Lu Ming

Chapter 587
After the general direction is communicated, the other secondary issues in the cooperation, such as logistics, can be solved easily.

Sun Yuan incarnated as the governor of Denglai, the highest military officer in the Liaodong flank theater.In the Ming Dynasty, including the administrative region south of the Shandong Peninsula, the combat supplies normally supplied to the war zone would be gathered in Dengzhou and dispatched by Sun Yuanhua.

So when it came to logistical arrangements, Sun Yuanhua pondered for a moment, then allocated a large amount of military supplies to Sha Zhengming, and took out temporary supporting facilities such as school yards and barracks.

The amount of food and grass is allocated according to the daily ration of the local army in Dengzhou.

From this point of view, Lao Sun still attaches great importance to the visitors, because according to the usual practice, the supplies of the guest army are one level less than that of the main army.

However, Sha Zhengming is different from other guest soldiers, he just doesn't care much about these.After a few polite words, he put forward some requirements for the local business environment.

Sun Yuanhua smiled when he heard the words, showing the exclusive mysterious expression of a scholar-bureaucrat looking at merchants: "These are all trivial matters, so nothing to worry about."

In this way, the first day after the aid fleet arrived in Dengzhou was spent meaningfully.

From the second day on, the fleet docked to rest, and the water city was extremely noisy.

On the side of the civilian wharf, Lifu, wearing a tattered homemade short robe, was carrying bags, boxes, and packages of goods, stepping on the swaying planks, unloading the goods into the warehouse.People gathered on the pier at the moment, and the native bosses from three mountains and five mountains gathered one after another. While staring greedily at the goods, they whispered to each other, trying to find out a good way to meet the owner of the goods.

As for the cargo owner. The cargo owner will not care about dealing with the merchants, and will "perform martial arts" on the official dock.

Accompanied by a burst of clear gunshots and clattering, a row of earthen pots turned into broken porcelain on the official wharf lined with soldiers.

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Sun Yuanhua was a student of Xu Guangqi, a pioneer of Western learning in China.These two can be said to be the representative figures of the Ming Dynasty version of "Open Your Eyes and See the World".

Of course, opening your eyes to see the world also has its roots.Both Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua are regular Catholics. They have accepted some modern western natural science ideas and are the most valuable believers developed by missionaries such as Matteo Ricci in the East.

Sun Yuanhua wrote many books in his life, among which works on natural sciences are especially valuable, such as "The Elements of Geometry" which he participated in the translation, "Usage of Geometry" written by himself, "Taixi Calculation Essentials" and other books.

Although Sun Yuanhua was undoubtedly the most outstanding geometry expert in the East in the 17th century, his most famous works are not geometry, but works on firearms and the art of war, such as "Xi Fa Shen Ji" and "Jing Wu Quan Shu".

It seems that such an indigenous scientist is naturally full of interest in all kinds of sharp firearms in the legend of the traverser.

This is also the reason why Lao Sun is easy to talk in front of the traversers: to exchange knowledge and exchange needs.

So he came to "visit" the guests early this morning.The governor appeared on stage, followed by a group of interested Dongjiang miners. After all, the passenger ship was said to have very advanced cannons. As a warrior, he naturally couldn't miss the good opportunity to observe the military.

Then gunshots rang out on the pier—the boss became interested and opened up a shooting range on the spot, regardless of the safety of the people who eat melons.

After watching the firearms shooting, a group of people who were full of interest went to the field to shoot a few live ammunition in person. After that, not only Sun Yuanhua, but also a group of generals including Kong Youde said that the cap gun was "sharp" and "formidable".

After this is the main event: watching the cannonball.

The warships that are ready for combat at any time are already ready to go.Guests step on the deck with their front feet and leave the port with their back feet.

There are many places to visit on the warship.There are not only advanced artillery sighting and shooting systems, but also a mysterious auxiliary power system.In addition, the warship itself, which has a smooth line shape and extremely fast speed, can also be used as a platform for stable launch, is also the focus of geometry expert Sun Yuanhua.

Soon, the gunboat fired shells at a reef in the waters near Dengzhou.

This reef is randomly assigned among a nearby reef.When Sha Zhengming, who was in the war room, gave the order, the staff officer began to measure the distance and work on the map, and then the fire controller used the copper wire sound transmission system to notify the fort to shoot the troops, and then the fort fired a salvo.

From ordering to shelling, the whole process was controlled within 3 minutes.

The guests were amazed at the speed of the artillery fire response, and then looked through the binoculars and found that the accuracy of the naval guns had reached more than 90%.

All this, including the unheard-of reloading speed when the artillery fires rapidly, left the audience with a shocking feeling.

"Amazing skills! Dare I ask, the ability to measure distances and make maps is probably based on the knowledge of geometry? This is Sun Yuanhua's question.

"Good gun! Hit it accurately! I don't know if the general intends to shoot this thing?" This is the question of a group of military leaders.

"Geometry is a basic subject. Observing the sky and measuring the earth, measuring the land and measuring the sea, nothing can do without the knowledge of geometry."

