The customs efficiency of overseas Chinese is very fast. Zhao Weizhong only took more than half a time to complete the customs duties of goods. There was an hired cart at Dagukou. However, now Zhao Weizhong wants to accompany Zhang Peilun to Tianjin, so he naturally cannot take the goods away. Moreover, he went to Shanghai alone this time, and there was no one to entrust at this time, so he had to store all the goods in the warehouse at the dock, and then rushed back to meet with Zhang Peilun. It took more than a time to go there.

Fortunately, Zhang Peilun didn't think it was strange. He patiently waited for Zhao Weizhong on the ship. At the same time, he also carefully read the [Precautions for ship mooring at Dagukou Wharf and those who stayed on the ship], and repeatedly reminded the remaining crew members to respect the regulations of overseas Chinese and not to act rashly.

After Zhao Weizhong came back, Zhang Peilun and his group set off and got off the boat. Under the leadership of customs staff, they boarded the ship sent by the time travelers to welcome them to Tianjin.

The ship that traveler arranged for Zhang Peilun and his party to Tianjin was an 18 boat, because among the ships that crossed, only 18 boats could sail into the Haihe River.

In the battle ahead, the crossover captured a total of eight shallow-water gunboats or torpedo gunboats, namely the Russian ship Beaver, the German ship Iltis, and the French ship Lyon. They were originally from the Beiyang Navy and were later captured by the Eight-Nation Alliance. The tonnage ranged from hundreds to thousands of tons. Because these boats were directly surrendered and there was basically no damage. After the crossover took back the Kaiping coal mine, the ship's fuel was completely solved. Therefore, these eight boats have now taken on the task of patrolling the offshore in Tianjin, and also served as training newly-trained naval soldiers.

The ships that passed through were basically stuck in the alley at this time, but every two or three days, one was driven out and the two 18 were taken into the dock of the Changbai Mountain ship. After all, the ships traveling through were limited in fuel and basically had no replacement accessories, so try to use as little as possible to avoid loss. This time, in order to show the crossing's attention to Zhang Peilun's trip to Tianjin, an 18 boat was dispatched to send him to Tianjin.

Before coming to the 18th boat, Zhang Peilun observed the ships of overseas Chinese up close. Although the boat was not big, it was roughly the same as the warships of overseas Chinese in shape. The boat was slender and slightly flat, and the whole body was silver-white. The head of the boat was a large oblique tip. The line was simple, smooth and flat, but there were not many weapons assembled.

Zhang Peilun and his group boarded Boat 18 and were invited to sit in the reception room. Although Boat 18 is just a boat with a displacement of 00 tons, it was designed to meet the needs of about 0 officers and soldiers on the boat for 7-10 days of sea duty. Therefore, the space inside the boat is quite large. The building on the deck is divided into two floors, the upper floor is the cab, and the front half of the lower floor is a very large activity room. It can serve as an office when going to sea to perform, and it can also be used as a reception room.

The 18th boat started, entered the Haihe River, and headed towards Tianjin. While Zhang Peilun sat in the cabin, he felt that the boat was walking very smoothly and at a very fast speed. The scenery on both sides of the straits seemed to be retreating. Zhang Peilun had not many boats alone in his life, and had been on a warship several times, but this was the first time he took a boat so fast and was driving such a stable one, and he couldn't help but secretly amazed in his heart.

Because patrol boats generally require high speed, the maximum speed of the 18 boat is the same as that of the Kunming ship and is higher than the other four warships. Although it is only at a speed of about 4 knots, in this era, this is one of the rare high speeds. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the main ship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the Yoshino, and the two main ships of the Beiyang Navy, now the Haitian, the maximum speed of the Haiqi can reach 4 knots, but this is only at the maximum speed in an emergency, and usually it will not exceed 0 knots.

Dagukou is about 40 kilometers away from Tianjin. It was driving at a speed of about 4 knots and arrived at the dock of Tianjin New District within one time. Looking up at the shore through the porthole of the cabin, dozens of people gathered on the shore, more than half of them were soldiers. The leader was wearing military caps and uniforms, waiting on the shore to greet Zhang Peilun and his party.

As he was close to the shore, Zhao Weizhong also saw the person coming clearly, and couldn't help but be surprised and said to Zhang Peilun: "Son-in-law, this is the Political Commissar Qin coming to pick you up."

Zhang Peilun was also quite surprised when he heard this, because he heard Zhao Weizhong's introduction that Qin Zheng was one of the leaders of overseas Chinese, and generally ranked second after Xia Bohai in official documents. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a high position and power. Even if it was replaced by the Qing Dynasty, Qin Zheng was at least the first-level admiral of the navy, and he could almost be regarded as a member of the party. Although he was a special envoy of Shanghai, he had no official position. Although he had some fame in his early years, he was defeated in the battle. He was only later that he became Li Hongzhang's son-in-law, and he still had some reputation. He thought that overseas Chinese would only send second-level officials to welcome him, but he did not expect that Qin Zheng would come forward, so Zhang Peilun was also quite flattered.

