A Dream of Red Mansions: the Strongest Playboy

Before Wei Xiaobao could react, he had already been fed another poison.

"You, what are you doing?" Wei Xiaobao was tortured to death. He never expected to meet such a rogue and ten times more ruthless grandpa and champion.

"I want you to obey me from now on." Zhen Baoyu said coldly, "Listen to me, you can still save your life. If you don't listen, you will wait for Qiqiao to bleed to death."

Wei Xiaobao was afraid of death, so he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhen Baoyu planted a poisonous poison on him, but he was not afraid of his backlash: "As long as you dare to say a word to others, this poisonous poison will kill you."

Wei Xiaobao kowtowed like pounding garlic and bowed at Baoyu's feet.

"You continue to help me collect the forty-two chapters." Baoyu said lightly: "At the same time, keep in touch with your master Chen Jinnan. I want all his information."

Chen Jinnan's shamelessness has made Zhen Baoyu want to kill.

He immediately passed a book to Huang Rong, telling him the truth about the assassination and leaking case, it was a ghost that Heaven and Earth would do.

Wei Xiaobao limped back to the palace.

Hai Dafu saw the appearance of his "apprentice", but he was wrong again. He thought he guessed right. Zhen Baoyu really likes the male style. Mizhi smiled, and said to Baoyu mysteriously: "Don't worry, I will often send Wei Xiaobao out of the palace to report to your elders."

Zhen Baoyu was still wondering for a while what the old eunuch was thinking.

Back at Jia Mansion, Zhen Baoyu received letters from Hu Xueyan and Zheng He.

3rd more, let's break out together.Seek all kinds of support!For the sake of the old pig vomiting blood at the 8th watch every day.

Chapter 199 Stationed in Hong Kong!Long Qi Nanyang! 【4】

Back at Jia Mansion, Zhen Baoyu received letters from Hu Xueyan and Zheng He.

Thirteen foreign firms in Guangzhou in the south, the business is progressing very smoothly.After Long Keduo's fall, Long Keduo's Wu family was also instantly annexed by Baoyu's commander Hu Xueyan, and his fleet was merged into Baoyu's forces accordingly.

In addition, the Lu family of King Beijing also actively cooperated. Baoyu's power in the Thirteen Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. suddenly suppressed the Pan family of Prince Bao Hongli and the Ye family of the queen, and became the largest force.

Therefore, in terms of economy, Zhen Baoyu's Jiafu caravan earns millions of silver every day by monopolizing trade in glass, cotton, silk, tea and porcelain.In particular, glass products, which have been ahead of Europe for hundreds of years, have dominated the Japanese market, began to dump into South Asia, and even entered the European market, causing a huge sensation.

Europeans simply have a hard time-believing their own eyes.

They made glass, but it was only sold to the Qing Dynasty for a few decades. The people of the Qing Dynasty have produced silicate glass that is a hundred times more advanced than their glass, and began to dump it in Europe to make a lot of money!

With this silicic acid glass that is a thousand times clearer, the ghosts want the poor and expensive frosted glass in Europe.

The Europeans were stunned and dumbfounded.

But the ruthless truth is.

They had to put away their contempt for the Chinese people and re-examine this ancient and great eastern country, full of incredible magical power.

Compared with the smooth sailing in economic and foreign trade, the military progress is not smooth.

Zheng He reported that ten large ships had been built, and 150 cannons built by the Spaniards were purchased, armed, and through smuggling channels, 1000 muskets and a large amount of ammunition were purchased from the Portuguese, and 2000 armed sailors and 3000 were recruited. A seaman sailor, about to set sail for Malacca.But the letter also said that Malacca, as a battleground for military strategists entering the Far East waters, has been eyed by the British, Portuguese, and Dutch. Several naval battles have resulted in fierce competition.

Although Zheng He's navy has taken shape, it still has a long way to go to defeat this powerful Western colonizer.The biggest problem is that the Western colonists refused to sell arms to the Chinese.It's not difficult to understand. They originally relied on strong ships and cannons to robbery. Otherwise, why would they come to you all the way?Do you send arms to help you achieve modernization?

These 150 cannons and more than 1000 muskets were all bought by Hu Xueyan by taking advantage of his position, coercion, enticement, opportunism, the Dutch, Portuguese and British, abandoned warships that could not be repaired, and purchased by Western pirates. Smuggled goods.In the Qing Dynasty, they were absolutely prohibited items, and if Yongzheng knew that he would raid his house and behead his head.

