Mao Wenlong has not had a good time recently, and the court has been impeaching him every day. Basically, he cheated the merchants out of their money, and refused to pay the silver when he received the grain.

Some imperial historians impeached him for accepting many Liao people without authorization for attempting rebellion, and some impeached him for raising his own self-respect and being unwilling to send troops to attack Jiannu.

The imperial historians always use Zhang Dou to compare with him, not to know, and to make Mao Wenlong startled.

The annual food and salary consumed by himself is much higher than that of Zhang Dou, and his own soldiers are also more than Zhang Dou, and even the people who give him a headache are several times more than Zhang Dou.

But his own record is a fraction of Zhang Dou's, and people annihilate thousands of real slaves at every turn.

He even deceived and killed hundreds, and Mao Wenlong knew better than anyone how many of them were killed. But he knocked out his teeth and could only swallow it in his stomach, who made his weapons inferior to the Changxing Army, and the soldiers inferior to the Changxing Army?

The last battle of Qingshuipo made Mao Wenlong see the sharpness of the Changxing army's guns, if he could have such a team, he would still have to worry about the attack of Jiannu!

At the beginning of March, Mao Wenlong sent his adopted son Mao Chenglu to Changsheng Island to buy guns, but Mao Chenglu's boat was delayed for several days due to wind and waves. It wasn't until Zhang Dou went out to the Ryukyus that he arrived at Changsheng Island, and Mao Chenglu, who was empty, waited for Zhang Dou to come back on Changsheng Island.

After waiting for almost two months, he finally waited for Zhang Dou to come back, and that day he also went to the dock to watch the ships of the Changsheng Island Navy.

As soon as the tall Sea Shark warship entered the port, Mao Chenglu, who was still a little proud, lost his temper, and once the war with the Changxing Army started, these giant ships alone could blow up Phi Dao.

When he got Changsheng Island to discuss the matter of guns with him, he was overjoyed, and came to Changxinggou early the next day.

"General Mao is here, and Changxinggou is shining!" When Du Ziteng saw Mao Chenglu, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. With his thief-eyed appearance, Mao Chenglu grinned.

I didn't see Zhang Dou Mao Chenglu was a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to show Du Ziteng a face. He had already inquired, and although this person was not good-looking, he had great power on Immortal Island.

Mao Chenglu arched his hand and said, "Where, where!" Mr. Du was able to face Mao in his busy schedule, and Mao was really grateful. A little respect is not enough to worry about, please don't dislike Mr. Du! ”

Saying that, Mao Chenglu stuffed a small cloth bag into Du Ziteng's cuffs, and Du Ziteng finished speaking: "How embarrassing is this, General Mao take it back!" But he stuffed the cloth bag into the cuffs again, and he was afraid that it would fall out.

His actions made Mao Chenglu have a headache for a while, this person must be a faceless, skinless and shameless person. When encountering such a person, Mao Chenglu really doesn't have a good way.

"Mr. Du! I don't know how many guns Zhang Shuai can put out and my Phi Island? Mao Chenglu didn't plan to continue to go around in circles with Du Wisteria, he said directly.

Du Ziteng was not in a hurry, and only said after the next person served tea: "There is no hurry to know how many guns can be evened out, the general will drink tea first and then talk slowly." ”

Mao Chenglu has been waiting for a long time, and if he waits, he will get moldy. He put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Mr. Du! Chenglu has been away from Phi Island for a long time, and his father-in-law must be in a hurry, so let's talk about business first and then drink tea! ”

Seeing Mao Chenglu with an eager face, Du Ziteng's heart was at ease. The most taboo in negotiations is impetuousness, and once the mood is unstable, it is too easy for the opponent to seize the loophole, so that the whole thing will be defeated.

Du Ziteng's face showed embarrassment, he took a slow sip of tea and said, "General Mao! What about this purchase! You have to look at the goods first and then decide whether to buy them, and I wanted to take the general to the school field to see the guns in half an hour, and then let the general decide whether to buy it or not, and how much to buy! Since the general is in such a hurry, then ......"

As soon as Mao Chenglu heard this, he immediately interrupted Du Ziteng's words, "Since Mr. Du has a good intention, it is Mao Meng Lang." A little meaning, please ask Mr. Du to smile, is it to let the soldiers leave to the school early, so that Mao can open his eyes? Saying that, another cloth bag was handed over, and Du Ziteng didn't even give in this time, and directly generously handed his subordinates.

"That~Okay! So he gave up his old face and asked the soldiers in the school to go early! ”

"Then thank you, Mr. Du!" Mao Chenglu said.

After a short time, the two came to a mountain col in Changxinggou, which was guarded by heavily armed Changxing troops. Before I even walked in, I heard the continuous sound of guns inside, and the occasional cannon shot.

Mao Chenglu looked at Du Wisteria's back and gritted his teeth with hatred, "Get out!" Obviously, the soldiers are already experimenting with guns, and they have to extort money to bring themselves! Mao Chenglu muttered quietly.

Du Ziteng, who was walking in front, had a wicked smile on his face, and he walked to the soldier and showed the warrant before leading Mao Chenglu into the school grounds.

Mao Chenglu entered the school yard only to find that it was much larger than the outside, with rows of targets in the distance and mounds of different sizes for testing guns.

They stopped at a test site and placed two firecrackers in front of them. One is an inferior firearm made by the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, not only the wall of the gun pipe is thin and uneven, but there are also many trachoma on it.

The other is a fine fire gun made by Immortal Island, and the thick gun tube exudes a dark and shiny brilliance. The hardwood handles were polished to a shiny finish, and even the sticks attached to the barrels were polished smooth.

Compared with the fire guns produced by Changsheng Island and the fire guns of the Ming Ministry of Industry, they suddenly looked tall. On the other side, the fire hammer produced by the Ministry of Industry of Daming makes people lazy to take a look.

Du Ziteng pointed to the fire gun produced by Daming with his hand and said: "The general will first try the fire gun of the Ministry of Industry, and then try the fire gun of Changsheng Island, and the advantages and disadvantages are clear at a glance." ”

Mao Chenglu shook his head like a rattle. Joke! The shooting of the musket produced by the Ministry of Labor is a gamble, and no one will use the musket that explodes at any time. The soldiers of Phi Dao have refused to use firearms, and the chances of killing themselves with this thing are much better than killing Jiannu.

Du Ziteng was not reluctant, and motioned to Mao Chenglu to use the Changsheng Island firearm to shoot.

Mao Chenglu is also from the army for many years, and he is no stranger to how to use firearms. He grabbed the firebolt and expertly rammed it into the projectile, lit the firerope and fired a shot at the target thirty paces away.

The habit he had developed over the years made him lift the firecrackle far away, for fear that the firecracker would explode and hurt him. The gun didn't aim much, only hit the edge of the target.

Du Ziteng smiled and took the firearm and beckoned to the Changxing Army soldiers on the side.

The soldier quickly ran up to Du Ziteng and gave a military salute, and at Du Ziteng's signal, he took the fire and fired at the target in the distance.

At a distance of thirty paces, the Immortal Island Firebolt will hit the heart almost every time, forty steps can also hit the center, fifty steps can also hit the target, and sixty steps can also maintain the score of three in two.