Chapter 73: The Mysterious Visitor
Pu Zixun did everything possible to keep him, Yang Bo had to have lunch at Pu's house, and when he returned to the boat parked at Zhoushan Ferry in the afternoon, there was one more person by his side, Pu Peiyao, a young girl.
The Pu family was generous, and the gifts given to Yang Bo filled a carriage.
The most precious thing is a huge coral, the main trunk is purple, but the antennae are colorful, the branches are luxuriant, the forms are different, the most surprising thing is that this coral can shine in the dark night, fluorescent and shining, like the stars in the night sky, dazzling, magnificent.
In these years, such corals are rare and precious.
Pu Zixun also proposed to invest silver and fill in the land, even if he filled in 500 acres, he could only leave 250 acres, and he did not hesitate to do so.
In Yang Bo's view, the coral is just a calcareous corpse left behind by the death of a living coral, which is not so valuable, but the people of the world regard it as a treasure, and he can only follow the customs of the locals and reluctantly accept it, and invest money to fill the land is exactly what he urgently needs, which is a genuine gift.
In this way, Pu Zixun proposed to let his daughter take a ride, and he couldn't refuse, so Pu Peiyao followed Yang Bo on the boat.
Yang Bo got on the boat, and the pro-soldiers lined up neatly, and suddenly knelt on one knee and clasped their fists to salute, which scared Pu Peiyao who was following behind, she had never seen this kind of battle, and the guards she had seen were completely different, all listless, standing crookedly, no different from the scoundrels in the market.
Look at the people He Qifeng belt again, all of them have serious expressions, not smiling, standing there like bronze carvings and iron castings, these people have just cut off the heads of more than 100 people on Peach Blossom Island, and they still have the smell of blood on their bodies, and their expressions are also fierce and arrogant.
During this period of time, as soon as Yang Bo was free, he personally demonstrated, and quietly taught the military demeanor he had seen in his previous life to the pro-soldier team little by little.
Pu Peiyao was really frightened, and followed Yang Bo closely, not daring to stay away a little, Yang Bo also smiled when he saw this, and he wanted this effect.
An army that even the common people can't look down on, how can it be a threat to the enemy?
He Qifeng glanced at Pu Peiyao, frowned, and looked at Yang Bo again, although he didn't speak, the meaning was obvious, there are rough people here, what are you bringing a little girl up for? It's inconvenient for the little girl, and it's inconvenient for the big men on the boat.
"Let's go to Zhenhae."
Yang Bo added. "This is Pu Peiyao, the Pu family opened a shop in Shenjiabao and took a boat to Shenjiabao."
"Set sail and sail."
He Qifeng didn't talk nonsense, shouted and beckoned the master of the ship to start the boat.
In the morning, it was still a sunny day, but the sky was full of dark clouds at this time, and a strong wind was blowing on the sea, Yang Bo was lucky, the wind was southeast, and they went to the town port of Ningbo to sail with the wind.
This ship is a sea ship of plum scorpions captured on Peach Blossom Island, the boat is not big, sailing downwind, the speed is extremely fast, the wind and waves on the sea surface are intensifying, the hull is shaking very much, Yang Bo and He Qifeng are standing at the bow of the boat, Pu Peiyao does not leave Yang Bo an inch, a pair of hands tightly grasp the side of the ship, and stand nervously beside Yang Bo.
Yang Bo is explaining to He Qifeng the precautions after arriving at the Zhenhai Port in Ningbo.
The Shen family's flag to be hung on the bow of the ship, the Shen family's ship often walks in the sea off Ningbo, and the joints have already been opened, with the Shen family's signboard, there will be no inspection and taxation personnel to entangle, asking for extra silver taels.
"The pro-soldiers are to put away the muskets and put them in the cabin." After Yang Bo finished explaining, he walked towards the stern of the boat.
After all, the boundary of Ningbo is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and more than a dozen people carry more than a dozen pounds of muskets on their shoulders, which is too ostentatious, and it is not a stone temple.
At noon, Yang Bo drank a lot of wine at Pu's house, talking to He Qifeng, and suddenly had the urge to urinate, there was no toilet on the ship, but in this endless sea, where is not a toilet? The people on the boat have made it a habit to go to the stern of the boat to solve problems.
"Childe, where are you going?" Pu Peiyao chased after her.
Yang Bo was embarrassed, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I'll go release the water, don't come with me." ”
"Put.."
Pu Peiyao only said one word, and suddenly realized what he was going to do, and immediately swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and he was also ashamed, and his face turned red.
Yang Bo arrived at the stern, there was no one left and right, Yang Xiaobo was suddenly high-spirited, wanton, and the problem was quickly solved.
Yang Bo turned around and walked to the middle hatch, Pu Peiyao was raising her little face, looking at the sky, as if she was still waiting for him to come back.
Yang Bo suddenly felt something drop on his shoulder, and was wondering, but he heard Pu Peiyao's graceful voice.
"The sky is also flooding."
Yang Bo stumbled, but fortunately he reacted quickly and grabbed the side of the boat with one hand, so he didn't fall.
The wind suddenly increased, and the raindrops crackled like soybeans, smashing down and smashing on people's faces, causing pain.
"This gust of wind is so strong, could it be a tornado?" Yang Bo hurriedly said, secretly glad in his heart, in this situation, the atmosphere is very embarrassing, or to cover it up, Yang Bo said this, and suddenly felt a lot more at ease.
Unexpectedly, He Qifeng ran over against the rain, and shouted loudly: "Brother, you are still powerful, in Shenjiabao, you make a hot pot and attract a snow, and today you soak in urine and attract another rain." ”
Yang Bo was embarrassed, and hurriedly said to Pu Peiyao: "It's raining, let's go into the warehouse." ”
A few people entered the cabin, Yang Bo found a soft sack for Pu Peiyao, beckoned her to sit down, and sat on a wooden box himself.
