After Ling Yunpeng heard this, he walked in front of Hu Mianzhi: "Old Hu, I remember that day you asked me if I was really Ruiyao's disciple, and I replied to you, if you always want to accept me as an apprentice, I will not refuse." ”

Hu Mianzhi was reminded by Ling Yunpeng, and immediately understood: "Of course I am willing, Yunpeng, I have already had this intention, but I am embarrassed to open my mouth, and today I just took this opportunity to fulfill my dream." ”

Hu Mianzhi excitedly shouted at Tong Shengxi: "Ruiyao, let the subordinates prepare one more, today is also the day I accept the apprentice." ”

When Tong Shengxi heard this, he pointed at Hu Mianzhi and said angrily: "You, if I accept an apprentice, you will rob me." ”

"Ruiyao, you call yourself Meng Weijun, the disciples below, there are many disciples, one more, one less, what does it matter, I rarely accept an apprentice, you have to nag two sentences, it's too not enough friends."

"But like Yun Peng, I don't have too many disciples, the more the merrier!"

After a while, the next person came to report that the front hall had been arranged, and I would like to ask you to move to the front hall.

The front hall has been arranged, and there is a banner hanging above: dignified and upright, Lei Lei does things down, a pair of Taishi chairs are placed in the middle of the front hall, Tong Shengxi and Hu Mianzhi sit upright, Ling Yunpeng kowtows to the two masters, bows down to the tea, and worships the teacher.

The crowd stood aside to witness this fortunate event.

The whole apprenticeship ceremony was simple and solemn, and the two masters liked this apprentice very much.

After the apprenticeship ceremony was over, Tong Shengxi introduced Hu Mianzhi, Zhao Jinwen, Ling Yunpeng and others into the study, and ordered subordinates, idle people, etc., to be exempted from entering. As everyone knows, what follows is absolute secrecy.

"Elder Tong, we are here to ask you for help today." Zhao Jinwen said straight to the point.

"I know, Stationmaster Zhao, Xiu Kun has already told me that you want to borrow two freighters from me, right?"

Zhao Jinwen nodded: "Yes, I don't hide it, I want to borrow two cargo ships from you to transport arms." ”

Tong Shengxi was silent for a moment, and then said: "It's no problem, I have the boat, not to mention two, four, or five." ”

Seeing Tong Shengxi's promise, Zhao Jinwen was overjoyed: "Tong Lao Gao Yi made Zhao grateful." You can rest assured that we will not let you bear the risk in vain, and we will pay the maximum amount of freight in business. ”

When Tong Shengxi heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand: "What does Stationmaster Zhao think of my Tong as someone, the rise and fall of the country, the husband is responsible, now the country is ruined, the people are not living, the world has been suffering for a long time, how can I Tong someone stand by and watch, and even take the chestnut in the fire, and make a fortune in the country?" The matter of freight should not be mentioned, otherwise it would be to put someone in a place of disloyalty and injustice. ”

"Tong Lao is a patriotic heart, the world can be learned, I thank Tong Lao for his generosity. I heard that the Japanese once wanted to control Tong Lao's Shanxi coal mine, but you flatly refused? ”

"Little Japan's wolf ambitions, passers-by know, they think that Chinese have hypochondriasis, coercion and temptation will make me give in, it's just a fool's dream." Tong Shengxi's face showed disdain.

"Tong Lao's iron bones are admirable, I will tell Shangfeng when I go back, so that they can protect the industry under Tong Lao's name more, in case the little devil dog jumps over the wall and destroys it secretly."

"Thank you Stationmaster Zhao for your help." Tong Shengxi thanked Zhao Jinwen: "Let's put this aside in advance, let's talk about the delivery of arms in detail!" Stationmaster Zhao, how many munitions do you have?"

"It's probably about 200 tons!"

