There is a small island more than 20 miles southwest of Shidao Bay, it is better to say that it is an island and reef, the area is not large, the mountains and rocks are numerous, there is almost no grass, there is a cliff on the west side that is 30 zhang high, and the location of the test gun is here.

On the way here, after the test of sailing, the center of gravity of the Weiqing was stable, Muñoz told Zhao Lie, and Zhao Haiming was very interested in the sailors on the deck, looked at it for a long time, and sighed: "The sail is cumbersome, but it is conducive to the wind, and the ship is quite fast." "If you don't accept it, the speed of the Weiqing is far beyond that of the Fu ship, which saves a lot of time on a long-distance voyage.

Less than a mile away from the stone wall, the side of the Wei Qing is opposite, the gun window is open, first the long-barreled cannon fires, only to see the mountain stone slipping, dusty, Zhao Haiming and others look at the stone wall with glasses, only to see that there is a deep white mark on the position of the cannon on the stone wall, Muñoz ordered again, the short-barreled cannon roared, after the shelling, the stone wall was full of deep traces, and the stone wall was broken in many places, and the power was obviously stronger than the long-barreled cannon. If it is a shipboard, even a five-inch or six-inch plank is broken. The most terrifying thing is that the projectile can bring out a rain of wood chips and kill and injure a large number of people on enemy ships.

"This cannon is invincible in naval warfare, but only red-haired gunboats can be used, and the Fu ship has too few guns, so I am afraid it will not be of great use." Zhao Haiming was also surprised by the power of this cannon, but the ship type of the Fu ship determined that it could not fit the lower artillery, and the sharp ship type determined that the Fu ship could not open up a large gun deck, and the upper deck could not hold a few guns, and the gun had a short range, let alone could not be installed.

"Father, I have ordered the shipyard to only produce Galen warships in the future, and in the future, naval battles will be more focused on artillery bombardment, and relying on help to engage in battles will be greatly reduced." Zhao Lie pointed out that naval battles will change a lot in the future.

"Well, what Lie'er said is extremely true, alas, naval battles will be different in the future." Zhao Haiming couldn't help but sigh, as an old sailor, he couldn't help but sigh that the world was changing too fast.

After the Weiqing test gun, the ship turned around and turned to Shidao, the voyage was smooth, the guns were sharp, and the original intention of installing the short-barreled gun was fully achieved, and everyone was satisfied.

After the Weiqing docked at the pier, everyone got off the boat and left the camp, and just arrived at the camp gate, only to see Alexandra, Mr. Fabio and others at the door.

Alexandra wears a long white dress, a black scarf, and booties. Blonde and blue-eyed are bright and moving.

Zhao Lie stepped forward and took Alexandra's hand and walked towards Zhao Haiming, Alexandra held her skirt in both hands and bent her knees slightly, Zhao Lie introduced, "This is Miss Alexandra, the Portuguese envoy to my Shidao." ”

"I've seen adults." Alexandra greeted in a rather improved Chinese language.

Zhao Haiming was not surprised when he saw Franco, and Zhao Qin's family had already written to tell him, and he hurriedly returned the salute, "It's been hard all the way." "Secretly attached to my heart, the stinky boy has a problem, and it can be regarded as a Weihai anecdote if he marries into the family like this.

"This is Mr. Fabio, the deputy envoy." Zhao Lie continued.

"Meet your lordship." Fabio was no better than Alexandra, and at a glance he could see that this person was wearing the official uniform of a third-rank official, and his status was noble, and he hurriedly bent forward to salute.

"No courtesy. The two of them came here thousands of miles away, and they worked hard. Zhao Haiming said in greetings.

After the greetings, everyone came to the mansion, and after the banquet, Zhao Haiming called Zhao Meng and Zhao Lie to the study, "Meng'er, Lie'er, Shidao can have today, your brothers have worked hard." "Zhao Hai looked at the two of them in detail." You're a little thinner, but you're in good spirits. ”

"Thank you for your father's concern." Zhao Meng Zhao Lie replied.

"Lie'er, at the beginning of the year, Jiannu attacked Liaoxi on a large scale, Songshan, Xiaolinghe and many cities were lost, Yuan Chonghuan led the people to defeat the enemy, and the Jiannu was killed and wounded very much, otherwise, Liaoxi was lost, and Jiannu could go straight to Shanhaiguan, however, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians below the golden crown of Juehua Island were killed, and the soldiers and civilians of the whole island were martyred." Zhao Haiming looked at Zhao Lie. "Earlier, Lie'er said that Jiannu was my fierce rival of the Ming Dynasty, and he was still half-convinced for his father, but today, the speed of the collapse of the Liao affair is amazing." This is also the reason why Zhao Haiming came here, the collapse of Liaoxi made Zhao Haiming anxious, and part of what Zhao Lie said soon appeared, which made the veteran feel that time was pressing, so he wanted to see the current situation of Shidao with his own eyes.

