Chapter 452

Half an hour later, Zhang Yuan took four loyal servants to the largest Victoria port in Boulder City.

The four loyal domestic servants were born sailors. The first one, Duncan, was old enough to retire. Now he had to come out of the mountain again to help his young owner.

The roaring train from afar brings a lot of coal and ore. these fossil fuels are indispensable for the normal operation of a city. According to the statistical estimation of geologists, the recoverable coal reserves in the mainland can make the whole society operate normally for at least 400 years.

400 years is not long. For Zhang Yuan, who has lived for a long time, it is only a very short number. It is short enough to make him have a faint sense of fear. Even if he is in this world, he is likely to live less than 100 years. This may be the foresight brought by various experiences.

He is eager to do something for the world.

"Stonehenge is a place where coal and steel are produced. Transporting local specialties to other cities to earn the price difference between the two cities is the most basic way to make money. The price of materials is different in each period. Lord count, if you want to do this business, it is a compulsory course to judge the price fluctuation of bulk commodities on various islands. " Old Duncan whispered.

Zhang Yuan nodded.

There is also a talent market near the port, which gathers a large number of young people. Some captains like to recruit sailors here. After all, it is a high-risk and high-income industry. After sailing in a dark place for several months, there are many people who can't stick to it and even go crazy.

Another smuggler is being whipped. In this society, smuggling is a very severe crime, which requires both physical and mental torture

Old Duncan enjoyed the scene of the prisoner being whipped. He said with a smile: "Lord count, these young people are too young... These smuggling methods are the rest of our game. What cabin mezzanine, human cargo, hey hey... They have to use their brains to make more money."

Zhang Yuan said with a smile, "you can come here to find a job in the future. It depends on your rich experience in tax evasion."

He just glanced away and lost interest.

They saw their own ship - a huge steel ship, ferocious gun tubes, emitting a dull metallic luster under the gas lamp.

Since the whole ship was borrowed from the Duke and all the crew were ready-made, there was no need to recruit any manpower. Although Zhang Yuan is not young in his psychological age, he has never done such a job. Therefore, even if he is smart, he thinks he should maintain a humble attitude and it is always good to learn more.

"Your Excellency, although you have bought the right to use this fleet, I hope you can plan your voyage in advance. And don't directly participate in the management of the crew during the voyage... You'd better not bring a maid on board or drink alcohol on board. Smoking is no problem, but I hope you can smoke on the deck. After all, there is coal in the goods we transport. "

When the middle-aged captain saw Zhang Yuan's first glance, he said with worry.

If it hadn't been for the Duke's order, he wouldn't want to take the job at all.

He had seen too many second-generation people. At the beginning, he got on board happily. He thought it was a wonderful experience to sail for several months. As a result, they became neurotic after three or five days. Especially when they were under great pressure, these second generations liked to yell at the sailors and vent their emotions on the crew

It's definitely death!

Some sailors got angry, slaughtered the nobles, and then jumped off the ship to commit suicide. As a result, the whole ship had to be punished after landing. It was an inexplicable disaster

As for the inability to carry maids, it is because young sailors have nowhere to vent their hormones during the long voyage. The existence of women may form a strong temptation and even make the crew unable to work normally. This is another important reason why women become taboo in navigation.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly said, "no problem. Mr. Duncan will join you and be responsible for everything. I just want to learn some sailing knowledge, including astronomy and meteorology, which will not interfere with your work. "

"Of course, I hope you can understand that I pay all the wages."

The captain listened to Zhang Yuan's tone, not like the ignorant second generation, while old Duncan was a very famous and knowledgeable chief mate. Although he was old, he should not have any big problems, so he was slightly relieved.

Zhang Yuan returned to his room. It's not too big. It's about 30 square meters, but it's more than one grade better than others. This should be his place for a long time in the future. He couldn't help sighing.

Three days later, after all the goods were loaded, the ocean going ship "whined" and left Boulder City.

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Zhang Yuan is a very polite person and is equally polite to everyone. For acquaintances, although there will be a sense of alienation, for young and low-ranking sailors, it is completely warm like spring.

Zhang Yuan even humbly asked the sailor for advice. If an earl asked for advice, how could he not answer it?

Sometimes, Zhang Yuan will ask them how their life is and whether they have dreams

Dream? Of course not. It's good to be full.

"... that's the shell attached to the ship?"

"Yes, yes! This kind of shell is called "sweet West". They like the corrosion attached to ships and affect the speed of navigation. If it goes on for a long time, it will corrode the chassis, so we have to clean it every few months, but cooking with water is a very delicious dish! " The sailor who had just drilled out of the water explained. As he spoke, he untied his rope.

"The waves are so big, it's really hard." Zhang Yuan said softly.

Sailing as like as two peas in the sea is the same as every day. Only when you use the astrocompass to measure your position, you know you are moving a little bit.

Zhang Yuan can't help but miss his star trek in Kunlun Mountain, which seems to be the same as now.

He often told some very strange stories to these ignorant sailors, from some religious fables to specific scientific principles.

Although most of the content didn't understand, the sailors also seemed to be very interesting. But the captain and old Duncan and others always showed their interested expressions. I don't know where the young man looked at so many books.

"Lord count, do you have a dream?" A sailor who had read a little asked, slightly respectfully and curiously. When he asked this question, he was beaten by his companions around him.

"This is not nonsense! Of course, I want to make more money and ask for a beautiful wife! It's better to marry the princess! "

All the sailors laughed.

Zhang Yuan said with a smile, "of course, making money is necessary. Nothing can be done without money. But the final line? The first is the direction of science and technology, and the second is the direction of society. "

However, it is difficult in every direction

The first stop is the so-called "Getang city", which will arrive in 21 days. It is a city producing spices and mushrooms. The climate here is hotter than Boulder City, about 32 degrees Celsius.

Ashore, all the sailors were addicted to churches, pubs, gambling houses and brothels. All the gold coins just handed out were immediately spent.

The second stop is "malfa", which arrived in 49 days. There are a lot of "sweet grass", a very strange algal organism, floating from the West following the warm ocean current, and there are a lot of them casually in the water.

Their family's candy factory is right here.