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    Hearing the cheers of several children, Cheng Huailiang and the others couldn't help but turn their heads. They found that Princess Qinghe and other women were also pointing in the distance, as if they were very excited, and with the sea breeze blowing, they were faintly dancing.  There seemed to be bursts of cheers coming from Yueyue.

    Just when Cheng Huailiang and the others were about to stand up and take a look, the captain's cabin behind them suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a clean and tidy light blue captain's uniform with three long beards flowing under his chin came out. This middle-aged man walked out.  He is the captain of this ship, his surname is Chen, so everyone calls him Captain Chen.

    As soon as Captain Chen walked onto the deck, the crew member in charge of the lookout immediately loudly reported to him: "Report to the captain, a steamship was spotted in the southeast direction, and the ship signaled for help. It seems that there should be a malfunction on the ship. Please make a decision, captain."  !¡±

    After hearing this, Captain Chen strode to the bow of the ship to check, not forgetting to nod to Cheng Huailiang and the others.  After he walked over, he found a steamship parked not far to the southeast. It looked like it should be a merchant ship transporting goods. The bow of the ship was facing south. It was probably a merchant ship coming out of Dengzhou.

    "Pull the ship over and send a small boat over to ask about the situation!" Captain Chen quickly ordered. It is common for ships to encounter trouble at sea, and according to the Maritime Mutual Assistance Treaty promulgated by His Highness King Qi, all  When ships encounter this kind of situation, they all have the responsibility and obligation to come forward to help. This treaty was agreed by all maritime merchants. After all, no one can guarantee that their ship will not encounter trouble one day.

    When people on the steamboat opposite saw Cheng Huailiang and his ship approaching, they cheered loudly. Many people waved their hats and saluted the ship here.

    At this time, Cheng Huailiang and the others also walked to the side of the ship.  Looking at the cheering people on the opposite ship, Cheng Huailiang suddenly said: "I heard that there are some pirates on the sea. They dress up as broken down ships and then deceive the sympathy of passing ships. When other ships approach, they will  Isn¡¯t it too dangerous for us to just tear off the disguise and hijack the ship?¡±

    At this time, Captain Chen was beside them. When he heard Cheng Huailiang's words, he laughed and said: "Young master, don't worry, all the pirates that have been in the past on all routes from Linyi to the north have been wiped out by the navy of His Highness King Qi."  , 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 veteran escorts in total, and it is well-equipped.  When we encounter pirates with thousands of people, they can¡¯t do anything to us!¡±

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

    Captain Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing what Li Yexu said.  Then he said: "Master Li's analysis is very reasonable. Since His Highness King Qi came to Dengzhou, there are indeed no worries about pirates on the routes near Dengzhou. As for what Mr. Cheng said about the disguise of pirates, we used to wait in Nanyang  The pirates also often appeared on the ground. However, His Royal Highness the King of Qi sent a navy to clean up the pirates. The pirates were either destroyed or surrendered. The remaining ones who were unwilling to do so had no choice but to flee to the south and continue to be pirates along the coast of Tianzhu. But now with the advent of Ceylon  With the development of the island and the slave trade in Africa, His Highness has also stepped up the crackdown on pirates along the coast of Tianzhu. I believe that there will soon be no room for pirates there!"

    Seeing that an ordinary passenger ship captain knew so much about the situation on the ocean, Cheng Hualiang and the other three were very surprised. Cheng Hualiang was the first to ask: "Captain Chen, where did you get all this information?  Have you ever been in the military before?"

    Captain Chen was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands and said: "Young Master, I misunderstood. I actually want to go to the navy. Unfortunately, I have passed my age long ago and they won't accept it at all. As for what I said, most of them came from the Navigation Academy."  Some are learned through learning, and others are learned through exchanges with other colleagues.¡±

    "Navigation Academy? Do you need to study in an academy to sail?" At this time, Li Yexu was also very surprised and said. In the past few years, they were either in military schools or in the army, and the information was relatively unavailable. In addition, their main focus was  It's Taiwan's military. As for other news related to the economy and people's livelihood, they don't care much about it. Even the famous Nautical Academy has heard of it for the first time.

    "This is natural." Captain Chen explained with a smile, "On a ship like ours, not only do I, the captain, need special training, but there are also other important positions that also need training, such as steam engine maintenance technicians and survey officers.  Wait, and I heard that the Navigation Academy is planning to open more subjects. It is estimated that in a few years, even the furnace burners on the ship will have to study in the academy before they can work."

      Captain Chen¡¯s last sentence was a little joke, which also made Cheng Huailiang and the others smile.  At this time, the small boat sent out finally came back, and then reported to Captain Chen: "Captain, there is something wrong with the other party's steam engine, and their steam engine maintenance technician cannot solve it, so I would like to ask the steam engine maintenance technician on our ship to help take a look.  .¡±

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

    The crew member who reported the news agreed, and soon a young man in his twenties was called out. He had a dark face, was wearing a canvas work clothes, the clothes were full of stains, and he was holding a tool in his hand.  box.  Although this man looked dirty, the crew members respected him very much, and even Captain Chen was very polite to him.

    "What, do your steamships often have problems?" Qin Huaiyu asked. He remembered that when he boarded the ship before, the manager of the shipping company assured him that their ship would never have any problems on the road.

    The reputation of sea transportation was affected. After hearing this, Captain Chen hurriedly explained: "Master Qin, don't get me wrong. Although they are all steamships, they are actually divided into grades. Generally speaking, passenger ships have better performance than cargo ships, and steam engines do not.  Problems are prone to occur. After all, passenger ships are mainly used to transport people, so safety comes first. Our ship is a top-notch passenger ship. Not only does the steam engine it uses is the most advanced, but the maintenance technicians on the ship are also the best. Therefore, it is very easy to go out to sea.  Nothing will necessarily go wrong this time, so please don¡¯t worry, gentlemen!¡±

    In fact, Qin Huaiyu just asked casually and did not mean to question the other party's strength. However, since Captain Chen assured him so, they naturally followed the other party's words and learned about the structure of the steam engine.  Regarding these, although Captain Chen was not a maintenance engineer, as a captain, he still needed to know some knowledge about steam engines, so he also told everything he knew, but Qin Huaiyu and the other two people could not understand it.

    Captain Chen really didn't lie. The maintenance technician on their ship was indeed the best. He quickly helped the other party's steamboat troubleshoot and was sent back amidst the other party's thanks. There were also a few more items on board that were given by the other party.  Gift.

    "Captain, the other party is so generous, he gave us a few bottles of good stuff!" The maintenance engineer known as Master Liu shouted loudly as soon as he boarded the ship, with an excited look on his face.

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

    Captain Chen said, reaching out and taking out a glass bottle from Master Liu, which contained a dark red sauce with a thick layer of oil floating on it, which looked extremely tempting.  The other crew members also looked at the bottle in Master Liu's hand with envy. Unfortunately, the other party only gave three bottles, which was not enough for them to share.

    "Hey, is this the legendary chili pepper brought back from America?" Cheng Huailiang and the others came from a famous family, what kind of thing have they not seen before?  So at first he didn't pay attention to what was in Master Liu's hand, but when he heard Captain Chen say the name Chili Pepper, they all gathered around and picked up the bottle to look at it carefully, wanting to see what Li Min often talked about.  What's so good about it?

    What disappoints Cheng Huailiang and the others is that the so-called sauce made of chili peppers seems to be nothing special. It is just a bit brighter in color, and seems to have sesame and other things added to it. It also has a lot of oil and looks a bit greasy. The taste should be  Not so good.

    When Captain Chen and Master Liu saw Cheng Huailiang and the others, they knew that this must be the first time they had seen chili sauce. In fact, this is not surprising, because the production of chili peppers is very small now, and some foods made with chili peppers are only available in Taiwan.  For sale, not only are they expensive, but sometimes they are even impossible to buy with money.  The businessman on the ship just now was able to produce three bottles as gifts at once. He must be a well-known businessman in Taiwan.

    I saw Captain Chen wink at Master Liu, who immediately understood and said: "You guys must not have tasted the delicious taste of chili peppers. Why don't you give these bottles to them, which can be regarded as a gift from our shipping company."  A little thought!¡±

    "This" Qin Huaiyu really wanted to taste the taste of chili peppers, because Li Min had mentioned the name of chili peppers in front of them many times before, and he always looked greedy, but this was a gift from others.  It belonged to Master Liu, which made him a little embarrassed.

    ¡°However, Cheng Huailiang and Li Yexu next to them were both shameless people, so they accepted the offer without any courtesy and expressed their gratitude to Master Liu.  Then he took Captain Chen aside and asked him how to eat chili peppers.  (To be continued)
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