After leaving the Naval Academy, Bai Zhizhan can be said to be auspicious. Whenever he encounters difficulties or challenges, there will always be a lucky star who will help him. For example, Li Mingbo, who saved his life on the "Beihe", He Yongxing, who promoted and cultivated him, and Gui Boyong, who had the grace of recommendation.

Don't forget, it was Gui Boyong who asked him to be an assistant to the navigation staff officer, and he got the opportunity to perform.

"Why are you here?"

"Come to the shipyard to investigate, and stay here for a few days."

The chef brought over the two fried eggs, and without saying a word, he went back to the kitchen to cook the rice balls, which was the breakfast that Gui Boyong specially wanted.

In the Imperial Navy, southerners were the majority, so they preferred southern tastes in terms of food.

"Research?"

"Didn't hear anything?"

Bai Zhizhan smiled bitterly, this is a shipyard where workers gather, and it is not just a few minutes to stand anywhere and hear the rumors of the 21st Fleet Headquarters.

"The Great War is coming to an end." Gui Boyong glanced around, and there were few people in the restaurant. "In just a few days, the plenipotentiary of the Empire will be in the capital of the Rock Republic, negotiating with the Alliance. Our side is also close to negotiating, and now only the venue for the negotiations has not yet been decided. ”

"Won't fight?"

"Now like this, no one can stand it if the fight continues." Gui Boyong hesitated for a moment before lowering his voice and saying, "If the mutiny of the Luosha Empire spreads, the existing world order will definitely collapse. I'm also hearsay, the Alliance is even more anxious than we are. ”

Bai Zhizhan was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he immediately looked at Gui Boyong, and his face was full of disbelief.

Seeing Bai Zhizhan's expression, Gui Boyong hurriedly made a booing gesture and asked him not to say it.

"You didn't lie to me?" After a while, Bai Zhizhan asked, and then swallowed his saliva, looking like he had palpitations.

"Commander He specially told me to come and see you, and asked me to bring some things. It was supposed to be delivered to your dorm, but you weren't. It's all in the car, and when you have dinner, you remember to bring it. Don't be polite, it's mainly about food, and some things that are usually needed. ”

At this time, the chef brought over two bowls of rice balls.

"Eat, I'm hungry after a night's ride."

After Gui Boyong said hello, Bai Zhizhan also picked up a bowl of rice balls.

Although he was shocked, Bai Zhizhan had already understood.

The situation in the Luosha Empire must be very bad, otherwise the alliance group would not be in such a hurry, and it would not be too late to delay until next spring.

Since you want to talk, you have to prepare your chips.

Obviously, this is the reason why He Yongxing sent Gui Boyong to the Puzhou Naval Shipyard.

After the negotiations began, not only the warships parked in the harbor, but also the warships built and repaired in the shipyard, were all bargaining chips for the Empire.

"If you have nothing else to do these days, just be my guide."

Bai Zhizhan was stunned again, because he was thinking about things at first, and he didn't react at once.

"You've been in the shipyard for ten days, and you've been running all over the place, haven't you?"

Hearing Gui Boyong say this, Bai Zhizhan immediately nodded and agreed. Gui Boyong did not want Bai Zhizhan to be a guide, but to go to him to see the world, to be precise, to introduce him to the leaders of the shipyard, at least he was familiar, and it would be more convenient to work here in the future.

"The Army and Navy are mixed up, or are they separated?" Bai Zhizhan didn't hide it, after all, Gui Boyong was kind to him, and he felt that he should share his worries for He Yongxing.

"You want to go?"

"Brother Gui, you can't talk nonsense, I ......"

"If you say you don't want to go back, that's weird." Gui Boyong smiled and said, "Commander He said that this negotiation is mainly to solve big problems, and the main thing is to end the war. Although we are going to participate, it is the Army that dominates. To put it bluntly, the main thing to talk about is the affairs of the Western Front. Whether it is good or bad, it has nothing to do with the navy, so we just do it. ”

"If possible, it's better to talk separately." Bai Zhizhan emphasized.

Gui Boyong smiled, but didn't answer, and put on a deaf look.

"An armistice is the first thing, but after the armistice, we have to plan for the future, and we will inevitably negotiate for the limitation of armaments, and use this to contain us."

"So ......"

"Since it is necessary to limit armaments, the navy is the most important thing, and it is better to talk about it separately and not get involved with the army."

Gui Boyong nodded thoughtfully, as if he understood Bai Zhizhan's words.

At this moment, the door of the dining room was pushed open, and two military representatives walked in.

Seeing a brigadier general sitting in the restaurant, both of them were startled, and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Hello sir!"

"Good morning, sir!"

The two were obviously a little flustered, after all, Liu Xiangdong, the chief supervisor, was only a colonel officer.

"Well, early."

After Gui Boyong answered, the two military representatives immediately ran away.

Gui Boyong and Bai Zhizhan did not delay, and after eating the rice balls by two, they hurriedly left the restaurant, so as not to delay the others' meals.

In tough times, it's not easy to eat a full meal.

Besides, at noon, they ate in the factory canteen, and the meals were much worse, so many military representatives would try to eat enough in the morning, and they could just deal with it at noon.

Gui Boyong didn't talk nonsense, and did bring a lot of food, mainly canned fruits, and some cigarettes and alcohol for gifts.

Really attentive and thoughtful.

Winter is just around the corner, and even in the south, fresh fruit is not always available, and canned fruit will soon be in short supply.

As for tobacco and alcohol, even military representatives will inevitably have a time to ask for help.

A few packs of cigarettes and a bottle of liquor are not worth a few dollars, but they can open the door of convenience when asking people to do things, saving a lot of trouble.

In addition, Gui Boyong has already found a guide, who is He Pengfei, who is actually the driver.

After delivering the things to Bai Zhizhan's dormitory, the two went to the hotel first.

Gui Boyong was also very interesting, asked the hotel manager to open an extra single room, and asked Bai Zhizhan to stay, saying that it was convenient to discuss things.

Throughout the day, Bai Zhizhan followed Gui Boyong to many places, mainly to visit the leaders of the shipyard.

Although the shipyards were privately owned, according to the War Mobilization Act, shipyards with the name "Navy" were subject to the command of the imperial authorities during the war. It was also for this that managers were stationed in the main departments of the imperial authorities, including the naval command.

All of them are officials!

It's tedious, but it's necessary.

Even if none of the officials took Bai Zhizhan in their eyes, and few remembered his name, but after walking this circle, these officials all knew that Bai Zhizhan was He Yongxing's person.

It doesn't matter if you look down on Bai Zhizhan, as long as you are willing to give He Yongxing face.

During this day, Bai Zhizhan's influence on He Yongxing, to be precise, on the He family, had a very intuitive understanding.

Not to mention anything else, when Gui Boyong introduced himself, he always said "Commander He Yongxing's old subordinates".

The three words "He Yongxing" are golden signboards, even if they didn't call in advance to make an appointment, no one dared to block them out of the door.

It is worthy of being one of the eight pillars of the empire, the He family, which was personally created by He Hongyi, the Duke of Hailin, and one of the two traditional families of the Imperial Navy.