But despite this, to this day, the shipping industry in Qianguo has not yet completed the transformation from sailing ships to steamships!

After listening to Yang Yonglin's explanation and thinking of his original time and space, Lin Yiqing sighed in his heart.

It's so difficult to change, why not just a sea freight?

Isn't it true that the era in which I live has not completed the transformation of modern society?

How can this process be accelerated?

"With so many sailboats and so slow, what if you encounter pirates?" Iwasaki Yuka looked at these "mixed fleets" slowly moving on the sea, and asked with some concern.

"What Madame said is that such a fleet is most afraid of pirates." Yang Yonglin nodded and said, "Those small steamers and sailboats are now equipped with small cannons and foreign guns, in case of pirates, the small steamers will break the cable, and gallop to attack, but if there are many pirate ships, there will be trouble, because of this ocean, you have to rely on the sailors to patrol, fortunately, since the imperial court issued an edict to the country, ordered the provincial sailors to change the wooden ships to ships, and now the three sailors of the ship, Beiyang, and Nanyang are all steam ships, appease the ocean, and eliminate pirates in many ways, and now pirates are not as rampant as in the past, so most of the fleets dare to boldly sail the ocean. ”

"I see." Yuka Iwasaki understood.

"Most of the ships used by pirates are wooden ships, and a very small number of thieves also have paddle steamers, carrying Western guns, but compared to the ships of our sailors, it is too far behind, and when you see the navy warships, you have to flee for your life." Yang Yonglin said with a smile, "Maybe we can meet pirates on this trip, and then let Mrs. see the skills of our great water master." ”

Iwasaki looked at the 100 mm breech cannon at the bow of the Flying Tiger and recalled his experience in Japan. couldn't help but hold Lin Yiqing's hand.

Lin Yiqing noticed her small movements. Understand what is going on in her heart. Turning his head and smiling at her.

That time, she learned that she was trapped in the Shimonoseki area as the rear guard of the whole army, and she led the merchant fleet to meet despite the secret obstruction of Togo Heihachiro, and finally successfully rescued herself and the rear guard troops under the cover of the ship led by Uemura Hikonoshi, and her love for herself can be said to be earth-shattering!

Now it's a rare opportunity to be alone with her (He Yunqing and Chiho Kirino stayed in the palace, and the Mochizuki sisters are now on a mission in Japan), and I really have to repay her well!

Lin Yiqing at this time. It didn't occur to him that he was destined to have a sleepless night tonight......

Clear Spring Island, Wharf.

The young pirate Shi Jinqiu was sitting in the room, looking at the dock in a daze.

Looking at the situation at the docks, the pirates of the Black Flag Gang are planning to go to sea to do a big deal.

In his mind, he recalled that when he first entered the industry, his uncle taught him in the tone of an elder.

"It's not an easy task to go to sea to rob, you need to have an experienced ship boss."

"Your life depends on you, and if you're a sailor, it's best to resign yourself to fate. If you're a boatswain, there's always something in trouble coming your way. You are the most tired. If you're in charge. It's best to have a good relationship with the boss of the ship, yes, mutiny is inevitable at sea, but it's best to hide at the end of this back road, and prepare less until the last resort. If you are a passenger, you also have to keep an eye on it, after all, you don't have a sailor to climb high, look far, and you can't get on a life-saving boat when the ship is wrecked, you can be like a boss all day long, you can spit on the deck chair, you can go all over the world, you can look at the beautiful woman with long legs who walks carefully in the wind and waves, and leave after eating to let the mud-legged sailors clean up, and do whatever you like, but this privilege is not reliable for you at all, let alone permanent. ”

"Because there are risks at sea, especially at sea when shipping is busy at this time."

"But you don't have to worry about this all day long, if there are no accidents, it's best to have a bit of a careless mentality. You have to learn from those old boys who are just starting to fall in love, and look at the beautiful women around you. There's no shortage of an errand to pass the time. ”

"There are a lot of errands, you may be a showman, maybe a soldier, I don't need to remind you, most of the soldiers who crossed the sea these years are deserters or a small work, they know how to hide their identity, maybe a person from the Chamber of Commerce, running on this sea is a back and forth, all rely on one mouth to eat. Maybe you're a painter who just wants to doodle when you go out, but the cost is a big problem for you. ”

That's all he said, and there are some hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and he can't say them at all.

