Scholars in the courtyard.
Chapter 1704 Truth and Dignity
Chapter 1704 Truth and Dignity
West Garden.
The old man walked back and forth in the garden, his face full of fatigue and anxiety.
Not long after he returned, disaster struck again.
When I first heard about this, I felt dizzy.
But he still gritted his teeth and held on, not wanting to fall down.
Because everyone needs him.
He cannot fall.
The afterglow of the setting sun carved lines on his cheeks, and his back even obscured the cluster of flowers beside him.
Then, there was a long sigh.
Distressed.
The people of this land were just emerging from the quagmire of disaster and were about to see a ray of light when they stumbled again.
Fortunately, they can still stand up.
Deng Deng Deng
There were footsteps. The old man looked up and saw Tong Xiaolong walking over quickly. "Chief, the telephone line has been repaired."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man immediately ran to the study and picked up the phone.
"Help me get the line."
He spoke quickly and waited for a moment before the phone finally rang.
After a while, a familiar voice was heard coming from the other side.
"Old Chen, how are you doing there?"
"Commander, this time it's still in Shunde, not far from the earthquake zone last time."
Elder Chen's voice came, it was hurried, and one could even hear the deep fatigue in it.
"Fortunately, we were prepared in advance this time and carried out publicity and reminders. Although it was a bit hasty, the effect was quite good."
"So the casualties this time were not too great. Compared to the first time, there were far fewer casualties."
"Now we are preparing people to go around and assist with the work."
Mr. Chen's words made him feel relieved. As long as the person was fine, nothing else would be a problem.
"Old Chen, you have to take care of yourself."
The old man spoke sincerely. He knew Mr. Chen's health. It had not been good in the early years. It had only gotten better in recent years after he adjusted his diet according to the advice of the alliance experts.
But in the disaster area, the conditions are not met.
The last time I went there, he looked haggard.
Before leaving, I reminded him to pay attention to his work and rest schedule, but this time there was an earthquake again, so you can imagine how hard he had to work.
"Commander, now when I close my eyes I see those homeless people. How can I sleep?"
"This earthquake has damaged many houses, and most of the remaining houses have become dangerous and uninhabitable."
"Right now, there is a lack of tents, food, medicine, clothes, in short, everything."
As Chen Lao said this, the old man also responded, "Don't worry, we have already allocated the supplies and will send them to you soon."
"I know. I'm going to go to the hospital. The situation there is quite serious. We'll talk about it later."
"Okay. Please take care of yourself."
"Yeah, you too."
After hanging up the phone, the old man was just about to drink a sip of water when the phone on the table rang again.
"Hey!"
"What? Okay, I get it."
After hanging up the phone, the old man didn't even bother to drink water. He immediately picked up the phone again and made a call.
Make a call, hang up, and then call again.
Until the evening, the old man's body had not touched the chair.
Tong Xiaolong, who was standing by, was so worried that he tried to speak several times, but he couldn't get a word in and could only stand there anxiously.
"It would be great if Secretary Tang was here right now."
Guangdong Mansion.
Tang Mingyue walked in the corridor, holding her belly. As her due date was approaching, the doctor told her to walk more.
Fortunately, the baby in my belly was not big and did not affect my walking too much.
But at this time, she still walked very fast.
I came to the door and knocked gently, but there was no sound from inside.
Then he opened the door and saw the uncle inside was on the phone. When he saw her, he stretched out his hand and asked her to come in and sit down first.
"I know. Okay."
Uncle hung up the phone with a serious look on his face.
Just seeing Tang Mingyue smile again, "I told you to rest, why are you working again?"
Tang Mingyue smiled first, then picked up the report in her hand and said, "Uncle, take a look at this."
"There are a lot of people from Southeast Asia coming to Peninsula Hospital."
The uncle took it and looked at it with a serious expression.
"Uncle, our current supply is barely maintaining a balance. If these people are added, the medicine will be tight."
"Also, last time Leader Han sent me a message that the doctors in the hospital have been taking turns during this period. If they don't take a break, it may affect their work."
The uncle rubbed his brows after hearing this, and then said, "There is even worse news."
Tang Mingyue's expression turned stern.
"I just received news that there was another earthquake in Shunde. This one is stronger than the first one, at least 7.5, and there will be more to come."
"This loss is too great."
"Supplies are in short supply now, and the railway department is urgently repairing the railway. When the time comes, transportation will also be prioritized to ensure transportation to the disaster area."
"Also, a workshop at the pharmaceutical factory in Sijiu City was destroyed because of this."
"If they want to resume production, the output will be reduced by one-third, and they are now trying to figure out a solution."
After saying this, the uncle looked up with a helpless look on his face.
Just when things were looking up, I was hit hard.
Tang Mingyue was naturally aware of the country's situation. His family was too poor. One earthquake would have been fine, but with the continuous earthquakes, the landlords had no extra food.
"Is the situation at the pharmaceutical factory so serious?"
Tang Mingyue thought of something and asked suddenly.
The uncle nodded, "Yes, Yang Xiaotao reported it personally, it can't be false."
When I heard this name, the worries in my heart were suddenly put to rest.
But then he frowned again.
Now, with the help of the Peninsula Hospital, it is making a fortune. Last year, the total foreign exchange of all industries in the country was only 120 billion yuan, but the Peninsula Hospital has sent 8 million US dollars to the country from January 20st this year to now, less than three months later. According to the current exchange rate, it is almost billion yuan.
