1. "Yes, the success of my goods is a good opportunity for the Jesuits to serve the court. I also heard that I have fought in Europe for more than ten years and have never built a cannon. I also know the basic principles of cannons. help you."
"Great, but what about the gunsmith problem? No one here knows how to cast a Western race
"The Portuguese won't give you a gunsmith, and it's useless for you to ask the president." Ma Yangchun said. “If we want to get someone from Goa, we have to wait until next year.
"What can we do?" Li Luoyu thought to himself. He thought that relying on the Jesuits to hire Portuguese gunsmiths would be easy, but he didn't expect to find anyone at all. His eyes turned to the Englishman.
"Don't look at me." Quark raised his hands. "The gunsmiths of the East India Company are also in India. Where are they here?" He took out a pipe, filled it with tobacco, and started puffing away, "But I have an idea."
"What's the idea?"
"Borrowing guns." Quack said, "Let the Jesuits come forward and borrow some cannons from the Portuguese. Let the craftsmen measure them on the spot and cast them according to the size. I don't think there is anything more exquisite in the world than the Chinese craftsmen. Show them to them." Yes, they can always make it."
This is a feasible method, but borrowing cannons from the Portuguese and Xunya people is a big deal. You must get permission documents from the government, which will definitely require some movement.
Li Luoyou was sure of this. He had already arranged a marriage for his nephew, who was a Zan Hua in Wang Zunde's shogunate. There won't be much problem in making or borrowing cannons through his method.
"Borrowing cannons requires the approval of the Macau City Council. The Jesuits cannot order the Macau City Council."
"I don't think it matters. As long as Wang Zunde, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, issues the order, the city council will not dare not borrow the money."
"But, which cannon is more suitable to borrow?" Although Li Luoyou was very enthusiastic about this matter, he was still a layman after all.
"I think the pounder naval gun from last time is very suitable." Quack said, "I heard that the Chinese army used it to kill the leader's king.
"He's just a barbarian chief. What kind of prince is he?"
"If you just want to defend blindly, this kind of large-caliber cannon is naturally the most suitable. But it cannot be used in field battles." Ma Yangchun said, "When the infantry needs fire support, this kind of gun is too heavy." He was a veteran who had participated in the war and had more experience in using artillery than the average person.
"The imperial army has plenty of light artillery."
"I have seen the cannons used by the Chinese Communist Party to support the infantry. They use push carts to maneuver. The cannons are too light and are not manufactured according to scientific standards. They are not easy to use." Ma Yangchun shook his head. "We need to build a horse-drawn two-wheeled artillery cart so that we can effectively support the infantry in battle and resist the charge of the cavalry."
Li Luoyou shook his head repeatedly. It wasn't that he disagreed with him, but he knew a lot about the situation of the Ming army. Not to mention that there are not so many horses at all, even if there are, isn't it cheaper to be a soldier than to be a horse? A soldier's monthly salary is only one or two taels, and a horse costs dozens of taels at least. To equip an artillery camp like the red-haired men, only one cannon requires seven or eight horses to serve, and no one can afford it.
"Father, the imperial court is in great demand for heavy artillery. Besides, the imperial court is short of horses.
"Not only is there a shortage of horses, but even the horses that pull carts are not qualified." Ma Yangchun knew that in China, except for the government, the army and a few wealthy people, you can hardly see horses anywhere else. Moreover, most of the horses here are short in stature. At first, he thought that the Chinese were used to working small horses. Later I realized that was not the case.
"It seems that we can only cast heavy cannons." Ma Yangchun thought for a while, "But the biggest cannons the Portuguese have in Macau are just old-pound cannons."
"That's about it. During the Tianqi years, it took a lot of effort to transport naval guns."
In the end, it was decided to borrow a cannon and a Xi cannon from the Macau City Council. The gun carriage's gun mount was also borrowed and imitated. Li Luoyou also held on to a glimmer of hope and relied on Xu Guangqi's achievements. It should not be impossible to see the light artillery. importance?
Li Luoyou took out his abacus and hastily calculated the various expenses of the transaction to determine the basis for the quotation for the future cannon production.
"With the foundry, I will first spread the gospel to the workers. Then spread the gospel of God through them." Ma Yangchun returned to the state of a priest from a veteran, saying, "There is good news recently.
"What good news? Father."
"The flock of God has expanded. Do you remember Brother Lu Ruohua?"
"Of course, he and the Portuguese escorted the cannon into the capital.
"Not this, this is Lu Ruohan." Ma Yangchun shook his head, "This is Father Lu Ruohua who went to Qiongzhou last year to spread the gospel.
Li Luoyou vaguely remembered such a person: "John's preaching of the gospel has made great gains?"
"No, not John
John was the son of the famous Ming Dynasty Catholic Wang Hongjie. His bad mouth was called John. Wang Hongjie and Xu Miqi are actually Jesus’ missionaries in the Ming Dynasty, studying and appreciating female fingers.
