Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 419
"The position of the fire door on the cannon body is different, and the distance of the shells is also different. The fire door of our cast guns is generally placed from the muzzle to the gun tail. Points, those people said, this is where the gunpowder is fully burned, and there is less air leakage at the fire door."

Ren Yuan excitedly told Wang Tong that Wang Tong could understand a general idea, but he might not be able to understand such technical questions, but he would listen with great patience, but Ren Yuan was very excited and eloquent. Incessantly continued:

"Your Excellency doesn't know, these fans even made gunpowder again. They first stirred our gunpowder evenly, then wetted it with water and then stirred it evenly. .”

Speaking of this, Wang Tong was indeed a little ignorant, and Ren Yuan said:
"At first, I thought that this gunpowder could still be wetted with water. Why did I spend so much effort on it? I never thought that after this kind of gunpowder is dried, it burns faster and is much more powerful than before. Besides, after listening to these People say that the gunpowder prepared in this way is not easy to get wet."

This is indeed a great benefit, Wang Tong nodded with a smile, and said to a soldier beside him:
"Order, these gunsmiths will be rewarded according to the craftsman who made the gun that day, and add another [-]%."

The personal soldiers walked down quickly. They had followed Wang Tong for a long time, so they naturally knew what to do at this time, so they told the interpreter first, and the interpreter loudly passed on the words. There was loud cheering.

Wang Tong smiled, turned around and walked towards the house, he beckoned Ren Yuan to follow, and said:
"Director Ren, to tell you the truth, these people are prepared to stay, but it's too risky to put them in your official workshop, and it's not worth letting you take on this responsibility. I plan to build a new place, counted as my own. The official’s private property, when the time comes, Qiao Da and the others will also live in and work together, and the official workshop can arrange apprentices to learn there.”

Ren Yuan, the director of the Ministry of Industry, is a person who devotes himself to exquisite skills. Wang Tong's arrangement not only saves him from risks, but also benefits him, and he can learn new things. How can he not want to.

Immediately said gratefully there:
"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your care..."

"Don't thank me in a hurry. You have seen the machines that people use oxen and horses these days. They are indeed very useful to do a lot of things, but didn't they also say that if it is powered by water, it will be more convenient. Our Tianjin Wei is Jiuhe At the end, isn’t water power convenient? You need to choose a place where coal, wood, copper, iron, and other household items can be easily brought in by water, and the things made can be easily transported out, and water power can be used.”

Wang Tong interrupted him with a smile, Ren Yuan nodded heavily, and said repeatedly:

"Please don't worry, my lord. Ren will definitely find a good place for you and finish this job well."

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Although the isolation area is called isolation, there is still no shortage of supplies. The Portuguese inside are all craftsmen, and they need wood and straw to build shacks for temporary residence.

Firewood and coal, quilts and cotton clothes are also openly supplied by Tianjin Wei. Although the weather is getting colder, they have not suffered any crimes. They have received silver rewards in their hands and are thinking about improving their lives. The soldiers did not make things difficult for them. As long as they give money, they are willing to buy some wine and meat for them at the market price.

Doing the not-so-hard work during the day, and coming back to eat meat and drink at night, these people are very happy. When they were in Macau, they had such a good life.

Everyone who has been out is excitedly talking about the bustling market. Even Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, is not that prosperous in such a city. Although everyone passes by in a hurry, you can see the friendly attitude of the Ming officials here Sooner or later there will be a day of strolling.

Drinking and eating meat, singing loudly in the hearty place, really happy, but it is only possible to do this after earning money from work. If you don’t get money, it’s okay to eat and drink a few times. If it weren't for everyone's sympathy for each other, there might not even be food and drink.

One side is bustling and the other side is desolate. Naturally, the desolate side can't bear it. What's more, in Macau, non-commissioned officers and soldiers, as well as captains and sailors on armed merchant ships, have higher status and treatment than ordinary craftsmen, but now the situation is completely reversed. Come over, the gap is really big.

Listening to the laughter over there, a group of people here are discussing over there, the soldiers from Macau are okay, after all, there is some discipline, and they just sleep.

The people on the Flying Deer are not very law-abiding people. They have been at sea for a long time, and their tempers are also unstable. Seeing those craftsmen and apprentices come back with a large amount of money to eat and drink. Is not reconciled.

They all knew that the captain Juan was also called a few days ago, but when he came back, he was empty-handed, and everyone gathered together.

"Captain, did the elder of the Ming Dynasty say anything? Don't tell me we are the only ones who don't have any rewards or benefits?"

