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Amid the sound of gurgling water, a passenger ship sailed upstream, from east to west along the Qiantang River.

As twilight slowly fell, the steamers on the river were lit up, and the night sailing lights on the top of the westbound passenger ships illuminated the group of men drinking tea and chatting on the top deck. After talking about what happened in Hangzhou, under Wu Ming's skillful guidance, the topic unconsciously turned to the ships and shipping that Zhong Boss and others were very familiar with and proud of.

Wu Ming soon learned a lot of information about the hydrological situation of the Qiantang River basin, the dangerous waters, and the checkpoints and wharves from everyone's accounts. At this time, the topic became farther and farther away, and Boss Zhong sighed for a long time about the situation in the Northeast and the large-scale war against the Communist Party in Jiangxi.

The night voyage had to brace all the spirits, and a few men who were still unsatisfied needed to return to their jobs to drive the boat, and had to leave, but Zhong Changqing was talking about it, he asked the two apprentices to arrange the dinner of Fang's sister-in-law's family and Wu Ming's two apprentices, and he personally went down to bring three plates of special appetizers and a jar of wine, and he had to continue to drink and talk with Wu Ming, who was on the temperament.

Halfway through the drink, Wu Ming had a better understanding of Quzhou's industrial and commercial conditions, so he took this opportunity to ask for clarification: "Brother Zhong, speaking of which, several hardware processing factories and two small shipyards in Quzhou are not having a good time!" ”

"Isn't it!"

Zhong Changqing raised his arm and wiped the oily beard on his mouth: "I won't tell you the truth, the largest 'Zhong's Iron Factory' in the north of the city was opened by my cousin's family, ten years ago from the construction of agricultural tools and casting plowshares, to the year before last, there are already nine imported processing machines, nearly 100 masters and workers, not only can produce standard bolts and nuts, loom accessories and carriage axles, but also cast iron lions and large bronze bells used in the temple, is the most famous iron factory in Quzhou." But who wants to ...... Alas......"

Zhong Changqing shook his head a little gloomily, sighed, and continued: "In the past two years, imported goods from the East and the West have poured in overwhelmingly, and the quality is almost the same, but the advantage is that the price is cheap, and my cousin's factory business is not as good as day by day, if it weren't for the maintenance of casting some plowshares and making some kitchen knives and firewood knives, I'm afraid it would have closed long ago!" ”

"Pity my cousin, his heart is higher than the sky, his life is thinner than paper, two years ago he was full of confidence to sprinkle a lot of silver, and took the lead in making a 'Quzhou Industrial College', patting his chest to cultivate industrial talents for Quzhou, but now the tree is falling and scattered, and it is too late to regret it!"

Wu Ming's mind turned quickly after hearing this, thinking of the imported machine tools in Fang Youchun's munitions warehouse, and hurriedly picked up the wine jar and poured wine for Zhong Changqing: "Brother Zhong, how many teachers and students are there in Quzhou Industrial College?" Are they still there? ”

Zhong Changqing and Wu Ming touched their glasses, poured a big sip of wine before sighing: "Two hundred young people, all scattered!" The high-paid gentlemen are all gone, and some of the students go back to do some small business with relatives and friends, and some can only return to their hometowns to farm, and the best thing is to become blacksmiths...... My eldest son also studied in it for a year and a half, and I asked him to go to the shop to help his mother with chores, and there are more than a dozen such young people in the city. ”

Wu Ming pondered for a moment: "Brother Zhong, how much is your cousin's hardware factory worth?" ”

"Now all that's left is some old machines, and the land is worth 50,000 yuan." Zhong Changqing quickly reacted and stared at Wu Ming in surprise: "Brother Wu, what do you mean?" Do you want to build a hardware factory? ”

Wu Ming didn't hide it: "I have this plan, but I haven't thought about it yet." ”

Zhong Changqing waved his hand again and again: "This line can't be touched, can't be touched!" No matter what you do, you can't do foreign goods! Brother, my brother advises you to dispel this idea, and it is the right thing to do well with Chief Fang...... I can see that Commander Fang is very important to you, and this time the official will be reinstated, he will definitely keep you by his side, with the talent and dignified appearance of the elder brother, once you enter, you can at least mix with a lieutenant adjutant, work slowly, and have a chance to make a fortune. ”

Wu Ming sincerely thanked him, and then seriously solicited his opinions: "You also know that those imported machine tools thrown in the munitions warehouse have always been a hidden pain in the heart of our eldest brother, and after he goes back this time, he will definitely set up the ordnance repair station that he planned before the disaster!" I can't help him militarily, but I should be able to contribute to these things, so I want to ask Brother Zhong if I can reconvene the students of Quzhou Industrial College? ”

Zhong Changqing's eyes lit up, and then he was worried again: "Okay, yes, as long as the announcement comes out, at least most of them can be recalled, after all, most of these students are children of ordinary people, but there are dead people everywhere in these years, as long as life is passable, no one wants to be a soldier!" ”

"What if I don't ask them to be soldiers?" Wu Ming asked.

"That's fine, but if you're not a soldier, you dare to let them fix their guns?" Zhong Changqing was curious.

