With the Ottoman Empire, which spans three continents in Europe, Asia and Africa, the pure natural rich and handsome in front of him, England, which was originally a remote corner, is more and more obscene and obscene. And just as the emissary of the rebel armed parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England, Winstanley became a fighter in the eyes of the civil and military officials present in the twenty-four K pure dicks.

Among the people present, although most of them were shocked by the magnanimity of the Ottoman envoys, or had a strong interest in Ottoman firearms and horse breeds, there were also many people who remained in place with great interest, waiting to see what the envoy from this small barbarian country from a remote corner had to say and how it would end.

However, since he was able to be sent as an emissary by the parliamentary army, and was cited by Cromwell as a confidant, Winstanley was by no means an ordinary person!

From the day he intended to be an envoy to this mysterious and rich land, he took care to gather all the information he could gather about the land and the polity. Thanks to the blessings of the English East India Company, which was violently beaten by the Southern Cantonese army at the mouth of the Pearl River, and to the blessings of those English merchants, in the diaries, letters, and official documents they left in England, Winstanley sketched an image of the Southern Cantonese army as clearly as possible.

From these materials written in a variety of papers, colorful inks, and handwriting, or with teeth and claws, Winstanley was pleasantly surprised to discover a secret!

That is, the Nanyue Army is extremely happy with all kinds of novel species from all over the world! From all kinds of horses, horses, all kinds of breeding cattle, breeding sheep, seeds, to other animal and plant breeds, peppers, tomatoes, corn grass, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes and so on are all on their welcome list.

In order to encourage merchants to bring these species with them when importing, the Nanyue Army even offered a magic weapon of tax relief. Anyone who enters the country with a number of animals and plants on the list can receive a certain amount of tax relief. This is described in the reports and letters of several British merchants.

Therefore, Winstanley thought of a variety that could be presented as a strange species to Duke Li, the commander of the Southern Yue Army! A homegrown white pig from Yorkshire, in the north of England!

Sounds earthy, right? It's more solidified than the role positioning of Weinstein's turtle and dick, right? But, wait! As a figure who has his own strong and colorful strokes in the history of human thought, how can he not understand the world and people's hearts? His hand. It was precisely the itch that hit Nanyuejun and Li Shouhan, as if Grandma Liu brought all kinds of new melons and vegetables to Jia's mother when she entered Rongguo's mansion, although the money was not much, but it was very appetizing to the recipient.

(Speaking of which, the unkind author will digress a little, as a person living in society, it is inevitable to have the behavior of having favors and asking people to do things.) However, one thing to keep in mind. Giving gifts to others is also something that takes some thought, don't use numbers at every turn. You know, the numbers you can get your hands on may be just a drop in the bucket in the eyes of others. When the time comes, I don't say that my flesh hurts, but I can't leave any impression on it. Therefore, gift-giving is really a science. Especially when the poor who ask for help give gifts to others, they really need to put some thought into it. It's good to study the other person. If Grandma Liu is also bent on giving some expensive and decent gifts, I am afraid that she will sell all the house and land, and she may not be able to match a piece of furniture in Jia's mother's room. In this way, he may not be able to enter the eyes of Jia Mu. Not to mention any good things like listening to a play, eating, or visiting the garden! ）

When someone drove a horse-drawn cart to transport dozens of local Yorkshire pigs to the gate of the courtyard, the civil and military officials who were bent on seeing what kind of tribute this English turtle had sent could not help but laugh in unison.

"This is clearly the ballasted thing at the bottom of the ship when sailing at sea! Piggybacking can also improve the food for the brothers, some fresh meat to eat! An official said disdainfully.

Under the light of the lights. Dozens of large white pigs that were carefully raised along the way appeared in the eyes of everyone. Although the sea was turbulent for several months, however, under the careful care of Winstanley at all costs, the children and grandchildren of Marshal Tianpeng arrived in Guangzhou. Soon he regained his spirits.

("Am I easy!") In order to get the pigs here, I risked a mutiny with almost all the sailors, and asked them to reduce as much space as possible to transport other cargo. This is a desperate matter that has almost cut off their financial resources! Although Winstanley does not know what it means to cut off people's wealth and kill their parents, the path of human society is the same. ）

When the general read out aloud the name of Winstanley's gift, the audience burst into laughter.

"Gerard Gerard, Special Envoy of the Parliamentary Army of the Kingdom of England. Winstanley, 20 pairs of white pigs from Yorkshire, England! ”

The civil and military officials originally thought that they would be furious, or that they would change color, and Li Shouhan, who would not give this English turtle a good look, listened to the interpretation of the general officer, and with the help of the lamplight, saw the group of pigs who showed the demeanor of Marshal Tianpeng well in the cage, and actually got up and left their seats, and led a group of high-level officials to the car loaded with pigs.

Others don't know, but he knows the meaning of this great white pig native to Yorkshire! Whether it is listening to my grandfather and uncles talking about the army's agricultural and sideline production at home, or the occasional conversation of those prisoners who raise pigs and vegetables in prison, my ears are all rubbed out of a name.

"Yorkshire Pig!"

