[69 Book Bar - www.] "Then which two merchants do you think would be better to call the other two?" Liu Haisheng asked.
"Then let Peng Shu go to Boss Peng's house first, and ask Zhou Tianyu to go to Boss Zhou's house for the other one."
Liu Haisheng happily:
"It's okay to go to these two families. Each of them has many boats. Even if something goes wrong, it won't have much impact on these two families."
"That's what I meant when I asked the two of them to go. Every time we businessmen want to do something, we should not only think about making money, but also think about losing money. If we think about things clearly every time, we won't be afraid when we do things."
"Then when are you going to tell them about this? It would be better to tell them earlier."
"I plan to tell them this in person today. I will only tell them that each family has a boat and how to abandon the boat in the event of a firefight. Nothing else can be said. If people are not so talkative, some of the words will reach the ears of the Japanese.
Here, that would be serious."
"You are right. The leaders in the army often told me that our family and the background of our contacts with the anti-Japanese comrades cannot be told to anyone. This is the discipline of our work behind the enemy's rear, and it is also top secret. For example
My brother is currently in Juntongnan
The Jingtai team fought against the Japanese, and I even attacked the Jinling Hotel of the Japanese with him. He only knew that I participated in the Southward Student Salvation Association, but did not know that I joined the New Fourth Army. Because my participation in the New Fourth Army was top secret, and it was my relative.
I can’t even tell him, brother.”
At Pier 3 at the north gate of the city, there were four boats filled with rice. The Japanese and puppet troops were heavily guarded on the pier.
On the pier, in addition to the chiefs of the Oshima Office, Ono Sakuei, Kyoko, and the patrol leader Zhao Chengzhong, there were also some plainclothes officers from the imperial army, puppet troops, and No. 76 maintaining law and order.
Chamber of Commerce President Lin Changan, two merchants Peng Shuxian and Zhou Tianyu, as well as some shipping workers, were also at the dock preparing to see off the rice ship as it set sail.
Liu Haisheng was dressed in short casual clothes, but he wore an imperial army cap on his head. At first glance, he looked like a little devil.
Liu Haisheng came to Lin Changan with sweat dripping from his eyes and said to Lin Changan:
"Now that every ship is loaded, let's see if it will sail soon?"
President Lin came to Zhao Chengzhong and humbly said:
"Now that every ship is loaded, ask the imperial army if they want to sail now?"
Zhao Chengzhong came to the head of the agency, He Zedao, and after saluting, he requested:
"Report to the head of the agency, now that the rice ship has been loaded, and the escorting imperial troops have also boarded the ship, can the ship be sailed now?"
He Zedao looked at the four rice boats, and then used his binoculars to search for pedestrians on the pier and boats on the river. He made a pun:
"Are you all ready?"
Ono and Kyoko replied:
"Everything is ready."
Leader Zhao Chengzhong also replied:
"Everything is ready, just waiting for the agency chief to give the order to sail!"
He Zedao said in a low voice:
"Tell them to sail!"
Captain Zhao said to President Lin:
"The imperial army has given the order, set sail!"
Lin Changan said to Liu Haisheng:
"Tell everyone to sail the boat. Please be careful and put the boat back as soon as the rice is delivered. This will reassure the family."
"I know, I will bring back our boat, as well as other merchants' boats."
Liu Haisheng turned around and shouted to the four boats on the pier:
"The imperial army has asked us to sail. This time our four boats must move together and not let them go alone. This is what the agency chief has repeatedly requested. When sailing, the boats must keep close to each other and not pull too far apart.
If something happens during the boat trip, no one should panic! You must listen to the command. Now the Zhou family and Peng family's boat is in front, and the Lin family's boat is following. Now lift anchor and set sail!"
After Liu Haisheng told everyone, he boarded a grain transport ship owned by the Lin family. The four ships unmoored and left the shore together, and sailed down the river.
The boatmen rowed the oars, and the rice boat moved farther and farther away from the shore. The people on the shore who were delivering the boat also began to disperse.