But that's not the point, it's not them who have the most autonomy.

It is the owner of the ship who decides the fate of everyone, the question is, you are already on his boat. And he may not be at sea. This person may be hiding in a dark room in a land harbor, spitting and counting money, or waiting on a very high mast to jump into the sea.

It's not easy for anyone these years, and the sea routes, as the lifeblood of the economy, have implicated thousands of crazy people.

The sea route is full of dangers, the best investment principle is not to put all your belongings on a ship, because this ship can be destroyed at any time, you don't worry about human life, but you are at least worried about money, as long as it gives you a go and no return, you still can't eat and go around. But "best" is not something that everyone can do. The unlucky ones are the majority.

But as long as you pick the right route, find the right target, and go back quickly, more than half of them are likely to save their lives, and as long as they come back alive, they can spend money, and half of these people will invest their money in the next voyage. Sail a few more times and you'll be rich.

But nearly half of the bankruptcies remain high.

The overlords of the sea are not these pirate ships, even if it is a steam-powered paddle steamer, it is not worthy of the warships of the official army.

But why are there official warships on the sea now?

Shi Jinqiu had never been to the mainland, so he couldn't answer, but he probably knew that since the arrival of the Cao Yun season and the appearance of a large number of Cao ships, all possible routes were no longer just the economic arteries of the Great Qian Empire, otherwise, why would there be so many warships?

The location of Shijinqiu is in Qingquan, although it has not been touched by knives and guns, but it smells of blood. It's very busy on the docks. There is a constant stream of ships ready to go.

He had a friend named Old Jackal. Last winter he went to work as a sailor on a ship. Shi Jinqiu had seen the captain of the ship, and the man had a big rosacea, and the city in his eyes was so deep that the old jackal couldn't look at it, so there was no doubt that he refused the interview. He knew he wouldn't have a chance to take the exams that the old jackal passed later. When the old jackal left, he watched him go out to sea.

The ship went to sea in good shape, but it didn't come back in good shape.

He had an illness, which he didn't get well until two months ago, and after he recovered from his illness, he met his good friend Huang Zhengrong in the tavern. It was a girl, with a round face and bright eyes, and she didn't squint her eyes and pretend to be pensive, but as long as she exuded that tepid vibe, he would squint and hold up his nose, as if he had inadvertently walked into a garden. At first, he may have been wary of her presence, but as long as the fragrance of flowers wafted in, he would never refuse to come. He didn't pretend to bow his head and drink tea. Maybe he forgot to cover it up, he just squinted. I listened to what she had to say.

When all the food on the table was finished, he sent her home, walking alone on the deserted street, and he began to sort out his thoughts.

It was only then that he realized that he was leaving Qingquan Island, and that they would have a ship called the "Three Cylinders", which would never be registered, but the wild species had already been created. There is no shortage of boatwrights on Qingquan Island, and the boats built can go to sea, but this ship is strange in other places.

Huang Zhengrong's brother is a ruffian, called Huang Quansheng, although he has no friendship, but he knows that he is very famous in this area, this "three cylinders" is particularly loud when you hear it, and it is quite a bit of an ear scraper when you call it out, hot and spicy, and not as good as those serious ship names, such as "Sea Snake", "Black Scorpion", "Hague" so strong, some are domineering in the market, Huang Quansheng has some power, mixed in the market gambling house, but people may be frivolous, I heard that the Huang family used to be a serious family, but only such a son, I don't know how my parents and relatives will choke their wrists. I can always see Huang Quansheng spending money lavishly, especially when he has many friends, if Xiao Qi is around, he often frowns, but this can't stop him from reaching out to his sister to ask for a small amount of money. It can be seen that Huang Quansheng does not have much money in his hands.

