Arrive at the villa. [Read the latest chapter] Chu Yu dragged off the raincoat. Hanging on the porch, he quickly came over to unbutton his raincoat. Wu De saw that the green cloth dress she wore underneath was completely wet, and there was still a lot of mud on it. Her legs and feet were bare, but they were black and turned into a pair of mud feet. His head was wet in strands, his lips were black and blue from the cold, and his body was shivering, but he was carrying a package on his back.
"What are you doing here? Did I tell you that I was going on a business trip? It's my mother-in-law's fault!" Wu De couldn't help scolding her when he saw her embarrassed appearance. "Going out to look for illness on a rainy day?" There was already a feeling of affection in his words.
"I was born as a slave, how can I be so delicate?" Chu Yu didn't care. She didn't care that her clothes were still wet and took off the package from her back. "I saw that the master didn't bring this. Since he was on a business trip, he had to go there. It’s the government’s territory, so we sent it over quickly.”
When he opened it, he found a black stab-proof vest inside. In the past, Wu De would wear this as a preparation whenever the weather permitted when he went to the countryside or quarantine camps. Recently, as the situation has improved and the weather has gotten hotter, he rarely wears this anymore.
"My master wears this bodysuit every time he goes on a business trip. I saw you forgot it. I just came here." Chu Yu said excitedly, "I thought I wouldn't be able to catch up, but I didn't expect that my master hasn't set off yet. Let's put it on now."
"This -" Wu De couldn't laugh or cry. It doesn't matter if he wears this thing today. It won't burn him to death when the sun comes out. He was still very touched by Chu Yu's kindness towards him.
"Okay, I'll just bring the clothes."
"Remember to put it on——"
"I will remember it." Wu De decided to do good things to the end and agreed to everything. "You should go back quickly. I will be out soon."
"Sir," Chu Yu wiped her wet head dry, gently shook it back, and ducked into Wu De's arms, saying in a low voice: "Sir, you want your wife to come back peacefully-"
Wu De felt a warmth in his heart. There is nothing more pleasurable for a man than a woman who takes you as her whole heart. Even if she is not beautiful.
"I'm going to Guangzhou to do business, and it's not like a sea of swords and fire. What are you afraid of!" Wu De scolded in a low voice.
"My master is engaged in the business of rebellion." Chu Yu raised his head, his small eyes were clear and translucent, "Guangzhou is not as good as Lingao. It is under the rule of the government, so I am careful in everything. Chu Yu will serve my master for the rest of his life. "
Wu De originally wanted to comfort him by saying that he was not a rebel, but then he thought about it, why should he deceive himself and others. He nodded solemnly.
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"Deng Yingzhou" left the port and sailed northwest toward Guangzhou Bay. An hour later, Bopu Port had disappeared on the horizon. Only the light of the lighthouse at Lingaojiao can still be seen faintly.
It's approaching dusk. The wind became stronger and stronger, and it was also mixed with raindrops. Wu De looked at his watch, it was 17:05, but it was already as dark as evening, the sea was rough, and the "Dengyingzhou" with a displacement of only 70 tons was like a leaf at this time. , appearing and disappearing in the waves.
Wu De sat in the captain's cabin, staring at the sea outside the glass window. Dengyingzhou was a renovated fishing boat, and the living facilities were not very comfortable in all aspects. Naturally, there was no leather high-back chair in the so-called captain's cabin, but only a rattan chair. It's just a chair, fixed on the deck. It's the captain's throne.
"Chang, the rain is too heavy, it's dark, and you can't see anything. Should we anchor first?" the first mate walked into the cabin and reported to Wu Dede. The raincoat and bamboo hat he was wearing were soaked through, and his lips were black and blue from the cold.
This first mate was promoted from the captured pirates and his surname was Wang. Because his beard is very thick, he is called the King of Beards. Wang Dabeard was originally a small ship owner. He had a brig and was engaged in coastal trade and transportation. Until one day, I was robbed by Hongmao at sea. I lost everything and became a pirate. Unfortunately, I was killed by the time traveler the first time I went to sea with the leader to rob. Wang Dabeard, who was full of water. After he was picked up from the sea, he had no energy left and was left on the beach to die. A time traveler from the Navy saw that he had a good physique and was a good material for hard work. He turned him upside down and controlled the water out of kindness and saved his life. Come.