In this way, the foreign exchange here alone is equivalent to the total foreign exchange for a year.
And this is still in the early stages. If the medicines can keep up, the number will be even more exaggerated.
But now, I was interrupted. I felt really unwilling.
"Moon!"
Suddenly, the uncle held a cigarette and his expression became wise. Tang Mingyue looked up immediately.
"You should immediately prepare a notice to the effect that our country is facing a serious natural disaster."
"In view of this, we will use medicines in exchange for supplies."
"And, priority is given to exchanging for supplies."
Tang Mingyue seemed to have grasped something, "Uncle, do you want them to bring the things here themselves?"
"That's right. We may not be able to buy things even if we have money, but we can just let them ship it over themselves, isn't that enough?"
"Food, cloth, clothes, tents, etc., as long as it is supplies, we will exchange them."
Tang Mingyue understood, "Okay, I'll get ready now."
After saying that and leaving, my uncle thought for a while, then picked up the phone again and called the Shanghai Shipyard.
In Shanghai, the Navy Headquarters.
The one-armed old man sat in a chair, looking through documents.
A young man walked in from the door, holding a thermos in his hand. He came behind the old man and filled the cup on his left with water.
"Grandpa, it's time to eat."
The one-armed old man glanced at his grandson in front of him and smiled kindly, "Xiao Anzi, why are you back?"
"Hey, the sailors are on leave, so I came back to see you."
Chen An pulled out a stool and sat down, looking at the documents on the table with a curious look on his face.
"What are you looking at? This is all you can see."
Although the old man's voice was scolding, there was visible fondness on his face.
"Grandpa, are we going to build a big ship?"
"Why are you asking this, kid?"
"Grandpa, I heard from the people on the ship that we need to build a very big ship so that we can install bigger cannons and fire farther."
The one-armed old man laughed and shook his head.
"Our big ship is not equipped with cannons."
"why?"
Chen An asked in confusion. In his opinion, those battleships with their thick gun muzzles were the most powerful weapons for defending the sea borders.
The old man stretched out his left hand and stroked his grandson's head. The grandson was not a child anymore, but his knowledge was still limited when he was with him.
Thinking that Captain Yang recognized that grandson, his current achievements are higher than his own.
The reason why they were able to study large ships was thanks to the models that others had made from afar.
The large ships they are now making on a proportional basis have brought them new ideas and opened new doors.
If this big ship, and even future big ships are built, that boy will have contributed to it.
And all their sailors owed someone a favor.
"Xiao Anzi, in this era, cannons are no longer the dominant force."
Chen An pursed his lips and continued to ask, "The cannon is gone, then what should we install?"
The one-armed old man smiled, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes, "Our big ship is equipped with airplanes."
Ring ring ring
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang.
The old man stretched out his left hand and picked up the phone. The next second, he stood up from his seat. He became serious and looked iron-blooded.
"Chief!"
"Yes, I understand. I will arrange the fleet right away."
After hanging up the phone, there was a hint of murderous intent in the old man's eyes.
"Xiao Anzi, after you finish your meal, go back by yourself."
Chen An nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
under night.
At the harbor, a destroyer slowly sailed out and headed south.
On the hull shrouded in the night, the newly repaired deck and the replaced name Su Shou revealed the origin of this destroyer.
The flag planted at the highest point rustled in the night wind.
Behind it, six of the latest fishing speedboats came out one after another, followed the destroyer and disappeared into the night.
Peninsula Hospital
When Han Xuanfeng received the document sent by Tang Mingyue, he was silent for a moment, then picked up the document and went to discuss it with the Portuguese in Haojing.
After this period of cooperation, the two sides have already established a foundation for cooperation.
In particular, the response given by the defenders of the Peninsula Hospital in the last attack on people who were living a good life simply scared the Portuguese.
Let alone the people stationed in the hospital, if a fight really breaks out, they will be able to sweep across Haojing.
Of course, this only refers to the strength on the ground.
What they really relied on were the three gunboats docked in the port.
Although they are all products from ten years ago, they are already remarkable compared to the other side.
It is with the support of these three gunboats that they can speak with confidence.
However, they also know that now is the time for win-win cooperation, and it would be great if everyone could make money together.
When Han Xuanfeng found the Portuguese to communicate, he wanted to open a medicine exchange house through the port.
When the Portuguese heard this, they immediately shook their heads and rejected it.
The docks, especially the military docks where gunboats are docked, are not open to anyone, as that would damage the country's reputation.
Han Xuanfeng spent a lot of time talking to them, but the other party still wouldn't let go. These guys were as greedy as bean worms. They were more active than anyone else when it came to making money, and now they were talking about loyalty and honor, which made him feel sick.
If it were not impossible, Han Xuanfeng would have ordered his men to drive armored vehicles in and shoot all those guys.
No matter how much I tried to persuade him, it just didn't work.
As a result, on the morning of the next day, the Portuguese suddenly found Han Xuanfeng and thought they could have a talk.
This sudden change caught Han Xuanfeng off guard and he felt that the other party was teasing him.
Until we received news that the Shanghai fleet had won a victory in the strait last night and destroyed three enemy gunboats.
Only then did I understand. Aren’t there just three gunboats in the enemy’s harbor?
Han Xuanfeng laughed happily, then thought about the changes of these Portuguese people before and after, and fully understood the truth of that famous saying.
The truth is only within the range of the cannon.
Dignity only lies on the edge of the sword.
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