But the profession of a doctor, especially a surgeon, was a bit more shocking in this day and age - the two of them were so happy that they went to the blackboard and chalk and began to draw a diagram of the human organs! It's a bit of a heavy taste. I only saw that the eyelids of the governor of Daming and Liangguang jumped, and he wanted to step forward to interrupt, but he was afraid of being ridiculed - those gang of Hu Shang and Shorthair, together with the woman in Shorthair, didn't take it seriously, and it seemed a bit embarrassing if he made a fuss. But if you don't stop it, look at the faces of the gentry around you, including your own daughters, who have begun to change a little, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if you faint on the spot?

Fortunately, an incident happened afterwards that interrupted the academic exchange between the two famous doctors, and it had nothing to do with the Ming gentry group of the Governor Xiong - but one of those Hu merchants suddenly looked at the sky, and then shouted, and then saw that many Hu merchants took out a small blanket and spread it on the ground, washed their hands with clean water, and shouted "Allah Ahu Akbar", and then fell to the ground, pouted his ass and began to pray, including the famous Arab doctor.

Those who were able to attend this banquet were considered to be of the upper class, and they were more knowledgeable, and they knew that it was the time to pray in Islam. Whether it is Da Ming or Shorthair, they are still relatively tolerant of religious beliefs, and the group immediately retreated, not disturbing those Hu people to communicate with their immortals. And Governor Xiong also took the opportunity to quietly take away a group of Ming gentry and noblewomen, and finally avoided this discussion, which was somewhat difficult for them to accept.

On the terrace of the castle tower, the little fat man Liu Mingqiang saw the actions of those Hu merchants, and involuntarily pouted, so he complained to his surrounding partners:

"Look, look, it's the hardest thing to accept when dealing with those Arabs -- whether it's negotiating or doing something else, whatever you do. Anyway, when the time comes, they will lie on the ground like this, and don't think about ending it in half an hour! Five times a day! Guys. I can't figure out how they can endure it! ”

Regarding the little fat man's complaints, Wang Chen next to him said coldly:

"What do you care about them? As long as the gold, silver, and Arabian horses they brought with them were fine—by the way, what do you say about the purchase of Arabian horses? I've been painting portraits lately and need some pretty horse models. ”

When Liu Mingqiang mentioned this matter, he was immediately interested--after he got in touch with the Ottoman Turkish merchants, his biggest advantage was that he could get the best riding horse in the world.

"An order has been placed, and they promised to bring us a batch on the next merchant ship, but I'm afraid the quantity will not be too much. The horses are more delicate. Not very suitable for long-distance sea freight. ”

"Even the American continent can be transported there, and there is no reason why it can't come to East Asia...... Keep up your work, man, our cavalry is counting on your trading post. ”

Everyone laughed. The Joan Navy is now dominated by infantry, artillery. As well as naval megatrons, but this does not mean that they do not want to develop cavalry. And when it comes to the breed of war horses, of course, it is impossible not to think of Arabian horses.

"It's enough to bring some stallions in the first batch, and let's improve them slowly - I remember that in later generations, we used Mongolian horse breeds to cross with Arabian horses, and the military horses were not bad."

Everyone is discussing. Suddenly, I heard a communication bell from the telegraph room upstairs. Liu Mingqiang's castle tower is very high, and the telegraph room is naturally set up on the highest floor, which is convenient for placing the antenna for sending and receiving telegrams. Usually there is a special person on duty inside, and if it is an important telegram, it should be notified immediately with a ringtone.

Liu Mingqiang went up and took the newspaper down. It's actually ciphertext -- if it's overciphered, it means that it is related to military affairs, or something extremely important. The decryption must be done by Liu Xiaopang himself, but fortunately, at this time, there are many modern companions next to him, everyone knows the decryption method, and they help operate together, and they will soon translate the message.

"Damn, Xiao Lang has already led the army to Lushunkou!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Our fleet hasn't arrived yet! ”

"Who's going to inform Arwen? He was a naval commander. ”

"Ah Wen seems to be accompanying Zheng Zhilong to visit the 'Governor' or the 'Earl', there is also a transceiver on it, he should have received the news at the same time."

So a quick-witted man picked up a telescope and looked into the harbor, where the fleet was still calm, but there was indeed a small wave on the galleon with the command flag in it, but it quickly subsided, and there was no trace.

When Wen Desi received the news that the Weihai garrison was marching towards Lushun, he was standing on the deck of the "Governor" with a group of high-ranking officers of the Ming Naval Division, led by Zheng Zhilong, as well as several generals of the Guangdong and Fujian naval divisions.

