Come to Daming with military supplies

A while ago, Yu Qian, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and Shen You, the censor of Sichuan Province, suddenly disappeared from the world, and disappeared without a trace. It is true that no one is alive or dead.

As soon as this happened, everyone's suspicions were directed at Wang Zhen.Because these two people had all kinds of estrangements with Wang Gonggong, and now they both disappeared, and they did things so neatly, besides Wang Zhen, is there anyone else who has such ability?

It's just that there is no evidence, everyone has no way to take Wang Zhen, they can only guard secretly in their hearts.Now that the big brand is brought out, even Shi Pu's expression is very ugly after hearing it.

Before coming here, he thought that Yang Chendong might not hand over his craftsmanship so happily, but it doesn't matter, he just needs to be moved with emotion and understand it with reason. How can you say that you are also a fifth-rank official of the imperial court? Awareness should be there, right?

But now that Wang Zhen's name came out, Shi Pu lost his temper in an instant.

"Then that said, there is no other way but to buy it?" Shi Pu tried to ask, knowing that forcible means would not work.

"This is supposed to be impossible." Yang Chendong shook his head.But when Shi Pu was depressed when he heard this, he said again: "It's just that since Uncle Shi came to the door in person, I still have to sell your face. How about this, your Ministry of Industry produces copper, and you can use this in exchange for me to send someone to How about a fireplace?"

Most of the newly installed fireplaces on the market today are made of copper and iron, and some parts are very delicate. Things like screw buckles are far from what the current Ministry of Industry can make.If you try to paint gourds by yourself, various problems may occur because the quality of the products is not up to standard, and once a fire occurs, the problem will be serious.

It is precisely because of the uniqueness of this technology that the installation cost is extremely high, so high that ordinary ministers cannot accept it.As a result, many ministers went to Shi Pu, saying that since he was in charge of the Ministry of Industry, this matter was within his scope of management, and how to install furnace walls in everyone's homes earlier should be his business.

After all, these ministers just don't want to spend so much money to enjoy the benefits brought by the furnace wall.Now Yang Chendong has given a compromise method. Technology cannot be taught, but fortunately, it can be exchanged for copper. In this case, with so many copper and iron in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry, the ministers can solve the problem of installing the furnace wall. , can be regarded as a solution to Shi Pu's urgent need.

"Okay, okay, then thank my nephew." Knowing that Yang Chendong was saving face for himself, Shi Pu kept saying it, as if he was afraid that he would go back on his word.

Then the two discussed the amount of copper, and how much could be exchanged for a furnace wall was appropriate.During this period, Yang Chendong naturally asked the lion to open his mouth. Although Shi Pu felt a little high about this, he thought that putting those things in the warehouse would be of no use for the time being, so it would be better to exchange the benefits first. , so he agreed.

Shi Pu finally left Yangjiazhuang with a satisfied face.After he left, when Qiaoyin came to clean up the tea, he asked Yang Chendong curiously and puzzled, "Master? Since Wang Zhen's big sign was brought out, why did he agree to exchange it with copper?" In this way, don't we earn a lot of money less?"

"Haha, our Yin'er knows how to think about problems." Yang Chendong said with a big smile.

"Master? Yin'er has always been able to use her brain, but she is not as smart as you, so she can't see it." Qiaoyin said coquettishly.Since the relationship between the two became substantive, she will show more and more the posture of a little woman in front of Yang Chendong. "By the way, young master, you haven't said why yet?"

"Why?" Yang Chendong stared into the distance, and after a long silence, he replied: "Even Yin'er said that I scare people with Wang Zhen's big brand, so other people must think so, right? It is not the original intention of the young master and what he wants to see. This time, the Ministry of Industry will arrange for the furnace wall to be replaced with copper. Firstly, it can serve more people, and secondly, it can also show their favor so that they do not have to be jealous. Wang Zhen came to hate the young master as much. Of course, there is also the most important point, the lack of copper in Chixian City, the industry there is developing too fast, especially the arsenal and shipyard, with all kinds of advanced things put into production, so The hole that is lacking will become bigger and bigger.”

Chapter 1 Capture Lukang (Monthly ticket plus update)

"Although Kaohsiung and the others robbed a lot of gold and silver at sea, who would bring copper to the ship? Now that we have got so much copper, it just solved their problem. This is how much silver can be solved. No way."