But even so, it was not enough to arm a really powerful fleet to let Zheng He traverse the South China Sea.

Although Zheng He searched for skilled craftsmen in many ways, and wanted to build a modern large dock as soon as possible to survive sailing battleships, but the Qing Dynasty banned the sea for too long, and the talent and skills of boatmen declined too much.Even with sufficient silver and the strength of Thirteen Foreign Traders, it is still difficult to find sufficient and highly skilled boatmen.In addition, the Qing Dynasty's industry was backward, and the military industry was even worse. It is far away to build a sailing battleship that is one hundred years ahead of the world.

Zheng He was also very worried about this matter.

Baoyu thought for a while, gritted his teeth, took out another XNUMX points, searched the exchange list for a long time, and finally exchanged a treasure.

He opened the portal, traversed with one foot, and entered the small building belonging to the Jia Mansion in Guangzhou Thirteen Foreign Firms.

Hu Xueyan and Zheng He were worried about the formation of an armed fleet in the military. Unexpectedly, the young master came to Guangzhou for guidance.

Zheng He hurriedly stood up and said ashamed: "Master, Zheng He is not doing well, please punish him severely."

Baoyu smiled and walked towards the beach.

He saw hundreds of merchant ships from various countries on the pier of Thirteen Foreign Trade, and the scene of continuous trade, and saw the goods marked with the mark of Jia's house being continuously carried on the merchant ships of various countries in exchange for huge wealth, but This was all in Zhen Baoyu's expectation, and smiled.

"Where is our naval base?" Zhen Baoyu asked Zheng He.

"According to Master Hu's instructions, Mr. Hu and I have bribed Guangdong officials to buy Hong Kong Island!" Zheng He said with a smile: "Hong Kong Island, a small fishing village, has become our first naval base to dominate the South China Sea. I The fleet and the home port are all there. The young master is going, and I will order people to prepare the horse. It only takes three days to arrive. "

Zhen Baoyu didn't have three days to waste. He opened the portal and took the two of them to Hong Kong in one step.

Hu Xueyan and Zheng He were stunned.

This Hong Kong is 200 kilometers away from Guangzhou, and it is only one step away?

When he arrived in Hong Kong, Hong Kong was still just a small fishing village at this time, but Zhen Baoyu knew that the island that could make the British so vicious eyes become a treasure land for the springboard of invasion of China, how could there not be the right time and place?

The distance between Hong Kong Island and the mainland is neither too far nor too close. It has both concealment and privacy and can quickly reach various ports. It is very suitable to locate the naval port here.

In Zhen Baoyu's design, Hong Kong is one of the naval bases in Nanyang in the future, Sanya in Hainan is one, Keelung in Taiwan is one, and there are also Ryukyu, Malacca, Java and Luzon. The completion of these seven naval ports will allow the South China Sea to be established. , The East China Sea is one after another, making China's coastal defense impregnable.

Of course, there are many enemies targeting these important places. The British, French, Dutch, and Portuguese all have green eyes and will not let them go.

Then only talk with the size of a fist and a cannon.

He looked at the military port on Hong Kong Island.

The battle flag belonging to Zhen Baoyu fluttered. It was a dragon flag, but not the Yellow Dragon Flag of the Qing Dynasty, but a ferocious and mighty Black Dragon Flag.

Zhen Baoyu practiced the True Dragon Treasure Technique, and transformed into a black dragon. Zhen Baoyu felt that the black dragon was more powerful, more ferocious, more ferocious, and more in line with his vision.

Long Qi Nanyang.

4th more offer!

Chapter 200 Age of Empires!Navy Yard! 【5】

In the future, it will be the era of the rise of my black dragon, Zhen Baoyu!

Zhen Baoyu glanced at the navy that Zheng He had spent months practicing.

It should be said that these naval forces have indeed begun to take shape. There are 10 large sea ships, each of which is equipped with 15 artillery pieces.

But Zhen Baoyu still shook his head.

Zheng He said helplessly: "Master, these yellow-haired and red-haired Westerners wouldn't sell us weapons if they weren't desperate. Most of these weapons were purchased from pirates at several times the price. However, the ammunition and quantity of It's all limited."

"Since you are going to fight Malacca, do you know who is in control now?"

"The Dutch, the British, and the Portuguese are still fighting," Zheng He said sternly.

"How about their sea power?"

