readx Zhao Lie, together with more than 40 people from the armor team, firearms team and a group of companions, arrived at the official office.
Zhao Lie asked them to wait outside.
Zhao Lie, Yu Dabao and Du Li entered and came to Mr.
Wang's office.
Zhao Lie knocked first Mr.
Wang agreed.
Zhao Lie pushed the door open and entered, only to see Mr.
Wang discussing matters with Zhou Treasury officials.
"Young master, what are you lacking when you come here?"
Mr.
Wang gently shook his folding fan and said with a smile.
He knew in his heart that this little fox was here again.
In the past two months, this second master has been on the bow of the Fuhai.
I came here again and again to ask for soldiers, armor and baggage.
"My regards, Mr.
Wang," Zhao Lie smiled and held his hands, his face as thick as stone, regardless of the fact that he had reaped the benefits several times.
"The Fuhai will set off for an expedition the day after tomorrow, but the ship is still poorly equipped, so I have no choice but to shamelessly ask for help, sir."
"Isn't what you said is true?
The Fuhai should be said to be fully equipped with soldiers and armor.
It can be said that it is the most complete of these warships.
Don't say that the armor that we asked for last time has disappeared."
Wang Zheyi He folded his fan and nodded at Zhao Lie, laughing and cursing.
"Mr.
Wang, the student is not lying.
This is the first time for the student to go on an expedition.
The armor is still damaged.
I hope you can help me."
Zhao Lie denied it with a smile, as if you won't leave until you give it to me. appearance.
"Haha, you are a naughty boy."
Wang Zhe said with a helpless smile, knowing that Commander Zhao would put all the family's future hopes on this young master, so it was only natural that he would have more soldiers and retinues.
"Liar Zhou Ku, you take the young master to the official treasury and receive four pairs of fish scale armor, eight pairs of leather armor, and ten Lumi blunderbuss from him."
"Twenty Rumi blunderbuss, Mr.
Wang will be able to help you."
Zhao Lie kept bowing and pleading.
"You boy," Mr.
Wang pointed at Zhao Lie angrily, "I hope you won't come here anymore.
The warehouse will be emptied by you soon."
After saying this, Wang Zhe lowered his head and looked at the documents on the case.
He was completely dissatisfied.
Deal with this little rogue in front of you.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir, I hope you will do more for me in the future."
Zhao Lie thanked him hurriedly.
He looks like a good student and a good boy.
Wang Zhe just snorted without raising his head.
Zhao Lie dragged Zhou Kuli out of the public room.
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Wang Zhe looked at the door and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "It's a pity that he doesn't know the history of the classics."
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the warehouse that was behind them.
Zhou Kuli led more than ten soldiers to open the door of the warehouse.
They saw swords and guns lined up, and shields arranged neatly.
In the last small room, six or seven pieces of fish scale armor were supported on the brackets.
They were well maintained. , the helmet is sharp, the armor leaves are shining, but the goggles are slightly smaller, and they are mid-range armor.
Li Shan and Lu Yuan picked out their armor, and then they took away five more Rumi guns and five shields and flew away, leaving the Zhou Treasury officials extremely helpless.
They couldn't afford to offend this young man.
He ordered a few people to turn around the warship, and Zhao Lie and a few companions came to the craftsmen's place in the water village.
There were not many craftsmen here, only about fifty people.
Two craftsmen, Yuan Yi and Guo Fu, came forward to see the ceremony.
The last time Zhao Lie offered a reward in front of all the craftsmen, he would be rewarded fifty taels of silver for making granular gunpowder according to Qi Ye's new book, a fixed propellant packed in paper, thirty taels of silver, and water or animal power forging.
Hammer, two hundred taels of silver.
He also took out 500 taels of silver on the spot as construction expenses.
Zhao Lie still remembers how everyone was surprised and confused, surprised and happy.
In Zhao Lie's opinion, the reaction was not enthusiastic, and it was normal for them to be more surprised than happy.
These craftsmen have never experienced this in their lives.
The first month's salary for the craftsman is only two taels of silver, the craftsman's salary is less than one tael, and the apprentices do not even have any salary.
This time, Master Xiao Zhao has offered a huge reward, which is of course a good thing.
However, this Money is a bit hot to deal with.
If the young master spends a lot of money to create something that the young master is not satisfied with, it is a question whether the young master will anger them.
Zhao Lie is not in a hurry.
