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Joke, certainly not a joke!

"Sir, you're not kidding me?"

Faced with the sudden invitation, Shen Ming asked in a surprised voice:

Zhu Yifeng's expression was very serious at this time.

"Of course not."

Looking at the young man in front of him, he said,

"I think on the last voyage, you have proven yourself, and since you are enough to be the captain, then, why can't I give you a chance?"

Then, Zhu Yifeng stopped speaking, he knew that the sailor in front of him now needed time to digest all this and accept all this.

"Zhu, Mr. Zhu, you must know that I don't have a captain's certificate."

"I know!"

Nodding, of course Zhu Yifeng knew that although Shen Ming had all the knowledge needed for a captain, he was not a registered captain.

"In that case, if your ship has an accident, the insurance company will not give you any compensation!"

Shen Ming emphasized again.

"I know it's an opportunity, but, sir, after all, if there is no insurance......"

"Shen Ming, I think we can give it a try."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Zhu Yifeng said again.

"Insurance is only temporary, maybe, in the future, I will also open an insurance company, who knows? Maybe by then, you were already a captain? ”

"Hmm,"

Looking at Zhu Yifeng, in the face of his invitation, Shen Ming couldn't help but be attracted by his invitation, and nodded with him.

"Okay, we might as well give it a try, thank you, for giving me this opportunity."

Until he became the captain of the "Jiefei", until the 1,682-ton wooden-hulled steam sailing ship sailed into the Yangtze River, Shen Ming still didn't believe all this.

Even when Zhu Yifeng, who was on a small boat, quietly boarded the "Express" on the Yangtze River, when the merchant ship adjusted its course and went up the river, Shen Ming was still in this trance. That said, they didn't interfere with their work.

"Why, do you think you're dreaming?"

Facing Shen Ming, who was in a trance, Zhu Yifeng asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, host!"

At this time, Shen Ming had already changed to another Chinese-style title.

"I, I'm more scared, no, can't satisfy you!"

"Then find a way to help me complete this voyage smoothly, and ......"

Pointing to the crew on the ship, except for a dozen old crew members, the rest of the crew members were all newly recruited.

"Train these crews well, this is my second ship, and I will have a third and fourth ship in the future......"

If all goes well!

"Boss, do you really believe he can do it?"

After entering the cabin, Li Ziyuan glanced outside worriedly.

"It's an ocean-going ship!"

Of course, more importantly, this is a foreign ship purchased by Li Ziyuan, a foreign ship of more than 1,600 tons, and two "Pacific ships" on top.

"He's not really a captain!"

"I know, I believe, that he will become a real captain!"

Opportunity!

As long as he can give him a chance to show his strengths, Zhu Yifeng believes that Shen Ming will not disappoint him, compared to foreign captains, he is naturally more willing to believe in his own people, after all, his own people are easier to "control".

"Boss, this ship now contains almost all your belongings......"

Li Ziyuan was still a little worried, it was hard for him to trust Shen Ming, he believed in an ordinary "sailor", compared to Shen Ming, he was more willing to believe those foreign captains, after all, the things in this ship were worth millions of taels! Of course, this value is after arriving in Wuchang.

"Why, Zilin, you seem to be more worried than me!"

Zhu Yifeng had a smile on his face, looked at Li Ziyuan and said.

"Actually, compared to the last time, this time, I'm not so scared, after all, it's just a business, in the future, we don't know how many times we will do this kind of business again, I thought, if this time is successful, next time ......"

After pondering for a moment, staring at Li Ziyuan, Zhu Yifeng said with a serious expression.

"Next time, maybe, you'll need to stand alone!"

He needs Li Ziyuan to stand alone, and the people he has at hand must be used, just like Liu Yixuan, the reason why he is waiting in Shanghai now, in addition to completing the transaction with Xi Zhimo, there is another reason, that is, if he has the opportunity, he will load all the remaining weapons into the Pacific Ocean, and then leave Shanghai and go to Wuchang to join him.

The Taiping army had to sell all the weapons they had accumulated to other arms dealers at a high price before they could come into contact with them. Thus saturating the market in order to reduce the interest of others in participating in the "cause".

"Owner, I ......"

Facing the burden that suddenly weighed on, Li Ziyuan couldn't help but be a little nervous, next time, next time he would have to deal directly with those traitors, thinking of what he had encountered, he only felt a numb in his neck, as if he was facing the danger of life and death again.

"I, I'll do my best......"

Hearing his words become stammering, and the whole person became nervous, Zhu Yifeng immediately laughed.

"Okay, Zilin, what are those people afraid of, they don't have three heads and six arms, but they are just people, what's more, now they have a request for us, in short, it's still the same sentence, one hand to pay, one hand to deliver!"

Is it really that simple?

Whether it is really that simple or not, but for Zhu Yifeng, it is impossible for him to do it himself every time as he is now, after all, in the next time, he needs to consider building factories in the concession, such as manufacturing weapons in the name of machine repair shops, of course, there is also a silk reeling factory, and maybe even a bank, after all, the banking industry in Shanghai is just beginning, and of course, the more important point is to facilitate the opening of a branch in Japan next year to buy gold.

In short, there will only be more and more things in the future, and as for arms smuggling, it is only a part of many undertakings. In the end, this needs to be handed over to others, and at the moment, Li Ziyuan is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

"After all, there's still no one to use!"

Muttering so in his heart, for the time being, he could only do this, in the cabin, Zhu Yifeng, who felt extremely bored, came to the deck, at this time the sky was dark, the mast lights on the deck were lit, and the soft lights were scattered on the deck, except for a few sailors on duty, the other sailors had to rest in the cabin, and there were almost no sailors on the foredeck.

Compared with the "Pacific", the deck of the "Express" of nearly 2,000 tons is wider and longer, and even the guns on the side are thicker and larger.

"32-pounder caron!"

With this in his mouth, Zhu Yifeng turned his attention to the 32-pounder shell next to the gun position, compared with the 12-pounder gun used by the "Pacific", its cannon is more powerful, although the firing range is short, but this caliber artillery is also a giant in the Yangtze River.

"12 doors ......"

With 12 32-pounder guns, plus two 12-pounder guns at the stern, this merchant ship is hardly inferior to a warship, and even to a large extent, the reason why this merchant ship was purchased is because of its "powerful" firepower, although its firepower is almost incomparable in front of Western-style sail warships, but it is unmatched in the Yangtze River.

"Hankow ......"

Looking at the rolling river, Zhu Yifeng's mind sank slightly, what is the more important reason why he will get this "powerful" merchant ship, in addition to getting rid of the attention of the customs, leaving Shanghai as soon as possible, and completing the transaction with the Taiping Army? Isn't it precisely to block the unexpected that may occur in the next transaction?

Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, maybe the Taiping army won't care, but what if it's a few million taels?

Naturally, Zhu Yifeng thought of a word "black eats black", but if they really started to do it...... With the fourteen Kalong cannons on the "Express", can they be shocked? Can you stop them from eating black?

The question in his heart made Zhu Yifeng's brows furrow tighter and tighter, not because he looked forward and backward, but because doing business with that group of "bandits" was really not reassuring.

"Hey, one step at a time!"