On October 18, Wang Chengen, Cao Bianjiao and Yang Guozhu stood in the Qianqing Palace and reported to the Son of Heaven the harvest of Tianjin and his party. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Chengen has been really affected too much in Fanjiazhuang these days, and he has been sluggish on the way back to the capital these days. Even if he was standing in front of the throne at this time, he still looked incredulous. He didn't know where he had been thrown away, and his face was full of sluggishness, as if he hadn't recovered from the shock of the previous few days.

Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, looked at Wang Chengen, whose face was wrong, and called out lightly: "Wang Chengen..."

Wang Chengen didn't react, he stood there not knowing what he was thinking, and he didn't answer the words of the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Youzhen frowned, turned his head to look at Cao Bianjiao, and asked, "Cao Taibao, how did this line of work go?" ”

Cao Bianjiao replied: "Holy Mingjian, the Duke of Jin has promised to sell cannons to Jingying. ”

Zhu Youzhen's face was overjoyed and said, "Good! How to sell? ”

Cao Bianjiao replied: "Back to the Holy Lord, the Duke of Jinguo is willing to sell three hundred heavy Hongyi cannons to Beijing at a price of three thousand taels and one doors. ”

Zhu Youzhen anxiously asked: "What about the flowering bomb?" ”

Cao Bianjiao arched his hand and said: "Congratulations to the Holy Lord, the Duke of Jin Guo is willing to sell 10,000 flowering shells at the price of ten taels and one rounds. ”

Li Zhi sold both the heavy artillery and the flowering shell to Zhu Youzhen this time.

The reason why Li Zhi is so generous is because Li Zhi believes that at this stage, the interests of the Ming royal family are basically the same as his own. Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, often stood on Li Zhi's side in the court, and even fought against the civil officials in order to protect Li Zhi. Strengthening the strength of the Son of Heaven's camp now is to add a powerful ally to himself.

The Ming Dynasty was in full flames, and Li Zhi couldn't always be asked to put out fires everywhere. Let the strength of Beijing be stronger, and let Li Zhi be able to carry out construction in Tianjin with peace of mind.

Moreover, the so-called cannon fires 10,000 taels of gold, and the arms trade has always been the most lucrative business. Li Zhi's munitions factory did not take much time to produce 300 cannons and 10,000 rounds of flowering shells, but he could easily earn 1 million taels of silver.

As for the imitation of the weapon after the Son of Heaven got it, it was basically impossible. The Beijing camp couldn't even make a bronze Hongyi cannon, so they had to buy it from the Portuguese in Macau, let alone cast an iron-core copper cannon.

The flowering shell was more technical, and it would not have been possible to create a flowering bullet that could withstand the pressure of the cannon chamber without the finishing of lathes and boring machines at the level of the eighteenth century.

In fact, these cannons and flowering shells have been around for several years, and they are not Li Zhi's most sophisticated weapons. Li Zhi believes that he will soon be able to develop more powerful cannons and maintain the generational gap of leading weapons.

So after thinking about it, Li Zhi finally felt that this deal was done, and accepted one million taels from the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Youzhen was a little excited when he heard Cao Bianjiao's words, and his face was full of joy. With Li Zhi's 300 cannons, the strength of the Beijing camp suddenly rose to a new level. With those 10,000 rounds of flowering bombs pressing the bottom of the box, even if he encounters hundreds of thousands of thieves in the future, he can also bombard him.

Zhu Youzhen patted the armrest of the throne and praised: "I didn't look away, and the prince of Jinguo is really loyal." ”

"True loyalty!"

Zhu Youzhen was in a happy mood, stood up and walked a few steps in the Qianqing Palace, and suddenly looked at Wang Chengen again.

"Wang Chengen, why are you so unrelenting?"

Wang Chengen finally reacted and hurriedly replied: "Where is the slave?" ”

Seeing Wang Chengen's trance-like appearance, Yang Guozhu and Cao Bianjiao glanced at each other and did not speak.

Zhu Youzhen frowned and said, "Wang Chengen, why do you look overly frightened, what did you see in Tianjin?" ”

Wang Chengen replied: "Back to the saint, the minister saw the bell tower in Fanjiazhuang..."

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "I heard Wang Dehua talk about the clock tower, and it is said to be very subtle. I once wanted the Duke of Jin to come to the Forbidden City to build one, but the people of Qin Tianjian said that this bell was not in line with the feng shui of the Forbidden City, so I had to give up. ”

Wang Chengen said: "Not only the bell tower, but also the slave and maid saw the stainless steel made of the furnace, the windows made of glass, the cheap seafood caught by the trawler, and the rich and generally fat citizens.

Hearing Wang Chengen say so much in one breath, Zhu Youzhen was also a little surprised.

Zhu Youzhen said in surprise: "Use a furnace to make fine steel? Make windows out of glass? This..."

Wang Chengen knelt on the ground with a puff and said, "Holy Lord, that Fanjiazhuang is not a novelty that the slave maid has seen at all, but everything is novel and different everywhere. Jin Guogong not only created a well-equipped army that was the strongest in the world, but also a wizard in administration. The governor of Tianjin took the slave and maid to see a few places at will, and the slave and maid were stunned. And what the slave and maid did not see, they did not know how much. ”

Zhu Youzhen sat back on the throne and said, "It's so magical? ”

Wang Chengen said on the ground: "Holy Lord, that Fanjiazhuang is not only magical things, but also the people who use these things. Everyone there is literate and knows how to be virtuous. The government governs the people fairly and justly, and the merchants do business without deception. Walking on the road and looking at the past, I only felt that the people there were all heroic, and there was no spirit of camping at all. It seems that everyone is thinking about making things convenient for others and contributing to their home and country, as full of vitality as the rising sun in the east. ”

Zhu Youzhen heard Wang Chengen's words and groaned for a long time.

Because of his noble status, the Son of Heaven rarely walked out of the Forbidden City for safety reasons. On weekdays, Zhu Youzhen has little contact with the people in the capital, and the best way for him to understand the people in recent years is to read the newspapers in Tianjin. Zhu Youzhen thought about it repeatedly, but he really couldn't imagine what the people of Fanjiazhuang were like when the so-called "rising sun in the east is full of vitality".

Zhu Youzhen thought for a long time and asked, "How is it compared to the people in the capital?" ”

Wang Chengen replied: "The people of Fanjiazhuang are like sleeping lions that have woken up, as if the dim lights have been lit. Compared with the people in the capital, it only makes people feel that they are gloomy, which is really different from cloud and mud. ”

"If the rest of the Ming Dynasty does not catch up, I am afraid that the people of Tianjin, Shandong and Liaodong will be left far behind. I am afraid that the gap between these will get wider and wider. ”

Hearing Wang Chengen's words, Zhu Youzhen took a breath and looked at Cao and Yang Ergenerals.

Cao Bianjiao and Yang Guozhu glanced at each other, and finally Yang Guozhu replied loudly: "Holy Lord, the people of Fanjiazhuang are indeed impressive, all of them are full of vitality. The people there are not only literate, but also very reasonable. Even when walking on the streets, they all walk on the right, and none of them are arrogant and domineering. ”

Zhu Youzhen slowly leaned on the back of the imperial seat and sighed: "The people under the leadership of the Duke of Jinguo have reached such an extent? ”

"The newspapers in Tianjin said that Tianjin was 150 years ahead of the rest of the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't believe it before. But when you say this, I believe it. ”

Sighing, Zhu Youzhen said: "If I have a chance, I really want to go to Tianjin and Fanjiazhuang to have a look." ”