The bell must be tied to the bell, and Yang Meng has little understanding of the ship. He had seen the warships and barges in the Qing Dynasty before, but in the Qing Dynasty, Yang Meng saw in addition to the Yang family's cargo ships, which were sail warships or sail merchant ships of the great powers, and large sailing ships were difficult to sail on inland waterways, so he could only find his father-in-law Pan Shicheng for an idea.

If you can't buy merchant ships in England, then look at Mifa and other countries, maybe this is also a good opportunity to build a future navy. Mortar artillery shells are limited, so let Patrick and his son teach the new army to operate the three-pounder cannon first! Although these small cannons are not very powerful, the deterrent effect is still very good.

After explaining the artillery, Yang Meng went directly to his father-in-law, Pan Shicheng. Since his son-in-law arrived in Guangzhou, Pan Shicheng has been busy for more than a month, but fortunately, his son-in-law's means are good, and he has turned the tide in Guangzhou, and things have changed dramatically by dividing five by two.

As for the elder brother of Liangguang, Pan Shicheng thinks that it is not a big problem, when he meets Yang Laosan, he is also considered unlucky, his beloved son-in-law, he looks reckless in doing things, but the scheming hidden in it, he can't understand it, a veteran who has been in officialdom for more than ten years, this time he only begs his son-in-law not to kill too much, and it is not good to provoke the civil rebellion in Liangguang.

There is nothing to worry about, after explaining his task, Mr. Pan also stole a moment of leisure, and let the concubine who is good at Guangfu drama dress up, and he is sipping kung fu tea, while listening to music and tasting tea, while putting . Playing with your own heart. Objects of love.

Yang Meng didn't have any restraints in Lixiang Garden, and when he heard that Pan Shicheng was cooling off by the big pond in the back mountain, he went all the way up. But when I got to the place, it was not like that, and there were warblers in the pavilion. It seems that I came at a bad time.

Because there is something on the heart. Yang Meng's steps were also slightly heavy. was about to turn around and leave, but was discovered by his father-in-law Pan Shicheng.

"Xingdou, come and go back, this is not like your style. Come on, let's listen to this Cantonese drama and taste this good tea soup. ”

There must be something wrong with his son-in-law coming to him, and since he got on the Yang family's ship, Pan Shicheng has a lot less rules in his heart. And these concubines around him are just objects in his opinion, nothing compared to his beloved son-in-law.

"That's not right! Let's change places! ”

Some rules can be broken casually, but some rules still can't be broken, those women in the pavilion, eighty percent of them are their father-in-law's concubines, and they go up to a bad name, and then a melon field and plums, and it is rumored that they will provoke criticism.

"Go down! Don't stop! ”

Pan Shicheng waved his hand, except for the singing. and fiddling with kung fu tea, and the rest of the female dependents. They all retreated.

"Is it convenient to speak?"

Looking at the woman who was fiddling with kung fu tea a few days ago, Yang Meng thought of what happened to his eldest brother, don't leak something that shouldn't be leaked and cause trouble for Lixiangyuan.

"Go down too! I'll just come by myself, and call those who play the piano and sing to change their booths. Xingdou, come and sit! ”

The caution of his son-in-law also reminded Pan Shicheng of Boss Yang, and some things really have to be avoided.

"Father-in-law, it's still a matter of returning, our cargo ship has twenty-four pounder mortars that are difficult to fire, is there a better ship?"

"This matter is not in a hurry, first drink tea and soup and listen to Duan Guangfu opera, your age is when the eagle walks the horse, you have to enjoy it, you have to enjoy it, you have to have a good time, after a good time, even if you have good things, you don't have a good appetite!

When I go back, I'll ask you to get you a few skinny horses, and you can have a good time along the way, and you have more time to do things! It's not good to be tired! ”

Since he came to Lixiangyuan, his son-in-law has not been idle, first sitting in the town to suppress bandits, and then fifteen business alliances, beach battles, how much effort has been spent on these things, Pan Shicheng, the old Taishan, sees it in his eyes, and if he does this, the bronze man and iron Arhat will also be tired.

