Chapter 259: We're Going to Buy a Boat
"Papapapa"
Zheng Zhibao looked at the ten huge warships around him, and his eyes showed a look of humiliation and anger, thinking that he, the fourth master nicknamed "Leopard Head", the current Jinghai guerrilla general, had suffered such a great humiliation, and it was definitely a great shame for him to be "escorted" into the port in such a way today.
Listening to the fourth uncle beside him gritting his teeth, Zheng Sen turned his head to look at Zheng Zhibao and said, "Fourth uncle, don't be unconvinced, now we have no qualifications to argue with them, and we must not be rash." ”
Zheng Zhibao glanced at the black hole of the cannon muzzle exposed on the big ship around him, and forcibly endured this evil breath, although his surname was irritable, but he was not stupid, although the number of their ships was more than the other party, but the total number of guns on the surrounding Dafu ships was not less than theirs, if these hundreds of guns fired together, they would have no chance of winning. With the current distance between the two warships, once they fight, the speed training level is all floating clouds, and the battle at this distance is the solidity of the hull and the number of guns, as long as the opponent's gunner is not blind, he can hit the target.
"However, the rumors turned out to be true, they really got the Daifuku ship." Zheng Sen looked at the Dafu ships sailing close to his own fleet around him, but there was no trace of panic on his face, and his mouth kept chatting in surprise.
"Hmph, Sen'er, if you want them to send a few later." Zheng Zhibao said sullenly, at this time he always felt that there was an evil fire that had nowhere to vent.
"To be able to build so many Great Fortune Ships, it seems that this Qingzhou General is also a person with a way, if he can be asked to dedicate the method of building Great Fortune Ships, it would be better." Zheng Sen thought farther than Zheng Zhibao, don't look at their Zheng family's fleet in all directions on the ocean, but most of them win by quantity, and there are not many large warships that can be used in their hands, and even Zheng Zhilong's own writer is only an eight-hundred-ton three-masted galleon. According to the division of warships in the West in the seventeenth century, it is not even a fourth-class battleship, if you can get this kind of Dafuku ship production method, then with the strong financial strength of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group, you can build no less than twenty Dafuku ships in two years, so that their strength can get a qualitative leap, thinking of this, Zheng Sen's eyes can't help but emit a hot light.
"Dangdang Dang"
As the two fleets approached the dock, a hurried bell rang in the harbor, and a group of iron-clad sergeants trotted in a neat procession from all around, all lined up facing the dock at the command of the officer, the firearms on their shoulders glittering in the sun.
Looking at the sergeant standing neatly on the dock, Zheng Sen calmly said to Zheng Zhibao: "Fourth uncle, let's get off the boat." ”
With a long sullen breath, Zheng Zhibao nodded, and secretly swore in his heart that he would repay the humiliation he had suffered today.
Qingzhou commanded the embassy's mansion, and Pang Gang, who was having lunch, also received urgent information from Wanghai Fort.
"Xianggong, what's wrong?" Ruolan frowned slightly when she saw her husband receive the information, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It's nothing, a pirate leader from Fujian sent someone." Pang Gang chuckled, put the information in his hand on the dining table, and then said to the soldiers who were still standing beside him and listened to the instructions: "Tell Mo Hui to let them send someone to escort those people over, and tell them not to lose their manners." ”
"Yes, General!" The soldiers raised their hands and gave a military salute before leaving the restaurant.
Pang Gang's hand gently knocked on the dining table, the corners of his mouth moved up slightly, and he said softly: "Zheng Sen, then let me see what the future national surname has to do with me, right?" ”
Seeing that Pang Gang was speechless, Ruolan on the side couldn't help but say angrily: "Xianggong, what's the big deal, don't forget that it's your big joy in a few days, although you don't have to worry about other things, but you have to take a look at those guest lists, right?" ”
As soon as Pang Gang raised his head, he happened to see Ruolan looking at him with a glint of dissatisfaction, and hurriedly said: "Okay, let me see the list prepared by you later, if there is no problem, send it out according to that list." ”
"I didn't expect my buddy to get married again so soon, hey, I'm really tired." Thinking of the tediousness of marriage and the pretty figures of Wei Manyao, Chen Yuanyuan, and Li Xuezhu, Pang Gang couldn't help but feel a little happy.
However, many people like this kind of "trouble", and Pang Gang is no exception. When he remembered that he had only been married for a year and was going to marry again, Pang Gang always felt a little strange in his heart.
After receiving the news from the carrier pigeon, Mo Hui arranged for Zheng Sen and his party to sleep at the wharf for one night, and arranged for someone to escort them to Qingzhou early the next morning.
When Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhibao were introduced into the command hall by their own soldiers, they found that in the hall they were either standing or sitting comfortable famous generals and sergeants, but their eyes were all looking at the two of them, and in the center of the hall sat a young official wearing a vermilion official uniform with a lion pattern embroidered on his chest that only a first- or second-rank senior officer was qualified to wear, and he was looking at the two of them with great energy.
