." Sun Tianhao took out a clip, which contained the styles and instructions of some guns and warships that Shen Daxing had asked someone to draw in the past few days.

The artillery developed further in the late Ming Dynasty. For example, during the Wanli period, a large number of artillery with long tubes were manufactured. The "General 135, Tianzi" iron cannon was manufactured in Hangzhou in the 20th year of Wanli. It had a caliber of 113 mm and a total length of 143 cm. The ratio of the length of the barrel to the diameter increased significantly. The cannon body had nine hoops, cast gun ears, and two iron rings. During the Wanli period, the Ming army used this iron cannon during the war in aid to Korea. During this period, European artillery began to be introduced to China, and the most influential one was Folang.

The machine gun and the Red Cannon. The Franchise gun was introduced to China from Portugal in the late Zhengde period. It had a mother gun and several sub-guns. The mother gun had a slender tube and a small diameter. The body of the gun was cast with a sight and a door, so it could aim at the shooting. There was a "giant belly" behind the gun and a long hole was opened in the abdomen to load the sub-gun. The sub-gun was similar to a small musket, generally with 5 to 9 bullets and medicines, and it could be preloaded. During wartime, it took turns to fire, which increased the speed of the cannon's fire. At the beginning of Jiajing, China began to imitate the Franchise gun in batches, with many shapes.

For example, the "Shengzi 42" cannon manufactured in the 28th year of Jiajing, the mother gun has a diameter of 38 mm, a total length of 91 cm, a diameter of 35 mm, and a total length of 23 cm. However, due to the small amount of medicine installed in the sub-gun, the mother gun is not very large and has limited power. The Red and Bian cannon is a large cannon that was introduced to China from the Netherlands in the late Wanli period. "History of Ming Dynasty" records: "Atlantic ships arrived and then got a huge fight, called Hong Bian. The length was more than two meters, and the heavy ones reached 3,000 kilograms, which could break the stone city for dozens of miles." The cannon body was cast with a sight star and shine on the door.

’, there are gun ears in the middle. Compared with the Franchis gun, the caliber is larger, the pipe wall is thicker, and gradually thickened from the mouth of the gun to the tail, which can withstand greater pressure. It was the most powerful artillery at that time. In the late Ming Dynasty, in order to suppress the attack of the Later Jin army, the Ming government reused Xu Guangqi, Li Zhizao and others to imitate the red artillery. In the first year of Tianqi, Li Zhizao was ordered to manufacture artillery according to the new Western law. From the second to third year of Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi supervised more than 400 large and large red artillery artillery guns, and Wang Zunde, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, also imitated 500 large and medium-sized Western artillery guns.

However, both the Franco aircraft and the red cannon have the problem of a short firing range. Even the Red Cannon used in the Battle of Ningyuan has an effective firing range of only about 500 meters.

"Young Master Sun, can your cannons hit 400 meters?" Zheng Zhilong asked, pointing to a picture.

"Yes, this is all tested." Sun Tianhao smiled, "General Zheng doesn't have any doubts, and our artillery can be fired for more than 5 rounds without cooling."

"Then how much money do you sell for such cannons?"

"One 'door' 2,000 taels."

"2000 taels?" Zheng Zhihu shouted first, "Your Madam Sun, your price is too outrageous."

"Brother Zheng, don't worry." Sun Tianhao said slowly, "I'll do some calculations for Brother Zheng. Brother Zheng knows that the cannons in Ningyuan City are only 200 meters in fire, but the price is as high as 1,000 taels of silver. Our cannons are not only lighter than it, but also have fewer gunners in operation, and the speed of fire is also fast, so it makes sense for us to sell 2,000 taels of silver. Brother Zheng, I, Sun, can guarantee to the two that the entire Ming Dynasty, even the entire Nanyang, including the Red Barbarians, will not find a cannon that is farther away than our cannons. It's worth the money."

"What about this kind of cannon?" Zheng Zhilong asked calmly and pointed to a picture again.

"This is a small cannon, weighing only 400 kilograms, and a few people can carry it around, but its shooting range is not close, and it can hit 100 meters, so the price is 500 taels of silver per 'door'."

Zheng Zhilong didn't say anything anymore and continued to look through the pictures.

"Young Master Sun, did you also create this kind of fire system?"

"Yes. This fire system does not require a fuse. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called the self-generated fire system. We called it the flintlock rifle. The range of the fire is about 30 meters, and the price is as high as the price." Sun Tianhao smiled, "A piece of silver is 30 taels."

"How much money does this kind of warship cost?" Zheng Zhilong continued.

"This kind of warship can reach 12 knots, which is faster than any Red Barbarian warship today. It can be equipped with 12 to 16 "gate" cannons, and only a hundred sailors need to be enough. The price is 200,000 taels of silver per ship."

Zheng Zhilong closed the clip: "Old man, Mr. Sun, what you showed Zheng is not your best artillery and warship."

"General is so quick to speak." Lu Tianxiang smiled, "God, General, this is indeed not our best thing, but these things are several times better than any other red barbarian. The general eats rice from the sea. I, Yulin Bay, can guarantee that if the general can be equipped with 20 of our warships and artillery, then the entire Nanyang will be the general's world."

"Hahaha, the old man is also an honest person." Zheng Zhilong smiled, "Zheng understands the truth of the country's weapon. Mr. Sun, please calculate how much money is needed for 20 warships, 300 "door" 400 zhang cannons, 300 "door" small cannons, 5,000 self-generated fire system."

