My girlfriend is from 1949

Cai Yinjun stood at the bow of the boat, covering his ear with one hand and making a phone call with the other.

At his feet was an old 3-ton cargo ship.

This ship was built in the 80s and is already forty years old.

Back then, it made many long-distance voyages to the West, transporting a great deal of goods.

According to current usage standards, it should already be scrapped.

However, according to regulations, the service life is 30-50 years, so it can continue to be used.

However, this ship had already stopped sailing five years ago.

They were towed to the shore and stored there, but have not yet been disposed of.

It is said that the ship owner originally intended to sell it to those underdeveloped third-world countries.

Although the price isn't high, it's much better than scrapping it.

Unfortunately, third-world countries are generally poor, and even if they wanted to buy them, they couldn't afford it.

Moreover, it is an old ship that is almost fifty years old, and its radar, engine room and other technologies are far behind those of modern ships.

Unless it's a bargain price, slightly more expensive than scrap metal, even third-world countries won't buy it.

If you want to buy it at a high price, no one will buy it; if you want to scrap it, it's a pity.

This is a problem that many business owners encounter.

There is more than one such 10,000-ton cargo ship.

Behind them were three 3-ton cargo ships!

Meanwhile, there were more than twenty cargo ships following behind, ranging from 1000 to 5000 tons.

And all these ships have one thing in common: they are old!

These ships were originally left to gather dust on the shore, awaiting their fate of being dismantled.

Especially after being stored for several years, it is virtually impossible to allow them to be operated again.

Just then, a major investor appeared.

Some time ago, when Cai Yinjun was trying to set Zhao Shilun up, he was also invited to dinner.

I had the pleasure of getting to know Mr. Chen.

Especially when they saw Yang Yongli helping to resell goods and making a fortune, they were filled with envy and drooling.

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So, through deliberate flattery, he finally managed to win over the patron.

Chen Huai'an needed a lot of goods, so he naturally didn't mind having another person help him.

After all, it's a world with 25 billion people.

Even if the new China doesn't need them, it can still buy them back for research or resell them to other countries.

That demand is enormous!

Moreover, it also helps the modern world reduce its inventory, which is something countries are happy to see.

After careful consideration, Chen Huai'an realized that the most needed resource for energy trading was ships.

Too big or too advanced is not good, as it could easily leak technology.

A ship from the 80s, just right!

It's actually a ship from the 80s, but it had just gone through a period of development and many of its technologies were relatively outdated.

The ship was built in the 80s, but the technology is from the 60s.

So even if it's sent over, there's no need to worry about it being too advanced.

Moreover, China also has the capability to build cargo ships weighing tens of thousands of tons.

It won't look out of place.

In fact, as early as the late Qing Dynasty, cargo ships with a capacity of 10,000 tons had already been built.

It was also named the "Official Government" transport ship.

It was built jointly by the Qing government and the United States.

The Guanfu was China's first 10,000-ton deadweight export ship, built for the United States by the Jiangnan Shipyard of the Beiyang Government between 1918 and 1922.

The ship has an empty displacement of 4750 tons, a full load displacement of 14750 tons, and a deadweight of 10000 tons.

Initially, it used coal-fired steam power, but later switched to oil power.

航速达13节，船身长135米、宽16.76米、深11.57米，满载吃水8.38米。

The original plan was to build four such 10,000-ton cargo ships.

However, as is well known, the Qing government's money was either used to pay indemnities or to celebrate birthdays.

To save money, they even replaced the gunpowder in the shells with sand.

They truly exemplified the ultimate in diligence and thrift!

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Therefore, the difficulty of building four of them is self-evident.

It was only because of the cooperation with the United States that we couldn't go against the foreigners, so we gritted our teeth and completed the task.

It was later incorporated into the "Daxin Fleet" on European routes until it ceased sailing during World War II.

Back then, this project spurred the expansion of the dock facilities at Jiangnan Shipyard.

The number of workers has increased from more than 3000 to nearly 8000.

It became the largest tonnage ship construction case in the Far East at that time.

That's why they were able to build cargo ships with a capacity of 10,000 tons back then.

Moreover, ten years later, the country was already able to build cargo ships independently.

The Dongfeng is China's first domestically designed and built 10,000-ton ocean-going cargo ship.

Delivered by Jiangnan Shipyard in 1965, the ship is 161.4 meters long and has a deadweight tonnage of 1.3488 tons.

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Equipped with a domestically produced 8820 horsepower diesel engine, it has a cruising speed of 17.3 knots per hour.

