Lopez ordered to carefully take a small box inlaid with gems from the person, and respectfully presented it to Zhu Ping'an, "The deep friendship of the adults makes me grateful, but this time I came in a hurry, and did not bring any precious gifts, this is the tribute of Siam Jin to the emperor of the Ming Empire, and the merchant group was fortunate to get some, and specially presented it to the adults, wishing the adults a long life!" ”

López specially explained: "It is said that the predecessor of your country, the Wanli Emperor, was especially fond of this kind of treasure, and added such items to the elixir of cultivation, and also named it 'Fu Slim Ointment'!" ”

"Fu Slimming Cream!" Zhu Ping'an was taken aback, opened the box and looked carefully, the box was a black and swarthy paste-like object, shining with a unique color under the reflection of the lamp, just opened the box was a strange fragrance, unconsciously, Zhu Ping'an's face became iron-blue.

López didn't notice the change in Zhu Ping'an's expression, and he was still sparing no effort to promote his baby. "This treasure is also very popular in the West, and doctors use it as an anesthetic, and the analgesic effect is unparalleled, even in surgery."

Caught off guard, Zhu Ping'an snorted heavily, threw the box directly on the table, knocked over the wine glass, and the wine was dripping.

López was suddenly startled, only then did he realize that Zhu Ping'an's face was different, and he immediately closed his mouth, but he didn't know where the business was wrong, so he had to look at Zhu Ping'an with an innocent face.

Zhu Ping'an said coldly: "Mr. López has one less thing to say, this thing can cause addiction, once it attacks, it is better to live than to die, as long as you smoke it once, its addiction will be difficult to remove, right?" ”

"This ......!" López was a little stunned, he had heard some of this question, but he had never smoked it himself, and he only knew that the nobles of the Francophone were eager for this thing, so he planned to sacrifice it to Zhu Ping'an, but he didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to say such a thing.

Fu thin ointment is also opium, Zhu Ping'an came from later generations, how can he not know the harm of this thing. This thing is true to have medicinal effects, as early as the Three Kingdoms period there are records of medicinal use, the Tang Dynasty from the Arabian region into the Central Plains, called "A Furong", is the nobles at that time to refine the pill necessary items, but its value is precious, so it has not spread. In the early years of Chongzhen, this thing flowed into China with tobacco, and Emperor Chongzhen was deeply afraid of its fast circulation speed and wide range of circulation, so while banning smoking grass, it was also expressly forbidden to this thing, and at present, only Siam and Annam tributes were offered to this thing, and the people were gone.

Of course, two hundred years later, this object entered the country on a large scale, which caused the beginning of a century of humiliating history of the Chinese nation.

Zhu Ping'an settled down. Don't say it's the Ming Dynasty at the moment, even if the European countries don't have a clear understanding of the danger of this thing, López also sacrificed this thing to show his heart, and there is no malice in it.

Zhu Ping'an's face gradually softened, and he pointed to the Fu slimming ointment and said: "If this thing is medicinal, it will naturally have more advantages than disadvantages." If it is ingested, it must be poisonous, and Mr. López must be cautious. I don't want to see this flow into Daming in the trade of Dengzhou in the future, please understand this. ”

López wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and hurriedly agreed, but he was uneasy in his heart, he originally wanted to express his gratitude to Zhu Ping'an with this object, but he didn't expect to pat the horse's leg on the horse's leg.

Zhu Ping'an thought about it carefully, and asked López to find some poppy seeds as much as possible. Although this substance is a poison, its medicinal effect is indeed precious, and if it can be properly used in future wars, it will certainly play a great role. Another point, Zhu Ping'an suddenly thought of a use, so he ordered Yin Shigang to collect the blessing and slimming cream that Lopez had offered.

López smiled wryly, and finally opened the page. Suddenly remembered something, and busily introduced the two blonde middle-aged foreigners he brought to Zhu Ping'an.

"The last time we met, I was asked to find some officers from all over Europe, and this time I brought with me two of them, both Prussian knights." López pointed to one of the officers, although this person also had blonde hair, but Zhu Ping'an took a closer look, one of this person's eyes was fake, and the remaining one eye was bright, and the muscles all over his body seemed to be about to tear his clothes.

"This is Mr. Goethe, from a Prussian family, whose ancestors served in the Teutonic Order, and who also served as the commander of the Duke of Brandenburg's personal guard!"

"Oh?" Zhu Ping'an looked at Goethe with interest, "Then Mr. Goethe must have understood the essence of Gustav's phalanx tactics, right?" I remember that Brandenburg was on the same side as the Swedes, under the banner of German Protestantism. ”

Goethe was a little surprised, "You still know about the wars on the European continent?" Goethe's Chinese stuttered a little, but he could still speak the common words.

