Chapter XIII The Arms Trade

The new port of water ferry, four thousand ships lined up at the wharf. Twenty-eight good coffins were lined up under the boat. The soldiers wearing the mandarin duck robes were carrying the corpses of the robes into the coffin, and Chen Feng and the others covered the soldiers who died in the battle with the sun and moon flags one by one. Then there is a farewell ceremony for the families of the soldiers who died in the war.

Family members walked to the bodies of their relatives and hung them on the uncovered coffins, weeping and wailing. Chen Feng and the others felt guilty for a while, and at the same time felt a sense of sadness. The soldiers lined up next to him bit their lips one by one, but tears flowed out of their eyes unconsciously.

After the farewell ceremony, the invited people stepped forward to persuade the family members to sit down in the built canopy. Next, Chen Feng and the others apologized to the family members and gave each family member thirty taels of silver.

After the distribution was completed, there was a knocking sound of the coffin outside, and then Li Xiang issued an order: "Stand upright, take a break." Raise your gun and salute the heroes on their way. ”

There was a loud bang, and the three rows of teams raised their guns and saluted, and when they were finished, Li Xiang gave another order: "Turn to the right, walk in unison" The team turned to the right, put the gun on their shoulders, and marched towards the cemetery planned in Huangwutun with neat steps. In the neat steps, a heroic song sounded again, and the wolf smoke rose........................

The next day, the two of them inspected various industries. At this time, the south of Qinzhou City has become a large market and a large construction site. Business district along the Qinjiang River. At this time, various shops and restaurants were being built. Of the more than 7,000 acres of land, the two repaired the road and then sold the land to make a profit of 200,000 taels. The two of them also learned from later generations of developers to build houses, one family per family. The water port is lined with warehouses, cars and people, and the industrial area is a constant flow of vehicles and people. Smoke billowed from the smoke windows of the steel mill. Around the steelworks, there are tableware factories, arsenals, gunpowder factories, knife factories, hardware factories, and mold factories. There are also about 200 small factories in various private countries. Tens of thousands of jobs have been created. All kinds of buildings are being built, and there are countless brick kilns in the surrounding area. The surge in employment in all walks of life has led to a shortage of workers in Qinzhou. All walks of life have raised wages and improved salaries. In the past, many workshops rarely recruited female workers, but now they employ a large number of female workers in many workshops that do not require much effort. Walk back to the South Gate, where it is more prosperous. A gilt signboard is hung on the gate of the five-acre Pacific Commercial Bank. Entering the gate is the exhibition hall, all kinds of knives, hardware products, and there is a narrator in each booth, and there is also a booth for the HUO gun, but the HUO gun sold is not rifled. Each bottle costs 200 taels and comes with 20 rounds of ammunition. And the bullets cost one, two, five.

The exhibition hall was densely packed with businessmen from all over the world, and because Carl was out to promote, dozens of red-haired merchants also came. Every day's orders can make the two of them profit more than 3,000 taels.

At this time, Chen Feng and the two sat at the main seat of the negotiation table in the office hall. On the left sat Carl, and on the right sat Lin Sancheng. On the opposite side sat three Spanish merchants dressed in the costumes of wealthy European merchants of the 16th century. Sitting in the middle was a man in his forties, with a pale face and a red face, a high nose and a long forehead. The lips are rosy, as if they were wearing lipstick. His eyes were deep and profound. The man took a sip and said in a stiff Daming official voice; "Dear two bosses, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Baron Raul of the Kingdom of Spain. I personally admire the HUO guns you have produced, and I would like to buy 300 and 10,000 bullets from you. But your price is too high, I don't know if you can negotiate the price. ”

Chen Feng glanced at Raul, who had eunuch qualifications, and said coldly: "I'm sorry, the price is not negotiable." However, I like your Kingdom of Spain's Glory-class battleships very much, and if you can buy them, you might be able to negotiate the price. ”

