Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 414
To be an official for thousands of miles is only for money, this is a common saying in Ming Dynasty.

The reason for the Portuguese who traveled across the ocean and traveled tens of thousands of miles to Daming was obviously not for ideals, but also for money, gold and silver.

It's not easy to make a fortune. If you don't have privileges or luck, coming to the East is no different from being in Europe. It's just as hard to survive.After all, I have traveled so far, after all, I have left my hometown and relatives, and I have not made a fortune, so I always feel unwilling in my heart.

When they were escorted by the soldiers of Ming Dynasty to the ship heading north, this reluctance turned into disappointment and despair. There was an unknown fate waiting for them ahead. No matter how they looked at it, it didn’t look like good luck, and getting rich was even more unlikely. .

But what happened to these two boxes of silver ingots? People who saw them screamed unconsciously, and then people from the entire isolation area surrounded them. More than 300 people surrounded the place tightly.

They didn't notice that if it was the same a few days ago, the soldiers guarding outside would have to use weapons to scold and drive them away, so they ignored them at this time.

Although the two craftsmen still had ignorant expressions on their faces, they couldn't help but look smug when they saw so many people surrounding them enviously.

"How many silver ingots is this?"

Finally someone asked this question, and everyone listened attentively. The two craftsmen were very familiar with this weight, and said with a smile:
"It's all first-class sterling silver, and each box is worth about a thousand rials (Portuguese silver coins)."

One thousand standard silver coins, if the nobles in the Portuguese countryside do not have overseas properties, their annual income is only two hundred riyals. The small manor is happy.

Hearing this amount, everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they all exclaimed in unison. Everyone remembered that they came to ask with that musket at the time. What did it have to do with the money? Those who were impatient had already asked.

"I was taken to a great man who asked me if I would disassemble and make a musket, and we both said yes, and then let us disassemble the musket, and took us to a big workshop Among them, let the two of us make muskets, there are many craftsmen over there, we have been busy for a few days to make it, and there are white craftsmen to check and accept it, and compare it with other weapons."

The two craftsmen spoke happily, and everyone listened attentively.

"After the newly made musket was fired, the young lord was very happy and rewarded us with these riches."

Everyone suddenly realized that some people were more envious, while others regretted it. Among the people who came here, there were many craftsmen who knew how to make muskets, but they were preempted by others and earned the reward.

Everyone traveled across the oceans to the East. On ships and on land, they heard that barbarians, tribal chiefs, oriental nobles and monarchs often like Western machinery and technology very much. If they get it right, they can make a fortune. Judging from what happened to these two companions, they might have encountered such luck.

Everyone imagined how comfortable it would be to go to that bustling town not far away to have a good time with the silver ingots that were shining with silver.

At this moment, someone outside shouted again:
"Is anyone going to forge cannons!!?"

Speaking Portuguese with a perfect accent, everyone looked out together and found a decent white man in oriental clothes standing outside and shouting.

"Would anyone cast a field gun like that carried with the army?"

After shouting again, everyone looked at each other, and suddenly dozens of arms were raised, and everyone scrambled to say:

"I will!!" "I will!!"

Bean, who has been working in the Fire Organ Workshop for a long time, smiled reservedly, called out the twenty or so people who raised their hands, and then asked:

"Do you need anyone to help? Let's call together. If you can make a cannon, you can get money. If you can't make it, it's not just a problem of not having money."

He also understood everyone's thoughts. They all felt that the more people who went there, the more people would pay, and they could call as few people as possible. Hearing this faint threat, the Portuguese people who were dazed by the silver ingots woke up a little bit. , quickly began to greet his apprentices and helpers.

Bei'an was in his 30s, and he dressed with dignity. Every craftsman and technician respected him, because they also saw that Ming's soldiers were very polite to him.

Watching these craftsmen leave obediently with the soldiers, Bean thought behind him, if he hadn't come to Tianjin Wei and been recruited by Mr. Wang for no reason, he might be the same as these people now, no, he must not be as good as these people, because The three of us couldn't make the musket. Only after watching the dismantling and manufacturing of the two craftsmen did we understand the truth. This is the difference in life.

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When Bei'an, a fan, was recruiting craftsmen in the quarantine area, Wang Tong was accompanying Yu Dayou in the mansion. The old man lost control of his emotions after seeing the ship.

At this time the weather was already cold, Yu Dayou probably caught the wind and fell ill after arriving home, the best doctor in Tianjin Wei was invited by Wang Tong to live in the mansion and see a doctor at any time.

The people sent to the capital have already set off, and they are planning to invite famous doctors from the capital to come over, and they have sent a private message to Zou Yi. It would be best if the Tai Hospital can help.

