Sacrifice......

Zhang Mao doesn't plan to go, or rather, this can be delayed for a few days, it's a big deal, choose the next auspicious day.

Now that this great good thing has happened, how can it be delayed.

I finally survived until the dawn.

Zhang Mao shook his spirits and put his hands behind his back: "Prepare the horse and enter the palace." ”

Zhang Mao loves to ride horses, he doesn't like to sit in a sedan chair, in his opinion, sitting in a sedan chair is only done by sick literati, he is behind the door, how can he sit in a sedan chair.

Although he hadn't slept all night, Zhang Mao seemed very energetic.

He mounted his horse, took a few of his family members, and in a blink of an eye he arrived at the noon gate.

Outside the noon gate, the door was opened.

Cabinet Scholar, waiting for Zhao Hanlin, and early in the morning, the ministers of the various ministries that His Majesty needs to summon have already entered the palace.

Your Majesty is really too diligent in his administration.

Zhang Mao sighed in his heart, and then dismounted and entered the palace, to the warm pavilion, he saw that the warm pavilion had already revealed the light, His Majesty had obviously already risen, looking at the outside of the warm pavilion, many eunuchs were there, all of them were leading the ministers, obviously, many ministers had been summoned.

Zhang Mao stepped forward, and immediately after, the eunuch reported.

In the warm pavilion, it was hot, Emperor Hongzhi only wore a Taoist robe, the Taoist robe was loose, this was not a formal occasion, but it was a 'pajama' that the people loved to wear, but the Taoist robe is better than the pajamas is that it is more solemn than the pajamas, at least it does not look impolite.

Emperor Hongzhi took care of the case, Liu Jian and others sat down separately, and yesterday evening, Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, handed over a note, saying that the king of Manraka had sent an envoy to pay tribute.

Manraka has always been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, although it has been decades and has not come to pay tribute, but the gold books given to them by the Ming Dynasty are still there, and they are qualified to pay tribute.

This sudden tribute made the Guangzhou City Bo Si suspicious, because according to the report of the Guangzhou City Bo Si, the envoys of Manraka were very suspicious, and they did hold the letter of Manchuria, which was the inside, and it was indeed the golden seal given by the imperial court to the king of Manraka, and there was no problem.

However, the city secretary told him that the envoys of the Manraka kingdom were not as good as the Manrakas, who were black and thin, and these envoys were obviously much taller and fair-skinned. Although they were dressed in the garments of the Manrakas, there was a clear difference in language, and even their ships were much more sophisticated than those of the Manrakas.

All in all, there are too many suspicious things about this mission.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and looked at Zhang Sheng: "What do you think of the Qing family?" ”

Zhang Shengdao: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty entered Jiaozhi, I have long heard rumors, saying that it is the country of Manchuria, which was wiped out by a group of Francos, it is reported that less than a thousand people of the Franco, actually defeated the Manraka army of 50,000, and then, the Francos killed the king of Manraka and gained a foothold in Manraka, this time, the minister was terrified, thinking that it was very likely that the Francocca people seized the country of Manraka, and had long coveted the benefits of tribute from my Ming Dynasty, so he pretended to be his messenger and came to the Hajj, hoping to establish contact with my Ming Dynasty. ”

Emperor Hongzhi had a calm face: "If this is the case, this Francois is really cruel, how can I deal with such a person." ”

Zhang Sheng was silent for a moment: "The minister also means this, it's just ......" He was silent for a moment: "The minister is thinking, recently in the Western Ocean, I can always hear the movements of the Franco, it can be seen that the Francophone people have penetrated deeply into the Western Ocean, and the news brought back from the Ming fleet is not only in Manchuria, but also in Sumatra, Java, Tianzhu, and even Luzon, and the minister also heard the military and civilians in the Penghu area report to the government that there have been traces of these people in the nearby waters. ”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and stared at Zhang Sheng: "What does the Qing family mean?" ”

Zhang Shengdao: "From these Franco-Rang people to come here to make a pilgrimage, the minister thinks that the Franco-Mechanics know a lot about my Daming, they see my Ming Dynasty and the truth very thoroughly, not only understand my Daming's tributary etiquette, but also know how to draft the national letter, listen to the Guangzhou City Bo Si's recital, the other party even knows His Majesty's year name, Your Majesty, but the Ming Dynasty does not know anything about the Franco-Machine, where they come from, how the ships they take are made, why they can destroy 50,000 Manchurians with thousands of people, they go deep into the Western Ocean, What exactly is the purpose, even ...... What their customs are, how many people there are in their country, and how many ships they have, the Ming Dynasty doesn't know anything. Your Majesty, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles. At the beginning, my Daming Sailor had captured a group of Francophone people, but these people, from them, the information they could obtain was very rare. ”

Zhang Sheng's eyes widened, and he stared deeply at Emperor Hongzhi: "The minister thinks that it is better to take this opportunity to explore the truth and reality." ”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi thought deeply, and he glanced at Liu Jian.