Yorkshire pigs, also known as English white pigs, are named for their pure white coat and large body. It is known for having well-developed back muscles and plump thighs. It has excellent properties such as strong adaptability, high fecundity, fast growth rate, high lean meat rate, good meat quality and firm physique. The hybrid offspring have low feed requirements, so it is advisable to use Yorkshire pigs as the cross father in places where the protein feed level is not too high. But what really made it famous in one fell swoop is its comprehensive cost performance. If you don't believe me, look at this set of figures: the slaughter rate is 76%, the meat search rate is 58^-63%, and the body weight can reach 90 kg at 156 days. For every 1 kg gained, 2.96 kg of feed is consumed. It was bred in the Yorkshire region of England, hence the name Yorkshire pig.

In the fifties of the nineteenth century, it was also a large fat pig.

But by the late nineteenth century, with the development of production in England and the improvement of living conditions. People's demand for fat in pork has been greatly reduced, and through purposeful, planned and systematic linear cultivation of high-protein concentrate diets, directional breeding and matching, so that large white pigs have rapidly developed in the direction of lean meat.

Many countries have introduced large white pigs from the United Kingdom, and have successively bred large white pig breeds suitable for their own countries according to local conditions, such as Soviet large white pigs. American Yorkshire, Japanese Yorkshire, etc.

But few people know that the Yorkshire pigs, which were bred like a tree, only possessed one-half English blood. The other half of its genetic pedigree is from China, this elegant gentleman of the pig world with a tender white body, is a cross between a large white pig from England and a small and fatter Chinese white pig, a typical mixed breed!

After a few circles around the pig cage, Li Shouhan couldn't help but smile. At present, the demand for meat in the Nanyue Army has reached an outrageous height. Everywhere the soldiers and horses are invincible, although in the eyes of others. It relied on sophisticated firearms, adequate military pay, harsh military discipline and heavy training. However, what they don't know is that in addition to these factors, there is one more issue that is easily overlooked, and that is adequate nutrition! If you don't eat well, you won't be full. Well, the ones above are all castles in the sky!

Although there are countless boats at sea that catch fish, shrimp, and seafood. On land, there are also large farms that breed chickens, ducks and pigs, providing a large number of fish, poultry, eggs and meat for the army, factories and mining forest farms. However, there has always been a gap in demand for meat.

For this, the officials can't figure it out even if they think about it. Comparatively speaking, the current food standard among the Southern Yue Army. Even the food of an ordinary soldier is better than that of a small landlord in the mainland. Why are the soldiers still shouting?

This is a question that even Li Shouhan can't understand.

In fact, the reason is very simple, the fat and protein provided by products such as fish and shrimp are smaller than those of pork, beef and mutton. It is digested quickly, which is what the common people call the top time. The same is a pound of meat, an adult eats a pound of fish and shrimp, and even a pound of chicken, duck, and mutton is very easy, you eat a pound of beef, a pound of pork to try?

Although the Nanzhong region is rich in buffaloes, this guy is the main force in cultivating the fields and pulling carts, and no one is willing to kill it for meat. Even though there have long been dedicated beef cattle farms in the Nanzhong region to meet the demand for beef, how long does it take for a beef cow to grow from a calf to being edible? How much effort does it take to get them to thrive and not get sick? Therefore, those who want to sacrifice their lives for the huge demand for meat, except for the descendants of the Eight Commandments, can no longer find a suitable choice.

You know, it takes more than a year and a half to raise beef cattle on synthetic feed to be able to eat them, and in the non-industrial era, you don't even think about eating meat without two or three years. And on the basis of raising pigs without modern synthetic feed, the maximum time for slaughter is only one year, right?

"I found the right breed, mixed it successfully, and bred it to produce my own Yorkshire pigs. Let this baby pig with a high litter count, a high slaughter rate, and a high ratio of meat and feed exchange provide enough meat for Lao Tzu's army and people! ”

After carefully looking around the pig cage and making sure that the big white pigs in front of him were one of the original Yorkshire pigs, Li Shouhan nodded with satisfaction. With the current breeding and breeding technology of the Southern Yue Army, it is not difficult to cultivate new varieties in a short period of time and popularize varieties in several major breeding farms.

"My lord, should the envoy of England be rewarded for offering this thing?" Although I don't know what happened to these pigs in front of me who kept humming and constantly colliding with their noses on the cage pillars, but seeing Li Shouhan's face smiling like a flower, Li Peilin knew that this must be a good thing! The importance of the Nanyue Army is even no less than corngrass, cowpox and tear tree!

"Today's reward is a bit abrupt. Let's just have a feast, if you have any needs in the future, please tell the officials of our Department of Rites to make it clear! ”

Although Winstanley couldn't understand what Li Shouhan was saying, he also guessed from the change in the attitude of the officials of the Ministry of Rites to him that the Duke in front of him liked the gift this time! Several members of the mission who followed him also noticed this, exchanged glances with each other, and knew that this treasure was right! When he came, he complained all kinds of things, and he was thrown back to his hometown in England!

On the other side of the courtyard, those who watched and admired the firearms offered by the Ottomans were disappointed!