All the time travelers were stunned. What is a tyrant? This is the real tyrant. Yulin Bay can make a fuss about how to get on the horse for two warships. Look at them, they can take 20 tyrants at one move.

It took a while before Sun Tianhao reacted: "General, wait a moment, I'll just count it."

A crackling abacus sounded, and Sun Tianhao said boldly: "General Zheng, you need a total of 4.9 million taels of silver."

"Did Mr. Sun forget to add the fees for the unified bullet and fire 'pharmaceutical'?" Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, the general laughed." Sun Tianhao pulled out the abacus beads again, "Add to add fire 'pharmaceutical' and the bullet, General, how about you 5 million taels of silver?"

"Haha." Zheng Zhilong smiled, "Mr. Sun, our first 'trading' is a pleasure-making person, so he made it. This is the first batch of goods. Zheng will often bother you in the future. But I don't know when Mr. Sun will be able to 'deliver' the goods?"

In addition to Sun Tianhao, five time travelers, including Lu Tianxiang, asked in their hearts: "Who set the price? It's less."

Only Sun Tianhao complained in his heart: "This is the price I set myself, why didn't I listen to Xu Lang?"

Since Lu Tianxiang has been busy with Zheng Zhilong's brothers for a while, Sun Tianhao did not ask him for advice, but asked Xu Lang how much money Zheng Zhilong had. Xu Lang told him that according to later records, the Zheng Zhilong group monopolized the coastal trade of the Ming Dynasty. By selling the sea pass flag at a high price, the profit of more than ten million taels of silver per year. "Any sea ships cannot get the Zheng family flag, and they cannot travel. Each ship is usually 2,000 gold, and a year is 10,000 yuan, so as to enrich the country." Zheng Zhilong's prosperity was that even the Netherlands East India Company could not compete with it at this time, whether in military or in trade. Historically, the members of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates were all rich to tens of millions, with a small amount of millions. The household official Zheng Tai guarded the Jin's "Gate" with a capital of millions.

But Sun Tianhao secretly gave a discount in his heart, thinking that this historical book was a bit boasting, and that he earned tens of millions of taels a year, wouldn’t he be able to buy the entire Ming Dynasty? So when it comes to pricing, Sun Tianhao worked hard and tried hard, but unexpectedly, it would be less.

"Young Master Sun, when will you be able to 'handle' the goods?" Seeing that Sun Tianhao didn't answer for a long time, Zheng Zhilong asked again.

"Oh." Sun Tianhao came to his senses and did not dare to be stingy in front of Zheng Zhilong anymore. "If General Zheng can prepare all the raw materials, it will be one year faster and two years later, and we can't deliver all the goods."

"Why is there a difference between speed and slowness?" Zheng Zhilong was a little confused.

"God of General." Sun Dalei answered the question, "Our Yulin Bay is a small place. We usually make some firearms and warships for self-protection and have never been sold. Therefore, our manufacturing capabilities are limited, and the general needs a huge amount this time. We need to expand docks and workshops and recruit craftsmen. Therefore, there may be some delays in time."

"So that's it." Zheng Zhilong expressed his understanding, "Zheng will find a way to prepare the raw materials as soon as possible. But I wonder how much the deposit Mr. Sun wants to collect?"

"According to the rules, we need to collect a deposit of 30%, which is 1.7 million taels. We can make a plan and pay step by step according to the 'delivery' time."

"Mr. Sun is indeed a 'sensual' person." Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "No need to be so troublesome. I will pay you three million taels. I will find someone to reconcile the remaining silver with you and deduct it from the raw materials."

"Thank you so much for General Zheng." Sun Dalei wished he could hold Zheng Zhilong and kiss him a few times. Three million, how many gold ships would he have to grab.

"Old man, brothers." Zheng Zhilong agreed to order the order and asked again, "I wonder if you have any places that need Zheng's help. Zheng is not talented, so he should do his best."

"General, you are polite again." Lu Tianxiang said, "I wonder how the general's foundation in Taiwan is now going on?"

"Does the old man know about Zheng going to Taiwan?" Zheng Zhilong was secretly surprised. How did these people know about immigrating to Taiwan and doing development?

In the sixth to seventh year of the Tianqi period, severe drought occurred in southern Fujian, and the wild soil was everywhere. Many villages even had grassroots and barks. In the second month of the lunar calendar, Zheng Zhilong took advantage of this opportunity to lead a fleet to attack Zhangpu, Fujian, plunder Jin'men, Zhongzuosuo, Jinghai, Jiazi, and other places in Guangdong. Soon, he returned to Fujian, attacked Quanzhou again, attacked Tongshan, captured the old town, defeated the Jin'men guerrilla Lu Yuying, and the Fujian general Yu Zigao's attack on the southeast sea, and the momentum was invincible. The officers and soldiers were exhausted and could do nothing. During the raid, Zheng Zhilong and others also recruited tens of thousands of hungry people in Quanzhou to Taiwan to expand their cultivation. The hungry people and unemployed people competed to surrender to the coast.

In the first year of Chongzhen, southern Fujian suffered another severe drought and many hungry people. At this time, Zheng Zhilong had already accepted the recruitment. With Xiong Wencan's support, he recruited tens of thousands of victims in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou again. "People give three taels of silver and three give one cow" and transported it to Taiwan by sea to reclaim land and settle down. In Taiwan's history, Zheng Zhilong was the first person to organize large-scale immigration.

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