Since the last time Chen Sheng unconditionally sent troops to help Meng Liangchen save his daughter, although the matter has not been completed, the relationship between the two has become increasingly close, and they have called each other brothers. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Brother Chen, what you said can be said by others, but then Song Zhong, it really won't, this person is down-to-earth and won't be opportunistic, so he is still a magistrate for many years." Meng Liangchen said with a smile.

Picking up the fragrant tea on the table and taking a sip, Chen Sheng closed his mouth and tasted the taste, then said with a smile: "This Song Zhong's father and mother are really uneducated, since the surname is Song, you should choose a better name for him, such as Song Lu, Song Cai, Song Gui, Song Xi, etc., you are his Shangguan, when you are on your birthday, I heard the master of ceremonies report that Song Zhong arrived, what kind of mood are you, so I guess that his official can't be promoted, and it has a certain relationship with this name......

"Hahahaha......" Governor Meng Liangchen couldn't stop laughing when he heard it, and almost laughed out of tears.

"Hey, hey, hey......" Chen Sheng also laughed.

The two laughed for a while, then stopped to drink tea, and at this time, the Chinese army came in and knelt down on one leg and said to Chen Sheng: "Two adults, the people you are waiting for are here." ”

"Pass them in!" Chen Sheng sat down and said.

"Yes! Obey the order...... "The Chinese army agreed to go out. After a while, Song Zhong, the county magistrate, led Zhao Guohua in. Glancing at Meng Chen and the two who were sitting on the chairs, Song Zhong bowed to the two of them and said, "Xiaguan, Song Zhong, I have seen two adults. ”

Seeing this, Zhao Guohua also followed Song Zhong's appearance, saluted Meng Chen and the others, and said loudly: "Zhao Guohua, a Ming tourist who returned from overseas, has seen two adults. ”

Listening to his words, Meng Liangchen didn't speak, but Chen Sheng spoke, and he asked, "Just now you said that you came back from overseas, and you came back from overseas?" Is it the West or the South Seas" Chen Sheng is well-read, the West and the South Seas still know some, the West in the Ming Dynasty refers to the place west of the Indian Ocean, Zheng He went to the West when he went to the West seven times, the South Seas refers to all of Southeast Asia, and the coastal maritime merchants go to the South Seas to do business.

"Neither the West nor the South, but the East." Zhao Guohua said.

"Oriental? In which direction is Toyo located? How have I never heard of it. Chen Sheng asked suspiciously.

Zhao Guohua said: "The East Ocean is on the east side of the sea, and Daming is separated by a 50,000-mile-wide sea, this sea is called the Pacific Ocean, go straight along the direction of the rising sun, and it takes three years to sail on a big ship when the wind is calm and it is possible to arrive." ”

"Huh? It's so far away, and you say that it takes three years to sail on a big ship when the wind is calm and you can get there, what do you mean? Chen Sheng asked again.

Glancing at everyone, seeing that the prefect Meng Liangchen was also listening to his story, Zhao Guohua smiled faintly and said: "This Pacific Ocean, the water is deep, when there is no wind, it is as flat as a mirror, and the blue sky is like washing, but as soon as there is wind, it becomes dark, the waves are thousands of feet high, and the water surface is dozens of miles wide. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is more than three times more difficult to cross such a sea than it is for me to go to the West towards Zheng He. ”

"Oh, such a high wave, such a big water surface swirl, it's terrifying to think about......" Meng Liangchen smacked his tongue.

After listening to what he said, Chen Sheng was also skeptical, so he asked; "Then this officer, may I ask, which country in the East did you come back from?"

"Coming back from Huaxia Kingdom!" Zhao Guohua said.

"Huaxia Kingdom? What kind of country is it, and how does it sound like it has something to do with our dynasty? Chen Sheng pondered.

Smiling, Zhao Guohua said: "My lord's guess is good, this Huaxia Kingdom appeared like this......" He said in detail what he had said to Bi Maokang before, and everyone was stunned, like listening to a book from heaven.

After a while, Chen Sheng came back to his senses, glanced at Zhao Guohua, and said, "I don't know what evidence you have to prove that what you said is true." In his heart, he also regarded Zhao Guohua as a charlatan

"There are photos and handcuffs from when I lived in Huaxia." Zhao Guohua said.

"Show it to me and Master Meng." Chen Sheng said, and then glanced at the prefect Meng Liangchen.

Zhao Guohua took out the pistol and the photo, Chen Sheng took the pistol first, Meng Liangchen took the photo, and then the two of them each took the things in their hands and looked at them carefully.

Chen Sheng has been dealing with the army for many years, and he is no stranger to the opponent, but as soon as he saw the incomparably delicate Type 64 pistol with a cold luster of steel, he knew that what Zhao Guohua said was probably true, because the Ming Dynasty could not make such a small and delicate firearm at all.

And Meng Zhifu is a literati, he loves calligraphy and painting, and when he looks at the beautiful road and tall houses in the photos, the men, women and children walking on the road are wearing strange and beautiful colorful clothes, and his face is full of joyful smiles, he knows that these are not paintbrushes that can be painted, then Huaxia is real.

