Kai Fu Han

Chapter 50 Departure
After squinting in the room and resting for a while to soothe the nerves that had been tense recently, Liu Xinqi opened the door and walked out at around 10 o'clock.

There were only a dozen people left in the yard outside. These people gathered around a few people from the Liu clan, probably asking them to help them read the details of the food stamp bags and the specific contents on them.These people should be refugees who were admitted later and do not know how to read.

After responding to the salutes and greetings of several tribesmen, Liu Xinqi came to the large warehouse only one yard away from the main gate. There were already three long queues in front of the large warehouse. They were all people who had received food stamps and came to exchange for food and oil. Salt, sauce, vinegar, cloth and other items.

Walking to the front of the line, I saw that the tribe took out all the food coupons in the cloth bag and exchanged them for flour and coarse cloth.

Looking into the warehouse, he saw Zhou Xinyuan standing in the warehouse, directing the staff inside to carry the supplies, and Liu Xinqi walked up to Zhou Xinyuan.

"Basically all of them have been redeemed, except for a small number of old people and most of the soldiers' families who have not redeemed them. The credibility of the food stamps has not been established, and everyone does not trust them very much, so they all plan to redeem the items first and then keep them at home for peace of mind." Zhou Xinyuan Seeing Liu Xinqi coming over, he said to him.

"This is normal. If it were me, I would redeem food stamps first when I saw this new thing." Liu Xinqi said: "As long as there is something to be redeemed, all will be redeemed. The food should be sufficient. In case it is not enough, just Go outside and buy some. When I come back from Laizhou, I will buy some food and bring it back."

"I understand that now is an important time to build trust." Zhou Xinyuan replied: "I am just a little emotional. These refugees were all rescued for free by the tribe, but trust has not been established yet, and I feel a little disappointed."

"Lu Yao knows horse power, and time knows people's hearts. After using the food stamps for a long time, Liujiabao develops better and better, and they will naturally trust him. Otherwise, he would have to have a place to store so much food in exchange for it." ." Liu Xinqi said.

"I'm worried that someone exchanged the food here and then went outside to sell it for money privately," Zhou Xinyuan said.

"Don't worry, we bought more, and the price is cheaper than outside retail. Compared with the efforts made by the tribe, we do not suffer a loss." Liu Xinqi replied: "And everyone has experienced famine, and knows the importance of food, so we will give it to ourselves Keep rations. Even if there is someone who is a jerk, he will not starve to death if there is a big canteen."

"That's right." Zhou Xinyuan said.

"The system is not set in stone once it is formulated. After a trial period, more appropriate adjustments must be made based on the actual situation. I leave it to the teacher." Liu Xinqi said.

"I will try my best to do a good job." After agreeing to Liu Xinqi's request, Zhou Xinyuan shook his head and said: "Not hearing is worse than hearing, hearing is worse than seeing, seeing is worse than knowing, and knowing is worse than doing. Ancient people If you are sincere, I won’t deceive you.”

This is a quote from "Xunzi's Confucianism". Zhou Xinyuan used it here to say that knowledge can only reach its peak through practice.

After chatting for a few more words, Liu Xinqi began to help the staff in the warehouse to exchange food stamps for the tribesmen. He was busy until Liu Xinbao came to find him.

Liu Xinbao told him that all the ships were ready, and a total of 160 ordinary sailors were recruited. The two county-level ships, not counting soldiers, each had 50 crew members, and the Guofu-class ship had 100 crew members.

Ready to go at any time.

Liu Xinqi said goodbye to the teacher and walked towards the door with Liu Xinbao. As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw his mother and Zhou Yue standing outside the door. Zhou Yue had a basket on his arm. When he saw Liu Xinqi going out, Zhou Yue Trot up.

Liu Xinqi took a few steps forward and hugged Zhou Yue, petting and reproachful, he said, "Isn't it that you are not allowed to give it away? Why do you return it?"

