Li Yanqing has always been afraid that there is a huge gap between the family backgrounds on the two sides, and this family business will not be recognized by the Zhang family. Seeing Zhang Jingxiu say this, his heart was half relieved first, this eldest son of the Zhang family was willing to open his mouth to call his brother-in-law, so it must have been done.

"Speaking of which, your background is really ......," Zhang Jingxiu shook his head, "Although the little Chitose of the Dingguo family is a bastard, he is still hereditary and resigned, and he is a noble Ming who rests with the country." You are a bastard with him, but you are just a penniless poor bastard, and you even want to sell the marriage book for a sum of money, and you are definitely not a good match for my Zhang family. But who let there be a petty official at the moment, we don't think there is any way. ”

Zhang Jingxiu also did not shy away from saying, "If it is according to my father's original intention, a few brocade clothes will take you to the edict and prison, and find a reason to cut you off." But who let my sister be deceived by you, all my heart is placed on you. I'd rather kneel down for your sake, but live and die with you. Dad, the old man had no choice, so he had to make an exception to spare you. That little official is well-behaved and painful, for the sake of this child, he will recognize you. ”

He thought of Liu Kanzhi again, and couldn't help but slap the table, "This time, after watching you and Liu Kanzhi, I support Xiaomei's proposition." Knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, I really didn't expect Liu Kanzhi to be this kind of person. God finally opened his eyes, my sister never really married him. Don't look at your ability, you kid, but you're a little bad-hearted, and you can be regarded as opening up a little bit of a situation in Xiangshan, and the East India Company is also doing well, and it's sloppy and qualified. ”

Li Yanqing said: "What, this matter of the East India Company, my brother-in-law is also interested?" If you're really interested, I'll give my brother-in-law a few hundred shares to play. ”

He, the East India Company, almost pulled the entire civil and military forces of Guangdong officialdom into the water, and ran rampant on the ground in Guangdong. The people of the Penghu Inspection Division saw how far the East India Company's ship was and how far it ran. Don't dare to have the slightest cross-examination.

Criminals from various counties were dragged to Yizhou to do hard labor and build multi-faceted forts. It's the construction of the fort again, so it's not lively. However, in the Jingshi, they have no support, and they lack strong support in the upper echelons.

If Zhang Juzheng can be the behind-the-scenes owner of the East India Company, it will naturally be of great benefit to the company. Slow to say a few hundred shares, even if there are more shares, he is willing to give them away.

Zhang Jingxiu said: "Do you think you can hide this East India Company from my father?" In fact, not long after the establishment of your company, my father received the news in Beijing. I came to Xiangshan this time to help you. ”

Li Yanqing knew that Zhang Jingxiu had brought many craftsmen to Xiangshan. It is said that he wants to work in the cannon factory of Bugarao, learn from the Fayi people, and learn the art of the Franc machine cannon. However, Zhang Jingxiu himself has no contact with Foyi, and he can't speak, he has been busy settling down in the inner house these days, and he has a hot fight with Hua Xixiang, and he hasn't taken care of contacting him about this matter.

How did this become a help to yourself? He asked: "Could it be that this craftsman came to Xiangshan, not to prepare for the construction of a cannon factory by the imperial court and to come as an apprentice?" ”

"There are naturally people who do apprenticeships for the imperial artillery factory, but if it is for this matter. I don't have to bring so many craftsmen to Xiangshan. The mountains and rivers are far away, and the water and soil are not adapted, and if some craftsmen unfortunately die, it is inevitable. Though those who are of use to your advantage. But after all, it's not as good as your own people's peace of mind. ”

It turned out that these craftsmen were selected by Zhang Juzheng to serve Li Yanqing's East India Company. Among these people. There are dozens of people who are loyal and absolute henchmen, and these people are brought to Xiangshan. Won't take it back again. When they learned the art of making cannons, they would stay with the East India Company. Manufacture of ordnance for the East India Company.

"When it comes to casting cannons, it may be that the means of destroying people are advanced. If it is about the control of guns, our Ming Dynasty will not lose to these Yi people. Especially the short-haired thieves you sent last time, they are now used by my Ming Dynasty, and we can make a Wansheng Thunderbolt Spear, which is better than the golden hook arquebus. When the time comes, you, the East India Company, will be equipped with Wansheng Divine Spear, plus Western artillery, who will be your opponent in the South Seas. ”

Li Yanqing also cared about the whereabouts of those short-haired thieves, after all, it was his first great achievement, these people were sent to the Beijing Division and thought that all the staff would be beheaded, but they didn't expect that not only did they not die, but they also worked for Daming?

The so-called Wansheng Thunderbolt Spear is the breech flint rifle they use. Compared with the arquebus, this thing is indeed a lot more advanced, if it can be used with tunnel guns and Western cannons, the East India Company's force is naturally invincible.

"Those people, although they are ambitious, they are just good minions." Zhang Jingxiu said: "Their fast guns are like splashing water, which is really powerful. After being sent to the Beijing Division, only a few of them were pulled out and cut down, and the others were all sent to the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry to do hard labor. All of them were chained, shackled on their feet, and fell into iron balls, so that none of them could escape. However, these people were not honest, and soon after arriving at the Ministry of Works, they tried to incite the craftsmen to rebel, and in the end they cut down more than 20 in one go, so that they could be regarded as suppressing. ”

On the way to Beijing, more than 10 of these 300 people died of illness, and some were killed because they wanted to escape, and when they arrived in Beijing, they cut down another batch. By the time it was on track, there were only about two hundred and sixty left. The rest of these people no longer dared to think of running away or setting up a dish in the Ming Dynasty to save the ignorant and suffering people, and their focus has gradually shifted from transforming society to improving their lives.

The lives of regular artisans are not good, let alone these criminals. I only have two meals a day, and each meal can only be 60% full, and I can't see the oil star all year round. On the other hand, if you can make a good gun, you will be rewarded with silver, and you will also be able to get some meat and fine grain to relieve your slander. Zhang Juzheng also made arrangements to select more than a dozen supervisors from among these people to supervise the work, words and deeds of others.

Compared with ordinary criminals, the standard of living of the overseers is similar to that of ordinary craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty. Compared to those criminals, it is a fairy-like day. They don't have to work, they can eat well, and if they report meritorious service, or if they have new weapons, they can be rewarded.

These overseers dealt with their compatriots much more fiercely than the overseers appointed by the Ming Dynasty. The whip they wielded in their hands was drawn mercilessly, and from time to time they secretly reported to the officials in charge, "Master, I see that their thinking is a little wrong, and they seem to want to run." ”

Under this mechanism, the work enthusiasm of these short-haired thieves has been greatly improved, and the degree and quality of gun making have been greatly improved compared to the original Dragon King Island. After all, whether it is manpower or raw material supply, the Ministry of Industry is much better than Longwang Island. Moreover, in Ryuo Island, everyone's main energy is on the election, and the energy here is all on food, so the efficiency is naturally greatly improved.

It's just that although the gun was built quickly, there was nothing to be done in this cannon, but there was a big problem. (To be continued!)

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