A knife in love

Chapter 1630

Li Qiufeng finished speaking, but Qi Jiu shook his head and said, "Brother Li, you are wrong. Don't forget that all the officials in the Firearms Bureau are hungry wolves, and oil should be squeezed out of stones. These two How can they let the two silver coins go in vain? To be honest, to have three silver coins to make firearms in the end is already a high incense."

Hearing what Qi Jiu said, Li Qiufeng was startled, and said in a trembling voice, "Three coins? This, this is unlikely, right?"

Qi Jiu gave a wry smile, and said, "Three qian silver is the mercy of those gentlemen. It's not uncommon to buy some old and second-hand goods to deal with Shangguan without giving any last qian silver. Brother Li may as well Think about it, what is the use of such tossed firearms? I have heard colleagues from the nine borders and the southeast coast say that on the battlefield, Tartars and Japanese pirates rushed up, and many officers and soldiers tried to resist, but raised fire After the blunderbuss, they either failed to fire or blew up the chamber. As a result, they couldn’t kill the enemy, but killed many officers and soldiers. When the Tartars and Japanese pirates came to the front, the surviving officers and soldiers held the guns that couldn’t be fired and exploded. The guns in the barrel are not as easy to use as the fire sticks. In the end, they can only be hacked and killed by the Tartars and Japanese pirates. Thousands of officers and soldiers have lost their lives in vain because of these messy firearms. Brother Li, do you think these dog officers should Damn?!"

Li Qiufeng remained silent, thinking that if things were true as Qi Jiu said, these dog officials would naturally deserve to die.It's just that I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so it's better not to talk about it.

Qi Jiu went on to say: "Over the years, the government officials and guards officers and soldiers from all over the country have always reported good news but not bad news. Look at the dog officer surnamed Xiao, who looks dignified and has done many nasty things behind his back. When I was in Dengzhouwei, I tried the firearms of Shenjiying, and I also saw the bird blunderbuss seized from the Japanese pirates. The three-eyed blunderbuss was blown up like a god, and besides being able to swing it to hit people in close combat, Compared with Japanese pirates' bird guns, it is far behind."

When Qi Jiu said this, Li Qiufeng frowned again, showing a look of disapproval, and then said: "I know that talking about these things, I can't help but destroy my own ambition and make the enemy prestige. But the ancients said, knowing what you know Hey, a hundred battles are invincible. Those civil servants can write messy articles to whitewash the peace, but we, as generals, can’t deceive ourselves. Otherwise, we will definitely lose in a war. More than [-] years ago, the officers and soldiers snatched the bird gun from the Japanese pirates. I found that it is much easier to use than the firecrackers in our hands. I heard that the Japanese pirates’ birdcracks were bought from the Frang machine, and they can shoot far and accurately. Imitation of Japanese pirates' bird guns, used to deal with Japanese pirates and Tartars. But over the years, the Firearms Bureau has completely ignored the advice of these officers and men, and still makes those unusable fire guns and three-eyed guns to gain benefits from them. A few years ago, the Ministry of War I once sent many three-eyed guns that were not used by the Shenji Camp to the southeast coastal guards, intending to use them to deal with Japanese pirates. But these three-eyed guns can only shoot twenty or thirty steps, and their accuracy is extremely poor. Only the Japanese pirates rushed to Nearby, the hedgehogs gathered in one place. At this time, the three-eyed blunderbuss was aimed at the Japanese pirates, and a few people might be injured. But in actual combat, the three-eyed blunderbuss is not as good as bows and arrows. Four years ago, I was climbing Zhouwei once met a Baihu who was transferred back to Beijing from Fujian. He said that any general who leads troops to fight against Japanese pirates on the southeast coast will never use those broken copper and rotten iron. They all use steel knives, bows and arrows. No one wants to fight Japanese pirates with a three-eyed blunderbuss that is not even as good as a fire stick."

When Qi Jiu said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Brother Li, the firearms of the Japanese pirates may not be as good as those of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but the guns in the hands of the Fusang army are definitely better than ours. But the surname Xiao said The high officials of the Fusang Kingdom want us to hand over our firearm making skills before sending troops to surround and kill the Japanese pirates. As far as I know, the Fusang Kingdom faction has a lot of eyeliners in Daming, and they definitely don’t know that our firearms are inferior to them. But the surname is Xiao But he insisted that this trip to Fusang country is to pass on the art of making firearms to the people of Fusang, isn't it strange?"

Li Qiufeng was also in doubt, and when he was about to ask questions, he suddenly heard Qin Laowu say loudly: "We are about to sail into the fleet. There are so many ships here, there will inevitably be some scrapes and collisions. Everyone must hold on to the boat. , lest the big ship stumble and fall into the pool when it shakes violently."

Li Qiufeng and Qi Jiu turned their heads to look, only to see countless large and small ships lined up in front of them.These ships have all sailed, leaving only their bare masts, looking like dead grass in autumn and winter, lifeless.And behind these boats, the lone peak is like a stone pillar pointing straight to the cave at the top of the cave.

Li Qiufeng saw Murong Danyan and Wang Xiaoyu squatting beside the owner of the Wang Zhuang, fearing that the two of them might not hear what Qin Laowu said clearly, and if they were careless for a while, they might be injured.So he didn't care about talking to Qi Jiu anymore, and rushed to Murong Danyan's side in three steps at a time, and said to her and Wang Xiaoyu: "You two girls, be careful, the big boat may shake violently."

At this time, the owner of Wang Zhuang had already woken up and was talking to Wang Xiaoyu in a low voice.After listening to Li Qiufeng's words, Wang Xiaoyu knelt on the ground, hugged the left arm of Master Wang tightly with both hands, and comforted him in a low voice not to worry.Murong Danyan stood up, and walked to the side of the boat with Li Qiufeng, each holding on to a pillar.Qi Jiu and the others also looked solemn, looking for something they could control.

After a while, the big ship sailed into the group of ships.Qin Laowu carefully manipulated the mast and sails, and drove forward along a narrow waterway.Xiao Dong didn't think much of Qin Laowu at first, but seeing the big ship almost collided with the ships on both sides several times, and Qin Laowu was able to steer the big boat to avoid it every time, he couldn't help but praise : "Boss of the boat, I really have you! I'm afraid there are not many people in the world who can sail with this level of skill."

Hearing Xiao Dong's praise, Qin Lao Wu just twitched the corner of his mouth, but didn't speak.He thought to himself, you bastard, you have ulterior motives, and you have always loved and ignored me.If Lord Li hadn't acted justly, I wouldn't have gotten much money.Right now, he is flattering Lao Tzu again, just because he wants Lao Tzu to work hard for you.Hmph, don't think I'm a fool!If there is a chance, I will definitely find a way to push you, a bastard, into the water to feed the fish, I will hate you in my heart!

The big boat zigzags for about a stick of incense, and gets closer and closer to the isolated peak. Seeing that there are fewer and fewer boats on the left and right sides, everyone finally breathes a sigh of relief.Shopkeeper Bai said loudly: "Damn it, I'm finally staying away from those Japanese pirates. Although it's eerie and scary here, it's better than mixing with Japanese pirates..."

It's just that shopkeeper Bai hadn't finished speaking, when suddenly there was a sharp "woo".I saw a black light shoot out from the canopy of a small boat on the right, and hit Qin Laowu who was manipulating the mast and sail.The black light was so powerful that although Qin Laowu was born with supernatural powers, he had no martial arts experience. Seeing the black light approaching his eyes, he felt a chill in his heart, and he felt like falling into an ice cave in an instant, and secretly cried out "it's over".

(End of this chapter)