Carl was very obedient. He left at noon and came back in the evening. It was not a ship, but three small boats. The latter two were Luo Dacai and more than a dozen sea merchant representatives. They saw that Carl had only one person on the shore and pointed at the six merchant ships he had prepared. This one failed and that one failed, and immediately became unhappy. By the way, even Luo Dacai's reputation was damaged. Everyone unanimously suspected that the guide and bodyguard he found this time was not reliable, so they proposed that they would either compensate them for their losses or let them see the escort fleet first.

Luo Dacai had no choice but to seek Carl's advice, and then took these representatives elected by the maritime merchants to sail out to sea on a small boat to see if their guide and escort fleet were qualified.

Otherwise, Hong Tao likes to contact businessmen, they are all speakers when they should talk nonsense, and they will not say a word when they should not talk nonsense. When the two people on the back saw the sea on the west side of Lantau Mountain in the afterglow of the sunset, six identical sailboats were anchored on the sea on the west side of Lantau Mountain, one of them immediately turned around and started to row back. The remaining ship did not go far, and turned around.

"What's the situation? Is my fleet so terrible?" Hong Tao put down his telescope and asked Luo Dacai and Carl who had just climbed up in confusion.

"They should have gone back to unload the goods..." This was not the first time Luo Dacai got on Hong Tao's ship, but since he got on, he would involuntarily touch the thick side of the ship and the thick masts with his hands, and he had no time to look at Hong Tao.

"Offer! Why? You don't go!" Hong Tao was completely stunned when he heard the word "Offer". He was originally hoping to take the Song Dynasty merchants out to see the world, and by the way, they would arouse them to create more routes and make more money, so that they can influence the thoughts of more Song people. As for how many merchants would be willing to sail with him, he didn't have much hope. As long as there were a few people, he would win. When these people made a fortune, the merchants they were going to next time would have to squeeze their heads. Everything was difficult at the beginning, so they had to set an example first. But he never expected that these merchants would be so heartless after seeing their fleet, and they would not give themselves any hope. Is their fleet really that bad?

"No, they want to unload the goods from the sea boat and then load them onto your ship. Carl said that your fleet can also carry some goods and personnel, that is, first come, first served. If I am a sea merchant who invests in it, I will also put the goods on your ship, a good ship!" Luo Dacai didn't say anything sarcastic this time. He praised Hong Tao once.

"That's not true. My fleet is all warships, so we can't carry too much cargo! I just said that it's a little bit of burden. If they all change the ships, I can't load it!" Hong Tao understood, but he didn't look happy at all, and instead became even more anxious. In addition to supplies, the cabins of his six sailboats were full of grenades, and there was only a small amount of spare time to carry people and cargo. Not to mention that they could not put them down, safety would be a problem. There was strict light control on the ship, just to be afraid of igniting and exploding the grenades.

"Don't worry about them. You just need to tell them when it will be full. I will bring them 10% of the ship fee. Such a good ship is specially escorted for them, which is too cheap for them! When I followed my grandfather and my father went to the Nanfan, there was only one ship and three sails, and I suffered a lot along the way. If these big ships were available, my grandfather would not have been robbed by pirates!" Luo Dacai was even more cruel than Hong Tao. As he spoke, he increased the escort fee by 10%, which was still uncomfortable.

"Uncle, don't be angry with that. Have you gone together this time? Tell me, your ancestors were robbed in that sea area. Let me see how I deal with them and help you vent your anger! By the way, is there any news from my brother Luo?" Hong Tao really didn't hear Luo Dacai talk about his family background, and his family was not smooth sailing. The reason why the family fell into trouble was probably because of the pirates, so he hated him. But Hong Tao could only comfort him. The older generation's affairs were probably because of the old generation, and the pirates were probably dead, so where to find them. Compared to avenging Luo Dacai's grandfather, he was more concerned about how Luo Youde was in Lin'an, especially the horse farm.

"This matter cannot be urgent. The official has already taken down the horses and asked Wen'er to send the horses into the palace in person and rewarded them a lot. The rest of the matter has to wait. Just two months ago, are you anxious?" Luo Dacai was safe and not anxious at all.

"Oh, efficiency! It's been two months, so there's no hurry?" Hong Tao said this. After coming to the Song Dynasty, he had a very clear feeling that the pace of this era was too slow, not only life was slow, but everything was slow. If people in later generations lived by their own points and hours, then people in this era used the sky and ten days as time units, and everything was done slowly. One month and two months were nothing at all, and it was normal to delay it for a year and a half. This was not because of their slow nature, but because of backward transportation and communication conditions. In later generations, things that were done by just one phone call may not be completed in half a year. Transportation depends entirely on two legs or four legs. From Lin'an to Hainan Island, it is estimated that it will not be completed in half a year!