Since Yu Dayou came to the capital in the fifth year of Wanli, although he is not young, he has always been strong and healthy, and he is not like an old man in good spirits. He has never had any symptoms, but this time he suddenly fell ill. The body recovers very slowly.

For a rare old man, this is not a good sign. Wang Tong has seen many such situations, and he feels sorry for him, but he can only do his best to accompany him more.

Yu Dayou's image in front of everyone has always been laughing and cursing, calm and calm, but this time it is a little different.

"Walking around for so many years, I never thought about my family, but this time I thought about it very much. I am old, I am old, and when I get old, I look like a woman like this."

With a quilt on his body, leaning on the kang, Yu Dayou laughed at himself a little weakly, Wang used a small knife to peel and cut a white pear, put it on the kang table, and said with a smile:

"The fast horse to Fujian has already set off yesterday, but the round trip is a little farther back and forth. Around the first lunar month, my lord's family will be able to arrive at Tianjin Wei. My lord, don't worry."

Yu Dayou nodded with a smile, and said:
"Men use knives to kill thieves and tigers, but you use them to peel white pears. Really, really..."

"There is a lot of smoke and fire in the house, so it's good to eat a pear. Don't tell me, my lord, I didn't expect this white pear to be sold for the price of a mountain delicacy in winter."

Wang Tong said with a smile, Yu Dayou took a piece of pear and put it in his mouth, and he said after a while:
"Remember the old man told you that Tianjin Wei is now a piece of fat?"

Of course Wang Tong remembered, and it was because of Yu Dayou's reminder that he made preparations in advance, Gu Hu and his gang of pirates did not cause devastating damage to Tianjin Wei's Haihe business district. Wang Tong nodded, and Yu Dayou said:
"Today's Tianjin Wei is not only fat, but also gold and jade. Seeing so much wealth and money gathered here, some people can't help but take risks."

Now the merchants in Tianjin Wei are full of goods. Even so, each of them still has a lot of gold and silver savings, not to mention Wang Tong's insurance bank still has a large amount of cash and silver. The so-called Jinshan Yinhai is placed in Tianjin. Wei, if you think about it, it may not be an exaggeration.

"You also saw the gunboats of those people. You said yesterday that they were not warships of the people, but merchant ships that trafficked goods on the sea. The artillery was for self-protection. What about the boat?"

Yu Dayou spoke in a hurry, and couldn't help coughing twice, Wang Tong hurriedly stepped forward to beat his back, Yu Dayou calmed down, and said again:

"Can the fort by the Haihe River be able to stop it? If it can't be stopped, the cannon will knock down your fortress. What will you do if you enter the canal along the Haihe River and go straight to the capital? If there are two fleets of Ruofan people, one is approaching in Tianjin Wei. Once the capital entered the Yangtze River, the water transportation was cut off, and now the supply of food and grass to the capital in the north depends entirely on the southern grain, if the water transportation is cut off, it will really shake the world."

What Wang Tong said became serious. After careful analysis, if there are foreign enemies who do this, it will really shake the world and make people panic. Daming's navy is just a joke right now. There are a bunch of broken ships and old ships, so what is the war? Li, if such a Western gunboat is coming in...

Even with limited historical knowledge, Wang Tong knew that such a thing did not happen in the Ming Dynasty, and Yu Dayou was overwhelmed with worry. And, it was because the British fleet entered the Yangtze River and cut off water transportation.

Seeing Wang Tong's silence, Yu Dayou continued:
"Forbidden sea, forbidden sea, the Japanese pirates were not banned, but our Ming navy was completely banned. The old man and Qi Yuanjing have fought hard on the shore for so many years. If there is a boat, how can it be so hard? Water battles, sea battles, in the final analysis We still have to rely on the boat, look at the big boat of Fanren, and then think about us."

He spoke in a hurry and was out of breath. Wang Tong shook his head, stepped forward and patted Yu Dayou on the back, and said with a smile:

"My lord, don't worry, we are late, but now we start slowly, there is always time. What does your lord think Wang Tong is doing by bringing these Fanren and that gunboat to Tianjin Wei?"

Yu Dayou was taken aback for a moment, seeing Wang Tong's smile, he also laughed out loud.

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As usual, when the eunuch takes office, he must first look at the inventory of soldiers and horses in the warrior camp and the four guards battalion, as well as the account books of soldiers, armor, food and fodder. Chu Zhaoren, the eunuch who works on old errands, naturally understands this rule , Since taking office, he has inspected in the official room of the Yumajian every day.

"Is the Laoshizi Huwei Army of Tianjin Wei under the command of the Imperial Horse Supervisor?"
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