But he hadn't heard of him being a loser, this time he inquired about Huang Zhengrong's tone, and felt that she didn't have much complaints about this brother. Her brother can still maintain the expenses at hand, Rao is to go to the gambling house to gamble, and he comes and goes with triangular debts, when he goes, he catches up with his good luck, wins more and loses less, if he is forced to be hunted down, it is estimated that his sister will not let go, although his parents will definitely not pay for him. What I don't understand is how much money did he win the "Dragon Sister-in-law" of the Red Flag Gang? forced him to open the door to her "three cylinders"?

The "Three Cylinders" is not a toy, and the port of Qingquan Island is not a place to play home, but after turning the harbor, it is going north, where it is the sea, it is a vast sea, and it is an extremely dangerous place.

Huang Zhengrong said that she was recruiting crew members for her brother, but this matter is getting more and more strange, even if she can't use a veteran with a background to protect her, Qingquan has many experienced sailors, but she is not recruiting this kind of person, but those fox friends and dog friends, Huang Zhengrong must be Huang Quansheng's intention to do this, and it cannot be ruled out that she will also go to sea together, which he has also probed her truth, and there is absolutely no intention of refusing!

So, he's going to the sea too?

He washed his face, forgot everything, and fell asleep......

Such friends are also quick to find, the next day, they all met, a total of more than 20 people went to swim in the sea together, five of them were women, not so much practice, but swimming, Huang Quansheng swam to a far reef, beckoned to this side, and immediately the waves began to rush to the shore, and they pounced head-on......

After touching the water, Huang Quansheng was very interested, but he said that he still had to find an experienced sailor.

Before seeing the "Three Cylinders" with his own eyes, Huang Quansheng caught up with an incident, a friend of his stabbed someone on the street, the person's name was Zheng Qingshan, and he was still recuperating from his injuries, Huang Quansheng inquired and said, "It's okay!" ”

It is said that it is not a vendetta, and it may not be found when you turn around, so it is best to go over this matter, and don't talk about it.

But Zheng Qingshan's injury is not light, and it is estimated that he will have to raise for a few days, and the matter of going to sea will either be postponed or he will not be able to take him.

Within four days, they had recruited sailors, and the "three-barrel" was a three-masted paddle steamer, and Shi Jinqiu saw the true face of this ship, for a man who rarely went to sea. Everything is so novel. Watch the sailors on shore debugging and maintaining their boats. It feels like being through a cage, and I can't give birth to the slightest sense of immersion.

The day of going to sea is getting closer and closer, before this, the "three cylinders" have been well hidden, Huang Quansheng's preparation only at this time to get a glimpse, on weekdays everyone is eating, drinking and having fun, but with the secret arrival of the complete set of goods, the participants are nervous. Only then did he smell a little bit of the sea. The conversation with Huang Zhengrong is becoming more and more turbulent.

They stood on the rocks, watching them hand over the goods on the shore, and the person who held the goods was also Huang Quansheng's close friend, and it could be seen that this batch of goods had been planned for too long, and the scale was also very large, and the handover location was very hidden.

After a long journey, the freight convoy is at the end of its strength. But as soon as the brothers met, they were all in extra spirit. They exchanged a few words of greeting below. I introduced Huang Quansheng to the people of the freight team.

Huang Zhengrong said that the two men in the lead had never seen each other, Huang Quansheng looked at them with a cautious expression, he crossed his arms in front of him, flicking one foot, a man in black in the freight team smoked a cigarette and said something, the blue-faced man on the right also echoed from time to time, Huang Quansheng didn't say a word, and nodded from time to time.

"It seems that my brother is going to pay out of his own pocket this time!" Huang Zhengrong muttered, "I took the money for the deposit, and he won't want to look for me again after this hard work." ”

"He said, it's the people of the Changle Gang who came, right?"

"You see they're all very talented, right?"

"Typical businessman."

"That's just one side of them, it depends on what they're messing up with?"

"He can't see this, it's so tightly packaged."

"I mean, it can't be arms and guns, right?"

Huang Zhengrong nodded, "You guessed it, it's still from the Yangtze River estuary!" ”

"Huh?"

"Ahhh It's all the goods of the Yangtze River sailors! ”

"Brother Huang really has connections!"

