"Maduro will not let you go."

When Wang Xiao pulled Julian away, one of the thugs who had been put down by him before struggled to say the line.

He casually picked up a bottle of rum from the nearby wine table and stuffed it into Julian's hand, and winked at him.

His eyes were so swollen that he couldn't open them, and Julian turned around with a bottle of wine to shut up the thug completely.

Walking out of the tavern, Wang Xiao asked curiously, "What kind of Maduro is that, who is it?" ”

Wang Xiao spoke stammering English, a subject he had failed when he was in school.

That is to say, it is easy and simple to learn things after the mental power is greatly increased, which can barely achieve daily communication.

Julian is a native of the Netherlands, and he knows some English, so he can finally communicate.

"Nothing." Rubbing his face, Julian replied, "The deputy of the Governor of Haojing, a Portuguese baron." Specially responsible for the security and defense here. ”

"Oh~~~"

Wang Xiao smiled and nodded, looking at the handsome young man beside him who could be called walking hormones, "You really picked a good target." ”

Julian, who had a blue nose and swollen face, brushed off his blonde hair, "With the captain here, I'm not afraid of anything." ”

"Good brother." Wang Xiao patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "Follow me well in the future, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”

Wang Xiao sent out people to recruit people in the taverns, first paying a settling-in allowance of five silver pesos, and then another salary per week.

Soon there were seventy or eighty people on board. There were mercenaries, unemployed sailors, fusan fusos.

Rum, grain, water, gunpowder and so on were purchased in the port. After the replenishment, I will leave the port directly.

The goods were not bought, because Wang Xiao was going to Hangzhou. The things that are sold here in Ho Jing can't be sold at a price over there.

Rum is a distilled liquor produced from sugar cane molasses, also known as sugar liquor, which has a sweet taste and fragrant aroma, and is a pure natural liquor.

This liquor has a long shelf life and can be used as a substitute for clear water. It can also be sold as goods when needed, and it is a good thing that is essential for navigation.

With Julian there, the former two-knife navigator retired with honor, replaced by Julian as a navigator.

This young man who is full of hormones all over his body, although he is very young, his skills are really good. With a sextant and a compass, you can easily find the right course.

Wang Xiao, who was holding a bottle of rum, sighed as he looked at Haojing Port, which was getting farther and farther away.

With Julian here, there is no way to come here again in a short period of time.

At this time, off the coast of the Ming Dynasty, all kinds of European scum and island countries who came to seek wealth emerged in endlessly.

They are cloaked in the skin of trade, and when they have the opportunity, they will immediately choose to raid.

Wang Xiao wanted to meet a few of these ships all the way north to replenish the size and wealth of the fleet. It's just that Julian did a great job, and he didn't encounter a single ship along the way, which made Wang Xiao disappointed.

Traveling by sea is very boring.

In the beginning, there were new things to eat, but after a long time, you could only eat those dry foods that were difficult to swallow.

The water also began to smell cloudy and smelly, so I had to quench my thirst with rum.

In addition to practicing star absorption skills, the bored Wang Xiao took Julian to learn the language of the Netherlands in the captain's room.

With his super high mental power, he learns at a rapid pace.

However, the two hid in the captain's room when they were fine, which naturally caused a heated discussion among the sailors.

It wasn't until Wang Xiao hung a dozen mouthy guys on the mast to bask in the sun for a day that all kinds of heated discussions disappeared.

When the boat finally sailed into Hangzhou Bay, several small boats with flags surrounded them.

"This is the territory of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, and the foreign ships will leave quickly!"

The person who got on the boat claimed to be from the Li Family Chamber of Commerce and said that foreign ships were not accepted here.

The Ming Dynasty forbade the sea, and foreign ships were not allowed to trade at the shore.

Wang Xiao had already thought about how to deal with this situation, and he recounted that the ship had encountered pirates when it went to sea before, and he and others fought back to seize the ship.

The man looked at Wang Xiao and said that he wanted their ship to follow over to the shore and wait until they reported to their boss before making a decision.

After Zheng He went to the West, the turbans forbade the official fleet to go to sea to make money, and made a ban on the sea.

But in private, they themselves are doing maritime trade business.

For example, the previous owner of the goods was actually a rich man outside Guangzhou, a local gentry.

As for Li Huamei, she obtained an unrecognized foreign trade qualification by opening up the government.

After the ship docked, a middle-aged man wearing armor and a dark complexion led people aboard.

"In Xia Yang Xien, the Li family chamber of commerce is in charge. You say the ship was robbed by pirates? ”

Yang Xien, an important assistant by Li Huamei's side.

There are still a dozen sailors who escaped last time, and they can serve as witnesses. He also said his household registration, the ship that went to sea and something.

Wang Xiao's identity this time is still a distant relative of the owner. The one who deserves to be the captain of the ship.

"We will send someone to Guangzhou to inquire about this matter. You can move around the city, but these barbarians can only stay on the ship. The ship was not allowed to go to sea until the matter was confirmed. ”

The conditions proposed by Yang Xien can be called domineering, but this is someone's land, and Wang Xiao is also ready to do a lot of things here, so he naturally agreed.