After several months of hard work in the labor camp, he passed the preliminary political review. The appraisal concluded that Wang Dabeard was a "available and reformable" person who had not been a pirate for a long time, had little banditry habits, and had few connections with the pirate network. He was also familiar with coastal routes, so he was absorbed by the navy. After serving in the Navy for several months, he passed the second secret political review of the General Administration of Political Security. His trust level was upgraded to level 2b and he was appointed as the first mate on board the Yingzhou.
"Drink some wine to warm yourself up first." Wu De took off his kettle and handed it over, asking, "How much is the boat?"
The first mate took the wine, raised his head and took a big sip, and said:
This degree is when the diesel engine is turned on. In such sea conditions, the power provided by the diesel engine is very useful for effectively maneuvering the ship.
"How strong is the wind?"
"2o knots."
It seems that the rain is heavy, but the wind has not strengthened. This reassured Wu De, but the barometer showed that the weather showed no sign of improvement.
"We can't stop the ship. We have to travel day and night to catch up." Wu De said, "You divide the sailors and marines into two shifts to sleep. Take turns to be on duty."
"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away!" Wang Bearded wiped his mouth and ran out quickly.
Wu De finished arranging the affairs, put on his pilot's hat, fastened his raincoat, and boarded the rear stern. The six junior students who boarded the ship for the first time were huddled on the stern deck of the ship, vomiting, and some of them turned pale.
Seeing the arrival of the chief, these trainees struggled to stand up. Wu De stopped them: "Hold the cable and stand up! First learn to stand on the deck!"
"Yes, sir!" He reluctantly saluted.
"You are divided into two classes. The first class will pay attention to the nearby sea surface, and the second class will go to the deck to assist in pumping water!" He gave the order to the trainees.
I walked to the front railing of the poop building, wanting to observe the situation in the distance. The wind seemed to have increased, and the rain was so heavy that he could hardly open his eyes. Raindrops fell densely on his face, and the water sloped down on his face. Wu De wiped his face, stood firm on the deck, and observed the sea with a telescope - only some bright and dark lights and shadows could be seen on the dim sea.
The cold rain soon made his skin numb. The cold added to the fatigue, and he became somewhat confused. Wu De quickly shook his head to wake himself up. Returning to the captain's cabin, he studied the chart under the swaying lantern.
should say. In this time and space with almost no navigation facilities, it is quite dangerous to sail at night with such a ship without radar, gps, and gyrocompass. Wu De chose a route on the chart that was the safest and least likely to encounter rocks and sand. However, the danger of running aground on rocks still accompanies the ship.
"Chang! The wind is too strong, and the sail is almost overwhelmed. The rain is too heavy, and the water in the bottom tank has accelerated! The weather may be worse later." Wang Bearded walked into the cabin and reported to Wu Dede. His raincoat had been torn in the wind and rain.
"Sea conditions?"
"Wind 25 knots, wave height 3.3 meters!"
"Order! Lower the sail! Tighten the rope! The course remains unchanged!" Wu De ordered.
"Lower the sail! Tighten the rope! The course remains unchanged! Yes, sir." The first mate saluted and turned to leave.
"Captain 6! Call the team members into a team of five, and turn on all the pumps. Help with drainage!! All irrelevant personnel should get off the cabin!" Wu De dropped the rules in his hand and ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
Wu De walked out of the cabin. At this time, the deck was full of busy scenes. Sailors in shorts and barefoot were lowering the sails, tightening the cables, and covering the cargo; the 6th team members in long trousers and blue sleeves on their left arms were busy. drain.
At this time, a swell lifted the bow of the boat high. When Wu De saw this, he immediately shouted: "Hold on! Hurry on!!!!"
Before he finished speaking, the boat plunged into the bottom of the valley, and the sea water swept across the entire surface of the boat.
Wu De was also washed down on the deck by the waves. He quickly grabbed a rope, struggled to get up, and shouted: "Count the number of people! Report the losses!!!"
"There are no casualties among the sailors!!!" "There are no casualties among the 6th team!!" "The front cabin is damaged!! Water enters!!!" "There is water in the middle cabin!!"
"Stop the leak in the front cabin and drain the middle cabin!!" Wu De ordered loudly. The sea breeze mixed with the rain made Wu De's voice a little hoarse.
"Someone fell into the water!!!" The sailor at the stern called the police with a sharp whistle.
It was broken. When Wu De looked at the cadets draining water on the deck, there was only one left.