He believes that there will be brave men under the heavy reward.
Sooner or later, someone can't help but start testing.
Sure enough, Yuan Yi came to report yesterday that the granular gunpowder had been made and asked the young master to go and check it.
"Master, please look, this is gunpowder."
Yuan Yi knelt down on one knee and offered an oil paper bag with both hands.
Du Li took it and placed it in front of Zhao Lie.
Zhao Lie fiddled with the gunpowder particles in the bag, which were smaller than rice grains. , but it is also extremely uniform.
"Young Master, I was an apprentice in Jinmen when I was young.
I saw the production of granular gunpowder in the Ordnance Bureau, but time has passed and I have forgotten a little.
In the past month, I have tried it several times and finally made it.
The gunpowder recipe is based on Qi's formula.
According to Ye Jixiao’s new book, one liang of saltpeter and one liang of sulfur The money is four cents, and the willow carbon is one cent and eight cents.
After mixing, add water, stir and mash, then dry and sieve, and it is ready.
If you add wine instead of water, the effect will be better.
There is not much left after the medicine is fired in the Rumi Gun.
It fires once every five times, whereas before it fired once.”
"Let's go and give it a try."
Zhao Lie and others came to the open space outside the courtyard.
Du Li took out the Rumi gun, poured propellant into the fire door, loaded the propellant and projectiles from the front chamber, and pressed them with sticks.
Light the match rope and aim at a big tree , pull the trigger, put the match rope into the fire door, there is a "boom", a puff of white smoke comes out of the gun, the big tree shakes wildly, branches and leaves fly randomly, fire like this five times, check the chamber every time, after five times, There were too many impurities in the chamber, so the chamber was finally cleaned.
"Okay, Yu Dabao, take out fifty taels of silver and hand it over to Yuan Tou."
Zhao Lie was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Master.
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Thank you, Master."
Yuan Yi knelt down and took the silver with trembling hands.
The other craftsmen's eyes widened, filled with envy, jealousy, and regret.
"The reward I gave last time is still there, and I hope you can make the object as soon as possible."
Zhao Lie added another fire.
"I will live up to your trust."
All the craftsmen responded in unison, and the atmosphere was warm.
Seeing that the adults are really keeping their word and working bravely, I can't wait to take action immediately.
"Yuan Tou, has the fixed medicine package been completed?"
Zhao Lie asked.
"My lord, we have made two types, one with a little more powder and one with a little less.
We haven't tested it yet."
Yuan Yi replied anxiously.
You don't say anything about granular gunpowder, and you don't know whether it will work.
How dare you make more powder packets?
If it doesn't work, it will cost too much, and we won't be able to take the lead.
"They're almost the same.
Make a few more, try them more, and choose the best one.
The range is far enough and it won't damage Lumi's gun."
Zhao Lie ordered.
Yuan Yi hurriedly agreed.
"Yuan Tou, how much of the remaining granular gunpowder can be prepared according to the selected recipe?"
Zhao Lie asked.
Yuan Yi calculated carefully, "The granular gunpowder made first is not much.
I estimate that I can make six to seven hundred copies."
"Okay, I will wait for your news tomorrow afternoon."
Zhao Lie finalized.
"Yes, young master."
Seeing everyone eager to try, Zhao Lie left with satisfaction.
At night, Zhao Haiming once again invited Zhao Lie to the study.
"Lie'er, my father spent the whole night discussing with Mr.
Li yesterday.
As you said, something needs to be done to prepare for the future of the family."
Zhao Haiming seemed to have aged a few years.
"But my father was confused and had no clue." , planning for a long time, only when you have money and food in your hands can you take action, but My family only has more than 10,000 acres of land and only more than 60,000 taels of money.
Although the land has yields, it only lasts for a long time.
Although there is sea trade, it is just a joint venture with Mr.
Wang.
Mr.
Wang accounts for the majority, and the output is also Shangqiu's.
It’s over, I’ve thought about it to no avail, Lie’er, what are your plans?”
"Father, although there are thousands of acres of fertile land at home, there are still too few children to see."
Zhao Lie said.
Zhao Haiming looked at Zhao Lie questioningly.
"If you want to build a foundation, Dingkou is indispensable.
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Whether you go to war or farm, without Dingkou there will be no water infantry.
My father imagines that if there are large acres of land, he can gather a large number of refugees, place them on the land, and select and train the best from them to become a military camp.
