() Revolvers, muskets, and breastplates all more or less do not match the number. The same goes for halberds, long swords, and sailor's knives. Boarding axes, and spears are less valuable due to their low value and inconvenience to use.
No one took them, and the only ones that were not stolen were probably sixteen naval guns. The lightest of them weighed hundreds of kilograms, and the heaviest weighed three to four thousand kilograms. It was difficult to move them manually.
His subordinates embezzled the goods on the ink ship, looted the Dutch's property, and took halberds, swords, sailor's knives and other weapons for themselves. Huang Chen didn't care about all these, but the revolver, musket, and chest plate must be handed over.
, the private collector - kill!
Other pirate leaders might not dare to say such cruel words, and they might have little effect, but Huang Chen is different. His team is fundamentally different from ordinary pirate gangs. Back then, they just became a small eight oars team.
When the captain of the ship had only a dozen people under his command, Huang Chen would equip everyone with wooden sticks, guns, and firearms. If he had to spend a lot of money to build his team at that time, it has been like this ever since, and the equipment is getting better and better.
In any pirate gang today, there is a clear distinction between cronies and ordinary crew members. Only cronies will distribute relatively sophisticated weapons. If you can grab the enemy's as an ordinary crew member, go for it. If you can't grab it, it's yours. If you can't grab it, just be honest.
Holding broken weapons.
Huang Chen's behavior is completely to train everyone as his cronies, and many people call him an idiot. Of course he is not an idiot. Although the unified distribution of weapons costs a lot, it can be combined with unified training to give him amazing control over the entire team.
.The most obvious point is that he does not have the princes like Hu Erlao and Wang Fengwu in the past. He only has ministers and generals under him. Maybe one day in the future, there will be a very capable minister with great achievements who will try to stand on his own.
, at least no one can reach this step now, and Huang Chen does not allow anyone to reach this step.
Huang Chen's words are the imperial decree. Who dares to disobey it?
Yang Dong was the first to respond. He knew clearly in his heart that as Huang Chen's confidant, these weapons would fall into his hands sooner or later. There was no need to hide them and make Huang Chen unhappy. After Yang Dong, everyone stepped forward to hand them back.
, the number of revolvers increased from thirty-eight to fifty-one, the number of muskets increased from thirty to thirty-nine, and the number of breastplates increased from thirty-seven to forty-eight.
Huang Chen turned to look at William beside him, who nodded slightly. He was the captain, not the weapons administrator. He only knew an approximate number. The current number was about 80% - 90%. Including the part lost in the sea, it was almost
That's all.
Huang Chen didn't ask everyone to pay in vain, and rewarded each person with five taels of silver. It must be said that this money has exceeded the cost of revolvers, muskets and most breastplates. Only the breastplates of some soldiers are slightly more expensive.
The depreciation calculation is definitely not as good as five taels of silver. But no one will think that Huang Chen's reward is generous. A mere five taels of silver is not as precious as the barbarian weapons.
The "Heusden" gave Huang Chen endless surprises. Its value was so high that even the flagship of the Dutch fleet, the "Vrede", could not match it. Huang Chen was satisfied and decided to return home.
Huang Chen brought the "Houston" back to Tongshan Port. You can imagine the sensation caused. The pirates who stayed behind rushed to Aoli to watch. Within a moment, Aao was packed with water, with three floors inside and three floors outside.
The place was full of people.
"This is the legendary Hongyi plywood ship? It's so majestic."
"Good fellow, let me count, there are fifteen or six Hongyi cannons. Who can block its blow?"
"The Hong Mao Fan's plywood boats are indeed powerful, but they are not impossible to deal with. Huang Liuye captured one just now."
"Master Liu suffered a lot in order to capture it. Look at the appearance of those ships. They were almost smashed."
"..."
Huang Chen looked at the sea of people on the shore and the noisy scene, and was speechless for a long time. He had known that there would be a lot of noise when he came back this time, but he still underestimated the enthusiasm of everyone. He didn't want to be watched like a monkey by everyone, so he hurriedly sent Zhao Hongyi, who acted steadily
We went down to divert the crowd and clear a path. After a while, we were finally able to get ashore.
"Hong Mao Fan! Look, look, they are disembarking with Mr. Liu!"