Affected by the souls of later generations, Liu Xinqi didn't think there was anything wrong with the hug. Liu Xinbao, who was following behind, turned his head directly to avoid seeing their intimate movements.

"Hurry up and let go of Yue'er, she's on the street." Lu Congxue stepped forward and scolded her.

After listening to his mother's words, Liu Xinqi reluctantly let go of Zhou Yue, but still held his hands together.

"I made you two pairs of cloth shoes and some snacks. You can take them with you to eat on the road." Zhou Yue whispered to Liu Xinqi.Liu Xinqi took the basket from Zhou Yue's arm, opened it and took a look. A fresh fragrance hit his nostrils, thinking it must be delicious.

"Thank you for your hard work. Go back with your mother. You have also received immortal magic yourself and know my abilities. Don't worry about me. I will be back in a few days."

"This time is no better than before. In the past, when walking on land, there was always room for change. This time on the sea, the vast sea..., you must be careful. I will wait for you to come back." Zhou Yue looked up at Liu Xinqi, Water splashed in the big watery eyes, and the black eyes seemed to suck in all the light. Liu Xinqi felt that his heart was not being sucked in.

"This time I am going to spend money to buy things. I will not conflict with others. I will sail along the coast. If there is a storm, I will dock. There will be no danger." Liu Xinqi said softly and softly: "You should stay safe at home. Study and strive to become my 'good wife' as soon as possible."

Blushing at Liu Xinqi's words of "good wife", Zhou Yue freed her little hand from Liu Xinqi's hand, turned around and got behind Lu Congxue.

"Let's go. Don't worry about your family. There are a few mature and prudent clan elders taking care of you. You can rest assured." Lu Congxue said.

"Okay mother, I'm leaving." After saying this, Liu Xinqi took Liu Xinbao and walked towards the port.

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When we arrived at the port, the sails of the four ships were half-raised. People were coming and going on the ships, which looked very busy. There were nearly a hundred wooden boxes on the shore, which were being moved to the ships. Li Cang was directing the sailors to carry them.

"Are you ready to go?" Liu Xinqi walked behind Li Cang and asked.

"Move these boxes up and you can set off." Li Cang turned around and replied, "But your Penglai is ready. You can leave the port when you get on board."

"Okay, you watch moving the boxes, I'll get on the boat first."

Liu Xinqi walked to the Penglai ship and walked along the walking board set up on the shore. The sailors on the Penglai came forward and removed the board.

"Do you want to set off the boat first and then line up outside the port?" Zhao Liang saw Liu Xinqi boarding the boat and walked over and asked.

"Set the ship, you are the captain of this ship, you take command." Liu Xinqi replied.

After Zhao Liang bowed his hands in salute, he came to the bow and began to command.First, he untied the cable connected to the shore. After retracting the cable, he stretched out two rows of oars from the bottom cabin of the sand boat. He started rowing according to Zhao Liang's command. The boat slowly drove away from the port shore, and then turned around. Heading out of the port.

It was not until noon that the four ships were lined up outside the port.

Zhao Liang looked at Liu Xinqi, who nodded and said, "Let's go."

The drummer on the Penglai blew the drum three times with "dong, dong, dong", with the same interval between drum sounds. Then, after waiting for two breaths, he knocked the drum three more times with "dong, dong, dong". After three consecutive attempts, the Penglai began to set sail, followed by the Wendeng and Huangxian, and finally the Chaoyang.

Three drum sounds, with an interval of 2 seconds between each drum sound, are regarded as an order, which means "departure". Generally, the departure is according to the plan.Knocking the "departure" command three times is for confirmation, so as not to be misheard by other ships.The two breaths in between are about 10 seconds, which is to give other ships time to concentrate.

This is the standard of drumming orders formulated by Liu Xinqi. It can only convey simple information, and it is greatly affected by the environment. For example, when there is a storm or the waves are loud, this method of transmission is basically abandoned.We can only promptly deliver the order to stand by, lower the sails and anchor before the storm or huge waves come, and then wait for the rain to pass and the sky to clear.

(End of this chapter)