Chapter 64: Muskets

Wang Manqiu was originally a soldier, and his sensitivity to guns can be said to have an extra layer of understanding than anyone in later generations. In the 14th century, the Yuan Dynasty appeared in the fire system, which can be said to be the prototype of the pistol, and the pistol invented by the earliest Germans can be considered to be a product of the same era, but now holding this gun in his hand completely subverted his cognition.

He has always believed that this era is dominated by cold weapons, but the gun in his hand is well-made, and it is by no means inferior to the current Shansai version of the pistol. This is okay, he has seen those city guards in Jiangning City, and the officials use spears and big broadswords. Thinking of this, a chill suddenly appeared in the back of my head.

"Liu!? Ying'er, where did you get this gun from? He was curious to see if the gun could be mass-produced. If the armies that invaded our Dahua were equipped with such firearms in large numbers, then the First World War would probably have occurred earlier.

"Man'er! Shall I call you that in the future? Liu Ruoying looked at him and nodded, her eyes were eagerly waiting for her next, and at this moment she felt that he was still very manly when he was serious. Fang's heart moved secretly, and she whispered in her mouth: "This is given to my father by the English!" I heard that it was a gift from their empress for diplomatic relations! ”

"English, didn't we Dahua have this kind of musket very early?" He wasn't interested in the power of the gun, he was thinking about when this kind of thing would enter my Dahua.

"This kind of musket was available when the Dahua Dynasty was founded, but it was much inferior to the Shenwei cannon in the army! So there is no equipping in the army. This kind of well-made musket is rare in Dahua, and it is the first time I have seen it, and I have seen them test the gun with my own eyes in the morning, which is more beneficial than our Dahua long musket. You don't have to worry, if you don't like to use this thing, I will always be by your side in the future, and you don't have to worry about those bad guys robbing you. Rene Liu has already started planning for their future. I'm a big man who wants to survive under the protection of a woman, so it's better to die. Wang Manqiu was angry for a while, and there were some things he knew he couldn't explain.

"Ingi people, how often do they come? Would it be nice to see them? Wang Manqiu said with a sigh. In his eyes, England is likely to have entered the industrial age this year. Judging from the pistol line and the workmanship of the barrel, the other party is still in the early stages, which is both good news and bad news.

According to Wang Manqiu's cognition, the rulers of Dahua at this time still liked to close off the country, and from the long-term perspective of history, this was the critical period when cold weapons were transitioning to hot weapons. You might as well push it yourself and let the pace of history go faster. He didn't want to wait for the foreign invasion of Dahua to burn, kill, plunder, and commit all kinds of atrocities.

"There is an iron boat parked on the Qinhuai River, and there are English people on it, and I heard them say that they have come to our Dahua to replenish supplies." Liu Ruoying replied.

"How long have they been here?" It's no wonder that there have been fewer boats on the river lately, and there are fewer lights on the riverbank at night. Wang Manqiu thought it was cold in winter, and it was difficult to do business because of the wind on the river, so it turned out that the devil was here.

"Just a few days ago, this musket was sent by the general on the ship."

"Oh! We're going to meet them now, right? Wang Manqiu said eagerly.

"Could it be too late?"

"It's not late, they're jet lag, they're not used to going to bed so early."

"Jet lag?"

"How can I say that, but it should be certain that I won't go to bed early." Wang Manqiu analyzed. He was already a little impatient.

"Tomorrow they will go to the house to celebrate my grandmother's birthday, and they shouldn't go like that. Man'er, will you come too? I'm going to show grandma to see you? I'll find a way to introduce you to each other then. Liu Ruoying suddenly turned into a little woman and suddenly snuggled into her arms. Wang Manqiu felt unbearable, it seemed that his great achievements had taken another step, but thinking of the comfortable feeling she gave him, he was lost for a moment. Well, you've managed to settle in my heart.

"It's just that I'm a grass citizen, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the house."

"I've already figured it out for you, and I'll have someone pick you up at your house tomorrow." Liu Ruoying was worried about his identity, and if she rashly took him to meet the English general, she didn't know how to introduce him.

