Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1091, I am a professional cheater

"Stinky boy, this time it's all up to you to decide, I know you're a deceitful person."

In the capital, inside a four-wheeled carriage, Zhang Mao said to Liu Jin beside him with a smile on his face.

"...Mr. Zhang, I don't like to listen to what you say. What do you mean I cheat people so much? Who have I cheated?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was immediately speechless.

He made it seem like he was specially defrauding people, and he defrauded people very well. This Zhang Mao is obviously old and confused.

"I am~"

Without thinking about it, Zhang Mao pointed to himself and said.

"Mr. Zhang, you have to speak with your conscience. When did I cheat you?"

Liu Jin suddenly became even more speechless, saying that he had tricked him, he was really confused.

"Brat, every time I come to Nancheng District, my heart is bleeding and I feel a dull pain."

"These lands used to be mine, but in the end they were cheated by you and sold for a few taels of silver per mu. Now these lands are worth thousands of taels."

"You don't know how much money you've earned by relying on the land that cheated me."

Zhang Mao touched his conscience, pointed to the tall buildings on both sides of the street outside, and said with a heartbroken heart.

Now in the entire capital, this is the area with the highest housing prices. Any house costs [-] taels of silver. As for shops and the like, they are even more expensive, and there is no place to buy them. All the shops developed by Liu Jin are only Rent not sell.

In the three places of Beijing, Tianjin, and Songhu, the number of shops alone is unknown, and the annual rent received is tens of millions of taels, and it is still increasing.

Because Liu Jin's real estate is still building houses, a large number of shops are firmly in Liu Jin's hands, and he doesn't need to do anything, just collect rent every year. After Zhang Mao found out about this, he Eyes are red.

The land on this side of the capital, especially the land in the south of the capital, was almost completely eaten by Liu Jin and the crown prince. Among them was the tens of thousands of land in the hands of the British Duke Zhang Mao.

When the marine trade and marine fishing industry were just emerging, the rich and powerful in the capital were scrambling to go to sea, and they sold a large amount of land when they lacked funds. As a result, Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were cheaper.

Up to now, Zhang Mao almost often cried to Liu Jin, while Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling often went to the Prince's East Palace to cry, and went to the Queen's place to cry.

In fact, it is nothing more than seeing that the land here has risen and the mentality is a little out of balance.

"Mr. Zhang, it was your wish and I wanted it back then. Besides, even though the land was sold, you made an untold amount of money with the money. What's more, you don't even know how much land your family has overseas. Still envious of my little land."

Liu Jin pouted and said.

"Can it be the same? The land in the capital is worth every inch of land. How about I exchange the land in Huangjinzhou and Australia for you, and exchange one hundred acres for one acre here?"

Hearing this, Zhang Mao rolled his eyes and suggested after thinking about it.

"Go, go~"

"It's as if I don't have land in Gold Island or Australia, and overseas I own no less land than you. The land in the capital is limited, so I won't trade it or sell it~"

Liu Jin said very simply.

What are you thinking about? How could I possibly sell and replace these lands after I managed to settle them down? I still need to rely on these lands to leave some family property for future generations.

"Brat~"

Zhang Mao had no choice but to curse.

During the two days of chatting, the four-wheeled carriage also arrived at Nan Daying, the capital city in the southern suburbs.

Outside the southern camp of the capital, the envoys of the Persian Empire, Chaland and Rasul, were already waiting patiently with dozens of people.

Seeing Zhang Mao and Liu Jin arrive, Chaland and Rasul hurriedly greeted them with smiles.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Liu~"

Charland spoke to Zhang Mao and Liu Jin in very standard Daming dialect.

"Haha, Mr. Charland, your big words are really good."

Zhang Mao replied with a smile.

"Ashamed, ashamed~"

"The culture of the Ming Dynasty is extensive and profound, and I have only just begun to learn a little bit."

Charland replied modestly.

"Let's go~"

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Mao and Liu Jin also led the Persians into the barracks. Without Zhang Mao and Liu Jin, they would not be able to enter the South Camp at all, and could only take a look outside.

In the South Camp, the soldiers are practicing as usual. The South Camp covers a very large area, and there are many large playgrounds in it, which are specially trained for riding and hacking, archery, musket shooting, demolition, cannon shooting and so on.

The entire South Camp was busy, soldiers could be seen everywhere lined up neatly, and the buildings in the barracks were also very busy.

Soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, even if they were illiterate when they joined the army, they still had to receive cultural education after arriving in the barracks. Literacy was the most basic requirement, and then they had to receive ideological education, education of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and so on.

This was unimaginable before.

As the saying goes, good iron does not make nails, and good men do not serve as soldiers. In all dynasties and dynasties, it has never been like this. Soldiers still have to read and write.

