The executive committee's voting resolution officially took effect through the document record, determining the ownership of the Mermaid to the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and also determining that one of the ten new ships coming next year will be owned by the Navy.

Everything was ready, and the day of the third trip to Batavia was about to begin, and the amount of cargo on this voyage was not much, because the bottom of the remodeled Mermaid's cabin had been taken up by more than half of the steam-powered units, and the cargo stored was naturally reduced by two-thirds compared to before.

That is to say, the Mermaid, which could carry 300 tons of cargo, can now only carry 100 tons, or even less, and the Executive Committee has asked You Nanzhe to find a way to reduce the volume of the steam unit appropriately.

Different from the previous voyages, this time there was no crowd standing at the pier, only a few staff members of various departments of the Executive Committee saw them off, and some private company bosses did not forget to tell the sailing personnel to remember to bring the items they needed at the dock.

The main task of this voyage was to negotiate with the Dutch about the import of iron ore, and also to increase the introduction of European skilled workers.

As one of the main persons in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Zhao Shijie once again served as an envoy mission, this trip, but also in Christmas Island for a short stay for a few days, a week ago in the Manchester City Industrial Park Kita has been installed and debugged experiments, long-distance reception and forwarding, this time with the ship also the kita installers, in addition to the Christmas Island to install the kita, but also in the embassy in Batavia also installed. Truly realize the long-distance information transmission between local and external bases.

In Aili's plan, the next step is to install radio wave receiving transmitters on each search ship when there are more and more ships in Australia.

Considering that the voyage was in Batavia, Adams and the rest of the Dutch crew were not brought along, but were all replaced by a crew of crossers and immigrants. After all, for the sake of safety, the current time is not suitable for these Dutch to Batavia, and another important reason is that the route needs to be kept secret.

In a very small bedroom at the bottom of the Mermaid's cabin, Gao Yang was imprisoned here as a prisoner exiled to Christmas Island, and Zhao Shijie did not restrict his movements after boarding the ship, but he himself asked to stay in the noisiest room at the bottom except for eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, and he had to think carefully about the mistakes he made.

Before leaving, Gao Yang went to see Yumei's house, but he didn't see anyone, only saw Uncle Lao Gen, Uncle Lao Gen didn't say anything, but his expression could be seen to be much colder than before, and he also knew that Gao Yang was about to be exiled to a foreign island, and finally just said, if you really feel sorry for Yumei, it's good to reform yourself.

At this time, in Gao Yang's room, a girl was curled up and sitting aside, "Brother Gao Yang, you said that I won't be discovered, if I find out and be caught, will I be exiled like you." ”

The girl's name is Ruan Tiantian, 20 years old this year, she was a college student who did not graduate from the nursing school before the crossing, and her favorite thing to watch is the Qing Piercing Drama, and she is a little nervous about what the fourth brother and the eighth brother are obsessed with, and this time she secretly ran out without consent, just to meet the fourth elder brother in his mind, as well as Huang Ama, if possible, which elder brother can be favored by the best Fujin.

"Tiantian, don't worry, no one is here here, as long as you stay here, no one will find out, but if you come out like this, I'm afraid that everyone who can't find you is already panicking now, do you really just want to go to Daming to see and then come back?"

"Of course, otherwise I will give birth to a child and marry there, Brother Gao Yang, you can't betray me, you are my best friend, if you betray me, I will ignore you in the future," Ruan Tiantian pouted, and deliberately twisted her face to the side not to look at Gao Yang.

"Okay, okay, Tiantian, I won't say it, it's just that it's too dangerous for a person like you to go to Daming, if you encounter a girl, the consequences will be unimaginable."

In fact, where did Ruan Tiantian think so much, she just wanted to see the fourth elder brother she had admired for a long time, as for the danger, she had already been beautified, didn't she see that every time the heroine encountered danger, the male protagonist would come out immediately, at this time in her heart, she really hoped to encounter some danger, and she happened to be favored by the elder brother who went out on patrol.

It's just that Ruan Tiantian, who is a little brainless, has a bit of a bad history, and at this time the Qing Dynasty in her heart has not yet entered the customs, as for what he likes, the fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother Yinzhen and Yinzhen The two brothers have not yet been born, and at this time, there is a lord who is very in line with her taste, and the second ruler of the current Houjin, Huang Taiji.

"Tiantian, you haven't told me yet, how you got on the boat, you haven't been found yet." Gao Yang was very curious about when Ruan Tiantian, who had been hiding in his room, came in, but according to his judgment, it should have come in not long ago, but what made him a little strange was that the Mermaid had been guarded by soldiers of the National Guard before sailing.

"Well, well, you give me a sip of water, and some food," Ruan Tiantian pointed to the kettle hanging on the wooden wall and said after thinking about it, "It's very simple, just sneaked on the boat when they were changing guards, as for why they hid here, because it was noisy here or the bottom of the cabin, and this room was relatively small, and there were so many goods in it, so I hid here." ”

It's as simple as that, didn't they conduct a re-inspection before leaving, what if one of the Dutch prisoners escaped, Gao Yang looked surprised, and expressed serious doubts about the attitude of the National Guard, no wonder the army looked down on them so much, this is their style of doing things.

Just an hour after the Mermaid sailed, in the director's office of Manchester City Hospital, Gao Wen stood aside with her head bowed, waiting for the director's lecture.

Although Ruan Tiantian's disappearance has nothing to do with her, she is also responsible for being the leader in charge of all trainee nurses.

"Gao Wen, have you searched for everything, are you sure you have found every corner." Wang Zhishu held the letter left by Ruan Tiantian in his hand and asked with a sigh.

"Dean, I've looked for them all, but I haven't found some immigration dormitories, but I guess she's gone, boarded the Mermaid, someone saw her wandering around the shipyard yesterday evening, according to the report of the guards on duty outside the dormitory, she wasn't seen in the evening or morning, so I guess she's on the Mermaid."

"Since there is such a basis, why didn't you say it earlier, now go to the executive committee with me to report this matter immediately." Wang Zhishu looked at the delicate Gao Wen, and wanted to get angry but didn't send it, so he had to take her to the executive committee to explain that it was not a trivial matter to have a person missing.