Chapter 21 Firearms
Although the previous impression was not very good, Tomchun and Lang Tan finally entered the house safely! Although they saw a few muskets standing beside them when they first came in, they were just put there, which only showed that the owner of the house was a bit fond of force and did not pose any threat to them!
And after entering the room, they finally saw Mo Jing!
They were not disappointed!
There is no gentleness or elegance, no kindness, just a casual outfit and a temperament beyond their imagination. This temperament made Pengchun and Lang Tan naturally put Mo Jing and them on the same line, naturally gathering their temper. At the same time, it also made the two of them naturally start to consider whether to secretly wear embroidered shoes for Yu Zhong’s few pairs of small-footed women!
"The princess wants to do business with the Russians in Heilongjiang?"
After some chat, Pengchun and others learned the reason why Mo Jing lost his temper.
"Yes, it's a pity that if you don't understand the actual situation, you can only make plans!..." Mo Jing frowned slightly and sighed, "I don't know that the court has opened the four customs of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and the annual customs revenue has reached nearly 10 million taels. I thought that as long as the trade channel with Russia was opened and Russia became a transit station between us and Western European countries, we could make a big profit and make a special profit... But now it is impossible! Land transportation is not as slow as sea routes after all, and it is not only slower, but also has a small transportation volume. This method cannot work!..."
(The Qing Dynasty did not always ban the sea, and there were some recurring times. Before the 22nd year of Kangxi, the sea was banned. Later, because the Qing government unified Taiwan, Kangxi said: "Because of the pirates, the sea was not banned. Now the atmosphere of the sea is clear, so what should we do!" He designated the four ports of Guangzhou, Zhangzhou, Ningbo and Yuntaishan to trade with foreign countries.
After the ban was lifted, more than a thousand ships were built and traded every year, and only five or six people returned, and many people stayed in Nanyang. Therefore, the Qing government was worried that "thousands of people gathered at sea and must not be defensive"; and believed that the countries of Nanyang have always been the "horizons of pirates". Therefore, in the 56th year of Kangxi, the South China Sea Ban re-enforced the South China Sea Ban and strictly prohibited trade with Nanyang. However, the ban on the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of the seas of
By the time of Qianlong, the Qing government again strictly restricted foreign trade. At that time, in order to sell their textiles and close to the tea and silk production areas, the British tried to expand Haikou north of Guangzhou. Hong Renhui and British armed merchant ships sailed to Dinghai and Ningbo, Zhejiang many times. The arrival of British armed merchant ships attracted the attention of the Qing court. In order to purify the coastal defense of Zhejiang Province, in the 22nd year of Qianlong, the Qing court ordered: "(天子) will only be allowed to collect trade in Guangzhou in the future, and will not go to Ningbo again. If you come again, the original ship will return to Guang and not be allowed to enter Haikou, Zhejiang." This was a major turning point in the Qing court's foreign trade policy, that is, to strictly implement the policy of seclusion for foreign capitalist forces, and only trade in Guangzhou. From then on, it was not until 1840 that the coast of China was once again bombarded by British invaders with cannons!)
"Don't work? I don't think so!" Seeing that Mo Jing was a little excited, Yu Zhong hurriedly comforted.
"What?"
"Even if we can't let Russia become a trade transit station with European countries, we can still trade with Russians... Although the trade volume will be much smaller, it may not be unprofitable!" Yu Zhong analyzed.
"That's right!... But Russia is a poor country after all, compared to other European countries. If we make money from them, if they can't make profits and are always in a super position, I'm afraid that this kind of trade will not last long!... Maybe, it will worsen the diplomatic relations between the two countries!" Mo Jing shook his head.
"..." Yu Zhong was stunned for a moment. Mo Jing's consideration was more comprehensive and profound. He was really showing off his skills. After all, Mo Jing's knowledge in this area is much better than him! There is still a qualitative difference between selling watermelons and starting a company!
"...... Why should the princess worry about this? If you are good at starting a trade, you will be punished. Besides, those Russians have ulterior motives, so if you don't get it, you won't get it. Is there anything we lack in the Qing Dynasty?" Lang Tan said with insight.
"Haha..." Mo Jing looked at Lang Tan and smiled, "Dutong Lang, do you really think so?"
"Of course! Princess... By the way, Princess has never entered the pass and has not yet seen it. She is not very clear about the strength of my Qing Dynasty. It is also a matter of love to do business with those barbarians!... But you don't know that since the current emperor ascended the throne, my court..." Lang Tan stood up and proudly told Kangxi's achievements.
"Dutong Lang, everyone knows these things!" Pengchun is more careful than Lang Tan. When he saw Lang Tan telling these things, Mo Jing frowned slightly and immediately stopped this guy's performance. Lang Tan was so angry that he rolled his eyes. He was about to show off his achievements!
"Lang Dutong does not agree with trade with the Westerners, right?" Pengchun stopped Lang Tan's performance, and Mo Jing immediately raised a question.
"Yes, my Qing Dynasty has abundant resources and everything is not short of, so why do you need trade?" Lang Tan admitted.
"Did the Qing Dynasty really have nothing? Lang Dutong, then I ask you, our army and the Russians fought two battles in Jaxa, although they all ended with victory, do you think that if the two soldiers were equal in number, our army could still win so easily?..."
"This is what..." As Mo Jing looked at her bright eyes, the word "ran" suddenly snored in Lang Tan's mouth for a while, and then returned to his stomach.
"What the Westerners rely on is just the sharp firearms. However, the Qing Dynasty also has the Shenji Camp, which is not bad in comparison!" Pengchun said.
