperation in the future. The ideal way is to use commercial means to curb them. Only in the future will they be convinced by the Time Travel Group.

"Prepare for both hands." Ma Qianzhu deserves to be known as a hardliner. "If it doesn't work, we are not engaged in business wars. A straightforward solution is also an option."

That night, Bopu Port.

From the morning, the wind and waves on the sea have gradually increased to level 5, with high peaks and rapid waves. At noon, the wind and waves are getting stronger and stronger. Not only the fishing boats that fished around, but also the ships that originally carried out warning and fishing protection in the offshore seas - or rather, the ships that were fishermen who were also ordered to withdraw back to the port. In Bopu Port, in addition to the ships belonging to the Maritime Force Department, in a specially rowed separate water area, many fishing boats and passing boats that temporarily entered the port to shelter. Because a new lighthouse was built on Bopu Po corner and the crossing group carried out scientific construction and management of the port, it has gradually become an important anchorage for passing ships.

In the afternoon, the sky began to rain. The heavy rain seemed to kick off the rainy season in the high place. The sky quickly dimmed. It was so gloomy that it was almost dusk. All the lights in the Bopu camp were lit up. In addition to the sentries who continued to work on duty on their posts, there were no more people outside the building. Even the busy shipyard docks stopped. In addition to the steam and coal smoke coming out of the boiler room, the rumbling sound of the steam engine driving the pump to drain the water pump. Occasionally, a few figures were running from one building to another in raincoats.

In the dark rain, a light suddenly broke the dim twilight from the highway in Bairen direction. A Beijing 212 jeep drove over and drove over. The car stopped at the guard post at the entrance of the camp for a moment.

"Pass!" Sentinel was a local young man in his early twenties, wearing a navy blue uniform. Although he was not tall, his military training had already made him very handsome and even wearing a straw raincoat and hat. The people in the car were satisfied to see that he properly kept his rifle under the strawcoat.

A certificate was handed out. He took it over and according to the regulations instilled into his mind by the instructors like brainwashing, he carried out the "check document check" procedure one by one like a machine. Finally, he handed the certificate back to the car and saluted:

"You can go there, the People's Committee leader!"

The jeep's wheels slipped and drove towards the inside of the camp. The roads in the camp had been hardened with cinders and steel slags. There was no water accumulation on them, so they drove very quickly. After a while, the car arrived next to a container-style modified house near the dock.

The lights were exposed in the windows of the house. The people in the car jumped down quickly, pushed the door open and walked in in three or two steps.

When the people in the room saw him coming in, they all stood up and stood straight with a whisper. Everyone inside was wearing first-year naval uniforms.

"Sit!" The person who came was Wu De. It was a helpless move to let him, a figure at the level of a people's committee, take action. The backbone of the naval travelers, either left with the expedition team or drove a fishing ferry to defend the shop. There was really no suitable candidate, so Wu De volunteered to take on this mission. After all, in terms of navigation experience using a sailing boat, no one is as good as him, a former naval officer and a fisherman's son.

Several charts have been spread out on the table, and there is also a 24-hour weather forecast released by the Linggao Meteorological Observatory. This meteorological observatory is in a simple condition, but the accuracy of the forecast for the near future is barely acceptable.

"Comrade of the People's Commissar! Ministry of Maritime Forces, Bopu Port Director and Bopu Fortress District..." Li Di stood up and was about to report his official title.

"Okay, I'll play this set of vows again in the future. Now I'll talk about the mission." Wu De waved his hand, "Report the situation! How is Deng Yingzhou's condition?"

"Yes," Li Dihui reported: "After receiving the task instructions, we have checked the ship. The ship is in normal condition and the engine is normal. In order to ensure safety, the anchor cables and rigging have been replaced. The diesel has also been filled."

“Where is the staffing?”

"The instructions given to us by General Ma is that we must ensure safety, so the Ministry of Maritime Forces decided to use all the crew members of the traverser this time to replace the indigenous sailors and soldiers. However, there are not enough personnel, so we are ready to draw some more..."

"No." Wu De immediately rejected it, "The crew and guards on this ship must at least forty people. It occupies too much manpower. It is not enough to put so many eggs in a basket." He thought for a while, "Also, Dengyingzhou has been running this route for a long time, and the indigenous sailors are more familiar with the hydrological conditions along the route than we do. Isn't it causing trouble for me to change the experienced hands to the new ones?"

"So that's what you do? The ship was transported by a large sum of silver. If the natives were moved-"

"Don't let them know. Besides, the Navy has trained people for so long, so there must be no sense of trust?"

"This--" Li Di thought to himself that there is no department that can trust the indigenous people until now. He thought about it and would rather explain to General Ma and Member Wu.

"Then we will staff half to half."

"Just follow this method. The naval scholars also bring a few on the boat." Wu De said, "Take them class and taste the taste of the sea!"

"Report: The first phase of the Navy's scholars went out to intern with the exploration fleet. Now it is the second phase. I have just recruited for training for a few weeks. It may be useless to go to sea immediately."

"It doesn't matter, maybe this time the sea will tell us who will be useful and who are waste."

"Yes!" Li Di immediately called the school: six older people were transferred from the second phase of the Naval Students.

"All the crossing team members must be equipped with modern weapons," Wu De gave the instructions, "each person has one hundred bullets, plus two grenades."

Then he studied the chart and discussed the route... After more than an hour of discussion, Wu De asked:

“How is the weather?”

"The weather is not ideal." Li Di brought the weather forecast, "The pressure shows that the wind and rain in the Qiongzhou Strait may last for 24 hours. Now it is northwest wind, with a wind speed of 20 knots and a wave height of 2.5 meters."

Wu De thought this was the 4th level sea condition. For ordinary modern ships, this sea condition is nothing, but for a mere 70-ton sailboat, the storm is not small. Going to sea requires a certain risk. But now, the South China Sugar Factory on the other side of the strait is waiting for the silver to rescue the emergency...

"Come on, prepare for the voyage!"

"Do you see if the wind and waves will be smaller tomorrow and then sailing..." Li Di was shocked. He felt a little trembling just looking at the sea conditions outside the port.

"I can't wait, we only have four days!" Wu De's tone was solemn.

"Okay, I'll go and prepare."

"Slow!" Wu De called him and said to the navy in the room, "There may be someone who sacrifices this mission! Whoever doesn't want to go, please raise it immediately! As the commander-in-chief of this mission, I can allow him not to go! Replace indigenous personnel."

Originally, some people saw that he was going to go out to sea regardless of the sea conditions, and were preparing to come out to advise him. In this way, no one could speak - putting a soft ball in front of everyone, most people could not do this. Now someone made up his mind and immediately came out to express his determination:

"In order to travel through the great cause, we firmly obey the orders. Wherever the Executive Committee points, we will drive the ship wherever we go!"

"I'm afraid of death and won't be a navy!"

...

The atmosphere was indeed mobilized, and the time travelers in the room rushed to show their "military spirit". Wu De nodded when he saw this: "Everyone will go back and prepare immediately, gather at the dock on time at 16 o'clock. Disband!"

Wu De and everyone went out, and he sorted out the luggage he wrote down in the car, changed into the naval work suit, water boots and nautical raincoat he brought. He checked his Type 54 pistol and carefully hid it in the waterproof gun holster.

For him, the sea conditions are not the biggest enemy, but the safety issue after the silver boards the ship. It is difficult to get such a large amount of silver on board without anyone noticing. If that force has taken advantage of this wealth, it would be a robbery at sea. With the armed forces of Dengyingzhou, it would be fine to deal with two or three ships. If there is too much, it would be difficult. At that time, you can only run at full speed to escape. What problems will happen to the diesel engine and propeller...

Through the glass of the window, you can see the lights of ships in the port area disappearing in the wind and rain. The tall earth crane also lights lanterns with elevation in the air according to the safety regulations of another time and space. With the crane, shipbuilding will be faster and more convenient - but unfortunately there are still too few people and not enough.

Just as I was thinking about something, someone suddenly shouted at the door: "Report!"

"What's the matter?" Wu De turned around and saw a navy soldier standing at the door.

"Wu - Chief Wu?"

"It's me."

"This, a woman came to the gate of the base and insisted on seeing you," the sea soldier hesitated, "she said she was your maid."

"Chu Yu?!" Wu De was surprised. It must be Chu Yu. The sky was so dark and it rained heavily. She walked from Bairen City to Boshu alone. It was more than ten kilometers away!

When he went out, he had already told Chu Yu that he was going to go on a business trip to the mainland, and the little woman was reluctant to leave, looking unwilling. After he gave a few instructions, he thought it had passed, but she didn't expect that she would chase after her.

Women, it's really troublesome! He muttered, but his heart couldn't help but feel warm.

"This, Chief, do you want to bring her here?" The sentry asked, seeing that he knew the woman, he recognized her.

"No, she doesn't have a pass and can't enter the base." Wu De thought for a while, "Let her go back to the villa and wait for me."

"yes."

Although the task is important, with this matter, I have also taken care of the matter much. After handling the matter, I looked at my watch and it was already 15 o'clock, so I stepped forward and left the naval base. As soon as I left the gate, I heard someone calling out "Master" in the sound of rain. I couldn't help but be surprised. When I looked back, I saw a figure hiding under an abandoned wooden door post outside the base, wearing a straw raincoat. Who was it Chu Yu?

"What are you doing? Why don't you go to the villa?" Although Wu De was moved, he also hated women's mother-in-law and mother. Since one night after the New Year, he couldn't help but take Chu Yu in control, Chu Yu has taken care of him more and more meticulously, and he wished he could even wash his feet. It seemed that he would be the one in this life.

"I'm afraid that the master will not go to the villa and leave like this. Chu Yu will not meet the master--"

"Bad." Wu De cursed, "Am I such a person?!"

"Yes, lord." The woman lowered her head obediently.

"Go away quickly, you're all wet?"

"It's okay, lord," the woman wiped the rain from her face happily. "The sentry here is not merciless and I'm not allowed to go inside to shelter from the rain..."

"This is a military place, let's go!" He waved his hand and said, "Go to the villa to speak."
Chapter completed!