Zhu Youcong has been normal recently. He has not been hit on the head by an unknown object, nor has he been dealt with by the two troublemakers in the family. However, the general of the Ming Dynasty has been a bit miserable by the emperor recently, and he needs a channel to vent the pain in his chest.
He vented his resentment. Not selling Zhuge Liannu was just a joke. Although he didn't know why others wanted to help him, but if he didn't take advantage of such a good opportunity, then Zhu Youcong was not a shameful fat man.
The allies of the Ming Dynasty are very special. No matter whether they are in the East or the New World, they may unite to bully others, but when they return to the West, these people can still beat them to death. Even when they are expanding overseas, the black
It is also very common for them to stab their own accomplices behind their backs. Therefore, they often keep one eye on their weak opponents and the other on their powerful allies.
The improved Zhuge Liannu is not intimidating. Although it has a fast rate of fire, a long range and great power, it is not completely impossible to find countermeasures. If it is not possible, you can also carry a huge wooden shield and shoot at close range. At the same distance
On the other hand, it is not certain which one has the greater lethality. Moreover, buying weapons is not as convenient as making your own in terms of supply. Even if you cannot defeat them at the moment, you can still defeat the enemy through logistical efforts.
The composite breastplate is not a big deal, and there is no difficulty in imitating it. Even without Zhu Youcong's promise, Sir Roy and others have already discovered something strange in the actual shooting just now. This thing has already been used on the Western battlefield.
It has been around for many years, but I never thought of reducing the thickness of the iron sheet and filling it with cotton wool. And no matter how good the defense of this thing is, if it gets an iron bump, it will definitely be smashed into a sandwich pancake.
It can be said that no matter where these two things appear alone, they will not cause Sir Roy and others a headache, but when combined together, it will be a big trouble. Some of their opponents also have it, and others still have what they don't have. Now both sides have artillery
The power is not much different. It is difficult for your own troops to effectively attack the enemy within 500 to 100 yards, but the opponent's infantry can start to launch fatal attacks from 300 yards away.[
Although artillery is powerful and effective in suppressing targets within the enemy's depth, infantry is required to provide sufficient cover within the minimum range. Otherwise, once the opponent rushes in front of you, you can only stare. After all, no one can attack the cannon.
Carry the bayonet on your shoulder and stab people at each other. If you encounter an enemy with both of these cold weapons on the battlefield, as long as they don't take the initiative to make too many mistakes, and the army commander has a little more thought... Artillery?
At that time, in addition to making a sound, it was also a trophy prepared for the enemy.
Now Shivera has made a purchase intention and is discussing the delivery method and time with Nan Juyi over there. Roy and others will never do it whether they want to seize the colony or expand their country's advantages on the Western battlefield.
I will watch helplessly as he grows up like this.
Fortunately, the people at the negotiating table were all allies of Ming Dynasty. They could also buy things that Shivella could buy. After making the most profound reflection, Zhu Youcong finally forgave Roy and others for their polite behavior.
Although he could not tell his allies that this batch of steel was a waste product during the trial production process of the institute, and only more than 200,000 Zhuge Liannu were made. However, Zhu Youcong still kindly reminded everyone that the Ming Dynasty had been in the process of production for a long time.
There is only so much available for sale, want to buy more? No more!
As soon as these words came out, even more people could not sit still. If Zhu Youcong hadn't wanted to balance the interests of all parties, Sir Roy could have transported all the remaining Zhuge Liannu back at once. His idea was also very simple, even if
This thing will be useless in the future, and it cannot be obtained by opponents in a short period of time. If you can be one day ahead in technology, the benefits will be huge.
The final result made Zhu Youcong overjoyed. He originally planned to lose money and make money on the arms project and lead others astray. Instead of losing money, he still made a little profit. Nearly 30 million taels of silver, 20 warships, in addition to Shi
In addition to Vera's, the other fifteen ships will also be filled with free labor that the Ming Dynasty needs most.
Yes, it is free labor. Although they have been blackmailed by Zhu Youcong and are very poor, there is still one thing in the procurement catalog of the Western allies that they have not bought. Since the last time they shipped back the jade porcelain from Fu Kiln, various countries have
The royal family was buying like crazy. What if they had no money? They could just barter. One hundred slaves for one bottle.
Tianzhu is too close, afraid that the slaves will run back? Even if Zhu Youcong doesn't have such scruples, the Western allies don't have much goods to exchange. How long has the fight been there? They really haven't been able to spare any money. However,
This is not the only place that Western gentlemen have been tossing over the years. There are as many products as there are produced in Africa and the New World. Although they do not provide any decent after-sales service, express delivery is included!
"How did you make so much money?" The so-called greed is what Zhu Youcong is like now. His Western allies only plundered so much after a year of busy work. He actually made so much by selling the junk once, and he actually had the nerve to show off.
A sad look.
"First it was Silla maids, and now someone is sending Kunlun slaves..." Since the Western allies are willing to provide free labor to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for porcelain, it can't be too refuting their face, right? So this business is different from the arms trade.
It will continue for a long time. "General, before they deliver the goods this time, why don't you also follow the example of the wealthy families in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and provide your subordinates with some strong domestic slaves and a few young girls?"
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"If you want to pick it yourself, I don't have the time!" Zhu Youcong was the general of the Ming Dynasty. He was a humble gentleman born in the royal family. He represented the image of the country. How could he go out against his conscience to talk to others? It was full of blood.
What about the slave trade? Of course, Xiong Wencan must lead someone to do such an immoral trade.
