Wang Tong saw three foreign devils in Taoist robes enter the door, and the inexplicable sense of surprise made him stunned, and then he laughed.

Although the weather is very warm, a few foreign devils are barefoot, and when the wind blows, the hem of the robe is lifted, revealing hairy white legs.

But in the eyes of other people, it doesn't seem to be the case, the little maids and maids who serve people in the mansion on this side of the drum tower are all sent by Panda and Wan Dao, these people's knowledge is not broad, a small guy with a basin happened to walk by, and saw these three foreigners stunned at first, and then screamed, and the basin fell to the ground.

Wang Tong turned his head to look over, the little guy's face was pale with fright, he took two steps back and actually fell over there, this is not lively, there were also two screams on the other side, and then Wow Wow cried, it turned out that the two maids who were serving Ma Pozi were also frightened.

At this time, it is not funny, but it makes people cry and laugh, although Tianjin Wei is also a seaport, but the foreign domain is also with Goryeo, and the traffic with Goryeo is not normal.

The ports where the city shipping company was opened were all in Zhejiang and Fujian, and foreigners could also fish in troubled waters in the area of Guangdong and Macao.

Westerners rarely came to the north, and most of the Westerners who came to the north were missionaries, and these people were generally accustomed to mingling with the literati, or going to the rich and noble classes, which was difficult for the common people to see.

This Tianjin Wei is a military city, although it is prosperous, it is not a center, naturally there are no foreigners, this high-nosed, deep-eyed foreign devil, in the eyes of the people, there is no difference from the ghost.

Not to mention these subordinates, Li Hutou glanced at it, turned around and ran back to the inner hall, Wang Tong also wondered, this kid has always been very bold, why is he so timid today.

Unexpectedly, he ran back in a blink of an eye, but with a seven-foot short gun in his hand, he jumped directly into the yard and shouted viciously:

"Stop!!"

In this short period of time, Ma Sanbiao and the others were all shocked, and they all poured out with swords, and the three foreign devils were no less frightened than the subordinates of Wang Tong's mansion, and when they saw the other party forcing over with a sharp blade, they were already so frightened that they were not possessed, and they knelt on the ground at the moment, and kowtowed again and again:

"Big lord, big lord, the small ones are good people, and the little ones are good people!"

The words are correct and round, but it is an official dialect with some Hejian accents, Wang Tong really can't help but laugh, but so many people can't lose their temper in front of him, his face is red, and it is quite uncomfortable.

"These days, the legs and waist poles of foreigners are still soft!"

Wang Tong let out a sigh that no one could understand, and walked down the steps, at this time, Cai Nan ran into the courtyard in a hurry, and saw the three foreigners kneeling on the ground, and the appearance of the courtyard as if facing a great enemy, and was even more frightened.

Cai Nan stepped forward and hurriedly said:

"Lord Wang, the firearms workshop said that there are too many orders in the border towns around the country and are too urgent, and they can't draw any manpower, saying that there are three craftsman leaders who are skilled in craftsmanship and can give us some pointers, but I didn't think about it but gave three naked ghosts, and this small one had to be brought back, and I went to the ready-to-wear shop on the way to buy a few old robes for him to put on, and this also put a small gold medal on that side, and I was arranging for the porter to go just now, which disturbed the adults."

Cai Nan was a little at a loss, Wang Tong smiled and waved his hand, and said:

"This official followed his father to Guangdong and Macao three years ago, I don't know how many ghosts I have seen over there, these three look ordinary, and they can't scare the official, you also put away your things, what does it look like to make such a fuss, get clothes for the three of them!"

Seeing that the foreign devil was as timid as a mouse kneeling and kowtowing, Wang Tong's subordinates gradually stabilized their minds and went to get busy.

For Wang Tong, the white people he saw in that life were all arrogant and superior, and the whites of this era were all grassroots and humble, and there was an occasional missionary priest, who was completely inferior, which made Wang Tong occasionally feel a little weird.

The three foreign devils didn't get permission to stand up, they were still kneeling there respectfully, Wang Tong walked up to them, and asked indifferently:

"What's your name, you don't have to say foreign names, just say how people in Daming call you?"

"Back to the old man, the little one's name is Carlos." "The little ones are named Axero" and "Bean"

"Where are you from?"

"The little ones are the Francos, which is where the Ming Dynasty often says that Greater Luzon is."

Luzon (modern-day Philippines) in the South Seas was now a colony of white Europeans, and scholars who were vague about the geography of the world thought that since Luzon was occupied, then its suzerainty could be called great, so they came up with the term Greater Luzon.

The term Francois in the Ming Dynasty refers to two countries, the current Spain and Portugal, but it was Spain that colonized Luzon.