In fact, the reason why Qin Zheng came forward to greet Zhang Peilun was mainly because Qin Zheng was familiar with the history of this era and was good at communicating. Therefore, it is most appropriate to communicate with people of this era. As for the principle of equal positions, the time traveler has not yet considered this. After all, the systems of the entire time travel group are not completely on the right track, so there are not so many considerations.

The boat stopped steadily and boarded the gangway. Zhang Peilun took a rush to get off the boat, came to Qin Zheng a few steps, and took the initiative to reach out to shake hands with Qin Zheng. It turned out that he heard from Zhao Weizhong that this group of overseas Chinese was quite Westernized and generally used Western handshakes. If Zhang Peilun was still a clear stream in his early years, he would have despised overseas Chinese for forgetting his mother's righteousness and performing barbarian rituals. But now Zhang Peilun's edges have been worn out, and he is also very clear about his role positioning. In fact, he is just a person who passes the message. In addition, he is trying his best to promote negotiations between overseas Chinese and foreigners. Of course, he cannot offend these overseas Chinese, and he will follow the local customs in terms of etiquette.

Qin Zheng was a little surprised. Because he was used to using hand-offs when dealing with people of this era, he was used to using hand-offs. However, Qin Zheng immediately reacted, reached out to hold Zhang Peilun's hand, and said, "Mr. Youqiao, on behalf of the Provisional Government of Tianjin New District, I am happy to visit you."

Zhang Peilun hurriedly said, "Political Commissar Qin, Lord Zhongtang, and the famous political commissar in Shanghai for a long time. I met today and I was really lucky to have three lives. Moreover, I am an overseas descendant of my China. Although I have been away from my hometown for hundreds of years, I still do not forget to have China in my heart. It is really admirable to return to our Qing Dynasty and fight against foreign invaders in this time of crisis."

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Mr. Youqiao is too rewarding. The Chinese nation is connected by blood. Although we have lived overseas for hundreds of years, we have never forgotten our hometown for a moment. We have always regarded ourselves as the Chinese ethnic group. This time we return to China, we have fulfilled our ancestors' wishes. To fight against foreign invaders, every Chinese daughter should fulfill its obligations. In the face of difficulties in the country, we will naturally not stand by."

Zhang Peilun said repeatedly, "I admire you all the innocent hearts."

Qin Zheng said: "This is not a place to talk. We have prepared a room and a banquet for Mr. Youqiao at the Lishunde Hotel to welcome Mr. Youqiao."

Zhang Peilun hurriedly said, "I dare not, I dare not. Peilun is just a commoner. When he came to Tianjin this time, he was entrusted by the Lord Zhongtang to greet the people on his behalf; the other was that he was asked by Weizhong, so how could he dare to accept such a respect?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "All guests are here, sir, don't be polite." He turned around and ordered, "Come on the car." He took advantage of the time of waiting for the car and greeted Zhao Weizhong again.

After a while, three electric cars were still driving over and stopped in front of Qin Zheng, Zhang Peilun and others. A look of surprise flashed in Zhang Peilun's eyes, and he looked up and down at the electric cars. At this time, someone came to open the car door for them. Qin Zheng said, "Mr. Youqiao, please get in the car."

Zhang Peilun hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and got into the car, and Qin Zheng got on the car. Such electric vehicles were originally used for personnel transfer at the construction site. The car was divided into four rows of seats, each row could be seated for three people. Now the two rows in the middle have been changed to sit opposite each other, and a table is also supported. Qin Zheng sat opposite Zhang Peilun, with guards brought by Qin Zheng in front and behind, and the entourages brought by Zhao Weizhong and Zhang Peilun, as well as the items they carried were shipped by the latter two vehicles.

After the group got on the bus, the three electric vehicles started one after another and drove towards Lishunde Hotel. Zhang Peilun sat upright in the car, feeling very stable and didn't even use the handrail. At this time, Zhang Peilun asked: "I dare to ask Political Commissar Qin, this car does not see the fire door, boiler, chimney, or water and coal, but I don't know what kind of power it is driven by."

The Westernization Movement has been going on for more than 30 years. Although it has not made China truly powerful in this era, it has indeed allowed a group of Chinese people to understand the world and have initially prepared scientific awareness. Therefore, when seeing machinery such as steam wheels and trains that rely on automatic force, they will not think it is the power of ghosts and gods, but understand that this thing is powered by steam engines. If there is a steam engine, there will inevitably be fire doors, boilers, chimneys, etc. However, the steam engine is huge in size and complex in structure, and cannot be shaped. Therefore, only large transport carriers such as ships and trains can be used.

When Zhang Peilun first saw the car, he didn't care. He thought it was just a kind of machine similar to a train that used a steam engine to power, and it was just a little tricky. However, when he looked closely, Zhang Peilun found that there was no chimney in the car. After he got into the car, he found that there seemed to be no space for the steam engine in the car, and there was no fire door or boiler. When it was started, there was no huge noise when the steam engine was operated. This greatly exceeded Zhang Peilun's perception, so he asked Qin Zheng.
Chapter completed!