The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 22 First arrival in Anton
  The color of fish belly appeared in the east, and everything on the shore appeared very clear in the telescope. Two 2-ton cargo ships had entered an open bay at this time. According to the large-scale nautical charts Weiyuan obtained from later generations, this should be Dandong Port in the northeastern part of Liao Province.

Dandong Port is located in the northeastern part of the Liaodong Peninsula of China, on the west bank of the estuary of the Yalu River. It is adjacent to a large city to the south and faces the Korean Peninsula across the river to the east. It is one of the ports that is relatively close to mainland China, the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, and is also one of the ports in later generations of China. The northernmost international trading port on the coastline.

In Weiyuan's view, long-distance voyages in this era are very deceptive if they do not have satellite positioning and rely entirely on charts and compasses for navigation.

Fortunately, when I bought the two freighters, I hired two captains and chief engineers along with them. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to play with these two antique steamships.

Along the coastline, hurriedly and slowly, we finally arrived at Dandong Port without any danger.

"Horn! Slow down and prepare to enter the port." Wei Yuan reminded.

In addition to their two cargo ships, there are also a few steamships docked here and there in Dandong Port. The tonnage is not too big, about a hundred or so tons. There are passenger ships and cargo ships, and the rest are mostly wooden sailing ships. , or a wooden-hulled steam engine ship.

"Woo-" the whistle sounded throughout the pier
  The cargo ship began to dock slowly. At this time, there was no port tugboat in Dandong Port, so the captain could only rely on the skills of the captain to dock at the dock. Fortunately, the ship itself was not large in tonnage, and although it was slow but steady, it docked at the dock shore.

"Lay anchor, drop mooring"

From a modern perspective, the current Dandong Port has no shadow of the international ports of later generations. Except for the dock road surface that has been simply hardened by cement, a long wooden freight trestle, and several wooden pulley hangers, There is no other basic setup.

On the back side of the dock are several old-style brick and wood structure houses, which should be used to house the dock management personnel and store shipping cargo.

When I heard the whistle, in addition to some dock workers and fishermen who had gotten up early and were busy, I saw a group of people wearing blue and gray winter cotton uniforms, led by one of them, rushing over.

As soon as Wei Yuan got off the boat from the wooden platform, he saw a middle-aged man in his forties with a shrewd look on his face. He smiled and said, "This must be Boss Wei, right? I am the Commissioner of the Donggang County Administrative Office." Shi Gongxing, welcome to Anton. I was assigned by Shangguan a few days ago and made a special trip here to greet Mr. Wei."

(The Administrative Commissioner was the highest chief executive of the Administrative Office in some areas in the past, equivalent to the mayor or county head of the current prefecture-level city)
  This Shi Gongxing was originally an official of the central government of Northeast China, but he was unwilling to cling to the powerful and wantonly amassed money like his colleagues, and was ostracized everywhere. Finally, he decided to apply for a local position to fulfill his ambition, and the superiors were happy to be quiet, so he Send him to Anton to be an administrative commissioner.

But when he got to the place, it was not easy for him as a scholar to realize his ambition. The people outside the city were in poverty and bandits were rampant, and there were various forces in the city. Over the past few years, the ambition that he originally wanted to realize his ambition was polished like an old man in these troubled times. Average fried dough sticks.

Wei Yuan quickly said politely: "Excuse me, Commissioner Shi and all my colleagues, please wait here. It really makes me feel uneasy."

"Mr. Wei is very polite. The vehicle and resting place for Mr. Wei have been prepared. It's been a tiring ride all the way. Mr. Wei will rest at his residence first and wait until the evening to give Mr. Wei a bath."

But these days, those who have money are the bosses. They bring real money to invest in building factories. In addition, this is a direct order from the young marshal. The telegram orders him and others to cooperate, and the other party also has a security team. It can be said that he has money, a gun, and can directly talk to his big boss. Naturally, he has to get close to him first while he is close to the water.

After entering the county town to settle down and rest, it was evening and the lights were on. Wei Yuan took several guards and drove to a restaurant called "Jixian Restaurant" as scheduled.

At this time, Shi Gongxing and his party had been waiting outside the restaurant early. Seeing Wei Yuan's arrival, it was inevitable to exchange greetings again, and then they were guided to the private room on the second floor by the waiter in the store.

After a few drinks, the atmosphere gradually became familiar, and Shi Gongxing smiled and said to Wei Yuan:

"Boss Wei traveled thousands of miles and made a special trip back to China from the United States just to realize his dream of saving the country through industry. Shi really admires such an innocent heart. Now he is still serving as the head of the Anton Security Group. He is actually a leader of the local people. Blessed."

