Chapter 408: Wish
In the morning, the sun shines on the curtains and also reflects a pair of figures in the room. The guest Xu Wenbao is now in a romantic and happy manner with the little lady in the romantic scene, relive the "plot" together, full of passion.
The so-called plot comes from a strange book "The Young Woman White Snake". In this book, the young Woman White Snake, who is as beautiful as a fairy, is "involved" by different men in different ways.
Many of these plots make people's bloody life. "Restore" these plots as much as possible and make the benefactors who have read this book enjoy their fun. This is one of the popular practices in Guanzhong's important places.
Of course, the little lady and the benefactors would not mention the miserable ending of White Snake.
At this moment, Xu Wenbao was "entered" again, treating the little lady under him as the white lady, working hard, and finally shivering, hugging the little lady and breathing.
No, both the money bag and the body are about to be hollowed out...
Xu Wenbao thought so, and when his mind was blank, he remembered the charm of White Snake in the book.
Xu Wenbao, who has read this book, hates the ending. The whole book is generally like a delicacy for him. As a result, at the end of the meal, he found a bubble of shit on the plate, which is so disgusting.
He felt that the author of this book was too much. Although the ending was that he wanted to say that loan sharks were harmful, in this way, it was "soothing" and was simply feeding readers shit.
Xu Wenbao believes that a book that could have been called a "famous book" was a disgusting thing because of this ending.
But this is because of the ending book, he cannot forget it after reading it. He would take it out from time to time and "review" with the little ladies.
Before he knew it, time was almost up. Sun Wenbao got up, changed his clothes and washed up with the help of his maid, leaving the little lady who was limp and continued to lie on the couch.
The young ladies who served Enke were not allowed to fall asleep well at night, so they mostly took some sleep during the day. Xu Wenbao could do this, but it was not possible today because he had to take a boat to Jinyang.
Although the boat is its own, the berthing terminal has to be charged for a time. Once the time comes, even if it only takes five minutes to exceed, you have to pay the money. Although this money is not too much, it is also money.
Xu Wenbao hurriedly used breakfast, said goodbye to his "godmother", took his entourage to the street, and headed towards the Weikou Wharf not far away.
After a while, I arrived at the berth where my own steamer was berthed on the dock.
At this moment, another shipowner, Samurai, was already busy with the crew, and thick smoke came out of the chimney, which seemed to be preheating.
A steamer cannot move at a little fire. It needs to be "preheated", that is, ignite the boiler and heat it. Only when the water is boiled can the paddle wheel rotate. This is the characteristic of a steamer, Xu Wenbao is very clear about it.
But if he goes deeper into the technical issues, he won’t understand. The ship management of the steamship depends entirely on his friend and partner Samurai.
The two started talking on the deck. The warrior knew that the old guy was in the Fengyue Field last night, so he didn't ask much when he saw the other person looking sleep-deprived. He talked about a few important things and set off to drive the boat.
The dream planned by Samurai and Xu Wenbao back then has now been realized. With their own steamship, they have started shipping and started a new journey of wealth.
And this wealth journey has a good start.
Previously, the emperor inspected Hetao and took the Yellow River waterway north to Fengzhou. The China Merchants Bank allocated a large number of ships to ensure the emperor's travel, and the ships of Wu Shiyan and Xu Wenbao were also listed.
The recruitment is paid. As employees of the Shipbuilding Merchants Corporation, each ship owner will receive some "advance payment" paid by the other party so that he can participate in the transportation operation with sufficient fees.
Under the overall arrangement of the China Merchants Steamship Corporation, the transportation operation was successfully completed without any mistakes. Not long ago, the emperor returned to Guanzhong, and China Merchants Steamship Corporation quickly distributed the "subsidy" to all ship owners.
The shipping deal between Wu Shiyan and Xu Wenbao was just opened and he took on such a big deal. His wallet was bulging, and his confidence was to go up. He quickly prepared a ship of cargo and transported it to Jinyang as soon as possible.
