They say money is a bastard, but it’s really hard to do without money. Since Zhang Juzheng's whipping law in the Ming Dynasty in China, silver has officially become a new force in currency circulation, and the silver standard continued until the Republic of China.
The hundreds of years of silver standard history have made the silver culture of the Chinese people deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The light of silver has become one of the most powerful ways to move people's hearts. The rain of silver ingots staged today shocked everyone at the Tanggu Pier.
Large pieces of silver ingots collided with each other and made a pleasant sound. The bright white silver ingots fell into the sea water, which made people feel sorry for them. Even the French robbers were stunned.
"Oh God... What we have been chasing for a long time is actually a treasure ship? Isn't this a Spanish treasure galleon? If we rob such a treasure ship, we can all retire and go home..."
"God loves us... We can all become gentlemen in Paris. We can finally squeeze into the upper class... rush to grab the ship..."
Just as the French warship was jubilant, the two field artillery guns on the pier of the Special Administrative Region finally opened fire. The shells whizzed past the Chengfeng and exploded into clouds of water on the bow of the French warship.
"Stop them. Even if I give the money to Lord Long for free, I will never give any money to the foreign devils..." Liu Lang and Tietoutuo shouted like crazy.
"Abandon the ship... don't worry about the money... What the Prime Minister cares about is people, not money... Abandon the ship quickly and jump into the sea..."
Niu Duofu listened to the shouts on the shore and looked at the silver pouring into the sea. His throat felt sweet and he spurted out a mouthful of blood. "Abandon the ship... Everyone listened to the order, forget about the silver, and abandon the ship." Come on, swim over..."
Now the Chengfeng is only more than 400 meters away from the dock. For these sailors, this is not a distance at all, but they are reluctant to part with it. This is three million taels of silver ingots. No matter how rich the prime minister is, he cannot waste it so badly...
"Get out...get out of here...this is an order..." Captain Niu roared and kicked a soldier into the sea. "Those who die for money are all cowards...keep yourself useful and kill everyone in the world." The evil spirits above are the meaning of your life...get out of here..."
Niu Duofu cursed and woke up the soldiers on the deck. At this time, people endured their unwillingness and jumped into the sea and swam towards the pier.
"Captain, why don't you leave?" A sailor discovered something was wrong.
"You go first. In a shipwreck, the captain should be the last to leave. This is the rule of the sea... You go, I will be the last to abandon the ship..."
While shouting, there was a sudden muffled sound inside the cabin. Niu Duofu knew that the hull was now tilted thirty degrees, and the barbed wire mesh and steel ropes used to fix the silver ingots in the cabin could no longer hold their strength, and more piles of silver had collapsed. , the rain of silver ingots became more violent.
The Chengfeng has now become an out-and-out treasure ship. The huge hole on the port side is like overturning the cornucopia of the God of Wealth. Silver ingots are pouring down like a waterfall. The brilliance of three million taels of silver illuminates the entire place. bay.
No one knows when the Dagukou Fort ceased fire, but the exclamations on both sides of the north and south banks of Haihe Estuary are getting louder and louder than the waves. Xiao Letian's special zone, his foreign companies, his new army...all his actions to show off his power , even the glory of the expedition to Europa, are not as impressive as this ship of silver at this moment.
The treasure is so touching. So much money is pouring into the sea like water in front of my eyes. I have never seen this spectacular sight in eight lifetimes. As for you, Xiao Letian, dominating Europa and forcing France back... you have nothing to do with me.
Look, human beings are so pragmatic and not pragmatic. They care about food but not fighting. Only interests and money are the most primitive in their hearts.
Niu Duofu's vision went dark and he quickly grabbed the railing. He was completely desperate. The sound of the steel cable breaking just now only proved that all the piles of silver ingots in the cabin were shattered.
According to his previous thoughts, even if the ship sank, the pile of silver ingots tied at the bottom of the cabin would be easy to salvage. But now all the steel cables have broken, and the silver ingots have fallen into the mud of the seabed in chaos. With current diving technology, , it would be a dream to salvage them all.
Looking at the figures jumping into the sea one by one on the deck, watching the brothers swimming in the sea, and countless people rushing down to the sea to meet them at the distant pier, Niu Duofu finally felt relieved. He looked at the nearby SAR pier with great nostalgia. , he knew that he had to give an explanation to the prime minister.
"Farewell..." Niu Duofu closed her eyes cruelly and turned around and walked into the cabin. Even if she died, she would die in the captain's cabin.
At this time, there was a splash of water on the sea. The sailors of Chengfeng were swimming desperately upstream to the pier. The workers on the pier jumped into the water to meet them. The two groups of people had now merged together.
I saw an African American worker with skin as thick as charcoal, holding a tired sailor on his neck with one hand and swimming back, "We're home, we're home now, hold on a little longer, God will bless you..."
The blond white engineers threw off their suits and rushed into the sea, using their bodies to protect the heroes who had crossed the Pacific. Not to mention the soldiers of the New Army and the good people in the special zone, they will not ignore death.
