Chapter 412: Lee Kwang-di
In fact, after the defeat of the Dutch in Nanyang, in order to cover up their defeat, what they focused on in Europe was the sharpness of the Ming Dynasty's continuous fire, not that the party-state was incompetent, but the enemy was too cunning, and there was a new kind of firearm that was really powerful, and the heroic Dutch mercenaries were not their opponents at all. This makes the reputation of the Ming musket very high in Europe, and it is simply a weapon of great destruction for weapon theorists, as if with this thing, even the Dutch can fight together.
Hammad still decided to talk about the price, like Zhu Jun, his performance was also very weak-minded, in his mind, the price of two hundred taels of silver seemed to have given the Ottomans a great discount, it was really a little embarrassed to talk about the price, he said a little unconfidently: "Your Majesty, how about one hundred and eighty taels of silver?" We've brought a deposit, and as soon as you nod, we'll trade right away. ”
"Deal." Zhu Jun's heart almost jumped to his throat, the biggest injustice in history was so easily produced, just like the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered foreigners' firearms after the Opium War in history, the profit of this transaction was as high as nearly 10 million taels of silver, and the cost would definitely not exceed 1 million taels, the important thing is that because the firearms factory was run by the imperial court, it was used day and night to transport to the major military regions, as well as recruit recruits, so at least 30,000 stocks were piled up in the factory. It takes one year to deliver the full amount.
"As for the matter of military instructors, I will select a corps of five hundred military instructors to train the most powerful army for your country within a year.
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Zhu Jun's words made Hammed's blood boil, in fact, in his mind, the courage of the Ottoman soldiers to fight is still not lacking, otherwise it is impossible to sweep across the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, so that Persia, Europeans, North Africans are terrified, but the times have changed, the infantry legions with spears and short swords have become a thing of the past, although the cavalry that once swept everything is still powerful, but it is no longer the decisive force of victory, the Ottomans want to regain their dignity, to make the enemy tremble under their feet again, It is necessary to keep pace with the times and establish the largest and most modern musket corps in Europe, as for silver, it is secondary, the Ottomans plundered the wealth of more than fifty principalities, looted countless treasures, these accumulated wealth is extremely amazing, although 10 million taels of silver is a large amount, and even will deplete the treasury of the Ottoman Empire, but for this empire that rises by plundering, wealth is completely meaningless, the only meaningful thing is to have the tool of looting wealth, and this tool, The Ottomans must get it at all costs.
"Your Majesty, Britain also wants to buy some of these firearms, and we intend to order a thousand."
"France is expected to order 800 pieces."
"Spain expects to order 500 pieces."
Zhu Jun took all the orders, and the next thing to do was to take the envoys to test the performance of the burst fire.
After the development of the burst firebolt. In the past six or seven years. It has also been improved many times. Both in terms of performance and stability. have been greatly enhanced.
"Bang ......" on the school field. The British envoy Joseph test-fired a burst of fire. The strong recoil almost made him stumble. A hundred meters away, the target was shot out of the barrel of a gun, and the subway was sand and the ground was devastated. It immediately drew applause from the representatives of the other missions. Hummed's face flushed. The burst of firing and cymbals did not disappoint him. Not only has the rate of fire increased. The range and calibration were much more advanced than the Dutch ground boring muskets. Although it has long been heard that the Dutch have mastered the technique of continuous fire and cymbals, ready to equip the troops on a large scale. But the first-mover advantage is striking. If Osman can pick up the goods as soon as possible. It is completely possible to rely on this weapon to be disgraced. Let the Russians and Austrians know. Who is the ruler of Central Europe?
"Your Majesty. If I were a soldier. I'm going to love this musket land. The British envoy was not stingy with praise words. Playing with the cymbal: "It's beautifully made. It's like a perfect work of art. ”
Relative to the Ottomans, the rich man. The British are simply European bankrupts. If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty, the British would still need to maintain it in Europe. Zhu Jun really wanted to kick this hillbilly away. But praise to Joseph. Zhu Jun fully accepted it. They signed a battleship purchase agreement with the Ming Dynasty. within the next ten years. Britain needed 500 large warships. to sustain the protracted war in Europe. Although the profit of the battleship land is not much. In addition, the profit from helping the British to deploy artillery will not exceed three million taels of silver. However, with the addition of orders from France and Spain. It is equivalent to the whole of Europe in disguised use of only local wealth to support the research and development of the Ming shipbuilding industry. The local interests in this are naturally endless. Zhu Jun: Yes
The husband smiled. Then it's time to start lunch with the group of hillbillies.
