Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 65 The sailing ship enters the harbor
Seeing that Li Banghua was still in a daze, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but smiled and called him: "Li Futai, don't be stunned, sit down and eat together!"

Li Banghua came to his senses after hearing the sound. Seeing that there was no room for a few people at that table, he quickly ordered people to move in a few more tables and bring in more food.

Now this situation is indeed beyond Li Banghua's expectation. The meals that were delivered before were prepared for Zhu Youjian. According to etiquette, he should first serve Zhu Youjian to eat and drink before it is the turn of those Jin Yiwei to go. The same goes for those who eat, including himself. Zhu Youjian and his party must be well served before he can go to eat.

Now that Zhu Youjian wants everyone to eat together, he can only obey his order, but his impression of Zhu Youjian is much better. His Royal Highness King Xin is indeed as expected from the rumors, he is humble, upright, and talented!
After dinner, Li Banghua chatted with Zhu Youjian for a while, mainly because Zhu Youjian asked him about the situation of the coastal defense camp, and then resigned and left. That night, Zhu Youjian stayed at the guardhouse in Dagukou .

Zhu Youjian waited for three days at Dagukou before he finally arrived at Sun Yuanhua. Because the guards on the Dagukou fort all knew that the big French sailing ship was carrying the Minister of War, so they only fired warning cannons. When the big flag with the word "ming" was hoisted on the ship, the ship was let into the harbor and docked.

After Zhu Youjian received the news, he immediately took people to the coast to wait. The huge Galen ship slowly retracted its sails and anchored a hundred meters away from the coast. If it docked directly, there would be danger after the tide went out. There was a risk of stranding. When Li Banghua saw that the Naffron machine's ship had anchored, he immediately sent a small boat to pick them up.

In fact, this is because the Franji people have a little too much self-esteem. Although the Ming Dynasty's port construction is slightly cruder than that of the European and Western countries, it can still ensure that ships of the Galen Ship level can dock safely.

Although the Galenic ships of the Franji people are much more advanced than the Ming Dynasty's ships, if we only consider the size, the Ming Dynasty's large ships are actually better than the Galenic ships. Therefore, since the Ming Dynasty's ships can dock in this port, The Franconians' ship can naturally stop as well.

Zhu Youjian also went up to pick up Sun Yuanhua personally in a small boat. Sun Yuanhua naturally did not expect that Zhu Youjian could come to pick him up in person. He also felt a little flattered and hurriedly got off the boat to Zhu Youjian's small boat. Go up and salute Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian hurriedly helped Sun Yuanhua up, "Master Sun, there is no need to be polite. This trip to Haojing'ao was really hard for Master Sun!"

Sun Yuanhua stood up and said with a smile: "Your Highness is serious. How dare you say that you are working hard for the imperial court!"

After saying this, Sun Yuanhua turned around and pointed to the Galen ship behind him and said: "Your Highness, the hundred Hongyi cannons purchased by me are all on the ship. Please send someone to unload them and inspect them!"

Zhu Youjian nodded and said: "The artillery still needs to be inspected, but the emperor has decreed that these Hongyi cannons do not need to be transported back to the capital, but directly to Liaodong!" At this point, Zhu Youjian raised his hand and pointed to the coast. There were more than a dozen ships mobilized from the two states of Denglai that docked. "The task of transporting the artillery was left to the navy of the two states of Denglai!"

Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but secretly startled when he heard this, in addition to praising the emperor's thoughtful arrangements, he also lamented the emperor's pragmatism. If the court practiced in the past, the newly purchased artillery had to be brought back to the capital first. Those who were put on display in front of the officials and shot a few times could only be transported to the front line after the emperor and the officials had enough "playing".Sun Yuanhua was very moved and couldn't help but bowed in the direction of the capital and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhu Youjian first carried Sun Yuanhua ashore, and then Li Banghua arranged for ships to pick up the Taixi people on Galen's ship ashore, and arranged for manpower to unload the Hongyi cannons and shells on the ship!
Hundreds of soldiers from the coastal defense battalion and hundreds of small boats worked for more than two hours to transport all the Hongyi cannons to the coastal defense camp on the shore.

Under the introduction of Sun Yuanhua, Zhu Youjian had also met with the French captain and hundreds of Thai and Western craftsmen. Although none of these Thai and Western craftsmen paid homage to him, which made Zhu Youjian feel that these foreigners were quite rude, but Zhu Youjian knew that the emperor valued these Taixi people very much, so he did not show any displeasure and still received them warmly.

Because Zhu Youjian didn't like these foreigners and couldn't understand the language, Zhu Youjian paid no attention to these Taixi people except asking Sun Yuanhua some questions about these Taixi people.

In fact, many of these Thai and Westerners are proficient in Chinese, but they all know that the man in front of them is the prince of the Ming Dynasty and has a high status, so even if they are left alone, they all sit upright and remain silent.

This silent and slightly embarrassing scene lasted until Li Banghua came in and reported that the Hongyi cannons had been unloaded. Zhu Youjian then stood up and said: "Master Sun, let's go and see these Hongyi cannons together!"

Sun Yuanhua nodded to obey the order, and then suggested: "Your Highness, why don't we set up a few artillery pieces and fire a few test shots to test whether the power of the artillery is up to standard!"

Zhu Youjian naturally agreed happily. After all, he was a layman and didn't understand artillery. If he just looked at the appearance, he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad. Naturally, he still had to fire a few shots to know whether there was any problem with the artillery and how powerful it was. And Zhu Youjian had long heard of the reputation of the Hongyi Cannon, but he had never seen the power of the Hongyi Cannon with his own eyes, and he felt a little itchy in his heart!

Under the guidance of Sun Yuanhua, Zhu Youjian first inspected a hundred Hongyi cannons placed in the firearms warehouse of the Haiphong camp, and then ordered Li Banghua to arrange for people to randomly select a few and put them on the fort at Dagukou. You have to go to the fort in person to watch the test.

Upon seeing this, a Fran robot gunner said that he would instruct the Ming army to set up the Hongyi cannon to prevent the artillery from being unqualified and causing danger during the test. Sun Yuanhua also said that the Hongyi cannon was not the same as the artillery currently used by the Ming army. It was too similar, so it had to be treated with caution. Zhu Youjian nodded and agreed to the Fran robot gunner.

After inspecting the Hongyi cannons in the firearms warehouse, Zhu Youjian and Sun Yuanhua, led by Li Banghua, boarded the fort at Dagukou. Three Hongyi cannons had been set up on the fort, and several Ming army gunners were at a loss. Standing behind three Hongyi cannons, after all, these Hongyi cannons are much larger than the captive-killing cannons and French cannons commonly used by the Ming army!
Several Franji men stepped forward and saluted Zhu Youjian and Sun Yuanhua, and said in blunt Chinese: "Your Highness, it is up to us to demonstrate the artillery for Your Highness. This artillery is very powerful. If you are not careful, it may I accidentally hurt myself!"

(End of this chapter)