As soon as this person asked, someone beside him interrupted and said:

"The young master values ​​technology and craftsmanship, what will we give and why should we give it to us."

"If you don't see anything, why would you ask the captain to go there? It's really sad to smell the wine and mutton every night. If this continues, I'd rather commit suicide!!"

Juan was there listening to the gossip of the sailors and crew. He was the captain of everyone, so of course he understood that everyone’s words were just trying to squeeze him, and he even suspected that he had swallowed something when he went to see the old man. What, I'm afraid everyone won't believe in themselves.

Juan spread his hands and said with a wry smile:

"The elder wants to buy our ship, how can I agree to it?"

The sailors who listened intently were taken aback for a moment, looked at each other, and one of them said:
"Captain, come here, do you think it is possible for us to leave?"

There was a sudden commotion in the house...

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As Wang Tong expected, the captain Juan asked the guards in the quarantine area on November 22 to ask for a second visit.

This meeting, before the interpreter could speak, Juan knelt down on the ground respectfully, and said:
"My lord, I want to sell the boat!"

After the interpreter turned the words around, Wang Tong couldn't help being taken aback, and then said with a smile:

"The boat is not yours, you are not qualified to sell it."

The old man’s attitude and meaning before was to buy the ship with full money. Juan’s talk this time was also based on Wang Tong’s attitude, but he didn’t expect the other party to deny it lightly, and he was a little at a loss for a while. Seeing this white man's attitude, Wang Tong even smiled even harder.

In the matter of negotiation, when one party occupies the right to speak, if the other party wants to protect themselves from losses, they can only cling to their bottom line and refuse to give up a single step. If they give up a step, they must retreat step by step.

Since this Juan wants to sell the boat, Wang Tong will take another step forward.

"Didn't the old man say that he would use silver ingots to buy this ship? Why didn't he buy it again..."

"The ship is here right now, and you are also under guard. If you really want this ship, do you still need to buy it?"

The interpreter listened intently. Juan spoke too fast, and Wang Tong responded quickly. He couldn't keep up, but he didn't dare to make a mistake.

After a few conversations, Juan was dejected. Since the other party was about to seize the boat, there was no talk of selling it. The people in his group were not craftsmen and had no skills in their hands, so what would they do in the future.

Wang Tong also ignored Juan who was stunned over there, and just smiled and said to the interpreter:

"Isn't Zhang Yubei, your speech is quite smooth, how did you learn it in the past?"

Interpreters are the most neglected group of people. Unexpectedly, Wang Tong took the initiative to ask, and quickly answered with a bow:
"Returning to the adults, the young one originally lived in Fenshui Street, South City, Beijing. There were two empty houses, which were leased by a monk from Franji. When he was young, he had fun and followed him to learn. Later, when the family fell into ruin, he served the monk until his death. I didn't learn any skills, but I learned this Franji dialect."

Wang Tong nodded and asked gently:
"I will deal a lot with foreigners like Franji in the future, and I need someone who knows how to speak. Are you willing to help?"

Zhang Yubei did not expect that the other party would suddenly solicit solicitation. He was reluctant to come to Tianjin Wei. What kind of salary would Jin Yiwei give when he catches people on errands? Seeing that he was a young man, Qianhu felt even more unreliable, but he didn't expect the other party to pay first. Half of the salary, agreed in advance to give three times the salary, this half is already a lot of money.

Living in Tianjinwei is even more comfortable, the food is delicious and spicy, and people everywhere are very polite to him. Everyone handles errands according to the rules. He didn't want to leave either, but he was just an outsider, he wanted to stay, and wanted to be a errand, it's not that easy.

Hearing Wang Tong's mention, he was overjoyed when he realized it. He quickly knelt on the ground and knocked his head a few times, saying repeatedly:

"The villain is willing, thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord."

Wang Tong looked at it with a smile. Of the five translators, only Zhang Yubei didn’t take advantage of the opportunity of the translator and skimped from it. What’s more, according to the three master craftsmen of Tianjin Wei Carlos, he was very good at translating. Proficient in business, Wang Tong is of course willing to recruit such talents.

The conversation between the two of them made Juan, who was in a daze beside him, feel even more lost and frightened. The other party didn't care about him, so he was going to be locked here as a prisoner for the rest of his life.

"Dear old man, please give the humble me a way out, please give me a chance to serve you..."

Without delusion, people will become very realistic, eat rough meals in the shack every day, and look at the companions who have a happy life beside them, and they will ask for the most practical path.

Looking at Juan who kowtowed below, Wang Tong smiled and said leisurely:

"Zhang Yubei, tell him, he still has skills..."
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