"You brat, you have to decide everything this time. I know you are a good deceiver."
In the capital, inside a four-wheeled carriage, Zhang Mao said to Liu Jin beside him with a smile on his face.
"…. Mr. Zhang, I don’t like hearing what you are saying. What do you mean I am so good at deceiving people? Who have I ever deceived?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he was immediately speechless.
He acted as if he was a special deceiver, and he deceived others very well. This Zhang Mao was obviously old and confused.
"Me~"
Zhang Mao pointed to himself and said without thinking.
"Mr. Zhang, you have to speak with your conscience. When have I ever cheated you?"
Liu Jin suddenly became even more speechless. He even said that he had tricked him. He was really an old fool.
"You brat, every time I come to Nancheng District, my heart is bleeding and aching."
"These lands used to be mine, but you deceived me and sold them all for a few taels per acre. Now these lands cost thousands of taels."
"You don't know how much money you've made by cheating me."
Zhang Mao touched his conscience, pointed to the tall buildings on both sides of the street outside, and said sadly.
Now, the area with the highest housing prices in the entire capital is here. A house costs eight hundred taels of silver. As for shops, it is even more expensive, and there is no place to buy them. All the shops developed by Liu Jin are only
Rent or sell.
There are countless shops in Beijing, Tianjin, and Songhu. The annual rent received is tens of millions of taels of silver, and it is still growing.
Because Liu Jin's real estate is still building houses, a large number of shops are firmly in Liu Jin's hands. He doesn't need to do anything. He just collects rent every year. After Zhang Mao knew about this, he
His eyes are all red.
Almost all the land on this side of the capital, especially the land in the south of the capital, was completely eaten up by Liu Jin and the prince. Among them, there were tens of thousands of fields in the hands of the British Duke Zhang Mao.
When the maritime trade and marine fishing industry first emerged, the dignitaries in the capital were all vying to go to sea. When they had insufficient funds, they sold a large amount of land, which ended up being cheaper for Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao.
Up to now, Zhang Mao cries for Liu Jin almost all the time, while the two brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling often go to the prince's east palace to cry, and to the queen to cry.
In fact, it's just that after watching the land here rise, my mentality became a little unbalanced.
"Mr. Zhang, you and I were consensual at the beginning. Besides, even though this land was sold, you still made an unknown amount of money with the money. What's more, you don't even know how much land your family has overseas.
You are still jealous of my little bit of land."
Liu Jin curled his lips and said.
"Can it be the same? Every inch of land in this capital city is precious. How about I exchange it for you with land from Golden Continent and Australia? One hundred acres for one acre here?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, he rolled his eyes, thought about it and suggested.
"Go, go~"
"It's like I'm in the Golden Continent and don't have any land in Australia. The land I own overseas is no less than yours. The land in the capital is limited. I won't sell it if I don't exchange it~"
Liu Jin said very simply.
What were you thinking? How could I possibly sell and replace these lands that I had managed to acquire? How could I rely on these lands to leave some family fortune to future generations?
"Smelly boy~"
Zhang Mao had no choice but to curse and end the matter.
During the two days of chatting, the four-wheel carriage we rode also arrived at the South Camp of Beijing, located in the southern suburbs.
Outside the capital's south camp, the Persian Empire's envoys Charand and Rasul were waiting patiently with dozens of people.
Seeing Zhang Mao and Liu Jin arriving, Charland and Rasul also hurriedly greeted them with smiles.
"Zhang Gong, Liu Gong~"
Challand spoke to Zhang Mao and Liu Jin in very standard Ming dialect.
"Haha, Mr. Challand, your words are really good."
Zhang Mao replied with a smile.
"Ashamed, ashamed~"
"The Ming Dynasty culture is extensive and profound. I have only just begun to learn a little bit about it."
Charland replied humbly.
"Let's go~"
After some pleasantries, Zhang Mao and Liu Jin also led the Persians into the military camp. Without Zhang Mao and Liu Jin, they would not have been able to enter the South Camp and could only take a look outside.
In the Nanda Camp, the soldiers were practicing as usual. The Nanda Camp, which occupies a very large area, has many large playgrounds, specializing in training on horseback slashing, archery, musket shooting, demolition, cannon shooting, etc.
The entire Nanda Camp was busy. Soldiers could be seen lining up neatly everywhere. The military camp buildings were also very busy.
Even if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were illiterate when they joined the army, they still had to receive cultural education after arriving in the military camp. Reading and literacy were the most basic requirements, followed by ideological education, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism education, etc.
This was unimaginable before.
As the saying goes, good iron should not be nailed, and good men should not be soldiers. Never in the past dynasties have soldiers been able to read and learn to read like this.
