It was precisely because of his intention to worship Zhu Pingan that Yu Dayou came from Zhenhai to pay his respects yesterday as soon as he heard that Zhu Pingan was about to arrive in Shaoxing. Just because he was waiting for the Chief Envoy and others to pay their respects first, and for the arrival of Zhu Pingan's father-in-law and his entourage, Yu Dayou
No need to disturb me, I just came to see you early this morning.
From the moment the breakfast was prepared, Yu Dayou felt that he had made the right choice. This kind of care and attention was something he had never experienced during his previous visits.
"Sir, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child and have a large appetite. Although I have already eaten breakfast, these breakfasts are not a problem."
Yu Dayou said movedly.
"No need, General Yu. It's not enough to go too far. It's not good to hold on. Now that I've had breakfast, I'll take it away and save it for my lunch. The master chef on the stove is good at his craftsmanship. I'll take it for lunch."
Have a good taste."
Zhu Pingan waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Thank you Zhu Butang for your concern. I haven't congratulated Mr. Butang on his promotion yet. I know that Zhu Butang is good at using firearms. It happened that I fought with Japanese pirates at sea some time ago. Although I suffered some losses, I destroyed a Japanese ship.
On the boat, several red-haired Japanese pirates were killed, and a pocket fire gun was seized from one of the red-haired Japanese pirates, which was specially presented to the Lord for self-defense. I borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and the Lord Lihebutang was promoted."
Yu Dayou presented an exquisite box. When he opened it, he found a pocket-sized Western musket, which could barely be called a pistol.
This pistol is about forty centimeters long. It is bulkier than modern pistols, but much smaller than a blunderbuss. It can be carried in a sleeve or worn on the waist.
The decoration on the gun body is very exquisite, the barrel is inlaid with arabesques, the gun body is decorated with relief and gold plating, and there is also a wolf head emblem, which may be the family emblem of the owner of this pistol.
This pistol was considered advanced in the Ming Dynasty. Instead of a matchlock for ignition, it had a revolving spring wheel to turn the musket, but it was not a flintlock gun. It used a spring wheel as the ignition device, a bit like the traces of a clock.
This may be the spring wheel pistol in the evolution from European matchlocks to flintlock guns. Its main components are the grinding wheel and flint. The firing principle is to pull the flint clamp and wind the grinding wheel at the same time. In this way, when the trigger is pulled, the flint
The entrained flint collides with the rapidly rotating grinding wheel, causing sparks to ignite the ignition powder, then ignite the propellant powder and launch the projectile.
Compared with the matchlock gun, the spring wheel pistol is certainly an improvement. It gets rid of the matchlock and improves practicality.
However, its craftsmanship is too complex and precise, there are too many parts, the production is too cumbersome, and it is expensive. It has no possibility of large-scale installation. Only the royal family and some nobles can afford it for hunting, self-defense or equipment.
Batch. The badge on this spring wheel pistol also confirms this.
This pistol can be studied by Ou Zhige and others, or it can help them open up certain ideas and help them develop a flintlock gun.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ping'an was not polite. He took the spring gun handed by Yu Dayou with both hands and thanked him, "Thank you, General Yu. This item is useful in the Zhejiang Army Equipment Battalion's research and development of firecrackers, so I accepted it shamelessly."
"Zhu Butang's words are serious. It's my honor." Yu Dayou returned the gesture with clasped fists.
"A few months ago, at the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony, you and I fought side by side, and we are still in front of our eyes. From now on, you and I can fight side by side again. General Yu is a veteran, and we will have to rely more on General Yu in future wars in Zhejiang." Zhu Pingan wrote to Yu Dayou
He poured a cup of tea and said with a smile.
"The word 'reliance' is really a big deal." Yu Dayou smiled bitterly, and then said with a serious face, "On that day, the Japanese pirates hid in the sea sacrifice ceremony and suddenly attacked at night in an attempt to destroy the sea sacrifice ceremony. If it weren't for Lord Bu Tang,
The Sea Sacrifice Ceremony was feared to turn into a river of blood and become the laughing stock of the world. At that time, the general was also embarrassed by the Japanese pirates' raid. Thanks to the Lord of the Ministry who stood up and turned the tide, he was able to turn defeat into victory. There was also Suzhou not long ago.