Luo Dacai guessed that it was right. Two hours later, a small boat came over with a torch and lanterns. These maritime merchants really didn't treat themselves as outsiders and had to load goods on the ship overnight, for fear that they would not have their own seat until tomorrow morning. Just load them. Hong Tao's only requirement was that a maritime merchant could only come up with three people, and the goods had to comply with their own rules, such as packaging, fixing methods, etc.

Loading on a ship is a very troublesome thing. It should be arranged reasonably according to the weight of the cargo. It should not be heavy at the same time, as it will affect the normal navigation of the ship. If it is severe, the ship will overturn when it hits a wave. In addition, all the cargo must be firmly fixed in the cabin with cables and wooden wedges. It should not slide along because the ship is tilted. That is more dangerous, and it may have overturned when it hits a wave.

Since it was Luo Dacai and Carl who could get on the boat, Hong Tao would not care about whoever could get on the boat. Go back to sleep, and leave all the chores to Carl and Luo Dacai. Who made them meddling in other people's business? Anyway, when the bell rings tomorrow, the fleet will set sail, and those who don't find the boat deserve it. Hong Tao has no patience for those merchants who get on the boat and look around. They really don't recognize their lives. They also come to their captain's room with wine pots to chat. And they pushed the door open in the middle of the night, which scared Hong Tao so much that he almost shot the crossbow out.

"Fuck! Are there any rules? What about the duty officer? Who made these small boats dock? You go over and go to the bottom cabin for one day! The commander, except for the Haibo and Zhenzhou, all captains are in a day in a lockdown, and the first mate will take over the position!" Although the deck was noisy and riot on the deck, Hong Tao was in a good mood. He was somewhat proud to be able to gather so many maritime merchants to go with him for adventure. But the next morning when he left the captain's room, the smile on his face immediately disappeared. Not only was his face gloomy, but his small eyes squinted, as if he had encountered a dangerous rat, staring at everyone who wanted to take a bite.

"Hong...Mr. Hong, it's not their fault. I asked these ships to transport food to come over. Everyone has been struggling for most of the night. It's not too much to eat some food. They are all buyers and sellers in Guangzhou Port. I guarantee it! You can taste a bowl too..." Seeing that Hong Tao was angry, even the captain was punished, Luo Dacai came over with a bowl of soup cakes, intending to explain the situation and tell Hong Tao not to blame his subordinates.

"You guarantee? Is there such a rule on my ship? In addition to the captain, there is a second person to give orders? Do you think there is one?" Hong Tao almost waved his hand and knocked over the bowl of soup cake. He gritted his teeth before he could hold it back. He ignored Luo Dacai, but raised his head and looked at the lookout hand on the observation deck and asked.

"No... report to the captain! No!" The lookout hand was holding a pancake in his mouth and looked down. After Hong Tao asked this suddenly, the two of them remembered their identities, and they became nervous and even the pancake in their mouths fell off.

"No? Then the order I just said to the dog. Are you two waiting for me to come up and pass the order?" Hong Tao grinned his teeth and smiled.

"Don't rush to send an order, by the way, all the officers on duty on the night shift, trainee officers, first-level sailors, each one has a bucket of water, including the captain, and immediately execute it. Weng Ya, you disappoint me so much. Let's start with you on the boat. Don't blame your uncle for being cruel. Go to the side of the boat by yourself." Hong Tao bared his teeth and looked like he was laughing, but in fact it was ugly than crying. Any old sailor knew that someone would be unlucky when he saw his appearance. Unexpectedly, there were more than a few people who were unlucky this time, and most of the officers in the fleet would have to be tortured together. This kind of thing had never happened before.

"...It's all your fault!" Weng Ya already knew why she was punished. Although she was a little aggrieved, she didn't feel wronged. As the captain of the night shift, she did violate the rules of more than one ship. If there were enemies in those small boats, she might take the opportunity to climb onto the deck and attack or destroy the hull.

"Wuwuwu...Wuwuwuwu..." But when she was punished in front of a boat, a girl's face could not be held back. She looked at Luo Dacai hatred, and then walked to the side of the boat, and was pressed by two sailors. A wet rag was covered on her face, and the big wooden barrel was raised to her face. The water flow as thick as her fingers fell evenly on the wet cloth. Soon, Weng Ya's limbs began to toss, but they were firmly fixed by the two sailors, and the muscles in her body were twitching. She couldn't scream, but she could only hum, that tone was similar to a dying person.
Chapter completed!