The light in the cabin is not as good as outside, it is dim, only Pu Peiyao's bright eyes are shining, she looks around, her eyes fall on Yang Bo, the place she is staring at is quite sensitive, Yang Bo is suddenly cramped.
"Young Master Yang, I heard that you have a fire hammer hidden at the base of your thigh, take it out and let me see it?" Pu Peiyao asked crisply.
“.....”
"Who did you listen to? With the gun in his arms, my brother didn't put the gun on his leg for a long time. He Qifeng pursed his lips and interjected.
“.......”
A few people chatted awkwardly in the cabin for a while, it was really not speculative, half a sentence was too much, and it was really convincing these two living treasures.
Fortunately, the ship has arrived at the town harbor.
The rain also stopped, and the rain fell on the sea, as it was, like a gust of wind, which came and went as fast as it came.
Everyone came to the bow of the ship, looked around, the water surface of Zhenhai Harbor is very wide, the sails are dotted, countless ships shuttle back and forth, there are also official ships, patrolling back and forth on the water, from time to time to board the ship for inspection, the official ship is divided into two kinds, one is the patrol ship, responsible for patrolling, collecting smuggling and stealing, maintaining the order of the ship on the sea, and the other is the official ship of the tax department, of course, it is responsible for tax collection.
Yang Bo saw that an official ship with the inspection flag was heading towards them, so he instructed He Qifeng to prepare relevant documents, mainly the customs clearance documents prepared by the Shen family's fleet in advance, and the Shen family's flag was hung on the bow of the ship, and the inspection could be boarded for inspection.
In addition, the personnel on the ship must also have a road guide, a road guide this thing, a bit like the temporary residence permit in the Pearl River Delta in later generations, must be carried with you, not necessarily someone to check, but when checking, you must have, otherwise, you will be arrested, arrested not for anything else, just for the fine, pay the money and it will be fine, if there is no money, it will be miserable, and I don't know how to die in the end.
Shen Yanqing has it, and Yang Bo also has it, but Yang Bo uses the alias in Meizhen, theoretically, his name is Yang Guo, and he is from Meizhen, Haizhou.
Just as the people on the ship were busy preparing documents, Yang Bo saw a familiar figure appear on the bow of the inspection ship, it was Qing'er, how could Shen Yanqing be on the inspection ship of the government?
There is another person who also appeared, Yang Bo took a closer look, it was a fat dun'er, wasn't that person Xu Wenjue, why did Little Grandpa Xu also appear on the inspection ship of the government?
"Yang Bo"
Both of them stretched out their arms, waved their hands vigorously, and shouted at Yang Bo.
"It's not Yang Bo, it's Yang Guo." Yang Bo muttered in a low voice, don't get the name wrong, if you don't get it right, you will be looking for trouble during the inspection.
"Childe, who are the two of you? It looks like he's coming to greet you. Pu Peiyao reminded.
He Qifeng also saw Shen Yanqing and Xu Wenjue on the inspection ship, and said, "It's the eldest lady, why is Grandpa Xu here?" ”
Yang Bozhen was confused, and saw that the inspection ship had arrived in front of him.
"Qing'er, Grandpa Xu, why are you here?" Yang Bo leaned down and asked.
"Yang Bo, your boat follows this boat." After Shen Yanqing finished speaking, she turned around and left, probably to say hello to the people on the inspection boat, Yang Bo's hanging heart also let go, and he was blind to this Yang Guo's guide, it seems that he doesn't need it.
Xu Wenjue was anxious to see Yang Bo, so he simply asked the inspection ship to stop, and asked Yang Bo to hand down the sling and climb directly onto the boat, which was really a difficult action for a fat man, but fortunately, he finally climbed up.
"Yang Bo, you are not enough buddy, let me wait so hard." Xu Wenjue got on the boat, and complained that Yang Bo came too late.
In fact, Xu Wenjue only came less than two days earlier than Yang Bo, Shen Yanqing's transport ship arrived, and Xu Wenjue's ship arrived, he took a boat from Nanjing down the river, changed ships in Songjiang Mansion, and rushed to Ningbo.
According to Xu Wenjue, Yang Bo asked him to pull people to invest in the cement factory, but in Jinling, there were too many giant businessmen who wanted to invest in silver, Xu Wenjue made a quick decision, one percent rose to more than 60,000, and four percent just brought in 250,000 taels, and those who invested in the cement factory couldn't wait and went directly to Shenjiabao.
This can be regarded as overfulfilling the task, according to Yang Bo's prior promise, Xu Wenjue did not pay a tael of silver, Yang Bo also had to give him a share of the cement factory, and moreover, Mei Xian'er sold a share of the match factory to him at a price of 50,000 taels, and now it is said that the value has risen to 100,000 taels, and no one buys it, so he earned 50,000 taels.
Xu Wenjue said it, as if he was an angel investor who turned stones into gold, and he was very proud, that excitement, talking endlessly, spitting and spitting, and his mouth couldn't close with joy.
"Yang Bo, I was originally going to go directly to Shenjiabao with those people, but there is a mysterious visitor who wants to see you by name, this person can't wait blindly in Shenjiabao, so I have to bring him to Ningbo." In the end, Xu Wenjue said solemnly, and the color on his face was also a lot more restrained.
"Who can make the little grandfather value it so much?" Yang Boqi said.
"Huh." Xu Wenjue smiled mysteriously and said, "I have to sell it first, and when I get off the boat, you will know." ”