Zhu Chengxiu rested at home for half a month. She bade farewell to her parents and left home. When she left, she burst into tears. Old Master Zhu saw him crying and scolded him. He told him to do well in the Revolutionary Army, that it was better than staying in the Tianjin Navy. When he came home, he only brought back a wooden box, but when he left, he had hundreds of clansmen and servants.
Zhu family old master prepared three proper four hundred men battleships for Zhu Chengxiu, all of which were directly allocated by the Tianjin Navy. Zhu Chengxiu was curious why the imperial court didn't attack Lüshun when there were warships. Old Master Zhu scolded on the spot, "This ship is our family's, and the people on it are also our family. There is no benefit if we win, and we will lose everything if we lose. Whoever fights is stupid! "
Hearing that the price of cloth in Jinzhou was high, the three warships were loaded with a lot of goods. One of the warships carried many craftsmen who were going to Jinzhou to find work. Accompanying them was even a female disciple of the capital's Brocade Guard commander. Zhu Chengxiu was very curious about the beautiful girl wearing a black veil and was even more curious about the craftsmen she was going to bring to Jinzhou.
However, the girl was not willing to talk with outsiders, so she hid in the cabin after boarding the ship. Zhu Chengxiu couldn't ask around, so he could only command the warships to head east. Two days later, they arrived at Lüshun. The three warships changed their flags as soon as they left Tianjin. In order to make it easier to command, the Revolutionary Army drew up quite detailed department and rank icons. The flag of a dignified commander of the navy was very awe-inspiring.
When entering the Lüshun port, Zhu Chengxiu also put down all his worries. He looked at the busy and constantly changing port again, and his heart was full of pride. Before leaving home, Old Master Zhu had held a newspaper published by the Revolutionary Army and kept talking about it. Zhu Chengxiu looked at it. It was a poem published in the newspaper to persuade people to join the army and make meritorious contributions.
"A man is determined to go out of the village, and will not return until he breaks the Loulan. Why should he bury his bones in the village, there is no place without green mountains in life."
The poem was called "A poem for the men of the world", but no one knew its original source. The author was anonymous, but there was a rumor in the Revolutionary Army that it was written by the young marshal himself. The newspaper of the Revolutionary Army published all kinds of advertisements, news, and novels, which were widely circulated in the market. When Old Master Zhu received the newspaper and read the poem, he couldn't help but sigh and specially gave the newspaper to Zhu Chengxiu.
When I went home, I didn't feel anything when I read the poem. I even thought it was funny. But when he read it again after he left home, his mood was completely different. Zhu Chengxiu once again set foot on the territory of the Revolutionary Army. She actually had a great ambition to make contributions and cleanse the world. I already knew what the Daming Dynasty was like. But what will the revolutionary dynasty be like? It's up to us to explore it.
Just when Zhu Chengxiu, who was in high spirits, went ashore, on a small cargo ship not far away from him, there was a skinny man who was hiding himself looking at his back and the Revolutionary Army Navy Commander's flag fluttering on the warship with a complicated and inexplicable expression.
Wu Baoer was the first person Zhou Qingfeng had recruited to be the commander of a boat. After joining the group, she had been thinking about how to escape. After the battle of Overlooking Castle, he finally found a chance to escape by jumping into the sea and returned to Dengzhou after a bumpy journey. He felt that he had escaped from the cage and regained his freedom. But now when he looked at the Revolutionary Army Navy Commander's flag again, he had mixed feelings in his heart.
"This flag should have been mine." Wu Baoer's dark and thin body sat on the side of the ship. It was impossible to say that he didn't regret it. He, who was born as a pirate, never knew the rules. Instead, he blamed Zhou Qingfeng for not being courteous enough to make him quit his job and leave.
"Hey … I'm talking about you. Leave quickly after unloading the cargo. Don't you see there's still a ship waiting to dock behind? "The dispatcher on the dock shouted fiercely when he saw Wu Baoer.
Wu Baoer's face was already dark, and now it was even darker. But he had no choice. He could only pull the anchor and pull the sail to leave the dock. Most of the people on the same ship with him were pirates who had originally joined the Revolutionary Army Navy. All of them were brave and ruthless. But now looking at the power of the Revolutionary Army, everyone was in a bad mood.
Originally, they thought that the Revolutionary Army was a group of rebels who occupied the camp entrance and would be destroyed by the court sooner or later. Leaving early was like escaping from a fire pit. Who would have thought that after taking down the Wanghai Castle, they went all the way south and occupied the peninsula's four guards in ten months. Everyone in the world was shocked.
Although Zhou Qingfeng was vigilant against Wu Baoer, as long as he didn't leave, the position of Navy Commander would not fall to Zhu Chengchen who was forced to stay. But now all the assumptions were useless. Wu Baoer was now the bow of a ship that transported goods.
The peninsula's four guards lacked coal. It just so happened that there was coal in the Longkou area of Dengzhou across the sea. Although it was lignite with a relatively low calorific value, it was close and easy to mine. The Revolutionary Army was still willing to buy it. After Wu Baoer returned to Dengzhou, he got a small cargo ship and did an ordinary transport job. The ship was not his, and the cargo was not his. He just earned money as a laborer.
An ordinary small cargo ship could only transport a few tons of lignite at a time. Back and forth for about two days. The mine owner and the ship owner felt that it was still profitable, so they were very happy to do this business. Wu Baoer didn't want to do it, but he had nothing else to do if he didn't do it.
Now there were dozens of times more ships coming and going from Lushun than before. It was easy to do a business here without any capital. But when the Revolutionary Army occupied the peninsula, they immediately carried out a law enforcement and killed many people. Pirates couldn't survive without a port, so there was no way to survive.