"Sure enough, they live up to the name of the red-haired fan. They have red hair, yellow hair, and green eyes. It is said that they were all beasts in their previous lives. They turned into barbarians in this life and like to eat people..."
"I have also heard about this. When the red-haired bandits first came to the Ming Dynasty, they specialized in catching boys and girls for food."
"Eighty percent true."
"..."
Feeling the excited and frightened looks from all directions, they either giggled at themselves or looked ferocious at themselves. However, once their eyes came into contact, they all chose to avoid it. William shook his head and asked Huang Chen: "Have they never
Have you ever seen foreigners? Why do you look at me like this? High-ranking Chinese people would not be as explicit as they behave."
Can Huang Chen tell William that they actually regard him and all Europeans as beasts and monsters? The answer is no. So he smiled and said: "People are always curious about new things, and they rarely see Europeans.
It seems a little over-excited. I believe that an Easterner who suddenly appeared somewhere in the Netherlands or Germany would face the same problem you are facing now."
"Is this really the case?" William was dubious. His intuition told him that the people around him were definitely not overly excited. They were full of strange and complex emotions towards him.
"Big Chief." Chen Si and others came forward sweating profusely. Their reaction was a bit slower than that of other pirates. When they arrived, Aoli was already crowded with people. No matter how they scolded and pushed, it was still difficult to move forward. They had no choice but to move forward.
Stay outside and wait.
Chen Si saw the ceremony, glanced cautiously at William and other Xiyi, and said nothing. Zheng Qiu was afraid and did not dare to step forward. He flattered Huang Chen: "Such a ferocious red-haired fan can be easily surrendered.
The leader is really wise and powerful, no one can match him. - Lao Zheng I spent the first half of my life doing nothing and achieving nothing, but in the second half of my life I am lucky enough to serve the great leader. I am extremely lucky."
Huang Chen nodded slightly, feeling very satisfied.
"Flattery!" Yang Dong gave Zheng Qiu a vicious look. This guy was eloquent and eloquent, but he was also shameless. He could say anything without blushing or heartbeat. Ever since the fat man joined the team, Huang Chen became more and more...
I don't want to see his flattery anymore.
Zhang Yunlong, a young monk who was lagging behind, quietly asked Zhang Ruozhong: "Brother, have you ever seen a red-haired fan before?"
Zhang Ruozhong's clear and bright eyes also had a hint of surprise. He shook his head and said, "This is also the first time I've seen it."
"It is said that the red-haired fangs are barbaric and feed on humans. I don't know whether it is true or not..."
"Rumors are nonsense and should not be believed lightly." Zhang Ruozhong said categorically. The Ming Dynasty considered itself a heavenly dynasty and a land of etiquette, so it regarded all foreigners as barbarians and did not treat them as equals. The red-haired ships and weapons all had their own unique features.
They are by no means true barbarians. To say the least, even barbarians cannot eat humans, only wild beasts can eat humans. What are wild beasts? Before the Sui people, the people of China were wild beasts, but after the Sui people, they transformed into ren.
Back at the station, Huang Chen set aside a separate area for the Europeans to avoid unnecessary disturbance. Since Tongshan was an isolated island, he was not afraid of them escaping. He only arranged for some people to keep an eye on them, but did not send heavy troops to monitor them.
Seriously wounded people, both Chinese and foreign, were gathered together. The number of doctors under his command was limited, so running between them would definitely be inconvenient and would delay treatment.
After finishing everything, Huang Chen returned to his room in the evening. He walked around the desk and sat down on a high-backed chair. He breathed a long sigh of relief. He closed his eyes and rested for a while, then placed the table on the desk.
The world map slowly unfolded. Europe, Africa, America, and Asia were scanned one by one, with a thoughtful look on his face.
After Zhang Ruozhong counted all the cargo on the Yi ship, he found it with the account books. The Yan brothers who were waiting outside did not stop him. He stepped through the door smoothly. Seeing Huang Chen staring at something in a daze, he waited quietly and did not come to disturb him.
After a while, Huang Chen raised his head and found Zhang Ruozhong standing in the hall. He asked casually: "Shengyu, when did you come."
