"Crackling... bang bang bang..."
When the gangplank was lowered from the Great Eastern to the West Pier, there was a burst of firecrackers and the sound of gongs and drums.
Zhu Heji can be considered as having paid great attention to the visiting colonists of the British East India Company. In addition to preparing datura essential oil and artificially aged rum extracted by distillation, he also prepared for them. They had a pretty decent welcome ceremony.
The pier was not only filled with firecrackers and gongs and drums, but also filled with bearded men in cloth clothes and scarves, all with their hands on the hilts of their swords, looking majestic.
Moreover, several warehouses next to the dock were emptied early in the morning. Now the warehouses are filled with large tables, and the tables have been placed with Chaozhou cold drinks and bottles of high-quality Damingchun wine!
A mat tent has been set up in the open space outside the warehouse, and cold dishes are being served one after another by young soldiers who temporarily serve as waiters.
In order to prevent the destruction of the Dutch spies who hated the English, Zhu Heji also arranged thousands of Jinyi pro-army hammer-throwers around the West Pier. After a round of military reforms, the only arms that constitute the Jinyi pro-army were Three, hammer throwers, cavalry and artillery.
Among them, the hammer throwers are the main force. In addition to the standard grenade hammer, the hammer throwers are also equipped with three weapons: spears, swords and turtle-dove foot muskets.
In addition, they will be organized into groups of sixty people, each group including twenty "hammers" holding spears, twenty "hammers" holding swords, and twenty hammers holding turtle-dove-foot muskets. soldiers. In order to facilitate training and management, these three types of "hammer soldiers" will form a deputy leader respectively, rather than being mixed into a mixed group.
The cavalry of Jinyi's army also has sixty cavalry, and each one is equipped with a grenade hammer. Is it considered a hammer-throwing cavalry? In addition to being equipped with hammers, the cavalry of the Jinyi Qinjun are also equipped with carbines, sabers and shields. Some "masters" who can draw bows and shoot arrows on horseback are also equipped with bows and arrows.
In addition, most of the Jinyi pro-army cavalry can only ride Yunnan-bred dwarf horses. Therefore, their main tactic, in addition to "wandering hammer throwing", is to launch short assaults - specifically assaulting enemies who are stunned by the grenade hammer!
The artillery of Jinyi's army was not equipped with Hongyi cannons and general cannons, but Zhuge machine cannons and a small mortar called a hammer-throwing cannon. Both weapons are designed to fire sweet powder explosives!
In addition, all the sweet gunpowder in Jinyi's army was also prepared by artillery.
After the victory in the Xiushui River battle, the safety of Jieyang Island was temporarily guaranteed, and Zhu San and his son transferred part of their troops to Dahao.
The Jinyi troops gathered in Dahao now include sixteen "hammer" leaders, two "artillery" leaders, and two "cavalry" leaders, a total of twenty leaders, about 1,200 people.
These 1,200 people have now been transferred to Lin Ahu's Jinyi personal army in Nanzhen, and almost all of them are dispatched today.
The cavalry were responsible for putting on Confucius uniforms and ceremoniously welcoming British visitors on the dock. The artillerymen were all young soldiers with quick minds, and they were responsible for serving as waiters. Everyone also brought datura flower essential oil... and only waited for Zhu Heji's order to add it to the Chaozhou rum that the guests drank. !
The hammer soldiers acted as "sword and axemen". They just waited for Zhu Heji to throw the cup as a signal, and then pounced on the imperialist colonists!
At the same time, they are also responsible for seizing the armed merchant ship Great Eastern... Of course, the sailors of the British East India Company who stayed on the Great Eastern will also receive a portion of the finest Langan with a small amount of Datura essential oil. Rum!
Well, this time Zhu Heji, a little anti-imperialist expert, gave a banquet to the old colonialists like Charlie Gough, Smith and Jones!
