The Ming Dynasty called Portugal the Florida machine. The cannons introduced to China in its country were called the Florida machine cannon.

Liangchen was not a military enthusiast in his previous life, so he didn't know much about artillery. He only knew that unlike the loading cannons before the Ming Dynasty, the Folang machine cannon was a rear-loading cannon, with sightseeing sights and gates, which was a bit similar to cannons.

In terms of weight, compared with the Red Cannons that are only two or three thousand kilograms at any time, the Flang machine, which is no more than a thousand kilograms, is significantly lighter. The Flang machine has four sub-guns and is launched very quickly, making it suitable for combat on sea boats.

According to eunuch Lu, these Floral cannons were copied by the military warfare bureau during the Jiajing period based on the drawings presented by He Ru, inspector of Guangdong. At that time, He Ru saw this kind of cannon on a Portuguese merchant ship and thought it was very suitable for the navy of the Ming Dynasty, so he wrote a letter to request the court to introduce the imitation.

After that, the War Bureau and the Ministry of Works copied this kind of Folang machine cannon on a large scale, used to prepare Japanese Japanese on the coast, and there were probably thousands of them in total. Later, after the Japanese pirates were pacified, Folang machine cannon became less important. In addition, the Red Cannon, which was larger, longer range and stronger than Folang machine, was imported, and the Folang machine cannon officially retreated from the Ming army equipment.

After all, with the Ming Dynasty, the north was always the focus of the Ming Dynasty's defense and offensive. Compared with the Folang machine, the more powerful red cannons were more popular with the Ming army guarding the border.

When the army closed the gate changed, Liangchen saw dozens of red cannons on Shanhai Pass, one by one, and it looked scary. There were also many on the top of Shenyang City, and there were also many.

The reason why the Ming army was defeated in the Battle of Hunhe was because these cannons in Shenyang City fell into the hands of the Qing army, and the Ming army stationed in Hunhe was too close to Shenyang City and was directly within the range of the cannons. Otherwise, the black-faced old man would be called returning to his original form.

However, the Red Barbarian cannons are powerful, but they are not suitable for naval battles. They are too heavy, and one shot may cause a boat to overturn. At present, no matter which country, there is no such thing as ironclad ships. Whether it is merchant ships or warships, they are mainly sails and wood. This is destined that the cannons equipped with ships must not be too heavy, otherwise the hull will definitely be tilted.

It cannot be used at sea, and it cannot be used for field combat on land except for defending the city. For the Ming army, the red cannons are actually useless. However, people today believe that the larger the cannon, the better, and the heavier the better. Just like the idea of ​​the previous cannon giant ships in later aircraft carriers, it directly led to the lightweight cannons that can be used for field combat that have not yet developed normally.

However, the large pole gun and tiger squat cannon, which are similar to the light small cannon, have improved some, but unfortunately they are destroyed by quality problems. The culprit is the reason for the money.

"This cannon has a range of two thousand feet. Xiao Wei might as well buy some. When he goes out to sea, he can be placed on the boat. It can be farther than the Japanese sub musket. The old saying goes, it is better to be one inch long and one inch stronger."

Eunuch Lu actually didn't know about naval warfare. The sea thieves he knew were just the inherent impression of Japanese slaves. But he knew that cannons must be farther than muskets, so he enthusiastically promoted them to Liangchen.

He was also kind-hearted. Xiao Wei spent money to buy a Bolang machine cannon better than a musket. After going to sea, he had more money to customize various types of weapons from his military battles, which was a win-win situation.

Of course Liangchen wanted to buy artillery.

The range of the Folang machine is 2,000 feet, which is more than 600 meters. More than one mile and more than one mile, the range of the current musket is no more than 100 meters, which is equivalent to being able to fire outside the enemy's range and forming fire suppression. Whether it is naval or land combat, there are many benefits.

The problem is that the Flang machines in front of him have not been carefully maintained by the eunuchs. Not only does they have copper rust, but the cannon stands are almost rotten, and some of them are just disbanded.

What's the use of buying this master cannon? Could it be that the bronze statue will be cast by a cannon and the bronze statue will be formed?

More importantly, he won’t let it go even if he buys it.

Gunners and craftsmen, without a supporting team, what's the use of just having guns?

Liangchen didn't want to spend money anymore. The batch of things just now cost more than 10,000 taels. He didn't even mention going to Nanzhen to buy muskets, gunpowder bureaus to buy medicine, and recruit soldiers and horses. The expenses are really huge, so he must save some money.

There is no way, Western countries are all the power of the whole country to open the sea. As for his young master Wei, he is doing it with one person's strength. In other words, he is now fighting against the whole world with one person's strength.

