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Now it can be said that there is a tense atmosphere in all parts of China, but this is Fujian. Let's talk about Fuzhou, at this time, the people of Fuzhou should eat and drink, and they can't see the feeling of troubled times.

Sihai Restaurant, Commercial Street of Houyu Port, at noon is the time for dining, there are many diners sitting in the hall on the first floor of the restaurant, although the mainland is still in the war, and it has a little impact on the business of many businessmen, but the Monkey Island Port is still very hot. The business of Houyu Port is basically in the two directions of the Japanese Kingdom and Luzon Island, and it is still as lively as before.

"Yo, Brother Zhou and Brother Wang seem to have made a fortune, these days they are simply treating the restaurant as their own home!" A diner who had just entered the hall entered the restaurant and couldn't help but joke when he saw his familiar companion.

The slightly chubby, about forty-year-old man, now looks up and recognizes him as a small rich man in his business, and a frequent customer of Sihai Restaurant. This little rich man's surname is Li Mingmu, and his family is richer than the two people at the table. Usually, Li Mu has a bad habit of showing off in the restaurant.

After the young man next to the fat man recognized Li Mu, he pretended not to care and replied: "Didn't you come here to dine too, the two of us just had a ride with the ocean trading company." His mouth was still stuffed with things, and his speech was a little unclear, but Li Mu was familiar with him, and his voice was still clear.

When Li Mu heard this, he immediately put away his cheap smile and turned to show a look of envy. That's a business waiting to be paid. I don't know how these two could get involved in the line of Geng Dadudu. However, it is very likely that the two of them got in touch with the ocean trading company. No, you have to find out by yourself, and if you can follow it once, then the next year will be easy.

"Shopkeeper, there is another pot of wine on this table, two good dishes, I want to have a few drinks with Brother Zhou and Brother Wang!" Anyway, it's an acquaintance, and Li Mu is not polite. Directly at their table, he sat down and said loudly.

"Okay, wait a minute, guest officer!"

Just when Li Mu was shouting for food, the big man surnamed Zhou shouted in a low voice to the young man surnamed Wang next to him: "Third brother, take care of your mouth, don't shout in the court!" "Dahan knew that the steward of the ocean trading company hired by them didn't let them spread the word around, so it was better for him to say less.

"Oh, I was wrong!" The young man surnamed Wang immediately admitted his mistake, muttered a reply, and then began to stuff vegetables into his mouth again.

"Brother Zhou. We're all old acquaintances, do you have any chance to make a fortune with your brothers? Let's be honest. In the past two months, my business here is really not good, a lot of goods can not be collected, and the raw silk is less than fifty percent, and if it goes on like this, my brother I will go bankrupt! Li Mu said pitifully.

"Hehe, Brother Li said with a smile, just with your net worth, even if you stop not doing business, it is enough to use eight lifetimes, how can our little business get into Brother Li's eyes. Don't hide it from Brother Li, we took over the work of the Fujian Ocean Trading Company, and then went to Luzon Island to help the prince transport the war horse back. Speaking of the back, the voice of the big man surnamed Zhou also became quieter. Although it can't be spread everywhere, Li Mu is also an old acquaintance, so it doesn't matter if you talk about it. Now the Mawei Army has now all changed their words and is not called Geng Jingzhong Prince, but most people still call it this way in this port, and they still feel that it is more respectful to call it like this, and the prince seems to be more powerful than the Metropolitan Governor.

"You mean, the prince also hired a ship from the two of you to transport war horses to Luzon?" Li Mu said in surprise, these two guys are lucky, they have two boats at home, and the two of them together are only one, why didn't this good thing fall on their heads?

There is nothing that the big man surnamed Zhou can't let go, Li Mu will know about this matter sooner or later, and it seems that the quota on the ocean trading company has not been recruited yet, and Li Mu may have a chance to go at this time. "Yesterday, the thirty Kunpeng merchant ships of the Ocean Trading Company have returned from Luzon, and all of them are war horses, according to Steward Hu, there will be another trip to transport them enough, but the Kunpeng fleet can only dispatch thirty ships, and the number is insufficient, so our ships are used. Yesterday, it just so happened that the two of us were on the dock and were the first to sign up, so we were selected as brothers. However, the shipping cost of this trip is indeed not high. But our brother thought, isn't it our honor to be able to do things for the prince, and it is beneficial and harmless to have a good relationship with the ocean trading company! ”

"I wonder if the trading company still needs a ship now? If Brother Zhou doesn't give me a line, the younger brother is grateful! Li Mu looked at the big man and said.

"Brother Li's words are not right, I didn't see your ship on the port last night, the ship is not there, it will be useless for you to ask again!"

"Who said no, my ship was moored in Beigang Bay to load the cargo, fortunately it was only half a ship, you just said that I don't have a chance now, if there is, I will unload the cargo immediately." Li Mu asked anxiously.

"There should be a chance, you can go and find the manager after eating, I looked at his expression yesterday and seemed to be very anxious, there are not many big ships, and he has not raised the number of ships for a while." Dahan rolled his eyelids and said.

"What are you going to eat, it's never too late to eat when you're done. Thank you Brother Zhou, Brother Wang, this table is the younger brother, and I will drink with the two of you again. Saying that, he quickly left his seat, put two silver dollars at the counter and left, it seemed that he was really anxious, and he couldn't take care of the meal. In recent years, Fujian has added a total of more than 30 large sea ships, and now it is estimated that at least half of them have gone to sea, and there are certainly not many people left in Houyu Port in the Wa Kingdom or in Luzon Island and other places. But he didn't know how many ships the prince needed, he was late, but there was nothing!

"Xinhua News! The new arrival of Xinhua News, bosses, do you want to have a copy! As soon as Li Mu left, a newsboy entered the restaurant with a bag of newspapers.

"I'll have one!"

"I'll have one!"

"I'll have a copy too!"

"Here!"

There is no shortage of rich people here in Houyu Port, even if the newspaper is a little more expensive, they will still rush to buy it, which is rich in content, and there is a lot of useful information for them, so you must read it.

The newspaper on the newsboy's body was emptied by the diners upstairs and downstairs after only a short while, and he grinned with joy.

"Hehe, Lao Li's favor is owed in vain!" Dahan said. "Look at the third child, the newspaper has published the information of the ocean trading company, which is to recruit ships. It seems that a lot of ships will be needed this time! ”

"Hehe, it's not, he's an iron rooster who has lost a lot this time, and he invited us to a meal!" The young man said with a smile

The first batch of Kunpeng fleet only brought back 2,000 cavalry soldiers and 3,000 war horses, and if you want all 6,000 cavalry to come back, it will take another three to four months, which is a bit long. Moreover, even if the cavalry and war horses have returned, they have to rest for a while before they can recover. Therefore, a large number of large ships were recruited to help with the transportation, which could shorten the continuous time.

The Luzon cavalry has been training for a year, and although there is still a gap in skills compared to the Guanning Iron Cavalry, it can be regarded as a very elite cavalry unit. Cavalry is originally composed of a group of soldiers who have been trained for a long time and can fight on horseback. Because of their speed, cavalry is usually used for reconnaissance missions, or when enemy units are just formed and assembled, they carry out guerrilla and harass work with the enemy. But the horsetail cavalry must be used for large-scale charges. (To be continued......)