"What kind of connections is this? If you have money, you can do it! My brother has always been like this, he likes to play music, but he likes to borrow money. ”

"But...... Yangtze River Water Division...... That's the official army! How could they sell us foreign guns? ”

"The Changle Gang has a close relationship with them, but they may know that they are selling to us, the Yangtze River Sailor is having a hard time now, if he doesn't sell some arms, I'm afraid they will all starve to death."

Shi Jinqiu stuck out his tongue, he didn't dare to say anything, Huang Quansheng didn't turn his gaze, he had already started a conversation, it seems that he had paid the money himself, the friend who charged the goods nodded, he waved his hand, someone brought a silver ticket, Huang Quansheng squinted and looked at it, and gave it to the man in black who was in Changle Gang.

The man in black immediately took the money and belongings, and his subordinates began to unload the goods at the dock.

"Let's go, what are you waiting for?" Huang Zhengrong jumped off the rock as he spoke, and Shi Jinqiu also jumped down and stepped on the road, he realized that he had embarked on a road of no return.

After handing over the goods, they will disappear like the wind, but the smell of these people will not be blown away by the sea breeze for a long time.

Huang Quansheng's people began to stack the goods, and he also joined, in terms of weight, these were old guns that were not very easy to use, packed in boxes, and tied by sacks on the outside, in order to prevent gunpowder explosions caused by bumps, all the goods were padded inside and outside.

But for the pirates, it was a good cargo after all, and at first people carried it very carefully, usually two people carried a set, and then with the urging of the password, they no longer handled it lightly. They were going to hide their cargo in a cave in the mountains, and then take it out and carry it to the ship's hold when the time came. In this way, it will be safer to go to sea.

In this way, five days later, he received a notice from Huang Quansheng that as soon as the goods were loaded, the "Three Cylinders" would go to sea at midnight. Shi Jinqiu thought about it for a long time, and suddenly wanted to ask him if Huang Zhengrong would go with him? After getting the answer, he was equivalent to taking a reassuring pill, if this is also the weight of going to sea, then he is really hopeless.

Huang Quansheng saw his thoughts, patted him on the head, and said, "If she doesn't go, I won't look for you." ”

After saying that, he turned around and went out of the door, and there were two iron buddies waiting outside the door, but they were all gone.

Shi Jinqiu remembered that one of them was Zheng Qingshan on crutches.

Before going to sea, they also ended the incident, and the people who had harmed Zheng Qingshan were all severely injured, which he heard an hour later after setting sail.

Zheng Qingshan on the bow of the boat, and muttered to the people watching the wind on the bow of the boat, "Don't care about them, just look ahead." ”

Huang Quansheng said well: "You can't owe anywhere, otherwise you will end up with a bad heart!" ”

"That's not good, aren't we going back? I said it a long time ago, and they didn't come from nothing. ”

"So what's the matter, one yard is one yard, we must come back, and we will deal with them when we come back." Huang Quansheng took a sip, "Who has Lao Tzu been afraid of?" ”

"But I'm afraid, I'm afraid that you will suffer, and your father will ......"

"Hey! , my father and mother have nothing on their side, what I'm worried about is that it has always been a matter of the sea, I don't know if it's a weakness or a loss of heart to do this! Well, don't say it's you, I'm scared sometimes. ”

Huang Quansheng looked at the boundless sea and let out a long breath.

"Boss, what are you afraid of?" Someone asked.

"Of course, I'm afraid of running into the warship of the official army!" Huang Quansheng replied angrily, "Can the three cannons on our ship be able to fight?" I'm afraid I won't be able to run away when the time comes! ”

"Didn't the warships of the officers and soldiers all go to Dagukou this time? I heard that it was the Russian old Maozi who had a quarrel with the imperial court, and drove all the warships to Japan, ready to fight! We won't have a few here, will we? (To be continued......)

PS: Late at night, intersection. The two were burning paper, "Dude, everyone else is burning it Qingming, why are you burning it now?" "The data in our family is complicated, and people will be resurrected when they die, so I took some time to count the number of people." "Oh, whose family are you?" "Marvel's, why are you burning at this time?" "We have too many family members, and we haven't burned it out since Qingming burned it now..." "The Ice and Fire Family..."

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