That Carlos replied like this, and Wang Tong, whose knowledge was a little different from this era, reacted quickly, and said casually:

"It turned out to be Spain"

The voice was not loud, but the three foreigners looked up in amazement, Wang Tong's pronunciation was slightly similar to the real one, and he may be the first among the Ming people they met.

"What did you do in the past, why did you come to Daming, how did you come to Tianjin Wei, and how did you go to work as an errand for the government-run firearms workshop?"

Wang Tong asked a few questions in a row, according to his vague historical knowledge, now that Europe's firearms manufacturing technology has begun to lead the Ming Dynasty by a large margin, Spain is a big country on the European continent, and the level of firearms manufacturing is naturally quite advanced.

But in this era, the East and the West are thousands of miles apart, and each other's information is extremely unsmooth, and there are many people who make up an identity to make trouble and cheat money, so it is natural to ask for clarification.

"Back to the old man, the little ones used to be apprentices in a workshop in the north of the Francois Kingdom, and they went to the ship to become sailors in order to avoid military service, and they came all the way to Daming."

Speaking of this, Carlos, who was full of beard, knelt there and said:

"The small ones have never seen such a rich and civilized country, compared to the Franco, this side is like a paradise, the small ones stayed, hoping to live here and become a member of this civilized empire, but except for Macao and some ships, the small ones can't find a job, the firearms workshop of Lu Gonggong was running an errand in Guangdong at that time, and he posted everywhere that he wanted to recruit craftsmen who knew how to make firearms, and the small ones always heard that the more the Ming Dynasty went north, the more prosperous the city, and the heart moved to unveil the list."

Wang Tong listened to a few words and turned his head to shout Ma Sanbiao, and whispered some words, Ma Sanbiao nodded and hurriedly went out, and soon heard the sound of horses' hooves, and the people were already far away.

"Father-in-law Lu came here to preside over this manufacturing workshop at that time, if it weren't for the three of the small ones, how could he get so many awards from His Majesty the Emperor and the cabinet, but this stingy guy didn't give us a penny for a few years, he didn't know how much he made in materials and private sale of firearms, so the small ones launched a strike by the workers, and he actually stripped us naked and drove us out, and the small ones still have a few hundred taels of silver over there."

"Do you know how to make firearms?"

Just as the domestic people in that life did not have the mouth to praise how good foreign countries were after going abroad, all the foreigners of this era who came to the Ming Dynasty were amazed by the civilization and wealth of this Eastern Empire, and every missionary and merchant wrote a travelogue and other texts, which used all the praise words to praise. However, by the time of the Manchus, such praise turned into invective, all despising the ignorance and squalor of this barbaric country.

Listening to the accounts of these three foreigners, there are no flaws, looking at their backgrounds, it seems that they do not need to make up lies, Wang Tong is the key to asking.

"The little ones will make it!"

Wang Tong obviously noticed the hesitation of the other party's answer, and his voice couldn't help but become stern:

"Don't deceive the official with lies, the official has also worked in the Franco machine workshop in Macau, you are now deceiving the past, and if it is not up to the requirements to make something, then Father-in-law Lu will let you have no clothes, and this official will let you have no heads!"

Among the officials of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Tong is so young and rare, and he is probably the only one who works in the workshop of a foreigner blacksmith in Macau.

Hearing Wang Tong's shout, the three foreigners shuddered in unison, and Carlos stammered speechless, but Bei An on the side looked up in fear and said:

"Adults, artillery villains can do it, and fast guns and three-eyed guns can also be made."

"Where's the bird!?"

The Quick Gun and the Three-Eyed Gun are more like firecrackers in an iron pipe, while the Bird Gun is an imitation of a Western arquebus, which is a relatively complex component and can be considered a very good craftsman who can master this technique.

Under Wang Tong's very knowledgeable questioning, the three foreigners looked nervous, and they all sweated, and this forced question also made them too late to make it up, Wang Tong's knowledge made them dare not make it up, Bei An hurriedly replied:

"The little ones don't dare to say that they can do it, but give it a look, and the little ones can do it!"

Wang Tong stared at them for a while, and saw that the three of them were kneeling on the ground and didn't dare to raise their heads, Wang Tong said coldly:

"This official also has a workshop, and he also has to make firearms, and everything is easy to say, and it is definitely better than your father-in-law Zailu, but there are some rules to be explained, if you make things shoddy, kill your head, if you incite workers to strike, kill your head, if these words are found to be false today, you will be killed."

There is only one kind of punishment, killing the head, and the three of them listened to it in a cold sweat, except for kowtowing again and again, they couldn't say a word.

"Put on all your clothes and continue to kneel in the courtyard, what you said, wait for someone to verify it!"

After speaking, Wang Tong turned around and walked into the house, and the three foreigners knelt there in a proper manner, not daring to move.

(To be continued)