The Tengwu suddenly caught fire, and the fleet suddenly became agitated. Jiang Yishui's face was ugly. At this time, he could no longer care about being gentle and said angrily: "What on earth is going on? Why does a good thing catch on fire?"
Someone on the side said: "Third Master, the flag has not been sent yet, but people must have been sent to report. Listening to the voice over there, they should be putting out the fire at this time."
Sure enough, after a while, a small boat approached the boat. After boarding the boat, the man hurried over, with a look of fear on his face, and fell to his knees: "Little... I have seen the third master!"
"Wang Fu, why did your ship catch fire?" Jiang Yishui's face was extremely ugly, "What is the situation now?"
Qining knew that Wang Fu should be the captain of the Tengwu, but Wang Fu looked pale and said: "Third Master, the matter is clear. There are several helmsmen in the bilge tonight imitating the Nanyang people to eat barbecue. I drank a few more drinks without extinguishing the fire, and then the fire spread. It was too late to find out. At least two people rushed out alive from inside, and several others were still alive and dead. They are now putting out the fire and did not let the fire spread. "
"Barbecue?" Jiang Yishui said angrily: "Don't they even know the rules on the ship? They are so brave."
"Seeing that they were almost home, these people relaxed. Maybe they were tired on the way. Everyone went to bed early. Although they left some people to patrol, they... forgot to go to the bilge to take a look. The helmsmen... The helmsman was confused for a moment. , broke the rules and caused a big disaster...!" Wang Fu raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead: "If you turn around, you will be severely punished."
Jiang Yishui was so furious that he rushed up and kicked Wang Fu in the face. Wang Fu screamed and was kicked to the ground. Jiang Yishui cursed angrily: "Heavy punishment? Do you know that if something really happened, that ship would But it was completely destroyed. We only have a few ships that can travel far to the South China Sea. Without one ship, do you know how much money we will lose? I have always warned you that as long as you don't land ashore for a day, you must not be careless for a day. Be careful, I handed over the Tengwu No. to you because you are mature and prudent, yet you have caused such a big trouble for me!"
"It's... I'm just a little confused. Please forgive me, Third Master!" Wang Fu knelt on the ground and let the blood flow out of his mouth.
"I won't punish you. You know, the caravan is not just our Jiang family's business. Many aristocratic families in the East China Sea are involved in it." Jiang Yishui sneered: "How much loss will we have this time? Think carefully about it later. When we go back, we will let those The bosses decide how to punish you."
Shen Liangqiu finally said: "Third Young Master Shen, the top priority is not to hold people accountable, but to resolve the trouble first. Is the Tengwu No. 1 safe now? No one should die on it."
Jiang Yishui hurriedly said: "What General Shen said is absolutely true." He asked Wang Fu: "What is the current situation of the Tengwu? How much is the loss?"
"Back to Mr. San, there is not much damage to the cargo. It's just... It's just that the cabin board was burned and water got into it. We are working hard to deal with it now." Wang Fu said: "It's small... it's small...!" He hesitated and did not dare to continue.
Jiang Yishui said angrily: "What's going on, please tell me quickly and don't hesitate."
"I thought it was temporarily inconvenient for the Tengwu to continue sailing." Wang Fu said: "Now we need to work harder to repair it. If we seize the time, it should be repaired within a day. If we can barely sail, I'm afraid...!"
Jiang Yishui frowned and said, "Are you saying that the Tengwu can't continue sailing?"
"It's barely feasible, but the losses may be greater." Wang Fu said bravely, "So I suggest you stop for a day."
Jiang Yishui sneered and said: "You said it will stop for one day? There are time regulations for incoming and outgoing trade, and many goods cannot be on the ship for too long. They must be disembarked as soon as possible and handled properly." He looked towards the Tengwu ship. He glanced at it, thought for a moment, and then said: "Let's do this. The caravan will continue moving forward. Since your Tengwu No. can't leave, stay for a day. After repairing it, quickly follow it."
"But...but if only the Tengwu is left, will...will there be pirate attacks?" Wang Fu asked worriedly.
Jiang Yishui cursed: "If you really want to be robbed by pirates, you deserve it." Knowing that he was also speaking out of anger, he added: "With the banner of our Jiang family caravan, those bastards don't dare to mess around. "
Qi Ning suddenly smiled and said: "Third Young Master, if a group of hungry wolves found a rabbit right next to their mouth, do you think they would care about who raised the rabbit?"
Shen Liangqiu also nodded and said: "That's true. Although this place is only one day away from the coast, pirates may not swim over. When they see a merchant ship alone here, they will definitely take action."
"This...!" Jiang Yishui pondered for a moment, then said: "The Black Wind will also be left as a guard, leaving more people for you. After you repair it, set off immediately without delay."
Wang Fu said hurriedly: "Thank you, Mr. Third." He didn't dare to stay here any longer and respectfully stepped back. Jiang Yishui muttered a few words and then said with a smile: "General Shen, Brother Ning, it's nothing serious. Don't be ruined by this." Things have disturbed our mood, let’s continue drinking.”
Qi Ning shook his head and smiled: "Third Young Master has received today's hospitality. It's already very late and I'm a little tired. I'll take my leave today. If there is a chance, we can get together again someday." He looked at Shen Liangqiu and asked: "General Shen, what do you mean...?"
