Carl was very obedient, left at noon, and came back in the evening, not a ship, but three small boats, the last two with Luo Dacai and more than a dozen maritime representatives on them. When they saw that Karl had only one person ashore, and he also pointed fingers at the six merchant ships that had been prepared, this could not be done or that, so they were immediately unhappy, and by the way, even Luo Dacai's reputation was damaged. Everyone unanimously suspected that the guide and bodyguard he had found this time was not very reliable, so they proposed to either compensate them for their losses, or let them see the convoy first.

Luo Dacai had no choice but to ask Karl's opinion, and then take the representatives elected by these maritime merchants to sail together in a small boat to see if their guides and escort fleets were up to date.

Not to mention that Hong Tao likes to contact businessmen, they are all orators when they should talk nonsense, and they won't say a word when they shouldn't talk nonsense. When the people on the two ships in the back saw six identical galleons moored in the sea on the west side of Lantau Island in the afterglow of the setting sun, one of them immediately turned around and began to row back, and the remaining boat did not go far and turned back.

"What's going on? Is my fleet so miserable! Hong Tao put down the binoculars and asked Luo Dacai and Carl, who had just climbed up, very suspiciously.

"They should have gone back to unload...... "Luo Dacai is not on Hong Tao's ship for the first time, but since he hit it, he will involuntarily touch those thick ship sides and thick masts with his hands, and he has no time to look at Hong Tao at all.

"Unload! Why? I'm not going! When Hong Tao heard the word unloading, he was completely dumbfounded. He originally hoped to take the Great Song Dynasty maritime merchants out to see the world, and by the way, arouse them to open up more routes and make more money, so as to influence the thoughts of more Song people. As for how many maritime merchants would be willing to sail with him, he didn't have much hope, as long as a few people could go. It's victory. When these people come back with a lot of money, the next time they want to go, they will have to squeeze their heads, and everything is difficult at the beginning, so they must first set an example. But he never expected that these Great Song Maritime Merchants would be so ruthless after seeing their fleet, and they didn't give themselves any hope. Is your fleet really that bad?

"No, they're going to unload the cargo from the sea ship and load it onto your ship. Carl didn't say that your fleet can also carry some cargo and people, and that is on a first-come, first-served basis. If I were a maritime merchant who had invested in the shares, I would also put the goods on your ship, good ship! Luo Dacai didn't say anything cool this time, and really praised Hong Tao once.

"That's not going to work, my fleet is full of warships. Can't pack too much cargo! I'm just saying it's a little more burdensome, if they all change ships, I won't be able to fit it! Hong Tao understood that he understood, but he didn't look happy at all, but was more anxious. The holds of his six sailboats were full of grenades, except for supplies, and there was only a small amount of spare space to carry people and cargo. If you install too much, let's not say that you can't put it down, and safety will become a problem. There is strict lighting control on the ship, just for fear of igniting and blowing up those grenades.

"Leave them alone. You just need to tell them when it's full, and I'll give them another 10% of the boat fare, such a good ship, specially escorted for them, it's too cheap for them! When I followed my grandfather and father to Nanban, I only had one boat and three sails. Along the way, I endured a lot of hardships. If only I could have these big ships, my grandfather wouldn't have been robbed by pirates! Luo Dacai was more ruthless than Hong Tao, and he raised the escort fee by one percent while talking, which was still incomprehensible.

"Uncle, don't be angry with that. Aren't you going with you this time, you tell me that your ancestors were robbed in that part of the sea, see how I clean them up and help you get out of your anger! By the way, is there any news from my brother Luo? "Hong Tao really hasn't heard Luo Dacai talk about his family background, and it is not smooth sailing in his family, and the reason why his family is in the middle of the road is probably that he has encountered pirates, so he hates it. But Hong Tao can only comfort and comfort him, the affairs of the older generation, it is estimated that the pirates are all old and dead, where to find it. Compared with avenging Luo Dacai's grandfather, he was more concerned about how Luo Youde was doing in Lin'an, especially the things in the racecourse.

"You can't be in a hurry in this matter, didn't the official family already take those horses away, and let Wen'er personally send the horses into the palace, and gave a lot of rewards, and the rest of the things have to wait, just two months, are you in a hurry?" Luo Dacai is stable and not in a hurry at all.

"Alas, efficiency! It's been two months, and you're not in a hurry?! Hong Tao said that, after coming to the Great Song Dynasty, he had a very clear feeling that the pace of this era is too slow, not only the pace of life is slow, but everything is slow. If it is said that people in later generations live in minutes and hours, then people in this era use days and tens as time units, and everything is done slowly, a month or two months is nothing at all, and it is normal to drag on for a year and a half. This is not because of their natural procrastination, but because of the backward transportation and communication conditions. In the future, what can be done with a phone call may not be completed in half a year in this era. The traffic depends on two or four legs, from Lin'an to Hainan Island for investigation and investigation, and it is estimated that it will not be completed in half a year, no rut!