"Then I'll lend you the Xingning and Youning, both of which have a cargo capacity of about two hundred and fifty tons. I'm going to store some of my machinery in the open and your munitions in the dark, so I might be able to get by. “

When Zhao Jinwen heard it, he thought it was very good: "Tong Lao's idea is really good, so that you can be confused." “

"Teacher." As soon as Ling Yunpeng opened his mouth and called out to the teacher, Zhao Jinwen, Tong Shengxi and Hu Mianzhi all raised their heads and looked at him, these three are now his teachers, and they all thought that Ling Yunpeng was calling himself, Ling Yunpeng saw this, and didn't know how to speak for a while.

"Yunpeng, what do you want to say?" Zhao Jinwen asked.

"I don't think it's safe." Ling Yunpeng raised his concerns.

"Oh, Yun Peng, do you think there's something wrong?" Tong Shengxi asked with a sideways face.

"Tong Lao, what are the bright and dark places on the cargo ship?"

"On the deck, the captain's room, the crew cabin is generally a clear place, and the engine and boiler rooms below the deck are more private."

"Will the Japanese come to check these hidden parts?"

As soon as Ling Yunpeng said this, the other three didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Generally speaking, when the Japanese patrol boat board the ship, one is to check whether the documents are complete, and the other is to check whether the goods on the ship are consistent with the customs clearance documents. Of course, they will also ask to open the box for inspection, and when the inspection is strict, they will also go to the cabin below deck to inspect it. Tong Shengxi told everyone the truth.

"So, even if you hide the arms under the deck, you may be found out by the Japanese?" Hu Mianzhi's brows were tightly locked, a little deflated.

"This is like trying luck, if you are lucky, you will be safe, and if you are unlucky, you will have an incident." Tong Shengxi told the truth.

"So what to do, according to you, we still can't escape the Japanese inspection?" Zhao Jinwen couldn't help but be a little impatient.

"We can't take chances, just now Tong Lao said that the Japanese want to control your coal mine, but you sternly refused, according to my understanding of the Japanese, they will never give up, and will definitely try every means to force you to comply, so they must be watching your every move, now that your freighter is moving, they will definitely not easily let go of this opportunity, so according to my judgment, if we go to Chongqing this time, we will definitely be closely searched by patrol boats."

After listening to Ling Yunpeng's analysis, the three of them were speechless.

"This is also the reason why the stationmaster hesitated to ask you to borrow a boat at the beginning, he was worried that it would affect you because of this, and the Japanese would threaten you after being pinched by the handle." Ling Yunpeng lost no time in voicing Zhao Jinwen's concerns, thus highlighting Zhao Jinwen's empathy.

"What Yun Peng said makes sense, this matter really has to be considered in the long run, otherwise it will really be a matter of stealing chickens and rice." Hu Mianzhi agreed with Ling Yunpeng's analysis, this matter is indeed not a small risk.

"Yun Peng, according to what you say, it is not possible to take the land route, nor the water route, so why are you encouraging me to come to Tong Lao?" Zhao Jinwen didn't understand, didn't Ling Yunpeng also approve of taking the waterway, and he also came up with an idea to let him come to Tong Shengxi, the road was bumpy, and he almost vomited all the bile, only to see Tong Shengxi, fortunately, Tong Shengxi agreed to lend them a boat, everything is ready, why is this Ling Yunpeng talking about the risks of taking the waterway at this time, I really don't know what is going on with him?

"Stationmaster, don't worry, I say this in order to fully anticipate the difficulties and risks we may face.

"Yun Peng is right, before things are done, it is necessary to consider all aspects of the situation thoughtfully." Tong Shengxi also agreed with Ling Yunpeng's opinion, but when Ling Yunpeng said this, everyone was a little discouraged.

"Three teachers, in fact, the crux of the problem is not whether to take the water route or the land route, but how we can hide the arms so that they are not discovered by the Japanese.

"Yun Peng, do you have any ideas?" Zhao Jinwen listened to Ling Yunpeng's tone, and seemed to have a bamboo in his chest.

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