Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

In this disaster that the whole world is facing, while the people of the Ming Dynasty are freezing like turtles, are the Europeans not cold?

Of course it's cold.

The biggest trades in Europe today are coal and charcoal. Firstly, it is an important dye for steam energy. Secondly, if you don’t have a fire at home, you might end up turning into an ice stick the next day while lying in bed.

The coal stove and its matching coal processing products that Mr. Jiang introduced to me have solved this problem very well. First of all, it is small in size and can generate heat for a long time when combined with the matching coal processing products. For every household, this is an essential product in this cold period!

The ability to perform high-end customization also makes it upwardly compatible and can be sold to more prestigious people at a higher price. This is simply a genius idea!

The most important thing is that the other party also told him clearly that the internal structure of this thing is actually not too complicated. After taking it back, he only needs to do a little analysis to figure out the secret. Other European businessmen will soon imitate it. Therefore, in the early stage, he must build a good reputation, quickly establish a production line factory, and expand the market on a large scale to establish a competitive advantage and create a brand effect. He is willing to invest in a joint factory with him, and the two parties will split the profits. He provides the product technology and the original investment, and he provides the people and channels.

How could this not touch Van Leighton's heart?

Everyone wants to make money. Who wants to float around on the sea with their head hanging out of their pants? Isn't it for the money? Now, an opportunity to become a stable person is right in front of you. How can you not seize it?

This time, as long as I sell the Far East luxury goods in my hand and use the money to open a factory, I can lie down and count the money! Moreover, through this business, it is very likely that I can get a connection with the upper level!

Van Leighton is now extremely glad that he took the risk to go to the inland of the Far East. Now he is really like Qin Shihuang eating peppercorns and stepping on the accelerator. He is so excited that he can't be more excited.

As for the things listed on the cargo list, of course they had to be sold! They were all food crops and livestock, and the other party didn't want a galleon, so why not sell them?

In fact, the Dutchman was still very wary of the terms of the transaction. Now that they have mastered the Far East route, they are more concerned about whether they can maintain their advantage. They value maritime technology very much and will never sell it to others, let alone the Galleon.

Therefore, Jiang Han had no intention of trading this with them at all. At the current stage, he had no intention of developing towards the sea. There was no point in buying a galleon. The main reason was that he did not have enough money. He might purchase some schooners as merchant ships later.

Buying arms from the Dutch is just for fun. If you really want to do this business, you have to bring the British with you!

British merchants now have a very small market share. Their empire is booming and they are eager to challenge the current Dutch hegemony at sea. British merchants are also frantically carrying out primitive accumulation of capital. Compared with the already successful Dutch, British merchants are more ambitious, they are more short of money, more eager for development, and have no rice noodles.

As long as the money is in place, we can get you a warship!

This is a country that has very distinctive characteristics of Daiying, both in the early and later stages, with the word "steam" highlighted.

Jiang Han was also very happy to win in this business. Once this trade route started running, he would have an extremely stable material reserve area around the world as his rear base. Now he had sweet potatoes, cash crops, and meat sources such as alpacas and guinea pigs. He believed that the transition during this difficult period would become much easier.

And the cost of all this is just to make some plates and bottles, weave some small cloths, grow some tea, and expand the coal-stove factory.

There is absolutely no way I would sell those antiques myself. They are treasures left by our ancestors to future generations. You white people can forget about touching them!

As for sugarcane, cotton, rice and the like, where do you find people to grow them? That is none of my business. I wish they can eat delicious fried chicken.

You can't even take care of your own suffering, how can you care whether your African brothers on the other side of the ocean have been raped by white people to improve their sexual performance? Do I have that much free time?

These are all expected gains. All we have to do next is leave everything to time, and things will naturally start to get better.

The unexpected surprise was that this Dutch businessman actually wanted to start a proxy war and make money by selling arms for himself. It must be said that these people have been taking advantage of this since their ancestors. The first batch of new flintlock rifles brought by the other party was now in Jiang Han's hands, and he was playing with them repeatedly.

"What's so good about this extremely backward technology...it's just primitive"

The AA-12 did not hide his disdain at all. It was slow to reload, difficult to aim, had low power, and could only fire in single shots. It was full of shortcomings. Compared to the thing in his hand, it was simply a fire stick!

"Of course our little 12 is the most advanced~"

"Tsk! Don't touch my head!"

