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At this time, the trade team had a meeting, because it was time to go to Lingao.

"Let's discuss it, go to Lingao immediately."

"I see that from Hong Kong, go directly to the port of Lingobopu, observe the trade of ships by the way, if you can see the British warships better, go to Bopu to investigate the situation in the port, and be prepared for landing in the future."

Chen Dahai said that this was the main reason for his coming.

"We also agree that the main thing is to complete the task, go to Lingao to meet the local county official, talk about buying land and building a factory, and then investigate Baichengtan, since you chose that, how can you go to see."

Several others also mean the same.

"Bring more food and water, the place in Lingao is very deserted, it's better to get 2 more carts, otherwise you won't be able to walk a long way with these more than 20,000 silver dollars." Xing Buyou added.

Everyone was right, these 20,000 silver dollars are really a trouble, and besides, this place in Lingao is probably only serious about gold and silver, and I am afraid of being used as a liar with paper money.

Yu Guqing suggested: "Let's bury some of it, have you brought so many useful ones?" After

discussing it, everyone felt that it was reasonable, and finally decided to bury 10,000 silver dollars under the warehouse, anyway, they would go back to Hong Kong and get it back."

After that, everyone went to work, found a place that they thought was safer, dug a deep pit with a dagger, and buried silver dollars into it.

Early the next morning, everyone went to replenish the things they needed, and two small carts carrying more than 10,000 silver dollars went to the pier to hire a boat to go to Lingao.

Not to mention that this little cart really couldn't handle it at first, and it took a while to walk normally.

It was not early in the morning, and everyone went to the riverside to hire a boat to go to Lingao.

Hong Kong has a direct steamship to Haikou, which runs every 10 days.

It is mainly controlled by two small enterprises, Jebsen & Hong Kong in Germany and Xiaodi Yanghang in France, and the route is Hong Kong-Qiongzhou-Beihai-Vietnam Haiphong.

Swire Shipping also opened this route in 1905. Unfortunately, there are no shifts on these two days.

People have to look for private wooden sailboats or fishing boats, but there are also advantages, and it is convenient to go directly to your designated port.

Lingao Bopu Port is a small place, and I looked for a lot of wooden sailing ships at the pier before I heard that there were owners who knew this place.

After some haggling, 90 silver dollars wrapped the ship, that is, the owner of the ship was bold, plus the temptation of silver dollars, otherwise seeing the combination of these seven people and horses, I really did not dare to go.

This boat can carry a 20-ton brig, this boat can carry cargo, carry people, and fish, suitable for sailing along the coastline.

The length of the ship is 15 meters, and the width is 4 meters, and the boat has a small wooden cabin for about 10 people to rest.

The owner plus sailors 5 people, the speed is 7 knots. It takes 3 days to travel from Hong Kong to Lingao.

Out of Victoria Harbour, at the beginning, you can see a lot of steam ships and sailing ships from various countries, and as the voyage becomes longer and longer, only wooden sailing ships and occasional steam ships remain in the eye.

The boat followed the coastline all the way to the west, and in the evening of the same day, the boat went to the Chuanshan Islands in Big Wave Bay to rest overnight.

The next day to a small haven in Leizhou Bay to resupply overnight.

On the third day, through the Leizhou Peninsula, we finally arrived at Hainan Island.

Continuing west along the island, it entered Lingao at night, and by the light of the Lingao Chang Arch Lighthouse, the owner found the port of Bopu and docked at the pier.

It was already late at night, and the owner needed to resupply and rest here before going to Haikou and returning to Hong Kong.

The people of the trading group did not disembark either, paid for the ship and spent the night on the ship waiting for dawn.

Along the way, people accustomed to the speed of modern transportation complained about the speed of wooden sailboats.

Si Yuankai first said: "The journey that could have been reached in a few hours was stunned to walk for 3 days and 3 nights. If this is shipped from Lingao to Hong Kong in the future, a few people must not die in a hurry. Not to mention what vegetables, fruits and so on, don't all have to rot.

"In ancient times, this sailing ship was still fast, so we will have to rely on ships for transportation in the future." At present, Hong Kong to Hainan is transported by two ships, Germany and France, and the capacity is too small and the interval is too long. I'm afraid we'll have to get our own boat.

"It's not so easy, you still have to rely on external forces in the early stage, shipbuilding, and you can't come out in a few years." Let's discuss this later, it's late, let's rest, tomorrow we have to travel 20 miles. Yi Xiaojun said.

At dawn the next day, several of them disembarked with their cargo. The boat family is gone.

Bopu Port in the early morning is quiet, this is the mouth of the Wenlan River, and it is still all natural. Inside, on the bank of the Wenlan River, you can see a few small fishing boats fluttering.

In the distance is a tall Bo shop pier, with cooking smoke rising and it seems that it is still guarded. The current Bopu Inspection Department no longer exists, and it has moved to the east of the City God Temple in the county seat.

Further west, there is a mangrove forest and shrubs in the Lingaojiao Scenic Area, which stretches to the beach by the sea, and in the past the mangrove forest, Lingaojiao, where the Changgong lighthouse guides the boats.

The weather was hot, and when everyone saw such a pure beach, they first put the task aside and collectively took a beachbath.

After washing, we discussed the matter of entering Lingao County.

The waterway is along the Wenlan River all the way to the south, and you can directly reach the south gate of Lingao County.

The land road is the dirt road of Bopu-Meitai-Lingao County. Later, it was discussed that with 2 carts of silver dollars, it was more tiring to go by land, or it was convenient by water.

The division of labor was carried out, and Chen Dahai was responsible for inspecting the hydrological data of Bopu Port.

