Warring States Eagle

In the end, Zheng Liang used a salary of ten taels of gold per year, plus the land of the Three Antis, to settle down, and finally hired Ander as the iron cannon general of the Luo family.

After hearing that Zheng Liang offered such generous treatment, and there was still a battle to be fought, Ander sold his soul to Zheng Liang without hesitation.He is originally a guy with a calm appearance but a fanatical heart, especially after inheriting the unique aristocratic temperament of Europe, he is particularly keen to make contributions on the battlefield to reflect his own value, and Zhu Qinfeng's plan is too much for him. It was illusory, and he could not see any hope in front of the powerful Spaniards.But Zhengliang painted another seductive blueprint for him, and let him see hope, so he became a staunch follower of Zhengliang.

"What? Are you really planning to do this?" Zhu Qinfeng said in surprise after learning about Ander's decision the next day.

After receiving an affirmative reply from Ander, Zhu Qinfeng didn't say anything, but gave the other party a big hug to show respect for the other party's decision.Compared with the free and easy relationship between men, the relationship between women is much more lingering.After learning of Ander's decision, Lilu was very sad for a while, because Ander's departure meant that her good sister Angel, whom she finally met, would also leave with her.You know, in the vast sea, it is very rare to find a sister who can confide in her heart, and now this pair of sisters is about to part.All the people on board wisely did not bother the two ladies, but left them enough space to get along with each other, allowing them to get along well in the remaining time.

"What? You still want to take three matchlock guns?" Zhu Qinfeng yelled after learning that Ander wanted to take three matchlock guns and some gunpowder from the warehouse.

"Your Excellency Zhengliang is already your employer? That's good. Just let that guy pay." After being surprised, Zhu Qinfeng suddenly turned into a treacherous businessman again, and said to Ander with a smile.The latter had no choice but to tell Zheng Liang the news.

"Treacherous guy!" Zheng Liang had no choice but to mutter to himself, while starting to negotiate with Zhu Qinfeng, who had suddenly turned into a "trickster".

at last.Amidst Zhu Qinfeng's triumphant laughter, Zheng Liang paid 50 taels of gold with a painful expression, and finally got three matchlock guns that he had never dreamed of.Of the three matchlock guns, one will be used by Ander as a weapon, the other will be used for the research of the upcoming firearms workshop, and the last one will be Zhengliang's special weapon.

After returning to the room that Zhu Qinfeng arranged for Zheng Liang on the big ship, Zheng Liang laughed while stroking the newly acquired matchlock gun.made money.This time it really paid off.After more than two years, that guy from Tanegashima paid thousands of taels of gold in order to get those matchlock guns. (.) Compared with what they paid in the future, Zheng Liang really made money this time.

While secretly laughing.Zhengliang also remembered the initial plan for the development of firearms.According to historical records, matchlock guns were introduced to Japan in the Warring States Period more than two years later, and then more than a year later, after improvements, they were fully promoted.

Calculated according to this time.Zhengliang still has three years to prepare.In the past three years, Zheng Liang has to pay close attention to the maintenance, research and development, production, improvement, and finally mass production of the matchlock gun.At the same time, a secret firearms team is preliminarily established so that it can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.Think of it this way.Time is indeed very tight.

While Zheng Liang was thinking alone in the cabin, Zhu Qinfeng's big ship was finally under the command of two men sent by Zheng Liang.They started to march towards the Luo family's territory.At the same time, the small boat carried by Zhengliang who had been near the big ship also set sail behind the big ship.

that's all.The two ships sailed for three days on a calm sea.This day, Zheng Liang, who was discussing firearm tactics with Ander on the deck, suddenly heard a loud shout from the ship's mast: "I saw land, everyone, pay attention, I saw a large piece of land."

The loud shouts attracted a large number of crew members onto the deck.

"Finally back?" Zheng Liang looked at the direction pointed by the lookout and thought to himself.It has been a full month, starting from the 22nd day of October in the ninth year of Tianwen to the Ming country, and now it will be a month on the [-]nd day of November in the ninth year of Tianwen.I don't know what the situation is like in this month's territory?What about the women in the family?

"Pass down the order, let our ships rush back to the territory first, and let the Luo family's navy come to lead the way," Zheng Liang said to Masao Kinoshita beside him.Since he was already acquainted with Zhu Qinfeng, during the daytime, Zheng Liang could send one or two of his men to the big ship to obey the command.In order to let these guys who have never seen the big world see it, Zheng Liang took turns to let all the retainers who followed him come this time, and it happened that Masao Kinoshita came here today.

Masao Kinoshita, who received the order, immediately went down to make arrangements.

Soon the small boat that Zheng Liang was originally on carried Yoshida Shigemasa quickly over the big ship, and flew towards the land.Now Masahiro Kinoshita, Liu Le, and the curious little stone are left beside Zhengliang.