Liu Jian smiled and said: "What Zhang Butang said, quite reasonable, completely abstaining from communication, although it is to relieve hatred, but it is not a long-term way, and now, I want to go to the West, it is impossible not to face the Francois people, whether it is peace or war in the future, we must always be prepared, and it is inevitable to establish contact with it in addition to exploring the virtual reality." This time, they came here on their own, and the imperial court could pretend that they didn't know their true identity, and then they would be dealt with as appropriate when they arrived in Beijing. ”

Emperor Hongzhi bowed: "In this case, then according to Qing's words, this matter, the Ministry of Rites will arrange, for these Francois people, first treat them with the courtesy of the envoys of the Manchurian state, send capable factory guards, follow them, nominally protect, secretly probe their reality, and when they arrive in Beijing, I will not see them first, and Zhang Qing's family will go to the bottom first." ”

Zhang Sheng's head was raised: "The minister obeys the order." ”

For the Francois people, Daming's attitude is actually quite open.

Even in the history of the Ming Dynasty, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there were many Francophone people into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and even were appointed to astronomical official positions.

Although the Ming Dynasty implemented the sea ban, it was not complacent and arrogant.

After Emperor Hongzhi finished discussing this matter, he breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time the eunuch came in: "Your Majesty, the British Duke asks to see you." ”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Shouldn't Zhang Qing's family go to Changling and Dingling today?" This sacrifice to the ancestors is a great thing. ”

The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, the British public said that there is a big thing to report. ”

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and looked at the Zhuqing in the warm pavilion.

Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the military department, smiled and groaned: "Your Majesty, maybe it is...... The British Duke went to Xishan yesterday, so he came to give the results. ”

Ma Wensheng can remember the grudge, hum, saying that our military department is not doing well......

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly realized: "I almost forgot, pass on." ”

After a while, Zhang Mao came in excitedly, entered the warm pavilion, and bowed: "The old minister has seen Your Majesty." ”

"Hmm." Emperor Hongzhi bowed: "What is the Qing family doing?" ”

"The old minister was fortunate not to be dishonored, and he deliberately went to Xishan to observe the artillery made by Xishan." As he spoke, he took out the drawings presented by Fang Jifan: "Your Majesty, as the minister has seen with his own eyes, the artillery in this drawing has been made, and it is generally the same as in the drawing. ”

Generally the same......

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

Then, everyone's eyes looked at Ma Wensheng.

Marven was stunned.

It's the same.

It's still out?

Ma Wensheng felt a little pain in his heart.

This...... No way!

I don't believe in this evil.

What is the place of Wang Gong Factory, so many skilled craftsmen, these people are all ancestral crafts, there are people in this world who are better at making firearms than them?

They can't make firearms, how can the people of Xishan make them?

Ma Wensheng gritted his teeth: "British Gong, it doesn't hurt to make it the same, but the question is, can it ring?" ”

After all, it is the book of the military department, and it is to the point in a word.

"Yes!"

Yes...... Yes......

The British replied very simply.

This...... It's a little embarrassing.

Ma Wensheng, who was full of words, was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Didn't blow up?" He was not reconciled.

Zhang Mao said: "No! ”

“……”

On Ma Wensheng's forehead, he began to sweat, it was a cold sweat, he had to cheer up, take a deep breath, and continue: "How far can it be fried?" ”

Zhang Mao's eyebrows fluttered: "Compared with the ordinary tiger squat cannon, its range is more than double, from the noon gate, it can probably blow up the cabinet." ”

“……”

This parable......

Weird.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little stunned, and after thinking about it, Zhang Qing's family was a little carried away, but he couldn't bear to blame, so he simply lowered his head, picked up the teacup, pretended to be careless, and blew the foam in the tea.

Liu Jian's face changed slightly, did he provoke you?

However, to forgive the British public, the distance between the noon gate and the cabinet is about seven or eight hundred zhang, perhaps the British justice thinks this distance is appropriate.

What the......

Seven or eight hundred?

Liu Jian's color changed, he was the first assistant scholar of the cabinet, and he would read the reports of the Ministry of War and Wang Gongchang, how many firearms were supervised, how powerful they were, and how far the range was, after all, this was all made with white money, and it was impossible for Liu Jian not to pay attention.

But these seven or eight hundred zhang away are a bit jaw-dropping.

He looked up in amazement and looked at Zhang Mao in disbelief.

Ma Wensheng's face darkened, but he was still unwilling.

I'm not convinced!

Ma Wensheng gritted his teeth: "How powerful is it?" ”

Zhang Mao thought about it carefully, and seemed to feel that it was a little offensive to use the cabinet as an example. But for a while, I couldn't think of any description, just gave all these examples, simply, one way to the dark, he coughed, if he fell in the middle of the cabinet, the people on duty in the cabinet, etc., eight or nine times out of ten, all of them would be wiped out. ”

"Poof......" Emperor Hongzhi just took a sip of tea, and when he heard this, a mouthful of tea spurted out of his mouth, and a mouthful of tea mist flew up, and then, Emperor Hongzhi stroked his heart and coughed desperately.

………………

Listened to the reader's suggestion, one person drove two machines, and then enjoyed a private room alone, and it was really quiet, why is there always a strange smell in the box, is it an illusion? Okay, get off the plane and go to bed, and hurry up early tomorrow.