Chapter 178: Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred
"Brother Jiu, don't scare me, I'm cowardly, although this newly formed patrol army is powerful, it hasn't reached this point yet! Are you well-informed, do you know what's going on? A few months is a bit of a long time indeed. ”
The poisonous beauty was also very surprised, there was something to stir Brother Jiu in the past just to let us be careful, and today's wording is a bit harsh.
Don't look at them as pirates, but the source of the news is very accurate, and the same as the plague of the Japanese in the late Ming Dynasty, someone inside leaked the news to them, otherwise they are no matter how powerful they are, they can still have a regular army, the regular army can't win just means that they don't want to win, a small half of the pirates' income goes into the pockets of the people who shelter them, and they can do a lot of things with this money.
He Ajiu said: "I'm old, I don't have the ruthlessness and hard work of my youth, I've been thinking about the golden basin for the past few months, this time is a good opportunity, those old brothers are the same, always thinking about the fallen leaves and returning to the roots, we are pirates, sons and grandsons can't also inherit our business!" The trade of the head pinned to the waistband of the trousers, luck will always run out one day,
You won't be able to see the nine-character flag at sea in the future, I just told the two of you, you can take away the boats in my hand if you see them! There's no point in keeping it anymore. ”
"Brother Jiu is right, there is a little way, who wants to be a pirate, is it too late to turn back now? Our wanted notices are posted on the gates of coastal cities every day, 365 days a year, and we have no other way in this life than to be pirates? ”
The poisonous beauty said: "Is it we who abandoned the Great Song Dynasty or the Great Song Dynasty who abandoned us, this singing and dancing Song Dynasty is that there is no foothold for us, I am a weak woman to this day, Brother Jiu, you should understand me, the people I killed are all scum, they do things that hurt the heavens and reason, and they can still say openly that I did it, what can you do, I just framed you, you know what, they protect each other, I don't even have a place to reason, I am on this road They forced me." ”
He Ajiu sighed deeply and said: "The way of the world is to have the right to have the final say, referring to the deer as a horse, black and white are reversed, the official words are two mouths, they can say whatever they want, scholar, you have drunk ink in your stomach, you have to know many things better than me, the sea route is going to open, you don't want a good way out, this sea can no longer feed you, Wu Niang took those women and children back to the shore, find a place where no one lives, that's all I can tell you, I'm leaving, I want the boat to pick it up by itself." ”
Open the sea route, how did the world become so crazy, as soon as the sea route opens, it is an innumerable amount of silver! But why did Brother Nine say that the sea route would not be able to feed us, and there was still a long way to go compared with Brother Nine!
After a few days of unremitting efforts, Lu Zifei told Wang Anshi everything he knew, if the drought has not eased, then he can only do his best to obey the fate of heaven, two days later they stood on three huge ships, Lu Zifei has to say that the wisdom of the ancient Chinese is absolutely the highest in the world, what Jews are still sperm in the stomachs of their ancestors!
"Xiucai, how is it, this job is beautiful! The iron sheet was nailed on after I came, and it did not affect the operation of the ship in the slightest, and we tried it with a bow and crossbow at a distance, but we could not shoot it at all, leaving only a small white spot, and as long as the enemy attacked with fire and did not ignite the deck, you would be absolutely safe. After saying that, he looked at him like a child who was pleasing to be rewarded.
Lu Zifei's tense face suddenly smiled, and he said to Song Qi: "My lord, look at this ship, you can get into the eyes of the law, you have been an official in Jiangnan, you are no stranger to ships!" ”
Song Qi also laughed at Lu Zifei on the Yangtze River, saying that he was a landlubber and had never seen the world, and now when he saw these three giants, he wanted to say, I am a clown, this thing can't be called a ship, it is more appropriate to call a ship.
"How much did it cost you to get these three ships, and can they sail normally on the sea with such a big size?"
Dyson understood, this young man was the one in charge of this group of people, and he explained to Song Qi: "The total cost of these three ships is more than 9.5 million yuan, have you seen this mast?" The height is sixty meters, the speed can not catch up with the arrow ship in the absence of wind, the original best building ship is a child in front of it, there is a manual drive under the cabin, each boat is a hundred people, divided into two shifts, you can also speed up, this adult does not have to worry. ”
These three ships cost more than nine million yuan, if a few more Great Song would not have to go bankrupt, without actually testing his efficacy on the sea, Song Qi didn't want to say more, he was a very realistic person.
