Smuggling Daming

Emperor Zhengde had already known from Wu Shan in advance that Zhou Zhong had some special gifts for him, but Wu Shan didn't know what kind of gifts they were, so now that he heard that Zhou Zhong gave it to him, he could also get along with Frangji Cannon. Bi's gift, which surprised him, said immediately: "Zhou Zhong, quickly take out your gift and have a look, what kind of gift can compare with the Frang machine artillery?"

Seeing the excited face of Emperor Zhengde, who looked like a big child, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but smiled, turned around and took a long box from a follower, opened it himself and presented it: "Your Majesty, please Look, this is a telescope developed by Cao Min. Although it cannot be used as a weapon like a cannon, it is as useful as any weapon on the battlefield!"

What Zhou Zhong took out was a long tube-shaped telescope. There were five telescopes in each box, and there were two boxes in total.But Emperor Zhengde was confused when he heard the name telescope, because he really couldn't figure out what the so-called telescope was for.

Seeing that Emperor Zhengde didn't understand, Zhou Zhong took a telescope from the box, adjusted the focus and presented it to Emperor Zhengde, and pointed to the distance for him to see. As a result, Emperor Zhengde just put one end of the telescope on his eyes, Immediately, he was taken aback because he felt that the distant scenery was suddenly brought closer. This feeling made him very uncomfortable. He even thought it was some kind of magic, and almost threw the telescope in his hand.

However, after the shock at the beginning, Emperor Zhengde soon discovered the benefits of the telescope. The distant scenery that could not be seen clearly was magnified by the telescope.All of a sudden, it seemed to be in front of his eyes, and it looked very clear, which was definitely a very interesting thing for him.

I saw Emperor Zhengde playing alone for a while, then he put down the binoculars, and said with excitement on his face: "Not bad, the name of this binoculars is indeed very appropriate. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I would I can't believe that there are such wonderful things in this world. It can bring the distant scenery closer and see it very clearly, um..."

When he said this, Emperor Zhengde's face suddenly changed, and then he showed a pensive look, and after a while.Suddenly he said with some ecstasy: "Haha, so that's the case. I understand that this telescope is not just for fun. If it is used on the battlefield, then my generals of Ming Dynasty will hold the telescope in their hands. It can be done sooner." It is easier to see the situation on the battlefield when you discover the enemy's situation, and when commanding on the battlefield, this is simply a sharp weapon tailored for generals!"

Emperor Zhengde has two hobbies, one is fun, and the other is martial arts. Although he doesn't like reading those sage books, he is very familiar with military books. It can be said that he himself has extremely high military literacy.Otherwise, he would not have defeated Lai Fan's little prince in a few years.So Emperor Zhengde quickly saw the military value of the telescope, even to some extent.The value of binoculars is higher than that of artillery.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so excited, Gu Dayong, Qian Ning and others next to him were a little puzzled. At the same time, they were even more curious about the telescope in Zhou Zhong's hand. However, Emperor Zhengde soon asked Zhou Zhong to distribute the telescope to everyone. After seeing the magic of the telescope with their own eyes, they were also extremely shocked. Among them, Qian Ning and other warriors, like Zhengde, thought of the role of the telescope on the battlefield, and they all showed excited expressions at the moment, looking at Zhou. The heavy eyes are also a little different.

"Great, with the Frangji cannon and this telescope, it will definitely greatly enhance my Ming's force. If the Mongols dare to go south again in the future, I must let them remember a profound lesson!" Emperor Zhengde Excitedly walking back and forth in the same place a few times, he suddenly ordered again, "Come on, hurry up and prepare the banquet, today I want to get drunk with Zhou Zhong!"

Zhou Zhong would have taken this opportunity to send some other gifts together, but seeing Emperor Zhengde's excitement, I'm afraid he didn't have the heart to listen to his talk about the great significance of sweet potatoes and corn, so he finally thought about it. After a while, he decided to wait until the banquet, when Zhengde also calmed down, and then presented the other gifts one by one.

It can be seen that Zhengde is indeed very concerned about military matters. Next, he took Zhou Zhong to the drill field in front of him. While visiting the drills of the Shenji Battalion, he asked Zhou Zhong about the Frangji artillery and binoculars. Zhou Zhong didn't hide these things, after all, he knew that Wu Shan must have reported the situation of Shuangyu Port to Zhu Houzhao.

So Zhou Zhong recounted the story of his introduction of Frangji craftsmen, and at the same time, he also told about the Portuguese expedition from Europe, and had already occupied India along the route, and then they were about to enter Nanyang, hoping to attract Zhengde's attention. It's a pity that Zhengde didn't seem to be very interested in the overseas situation, but was very interested in those French craftsmen, and asked many questions for this. When he learned that those Europeans advocated not taking a bath, he laughed out loud.