However, Liu Jin and Zhang Mao do not plan to show Chaland, Rasul and others. The strength of the Ming Dynasty is not only due to its excellent equipment, but also the new military system. These things cannot be learned by the Persians. went.

He brought Chaland, Rasul and others directly to the equipment department, and they have already prepared weapons and equipment that can be sold to the outside world.

"Mr. Charland, Mr. Rasul~"

"These are all things used by our Ming army~"

Liu Jin and Zhang Mao looked at each other, and Liu Jin stood up and acted as a salesman. He pointed to the whole set of weapons and equipment in front of him, and introduced them to Chaland, Rasul and others.

"This is the Hongzhi [-]th musket used by our Ming army!"

Liu Jin picked up a musket and introduced it with a smile.

"The effective range is [-] to [-] meters, and the longest range can reach [-] meters. Well, one meter is about as long as it is."

"The rate of fire is fast, and the three-stage shooting method can ensure continuous and effective firepower."

"The shooting accuracy is high and the hit rate is high. It is the most advanced musket in the world, and it can easily crush the muskets of the Ottoman Empire."

While Liu Jin said it, he also asked people to demonstrate it.

Next to it, a team of [-] people came, loaded gunpowder very quickly and skillfully, and then fired wave after wave under the command of the commander. In the blink of an eye, as they were shooting, a large number of fake horses, The cavalry camp composed of dummies was beaten to pieces.

"Amazing~"

"Wow~"

These people from Persia couldn't help but opened their eyes wide in amazement.

The cavalry has always been the most important military force, but under such a continuous fire of muskets, they can't even get close.

"Master Liu, how do you sell this Hongzhi Fourteenth musket?"

"When you Ming and the Ottoman Empire went to war, I saw with my own eyes that your Ming army used muskets to tear the cavalry and infantry of the Ottoman Empire to pieces."

Charland picked up a musket, played with it carefully, and tried shooting a few times, and he couldn't help nodding his head.

This Daming musket really didn't say anything, the workmanship is not ordinary, take a closer look at the gun barrel, and you can tell by the sound that it is made of high-quality steel.

Looking at the live ammunition shooting exercise next to him, he couldn't help recalling that he followed the Ming army and witnessed the duel between the Ming army and the Ottoman army.

The Ottoman army rushing like a tidal wave encountered Ming's Musketeers, charging one after another like an egg hitting a rock, and they all fell to the position fifty steps away, unable to even get close.

"Of course, our Ming Dynasty's army is the strongest, otherwise why would you come to our Ming Dynasty to buy arms and weapons from thousands of miles away?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin raised his head slightly and said it as a matter of course.

His attitude also made Chaland and Rasul nod slightly. The Ming people are proud and confident. Their feud with the Persians, the mighty Ottoman Empire, was beaten to the knees and begged for mercy in front of them.

"This Hongzhi [-]th musket is manufactured by the Miyun Arsenal, and it uses refined steel smelted by the Miyun Iron Works. This kind of steel is absolutely not available in the market, and only the Miyun Iron Works can smelt it. .”

"It has a very long service life and is very easy to maintain. In addition, it uses flint hair, which is almost unaffected by the weather. This wooden support is all precious birch wood cut from our primitive forest in Liaodong."

Liu Jin did not directly reply to Chaland's words, but continued to introduce the situation of guns in detail.

"If you don't directly say the price, you must be preparing to cheat people."

Zhang Mao, who was next to him, was very clear about it when he saw it. He knew that Liu Jin had a few roundworms in his stomach. How could he not know that Liu Jin was preparing for the lion behind him to open his mouth.

"This kind of musket needs to use the special gunpowder of our Ming army. Your Persian gunpowder is not good enough, the combustion is not sufficient, the power is not good, and the range is short."

"So when buying muskets, I suggest that you also import gunpowder from our Daming side, and the lead shot is the best, because the gap between the lead shot made by our Daming side and the muzzle of this gun is very small. It is conducive to the improvement of range and accuracy."

"This bayonet is definitely a must-have. Our Daming bayonets all use this brand-new design of bayonets. There is a blood groove on the top. After being stabbed, it is difficult to stop the bleeding. Basically, it is impossible to escape death."

"What's the use of a bayonet?"

"If a musketeer gets close, he can use a bayonet to fight back. Look, isn't it almost like a spear with a musket?"

"They are all necessary. Our Ming army must have manpower. We can't have less. If you want to buy it, you can buy it all."

"In this way, your Persian army can be as strong as our Ming army. It is necessary to win the Ottoman Empire. If you can't even win the Ottoman Empire, then it is nothing."

(End of this chapter)