The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

"Humble Yang Xiaobo, kowtow to the general!"

On the wharf, amidst the crowd of the tsunami, Yang Xiaobo ran over quickly and knelt down in front of Li Yuanqing. There was no unnecessary nonsense. He kowtowed respectfully to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing laughed and helped Yang Xiaobo up: "boat, it's been more than a year. It's been hard for you!"

Yang Xiaobo stood up with a smile and said, "general, although the journey has been hard, the horizon of humble position is also infinitely broad! General, I'm so big. Until now, I found that there are so many good things in the world. "

Li Yuanqing laughed: "this is what the ancients said. It is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles! The wharf is windy. Let's go back and talk about it! I have prepared a reception for you and the brothers

Yang Xiaobo quickly smiles and says yes.

The party returned to the official hall, where they had already cleaned up and stood at attention. Dozens of tables of wine and banquet had begun to prepare for serving.

Yang Xiaobo and his party went out to sea for nearly a year and a half.

For officers, for soldiers and sailors, Li Yuanqing naturally will not neglect. With this sailing experience, they are all Li Yuanqing's most precious wealth!

In addition to the official hall where a large number of officers and gentry were entertained, banquets were also held in several Barracks at the wharf to entertain all the meritorious children.

For this kind of scene, Yang Xiaobo is no longer unfamiliar. While drinking, he constantly tells people some exotic and interesting stories, which makes the atmosphere of the banquet more and more warm.

The banquet started in the afternoon and lasted until 1:00 p.m., and it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.

Li Yuanqing originally planned to let Yang Xiaobo go back to have a rest for one night, and then come back to report to him in detail. However, the boy's spirit was not bad. He followed Li Yuanqing to his study outside.

Xiaohe offered the tea and stood beside her.

Yang Xiaobo didn't dare to see more. He quickly turned back and ordered his soldiers to move in a wooden box. He said with a smile, "general, this trip is a humble job, but I have found a lot of treasures."

He said, take out the big and half meter long box carefully, and take out the small one. The captains, chief officers, and other generals of the white haired ghosts use these things to explore the situation at sea, which is several times better than our naked eyes. "

Li Yuanqing took over the telescope and played with it. He clapped his head hard.

As a traverser, he forgot the simplest but most practical treasure

It has no technical content at all. It is a kind of thing with two lenses and a bobbin. But in practice, especially in war, it plays an important role.

Li Yuanqing tried a few times, the effect is good, the workmanship is also very fine, it can be seen that this thing, the value must be not poor.

"Boat, it's good. How much money did you get? " Li Yuanqing asked with a smile.

Yang Xiaobo said with a smile: "it's not much. It's about 100 Liang silver. This was obtained by a Ming merchant in Manila. Oh, by the way, general, I have got a treasure this time. It is said that it is the beloved of the former Dutch governor of Malacca. "

With that, Yang Xiaobo took out a delicate mahogany box at the bottom of the box, opened it carefully and handed it to Li Yuanqing respectfully.

"General, according to them, it's called a pocket watch. It's used to check the time. However, the humble post has looked several times, but has not understood, this in the end is how to see the time

Li Yuanqing is busy taking over the pocket watch and checking it carefully. For a moment, he is overjoyed!

This pocket watch is basically no different from those of later generations. Even in terms of surface workmanship, it needs to be more delicate. The main body is basically made of gold.

And its display, although it is used in ancient roman numbers, but basically with later generations of watches, there is not much difference!

"Boat, ha ha ha, this baby, would like it very much! Good, very good! How did you get it, baby

Although the time and hourglass of Daming are very accurate, they still can't be compared with machinery.

Moreover, from later generations, Li Yuanqing has already fully adapted to the 24-hour system, accurate to the minute time. When he came to Daming, although there would not be too much error in using the time, he always felt uncomfortable in his heart.

But at this time, with the pocket watch, Li Yuanqing will undoubtedly be able to more accurately grasp the time, in all aspects of affairs, will be more refined.

However, Li Yuanqing was also a little surprised. At this time, it was only in the early 17th century that Westerners had already made pocket watches?

Yang Xiaobo saw Li Yuanqing's expression and said with a smile: "general, this matter is also an accident. In the sea area of Ceylon, I accidentally rescued a Dutch merchant ship. This treasure is one of the rewards given to me by the lady of one of the white haired ghosts. Oh, yes. General, I also got some tobacco. It is said that they brought back from the new world. Would you like to have a look? "Li Yuanqing a smile, "take a look."

Yang Xiaobo took out a small cloth bag from the box and untied it carefully. Isn't it the tobacco that Li Yuanqing is most familiar with?

As a matter of fact, tobacco had been introduced to Daming through the trade of the merchants in the Ming Dynasty even earlier. In the southern coastal areas, tobacco had already flourished. Some people, mainly generals and gentry, began to contact these things.

But Li Yuanqing has never been exposed to it. He has already given up smoking for a few years since he came to Daming.