"Plow during the busy season and practice during the slack season, the foundation will be established in a few years, and these soldiers will fight to the death to protect their land."
Zhao Lie began to draw the pie.
"How do you get a large area of land?
You must know that the gentry here have already occupied all the land."
Zhao Haiming shook his head, thinking that he was still young and ignorant.
"Only when you have money and food can you have acres of land," Zhao Lie said calmly, "Father, you know that my family is holding a golden rice bowl."
"Tell me quickly."
Zhao Haiming patted Zhao Lie's head angrily.
Zhao Lie rubbed his head.
He was really helpless.
It was really against his will to be knocked on the head by his father when he was over thirty years old.
"Last year, the child went to Dengzhou with his father.
He met a French missionary, Poyet, and his assistant Thiago.
They said that the Spanish in the West had hundreds of warships made of thousands of materials, each of which was as young as Twenty or thirty giant cannons, sometimes more than a hundred, are called an invincible fleet, seizing territory everywhere.
The weak will destroy them, and the strong will attack them. , let them cede territory and pay compensation.
In the past, they occupied more than half of the places where Zheng He and Lord Zheng's fleet went.
In April and May of the Ming Dynasty, there was a huge continent, several times the size of the Ming Dynasty.
They also occupied more than half of it.
Spain also encouraged industry and commerce. , collect business taxes, make the country rich and strong," Zhao Lie said while looking at his father, and saw that Zhao Haiming was listening intently.
In the past, Zhao Haiming had also heard that there were Chinese ships in the West with powerful artillery.
They were particularly good at doing business and sold goods on the sea.
Of course, our own Hongyi cannon and Fran machine are imitations of these people, which shows that it is true.
"Lie'er, it's true that the Western artillery and muskets are sophisticated.
However, the compensation for seizing the country and ceding the territory may be too much.
After all, sea ships cannot go ashore."
Zhao Haiming still had doubts.
"When the child heard this, he thought it was too boastful, but his assistant Thiago is a retired lieutenant of the Spanish Army.
According to him, the Spanish infantry has artillerymen, gunmen, spearmen, and shieldmen, and its fleet can destroy the navy. , The infantry went ashore to capture the city, and the country of Franji who was stationed in Macau has also surrendered to it.
After the son came back, he thought about it, and his words are true.
Father, I have an army, and the weak will be destroyed.
Those who are as strong as the Ming Dynasty, I will attack Tianjin now. , Gyeonggi was shocked three times a day , then go south to attack Nanjing Ji, and then attack Guangzhou and Fujian.
Like the Japanese pirates in the past, there will be no peace in the Ming Dynasty.
Later, I offered to lease a place for trade, but I refused and continued to harass.
In the end, the court will agree.
The north will not be peaceful, and the enemy will be there.
In the future, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to fight on both sides.
If Korea and Japan attack like this, their country will be weak and will have to cede land to pay compensation.
If we occupy Jeju in Korea, we can raise troops, farm, and build ships."
Zhao Lie continued to lie.
"Well," Zhao Haiming's eyes lit up.
He was very serious.
Let's not talk about the Japanese country and what the Korean military and civilians were like.
He knew that the combat power was really bad.
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This plan was feasible.
But, "This plan is feasible.
Why doesn't Spain?"
Act like this."
"According to General Thiago, there are now England, France and other countries in the west of Thailand competing for it.
The main force of the fleet does not dare to leave lightly.
It will take two years to get back and forth here.
It is too far away and I am afraid that my country will suffer."
Zhao Lie said without shame. .
In fact, at this time, he seemed to remember that the Spanish Armada had been wiped out, England, the Netherlands, and France were gradually becoming the main colonial powers, and Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, and the Americas were gradually becoming their hunting grounds.
However, in order to persuade Dad, a white lie is necessary.
"In this case, giant ships and cannons are important."
Zhao Haiming, an old navy man, hit the nail on the head.
"Father," Zhao Lie immediately flattered him, "The giant ships and cannons are one arm of my family, and the land is another arm of my family.
All the soldiers, armor, food and fodder are in it.
For this reason, my son plans to go to Macau. , seek the method of building the artillery of Xiyi warships, and do not hesitate to spend a lot of money to get it."
"Okay, I have nothing to worry about."
Zhao Haiming laughed heartily.
Zhao Lie also felt happy.
It's done.
The old man nodded.
From now on, he can act on his own.
The Zhao family will assist behind, and great things can be expected
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