The Volume of Changning Kingdom: Chapter 7 Lin Laowu
Although Anna said she wanted to "adventure", she was still a little timid about going deep into the dangerous tropical jungle. Wandering on the beach and chatting with the handsome blond boy was more to her liking.
The two of them chatted, joked, and wandered on the beach as if no one else was around. They fed dog food to the guards and boatmen unscrupulously. Such good times always passed very quickly. The sun was gradually setting, and Cui Yongfang couldn't help but feel a little agitated when he saw that his master hadn't come back yet.
Anxious - because they were not prepared to spend the night outside. Moreover, there was a complete vacuum of power in this area. It was somewhat better during the day, but at night, just a few of them could not guarantee the safety of the leader in case of any danger.
Just when he was worried, Cui Yunhong and his party appeared from the jungle.
"Chief!" Cui Yongfang almost jumped for joy and ran towards his master.
"Haha, so? Are you thinking about me?" Cui Yunhong laughed loudly, caressing the young man's blond hair affectionately.
"Yes, I have been worried..." Cui Yongfang's face actually turned red. To avoid embarrassment, he asked: "Has the chief found the mineral vein?"
"We found it. The guide was right. It only takes about six or seven kilometers to get there." Cui Yunhong touched her chin, "But it's not that simple..."
There is nothing to say about the coal mine itself. The veins here are buried very shallowly. In some places, coal seams can be seen outcropping on the geological section. Excavation is very simple. However, there is no port at the northern end of Labuan Island. Its only good port is Victoria.
The bay is located in the south of the island. It is exactly one to the south and one to the north from the coal mine.
If you want to set up a coal filling station here, you have to use barges or land transportation. This will increase the cost. In the old days, the British specially laid a small monorail to transport this anthracite to Victoria.
The Senate in Taiwan may have no choice but to follow suit.
It is obviously not an easy project to lay a more than ten kilometers long monorail on this tropical island covered with dense vegetation.
"...So the Senate wants to build a railway here?"
"There is a high probability that this is the case." Cui Yunhong said, "Even if we don't build a coal filling station, the coal resources here are rich enough. There is no need to be a pity. Maybe we can set up other industries that use coal here."
Cui Yunhong actually didn't know much about it, because Labuan Island quickly emptied its coal resources in the old days. If it weren't for its geographical advantage and hydrological conditions, it would have been an unknown island focusing on agriculture and tourism.
"This is great, then there will be big factories."
"Maybe."
At this time Anna also came over and asked about what she had seen in the jungle.
"Oh, speaking of what I saw, it was really rich and colorful. We also collected a lot of plant specimens along the way." Cui Yunhong said, "You can take it back and process it first to make specimens and museum paintings."
"I'm not good at museum paintings. Cui Xi is good at this." Cui Yongfang said, looking at the various plants in the collection basket.
"Chief, what kind of flower is this? It's very beautiful." Cui Yongfang pointed to the purple flower on the ground and asked, "It looks like a lotus."
"Let's take a look..." Cui Yunhong said, taking it over and observing it. After thinking for a while, she said: "This is passion flower. It's called 'passflora' in Latin. It's a flower native to Brazil. I didn't expect it to be so early.
They were taken to Southeast Asia...Who collected this?" Cui Yunhong turned around and asked the guards who were going with him, "Have you filled out the registration card?"
"You actually know Latin!!?" Looking at Cui Yunhong who was communicating with the guards, Anna was shocked. Cui Yongfang was already used to her master's profound knowledge, especially at first, she was confused as to why the Australian chiefs wanted everything
They all had Latin or English names. Later, the owner told him that there were many Europeans in Australia.
"The leader knows everything and is omnipotent." Cui Yongfang said to Anna in an admiring tone.
"So did you find what you were looking for?"
"Look at this!" Cui Yunhong said, holding up a dug coal sample.
"Just this black stone?" Anna asked in confusion, "What's the use of looking for this?"
"This stone can burn..."
"Stones can still burn?" Anna was even more confused.
"Yes, there are many other uses..."
"If it's for burning, then why not use wood? Isn't it better than this black stone? And there is as much wood as you need. You can just go out and chop it when needed..."
"My mind is spinning very fast. This kid seems to be a talented person." Cui Yunhong thought to herself.
"That's because the calorific value of the two things is different." Cui Yunhong is very enthusiastic about this kind of science popularization. "This calorific value is like human strength. If you compete with an adult to move rocks, you can only move ten tons of rocks a day.
But an adult can move more stones in the same time, because he has greater strength and can move more stones at one time. The same is true for black stones and wood. The same number of stones and wood burn together, and the stone can burn
It lasts longer, generates more heat, and does heavier work. So we use this stone to burn it."
