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The river surface is full of fog, even if it is dozens of zhang away, it is difficult to see clearly, the dense fog locks the river surface, and in the thick fog, a sailboat goes upstream, and the steam engine spits out a little smoke and the river fog is harmonious, which makes the fog a little thicker.

In the past few days, under the cover of the river fog and with the help of steam engines, the "Pacific" has sailed smoothly through Jiangsu and Anhui, and now, if everything goes well, they are about to sail to Jiujiang, which will be the farthest place for the "foreign ships" to sail into the Yangtze River in recent years.

As he got closer and closer to Hubei, Zhu Yifeng became more and more nervous at this time, the reason why he was nervous was because he knew that the closer he got to the "war zone", the more risks there would be, and what made people even more nervous was that even if he successfully contacted the Taiping Army, he didn't know what those people would do to him.

In history, those people can be said to be unceremonious to the Chinese people, so what if they not only did not give themselves silver, but pulled themselves into a "strong man"?

"We're here!"

Looking at the yellowing sea water under the bow of the boat through the light, Shen Ming said with some excitement.

The yellowish waters are sediment from the impact of Poyang Lake into the Yangtze River, meaning that in two days they will be in Hubei.

"Mr. Zhu, we have arrived in Jiujiang, and we will be able to arrive in Wuchang in two days at most!"

Thinking of the city that was not yet captured by the Taiping Army, Zhu Yifeng seemed to be in a dream, because he had not yet recovered from the unprecedented tension, and now, when he was about to reach his destination, what would be waiting for him?

Is it endless wealth? Or is it an unexpected danger?

Then he heard Captain Johnson giving orders. At the command of the captain, the "Pacific" continued to sail forward.

"Hey, guys,"

Captain Johnson said, leaning on the railing and looking at the sailors.

"Have any of you ever been to the city we're going to?"

"I've been, sir!"

Yu Guojie hurriedly said in stiff English on the side, although there are often interpreters on foreign ships that hire Chinese crews, there are always many sailors who have learned some foreign languages because of long-term contact with foreigners, and Yu Guojie is one of them.

"A few years ago, when I was still in the boat gang, I was in this city, and it was a big city......"

"Oh, is it? I really don't know, why did he come here, do the people here need weapons? ”

Johnson said with some curiosity.

I don't know!

Zhu Yifeng silently pondered in his heart, the only question he was concerned about now was when the ship would arrive in the Wuchang area, and then how he should communicate with the Taiping Army and how to sell the goods on the ship.

This is the first problem, first of all, we have to find a way to get in touch with the Taipings, and then find a way to sell them the weapons on the ship.

Of course, that price can't be lower. After the Taiping army agreed to accept the arms, what was the payment? This also needs to be considered, after all, any merchant ship laden with cash is dangerous, and it is not only the pirates who are at risk on a merchant ship, but even the sailors on board. Who can resist the temptation of silver?

Try to get raw silk, the tea has not come down yet, otherwise, you can also ask for tea!

It only took a moment to make a decision in his heart, raw silk and tea can be easily sold in Shanghai, and, if possible, this kind of barter trade is easier to lower the price, after all, for the Taiping army, whether it is raw silk or tea, it is often useless waste, they do no business, tea can be drunk by themselves, as for raw, do they weave raw silk into silk while marching?

Now, Zhu Yifeng has once again regained his true colors - a real profiteer, who came here at the risk of killing his head and losing his head, and what he is chasing is naturally profit.

"It's not just about making a deal, it's about letting them know that this time is just the beginning."

After a pause, Zhu Yifeng looked at the increasingly turbid river under the boat, and now he was much calmer than before. Standing in the bow of the ship, he stared at the Yangtze River shrouded in river mist, at this time, this Yangtze River, in his opinion, is simply a Milky Way, flowing with silver!

Looking at the rolling river and imagining the silver flowing in the river, Zhu Yifeng's heart suddenly swelled with a sense of tension, what if he encountered the Qing army?

This question has not been considered before, there is the Taiping army, and naturally there is also the Qing army, in case it encounters the Qing army...... At this moment, there was a sudden chaos on the deck, and several boats suddenly appeared on the river in front of them.

"It's not good, I met Jiang Xun in front!"

Shen Ming's words made Zhu Yifeng, who was originally thinking about it, startled, and he hurriedly looked towards the river, and sure enough, he could see a few mast lights.

"How could it be...... I'm afraid of something......"

Thinking so in his heart, Zhu Yifeng walked quickly to the bow of the boat and looked ahead with Zhu Fucai. The sampans of the several dhows in front of them got closer and closer, until they got closer, and with a little light on the mast lights, everyone could see that this was a group of officers and soldiers, to be precise, the Qing army.

Qing army, this is the first time Zhu Yifeng has seen the "army" of this era, not so much a group of soldiers, but a group of malnourished people wearing "uniforms", looking at their unkempt appearance, Zhu Yifeng feels that they are not so much a group of soldiers, but a group of people, and even look at the tattered clothes on their bodies, these people are more like beggars.

"My lord, here, this ship is full of foreigners......

The soldiers on the sampans looked at the foreigners on the side of the ship, and their faces immediately became unnatural.

"You turtle grandson, of course I know that this ship is a foreigner, if it weren't for a foreigner's ship, how could Lord Ben stop it......"

In a burst of scolding, Zhu Yifeng saw an official in an official robe, who glanced around the side of the ship, but finally set his eyes on himself.

"This gentleman is an interpreter on a foreign ship?"

Translation?

Oh, and that is, translation.

Do you look like a "translator"?

Thinking like this in his heart, Zhu Yifeng nodded hurriedly, and just when he was thinking about what the other party thought, he listened to the official in official clothes say with a smile on his face.

"I wonder if there is tobacco on this ship?"

Xu was afraid that the other party would misunderstand, so the official hurriedly said again.

"Sir, don't worry, although I am ordered to seize illicit salt here, I will be in charge of smuggling salt, but you know, life has not been easy these years, I know that your tobacco is a price on the ship, and it is another price on the shore, and when you enter a foreign company, this price has risen three or four times......

Ding Liyi's face was full of smiles, but he was a petty official of the eighth grade, but he didn't think there was anything about it, as the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the sea to eat the sea, since he was patrolling on the river, it was also "within his duty" to sell some tobacco and soil, but in the past, this foreign ship could never have been there.

"Smoke ......"

His eyes widened, Zhu Yifeng almost couldn't believe his ears, and before he could respond, he saw that the official had already sent someone to take out the silver, although the silver was not much, but there were hundreds of taels out.

Could it be that this is the fishing law enforcement of 1853?

Thirteen years ago, the "Opium War" did not legalize the import of opium, and foreign businessmen had to smuggle it into China without permission. Its legalization was not until the Second Opium War occurred a few years later, and from Johnson and others, Zhu Yifeng naturally knew that now foreign businessmen could only smuggle opium.

"This gentleman, in Xia Ding Liyi, is the river defense patrol of this Jiujiang, if Mr. can trust him, he can talk to him in detail with him on this foreign ship, I don't know what Mr. thinks?"

People die for money, birds die for foodFor Ding Liyi, what he thinks and thinks is very simple - silver, all he needs is silver.

Looking at this Lord Ding, who was a hostage, Zhu Yifeng sighed at the allure of silver, and the information revealed in the other party's words made his heart move, and he hurriedly said.

"Trustworthy, trustworthy, naturally trustworthy, please come on board......"