After exchanging views, the two no longer had any doubts about what Zhao Guohua said, and they were polite to him.

"Mr. Zhao, how to use this Huaxia Kingdom's handcuffs, can you tell this official." Chen Sheng said with a smile.

Zhao Guohua said: "Please take a closer look! As he spoke, he demonstrated the reloading and withdrawal in front of everyone, Chen Sheng's eyes were hot for a while, and he curiously picked up a bullet and said, "Mr. Zhao, is this a gun, it looks like it is made of brass." ”

"Your Excellency is right, this is the Gun." Zhao Guohua said with a smile.

Looking at the Type 64 pistol, Chen Sheng asked again: "I don't know how this pistol is ignited?" ”

Zhao Guohua said with a smile: "Lord Chen, the outside of this gun is a bullet case, and the conical tip inside is the bullet head, the gunpowder is in the bullet case behind the bullet head, load the bullet into the chamber, pull the trigger, and the firing pin inside hits the rear end of the bullet case, the gunpowder in the bullet case explodes, and then the bullet shoots out of the chamber." ”

"Can I get a shot?" Listening to the interest aroused, Chen Sheng wanted to test shot.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Guohua said. "I didn't bring back many bullets, only less than three, although precious, but if the adults like it, I can let the adults test shoot a shot" In order not to be wasted by Chen Sheng, he deliberately said less

"Ah, why so little? , why don't you bring more bullets back" Chen Sheng said in surprise when he heard this.

"My lord doesn't know, that Huaxia Kingdom has extremely strict control over firearms, and you can't have firearms without permission, otherwise you will have to worry about your life once you are discovered. I smuggled it back at the risk of my life. Zhao Guohua said exaggeratedly.

"What a shame sir." Chen Sheng said with a sigh.

After loading the bullet and teaching Chen Sheng how to shoot, seeing that Chen Sheng was about to pull the trigger, Zhao Guohua hurriedly said: "Don't you want to see its power?" ”

"Look at its power? What do you think? Chen Sheng asked curiously.

"Adults can find some unused damaged armor to shoot, don't you know its power?"

Chen Sheng thought for a while, suddenly smiled, and said: "Miaoji, what Mr. said is, the Chinese officer, go to the treasury quickly to get a piece of battle-damaged armor, and this officer wants to try the power of this Huaxia national handcuff."

After a while, the Chinese officer brought a set of armor, and Zhao Guohua put the helmet on a wooden stake, and asked Chen Sheng to stand 20 steps away from the wooden stake, and everyone in the room was watching Chen Sheng try the gun.

Teach Chen Sheng to aim at three points and one line, and then Zhao Guohua commanded him to shoot, with a crisp gunshot, the accuracy was not bad, and the helmet on a wooden stake was shot through a hole.

"Not bad! It's really good, such a small handcuff can shoot through the helmet at this distance, it's really powerful. Chen Sheng praised again and again.

After playing with this delicate handcuff for a while, Chen Sheng said suddenly: "Mr. Zhao, this handcuff is small and exquisite, and I don't know if my skilled craftsmen can imitate it." ”

"According to Daming's current manufacturing capacity, it can't be done," Zhao Guohua said with certainty.

When Chen Sheng heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable, and he said unhappily: "Could it be that Mr. looks down on my Ming Dynasty's firearms production level, you must know that I have tens of thousands of skilled craftsmen, and maybe someone can make it." ”

Indeed, no one, any country, will not feel comfortable if they are underestimated.

Looking at Chen Sheng's face, he knew that he was unhappy, so in order not to cause him to misunderstand, he said with a smile: "Excuse me, my lord, where is the strongest place in the manufacturing ability of Daming firearms?" ”

"This ......" Speaking of this, Chen Sheng paused.

glanced at Zhao Guohua, thought for a while, and then said: "Of course it's the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau......"

"Then Lord Bi Maokang, the right attendant of the Nanjing Household Department, does Lord Chen know?" Zhao Guohua asked again.

"Lord Bi Maokang? Do you still know him? Chen Sheng asked in surprise.

Zhao Guohua smiled and nodded, and did not speak.

"How did you meet Lord Bi Maokang?" Chen Sheng asked curiously.

So Zhao Guohua told in detail how he went to Nanjing with Zhang Shun to meet Bi Maokang, and how Bi Maokang asked someone to make a pistol to no avail, and then said: "I said that just now, it was also because of the above things, so I also asked my lord Yuan Liang to speak abruptly. After speaking, he bowed to Chen Sheng.

"I don't blame you, forget it, since I can't even get something from the Nanjing Armament Bureau and Master Bi Maokang, I don't have to think about it anymore......," Chen Sheng said kindly.

Everyone in the room was speechless for a moment.

After a while, the prefect Meng Liangchen asked: "Mr. Zhao, as the saying goes, the bystanders are clear, and the authorities are confused, since you have lived in the overseas Huaxia country for so many years, I don't know what you think of my Ming country?" ”