"Yes, it's getting late, so I won't bother you much." Shen Liangqiu said concisely and said goodbye.
When the Tengwu was on fire, Jiang Yishui was naturally not in a good mood and did not try to stay. He sent the two of them off the boat. Qi Ning and the two returned by boat. Passing by the Tengwu, they saw that the situation on the Tengwu was generally stable. After landing, the Tengwu and the cargo ship behind it had the deepest draft among the many ships in the fleet, and naturally had the most cargo. After the fire, perhaps because seawater entered the bottom of the ship, the draft became deeper.
After Qin and Ning returned to the ship, the merchant fleet did not stop and continued sailing. The Tengwu stayed at the same place. One ship stayed behind to accompany the escort, while the other ships bypassed Tengwu. No., follow the main ship and continue moving forward.
Qining stood on the side of the ship, looking at the two ships staying in place with deep eyes.
The rest of the trip was still very smooth. At dusk the next day, they were already close to the coastline. Jiang Yishui's merchant fleet could not dock at the Donghai Navy's dock, but at the dock of its own merchant fleet, so the two teams separated.
This time's shark fishing plan was very secretive. Not many people in the Donghai Navy knew about it. The soldiers only thought that the three groups of people really went out to patrol the sea. The other two fleets had returned before that. By the time Shen Liangqiu The three ships docked at the dock without causing much trouble. This time they brought back only two corpses. Shen Liangqiu ordered Tang Hui to contact the governor's office and send the corpse of Doctor Hu to the pier overnight. Leave it to the governor's office, and the matter of finding Doctor Hu's family and returning the body will naturally fall on the local government.
As for the black tiger shark's body, Zhu Shuo was ordered to send someone to guard it.
This operation was unexpectedly smooth. Not only did they not encounter pirates, but they also successfully obtained the head of the black tiger shark. Shen Liangqiu's serious expression in the past few days also softened slightly.
"Master Marquis, you have been working hard these past few days, but fortunately the operation went smoothly and lived up to Master Hou's expectations." Shen Liangqiu let out a sigh of relief: "It is getting late. After Master Hou has dinner, I will personally escort you back to the city. "
Before Qi Ning could speak, he saw a navy general coming over in a hurry. Seeing Shen Liangqiu and Qi Ning together, he raised his hands in salute, but he seemed hesitant to speak, but Qi Ning knew by looking at his face that he was determined to do so. In a hurry.
Shen Liangqiu had already said in a deep voice: "If you have something to do, it doesn't hurt to talk about it."
The general hesitated for a moment and finally said: "General, General Xin is here!"
"General Xin?" Shen Liangqiu didn't react for a moment, "Which Xin...?" But he didn't say any more, and the color on his face changed slightly. When Qi Ning saw this, he felt a little strange. The general had already said: "General Xin knows that the general is back and is waiting in the tent. He said that if the general has time, he would like to meet with you."
Shen Liangqiu seemed to be trying his best to control his emotions and nodded slightly. Qining couldn't help but ask: "General Shen, who is this General Xin?" He knew that after the death of Tantai Zhilin, the highest commander of the Donghai Navy The general is Shen Liangqiu. Now General Xin who suddenly appeared is waiting for Shen Liangqiu to see him in the tent. He is very arrogant. If he is Shen Liangqiu's subordinate, he will never be so bold.
"Master Marquis, General Xin was the deputy general beside the old Marquis." Shen Liangqiu looked solemn: "When the old Marquis left the Navy, he handed it over to the Commander-in-Chief, and General Xin also followed the old Marquis back to the capital. , has been waiting beside the old Marquis."
"Oh?" Qi Ning was startled: "So, this General Xin is a veteran of the Donghai Navy?"
Shen Liangqiu nodded and said: "General Xin has outstanding talents. He was promoted by the old Marquis himself. He was very loyal to the old Marquis. When the old Marquis returned to Beijing, General Xin took the initiative to follow him back to Beijing to serve him. The old Marquis I also agreed. He has been away from the army for many years and has never come back. Unexpectedly...!"
"Perhaps the old Marquis has been waiting for news from the Grand Governor, but there has been no result. The old Marquis was anxious, so he sent General Xin to inquire." Qi Ning thoughtfully asked: "Yes, Does General Xin still hold the rank of general?"
"General Xin has the title of General Jianwei of the fourth rank." Shen Liangqiu said: "He is a low-key man and rarely interacts with others. He always follows the old marquis. Not many people in the capital know General Xin."
Qi Ning thought to himself that this was true. He had been in the capital for a long time and had seen famous people. Even if he had not seen them, he had heard about them with some reputation, but he had never heard of General Xin. As I said, he is naturally an extremely low-key person, but considering that even a man as powerful as Jin Daohou Tantaihuang is now extremely low-key in Chu State, even the court sometimes forgets the existence of Jin Daohou. As Jin Daohou, It is not uncommon for the generals around Daohou to remain unknown.
"By the way, what is the name of General Xin?"
"Thank you for your hard work!" Shen Liangqiu said: "Thank you for your hard work, and you will be rewarded for your hard work!"