The atmosphere in the hall was very solemn, seeing such a scene, even if Zheng Zhibao had a big grievance in his heart, he didn't dare to slack off. He hurriedly took a step forward and said loudly: "The last general, Zheng Zhibao, a guerrilla general in Jinghai, Fujian, and Zheng Sen, the son of Zheng Zhilong, a guerrilla general in coastal defense, have met General Dingguo. ”
After speaking, Zheng Zhibao and the others pushed Jin Shan and knelt down to Pang Gang like a jade pillar, no way, now the situation is stronger than people, Zheng Zhibao is now just a guerrilla general of the fourth grade, Zheng Sen is even more white, if he sees this Dingguo general from the first grade, he can blast them out without even looking for a reason.
"Excuse me, get up." Pang Gang, who was sitting in the middle, raised his hand and motioned for the two to stand up, and then someone immediately moved out two stools for the two to do.
After seeing the two of them seated, Pang Gang smiled and asked, "General Zheng and Zheng Gongzi, you have worked hard from afar, I don't know what you have to do when you come from afar?" ”
Looking at the young general in front of him, Zheng Zhibao felt very uncomfortable, thinking that he and his eldest brother had worked hard for more than ten years, and after being recruited by the imperial court, he was just a guerrilla, but the official residence in front of him was easy to follow, which made Zheng Zhilong, who has always been short-tempered and competitive, very unconvinced.
Zheng Zhibao arched his hand and said: "General Qiyu, the last general was ordered by my eldest brother to accompany this nephew to Qingzhou to play, and by the way, I will visit the general, this is a little gadget that my eldest brother will bring to the general at the end of his life, please smile if you don't pay respect." After speaking, Zheng Zhibao took out a gift slip from his sleeve and handed it over, and naturally someone on the side took the gift slip and handed it to Pang Gang.
Seeing Zheng Zhibao, a rough-faced man, dragging the text with himself, Pang Gang couldn't help but smile in his heart, and said with a smile after putting the gift list on the case: "Thank you for General Zheng's kindness for this official, and the gift list will be handed down by the official." Since the two of you are here to play, then it's good to have a good visit to Qingzhou Mansion, do you need this official to send someone to be your tour guide? ”
"Thank you for your kindness, no need." Hearing that Pang Gang was going to send someone to be a tour guide for the two of them, Zheng Zhibao refused without thinking about it.
"Well, if General Zheng has any needs, just inform the official, so that the official can fulfill the friendship of the landlord."
After the two of them said polite words for a while, seeing that the fourth uncle, who was not good at talking, was about to be stunned by the Dingguo general in front of him, Zheng Sen stood up and took a step forward and said, "The little nephew Zheng Sen has seen the Dingguo general. ”
Looking at the young man in front of him, he saw that his face was delicate with a hint of perseverance rare among his peers, although he was not tall, but he gave people a sense of calmness.
"It is worthy of being a famous national surname in later generations, although he is only white now, but he is more eye-catching than his fourth uncle when he goes forward." Pang Gang, who secretly praised in his heart, said with a smile, "Gongzi Zheng is polite, I don't know why Gongzi wants to tell this official?" ”
Zheng Sen smiled lightly: "General Pang, before the little nephew came to Qingzhou, I had heard that there was a kind of ship that looked like a big fortune ship in Qingzhou, and the little nephew didn't believe it, but yesterday on the way here, I was fortunate to see the fleet under the general's command, and then I knew that the rumors were true." It turns out that the general really built a big ship that was called the mighty Nanyang countries in the past, which is really gratifying! ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Pang Gang chuckled when he heard this, but his confidence became vigilant.
"So that the general will learn that although my father has thousands of ships, and the fleet has to protect the safety of the entire Oriental Ocean in the South Sea, he suffers from the lack of large ships, so that he has suffered many losses in the battle with the fleet of the Dutch East India Company last year, so the little nephew has the courage to ask the general for a favor!" Speaking of this, Zheng Sen's eyes shot a compelling brilliance and looked at Pang Gang, not afraid of the other party's identity at all.
"Hmph, that's where it is!" Pang Gang, who had long been vigilant in his heart, sneered, but still pretended not to know on his face, and pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, Zheng Gongzi has something to say, please speak." ”
Zheng Sen said without changing his face: "That's the case, when the little nephew came, he was fortunate to see the heroic appearance of the big fortune ship under the command of General Pang, and he was very envious in his heart, so he dared to ask the general to cut his love, whether he could sell this kind of big ship to the little nephew, the little nephew and his father must be grateful." ”
"Hmm!" Listening to Zheng Sen's words, all the officials in the hall couldn't help frowning, now the Dafu ship is the main ship of the Qingzhou Navy, how can it be sold to others.
"You want to buy the Daifuku ship of this official?" Pang Gang asked expressionlessly.
(To be continued)