Shah Mamat in Songjiang Mansion, Songjiang Governor Wang Daokun personally received the Shah envoy, and even accompanied the envoy to visit the Ming shipyard, the situation of the shipyard shocked Shah, in addition to the existing dock, the shipyard is surrounded by all the hot construction sites, that are all newly built docks.

Even this shipbuilding made Shahmamat feel the terrible manufacturing ability of Daming.

"Daming is inclusive of all rivers." Shah Mamaiti played with his Chinese dialect, he has been really trying to learn Han culture this year, although it is really difficult for him to understand the jokes of the Ming bombardment of the Dragon King Temple, and the miscellaneous reports of the Beijing division always take Li Chengliang's real bombardment of the Dragon King Temple as a joke.

There are many such jokes, such as the thrift of the Ming Emperor, which will also be compiled as a joke of the Ming Dynasty.

Shah is a devout believer, and the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards gods and ghosts can only be attributed to the Ming Dynasty's own national conditions and cultural differences.

"Can I go and see my boat?" Shah Mamat is very concerned about his boat.

The king of the Ming Dynasty agreed, but when he arrived at the place, he repeatedly prevaricated, this kind of thing is a very common thing in any big country, he came to Songjiang for more than ten days, and the Ming Dynasty did not notify him of the delivery, he was a little anxious, and Shah thought that he had to add money to meet the appetite of the local officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Now in the presence of the Governor of Songjiang, Shahmatat finally put forward the idea of watching the ship himself.

Whether it's money, or whatever, draw out the way.

Wang Daokun, Guo Rulin, the superintendent of Songjiang Shipyard, Zhao Shizhen, the general office, and others whispered a few times, and said with conviction: "The preparations have not been completed yet, and if the special envoy of the Shah wants to see it, come here." ”

"Take this with you when you enter the dock." Wang Daokun asked people to take a bamboo hat, which is made of fine bamboo, lined with hardwood, to prevent falling objects, this is the beginning of this year, the shipwright who climbed the mast to hang the sail, the tool in his hand fell from the sky, smashed a person to death, the workshop began to vigorously promote this object.

When you enter the dock, you will be slapped without a bamboo hat, and the strange rules in the workshop are all summed up at the cost of blood.

After Shahmatat entered the workshop, he saw the huge sails and knew why he had been preparing them, and the local officials of Daming really didn't force him to add more money.

The sails delivered to Tessy had a large red cross, and the ship mentioned by Shahmamat had a crescent moon on it, and the Ming craftsmen were removing the threads and replacing the cross with a crescent flag.

Shahmatat found that the Ming Emperor really didn't lie, the production capacity of the Ming Dynasty was tight, and he really cut the queue to pick up the ship, so that some of the small depression of the price increase disappeared without a trace in an instant, and some of the worries about boarding the ship also disappeared.

He said quite sincerely: "I think there is some misunderstanding here, just remove the cross." ”

"Our shipyard also has its own delivery standards." Guo Rulin said with great conviction, how can he allow unqualified products to leave the factory? The gold-lettered signboard of Songjiang Shipyard is His Majesty's royal pen, so Guo Rulin will not let the signboard fall into his hands.

Of course, Guo Rulin knew that Shahmat was very anxious, and he said with a smile: "It only takes three days, and it is enough." ”

"Thank you for the answer." Shahmamat thought for a moment and said, "We don't actually use the crescent moon flag, but the lion sun emblem flag, if it is convenient, can we change it to the lion sun emblem flag?" ”

"What style?" Only then did Guo Rulin know that he had made the wrong flag, Guo Rulin kept improving, this made the wrong flag, isn't it nonsense? The Turks and Persians who were active in Wanli Haitang all used the crescent moon flag, and he thought that the Mughal Kingdom also used this flag, but it turned out that he lacked understanding of the Mughal Kingdom.

Shahmatat handed a painting to Guo Rulin, on which was the lion sun emblem flag, and Zhao Shizhen took the style and went to arrange it.

Guo Rulin promised that Daming would still deliver it as scheduled in three days, and Shah was very satisfied with this.

