Chapter 2194
The lack of sufficient understanding of the unfamiliar environment makes most of these rich children feel uneasy about the training environment, but this is a family mission they must shoulder. Even if they know that going to Zhoushan is a hard job, they have to bite the bullet and accept it.
What Zhoushan is like, what Haihan Kingdom is like, and what the legendary fierce and cunning Haihan people are like. Most of these preparatory students, including Dai Chengrong, only have fragmented information, and it is difficult to piece together a complete impression.
Although there are now more than a hundred Haihan people stationed in Daijiazhuang, Dai Chengrong understood after contacting them that they are just Haihan people in a broad sense. These people are actually all from the Ming Dynasty, and at most they can be regarded as working for the real Haihan people. Just Han people. The performance of a group of tool people who carry out high-level orders is far from representing the true attitude of Haihan Kingdom, and the true situation of Haihan Kingdom can only be truly understood after going to the destination.
Although the list of supplementary personnel was urgently drawn up yesterday, the operation efficiency of the seven major surnames was very high this time. Each family used almost every means to send their selected candidates to Daijiazhuang to report in the fastest way.
Some people even after arriving at the place, they still don’t know what the real purpose of coming here is. There are also many people who think that this military training will be held near Daijiazhuang, and have no idea that they are about to go hundreds of miles away. A foreign country outside.
It wasn't until Dai Chengrong returned to this temporary station from Daijiazhuang and announced to everyone the news of tomorrow's departure that these people realized that the military training plan was so huge that they would be arranged to go abroad for training in the next period of time.
But now that they are here, they can only obey the arrangements first. After all, this mission is not only an order from the family, but also a manifestation of the will of the behemoth of the Seven Surnames. Even though this extremely wealthy business group is currently in a critical moment of life and death, its internal authority still cannot be questioned at all. Members living in this system can only follow the will of the top to complete their tasks.
Although many of these preparatory students are usually domineering young men, they all know that their little tempers are fine for showing off to outsiders, but they will never be able to compete with the group they belong to, otherwise their own The family will most likely give up on themselves without hesitation.
Therefore, even though many people were very dissatisfied with the environment of the temporary residence provided by Daijiazhuang, under Dai Chengrong's hard and soft tactics, these people could only settle down cursingly. However, there are still many people who can't hide their worries about the unknown destination, and they gather in groups to discuss how to deal with it after arriving in Zhoushan.
Dai Chengrong has already roughly understood the arrangements after arriving in Zhoushan from Yuan Tao, and he knows that these temporary measures to form cliques are useless, but he also knows that it is useless to talk more, and few people can listen at this juncture. He couldn't believe it, so he simply kept silent and waited for these people to experience it on their own after hitting a wall in Zhoushan.
That night, the heads of the seven major surnames and Yuan Tao came hand in hand to cheer up the young elites who were about to set off. The few guys who were still idle at first have finally restrained themselves. After all, it is rare for these big shots to go out at the same time in several years. You can imagine the importance of this mission.
The contents of the speeches of the heads of each family were similar. They all said that the current need for the children of Hui nationality to put aside their estrangements and overcome the difficulties together. If they can learn real skills in Zhoushan this time, they can save the situation from fire and water.
Finally, at the invitation of Dai Yingda, Yuan Tao also stepped forward and said a few words: "Your study abroad trip to Zhoushan this time is one of the long-term and in-depth cooperation projects between Huizhou salt merchants and Haihan State. The purpose is to contribute to the Ming Dynasty. Train professional military talents with Hui salt merchants to help the Ming Dynasty maintain long-term local peace and stability. Of course, it is also for your family to continue to maintain peace and prosperity. ”
"The skills you will learn in Zhoushan are basically related to marching and fighting. Our country will appoint elite officers to serve as your instructors and teach you all the necessary military skills. But in the end, how much you can learn depends on you. The talent and hard work! ”
"But you have to remember one thing. After arriving in Zhoushan, you are no longer Mr. So-and-so or Young Master So-and-so. You are all new recruits. No one will provide you with any special treatment, and no one will do it for you. Whatever you do, the training you will receive will be very harsh and will be something you have never experienced in your life!”