"I can't help it! There are some things that I can't stop once I do them, and once I stop, I can't accept the results of the destruction of the Yang family and the Pan family. Don't hide it from my father-in-law, at first I just wanted to live a life surrounded by brocade clothes and jade food and warblers and swallows with clouds and smoke, but I never thought about it, and I came here step by step.

The court is incompetent, the powers covet, I originally hoped to make a fortune, but it has become my own cage, do things without saying anything, and have to swallow my anger, all forced by this world! ”

After drinking a few cups of hot tea soup, Yang Meng also let out a sigh, expressing the helplessness in his heart, a good day is just around the corner, but he can always see but can't touch it, one thing after another, except for being busy, he doesn't seem to have enjoyed it properly.

"The times create heroes, heroes create the times, your work is not the well-being of the people of the Qing Dynasty, Kang Yongqian's so-called prosperity of the three dynasties, how much blood did the people shed? How many tears does Li Min contain? It is not in the book, but I remember it clearly.

Lixiangyuan can become the first in Guangzhou, but also due to the current situation, Gengzi before Guangzhou, the Wu family is the first, and Lixiangyuan can only look up to the Wu family at that time, but Gengzi war, Wu was suppressed by Lin Laohu, Wu Bingjian, the head of the Wu family, only remembered to donate officials at that time, take the road of the government, but it was too late, Wu Bingjian was imprisoned by Lin Laohu, frightened and died, Wu's vein in Guangzhou collapsed, this is the rise of Lixiangyuan.

What is the origin of Lixiang Garden? It's not that I have a good business, nor do I rely on the background of the Pan family, but I rely on the Qing court. Lin Laohu looks down on me, so what? I'm proud of the spring breeze in Guangzhou, what about Lin Laohu? What about being full of ambition? Don't get to Ili to play in the sand yet?

Although the Manchu and Han dynasties are a harmonious atmosphere on the surface, they can't change or wash away the difference between the Manchus and the Han in their bones. Or two generations? If you can't get it, this Qing Dynasty will have to collapse in front of your and my son-in-law.

Now is a good time for you to build momentum, think about what I said about building a high wall, accumulating grain, slowing down the king, refusing to defend Yunnan and waiting for the opportunity, when the time comes, when you become a momentum, seeking victory in chaos is just a matter between backhands.

The pace should not be too urgent, sometimes slow down, slow down, not a bad thing, your age is still too light, the scheming city is definitely the best choice, but the experience is still a little insufficient, the flower world is charming, take advantage of the youth to enjoy more blessings, eat all, see all, play all. In the future, I will not be blinded by worldly things.

Eating, drinking, and having fun is said to be a gentleman. But it's not necessarily experience. You're in a hurry, you kid! ”

His beloved son-in-law Yang Meng also responded to his name, he was very fierce and abnormal, but he was too rigid and easy to break, swallowed his anger, and endured humiliation, which was what he lacked.

"Hmm......"

The timing of Pan Shicheng's words was very appropriate, and Yang Meng snorted lowly. also fell into contemplation, I also have experience, I can compare with Pan Shicheng and Wei Wu, or they are more suitable for the Qing Dynasty, I seem to be a little out of touch, step by step, kick by foot, my new life, starting from Yiliang, seems to be in a hurry.

It's been a year and a half. I gained a lot by myself, and all I lost was enjoyment. But it is not known what else will be lost if it goes on like this. The East India Company, the Brotherhood, the Great Qing Dynasty, and the Great Powers are walking a tightrope! If you are a little careless, you will lose a lot more than you gain!

The weather in Guangzhou was hot and humid, and I don't know whether it was cold sweat or hot sweat, it was instantly covered with Yang Meng's forehead, and it didn't seem to be a good way to do things.

"Huh! Something I realize! Things have to be done, just slow down, slow down.

There are a few retired imperial doctors in Lixiangyuan, I spent a lot of money to get them, these people are good at health preservation, this time you also bring back a few, the things over there in Yunnan, don't do it too quickly, make mistakes in the hurry, and keep it in mind.