"I don't know how much Mr. Xiong and the others can make this time." After following Zhu Youcong for so many years, Nan Juyi, who was always full of bad ideas, finally understood. As long as he is strong enough, the so-called negotiation will not work.
It must be done at the negotiation table. Dig a hole in advance and wait for people to come to the door. Then kick them in and leave. As for the next details, if Xiong Wencan and his men vote for the future,
If a diplomat can't even solve this trivial matter, then he really needs to be thrown into the Imperial Academy to learn more from those idiots.
"Husband..." Just when Zhu Youcong was chatting with his dog-headed military advisor and was about to go out for a walk, Zhang Yan suddenly appeared at the door with a solemn look on his face.
"Sister Zu'e? What happened?" Seeing Zhang Yan's expression, Zhu Youcong felt nervous. "Is there something wrong with the negotiations at the General Yamen? Or did a group of indifferent guys come out somewhere?
?or……"
"No! The negotiations at the military yamen are still going on, but there will be news at the latest at Xu." The Western allies have been tricked into looking like that. What can happen to the ongoing negotiations? Japanese pirate island
The war that happened has now been spread all over the world. No matter how nonsense people can guess, who would take the initiative to hit the gun at this time? "Someone is holding this thing and asking for permission outside the west door!"
Compared with Prince Fu's Mansion in Luoyang, although the identities of the people entering and exiting are different, the other three gates are usually guarded by sturdy guards. Only the west door never sees a single person. But it is the most tightly guarded in the entire palace.
The place is even larger than the small courtyard where Zhu Youcong lived. There is an open secret among the highest decision-makers of the Ming Dynasty. Those who can enter through the west door of Prince Fu's Mansion are those who have accepted the special mission of the Ming Dynasty General.
Spies, no matter how invisible their identities are, can often make the final difference at critical moments.
"Letter of introduction from Jacob Luo?" After taking the thing from Zhang Yan's hand and carefully checking the lacquer seal to confirm that it was not forged, Zhu Youcong opened the rubber envelope specially designed and produced by the research institute.
"What kind of evil is this old bastard doing again? Aren't Bowery and Devigne back? Is there any need to do this?"
"Password?" Looking at the strange symbols on the letter, Zhu Youcong was dumbfounded. Although he asked the institute to compile this thing using the Bible that Luo Shengun held in his hand every day as a code book, he really
I don’t understand. Fortunately, Zhang Yan, my wife and secretary, is very competent, and her memory is beyond doubt. “Madam, can you tell me what this means?”
"The special envoy of the Kingdom of Portugal who came to discuss an alliance with us?" In order to prevent mistakes, Zhang Yan, who had checked the contents of the letter several times, took out the code book. But the more she looked at it, the more confused she became.
"Alliance?" Zhu Youcong was even more confused. Hasn't this matter been discussed long ago? Shivera, who had just purchased a large amount of arms, was still there to discuss the details. Why did another special envoy come out?
If Daming has really made up his mind to take action, it will be useless no matter how many people he sends. "Second wife, take a look too! What on earth is this guy doing?" [
"This..." Nan Juyi, who just said he had nothing to do, was also confused. The idea of this Western ally is really a bit hard to understand. He not only sent a princess to please the emperor, but also sent a representative to discuss arms deals with the Ming Dynasty.
.They also sent a special envoy to visit the house mysteriously with a letter of introduction from the Ming Dynasty spies. What on earth were they planning?
"Husband, I remember you once said that during this negotiation, Shiweila was very arrogant and even took the initiative to cooperate with us in luring other Westerners to buy Liannu?" After some careful consideration, Zhang Yan contacted and listened to the news for the past few days.
When I arrived at the negotiation process, I seemed to have thought of something.
"Madam, what you mean is..." With Zhang Yan's reminder, Nan Juyi also grasped a key point. It was impossible for Shiweila to help Daming cheat his compatriots for some reason. But if he was originally trying to cooperate with this shady envoy,
To carry out a secret mission, it seems reasonable to behave like this.
"Haven't they been cooperating very closely in Tianzhu recently? I haven't heard of anything big happening in the direction of Java Island." Zhu Youcong was also thinking hard, if it was really like what Zhang Yan and Nan Juyi thought.
, it would only be because some major changes occurred on the Western battlefield. It may even be that Portugal's survival was affected by wexe, so they sought medical treatment in a hurry and tried to seek help from the Ming Empire.
But it seems that the matter is not that simple. After all, Portugal is still nominally on the same side as Spain. Even if they have any difficulties, they will not seek the distance. Unless...
"They want Dongfang to attack their own people!" Almost at the same time, the three people in the room came up with the same answer. Shivera, who personally participated in the battle of Dongfan Island, can fully understand the true strength of the Ming Navy, even if
Those broken ships back then were enough to destroy and frighten anyone. If Shivera, who had lost Macau and lost a foothold on the Japanese island, wanted to gain greater benefits in the East, he would very likely betray Roy.
Waiting for others to win over the Ming Empire.
"General, this is not a good sight!" After thinking about this, Nan Juyi felt even more headache. If Ming Dynasty is now strong enough to swallow up all the surrounding areas, then there is no need to form an alliance with anyone. But now Ming Dynasty needs time
To develop, it would be uneconomical to offend other allies for the sake of a weak Shwela.
"No! My husband must meet him!" Zhang Yan objected, but Shivella's idea made her see another opportunity. "But how to meet and what to talk about when we meet, we must make detailed plans in advance.
.They want to use us to make profits in the East, so why can’t we use them to muddy the water even more?" (To be continued...)