The advent of the Age of Discovery brought a great deal of wealth to the red-haired, yellow-haired, and blue-haired monkeys, but at the same time, it also buried a dark shadow in the hearts of this group of robbers.

It's like cultivating magic skills, how can there be a refreshing robbery from step-by-step development.

Therefore, the English people have long coveted the fact that Spain, the Netherlands and other countries have relied on colonial plunder to move boatloads of gold, silver and jewelry back.

It's a pity that they started late, one step is wrong, one step is worse, and shipbuilding is okay, but firearms are not something that can be learned by sneaking a glance.

Pascual Lauren, as an envoy of England, after watching the Great Xia firearms exercise, kept echoing in his mind Jia Cong's seemingly ostentatious words: The artillery of Great Xia, whether it is the rate of fire, the range or the power, has far surpassed the Western countries.

The envoys of Spain, Portugal and other countries who would travel with him did not seem to look very good......

Of course, Sir Lauren didn't care how bad their mood was, since the change in their faces had confirmed the words of the Earl of Great Xia, then Sir Lauren's mood was very good.

Jia Cong personally sent the envoys of England away, and stood at the gate of Rongguo's Mansion to watch his carriage drive out of the corner of Ningrong Street.

"The third master values this yellow-haired devil very much?"

"Dog, someone sent you a big box of gold, silver and jewelry, will you value him?"

The second dog smiled: "That's not it, the villain will treat him as a god." ”

Jia Cong casually threw a thing that flashed red light to Ergouzi, and Ergouzi caught it, then exclaimed, and subconsciously held it to Jia Cong with both hands.

The value of this thing is not less than a thousand taels of silver, if the third master rewards him with gold beans and silver beans, he will definitely say auspicious happily, and put it in his pocket happily.

But this ruby is too valuable.

Jia Cong waved his hand indifferently: "Just take it for you, Ah Hua is a good girl, this can be regarded as a wedding gift from the master." ”

Although the two dogs are guarding the gate every day, they seem to be slaves in front of the gatekeeper.

But their family has long been accepted as the retainers of Rongguo Mansion, and their status is no worse than that of their brothers and sisters in the family.

When he was alive, he was worshiped by the Jia family, and after his death, he was sacrificed by the Jia family.

Ergouzi has a good knife technique, excellent skills, good eyesight, good brain, and bright brain, otherwise how could he have been guarding the gate of Rongguo Mansion?

Jia Cong patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "Remember to spread the news that the English envoy gave me a large box of gold, silver and jewelry as soon as possible, and take this thing to the market to shop, so that the people in the capital can open their eyes." ”

The eyes of the second dog lit up when he heard it, and the third master wanted to pit again...... Ahem...... You can't say it, you can't say it~

……

Someone in Nanchifang City sold a rare red gem, and the original three thousand taels of silver was forcibly carried to more than five thousand taels, so that this matter quickly spread throughout the capital.

Along with it, there is also the provenance of this gemstone.

It is said that in order to buy the artillery of Great Xia from Yongfengbo, the envoy of the Yi people gave a large box of various jewels to Rongguo Mansion.

As for which country's envoys, for the people of Great Xia, whether they are red or yellow, they are all fucking uncivilized devils.

"My third master said, our Celestial Empire's artillery is this ......"

Ergouzi got 5,000 taels of silver and generously gave a pot of wine to every table of guests in the restaurant.

He raised his thumb and boasted drunkenly, of course, what he said was not bragging, after all, the artillery technology of Great Xia had far surpassed that of Western countries.

"The envoy of England almost hugged the thigh of my third master and cried. That is to say, the third master has a good heart, and he can't see the people of England being plagued by pirates, after all, we have also been plundered and harassed by pirates......"

"Five hundred pieces of the latest artillery are enough to equip a hundred ships of the sea!"

"The third master said, when the naval fleet of our Celestial Empire arrives in the Western Ocean, we will definitely help the English to exterminate the sea bandits, so that our maritime merchants in Daxia can carry out maritime trade safely and smoothly."

……

"Oh ~ Damn! England actually bought 500 guns of the Xia Kingdom, and it is just a matter of Lauren to deceive the people of the Xia Kingdom, his purpose is definitely not any pirates, they themselves are the biggest pirates! ”

If anyone was most wary of England, it was Diego Starr, the envoy of the Kingdom of Spain.

As England grew over the years, its royal fleet of maritime exploration vessels gradually threatened the interests of the Kingdom of Spain.

Of course, now that the Spanish ships had the advantage of guns, they could basically suppress the expansion of England's power.

But England would be different if they had Xia Guo's artillery, they went to watch Xia Guo's artillery drill together that day, at least in the eyes of Diego Starr, their own artillery would definitely be pressed and beaten when they encountered Xia Guo's artillery.

"Damn the Xia people, damn the Englishmen...... Someone, prepare a box for me...... No, two boxes of jewelry! ”

The servant respectfully stepped forward and replied, "Master, the jewels we brought have been sold to the merchants of the Xia Kingdom, and they have all been exchanged for fine silk and porcelain, and now there are only two boxes of gold coins left. ”

"Damn! Damn it! Why didn't you stop me? The English exchanged a box of jewels for five hundred powerful guns, obviously coming at us......"

Diego Starr was hysterically invective, but the servant could only accept it respectfully. When he was almost scolded, the servant said tentatively: "Master, I heard that the people of Xia have always wanted to build a transit station on the sea, and there are so many useless places in the Philippines, why don't the master exchange them for Xia Guo's artillery?" ”

"This ......"

Seeing that Diego Starr was still hesitating, the servant spoke up again: "The kingdom, Portugal, and the Netherlands have been fighting for control of those islands in the Philippines, and the master will bring the Xia people in to reduce the pressure on the kingdom." When the time comes, the master will return to Madrid with the new artillery of the Xia Kingdom, as long as our craftsmen figure out the skills of the Xia people, His Majesty the King will definitely give the protagonist the title! ”

Diego Starr was moved, as the servant said, the Portuguese and the Dutch had been trying to take away Spain's colonial dominance in the Philippine Islands, and there were frequent skirmishes between the three countries.

And there are faint signs of a union between Portugal and the Netherlands, and Spain is a bit of a standalone.

If you can exchange a useless island for the artillery of the Xia Kingdom, and at the same time pull the Xia people into this whirlpool and reduce the pressure on the kingdom, then ......

It's not impossible!

The more he pondered it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible, and Diego Starr instructed his servant to fetch a box of gold coins, and hurried to the Rongguo Mansion while it was still early.

After Diego Starr left the Quadrangular Pavilion, the originally respectful and humble servant suddenly straightened his waist and quickly walked towards a bamboo forest in the Quadrangular Pavilion.

"Dear Lord Shangguo, the villain has passed those words to Diego Starr as the Lord instructed. At this time, he was rushing to Rongguo Mansion......"

……

Jia Cong didn't even go out of the palace gate for the past two days, and as the news of England's purchase of Bactria artillery spread, the Portuguese envoys were the first to rush to buy artillery.

The Portuguese envoys not only purchased 300 artillery pieces, but also "set" the latest direction of Bactrian artillery research from Jia Cong.

After sending off the Portuguese envoys, Jia Cong casually threw the so-called latest artillery research map on the table, and looked at the Portuguese envoys in the distance and smiled.

The latest Yuanyou 11 modified artillery in Great Xia has been developed to use steel as a barrel. Like this way of casting iron and copper cannons, no matter how big the caliber is, how thick the barrel is?

Such a waste of money, let the Yiren do it!

"Yo, there's another fool to send money, it's so cool!"

Through the window, Jia Cong saw his own soldiers leading the envoy of the Kingdom of Spain, Diego Starr, and the slaves carrying a large box behind him.

He glanced at the artillery-style drawings on the table, and his heart was happy.

It seems that we have to print a few more drawings, this thing is simply a big killer for the Western devils.

After waiting for a cup of tea, after seeing the artillery drawings on the table, Diego Starr finally stopped beating around the bush with Jia Cong, not only told the idea of exchanging land for artillery, but also asked about the artillery drawings on the table.

"Oops, Ben forgot to put it away. I can't give you this, this is Bero Barry bought from me, and they spent a full two million taels of silver~"

Jia Cong pretended to be anxious and wanted to take away the drawings on the table.

saw Diego Starr stretch out his hand to press the corner of the drawing, gritted his teeth with a dark face and said: "Your Excellency the Count, I will pay two million two hundred thousand taels, and the Kingdom of Spain will also buy a copy!" ”

Spain and the Portuguese are about to play dog brains in the New World, if the Portuguese use this blueprint to develop a more powerful artillery, won't they Spain lose the initiative in the naval battle?

It's just more than two million taels of silver, and when the time comes, grab more from those savages, and sell a few more boatloads of black slaves.

Jia Cong looked embarrassed and entangled on the surface, but his hand holding the drawings relaxed slightly.

Diego Starr knew that the other party was moved, and he couldn't help but despise Jia Cong's greed and shamelessness.

"Your Excellency, the Kingdom of Spain can provide Xia Guo with the latest warship drawings, of course, Xia Guo also needs to show sincerity, such as more advanced artillery designs than this drawing!"

"Oh? Three-masted galleon? ”

"Exactly, it seems that His Excellency the Count cares about our Kingdom of Spain."

Jia Cong's heart was really moved, the current Kingdom of Spain is a well-deserved overlord of the sea, and the strength of the Invincible Armada is really something that no one can easily shake.

The three-masted galleon is the strongest warship on the sea at the moment, and the latest warship in Great Xia is no match for the three-masted galleon.

There's no way, the summer make-up class hasn't been made up yet. The 100-year-old navy is not just talking, it's really difficult!

Jia Cong slapped his thigh, got up and asked Diego Starr, "Is Your Excellency Starr interested in seeing our country's latest artillery?" Yes, it's not the Yuanyou 7 style, but the Yuan You 8 style that has just been developed in China and has not yet been equipped in the army. ”

Diego Starr thinks that he is the one who knows Xia Guo best.

As soon as I heard the Yuan You Type 8 artillery, I knew that Jia Cong didn't lie to him, and the naming method of the Xia Kingdom was very unique, one and two...... The higher the number, the more powerful the artillery is.

Soon, Jacques took Diego Starr to the outside of the city.

The master of the Ministry of Engineering pulled a cannon covered with a red cloth to the test site, and when the red cloth was lifted, Diego was obsessed with the swarthy, thick barrel.

This cannon is indeed thicker, longer, and more powerful than the Yuanyu Seven Style!

Rumble!

The roar of the cannon shook Diego's ears, and the ultra-long range of about 1,200 steps made Diego's eyes widen and his face full of disbelief.

"The front-loading smoothbore copper cannon, Benber gave it a nice name, the red-coat cannon! What do you think? This is definitely the longest-range and most powerful artillery at the moment, with it, the enemy can't get close at all! ”

The red-clothed cannon, which can also be called the Hongyi cannon, was created by Jia Cong to satisfy his strange collecting habits.

The Ministry of Industry had previously experimented with crucible casting large steel blocks with great success, and with the open-hearth steelmaking method being promoted, this thing was also put out for fun.

Besides, the material of copper is too scarce, and the country is lacking!

Diego Starr didn't know that the latest artillery in Great Xia had long abandoned the cast iron material, and thought that the brand-new copper artillery in front of him was the most advanced in Great Xia.

Jia Cong even "generously" gave this experimental red-coated cannon to Diego as a testimony to the "friendship" between the two.

After Diego left satisfied, Jia Cong immediately summoned the masters of the Ministry of Industry and ordered the elimination of the artillery before the Yuan Yu 10 type in the army as soon as possible, cast cast steel cannons with all their might, and increase research to promote the development of more advanced firearms.

……

In the spring of March, Jia Cong did not have a day of leisure, and was always in a state of seeing guests, collecting cash, and fooling people.

Jia Cong "sent" a design drawing of the latest firearms in Daxia to the envoys of Western countries, and every time he left, Jia Cong would take their hands very solemnly and tell them again and again.

"Your Excellency, this design is the most advanced artillery in our country, and I am also willing to trade with the kingdom of XX for the sake of friendship with Your Excellency, and remember not to let other envoys know."

The emperor laughed when he looked at the several large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry that Jia Cong had sent to the Qinzheng Palace, as well as several copies of the secret agreement.

This kid is really a monkey spirit, and he can think of such a bad move.

"The Spaniards are willing to exchange the land of Luzon for artillery, it is simply a sleepy pillow, let the Governor's Mansion discuss, choose the right person, lead the troops south, and go to lay the first colony for me!"

……

At the beginning of April, the second batch of ships to go to the Western Ocean in Great Xia was ready.

They were accompanied by the deputy envoys of the Western countries and the merchants, but a few envoys stayed in the capital, leased land, and built embassies of various countries.

Great Xia also did not allow the Yi people to purchase land in the territory of the national dynasty, and even if the envoys of the countries said this, Jia Cong did not take half a step back.

On the ninth day of the fourth month, before noon, Jia Cong was rubbing his wrists tiredly, but he heard a report from the scribe, and his family sent someone to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, saying that there was an urgent matter to find him.

Jia Cong was puzzled and asked people to come in, it turned out to be Baoyu's personal little tea.

"Huh? What are you doing here? ”

Although Mingyan was eager, he also understood that the third master Cong couldn't see that people had no rules.

He bowed down and said: "Third Master, Second Master Bao beat Li Baokun, the son of Li Henian, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and now it has reached the court of Shuntian Mansion, and Second Master Bao ordered the villain to come and report to the third master and ask the third master to come and save him." ”

Ha? Baoyu fights with people? And went to the court?

"Second Brother Bao is soft and weak, what can he make people like? Do you still need to go to court? ”

I saw Mingyan smile bitterly and replied: "Third Master, this time the second master of Bao has made such a big shot~"

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