"The Dutch have 44 warships with a total of 1200 guns and more than 6000 troops. The British have 30 large and small warships, with a total of 900 guns and more than 4000 troops. The Portuguese occupy the Spice Islands and have the most territory and can mobilize them. It also has the largest fleet. There are more than 3000 warships, and the total number of artillery pieces is more than 1.4. There are more than XNUMX troops." Zheng He also seems to have put in a lot of hard work.

"The weakest party among them is stronger than us." Zhen Baoyu smiled and said, "We have no shortage of people, but with only 150 total cannons, no one can beat them."

On the ocean, the comparison is the strength of the ship and the sharpness of the gun. Whoever has more gunfire and more ships, who can have the biggest fist.

Even the famous general Zheng He, leading a fleet of 150 guns, could not beat the British fleet of 900 guns.

"Master," Zheng He knelt on the ground: "It is Zheng He who is entrusted."

"This has nothing to do with you." Zhen Baoyu shook his head and said, "The Qing Dynasty is too backward. You can't even build a cannon, let alone sell it to us. Let's build it ourselves."

He took out a glass bottle from his arms.

Age of Empires 2 Conqueror Campaign, [Navy Dock]!

This [Navy Dock], in Zhen Baoyu's hands, is just a model of the dock in a glass bottle. When it reaches a suitable place, as long as it is put down, it can be quickly unfolded and become a real naval dock.

With the [Sail Battleship] blueprint, the [Navy Dock] can start producing sail battleships at a high price of 300 million taels per ship!

Each one has a sailing battleship with 108 cannons, 850 crew members, 35 tons of gunpowder and 120 tons of shells, and can run for six months at a time!

The sailing battleship that leads the world for XNUMX years!

Zhen Baoyu had no money before, so he couldn't exchange for such an advanced dock. Now, seeing how powerful the Western colonists in Nanyang are, the ships are strong and the guns are sharp. If I don't come up with some hard goods, I can't handle you guys!

This time he directly exchanged for the modern naval dock!

Zheng He and Hu Xueyan were shocked when they saw the naval dock rising out of thin air in front of them.

They knew that the son-in-law is powerful, but they didn't expect the son-in-law to be like a god!

Zheng He and Hu Xueyan knelt down one after another, looking at Baoyu with reverence with the eyes of gods.

On the ocean side of the south side of Hong Kong Island, a huge modern dock appeared, and began to build sail battleships day and night!

Under Zheng He's order, the craftsmen who were bought by him with a lot of money and tightly controlled entered the dock to help the dock speed up production.

[Navy Dock], the speed of building sail battleships is three per month.

"You need ten sailing battleships to take down Malacca?"

Zhen Baoyu looked at Zheng He with a smile.

Zheng He's eyes were calm, and he suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said solemnly: "Young Master is so generous, he personally bought the dock and built the sailing battleship. If I still can't win Malacca, I would rather be punished."

"Huaxia has been waiting for this day for a long time, not less than a month and a half." Zhen Baoyu pondered: "This sail battleship costs 300 million taels for one... Build 20 of them, plus some backward ones you built yourself. With warships, you can gather a fleet that is enough to suppress the colonists. Take back Malacca. If the Malacca colonists are too strong, it is safe to start with Luzon and squeeze the enemy out step by step.”

He lightly explained the two of them a few words, opened the portal, and returned to the capital.

He knew that he was about to leave, and there were still a lot of things to arrange at home.Otherwise, although the portal is very convenient, how can you not feel at ease at home?

Fortunately, foreign enemies such as Long Keduo, Li cymbals, Sun Shaozu, etc. are all dead. Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, and internal ghosts are all gone. Jia's house is monolithic. Even the enemies that may cause trouble, such as Zhen Huan and Nian Fei, have also been infiltrated or transformed. Jiafu is not in danger for the time being.

Early the next morning, an imperial decree came. Baoyu, the second-class general of the town of Zhenxi, was designated as the minister of imperial envoys in the west, and he was given the right to guard the customs and make a special report. , and let Baoyu and Zhen Yu go to see the driver in the palace at noon.

Zhen Baoyu immediately rode to the palace, transformed into a avatar of Zhen Yu, and went to the palace to see the driver together.

Yongzheng's face was ashen, and he met the two in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Beside him stood Hong Shi, Hong Li, Yun Rong, Zhang Tingyu, Wu Sidao, and 3.6 a sick prince, sitting beside Yong Zheng!

The high status of this prince is astounding.

"Who is this?" Zhen Baoyu glanced at him, startled.

He has already recognized the identity of the prince.

Thirteenth Lord, Yunxiang!

To say that the person Yongzheng trusted most was not Wu Sidao, but the Thirteenth Master Yunxiang.