PNB Chapter 963: Too Much, Too Hard to Handle
Chapter 963: Too Much, Too Hard to Handle
From morning to afternoon, more than 160 people took turns going into the water and finally fished out the last box.
Fu Chen personally affixed the last seal and immediately ordered the return. No matter if there was anything else here, they had to go back now.
Actually, Liu Meilan had just let the sea turtle explore the area. This was the only cave with pearls. There were no other caves. The more she looked, the more she thought this place was suitable for pearl farming. The deepest part was about thirty meters. She could place some pearl oysters here, making it suitable for wild farming.
When the pearls grow up, you can come here to harvest them by diving.
Liu Meilan is planning to cultivate pearls. Fu Chen has contacted his superiors and said that he has found the target and is returning.
In order to keep it secret, Fu Chen did not elaborate too much and the warship returned as quickly as possible.
Liu Meilan had consumed a lot today. At lunch, she filled a bowl. She thought she ate quickly, but compared to the soldiers, she was far behind. She didn't even grab a bite, and she didn't eat enough.
Fu Chen chuckled, "Not full?"
Liu Meilan nodded, a look of grievance in her eyes, "You asked me to come and work, but you didn't even give me enough to eat."
Fu Chen gently tapped Liu Meilan's forehead. "I deliberately didn't let you eat too much just now. I'll take you to the kitchen and let the old squad leader show you his cooking skills! The seafood fried rice made by the old squad leader is the best I've ever eaten!"
Liu Meilan's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Then I have to try it!"
Squad Leader Wang of the kitchen squad saw the deputy regiment commander and Liu Meilan approaching, and beamed, "Comrade Meilan, are you losing to those animals?"
Liu Meilan was a little embarrassed. "I wasn't prepared. I can definitely beat them at the next meal!"
Squad Leader Wang smiled and said, "That's all shared meals. I'll cook something special for you! Just tell me what you want to eat!"
Liu Meilan nodded. "Just now Fu Chen said that you are an expert at making seafood fried rice. How about you make some for me to try?"
Squad Leader Wang smiled smugly, "Wait a moment then! It'll be ready soon!"
Many of the ingredients had just been cleaned and cut, and in less than five minutes, Squad Leader Wang had prepared a seafood fried rice that was both delicious and fragrant.
Liu Meilan took a sip with a spoon, her eyes lit up and she gave a thumbs up, "Captain Wang, your cooking skills are amazing! If you are discharged in the future, I will invite you to work in my company! I will let you be the head chef!"
Now the business is getting bigger and bigger. In order to improve work efficiency and save time at noon, there are canteens in the units.
The most challenging thing is to be able to cook the same food deliciously in the cafeteria’s big pot.
The kitchen team has been practicing cooking in a big pot since the very beginning.
Squad Leader Wang chuckled and said, "That's enough! I'm used to eating seafood now. If I go back to my hometown and can't eat seafood anymore, I feel like life is boring today!"
Fu Chen smiled and said, "Just after eating a bowl of fried rice, you start poaching my people! Squad Leader Wang has made great contributions because of his cooking skills! The army has been trying to keep him!"
Squad Leader Wang laughed heartily, "I wish I could stay here forever! I'm getting old, it's time to make room for the younger ones."
Squad Leader Wang has a very clear understanding of his own position. He has a low level of education, cannot be promoted, and cannot become a logistics leader.
There are still many young people who need to improve. It is not good for the development of the army if he keeps staying in this position.
Therefore, as long as the army allowed him to retire, Squad Leader Wang would agree without hesitation.
He has already made up his mind that with his skills, he can open a small shop or a food stall and make money.
When the time comes, I will bring my wife and children to live with us and reunite as a family.
Liu Meilan understood and said seriously, "Captain Wang, I'm telling the truth! I'm sure you're very familiar with Sifang Island. If you're willing, you must come find me after you're discharged."
Squad Leader Wang nodded, "Okay! Then I'll take it seriously. I'll come find you when the time comes!"
Fu Chen did not stop him. When veterans retired, some could be assigned to some government canteens, but some might not, and they had to find their own way out.
Liu Meilan thought of the snack chain stores in future commercial complexes that would open all over the country.
For example, Huainan beef soup, duck blood vermicelli soup, Lanzhou ramen, Axiang rice noodles, Chongqing maocai...
If you have a special one and then add a few more flavors, you can open a store in a shopping mall.
These can also work. They are by the sea, so of course they can create a seafood-themed snack bar and open it all over the country.
Liu Meilan ate and praised at the same time, and praised squad leader Wang so much that his tail was lifted up.
Just as Liu Meilan was enjoying the delicious fried rice, Chief of Staff Liu, Political Commissar Zhang and Division Commander Zhao received a telegram.
Political Commissar Zhang and Division Commander Zhao looked at each other in bewilderment. "Old Liu, is this true?"
Liu Zhengtao nodded. "A small box weighs over nine tons. What could possibly be inside it?"
I can't think of anything else except gold!
Political Commissar Zhang took out a cigarette, his hands trembling slightly. "Oh my goodness, how much does this cost?"
Commander Zhao cursed, "These beasts are really good at stealing!"
Political Commissar Zhang handed a cigarette to Division Commander Zhao and Liu Zhengtao respectively. "We weren't sure before, but now we know for sure the treasure map is real. Now that we've salvaged so much gold, how are we going to spend it?"
Liu Zhengtao narrowed his eyes slightly. "If there were only a small amount of gold, we could keep it and use it for military construction and weapons research. But now, with hundreds of tons of gold, we shouldn't touch it. No one can control it! After all, the national gold mining output is only a few hundred tons a year."
Commander Zhao felt a little distressed, but he also knew that Liu Zhengtao was right and that he must not take any action. Otherwise, he would not only make a mistake but would most likely be brought to a military court.
"Old Liu, you're the Chief of Staff, you're very resourceful. Think carefully about how you can get the most benefits for us going in. How can we keep this money in our navy? After all, we desperately need warships and naval weapons!"
Political Commissar Zhang also nodded. "Yes, we won't lay our hands on this thing, but no one can take away our credit. This is our navy and the Naval Science and Technology Research Institute! We absolutely cannot let them take these things away and continue to make us tighten our belts. Now those monkeys are jumping around, and our soldiers are frustrated!"
Ever since Liu Zhengtao got the treasure map, he started thinking about how to use it.
"So the three of us should meet first and figure out how to maximize our benefits. In any case, build us more warships and increase funding for our navy."
Political Commissar Zhang and Director Zhao spoke freely and enthusiastically. Although the gold had not yet arrived, they seemed to have seen several, perhaps even dozens, of advanced warships heading towards them.
The warship docked at the pier. Liu Meilan secretly kissed Fu Chen and said, "I'm going home first!"
"Why don't you wait a little longer?" Fu Chen asked.
Liu Meilan waved her hand. "No more waiting. You and my dad are both busy. I won't get involved. I'm going home first. I miss my child."
Fu Chen felt a little sad, "I miss my child too! I'll go home when I'm done with this."
Liu Meilan kissed Fu Chen secretly, "Then I'll wait for you at home!"