He was crying without caring about his face at all.
Yan Shiyi coughed and said: "Young Master Qi is right, the Qiming requires at least a hundred and twenty people to set sail, and we do not have that many sailors to board the ship. Besides, this day,
Eagles and magpies can't fly, so the message can't be sent out, but the Changsheng is big and stable, and old sailors have said that it will be fine no matter how big the storm is, so don't worry too much."
He paused and added: "When I sent the letter last time, I said that I had just entered the strait. Calculating the time, I should still be in the strait. That can always block the wind."
Qi Yaoling remained silent, staring blankly at the constantly shaking doors and windows.
This feeling of having so much effort but being unable to do anything...
This feeling of having a weak crybaby wiping his sleeves with tears and snot...
This feeling of anxiety and worry is not only because he is the master's younger brother, but also because he is Qi Yaoling's junior uncle...
Many feelings and emotions were filled in his heart, making his eye sockets hot and his heart sour.
The sea breeze roared all day and night again.
On the Changsheng, even if everyone took turns, they were all exhausted. It was not until the third day that they slowly docked.
As soon as they landed, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they were not in a hurry to go ashore and just rested on the boat.
After another day, the sea breeze gradually subsided, and the sea surface gradually returned to calm. The sunlight reflected on the seaside was sparkling and beautiful, as if the previous violent storm and mountain-like waves were just a terrible nightmare.
Deng Xian sent two eagle messages, one to Tang Shijin and one to Yan Shiyi on the shore, to report that he was safe.
Wei Shilei then sat down and asked, "How are the manpower?"
Zhao Beian said: "The navy is the one who fell into the sea at the beginning. The others are fine, and the sailors we invited are also fine."
"Okay!" Wei Shilei nodded: "The dead sailors will receive compensation for their families as if they were killed in battle."
Zhao Beian said: "Yes."
Wei Shilei paused for a moment and then said: "The sailor who knocked him into the sea will be given a thirty-year staff, and 80% of his five-year military salary will be used as a pension. If there is any military merit, the same goes for him."
The man at the back immediately knelt down, cried and kowtowed, and was speechless.
Everyone has just stood together in the same boat and survived the catastrophe. It is the time when the hearts are the most united. Killing people at this time is not good for the morale of the army, so he is spared his life, but it is also difficult to live with the crime, and it is also a warning to everyone.
As for the dead sailor, although he let go of the rope and fell into the sea because he was afraid of death, if he had not died, he would naturally have been severely punished, but he died.
Chinese people value death. Since he is already dead, there is no need to pursue the past. After all, this is the first time for the new navy to encounter such a big storm, so it is understandable to be afraid, so there is no need to blame deeply.
Wei Shilei asked again: "How is the boat?"
"The ship is fine."
Wei Shilei asked again: "How is the goods?"
Li Wentao, who was in charge of the goods, said: "The outside of the silk is a little wet, and about 80% of it is fine. About 35% of the porcelain is broken. The other goods have not been checked yet, but 40 to 50% of them have been checked. There are no major problems with these items.
."
Wei Shilei nodded: "Very good! We can still save most of the goods in such a big storm. Kudos to Wen Tao!"
He brought Li Wentao out from the Hanlin Academy. He cupped his hands and said, "Wen Tao doesn't dare to take credit."
Wei Shilei said: "Brother Twelve, what happened to those people?"
Yan Twelve said: "Not very honest, they have been locked up all the time! Xu Xiaoniang is talking to them."
"Oh?" Wei Shilei was a little surprised: "Does she understand what they say?"
Yan Twelve said: "She said she knows a little bit."
"Sure," Wei Shilei said, "I'll go over and take a look. Uncle Zhao, please arrange for someone to come ashore to take a look and handle the goods."
Zhao Beian agreed, and Wei Shilei passed by.
Xu Lingmiao has been very honest since she followed him on the boat. She doesn't talk much and doesn't do much. She only peeks at him twice but never gets close to him. She doesn't cause any trouble in the storm. For such a knowledgeable little lady,
, Wei Shilei is still not annoying.
He went over and took a look, and sure enough, Xu Lingmiao was talking and gesticulating with those people.
As soon as they saw him passing by, those people stood up, made a weird salute, and said a few words with smiles on their faces.
Xu Lingmiao said: "He said thank you for saving them."
Wei Shilei smiled and nodded, and then the man talked and compared again, and also gestured to Xu Lingmiao. Wei Shilei looked more and more strange, and glanced at Xu Lingmiao, Xu Lingmiao was startled.
He quickly turned his head away.
Wei Shilei didn't say much, glanced at them a few times, then backed out, signaling Xu Lingmiao to follow him out.
Xu Lingmiao could only follow her out. Wei Shilei took her farther away and said, "Miss Xu, that person just now..."
Xu Lingmiao blushed even more and said anxiously: "Master Wei, I didn't mean it, please don't be offended! I just heard them talking about us, and I wanted to make some excuses, so I...pretended to be from your family, because
They have already figured out that you are the leader, and I can't deny it. I can only follow the trend."
Wei Shilei sighed in his heart, understood, and nodded calmly: "It doesn't matter, what did they say?"
Xu Lingmiao glanced at him secretly and said: "I can only understand half of it, and I can only guess... When we were first locked in the cabin, they were saying that our ship is so big, there must be a lot of good things.
, another person said that there are too many of us and they can’t beat us, and there were a few words that I couldn’t understand, but that’s what it meant anyway… Then the man without a beard said that he could hold you hostage, saying that you were the leader, and held you hostage.
Not only can you have goods, but you can also have a ship, otherwise the ship breaks down and they can't go back."
Wei Shilei frowned.
Xu Lingmiao glanced at him again and continued: "Then they have been discussing how to kidnap you, saying that they should eat and drink you first, then build a good relationship, and then take action... I don't understand many of them, and they also say that we
People like to make friends and so on, they are very silly and so on."
She paused, "Then we found our boat docking, and they were saying that Mancunaga was very rich and cowardly. They said they had robbed here before and robbed a lot of things...
"
Wei Shilei listened quietly.
Xu Lingmiao spoke very logically, but glanced at him from time to time.
He found that the girl had a pair of very beautiful eyes, which were clear in black and white, smart and pretty, and looked like she could talk when she looked at them.
Finally, she concluded: "By the way, one of them said something about four years. It seemed that he had been a pirate for four years, and then he encountered such a big storm for the second time. It seemed like this
That’s what it means!”
Wei Shilei nodded and said warmly: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard! I wish I could help!" Xu Lingmiao said with bright eyes: "Don't worry, I don't think they know kung fu. If they really hold you hostage, I will definitely protect you!"
Wei Shilei smiled: "Thank you very much, but no need, I brought a bodyguard."
Xu Lingmiao was stunned for a moment, her smile gradually disappeared, and the light in her eyes dimmed. She looked at him, pursed her lips, and squeezed out a smile: "In fact, it doesn't need me, right... I'm sorry, sir, it's me.