AA-12 opened Jiang Han's dog paw.

"Sir, the old man has been brought here."

A servant came up to report.

"Thank you for your hard work. Please bring the person up."

Jiang Han answered while picking up dishes. It must be said that the chef's cooking skills here are really good. He was so busy chatting about business that he didn't even take two bites of the food.

"Leave some for me too, I want to eat it too!!"

"Aren't there dishes and chopsticks over there? Use them!"

What Bi Maokang saw when he walked in was a pair of people, one big and one small, frantically fighting over food at the table like evil spirits.

"Um...May I ask what you want from me, sir?"

Bi Maokang, who was originally in a heavy mood, was a little confused by this. You are a leader after all, why are you acting like a child? What does it mean that you are eating with a bowl in your hand before the dinner has even started?

He thought that the table full of dishes was prepared for him.

"Mr. Bi....cough...wait a minute"

Jiang Han was swallowing food while talking. There was too much food in his mouth and he choked a little. He drank a few sips of tea to smooth it over before speaking again.

"Mr. Bi, how was your chat with your old friend?"

While he had rescued Zhao Zhilong and locked him up in the courtyard waiting for him to recover, this old man would go to chat with people every now and then, just like an old lady visiting a rural household. Jiang Han turned a blind eye to this and showed no concern. Bi Maokang also knew that the other party had tacitly agreed to his actions, otherwise how could he have gotten in?

Now that he had nothing to do in Yangzhou, he began to observe the people of Yangzhou and watch the development of Yangzhou. Recently, he "coincidentally" got a promotional booklet issued by Jiang Han from a commoner. With the idea of ​​knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, he began to study the book. The insights in the book shocked him greatly.

He is not far from attaining enlightenment in Longchang.

"My Lord, it's OK."

"Well, as long as you are happy, this is what happened. I just met some foreigners and did a business with them. The foreigners were very polite and brought gifts with them. Here, you can take it and have a look first."

Jiang Han put the flintlock in his hand on the table and pushed it to Bi Maokang.

"This is....."

Bi Maokang's expression froze. He walked quickly forward, picked up the flintlock and began to look at it over and over again.

This can be regarded as a professional match. At the beginning, Bi Maokang specialized in studying the flintlock rifles of foreigners, and reversed the structure based on the technology. He designed the flintlock rifle style of the Ming Dynasty and submitted it to his tutor Chongzhen as a doctoral thesis.

Then the tutor said two words: no money, and rejected his application.

Bi Maokang really studied the flintlock rifle to the core. He keenly discovered that in the past few decades, foreigners' firearms had made some minor improvements.

"Sir....Can you..."

He wanted to ask Jiang Han to give him the gun to study for a while, but he also thought that since he was now in the enemy camp, how could the other party agree to such an outrageous request? Unexpectedly, Jiang Han just waved his hand and said, "Since I called you here, it is for you to study. Take this gun back and take a good look at it. If one is not enough, I will give you two more. Study it carefully. Once you understand it, I will let you go to class."

"My lord...I"

Bi Maokang was about to refuse when Jiang Han interrupted him: "Don't refuse yet. If you research this thing, you can give it to me, and naturally you can also give it to the Ming Dynasty, right? It's reasonable to research things for your own country, right? When you have done your research and come up with something, I will help you pack it up with samples and results and send it to the person in charge in Nanjing. Isn't this also serving the country loyally?"

Jiang Han's proposal was very sinister. Send the researched product to the Ming Dynasty? Of course he would send it. He also believed that there were smart people in the Ming Dynasty who could see the use of this thing. But, the question was, does the Ming Dynasty have the money to do this? Who would pay for it? Would anyone join in if there was no profit?

It's very blue.

I asked you to research things to give back to your country. Now I provide things and support, and you teach me. That should be okay, right?

This wave, this wave is a retreat in order to advance!

"I...I will consider it."

As soon as Jiang Han saw Bi Maokang's hesitant look, he knew that this matter was settled!

Volume 264: Chapter Chapter : How to distract the defenders?

Although many restrictions were set up when negotiating trade agreements with the other party, such as the types of goods to be traded each time being agreed upon in advance, and every time a fleet arrives, there will be an escort fleet that escorts in name but monitors in reality, but the moral integrity of these Europeans has never been trustworthy, and once something strange is allowed to flow in from the other side, it will become very troublesome to control it.