"That's?" Shah asked with interest, pointing to the dock in the distance.

The ship built in the dockyard over there was obviously also a five-masted ship, and the Shah would still count the masts, but the shape of the ship was more slender and hideous, and the rounded bulbous bow was obviously specially designed.

"Type C, this ship has not yet passed the HNA Voyage." Wang Daokun chose to be vague, and the implication was not to sell.

Shahmamat nodded, it was a five-masted ship for the Ming Dynasty's own use.

Larger tonnage, faster speed, stronger passing ability, better resistance to wind and waves, more gun emplacements, and more reasonable design will result in the combat effectiveness of Type C will be much stronger than that of the ship purchased by Shahmat.

Of course, Shahmamat heard that the ship was not for sale, and he tentatively took out his invincible silver to open the way, and asked in a low voice: "Can you get the extra money?" ”

"Type C is not something that can be obtained with additional money." Wang Daokun smiled and replied with great certainty.

Let every customer see the new and more advanced ship of Daming, which is a deterrent, is deliberate, and the purpose of the C-type transoceanic ship under construction is to tell every customer not to overestimate themselves.

The results of provocations are by no means rosy, and it is difficult to find them again in the future.

"Sure enough, gold and silver are not omnipotent." Shahmamat instead showed a smile and said: "This is reasonable, the Heavenly Empire is indeed a state of etiquette, if gold and silver can do whatever they want, then I must be worried about the future of the Ming Dynasty." ”

No money is impossible, but money can't do everything, and Shahmat's understanding of the culture of his friends is deeper.

Shah Mamat was very envious of the dazzling arsenal of Daming, although he didn't need to add money to pick up the ship, but when Shah saw the arsenal, he couldn't move at all.

You can get more gunpowder and firearms by adding money.

The quality of gunpowder in the Ming Dynasty far exceeds that of the Mongolian Kingdom, and all kinds of artillery and guns used on sea and land are placed there, each of which is exciting, and of course the price is prohibitive.

For example, the Pingyi Gun, Qi Jiguang's invention of the 60 steps can tear through the iron armor of the precision firearm, which made Shahmamaiti's heart moved, but the price of the Pingyi Gun as high as 25 silver, and the price of each lead bullet, oil paper, gunpowder 5 coins of silver, made Shahmaimaiti doubt whether he was really rich.

These are really good, and they are also really expensive, and there is only one downside to expensive things, and that is expensive.

"Shah's envoy, in fact, there is no need to buy this kind of leveling gun, this is specially used to deal with the iron armor, even if it is the red hair fan that your monarch mainly faces, not everyone has iron armor, I have been fighting with Taixi red hair fan for a long time, between a hundred of them, there is a set of poor quality iron armor, even if it is elite." Wang Daokun does not recommend leveling the gun, it is more powerful and more accurate, but the use scenarios are relatively few.

It's good, but it's not needed.

The number of artillery and guns in the Menggu Kingdom is extremely rare, and no one will use this thing in the Menggu Kingdom, even if it is trained, it is not very useful, so it is better to replace it with a more affordable bird gun.

These birds are more suitable for the combat needs of the Mongolian country.

A bird gun costs only five silver, and lead bullet and gunpowder cost one-fifth of the price of a leveling gun.

"I very much agree with what the governor said, but how can I bear to miss such a good thing when I see it?" Of course, Shahmamat knew that Wang Daokun had good intentions, and he also knew that this thing was not suitable for the Mughal battlefield, but when he saw it, if he didn't take it away, he was afraid that he would regret it for the rest of his life.

This is the most sophisticated firearm in the world today.

Shahmamat still bought a lot of bells and whistles in the shipyard, but there are no big weapons, such as a kind of foot-long riding gun, which is not used on the battlefield at all, but the price is as high as one hundred and twenty silver, this thing is mainly for the nobles to use for self-defense, if there are assassins, you can raise your hand to fight, the reason why it is expensive is because it has a fire sickle, which can be fired at any time without fire.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not do his own business to invent it, it belonged to the emperor's joint model, and His Majesty prepared three riding guns of different sizes.