Yang Chendong's explanation and answer made Qiaoyin understand, and she immediately said happily: "So, we still made money this time?"

"Of course I made it?" Yang Chendong also nodded with a smile, thinking in his heart, if it wasn't for Shi Pu and the others who couldn't see the importance of copper, they might not have succeeded so easily this time.

Shi Pu went to Yangjiazhuang, and then transported a lot of copper in exchange for a ready-made fireplace, which relieved the officials' need for this item for a while, and was praised by the officials, and also made Yang Chendong stand out among the officials. The reputation in China has improved a lot.

Before that, there were still some officials who installed fireplaces in advance, such as the direct relatives of the Yang family, and the Hu family.

In the Hu Mansion, no matter how cold it is outside, it is like spring all the year round.All of this is naturally due to the installation of the furnace wall.

"We are all blessed by the lady?" In the bedroom, Xiao Qing, who was still wearing summer clothes, smiled happily, looking at the young lady Hu Yan who was getting dressed in front of the dressing table, her eyes narrowed into slits. seam.

"Xiaoqing begging for a beating." Hu Yan, who was blushing when she heard the maid laughing at her again, turned around and raised her arms for beating.

Xiaoqing had already jumped to the distance, and then said with a smile on her face, "Miss, don't you admit it? Look at those important ministers who haven't installed furnace walls, even some princes have spent huge sums of money Waiting in line, but our Hu Mansion didn't do anything, everything should be safe. There are also mirrors, perfumes in the lady's room, and glass on the windows, which are priceless and limited supply, but in You can see it here, what Dong Shuai means, everyone in the capital can see it, so does Miss still not know?"

Knowing that Xiaoqing could not be hit, Hu Yan simply returned to the chair, shook her long hair that had not been taken care of and said, "You all know, but why didn't he come to propose marriage? The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I will 17 years old."

"Ah! The lady was looking forward to someone's marriage proposal. I really don't feel ashamed." After hearing this, Xiaoqing walked over bouncing over again.

"Okay, Xiaoqing, let me tell you something serious? You said that he is so good to me, and the whole family can see it, but why didn't he mention marriage? What is he waiting for?" Hu Yan said with a wry smile.Many 16-year-old girls are already married.But Yang Chendong didn't even do the matter of proposing marriage, which made her a little uncertain.

"I don't know." As soon as he talked about the business, Xiaoqing also returned to a serious look, shaking her head vigorously.But quickly nodded and said: "We don't know that we can ask someone to ask, isn't the young lady often in contact with the eldest sister of the Yang family? Why don't we find an opportunity to ask her and let her ask her younger brother. It won't hurt."

"En." Hu Yan nodded, thinking that Xiao Qing's idea was not bad, and began to think in her mind, pick a time to go to the palace, and meet Yang Fei, the eldest sister of the Yang family, to find out.

In 14, January of the [-]th year of Orthodoxy.

Red embedded in the city.With the unanimous consent of Kaohsiung, Leng Song, and a group of officers, instructors, and political teachers, the attack on Lukang began immediately.

It took two months to find out the situation in Lukang and Taichung.Just in time, the shipyard has developed a new generation of sea-type clippers, and the official launch of the sea trial proved its excellence.At present, the navy and the army jointly announced that they will attack Lukang in the early morning of tomorrow, occupy it by sea and land, and then take Taichung.

In order to ensure the success of this operation and reduce one's own casualties and losses.In this battle, Xin No. [-], Xin No. [-], and Xin No. [-] among the new sea ships were used as the vanguard ships, led by Kaohsiung himself. (There were four new sea ships, and Xin No. [-] went to South America and North America to search for rubber trees. There are also hundreds of large and small ships) followed by hundreds of other types of ships, carrying a total of three regular companies of the navy and [-] naval auxiliary troops.

Once it appears, it will appear on Lugang with lightning speed, catching the opponent by surprise.

On land, Leng Song personally led the team, mobilized three army regular companies and [-] army auxiliary troops to help, after taking the land position in Lukang, they went straight to Taichung and occupied most of Xiaoliuqiu Island.

Prior to this, a total of three exercises were carried out, and the problems that may arise in them were properly resolved.With full confidence, a total of [-] soldiers rested for two hours after dinner, and the army set off, slowly approaching Lukang quietly and lifelessly.