"Some of you may be eliminated during the training process, but those who can persist to the end and pass the examination will undoubtedly be recorded in your family trees, local chronicles, and even history books, and will be admired by future generations. The target! Yes, you have the opportunity to gain the respect and awe of others by relying on your true ability, not the money in your pocket!”
"I wish you all a safe journey to Zhoushan and success!"
No matter whether everyone felt happy, excited, dissatisfied or even angry about the task they took after listening to this preaching, they had no choice to refuse. If anyone dares to express his regret in front of the family head now, there may only be one consequence, which is to be punished on the spot by the angry family head, or he may be directly removed from the family tree as a heavy punishment.
The practice banquet in the evening was quite sumptuous, but the drinks were not open to the public. It is said that this was to avoid affecting the departure on the road the next day. Only when each family head takes turns to toast at each table, each person will get half a glass of wine, and it is rice wine with a low alcohol content. For some people who are used to having wine with them every day, this is really painful.
But they didn't realize at this time that the real pain would begin after setting off from Yangzhou. During the following training period, they would basically have no chance to drink again.
Dai Chengrong has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is relatively restrained in drinking and sex, so even though he knows that he may not be able to drink in the next few months, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with it, and he has no intention of overindulging himself before leaving. .
The next day, when it was still dark, everyone was woken up from their sleep and asked to get up immediately to pack and board the ship.
The reason why we decided to set off at the fifth watch was mainly due to the need for confidentiality and to prevent our opponents from knowing our movements. After all, the most information that the outside world can find out is that various Huizhou salt merchants dispatched a group of young men to Daijiazhuang. However, it is difficult for the outside world to find out what arrangements these people made after arriving at Daijiazhuang. Probably no one could have imagined that this group of people had already left Yangzhou within a short time after arriving at Daijiazhuang.
Although they know the reason for setting off early in the morning, these people who lack sleep will inevitably have a lot of complaints. Some people even saw Dai Chengrong, who was supervising the assembly at the door with a cold look, and would angrily spit on the ground to show his dissatisfaction.
Dai Chengrong had long expected that such a situation would occur, so he was not worried and just pretended that he had not seen it. Anyway, as long as these people don't cause trouble here, just get on the boat. The heads of each family had already showed up last night, so they didn't get up early and come here to see him off today. However, Dai Yingfan, who was in charge of the defense of Daijiazhuang, made a special trip. In addition to seeing him off, he also brought a letter of introduction from Yuan Tao so that Dai Chengrong and his party could communicate with the Zhoushan authorities after arriving at their destination.
Responsible for transporting more than 100 people to Zhoushan were six passenger and cargo sailing ships owned by the Dai family. Each ship had to carry about 30 people in addition to the crew. Young masters who usually take boats and boats have no choice but to live out their journey in a low and cramped cabin. Such conditions are not even as good as the temporary residence in Daijiazhuang.
"In extraordinary times, we can only resort to extraordinary measures. Please bear with me." Dai Chengrong apologized expressionlessly to the boarders who kept complaining. He knew that the family arranged these boats to minimize attention from the outside world. Boats like this could be seen everywhere on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and no one would care where they sailed.
At this time, those who came to Daijiazhuang with a large amount of luggage were in great trouble. Even the loading space on the ship had been made available for people. If all their luggage was to be brought on board, they would inevitably occupy part of the living space. Moreover, the departure time will be greatly delayed. A few people who were stubborn and insisted on loading everything onto the ship inevitably got into arguments with others.
Dai Chengrong had a command mission, so he naturally would not stay aside to watch the excitement, so he stepped forward to persuade those with too much luggage to choose to give up their luggage or give up participating in the operation. But some stubborn people still insisted and claimed that they could get a boat to transport the things there.
