The ship was bombed and sank, but the cargo did not sink to the bottom so quickly. Many wooden boxes floated on the sea, rising and falling with the rolling waves.
The goods chosen by people in the ocean trade are all carefully selected, and no one is willing to transport the goods that are not valuable. Especially Prince Zheng and his ship, they focus all their business on luxury goods.
Box after box of wine is fixed in the box with a wooden frame, and then stuffed with fluffy straw and shavings. As long as you are quick enough and fish this box out before it sinks to the bottom of the sea, the quality of the goods will not be affected at all!
There are also those gold and silver vessels written on them. The sailors dived into the depths of the sea and tied ropes to the boxes. The sailors on the battleship pulled them up with all their strength!
This has almost become a quality competition between the Chinese Navy and the British Navy!
There was no communication between the British and the Chinese. They all knew each other's identity, so they desperately grabbed the goods on the sea. The sea was full of people.
The bloody smell of the dead sailors attracted the prying eyes of sharks, but these smart beasts saw that so many humans were going crazy in the sea and did not dare to approach easily!
There are shining harpoons under the water and rifles on the surface. Even the killers in the ocean have to stay away today!
After all, Goldeneye Snapper and the others have the advantage. After all, seven ships can salvage much faster than two ships, and the more people there are, the faster they can grab it!
After three hours of cleaning the battlefield, there was no loot left on the sea! Many sailors began to lurk into the deep sea, trying to find the treasures in the sunken ship!
The water in the Indian Ocean is very pure and has extremely high light transmittance. Sailors at the shipwreck can still see the environment clearly!
The golden-eyed snapper couldn't stand still. Seeing that the sun was about to set, he immediately ordered the troops to withdraw, and the British also began to summon their soldiers!
The two fleets watched each other go their separate ways under the sunset, heading north and south!
"It seems that the Chinese have ambitions not only in Asia, but they actually dare to come to the Indian Ocean... This is a threat to the future!"
"Hmph... British devils, sooner or later there will be a battle on the sea, just wait!"
The two 'pirates' left the battlefield. At this moment, those sharks who had been unable to hold back for a long time rushed over in groups to help these pirates clean up the traces of the final battlefield!
On November 22, gunfire sounded in the Indian Ocean, but at this moment there was no news at all from the Qing Dynasty. It had just entered the tenth month of the lunar calendar, but some people had already begun to prepare for the Spring Festival in more than a month.
The plan of Prince Zheng's Mansion was very good. The two cargo ships would arrive at Tanggu Port on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month at the latest. The goods would get on the train immediately after disembarking and be transported to the capital in a few hours!
Half a month is enough to sell these Western treasures. Nowadays, there are more and more wealthy people in the capital, and the stock market has truly created a large number of wealthy people.
Their spending power is very high. As long as your products are not bad, you can sell whatever you want!
The two ships carried a total of more than 400,000 yuan worth of goods. Calculated based on the minimum profit of four times, the sales volume would be 1.6 million yuan!
Isn't this the money brought by the strong wind? Prince Zheng Chengzhi has been smiling from ear to ear this year. It has been a long time since he killed his servants, and he also paid a lot of rewards to his servants, changing his cruel and tyrannical character in the past.
"I just found out today why the foreign devils are so rich. They started to engage in this kind of big voyage hundreds of years ago. This shipping is so profitable!"
"The profit of a shipment of goods is four to five times. Isn't this just free money? I really can't understand why the Ming and Qing dynasties closed the country and did not earn this money?"
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. If someone had made this money long ago, it wouldn't be my turn to get rich! Haha..."
Prince Zheng imagined that the money was getting more and more day by day, and the days were getting closer to the twelfth lunar month. After the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, he would only send one telegram a day.
There are also his minions in Tanggu who are on errands, waiting for ships to contact trains, etc. Prince Zheng has been waiting for news from him!
But today is also strange. There is no news from the left, and there is still no news from the right. From the 14th to the 17th of the twelfth lunar month, several days have passed the scheduled date, but there is no cargo ship docking at all. intelligence.
Now Prince Zheng was so anxious that he couldn't sit still. Could it be that he had encountered a storm? But Daqing Yuanyang had sent a message before, there was no storm!
Send telegrams to other ports to see if anyone has seen the Erlongkeng and Taipingqiao!
Telegrams were sent out one by one. Prince Zheng sent telegrams of inquiries to Shanghai, Naha, Taiwan, Fuzhou... and even ports in Borneo and Singapore.
But the alarming news came back that these two ships were not seen at all in these ports!
By this time, Prince Rui Tokunaga was also dumbfounded. His ship had returned home with Prince Zheng's ship, and there was still no news about it until now.
Prince Zheng Chengzhi called the chief of ethics, and the two rode straight to the errand office of Daqing Yuanyang. They rushed in to find Fu Qing!
"Where's Fu Qing! Let Fu Qing come out... I asked before, Fu Qing is on duty here today, let Fu Qing come out..." The two of them were furious and no longer as polite as before.
People in the yamen were careful to deal with the two princes, but when Toku Chang took a closer look, he felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere!
"Prince Zheng, something is wrong! These people are looking at us with evasive eyes, and they all have frightened expressions on their faces!"
"Is there something Fu Qing is hiding from us? No, let's go back and block him!"
The two of them dropped their tea cups and ran towards the back of the office area. A group of servants on errands chased after them. "Oh... you two princes, what are you doing? My master will be here in a minute. Please wait a moment..." …”
Rushing to the back of the office area, they saw cigarettes coming out of the crack of the conference room door. They must be in a meeting. The two princes directly knocked on the door and rushed in!
Sure enough, Fu Qing is here, having a meeting with more than a dozen senior executives. The ashtrays on the table are full, and the room is like a fog!
Ahem, cough, cough... Dechang was choked and pushed out again. "Ahem, cough, cough... Fu Qing! You set the house on fire!"
Regardless, Prince Zheng pointed at Fu Qing's nose and said, "Fu Qing! Are you hiding something from me? I just feel something is wrong. Something is wrong with everyone in your yamen!"
Something is really wrong. Ever since Prince Zheng rushed in, these senior executives of Daqing Yuanyang and Fu Qing didn't dare to look at him. They were all dodging!
Still unable to avoid what was coming, Fu Qing sighed and stuffed the cigarette butt in the ashtray!
"Prince Zheng! Since you are already here, it saves me having to make another trip... to bring you some bad news..."
"Your ships, the Erlongkeng and the Taipingqiao... including Prince Rui's Anping, and our Ocean Company's Shunfeng No. 14..."
"I encountered pirates...in the Indian Ocean...and four ships disappeared...This information was brought back by a ship passing by here two days later!"
"There are some floating wooden boards on the sea, and some remaining words on them prove everything..."
"Ah! Ah? Ah..." Prince Zheng and Prince Rui screamed strangely, "Pirates! Damn it... Where are the pirates who dare to rob my ship?"
"I am the prince! I am the iron hat king of the Qing Dynasty...Who dares to steal my ship? Who dares!"
Prince Zheng Chengzhi became completely hysterical!