Above the sea, the moonlight shone, and the floating water waves were like a mirror divided into hundreds of pieces, reflecting huge shadows one after another.

The new No. [-], New No. [-], and New No. [-] that the shipyard has just successfully developed are three large-scale but extremely fast ships looming in the sea twenty miles away from Lukang.Behind him, followed by hundreds of horse boats, grain boats, seat boats and warships.

Kaohsiung, who led the team, stood in the command cabin of the new large ship. When he looked up, a dark cloud appeared, blocking the bright moonlight, and he issued a clear and loud order, "Start !"

After ordering Zhengda, the sound of engine starting sounded on the ship.

At that time, ships relied on human power, and they followed the law of sailing when there was wind and sculls when there was no wind.The biggest difference between new ships and them is that they have internal combustion engines (usually diesel engines), connected by shafts and rotating with propellers.The rotating propeller stirs the water, and the water gives a reaction force, which is transmitted to the hull through the shaft, and the diesel engine pushes the hull forward.

In this way, not only can a lot of manpower and material resources be saved, but more importantly, the speed is extremely fast. It is only twenty miles away, and it only takes less than a quarter of an hour to appear before Lugang. The sea is looking for trouble, and at this moment the door is wide open, like an undefended city that never sleeps.

Until the three ships of New No. 90, New No. 60, and New No. [-] were laid out in a straight line, and all the [-]-type [-]mm mortars on board were ready to fire, the warships belonging to the First Shang Dynasty in Lukang They just woke up.

In the dark night, it was impossible to see how many enemy ships were coming, but now that the enemy was spotted, the more than 300 warships moored in the port were about to fight back.At the moment when the alarm sounded chaotically, countless crew members were seen running out of the barracks on land. From what they looked like, they clearly wanted to board the ship to meet the enemy.

In the harbor, there are more than a dozen warships of the First Shang Dynasty stationed all the year round, ready to turn and wait to meet the enemy.

"Fight! If there are counterattackers, they will all be sunk." In the command cabin, Kaohsiung issued an order, his eyes fixed on all the troubles in Lukang.

"Boom boom boom!" As soon as the typing order came out, the 90 guns on the new No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] ships began to bombard the moving enemy ship.The powerful flame was like the brightest indicator light in the dark night, illuminating half of Lukang in an instant.

While the fire was on, several First Shang Dynasty warships that were moving were hit and then destroyed.

Powerful modern artillery, the attack power was unimaginable at that time.No matter what kind of ship it is, once it is hit by a cannonball, it will immediately fall apart, and there will be only the sound of people shouting, without any resistance at all.

Three shots at a time, after three consecutive rounds, with its precise striking power, those moving snail-like warships of the First Shang Dynasty are a fixed target, and all they can do seems to be the target of the attack, stopping at the Passively beaten there.

The flames soared into the sky, and the sound of people shouting and screaming spread out, causing those sailors who wanted to board the ship from land to stop their progress in fear. "Who is here? How can the firearms they have be so powerful? If they rush to the boat at this time, is it any different from seeking death?"

The sailors didn't dare to act rashly. After all, no one is a fool. They rushed forward knowing that they would die. No one would do such a thing.

In the command cabin of Xin No. [-], Kaohsiung was looking at the scene in front of him triumphantly. He was not giving the order to bombard, but he was completely following Yang Chendong's orders. If you can't kill people, don't kill them.

Besides, the attack of nine shells is enough to make the other party mess up. He has completed most of the mission of the surprise attack, and then he just waits for the follow-up warships to catch up, and then it is time for the army to press up and seize the ships and prisoners.

Taking advantage of the fact that the speed of the back boat was too slow and there was no room to catch up, Kaohsiung turned his head sideways, looked at Yu Qian and Shen You, who were staring at a pair of eyes with incredible expressions on their faces, and said, "Two gentlemen? See, what is the strength of our navy?"

"Awesome! It's unimaginable, it's simply unimaginable. Wherever the cannon comes, who will fight!" Shen You was surprised and sighed.

Even Yu Qian, the important minister and direct minister recorded in the history of the Ming Dynasty, who once reversed the history of the Ming Dynasty by himself, at this moment also lost a trace of calmness, and also stared with big eyes, not turning his eyes away Qing stared at the scene in front of her.

In fact, what Yu Qian saw could surprise him too much.