Zhang Ruozhong stepped forward and said: "We just arrived. The number of goods has been calculated. Please take a look at it, Chief Huang."
Huang Chen was a little out of energy, so he waved his hands lazily and said, "I can rest assured that you are doing the work. It doesn't matter whether you look or not."
"How can that be done?" Zhang Ruozhong said seriously. He is quiet and lazy on weekdays, but he is completely different when he is working.
Huang Chen said helplessly: "Okay, okay, Shengyu, I really can't pick up the energy today. You can put it on the table for now. I will definitely look at it tomorrow."
Zhang Ruozhong also knew that Huang Chen must be extremely tired from last night's busy work until now, so he no longer forced him, and placed the account book flatly on the table. He glanced at the drawings full of Yi characters, his heart moved, and he asked unexpectedly: "
Chief Huang, what is this?"
"The map of the world, the land where we all live." Huang Chen gently touched the map and sighed with emotion.
"World map?" Zhang Ruozhong couldn't help but be shocked even with his indifferent character. He stared straight at it and couldn't help but ask: "Does Chief Huang know where I, China, am?"
"Here." Huang Chen pointed to the huge border road surrounded by borders in eastern Asia.
"...!" Zhang Ruozhong was stunned immediately. China's territory is indeed huge, but compared with the entire world, it seems a bit small. In its west, just one piece of land has four territories of similar size (the Moghuls of India).
Empire, the Sassanid Empire of Iran, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and the Principality of Muscovy.) How could there be a country in the world with a territory vast enough to rival the Ming Dynasty? And there was more than one. What made him find it even more unacceptable was that China was actually located in the east.
This completely overturned his world view.
"I'm very surprised." Huang Chen can understand Zhang Ruozhong's mood at this moment. The theory of Chinese centralism and Chinese supremacy is deeply rooted in the bones of all Chinese people. It has not changed even in modern times. No matter how many changes in the world, it cannot be erased.
An emotion, a complex. Of course, there are also some people who go to the other extreme as their cognition collapses and the country weakens.
Zhang Ruozhong seemed to have lost his soul and was left with only a body, looking unfocused at the world before him.
Huang Chen seemed to be infected and fell into deep thought again.
I don't know how much time had passed before Zhang Ruozhong came back to his senses. A question arose in his mind and he asked: "Does Chief Huang know where the ends of the four directions lead to?"
Huang Chen's eyes flashed with admiration, and he said: "You have heard of Lu Song Yi, also known as Lu Song Franji people."
Zhang Ruozhong nodded subconsciously, not understanding what he meant.
"They come from Europe and call themselves Spaniards." Huang Chen pointed to the Philippines and said: "This is Luzon. The Spaniards purchased raw silk, porcelain, silk and other items from the Ming Dynasty here, and then shipped them to..." His fingertips traced towards the end of the east
, and then pointed to the end of the west: "America. Some of the goods will stay in the Americas, and some of the goods will be shipped to Europe. This is Europe, this is Spain."
Zhang Ruozhong looked confused. There were traces from America to Europe. The problem was that the Spaniards clearly set out from the east of Luzon, so why did they reach the west all of a sudden?
"Don't you understand?" Huang Chen picked up the map, connected the left and right sides together, and said, "Do you understand this time?"
Zhang Ruozhong was suddenly shaken all over. He was startled by the thought that came out of his heart. He hesitated for a while and said: "The world is like a chicken?"
"You finally understand. The earth we live on is a round ball, which is called the earth by Europeans." Seeing that the doubts on Zhang Ruozhong's face not only did not fade away, but actually became more intense, Huang Chen understood in his heart and said with a smile: "Is it in my heart?"
Have more questions?”
Zhang Ruozhong nodded numbly, without any of his usual free and easy demeanor, he completely turned into a silly goose.
Huang Chen said unceremoniously: "That's because you have no knowledge. Your understanding of the world is not even as good as that of a European boy of several years old."
"..." Zhang Ruozhong was talented and intelligent since he was a child, and he was praised for growing up. He also lived up to expectations, read a lot of books, and was knowledgeable. If it were not limited by his age, his ability would be more than enough to be considered a scholar. This is the first time that he has been praised by others.
He said he had no knowledge. However, Huang Chen's statement cannot be said to be wrong. He indeed only knew the books of sages but not the world.
