Chapter 262: Atonement for Sins (First Update, Ask for Support)
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The boat moved forward in the lapping of the waves, and the farther and farther, the coast became more and more blurred. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The INFO ship gradually sailed away from Shanghai, and the sea became wider and deeper. This is a sailboat that sails out of Shanghai, and after entering the deep sea, the ship immediately sails with full sail, and the speed of the clipper is so fast that the passengers on board are even a little uncomfortable, in fact, if it is not for something important, almost no one will take this clipper clipper.
It wasn't until two or three days later that several passengers on board got used to the bumps in the sea.
The fog cleared in the morning light, and the rising sun was huge. Dobia stepped onto the deck, facing the rising sun, and suddenly he had the urge to let out a loud roar, so that all the stuffiness that had been held in his heart for a long time could be released. But he couldn't roar, and neither could he.
"Many, master, you say, you say, really, really with that piece of paper, let's, we can take it out when we get to Hong Kong...... Something to come! ”
Coming to the deck with him, Shao San nervously asked Duo Bi'a, now the master took out 20,000 taels of silver, but all of them were replaced by the foreign paper of the "Bank of East Asia", a thin piece of paper. He didn't even dare to say silver in his mouth, but "things".
There used to be an old saying: If you are not guilty, you should be killed. And if the sailors on this ship saw that they were tempted to get rich, they would not throw them into the sea to feed the fish?
The foreigner is not reliable, is the foreigner's thing reliable?
"Third master, look at what you said, the foreigner's things, you can rest assured, they are more reliable than our Zhuangzi."
comforted Shao San like this, but Duo Bi'a's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, the reason why he went to Hong Kong this time was because he was entrusted by Lord Zhongtang to go to Hong Kong on an errand.
Why go to Hong Kong?
The reason is very simple, it is to hire foreign teachers in Hong Kong and buy foreign guns and cannons from foreign companies. And the reason why Nakado-sama moved this idea was entirely because of those words of Dobia.
But for Duo Bi, he knew very well what he was going to do, why he went to Lord Zhongtang, and why he said that.
Looking for Lord Zhongtang because everyone knows that he is living a precarious life now, and at this time, Lord Zhongtang will naturally not let go of any life-saving straw.
Just like Dobiah himself!
He didn't jump from a boat into the sea at all, in fact he was sent to Hong Kong, and then to Shanghai, and then to Tianjin. Everything was arranged by someone else.
It was arranged by those thieves.
Why did they arrange all this?
Again, Duo Bi recalled what happened in his heart.
"You are a banner man, although the Metropolitan Governor left you with a life, don't think that you will be let go so easily, there is no such easy thing in the world!"
"Build roads? You think that building roads is to give you a livelihood, that is to kill people without a knife! ”
"Nanling! What is Southridge? There is a miasma rampant in that place, malaria is constant, even if you are an iron man, it is estimated that you will not survive three or five months, not to mention that you are still dragging your family, your daughter-in-law, your daughter, and your son who was born for three months! Go when the time comes! ”
"Die! Do you think you're dead and you're gone? ”
"You died, what about your daughter-in-law, your daughter-in-law? Hmph, no one works, why give them food, what do they live on? ”
"A yellow girl in that kiln is only ten taels of silver! How much can your girl sell? ”
"Come on, think about it, and when you figure it out, come back to me. Don't think you're alone. ”
Closing his eyes in pain, Duo Biah even regretted why he wanted to be friends with foreigners in the first place, why did he learn the words of those foreigners, if not, how could that person choose himself?
"Think about it yourself, can you still achieve the world of China with more than one million banner people? Now all the Han people in the world want to retake the Han people's country, and they all rise up against your banner people, and you ride on the heads of the Han people, for so many years, this account will always be calculated! ”
"You want to live! You want to save your family's life! But how to live? How to insure? Have you thought about it? ”
"As long as you do this, you will no longer be a Duobia, you are a Han person, and you are the hero of my Han people's recovery of the country, when China is so big, you can live wherever you want!"
Ping'er, Xiaoting, Jinbao...... With the name of his family in his mouth, Dobia opened his eyes.
What should I do, I have made a choice a long time ago, maybe the court has raised it for many years, but for Duobiah, the most important thing is the family, as for the court, when the Han people all over the world rise up against him, can this country still sit still?
Hong Kong!
After seven days and seven nights at sea, the ship finally arrived in Hong Kong, which had just opened its port for less than 20 years, but it had already begun to show its prosperity, and hundreds of merchant ships from various countries were anchored in the harbor.