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The Dutch envoy in Beijing also brought news to Kangxi, Kangxi's mood is very good these days, due to the loss of millions of poor people, the whole north is temporarily stabilized, and there is no need to worry about no food, the most happy thing for Kangxi, the Ming people have increased by millions of displaced people at once, the pressure can be imagined, I am afraid that even if Nanming is the power of the whole country, it will be a matter of one or two years before he wants to relieve his breath, and now, this gives him enough respite, When the Dutch envoy told him that the Russians and the Austrians had defeated a powerful ally of the Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away, Kangxi was even more smiling, although the Manchus lost Jiangnan, but Aobai had been ambushed, the court had no constraints, and the newly built new army had expanded to 100,000 people, plus the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners and the Five Battalions of Liaodong and Gyeonggi, at least, Kangxi still had the strength to fight back.
Now the battlefield thousands of miles away has won a big victory, at least the spiritual encouragement is still there, Kangxi has been handy with government affairs in the past few days, without the constraints of the ministers, the feeling of power in his hands makes him full of confidence, and at this time, Suo Etu also entered the capital to pay the decree, this time to expel the displaced people, Suo Etu is very meticulous, Kangxi is not stingy with this old man, but Suo Etu has mastered the position of the secretary of the ministry, a very human minister, even if he is shengyao, he has to slow down, Kangxi waved his pen, and he can only give Suo Etu three dazzling feathers, wearing a yellow coat, which made the Hesheris even more noble, a veteran of the three dynasties in the court, an auxiliary minister, and the head of a hundred officials. A ministry in charge of the head of the six departments, a three-eyed dazzle is beyond the reach of countless ministers who have struggled for a lifetime, and Sony's granddaughter, Suo Etu's daughter Hesheri is the queen, looking at the Qing Dynasty, who can be more holy than their family?
Kangxi was not worried that the power of the Hesheri clan would threaten the imperial power, firstly, although the Hesheri clan had a good reputation in the court, it did not have much influence in the army, after all, the Hesheri clan did not rely on military merits like Aobai. Second, in addition to being able to run errands, the most important thing for this pair of father and son is to be knowledgeable, to know what should be their own, and what reverse scales must not be touched, even if they are extremely human, they are also cautious.
Kangxi has taken advantage of the opportunity of the homeless people to participate in many spies among the homeless, recently someone has sent news from the south, indicating that people can not settle the homeless, can only take out the food and clothing to support the homeless people, although the plague has eased, but there are too many infected people, there are not a few months of effort, until the winter solstice can never be eradicated, Kangxi is naturally in a good mood, he expected that there may not be much grain and grass in Nanming, at least in the autumn harvest next year, the Ming army will definitely not have enough grain and grass to launch any offensive, This gave him the opportunity to be in a military war, and for this reason, Kangxi deliberately let Sony, Suo Etu, and his son meet him, and he boasted again.
Sony is now riddled with diseases, and time may not be running out, but he keeps thanking him, saying that this is the emperor's wisdom. Suo Etu also inherited the style of his father, he would rather die than bow, and repeatedly said things like the master's wisdom, at this time, the chief eunuch Liang Jiugong came in with a robe, first asked Kangxi to say goodbye, and then inadvertently nodded to Sony father and son, which is considered to have been seen.
Liang Jiugong was the most favored eunuch in front of Kangxi, and Sony's father and son were not easy to offend, so they bowed slightly to him together. Liang Jiugong no longer had a chance for this father and son, and said to Kangxi: "Master, Li Guangdi, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, has returned from Baiyangdian to inspect the new-style water division, and now he has sold out in the Ministry of Officials. ”
Kangxi raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Why don't you come to see me?" I am thinking about the appearance of the Baiyangdian Water Master every day, and I will soon let Li Guangdi see him. ”
Liang Jiugong smiled: "The slave is also worried about the emperor, so as soon as he heard the news, he sent someone to ask Li Shi to speak, and asked the emperor to stay away." After speaking, he quietly stood on the side of the imperial study.
Sonny and Suo Etu couldn't help but glance at Liang Jiugong, thinking in their hearts, it is really not easy for this Liang Jiugong to get the emperor's trust, whatever the emperor is thinking in his heart, he can prepare it in advance, and there is no mistake, it is really amazing.
Li Guangdi is a jinshi in the previous year, Kangxi watched the test paper on a whim, saw Li Guangdi's article, and thought it was very interesting, so he kept his heart, this time he asked him to go to Baiyangdian to inspect, in fact, there is also the meaning of the test in it.
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After taking the train for twelve hours, I finally arrived in Guangzhou, vomited twice on the train, and suffered severe motion sickness, and now I insist on sending a chapter up. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to diancomm, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )