Luo Jiuhe stuffed his hands in his pants pockets, and walked on the cement road with his feet fluttering, a little unrelenting.

His mind was still full of the weak, aggrieved and sad face, even though he had taken a shower and changed his clothes, it was still the same.

The little lady didn't seem to be bold, in fact, after saying that, the little lady covered her face with her hands, and shrank into a ball and wept. Among the girls Luo Jiuhe had come into contact with and were more impressed, he still remembered that when the Smelling Fragrance Sect attacked that winter, Liu Ru also fell into the river water, and the cold river water not only did not make Liu Ru is weak, on the contrary, she was still extremely strong.

It's Xiaolian, when she encounters this situation, although she will cry, but she won't look like that.

In stark contrast to the little lady who saved herself, after the little lady fell into the water, she couldn't even struggle, and at first glance she was a submissive person who had to rely on people to protect her, in the words of the little official, it was the kind of greenhouse flower that lacked reading power. The petty official doesn't like this kind of woman, so he will ask to marry the eldest lady of the Fang family, I heard that the eldest lady of the Fang family is early, and she began to support the family business at a very young age, and she is also the kind of woman who is admirably strong.

Alas...... But why is it hard to forget the appearance of pear blossoms with rain?

Thinking of this, Luo Jiuhe shrank his neck and secretly scolded that he was not promising. At this moment, he heard a strange laugh ringing in his ears: "Haha, bureau, I heard that there is an affair today, yes or no?" ”

Because he was appointed by Yu Guozhen as the director of the Fishery Administration Bureau, now everyone calls him no longer "Jiuhe" but "Bureau". This nickname was first called out by Yu Guozhen, so Luo Jiuhe had no place to protest. He rolled his eyes at the guy who teased him, pouted and tilted his head: "Veteran, when it comes to sexual encounters...... I heard that your kid was brought back from the village by your lady's ears? ”

This is also a well-known thing, on the third day of the first month of March, when Yu Guozhen, who had not yet returned to Xinxiang, went to Luo Dong, he was drunk and smoky, and mistook other girls for Luo Yiniang, and as a result, there was a big and small turmoil.

Therefore, when he heard Luo Jiuhe uncover the old account, Jiang'an coughed, and could only retreat: "This...... I still have to go to see the little official, the bureau, you just wander around here, by the way, I've heard that the young lady is a beautiful lady, and she pays attention to whether men and women give or don't kiss, you, have fun. ”

As he spoke, he walked away quickly, and a fan who followed beside him took off his hat and saluted Luo Jiuhe, and also left.

"Hey, why did a fan guy get ashore too?" At this time, Luo Jiuhe noticed the fan who followed Jiang'an.

"That one is the director of the Xinxiang Fishery Bureau, and you will have to deal with him in the future." As he walked along the shore, he smiled and said, "He's not as nice as I am...... You have to know that in our Xinxiang, that is, I will be kind to the shore. ”

The guy nodded with a smile, and he actually understood the official words of the Ming Dynasty.

"Okay, we're petty officials...... In your words, it's our lord, just ahead, you wait here first, and I'll say it for you. Luo Jiuhe saw Yu Guozhen standing in front of him with his back hand, and gave another order to the guy, and the guy nodded when he heard this, and stood there respectfully and didn't move.

Luo Jiuhe took two steps and came to Yu Guozhen's side: "Little official, that big Luzon...... Ah no, the Spaniards have arrived. ”

Yu Guozhen nodded, he didn't rush to see Fan, he didn't have the masochistic habits of some people in later generations, and regarded foreigners as foreigners, and even the discriminatory treatment of foreigners felt that this was the fairness and justice of foreigners.

"Wang Baozong, you have done an excellent job, remember, dig according to the white and gray lines on the ground, don't dig wrong!"

Wang Baozong and his two hundred companions were working, scattered into a large area, digging ditches in full swing. In order to solve the accommodation problem of the new arrivals, the original simple wooden houses were taken out again, and now these wooden boards have been dehydrated for half a year, which is different from the original temporary surname, and can be used for long-term residence.

According to Yu Guozhen's plan, in the future, with the turmoil of the situation in the Central Plains, a large number of immigrants will come to Xinxiang every year, and these immigrants will not be able to adapt to the life of Xinxiang immediately, and they will need to live near the wharf for one to three months to develop living habits and health quarantine. Therefore, at the northern end of the cement road leading from the wharf to Xinxiangzhai, where it was originally intended to be reclaimed as a field, he carved out a narrow plot of about 1,000 acres for the construction of a temporary living area.

"Yes, Yu Gongzi!"

Wang Baozong responded loudly, and his whole face was shiny.

Yu Guozhen turned his head with satisfaction, he saw Luo Jiuhe who was following Jiang'an, and laughed and said, "Luo Juzao, I heard that you have just made a contribution?" ”

Luo Jiuhe couldn't help but pout: "Little official, which one has such a big mouth......

Yu Guozhen laughed, the girl who was rescued in Fang'yang, he had a vague impression, he only knew that she claimed to be surnamed Liang and named Yu Niang, such a weak girl was the object of protection for him, but not Yu Guozhen's intended object.

What he wants to do needs to be strong and courageous, like Fang Ziyi, who can appease the soldiers for him, like Liu, who can take care of the affairs for him, and like Xiaolian, who can help him educate the young.