At this time, Li Yuanqing is not familiar with the smell of tobacco, but he can't control it.

After carefully smelling the smell of tobacco, Li Yuanqing could not help laughing and said: "boat, you boy, your ability is rising! I ran to the waters of Ceylon. That's the scope of the Indian Ocean

Yang Xiaobo laughs: "general, I'm forced to do my duty. I can't help it. Now, from Fujian to Taiwan, from Taiwan to Macao, and from Macao to Nanyang, many businesses are controlled by the Zheng family. It's hard to get involved in a humble position. Fortunately, the Zheng family were afraid of the prestige of our camp. They only dared to play some small tricks secretly, but on the surface, they did not dare to do anything. My humble duty met with ashes several times in Nanyang, and I occasionally heard a news from white ghosts. Our silk and tea can be sold at a better price when they are transported to the Persian Gulf where Muslims live. I want to take a chance if they all come out. I didn't expect to be caught by the humble post. "

Yang Xiaoxiao chuckled and said, "general, in Nanyang, our best West Lake Longjing can only be sold for 15 Liang silver or 2, but in Basra, it can be sold for 50 Liang! This vote alone has earned hundreds of thousands of Liang silver. We also like our silk and porcelain, which are very popular among Muslim nobles, and the price is higher. In comparison, those European white haired ghosts are not so real. These dog scumbags want to play tricks everywhere. Later, the humble post also has a long memory. Try not to contact with these white haired fangui, but to contact with these Muslim nobles as much as possible! "

"Oh, yes. General, when I was in the Persian Gulf, I got a message. According to them, in West Africa, there is a special land to produce gold, called the gold coast. There, gold is simply outrageously cheap. I had planned to go there to try my luck, but it seems that someone is fighting on the East African coast. Moreover, it has been too long since I came out. I was afraid of the general's worry, so I came back early! "

Li Yuanqing nodded slowly: "boat, you have worked hard!"

"General, it's my great honor to serve you

Li Yuanqing laughed: "you boy! The little mouth is still so sweet. "

For a moment, Li Yuanqing suddenly remembered and said, "by the way, do you know more about the pocket watch? For example, when did these white haired ghosts start to use them? "

"Eh?"

Yang Xiaobo was stunned and frowned tightly. After pondering for a long time, he said, "general, I don't pay much attention to this humble position. However, I think about it now. Listen to the words of the white haired ghost lady. This thing has been circulating in Europe for a long time, at least for decades? General, is this thing important? "

Li Yuanqing was playing with the pocket watch in his hand. For a moment, he burst into a smile: "it is not particularly important to say that it is important, but it is also very important to say it is not important. This basically represents the most advanced level of science and technology in the world! "

"Eh? General, this is a humble mistake. If I had known this, my humble position would have said something, and I would not have let the white haired lady go away. "

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing: "it's not that serious. Call Joseph to ask, and you'll know

With that, Li Yuanqing said to the soldiers outside the door: "go and call Joseph, hurry up!"

"Yes Relatives dare not neglect and leave in a hurry.

Li Yuanqing looked at Yang Xiaobo with a smile and said, "little boat, have you mentioned this white haired ghost lady several times? Yes? Are you interested in people? "

"Eh?"

Yang Xiaobo's face was red and said, "general, this is nothing! How can a humble general, a great general and a descendant of God, have a fancy to those disgusting white haired ghosts? "

"Ha ha ha..."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing: "boat, you're not right. Sage's words, my fair lady, gentleman's love! If you like to pursue, what's mean? Besides, wouldn't Ben have a white slave? "

Yang Xiaobo laughed straight for a moment, but he was a little sad: "general, this matter, I'm afraid it's impossible! My humble opinion, Miss Alice, may have returned to Europe by now

Li Yuanqing slapped Yang on the shoulder with a smile, "boat, a man, a man, how can I be discouraged? Don't say that she went back to Europe, even if she went to the moon, she would certainly help you find her back! "

Yang Xiaobo was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He kowtowed to Li Yuanqing in a series of respectful kowtows: "the general's kindness to his humble position is really shattered, and it's hard to repay in case!"Li Yuanqing laughed.

At this time, Yang Xiaobo also remembered and said, "general, what you are holding is called a pocket watch, right? According to my humble position, this thing is exquisite. Why do you say it represents the most advanced technology level in the world at this time? "

Among the generals of Changsheng camp, besides shunzi, Yang Xiaobo is basically Li Yuanqing's most intimate person.

It is precisely because of this that Li Yuanqing will give him the important task of going to sea.

At this time, Yang Xiaobo made great contributions. In terms of attitude, he was no different from that of the past. On the contrary, he was closer to Li Yuanqing, and Li Yuanqing himself was not stingy and tried to solve his doubts.

He said with a smile, "little boat, that's a good question. Put it simply. The pocket watch is the most intuitive symbol to distinguish the former from the mechanical age! "