Chapter 2505

The people I met at the port were of the same age. They had grown up together in school and were very familiar with each other. Their parents were all powerful officials, and they were the group standing at the top of the power pyramid.

From a young age, they understand that their identities are different from ordinary people.

While enjoying various special treatments, they also carry the ardent expectations of their parents. From the moment they are born to this world, each of them is trained by their parents as the future helmsman of the country, and their performance in all aspects must be fulfilled.

Best. So even though they are young, they have already taken important positions in the departments where they work, and have formed a special group in Haihan official circles.

However, it is still difficult to say whether they can grow into qualified heirs and take over the country left by their fathers. They still need to deepen their understanding of the country through work and prove their abilities before they can truly take over the power in the future.

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Of course, Tao Hongfang would not naively think that meeting these friends here and now was just a chance encounter. These people all brought their entourage and large and small bags with them, and they obviously looked like they were going on a long trip.

"Everyone, can't it be such a coincidence that you all want to take this boat to Hangzhou for business, right?" Tao Hongfang didn't care whether it would involve confidentiality, and finally took the initiative to ask them the questions in his heart.

Ha Jianyi responded gruffly: "That's a coincidence. I suddenly received an order in the morning, which arranged for me to go to Hangzhou to inspect the training and equipment of the local army, and I was asked to leave immediately."

Bai Letong nodded and responded: "I also received a temporary notice asking me to go to Hangzhou to preside over this year's provincial examination in Zhejiang."

Ning Zijing, the last one to arrive here, said: "Don't look at me. Just like you, I packed my bags and rushed over just after receiving the notice. It is said that there is an important trade project in Hangzhou, and someone needs to go over and keep an eye on the time...

The arrangement is so tight, isn't it just to allow us all to get on this boat?"

The other three people may not understand what is going on, but Tao Hongfang already knows it. He asked his father last night if he would arrange for others to go to Hangzhou with him, but he did not receive a positive answer at that time.

, but now it seems that my question caused my father to make further arrangements.

If these people's missions were normal business arrangements, they would definitely have been notified in advance, instead of notifying them at short notice just before the official ship set off. Moreover, the missions they were assigned did sound very much like sending them there.

A task forcibly arranged by Hangzhou.

However, Tao Hongfang didn't know at the moment whether they were the same as him. In addition to their obvious tasks, they also shouldered secret missions that could not be made public. Therefore, he would not take the initiative to tell them that he was probably the one they were temporarily imprisoned for.

The real reason for assigning the task.

But these people are all the best among the younger generation, so naturally they will not turn a blind eye to such a deliberate arrangement. For example, Ning Zijing has already noticed the unusualness of this situation.

"Since we were all temporarily transferred to Hangzhou, it seems that the executive committee thought that something would happen there." Ha Jianyi was careful in detail, and he immediately realized that the task they received might not be that simple.

Although they have thought that the matter is not that simple, after all, they have too little information and it is difficult to figure it out for the time being. Tao Hongfang, the only one who knows the inside story, will not take the initiative to mention the task assigned to him by his father at the moment in order to avoid leaking the secret.

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The official ship had completed its supplies at this time, and the captain also knew that these young people had extraordinary status, so he went to the pier personally to greet them to board the ship.

The four of them plus their entourage totaled about ten people, and the cabins on the ship were quite sufficient. However, for the sake of fairness, everyone still drew lots on site to determine the order of cabin selection.

Tao Hongfang was lucky enough to win one of the two largest cabins on the ship. This cabin was a large suite, and his entourage A Peng could also stay there.

However, the standard of cabins on business ships is relatively high, so other smaller cabins are not too bad. Even the four-person cabins specially provided for the entourage on the ship are much better than those on ordinary merchant ships. On this ship

The four of them are VIP passengers. No matter how they are allocated cabins, they are more than enough. The order of selection is actually just a gimmick.

While everyone was allocating rooms, the captain had already ordered the sails to be unmoored and set sail from the Port of Victory. The sailors on official ships generally hired old sea dogs with rich sailing experience, and some were even veterans who had retired from the navy, so their professional skills were natural.

Needless to say. More than 20 sailors on board performed their duties, and the ship quickly sailed out of Victory Port smoothly.

For this group of young people, they rarely have the opportunity to travel far away from their parents' supervision. Even Ha Jianyi and Ning Zijing, who have left Hainan Island, have only been as far north as

Just Hong Kong.

This time's destination, Hangzhou, is obviously of unusual significance compared with the places they have been to before, because it has been selected by the Executive Committee as the future capital, and its future development prospects are limitless.

Everyone put down their luggage and quickly gathered together in the meeting room on the ship to discuss the common destination of this trip, Hangzhou.

"Although I have never been to Hangzhou, I can get a glimpse of the beautiful local scenery from the many poems left by my predecessors. When I get to Hangzhou, I must visit the West Lake." Bai Letong, who was born as a scholar, said

The understanding of Hangzhou naturally starts from the perspective of literature.

Ning Zijing said: "Hangzhou is known as the first city in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It has been an important trade distribution center since ancient times. I have always wanted to see the famous local commerce and handicraft industry."

Ha Jianyi shook his head after hearing this: "What you are talking about are all things from the previous dynasty. The most worthy of study in Hangzhou now is of course the navy and land forces of the Donghai Region under General Shi. I heard that General Shi has been under the leadership of General Shi in recent years.

We have invested a lot in military industry and developed many new weapons and equipment, especially the construction technology of naval ships, which is said to have surpassed that of Sanya Shipyard."

Bai Letong argued: "How can military wars be compared with the writings handed down from ancient times? The poems written by people such as Su Shi, Yang Wanli, and Lin Sheng describing the scenery of Hangzhou will still be amazing works even in hundreds of years. But

The ships built by the navy at this time will probably become a pile of dead wood a hundred years from now."

Tao Hongfang couldn't help but join the debate: "The navy's warships are not just about shipbuilding. The Executive Committee has been emphasizing 'building a country through industry' over the years. Shipbuilding is also a part of our country's industry. General Wang led the fleet to the other side of the ocean.

The feat of conquering the New World is also based on this foundation. A hundred years later, these warships may be turned into deadwood, but our country's shipbuilding industry will not stagnate. By then, perhaps our country will be able to build new ones again.

A giant steel ship like the World!"
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