Chapter 186: Journey to Nansha South China Sea, Bailu comprehensive supply ship A ray of morning sunlight shined through the porthole on Captain Rong Shiqi's face, but the captain was still half asleep and seemed not to notice.
Although several years have passed since the time travel, Captain Rong Shiqi is still dreaming over and over again of that philosophical dream about the modern urban life before he time traveled.
Did the self after time travel dream about the past before time travel, or did the self in reality dream about traveling to the late Ming Dynasty?
From a rational point of view, it was more realistic to have dreamed about time travel, but the wooden ceiling of the cabin in front of him was so real.
Rong Shiqi finally woke up and shook his head and rang the brass bell on the bedside.
The orderly soldier of the Li ethnic group from Hainan Island with black lines on his face outside the door immediately opened the door and came in to dress and groom him.
He looked at himself reflected in three full-length mirrors: he was handsome and handsome, with a dashing martial appearance.
It shows a bit of literati elegance.
Rong Shiqi, who hung up his navy sword, couldn't help but smile: It seems that it would be better to travel through time.
When Captain Rong Shiqi was feeling good about himself, his comprehensive supply ship Bailu was moored on the reinforced concrete trestle of Taiping Island, the largest island in the Nansha Islands.
The current mission of this supply ship is to transport supplies to the troops and immigrants stationed on various islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
Nowadays, with the establishment of the Chinese League and the influx of huge investments from the modern Chinese government, the South China Sea has initially truly become a "Chinese sea".
Weather stations and naval forces have been built on several of the largest islands and reefs. outposts and struvite quarries, and the southernmost colonial outpost has expanded to the island of Kalimantan in Borneo.
The long-term goal is to penetrate from mainland China all the way through Southeast Asia and reach the Australian headquarters of the Chinese Alliance.
For this reason, the Dutch East India Company currently entrenched in Batavia, as well as the Spanish colonies in the Philippines, as well as several sultanates on Java and Sumatra, are all "targets for demolition" by the Chinese League in the long term. among the list.
Of course, in the short term, just pushing the colonial stronghold to Borneo on the other side of the South China Sea is already very difficult.
The many coral islands in the South China Sea are not only transportation relay stations between the base camp of Hainan Island and Borneo, but also an important source of fertilizer for the reclamation movement in Borneo.
Therefore, in just two years, the islands in the South China Sea have been managed to a considerable extent.
Prosperous, but also attracted the prying eyes of pirates.
After private merchant ships delivering supplies and transporting ore to the South China Sea islands and reefs were robbed by pirates twice in a row, the Navy had to allocate the newly launched Bailu comprehensive supply ship to take on the long-term responsibility for the long-term maintenance of these coral island strongholds in the South China Sea.
Logistics delivery tasks.
Since the steel production of travelers in this time and space is still relatively limited, the Bailu comprehensive supply ship still adopts an iron-ribbed wooden shell structure, with a standard displacement of 4,000 tons, and uses a hybrid power of steam propellers and sails.
The anti-piracy self-defense arm is six 30mm machine guns, but they are changed from hand-operated to steam-driven.
This can reduce jamming caused by uneven manpower shaking speed, and also save the physical strength of the gunners.
The hull is covered with copper skin under the waterline, and 50mm forged steel is used for armor defense in key areas such as the engine room and bridge command room.
Although the name of the comprehensive supply ship Bailu, like the Lichun, was originally drawn from the solar terms of the lunar calendar.
However, some young literary people cannot help but think of Miss Chen Bailu, the peerless social butterfly in Sunrise.
Therefore, its bow statue was changed from the original Mazu Empress to a statue of Chen Bailu in cheongsam that he customized for the navy at his own expense.
At that time, the time-travelers in charge of the shipyard generally felt that it was unlucky to place a statue of a prostitute on the bow of the ship.
However, after the literary young officer's various pleas, they finally decided to put the statue of a prostitute on the bow of the ship with the mentality of having nothing to do.
The statue of Chen Bailu was installed.
Chen Bailu, the heroine in Cao Yu's drama Sunrise, is set as a famous socialite in Tianjin during the Republic of China.
Born in the countryside, he was once innocent and pure, but fell into the world of prostitution.
After being taken care of by a rich man and enjoying life and debauchery, Chen Bailu met a literary young man again, fell in love, and wanted to get out of the quagmire.
Unexpectedly, she was betrayed by her lover, and finally died of loneliness.
She can be roughly compared to the Republic of China version of La Traviata.
Margaret.
The indigenous sailors on the Bailu comprehensive supply ship would naturally not know who this female statue wearing a cheongsam and wavy hair was.
So in the end, she became Australia's White Dew Goddess in the mouths of the crew.
So much so that from time to time, some people would secretly offer fruits and cakes to the statue at night, praying for Miss Chen Bailu to realize a series of different wishes ranging from safe navigation, promotion and wealth, to early birth of a child, etc.
The time traveler officers didn't take it seriously when they found out.
