Zhu Cijiong was learning to paint during this time, the so-called qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, it seems to be a bit of a cultivation of sentiment, but in fact, it is not, he has no time to cultivate sentiment, he wants to design a new military uniform, but the left and right paintings are not good, and he is afraid of what he draws!

He was ruthless, and simply found a master to learn to paint, there are many novel things in his mind, if he can learn painting well, Daming will be blessed.

The emperor wants to find a master to learn to paint, it is naturally very simple, and soon find a suitable one, this person he still knows, it is Liu Ruozai, the leader of Wuchenke in the first year of Chongzheng, originally he should be the champion, but Zhu Cijiong ordered Shi Kefa, and he could only succumb to the list.

However, at this time, he is estimated to be in time, Zhu Cijiong is famous for his cronyism, as long as he is familiar with him and has the ability, the speed of promotion is like riding a rocket.

This Liu Ruozai was born in a scholarly family, knowledgeable, quick thinking, diligent, loyal and honest, and he was also a very famous calligraphy and painting master at that time, after getting along for a few days, Zhu Cijiong regretted it, he didn't find such a talent, it's a pity, I have to prepare a rocket for him.

It's far away, it's far away, talking about painting, in fact, Zhu Cijiong's painting skills are still good, he has been painting blindly by himself for several years, and Xiao Liu Ru also pointed him out in the middle, but Liu Ru followed Zheng Chenggong at a young age, and only learned a little bit of painting, so Zhu Cijiong just has solid basic skills. Now with the guidance of a famous teacher, it is different, his painting skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and it only took a month to paint well, and even Liu Ruozai praised him as a genius among geniuses.

On this day, he was painting a new military uniform under the guidance of Liu Ruozai, when Cao Huachun suddenly came to report, and Zheng Zhilong, the king of Zhennan, asked to see him with the Spanish envoy Ke Kuian. Zhu Cijiong is strange, didn't he authorize Zheng Zhilong to sign a contract with Spain, why didn't Zheng Zhilong travel thousands of miles to the capital with a Spanish envoy to find him?

He looked at the half-drawn military uniform, and had an idea, this military uniform is actually imitating the Europeans, Liu Ruozai painted the popular robe of the Ming Dynasty, which is vivid, but he has never seen this military uniform, so it is quite difficult to guide, he simply asked Cao Huachun to move a table and put it under him, and prepared a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone for Liu Ruozai, let him prepare, and wait to draw the clothes on Ke Kui'an's body, and then recruit Zheng Zhilong and Ke Kui'an to come to the audience.

Zheng Zhilong led Ke Kuian in, and was stunned by this strange posture, why is the emperor still standing alone, looking at his gaze, is he painting a portrait of the emperor, but the emperor doesn't say that he can't ask, originally after Zhu Cijiong's permission, he doesn't have to kneel when he sees him, but he doesn't want to lose his dignity in front of foreigners, so he simply knelt down and asked Zhu Cijiong to say goodbye.

This entangled, shooting, even His Royal Highness the Prince of the People's Republic of China knelt down, and he had to kneel down and learn to salute.

Zhu Cijiong was accustomed to kneeling with foreigners, but he didn't feel novel, and after raising his hand to let them be exempted, he asked Zheng Zhilong with a smile: "Didn't Chenggong go to Dongdaying, did he come back with you?" ”

Zheng Zhilong's face twitched when he heard this, but now that Zhu Cijiong and Zheng Chenggong are like brothers, he doesn't need to hide it, and said directly depressedly: "This kid commanded his Chenggong and the emperor's Sun and Moon to block Wechen's fleet at sea, and also told Wechen to surrender. ”

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Yes, yes, by the way, haven't you already been given full authority to deal with the signing matter, why did you take this Ke Kuian all the way to the capital?" ”

Zheng Zhilong explained embarrassedly: "This, they not only want to sign a contract, but also want to order a batch of flintlock pistols, Weichen can't be the master, so he can only bring him to see the emperor." ”

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, this Spanish military technology is not bad, how could he think of buying a flintlock pistol from Daming? He asked Corquian curiously, "Your country should be able to produce flintlock pistols, right?" ”

Ke Kuian was dizzy at this time, all the way, the strength of the Ming Empire had almost scared him stupid, he thought that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire should be a middle-aged man in the prime of life, at least a young man full of vitality, but he didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire was a child who was still an underage!