A fire gun decorated with gold and silver filigree and various precious stones, tortoiseshell, etc. Of course, it is dazzling and praised. However, the people of the Nanyue Army also have some insight in their eyes. For these prosperous and magnificent things decorated on the fire, it is not said that they are nothing, but they are also pointed. The decoration of these gemstones and filigree on the firecracker is certainly eye-catching, but it has a bearing on the performance of the firecracker itself. But there is no improvement.

Under the influence of Li Shouhan, they were concerned about the performance coefficient of these firearms, the manufacturing process, the cost, and the cost of loading a large number of equipment troops, as well as the corresponding tactical requirements for the army put forward by the change of weapons.

In the Ming army, Lu Mi Gong is also a weapon that is extremely valuable and cannot be equipped! According to Xu Guangqi and Xu Xiangguo's calculations, the official cost of a Lumi gun is one hundred and fifty taels of silver.

Such a cost naturally puts Lu Mi Gong in an embarrassing situation. It's hard to build. The cost is high, so it is naturally not easy to install on a large scale.

Someone picked up an original and genuine Lumi gun and carefully observed this fire gun. The all-metal structure of this Lumi gun is made of metal from the barrel to the body. Only in the tail is it made of the finest hardwood. In this way, the body is naturally heavier.

"So heavy? How far can you hit? Xiao Zhengchun, the standard commander of the Ninth Mixed Brigade, frowned and asked about the matter.

"Your Excellency, according to the military attache of the Mission, this firebolt is for the Sultan's royal family, and it is the most elaborate of the craft. The firing range can be at one hundred and fifty paces. The aim is extremely high! ”

"The essence of it lies in the double-layered pipes, which are integrated into the body. There are no segments, and the inner and outer pipes are connected in opposite directions, and there will be no explosion! Within 100 steps, you can break heavy armor! Seeing that some people were interested in their own firearms, the military attachés in the Ottoman mission were naturally quite proud.

That Xiao Zhengchun was originally a child of a wealthy family in Fujian and lived in Hua'an County for generations. The family is huge. In the past dynasties, the business of going to sea was unusual, and the folk once had a song that said, "Burn the Xiao family's courtyard, and lose Hua'an County." It happened that Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fu, surrendered to the Nanyue army. The Xiao family, who has been a maritime merchant for generations, also joined the Nanyue Army with hundreds of their own ships. This young master Xiao Zhengchun Xiao of Hua'an County has become a standard commander of the Ninth Mixed Brigade.

Although he was born as a son-in-law, Xiao Zhengchun is a figure who has seen the world. You will never be fooled by a few words from an Ottoman officer!

He pursed his lips, expressing disdain for the boastful remarks of the Ottoman military attaché. For this Lu Mi gun in his hand, he has his own comments.

In the eyes of the officers of the Southern Yue Army, Lu Mitong had many flaws. First of all, this firearm is too long, the total length of the Lumi gun is five to seven feet, and the seven feet of the Ming Dynasty is 2.1 meters in later generations, and it is very inconvenient to load such a long breech gun.

Moreover, the manufacturing method is extremely complex, according to the production process learned from the Ministry of War, the two guns that can be closely matched are made and polished, and it requires decades of veteran technicians.

Especially the last casing, almost a strong drill down, need a quite complex and sophisticated machine, the machine process is complex, almost two people high, only this complex machine, can ensure that the axial direction of the two pipes is consistent, and then slowly drill into it little by little. In short, it is very painstaking and laborious to make Lu Mi Gong, and the requirements for technology, equipment, raw materials and other fields are very high.

How can the gun pipe made in this way be popularized and popularized for hunting only for a small number of troops and princes and nobles?

What's worse is that it does not use fixed cartridge ammunition, but assembles primers, propellants, and lead separately, and has its own equipment for storage and transportation. When fighting, life and death are between breathing and breathing, how can you accurately reload? If the reloading is not in place, it will inevitably affect the launch, and the tactical requirements for concentrated firepower will be fatal!

"With such a long gun tube and no stingers, how can we fight bayonets? Could it be that it is impossible to re-form spears, swords, and shields? Xiao Zhengchun whispered to his colleagues to discuss and laugh at the disadvantages of this Lu Mi Gong.

"That's it! After the first shot, you have to reload the propellant, ignite the gunpowder, lead, and tamp it with a cane before you can hit the second shot. ”

"By the time you're loaded, Lao Tzu will already shoot another volley!"

A few officers commented mercilessly on this original Rumi gun from Ottoman.

After the first round of artillery and rockets strikes to break up the enemy's formation and morale, the musketeers stepped forward to fire a salvo, and then used hundreds, thousands, or even more firebolts to concentrate fire, and the three salvos shattered the opponent's little fighting spirit. Perhaps it didn't take three rounds, and the musketeers would all be stabbed under the command of the officers, and the final battle would be resolved with bayonets.

In addition to the fact that there were no or very few cavalry to attack, it was completely the three-plate axe tactic of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's cannon bombarding the cavalry and the cavalry charging with firearms.

It was by virtue of this tactic that the Nanyue Army swept across the entire East Asian continent. (To be continued.) )