This thing may not be used once in a lifetime, and it is necessary to change the gunpowder and lead from time to time, check the fire sickle, and maintain it regularly, so expensive, Shahmamaiti bought a total of 70 handfuls, as long as one of these 70 handfuls sounded once, Shahmamaiti did not lose money on this purchase, and even made a lot of money.

"This guy is really rich!" Wang Daokun looked at Shahmat's back and said in amazement.

Guo Rulin said calmly: "He even thinks it's worth the money." ”

The things sold by Daming are really not cheap, because of the unique attributes of arms, resulting in the profit margin of this kind of thing, which is usually ridiculously high, but under such a high profit, the Shah envoy still feels that it is worth the money, if it is not for this time, the silver is not enough, I am afraid that I will have to sweep a lot of goods and bring it back.

Shahmamat has his own trade-offs, he is really not wronged, he really thinks that it is worth the money, good quality and low price, because the artillery smuggled from Taixi, the nine-pound naval gun, which is not available to Taixi, is not to mention, an ordinary firecracker, at least thirty silver.

And Da Ming has a bird gun, only five silver!

For the meat eaters of the Mongolian country, the goods of the Ming Dynasty are really good and cheap, large and full.

Three days later, Shahmat came to the shipyard again, and he mentioned the ship he had in mind without any problems.

Five days later, he will return to Mongolia, to the satisfaction of Shahmat, if the ship sails to Daming, it can be maintained in Songjiang, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Yuegang, Fujian, and Dianbai, Guangzhou.

This is enough of a surprise, Daming Shipyard actually has after-sales!

This flattered Shahmat!

"When will Daming take Malacca? After taking it, I don't have to go so far to maintain the boat. "Shahmat, I sincerely wish that the Ming Dynasty will get Malacca as soon as possible, so that there is no need to go so far to maintain the ship.

Guo Rulin, Zhao Shizhen and other shipyard supervisors, in fact, did not expect that the maintenance of the ship is also a huge amount of input, every time Captain Antonio arrives at the port, he has to pay more than 100,000 silver maintenance and repair costs, cleaning is free, but the replacement of broken ship boards, replacement of watertight cabin accessories, and then brush tung oil, repair and replacement of Taiyue boxes and other things, are all profitable transactions.

"I must take it as soon as possible, and I must take it as soon as possible in order to make money." Wang Daokun said with a smile that the Shah's envoy had spent so much money, so he naturally deserved a smile.

Guo Rulin and Zhao Shizhen are very confident in their products, and Mengwu will definitely become another big customer of Daming, and Taixi Captain Antonio is ironclad proof.

"Actually, I'm very interested in the national cellar, this time I can only bring a bucket back to taste, I hope that the next time I come, Daming can have more national cellar inventory." Shahmamat said with great pity.

The national cellar accumulated by the Ming Dynasty was given to the sailors of the Ming Dynasty to conquer the Ryukyus, and even the emperor rewarded it, and they all buckled the ropes, which made Shah Mamaiti very regretful, the national cellar is not good to drink but secondary, but this thing is a necessary for navigation.

"Where are those big ships going over there?" Shahmamat set sail for nearly 1,000 ships in the port, quite curious, there were seven-star flags hanging on them, obviously the official ships of the Ming Dynasty, so many official ships were dispatched, it really made Shahmamat extremely shocked.

Hundreds of boats are draped in red and the trombone is sounded, and thousands of sails leap into the waves.

Today the sky is clear and cloudless, and the morning sun in the distance is slowly rising from the sea, and the golden light under the morning sun is sprinkled all over the sea, and also on the sails of the ships, the ships are under the tuk of the barges, and the water marks are drawn on the sparkling sea, and the birds in the sky are crying happily, because the sailors have sprinkled grain on the deck to pray for the blessing of going to sea.

"Go to Ryukyu, Daming wants to build three ports over there, and by the way, send supplies to the Daming sailors stationed in Ryukyu." Wang Daokun did not hide it, Shah was a Mughal who did not know, and everyone in Songjiang Prefecture knew about going to Ryukyu to send supplies, and there were more than 20,000 people on these more than 1,000 boats, and these people were all poor coolies recruited by the Ming Dynasty to go to Ryukyu.

In order to let the people be stripped by them in a down-to-earth manner, usually three people do the work, only one and a half labor remuneration, and then half of it is used to reward the thieves.

When the imperial court called for going to Ryukyu, the desperate people chose to get on the ship, after all, the treatment promised by the Ming Emperor was very good, and the credibility of the Ming Emperor, the Ming Dynasty was very sure.

The statue of the goddess of protecting the country and protecting the people, the statue of the Hongren Puji Princess, the bow of the first ship, this is the title of the Ming Dynasty, and the folk generally call it Mazu or the sea god Niangniang, in addition to protecting the fleet, but also bring the Ming Mazu belief and custom culture to the Ryukyus.

When Shah Mamat left, he also got a statue of Mazu, and the officials on the ground in Songjiang wholeheartedly instructed Shah Mamat to return and have a smooth journey.

The Ming Navy Division had cleared the Ryukyu ground in the Ryukyus, but the attack on the Ryukyus was always blocked, and the attack from the sea, several times, was resolved by the Shimazu family, and the attack from the land lacked stable supplies.

After Chen Luan's three attacks did not go well, he chose to take a detour, and after several communications with the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, the Daming Navy Division began to land in Nagasaki quietly, all of which was carried out without the knowledge of Otomo Sorin.

The strength of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, from more than 1,000 men, soon increased to 7,000 men, and a total of two infantry battalions were added, and they were stationed on the spot to wait for the opportunity.

On a dark and windy night, Chen Ling quietly stopped under the trestle bridge in Nagasaki Port with thirteen hydrofoils.

Chen Luan, the commander-in-chief of the Daming Water Division, personally set foot on the territory of the Wa Kingdom.

Chen Zhu, the father who was forced by the Confucian Mansion's lackeys to send the dog to the funeral, is the coastal defense inspection of this correspondence.

"I've seen the Sailor General." Xu Wei, Sun Keyi and other officials of the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion were already waiting outside the trestle, and after Chen Lan got off the boat, he disappeared between the townhouses in a blink of an eye, turning around and entering the Governor's Palace.

Chen Lan and Xu Wei met for the first time, Chen Lan's face was very fierce, not the kind of big grin, but the kind of fierceness with countless heads on his hands, and his eyes flashed brightly, and he was not a master to be messed with at first glance.

Chen Lan is the person Yu Dayou personally asked the emperor and snatched from Yin Zhengmao's hands, Yu Dayou discovered Chen Lan's talent in naval warfare when he was in Liangguang Ping, and has always paid attention to the fact that when the Songjiang Naval Division was built in the first year of Wanli, Chen Lan was transferred to Songjiang.

The first hydrofoil sailboat in the Ming Dynasty was the Chen Lan test, Chen Lan personally led the hydrofoil sailing fleet, from Songjiang to Tianjin Wei to complete the sea survey, and then from Songjiang to Luzon Manila.

Then the first time the Ming Dynasty shipped grain, and Chen Lan was personally responsible for escorting, and in the past few years, Chen Lan has made great military achievements and is the first fierce general of the Ming Navy.

"The first time we meet, it is not a respect." Xu Wei clapped his hands, and a team of men from the trading house walked in carrying two baskets.

Xu Wei opened the red silk, inside is golden gold, this is pure gold, this basket is eight hundred taels, two baskets are full of 1,600 taels, according to the listing price of one tael of gold is equal to sixteen taels of silver, these two baskets of gold, worth 25,000 taels.

Xu Wei's shot is not extravagant.

"What does that mean?" Chen Lan pushed, two baskets of a total of 100 catties of gold were pushed out, Chen Lan frowned, his hand pressed on the waist knife, and the soldiers who were familiar with Chen Lan knew that Chen Lan was really angry, and everyone pressed their hands on the waist knife.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little tense.

Xu Wei and Sun Keyi immediately panicked, it is rumored that Chen Lan is very greedy for money.

Sun Keyi immediately said with a smile: "Isn't this begging General Chen for help?" The Nagasaki Governor's Mansion wanted to bother General Chen to come in person, and the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion did not have such a strong general as the general. ”

There are no strong generals in the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, this is indeed a borrowed army, how can anyone help, empty-handed help? In case Chen Lan doesn't work hard, all his plans will come to naught.

Xu Wei and Sun Keyi are literati and businessmen, they naturally have their own path dependence, and there is no malice, just the small number of troops in the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion is not enough for Chen Lan and his personal soldiers to clean up.

"This is a state affair, and the Shimazu family is against Tiangang, so it doesn't have to be like this." Chen Lan unscrewed his cowhide bag, and just wanted to take a sip, only to realize that there was wine in it, so he changed a bag of water and got off the boat without drinking, this is military discipline, and the soldiers returned to their original state, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Keyi saw that the tense atmosphere eased slightly, and immediately said: "Pass the food!" ”

This eating and drinking, it can be regarded as a harmonious atmosphere, Sun Keyi, as the general manager, seems to have inadvertently talked about the rumors, he said with a smile: "I punished myself with three cups, alas, I am also hearsay, I heard that the general is good for this gold and silver thing, so I prepared a block, which made the general unhappy, and asked the general Haihan." ”

Sun Keyi drank three cups firmly, and everyone drank a little blindly, this is a national cellar, the degree is not low, even if he is good at drinking, he is a little dizzy after three cups.

"Ugh." Chen Lan sighed, he poured himself a glass of wine, accompanied a glass and said: "We are overseas, Sun Shang always has to be angry, earlier, we martial artists, if we were not greedy for money, we should die." ”

"This gold should be dedicated to Your Majesty."

When the governor of Yushi Luo Yinghe was in Longqing for six years, he impeached Chen Lan for being greedy for ink and money, and Chen Lan was dismissed as a result.

Just like the rumors that Qi Jiguang is a good Persian beauty, Qi Jiguang's family has a fierce wife, if Qi Jiguang is really a good beauty, the family would have been turned upside down.

This is a military general, there must be some shortcomings, otherwise it will not be able to survive, and in the past few years, under the background of a rich country and a strong army, the martial artists, in terms of private morality, are finally like individuals.

Chen Ling thinks that it is good for the Ming Emperor to be greedy for money, and the government is bribed, since he wants to bribe, why not bribe His Majesty?

"Yes." Xu Wei toasted Chen Lan, then put the wine glass heavily on the table, and said somewhat angrily: "Pingwei man, which one is not a hero!" Those sluts in the court, conspiring and instigating, touching the upper and lower mouths, the good people become bad people! ”

"I'm mad at me! If it weren't for the fact that I had no power to restrain the chicken, I would have to stab a few with my own hands to relieve the hatred in my heart! ”

Xu Wei is Hu Zongxian's staff, Hu Zongxian died, Xu Wei squatted in the prison for seven years, he went crazy, he did want to kill people, but he couldn't kill anyone, and he could only be angry.

These generals are also human beings, their private morality is really like what those sluts say, they don't even have a personal appearance, why do they have their heads pinned to their belts and fight hard with the Japanese on the battlefield?! Do swords and arrows have eyes? Avoid them?

When it comes to scolding the lowly Confucianism and the peaceful widows, there are more common topics, and the atmosphere is finally completely harmonious.

"I don't know about the matter on Kyushu Island, Governor Xu, are we going to cooperate with Bungo Kokutomo Sorin, and completely destroy Shimazu Yoshihisa?" Chen Lan talked about the major events of peace.

Otomo Sorin's victory in Erchuan had just begun, and it was when Chen Luan's 6,000 troops joined the Shimazu family, and the last breath of the Shimazu family was bound to be completely dispersed.

"This is Otomo Sorin." Xu Wei took out a teacup and began to pour water into it, until it was full, Xu Wei didn't stop, until the water overflowed a lot, Xu Wei didn't stop.