Looking at the respectful appearance of King Zhennan, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't look like a puppet, what a smart child this must be! Ke Kuian was pondering there, even Liu Ruozai looked at him from time to time, he didn't notice, at this moment, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly said something to him, he couldn't help but be a little nervous, waiting for Zheng Zhilong to give him a translation, he thought about it, and replied honestly: "Our country can produce flintlock pistols, but the flintlock pistols we produce are breech loading, and the loading speed is very slow, our King Majesty is very appreciative of the loading speed of your country's flintlock pistol, so I want to order a batch and equip the troops to try." ”

This advertisement, I didn't expect the Portuguese to help him hit the advertisement to Spain, he couldn't help but hesitate a little, Portugal is the first ally of the Ming Dynasty after all, helping their enemies is not the same as harming them. However, state-to-state exchanges have always been based on interests, and Spain is obviously much stronger than Portugal, so should we abandon Portugal to develop relations with Spain? Perhaps it could be both, he asked tentatively, "Are you armed with these flintlock pistols intended to be used against the Portuguese?" ”

The translation process in the middle was omitted, and Corquian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this inexplicable question, Portugal? Why do you want to deal with Portugal, he said a little puzzled: "This, I don't know if Your Majesty the Emperor knows, our Spain and Portugal are now the same king." ”

Of course this Zhu Cijiong knows, but he is not very clear about the messy relations between those countries in Europe, it seems that Spain does not notice that Portugal wants to get rid of the rule of their king, and he does not know that Portugal has formed an alliance with the Ming Empire, think about it, the Portuguese nobles are now like an underground party, how can they go around to publicize what they are doing.

Spain is now going to run to Daming to buy guns, it seems that Europe is a little messy, what is the situation, Zhu Cijiong nodded and said: "You are the same king, I know this, I still think that your two countries have a conflict, since it is not to deal with Portugal, which country is it used to deal with, the Netherlands?" ”

After all, Corquian is a high-level Spanish official, and he is still relatively familiar with this, and this is not a military secret, so he has no need to hide it, so he replied directly: "We are going to fight the Netherlands, but it is not only the Netherlands, they are not our primary target now, our coalition forces of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire are fighting with the Protestant alliance for dominance of the European continent, Sweden has been defeated by us, but France is rearming for war, and we order this batch of flintlock pistols mainly to prepare for a big war with France." ”

Zhu Cijiong didn't have much research on the history of Europe, and he didn't know that Europe was in the critical stage of the Thirty Years' War, which was Sweden and France, and he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Oh, what countries are in the Protestant Union?" ”

This is almost known to everyone on the European continent, and Corquian naturally has nothing to hide, and he said with a few treasures: "Mainly France, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, England, and Russia, and there are some other small vassal states on the German side. ”

Zhu Cijiong was overjoyed when he heard this, so many countries participated, doesn't it mean that the whole of Europe has become a pot of porridge, and if it is a good fight, it must be supported, he said happily: "Since there are so many enemies in your country, then I can consider selling a batch of flintlock pistols to you, I don't know how much you want?" ”

Ke Kuian was also overjoyed when he heard this, but he didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire to agree so quickly, he hurriedly replied: "What His Majesty the King means, first order 100,000 to try the effect, and if the effect is good, the whole army will change its clothes." ”

100,000 handfuls! It's just a trial, that's 20 million taels, a local tyrant! Zhu Cijiong did not know that the gold and silver plundered by Spain from the Americas alone were worth nearly 30 million taels of silver every year, and that the profits extracted from cash crops such as sugar and spices were higher than that of gold and silver.

However, there is a very key question, how can they transport so many flintlock pistols back, Spain's strength at sea is not comparable to that of the Netherlands, if it is robbed by the Netherlands, wouldn't it be a big trouble, he asked a little worriedly: "How do you ship these guns back to Europe?" Won't the Dutch intercept you? ”

Ke Quian was instantly embarrassed, he said hesitantly: "This, this, our King His Majesty heard that the Ming Empire had just defeated the Dutch Navy, so I want to ask the Ming Empire to send a fleet directly to Europe, this, you see, we didn't ask for a discount at all on the price, only asked for home delivery, it shouldn't be too much, right?" ”

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he just wanted to roll his eyes, what kind of joke, Da Ming just fought with the Dutch, if the Dutch knew that Da Ming's fleet was going to sail to Europe, it would be strange if they didn't intercept it halfway, now Da Ming does not have the strength to start a war with the Netherlands in the ocean! He said a little displeased: "You also know that Da Ming just defeated the Dutch fleet at sea, and the Dutch will not retaliate?" What if they intercept halfway? ”

This Corquian had already thought about it, and he patted his chest and promised: "Please rest assured, the main force of the Dutch is now guarding near the mainland, if they dare to stay away from the mainland to intercept the fleet of the Ming Empire, our Spanish Empire will send troops to attack their homeland, this can be written in the contract, they will definitely not dare to attack rashly." ”

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, his heart moved, no wonder the Netherlands didn't move at all, it turned out that the main force was pinned down by Spain and couldn't move in Europe, it seems that they are going to choose peace talks, hehe, it's not very realistic to cut the land, but this reparation, they must accompany them, and they will be slaughtered ruthlessly!