It was the same in Shandong. The profit of being a pirate was not as much as doing business. The local gentry didn't care how bad the Revolutionary Army was. They only cared about making money. If anyone stopped them from doing business — the gentry were local tyrants. They couldn't deal with the Revolutionary Army, but they could deal with the pirates easily.
Wu Baoer returned from Lushun and arrived at Longkou Harbor half a day later. As soon as he went ashore, the boss gave him his wages. It was only a few taels of silver in total. It was really uncomfortable to hold it in his hand.
"Take the money and go to the brothel to have some fun. You can come back after one night when the goods are loaded." The ship owner patted Wu Baoer's shoulder. "You old dogs have come at a good time. Nowadays, the masters of the Revolutionary Army want everything. They are happy to give money, so it's easy to make money. "
"They can load the goods in one night?" Wu Baoer thought it was much faster than in the past.
"Hey, the Revolutionary Army is rich. They took over the White Lotus Cult in Shandong. They want the coal from Longkou, so they built a cargo dock here. You see, the loading cranes on the dock are all the latest, specially designed for shipping bulk cargo. Our several chambers of commerce even pooled money to build a road to the mine. Everyone wants to do a big job. The good days have just begun.
I will buy a new ship next month. If you have brothers who know how to go to sea, please introduce them to me. I will definitely pay them. "The ship owner looked generous. It was really good to get five taels of silver for two days. "Nowadays, there are more and more people who rely on this coal mine to make a living. Do a good job."
The few taels of silver had to be divided with his brothers. Wu Baoer didn't have much money left. He once again thought of the navy commander flag Zhu Chengxiu had hung, as well as the large number of servants she had brought with her. His heart was very sour and also very angry.
People who ran to the sea couldn't keep money. Wu Baoer took the silver and ran to Longkou City. In the past two months, because Longkou's coal was closest to Lushun, there were many officials who came to mine. Thousands of people poured in from the small Longkou, and the city suddenly became prosperous. There were more than ten brothels in the city. Wu Baoer looked at the remaining taels of silver in his hand and decided to find a lover.
"Aiyo, Sir, you're dreaming. You want to spend the night with our Little Peach for one tael of silver? You even want wine and food to be served. Where did you get the face? " The brothel's madam grabbed a flower towel with a face full of disdain. "Nowadays, the girls here are all high class. One tael of silver can at most let Nanny Liu, who washes the dishes in the kitchen, accompany you for one night."
The two strong thugs of the brothel were holding iron rods and laughing. They seemed to be waiting for Wu Baoer to pick a fight. Wu Baoer immediately scolded, "Little Peach was still 'kissing' me two days ago. How come the price has increased in just two days?"
"Poor man, don't come if you don't have money." The madam was too lazy to care about Wu Baoer and directly asked her men to kick him out. "You are just a man who runs to the sea. How about I raise your price? If you want to play, you have to earn enough money. "
Wu Baoer was angry and went to a few more brothels. In the end, he found that because there was a market for the coal in Longkou, the price of the prostitutes with a bit of beauty was all raised. He had no choice but to find an older one to serve him. The wine was also coarse, not to mention any good food. He grabbed the woman and vented his anger. After lying down, he cursed, "What kind of world is this? Sleeping with a woman is so expensive?"
The old prostitute didn't dare to offend Wu Baoer. She smiled and massaged his legs. "Master probably just came back. The owner of Longkou has changed in the past two days."
"Who changed?"
"The Revolutionary Army on the other side of the sea. It is said that the young marshal is looking for coal everywhere. After looking around, he found that the coal in our Longkou is good. Two days ago, a group of people came and said that they want to carry out 'orderly development and expansion of production' here. I also heard this from others, but I don't understand what it means. In any case, I just want everyone to get rich. "
The old prostitute couldn't tell what was going on, but Wu Baoer thought of the Lushun Port that was constantly expanding. That was really a mountain of gold and a sea of silver. They could earn money by doing anything. However, Wu Baoer couldn't earn it.
The old prostitute said casually, "The people from the Revolutionary Army are also strange. Not only do they want this coal, they also want iron. It is said that the people from the White Lotus Society have changed their profession to become blacksmiths. "
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. They want the people from the White Lotus Society to open mines. I used to be from the Revolutionary Army, but now I'm in trouble. "
"Oh, master, you must be joking. In the past, when the senior brother of the White Lotus Society came out, who dared to not give face? Now that they've met someone even more ruthless, they'll immediately shrivel up. Master, I'm not talking about you. Who can still be in trouble after joining the Revolutionary Army? Don't tell me you're working for the White Lotus Society? "
The old prostitute was just teasing a little and thought that Wu Baoer was bragging. However, what she said made Wu Baoer furious. The latter immediately kicked the old prostitute away in rage and pulled her hair to beat her up.
The old prostitute could only beg for mercy by the bed. However, she had only shouted a few times when she realized that the fierce Wu Baoer had stopped beating her. In fact, there was no movement at all. When she looked up again, Wu Baoer was sitting under the bed, staring blankly at the pool of blood on his chest.
With a scream, the old prostitute was so frightened that she retracted her hands and stomped her feet as she retreated. Then, she saw that there were two more people holding sharp blades in their hands in her room. Before she could scream, she heard the two of them holding Wu Baoer's face and carefully scrutinizing it.
One of them said in a deep voice, "It's Wu Baoer. He looks exactly the same as the portrait on the wanted poster. The Young Marshal wants to eliminate him, saying that he knows too many secrets of our internal system. "
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