After having that level of kinship, the relationship between the two sides naturally became much closer, but even as a "father-in-law", Li Ying's words were still extremely respectful, after all, there was a big gap between the status of the two sides.

Through Li Ying's introduction, after learning that there were more than 13,000 people under the "Peacock Flag" and more than 200 large and small sea vessels, Rao was well-informed, but Zhu Guoqiang still had to be surprised by the strength of the "Peacock Flag." In fact, this is quite normal, after all, the Peacock Banner is also a maritime merchant and a pirate, and its nature also determines its importance to the maritime armed forces, and naval warfare is inseparable from the support of powerful artillery.

“…… There are as many as 12 large bird ships like "Daifuku", each with 8 large ships and 4 large ships, and more than 12 large Buddha boats. ”

The "Dafa tribute" in Li Ying's mouth is actually the Hongyi cannon. However, Zhu Guoqiang still has some doubts about this.

"Big Buddha Lang machine? Why not switch to Dafagong in its entirety? Isn't he better than Fur Machine? ”

Facing the inquiry of the prince, Li Ying smiled.

"The prince of the world, this Dafa tribute is different from the Franc machine, although it is extremely powerful, once it hits the boat in the water war, the hull must be eroded, but it is extremely difficult to cast, even if it is an expert in ten doors, it is difficult to become one or two, although the craftsmen in the "Peacock Flag" can build the "Franc machine", but they can't cast the Dafa tribute, this Dafa tribute is to go to Macao to buy, not to mention the price, there are a lot of risks on the road, so it will be based on the "Franc machine" ......"

Li Ying, who did not hide it at all, then deliberately praised the benefits of the "Franc Machine".

"However, the Franc machine is not bad, although the caliber is small, and it mainly fires shotguns, but it has a fast rate of fire, a wide area of close killing, and a large lethality. In water battles, you can bombard and kill the opponent in an instant. Moreover, the Franc machine is equipped with three breeches, if well-trained, the first three cannons can be fired within 20 breaths, there are shotguns, flowering shells, and the lethality is extremely ......"

Although Li Ying seemed to be praising the "Buddha Machine", there was still a yearning for "Dafa Gong" in his words, and after learning his thoughts, Zhu Guoqiang asked with a smile.

So, can all the gun emplacements on these sea ships be replaced with "Dafa tribute"? ”

"Back to the world, it's no problem to change to a thousand catties of tribute, but there are so many tributes there?"

Li Ying's words made Zhu Guoqiang laugh.

"You don't have it, I have it, how many doors do you need here?"

Whether it is as a "relative" or as a superior, as the prince of the world, how can Zhu Guoqiang not give a meeting gift, even before he came here, he brought a meeting gift - twenty 12-pounder guns, different from the mountain grenades used in artillery, it is the original form of the British 12-pounder naval gun in the Napoleonic era.

When the twenty metallic "Dafa Gong" were hoisted out of the cabin, Li Ying and the others were all dumbfounded.

When they looked at Shi Ziye, their expressions and eyes changed.

This world is too generous!

As soon as you go out, there are twenty gates of Dafa tribute.

"This time I came in a hurry, I only brought twenty Dafa tribute, and next time, I will bring some more, and strive to replace the Franc machine on the sea ship with Dafa tribute before the end of the year......"

Regarding the surprise in everyone's eyes, Zhu Guoqiang deliberately pretended not to see it, but continued.

"These Dafa tributes are different from ordinary Dafa tributes, it is a steel-core iron cannon, its outer chamber is cast in iron, and the inner chamber is mainly forged from stainless steel, compared with ordinary tribute, not only the muzzle is smoother, but also the casting life is longer, it can shoot more than 1,000 rounds in a row, and it is not easy to blow up the bore, crack ......"

Although it seems that these "steel-core iron cannons" are praised to the sky, but in fact, these cannons are just "emergency" products, after arriving in Yangzhou, in the face of the reality that the army is a relatively short range of "nine-jin mountain howitzers", so Zhu Guoqiang temporarily began to cast a batch of cannons on the spot, the craftsman is the craftsman in the army, the material is dozens of tons of scrap iron bought in another world, and the iron furnace is also temporarily built in the barracks, but in the barracks there is only a layer of "iron shell", its "steel core" In fact, it is a seamless steel pipe with an inner diameter of 115 mm and a wall thickness of 3 cm bought in another world.

The reason why this kind of "steel-core iron-body composite gun" was chosen was because the cast iron of this era was all white-mouthed cast iron, and the cast artillery not only could not cut the bore, and it was not smooth enough, but also the trachoma was easy to crack, which is why the artillery was difficult to cast, and even had the exaggerated saying that "casting one hundred is one for the national hand".

