When Luo Shengdong came back to his senses, he found that all his 150 taels of silver had been replaced by Schneider with a small piece of paper called "circulation coupons", and he hurriedly took people to the warehouse of the port in a hurry. It wasn't until he used the negotiable coupon to exchange it for three thousand catties of salt that he breathed a sigh of relief, and he said that the Haihan people were still creditworthy, but he didn't plan to use this colorful little piece of paper to cheat Lao Tzu's silver.

Luo Shengdong is going to sell this batch of salt directly to Wenchang on the east coast of Hainan Island, where the thousands of households in the health office are old acquaintances with his father, and Luo Shengdong has to call him "third uncle" in terms of seniority. As long as these 3,000 catties of salt are wholesaled to the 1,000 taels of salt according to 120 wen a catty, Luo Shengdong himself will have more than 200 taels of gross profit, and as long as the other party sells this batch of salt, he can also get the benefits of 100 taels of silver. If possible, help the Haihan people recruit a group of immigrants on the return trip, and you can also subsidize the cost of the journey.

The only inconvenience is that Wenchang is far away from Shengli Port, and with the speed of Luo Shengdong's fleet, it will take at least two or three days to reach the destination. Luo Shengdong is very envious of the kind of wide-body sailing boat of the Haihan people, which sails fast at sea, even if it is to Wenchang, it must be able to reach it on the same day. It's just that for some reason, these Haihan people have not built a few more of these sailing ships, Luo Shengdong saw in the port before, in the shipbuilding workshop near the sea in the west, there is already a ship with a keel laid, it seems that it should be planning to build a lucky ship.

"There are so many big iron ships that you don't need, but you just build this kind of small wooden ship......" Luo Shengdong looked at the steel giant ship moored in the harbor and couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Luo, if you are not in a hurry to leave, I will take you to the upper reaches of the river to see some good things. Schneider came out of nowhere.

Luo Shengdong actually wanted to refuse Schneider's invitation, because this place really left him with too many unpleasant memories. If it weren't for the money to take, Luo Shengdong felt that he would probably not come to this place again until he died. But in the end, Luo Shengdong still agreed by a ghost, because he was really curious about what new things the Haihan people had come up with, and the firecrackers and artillery he saw last time he came to Shengli Harbor left a deep impression on him.

So Luo Shengdong left his men at the port to load the goods, and he followed Schneider alone. Schneider was originally heading in the direction of the estuary, but after a few steps and stopped: "Why don't we go by car, it's faster than by boat." ”

Luo Shengdong didn't know why, nodded and said, "Just according to Mr. Shi's arrangement...... I wonder if it's an ox cart or a horse-drawn cart?"

"We call it a bicycle. I'm sure you've seen it before. Schneider said with a smile.

Luo Shengdong has indeed seen bicycles, and more than once or twice. He clearly remembered that every time Ren Liang appeared on the construction site of the hydropower station, he was riding that kind of strange car with two wheels, which was indeed much faster than walking, but Luo Shengdong didn't quite understand that the two wheels of the car were lined up in front of the other, and it seemed that it was obviously unstable, so why it would not fall to both sides.

"Can you try it later?" Luo Shengdong asked in amazement. In his opinion, the two-wheeled car is like a wide-body sailboat, a treasure that the Haihan people will not let outsiders touch.

"Of course. Schneider responded: "I heard that you are a person who has practiced kung fu, and your sense of balance should be very good, and you must learn quickly." ”

Luo Shengdong didn't quite understand what a "sense of balance" was, but Schneider's praise for himself was obvious, and he said proudly at the moment: "At the age of five, I started to boil my body with my father, and I have never stopped for more than 20 years. ”

However, in the next half hour, Luo Zong, who claimed to have good skills, fell a few times, only to realize that this thing called "bicycle" by the Haihan people was not so easy to tame. If it's just a straight ride, Luo Shengdong can basically ride away crookedly after mastering the essentials, but if he wants to turn, he feels that the straight handle is really a little disobedient.

"It's very difficult to control, but it's fast, and it's a good tool for transportation. Luo Shengdong, who stopped to drink water, panted and expressed his opinion.

"It's not too difficult, in my Haihan country, up to seventy or eighty, down to seven or eight years old, almost everyone can ride. Schneider hit Luo Shengdong mercilessly.

Luo Shengdong said angrily: "Why did Mr. Shi deceive me? How can this bicycle be ......controlled by an old man?" Luo Shengdong's voice lowered as he spoke, because he saw two teenagers speeding towards him on identical bicycles from a distance. And what made him even more speechless was that these two teenagers seemed to know that they were not Haihan, one had a bun on his head, the other was a long hair shawl, and a red flower headband was tied on his forehead.

