Chen Tianhua pretended not to know and asked:

"As for the management, I heard that Commander Yu has always been strict in running the army and led the troops well. Isn't he the commander of the entire navy? He doesn't care about this subordinate's mischief. Looking at it like this, I'm afraid he is just in vain.

Go there?!"

Na Hui was embarrassed again. He couldn't tell Chen Tianhua that the admiral had almost wrested the rights from Yu Dapeng in order to facilitate the smuggling of salt. At present, the only thing Commander Yu could command was a naval battalion under his direct control.

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In order to save the face that was about to be lost, Na Hui accelerated his pace. He knew Yu Dapeng very well. As long as he went somewhere, he might be able to slightly change Mr. Chen's bad views.

After riding on horseback for more than ten minutes, the team arrived at a deep-water dock in front of a ship with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons. Na Hui pointed at the ship and said to Chen Tianhua:

"Master Chen, this is the flagship of Commander Yu when he went to sea, the Changping."

He raised the telescope and looked at this ship carefully. It was the same as the ones he had seen before. This ship should be the ship with the largest displacement in the Chongming Navy.

This ship is also old, but it is still well maintained. Several sailors are hanging ropes from the outside of the hull and cleaning attachments with wire brushes. On the deck, many sailors are also busy.

Compared with other empty ships parked in the port, the scenery here is unique and lively.

A tall military man, about forty years old, was holding the side of the ship and shouting at several sailors who were cleaning the outside, as if he thought they didn't clean it well.

"That is Navy Commander Yu Dapeng!" Na Hui pointed at the forty-year-old soldier and said to Chen Tianhua.

Obviously, Yu Dapeng also saw Chen Tianhua and his party who were gradually approaching. He was stunned for a moment, looking like someone from the imperial court.

He stroked his chin beard with his hand, suddenly waved his hand and shouted:

"Well, sir, you're here. Is it true that the ship maintenance fee I applied to the military gate a few days ago is now settled? Or is it that the Admiral is uneasy and thinks I am committing fraud and sent someone here to inspect it?"

Yu Dapeng's careless shouting had a purpose. A few days ago, he heard Ye Mingyan tell him that the imperial envoy Master Chen wanted to see him, and he was really happy for a while.

Unfortunately, Chen Tianhua has been too busy recently. He has to cover everything and frequently travels between Huxi and Chongming.

Although he had never met Chen Tianhua, Yu Dapeng guessed that the official accompanying Na Hui was most likely the famous new Governor of Chongming based on the guard's honor and age and temperament.

Na Hui didn't expect that Yu Dapeng would call him from afar and say some embarrassing things. He said to Chen Tianhua with a sneer:

"Please don't be offended, Governor. Commander Yu has this kind of character. His greatest pleasure every day is to ask the military sect for money to repair the ship."

"Hmm... I'm afraid it's likely to fail!" Chen Tianhua joked slowly.

Na Hui's face suddenly turned red again, and he muttered: "That...that's not necessarily the case..."

But before he could speak clearly, he suddenly turned around and walked towards Yu Dapeng who was running over, "Commander Yu, the funds for repairing the ship are still being raised. This time I have brought you some distinguished guests.

, they must have new ideas for naval construction, you can propose your own construction!"

After hearing these words, Yu Dapeng's originally high emotions fell at a speed visible to the naked eye. His big steps turned into small steps, and his dark and smiling face instantly turned into a bitter gourd.

The appearance of great bitterness and deep hatred.

"Commander Yu, please don't put on such a face in front of your distinguished guests. Do you know who I brought to you today?" Na Hui said trying his best to pretend to be very relaxed.

"Dignified guest? Could it be that he is the God of Wealth?" Yu Dapeng sneered.

"Oh, someone really guessed it. He is really the God of Wealth!" Na Hui quickly added.

While talking, Yu Dapeng had slowly approached, and Chen Tianhua was surprised to find that the naval commander with the rank of deputy general came with bare feet.

His trouser legs were rolled up to his knees, his sleeves were rolled up high, and his face was dark and shiny, covered with traces of wind and rain.

If Chen Tianhua had not read the deputy general's resume in advance and knew that he was not yet forty years old, looking at the deep wrinkles on his face, he would have thought that he was already in his sixties.

Yu Dapeng, courtesy name Hengqi, was born in Nanmeng, Guangdong. He studied at the Fujian Naval Academy at the age of fifteen. After graduation, he served in the Fujian Navy and the Guangdong Navy, and was promoted to the positions of ship assistant, pipe leader, etc.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, he led the Guangjia fleet to the north for reinforcements. Due to the unfavorable outcome of the entire war, it was difficult for him to accomplish anything, and he was dismissed and returned to his hometown after the war.

A few years later, the imperial court established the Yangtze River Navy, and Yu Dapeng resumed his duties in the Chongming Navy, serving successively as commander of the Changping Ship, deputy commander of the navy, and commander.

"Commander Yu has always been unkempt and has been doing this for a long time. Don't be offended, Lord Governor!"

While Na Hui was embarrassed to explain to Chen Tianhua, he turned around and blamed Yu Dapeng, "I said Commander Yu, what do you look like? Do you have the dignity of a navy lieutenant? You even came here with a pair of bare feet.

, this will make the guests laugh."

Yu Dapeng was very dissatisfied. He said slowly and leisurely: "That officer is not a navy officer. Naturally, he doesn't know that he is on the ship. Going barefoot is much more reliable than wearing official boots. These are the distinguished guests you brought to me? Weird.

Damn it, in all the years I have been in Hailing, I have never seen any distinguished guests. How could they condescend to come to such a smelly place?"

As he spoke, there was more doubt and expectation in his eyes.

"This distinguished guest is Mr. Chen Tianhua, the new governor of the Chongming Autonomous Region. He is very interested in ocean trade and came here to inspect our Chongming Navy." Na Hui introduced enthusiastically.

"What? Is he really Mr. Chen Tianhua and Chen?" Yu Dapeng was stunned, glanced at the people in front of him, and asked Na Hui in disbelief: "Who are you talking about just then?"

Na Hui shouted angrily: "Commander Yu, if your eyesight is not good, are your ears also bad? This is the famous Mr. Chen, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the Governor of Chongming Autonomous Region. This time Mr. Chen is

I came here specifically to see you."

Looking at the tall, casually dressed young official in front of him, who was staring at him with a smile, it was difficult for Yu Dapeng to associate him with the rumored all-powerful young general who charged into battle.

"Mr. Chen's name is as loud as thunder, and I have admired him for a long time! Yu Dapeng, who holds a humble position, has the honor to meet the governor!" As he said that, Yu Dapeng actually knelt down and was about to kneel down and pay homage.

Chen Tianhua understood clearly. He quickly took a step forward, held up Yu Dapeng with both hands and said: "Commander Yu, how can you and I care about superiority and inferiority when we are dressed like this? No need, no need!"
Chapter completed!