It’s not hard work or desolate.

After thinking about it, he decided not to do these guns.

He thought that he could go to the south to poach the navy, and that there would be cannons in the military battles, and of course there would be too. As long as the money was in place, the navy could provide him with people and cannons. Why throw pen money into the water now?

However, Eunuch Lu was a mature man, and a single word made Liangchen change his mind.

"Don't worry, Xiao Wei, our family will not cheat you. Don't look at these cannons as old and rusty, as long as you want them, our family will ask craftsmen to polish and repair them for you. In less than two or three months, they will be all new cannons. At that time, not only will the cannons be given to you, but our family can also discuss with Eunuch Wang to help you protect and maintain cannons. If you don't charge you money, what do you think?" Eunuch Lu was more enthusiastic about Meng Guozhong than Liangchen was that day.

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish.

Liangchen was moved. Compared to these master cannons, craftsmen who know how to use cannons are undoubtedly the real wealth. If they can get a group of cannon makers from military battles, this transaction can be done. So, when asked Lu Eunuch Lu how much is the price of these Folang machine cannons, Liangchen is ready to eat them.

However, although I was mentally prepared to know that the Folang machine cannon was cast in copper, and copper itself was one of the coins, and the cost of one cannon was definitely not small, but the price reported by eunuch Lu was still difficult for Liangchen to accept.

For a Folang machine, Eunuch Lu asked for a price of 1,200 taels.

In the thirty-year-old Folang machine, Liangchen really needs to pack it at least 40,000 taels of silver. Not to mention the training, the medicine for launch, the gunners and craftsmen maintenance costs. After the whole set is improved, Liu Jixiang’s investment of 50,000 taels is not enough.

If the maritime bond issuance is not effective, his father-in-law Wei will just go with Zhang Meier, and he will probably earn one or two shots until he is old. Of course, if the market is inflated and prices rise every year, he may not be able to earn a few more. After all, in the past and present, Brother's market is always better than girls.

However, good ministers are not ashamed of this, so why is this?

………

It is not unreasonable that the cannon fires, and it is a big deal.

The offer of one thousand two hundred taels per door was really shocking that Liangchen had nothing to say.

No wonder the generals in the late Ming Dynasty were all committed to building their own servants and refused to spend more money on other soldiers and places. On the one hand, it was because these generals needed to drink soldiers' blood, and on the other hand, it was because the prices were too high.

Inflation, more silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty, but the domestically produced goods and grain products continued to decrease, which directly led to inflated prices in all walks of life, and the performance in military ordnance was particularly obvious.

Liangchen only lost half of the money when he bought a Folang machine for 1,200 taels. After all, this cannon was made of pure copper and was worth a sum of money. However, even so, the price was not something he could bear. He didn't know that, going backwards, the red cannon mixed with copper and iron could be so high that it was so scary.

Finally, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, and there were only more than 200 red artillery cannons purchased and imitated from Westerners, and there were no more than 500 other Western cannons imitated. Just this, Chongzhen was about to take off his pants.

Sun Yuanhua was training the new army in Denglai, and the expense of a single firearm was nearly one million taels, and only eight red cannons were bought, and the rest were muskets and other Western light cannons.

For this new army, Chongzhen could be said to have all his money in the warehouse, but he asked the Wuqiao mutiny to waste all his investment, which made the Qing Dynasty cheaper. After that, the Ming Dynasty's investment in firearms was completely stopped. Because, financially, the emperor had gone bankrupt.

Compared with the market conditions at Chongzhen at that time, Liangchen is much cheaper now.

But money is not a problem, the problem is lack of money.

Eunuch Lu didn't think that the good minister had no money. He didn't know the specific situation of the maritime affairs. He only said that this kid was the emperor's fault and was supported by Eunuch Zhang. He must have allocated a lot of money in the palace. He had to go to sea with weapons, and the situation was small. This kid held a lot of money and it would be useless to make it.

During that boast, the Bolang machine in front of him turned into a magic weapon to go out to sea. The eunuch next to him couldn't help but praise him, but the buyer only heard nothing.

Eunuch Lu finally realized that the buyer couldn't seem to buy it, and looked at Liangchen with a little shock: Didn't you say that as long as the things are good, money is not a problem?

Liangchen smiled bitterly, and did not hide it from eunuch Lu, saying, "Dadfather-in-law, these cannons are good, but I don't have that much money on hand. So... forget it."

"How is this?" Eunuch Lu was not discouraged. "It's not too much to be inconvenient at hand. Let's discuss with Eunuch Wang, how about you pay in installments?"

"installment?"