"Commissioner Shi is overly praised. Mr. Wei is just a businessman, and what he did was just within his duties. You must not praise him like this. I will need to rely more on you in the future."

There was a crisp sound of a plate falling to the ground and breaking.

Wei Yuan raised his head and looked over, and saw a burly man with a sinewy face, wearing a black uniform and holding a cigarette in his mouth opposite him. He was looking at Wei Yuan with an unprovoked expression. The sound of the plate breaking seemed to be from him. Made on purpose.

Wei Yuan learned from Shi Gongxing's introduction before the banquet that this person was Ma Xingkun, Anton's police chief. Seeing that everyone's eyes were attracted to him, Ma Xingkun said: "I thought what kind of person he was, that he is a young boy worthy of being the leader of the security team?"

The expressions of everyone present changed. They really couldn't imagine that when they met for the first time, Chief Ma would actually have a conflict with the newly arrived Chief of Guards.

Before Wei Yuan could speak, Shi Gongxing on the side quickly said: "Director Ma's drunken words cannot be taken seriously. We need to cooperate with each other in the future and get closer to each other."

"It's not a good idea to be close to him. We, the humble policemen, can't reach such a high branch. In the future, the responsibility of suppressing bandits will depend on you, Chief Guard."

"There are still a few gangsters in Heigou Town in Andong, and they are somewhat famous in the entire Northeast. The chief of guard is the head of the security group. If he is really capable, he will send people to eliminate these gangsters tomorrow. Duanzi, if you don't have this ability, go back where you came from as soon as possible, before you pee your pants in fear when the bandits come."

"Hahaha" After saying this, Ma Xingkun laughed.

Before Wei Yuan could speak, Han Dazhuang behind him stood up first and said angrily:

"Fuck you, stop talking sarcastically here. If you really have the guts, take out your dick and compete to see who can wet his pants."

After that, he took out a fired Colt m1911 from the cowhide holster on his waist, and pointed the muzzle at Ma Xingkun.

Behind Ma Xingkun, two men who were also wearing black police uniforms saw each other showing off their weapons. They also hurriedly took out a shell gun from their holsters and pointed them at Wei Yuan and Han Dazhuang respectively.

The originally harmonious banquet atmosphere suddenly became tense.

When Shi Gongxing saw that the two sides were about to have a conflict, he quickly stood up to smooth things over: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. Don't let the little things affect the harmony between the two parties, otherwise the young marshal will blame you and I will not be able to bear the blame." Then he stood up again Both parties were forced to put away their weapons.

Wei Yuan was already scolding in his heart, "You bitch, don't be so arrogant, wait until labor and management are free to take care of you sooner or later."

Wei Yuan waved his hand to persuade Han Dazhuang to retreat and said casually: "I don't need to worry about the suppression of bandits, Director Ma. If Director Ma has this intention, he should marry more concubines to prevent any more concubines from running away with the opera singers."

Before the banquet started, before Ma Xingkun arrived, Wei Yuan heard several guests nearby discussing in low voices the matter of Ma Xingkun's concubine eloping. As the saying goes, scolding people does not reveal their shortcomings. Originally, he only listened to it as a funny story. , seeing Ma Xingkun in this weird mood, Wei Yuan immediately brought up his old bottom.

The other guests also looked weird, they didn't dare to laugh even if they wanted to, and their faces turned red from suppressing their emotions, so they had to cover themselves up by drinking wine.

"You!" Ma Xingkun's eyes flashed fiercely, his face turned red, and his chest kept shaking under his heavy breathing. Seeing that he was very angry, he only said the word "you", but he didn't know what to say. What is used to refute Wei Yuan.

When Shi Gongxing saw that the two sides were about to clash again, he had to stand up again and acted as peacemaker: "Everyone has drunk too much. What we say while drunk cannot be taken seriously. We have to work together in the future. Who is that? Please help you quickly." Director Ma, please go back to your room and rest."

The two subordinates behind Ma Xingkun saw that Commissioner Shi had spoken, so they had no choice but to drag the cursing Ma Xingkun out. Until they reached the rest room, Wei Yuan still faintly heard, Ma Xingkun yelled angrily.

Seeing Ma Xingkun being pulled back to the room by his subordinates, Shi Gongxing turned around and apologized to Wei Yuan, "Mr. Wei, don't be offended. Director Ma drank too much and bumped into you today. Please forgive me."

Wei Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid if you drink too much. I'm just afraid that Director Ma is a drunkard and doesn't care about drinking."

After the farce, everyone no longer wanted to drink. After being polite to each other, they each returned to their own residences to rest.

(End of this chapter)