"Anyway, be careful, Xiaolian Ke also heard about this, and rushed to appease people." Yu Guozhen couldn't help laughing again.

At this time, he turned his face: "Veteran, let him come over." ”

Soon, the Spaniard came to Yu Guozhen, he saluted a very standard military salute, and said without humility or arrogance: "Luis? Diego? Garcia? Captain Flores, salute Your Excellency! ”

Fortunately, the name of the Spaniard is not as long as that of the Slavs, but Yu Guozhen really has no talent for remembering the names of foreigners, so he directly addresses the other party's military rank: "Mr. Captain, welcome to Xinxiang, I heard that you were invited by my housekeeper?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, your butler, a Mr. Gao has found me." Spanish humane.

Yu Guozhen looked at him for a while: "What do you mean, my senior executives found you?" ”

"Yes, two years ago...... No, a year and a half ago, this executive came to me in Macau and hired me to serve you. The Spaniard saluted again: "Your Excellency, if the executive's house is there, you may ask him." ”

Yu Guozhen was silent for a while, and then shook his head: "It's a pity that the executive's family has passed away." ”

He remembered Lao Gao's last letter, which did mention the appointment of European craftsmen such as shipwrights in Macao. It seems that he entrusted the Spaniard in front of him at that time.

"It's a pity, but do you want to fulfill that contract?" The Spaniard asked again.

"You found the craftsman I need?"

"Eleven shipwrights, your Excellency, and some of the ...... mentioned by your steward Well, forbidden stuff. ”

"What's that?"

"Armor and weapons, Your Excellency, your butler paid me half of the deposit, a total of three thousand taels of silver, including the craftsmen's dowry and the deposit of armor and weapons."

Yu Guozhen looked at the Spaniard, and after a while, he smiled and said, "If what you say is true, Captain Louis, you will be paid accordingly." ”

The Spaniard didn't seem particularly excited by this, and he smiled reservedly.

Yu Guozhen asked again: "Where is the shipwright?" And those weapons. ”

"The shipwright came to you with me, and as for the weapons, I only brought half cuirass, and you should know that Macau will not allow us to carry prohibited items ashore, so I will stay in Hoi An for the rest of the cargo."

What the Spaniard said was an excuse, he clearly did not fully trust Yu Guozhen, so he only brought Ren and Jia, but left the most important weapon of this era in Hoi An. Yu Guozhen understood his caution, so he didn't dwell on this issue, he summoned Ji Yan and asked him to call his father Ji Xun over, and then asked Louis: "If I pay you all the commission now, when will you bring me the rest?" ”

"Your Excellency, a month."

Yu Guozhen raised his eyebrows slightly, and then signaled to go to the treasury to receive the silver taels, and after a while, someone came to Louis with the box, and after the box was opened, the white silver ingots inside made Louis very satisfied.

"Here are the remaining three thousand taels, please bring the craftsman and the half-cuirass." Yu Guozhen said.

"As you wish."

The half-length armor brought by Louis was actually used by the rangers, but its basic structure was different from the mountain armor used by the Ming Dynasty today. Yu Guozhen didn't know anything about ancient armor, and he imitated many things when he was in Xiang'an, but because armor was a forbidden thing, and the Ming army's iron armor manufacturing process was too complicated, he didn't experiment with it. Although Ji Xun is a blacksmith in the army, he mainly makes weapons, and even firecrackers are only a little proficient, and he is not very good at armor.

Therefore, after this extremely beautifully decorated bust arrived in Yu Guozhen's hands, he immediately tore off all the velvet and cloth pieces in order to increase the comfort and beauty, revealing the naked internal structure.

Ji Xun also arrived at this time, and he also brought four craftsmen of his age. Among the "criminals" who went south this time, many of them were blacksmiths, and some of them had forged weapons and armor among the rogues, and these four were familiar with them.

After they looked at each other, the five of them went to the side and whispered to the side. Seeing this scene on the side, Louis smiled slightly: "This cuirass is made by the famous Milanese Misagaria family, even in our country, a set of such armor requires a hundred gold coins, Your Excellency, with the craftsmanship of your country's craftsmen, it is impossible to imitate such armor." This is already a work of art - a work of war - just as the craftsmen of your country cannot imitate good artillery and muskets. ”

"Do you have muskets among the weapons you have prepared for me?" Yu Guozhen was quite satisfied with this breastplate, and as for whether it could be imitated, Yu Guozhen was not worried at all.

If the learning ability of Chinese is said to be second in the world, then there is no such thing as the first in the world. Take Ji Xun as an example, in the six months since Yu Guozhen returned, he has not only built an iron workshop, but also only relied on the accumulation of those skills in Xiang'an, and even made a heavy-duty hydraulic punching and forging machine, lathe, grinding machine and drilling machine.

Some things were made according to the plan after Yu Guozhen confessed, and some things were simply discussed and studied by more than a dozen of their craftsmen together, especially the application of metal gears and escapements.

"Yes, Your Excellency, even in our country, the most advanced Sur arquebus." Louis replied.

"Don't you have a flintlock pistol?" Yu Guozhen asked.

The Spaniard was stunned for a moment when he heard the word "flintlock", and after a while, he figured out what it meant, and his expression finally changed

(To be continued)