In the past few days, it is not the first time that Ming Dynasty officials have come to visit the fleet, Xiong Wencan and others have come to see the ship. However, most of those civil officials were interested in the "Great General", which was about to be presented to the imperial court, or the "Princess", which was luxuriously decorated and overflowing with Western art style. And Zheng Zhilong and these generals are all knowledgeable, they don't bother to look at those bells and whistles, but pay full attention to artillery, sail pulp, and the management of sailors and soldiers - although these things are also on the "Great General", Zheng Zhilong and others still hope to see the Qiong Navy's own warships, Wen Desi doesn't care about this, anyway, it's all the same, the Qiong Navy did not hide their secrets when training those Ming Dynasty sailors. The more the other person learns, the more dependent they will be.

Zheng Zhilong carefully looked at the "Governor" and "Earl" ships, although the two ships were similar in all aspects, he still looked at every detail very carefully, especially the improvements that had not appeared on the General, those improvements made by modern people, such as the pulley set used on the sail line, he paid special attention and asked many questions. However, he was a little disappointed after discovering that this thing was of little use to the Ming navy - because the Ming army still relied on manpower for naval warfare, and the benefit of reducing the number of sailors in pulley sets was not apparent. Unless they can completely abandon gang fighting, like the Joan navy, and rely on artillery and rockets against the enemy, and do not expect to capture enemy warships and sink them all, it is necessary to reduce the number of sailors.

And after the visit, Zheng Zhilong did not leave in a hurry, but managed to find an opportunity to be alone with Wen Desi, and secretly put forward the idea of buying galleons and artillery from the Qiong Navy - since your Qiong Navy can sell ships and guns to the imperial court, our Zheng family has cooperated with you for many years, so it should be regarded as a high-quality big customer. We are not as stingy as the imperial court, and we are actually embarrassed to take a silver dollar to buy a ship - the Zheng family is not short of money, people, or land, as long as you Qiong Navy offer conditions, we will never bargain.

Regarding Zheng Zhilong's sincerity, Wen Desi seemed very helpless.

"General Zheng, we have cooperated for so many years, and you should also know our decision-making system - this matter is not something I can decide."

"Of course, it was because I knew your system that I rashly opened this mouth."

Zheng Zhilong smiled on his face, his slender phoenix eyes narrowed, and he didn't look like a tycoon across the sea, but like a scholar.

"Brother Wen, I have carefully studied your 'plenary meeting' system, and I found it very interesting, as if no one can be the master. But in reality, as long as one or two people put forward an opinion and it is formally accepted, then it can be implemented as long as it is not subject to too strong opposition during the discussion. So actually each of you can raise and influence the decisions of the Joan Navy. The Joan Navy is where it is today, not because of one or two smart people, but because of the common merits of all of you. ”

Regarding Zheng Zhilong's compliment, Wen Desi just smiled faintly, raised the wine glass in his hand to show his gratitude, and listened to the former continue:

"So Brother Wen, you just need to help us put forward this opinion at the plenary meeting, I don't think anyone will oppose it, who will have a grudge against Yinzi? Brother Wen can rest assured, for the help of friends, we will never forget jì, hahaha......"

Hearing Zheng Zhilong's pretended to be a hearty laugh, Wen Desi raised his eyes to look at him, and said in his heart that this guy deserves to be a figure who can leave a name in history, and he really understands our political system, and he can even play the game of lobbying outside the hospital!

However, for the time being, this method is still a little immature, and the proposed goal is too big, Wen Desi turned the glass in his hand, looked at the red wine swirling and wafting in the glass, and pondered the wording for a while, before responding:

"General Zheng, it seems that you know us very well. Well, I don't want to say anything hypocritical to you -- this is an opinion that would never pass if it were to be discussed in the plenary. Even me, if someone else puts forward this opinion, I will definitely oppose it. ”

Zheng Zhilong's face suddenly became gloomy:

"Would you like to hear about it?"

Wen Deji shrugged his shoulders and said lightly:

"It's very simple - your Zheng clan's foundation is all on the sea, and the main advantage of our Qiong Navy is also on the sea, and there will inevitably be some ...... between us in the future Where to compete. As the commander in charge of the sea forces in Joan, I certainly wouldn't want too strong a competitor to emerge. ”

Zheng Zhilong's face was cloudy, and suddenly he smiled:

"But you have dedicated such a good ship to the imperial court to form the Jinmen Sailor - the intention of the imperial court to establish that sailor, the princes of Qiongzhen will not fail to see it, right?"

The Jinmen Naval Division was used to defend against the Qiong Navy - this was well known to all. At the beginning, even the staff of Linkochi County were able to put forward a grand strategy of landing from the port of Jinmen and attacking Beijing after seeing the strength of the army and navy in Qiongzhen, not to mention the living example of Xie Pang Yu leading people to Shandong and quelling the Denglai rebellion in a few days. P