As the big ship continued to advance, Zheng Liang soon saw a piece of land.To be precise, it is an island called the Goto Islands, where some pirates who have a good relationship with the Hirado Matsuura family are now entrenched.After seeing Zhu Qinfeng's big ship, the ships in the waters near the Wudao archipelago ran away one after another as if they had seen a ghost, and directly cleared a sea area with a diameter of nearly half a mile for the big ship.It's no wonder that these ships were so panicked. Zhu Qinfeng's big ship was so big that it was like a moving fortress on the sea. It really shocked those pirates who had never seen the world.If the rich merchants in Bodo who often smuggle along the coast of Daming, or even smuggled in Southeast Asia, saw it, they would not be like this. After all, they had seen such a big ship before.

The larger ships moved on along the sea lanes that the smaller boats left in a panic.Finally, along the wide seaway between Nigami Island and Hirado Port, we entered Genkai Nada.Mukoshima ahead was visible to the naked eye.

Are you finally home?

When Masara left a month ago, the sea area of ​​Genkai Nada between Mukojima and Kabe Island, which is still controlled by the Huzi family, had been brought under the control of the Luo family.In this sea area, without the permission of the Luo family, no ships including fishing boats can pass through, otherwise they will be attacked by the Luo family's navy.It can be said that after crossing Xiangdao, one has set foot on one's own territory.

Sure enough, just as Zhengliang was dreaming.Suddenly, there was a burst of French conch horns in front of them.Then Zheng Liang saw the four Guan boats and the thirty Ruomo Xiaozao sailing towards the big boat in the shape of a sharp knife.

Seeing so many ships suddenly appearing in front of them, the sailors on the big ship who were watching the scenery immediately became vigilant.

"Your Excellency Captain, there is no need to be like this. Those who came here are your retainers." Zheng Liang hurriedly said to Zhu Qinfeng who was standing not far from him.

"Oh?" Zhu Qinfeng obviously didn't expect that the young lord Zheng Liang would have such strength.I was really surprised.Although the 20 or so ships looked very small, even worse than the ships he encountered pirates before, they were all elephants and they were afraid of ants.As long as so many ships rush over at once, it is estimated that it will not be easy to deal with them.In fact, Zhu Qinfeng judged Zhengliang by the standards of those European lords.Those small lords in Europe had at most one or two ships and a hundred peasants and soldiers. After Zheng Liang introduced himself as a lord, Zhu Qinfeng took it for granted.

After some analysis, the big ship finally became quiet, and they all looked at the Luo family's sailors curiously.At this time, the navy of the Luo family finally arrived near the big ship.

I saw that on the leading ship, Dongxiang Heiji, the general of the Luo family, Sun Wulang, the general of the navy, the public servant Zhongzhong, the close servant Mingfeng Xiuzheng, the archer Fan Jitian Chongzheng, and the other two Zhengliang also saw Wang Hai. An acquaintance, it seems that Wang Hai brought those craftsmen and immigrants to his territory smoothly.These are all the retainers that can be found in the port, and the rest of the retainers went to their own stations to stick to their posts in accordance with Zhengliang's request before departure.

This time, in order to welcome the Patriarch, the Luo family's naval base, except for the two closed ships and 27 Xiaozao ships that had been patrolled by Hu Natong, all the remaining ships came out.

Of course, Yoshida Shigemasa, who was in charge of delivering the letter, had arrived at the port half an hour ago, and Togo Heiji, who happened to be inspecting the sea salt drying near the base, got the news first.He immediately organized people to meet Zheng Liang, and at the same time sent many messengers to report to the various retainers who stood firm in the territory. After all, the lord who had worried them for a month finally returned.

When the Luo family's navy fleet was about to encounter the big ship, Sun Wulang waved the Luo's family flag, and the 34 ships immediately split into two and swam to both sides of the big ship, guarding the big ship on both sides, while Lead the way.

Seeing such a situation, Zhu Qinfeng couldn't help squinting at Zheng Liang.This young lord is indeed very interesting, no, it is getting more and more interesting now.

"Meet Your Highness" When the fleet returned to Luo's family's pier in Banwuwan, and Zhengliang got off the boat and landed on the ground, all the retainers who had been waiting there all knelt down and saluted.And the only Wang Hai who didn't kneel down also bowed his hands to Zheng Liang with a smile on his face.

Zhengliang nodded slightly, and then signaled the retainers to get up.Looking at the retainers headed by Togo Heiji, Zhengliang couldn't help feeling secretly, it seems that this period of time has indeed made them worry.

Still on the deck, Zhu Qinfeng and others felt Zhengliang's authority in this territory again.And when they saw the neatly built pier and the ground paved with inferior cement, they had to give Zhengliang a high opinion.At least in Southeast Asia, they have never seen such a flat pier.It can be seen that this is a lord with considerable strength and financial resources.

"The lord is back!" Apart from the navy, there were many workshop leaders near the pier.The lord who had disappeared for nearly a month returned, and of course they wanted to come to welcome him.

But when they saw the huge sailboat and a few "ghosts" who got off the boat, they got excited again.White face, eyes and curly hair, isn't this the legendary "ghost"?

So, following the appearance of the lord, who brought a huge ship, the news that there were several "ghost" people on the ship immediately began to spread, and it was likely to spread to other parts of the entire territory. (To be continued..)

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