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Ma Yangchun holds rosary beads. Looking at the sky with both eyes: "What a miracle! Thank God! The miracle that I originally thought would happen in Ding'an City on Hainan Island actually happened in Lingao City. God's will is really mysterious and unpredictable."
As he spoke, he greatly promoted Lu Ruohua's missionary achievements in Lingao: he baptized hundreds of believers and established churches and monasteries. He went out of his way to praise the Australians on the island as a pious group of Lambs of God. Spare no effort in the cause of spreading the gospel.
"Lingao? Australian?" Li Luo's expression turned solemn. The reputation of Australian products has become very popular in Guangdong over the past year. The Australians used iron ships to build a fortress in Lingao and built their own fortress. Li Luoyou also heard about the Portuguese settlement in Xiangshan Ao. However, this group of people were honest after Lingao ascended 6, except for sending ships to Guangzhou for trade. Apart from selling all kinds of rare goods and purchasing supplies, he didn't do anything extraordinary.
"Yes, it is the Australians who are in Lingao now. I heard that they have built a castle there called Bairen." Because of Lu Ruohua's relationship, Ma Yangchun knew more about the situation in Lingao.
"They also want to learn the same tricks as the Eastern Portuguese." Quark said, "To be honest, I really want to see this group of strange people."
"I heard that some of your compatriots are among them." Ma Yangchun said with a smile, "Brother 6 said that he had seen several women who spoke English."
"Australians like British people?" Quark laughed loudly, "I really want to go there once. It's been a long time since I've tasted the taste of a female compatriot."
Ma Yangchun smiled and said: "Maybe they like the British very much." He said, "Father 6 said in the letter that some of them understand many European languages. But almost everyone understands English."
"This is really a strange thing." Quark's curiosity was aroused, "I can't think of any use for people outside England to learn English?"
In this era, intellectuals spoke Latin, and ordinary people spoke their own languages. Even French was not spoken in the remote areas of France. There was actually a group of people in the East who could speak a few words of English no matter what they did. This strange thing that goes against the laws of society is something that no one can understand.
"God protect you. They are all believers in God and have not fallen into heresies." Ma Yangchun crossed himself on his chest, and then looked at Quark sincerely, "Mr. Quark, God's door is always for the lost." The lamb is open"
"Priest Rich" Quackchon knew that he would have to persuade himself to be re-baptized, give up his state religion and convert to Catholicism. It doesn't matter to this Englishman whether he believes in it or not. Just as he once said when he was drunk: If he needs to, he can believe in any religion at any time, or he can not believe in it at any time. This Englishman does not believe in the existence of gods at all. He is a complete believer. A money worshiper with "no king and no god", he only believes in the shining gold.
"Okay, let's not talk about this issue anymore." Li Luoyou changed the topic, "Australian products are extremely sophisticated. Some of them seem to be European products, but they are better. I don't know what their craftsmanship is. Like? I would like to take a look."
"I also want to see it." Kuaikeqiong said, "Do business with them directly. Let's take a look at the rumored iron ship. But the Ming Dynasty court does not allow us to go deep into the prefectures and counties. The sea is not peaceful either."
Li Luoyou said, "Mr. Quark, if you are willing, we can go to Lingao together next month. Use my boat."
"Okay, I will definitely go." Quarkqiong originally wanted to find a new trade opportunity, and he readily accepted it.
The three of them chatted until late at night. When he got up early the next morning, Li Luoyu went to the Lin family to congratulate him and reached a tacit understanding with Lin Ming. Ma Yangchun began to give doctrinal lessons to several guys from the local semicolon. Li Luoyu felt that it was a good thing for his men to believe in religion. At least they would have spiritual sustenance to avoid random thoughts.
During dinner, Yang Shiyi came to visit. After dinner, the two closed the door and talked in the study for a long time. The deal was sealed. Yang Shiyi's mouth almost broke out in laughter. The red ginseng he got from Li Luoyou cost sixty taels of silver per catty, and it was resold for one hundred taels. As for the final sales to customers, the retail price was nearly 200 taels per catty. He sold both retail and wholesale, making money from both ends.
Because of his appearance, Kuaikeqiong had no choice but to live in the font size. Li Luoyou was very good at dealing with the red-haired businessman, serving him delicious food and drinks every day, and even brought him a woman to enjoy from time to time. Quark was far less picky about food than the time travellers, so he accepted everything. In addition to eating, drinking and having fun, another thing he does is to choose the styles that Europe likes based on the samples that Shopkeeper Cheng gets from various stores every day. Sometimes, he would draw some patterns and patterns himself and ask for customization. , if you want to know what happened after the funeral, please log in to the 6 muscle chapter for more information, support the author, and support genuine reading! ~!
