ps: Although there are many things at the end of the year, the hippo will never keep changing! Give it to the collection!

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On the undulating sea, the figures of three ships cut through the yellowing water, and the smoke rising from the sky swept away the surrounding mist, blackening the rainbow and dispersing the gulls.

A small fishing boat, watching them slowly pass by, the huge hull is as dazzling as the eight gods that suddenly appeared in the sea of fog.

The owner of the fishing boat watched with envy the cruise ship slowly surpassing him, this was the first time he had seen such a huge ** with so many chimneys. He couldn't figure out which country's big ship would come to this chaotic sea.

"Is it the UK? Or France? No sooner had the ship's owner's thoughtful eyes risen than sailors around him were pointing to the strange flag on the mast, a blue flag made up of island-like patterns.

"Which country's flag is this?"

"Bang!"

On the deck, Liu Guishan aimed at the little Yueben, smacked his lips, and used the sound of simulated gunfire to get over his addiction, until the fishing boat slowly disappeared from view, and then he threw the shotgun to his partner.

Lin Yongxiang ran to the nighthawk with a curious face, looked at this new gun with a terrifying caliber, stars appeared in his eyes, and shouted at Li Qiang: "Good guy! What is this gun called? If this is confirmed, there is no way to survive at all! ”

"This is called a shotgun, it was recently invented by the young master, I heard that in order to do this, Tang Xiao locked up all the foreigners who knew guns in his hands and studied it, and it took three months to get it!" The big-mouthed Liu Guishan was selling hearsay news, and was triumphant: "This is a good thing that the young master has made for our Nighthawk." ”

"Hey...... did it for you?" Lin Yongxiang has been in charge of Pacific freight for several years, and he can be regarded as wealthy and well-informed, so he naturally knows how cost-effective it is to develop a new gun for a small army of just over 100 people.

"Fuck off, don't listen to this guy's nonsense, we just got this gun, isn't this for Tang Xiao to be used as an experiment, but it's ......." Li Qiang took out a cigarette and threw it to Lin Yongxiang, and the cigarette case was snatched away by the nighthawks next to him, and he hurriedly laughed and scolded before continuing: "This gun is not as good as you think, in terms of accuracy and range, it is far inferior to our new rifle." Li Qiang exhaled a cigarette and took the shotgun: "This thing, it's still alive within fifty meters, and no matter how far it goes, it's basically a blind cat hitting a mouse!" ”

"What, you can only hit fifty meters?" Lin Yongxiang took a sharp puff of cigarette and was a little confused, he could only hit fifty meters, which was similar to the Black Star pistol that the young master gave him for self-defense, what did the Nighthawk want to do?

Li Qiang beckoned and took two bullets with a sharp head and a blunt head from the hands of the nighthawk who was grabbing a cigarette next to him. "This gun is mostly bullets." Pointing to the bullet on the tip of his finger, he explained: "This kind of pointed one has strong penetration and great power, even if it is an earthen wall, it can penetrate it." This blunt head is different! There are dozens of lead stuffed in it, and after hitting it out, the lead spreads out, and it is a piece of it! ”

"Piercing through the earthen wall? Dozens of leads! Lin Yongxiang pinched the bullet thicker than his thumb and took a breath of cold air, he had no doubt about Li Qiang's words, as long as he knew something inside, he knew the status of the Nighthawk in the young master's heart, so it was definitely a good thing to equip them.

Although he has been away from the army for several years, Lin Yongxiang was also born in the army after all, and after listening to the explanation, he also understood why this shotgun is not suitable for large-scale equipment, but it is a sharp weapon for the nighthawk who often touches people's waists!

Li Qiang is not as excited as Lin Yongxiang. For Nighthawk, the shotgun only provided a means of killing at close range, and he needed a machine gun that could provide strong attack support. However, the Maxim machine guns that the Germans had just delivered were too heavy for the Nighthawks, and they could only salivate and watch them be divided between the bastards of the 1st Division.