As for the purpose... it was mainly to vent their anger on the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America who were enslaved by the British colonists, and by the way, they robbed the armed merchant ship Great Eastern to attack the Portuguese Macau.
His people had to get to the pier in Macau to attack the castle in Macau!
Otherwise, Qiu Hui's small wooden boats might not be able to withstand the Portuguese's twelve-pound cannons if they were forced to land directly from the sea!
"Will Kamen, Will Kamen..."
Seeing Charlie Gough and two gorgeously dressed Westerners walking down the gangplank, Zhu Heji greeted him very enthusiastically and talked about the "old English" he had just learned from Ji Dabao - of course he knew it. English is spoken, but the pronunciation and grammar are very different between the old English of the seventeenth century and the English of later generations. Old English is relatively primitive, with less vocabulary and simple grammar. The new English is more complex and has a lot of vocabulary.
So Zhu Heji learned a few words of "old English" from Ji Dabao on the dock today, and now he speaks it fluently. He really has "language talent"!
After greeting the three British people in "old English", Zhu Heji called Ji Dabao to be the "translator" - that Charlie Gough could speak Chinese, but Smith and Jones could not, and their " "Old English", Zhu Heji had difficulty listening, so he had to rely on translation.
Of course, he would also say a few words at critical moments. For example, after the two sides exchanged greetings, he enthusiastically grabbed Charlie Goff's wrist, smiled and said in old English: "Dog and rabbit army guest, dog and rabbit army guest" Guest...Lethes dog!"
Seventeenth-century sailors were drunkards - keeping fresh water fresh was a big problem these days, so sailors who spent many years wandering around the sea had to drink wine instead of water. And because there is no pasteurization method, low-alcohol wine is easy to spoil. They usually drink 40 to 50-degree rum as water!
So now, as soon as they heard that there were "military guests", everyone became addicted to alcohol and did not suspect that there was fraud. They all followed Zhu Heji and rushed to the "drinking place" that had been prepared long ago... ..They didn’t go far when they smelled the strong aroma of rum.
The aroma of this rum is basically blended, and Zhu Heji's ability to blend fragrance and extract aromatic essential oils was definitely the best in the world in the seventeenth century!
So a group of British drunkards smelled this smell and walked a little faster, almost trotting to the table.
Charlie Goff, Smith and Jones, the three foreigners, and Ji Dabao all entered the main table in a warehouse with Zhu He.
The table has already been filled with wine and food, and there is also a large sea bowl. Use this bowl to drink strong rum. If you are a small drinker, you can drink it in one bowl, and there is no need for Datura flower essential oil!
As soon as the guests and hosts were seated, Zhu Heji didn't say much. He just said to Su Zhanshan, the good disciple who was waiting beside him, with a bold look on his face: "Zhanshan, please serve me some good wine!"
This is a signal!
The so-called good wine is high-quality rum with Datura essential oil added!
"Got the order!"
Su Zhanshan responded, and then he and two of his men came up, each carrying a large wine jar. He was personally responsible for pouring wine for Zhu Heji, Dao Scarong, Zhuge Military Advisor, Eunuch Pang, and Ji Dabao who were accompanying him at the table. The wine was, of course, the normal version of rum without any additives. Another young soldier prepared a bowl of rum for each of the three foreigners.
Zhu Heze stood up, picked up the sea bowl, and said loudly: "Cheers...Chess! Chess!"
Saying that, he came first and did it first!
When the three foreigners saw Zhu Heji being so generous, they certainly didn't pretend to be polite. They all picked up their own sea bowls and drank heavily.
This wine is really nothing to say. It was mixed by Zhu Heji according to the standard of Cuban strong dark rum. It is really mellow and rich in flavor. It is definitely the best rum, but it is a bit heady after drinking it.
Charlie Gough, Smith and Jones each drank a large bowl of wine, and soon they felt dizzy. They all felt that their eyelids were getting heavier and heavier...I really, really felt sleepy. ah!
