"They paid so happily......

Looking at the ten clippers heading north, Lu Xiaoer asked blankly: "Brother Ma, didn't Master Hou say that behind the North Koreans are those people in Jiangnan?" And you also said that among the few retinues he brought, there were probably shipwrights, and it turned out that it was so easy to make a deal, it was even easier than robbing. [Reading Network]"

The Lu brothers were the first batch of sailors recruited by Xie Hong, and they had been witnessing the changes in Jinzhou since Lushun was still a small fishing boat and Qingniwa was still an ordinary bay, and Lu Xiaoer certainly knew about the problem of the flywheel warship.

This time, it is the first batch of ships to be launched except for the Black Pearl, and many of the planks below the waterline of these ships are slightly deformed, and they can only be used for a few more months at most.

"Hehe, I just can see that they are so happy." Maang smiled proudly and deceitfully.

Since Beizhuang County, Xie Hong's intrigues and tricks have begun to trick people, and after entering Beijing, he has thoroughly carried forward the uncomfortable style of not engaging in conspiracy. There are many martyrs who have witnessed the blood and tears, and the soldiers are not stupid, so where can they be easily fooled?

"Jiangnan people are not surnames who spend thousands of dollars like nothing, they will definitely be very cautious, from the time they went to the island, they only brought a deposit."

Ma Ang continued to explain: "So, we have to show them the conspiracy, and it has to be in line with Brother Xie's style, so that they will be satisfied with being fooled." ”

"It's all about going through so much trouble just for this gold?" 500,000 taels of gold is a lot, which is enough to be worth a year's income in the Ming Dynasty, in the past, Lu Xiaoer didn't dare to think about it, but at this time he was a little unimpressed.

Since the other party has made up his mind to buy a ship, even if all the money is not brought to Jeju Island, it should be somewhere nearby, with the Governor's Palace's control over the surroundings of Jeju Island and the south of Korea, if you want to rob it, the pressure is not great, Min Zhenghao has done all the things that the south stick even led the way, so where will he care about helping to rob?

In addition, the Maori family has captured Iwami, Iwami Silver Mountain has been controlled by the Governor's Mansion, and when the mining craftsmen from Daming went to explore, Lu Renyi also went, and he clearly remembered the shocked expressions of those craftsmen at that time.

In fact, not only those craftsmen, but even he, a layman, was also shocked, no matter who saw the large silver mines exposed on the surface, they were also shocked.

While slandering the Japanese people in Baoshan and not knowing it, Lu Renyi was also very excited, no wonder Hou Ye has been calm and calm, it turns out that he has long known the situation here, Iwami Yinshan is like this, then the gold mountain in Sado must not be bad.

Sado is easier to handle there than Iwami, and there are only some natives who come to the door, and there are no so-called daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, so as long as a few hundred soldiers are sent and a few warships are stationed there, they can be safe.

With these two mines, their side is really not bad for money, the mining technology level of the Japanese people is very low, so they can not use it in Baoshan, but according to those craftsmen, they are not only senior craftsmen, proficient in the mining technology inherited from China, but also have the new technology taught by the Hou Ye, and the efficiency of mining can be imagined.

Therefore, five million taels of silver is just like that, it takes so many twists and turns, and it also sells a killer feature, Lu Renyi has always felt that this matter is a bit unreliable.

"It's not just a matter of gold, the ultimate goal of this plan is to get them to buy the boat back, and gather the shipwrights in Jiangnan to imitate it, this process must be willing, so I acted in such a play."

After listening to Ma Ang's explanation, Lu Renyi was a little relieved, he searched in his memory, and found a similar example from hearing Ma Ang's relay, Xie Hong's previous deeds.

"Brother Ma, is it the same as that piano, the flywheel battleship also has core technology? Can't be imitated? And then let them lose their wives and soldiers? His reasoning ability is good, and he quickly developed associations, and even Jiangnan's reaction was simulated in his mind.

"The core competitiveness is also there, but whether anyone can imitate it, it's hard to say......

The core technology of the flywheel battleship is the design concept of the shape of the ship, and then the drive device, in addition to the linkage principle, the key to the drive device is the material. This is similar to the piano of the day, but it does not have the prohibitive feeling of the piano.

The strings of the piano need to be cast into steel, and the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are not unable to make a hundred steels, nor can they be cast into wire, and there are many capable people who are similar to Dong Ping, especially in places like Jiangnan.

It's just that for the sake of a musical instrument, it's not worth it at all, you can buy one for tens of thousands of taels of silver, so why bother to imitate it?

But the flywheel battleship is different, the drive device also has requirements for the material, but the requirements are not as high as the strings, not to mention that the car and ship are originally inherent in China, and Jiangnan is a place where famous shipbuilders gather, and the success rate of imitation should be very high.

