Lu Yang said: "There is really no way to survive. Mr. Lu has some properties in Fujian and Zhejiang, so we can just send them to tenant farmers to open up wasteland."
Sun Yuanhua didn't quite believe it - he was from Jiading, and Zhejiang was just a stone's throw away. Although northern Zhejiang was a fertile land, it had long been surrounded by wild lands and there was no place left to cultivate wasteland; southern Zhejiang was all mountainous, with more people and less land.
, the people have to leave their homes to work as farmers, merchants, and tenant farmers to survive. As for Fujian, although he has never been there, he knows that it is a province with mountains and mountains and very little land. The food produced is not even enough to feed the population of the province. Every year,
There is a massive exodus of people.
Naturally, the refugees collected by Mr. Lu have another place to go - just look at the trestle stretching into the bay in the distance. In addition to a large number of ships docking, what is the purpose of building such a long trestle? It is obvious that boats are used to transport people.
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Thinking of the boat, Sun Yuanhua's eyes stayed on the boat beside the trestle - his eyelids twitched.
This place is not close to the pier, but the weather is clear today, and the boats parked next to the pier can be seen clearly against the blue background.
Next to the trestle, in addition to some common local small fishing boats, there are more than a dozen large ships with more than 200 pieces of fish! Sun Yuanhua knew well the importance of cross-sea support and maneuverability for the navy in Liaodong operations. When he was the governor of Denglai, he
He worked hard to run the navy. In order to expand the size of the fleet, in addition to trying to build his own, he also sent people to North Korea to purchase large naval warships.
He didn't expect such a huge fleet to gather right under his nose! He suppressed his surprise and excitement, wiped his eyes, and looked carefully at the ships on the pier.
Although the details cannot be seen clearly, the ship seems to be in good condition. The sails and cables are almost new, and the flag is flying on the stern - blue and white. There is also a protrusion covered with oilcloth on the deck, which looks like a cannon.
"Are these boats owned by the owner of Luzhuang?" Sun Yuanhua asked pretending to be casual.
"Exactly." Lu Yang said, "They are all under the jurisdiction of the owner of Lu Village. Sir, do you want to take a look?"
Lu Wenyuan has no intention of hiding his true identity - after all, there is an in-depth cooperation below. Furthermore, if he doesn't show any muscles, the other party may not be able to trust him.
"Very good." Sun Yuanhua nodded.
Sun Yuanhua immediately led Lu Yang to the trestle. There were a total of 9 naval ships moored at the Qimu Island Pier: 1 901 gunboat and 8 spy boats. Because the appearance of the 901 gunboat was very different from ordinary ships.
, the Daishuang was moored in the middle of two rows of spy boats. Not only the artillery on the deck, but also the chimney was camouflaged with oilcloth and fishing nets.
Sun Yuanhua immediately boarded a spy boat - a Guangzhou ship type rarely seen in the local area. The coasts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang all the way to Liaodong. Because there are many shoals along the coast, the mainstream ship type is a flat-bottomed sand ship. Among the warships of the Denglai Navy
, there are also many types of sand ships. However, this type of ship has a shallow draft and slow speed. As a warship, it only enjoys an advantage because its opponent has almost no naval resources.
He looked at the modified stern, masts and rigging with great interest. He was especially impressed by the visible deck. This was something impossible in his mind.
Climbing onto the poop, Sun Yuanhua became very interested in the steering wheel again - sailing ships nowadays, both at home and abroad, use a rudder pole to steer. The steering wheel, a convenient and sensitive device, immediately caught his attention.
He tried turning the steering wheel, and found it quite light, and he was amazed.
Then, at his request, Lu Yang ordered people to remove the tarpaulin on the artillery, revealing the 24-pound smoothbore cannon and 68-pound carronade mounted on the exposed turret.
Sun Yuanhua is an "artillery expert". Although most of his knowledge comes from Western missionaries who are not very professional, after all, he has come into contact with a large number of books and objects about Western firearms, and has long-term contact and cooperation with Portuguese soldiers. His knowledge of artillery
It can be said that the ability to discern is unparalleled in the DPRK.
He could tell at a glance that the cannons in front of him were larger than the Hongyi cannons purchased from Macau, which the imperial court regarded as "military weapons." Not to mention those thick and short cannons, they looked smaller.
The muzzle of the long cannon is also much larger than that of the Hongyi cannon.
"Is this gun firing a 24-pound cannon?" Sun Yuanhua asked. At that time, Chinese translations of Western artillery works did not make translations of Chinese and Western weights and measures, so pounds were directly changed to kilograms, and the unit of length was changed to feet. Sun Yuanhua
Although he is an expert, he cannot understand Portuguese or Italian, so he makes mistakes all the time.
Of course Lu Yang knew that. Although his weights and measures were wrong, he knew the approximate caliber of the artillery just by looking at it, which was considered very professional.
"It's exactly the 24-pound cannon."
"How many kilograms of cannons does the cannon over there use?"
"That's a 68-pound cannon."