"Even if I ask you to carry it onto the ship despite being scolded here, you won't be able to use it when you get there. We are docking at a military port. No one will help you move your things off the ship. You have to move everything off the ship yourself. Entering the military camp, if you think you can do it, you can give it a try. By the way, the Haihan people will not be as good-tempered as me and will slowly reason with you. If they think it doesn't work, they will just drive them away. You should think clearly about the consequences of being returned.”
Dai Chengrong didn't argue, nor did he use his status to pressure others. He still patiently tried to persuade others. They were all people he would work with next, and he didn't want to break his skin before the training started. If you really can't listen to your own advice, just wait until you hit the iron plate when you get to Zhoushan.
About half an hour later than the expected departure time, the team finally completed boarding the ship, and then quietly left the dock and headed to the Yangtze River waterway in the south.
In order to hide their tracks as much as possible, before the fleet went to sea, these crew members were not allowed to move on the deck in groups during the day. Therefore, after dawn, they could only stay in the dark cabin and wait quietly for their turn to go out for air. of one stick of incense.
Before the fleet even reached Guazhou, some people were already unable to hold it in any longer and clamoring to get on the deck for some fresh air. However, the guards on the ship did not give any face, saying that they only recognized Dai Chengrong's warrant and refused to recognize other people's requests.
The people on these boats were all members of the Dai family, so naturally they followed Dai Chengrong. Even if other people yell at them and threaten them, there is no pressure on them at all. Dai Yingda informed them before setting off that if anything went wrong on the way and their whereabouts were exposed, they would not have to return to Yangzhou.
Therefore, no matter which ship it is, as long as someone makes trouble in the cabin, the rotation will be automatically terminated and the crew will be released on the deck to ensure safety.
Of course, as a commander, Dai Chengrong does not need to be subject to these restrictions. He is on the leading ship and plans the voyage together with the leader of the ship. As for possible commotions on various ships during this period, he has already given instructions to use appropriate force to suppress those who disobey the arrangements.
At this critical juncture, people who still don’t know what their priorities are and who are making trouble for their own selfish purposes don’t need much training in Dai Chengrong’s opinion. They can’t even obey the most basic restraints. How can they be expected to do what they do under his command in the future? When it comes to orders and prohibitions, can you die generously just by giving an order? If we eliminate them earlier, we may have less trouble in the future.
Therefore, with this mentality, Dai Chengrong delegated power to the captains of each ship before setting off, allowing them to handle the situation on board as appropriate, as long as they did not cause chaos.
In fact, if people in the cabin want to get to the deck, they can only go out along the steep ladder and through the one-way opening clamshell hatch on the deck. This puts the people in the cabin in a passive position. If they want to cause trouble, they have no tools and Weapon, I wanted to rush to the deck during the rotation. When the hatch opened, there was a circle of people standing above. Before I could rush up, I was kicked back. There was no chance of causing trouble. I can only curse in the cabin.
There are only two or three people who go out for air each time, and they can only move in the designated area away from the hatch. It is basically impossible to coordinate inside and outside. These people probably never imagined that their treatment after boarding the ship would be several levels lower than that in Daijiazhuang, making them no different from prisoners. Many people blamed Dai Chengrong for this, and scolded everyone in the Dai family bloody in the dark cabin.
Dai Chengrong didn't care what the guys locked in the cabin thought at this time. What he needed to consider now was how to complete the nearly thousand-mile voyage from Yangzhou to Zhoushan Dinghai Port as soon as possible.
At the normal speed of these sailing ships, it would take about four days to reach Zhoushan with favorable winds and currents. However, if the route is calculated more accurately and no longer dock for resupply on the way, some time may be saved.
Nowadays, for Huizhou salt merchants, even half a day is very important. If they can complete the training in Zhoushan earlier, they may be able to change the unfavorable situation one day earlier.
Dai Chengrong remembered that at the banquet for Jindun two days ago, he heard Yuan Tao talk about Haihan State's fast ship that "traveled eight hundred miles a day". He wondered if he would be lucky enough to see such a powerful being when he went to Zhoushan this time. .
(End of chapter)