"This is Ryuzoji Takanobu, and this is Shimazu Yoshihisa." Xu Wei took out two more teacups and began to pour water, Ryuzoji Takanobu poured more than half a cup, while Shimazu Yoshihisa's cup was only a little.

Xu Wei pointed to the three teacups and said: "Now that Otomo Zonglin is powerful, if we cooperate with Otomo Zonglin to defeat Shimazu Yoshihisa, then Otomo Zonglin will be the only family, and that Fanbang fanatical believer, I am afraid that it will definitely not be able to tolerate our Nagasaki Governor's Palace." ”

Fanbang fanatical believer, is the name given to Otomo Zonglin by the daimyo of Kyushu Island, this guy is a fanatical believer in Nestorian Christianity, and the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion has washed the diocese in blood, and Otomo Zonglin is completely dominant, and the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion is very dangerous.

"What Governor Xu said is reasonable." Chen Lan also nodded and said.

Xu Wei continued: "The way of heaven, there is more damage and make up for the deficiency, Otomo Zonglin is more than now, so we have to find a way to damage Otomo Zonglin, I have already contacted Ryuzoji Takanobu and Shimazu Yoshihisa, and then fight Erchuan!" ”

Chen Lan asked suspiciously, "Who to help?" Who wins and helps whom? ”

Xu Wei put the three cups of tea together, and said with a gloomy face: "When they lose both sides, eat them all in one fell swoop!" Otherwise, there would be no need for 6,000 people, and General Chen would not have been invited to come in person. ”

"Good!" Chen Ling thought for a moment and only said one word.

Xu Wei was full of embarrassment and said: "If the strength is not enough, let's help Ryuzosi Takanshin and Shimazu Yoshihisa, if Ryuzoji Takanshin and Shimazu Yoshihisa are too ugly, let's help Otomo Zonglin and get some benefits." ”

"To tell the truth, the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion does not have good generals, and this fighter is really difficult to judge."

Xu Wei and Sun Keyi know the situation on Kyushu Island very well, but their judgment of the fighter plane is very poor, on the battlefield, the fighter plane is fleeting, when to send troops, when to fight whom, they really don't know, and although Chen Lan is not clear about the situation on Kyushu Island, he is a good general.

"It's okay, just leave it to me." Chen Lan said quite calmly: "What is the strength of these three parties? ”

Xu Wei began to explain the information he heard, and Chen Lan would naturally verify this information, and Xu Wei told Chen Lan everything he knew.

"Otomo Sorin's 30,000 ashigaru, and even 1,200 cavalry troops, 800 iron artillery teams, Ryuzoji Temple and Shimazu family, the total is less than 20,000 people, there are no cavalry and no firearms, that's it, Otomo Sorin, almost lost?" Chen Lan felt a little incredible, he thought for a long time and said, "Is this Otomo Zonglin ignorant of soldiers?" ”

"Yes, yes." Xu Wei said with certainty: "If he has this kind of talent, can he still promote Jingjiao in the army?" I don't know about soldiers, but I know that this kind of forcible promotion has a great impact on morale. ”

"That's going to be easy." Chen Xuan signaled that he understood the general situation, and then began to send coastal defense inspectors and scouts to start investigation.

The businessmen who were active on Kyushu Island brought enough information to speed up Chen Luan's collection of intelligence, and things were not optimistic.

The combined forces of Shimazu Yoshihisa and Ryuzoji Takanobu were defeated by Otomo Sorin, and after being defeated by Otomo Sorin, the army was distracted and sent envoys to Bungo Province to prepare for peace with Otomo Sorin.

Because of the conflict with his retainers, Otomo Sorin, although he made very excessive conditions, he really began to negotiate peace.

If this really completes the peace negotiation, wouldn't Chen Lan's two foot camps come in vain?

The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more loss, and the next sentence is that the way of man is not, and the loss is not enough to give more than enough. That is to say, the way of man is different from the way of heaven, and the way of man is to sacrifice the less and worship the surplus. This sentence comes from the Tao Te Ching, and when I look at it today, I have a new understanding. Asking for a monthly pass, woo!!!!!!!!!

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