Although the country has just been established and is still in a period of poverty and backwardness.

But for such a large country, building several 3-ton cargo ships is not a strange thing.

Compared to the modern world, a behemoth weighing four or five hundred thousand tons is nothing.

Cai Yinjun also complained that the required tonnage was too small.

If you're looking to buy a 10-ton ocean-going cargo ship, you can find even more!

And the technology is more advanced!

Even so, the price difference of these ships was enough to make him grin from ear to ear.

Chen Huai'an held the phone in his hand, a hint of surprise and delight flashing in his eyes.

At the dinner table, the young man named Cai Yinjun took the initiative to curry favor with him.

Seeing that he seemed to have connections, I agreed to accept his goods.

Why not have one more person running errands?

If you're buying a brand new boat, then contacting Zhou Liming is definitely the most convenient option.

Or you can go directly to the shipyard, deliver the order to their door, and the shipyard will be overjoyed, offering them a one-stop service including meals and sauna.

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However, what I need is an old ship, the older the better, the more outdated the better!

Even if it meant acquiring a steamship, they would still buy it without hesitation.

Unfortunately, while Zhou Liming was well-informed, he didn't really know much about this kind of stockpile.

Even if an investigation were to be conducted immediately, it would still take a considerable amount of time.

On the contrary, these unscrupulous middlemen know more.

Moreover, they are well-connected and can find the information faster than the official channels.

Just like in Hong Kong movies where the police catch bad guys, even though they are official police, they end up relying on low-level thugs to gather information. It's the same principle.

Zhou Liming has advantages, but ultimately he is not as good as a professional middleman.

After careful consideration, Chen Huai'an specified that he needed a batch of ships.

We buy as much as you can, from 1000 tons to 3 tons.

However, the prerequisite is that it has to be old enough!

I originally thought it would take at least another month or two before I heard anything.

Unexpectedly, this guy was even more well-informed about things at sea.

They found a seller and brought them over to inspect the goods.

Of course, this was the first transaction, and the amount was quite large.

Three 3-ton ocean-going cargo ships alone would cost a lot of money.

Adding a dozen or so thousand-ton cargo ships, it's no small sum.

It's fine to have Cai Yinjun handle the business, but he really doesn't have the financial capacity to pay for it out of his own pocket.

As a result, this trip only earned him a small commission.

Ultimately, the profit is not as high as buying it yourself and then reselling it.

However, the transaction amount was large, and they were quite satisfied with the commission.

After all, he didn't pay any price; he just gathered the information.

Then go to each of them one by one, negotiate an agreement, and schedule a time for them to bring their boats over after they have been properly maintained.

It only cost a little money for travel expenses, and the other party even paid for the meal.

Chen Huai'an used his phone to send a location.

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"Yingjun, steer the boat to the designated location. Mr. Zhao from my company will handle the follow-up issues."

The location sent by the mobile phone was a temporary dock.

Aside from rushing to install the fixed piles, there was no connection with the dock.

Not to mention the various dock hoisting equipment.

After all, just a week ago, this place was a remote wasteland.

Chen Huai'an rented it through Zhou Liming's connections.

After a simple tidying up, it was used specifically for parking cargo ships.

The Time-Space Treasure Chest has been upgraded and expanded into three independent spaces.

In other words, it can hold a lot of extra items separately.

So after discussing it, Chen Huai'an and Lin Wan decided to buy a boat.

Although several private small boat factories were previously supported, they are now producing 3000-ton vessels.

The power systems used are all old, outdated parts that were ordered from elsewhere.

However, it will take some time before delivery.

Once the new China has a large number of 3000-ton cargo ships, it will be able to make better use of water transport.

But the new China needs to develop, and it can't wait that long.

Therefore, the most convenient method is naturally to buy it.

For modern times, these are ships that have already reached the standard for scrapping.

In 1949, it was a good thing.

Even if they break down in the future, with the skills of our ancestors, they can piece together nine out of ten ships and continue to use them.

That's why we purchased in large quantities and shipped them all over.

The biggest problem in this process is actually keeping secrets.

If the ship docks at a normal pier, even if there are connections, it will be difficult to handle.

With so many people and so much gossip, all the ships docked in the port disappeared overnight.

Moreover, there was no sign of it driving out.

This situation is bound to attract attention.

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After all, docks and warehouses are completely different.

So many ocean-going cargo ships, weighing several thousand tons or tens of thousands of tons, are bound to be seen when they set sail.

