Several people immediately touted the life of Li Huamei in the Glory game, and also mentioned unreliable things such as evidence of dominance. When Ma Jia saw several game enthusiasts talking more and more nonsense, Li Huamei became more and more obedient.
Shangyue became suspicious and quickly stopped for fear of exposing his secret.
Li Huamei didn't ask much. After talking, they learned that this Li Huamei was currently engaged in trade between Goa-Macau-Taiwan with a two-masted clipper ship. This time he came to Macau to see what was suitable.
Navigation equipment can be equipped. This made everyone excited. Is this a real professional navigator? They also reported their family status at the moment, claiming to be descendants of the Southern Song Dynasty. They came back from Australia and are currently living in Qiongzhou Island. See how they look at each other.
I don't seem to believe this, but it doesn't matter whether I believe it or not - now that they know that the other party is a professional sailor and such a beautiful girl, several navy officers have thought of inviting them to be foreign teachers. After all,
There are too few people who understand Western-style sailing and navigation. Although Mr. Wen knows a lot, he is basically a theorist.
As soon as Mond made this request, Li Huamei smiled but did not answer, and several big men around him showed contemptuous looks. This look greatly irritated several travelers. Mond ignored Ye Yuming's obstruction and raised the bride price.
At five hundred taels a year, it had seriously exceeded the budget and still received no response. Mond again offered small modern plastic craft accessories that had been tried and tested by local women in Lingao, and Li Huamei did not show any interest.
In the end, everyone was defeated in disappointment. Li Huamei then smiled and said: "Is this your first time to go overseas for trade?"
It feels bad to be regarded as a rookie, but they have to admit that they are indeed a rookie.
"You guys." Li Huamei laughed so hard that her branches trembled, and several people's hearts trembled. To say that Li Huamei is just a middle-aged person in modern time and space, but these few are husbands of a long time, and they have been logged in for almost half a year. See
The women who get the most attention are dark and thin. When you first see a woman who is in line with modern people's tastes, you will inevitably be swayed.
She drank a glass of wine boldly: "You guys, you can't even tell the difference between Puerto Rican rum and Batavia rum, and you recruited me to be the captain!" She flicked the bottle, "You know I'm leaving
How much money can I make from a Goa-Macau route? Do you know how much I spent to get a trade license from the Governor of Goa?”
The navy members were ashamed, with expressions of shame and anger on their faces. Ma Jia and Ye Yuming were not enthusiastic about recruiting people at first - after all, this is the authority of the executive committee, and it is unjustifiable to make decisions without asking the leaders for instructions.
Seeing the commotion, he quickly came to smooth things over. Although Ma Jia was a clerk, he understood much better than a freshman like Mond, a college student who had just started working: his own strength was not good enough, no wonder others looked down on him - if it really happened
If the overlord of China's coastal areas asked her to help as a foreign teacher, would she dare to come? When Zheng Zhilong asked the Dutch and British to pay navigation tax, who would dare not to pay? This is a manifestation of strength.
Fortunately, now is the time for them to extensively develop relationships in all aspects. Business is not a matter of benevolence, and if they cannot be used by me, they can still discuss cooperation matters.
After hearing what Ma Jia and others said, Li Huamei nodded, and then asked several times if he was really an Australian businessman. After hearing the affirmative answer, she nodded vaguely, but did not express her position.
The girl's eyes suddenly turned to their waists and asked: "Is this a firearm?"
"Of course." This Delinger front-loading single-barreled pistol was manufactured by the Mechanical Department at the end of last year and was used to equip officers and sergeants of the new army. The barrels of the first batch of guns were the same as Mini rifles.
Made of boiler steel pipes, the quality is of the highest quality. Because there are certain risks in this operation, in order to reduce the possibility of losing modern guns, in addition to storing a small number of SKS rifles on the ship, everyone carries very few modern pistols.
Most of them were replaced with this Deringer-style single-barreled pistol.
"A flintlock?"
Everyone thought that Li Huamei had some discernment. When they saw that there was no match rope on the gun, they immediately thought of this. It was obvious that he was a veteran who was used to seeing firearms. But you don't know that our guns are much more advanced than flintlock guns.
"What's the use of being so small?" the girl said in a skeptical tone.
There is a way, Mond thought to himself, what navigation equipment in Macau can compare with our firearms that are more than 100 years advanced? Thinking of this, Mond pretended to be mysterious and said to Li Huamei: "Miss, ours is comparable to a matchlock gun
It’s very powerful. If you don’t believe it, let’s find a place to try it.”
"Okay." Li Huamei was happy. After paying the bill, everyone went out to find a place to test the gun.