"Good stuff." After fiddling with the shotgun a few times, Lin Yongxiang reluctantly changed the gun to Nighthawk, and said with a sigh: "This time you go back to Liaodong, this gun is estimated to be able to play a big role." ”

"Oh? Do you know what's going on there? Li Qiang's eyebrows jumped.

"Hey, I've been on this sea route for so many years, how could I not know." Lin Yongxiang walked to the side of the ship, pointed to the northeast direction and said with a smile: "Which side is very chaotic now, in the past few years, I and the Russians have stretched out their legs to come in, plus the bandits are rampant, and the local gentry are all old and stubborn, if you want to make a name for yourself there." After patting the railing, Lin Yongxiang exhaled heavily: "Difficult!" ”

"Hehe, it's not difficult, it won't be our turn, I didn't see that the first division was already gearing up and shouting to snatch back the old mansion for the young master!" Li Qiang smiled and pouted at the difficult words in Lin Yongxiang's mouth: "It's you, brother, it's not easy in the past few years." ”

Hearing Li Qiang talk about himself, Lin Yongxiang's face suddenly overflowed with a smile, and he said modestly: "It's not difficult, with the support of the young master, we have been in the limelight in the past two years." ”

"Not to mention the scenery, I just heard that you have dozens of these big ships." Liu Guishan didn't know where to come from, and surrounded him with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Haha......." Lin Yongxiang proudly raised six fingers and said proudly: "5,000-ton ships, twenty-five." There are six such large ocean liners under our feet. The remainder of the smaller ones were all new ships launched within five years, a total of sixty. ”

Lin Yongxiang does have reason to be proud, in just three years, the Pacific Freight Company handed over to him by the young master has developed into one of the largest shipping companies in the region, and it is still expanding at the rate of five large cargo ships per year!

In addition to the young master's full support in terms of funds, there is also all his hard work! From a single route from Canada to Hawaii, to Chile, to today's Far East to the South Seas, to Europe, to the United States, and even the recently opened route to Australia, the whole company has run out little by little!

As the scale of the freight company grows larger and larger, fresh blood is also constantly injected, such as Tan Wang, the eldest son of Tan Xiaozeng, who is in charge of the overall situation in Nanyang at the moment, the third brother of Long Guozhang in Guangzhou, and his own brother who is exercising on the Chile route, have gradually become his right-hand man.

Looking at Lin Yongxiang with a spring breeze on his face, the nighthawks were also gasping, they didn't expect that Lin Yongxiang, who started with more than a dozen freighters, would be able to do today's situation!

"Lao Lin, shouldn't you be taken by Mazu Niangniang, right?" Although Liu Guishan was happy, he was also a little angry, and thought: "Good guy, isn't this guy more beautiful than Nighthawk?" ”

"It's not going to go well." Lin Yongxiang frowned: "It's okay in other places, everyone is a fair deal." Only that place in Nanyang is a little prickly! With a bend of his fingers, he flicked the remaining cigarette butts into the sea before he sighed: "No, we met pirates there last month, and in the end, Tan Wang found someone to come forward and redeemed the goods. ”

"Isn't Tan Wang Tan Xiaozeng's eldest son?" Li Qiangyi frowned, the Tan family has been in Vietnam for many years, and it stands to reason that they should be regarded as local snakes, how can they encounter pirates in Nanyang with him in charge?

Lin Yongxiang nodded: "Yes." However, the place in Nanyang is too complicated, Spain, the Dutch, the French and the British, basically European countries are there, plus the Qing Kingdom and the local natives, there are many pirates! There are thirty or forty numbers just to be called! Every time I run anywhere, I encounter several bandits, and if I hadn't given each boat a few guns, it wouldn't have been too bad! No, the last time we hijacked our ship, it was a bastard from the Netherlands. ”

"Grandma! What a place! Boss, why don't you talk to the young master next time, let's go around. As soon as he heard that there were so many forces and pirates, Liu Guishan's eyes lit up.

"Why don't you let the Navy send a warship to escort it? No matter what he Tan Wang said, he is also the son of the chief of staff! Li Qiang is much calmer than Liu Guishan, and he can see the problem at a glance.