"68 pounds?!" Sun Yuanhua was quite shocked. In his opinion, the Hongyi cannon that fired 12-pound shells was a "giant cannon." And the cannons on this ship generally had 24-pound shells. There were even 68-pound cannons.
Kilograms of shells!
"Since it is firing a 24-pound cannon shell, it must be filled with a lot of gunpowder." Sun Yuanhua raised a second question, "I see that the cannon body is very thin and is not made of copper. I wonder if it can prevent it from exploding?"
Western artillery was introduced in the Ming Dynasty, but standard gunnery training and use were not fully introduced. Therefore, there were many problems with the quantity of gunpowder loading, the control of firing frequency, and the forced cooling of the gun body. In addition, there were various problems with materials and processes when imitating cannons, so the artillery
Bore blast accidents happen from time to time.
In order to ensure the safety of artillery firing, when cannons were cast, only the thickness of the artillery barrel was thickened. As a result, the cast artillery was very heavy. This trend developed to the end, and during the Opium War, cannons weighing several kilograms appeared.
, the shells fired are only equivalent to European 12-pound or even 9-pound or 6-pound shells.
In contrast, Lingao's smoothbore cannons are all manufactured by integral casting, heat treatment, hammer forging and drilling. The raw materials and processing methods used are hundreds of years ahead of the curve. The quality of the cannons produced is far superior to
Traditional cast artillery.
"It doesn't matter." Lu Yang smiled slightly, "Not to mention a 68-pound cannon, a cannon weighing hundreds of kilograms doesn't matter."
"Hundreds of kilograms of cannons!" Sun Yuanhua repeated in surprise - in his opinion, 68 kilograms of cannons are scary enough, let alone hundreds of kilograms!
He looked at the artillery in front of him again in disbelief. The smooth muzzle and shiny barrel gave him a strong visual impact. The impression of the entire artillery on him was actually - "exquisite".
His eyes fell on the gun carriage under the gun body. It was not a Western-style four-wheeled wooden gun carriage that he personally supervised. It was mounted on an exquisite iron gun carriage with many iron rods and some wheels.
The incomprehensible copper and iron parts look a bit familiar - they are similar to the objects in the illustrations of the Far West's Wonderful Weapons, but not completely similar.
I wonder what the use of the pile of objects under the cannon is?
As if to answer his doubts, Lu Yang opened the cannon body lock and gently pushed the cannon.
The heavy cannon turned unexpectedly, and it was pushed by a young man who didn't look strong. It could be seen that he didn't use all his strength.
Sun Yuanhua once stayed in Liaodong and was a person who experienced actual combat. He certainly knew the significance of such an easy movement of the muzzle direction to actual combat. And this problem was a problem that neither the Francois nor the missionaries had a solution for!
Then Lu Yang quickly turned the hand wheel, and the gun body gradually lifted up. Sun Yuanhua was already stunned - the Portuguese adjusted the elevation angle of the gun muzzle by hitting a wedge-shaped piece of wood with a hammer. Not only was the adjustment speed very slow, but it also slightly
If you apply uneven force, you will overdo it.
People say that there are strange weapons in the West that are not owned by China. However, the various "wonderful weapons" on this ship far exceed those in the West.
Now that things have come to this, his originally vague guess has come to a conclusion. Mr. Lu is a "thief"!
Except for the thief, who in the world can create such exquisite and wonderful instruments? What happened in Guangdong has more or less reached Sun Yuanhua's ears-especially since he has frequent correspondence with the Jesuits in Macau and employs many people.
The Portuguese served in the military, so they had much more detailed information about the Senate than ordinary officials in the DPRK. The thieves' "big iron ships", "iron clippers", "cannons" and "quick guns", etc.
He knows all the new things.
Although the ship in front of you is a Guangzhou ship, the cannon is an out-and-out Australian product! Mr. Lu and the young man in front of you are both Australians, and this cottage on Qi Mu Island is also an authentic "
A den of thieves!”
They built a stockade here and took in the refugees they painstakingly took in. It was obvious that they must have been transferred to Hainan Island. Hainan Island is located in the south and has a sparse population. The Portuguese said that thieves have been trying to attract immigrants from the mainland.
The bandits on Qimu Island must have the same purpose!
Sun Yuanhua's feelings about the "Kun thieves" are nothing more than this: they are nothing more than a group of businessmen who want to make money by doing business. As long as the Ming Dynasty does not hinder them from getting rich, they will have no harm to the Ming Dynasty. They are worse than the extremely vicious Tartars who are capable of robbing and killing.
The child is much better.
On weekdays, whether they are from the Portuguese or Guangdong people, when it comes to Australians, they have a good impression of them: they are said to be good at work and business, keep their word when doing business, and are honest and reliable. Not to mention the church's attitude towards "Australia"
"People" even praised him as if an angel had descended upon him.
Although he already knew it in his heart, Sun Yuanhua was not in a hurry to tell the truth. Sometimes it was better to pretend to be confused. Furthermore, he couldn't see any ill intentions towards him.
These people had taken great pains to rescue themselves from the rebels, and they must have a plan. He might as well just wait and see what happened and see what they wanted to do. Anyway, he, Sun Yuanhua, had nothing.
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