Wu De ran to the stern of the ship and looked in the direction pointed by the warning sailor. About 100 meters away from the stern of the ship, there were two people floating face down on the sea.
"Sir, do you want help?" the first mate said after hearing the sound.
"How to save? It's such a big storm now, and besides, those two children are already dead! It's their first time going to sea..." Wu De said angrily, "Go and put the remaining boys in the middle cabin. !Why……"
At midnight, the wind was strong and the rain was strong. Wu De went down to the middle cabin. The off-duty sailors and the 6th combat team members were gathering together to eat, while the four young people who had survived the disaster were huddled aside and sobbing softly.
Wu De walked to sit beside them and asked, "Do you all know?"
The four of them didn't speak, they still buried their heads in tears.
"The sea is like this. What you usually see is its calm side. Today's storms are not the biggest."
"It's not even the most powerful, God..." A student soldier stopped crying. Look at Wu De.
"Yeah, look at them, they don't care at all," Wu De pointed to the sailors who were having a meal and playing around. "The sea can only be conquered by those of us who are not afraid of hardship and death. Only those who have experienced this can be conquered." True husband, if you want to be a naval officer sailing on the sea, you must bear such a sin."
"I don't want to be a naval officer anymore, woo woo woo." The child, who was crying with runny nose, was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and he was obviously too frightened.
Wu De sighed and said, "You guys take a break first, and we will resume the class in two hours! If you don't want to be a naval cadet, I will drop you out when you get back!"
After saying this, Wu De ignored these young people and turned back to the captain's cabin.
Wu De returned to the captain's cabin and started eating dinner.
The dinner was very simple, only 4 pieces of rice cakes, 1 piece of dried fish, 1 grapefruit, and 1 glass of water. Wu De took the rice cake with the dried fish in between, poured some water on it, and chewed hard. This damn grass ration!
After a night of wind and rain, at dawn the next day, the sky gradually turned brighter and the wind and rain subsided a lot. Dengyingzhou finally resumed normal navigation and arrived at Guangzhou Bay early on the third day.
The delivery location was on the Guangzhou pier. People from the Qiwei Escort Bureau escorted the entire process, using almost half of the entire Escort Bureau. Now Qiwei has almost become a subsidiary company of the Guangzhou Station, accounting for two-thirds of the business. All serve Guangzhou Station.
Zhang Xin rushed to the dock and directed the iron boxes containing fifty thousand taels of silver to be loaded onto the ship.
"This is 50,000 taels. I am contacting the Gao family to raise more cash, but it is difficult to adjust the position now..." Zhang Xinhui reported.
"So nervous? Don't the Gao family owe us a payment of more than 100,000 yuan?"
"Not only the Gao family, our accounts receivable are close to 180,000 yuan." Zhang Xin said, "But according to the rules, the first settlement cannot be made until the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Most of the goods released by merchants do not receive payment for them. The same - we can't get much cash out, and the interest rate on the market in Guangzhou is very high now. Even if the Gao family can raise tens of thousands of silver, we still have to pay interest, just less."
"How high?" Wu De knew that the executive committee was still worried about where the money would be in the future.
"The market price outside is two cents a month. The Gao family will probably agree to one cent five cents."
"Monthly interest 20%?!" Wu De almost shouted, this loan sharking rate is too high. The annual interest rate is 24o%!
"Even at this interest rate, as long as we can complete the transfer of goods within a month, we can still make money. Both the British and the Portuguese are willing to pay cash for sugar. If we really get this step, we can consider such a short-term loan!" Zhang Xin took out a copy of a letter from his pocket, "This is another suggestion from the Guangzhou Station to the Executive Committee, but it is a big deal and may not be able to save the thirsty, but if it can be implemented, future funding will be It's much more relaxed. The telegram has been sent and the executive committee should discuss it soon."
"Okay, let me take a look. If possible, I will directly send a message to the Executive Committee to recommend adoption."
Time was tight, so "Deng Yingzhou" didn't stay much in Guangzhou. After loading the silver, he repaired the boat briefly, replenished the water, and immediately set off for Leizhou.
Wu De opened the copy on the ship. This is a document drafted by the Guangzhou Station. This document, jointly drafted by the three main business leaders of Guangzhou Station, proposes that Guangzhou Station use its subordinate enterprises to absorb the deposits of wealthy officials in Guangzhou and even the entire Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian regions.
"Deposit?!" Wu De was shocked and stood up from his chair. He only had four words in his mind: "Whimsical!" (!)! ~!