The great victory was the result of Zhu Butang's own efforts. If I want to rely on him, I will also rely on you in the future. If Zhejiang has a master in charge of the overall situation, it will definitely take on a new look."
I never expected Yu Dayou to be so good at talking. He looks less like a military general and more like a scholar. Oh, I think about it. Yu Dayou obtained the title of scholar at the age of fifteen. However, he never succeeded in passing the examination. In the end, he had no choice but to inherit the hereditary hundred households in his family.
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This makes sense.
However, since Yu Dayou is so talented in literature and martial arts, and is so good at talking, why has he never been favored by Shangguan in history and was often suppressed?!
Zhu Pingan was a little confused.
However, if you don’t understand it, forget about it. As the saying goes, Lu Yao knows that horse power has long been recognized by people. He is the governor of Zhejiang, and Yu Dayou is the counselor of the various prefectures in Taizhou, Ningbo. There is plenty of time to understand Yu Dayou and find out the truth of history.
"General Yu, I have been away from Zhejiang for a while. When I came back this time, I don't know much about the current situation in Zhejiang. Can General Yu tell me about the Japanese invasion situation in Zhejiang?" Zhu Pingan asked Yu Dayou.
"Of course. The Japanese pirates in our territory are mainly the Japanese pirates under Wang Zhi. They are very powerful. There are 780,000 Japanese pirates under his command. They occupy Ligang as the Japanese nest and collude with the Japanese Japanese pirates, which is very harmful. In addition to Wang Zhi, there are ten
Several groups of small and medium-sized Japanese pirates, with troops ranging from hundreds to thousands, were not under Wang Zhi's control. Although they were not as powerful as Wang Zhi, they were even more ferocious; except for the Japanese pirates entrenched along the coast of Zhejiang, Nan Zhi
The Japanese pirates Xu Hai and Maye from Li Tuolin also caused great harm to our Zhejiang province. In addition to Jiaxing being conquered by them, the counties and towns bordering Zhili in the north and south also suffered greatly!"
"A few months ago, after Wang Zhi's plan to coerce the Japanese merchants failed, he launched a crazy revenge. He frantically ordered the Japanese pirates under his command, contacted other Japanese pirates, and colluded with the Japanese lords. He attracted tens of thousands of Japanese pirates from the Japanese country and sailed more than a thousand ships.
They landed in Zhoushan, Xiangshan and other places in Zhejiang, and robbed Taizhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing, captured cities and towns, killed and captured residents, and committed all kinds of evil. War fires continued throughout Zhejiang, and smoke was everywhere. Many counties and cities had been conquered by Japanese pirates, and even Taizhou was almost
Captured by Japanese pirates."
"Japanese pirates rob villages and towns every day, especially in coastal villages and towns in Zhejiang, where there is almost no peace."
Yu Dayou introduced in detail the distribution of Japanese pirates in Zhejiang and the situation of Japanese pirates raging. The current Japanese invasion in Zhejiang is very serious.
"I knew that the Japanese invasion was serious in Zhejiang, but I didn't expect it to be so serious." Zhu Pingan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.
"I'm afraid it will be more serious in a few days." Yu Dayou continued.
"How many days will it get worse?" Zhu Ping'an was startled.
"Lord Budang, yesterday one of my subordinates came to report to me that yesterday another large-scale Japanese ship sailed from the direction of Japan to Songjiang Prefecture. Judging from the number and size of the ships in the fleet, there were two Japanese pirates in this fleet.
There are as many as three thousand, and they must be the true Japanese of the Japanese country who are colluding with Tuolin Xuhai and Maye."
"According to General Mo's understanding of the Japanese pirates, this group of Japanese pirates came across the ocean and rested for a few days before they would surely plunder."
"The Tuolin Xuhai Japanese pirates have always been accustomed to attacking everywhere and suffering from their disasters. Of course, Nanzhili is the first among them. However, the villages, towns and cities in northern Zhejiang that border our Songjiang Prefecture cannot escape the plunder of Japanese pirates."