Leaving Julian to guard the ship, Wang Xiao disembarked with several boxes of gold coins.

Gold and silver are hard currencies everywhere. After entering the city, Wang Xiao went to the yamen to dredge and apply for a new identity certificate.

Daming has a household registration system, and ordinary people can't run around if they want to.

With an identity, Wang Xiao quickly bought a mansion in the city to live in. Two days later, he bought a workshop on the riverside outside the city.

The most lucrative shipping route in the East Asian Sea is the famous Great Triangle. Dongying's gold, silver and copper are all sought-after goods.

Wang Xiao's money is not enough, and he can't get the qualifications for private sea trade like the Li family. So he started a workshop outside the city in exchange for what he wanted.

More than a month later, Yang Xien found Wang Xiao again.

This time, Yang Xien's attitude was obviously much better, "Your identity has been investigated, and it is true." He was able to fight back against the pirates and took their ships. It's not a small thing. ”

"Average." Wang Xiao smiled modestly.

"If you want to go back to your hometown, the Li Family Chamber of Commerce can send you. As for that ship, how about the Li family chamber of commerce spending money to buy it? ”

The three-masted square sail wide-bodied ship that Wang Xiao snatched from you has a lot of cargo and is fast enough. And it was also armed with sixteen guns. For the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, it is definitely a good addition.

"I don't sell the boat." Wang Xiao shook his head directly, "But I am willing to join the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, borrow your name to do business, and pay a fee every year." ”

Yang Xien laughed, "The Li Family Chamber of Commerce will not accept people at will, let alone borrow names. If you are traitors on the sea, will you not ruin the name of the Li family? ”

Wang Xiao touched his chin and said, "I have a gift for Admiral Li." ”

"Don't be distracted, the Admiral is not one to be impressed by gifts."

"I haven't seen it, how can I say no." Wang Xiao stood up confidently, "Let's take a look first and then make a decision." ”

Yang Xien got up, "Okay, the old man will go and see what the hell you are doing." ”

When I came to the workshop outside the city, I saw the gift prepared by Wang Xiao. Yang Xien's expression changed dramatically in an instant, "You are actually casting cannons?!" Aren't you afraid of killing your head? ”

was embarrassed by the muskets and artillery of foreigners, it was a certain Qing.

In the Ming Dynasty, muskets and artillery had actually been used very widely for a long time.

It's just because of the scourge of the straw dancas that all this was buried.

In any case, it was definitely a felony to forge artillery without permission in the Ming Dynasty.

"Come on." Wang Xiao waved his hand and said, "Don't tell me, the artillery on your Li family's ship was bought from the Portuguese. You don't forge your own cannons. Everyone is half a catty to eight taels, and no one can say anything. ”

"A cannon is a gift." Yang Xien didn't care about this.

"Whether it's good or not, you have to see it with your own eyes." Wang Xiao's smile was like spring breeze and rain, "Bring the cannon to the ship, let's see the power before talking." ”

Yang Xien was satisfied with Wang Xiao, a young man with great courage, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The next day, a hard sailing ship sailed out of the harbor, and the new artillery carefully built by Wang Xiao was placed in the gun hold.

A small boat was lowered and served as a target ship.

After leaving a distance, Yang Xien asked him suspiciously, "It's too far." ”

"It's okay, drive farther away."

When the distance reached more than 500 meters, Wang Xiao asked to stop the boat.

"Can you hit this far?" Yang Xien expressed disbelief in this.

"You can hit it for 300 zhang, but it's too far to be accurate."

Wang Xiao personally operated the cannon, set the position of the equipment through the ranging measurement equipment he made himself, and then fired the ammunition shell.

With a loud roar, the blazing buckshot whistled out, whining across the sea, and finally landed heavily on the side of the small boat more than ten meters away.

"Hey, I missed it. Again. ”

The second shot was closer, but it still missed. The waves set off by the shells falling into the water shook the boat and kept rocking.

The third shot finally hit, directly breaking the boat in two and quickly sinking into the water.

Wang Xiao turned to look at Yang Xien, who was dumbfounded, "How about this gift?" ”

At this time, the industry and commerce of the Ming Dynasty were already very developed, and the technology was also good. There was also the ability to cast artillery on a large scale.

But when they cast the artillery, they used the clay mold method, and a group of blacksmiths poured molten iron into iron ingots.

Such artillery, both in terms of range and power, can only be said to be average in this era.

And Wang Xiao here uses all the technologies he has collected in the information age.

The use of waterwheels to drive heavy hammer forging, from raw materials to production processes are much more advanced than the best technology of this era.

In addition, Wang Xiao made a new aiming tool, as well as gunpowder with a new formula ratio. It is a matter of course to look at Yang Xien as stupid.

Yang Xien swallowed hard, "I have to tell Admiral about this matter." ”

Wang Xiao patted the dust on his hands and said with a smile, "It's just right, I also want to visit Admiral Li." ”