The study was silent for a while, Zhao Meng and Zhao Lie were digesting these news, Zhao Meng was surprised at how quickly the Liao affair was corrupted, and Denglai, who was facing Liaodong across the sea, was already extremely unstable. Zhao Lie's big historical facts are roughly clear, but he doesn't know when the incident happened, it turns out that Yuan Chonghuan's tragic fate unfolded, and Yuan Chonghuan will argue endlessly in later generations, some of them are national heroes, and some of them scold him for being a traitor and a traitor because of his peace talks. In Zhao Lie's opinion, Yuan Chonghuan is a traitor who is extremely ridiculous, Zhao Lie has never seen a traitor who fought to the end with Jiannu, and repeatedly bad old slave father and son, if it were not for his Liaoxi to resist the enemy, Liaoxi would have been unprotected, and the Ming army would have retreated to Shanhaiguan. As for his resistance to the decree and not to withdraw the soldiers and civilians of Juehua Island, not to withdraw Jinzhou regardless of the disadvantages of the terrain, and not to notice that Jiannu detoured to Mongolia to enter the Kou, it is a matter of strategic vision as a commander, after all, he is only a civilian official who leads Liao affairs, has limited actual combat experience, and has a stubborn personality, nicknamed Yuan Manzi, and he refuses to compromise on what he sees. Yuan Chonghuan's strengths and weaknesses are so prominent, which also led to his big breakdown. As for the unauthorized killing of Mao Wenlong, it was his huge mistake, which reflected the inferior nature of the unity of the Ming bureaucracy, and frantically killed political enemies by uncompromising means for the sake of their own interest groups and their own selfish interests, just because Mao Wenlong did not listen to his command, and a martial warlord seriously challenged the unity and majesty of civilian affairs, so he resolutely killed him, ignoring the fact that Mao Wenlong actually contained a large area of land in eastern Liaodong and southern Liaoning, and even disregarded the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians on dozens of islands such as Phi Dao. In the eyes of the great Ming scholars, the world is shared by the gentry and doctor class and the emperor, and as for the martial artists and the ant people, they are just tools to rule the world, important but can be discarded. The cannibalism of the two heroes who fought against Jiannu must have surprised the upper echelons of Jiannu, and they should high-five each other.

"The imperial court has increased the salary again this time." Zhao Haiming looked at Zhao Lie with a wry smile, "It's all right for you, and there are a lot of farmers in the family." This means that many yeoman farmers in the Ming Dynasty went bankrupt and voluntarily became tenants in the name of the gentry who did not pay taxes, and the Ming Dynasty lost a lot of financial resources. Daming's internal and external troubles are already stormy. Zhao Haiming's confidence in Daming was greatly shaken, which was also one of the reasons for coming to Shidao, he wanted to leave a way back for his family, of course, Shidao gave him a big surprise.

"Meng'er, Lie'er, the future of my Zhao family will be handed over to you." Zhao Haiming understands that the future of his family will be borne by the next generation from now on, and his heart is both happy and bitter. The status of the head of the family for decades has actually been lost, and what makes him empty is that he has also unloaded a thousand pounds of burden, and the world will be young in the future.

"My father is prosperous for thousands of years, and he is still the pillar of the family." The two brothers bowed down in response, comforting their father.

"That's it, don't be kind enough to persuade you." Zhao Haiming waved his hand, "For my father, I understand that I am in Weihai to command the benefits of Shidao, your movement on the sea is so big, how can there be no rumors, however, you have not robbed the Daming maritime merchants, so far it is quite peaceful, but it will not be easy to talk about in the future." Of course, Zhao Haiming still wants to stick to the position of the commander of the Weihai Division, so as to escort Shidao's two sons.

"Father Mingjian, my sailor will attack Jeju Island and other places this year to create my territory, at this time, once North Korea is defeated, it will definitely ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, and when the time comes, my father will definitely know first, so that we can act." Zhao Lie said.

Zhao Haiming agreed.

"Lie'er, Alexandra's status is noble, and she is the help of you and others, and your father has agreed to your marriage." Zhao Haiming gritted his teeth and nodded, but it was not good-looking on the skin, he was just a martial artist, not those sour literati, and after a long time, things would fade. Or put the interests of the family first.

"Yes." Zhao Lie secretly rejoiced in his heart, his reason for nonsense was really powerful, and his parents pinched their noses and admitted it.