"Sir, the Glory class is the new generation of our kingdom's main warship, with a displacement of seven hundred and fifty tons. There were 86 guns of various types on board. The combat power is definitely a spear, and the ship is expensive, and our country cannot sell it, so I can't do anything about it. ”

After hearing this, Chen Feng was not discouraged. said calmly: "To be honest, I'm not short of money, this gun is absolutely the best in the world, and it is unique." I only fancy this ship of yours. And your ship can only be counted as a second-class battleship. I'm sorry if I don't get it, I have limited production of my huo gun. This order is too big and the price is not suitable. There's nothing we can do about it. ”

"Your Excellency, to be honest, I am here to negotiate with you on behalf of the Royal Spanish Navy, if you are willing to assist our country in the production of this HUO gun, we can assist you in the production of our fourth-class battleships and train the crew."

"I'm sorry I can't look down on the fourth-tier battleship, there is no need to negotiate this condition."

Seeing Chen Feng's refusal without thinking, Raul was in a low mood and a little nervous at the same time, because he knew that the Kingdom of Spain needed this weapon too much, because the west had to deal with the powerful French army. At sea to deal with the combined navy of the Netherlands, England. The New World colonies let Zanglan slowly cripple away. The country as a whole is now in a situation where it is unable to cope with it. However, Raul still pretended to be strong and said: "I hope you can think about it, my country is very sincere in trading with you." ”

Chen Feng said with a relaxed face: "Hehe, I don't see any sincerity on your side, it seems that we should let each other think about it for a while before talking." ”

Raul's heart tightened when he heard this, but his years of handling things still made him hide his mentality deeply. Raul took another gentlemanly sip of tea and said, "The fourth-tier battleship is already invincible for your junk ship, I think you should think about it again." ”

Chen Feng was also nervous in his heart, in order to hide his nervousness and wanted to tremble, so he leaned back on the chair and raised his legs to let his legs and feet shake naturally. This action caused the chair to resound with a gee voice. Chen Feng shook his feet and said in a slightly trembling voice: "I really want to get your country's warship, but your conditions are too harsh for me to accept." And you're not the only one of our trading partners. The Dutch are also interested, don't you? ”

I heard the other party mention trading with a sworn enemy. Raul eventually lets go of his disguise. He said dejectedly: "Sir, you won, but we really want to trade with you, but I need to go back to Manila to tell our crown prince before I can make a decision." I hope you will give us a little time, and I hope that you will not sell this weapon to the Dutch and not negotiate with the Dutch for the time being until we reply. ”

When Chen Feng heard this, he was even more excited. However, the opponent had already shown his timidity, so Chen Feng also put down his disguise, and said with a long breath: "Your country's conditions have no reason, and we are not obliged to abide by them. Whoever comes to trade with us is our friend. ”

Raul's face was low, and he said in a low voice: "We are willing to pay 150,000 taels of silver and the two fourth-class warships I brought as compensation, and the crew will also stay to train the crew for you." You are responsible for the food and drink of our personnel. That's okay, right? ”

After Chen Feng and the two brothers talked privately, Chen Feng said, "Since you are so sincere, we will agree." ”

"Very well, let's draft a cooperation agreement first."

After some heated debate, the agreement was finalized, and the Kingdom of Spain built a dock for a third-class battleship in the port of Shajing, and provided drawings and skilled workers to Chen Feng and his wife. At the same time, 500 qualified crew members were trained for Chen Feng and his wife in Manila.

Chen Feng and the others built a HUO gun production workshop and bullet workshop in Manila for the Kingdom of Spain. However, the steel and robbery are provided by Chen Feng and the others for free, and these two technologies are not traded. The additional agreement was that Spain would provide Chen Feng and the others with four fourth-class warships and 300,000 taels of silver, half of which had already been submitted. And the two had to cut off deals and cooperation with the Netherlands, the Crooks, England and France within three years to provide this HUO gun. and supplied Spain with 300 HUO guns and 30,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as five maintenance and training personnel. This additional part of this agreement shall take effect immediately regardless of whether the contract is concluded or not.

