Capital Datang

Hearing the cheers of the children, Cheng Huailiang and the others couldn't help turning their heads away, only to find that Princess Qinghe and other women were also pointing at the distance, seeming very excited, and with the sea breeze blowing , there seemed to be faint bursts of cheers.

Just when the three of Cheng Huailiang were about to stand up and take a closer look, the captain's cabin behind him suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man in a clean and tidy light blue captain's uniform came out with three long beards floating down his jaw. The young man is the captain of the ship, his surname is Chen, so everyone calls him Captain Chen.

As soon as Captain Chen came to the deck, the crew in charge of the lookout immediately reported to him loudly: "Report to the captain, a steam ship was found in the southeast direction, and the ship played a flag for help. It seems that the ship is malfunctioning. Please make a decision. !"

After hearing this, Captain Chen strode to the bow of the ship to check, and he did not forget to nod to Cheng Huailiang and the others.And after he walked over, he found a steam ship not far from the southeast, which seemed to be a merchant ship transporting goods, with its bow facing south, probably a merchant ship from Dengzhou.

"By the ship, and at the same time send a small boat to ask about the situation!" Captain Chen quickly ordered that ships encounter troubles at sea, which is a common occurrence, and according to the Maritime Mutual Assistance Treaty promulgated by His Royal Highness King Qi, all When a ship encounters such a situation, it has the responsibility and obligation to come forward to help. This treaty has been agreed by all maritime merchants. After all, no one can guarantee that their own ship will not encounter trouble one day.Capital Datang 612

When the people on the steamboat opposite saw Cheng Huailiang and his boat approaching, they immediately cheered, and many people waved their hats to pay tribute to the boat on this side.

At this time, Cheng Huailiang and the others also walked to the side of the boat.Looking at the cheering people on the opposite ship, Cheng Huailiang suddenly said: "I heard that there are some pirates in the sea. They specially dress up as a ship that has broken down, and then trick the sympathy of passing ships. When other ships approach, they will Tear off the camouflage, and then hijack the ship, isn't it too dangerous for us to get close like this?"

At this moment, Captain Chen was beside them, and when he heard Cheng Huailiang's words, he laughed loudly and said, "Young master, don't worry, all the routes from Linyi to the north, the pirates that haunted the past have long been wiped out by His Royal Highness Qi's navy. , so the route here is the safest, and you will never encounter pirates. In addition, our fleet is not easy to mess with. The fleet has nearly 300 veterans guarding it, and it is well-equipped. To thousands of pirates, the other party can't do anything to us!"

Hearing the captain's confident words, Li Yexu also nodded and said: "Yes, I have heard that the northern route is very safe when I was in Chang'an, besides, we have just left Dengzhou not far away, and Sibi in South Korea is not far to the east. A naval fleet can be stationed there, so even if there are pirates, as long as the other party is not stupid or stupid, they will never choose to rob here."

After listening to Li Yexu's words, Captain Chen nodded again and again.Then he said: "Mr. Li's analysis is very reasonable. Since His Royal Highness King Qi came to Dengzhou, there is indeed no worry about pirates on the route near Dengzhou. As for the pirates in disguise that Mr. Cheng said, it was previously in Nanyang, etc. Lands often appear. However, His Royal Highness Qi later sent a navy to suppress them. The pirates were either wiped out or surrendered. With the development of the island and the slave trade in Africa, His Highness has also stepped up the crackdown on the pirates off the coast of Tianzhu, and I believe there will soon be no place for pirates there!"

The three of Cheng Huailiang were very surprised to see that the captain of an ordinary passenger ship knew so much about the situation on the ocean. Among them, Cheng Huailiang couldn't help asking: "Captain Chen, where did you get this information? Did you stay in the army before?"

Captain Chen was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hands again and again and said, "Young Master, I have misunderstood. I want to go to the navy, but unfortunately I have already passed the age, and they don't accept it at all. As for what I said, most of them are from the Nautical Academy. Some are learned, and others are learned through exchanges with other colleagues."

"Maritime Academy? Do you still need to enter the academy to study when sailing?" At this time, Li Yexu was also very surprised. A few years ago, they were either in the military academy or in the army. It is Taiwan's military affairs. As for other news about the economy and people's livelihood, I don't care much about it. Even the famous Nautical Academy is the first to hear about it.

"It's natural." Captain Chen explained with a smile, "On this ship like ours, not only I, the captain, needs special training, but also some other important positions, such as steam engine repairman, surveyor Wait, and I heard that the Maritime Academy is planning to open more subjects, and it is estimated that in a few years, even the furnace burners on the ship will have to enter the academy to study before they can work."

