Piaotian Literature The Dengzhou Governor's Yamen was newly established during the Tianqi period, and it is really impressive: there is a large green cloth sedan in front of the door;
There are several vermilion "high-footed plaques" under the wall, with official titles and honors written in gold and gold imitation Song script. There are so many kinds of flags hanging, which makes people dazzled.
Looking further into the yamen, two lines of soldiers with swords stood from the gate to the front of the hall, and there were also several third- and fourth-grade military attachés. Seeing this, Zhao Yingong knew that he might not be able to say anything if he hurriedly approached.
He stepped aside, took out the famous post and an "eight-line" letter written by the Xu family, and asked Jiying to post the post.
"Use one or two door bags." He reminded Jiying.
After a long time, I saw a personal attendant coming out, holding his name card in his hand, and shouted: "Who is Mr. Zhao from Hangzhou?"
Zhao Yingong nodded, paced in all directions, stepped forward and replied, "That's the student."
"Your Majesty, please tell me."
"Yes. Please lead the way."
Feng Hua had learned the routine a long time ago. He immediately held up Zhao Yingong's name card and led the way inward. The governor's office was quite large and the atmosphere was solemn along the way. When he arrived at the entrance of the flower hall, a footman had already opened the door curtain and signaled.
He enters.
When he entered the door, he saw a capable middle-aged official in casual clothes, sitting on the mahogany Kang table in the middle of the flower hall, holding a letter in his hand. Zhao Yingong knew that this man was probably the famous Sun Yuanhua.
After he calmed down for a moment, he picked up his clothes to say hello and signed up at the same time.
"Oh, you are Mr. Zhao!" Sun Yuanhua's eyes were quite majestic. Although he was a civilian official, after all, he had served in the army in Liaodong for many years, and the oppressive force of his majestic demeanor developed through years of military life made Zhao Yingong feel slightly frightened.
The man in front of me is the governor of Denglai, a real high-ranking official with a heavy army. He can make people's heads fall to the ground with just one order. Facing such a person, it is certainly difficult for an ordinary person to resist.
Its power - Zhao Yingong defended himself with the cold sweat on his back. He had never been so clearly aware of his weakness after leaving the collective.
Fortunately, Sun Yuanhua had a good impression of Zhao Yingong: as a visitor, he was tall, dignified in appearance, quite graceful in his manners, humble and confident. He nodded secretly in his heart.
He had received a letter from the Hangzhou church in advance. This time he received eight lines from the Xu family, with many praises for this "Mr. Zhao" - especially the man in front of him who worked for the church in the Hangzhou missionary project and made a lot of mistakes.
His great strength has defused the local hostility against the church, which is a great contribution to the weak Chinese church. He couldn't help but smile and said:
"Sir, please sit down!"
Zhao Yingong sat down, and the footman placed a bowl of tea on the coffee table next to him.
"Looking at Mr. Zhao's accent, he doesn't seem to be from Cantonese."
"Yes. The student's ancestral home is Hangzhou. His ancestors settled in Sanshui, Guangdong as a businessman, so he settled there." Zhao Yingong said cautiously.
Sun Yuanhua was very enthusiastic about this "catechumen" introduced by the church - not only because of his religious beliefs, but also because the letter mentioned that Mr. Zhao was proficient in "Western learning", especially "Australia"
He has a deep understanding of the "Australian goods" that have just become more popular in the past two years. Sun Yuanhua has also seen it. He is more knowledgeable than ordinary people. He knows that these are not just simple tricks and tricks, but they seem to be more Western than his.
It is a profound new knowledge.
Sun Yuanhua was most interested in the Australians' battle in Qiongzhou - he had collected a lot of information about this battle piecemeal - the Jesuits in Lingao passed the collected information on the Battle of Chengmai to Macau.
Sun Yuanhua was surrounded by not only Jesuit priests, but also many Portuguese soldiers. The information he obtained through this channel was much richer and more accurate than that obtained by the court.
The reason why Sun Yuanhua is particularly interested in the Battle of Chengmai is because the Australians' fighting mode in Chengmai is very similar to that of the Ming army. They also used their own firearms advantages to defend instead of attack. First, there were high walls and deep trenches. Above
Arrange firearms to neutralize the enemy's impact, and then wait for an opportunity to launch a counterattack.
The problem is that there are few successful examples of this kind of combat practice of the Ming Army. Sun Yuanhua served in the army in Liaodong for many years. Except for the "Guangning Victory" when he was under Yuan Chonghuan, in most cases the Ming Army used fortification vehicles.
The combat method of using firearms to defend against the enemy is defeat after defeat.
In Qiongzhou, the Australians used similar tactics to defeat officers and soldiers several times their number - you must know that the troops in Hezhen also had red cannons - their firearms were obviously much better than those of the Francois. Therefore, he is now
Interest in Kun Thief has greatly increased.
Therefore, without a few polite words to each other, Sun Yuanhua turned the topic to the Australians.
"Since you live in Guangdong and deal in Australian goods, you must know the ins and outs of Australians very well?"
Zhao Yingong nodded and said: "Students know a thing or two."
Sun Yuanhua immediately asked about the military situation of the Australians, especially firearms.