"No! I also asked the young master about this, but the young master did not agree, saying that the navy needed to take care of Hawaii and could not go there for the time being. ”

"Stupid! Why don't you press a few cannons on the freighter, or not! Liu Guishan rubbed his hands, as if he saw the pirates trembling under the break, and his face was excited.

"Fuck off, clean mess!"

"That's even worse! We are open to do business, and if we press the cannon, many countries will not be allowed to dock, let alone ....... Seeing Liu Guishan being kicked away, Lin Yongxiang also shook his head, but after saying a few words, he suddenly paused and looked at Li Qiang.

Li Qiang was slightly stunned, but in an instant, he understood the reason why Lin Yongxiang wanted to speak and stopped! In the final analysis, the Pacific Freight Company is just a chicken that lays golden eggs under the young master's hand, and it is okay to make money, but if you are armed with a cannon, the surname is completely different! With his current pocket and status, if he has two hearts, he can find a mountain and set himself up as a king!

Although he is loyal to the young master, how many people are jealous of his position in private? Not to mention anything else, just when he reported the total number of ships just now, didn't even Liu Guishan think that he had stolen the limelight from Nighthawk? That's why he is so sensitive to arming his own merchant ships, for fear of arousing unwarranted suspicion!

However, as one of the few henchmen, Li Qiang naturally knew how important the Nanyang Sea Route was to the young master. The navy can't go, and it can't arm itself, and this is really a big problem!

"But ......"

Li Qiang suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Lao Lin, we are all the first batch of people to come out, I can solve your troubles." ”

"Oh? Say it! Lin Yongxiang hurriedly took a few steps closer. Over the years, the Nanyang route has broken his brain, and he was robbed by pirates twice last year alone, and the encounters are countless, so when he heard that Li Qiang had a way, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Won't you go find Duan Fei?"

Duan Fei? The young master's brother-in-law? Lin Yongxiang was a little puzzled, what was that elusive guy doing with him? Could it be that he sent someone to kill those pirates?

"Hey......." Li Qiang glanced around and found that Liu Guishan's guy had also gone away, so he hurriedly came to his side and whispered: "You can't engage in warship escort, you can let Duan Fei go!" ”

"Him?!"

"That's right! What do you think, what does Duan Fei do? Engage in intelligence! That place in Nanyang, with its complex forces, is the place that needs to be monitored the most, and he must be interested! But there are islands large and small, and there are hundreds of them in Luzon alone! Do you think, can he not use the boat? ”

"Besides, his funds were directly given by the young master! There is no need to go through Mr. Li, and there is no delay in military spending! You go get some thousand-ton boats, hand them over to him to manage, and let him press the cannons, so that he can escort the escort in peacetime, and he can also collect intelligence in private! Who would dare to say anything about you? Hey....... Li Qiang laughed: "As for the sailors, isn't Lao Long expanding the navy?" There's always a need for local trainers! ”

"Smack!"

As soon as Li Qiang finished speaking, Lin Yongxiang immediately slapped the railing, why didn't he think of cooperating with Duan Fei? You must know that that guy has not requisitioned his ship, and he is almost certainly the young master's brother-in-law, this thing, it will be done!

Now it's time to think about how to get those boats together as quickly as possible.

"That's not simple, Duan Fei's kid has a lot of means, maybe after you tell him, he directly asked the young master to find someone to come forward and order a few small gunboats! That thing can be made in March or May in Europe! ”

The more Li Qiang said, the brighter Lin Yongxiang's eyes became, as long as he could avoid being harassed by pirates, he was sure to completely swallow the Nanyang Shipping! It's the fattest place in the Pacific!

Just when he was thinking about ruling the shipping industry in the South Seas, a long whistle sounded from the bridge, and the two hurriedly looked up, only to see a strait in the distance appear in view.

"Liaodong, where is my home!"

Looking at the strait, Li Qiang's ears suddenly sounded the words of the young master when he set off, and his eyes narrowed suddenly, cutting through the sea like a sharp blade!