Chapter 148: Honolulu
Let’s get money and identity first. It’s not necessary here, but if you want to go to the United States, you must go through customs.
In this era, fake identities and real identities spend almost the same amount of effort, so just register a real one.
"I just swam to your island. I thought it was an uninhabited island....... Then as an apologetic to you, I invite you to Honolulu for dinner."
Su Ming stood up and said to Boulder, his eyes fell on the small cargo ship.
"Hehe, although you don't need to apologize, you can go to the city to eat some good food. If you really did not swim close, praise God, your physical fitness is really good."
Boulder happily agreed, while still showing envy. Although he was a navy, he couldn't swim dozens of nautical miles in the sea when he was young.
The nearest human island is at least that distance.
But he didn't ask much, the world is so big, and there are all kinds of strange people everywhere. He has seen people who eat stones in Africa, and people who can not eat for a few years in India.
Now I just saw another swimmer.
"Maybe because I exercise often? Haha."
"Wait a moment. When the pineapple and fish are shipped, we will go to Honolulu. I originally asked the butler to sell these things on the closer island of Maui, but today I will stop by other islands. Take a chance."
Boulder nodded and began to pack his fishing gear. He actually didn't care about the small money for these agricultural products, but was idle on the island, and planted some pineapples to let them destroy themselves.
The weather here is good and the rain is abundant, so the pineapple production is not bad. Although it still can't make up the various expenses, it is still an income.
Su Ming didn't see his pineapple field, but if he only had the people on the island, it would not be so large. The island is still a world of wild animals, and occasionally the sounds of monkeys can be heard. It came from a distance.
After a few casual chats, Su Ming asked for a canvas from him, went back to the jungle and took his armor and weapons with him.
The iconic armor looks like a chain armor and shark-proof suit, which is easy to explain, and the Great Sword of Night and Shen Jin 47 are wrapped by him, deliberately entangled like a surfboard, this thing does not appear obtrusive on any island .
Su Ming took all his homes, and then followed Boulder on the boat. Bould asked the butler to give him a colorful short-sleeved shirt to wear, as well as big shorts and slippers. After all, he needed to enter the city. Decent.
Although this is not London, it is not good to be shirtless in the city. As a British gentleman, how can you let people around you be like this?
The shirt is a red base with a pattern of coconut trees printed on it. This is popular in Hawaii, and Su Ming has followed the locals.
The boat is the simplest kind of fishing boat, as I saw before. It doesn’t even have a warehouse. A few baskets of pineapples and some other specialties are piled directly on the deck.
A steward and two workers followed them, which made the ship seem full.
The steward was responsible for sailing the boat, and the workers had to fill the stove with coal, and sweat poured down their brown skin.
But this is already a good job for the island natives, and it makes a lot of money for the British.
And after Boulder got on the ship, he insisted on standing behind the butler, directing him to drive, and giving orders from time to time.
"Left full rudder."
"Two cars enter four."
"Put the set."
Su Ming's face couldn't help but twitch. It's not surprising that these naval term stewards can understand, but how to implement it is also a problem.
The so-called two-car four-in-four refers to the two propellers moving forward in four gears at the same time.
But this is the simplest boat. There is only one propeller and one small boiler, and there are no stalls. If you fill the coal faster, you can run faster.
The fourth gear of the World War I destroyer is the highest speed. The speed is about 25 knots, which is about 46 kilometers per hour when converted into kilometers. But at the current speed of this boat, even if the workers are exhausted, they can’t make it to four.
But not to mention his reminiscence of the past and the butler’s decent response...
Su Ming turned his gaze to the surface of the sea. Many seabirds were flying in the sky. They followed the ship, hoping to sometimes find some ready-made food.
But this boat disappointed them. Pineapple is not the staple food of birds. What they want is small fish and shrimp, and these things are hidden under the pineapple by the workers.
They dispersed soon.
Su Ming smiled faintly, he felt a kind of peace, just like this sea, Marvel is also a real, vast world.
Wait for a while when I arrive in Honolulu, first find a place to sell the gold, and then rest for a few days before doing business. My nerves have been too tight and I have to take a vacation.
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said it was a while, to be precise, it was four hours after arriving.
Su Ming also admired Boulder a little, missing a leg, and still stood firmly on the undulating thin deck for four hours, the sound of giving orders was still as loud as when setting sail.
This is what you should be a seaman.
The two brawny workers seem to be accustomed to his performance. They are using cables to secure the boat to the dock, and at the same time, they are preparing to unload the cargo and hire a car to sell things.
Now that the sun is in the middle of the sky, just during the meal, Boulder took out a small stack of pounds and sent the housekeeper and workers to solve the problem by himself, and he walked to Su Ming's side.
"Well, Slade, I don't need to take care of other things, let's go to dinner now."
Su Ming has no cash in his hands, only some gold jewelry can be sold, so the first thing is to find a place to sell these things.
I didn’t have information and channels when I first arrived. Banks and other formal institutions collect gold but not jewelry. However, there is a place where you may get a slightly higher price for selling jewelry without any identification.
That's a pawnshop.
There are many Chinese in Hawaii. Many people came to this series of islands in the 18th century to work hard. The Qing Dynasty once had diplomatic envoys here.
Of course, the Qing Dynasty died in 1912, and few Chinese living here go back.
But this has nothing to do with Su Ming. He just looks for a pawnshop. Although the pawnshop business is not the exclusive business of Chinese people~www.NovelMTL.com~, it is undeniable that they ask the least things during this period.
acknowledging votes but not people, goods but not reason, not asking about the origin of the items, not asking where the owner is, this is the rule of this industry, and Su Ming likes this rule.
The first Chinese who came here were merchants, because Hawaii is rich in sandalwood, which can be sold at high prices in the country, and Hawaii did not charge merchants at the time, and the profit was more than 40%, which made many merchants go back and forth here.
They also gave Honolulu an alias, and it is still called Honolulu by the celestial dynasty.
And there must be pawnshops around the bustling wharf. There are always sailors who don’t make money, but want spirits and women to vent the fatigue caused by the sea. The pawnshop can help them with turnover.
After the captain or boss sells the goods and settles their wages, they can redeem their mortgage.
Honolulu’s port is much busier than Boulder’s private wharf. Just looking at it, there are at least dozens of large freighters flying national flags, and thousands of dock workers are busy moving goods back and forth.
Su Ming is already looking at the buildings on the shore. Some shops have Chinese flags of ‘wine’ directly hung on them. The architectural style is a bit like an old house in China, and soon I found the word ‘当’.
"Wait for a while, I'll go to the bank."
Su Ming said to Boulder.
I have to say that most foreigners are solid-eyed. If you say this in the heavens, the other party will definitely answer: "Oh, why are you still going to withdraw money? I will ask for this meal, walk away, and go back to get it."
And Boulder just smiled and nodded at this time, beckoning Su Ming to go back quickly, he was waiting for him on the dock.
This makes Su Ming want to buy him some oranges on the way.