Zhu Ping'an said with a smile: "I'm just interested in the Gustav phalanx!" ”

Goethe was immediately interested, "Of course this is ......!" ”

Lopez on the side saw that Goethe's conversation was strong, so he interrupted his speech with a cough, and hurried to introduce another tall and thin middle-aged blonde foreigner to Zhu Ping'an.

But before he could speak, Sun Heding, who had already noticed the tall and thin foreigner, suddenly opened his mouth, "Dare to ask you, aren't you Mr. Mainhull, the artillery instructor in the Denglai army back then?" ”

The three of López were stunned, and the middle-aged man known as Mainhull hurriedly took out a lens from his arms and pinned it to his eye socket, staring at Sun Heding for a moment, "You are Mr. Sun Heding Sun?" ”

Sun Heding suddenly became excited, "It's really you, Mr. Mainhull, the students thought that you were also ...... in the war when the Denglai mutiny, but I didn't expect you to be still alive?" ”

The conversation between the two surprised everyone for a while, but after thinking about it, coupled with Sun Heding's explanation, it suddenly dawned on them.

When Yuan Keli and Sun Yuanhua successively inspected Denglai, they recruited a large number of officers from Franc and European countries to enter the Denglai army, and created Denglai's artillery unit on this basis. But alas, it didn't wait for this force to play its role. The Wuqiao Mutiny broke out, and in the midst of the chaos, these foreign officers dutifully guarded their posts, most of whom died in battle with the rebels, and Meinhull was one of them.

Speaking of the past, Mainhull was embarrassed, his Chinese was much better than Goethe's, the words were correct and round, and there was a strong Shandong accent.

It turned out that in the Wuqiao Mutiny, the rebels attacked Dengzhou with all their might, and after the fall of Dengzhou, the commander-in-chief Zhang Keda led his troops to engage in street battles with the enemy, and the positions of the artillery units fell one after another, and many foreign officers died on the forts. Meinhull, on the other hand, was stunned by the blast of the shells and was captured by the rebels. When the imperial reinforcements arrived, the rebels had no time to take prisoners, so Meinhull absconded at this time, and then sailed to the Wa Kingdom. This time, he listened to López talk about the reconstruction of Dengzhou, so he recommended himself to come to the hometown of Dengzhou, where he had fought.

Sun Heding was also full of emotion, "After the rebellion was quelled, the imperial court rewarded meritorious deeds, and most of the foreign officers who served in Denglai were rewarded, even those who died in battle also received a pension, and Mr. Mainhull's name was on the list of the dead. It's just that Mr. once said that he was alone, so the court had no way to transfer the reward to your family, so he deliberately sealed the title of a thousand households. The students did not expect that after these few years, they would be able to meet you again in Dengzhou! ”

Sun Heding turned around and bowed to Zhu Ping'an, "My lord doesn't know, when my father was preparing to build an artillery, Mr. Mayinhull made a great effort, and all the artillery settings of the fort and the artillery of the soldiers and horses were all completed by Mr. ”

Zhu Ping'an laughed, "This is also fate!" Mr. Mayhull misses Dengzhou, so there is an opportunity for the two to get together, and the official also shares the fate of the two, so he has the opportunity to get Mr. Mayhull's help! ”

As he spoke, Zhu Ping'an picked up his glass and touched a glass of wine with Meinhull and Goethe, "From now on, Mr. Goethe will be the chief instructor of my Dengzhou New Army, and Mr. Meinhull was originally a thousand officers of my Ming Army, and this official will appoint you as the commander of the artillery unit of the New Army." Starting tomorrow, we will begin to discuss the formation of the new army! ”

The crowd applauded. López breathed a sigh of relief, and his perception of Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but improve a few points. Don't value money, but know the way of doing business, pay attention to talents, and have ambitions, such a partner is really rare? To say that his vision is really good. Delighted, López poured himself a drink, and in a short time he was already drunk.

In a trance, I saw a personal soldier hurrying upstairs and whispering a few words in the ear of the person in charge of intelligence mentioned by Zhu Ping'an, who seemed to be called Yin Shigang.

Yin Shigang nodded quietly, a faint smile always filled his face, and then he came to Zhu Ping'an's side without a trace, and told Zhu Ping'an the news from his own soldiers as it was.

López has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, how can he not understand the truth, and immediately bowed slightly, "If you have official business, you don't need to call us out." ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled apologetically, "When I first arrived in Dengzhou, there were a lot of things to do, and there were always things to do!" As he spoke, he asked Zhou Mian and Sun Heding to accompany him, and he hurriedly washed the building with Yin Shigang and Guo Chai.

Shen Mingxian was already waiting downstairs, and when he saw Zhu Ping'an coming out, he greeted him, "My lord, there is news from the inside line of Yanzhou Luwangfu. Zhu Yihai was instigated by the Lin family, the Mo family and others, and they were also jealous of what the adults did in Dengzhou, and they were ready to send their henchmen to Beijing to impeach the adults! ”R1152