Huang Chen spread out the map again and asked: "Do you know how long it took Europeans to complete the world map?"
Zhang Ruozhong naturally shook his head to express his ignorance.
"From one to two hundred years ago, Europeans traveled around the world for several generations and drew a complete world map." Huang Chen asked with infinite emotion: "Shengyu, you said if we don't refer to Europe,
How long does it take for a person to draw a complete and accurate map of the world by his own ability? One hundred years? Two hundred years? Five hundred years, or one thousand years? Maps are a rigorous art in Europe
Knowledge, we have the ability to travel around the world. But we don’t have the ability to draw maps.”
Zhang Ruozhong was speechless.
Huang Chen added: "Europeans did not go to sea to draw a map of the world, they went to sea for profit. In the past two hundred years, do you know how much land the Europeans have occupied in the world? You can't, let me tell you...
…" Huang Chen pointed at the map and drew circles after circles, assigning Africa to the Portuguese, South America to the Portuguese and Spanish, and North America to the Spanish, British, and French.
The vast area of Siberia was assigned to the Russians, and the islands of Southeast Asia were assigned to the Dutch and Spanish. Almost all the land in the world was divided up by the Europeans.
Creepy!
A chill ran along his back and hit the back of his head. Zhang Ruozhong felt that his hands and feet were cold and he could not move.
Huang Chen was very satisfied with the effect he had caused. In fact, the Europeans were far less powerful than he described. For example, the Portuguese did not dare to go deep into the hinterland of Africa, for example, most of North America had not yet fallen, for example, Siberia was just an uninhabited and desolate land, etc.
.The reason why he exaggerated was to deepen Zhang Ruozhong’s impression of Europeans.
"The whole world has been occupied by white Europeans, and we in China have also been surrounded. This is only a matter of one or two hundred years. Can you imagine what will happen in another one or two hundred years?"
War! This conclusion is not difficult to guess, Zhang Ruozhong was moved.
"We relied on China's expertise in firearms and remained stagnant until the Europeans brought the French cannon. When we imitated the French cannon and thought we could use it, the Europeans brought the Hongyi cannon. When we
They copied the Hongyi cannon and thought I could use it. What kind of weapons did the Europeans invent? Given the unequal development between the two sides, who will win and who will lose in one or two hundred years?"
Zhang Ruozhong gritted his teeth and insisted: "We will not lose."
"Won't lose?" Huang Chen shook his head with a wry smile. Two hundred years later, there would be the Opium War, a war that caused China to sink for more than a century. Until his time, the whole country was still working hard to return to its peak, and ultimately spent a lot of money.
The time may be - two centuries, maybe longer. Huang Chen looked at Zhang Ruozhong and sighed: "Is it enough as long as you don't lose?".
Huang Chen's gentle words were like a thunder in Zhang Ruozhong's ears. Yes, is it enough as long as you don't lose? Of course it's not enough! With the Chinese people's proud personality to the core, how can they be willing to take on the world?
European supporting role.
Huang Chen said categorically: "China and Europe are not wars between countries, such as the Wei, Shu and Wu in the past, nor are they wars between ethnic groups, such as the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty today, but are ethnic wars, between yellow people and white people.
There will be a battle between those who are rich! Whoever wins will be the master of the world!"
Zhang Ruozhong's scalp was numb and his body was shaking uncontrollably.
Huang Chen stood up and said in a sonorous voice: "I am just a little pirate now. Not to mention the whole world, it is also insignificant in the Ming Dynasty. However, I have vision and ambition. I have a vision that people in the Ming Dynasty do not have. I can open my eyes in advance."
I see the world with my eyes, I have ambitions that Ming people don’t have, and I’m willing to compete with white people. Are you—willing to help me?”.
"..." Zhang Ruozhong felt that he could never go back to the past. Even if he fell into the hands of thieves, he still believed that he would return home one day, and then he would comply with the expectations of his elders, test talents, promote people, become scholars, become officials, and honor his ancestors.
This is his life. However, with what Huang Chen said today, can he continue on his original path?
Zhang Ruozhong left with stiff steps. He forgot whether he had promised Huang Chen or not, and Huang Chen's words and deeds kept echoing in his mind.