Luo Dacai guessed correctly at all, two hours later, a small boat with a lantern came over, these maritime merchants really don't treat themselves as outsiders, they have to load goods on the ship overnight, for fear that they will not have their own place until tomorrow morning. Load it, Hong Tao's only requirement is that a maritime merchant can only come up with three people, and the goods must comply with their own rules, such as packaging, fixing methods, etc.

Loading on the ship is a very troublesome thing, according to the weight of the cargo to arrange reasonably, can not be heavy and light at the same time, that will affect the normal navigation of the ship, serious a wave to hit the ship overturned. In addition, all cargo must be firmly fastened to the cabin with cables and wooden wedges, and cannot slide because the ship tilts, which is more dangerous, and may have capsized before the waves hit.

Since it was Luo Dacai and Carl who beckoned him, then who of these maritime merchants can get on the ship and who can't, Hong Tao doesn't care, go back to sleep, this drudgery will be all handed over to Carl and Luo Dacai, who will let them be nosy. Anyway, as soon as the bell rings tomorrow morning, the fleet will set sail, and the ship that has not been found deserves it. For those maritime merchants who got on the ship and looked around, Hong Tao had little patience, they really didn't recognize life, and there were people who came to their captain's room with wine jugs, and they entered in the middle of the night by pushing the door, so scared that Hong Tao almost shot out of his crossbow.

"Holy! There are no rules for this! What about the duty officer? Who let these boats dock, and they won't die? Weng Ya! Get out of here, confinement in the bilge for a day! Ordered, except for Haibo and Zhenzhou, all captains were confined for one day, and the first mate took over his duties! Although the deck was noisy and tossed for most of the night, Hong Tao was still in a good mood, and he was still a little complacent to be able to successfully gather so many maritime merchants to go on an adventure with him. But as soon as he left the captain's room the next morning, the smile on his face immediately disappeared. Not only was his face gloomy, but his small eyes were even narrowed, like a big mouse in danger, staring at anyone who wanted to take a bite.

"Hong ...... Mr. Hong, it's not their fault, I let these ships carrying food come over. Everyone tossed for most of the night, hungry, eating a little food is not excessive, they are all safe buyers and sellers in Guangzhou Port, I guarantee! You also taste a bowl of ......" Seeing that Hong Tao was angry, and even the captain had to be punished, Luo Dacai came over with a bowl of soup cakes, intending to explain the situation and let Hong Tao not blame his subordinates.

"You vouch? Does this rule exist on my ship? In addition to the captain, is there a second person who gave the order? You say, "Is there one?" Hong Tao almost waved his hand to knock over the bowl of soup cakes, gritted his teeth to hold back, he didn't pay attention to Luo Dacai, but raised his head to look at the lookout on the lookout and asked.

"No...... Report to the Captain! No! At this time, the lookout and the deputy were looking down with a cooking cake in their mouths, and when Hong Tao asked so suddenly, the two remembered their identities, and they were nervous and even fell off the cooking cake in their mouths.

"None? Then I just gave the order to the dogs, are you two waiting for me to go up and give the order yourself? Hong Tao grinned with gritted teeth.

"Don't rush to give the order, by the way, add a one, all officers, midshipmen, and first-class sailors on night duty, each with a bucket of water, including the captain, to carry it out immediately. Weng Ya, you disappointed me too much, let's start with you on the ship, don't blame my uncle for being ruthless, go to the side of the boat and be punished. Hong Tao bared his teeth and looked like he was laughing, but it was actually more ugly than crying. As soon as the old sailors saw him like this, they knew that someone was going to be unlucky, but he did not expect that there were more than a few unlucky people this time, and most of the officers of the fleet had to be tortured together, which had never happened before.

“…… It's all your fault! Weng Ya already knew why she was punished, although she was a little wronged, she didn't feel wronged. As a captain on night duty, she did violate more than one ship's rules. If there were an enemy in those boats, they might have the opportunity to climb onto the deck or wreak havoc on the hull.

"Woooooooooo......oo "But being punished in front of a boatload of people, she still couldn't bear the face of a girl, and looked at Luo Dacai with hatred, and then walked to the side of the ship, and was held down by two sailors, a wet rag was covered on her face, and the big wooden bucket was lifted to her face, and the finger-thick water flow was poured on the wet cloth very evenly....... Soon, Weng Ya's limbs began to toss, but they were firmly fixed by the two sailors, and the muscles of his whole body twitched, and he couldn't scream, he could only hum, that tone, it was similar to a dying person. (To be continued.) )

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