The next day, after both sides delivered and counted the supplies. Raul departed on the battleship Bavaria, a second class. Chen Feng and the others boarded the two battleships left behind for a visit. At this time, the excitement in the hearts of the two is difficult to express in words. The bodies of these two slender battleships were enough to be larger than those thousand-material lucky ships, and when they walked on the platform, Chen Feng controlled the rudder. Then the two entered the cabin and looked at the neatly lined artillery. Finally, enter the captain's cabin in the aft.

The two sat in chairs on the podium. Chen Feng sighed and said to Chen Chun: "Brother, do you remember when we played the Voyage Century, and now we finally have the warship of our dreams." I think about how excited I was when I drove that little escape boat to Istanbul to do a theater mission in the dark Mediterranean Sea when I first started the service. ”

"You're embarrassed to say that when I was playing, you used that Breaking Four Wars to drag me to Asia, and I didn't make it for a week. How many times have you been swept away by storms out of the Mediterranean. And your broken axe with 50 strokes, the eleventh level has not been replaced since it was used at the thirty-first level. I threw it to me and used it for a while. ”

"That was specially made for me by Shao, the chairman of our Qingfeng Guild, and it took me a total of more than twenty to get this fine product. There is also the twenty-first level labor uniform, Nima, who can withstand the wolf's attack when he wears it. Ay! But it's not like it's gone, but there's never been a game that we've been so invested in, and I'm really nostalgic. ”

That's true, but in the future, we can fight pirates and attack cities like in games. When the time comes, Nima will take down the new city of Athens, and all the stalls in Seville will have to collect protection money from me. ”

"It's great, the beasts of Nema sell their rotten goods to the sky, and often let them cheat. and the Nalan Deep Blue Guild's group of people and beasts are not as good as them, and Tama's will kill people when they see them. If they were here, they would have a good chance of being brushed every day. Chen Chun said angrily.

"Who said that Nalan's brutes are gone, you won't understand Nalan after reading so many novels, right?"

"Of course I know, Nalan Wild Boar Skin, I'm talking about my mother. Immortal, he's sorry for the game being brushed n times, and he's even more sorry for our ancestors. The clothes of Tamar are bright and clear, and the daughters are prostituted by pigs. ”

"It's wet, it's wet. Haha, my brother is so good! ”

"You dare to make fun of me, do you think I don't know your good deeds, hey, you know your parents, my heart is boundless. And then what are you doing, so meaty. Hee-hee, think I don't know? I peeked at it that night. Haha, I'm laughing to death! ”

Chen Feng's face turned red and white for a while, and he said embarrassedly: "Don't you give me a little face?" ”

Chen Chun smiled and said with a red face: "I just don't give it." Ha ha! ”

Chen Feng coughed and said, "Let's get back to business, I named the ship we are on now the Tempest, because I used to be called the Great Pirate of the Tempest. ”

"Well, my name is Pirate 21, let's get a Batavia!"

"Okay, then it's decided, let's have a loud name for our huo gun!"

"This, I guess it's called Death's Kiss!"

"Well, to add a point, the Apocalypse Death's Kiss Rifle haha."

In the evening, the two took Carl to comfort the seventy-two crew members left behind, and walked into the three-story restaurant covering an area of two acres next to the port, which had been taken over by Chen Feng and the others at this time. When the owner of the restaurant saw the two of them coming, he went to the door and said: "It is a blessing for your store for two adults to come to your store. ”

Chen Chun replied: "No need to be polite, can I wait for enough money?" Can you be considerate of your guests? ”

"My lord, it is my honor to serve the two of us. The money given by the adults is also very profitable. I have also arranged thoughtful arrangements for the military masters, and now the two adults are here, and I will specially present a table of wine and food to the adults. ”

"You're polite, boss, but we don't want to come to you for nothing. We both have your heart. ”

"No, no, no, the two adults love the people like sons, and they govern well. It is only then that this land is prosperous, and we are waiting here to live without the bombing of the market hooligans and the rampant of the officers. It is really a blessing for me Ma Shangfeng to have the presence of the two adults. The two adults must give a little thin noodles in the next place. After speaking, Ma Shangfeng pounced and knelt on the ground.