However, Liu Jin and Zhang Mao did not intend to take Challand, Rasul and others to visit. The Ming Dynasty's military strength was not only due to sophisticated equipment, but more importantly, the new military system. These things cannot be learned by the Persians.
went.
Taking Charland, Rasul and others directly to the equipment department, they already had weapons and equipment ready for sale.
"Mr. Challand, Mr. Rasul~"
"These are all things used by our Ming army~"
Liu Jin and Zhang Mao looked at each other, and Liu Jin stepped forward to act as a salesman, pointing to a complete set of weapons and equipment in front of him, and introducing it to Charland, Rasul and others.
"This is the Hongzhi Fourteenth Musket used by our Ming army!"
Liu Jin picked up a musket and introduced it with a smile.
"The effective range is two to fifty meters, and the longest range can reach three hundred meters. Well, one meter is about as long as it is."
"The rate of fire is fast, and the three-stage shooting method can ensure continuous and effective firepower."
"With high shooting accuracy and high hit rate, it is the most advanced musket in the world and can easily crush the muskets of the Ottoman Empire."
As Liu Jin spoke, he also asked people to demonstrate.
Next to it, a team of three hundred people came, loading gunpowder very quickly and skillfully, and then fired wave after wave under the command of the commander. In a blink of an eye, just as they were shooting, a large number of fake horses appeared.
The cavalry camp composed of dummies was beaten to pieces.
"Awesome~"
"Wow~"
These people from Persia couldn't help but opened their eyes and marveled.
The cavalry has always been the most important military force, but under such dense and continuous firing of muskets, it was impossible to get close.
"Master Liu, how do you sell this kind of Hongzhi Fourteenth Musket?"
"When your Ming Dynasty went to war with the Ottoman Empire, I saw with my own eyes that your Ming Army used muskets to tear the Ottoman Empire's cavalry and infantry to pieces."
Charland picked up a musket, played with it carefully, and tried shooting several times. He couldn't help but nod his head.
This Ming Dynasty musket is truly extraordinary. The workmanship is extraordinary. If you take a closer look at the barrel and listen to the sound, you will know that it is made of high-quality steel.
Looking at the live fire drill next to him, he couldn't help but recall that he followed the Ming army and witnessed the showdown between the Ming army and the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire's army, which surged in like a tidal wave, met the Ming Dynasty's musketeers. They charged wave after wave like an egg against a stone. They all fell to this position fifty steps away, unable to even get close.
"Of course, our Ming Dynasty's army is the strongest, otherwise why would you come all the way to our Ming Dynasty to buy arms and weapons?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately raised his head slightly and said matter-of-factly.
His attitude also made Charland and Rasul nod slightly. The Ming people were proud and confident. Their Persian feud, the powerful Ottoman Empire, was beaten to the point of begging for mercy.
"This kind of Hongzhi Fourteenth Musket is manufactured by Miyun Arsenal. It uses fine steel smelted by Miyun Iron Factory. This kind of steel is absolutely not available on the market, and it can only be smelted by Miyun Iron Factory.
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"It has a very long service life and is very easy to maintain. In addition, it is made of flint and is almost not affected by the weather. This wooden support is made of precious birch wood felled from our Liaodong virgin forest."
Liu Jin did not directly reply to Challand, but continued to introduce the situation of the gun in detail.
"If you don't tell the price directly, you are definitely trying to trick people."
Zhang Mao next to him immediately realized that there were several roundworms in Liu Jin's stomach. He knew that Liu Jin was preparing for the lion's mouth behind him.
"This kind of musket needs to use special gunpowder from our Ming army. Your Persian gunpowder is not good. It does not burn fully, is not powerful, and has a short range."
"So when buying muskets, I suggest you also import gunpowder from our Ming Dynasty, and the lead shot is best, because the gap between the lead shot made by our Ming Dynasty and the muzzle is very small, so
This will help improve range and accuracy.”
"This bayonet is definitely a must-have. Our Ming Dynasty's bayonets all use this newly designed bayonet. It has a blood groove on it. After being stabbed, it is difficult to stop the bleeding, and basically you will die."
"What's the use of a bayonet?"
"If a musketeer is approached, he can use his bayonet to fight back. Look, is it almost the same as a spear when paired with a musket?"
"They are all necessary. We, the Ming Army, all have necessary manpower. We can't have less of them. If you want to buy them, buy them all."
"In this way, your Persian army can be as powerful as our Ming army. It is necessary to defeat the Ottoman Empire. If you can't even defeat the Ottoman Empire, then it is nothing."