Wu Ming nodded: "Brother Zhong, please talk to your cousin when you go back, if he is interested, I want to meet him, I am sure to bring his factory back to life." In addition, I remember what you promised me, go to my sister-in-law's hometown as soon as possible to get back fifty honest young men, and when the time comes, I will pay off the settling-in fee at one time, and I will train an elite army for Brother Fang, please! ”

Wu Ming said, looked up and saw that it was getting late, stood up and arched his hands, and turned back to the cabin to rest.

Zhong Changqing looked at Wu Ming's back blankly, thinking about it, in addition to admiration, he felt that his brain was not enough.

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Just after three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, the familiar Quzhou wharf was in sight.

Fang Youchun, who had been talking with Wu Ming on the top deck for most of the day, stopped talking, saw the scene on the dock clearly, his face instantly became ugly, and he returned to the cabin without looking back.

Wu Ming looked at the dock curiously, and found that more than 30 officers of the security forces on the dock were waiting, and immediately understood why Fang Youchun had such a big reaction, and sighed in his heart for Fang Youchun, who had a clear grievance and an upright personality, and after thinking for a moment, he simply went directly to the deck on the first floor, and found Zhong Changqing to discuss it carefully, Zhong Changqing sighed a lot, but still agreed.

Bidding farewell to Zhong Changqing, Wu Ming hurriedly boarded the cabin on the second floor, and regardless of Fang Youchun, who was sitting on the bunk with a blue face, he went directly to Fang's sister-in-law and whispered.

Sister-in-law Fang looked at her stubborn husband helplessly, nodded and promised to come forward to mediate, so as not to embarrass the group of officers who came to greet her, otherwise the other party Youchun would not be of much benefit in the future.

The passenger ship docked, the passengers walked cleanly, Fang Youchun asked the two old subordinates on the ship to help him pack the machine and return directly to his hometown in Changshan, and still sat on the bunk and smoked silently.

Wu Ming had no choice but to sit down and accompany him: "Big brother, your current attitude is not appropriate, how can you say that the officers of the headquarters are here to greet you, although it looks a little snobbish, I'm afraid there are a few villains who fell into the well for you at the beginning, but now it is not what it used to be, after you won, they are scared, you should also show some grace!" ”

"As the old saying goes, the sea is tolerant of all rivers! For a long time to come, you will have to rely on this group of people to work for you, take a step back, how can there be a few old subordinates who have a good relationship with you, right? To put it mildly, it would be worth the loss to make people resentful for the sake of a momentary anger! ”

Fang Youchun was finally moved by Wu Ming's sincere persuasion, and stood up with a long sigh: "Okay! I'll go down to meet them...... Little brother, thank you for your advice! ”

Zhong Changqing and Sister-in-law Fang were still on the dock and greeted the officers politely, Fang Youchun had already strode off the boat, a faint smile appeared on his emaciated face, and after standing still, he arched his hand to the former subordinates who surrounded him:

"Everyone is far away, Fang Mou is grateful, but Fang Mou is only restoring his reputation and military status now, and what exactly to do is still waiting for the order of the peak, so it is inconvenient to stay in Quzhou, I can only say thank you! Fang has been away from home for a long time, and his parents are looking forward to it, Fang is anxious to return to his heart like an arrow, and I ask you to bear with me! ”

The officers were quite surprised, some were surprised, some regretted, some were happy, and some were apprehensive, but in the blink of an eye, all their faces were wearing respectful smiles, gossiping to express congratulations and understanding, and Wu Ming, who was left behind, sighed.

The small diesel boat invited by the two old brothers soon docked, and the pedals for boarding the boat had been set up, Wu Ming and the two apprentices with curious faces carried all their luggage to the small boat, and turned around to get off the boat to see Zhong Changqing leading a sturdy officer in his early thirties standing in front.

Without waiting for Wu Ming to salute, Zhong Changqing immediately enthusiastically introduced: "Brother Wu, this is the chief of the Ma Zhizhai Horse Section of the Operations Section of the Headquarters, graduated from the eighth phase of the Riding Department of the Baoding Military Academy, and was the staff adjutant of the old commander back then, and he was also the brother of our fateful friend. ”

Wu Ming hurriedly saluted: "Good Chief Ma!" ”

"Don't dare to be! Ma should first thank Brother Wu on behalf of the brothers in the army, Ha Lu Ha! Ma Zhizhai returned the salute with his fists, and was very polite to Wu Ming, who was polite and kind, and it seemed that he had a certain understanding of Wu Ming from Zhong Changqing.

Wu Ming asked politely, "Chief Ma is a Hui?" ”

Ma Zhizhai smiled heartily: "Ma's ancestral home is Shaanxi, and his father was originally a member of the Zhejiang Green Camp Ma Jun Pipe Belt during the Guangxu period, and he returned to the field after Xinhai New Year, and the family has settled in Quzhou for three generations. ”

Wu Ming suddenly had a good impression, and showed a rare smile, Zhong Changqing on the side was very happy, so that the two of them would be closer and closer in the future, and then went together to greet Fang Youchun, who had said goodbye to everyone, into the boat, and slowly left under the gaze of the officers and hundreds of people on the dock.