At this time, there was a lot of open space in Macau, and it had not yet reached the point where land would be reclaimed by later generations. After walking a short distance along the coastline of the pier, we came to the end of the port area. Although it was still protected by city walls and forts,
But it is already a deserted beach. There are a few broken boats and some scrapped ship materials on the beach, which can be used as targets.
After firing several shots at the hull of the scrap ship, Li Huamei had an extremely intuitive feeling about the superiority of this gun. The thick oak ship plank was penetrated effortlessly, and even the wooden planks at the back were penetrated.
It flew away. The accuracy of the gun exceeded her imagination. From 100 steps away, Mond could easily hit a target no more than three feet in height and width - this was simply unbelievable at the level of 1629.
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At that moment, she asked if she could also give it a try. Mond immediately agreed, making Ye Yuming frown at the sight - even if the other party did not have any ill intentions, after all, it was the first time they had met, and his side was going to kill him.
It’s not appropriate to just display the device so casually for people to see and try it out.
Mond taught her how to load ammunition for the gun and install the flash cap. Li Huamei watched and listened, secretly admiring her: Everyone said that Australian goods are exquisite - and sure enough, such a small firearm is also perfectly made. Just load it.
The ammunition is much faster than the matchlock gun she is used to. Once they fight, not to mention accuracy and power, the advantage of shooting speed alone is enough to kill someone.
After several test firings, she mastered the essentials of shooting and loading. She couldn't help but fiddle with such a small and exquisite weapon, looking like she couldn't put it down.
"What a great gun."
"Since you like it, then-" Before Mond finished speaking, he was interrupted by the vest:
"This kind of gun is very good. We may make more in the future. If you like it, miss, you are welcome to come to the high-end shopping mall."
Seeing their embarrassed faces, Li Huamei knew that this thing was very valuable, so she didn't take it seriously. She smiled slightly and returned the gun to Mond, and went over to see the shooting effect.
Here, Ye Yuming whispered to Mond: "You are dizzy! You just gave away the gun casually-"
Mond looked unwilling: "She is Li Huamei."
"Li Huamei, Li Huamei, do you think you are playing in the Age of Discovery?" Ye Yuming glanced at the woman, "You don't know where this woman came from, so you just gave her a gun and didn't want to go back to work?"
Only then did Mond realize that something was wrong. His mind became slightly clearer. Ma Jia lamented: These game addicts always unknowingly equate reality with games.
Probably wanting to liven up the atmosphere just now, Li Huamei invited them to take a look at her boat - her boat was moored at the pier.
"Let's go take a look." Ma Jia suggested. Although he was not at ease with Li Huamei, he was still very curious.
"Just don't get on the boat." Mond muttered. He was a little downcast. He didn't know if it was because his illusion was shattered.
"Everyone, be careful." Even so, this is still under the jurisdiction of the Portuguese, and no matter who it is, it is not lawless.
Everyone made arrangements and walked back together. Her ship was very conspicuous among the many ships at the pier. It was a small sloop, but of course it was still larger than the Tongji that traveled through the sea.
This ship is a single-masted clipper. It has a swordfish-like mast that is as long as the hull, allowing it to hoist a long row of sails and travel more agilely than a two-masted sailboat. In the tailwind
When operating, the speed can reach 11 knots. It is a very useful ship for smuggling and piracy.
"This is my 'Hangzhou', isn't it beautiful?" Li Huamei is very affectionate towards her ship.
Mond estimated that the ship weighed about 100 tons and had a fairly deep draft. There were 5 closed gunports on one side of the ship, plus the revolving cannon that could be seen on the deck, there were about 14 cannons in total. As for how much crew and cargo it carried.
, he couldn't figure it out - he didn't know much about European sailing ships.
Everyone just followed the words, and they didn't know as much about ships as Mondstadt did.
This group of people were visiting the ship at the dock. A small sailor who had been following Li Huamei disappeared at some point. At this time, the man appeared near the warehouse behind the dock area and quickly got into a rather simple tunnel.
In the alley, I came to a busy warehouse. I looked around and no one noticed me, so I went around to the side door and knocked quietly a few times.
The door opened immediately, and the sailor walked straight in without greeting the person who opened the door.
Inside the door was a small courtyard with many large and small houses, all of which seemed to be closed and empty. There was also a lot of debris piled up in the yard. The sailor came to the second door and pushed it open directly.
The door is closed, but there is a whole other world inside.
In the atrium paved with Moorish tiles, two dark-skinned guards were taking a nap. When they heard someone coming in, they immediately picked up their machetes.
The sailor waved his hands at them and continued to walk inside. On the steps was a deep living room, with light coming from the high and narrow windows. The sailor stood at the door for a while, letting his eyes adapt to this.
In the light, he saw his hostess, Li Siya, wearing a loose silk robe, lying slanted on a low couch piled with many pillows embroidered with gorgeous patterns. He stared at her hands.