"That ......"

"Time." Ma Ang said in a deep voice: "The level of Jiangnan craftsmen is very high, but it takes time to imitate the flywheel battleship, and Brother Xie means to delay time as much as possible in order to be prepared." ”

"I see." Lu Renyi understood.

The experience of the people in the south of the Yangtze River far exceeded that of the north, and most of the sailors under Xie Hong were fishermen, and there were even people who had never seen the sea before; On the other hand, the Jiangnan side has been running on the sea for many years, and there are many pirates who cross the sea.

Therefore, in a traditional naval battle, there is no chance of victory on your own side, even if there is a flywheel warship, it is difficult to ensure victory, after all, your side has to defend two battlefields, but the other party can attack with all your strength, and if you want to win all, I am afraid you can only expect the sharp ship that Hou Ye said.

It takes time to build that kind of big ship, but it is difficult to predict when the Jiangnan people will launch it, after all, the other party has no shortage of ships and people, as long as it is assembled, it can attack at any time.

Although it is now winter, the northeast wind is blowing on the sea, but the wind direction problem can also be overcome, and the fortune ship of the Ming Dynasty is good at going against the wind, but the difference is only speed and ocean ability.

However, with this play, it is different, Jiangnan people happily got the flywheel battleship, and thought that they had seen through Ma Ang's strategy, so they would definitely try their best to imitate it, so they had a buffer time on their side.

"Master Hou's foresight is really impressive." Lu Renyi didn't remember how many times he had uttered the same emotion, but what he could be sure of was that the longer he was under the command of Hou Ye, the more opportunities he had to sigh, and it was not a natural thing to get used to.

There were no products on Jeju Island, and they were not of much use except for transit, so after solving the problem, Ma and Lu did not stay and immediately returned by boat.

"Your Excellency the Governor, Goto Urgent ......"

Now that the strategy of the Japanese kingdom has been in full swing, the affairs of the governor's palace have become more complicated, and the panic situation that was idle at the beginning of its establishment is no longer there. On the way back, a boat came to meet me, of course, to report the news.

"Really here? It's really a coincidence, hehe, pass the order, let the people in the rear cabin work harder, and return as quickly as possible. ”

"Whoa."

…… The Governor's Palace of the Five Islands.

Sitting in the living room, Wang Hai's mood became worse and worse, on the one hand, because of the experience in the past few months, and on the other hand, because of the old acquaintance in front of him.

In August, he had already made up his mind to take advantage of the lack of grain in Liaodong to present a letter of nomination, so he fooled the second young master of the Wang family, and together with those gentlemen, he secretly divided a fleet to transport grain to the country.

But before he could set off, the news of Xie Hong's rebellion spread to Jiangnan, so Jiangnan was mourning everywhere again. Beat his chest and stomped his feet, and scolded him with his fingers to the north, and there were many people who cried secretly.

As far as Wang Hai knows, after Xie Ge Lao got the report, he vomited blood on the spot, and he didn't recover from raising it for more than a month, and the doctor said that this was the root of Xie Ge Lao's illness when he was frightened in the capital, and at such an age, it is impossible to cure it radically.

Under such circumstances, Wang Hai hesitated.

What he plans to do, in the Wang family, for the entire Jiangnan Shilin, is considered smuggling, if it is discovered, it will be dead, and those sons and brothers will not fight for the next people, and it is their style to take down the top cylinder.

He was willing to take this risk because there was enough value and he could receive a corresponding return, after all, this was a gesture in the snow, and the champion Hou Youyou has always had a reputation for generosity. But now it can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, there are many differences in this one, of course he is reluctant.

However, at this time, he couldn't help it.

Those sons and brothers received news from nowhere that Jiangnan would reduce the scale of maritime trade this year and next, and that they would gather ships and sailors for other purposes. Therefore, they urged very hard, and they must Wang Hai go to sea as soon as possible, even if they are found after going out, they must bring back what they want.

Wang Hai is a clever person, and even if he peeks through it, it is obvious that the Jiangnan family has not admitted defeat and is trying to fight to the death.

So he kept an eye on it, preparing for the departure on the one hand, and sending a few henchmen to inquire about the news on the other hand. Although the Jiangnan family was well guarded and it was difficult to find out important news, he still had a harvest before leaving.

The news came from the sailors from Fujian, when they came to Jiangnan, they saw a fleet of ships going west, the scale was very large, and the direction should be to Guangdong, but the ships in the fleet were very shallow draft, obviously not loaded with any cargo.

The whole place in Guangdong is mountainous, and there are no valuable specialties, and the purpose of that fleet is very strange, which is why those Fujian sailors are careful. Combined with the movement and atmosphere on the Jiangnan side, Wang Hai quickly came to a conclusion that shocked him.

(To be continued)