Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 682 Musket
The natives on the deck were all slaves captured by the Dutch in Nanyang. They were engaged in the simplest and hardest work on the ship. When they were in chaos, they all hid in the corners and did not dare to come out when they saw the Chinese coming to kill them on the lucky boat. Fighting to prevent the Chinese from taking revenge on the Dutch merchant ships after they seized them, but with the appearance of the armored man, he can't be killed by a gun or cut down by a knife. It's as if he is invincible.

The native stabbed Han Hua's back with a short spear, but he didn't dare to pull it out, but this stab made Han Hua's body freeze, and the armored man had the opportunity to plunge his sword into Han Hua's chest instantly.

Everyone on the boat did not expect this to happen, and exclaimed "Brother Han!" and "Boss!".

Blood gushed out from Han Hua's chest, and the armored man pulled out his sharp sword. Han Hua's body immediately softened and fell to the ground.

Almost at the same time, a figure suddenly ran up, kicked the slightly dazed native against the side of the ship, and then fell down again.

The native screamed, but before he could react, he saw a person standing in front of him with red eyes, he hurriedly backed up with his hands on his hands, but the man raised the Japanese knife in his hand and slashed upwards, then pulled it back Immediately, two deep scars appeared on the native's body, his chest was ripped open, he twitched twice and died.

This figure was Wu Shizhao, somehow, suddenly burst out with such ruthlessness.

Seeing this, Iron Man raised his sword and charged at him, and the captain of the boat beside him quickly reminded: "Scholar, rope!"

At this time, several guards had already rushed over. Wu Shizhao came to his senses after hearing this, and threw out one end of the rope. A guard took it, and the two of them flung it immediately. At the iron man's neck, several guards came up to help and pulled back with all their strength.

The iron man's armor is not as flexible as the Central Plains' scale armor. It is all made of iron plates. Although the defense is good, it is inconvenient to move around. He fell heavily, and the deck was smashed and shook slightly.

Several guards immediately rushed forward. They had dealt with the heavy armor of the Qing soldiers. This kind of iron can was invincible to the natives, but the guards had a way. One by one, they kicked away the sharp sword in the iron man's hand, and several of them held him down. They used the handles of their swords to hammer fiercely, but this piece of armor was obviously much better than the heavy armor of the Qing soldiers. With the clanging of the hammers, the He Yi inside was still struggling.

At this moment, Wang Fugui, who came down from Wangdou, took a short axe, rode on the iron man and smashed it on the head. The iron helmet was dented immediately, and the person inside screamed and struggled a few times. He was crushed to death in iron armor.

Once this odd number is removed, the overall situation on the deck is settled. The man inside the iron armor should be the captain of the barbarian boat. Once he died, there were less than eight He barbarians left. They all put down their weapons and surrendered, and more than a dozen natives also knelt down land, and there are only about 20 people left on the Fuchuan side.

The loss of more than [-]% of the entire ship can be said to be very tragic.

The boss of the boat was stabbed with a sword in the abdomen, leaned on the side of the boat and ordered people to put away the weapons, locked the eight Heyi in the boat cabin, and suddenly beckoned Wang Fugui to come over, and whispered something in his ear, Wang Fugui Hearing this, he glanced at the dozen or so natives squatting at the corner of the boat, and nodded.

After giving the order, he walked towards Han Hua's corpse. The deck was covered in blood and his feet slipped. A sailor quickly helped him up.

Wu Shizhao and several guards knelt beside the corpse, their eyes were red, the boat boss looked at the dead body and sighed, "Bury at sea!"

There are great opportunities at sea, but also great risks. Since you choose to go to sea, you must have such preparations.

The Han people paid attention to burrowing into the soil for safety, but the conditions at sea did not allow it. The weather in Nanyang was hot, and the ship did not know when it would dock. The corpses placed on the boats would rot in a few days, causing diseases, and they had to be thrown into the sea.

While the boss of the ship was speaking, screams could be heard from the corner of the deck. Wang Fugui led a few sailors and killed more than a dozen natives.

There were only about twenty people left on the whole blessing boat, and the remaining guards and sailors had more captives. A Dutchman who knows how to steer a boat.

After everyone cleaned up the corpses on the boat, Heyi and the natives were directly thrown into the sea. After the sailors and guards on the blessing boat registered, at sunset, they wrapped the corpses in canvas and tied heavy objects, and the rest stood on the deck , bid them a brief farewell, and then slid the corpses into the sea one by one.

Wu Shizhao put a nautical chart and compass into the canvas that wrapped Han Hua, and watched the corpse slide down the inclined plank and sink into the blue sea, and he couldn't help but feel a little change in his heart.

The boss of the ship was injured and couldn't tell, so the counting of Heyi's cargo was handed over to Wu Shizhao, who can keep accounts. He is still not good at communicating with the people below, but he is no longer rejecting people thousands of miles away.

Under the leadership of a sailor, Wu Shizhao went down to the cabin. The sailor opened a wooden box, and there were more than a dozen muskets neatly arranged inside. Wu Shizhao frowned and asked, "How many muskets are there?"

The sailor said: "Ten boxes per box, a total of thirty boxes, at least three hundred rods!"

Wu Shizhao took out a gun from the wooden box and looked at it in his hand. It should be the kind of gun used by He Yi before. It does not need to be ignited, and it is a self-generated gun. The army of King Hengyang of this kind of gun did not have large-scale equipment. Where are the Dutch going?

Thinking about the news from the chamber of commerce, the reason why the King of Hengyang wanted to go to war against the Dutch this time was said to be because the Dutch had come together with the Qing court. Could it be that the Dutch wanted to ship these muskets to the Qing Dynasty?
Although these [-] muskets will not have much impact on the war, the key point is that they are afraid that the Manchus will imitate them, which will be a huge threat to Ming Dynasty.

Right now, the imperial court is still negotiating peace with the Manchus, but the Manchus are colluding with Heyi to buy guns and cannons. It seems that this matter must be reported to the higher authorities.

Wu Shizhao put the gun back into the box, and looked in the cabin again. The others were spices, ivory, etc. from Southeast Asia. He wrote them down one by one, and then calculated the value. Make a windfall.

Now that you have money, do you still want to go to sea?Or go back to take the imperial examination?Wu Shizhao hesitated for the first time.

On the second day, after discussing with the remaining people on the ship, they believed that the manpower on the merchant ship could no longer go south, and most people agreed with this opinion.

This is also the difference between the boat and the land. Many things have to be discussed with others, because as long as someone does not cooperate, the boat will not be able to go, and if the wind and waves are foreseen, it will sink.

Wu Shizhao gradually adapted to this, and the ship returned north according to the wishes of most people. However, due to the large number of sailors dying, the operation of the ship was inconvenient, and the return journey was very unsatisfactory.

Ten days later, they were met by the navy fleet of the Ming army on the sea near the city of Hue controlled by the Annan Ruan family, and the two ships were dragged back to Hue for repair.

The goods on board can only be sold in Hue, and then loaded with Annan's rice grain and returned.

This is a cycle. Over time, the Nanyang states will become economically dependent on the Ming Dynasty, and eventually become the source of grain and raw materials for the Ming Dynasty.

However, the thirty red cannons and three hundred muskets on the barbarian boat were left behind by the navy.

At this time, the battle between the Ming army and the Ruan family and Chenla to attack Zhancheng has entered a fierce stage. The Champa people resisted very strongly, and the Ming army consumed a lot of supplies, just in time to replenish a batch of firearms.

In the end, the merchant ship returned to Guangjing with that armor and a musket, and reported to the Guangdong government through the channel of the Chamber of Commerce.

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