Sha Zhengming first answered Lao Sun's question: "I know that Mr. Sun has learned a lot of geometry knowledge from foreign priests. But, I'm not boasting. The things of foreigners are at the level of sociology in Yizhou."

Not only was Sun Yuanhua not angry when he heard the words, but he showed a surprised expression: "Oh, I don't think Yizhou is a remote place where culture and education are so prosperous. These knowledge, probably your uncle got them from a foreign country in Haidong? Find out."

Sha Zhengming picked up the surveying ruler on the table and handed it over: "If there is a chance, there is a chance anytime. The staff officers here like me have all learned geometry."

Seeing Lao Sun discussing rulers and maps with the staff, Sha Zhengming turned his head and said to Kong Youde with a smile: "Brother Ruitu (Kong Youde's character), this gun is a weapon of the military and will not be sold. But you and I Since the two are good friends, there will definitely be a lot of cooperation.”

Kong Youde didn't feel lost when he heard the words.He knew the person's status as a great southern warlord, and he also knew that the other party was much stronger than a small warlord like him.Since he is a warlord, it is only natural that he does not want to sell the belongings of the town house, and it would be wrong to sell them.

"The final general knows the pros and cons, and I hope that the adults will not hesitate to enlighten me in the future."

When Kong Youde uttered this scene with a little regret, he would not have thought that the purpose of such a large fleet going north to Dengzhou was actually himself.The word "cooperation" in the other party's mouth is not a trick, but a real all-round cooperation. The so-called RCEP in the 17th century is also.

Surprises and surprises can be found everywhere, making guests linger on the standard frigate made by the time-traveling forces.Including the power system of the bilge, the sail system, and even the crew cabin and kitchen, many differences from the common sense of this era can be found.

In this way, when it was time to hold the lights, the gunboats slowly moored off the coast of Dengzhou were lit up with dots of lights.

As the governor, Sun Yuanhua had a lot of valuable status and affairs, and finally returned to the city by boat.However, before returning to the city, Lao Sun praised the knowledge on the ship again and again, and agreed with the traveler that he would come to visit him whenever he had time, not only to study geometry, but also to study the "water and fire" in the engine room. road.

As for the rest of the generals, in view of everyone's high spirits today and the work to be done, Sha Zhengming directly ordered the night flight, intending to entertain guests for a night tour.

"I can't afford it, I can't afford it."

At dinner time, in a secluded place on the deck, with glass gas lamps hanging above their heads, a group of Dengzhou local military generals were sitting together, eating a standard meal from the ship's mess hall.

Geng Zhongming, a stocky and stocky general of the Dengzhou Chinese Army, ate the cowpea stew in an enamel jar, and said vaguely: "These southerners are too generous. According to this method of raising troops, In two months, I will have to beg for food."

"It's true that southerners have money." A red-faced man next to him chewed his food slowly: "I showed people the boats moored in Shuicheng. Most of them are for business. They are used to hold cannons and carry troops like this." Yes, but only three or five ships."

"Hiss." Geng Zhongming took a deep breath like a toothache: "What a huge capital. Jiucheng, you have a good mind, and it is serious to find a way to get some benefits."

The general named Jiucheng smiled to himself when he heard the words: "We are all ministers in the same palace, and we are in such a situation, there is really nothing we can do."

Geng Zhongming let out a long sigh.Being aroused by his thoughts, he was so sad that he put the enamel jar on the ground: "The Southerner is a dignified uncle bought by the Tartars, and he is not the same as us bereaved dogs. temple!?"

At this time, Kong Youde, who was buried in his meal, finally interjected: "Brother, in my opinion, that generation is not necessarily from the south."

Geng Zhongming was taken aback when he heard the words: "Oh, what should I say?"

"During the past two days, I have dealt with him a lot. From my point of view, I don't know if that uncle is from the north."

"Sure?"

"Looking at the way his confidants speak, they are not like southerners."

"This is a novelty. You are virtuous, so you might as well get closer to those few people. Now we have more friends and more ways to rely on others."

"can."

While the Liao people were eating, drinking and pondering, Zhang Zhongqi and Sha Zhengming, who were in the captain's room, were also communicating with each other.

Prior to this, the traversers started from a remote place, relying on advanced technology and military capabilities of the times, but in fact, they smashed all the way to the other forces-first shot, then shot, and then recruited, from No force can survive three rounds in the hands of the traverser.

However, Kong Youde's generation is different from other forces that he has come into contact with before.

Due to the fact that the distance is too far and insufficient power is deployed, and the imperial court is on the side in the north, the traversers have no way to forcibly recruit this group of warlords.

Therefore, I can only adopt the "coexistence" mode that I am unwilling and unfamiliar with.

This brought great pressure to Zhang Zhongqi who was actually doing the operation: it was a difficult scripture to recite.

But in general, according to the results of the two days of dealings, the attitudes of the various forces in Dengzhou towards the traversers are generally not much different from the pre-evaluated ones.

In this way, Zhang Zhongqi planned to take the next step tentatively: make an appointment with Kong Youde to discuss cooperation matters.

It's just that in Zhang Zhongqi's opinion, this work is still very difficult after all, and the severity is not easy to master, so he is always worried that it will not be well handled.

(End of this chapter)