I immediately mentioned Li Huamei's life story in the Glory game, which was unreliable, such as evidence of dominance, etc. Ma Jia saw several game enthusiasts talking more and more nonsense, and Li Huamei's face grew more and more confused as he listened, for fear that The secret was exposed and he quickly stopped. 【Read the latest chapter】
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? At that moment, they also reported their family background, claiming that they were descendants of the Southern Song Dynasty. They came back from Australia and were now living temporarily in Qiongzhou Island. They looked like they didn’t believe it, but it didn’t matter whether they believed it or not since they knew that the other party was a professional. A sailor and such a beautiful girl, several navy officers had the idea of inviting her to be a foreign teacher. After all, there are too few people who know how to navigate Western-style sailboats. 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 looked at her with contempt. This kind of look greatly stimulated several time-travelers. Regardless of Ye Yuming's obstruction, Mond raised the bride price to 500 taels of silver a year. It had seriously exceeded the budget but still received no response. Mond again brought up the small modern plastic craft accessories that had been tried and tested by local women in Lingao, but Li Huamei didn't show any interest.
In the end, everyone was defeated in disappointment. Li Huamei then smiled and said, "Is this your first time going overseas for trade?"
It felt bad to be regarded as a rookie, but they had to admit that they were indeed rookies.
"You guys." Li Huamei laughed so hard that her branches trembled, and her heart trembled suddenly. To say that Li Huamei is just a middle-aged person in modern time and space, but these are the ones who have been married to Jiu Kuang for almost half a year and have seen the most. The women are all dark and thin, and when you first see a woman who is in line with modern people's tastes, you can't help but 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're recruiting me to be the captain!" She flicked the bottle, "You know I'm leaving once How much money can I make on the Goa-Macau route? Do you know how much I spent on getting trade permission from the Governor of Goa?”
The navy members were ashamed, and all of them looked ashamed and angry. Ma Jia and Ye Yuming were originally not enthusiastic about recruiting people. After all, this was the authority of the executive committee. It was unjustifiable to make decisions on their own without asking the leaders for instructions. Seeing the commotion, he quickly came up to smooth things over again. Although Ma Jia was born as a clerk, a fledgling college student like Mond, who had just started working, knew better: her own strength was not good enough, so it was no wonder that others looked down upon her. If she really became the overlord of China's coastal areas, would she dare to ask her to help as a foreign teacher? Come? When Zheng Zhilong asked the Dutch and British to pay navigation tax, who would dare not to pay it? This is the embodiment of strength.
Fortunately, now is the time for them to extensively develop relationships in all aspects. Business is not about benevolence, and if they can't be used by me, they can still talk about cooperation.
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, Ruoyou nodded, but did not express his 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. The barrels of the first batch of guns used to equip the officers and sergeants of the new army were made from the same boiler steel pipes as the Mini rifles. The quality is superb. Because this operation has certain risks. In order to reduce the possibility of modern firearms being lost. In addition to stocking a small amount of SKSS rifles on the ship. Everyone carries very few modern pistols. Most of them were replaced with this Deringer-style single-barreled pistol.
"Is it a flintlock?"
Everyone thought that Li Huamei had some discernment. Look, there's no matchlock on the gun. I immediately thought of this. It can be seen that he is a veteran who is used to firearms. It's just that you don't know that our guns are much more advanced than flintlocks.
"So small. What's the use?" the girl said in a caring tone.
There is a door. Mond thought. What navigational equipment is there in Macau that can match our firearms that have been advanced for more than oo years? Think of this. Mond pretended to be mysterious and said to Li Huamei: "Miss, ours is more powerful than a matchlock gun. If you don't believe it, let's find a place to try it."
"Okay." Li Huamei was happy. Pay the bill now. Everyone went out together 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 reclamation would be needed in later generations. After walking not far along the coastline of the pier, we came to the end of the port area. Although this place is still protected by city walls and forts, it is already a barren tidal flat. There are a few broken boats and some scrapped ship materials on the beach. Just use it as a target.
After firing several shots at the hull of the scrap ship, Li Huamei responded to this
I had an extremely intuitive feeling of crossing over. The thick oak planks were blown away effortlessly, and even the next layer of wood was blown away. The accuracy of the gun exceeded her imagination. From a hundred steps away, Mond could easily hit a target that was no more than three feet in height and width. This was simply unbelievable at the level of 1629.
Then she asked if she could try it too. Mond agreed immediately, frowning at Ye Yuming. Even if he meant no harm, it was still the first time they had met. He showed his powerful weapon to others casually, and even let people try it out. Not quite right.
Mond taught her how to load the gun and install the flash cap. Li Huamei watched and listened, secretly admiring: Everyone said that Australian goods are exquisite, and it turns out that such a small firearm is also made to perfection. In terms of loading ammunition, it is much faster than the usual matchlock gun. Once they fight, not to mention accuracy and power, the advantage of shooting speed alone is enough to kill people.
After a few test shots, she got the hang of shooting and loading. She couldn't help but fondle such a small and exquisite weapon over and over again, as if 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 his embarrassed look, 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 Age of Navigation!" Ye Yuming glanced at the woman, "You don't know where this woman came from, so you just give her a gun and don't want to mess around anymore?"
Only then did Mond realize something was wrong. My mind is a little 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 see 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, his curiosity was still very strong.
"Just don't get on the boat." Mond muttered, he was a little downcast, and 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 is very conspicuous among the many ships at the pier. It is a small sloop, but of course it is still larger than the Tongji.
This ship is a single-masted clipper. It has a swordfish-like tooth that is as long as the hull, allowing it to hang a long row of sails and travel more agilely than a two-masted sailboat. In a tailwind, the sailing 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 was about 1,000 feet tall and had a fairly deep draft. There are 5 closed gunports on the side of the hull, plus the revolving cannon that can be seen on the deck, for a total of about 1 cannon. As for the amount of crew and cargo, he couldn't estimate it. 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.
This group of people were visiting the ship at the dock. A small sailor who was originally following Li Huamei disappeared without knowing it. At this time, this man appeared near the warehouse behind the dock area and quickly got into a rather simple alley. When 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 is a small courtyard with many large and small houses, all of which seem to be closed and empty. There is also a lot of debris accumulated in the yard. The sailor came to the second door and opened it directly. There is a different 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 shook his hand at them and continued walking inside. On the steps is a deep living room, with light filtering in from the high and narrow windows. The sailor stood in the doorway for a moment, letting his eyes adjust to the light. He saw his mistress Li Siya, wearing a loose silk robe, lying on a low couch piled with many pillows embroidered with gorgeous patterns. He stared at the piece of paper in his hand, thoughtfully. To be continued, if you want to know what happened, please log in to 6qidian, there are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!
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