Captain Chen's last sentence was a little joke, which also attracted Cheng Huailiang and the three of them couldn't help but smile.At this time, the small boat sent out finally came back, and reported to Captain Chen: "Captain, the other party's steam engine has something wrong, and their steam engine repairman can't solve it, so I want to ask the steam engine repairman on our ship to help. Take a look."

"Well, please go and ask Master Liu to take a look on the other party's ship, and help as much as you can!" Captain Chen also said very enthusiastically.

The crew member who reported the letter agreed, and after a while, a young man in his 20s was invited out. He saw that the man had a dark complexion and was wearing a work uniform made of canvas. The clothes were full of stains, and he was carrying a A tool box.Although this man looked dirty, the crew respected him very much, even Captain Chen was very polite to him.

"Why, do your steamships often go wrong?" Qin Huaiyu asked. He remembered that when boarding the ship before, the shopkeeper of the shipping company assured him that their ship would never have any problems on the way.

As for the reputation of the sea operation, Captain Chen hurriedly explained: "Mr. Qin, don't get me wrong. Although they are all steam ships, they are actually divided into grades. Generally speaking, the performance of passenger ships is better than that of cargo ships. Steam engines are not prone to problems. After all, passenger ships mainly transport people, and safety comes first. Our ship is the top passenger ship. Not only does it use the most advanced steam engines, but also the maintenance engineers on board are also the best. Therefore, going to sea ten times may not necessarily cause problems, so please rest assured, gentlemen!"

In fact, Qin Huaiyu just asked casually, and didn't mean to question the other party's strength, but since Captain Chen promised so much, they naturally followed each other's words and learned about the structure of the steam engine by the way.Regarding these, although Captain Chen is not a maintenance engineer, as a captain, he still needs to know some knowledge about steam engines, so he also told all he knew, but Qin Huaiyu and the others half understood.

Captain Chen really didn't lie, the maintenance engineer on their ship was indeed the best, he quickly helped the other party's steam ship to troubleshoot, and then was sent back with the other party's thanks, and there were a few more items on the ship from the other party Gift.

"Captain, the other party is so generous, he sent us a few bottles of good things!" The maintenance engineer called Master Liu shouted loudly as soon as he got on the ship, his face was full of excitement.

"What makes you so happy?" Captain Chen also smiled a little bit, but when he saw the bottle in Master Liu's hand, his eyes lit up, and he said in surprise, "Oh, it seems that this time we are really When you meet a nobleman, not everyone can get this chili sauce."

As Captain Chen said, he reached out and took a glass bottle from Master Liu, which contained a dark red sauce with a thick layer of oil floating on it, which looked extremely attractive.And the other crew members also looked at the bottle in Master Liu's hand with envy, but unfortunately the other party only gave three bottles, which was not enough for them to share.Capital Datang 612

"Hey, this is the chili pepper that was brought back from America in the legend?"So at the beginning, I didn't pay attention to the things in Master Liu's hands, but when Captain Chen said the name Chili, they all gathered around and picked up the bottle to observe carefully, wanting to see what Li Yin often chanted about. What's good?

What disappointed Cheng Huailiang and the others was that the so-called chili sauce seemed to be nothing special, but the color was brighter, sesame seeds and the like were added to it, and there was a lot of oil, making it look a bit greasy , the taste should not be very good.

When Captain Chen and Master Liu saw Cheng Huailiang and the others, they knew that it must be the first time that the other party had seen chili sauce. In fact, this is not qiguài, because the production of chili is very small now, and some foods made with chili are only produced in Taiwan. Not only are they expensive, but sometimes they can’t even be bought with money.The businessman on the ship just now was able to take out three bottles as gifts at once, so he must be a big businessman with a reputation in Taiwan.

I saw Captain Chen winking at Master Liu, who immediately understood, and immediately said: "You guys must have never tasted the deliciousness of chili peppers, why don't you just give these bottles to a few of you, it's also considered us. A little heart for the sea to run!"

"This..." Qin Huaiyu really wanted to taste the taste of chili peppers, because Li Yin mentioned the name of chili peppers in front of them quite a few times before, and every time he always had a look of greed, but this is Someone gave it to Master Liu, which made him a little embarrassed.

However, Cheng Huailiang and Li Yexu next to them were thick-skinned people, so they accepted it unceremoniously and thanked Master Liu.Immediately afterwards, he took Captain Chen aside and asked how to eat chili? (to be continued...)