But what's wrong with the return trip? ”

As his beloved son-in-law, Pan Shicheng can't see through it, his scheming city is too deep, and he has no clues to do things, cultivating Yang Meng, Pan Shicheng thinks he doesn't have that qualification, but occasionally mentions that he can still do it with his decades of business and more than ten years of officialdom.

"Well...... it's a matter of ships, our cargo ship can't carry twenty-four pounder mortars, I'll ask you to get an idea."

The father-in-law's suggestion made Yang Meng a little distracted, and his tone of speech was a little lazy.

"Mortar? It's still twenty-four pounds, this can be regarded as a heavy artillery, worthy of the name of a general, and a good thing to storm the city, the East India Company can sell this to you, it's not easy!

As for the ships, this is simple, the Guangdong Navy Division has some good sand boat battleships, I'll get you a few smaller ones, the Pearl River channel should still be passable, a battleship with two guns, it shouldn't be a big problem.

It's just that the waterway of the Pearl River is narrow, otherwise the copper steamer I built would have been able to use it. ”

The speaker has no intention of listening, the name of the ship is very kind to Yang Meng, but I don't know what the ship in the mouth of Lu Dao's father-in-law is.

"Father-in-law, can you tell me about this steamer and the sand boat, you can let it go for a while."

Hearing the word ship, Yang Meng's laziness just now disappeared, and his eyes were full of hope.

"It's just a steamer, what's the big deal, didn't you want a steamer in your order a year ago? This ship is a steamer, but we can't build it ourselves.

In the twenty-second year of Daoguang, I spent countless silver, and asked skilled craftsmen to make a copper steamer to try it in Baietan, and the march was acceptable, but it was not very convenient to put it into the inland river, so it was shelved by the imperial court.

At that time, Lin Zexu and Changqing also made manpower ships, and their performance was also unsatisfactory, which was too much worse than that of foreigners, and was also shelved by the imperial court. Pan Shirong also built a steamer after me, but the ship was not as good as the one I built, and the matter was also shelved. ”

When it comes to old things, Pan Shicheng is also embarrassed, not that he doesn't want to help the Qing Dynasty, but that the court is not successful. In the Battle of Gengzi, the foreign devils hit the doorstep, and the imperial court took the shipbuilding matter seriously, but since the signing of the "Jiangning Treaty", most of the shipbuilding matters have been shelved.

"Can we buy a foreigner's ship? What does it look like? ”

It turns out that I have been underestimating the Qing Dynasty, and the ship can be developed, regardless of the performance, this is undoubtedly a good start, and the shipbuilding thing has been shelved, which is not a good thing for the Qing Dynasty, but it is good news for myself.

"Difficult! The imperial court has also bought it, and England is guarding against us! In the year of Gengzi, Lin Zexu bought five or six Western warships, including a small steamer of paddle wheels, which were all old English ships purchased from Millican.

As soon as Gengzi was defeated, all these ships of the sailors were captured by the English, and as soon as the "Jiangning Treaty" was signed, after the world was cleared, the imperial court had no intention of buying ships, and these things were over.

Most of the foreigners' steamers were paddle steamers with iron-hulled fireships, and I first heard about it in the tenth year of Daoguang, when the English Fortune cruised near Lingding Island. In the fifteenth year of Daoguang, I saw the real iron-hulled steamer Jardine, but two days after the steamer arrived in Guangzhou, it was shelled in Humen and withdrew from Lingdingyang.

In the Gengzi period, England used iron-hulled steamers to crisscross the rivers, lakes and seas of the Qing Dynasty. These iron-hulled ships were extremely fast, and the guns on the ships were extremely ferocious, and they were almost unmatched.

Yang Fang also killed the iron-hulled steamer back then, but he gathered countless artillery pieces and built countless forts, but he never sank one, but spent countless dollars. Lin Zexu also heard this back then, which is also the reason why he bought a foreign ship back then. (To be continued......)