John Tang was punched and kicked, his eyes were covered with black cloth, and he was thrown into the car. He could only roughly calculate the time from the food he put in and his own hunger and sleepiness. After about two days of turbulence, the box he was in was thrown onto the boat, and the waves were high, apparently not the canal but the sea.

After several days of being in a coma and vomiting, John Tang was finally poured out of the box and carried into the carriage. When he was finally removed from the black cloth in front of his eyes, his eyes were almost blinded by the sun. Two fierce soldiers kicked him in the knee, knocking him to his knees. In front of him was a vague figure, which gradually became clear.

"The Emperor, the Crown Prince, Your Royal Highness......" John Tang was surprised to find that the person in front of him turned out to be the crown prince of Huangming, who had a relationship in the Forbidden City. I heard that this prince is good at military affairs, which is very different from the image of the previous scientist. However, at this moment, the prince has a new part-time job: banditry.

"John Tong, are you guilty?" Zhu Cihong asked coldly.

"Minister...... The minister didn't know...... "John Tang was drenched in cold sweat, on the one hand, because of his physical weakness for many days, and on the other hand, because he really knew the mistakes he had made.

Because of their particularity in this era, the Lingtai and Qintianjian officials were the objects of Category A transfer. As a well-known Taixi Confucian scholar John Tang, how could one of the few foreigners in the Qin Heavenly Prison not receive an appointment? In order to avoid the conscription, John Tang hid in the cellar of the believers, and waited until Zhu Cihong completely retreated from Beijing before he appeared.

How did he know that Xu Dian had brought the Golden Scale Society to Beijing and gained a firm foothold under the protection of Song Hongye. On that day, Zhu Cihong piled up silver Chengtianmen, he naturally did not take less, he wanted money and money, and he wanted people, wouldn't kidnapping a Taixi person be a matter of being caught?

After Song Hongye "surrendered" to the thieves. From the head of the military department to the squire, he is in charge of Beijing's public security and defense, and is a typical snake and umbrella.

"You're treasonous." Zhu Cihong said coldly.

"I know that it is contrary to the virtue of faithfulness, but I am a servant of God and I cannot leave the herd that the Lord has given me." Tang Ruowang touched his chest, and replied with a painful and painful look.

"You short-sighted fool!" Zhu Cihong scolded unceremoniously: "You haven't thought about it. If I regain Beijing, what is your behavior like this! This is betrayal! I could have completely wiped out Catholicism from this land! I can send weapons to the Ottomans, and I can even send troops with them against Europa! You've made me so angry like I've never felt now! ”

John Tong was shocked. He didn't expect that the crown prince not only had the ambition to restore the country, but also had such a shijie vision, and even knew that the Ottomans who believed in the Quran were the ones who could be wooed.

"Your ignorance has put the whole church in danger and brought down the good situation that Mr. Ricci has created." Zhu Cihong suppressed his anger: "Should I throw you in a cave in the mountains and wait for every missionary who wears a cross to be with you?" ”

John Tong was horrified, if it was said that the conquest of Europa was more difficult than ascending to the sky. So now his personal safety is really in the hands of the prince.

"But I'm a benevolent person," Zhu Cihong softened, "Your old friend Wang Zheng is in Laizhou and was ordered to form the Royal Technical College. Under his plea, you can kneel here alive, and I hope you will know gratitude. If you can help him, I can forgive you and the sins of your church as appropriate. If you can surprise me somewhat. I can even give you the same treatment as Buddhism and Taoism. This is your chance to zuihou. ”

"Your Highness!" Of course, John Tang was not really stupid, he knelt on the ground. Kissing the floor tiles: "Thank you for your kindness, I am willing to pay for my cowardice and greed!" ”

"Very good," Zhu Cihong leaned back, "I appreciate your ability to forge cannons, but that efficiency is too low." ”

When Chongzhen was in the ninth year, Tang Ruowang was ordered to set up a factory. The Western method of casting the cannon was indeed the most advanced artillery in Europe at that time. It's just that only twenty doors were cast in two years, and this kind of speed is unacceptable to Zhu Cihong. However, this is also due to the lack of materials and technological processes, and if it is combined with Zhu Cihong's "Management" and "Material Manufacturing", it should be able to make great progress.

