The development of overseas countries has always been a matter of special concern to Qi Yu.
Moreover, it has a long history.
From the first day he came to this world, he was deeply aware that the Dafeng dynasty he lived in had lagged behind others for many years.
Moreover, this is all-round.
From markers and paints used for drawing, to glass products and perfume pocket watches, to surface battleships and muskets and artillery, all these advanced tools were made by foreign hands.
To put it bluntly, if I had not strongly promoted the construction of the Musketeers, Qiongzhou would still be in the era of being proud of collecting Persian knives!
Therefore, Qiyu can't help but feel nervous as soon as he hears that there are developments abroad.
"Sir, please tell me, what is so extraordinary about the military situation of the Western countries?"
"Well, I don't know much about military matters. I can only give you a glimpse. You can just use it as a casual reference."
"yes!"
Meng Lanshan recalled briefly and said: "I will use Great Britain as an example to explain. Although their muskets are still in the matchlock ignition stage, and their ship-based artillery does not have as far a range as ours in Qiongzhou, they have more numbers. ah……"
The implication is that in terms of overall strength, our own side is far inferior.
Perhaps because he didn't want to embolden others and destroy his own prestige, the old gentleman chose such a euphemistic expression.
The heavy artillery at home is powerful, but the number is too small. If there is a frontal war, they will still not escape the fate of being destroyed.
It's like a tiger's claws and claws are sharp, but they can't stand up to a pack of wolves.
Qi Yu sighed quietly and thought to himself: It seems that these old empires are slowly rising after all...
Seeing his solemn expression, Meng Lanshan mistakenly thought it was because he was depressed, so he encouraged him: "The road is long and long, Shaocheng, why should you care about your shortcomings at this moment? As long as you work hard and expand slowly, there is no need to worry about not being able to catch up with the foreigners." techniques?”
Qi Yu's heart felt warm after hearing this, and he hurriedly replied: "Sir, what you said is absolutely true. I will work hard to ensure the future development of Qiongzhou."
Meng Lanshan nodded, and then he commented on the Battle of Tuen Mun.
Generally speaking, he was quite satisfied with his disciple's performance.
"Well, you should behave like a leech when facing the enemy. You should always be careful to hide your true strength... A leech looks timid and like a weakling on the surface, but once it seizes the opportunity, it will It will draw blood with one blow.”
"In terms of strength, you are no match for King Yong. However, you defeated him in the end. This is the magic effect of hiding your strength and then striking suddenly." Meng Lanshan said matter-of-factly.
Finally, he concluded: "You have to remember that without absolute strength, there is no way to
You must reveal your minions easily, otherwise, you may become the target of public attention. "
Mr. Wenzhu once again used his leech theory to teach. He was worried that Qi Yu would become conceited and inflated because of his victory.
Even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them.
That's why I poured cold water on him.
Qi Yu hurriedly bowed and said: "Sir, don't worry, I will still be neither arrogant nor impetuous and hide my edge."
"That's good! By the way, during this trip, I also made a special trip to Yangcheng Mansion to visit my old friend Lu Boxuan. Haha, he was full of praise for your abilities!" Meng Lanshan Suddenly he smiled with profound meaning.
ability?
Is he being sarcastic on purpose?
However, in front of his mentor, Qi Dalang did not make any cover-up, but directly revealed his trump card: "Actually, I didn't mean to trick him. I have no choice. If he insists on not sending troops, I will have no chance to fish in troubled waters. In order to eliminate his concerns, I had no choice but to discount King Yong’s strength.”
After all, Qiongzhou is still a small place at the state capital level and cannot openly show force, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble.
In other words, if Qi Yu wants to make a profit, he can only encourage the government troops to rush forward, and only under such a background can he follow them to perform the tooth sacrifice.
"Don't worry, even if Lu Boxuan has any dissatisfaction, I will make it right for you." Meng Lanshan said with a chuckle.
It can be heard that the husband protected the calf for a while.
It feels so good to have someone covering me.
After thanking him, Qi Yu asked sternly: "Sir, what does Governor Lu have for me?"
"Yes! He has two instructions." Meng Lanshan took a sip of tea and said: "First, he still emphasized that you should pay attention to the undercurrent caused by the change of ownership of Kunji. Second, he wanted to remind you that you must pay attention to Hide the great treasure ship from which the good calamity came.”
Qi Yu nodded and asked, "What do you think of this, sir?"
Meng Lanshan stroked his white beard, pondered for a moment and said: "I believe that Qiongzhou is far away from the capital by sea and sky. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The secret battles in the palace cannot affect this place. You just need to be more vigilant about this." That's it. However, that big treasure ship is a bit difficult to deal with. It's too conspicuous and difficult to hide, so it's easy to be detected. If that doesn't work, just drive it out of the harbor and hide for a while. To avoid the secret inspection of the court's eagle eyes."
The implication of these words is that the 'higher authorities' are preparing to secretly investigate this missing treasure ship.
Qi Yu thought about it for a while and finally smelled the risk.
Let's put it this way, if you have enough evidence to prove that this ship was robbed from the Great Bay, the result will be to hand over the treasure and return the treasure ship.
But if it can’t be proven, then
It directly turned out that the local officials of Qiongzhou had bad intentions and pretended to be Japanese pirates and robbed the imperial ship. If this was the case, there would be no excuse for it.
Damn it, when this ship was detained in Dawan, you didn’t launch a secret investigation. Now that it has been recaptured by Qiongzhou, are you thinking of going back?
No, Your Majesty is a wise king, how could he be so petty?
There is something strange in this, and there must be a big article.
There must be a treacherous person like Wu Wanrong who was causing trouble and deliberately sought this opportunity to target himself.
At this time, the feeling of heaven and man reappeared. Master Wu, who was somewhere, sneezed loudly more than ten times in succession, and muttered: Who is cursing me?
The book returns to its true story.
For Qi Yu, either of the two possibilities is unacceptable. How can there be any reason to spit out the precious things that were obtained with great difficulty?
It seems that it is also a good choice to go out and hide for a while.
But where to hide?
Hey, there you have it!
After bidding farewell to Meng Lanshan, Qi Yu went to the second hall of the Yamen alone to have some discussions with Ren Yu from the workshop.
"Sir Ren, how is the repair and maintenance of our treasure ship going?"
"Sir, the damaged parts of the hull have been repaired, and the inside and outside have been repainted with tung oil. It can be said that the ship is in normal condition and can sail at any time."
good!
Very responsible!
After praising him, Qi Yu added, "There is something urgent that I need you to take care of now."
Ren Yu hurriedly said: "Please give me your instructions."
"Well, hurry up and go to the private sector to collect 40,000 kilograms of fertile soil and 20,000 kilograms of dry mud for me. I need it urgently," Qi Yu said.
What? Collect mud?
What is this... for?
Ren Yu looked like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare, his eyes full of questions.
Qi Yu's face straightened and he said, "To tell you the truth, I want to send a big treasure ship on a long voyage, and I need to do something special with this mud."
"A long voyage?...How far a voyage?"
"Well, even one way, it's probably tens of thousands of miles..."
"ah!"
Where is this place, so far away?
Ren Yu was completely shocked. After a long time, he finally calmed down and said, "Master Qi, do you want to imitate the imperial court and sail to the West?"
"Wrong!" Qi Yu shook his head decisively and corrected him: "I want to go to the East, not the West."
"Toyang?"
"Yes, I have been coveting this treasure land for a long time..."
After sighing with emotion, Qi Yu couldn't help but cast his gaze to the distant southeast, his eyes full of longing.
