Hirado New Port is very lively.

The harbor is surrounded by busy figures, with buildings rising from the ground and wharves stretching out to the sea;

The ships on the sea are even denser, and the number is not clear, and the warships are neatly arranged in the harbor, and countless merchant ships are constantly pouring in from the east, carrying I don't know how much.

Yang Cong took Yu Dayou, Yang Jisheng, Wang Zhi and others to stroll on the newly built Fuchuan Wharf, and he couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

Who would have thought that he would take such a large piece of territory in Dongying without spending a single soldier, and the princes of Dongying didn't even dare to let out a fart, as if they were not here to invade.

At this time, the situation can be described as very good, the imperial court has agreed to his proposal to open the sea ban, merchants from all over the country are actively inquiring about ways to do business in Toei, and the castle next to Hirado New Port is also nearing completion, and it will only take ten days or so to accommodate merchants to settle in and do business.

The most important thing in this business is sales, and he really doesn't know how to do Dongying's business, so he directly recruited Wang Zhi, who is most familiar with Dongying.

However, he didn't have time to understand the situation with Wang Zhi, because Wang Zhi's fleet had just arrived, and Hong Tiezhu's fleet came with it, and they were going to meet Hong Tiezhu's fleet.

Not long after everyone stepped into the dock, a long series of black shadows appeared on the sea in the distance, although this scale could not be compared with the fleet of the Daming Naval Division, but it was already more than the fleet under Wang Zhi's hand.

This is the fleet led by Hong Tiezhu, or rather, the fleet of the Yang family, because the flag hung by the fleet is not the "Hong" flag but the "Yang" flag.

Wang Zhi looked at the rapidly approaching fleet, and couldn't help but feel a little envious and jealous in his heart, because Hong Tiezhu was already equipped with a large number of new steamers under his hands, and he still had an old sailboat in his hand, and the speed could not be compared with others at all.

This guy's face is really not small, he even asked Lord Yang to wait in person, you know, even when his fleet arrived, Lord Yang didn't wait on the dock, but after hearing that his fleet was coming, Lord Yang personally ran over to greet him.

Hong Tiezhu didn't expect that Yang Cong would wait for him on the dock in person, you know, he is actually a steward of the Yang family, but he is in charge of the Yang family's fleet, which is relatively large, logically speaking, Yang Cong, as the head of the family and an important minister of the court, does not need to wait on the dock at all, and he doesn't even have to come, he should go to meet him.

He had already seen Yang Cong's figure in the telescope, so after the flagship of the fleet docked, he couldn't wait to run down from the suspension ladder, ran to Yang Cong, and said excitedly: "My lord, why are you here, this is really a small deal." ”

Yang Cong patted him on the shoulder and laughed: "Hahahaha, I didn't come to greet you specifically, just because the goods you brought this time are too important, I can't wait to come over and have a look." ”

Goods?

When Hong Tiezhu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Does the goods he brings matter?

This time, although he brought all the goods purchased by the Yang family, most of them were tea, porcelain, cloth, grain, etc., these are all common things!

Yang Cong saw his stunned look, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Didn't Mr. Wang let you bring a batch of goods?" ”

Mr. Wang?

The one who can make adults call an old gentleman must be Wang Xuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, but this old gentleman asked him to bring a batch of goods, for which he also waited in the sea near Shandong for a long time.

However, he didn't know exactly what the goods were, because the goods were sealed in wooden boxes, and he didn't dare to open them at will.

The adult should be talking about this batch of goods, he quickly nodded and said, "Bring it, bring it, it's on the flagship." ”

When Yang Cong heard this, he was a little excited and said, "Hurry up, let people carry it down and take a look." ”

Hong Tiezhu hurriedly ordered people to get on the boat to carry it, and after a while, twenty sturdy guards came down carrying ten flat wooden boxes three feet square.

The wooden box seemed to be a bit heavy, and it was a bit difficult for the two sturdy guards to carry a box, but what was inside?

Not only Hong Tiezhu was a little curious, but even Yu Dayou, Yang Jisheng, Wang Zhi and others were a little curious.

As soon as Yang Cong saw the wooden box being carried over, he couldn't wait to say, "Hurry up, open it and take a look." ”

Well, it's not easy to open a wooden box.

Hearing this, the twenty guards drew their bayonets from their waists, and together they stabbed the lid of the box into the gap between the box and the box, and then pried it up, and the box lid was pried out of a gap about the width of a palm, and then they put their hands into the gap and lifted it vigorously, and the lid of the box was lifted.

The people still couldn't figure out what was inside, because under the lid of the box was a thick layer of oiled paper, and the goods were tightly covered.

It is normal to spread a layer of oil paper on this goods, because it is inevitable that the sea will encounter strong winds and waves, and many things cannot touch the water, so many people will spread a layer of oil paper on the goods to avoid the goods being damp.

So, what's really under the oiled paper?

The answer was soon revealed, Yang Cong personally stepped forward to lift the oil paper, and the goods under it were presented in front of everyone.

It turned out to be artillery!

No one doesn't know this thing.

Thigh-thick cylinders plus two "ears", what is not artillery?

The guns in this box are especially recognizable, as there are ten shells neatly placed on either side.

No wonder the box is so heavy, one cannon plus ten shells is at least a hundred pounds.

Yang Cong looked at the neatly arranged cannonballs, and his face couldn't help but show a look of laughter.

This packaging is too formal!

Wang Xuan didn't know if it was boring or what, so he let people nail wooden squares in the box, and jammed the shells and barrels tightly.

This packaging looks really beautiful and generous, quite formal, the question, is it not troublesome to package it?

And this barrel, why is it so polished, isn't this a waste of time?

Yang Cong squatted down and put his hand into the barrel and touched it, and his face showed a strange look.

The inner wall of this barrel is too smooth, and it is almost the same as the imperial court tiger squat cannon, which makes people say it?

Sir, I'm afraid you misunderstood me!

Why do you make iron cannons so well?

You know, the smoother the inner wall of the barrel, the more stable the performance of the gun!

With such a smooth inner wall, it is estimated that the range of this iron cannon is comparable to that of the tiger squat cannon, and the accuracy is estimated to be not much worse.

If the princes of all walks of life in Dongying buy this kind of iron cannon in large quantities, wouldn't the combat effectiveness rise gradually!

His purpose was not to improve the combat effectiveness of the pirates, he just wanted to make money.

It's a problem if this thing is so well done.

Fortunately, at this time, most of the sailors have begun to be equipped with three to five hundred pounds of new artillery, that power, is not at all comparable to the tiger squat cannon, the next step, he also plans to upgrade the artillery equipped with the foot soldiers, unified replacement for three hundred pounds or five hundred pounds of cannons, anyway, there are many war horses at this time, but I am not afraid that the artillery is too heavy and the artillery car can't pull.

Forget it, let's just drop it, after all, he plans to sell this iron cannon for a thousand taels of silver, and the sales will be better.