Xing Buyou and Ye were speechless, and Yi Xiaojun and a few people went to hire a fishing boat and walked along the Wenlan River for a long time before they found that there were fishermen.

Fortunately, the current Lingao dialect has not changed much, plus this fisherman can understand some official dialect, and finally communicate with the fisherman to understand.

This young fisherman Lin Bujie often goes out to sea to fish, and occasionally sees foreign devils and second devils, so he is not too afraid of them.

Negotiate the price, 1 silver dollar. He set up a small boat and went to the mouth of the river to pick up Chen Dahai and a few people.

At first, Lin Bujie was still afraid to see so many people, but seeing that these people were more amiable, Xing Buyou added the temptation of 1 silver dollar, and still let him accept.

Although due to the drought in the previous two years, the price of rice is extremely expensive, 2 silver dollars can still buy 30 kilograms of rice, plus sweet potatoes, wild vegetables, fish and shrimp, enough for the family to eat for 2 months.

Lin Bujie was very happy in his heart, this job is much better than fishing.

Lin Bujie's fishing boat was loaded with 8 people and 2 carts, and it was full.

The waves crashed, and it felt a little shaky.

Helplessly, first let Chen Dahai and a few people go to the estuary, take pictures, videos, records, and measure.

Lin Bujie understood a little and asked tentatively: "Sir, is this going to enter the big ship?"

Xing Buyou, as the interpreter for the whole process, replied: "We are overseas Chinese in Nanyang, and we want to come to Gao Jian Factory, and we need to use big ships to pull some machines." Lin Bujie answered and stopped talking, and I don't know if he understood.

The measurement was carried out for 2 hours. I'm not a professional, but I've done all the work that needs to be done.

The group finally got on the boat and set off for Lingao County, when it was almost noon.

Lunch was eaten on board.

Lin Bujie also got 2 compressed biscuits given by Xing Buyou, he took a bite, it was so delicious, it was extremely sweet, and he quickly picked it up and left it for the family to taste.

Xiao Xing looked at his pitiful appearance and gave a few more pieces, fortunately he ate in small bites, and told him to drink more water, otherwise he would have to choke on his back.

In Lin Bujie's memories, this was the most delicious meal he had ever eaten, because he could eat with his beloved Chairman Yi.

In the 20th century, the Wenlan River was far less turbid than 100 years later due to the lack of sand and various factory sewage, and most of the area was still extremely clear.

The surface of the Wenlan River is relatively calmer than the sea, so the boat moves smoothly on the river.

The boat sailed to the Baichengtan area, but due to the high position difference, the boat could not go up, so it had to go ashore and take the dirt road.

From here to the county seat, there are seven or eight miles of dirt road, endured the hot weather, and everyone arrived at the county seat of Lingao at three or four o'clock in the afternoon.

After discussing with Lin Bujie, he promised to give him 3 silver dollars on the return trip and let him wait around here these days.

The county seat of Lingao, also known as Mocun, is a very small city, which was repaired in the Qing Dynasty and can still be seen from the outside.

There was also a tattered soldier standing guard at the gate of the city.

A group of people, pushing a cart, walked towards the south city gate, the appearance of this group of people immediately attracted the attention of the crowd, the people who entered and left the city rushed to the city, the defenders of the city also hurried to close the gate, and there was a riot at the city gate.

Yi Xiaojun hurriedly called Xing Buyou and Wei Zhen, and the three hurried to the city gate.

Xing Buyou shouted in the local dialect: "Don't close the city gates!" Don't close the door, we are here to see Lin Zhi County. I

don't know if this sentence played a role, the city gate stopped closing, and the rioting people also slowed down.

The group rushed to the city gate, Xing Buyou handed over the prepared Yi Xiaojun name thorn, and secretly stuffed a silver dollar to the defenders.

"This poor big brother, trouble to tell Lord Lin Zhenguang of Zhi County, just say that Nanyang businessman Yi Xiaojun asked for a meeting. I also brought with me a letter from Lord Cen, the governor of Liangguang. As

soon as this defender heard about Lord Cen, the governor of Liangguang, he quickly stood upright, his attitude was immediately correct, and he was respectful to Xing Buyou and the others.

"Gentlemen, please wait, I'll go to report."

The city defenders also didn't care about the city gate, and ran directly to the county with the famous thorn, forgetting to tell the city defenders first.

The crowd waited at the city gate, observing the situation in the city by the way.

A stone road several hundred meters long runs through the city, which is the only street on the high main street.

The street is lined with all the shops in the county, dilapidated small tile houses, rarely depressed.

Surrounded by small, low, dilapidated straw houses, interspersed with several old brick houses, presumably the homes of the rich.

With a cup of tea, the defender ran out, followed by an old man dressed as a master.

The old man came to him and saluted everyone with a fist, "Several gentlemen are from Nanyang, which one is Mr. Yi?" "It's official, and everyone can probably understand it.

Yi Xiaojun took the initiative to salute forward: "Below is Yi Xiaojun, who is this old gentleman?"

"Under is the master of the county lord, surnamed Wu. My lord has invited several people to meet in the inner hall, please come with me. Master Wu made an inviting gesture.

"Well said, then there is Master Lao Wu. This is a small gift, Master Wang smiled. Yi Xiaojun handed over a watch.

"Hey, the first time we met, how dare I accept such a valuable gift." Although Master Wu refused in his mouth, his hand never let go of this watch, and the watch is really a valuable item compared to now.

"Master Wu, you're polite, little things don't become respect. We are planning to build a factory in Lingao to open a company, and we also hope that Master will say a few nice words in front of Lord Zhixian. Yi Xiaojun said with a smile.

"Well, it turns out that Mr. is coming to build a factory in Gao? I did my best. Master Wu smiled and took the watch into his arms.