"...General Peng, I ask you, who is more exquisite and more useful than the Westerners in the Qing Dynasty?" I guess Pengchun couldn't understand the word "advanced", so Yu Zhong had to say it
"Public" a little more.
"Hehe, Yu Dutong, you don't know this!" Lang Tan laughed and said, "My Qing firearm is not worse than those barbarians. On the contrary, it is even stronger!"
"Really? Why don't I know? As far as I know, my Qing Dynasty firearm seemed to be learned from Westerners? Didn't it be that Johnson Tang and Nan Huairen helped to build the cannons?" Yu Zhong said curiously. He still remembered the two foreigners who helped Kangxi build cannons in "The Deer and the Cauldron".
"Yes, these two people have indeed made good firearms for the court, but I, the Qing Dynasty, have geniuses and the ability to make firearms is better than them!" Lang Tan ignored Pengchun's warning look, "Don't steal my limelight, boy" and said to himself.
"Is there such a thing?" Mo Jing and Yu Zhong screamed at the same time! The two really didn't know that there were famous artists who made firearms in the Qing Dynasty. They both had read "The Deer and the Cauldron", and knew that John Tsang and Nan Huairen had helped Kangxi build cannons, but they had never heard of any Chinese who could make cannons themselves! How could this not surprise and joy the two of them!
"That's of course!" Seeing the surprise expressions of the two "two ghosts" of Mo Jing and Yuzhong, Lang Tan's national self-confidence and self-esteem were greatly satisfied, and he couldn't help but become more proud. "My Qing Dynasty not only has a single-shot musket, but also a seven-star system, ten-eye system, five thunder god machine and other continuous pearl fire systems, and some of them have also made a twenty-eight-bead continuous fire system! Hehe, I wonder if those Western barbarians have such firearms?"
"I don't know if Westerners have such firearms, but I know that each of these firearms can definitely be said to be the world's first-class firearms! As for the firearms, they are definitely the best-class!" Mo Jing's words were full of excitement, and the look at Yu Zhong was even more joyful... Who doesn't want their country to have advanced weapons?
"World-class? That's natural! In the 25th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, what's the visitor... The envoy of the Folangji came to my Qing Dynasty to pay homage to the emperor and presented the "Panyan bird gun" that was said to be their most advanced. As a result, when they left, the emperor gave them ten of the muskets we made ourselves, which scared those guys. It still makes me laugh when I think about it, hahaha..." Pengchun laughed.
"Really? What man-made one? Jane... is simply amazing!" Although I don't know what the "Panyan Bird Gun" is, since it is the most advanced musket in Europe, the Qing government can study and manufacture it quickly, which shows that the level of firearm manufacturing in the Qing Dynasty was at the world-class level at this time. When I thought of the "Opium War", the Qing Dynasty's naval shells hit the British ships but did not explode and were played with by someone as iron balls. The excitement of the two was completely understandable... This was a complete surprise.
"I heard that the one who made this kind of musket seemed to be called Dai Zi. This guy also made the 'mother-child sky-storm cannon', which was extremely powerful. The emperor also personally named this cannon "General Weiyuan". We used it when we attacked Yaquesa! Unfortunately, I heard that this Lord Dai was dismissed for his "anxious relationship with the East"!" Pengchun said again.
"What?" Mo Jing was shocked again!
"How can you impart such a person? This is a talent, a super talent that even a hundred thousand people cannot be exchanged for! How can you impart it as soon as you impart?" Yu Zhong shouted hurriedly.
"This is the emperor's will!..." Pengchun shook his head and said. After the Battle of Jaxa, he certainly understood the power of firearms, especially for defending the city, which was like a tiger's wings. Therefore, for firearm experts like Dai Zi, he no longer cares as much as before!
"Do you know where Dai Zi is now? Such talents must be protected, even if they are exiled! This is a specialist, more valuable than a prime minister!..." Yu Zhong looked straight into Pengchun's eyes and said anxiously.
"I don't know much about this, but it seems that I haven't been expelled to the south, so it should be in the north. This north is either Ningguta or Liaodong..." Pengchun said unconsciously because of Yu Zhong's strong gaze.
"Ningguta?...I'll write a letter to Ma De and Xiao Luo immediately..." Yu Zhong turned around and went to find paper and pen!
"Don't forget to write a copy for Mr. Fei... By the way, let him find Sabusu. If he is in Liaodong, the words of this Fengtian Admiral are the most effective!" Mo Jing reminded behind.
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After chatting for a while, after leaving Mo Jing's house, Pengchun and Lang Tan were both puzzled!
"What do they care so much about Dai Zi?" Lang Tan asked: "Do they still want to build firearms? Without the permission of the court, they will be beheaded!"
"How do I know! I thought they wanted to secretly learn from our Qing Dynasty's firearm manufacturing, but they notified Sabusu, which means that they are not spies from Western barbarians... Then what do they want to do?" Pengchun also had some doubts!
"Spy? Have you ever cheated the enemy's territory into such a large area of spies?... Besides, they just want to do anything, and they won't show it in front of you, the general of Heilongjiang?" Lang Tan shook his head, and was very despised at Pengchun's intelligence in his heart!
At this time, they saw a soldier running towards this side at the same time.
"What happened?" Lang Tan stopped the soldier and asked.
"Sir: Come... a Russian old man named Fei is here, and he is trying to see Princess Mo Jing!" the little soldier replied in a stern manner.
"A Russian old man named Fei?"
Fee is worth the Doro!
A Russian marquis who was miserable by Mo Jing came to Heilongjiang again and came to Jaxa!
Chapter completed!