Someone even suggested that a female drama student should be seconded to play the role of Chen Bailu to receive the sailors' blessings.
But the time travelers themselves all know exactly what kind of character this seemingly holy Miss Chen Bailu is, and people who have been engaged in the navigation profession for a long time have somewhat superstitious ideas, so those senior Most of the veteran navies shunned this ship.
Newcomers who are not superstitious prefer all kinds of majestic battleships, and are not willing to spend time on a supply ship.
As a result, Rong Shiqi, who originally had far less qualifications, unexpectedly became the first captain of the Bailu comprehensive supply ship.
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Captain Rong Shiqi is only twenty-seven years old this year.
He belongs to the kind of standard soy sauce person who lacks professional knowledge and is very weak at work.
After experiencing many reincarnations as a migrant worker, a farmer, a loader, and a cadre going to the countryside, he resolutely chose to join the army in order to change his fate of being at the bottom.
As we all know, the so-called "army, navy, and air force are big hooligans."
Since there is no big gangster for the time being, let's join the foreign-style navy.
With this idea in mind, Rong Shiqi, a landlubber, boarded a navy ship and suffered a lot.
For rookies who have never been on a sea ship, training at sea is really a nightmare within a nightmare.
First there was the side-to-side swaying in the offshore, then the pitching and heaving, and finally the chaos in the open ocean.
The naval cadets vomited after eating, even the water they drank, and even the fragrant fried pork chops became uninterested: after all, wooden sailing ships of hundreds of tons and luxury cruise ships of tens of thousands of tons are not worth mentioning.
For the passengers, the feeling is that the sky and the earth are different.
Those landlubber students who couldn't stand the bumps of the waves soon left, and the rest also asked to serve as shore navy in the military port fortress.
Although Rong Shiqi was vomiting like crazy at that time, he was so determined that he must become a master, so he gritted his teeth and persisted.
After another three months, whether due to numbness of his nerves or the ability of his body to adapt automatically, Rong Shiqi overcame his seasickness and eventually became a qualified naval ocean-going officer.
First, he worked as a patrol boat captain for more than a year.
It is said that he defeated two groups of pirates and performed very well.
Immediately afterwards, he suddenly became the first captain of the comprehensive supply ship Bailu, and he became a winner in life.
After putting on a short-sleeved summer navy dress and combing his hair carefully, Captain Rong Shiqi calmly left the captain's cabin and walked into the officers' mess.
At this time, the aroma of breakfast had begun to fill the officers' mess at the stern of the White Dew.
Because the White Dew was at anchor, the weather was calm, and the sea conditions were good, the small kitchen in the officers' mess had a rare fire.
From a distance, you can hear the iron pot bumping up and down in the chef's hands, along with the sizzling sound of hot oil heating in the iron pot, the crisp collision sound of the spatula and the iron pot, and the pleasant smell of oil smoke. , together form a simple yet energetic symphony.
The staple food for breakfast today is white rice mixed with grains, and the side dishes are fish steaks fried with various kinds of fish, mashed potatoes kneaded into balls and deep-fried potato balls, and freshly picked from Taiping Island.
Stir-fried water spinach and cold tomatoes with sugar from the vegetable garden, as well as a pot of seaweed and shrimp skin soup.
The officers who had just woken up were sitting at the table chatting quietly, nibbling fragrant fish steaks and drinking delicious hot soup.
As soon as Captain Rong Shiqi sat down at the head of the table, the sailor serving as a waiter brought him a breakfast.
The hot fish steak and fried potato balls were crispy and delicious, and the crispy stir-fried water spinach and cold salad were served to him.
Tomatoes are even more refreshing.
Just as Rong Shiqi was enjoying the sumptuous breakfast with satisfaction and looking up at the coconut groves and beaches of Taiping Island outside the window, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be someone missing at the dining table.
"Hey, why didn't Mr.
Xu Xiake come to dinner?
Could it be that he hasn't gotten up yet?"
"Captain, that Mr.
Xu got off the ship as soon as it docked last night, and even his luggage has been moved to the island," an officer replied.
Captain Rong Shiqi's reaction did not show any regret or regret.
Instead, he breathed out a sigh of relief, "Huh, thank God, I finally sent this difficult ancestor away."
Before leaving the port this time, I took over the task of taking Xu Xiake to Taiping Island in Nansha.
After spending two weeks on the same boat with this first donkey passenger in the late Ming Dynasty, I felt the same admiration and admiration for ancient celebrities.
It has long since dissipated from Captain Rong Shiqi's heart.
Instead, there is a headache when seeing an old man who is not ashamed, and the boredom and embarrassment of facing a super stingy man.
To be honest, although Xu Xiake was a famous traveler in the late Ming Dynasty, it does not mean that the old man had a good character.
If Xu Xiake was really the kind of charismatic, leadership-savvy, or considerate of others, then almost every time he traveled far away, the servants he brought with him would not escape on the road.
Most or even all of them escaped, leaving Xu Xiake to go home alone. oshow7: