The development of overseas countries has always been a matter of special concern to Qi Yu.
Moreover, it has a long history.
From the first day he came to this world, he was deeply aware that the Dafeng dynasty he lived in had lagged behind others for many years.
Moreover, this is comprehensive.
From markers and paints for drawing, to medium-sized glass products, perfume pocket watches, to surface warships, muskets and artillery, all these advanced tools were made by foreign hands.
To put it bluntly, if I had not strongly promoted the construction of the Musketeers, Qiongzhou would still be in the era of being proud of collecting Persian knives!
Therefore, whenever he hears about developments abroad, Qi Yu can't help but feel nervous.
"Sir, please tell me, what is so extraordinary about the military situation of the Western countries?"
"Well, I don't know much about military affairs. I can only give you a glimpse. You can just use it as a casual reference."
"yes!"
Meng Lanshan recalled briefly and said: "I will use Great Britain as an example to explain. Although their muskets are still in the matchlock ignition stage, and their ship-based artillery does not have as far a range as our Qiongzhou, but they have more numbers.
ah……"
The implication is that in terms of overall strength, our own side is far inferior.
Perhaps because he didn't want to embolden others and destroy his own prestige, the old gentleman chose such a euphemistic expression.
The heavy artillery at home is powerful, but the number is too small. If there is a frontal war, they still cannot escape the fate of being destroyed.
This is like a tiger, no matter how powerful its claws and claws are, it cannot withstand a pack of wolves.
Qi Yu sighed quietly and said to himself: It seems that these old empires are slowly rising after all...
Seeing his solemn expression, Meng Lanshan mistakenly thought it was a low mood, so he encouraged him: "The road is long and long, so why should Shaocheng care about the shortcomings at this moment? As long as you work hard and expand slowly, there is no need to worry about not being able to catch up with the foreigners.
techniques?”
Qi Yu's heart felt warm after hearing this, and he quickly replied: "Sir, what you said is absolutely true. I will definitely work hard to develop Qiongzhou in the future."
Meng Lanshan nodded, and then he commented on the Battle of Tuen Mun.
Overall, he was quite satisfied with his disciple's performance.
"Well, when facing the enemy, you should behave like a leech, and you should always be careful to hide your true strength... A leech looks timid and like a weakling on the surface, but once it seizes the opportunity, it will
It will draw blood with one blow."
"In terms of strength, you are no match for King Yong. However, you defeated him in the end. This is the magic effect of concealing your strength and then striking suddenly." Meng Lanshan said matter-of-factly.
Finally, he concluded: "You have to remember, don't reveal your minions easily before you have absolute strength, otherwise, you may become the target of public attention."
Mr. Wenzhu once again used his leech theory to teach. He was worried that Qi Yu would become arrogant and inflated because of his victory.
Even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them.
That's why I poured cold water on him.
Qi Yu hurriedly bowed and said: "Sir, don't worry, I will still be neither arrogant nor impatient and hide my edge."
"That's good! By the way, during this trip, I also made a special trip to Yangcheng Mansion to visit my old friend Lu Boxuan. Haha, he was full of praise for your abilities!" Meng Lanshan
Suddenly he smiled and said something profound.
ability?
Is he being sarcastic on purpose?
However, in front of his mentor, Qi Dalang did not make any cover-up, but directly revealed his trump card: "Actually, I didn't mean to trick him. I have no choice. If he insists on not sending troops, I will have no chance to fish in troubled waters.
In order to eliminate his concerns, I had to compromise King Yong’s strength."
After all, Qiongzhou is still a small place at the level of a state capital and cannot openly show force, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble.
In other words, if Qi Yu wants to make a profit, he can only encourage the government troops to rush forward, and only under this background can he possibly follow them to perform the tooth-striking ceremony.
"Don't worry, even if Lu Boxuan has any dissatisfaction, I will make it right for you." Meng Lanshan chuckled and said.
It can be heard that the gentleman protected the calf for a while.
It feels so good to have someone covering you.
After thanking him, Qi Yu asked seriously: "Sir, what do you want Governor Lu to ask me?"
"Yes! There are two instructions." Meng Lanshan took a sip of tea and said: "First, he still emphasized that you should pay attention to the undercurrent caused by the change of ownership of Kunji. Second, he wanted to remind you that you must pay attention to
Hide the great treasure ship from which the calamity has come."
Qi Yu nodded and asked, "Sir, what do you think of this?"
Meng Lanshan stroked his white beard, pondered for a moment and said: "I believe that Qiongzhou is far away from the capital by sea and sky. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The secret battles in the palace cannot affect this place. You just need to be more vigilant about this."
That's it. However, that big treasure ship is a bit difficult to deal with. It's too conspicuous and difficult to hide, so it can easily be detected. If that doesn't work, just drive it out of the harbor and hide for a while.
To avoid the secret inspection of the court's eagle eyes."
The implication of these words is that the 'higher ups' are preparing to conduct a secret investigation of this missing treasure ship.
Qi Yu thought about it for a while and finally smelled the risk.
Let's put it this way, if you have enough evidence to prove that this ship was robbed from the Great Bay, the result will be to hand over the treasure and return the treasure ship.
But if it cannot be proved, it will directly mean that the Qiongzhou local officials had bad intentions and pretended to be Japanese pirates and robbed the imperial ship. If this was the case, there would be no excuse for it.
Damn it, when this ship was imprisoned in Dawan, you didn't see you launching a secret investigation. Now that it has been recaptured by Qiongzhou, you are thinking of going back?
No, Your Majesty is a wise king, how could he be so petty?
There is something fishy in this, and there must be a big article about it.
There must be a treacherous person like Wu Wanrong who was causing trouble and deliberately sought this opportunity to target himself.
At this time, the feeling of heaven and man reappeared, and Master Wu, who was somewhere, sneezed loudly more than ten times in a row, and muttered: Who is cursing me?
The book returns to its true story.
For Qi Yu, either of the two possibilities is unacceptable. How can there be any reason to spit out the precious things that were obtained with great difficulty?
It seems that it is also a good choice to go out and hide for a while.
But where to hide?
Hey, there you have it!
After bidding farewell to Meng Lanshan, Qi Yu went to the second hall of the Yamen alone to have some discussions with Ren Yu from the workshop.
"Sir Ren, how is the repair and maintenance of our treasure ship going?"
"Sir, the damaged parts of the hull have been repaired, and the inside and outside have been repainted with tung oil. It can be said that the ship is in normal condition and can sail at any time."
good!
Very responsible!
After praising it, Qi Yu added: "There is something urgent that I need you to take care of now."
Ren Yu hurriedly said: "Please give me your instructions."
"Well, hurry up and go to the private sector to collect 40,000 kilograms of fertile soil and 20,000 kilograms of dry mud for me. I need it urgently," Qi Yu said.
What? Collect mud?
What is this... for?
Ren Yu looked like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, his eyes were full of questions.
Qi Yu's face straightened and he said, "To tell you the truth, I want to send a big treasure ship on a long voyage, and I need to do something special with this mud."
"A long voyage?...How far a voyage?"
"Well, even one way, it's probably tens of thousands of miles..."
"ah!"
Where is this place, so far away?
Ren Yu was completely shocked. After a long time, he finally calmed down and said, "Master Qi, do you want to imitate the imperial court and sail to the West?"
"Wrong!" Qi Yu shook his head decisively and corrected him: "What I want to go to is the East, not the West."
"Toyang?"
"Yes, I have been coveting this treasure land for a long time..."
After sighing with emotion, Qi Yu couldn't help but cast his gaze to the distant southeast, his eyes full of longing.