Chen Zhengcao was a little puzzled, the Wa Kingdom was similar to the Korean State and the Annan Kingdom, all of which belonged to barbarian lands, why did Lord Zhang attach great importance to it?

But since it was Zhang Li's words, how dare he disobey? Chen Zhengcao took two steps forward and said loudly: "My subordinates understand, this time all the warships of our regiment's mountain army and navy division are going to the Japanese country to escort them, which will definitely show my Ming - ah, no, the majesty of my regiment's mountain army!" ”

Zhang Zhang smiled slightly, nodded and said, "I know you all look down on the Wa Kingdom-"

After a pause, Zhang Li said self-deprecatingly: "Actually, I don't look down on it either!" But the Japanese state has a silver mine, that's white silver, silver, understand? What do you think? ”

Chen Zhengcao's face was red suddenly, and he smiled and said, "Oh, it's not too much silver!" ”

Fang Yizhi was quite familiar with the situation of the Wa Kingdom, and also echoed the tension and said: "My subordinates heard that the Iwami Silver Mountain Silver Production Committee of the Wa Kingdom is really amazing, and often the Zheng family's fleet can transport back a shipload of silver when it transports a shipload of porcelain!" ”

Speaking of the Zheng family's fleet, Chen Zhengcao's face suddenly became ugly. Previously, the Zheng family transported arms to Jiannu through Liaodong Bay, and the Tuanshan Army and Water Division also knew about the situation, and Chen Zhengcao suggested attacking the Zheng family's transport ship, but it was vetoed by Zhang Li.

Zhang Zhang glanced at Chen Zhengcao and said lightly: "People are doing it, and the sky is watching." Now that our maritime strength is not the time to compete with the Zheng family, we must not be in a hurry. ”

Chen Zhengcao's expression was grim, and he promised in a loud voice: "My subordinates understand." ”

Zhang Zhang told the two of them a few more words, and then watched the bags of cloth transported to the Daifuku boat, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

The Industrial Revolution is really about to start here in the Motherland!

Watt's invention of the steam engine would not appear until more than a hundred years later, but it traveled by himself. There are so many things that have changed.

For example, the improvement of weapons and the increase of grain production. Until now, Jenny's loom has been used in large quantities - the next step, I don't know if Song Yingxing can make a steam engine?

More than 100 years later, Watt invented the steam engine, which is the steam engine in the modern sense. Before Watt, the Englishman Newcomen would invent the primitive steam engine at the end of the seventeenth century, a few decades later, which later became known as the Newcomen engine.

Just like the howitzers, rifled guns, mini bullets, etc., at present, with the technological productivity of Tuanshan Fort only a little stronger than the handicraft workshop, everything must start from the original version.

Zhang Zhang has drawn the drawings of the Newco door machine and handed it over to Song Yingxing to organize people to develop it. This most primitive steam engine is still far from the kind invented by Watt, and the details will not be repeated, and the effectiveness alone is very poor. But. After all, it is the machine that replaces the manpower, right? As the saying goes, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles. The biggest drawback of the Neukomen steam engine is that the energy consumption is too large -- but now in Liaodong, where tension is controlled, the coal mines are simply as much as they want, and the traitors and two dogs who dig coal are also as much as they want......

Zhang Li's body trembled slightly, and over time, machines will replace manpower, which will inevitably bring earth-shaking changes to the whole society! Although it is only in the bud now, the tension seems to have been heard. The footsteps of industrial development are getting closer and closer.

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During the Ming Dynasty, Macao was a small fishing village with oyster farming as its main business, and "Macao" in Guangdong refers to a relatively small wharf, because it is one of the eight estuaries of the Pearl River, so it is called "Macao". However, Macao is recorded in the history books of the Ming Dynasty as "oyster mirror". It is because oysters are well-known far and wide, and the inner wall of the oyster shell is as bright as a mirror, so there is this name.

In the Chongzhen Dynasty. Macau was not strictly a Portuguese colony. This is because the Ming government only allowed the Portuguese to have the right of residence in Macao, and the place of residence was demarcated in the southern part of Macau. Plainly. That is, to set aside a piece of land for the Portuguese to use. The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty has an official government in Macau. It is under the jurisdiction of Guangdong.

Macao became a colony through the de jure situation, or in 1887, "I Daqing" signed the "Draft Treaty of the Sino-Portuguese Conference" and the "Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peace and Commerce" with the Portuguese government.

Therefore, "I Daqing" would rather be with friends than with domestic slaves. If it is occupied, it will be occupied, and we will not recognize it, and leave it to future generations to talk about -- such as the East China Sea and the South China Sea in later generations. However, "I, the Qing Dynasty," was anxious to sign treaties with the foreign powers, for fear that the common people at home would not know that the land had been "given" to friendly countries.

At present, although the Portuguese only occupy the southern part of Macau, they also sent a so-called "Governor of Macau" named Masgar Road. Today, a special guest came to the Governor's Palace of Macau, and the Masco Road held a feast, and the whole guest and host were happy.

"Huan" is "Huan", but the things that should be discussed still have to be discussed, so after drinking and eating, Mascolu brought the guests from afar to the reception room and closed the door to discuss confidential matters.

This is a Western-style reception room, the room is not large, but because of the Western oil paintings hanging on the walls, it gives people a bit of an exotic atmosphere.

Now there were only two people in the reception room, Mascol and his guests. The guest stood with his hands in his hands, carefully examining the oil painting on the wall, his face was impassive, but his heart was scolding:

"This Franco-robot is dirty, and most of the woman's ****** and big arms are exposed outside, and she dares to draw it?! What an insult! ”

The guest quickly retracted his thoughts, turned his head and smiled at Ma Shigaru, and said, "Thank you Lord Governor for your hospitality, Hong is really inscribed!" ”

Take a closer look, who is this person not Hong Chengchou?!

Ma Shijialu is about fifty years old, and he has been dealing with Ming people all the year round, and he faintly guessed what Hong Chengchou thought just now. He laughed, but he didn't say anything: "Mr. Hong came to Macao again this time, but to urge the matter of arms?" ”

This is not the first time Hung has come to Macau, he has already been here once in the spring, and now this is the second time. Last time, Hong Chengchu was ordered by Allah's son Huang Taiji, under the matchmaking of Zheng Zhihu, to buy a hundred new cannons from Mashigaru. Huang Taiji was happy, and directly promoted Hong Chengchou to the third level and made him a university scholar......

Originally, Huang Taiji's original intention, the biggest civil official in the Ming Kingdom, wasn't he a cabinet scholar? Give a pug like Hong Chengchou a bachelor, so is he still grateful?

It's a pity that the political system of the Later Jin State is completely different from that of the Ming State, and the real power of the Later Jin State is in the hands of the Eight Banners, and it is not a civilian politics at all, and there is no cabinet to say. Hong Chengchou got such a position that seemed to have a huge official position, but he had no real power, and he was quite angry in his heart.

No, Lord Hong-ah, no, Master Hong came to find Francis, but he saved his own little ninety-nine drops in his heart...... (To be continued.) )