People are humane, but ghosts have their own ways. [] From Yask to Macau, there are only two ways to go south. One is to take the land route, enter the customs via Shengjing, and then go all the way south to Guangdong; the other is to take the sea route, going out to the sea from the Far East.
Heading to Macau via Japan.
The land route is definitely feasible. Not to mention entering the customs, I am afraid that as soon as they step into the Ninggu Pagoda area, Duncan and the others will be captured and interrogated by the Qing army. Because the north is not as good as the south. Except for Guangdong, everywhere is strictly prohibited.
The Francois were on the move. Once discovered, they would be thrown into jail or expelled immediately and never allowed to enter the country. Duncan and the others had no choice but to go to Japan because they had no way to make a fortune from the north of Macau to the golden land they wanted.
By chance, I learned that Nerchinsk, the far northern land of the Qing Dynasty, was rich in silver, so I took the risk of crossing the sea from Japan to the Far East. Although Yask, Shouyi City and other places have been occupied by Russia, strictly speaking, they are still here.
It is the territory of the "Qing Dynasty". Duncan and the others can move freely within the Russian-occupied areas, but once they set foot in the areas controlled by the Qing army, they will have to become prisoners. So going south by land is something they have never thought of.
, there is only one way for them: the sea way, how did they come here, how do they get back!
Duncan's route south is to follow the route of the eastward detachment of the Guanning Army to Duolunchan, and then to the border with North Korea. There, North Korean fishermen who are willing to provide convenience for smuggling will send them to Japan, and then they can take the
Spanish or Dutch merchant ships arrive in Macau. This road is also the route they took. In addition to bearing the risk of capsizing and sinking in a storm at sea, this route can be said to be the safest smuggling route. The only cost is to bribe North Korea.
The fishermen had to pay for their passage in case of possible North Korean naval raids, and they also had to endure months of loneliness and long sea voyages.
After Yan Qian accepted the mission, he selected thirty Han soldiers who had crossed the sea or river to accompany him to the south. After the defeat of the Wu army, the Yan family was ordered to have their homes confiscated by the new governor of Guangxi, and most of the men in the family were confiscated.
He was killed on the charge of "treason", but Yan Qian knew that his father had been at sea all his life. Although he was a maritime merchant, he had also done a lot of piracy. There was no way that he had not arranged a way out for the Yan family.
Therefore, Yan Qian believed that there must be people from his Yan family on some islands in the South China Sea. Therefore, after hearing that Zhao Qiang asked him to go south, Yan Qian agreed without hesitation.
After Yan Qian selected the people, Zhao Qiang personally sent them three miles out of the city. Zhao Qiang didn't say much to Duncan and the others. He only told Yan Qian some things after going south to Macau, and asked him to pay attention to those Franji people who were unsatisfactory in Macau.
, regardless of whether they have the ability or not, as long as they are willing, they will be coaxed to come to Yask with a lot of money. Zhao Qiang will also have to pay a lot of money to buy a few copies of all the books in Macau and bring them back. No matter what nationality they are, we will buy them back.
Just let Duncan and the others translate. Technology is the primary productive force and the primary combat force. Knowledge is power. When France obtained some professional works from the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Qiang could only focus on those European countries that were somewhat backward compared to the Ming Dynasty.
In the book, Duncan and the others said that what they purchased this time was front-loading muskets, but Zhao Qiang doubted whether Europeans in Macau and Nanyang and other places now had breech-loading muskets. For this reason, he told Yan Qian some breech-loading muskets.
I asked him to pay attention to its characteristics. Once he found out, he would agree immediately no matter what the other party's conditions were, and try every means to attract arms dealers who could sell breech-loaded muskets to Yask.
Three hundred taels of gold and eight thousand taels of silver were too much in quantity and too heavy in weight. They weighed about seven hundred kilograms. Therefore, including Duncan, each of them carried twenty or thirty kilograms. In fact, Duncan and Er Guo were
There was no need to carry it, but the three of them didn't know whether it was because they had never had so much gold and silver in their lives or they thought it was theirs. They held it tightly in their hands and refused to hand it over to others. Yan Qian tried to persuade him several times, but they all declined.
, and the reason was very high-sounding, saying that they were also members of Guan Ning's army, so they could not be treated differently. They had to share the same burden as the general's subordinates. Seeing that they insisted on doing this, Yan Qian was allowed to go.
Zhao Qiang dispatched four carriages from the security team to take them to Duolunchan, and wrote a letter asking Yan Qian to bring it to Hu Wang. The letter told Hu Wang that Duncan and others went to Macau to purchase firearms for Guan Ningjun.
Ask Hu Wang to send people to protect Duncan and others as they go south to the border with North Korea after they arrive, and also ask him to send people to inquire about the situation of the North Korean navy. Because Zhao Qiang feels that if he wants to establish a navy, the enemy will not be full at the beginning.
Qing’s Navy was actually the North Korean Navy, the neighbor under his nose. In order to deal with possible troubles from this neighbor in the future, Zhao Qiang believed that it was necessary to understand the other party in advance, so as to be aware of it so as not to panic when trouble came.
Finally, Zhao Qiang asked Hu Wang to choose a port as a base for the future navy of Guan Ning's army. After Yan Qian came back, he would immediately start construction of the navy.
After sending Duncan and Yan Qian away, Zhao Qiang returned to Yask, and then led people straight to Shouyi City. After finishing all the big and small things, he also had to deal with Feng Yun's matter, because he felt that he should
Give Feng Yun an explanation.
Zhao Qiang admits that the relationship between Zhao Qiang and Feng Yun seems to have always been very weak, and has never been expressed strongly at all. It is better to say that there is affection between the two, it is better to say that they have a good impression. They respect each other like guests, yes, respect each other like guests. These four words are
Zhao Qiang is the most appropriate description of the relationship between the two. This time, can I have a breakthrough with Feng Yun? Zhao Qiang has no special requirements for personal relationships, and he is not particular about his wife's requirements. As long as this woman is willing to be with me
As long as you are willing to give birth to children for me for the rest of your life, that will be enough, the rest is just a cloud, Zhao Qiang thought.
"Sir Qianhu, you can report your victory to the division commander!"
In front of Ergun City, looking at the gate that had been knocked open and the Mongolian cavalry brigade pouring in, Zuo Mingnan looked relaxed, and Qian Lin behind him also looked happy. Qi Zhuang, who was standing in front of the two, was
There was no joy, but an angry look on his face. After listening to Zuo Mingnan's words, Qi Zhuang slowly turned around and nodded to him: "Inform the division commander that the city of Ergun has been destroyed, and the city's Rakshasa defenders
and the residents resisted stubbornly, causing hundreds of casualties to our troops. In order to boost the morale of the troops, we have ordered the massacre of the city."
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