The next day, Ambassador Wang came to the mansion of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry with a rifled flintlock pistol, and John Tang was waiting in the main hall early.

Matteo Ricci and John Wang, these Westerners, came to the Far East thousands of miles away, but they were not so kind to improve the scientific and technological level of the Ming Dynasty.

Matteo Ricci John came here for only one purpose, to spread Catholicism and baptize the high-ranking people of the Ming Dynasty.

The imparting of scientific knowledge to the Ming people was just a means for missionaries like John Tong to use science to preach.

Zhang Fengxiang sent his henchman to find Tang Ruowang and invited him to go to the mansion of the Ministry of Works, and agreed on the spot without saying a word.

Before dawn, Tang Ruowang enthusiastically knocked on the door of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Industry, and sat happily in the main hall waiting for the end of the early dynasty.

Ambassador Wang and Tang Ruowang waited until it was almost noon, Zhang Fengxiang came back in an official sedan chair, and when he heard that the two of them had arrived, he took the two of them to the garden in the backyard without hurrying.

Zhang Fengxiang was wearing a scarlet brocade pheasant complement official uniform, sitting on the embroidered pier of the four-corner pavilion by the lake, drinking Mengding stone flower tea slowly, waiting for Tang Ruowang to finish the rifled flintlock pistol.

As a leader of Western studies and a consultant to the Xiangshanao Gun Factory, the best artillery factory in the Far East, John Tang's position in the field of firearms is not much worse than that of Xu Guangqi.

Tang Ruowang carefully observed the kung fu of a cup of tea, shook his head and said: "The flintlock pistol is not a new thing, the West invented the flintlock pistol more than eighty years ago. ”

"As for the invention of rifling, it was even earlier, the West invented rifling more than 130 years ago, but this thing is very impractical, and it can even be said to be a waste."

"Because the rifling is extremely difficult to carve, even an old craftsman has to take several months to carve the rifling, and it is difficult to mass production, and the West gave up rifled guns more than 100 years ago."

Zhang Fengxiang listened to Tang Ruowang's mouthful of Western Morning, and felt extremely harsh, clearly saying that the Ming Dynasty was far worse than the Western Ocean.

If this was replaced by a courtier like Cao Wenzhao, who had a very high loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, he would have been slashed a long time ago, and he would not allow others to say that the Ming Dynasty was not at all.

Zhang Fengxiang was just harsh, and after hearing the answer he wanted, the harshness turned into a beautiful sound, and he cautiously asked again: "Are you sure." ”

The root of Tang Ruowang's mind was not on the rifled flintlock pistol, and he casually said yes, and asked happily: "Zhang Shangshu called me this time, is he preparing to be baptized and become a member of the great Catholic Church?" ”

As long as there are enough benefits, it is not impossible to be baptized into Catholicism, but it is a pity that John Tang can't give Zhang Fengxiang what he wants, but the scene still has to be said: "This matter will be discussed later." ”

"If Mr. John Tang has time, he will visit some old friends with his official in the past two days."

Zhang Fengxiang is the second-grade Shangshu of the dynasty, and his old friend can be worse, Tang Ruowang hurriedly said: "There is time, there is time, Tang has time." ”

Ambassador Wang, who was sitting on the cold bench, saw that Zhang Fengxiang and Tang Ruowang were fighting hotly there, and until the end of the conversation, he did not mention him for a word, and he was a little disheartened.

Hearing Zhang Fengxiang say that he was taking Tang Ruowang to meet some big figures in the Donglin Party, Ambassador Wang was completely desperate, worked for most of the day, and took out a hundred taels of silver, and finally made a wedding dress for others.

Ambassador Wang immediately felt a resentment in his heart, sat on the cold bench, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and stood up with an ugly face: "Zhang Shangshu, the official has resigned." ”

Zhang Fengxiang waved his hand impatiently, signaling Ambassador Wang to hurry up and get out, and continued to greet John Tang warmly.

Ambassador Wang almost fainted, took a deep breath, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes: If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.

Zhang Fengxiang had been watching Ambassador Wang for the rest of his eyes, and caught a glimpse of him suddenly clenching his fists, stroking his beard and smiling.

Tang Ruowang thought that Zhang Fengxiang was interested in the baptism he said, and was about to strike while the iron was hot, Zhang Fengxiang said calmly: "I'm troublesome Mr. Tang today, let's talk another day." ”

"Butler, send-off."

The confidant steward sent John Tang out of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Works, and when he returned to the square pavilion in the backyard, he had just stood firm and almost fell to the ground.

Just because the old man said something extremely incredible, he almost didn't scare his henchmen to death.

Zhang Fengxiang put the imitation Doucai chicken bowl cup on the table, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Hurry up and take out all the silver in the Zhuangzi outside the city, we must earn back all the money with interest this time." ”

"Well, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to find the eight Jin merchants in the capital, and say that I want to mortgage all the Zhuangzi fields outside the city."

The confidant steward has been with Zhang Fengxiang for decades, since he was a small jinshi, he has always been by his side, and he heard that Zhang Fengxiang was about to sell his ancestral property like a demon, and he almost knelt on the ground.

The henchman is now eager to stab John Tang to death, it must be this damn missionary who has bowed his head to the master, otherwise with the master's scheming and scheming, how could he do such a ruined behavior that makes people poke their backbones.

After Zhang Fengxiang said this, he had a cup of tea, and the henchman housekeeper still stood motionless, and a trace of anger flashed on the brown spotted old face: "Hurry up, the land will be worthless if it's late!" ”

Worthless? The henchman butler seems to have heard the biggest joke in the world, Tian Chuan is a good thing that is more valuable than Gu Dong.

It's a pity that the old lady is gone, and no one can persuade the master, so the henchman can only go to the Eight Jin Merchants in a trance.

Zhang Fengxiang looked at the back of his henchman leaving, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that it looked good, even better than the top card in the Qinglou: "This time the official wants to gain fame and fortune." ”

"With Ambassador Wang, a villain who is familiar with the situation, the Jin merchants will definitely open a big gamble, as long as Zhu Shun can't get a thousand rifled guns, the Jin merchants will lose a lot."

"The most important thing for a merchant is cash, how can he do business without cash, and at that time, it will be the time for the official to loot Zhuangzi and Tiantian."

Ambassador Wang, who was snubbed, went to one of the eight Jin merchants, cousin Wang Dengku, as Zhang Fengxiang expected.

Wang Dengku is a more lascivious person, especially likes to prostitute himself during the day, Ambassador Wang walked into the Wang family's mansion, walked straight to the main hall and waited for his cousin to come over.

After a stick of incense, Wang Dengku, one of the eight great Jin merchants, saw his cousin, brushed his mustache with his hand, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Dengke, why do you have time to come to me today." ”

"It's just right that you're here, my brother just bought a pair of high-quality Yangzhou thin horses, why don't you taste it together?"

Ambassador Wang's heart was full of resentment towards Zhang Fengxiang, and he wanted to calculate him, where was he still in the mood to taste Yangzhou Thin Horse: "No need brother, this time I came to have a big fortune to hand over to my brother." ”

"I just don't know if my brother dares to do next."