Wang Manqiu thought to himself that his mother-in-law would see her son-in-law, and sooner or later she would have to pass this hurdle, and it would be easier to be sooner rather than later. Thinking about the current situation, he couldn't help it. Before the invasion of foreign tribes, if you don't do your best, you will really be a Chinese disciple in vain.

"Ying'er, why didn't you go to the capital to avoid chaos, the war will soon burn to Jiangning City. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave if I want to. Wang Manqiu hugged her willow waist and asked worriedly.

"My father swore to live and die with Jiangning City, as a child of Huaxia, how could I leave Jiangning and leave my father at this time. Thinking that I am a loyal martyr in Liufu, even if I am a daughter, I will definitely fight to the death. Man'er, will you accompany Ying'er? ”

"Silly girl, how could I leave you!" Just kidding, how could I leave Jiangning at this time. Don't you know that it's easy to get rich in troubled times? It is most difficult to make a fortune, but Wang Manqiu feels that as long as he can expel the foreigners, it is not too much to make a windfall, and there is no inevitable contradiction between the two.

"Brother Wang, haven't you two talked enough?" Shangguan Feixue flew down from the upper floor, as if she had been eavesdropping on it for a long time, and her tone was obviously a little impatient.

"Cher, have you been here a long time ago? I told you when I went out, I forgot to look at today's yellow calendar, and once again fell in love with the way of a variety of scholars. Xin had to sacrifice his life to save Liu Gongzi before he got out? Wang Manqiu saw that Shangguan Feixue was late, and he didn't blame her. Goodbye Liu Ruoying's cheeks rose crimson, she was already a little drunk. If he gets cheap and sells well, that's what he can do.

"Son, don't blame, after my sister-in-law bowed down just now, there were many things to explain, so it was too late. Knowing that so many things would happen, Shangguan would not have put his son under the dangerous wall. Shangguan Feixue said loudly.

"Do you have a wife?" As soon as Liu Ruoying heard this, her expression changed from the lingering compassion just now. "Prince Wang, I'll go first."

"Ah" As soon as Wang Manqiu heard that Shangguan Feixue had moved out of his sister-in-law, he knew that something bad was wrong. I've just been here before, and no one can stand hearing the news. "I'll send you!"

Shangguan Feixue saw the two of them out of the door, and she fell into contemplation again, what she had experienced in the past few days had been a big twist and turn, and she didn't believe her eyes a little. Since she knew that Wang Manqiu had been robbed, she also came to Miss Xian'er every day to listen to the letter. The three of them have known each other for a long time, and with a woman's intuition, she knows that Liu Ruoying and Miss Xian'er have a little affection for Wang Manqiu, but she didn't expect to be so affectionate.

In fact, she came early in the morning and watched them act below, the only thing that made her miss was the appearance of the Variety Scholar, and she never thought that he would harm her own son-in-law, until she saw the Variety Scholar poisoning Wang Manqiu's wine bowl with her own eyes, and she came to her senses. His son-in-law didn't want to go to Sister Yao, but to delay time and wait for her to save him. After knowing that you made a mistake because of your recklessness. She secretly pretended to be Sister Yao and led away the variety of scholars.

I was always worried that Wang Gongzi would have an accident, but I didn't expect the enemy to be unguarded, after she sent the Variety Scholar, when she rushed back to save him, she saw that they were doing fornication, if it wasn't for Xian'er to stop her, she wanted to rush down and split the dog man and woman. When did you do this kind of thing?

When Wang Manqiu asked her why she was late, she felt a kind of east stalk in her heart, just like Wang Manqiu owed her three hundred taels of silver and didn't pay it back, with a stinky face.

chased out all the way, Wang Manqiu watched Liu Ruoying disappear out of thin air in the courtyard, and he was also congested for a while, and everyone knew that this girl was really angry.

At the end of the third watch, accompanied by Shangguan Feixue, he quietly came to the palace. Before entering the wing, I heard Wang Yue talking to Wang Ke.

"To keep a man, beauty alone is not enough, virtue is not enough, the most important thing is to understand his heart."

"Sister! My sister has worked hard, but I can't touch his heart, I really can't catch it. ”

"My sister will help you, learn how to be a hostess, cook, wash, boil water and do it yourself, it doesn't matter if you are unkempt, the key is to make him forget your identity as a young lady and make him think that you are just a woman. A woman who just belongs to him. ”