Zhou Zhong and Gu Dayong crossed the entire capital to reach the Shenji Camp. It had already taken nearly two hours. Now they met with Emperor Zhengde and visited the Shenji Camp. It turned out that it was dusk soon, when the soldiers gathered in the afternoon. The drill had also been completed, and everyone simply scrubbed and prepared to eat dinner, and at this time the banquet ordered by Emperor Zhengde was also ready.

However, Zhengde did not immediately take Zhou Zhong to the banquet, but stood outside the canteen of Shenji Camp, watching the soldiers who were scrambling for food below and did not speak, and the people next to him did not dare to disturb, Zhou Zhong next to him Looking at Zhengde in front of him again, although he didn't know whether his guess was correct, Zhou Zhong always felt that Zhengde seemed to yearn for this kind of military life very much. If possible, he should very much hope to let go of his identity as emperor and be with the rude people below. The dirty soldiers robbed the not-so-appetizing meals together.

After a while, Zhengde turned around and left the dining hall, and then brought Zhou Zhong to a grass field next to the training ground. What Zhou Zhong didn't expect was that a large tent used for marching stood here, and what he didn't expect Yes, this marching tent turned out to be Zhengde's residence in the barracks these days, and it was also the place where he met guests and handled government affairs.

Looking at the not-so-comfortable tent in front of him, Zhou Zhong turned his head to look at the barracks of the military barracks not far away. Although those barracks were not gorgeously built, he felt that they were much more comfortable than tents. Unfortunately, Zhengde The emperor had this kind of hobby. He didn't live in a good house, but he liked to live in a tent.

After entering the tent, Zhou Zhong found that a banquet had been set up inside, and to his surprise, the banquet was not like the specifications of an imperial banquet. All the food and drinks were placed on a table, with two chairs facing each other. It seems that Emperor Zhengde planned to drink with him at the same table. Although Zhou Zhong didn't know the court rules very well, he knew that he sat and drank with Emperor Da Ming. The censor will scold himself to death.

"Zhou Zhong, as soon as I saw you, I felt that we were very destined, and you also gave me two such important sharp weapons from Daming, and this is a military camp, not a palace. There are no monarchs and ministers in the military camp, so you don't have to. We are stuck with the common etiquette, let's sit down and chat while eating!" After entering the defeat, Zhengde immediately said, looking at him, it seems that he really regards Zhou Zhong as an equal friend.

Hearing what Zhengde said, if someone else said it, he might still dare not sit down, but Zhou Zhong's concept of a monarch and his ministers is very weak, and in his opinion, Zhengde is just a young man a few years older than himself, who lived with him in the Songjiang Mansion. Those friends were similar, and there was no awe in their hearts, so they didn't refuse, and sat down with Zhengde one after another after thanking them.

After sitting down, Zhou Zhong discovered that the banquet prepared by Zhengde was also very special. There were large chunks of meat in several large porcelain bowls, steamed or boiled in different types. A charcoal stove was raised in one corner, and a young eunuch was turning a grill with a roasted golden lamb on a skewer.The mud seal on the wine jar has been slapped open, and a strong aroma of wine is released, making people feel a little drunk just by smelling it.

I saw Gu Dayong personally pouring two bowls of spirits for Zhengde and Zhou Zhong, and then Zhengde said with a smile: "Zhou Zhong, I wanted to see you a long time ago, and even thought about going to Songjiang in person, but it's a pity that the gang in the court The old stubborn will never agree, so I had to give up in the end, I didn't expect you to come to the capital, which makes me very happy, come, let's have a bowl!"

As Zhengde said, he picked up the wine bowl in front of him, Zhou Zhong didn't dare to neglect, and immediately took it up and drank it with Zhengde.After finishing drinking, Zhengde immediately greeted Zhou Zhong to eat. After all, what he prepared was strong wine, and if you drink on an empty stomach, you will easily get drunk.

After drinking a bowl of strong wine, Zhou Zhong also felt a lot more relaxed. At this time, he also saw that Zhengde had calmed down from the previous excitement. He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, what kind of preparations have the Caomin prepared for this time in the capital?" Special gifts, including the artillery and binoculars have been dedicated to His Majesty, but there are several other special gifts, I hope that I can give them to Your Majesty in person."

After getting the cannon and binoculars, Zhengde was already very interested in Zhou Zhong's remaining gifts, so he was overjoyed when he heard it, and said immediately: "Quick! Present it quickly, I heard from Wu Shan that you not only Cannons are prepared, and there are two kinds of food crops brought by the Frang robot, which look very novel, and I have long wanted to see them!"

Seeing that Emperor Zhengde only regarded corn and sweet potatoes as two novel food crops, Zhou Zhong smiled secretly. He wondered how Zhengde would react when he told about the advantages of planting sweet potatoes and corn, as well as their amazing yields. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)