Before persuading people with virtue, Qi Yu first reviewed the ghost guy's resume in his mind.
According to Da Hei Niu's account, his boss, this Mahan, was born in a noble family of the Valois dynasty. He had read a lot of books since he was a child and was a very knowledgeable person. In addition, he could also Speak Chinese.
What Qi Yu didn't expect was that Mahan's old profession was not to make firearms, but to engage in the research of making locks and clocks. Unexpectedly, in recent years, he had inexplicably become interested in firearms and artillery, so he entered this industry.
However, he was extremely talented and knew how to adapt. He applied his experience in clockmaking and lockmaking to making guns, and achieved considerable success.
Soon, his move won the favor of the French people, who paid him a lot of money to come to China to make firearms.
Well, this guy is really talented.
Qi Yu also discovered that this Mahan could not only speak Chinese, but was also proficient in Great British and had a relatively pure London accent.
"Hello! Friends from the West, I am the prefect Qi Yu. I am very happy to meet you."
"ah……"
Mahan was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that the Chinese in front of him could actually speak British.
Moreover, the sound is also very pure.
"Shall we talk?"
"Hmph! What are you talking about?"
"Uh..." Actually, Qi Yu really wanted to say to him, 'Those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish.' However, this obscure sentence could not be translated for a while, so he abandoned the artistic sense and changed it to something more... He said bluntly: "I only have one sentence: Surrender and you will have meat to eat! If you refuse to surrender, you will be castrated!"
While speaking, he also made a clicking motion of pulling with one hand and cutting it off with the other hand, which was vivid and full of metaphor.
Mahan shuddered when he saw this, and subconsciously looked under him, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
However, after just a few breaths, he continued to hold his head high again, completely showing an attitude of not being afraid of the power and refusing to surrender.
Um?
Brave and high-spirited? Are you a fighting cock among cocks?
But that's okay!
I'll turn you into a wilted chicken right away!
Qi Yu smiled faintly, lit a cigarette calmly, then took out a musket and aimed it at Mahan's crotch, saying: "Did you see, my little excitement can turn into your big cock?" Move, this scene is very bloody, and he doesn’t advocate it. I prefer to negotiate in a peaceful way. If you don’t agree, I will: Boom!”
This was a bit convoluted, but Ma Han understood it.
He looked at the dark muzzle of the gun, then looked under him again, and couldn't help but lower his head.
Well, this is how it should be!
Qi Yu nodded with great satisfaction, relaxed his tone, and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, science has no national boundaries. Isn't it the same wherever scientific research is conducted? Isn't it? Mr. Mahan, you may not know , I am a person who attaches great importance to scientific and technological talents. If you are willing to surrender, I can guarantee you now that in addition to freedom, you can enjoy extremely high material treatment in Qiongzhou."
Point: There is no freedom.
This sounds a bit like a wealthy pig in captivity?
Roughly the same.
Mahan was not surprised by the loss of freedom. He studied what he just said and joked with disdain: "You said you value scientific and technological talents, but do you really know what science and technology is? Well, if you can Use this to convince me, and I will surrender to you willingly.”
Haha, this is easy to handle!
Today, I will fulfill your dream of worshiping the strong!
Qi Yu laughed and pointed at the gun in his hand: "Since you are proficient in firearms, I will use this matchlock gun as an example to convince you. I think that from a technological perspective, there are still many guns of this type. Big room for improvement.”
"Huh? Do you know about guns?" Ma Han became more interested and asked curiously.
"You know a little bit about it."
"Okay then, just tell me how to modify this gun?"
"No problem, listen carefully..."
Regarding the improvement of guns, Qi Yu really expressed his insights and formally proposed the theoretical concept of the flintlock gun.
This... what kind of gun is it?
Let’s hear the details.
A flintlock gun, as its name implies, produces sparks by hitting flint, which ignites the gunpowder and then fires the marbles, completing the shooting process. Compared with the open flame ignition of a matchlock gun, the flint ignition method greatly simplifies the shooting procedure, greatly improves the firing rate, and is also very convenient.
This statement is not a nihilistic concept imagined by Qi Yu, but something that actually exists in history. This design has very rigorous scientific principles. Therefore, after hearing this, Mahan immediately showed a look of shock.
As the originator of early firearms, the matchlock does have many shortcomings, and the ignition method is one of its weaknesses. From a practical point of view, once it encounters a stormy day or something, this gun cannot be used normally.