Anna had a vague expression on her face, as if she was pondering Cui Yunhong's words.
At this time, the guide began to urge them to return, and the sun had already set in the west. If they could not set sail in time, they would not be able to return to Mara Port before nightfall.
The crab boat returned to the port smoothly at nightfall. At the dock, the servant sent by Mr. Basten was already waiting. Cui Yunhong thanked the guide and the boatman, and gave each of them half a shield as a reward.
The group of people returned to the business building on foot. Anna suddenly stopped before entering the door. Regardless of the urging of the servants, she clasped her hands in front of her chest, looked at the sky and began to murmur a prayer. Cui Yunhong secretly wondered why she was not praying at home or in the church.
Prayer started at the door? He asked Cui Yongfang in a low voice: "What is she talking about?"
Cui Yongfang listened and said: "I couldn't hear it clearly, it seemed like '...give me the courage, let me bear it, let me be strong...'"
Watching her finish praying, she obediently followed the servant and walked in. The master and servant were also preparing to go back to their rooms to rest. Suddenly, the lights in the room on the second floor came on, and then Mr. Basten's roar rang out.
and Anna's cries...
Cui Yongfang looked at the second floor of the store and then at the owner. He said nothing.
"Are you feeling distressed?"
Cui Yongfang's face turned red, she nodded silently, and quickly explained: "I feel sorry for my sister!"
"Then you should recognize Mr. Businessman's education," Cui Yunhong said, "If we have malicious intentions; if there is a group of gangsters wandering on the beach and discover her before us; if there is a pirate boat passing by the Mara Port
Coast; if... In short, today's daring trip was too wonderful, leaving some painful memories would not be a bad thing for her."
"Yes, I understand." Cui Yongfang understood what the master meant.
While Cui Yunhong, Huang Lu, and Wu Tingwei separated into two groups to explore Borneo, Lin Laowu, who was rescued inexplicably, was trying to adapt to the unfamiliar environment on the "Hailan" - especially his bare head and
A body that is a little too clean.
After Lin Laowu fell into the sea, he was confused and didn't know who caught him. When he woke up, he found that he and other captured accomplices were imprisoned in the bottom of the prison cell. It was said to be a cell, but the conditions were worse than his.
The living environment on the "Big Shark" was much better before. Lin Laowu has been drifting at sea for more than 20 years, so he can be regarded as an "old bird". However, the "bed" on the "Big Shark" is just a pile of moisture.
Moldy straw. Sometimes he didn't even have a "bed" and could only sleep on a straw mat on the deck or anywhere there was space on the ship.
Everyone in this cell actually has a hammock. The hammock made of linen is clean and soft, and sleeping on it is very safe no matter how strong the wind and waves are.
There was no disgusting rotten smell in the bottom cabin, only the slightly salty smell of sea water. Lin Laowu and several other captured pirates in the same room had to clean the entire ship every day under the whip of the crew.
This kind of cleaning work was something he had never heard of in his life. Not to mention that there was no such rule on a pirate ship, and probably not even in the homes of wealthy families. It required wiping, washing, and grinding with stones. Every corner had to be cleaned.
It was cleaned and spotless. The Australian captain also touched everything with his hands wearing white cloth gloves - there was no stain allowed, and if there was any stain, it had to be redone.
What surprised Lin Laowu the most was that the Australians gave them pirates a decent meal! Not leftover leftovers, not old broken rice mixed with pebbles, but hot and fragrant freshly baked rice.
Steamed salted fish with multi-grain rice! The only drawback is that it is only 60-70% full. So from the beginning, some people intended to bully the weak and steal other people's food. After being discovered by the Australians, they tied them to the mast and took off their pants in front of all the prisoners.
After being whipped twenty-five times, not counting the discoloration of his buttocks, several buckets of seawater were poured over him to "disinfect" him. The pain was so painful that the unfortunate guy fainted on the spot. From then on, everyone stopped eating their share.
This was completely beyond Lin Laowu's cognition. Let alone being a prisoner. Even when he was the "master" of the pirates, he didn't have much to eat. What he could eat all depended on what he had grabbed recently or what he had docked at the port.
What did I buy at that time? There were indeed days when there were big fish, meat and white rice, but most of them were gnawing on taro and eating pumpkin to barely satisfy their hunger.
If they have enough to eat and drink, they probably won't want their heads. If they plan to sell them into slaves, there seems to be no need to give them such good treatment. In the past, he had a pirate companion who was captured by the Dutch and cost more than 100 people.
The people were imprisoned in the bottom cabin and sent to the bar city. Not to mention food, even water was scarce on the way. Half of them died before the food was sold at the place. This chapter has been completed!