Shangyuan Wharf in front of Hushan Manor.

Xu Hongji pulled Zhu Daolin, pointed to the farthest hill, and asked, "What are those craftsmen doing climbing the hill by the river, do you want to build a lookout there?" ”

"It's an lookout, it's also a fort, strictly speaking, it's a double-decker battery with 4 fortress guns and 8 general's guns, and on the other side of the fort, which we can't see, is an almost vertical cliff, which is closely connected to the shogunate mountain, stretching for several miles, and the hill protruding from the river has the best view."

"If the weather is good, you can clearly see the ships five miles upstream and downstream on the fort, the terrain is dangerous, the location is superior, and after completion, it is enough to protect the entire pier within five miles, which can play a great deterrent role."

Zhu Daolin persuaded his plan.

Cheng Jizu, the general behind Xu Hongji, asked curiously: "Dao Linxian nephew, what kind of fortress cannon are you talking about?" ”

Facing his future colleagues, Zhu Daolin did not hide it: "This kind of fortress cannon is different from those erected on the city walls in Liaodong and Beijing, and it is difficult to explain the specific appearance, because it is more complicated, I can only name a few data for your reference......

"The cannon is made of stainless steel, weighs about 3,000 catties, has an inner diameter of between 6 inches and 6 inches and 3 minutes, a barrel length of about 2 zhang and 5 feet, and a mechanism under the gun mount to counteract the recoil of the gun, so that a well-trained soldier can fire a ...... within a minute."

"By the way, one minute is the time it takes for the longest hand on a pocket watch to make one turn, which is about 20 breaths or so in what we usually say."

The officers were stunned after listening to Zhu Daolin's introduction.

The muzzle of the cannon is nearly half small, and the cannon cannon cannot reach twenty breaths to fire once, and it is simply unimaginable for them that such a huge fortress cannon can reach such a fast firing speed.

Zhu Daolin didn't have time to explain more, and said, "When the time comes, you will be able to understand it with your own eyes", and then pulled Xu Hongji and Wu Jingxian to a place away from the crowd. Tell the two of them about the broken legs of Wu Changshi when he went out of the city.

"You really didn't do it?" Wei Guogong asked with a smile.

Zhu Daolin shook his head and replied with some disdain: "I can't do anything for a few clowns who jump off the beam, there are many ways to clean them up, and I don't need such low-level means......"

"What do literati care about most? I care about face the most! It is far more effective to treat others in their own way, and to make their reputation dirty and smelly, than to break one or two of their legs. ”

Wu Jingxian nodded and applauded: "Not bad. Yesterday evening, our family also talked to Daolin about Zizhuyuan, and Daolin also had the same opinion, and he didn't care about those scholars who were pushed out as thugs, so I dare to guarantee that Daolin has nothing to do with Wu Changshi, who broke his leg! ”

"It's a headache ...... I'm afraid that the Donglin Party and the Fushe gang of Lengtouqing will be tossed again, and I will have to enter Beijing with the ship later, and I will have to rely on Wei Guogong and Longping Hou to take care of it. ”

Xu Hongji nodded: "I will definitely not let the siege of Zizhuyuan happen again, otherwise I won't be able to get through the emperor's place...... However, I guess that the Donglin Party will not dare to gather again to make trouble. Xin Chengbo still has a lot of handles in his hands, and these handles have been reported to the saint through my secret recital, and the Jinyi guard has also reported the matter to the capital, and will never let them have another wicked person to sue first, and the saint is not so easy to fool today. ”

"Those Donglin Party members are notoriously mad dogs, and they can't help but be prepared in advance, alas! It couldn't have come at a better time, and I couldn't stay. It will take at least a month and a half to come back, and Jinling can only rely on you...... On the emperor's side, I will never let people make money. Wu Jingxian said worriedly.

Xu Hongji sighed: "Yes! For so many years. My Xu family and the Zhang family of the Marquis of Longping, the Zhao family of Xinchengbo, as well as the Chang family and the Li family, have been suppressed to death by several big families behind the Donglin Party, especially the Marquis of Longping, who was almost killed by the Donglin Party and lost his title, and even the British family in the capital also retreated. It's aggrieved to think about it! ”

"If it weren't for today's chaos, those Donglin party leaders in the court made enemies everywhere, and there would be no more of the past scenery, plus Daolin brought us abundant capital, where would we have the ability to unite again to compete with it?"

"I thought there would be at least two to three years of development to grow myself. I didn't expect those people to be able to sit still, in this case, we can only fight hard, otherwise once we lie down, we will never want to stand up again. ”

Wu Jingxian was a little relieved: "The Donglin Party is all over the government and the opposition, and the major families behind them are difficult to shake for a while, and nearly half of the officials of the six departments in Nanjing are Donglin Party members, not to mention Guozijian, which has simply become the world of the Donglin Party and Jiangnan Haoqiang." ”

"Now it seems that it is very correct that you and the Marquis of Longping and Xin Chengbo sent people to Guozijian that day, and sternly warned those doctors to teach, which more or less played the role of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, if those people in Guozijian did not have the master's order, most of them would not dare to make trouble anymore!"

"What I'm worried about now is that they will use their power to suppress and attack us through all kinds of means that seem legitimate and reasonable, which will not be easy to deal with."

Xu Hongji, who had already made up his mind to regain the glory of his ancestors, listened to Wu Jingxian's words, where was he willing to endure this kind of wretched spirit again? immediately made a guarantee to Wu Jingxian and Zhu Daolin: "Just let them make a move, I want to see if they dare to let go of their courage to do it, don't forget that the military power is in our hands, if they do too much, I don't mind cutting off a few heads and killing chickens and monkeys!" ”

A total of 168,000 catties of copper material was loaded into the two ships, and more than 200 officers and men of the naval division finished their meals one after another, and the packaged large mirrors with polished flowers on all sides were also sent to the special inland river official ships that sailed later.

Zhu Daolin held a small wooden box in his hand, which contained two pocket watches with sterling silver shells, 200,000 taels of silver bills issued by Bofu Money and two gemstone bracelets, and sent Wu Jingxian to the treasure ship together with Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei.

Wu Jingxian took the small wooden box given by Zhu Daolin, his eyes turned red again, and he told Zhu Daolin carefully, as if he was concerned about his own children.

Zhu Daolin felt that Wu Jingxian at this time was no different from his father who was about to travel far away, and he was rarely moved by true feelings, and he endured it for a long time to not let tears gush out of his eyes, but he nodded vigorously, and Xu Hongji on the side sighed, and deeply realized the extraordinary emotions between Wu Jingxian and Zhu Daolin.

Escorted by two troop carriers, three cargo ships and one official ship left the dock and headed downstream to Zhenjiang and then north into the Grand Canal.

Xu Hongji and his generals boarded the warship, sailed to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, entered the Qinhuai River estuary and returned to the sailor wharf outside the Sanshan Gate.

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