In fact, this technical problem has troubled Mahan for a long time. During this period, he tried many methods, but they all ended in failure. Now, seeing a breakthrough and a solution, how could he not be excited?
His experience and intuition told him that this idea was definitely feasible!
"Master Qi, it can be seen from this that you are indeed a person who knows a lot about firearms. There is an old saying in China that a scholar will die for his confidant. I would like you to accept your invitation and become a researcher in Qiongzhou!" Mahan fell to the ground in admiration and was sincerely convinced.
In fact, they just found a step to go down, so Qi Dalang naturally wanted to follow him and praise him, and so on.
Anyway, finally got it done.
As the saying goes, rocks from other mountains can be used to attack jade. Anyone who can be used by me can be my honored guest.
However, this person is not of my kind, and his heart must be very different. It is best to be as wary of him as you are of Harry.
Speaking of Mr. Ha, there are quite a lot of hidden secrets here. Who dares to say that Harry is not wary of himself?
Despite his cheerful appearance, if nothing happened, it was mainly because he was living under someone else's roof and had no choice. As for what he really thinks, no one can guess!
Do you think, after enjoying the super pleasure brought by power, can he really have the same faith as before?
People are going to change.
It was precisely because of this that Huang Fei was sent to monitor him, and he did not dare to relax too much.
In a word, you should be careful about the use of words by people from other countries.
Back to business.
As far as the current situation is concerned, everything is ready and all we need is the east wind. As soon as the pleasant east wind arrives, Qiongzhou's infrastructure projects can be launched one after another.
Then, what is Dongfeng?
Ahem, it’s not a missile, but an indispensable core material in construction—cement!
Earlier, Qi Yu had already written out several recipes and asked Ding Liuzhi to test them using a small kiln. He believed that in the near future, he would be able to draw practical conclusions and explore the cement manufacturing process. And the best formula.
…
Three months later, in the northern capital.
Nowadays, the summer heat is gradually gone, and the autumn coolness is coming. It is neither cold nor hot, comfortable and pleasant.
Looking around, the gourd rack in the courtyard of Qi Mansion is already full of fruits, and Zhou can open a few more big gourds.
However, today the old lady no longer has this leisure time to think about. At this time, she is looking at her compound with a blank look on her face and sighing, her tone full of regrets about gains and losses.
Yes, she has something on her mind.
Just this morning, a strange woman suddenly brought a letter from her son Ah Ma. According to the letter, the son asked the family to move south to reunite in Qiongzhou, and so on.
Ms. Zhou had thought about moving south for a long time, but now that she was here, she was a little reluctant to let go.
Liu Quan persuaded her, "Mother, my husband is an official of the imperial court. It is not up to him where he will serve. As his family, we can only follow his official career."
"Well, that's the truth, but I just don't feel comfortable." Ms. Zhou sighed and began to talk about the past. She said: "In the past few years, we have moved a lot! At the beginning, we started from My hometown, Taohua Village, moved to Yongchuan Prefecture, and then moved from Yongchuan Prefecture to the capital, and now my family is moving south to Qiongzhou. Alas... tell me, where is our home?"
Worried about this?
However, this is also human nature.
Who wants to move more?
Liu Quan smiled and continued to comfort her: "Haha, Mom is really a nostalgic person! Well, I remember my husband once said that wherever the family reunites, that is our home. Home is a warm emotion, It doesn’t mean a series of cold houses.”
Well, think about it too.
After such enlightenment, Zhou became happy again.
Then, Liu Quan talked about the specific plan to go south.
According to Qi Yu's instructions in the letter, this property in the capital will not be sold. In this way, the relocation will become much simpler. Just bring your luggage and just take the ferry.
As for the route south, generally speaking, it is still mainly by water, which is what Qi Yu specifically explained.
In this regard, the learned daughter did put forward some good suggestions.
For example, she said that it would be better to walk along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to settle in her hometown of Yongchuan Prefecture, and then follow the instructions in her father's letter to go to her grandma's house and aunt's house and ask them if they would like to go to Qiongzhou with them, and so on. After taking care of these relatives' affairs, we continued southward by water.
It's autumn now, the north wind is picking up, and the southward speed shouldn't be too slow.
Liu Quan doesn't know anything about geography, mountains and rivers, so she basically adopts her daughter's suggestions.
As soon as Mrs. Zhou heard that she could pass by her hometown, she couldn't help but think about it. The trace of melancholy in her heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.