If no one sees it, the dockworkers will talk about it.

This is a potential danger.

Zhou Liming had also thought of this, which is why, after receiving the notification, he immediately rowed out a secluded spot to moor the boat.

As long as there are no outside workers at this temporary dock, how would anyone else know if the ship leaves?

With these ships, more energy and ore can be transported.

Moreover, with continued procurement, there will be more ocean-going vessels.

Given a sufficient supply of daily chemical products, and with the world rebuilding just a few years after the end of World War II, no country could refuse them.

Of course, there are still dangers.

That means we need to be prepared for the possibility that the US might act like a rogue again and intercept these ships.

Therefore, warships are a necessity.

This issue has already been reported to the state through Zhou Liming.

We will address this shortcoming without revealing advanced technologies.

However, a century-old navy is no small feat.

Even with future technological support, developing a navy, that money-devouring beast, will not be an easy task.

Even if Chen Huai'an were to go all out and actually acquire a warship from the 1970s or 80s, it would still need crew members.

The development of a country is not something that can be achieved overnight.

This will take time; it can't be accomplished in just one or two years.

So for now, we've only found a temporary alternative. Once we have escort capabilities, we can slowly develop a real navy!

"Handsome, thank you for your hard work. I'll hand over the reins to you tomorrow after I return to Shanghai."

After exchanging a few polite words, Chen Huai'an hung up the phone.

He also whistled, clearly in a very good mood.

Zhang Ping squatted down next to the box and saw her son's appearance.

He asked, "What's making you so happy?"

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Chen Huai'an smiled and said, "A client just called and we closed a big order."

From his perspective, it was just a regular order that was negotiated.

I'm happy because I made money.

This is a normal human reaction.

After all, the purpose of starting a company is to make money; otherwise, are you suggesting that you're serving the people?

Chen Huai'an didn't want to get entangled in this topic and immediately changed the subject.

"Mom and Dad, I'm going to brew the medicine now. You can soak it in water and experience the effects!"

Take a packet of medicine out of the box, find the large steamer under the cupboard, and clean it thoroughly.

After adding water, start decocting the medicine.

Then I went under the bed and found a simple folding bathtub that I had bought two years ago.

I saw this online and then realized I didn't have a bathtub at home.

I bought two to show my filial piety to my parents.

I was worried about buying inferior goods, so I paid a high price for a good quality one.

After using it a few times, the quality is still quite good.

However, my parents found it too troublesome and didn't want to use it anymore, so it just sat under the bed collecting dust.

After finding it, take it to the bathroom.

After a simple rinse, the dust on it was washed away.

Then pull it open and lock the buckle in place, and a one-meter-tall folding bath tub is ready.

Although it's not big, it's big enough to seat an adult.

There's no need to be so particular about decocting medicine; all you need to do is extract the medicinal effects.

In addition to purchasing a large quantity from the pharmacy, another small packet of herbs was also added.

The small bag contained precious medicinal herbs purchased during the Republic of China era.

In the modern world, you simply can't buy it.

If purchased privately, they might even be allowed to go inside and operate the sewing machine.

Although there are modern alternatives to artificial breeding, the results are nowhere near as good.

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As the saying goes, a small difference can lead to a huge error; if one ingredient is not good enough, it can affect the overall effect!

The water simmered in the large steamer for a full hour, turning the clear water a deep brown color and emitting a strong medicinal aroma before the heat was turned off.

Mix the decocted medicinal liquid with the water that has been placed in the bath tub beforehand.

The soaking liquid is now ready.

However, these medicinal solutions are different from those that Chen Huai'an soaks himself.

After the medicine is decocted, each person receives half.

After all, my parents are not young, so it's safer to dilute it.

Soaking it for a longer period of time can still have a health-strengthening effect.

Chen Jianguo and Zhang Ping soaked in the tub, their faces showing enjoyment.

My whole body feels warm and comfortable; even my chronic leg pain seems to have eased.

After soaking for 20 minutes, I felt much more refreshed after getting out of the medicine.

Because of Chen Huai'an's sudden return, the family hadn't prepared any dishes.

So after discussing it, we decided to go out for dinner.

The family of three enjoyed a delicious and satisfying hot pot meal before heading home.

Chen Huai'an stayed at home for one night, and after lunch the next day, he drove straight back to Shanghai.

However, instead of going home, they went to the rented temporary dock.

Before the car even entered the dock, from a high vantage point, one could see about twenty large ships moored on the water!

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