Because there is no expert in casting artillery in the army, Zhu Guoqiang chose a simpler method - borrowing from the "iron core copper" and "iron core iron" guns of the same period, using seamless steel pipes from another world as the cannon core, and directly casting a layer of iron shell is done, there is no need to consider any trachoma, white pig iron can not be milled and other problems, and it is every casting must be completed, there are almost no defective products, the cost of artillery is also outrageous, but it is just the same weight of iron price, but it is only worth a dozen taels of silver.

Because it was cheap, Zhu Guoqiang was able to wave his hand and say that he would send them hundreds of "big tributes". Such a generous style immediately made everyone who had a "peacock flag" feel that they had voted for the right person.

"The prince treats us so well, if we don't swear to serve our lives, how can we be worthy of the prince, if the prince has orders in the future, we will definitely swear to die!"

In the face of such a generous gift, Li Ying immediately thanked him. As shrewd as he is, of course he knows why this prince would take his own daughter. It's not to win his trust, it's definitely the best choice for his daughter. For Li Ying, who only has such a daughter, it is undoubtedly the most important thing for her daughter to have a good home.

In fact, at the beginning, he also knew what was contained in this high-level family business, and his daughter was the key to maintaining the trust of both parties. But now the performance of the prince is completely beyond his expectations.

In the face of such a generous prince, how could he not be moved? How could it not be impressed.

At this time, not to mention him, even more than a dozen other ship owners were also impressed by the generosity of the prince, and when everyone felt that they were following the right person, they heard the prince say again.

"I see that this sandbar is damp, it is not suitable for the eldest family to stay, if there is a chance in the future, I will find a place for everyone, where the port will be opened and the city will be built, and then the big guy will take his family over, I don't know what you think?"

As soon as Zhu Guoqiang's words fell, Yun San stared at him and said.

"Shi, is this true?"

The reason why Yun San is so excited is because his family is not in good health. Compared to a damp sandbar, land is undoubtedly better for your family's health.

"How can this be fake? Since he Zheng Zhilong can settle down on the shore after recruiting An, why can't you? After choosing a good place, I will set up an official school, so that your children can study in the official school and have a career in the future! In the future, if the children are willing to go on the ship to serve in the army, they will say that they will stay in the army, and if they are willing to study to gain fame, they can naturally study to seek fame, don't you say? ”

With a smile on his face, Zhu Guoqiang could see the excited expressions of these "maritime merchants" in front of him after he said these words, for them who are nominally businessmen, but in fact they are thieves, what they are asking for is that "origin", and now that the prince has given them such a choice, how can they not be excited.

However, for Zhu Guoqiang, this is not only a necessity to win people's hearts, but also to turn the "Peacock Flag" into a necessity, first coaxing them ashore, and then slowly drawing them, and finally the "Peacock Flag" will naturally become the navy under his command!

First there were in-laws, and then there were large-scale cannons, coupled with the promise of building a port and building a city, so that the "Peacock Flag" would go up and down to settle down on the shore, and for a time, the "Peacock Flag" was all in their hearts.

Because of the urgency of time, Zhu Guoqiang then discussed with Li Ying and others how to receive the troops in Shanghai and other matters, and it took several hours from noon to evening before the initial plan was formulated. In the end, it was naturally rare to have a sumptuous dinner, and at the dinner, Zhu Guoqiang saw Emi again, and of course he was a little sorry for her in his heart, after all, in the whole thing, she was more like a part of the transaction, the bond that maintained the relationship between the two.

But during the dinner, Emi just looked at him without saying a word, and when she saw Zhu Guoqiang's gaze fall on her, she would take the initiative to smile, without the twisting of an ordinary woman at all......

In fact, in this era, women do not have any choice, and most of the time they are passive in the face of fate. For Emi, the prince is undoubtedly a very good husband.

He was young and good-looking, and he was of very high status.

The next morning, when Zhu Guoqiang, who woke up again, was about to say goodbye with a little hangover, Emi took the initiative to find the door, and even a little reluctant.

"From now on, you will be my husband!"

Staring at the guy in front of him who "didn't have horns", the little girl took the initiative to stuff a Japanese short knife into his hand.

"This is what my mother left me, and now I give it to you, you have to remember me. When you come back next time, remember to take my boat, which has a red peacock flag on the bow of my boat, which is very ...... to find."

Belch!

This little girl who is only thirteen or fourteen years old actually has her own boat!

It turns out that this girl is also a pirate...... If you are going to become the king of the pirates...... Isn't that the man of One Piece?

One Piece man!

It seems interesting, too. Could the Peacock Flag be her dowry? In fact, whether or not she will eventually turn it into her dowry?

Smiling in his heart, Zhu Guoqiang rubbed her head lightly and said.

"When the Northern Expedition is over, I will marry you."

"Hmmm! I'll wait for you! ”

The little girl blinked her dark eyes and nodded heavily, without the slightest shyness of her daughter's family. This kind of personality of hers makes Zhu Guoqiang like it a lot......