Liangchen was very familiar with this term and was happy. He thought it was a good thing, but after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have been led by every word and action, and he never paid the price from beginning to end. He was whatever eunuch Lu said. This was really unreasonable, so he shook his head decisively and said that it was really not enough money and he would not buy it.

I thought that when Eunuch Lu heard him say this, he would definitely reduce the price, just like when he went to a shopping mall to buy clothes in his previous life, the store offered a price of 100 yuan, and he thought it was expensive and reported fifty yuan. The store refused to sell it, so he slapped his butt and left.

As a result, after a few steps, the voice of the store came from: "Forget it, handsome guy, I just opened my first order today, I will sell you at a loss. Remember to come to my house next time."

Unfortunately, Eunuch Lu didn't call the handsome guy to stay.

This father-in-law is also honest and really thinks that the good minister has no money to buy, so he doesn't want to buy it at all and may be able to buy it if he doesn't want to be cheaper.

Liangchen was a little disappointed. He was affectionate and the others were not loyal. Yang Yang followed Eunuch Lu back to the warehouse. The eunuch Guanku listed the list. Liangchen looked at it, nodded, and asked the eunuch Guanku to go to the carriage outside to get a deposit of 3,000 taels. Later, the two parties signed a contract and agreed to pay the remaining money within half a month.

Although he failed to sell the Folang Ji, it was a business worth more than 10,000 taels. Eunuch Lu was in a pretty good mood. After collecting the deposit and making a note for Liangchen, he sent it to Liangchen out of the warehouse.

Before leaving, Liangchen suddenly turned around and said to Eunuch Lu: "Dadlock, I don't have the money to buy those cannons at the moment, but can I use these cannons to credit me first? I will make a profit at the price of my father-in-law and I will pay the money from the outside money shop."

"Um?"

Eunuch Lu was stunned and took advantage of the cannon to eat his breath?

"This... our family can't make a decision, so we have to discuss it with Eunuch Wang."

Based on the previous price, if you have more than 40,000 taels of silver, the highest amount outside is calculated, at least 5,000 taels a year is also a considerable investment.

Eunuch Lu felt that this operation was not impossible. Anyway, those cannons were placed there, but this matter was really not something he could decide.

Liangchen was not in a hurry. After asking eunuch Lu to go back and discuss with Eunuch Wang, he would give him a correct statement when he came to get the armour in a few days. He immediately called Chen Mo and the others to get into the car and leave the armouring house.

When I returned to Zuoanmen Office, it was almost dark.

As soon as he entered the door, Zheng Duo said that Aunt Liang had made trouble again and bit the old woman who delivered the meal.

Liangchen had a headache. He didn't know where to send Aunt Liang to now.

Except for the Washing Clothes Bureau, the rest of the yamen are in charge of eunuchs, and the female officials in the palace are the imperial concubines. This means that he either sends the person directly to Concubine Zheng or has to send the person back to the princess's mansion.

The princess's mansion must not be able to send it back. The noble ministers from the concubine will not see it. If they really want to send Aunt Liang to the palace like this, maybe how could this woman make up the bad words of Eunuch Wei?

I don’t know if Princess Yongning had done her niece after entering the palace today. If Wanli knew about her daughter’s mansion, it would be easier.

"Go and beat that woman up, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Liangchen was a little tired and too lazy to teach Aunt Liang a lesson in person. After running for a day today, he just wanted to have a good sleep at Guarja's place.

He talked to Zheng Duo about Chen Mo again and asked Zheng Duo to arrange a special room for Chen Mo. While he was talking, someone knocked on the door outside. Liang Chen asked Chen Mo to go over and see who it was.

After a while, Chen Mo led a man in. When the man saw the good minister, he hurriedly said, "Eunuch Wei, the youngest one is from Princess Shouning's mansion. At the order of Your Highness, I will come and invite my father-in-law to the banquet."

"Go to the banquet?"

Liangchen was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Yongning must have gone to Wanli to get things done, so Shouning specially invited him to the banquet to thank him for his ancient warmth.

"Okay, wait a moment, our family will change their clothes so that your highness and the prince-in-law will laugh at us." Liangchen said as he was about to change his clean clothes. He had been wearing this piece on him for several days. When he got closer, he smelled it, and there was a faint smell of deer blood wine.

"Dadfather-in-law, go and change it. The young man is here, but my son-in-law is still in the Imperial College."

"Have the prince consort returned?"

"Yes, Your Highness said that you will have to bother you, father-in-law."

The good minister said "Oh", a little surprised. Since Wanli knew what happened to her daughter's house, why did he put his son-in-law in the Imperial College?

He was confused and didn't ask much, because the man probably didn't know much about the inside story. After entering the house to change his clothes, he got on the carriage of Princess Shouning's Mansion.
Chapter completed!