Chapter 2959

Just when the rice market was in full swing, a huge fleet slowly sailed into Vung Tau Port.

Standing on the side of the ship and watching, Qian Tien Don couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the densely packed small boats on the sea surface in the port: "I haven't been here for many years, how prosperous is Vung Tau Port now?"

"The late rice harvest in Champa is almost done. These are probably farmers who came from nearby areas to sell rice. It won't be so lively after a while."

As the commander of the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet, Mu Zhennan obviously has a better understanding of the situation in Vung Tau Port and explained the phenomenon in front of Qian Tiandun: "It is like this every year, but there seem to be more grain transport ships than in previous years.

Some, it looks like this year’s harvest is good!”

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "No wonder Commander Feng insisted on arranging for us to go to Vung Tau Port to complete the supply."

Mu Zhennan added: "And the rice collected at Vung Tau Port is all new, and the taste is much better than the rice in stock."

According to Feng Annan's arrangement, when the fleet set off from Cam Ranh Port, there was not much rice shipped, and it had to go to Vung Tau Port for secondary supply.

The reason for this decision, apart from Mu Zhennan saying that new rice tastes better than old rice, the really important reason is naturally because the price of rice in the place of origin is lower.

Of course, the purchase of rice does not require the South China Sea Fleet or the special warfare division to come forward to operate it. There are designated rice merchants to supply the military. For example, the special warfare division's ration supply task is carried out by Fu

Ruifeng took over the contract.

Li Yuande has been running ships in various ports in the South China Sea all year round. This is not the first time he has come to Vung Tau Port. After entering the port, he saw the huge billboard erected on his pier from a distance. He couldn't help but sneered: "This old businessman

It does work!"

Before coming to Vung Tau Port, Li Yuande was actually a little worried about the progress of grain procurement here, because Fulifeng did not regard rice as the main business item here in previous years. This year, for his own errand, Li Nai arranged for Vung Tau Port to acquire grain.

I was given the task of purchasing military rations for the special operations division, but it was hard to tell whether I could do it well.

The duration of the Special Operations Division's operations in the South China Sea has not yet been determined, and Li Knight specifically set the acquisition amount at 500,000 kilograms. This way, even if the Special Operations Division has to operate in the South China Sea for a year and a half, there is no need to worry about insufficient military ration supply.

There is a special military area in Vung Tau Port, so the South China Sea Fleet does not have to crowd with civilian ships. However, the fleet led by Li Yuande is a civilian ship. At his own request, these dozens of transport ships stopped at the exclusive port of Furui Feng.

Pier 3.

When Li Yuande got off the boat and landed, Shopkeeper Jia had been waiting on the dock for a long time. He came up to greet him and say thank you for your hard work, young master.

Li Yuande didn't bother to chat with him and asked straight to the point: "How is the status of the military grain procurement?"

Shopkeeper Jia responded: "Master, this year has been good. There has been a bumper rice harvest in Champa. In order to get a higher price, many farmers have transported the grain here to sell it. There is definitely no problem in purchasing 500,000 kilograms of grain. It's just a business store.

The manpower is limited and we can only collect tens of thousands of kilograms at most every day. It will take some time to complete them all."

Li Yuande asked: "There is no case of using brown rice to top up the balance, right?"

Shopkeeper Jia responded: "The instructions from the third master clearly stated that as long as the rice is polished, brown rice will not be required. Of course, the villain will obey the order and not dare to make any deviations. In order to get ahead of other rice rowers, the villain will

They also went out of their way to raise the purchase price."

Li Yuande nodded and said: "It doesn't matter if you spend more money on this matter, it must be done beautifully... My fleet will only stay here for one day. Is there any problem with loading 200,000 kilograms before leaving?"

Shopkeeper Jia responded: "Don't worry, young master, I will make sure everything is properly arranged."

"Then I'll leave it all to you!" Li Yuande pointed to the fleet of ships that were docking one after another and said: "There is also a batch of goods shipped from Sanya on the ship. You can arrange for someone to unload the goods as soon as possible. I have other things to do, so

I won’t be watching here anymore.”

In fact, Li Yuande had nothing important to do. After finally getting this job, he naturally looked for more opportunities to make his presence felt in front of Qian Tiandun.

But he was not a soldier. During the march, he had no chance to board Qian Tiandun's flagship. He finally rested for a day in Vung Tau Port, but he could not waste this precious time. Of course, he had to go to Qian Tiandun to report his work.

However, Qian Tiandun's work schedule is much busier than that of Li Yuande. As the supreme commander of this fleet, he must first meet with the local garrison chief, chief executive, and representatives of local gentry after disembarking.

Then he had to meet with diplomats from Annan and Champa stationed in Vung Tau Port to inform them of the arrangements for this huge armed fleet during its transit to avoid misunderstandings.

Li Yuande waited for a long time outside the garrison headquarters in Vung Tau Port before finally getting permission to meet him.

"Yuan De, you came to see me, it must be about military rations, right?"

Qian Tiandun pointed to the chair and motioned for him to sit down and talk, but his eyes still stayed on a document in his hand.

Li Yuande sat down on the chair with half his buttocks, and said respectfully: "Furuifeng's branch in Vung Tau Port has purchased 200,000 kilograms of polished rice. It will all be shipped before departure tomorrow. The purchase of military rations will continue until

Next month, it is expected to be limited to 500,000 jins."

Qian Tiandun gave a few words of encouragement. Seeing that Li Yuande had no intention of taking the initiative to leave, he stopped what he was doing and asked, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Li Yuande said: "Junior has a request, I hope your permission."

Qian Tiandun said: "Let's talk and listen first."

Li Yuande said: "Sir, when the Furifeng fleet was sailing at sea, it always followed the direction instructed by the navy. The junior actually plays no role in the fleet. Can you let the junior go to the flagship? Maybe I can help a little bit.

.”

Qian Tiandun couldn't understand the meaning of his words, so he responded with a smile: "Then how are you going to help?"

Li Yuande said: "This junior has been sailing in the South China Sea for several years. He knows the situation here relatively well. Maybe he can help with some advice."

Qian Tiandun said: "Then do you think you are more powerful and know more about fighting than those officers in the staff department?"

Li Yuande said: "Of course the juniors can't compare, but in all the countries in the South China Sea, most of the villains have dealt with them, and the level of understanding of the customs and customs of each country, the officers may not be as good as the juniors."

"So confident? Okay, then let me test you." Qian Tiandun stood up, pointed to the large map hanging on the wall behind him and said: "The fleet is going to circle around the Gulf of Siam next. What suggestions do you have for this?

?”

Li Yuande thought for a moment and then responded loudly: "The Gulf of Siam can be divided into two parts: north and south. In the north are Champa, Cambodia and Siam, and in the south is the Malay Peninsula, which is composed of small islands.

Mainly states, there are small countries such as Pattani, Kelantan, Terengganu, and Johor on one side of the Gulf of Siam. These small countries were all split from the Malacca dynasty. They have similar languages ​​and cultures, and the boundaries between countries are relatively blurred."
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