"It can't be!"

Zhao Guangning's complexion changed greatly.

He had the impression that Bishop Eduardo was a very devout believer, and that it was impossible for him to commit the crime of corruption and dereliction of duty.

"What is the evidence? Can the trial process be fair? ”

It was precisely because of Eduardo's persuasion that Zhao Guangning chose to join the church. Now hearing the news of Eduardo's imprisonment, Zhao Guangning is like five thunderbolts.

"Evidence? Of course, Bishop Eduardo sells indulgences and makes a profit from them..."

"Fart!"

Before Silva could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Zhao Guangning.

"Bishop Eduardo's devotion to the Lord is beyond doubt. How could he have done such a thing as selling indulgences for profit! ”

Silva sneered with a gloomy face and said, "This is an order personally issued by His Excellency the Governor, do you even suspect His Excellency the Governor?" ”

Zhao Guangning shook his head: "It's not like this, it must not be like this." With that, he turned around and left the church.

Qian Yuan was sitting in a tea shop outside the church drinking tea, and when he saw Zhao Guangning hurriedly walking out, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Master Zhao, why is this prayer so fast."

"Well, don't mention it, I'll talk about it later."

Seeing Zhao Guangning's depressed face, Qian Yuan didn't dare to ask any more questions, and followed Zhao Guangning all the way towards the hotel where he was staying.

When he arrived at the hotel, Zhao Guangning called Qian Yuan to his room. As soon as he closed the door, Zhao Guangning lowered his voice and said, "Do you know that Bishop Eduardo has been arrested. ”

"What!" Qian Yuan couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this. This is also too sensational. The dignified bishop was arrested, who is so bold?

"It's an order from Governor Sanchez."

Zhao Guangning looked a little depressed. The blow was too great for him to recover from for a while.

"In the name of Bishop Eduardo, he sold indulgences for profit. I don't believe it in any way. ”

"Maybe there's a misunderstanding?"

Qian Yuan comforted.

"You send someone to inquire and find out what's going on."

Zhao Guangning was a nostalgic person, he still wanted to see what happened, and asked Governor Sanchez to put Bishop Eduardo in prison without hesitation.

"Okay, I'll send someone to investigate."

"But it's better to hire a local to look it up." Zhao Guangning paused and said: "After all, we are merchants, and it is inconvenient for us to come forward by ourselves. ”

Qian Yuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master Zhao, I will definitely borrow someone else's hand, and I won't fall into the handle." ”

He knew what Zhao Guangning was worried about.

Manila's Franco-Rang Robot has not had a very good attitude towards the merchants of the Ming Kingdom in recent years, and if Governor Sanchez catches the handle, God knows if he will extort a lot of money.

"Well, it seems that things are a lot more complicated than I thought, and I have a vague feeling that Manila is not the same as when I came here more than ten years ago."

Zhao Guangning muttered: "I just hope that it will not delay the county's maritime trade plan." ”

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"County Zun, it's this kind of firecracker, it can hit two hundred steps away!"

Qi Wen excitedly reported to Ning Xiu. Ever since Ningxiu set up a firearms bureau to develop firearms, all kinds of firearms have popped up.

Needless to say, even the firecrackers with a range of 200 paces have been pounded out now.

There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and the ancients will not deceive me.

"Well, that means it has a range of up to three hundred meters."

Ning Xiu prefers to change the step count of the Ming Dynasty to modern rice, which is more intuitive.

"What about the effective range?"

"You can break the cotton armor in a hundred steps!"

Qi Wen clenched his fists and said excitedly.

This was something he would never have dared to imagine before. He boasted that he had been following Qi Shuai for a long time, and he had never seen any firearms. But Zida followed the county zun to Xiangshan County, and the previous inherent ideas were completely broken.

As far as firearms are concerned, his knowledge is still very shallow, and there are many things that he does not know.

Ning Xiu nodded with satisfaction.

In this era, armor is a very luxurious thing.

Ordinary pirate bandits don't wear armor, and even the Ming border army mostly wears cotton armor. It is very difficult to wear an official position above the guerrilla level if the real iron armor is not attached.

This new type of firearm can shoot through cotton armor within 100 steps, which is already quite terrifying.

"So the effective killing distance of this new type of firearm is one hundred and fifty meters."

The corners of Ning Xiu's mouth rose, and he nodded with satisfaction: "Is it difficult to equip this new type of firearm in the army?" ”

Qi Wen thought for a moment and said: "The craftsman said that there is no big problem with the making, but the raw materials are relatively expensive, and it takes fifty taels to make a gun." ”

Ning Xiu frowned when he heard this. It's also too expensive.

Qi Jiajun's bird gun is fifteen taels, which is equivalent to three times the cost of bird guns.

If it is equipped with 1,000 new firearms, it will cost 50,000 taels.

If it can be used for a long time, it is fine, but the service life of the firecracker in this era is very limited. Even with careful maintenance, the life of a gun is only a few dozen rounds.

The kind of inferior bird guns that cost a few taels of silver can only be fired for a few shots.

After fifty rounds, Ning Xiu had to allocate money for the craftsman to make a new gun, which was too high.

"My lord, maybe you can make a hundred strokes first."

Qi Wen also knew Ning Xiu's worries, and suggested in a deep voice.

Ning Xiu nodded and said, "Let's make a hundred guns first." There is not much in the fine, we must first ensure the quality. In addition, the bonus on the craftsman's side should also be paid in a timely manner. ”

"My subordinates know."

"By the way, the kind of watermill craftsmen I mentioned can be developed?"

Ning Xiu had the intention of engaging in a waterwheel, but he only remembered a general appearance, so he had to talk to the craftsmen. As for whether they can make it up or not, it's up to them.

"They have some ideas, but there is still a gap between them and the requirements of adults."

"Well, take your time and don't rush."

He pondered for a moment and said, "I am going to set up a cement and glass branch factory on Wuzhushan Island, and you can do it too." ”

Wuzhushan Island is definitely a treasure to Ning Xiu. It not only provided Ning Xiu with a place to train his troops, but also gave him a base camp. Here, Ning Xiu can rest assured that he can develop his own technology tree without worrying about being disturbed by the outside world.

After several rounds of searching by Ning Xiu, the remnants of the pirates on the island were all found and executed, and now the island's recruits are all recruits he recruited.

This place is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and Ning Xiu doesn't have to worry about the soldiers running away.

At the same time as training troops and tuntian, it would be great if we could develop industrialization.

Ning Xiu's idea was prompted by the discovery of iron ore and open-pit coal mines on Wuzhushan Island.

These are two more major discoveries after the copper mine.

Although the sensation is not as good as the discovery of gold and silver mines, it is enough for Ning Xiu to be happy for a while.

The availability of coal mines and iron ore means the basic raw materials needed for industrial production.

Ning Xiu didn't need to worry about the raw materials, just let it go.

Self-sufficiency without having to look at other people's faces is definitely the most pleasant thing, Ning Xiu believes that it will not take more than ten years for him to develop the industrial system of the Ming Dynasty to the level of the first industrial revolution in later generations.

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