Chapter 83: The young man with the surname of the country
The sun is three poles, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and April is a good time to go out, the young country surnamed Ye rode a horse with Australian guests to Quanzhou outside the city to play.
knew that the young man loved weapons, so Liu Yun did not give him a set of exquisite glasses, but gave him an Australian-made revolver, which is the standard weapon of domestic police and security personnel.
Zheng Dagongzi, who received the gift, couldn't put down this small wheel, the most important thing is that the effective shooting distance of this short gun can reach sixty steps, and the Ming Weapons Supervisor also has a firecracker, but the effective range of the long gun produced is also this distance, plus the Zheng family also has a little business with the Dutch, and indirectly got a lot of Western firearms, but the shooting distance is not very ideal.
In addition to giving the national surname a revolver, Liu Yun also wrote out the infantry drill book he knew and gave it to the national surname together, Zheng Dagongzi held the revolver in his hand and the infantry drill code in the other hand, and he didn't feel anything unusual when he received the gift, because Liu Yun said that this is a classic book of Australian army training.
In the opinion of Zheng Dagongzi, the code of sergeant discipline has not been passed down from generation to public since ancient times, and this Australian can give it away so easily, it must not be much better, but after accepting it, he still thanked him, after all, Daming is a state of etiquette, and Zheng Dagongzi is half a reader, and the sage book is not read in vain.
That night, Zheng Dagongzi went back and tried firing a revolvolver, he was overjoyed, but he didn't expect this short firecracker, no more than a chopstick, weighing no more than a pound and two taels, but it has such a huge power, if Zheng Jiajun is equipped with such a short gun, it will greatly reduce casualties in close combat, but after thinking about the cost, Zheng Dagongzi shook his head and felt that it was not realistic enough.
What made Zheng Dagongzi happy was not such a thing, in addition to knowing that the short gun sent by the Australian was a treasure, and then he brought the saber made of 100 steel sent by the Australian, according to the Australians, this knife sharpens bricks like mud, if the general sword is cut against it, the other party's sword will definitely break.
The young and vigorous country surnamed Ye doesn't believe in this thing, this sword has seen a lot, and the real sharpening of iron like clay has not been seen, not to mention that the Australians blow so magically, immediately found a subordinate to pick up a sword that he usually carries with him and slash it, but he didn't expect that it was just three back and forth, only to hear the sound of "bell", his sword became two sections, one in the hands of the next person and one fell to the ground, looking at the saber in his hand, since it was unscathed.
"Treasure knife, treasure knife, this Australian forging technique is really extraordinary, even that Japanese knife may not be able to match it."
The two treasures were taken into the room by Zheng Dagongzi and kept them well, and then I thought about it, this Australian gave more gifts, and it seems that there is a book for training sergeants, you might as well take a look.
Zheng Gongzi was attracted by the training method inside, although it seems that there is no actual combat use, but as long as you carefully grind, you can still see that it is orderly, such as this simple step, it seems to be an extremely simple action, but it is still difficult to make dozens of people, hundreds or even thousands of people do the same, but the book clearly states that the Australian army can do this.
Although Zheng Dagongzi didn't believe it, what was written in this book was not seen with his own eyes, how could he take it seriously, when he accidentally saw Liu Yun bring a few entourages to change the guard at the door, he had to believe it, when he got off the boat, he saw that these people were not ordinary entourage, dark skin, not good at words, and walked in an orderly manner, they must be professionally trained guards, when he saw them change the guard, Zheng Gongzi believed.
The infantry drill code and the firecracker were all intentionally given by Liu Yun to the prince of Zheng, this country's surname is not ordinary in the hearts of everyone, with heavy troops in hand, as long as he defects to the Qing court, he is also a big member, and it is needless to say that he is prosperous and rich.
In the environment of the nationwide surrender at that time, he was able to stick to his heart and resist the Qing Dynasty with his own strength, which shows that he was a loyal and patriotic person. If modern military tactics and methods can be used to influence this national hero, it will be extraordinary for Australia to intervene in the war between the Ming and Manchu Qing in the future.
At this time, the young man surnamed Guo was still not deeply involved in the world, and he didn't know that he had been calculated by a group of old Australians, and became one of the chess pieces, and took Liu Yun and others to the outskirts of the city on horseback.
"Brother Liu, the day before yesterday you gave such a precious gift to the younger brother, it really benefited the younger brother a lot, presumably this Australian battleship can bombard Batavia, I'm afraid it doesn't completely rely on the ship's strong cannons, this army's bravery is also extraordinary."
Zheng Dagongzi has been called the eldest brother because of his relationship with Liu Yun, rather than an adult or an ambassador, which also makes the relationship between the two much closer.
"Childe has won the award, this army drill code is not a good thing, just an ordinary training manual, can be bought in bookstores on the streets and alleys of Australia, if you want to read it, wait for the next time I will get you a few copies from the mainland, artillery elements, army construction standards, and other military works, these are compiled according to the actual combat experience of our country's military generals in the past."
"In this way, then thank you Brother Liu, just by looking at the words in the book, you can see the strength of the Australian army, and the younger brother really wants to go to Australia with the eldest brother to see it."
Zheng Dagongzi looked envious of Australia, and made no secret of it, at this time he already knew that Australia should not be treated only as a sharp firearm, and as well as the art of forging and building, he was curious just to hear that the ship that could move without sails, not slide by human oars, and be driven by something called a steam engine.
He couldn't figure out how the boiling steam could propel such a large ship, but according to the Zheng family's eyeliner in Batavia, it was true, people didn't need sails and oars to move forward, and the spy also disguised himself as a merchant and went up to the big iron ship to see it for himself.
For a person like Zheng Dagongzi, who was born in a family that relied on maritime trade to obtain large profits, his feelings for ships are not comparable to ordinary people, and the Zheng family can have today, which is completely inseparable from ships. A ship that can sail without manpower and sails means a lot to the Zheng family.
He had studied the reason why the Australians dared to challenge the entire Dutch fleet in Batavia with a single warship, in addition to relying on the sharp artillery, and the fast moving speed of the ship, which could immediately fire a cannon at this location and immediately open to the second defensive position to attack.
Seeing Zheng Gongzi's somewhat depressed expression because he couldn't go to Australia, Liu Yun comforted him intentionally with kindness: "Why should Zheng Gongzi be depressed, he will have the opportunity to visit Australia for a long time, and now the most important thing for the two of us is to maintain the current relationship." ”
"Well, what Brother Liu said is that the coming day is long, and the younger brother will definitely have the opportunity to set foot on Australian soil."