These two teenagers are Yu Xiaobao and Fu Li, who are local road leaders, and they have long learned the skill of cycling with the traversers, and they have quickly become obsessed with the sport, and now they usually ride bicycles between the two bases. The two stopped when they rode closer, and greeted Schneider: "Mr. Shi is good!"

Schneider greeted them with a grin, then shrugged his shoulders at Luo Shengdong. Although Luo Shengdong didn't understand what Schneider's funny shrugging gesture meant, the mocking look on his face could be seen even by a fool.

Luo Shengdong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and quickly changed the topic: "Why do I hear other people call Mr. 'Mr. Shi', and it seems that some people called Chief Tao 'Mr. Tao' before, what does this mean?"

"It's an honorific title for senior leaders. Schneider patiently explained

"I see. Luo Shengdong nodded, thinking in his heart whether to ask his subordinates to change their names in the future, "Mr. Luo" sounded much more imposing than "Lord Luo".

"Let's go too, if we don't go any longer, it will be almost dark. Schneider looked at the sky, and now he really didn't have time for Luo Shengdong to continue to practice slowly, so he could just practice while walking.

On the more than ten miles from Victory Harbor to the No. 2 base, the two of them rode slowly and leisurely for a full hour to arrive. When they arrived at the gate of the No. 2 base, the sky had begun to darken, and it was just in time for dinner, when many crossers saw Schneider actually appear with Luo Shengdong on a bicycle, and they all stopped to watch this spectacle, causing Luo Shengdong to forget the brakes for a while, and almost rushed directly into the defensive trench outside the No. 2 base.

Schneider took Luo Shengdong into the cafeteria, ready to solve the dinner problem first. Luo Shengdong found that not all of them were Haihan people, and many Ming people were also waiting in line to eat, and his appearance here was not as abrupt as expected.

Luo Shengdong asked Schneider in a low voice: "I remember that the Ming people used to eat on the construction site, but now they can enter the canteen?"

Schneider nodded: "These Ming people are all people who work in the factory we opened, and they are also considered to be part of us, and it is a matter of course to eat together." ”

During the meal, Luo Shengdong also met a lot of acquaintances, but no one seemed to care about his appearance, even Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie just said hello and went about their own business.

"Don't you feel very untouched?" Schneider seemed to have guessed what was on his mind.

Luo Shengdong did not deny Schneider's speculation: "In the past, I used to be stared at here anytime and anywhere, and if I was not careful, I would deduct points." Nowadays, no one seems to treat Zai Xia as an outsider, which is really a bit weird. ”

"That's because everybody treats you like their own. Schneider patiently enlightened him: "First of all, you have been here for a long time, and you know very well what our style of doing things is, and you can understand our way of doing things. Secondly, you are now cooperating with us in business, which is a partnership of interest, and one is prosperous and one is lost. In our opinion, there is no need to guard against anything from you. ”

If it weren't for the fact that he had seen Schneider's mouth cannon skills several times, Luo Shengdong would have been really moved by these words, but now his thoughts are more practical, and the only reason why the Haihan people will not continue to defend themselves should actually be that they have seen through their ability to threaten them.

Of course, similar to this kind of belly slander, Luo Shengdong will only take it to heart. As he interacted with the Haihan people more and more, he gradually discovered some characteristics of the Haihan people. For example, the Haihan people all have a sharp mouth, and they can't wait to say that the living are dead and the dead are alive, and when they deal with themselves, although there is no deception between their words, they are not exactly what they say, and what they say often has a strong purpose. If you don't pay attention to the distinction, you can easily be bewitched by these Haihan people.

After dinner, Luo Shengdong went to the factory area in the east under the leadership of Schneider. At this time, it was already dark, but from a long distance, you could see that the factory was still brightly lit, and the sound of ping-pong came from time to time.

Luo Shengdong followed Schneider into the factory, and the first thing he saw was a huge cylindrical iron can, about three feet in diameter, more than one person tall. The most peculiar thing is that Luo Shengdong found that the big iron can seemed to be sealed at both ends, and only two egg-thick iron pipes were connected in the middle of the can, and he didn't know what it could be used for.

Luo Shengdong saw that this thing was actually a sample of the hot water boiler that the Cliff Office sent a telegram back to ask for it. The Cliff Office is just a sentence, but the metallurgical workshop here has been busy like a dog because of this. Zhang Guang is not wrong, the process manufacturing of this hot water boiler is not difficult, but that is also in the future generations, and the biggest problem in building a boiler at present is welding.