Tang Ruowang hurriedly said: "I will definitely redouble my efforts." Scale up. ”

"Not only that," Zhu added, "but also strict material screening and talent training." The reason why I can't bear to kill you is also because I admire your knowledge. I hope you can teach excellent students, and in my opinion, students are half as good as teachers. ”

John Tang prostrated on the ground again and kissed the floor tiles to express his gratitude.

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and ordered someone to take him to Wang Zheng, which was a matter of his heart. I have to admit that the "Chongzhen Almanac" that Tang Ruowang participated in compiling is not a simple perpetual calendar, but an encyclopedia containing all aspects of astronomy, geography, optics, mathematics and other aspects. The records of the movement of celestial bodies stored by the Qin Tianjian and Lingtai are also the cornerstone of the development of astronomy, which directly affects the strength of navigation ability.

Although some people think that it is better to pretend to be books than real money, these rare source materials are far more valuable than gold and silver for Zhu Cihong.

In particular, Shandong has one of the largest gold mines in the country, Zhaoyuan Gold Mine. Now the gold mine has been excavated, but it is not in Zhaoyuan County, but in Qixia County, and there is also an iron mine associated with this gold mine. This is also one of the main reasons why Zhu Cihong is based in Jiaodong, there are roads and gold, even if there is a lack of materials, he will not be trapped.

In order to protect and exploit this gold mine, a reserve camp of tannins was set up in the Zhaoyuan Mountains. This battalion was supposed to be under the Operational Training Department, responsible for training recruits, who were then assigned to the various units. Zhu Cihong decided to expand the troop and form the third battalion of the guards as soon as possible, so he directly asked Tannin to come out to form a team, and Min Zhanlian was responsible for training.

Xiao Tugeng's department was placed in Jiaozhou, and after forming an army, he could directly attack Jiaoxi, connect to Nanzhili, and control the Huai River Valley. In this way, it can also open up the land passage of Suzhou Iron and Steel into Shandong and obtain sufficient sources of high-quality steel. Although Shandong itself has coal and iron, it is all in Jinan Mansion, and Zhu Cihong is not enough to directly control it, so he can only let Cai Maode send an order to transfer Laizhou as the governor of Shandong.

On April 13 of the 17th year of Chongzhen, the real Dashun Army Dong Xueli Department took 1,500 people south to Shandong. The card was transmitted to many counties in Jinan and Yanzhou, and was intercepted by Luo Yukun.

"What is this going on?" Luo Yukun took the words on the card and handed it to Chen Chong.

After reading it, Chen Chong was also a little dazed, and said secretly in his heart: It seems that I still have to urge the top to send a staff officer quickly, how do I know what to do about this?

"There are not many others, only one thousand and five, and Lao Tzu drowned him with a soak in urine." Luo Yukun said: "I just don't know what the boss is planning." ”

"Let's ask." Chen Chong hesitated.

Luo Yukun was used to Chen Chong's thoughtless appearance, what could he do? A man with no eggs. He paced back and forth, tilted his head and calculated: "The boss asked us to pretend to be the Dashun army, just to hold this territory and do something inconvenient for the superiors to do." If you don't do what I say, just hit it! If you die, you won't admit it, right! Let's just say that they are officers and soldiers! Then we will go to Yanzhou to finish the things explained by the superiors, and the food will be almost eaten, so we will go to Laizhou to continue to be our officers and soldiers. ”

Chen Chong was inspired, and hurriedly said: "Exactly, let's beat him first, maybe Li Chuang can still send someone over!" ”

"Then hit! Send out the scouts, don't overdo it this time! Luo Yukun said.

This mixed team of Sichuan soldiers and displaced people has no military framework at all, Luo Yukun and Chen Chong are the big leaders in everyone's eyes, and everything can be decided. Luo Yukun also thought about assigning the general and capital divisions of the Sichuan soldiers to the camp of the homeless people to manage the people. However, the camp camp can only rush with the wind, and once the opponent fights in formation, the whole battalion will inevitably flee. This kind of betrayal of teammates and commanders is really itchy, and naturally no Sichuan soldier officer is willing to do this kind of errand.

Finally, a stable balance has been formed now - the homeless people follow Luo Yukun to eat, and Luo Yukun also sends them to death without any psychological pressure, which can be said to be their own place in the troubled times. (To be continued......)