The dock of the Industrial Zone is now in chaos. There is the sound of water splashing everywhere on the sea. Those who don't know how to swim on the shore are trying their best to cheer. Two temporarily transported field guns are firing non-stop to cover the escape on the sea. Sailors. Various voices gathered together and soared into the sky.
In the chaos, there was a shrill cry that shook the world: "Brother... you have been fooled... come back..." People turned around to look for it, and finally saw a big celebrity from Tanggu, Sihai Trading Company, on top of a pile of wooden boxes. The cattle shopkeeper.
The name of Niu Shopkeeper is Niu Jinfu, and Niu Duofu is his uncle's brother. The two grew up naked since childhood. The older brother knows his brother's bullish temper all too well.
"Please save my brother, what a blessing to save him... He is stubborn and has a bad temper... He has lost so much money from the prime minister, he must not want to live anymore... Please save him, Rescue him..."
After telling the story, Niu Zhang kowtowed on the wooden plank. The group of escaping sailors on the sea realized that their captain had not abandoned the ship at all. He was not on the sea and there was no trace of him on the deck.
"Holy shit... brothers, go back and save the captain..." The more than 40 sailors at the end of the team turned around and swam back, but by this time, more than half of the Chengfeng's hull had been submerged in the seawater.
"Captain, you are so stubborn... Even if you are guilty of dereliction of duty, you still have to live to atone for your sins? How could you choose to die with the ship? You are so stubborn and stubborn..."
The sailors were crying. On board the Chengfeng, a group of people kicked open the wooden door of the captain's room. "Captain... brothers are waiting for you, why don't you leave? Are you going to chill everyone's hearts?" ...Put him up for me..."
A group of sailors rushed up to grab Niu Duofu's arms and legs and dragged him out. This stubborn man kept crying, "The ship is alive and the people are there, but the ship is dead and the people are dead... You let me die. Only when I die can you be shocked." Later people...this ship is my responsibility, I am guilty..."
Some people in later generations said that Xiao Letian's subordinates were extremely evil-minded, and the success of his career was inseparable from these evil-minded people.
The water ghosts who had forgotten their lives in Kunigami Village were very stubborn, the dead soldiers who sneaked into the French positions at night were very stubborn, and the officer corps who followed Xiao Letian in trying to get involved in the European Civil War with only 300 weak troops were even more stubborn.
However, no one can deny that it was the sacrifice and dedication of this group of people that pushed Xiao Letian's career to the top and also pushed the great cause of East Asian national rejuvenation to success.
Dozens of sailors surrounded the captain and swam toward the shore. Behind him was the tall Windbreaker, which was slowly sinking. The bubbles were gurgling as if the sea had boiled.
The brilliance of the silver coins had disappeared into the blue water, and the brains that had been overwhelmed by wealth regained their sanity again. Only then did the clear demons on the Dagukou fort shake their heads and wake up.
"Holy shit... are you all blind? Don't you seize such a good opportunity to fire... fire into the sea and kill those sailors... hurry up, are you waiting for my whip?"
Many of Mailer's cronies are senior soldiers of the Eight Banners. They are used to being domineering in the Forty-Nine City. Not only are they swearing, but the whips in their hands are shaking. Just look at this group of fort defenders. Like livestock.
"Sir..." The defenders, whose faces were darkened by the smoke, pointed at the sailors escaping at sea and roared, "Sir, those are civilian sailors. We bombed and sunk the ship, why are we still killing people?"
There was a crisp sound: "You dirty bitch, how can you talk to me with your eyes wide open? You are a pariah not worth a donkey's money... I will shoot you if I ask you to, and I will kill you..."
The whip crackled downwards, and the gunner raised his arms to dodge left and right, "How do you hit people? How do you hit people..."
"The one I'm beating is you, you bastard. If I catch you during the founding period, even if I kill you, it will be in vain... I made you disobey military orders and made you have a bad mouth with me..."
The Eight Banners officer actually just wanted to vent his frustration. So much money fell into the sea in vain. He was so distressed that he trembled with distress. Now this annoying soldier dares to question his decision. Look, I won't beat you to death.
It has been more than two hundred years since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. Although the Manchu rule has been challenged by rebels from time to time, and even the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke out, in the Zhili area of northern China, the Manchu rule is still as iron-barrel , the humble Han people have no chance to cause trouble.
Therefore, the Eight Banners officers did not care about anything. The whip was used urgently and viciously, targeting the face and neck. Once the whip was applied, a line of bruises would appear.
What is unbearable is that the defenders of the Dagukou Fort have been influenced by Xiao Letian's thoughts for a long time. Even Xiao Letian himself cannot tell how many details of the execution hall are involved.
Such atrocities were bearable at first but now they really can't be tolerated. A little soldier who looked like he was only ten years old suddenly jumped up and rushed over like crazy, "Put down your whip...I am a human being, not your beast... …”
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