As the best Hong Kong, there are adventurers from all over the world, these adventurers are engaged in a variety of trades in Hong Kong, because of the language barrier, so there is often a layer between adventurers and Chinese, and this layer is compradors.
Almost all business between Chinese and foreigners requires compradors, and they are also inseparable from them, and for many Chinese, they would rather deal with compradors than directly with foreigners.
The same is true of Duo Bi, he did not deal directly with those foreigners, could it be that on the first day in Hong Kong, she lived in a small inn near the port.
Then he took Shao San to meet with the compradors of foreign firms everywhere in Hong Kong, but it was only a short two or three days, and Shao San complained bitterly. Because it is a bitter coffee like Chinese medicine, it is even more difficult to swallow.
"Master, master, let me go, I won't drink that foreign coffee with you today, you can just watch and do it yourself, I'm just a person, I don't understand anything, won't I listen to you all then?"
Shao San almost didn't wait for Duo Bia to speak, so he rejected him one by one, saying that he didn't want to be in those foreign crimes.
"How inappropriate this is, young master, you were sent by Lord Zhongtang, you, if you don't go, I won't be able to make up my own mind."
"Master, you work harder, run a few more, in short, it's still the words of Lord Zhongtang, whose things are cheaper, whose ones do we use? As long as we do this errand, Lord Zhongtang will definitely not be able to lose us at that time. ”
No matter how much Duobia persuaded him, Shaosan, who had made up his mind not to be guilty of foreign crimes, still didn't go out after all, and in the end, Duobia had to leave the inn alone to deal with those compradors.
"That tail of yours didn't come with you today?"
Just like a few days ago, after coming to the café, the owner of the café, Fang Yiquan, saw that Dobia was alone and spoke.
"My lord, like you said, that kid can't stand the bitter taste of coffee!"
Not to mention that he couldn't stand it, Dobia himself couldn't stand the smell either, but there was no way, if he didn't break that person, he wouldn't be able to connect.
"It's good to get used to the taste."
Fang Yiquan asked Duobia to sit down, and then said seriously.
"You did a good job in this matter, your performance in the capital, the family has been watching, you can get in touch with him so quickly, and persuade him, the family can see it in their eyes and remember it in their hearts!"
"Then my family ......"
Dobia asked nervously, the reason why he agreed to do these things was to save his family's life.
"Don't worry, they didn't go to Xu Wen to dry salt, nor did they go to Nanling, now they have gone to Wuhan, and they receive 15 taels of silver a month, not to mention their mother and three children, that is, the children are in school, and the money is enough, that's your salary, how about it, the family treats you well!"
Glancing at Duo Bia in front of him, Fang Yiquan continued.
"In short, don't worry, your family will not treat your family badly no matter what."
"Thank you, my lord, my lord's great kindness, and the villain will remember it."
Dobia hurriedly stood up and thanked him, his expression extremely respectful.
"Thank me? You don't have to, you just need to do it? ”
Picking up the coffee on the table, Fang Yiquan took a sip gently. Who said that black coffee is very bitter, but he enjoyed the taste very much,
"Did you come to Hong Kong this time because of that person's arrangement?"
"Big brother, just as you expected, that person took the bait at once, this matter was arranged by himself, and the court didn't know about it at all!"
To tell the truth, Dobia has never seen such a person, who uses silver to do things for the court, this, all dynasties and dynasties have only the master who fishes silver from the pocket of the court, how can there be a person who does not send silver to the court?
"He doesn't need others to know about it now, as long as you do this well and bring things to Tianjin. When the time comes, it will be a great achievement for him! ”
Holding the coffee cup, Fang Yiquan continued.
"You can't talk about this matter today, tomorrow, I'll help you arrange it tomorrow, and then you can talk directly to that person, and the price will naturally be cheaper than the other lines......
"Yes, my lord, the villain is all up to you. However, there is a saying that villains don't know when to ask ...... or not"
"You say."
"Is that the right way to do that? Let's sell things to the imperial court, what if they turn around and beat us? ”
Although he knew that he was not Han, and even if they hadn't threatened him with his family, he wouldn't have given them his life, but now Duo Biah will always subconsciously identify with his current identity.
"And I have to help them find foreigners and teach them foreign guns and cannons."
This matter is so evil that Dobia is puzzled, and he doesn't know what the other party wants to do? Why they did it.
"You just have to do your thing, anyway, as long as you get it right, it's a big achievement, understand?"
"Yes, the little one understands, if the adult has nothing else to say, then the villain will retire for the time being."
Knowing that he shouldn't have asked, Dobia said a little nervously.
"Okay, that's it!"
Fang Yiquan nodded and looked at Duobia.
"As for why you'll find out later" (To be continued.) )