The port water diversion boat blew the whistle, and the steamer of Samurai and Xu Wenbao also responded with the whistle. The ship slowly left the berth under the samurai's driving and followed the water diversion boat toward the port.
Samurai was born in the "shipping major". He studied in a technical school and then went on board for an internship. He has always worked very hard, so he has a solid skill and is a good player whether it is sailing or maintaining a boiler.
Xu Wenbao watched his friend drive this giant into the Yellow River channel. Seeing the giant being controlled and obedient, he admired him very much. They worked hard for many years and finally got what they wished, and the future will be even better.
Seeing Xu Wenbao's tired look on his face, the warrior wanted to "rush" the other party to sleep in the cabin, but Xu Wenbao "stopped" and chatted with the warrior in the cab: "I heard that the paddle wheel will be eliminated in the future? What screws and paddles should I change to?"
"Well, it is said that the propeller has greater thrust and can make the boat go faster."
Xu Wenbao became nervous when he heard this: "Then...will our ship be out of date?"
"It doesn't matter, the steamship Merchants Bureau said that in the future, the propeller will be really practical, and the existing paddle ships can be modified. After all, this ship model was designed with a renovation location."
After hearing what the warrior said, Xu Wenbao looked confused. He didn't understand the technical problems at all, but the warrior said there was no problem, so there should be no problem.
"I really look forward to what you said. In the future, I really need to replace the paddle wheel and modify the propeller. How fast will the ship be?"
The warrior usually held the rudder and replied: "This is not clear, there are all kinds of statements, but everyone thinks that if it is really practical, it will be faster than 50% if it is said."
"Wow! It's so powerful! If it really happens in the future, I'm afraid that even the pillar can make a breakthrough?"
"Well, I think I can break through."
In the middle reaches of the Yellow River, there is a natural danger in the upstream and downstream, which causes the waterway to be interrupted. In terms of the direction of Weikou, one is the waterfall in the upper reaches, and the other is the Dizhu Mountain in the lower reaches.
A large waterfall is absolutely insurmountable, but the danger of the main pillar is different. Although it is called "danger", it does not mean that you cannot sail. However, the water flows in the mountains and rivers of the main pillar and there are many reefs. If a ship driven by human power is not careful, it will overturn or sink if it is accidentally done.
Even so, there are skilled boatmen who can drive a ship through the danger of the main pillar. However, if large-scale shipping is used, the risk of crossing the main pillar mountain and river section is too high and not cost-effective, so it requires land and water transportation.
In the future, if there is a propeller-propelled steamship, I think it will be driven by a powerful machine, and the ship can pass the danger of the pillars calmly regardless of whether it is on or off the water. At that time, the prospects for shipping will be brighter.
Perhaps, the steamship departing from Jinyang can directly reach the mouth of the Yellow River downstream, or enter the Yongji Canal, Tongji Canal, and arrive at Yanjin or Guangling.
Xu Wenbao imagined a bright future, while Samurai missed his wife and children in his hometown.
These days, the warrior was depressed because he read a book called "Young Woman White Snake".
At the beginning, he was so excited about his blood when he read the book. After reading the ending, the "portraits" of Bai Snake and his son depend on each other made him feel extremely depressed and deeply felt the malice in the world.
The author of this book is to reveal the sins of usury with the miserable experience of White Snake. The warrior who had known that usury would harm others was worried about the ending of the mother and son.
He couldn't help but think that his wife and children, who were still in his hometown, were really afraid that one day the mother and son would die helplessly.
Warrior has been traveling outside and sailing on boats in recent years. Although he has also sent money and food to his house, it must be very hard for his wife to do housework and have to pull her son.
He is a normal man, often traveling outside on a boat, and he can't help being a dewy couple with the young lady in the romantic scene. When he thinks that his wife is working hard at home and is having fun outside, the warrior feels so guilty.
"I..." The warrior suddenly spoke, and Xu Wenbao listened when he saw this.
The warrior made a wish: "I want to buy a real estate in Jinyang, take my wife and children to live in Jinyang, and live a good life."
Chapter completed!