When Chen Feng and the others heard Ma Shangfeng's name, they almost didn't laugh. Turning back to his demeanor, Chen Feng pretended to help him up and said, "Boss Ma, please get up quickly." ”

"Since Boss Ma is so polite, then the two of us might as well be respectful." After Chen Feng finished speaking, Ma Shangfeng immediately stood up and said, "Thank you two for your face." Then he turned back and said, "Ah Fu go and prepare the best wine and food and put them on the table in the big room, and I will entertain the distinguished guests." ”

Ma Shangfeng turned his head, and the two of them looked at each other and muttered in their hearts, Nima, isn't this Ma Heyun, an IT giant who will find some treasures in later generations. You are so easy to recognize when you change your vest, the two of them look at each other. Ma Shangfeng arched his hand and said, "The two Qingtian masters come with me." Then he led Chen Feng and the others into the wing room and said, "Wait a while. And he went out.

Then the two of them went to the good dragon well and retreated, and as soon as the two drank a cup of tea, Ma Shangfeng brought in eight soldiers in Spanish military uniforms.

And only three of these eight people are red-haired people, and the rest are two devils. After sitting down one by one, Ma Shangfeng personally poured tea for everyone and told the guy to hurry up and serve the food. Then he went out.

Chen Feng took a sip of tea and said to everyone: "You all stayed to help the two of us, and I thank you here." ”

After speaking, Karl just wanted to open his mouth, and an officer decorated by a major stood up and said in the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty: "We don't need to translate Chen and lead people, we can understand both the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty and the Cantonese dialect, let me introduce it, my name is Carlos as the captain of the Alice, with the rank of major, and I am now forty-five years old." To my left is another trainee Captain Andreus, now thirty-seven. Another bearded elder was Father Babsa Hilton. On my right is Hu Hanmin as the first mate of the Alice, and Zheng Zhihua as the second officer. On the left is Chen Ziqiang, the first mate of the other ship, and Chen Zizhong, the second officer. With that, Carlos stood up and bowed to the two of them.

The two returned the salute and then Chen Feng said: "We are honored that you can stay and help us train the crew, and we have also prepared some book gifts for you." After speaking, the two took out silver tickets and gave them fifty taels to each person.

After issuing the silver ticket, Carlos said again: "Two adults, we are all soldiers who are about to retire, and we have no families in the motherland, and those five are overseas remnants of the Ming Dynasty in Luzon. We have not been reused by the Kingdom of Spain, and we have heard the thirst of the two adults, and we hope that they will take us in later. Because these two boats are given to adults, we will lose our jobs. ”

"Because, everyone wants to take refuge in my two brothers. Then of course we welcome it. Carlos and Andrews are paid one hundred taels a month, the first mate is sixty taels, the second mate is fifty taels, and if you want to start a family here, we will give you a house. And the following crew members will pay at least six taels according to their skills, but this bearded priest doesn't know what skills he has. ”

After hearing this, Barbusa hurriedly said, "My lord, I don't know more than the Bible. I was also the ship's doctor on the Alice, and I used to be a watchmaker, making clocks on my own. ”

The two of them listened, and at the same time secretly thought, Nema, is another skilled person. Chen Feng said excitedly: "Since the priest is so versatile. We paid one hundred and twenty taels of money. ”

"Thank you," the priest replied excitedly. After saying that, he always kept the Bible in his hand, and he threw it aside.

Half an hour later, the two went to issue ten taels of silver tickets to each of the remaining crew members, and then at the instigation of the captain, everyone pledged their allegiance. After finishing the matter, the two found Ma Shangfeng again and gave him five hundred taels of silver tickets and asked him to monitor the seventy-two people. Ma Shangfeng saw that Chen Feng and the others gave him a heavy responsibility, and knew that he had won trust, so he patted his chest and agreed.