Lu Zifei said happily: "Suzhou Shipyard has done a very beautiful job, from top to bottom, everyone has a share, this is what they have earned with their hard sweat, these three warships have raised the prestige of our country, and they deserve to be rewarded." ”
Dyson said: "I thanked you on behalf of the craftsmen. ”
Lu Zifei said: "I'm not an adult, the manager of your shipyard, I want to install a few trebuchets and octagonal crossbows on the ship, can you do it?" The more I load, the more I will be rewarded. ”
Li Lin said: "Your idea is good, the enemy's ship with trebuchets and octagonal crossbows can't get close at all, a ship with twenty trebuchets, twenty octagonal crossbows can be easily installed!" It's comfortable to think about that kind of picture. ”
Dyson said: "It is possible to install it, an octagonal crossbow needs nearly ten people to operate, and twenty is two hundred people, so the personnel are too crowded on the deck, and the trebuchet is a large siege machine." ”
Li Lin said: "You are only responsible for the installation, what I want is that you can say these two words, the octagonal crossbow is operated by a few people to operate me, the boss of the weapons supervisor knows better than you, this is the big boss, his reward is not at the same level as mine, you think about it, and then say, the consequences of deceiving him are very serious." ”
Lu Zifei said: "I'm a person who spits a nail, the reward just now plus if you can load what I said, 500,000 yuan will be taken out now, and you can take it, if you can't install it, the first reward will be gone." ”
Lu Nanxing rummaged through the box behind him and counted fifty silver tickets of 10,000 yuan and put them in Dyson's hand, Dyson was shaking with the money, he was still relatively stable, he summoned a few old craftsmen to discuss for a while, and showed them the silver tickets in his hand, and then there was no more.
"Childe, I will answer this matter, it will take about ten days, I will install it and hope that Childe will agree to my small request." His heart was extremely nervous, he was afraid that Lu Zifei would say three words of not agreeing, the big official wearing the official uniform of the fourth rank would listen to this son, if it wasn't for the first time for a little person like him, he would have the opportunity to talk to others.
Li Lin grabbed in front of Lu Zifei and said: "Lao Dai heard that you are going to drive them outside, so I want to follow you to see the performance of this ship, these three ships are the pinnacle of his life, and Lao Dai is unwilling to see them powerful." ”
Lu Zifei laughed and said, "I think you understand it yourself?" It turns out that he is also a fool, this ship was built by you, I don't know anything about them, I don't take you to the problem, who do I go to, is this the use of begging? ”
Dyson left with a thousand thanks, and Li Lin said: "After the octagonal crossbow is improved, it is good to say, at least sixty trebuchets go there to find them, and the soldiers in Yangzhou City have them, and they will not lend them to us." ”
Lu Zifei said: "You do the octagonal crossbow, and the craftsman after finishing it will bring it back to the ordnance supervisor, and the production of the trebuchet is not difficult, and Suzhou City will not be needed, Lord Song, it's time for you to contribute." ”
Song Qi thought to himself, you really make the best use of everything! The emperor's explanation to him is on the one hand, on the other hand, he also wants to see the power of these three ships after they are equipped with these big killing weapons, the ships are the emperor's, and there is no need to be afraid of any risks.
"Yes, I'll help you with the trebuchet, and I'll go to the Suzhou Prefect's Yamen in a while."
Loading weapons is an unexpected thing, Lu Zifei said to Li Lin: "You write to tell Fengzi, I have to wait for some time to go over, let Miss Pei load all the goods on the ship first, that is, the five building ships, the battleship has a total of several frigates, and another point is that I may not stay in Quanzhou for a long time, if there is anything to deal with in advance, don't be in a hurry." ”
Li Lin said: "Okay, you said that this thing is called a battleship, and it doesn't sound good, let's name it for you." ”
Lu Zifei couldn't stand it, it was too treacherous, a little infiltrating, he said: "I have all the names in mind, the first one is called the Great Song, the second is called the Holy Emperor, and the third is called Zifei, I'm too smart." ”
The people standing around him took a step away from him, this person was too shameless, the sycophants were so obvious that he almost shouted out with a loud voice, the most hateful thing was that he actually named the last one after himself, this is a matter of how thick-skinned he can do, Li Lin immediately thought of the scene when Lu Zifei wanted to worship Fan Zhongyan as a teacher, how similar it was.
"What do you mean, if you think that the name I chose is not good, then I will write a note to the emperor in a while, saying that Lord Song and your cousin said that the name I chose is not good, and they have to take it themselves."
Song Qi smiled bitterly: "We think the first and second names are very good, but the third one is unsatisfactory, just change the third one, people have a living face, a tree has a living bark, a tree can't live without a fart, and a person is invincible in the world without skin." ”
Lu Zifei said: "You are envious, jealous and hateful, why can't I name it after me, the idea was put forward by me, the boat was built by me at my expense, I can't name him, don't look at me with the psychology of hating the rich, brother is just a legend." ”
Song Qi chased after him and shouted: "Who do you want to be a brother, I am more than enough to be your father, you bastard." ”
Lu Zifei, who stopped to gasp, said: "I wish that a group of pirates who are not long-eyed will appear in front of me now, he is more urgent than any of my desires, and my heart has already flown to the sea." ”