Zhao Yingong did not dare to say too much about this, nor did he dare to talk nonsense. He knew that the person in front of him was an expert, and more importantly, Sun had the Jesuits as an intelligence channel. If he was serious, he would be able to fully understand many things.
To gain his trust by yourself, you must have a good grasp of the scale and try not to tell lies in what you can say.
Therefore, although he only talked about some relatively superficial content, he still talked about some details that might be of interest to Sun Yuanhua, especially some simple explanations about the power, range and types of shells of Australian artillery.
Then we talked about Australian muskets. Sun Yuanhua had a strong interest in Minie rifles and revolvers. Zhao Yingong learned from him that a number of Minie rifles and revolvers were lost in the hands of the Ming army and were transported to the mainland. Therefore, the popularity of this kind of firearms
Sun Yuanhua knew the shape very well, and he even took out a drawing with incorrect proportions. Zhao Yingong noticed that many details were missing after taking a look at it, and he was immediately relieved.
"I have always wanted to find a real gun." Sun Yuanhua sighed, "I heard that the red-haired bird muskets are different from ours. Not only are they not afraid of wind and rain, but the lead can shoot one or two miles.
Do you know what kind of magic technique Kun Thief uses?"
"Where is the real gun now?" Zhao Yingong was very concerned about this.
"Still in Guangdong, I sent people to get it, and only got this picture. I heard that some of them fell into the hands of Governor Xiong of Fujian." Sun Yuanhua seemed to regret this - he was training the new army in Dengzhou,
Casting firearms, of course, there is a strong interest in "new firearms".
Zhao Yingong immediately explained the function of the rifle of the Mini rifle: revealing this technical secret was approved. The rifle was not a technical secret even at the time - early rifles had appeared in Europe, but they had no actual combat value.
It would be even more difficult to copy it in the Ming Dynasty. As for the Mini bomb, it seems that the principle and structure of the warhead are very simple. No one can manufacture it based on the industrial level of this time and space - let alone a key fire.
Hatred.
Sun Yuanhua listened very much like a self-study, and asked a few questions from time to time. At this time, Zhao Yingong felt that Sun Yuanhua was more like an engineering technician than a Ming Dynasty bureaucrat. He couldn't help but have a better impression of him.
He found that although Sun Yuanhua was very impressed by the "orderly troops" and "dare to fight" of the Australians, he was most interested in "Australian firearms". He couldn't help but shake his head inwardly: Obviously, Sun's thinking mode is still
It is the idea of the "Westernization School", which focuses on "instruments".
Regardless of whether it was Xu Guangqi or Sun Yuanhua, although they were very dedicated in introducing Western weapons and technology, they had very little involvement in the modern European military theory and military system that had begun to take shape at that time. Zhao Yingong remembered that Sun Yuanhua was most interested in Western military besides firearms.
It is a European-style fortress. He also personally designed some fortifications that "combine Chinese and foreign".
"...I didn't expect that Sir has such a profound knowledge of firearms." Sun Yuanhua admired him greatly. He told the waiter: "Please ask Mr. Zhao to rise to the Kang!"
This is an upgrade in etiquette. It is a great honor for the governor to invite a scholar to sit opposite him on the Kang. Even Zhao Yingong felt flattered. He couldn't help but feel very proud, and he felt more confident about dealing with Governor Sun.
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When the footman moved the bowl of tea to the kang table, Zhao Yingong thanked him and sat down.
Sun Yuanhua then said slowly: "Mr. Zhao has such a deep understanding of Australians, I'm afraid it's not as simple as doing business, right?"
Zhao Yingong was stunned, then quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Sir, the candle shines thousands of miles away! The business between students and Australians is indeed very deep."
The so-called "deep business" means that they also traded contraband with the Australians, which was not surprising in the maritime trade at that time.
"Sit, sit," Sun Yuanhua raised his hand and said, "How does it compare to Gao Gong?"
Zhao Yingong thought that he even knew about Gao Zhi, so he immediately made an expression of surprise and respect, and said: "How dare students stand shoulder to shoulder with Gao Gong?"
Sun Yuanhua smiled slightly and asked, "Sir, you have come a long way from the gentle countryside of Hangzhou to get here. Why are you here?"
Zhao Yingong knew that this question must be asked, so he said cautiously: "Although the student has entered school, he failed in the examination. He can only use the old skills of his ancestors and learn the skills of Guan Zhong, Tao and Zhu."
The Dengzhou area is the frontier of the imperial concubines. Not only do millions of grains, military supplies and salaries have to be shipped here every year, but the local garrison consumption is also a considerable figure. As a businessman, it is not surprising that he wants to get involved here.
, and it can be explained very well.
Sun Yuanhua said: "Although there are many military supplies and sales here, the risks are also high." Because of his relationship as a fellow "religion member", he felt it was necessary to remind the other party that the Denglai area has always been an important logistics area for the Liaodong military. The land is full of commerce.
Opportunities, but going to Liaodong is risky, and many ships and cargos are lost every year. Although there is no navy of Hou Jin on the sea, the navy of the Ming Dynasty is not a good man, and things like secretly killing and plundering merchant ships happen from time to time.