The natural solution to this problem is to set up a customs department to conduct a comprehensive inspection of all incoming personnel and goods. Although it may seem a bit over the top, it is never too careful when dealing with these European guys who have no moral integrity.

After taking stock of everything at the table, everything has been arranged almost completely. The sweet potato seedlings have been handed over to Wang Dang, and he will be explained the new agricultural plan and animal husbandry system later. Although there are abundant wild products at present, it is impossible to feed so many mouths, and they will eventually have to resort to breeding. Now, the locust plague outside is getting worse. After June, the plague of these migratory locusts will reach its peak. Now these locusts are still in the nymph stage. They can be processed for various uses after being caught. When they have fully grown, they will become poisonous and cannot be eaten at all.

Jiang Han suddenly had a wicked idea. Maybe he could make it into pancakes and sell them to the Tartars?

After stretching and finishing his meal, Jiang Han prepared to go back and continue the construction of his secret base. Now that all preparations were finally on track, justice could finally begin to accelerate.

Changzhou Prefecture, Yixing County, within Lu Prefecture.

As the residence of a first-rank official of the imperial court, the Lu Mansion is now in very poor condition.

The situation is very difficult now. After the Battle of Julu in the north, the Tartars went south to attack Jinan and abducted a prince and a large amount of property. Although the battle report said that the other side suffered serious losses, the more than 10,000 people who died in the Jinan Garrison were not convincing at all.

Bandits were rampant in the south of the Yangtze River. The big bandit Jiang Han who occupied Yangzhou had not been eliminated for a long time. The Gezuo Wuying and Zhang Xianzhong began to wreak havoc again. The situation in the Ming Dynasty had become extremely turbulent. Against this background, it became politically correct for Changzhou officials to target the Lu family, the criminals who betrayed the Ming Dynasty.

The Lu family was like a brick, they could be moved wherever they were needed. As floods in Taihu Lake occurred repeatedly and could not be put under control, local officials decided to put the blame on the Lu family, saying that they were colluding with Taihu Lake bandits, working together from inside and outside to harm the villagers.

Although there was no substantial evidence in the end, various rumors among the people had already incited the emotions of the villagers, and all kinds of ruffians took the opportunity to cause chaos. Now the Lu family members are blocked at the door and cursed in the streets every day, and whenever they go out on the street they will encounter all kinds of difficulties and abuse.

Even Lu Xiangsheng's son was beaten and his face was covered in blood when he went out one day. Fortunately, he escaped with the help of nearby neighbors.

Inside the Lu Mansion, the clan members were all inside, looking worried. A stone outside the window flew onto the roof and smashed a tile. The young men outside the door were still shouting and cursing.

The Lu family was a clean family and had no guards, so they could only watch silently as outsiders bullied them. The local yamen runners in charge of maintaining public order just yawned and watched the bullies' behavior silently, without any intention of dissuading them.

Everyone in the Lu family was very frightened because there was no guard at home and the behavior of those young scoundrels outside was becoming more and more radical. Once they rushed in, they would probably be in trouble.

"Mom, isn't Dad a great hero? Why do they want to wrongly accuse us like this?"

Lu Xiangsheng's two sons stayed with their mother Wang. They could not understand the current situation. In their eyes, their father should be the great hero who saved the Ming Dynasty, but why were they being hated by everyone?

Wang touched her son's head and was unable to answer. Lu Xiangsheng's feelings for his wife were considered very loyal among the ancients. His first wife, Wang, died early. Before her death, Wang was afraid that Lu Xiangsheng would be lonely, so she helped him take a concubine. Later, Lu Xiangsheng remarried Wang, and he only had one wife and one concubine.

"Be patient, it will be fine later..."

She could only comfort her children in this way. In fact, Lu Xiangsheng was later rehabilitated, but by that time, it was already the Southern Ming Dynasty. More than a hundred people from the Lu family died in the fight against the Qing Dynasty, and their vitality was severely damaged.

"Oh, it's really lively....Wow, such a big rock, if it hits the head, it will kill people, right?"

45 was observing everything that happened in the Lu's mansion from a distance, and she was amazed. Once she saw the unfortunate scene of humans fighting among themselves, she would be very happy, and she could eat several bowls of rice with it.

"You've been looking for so long, why haven't you seen enough? Come back after you've finished surveying the terrain, don't delay your work."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Let me watch it for a while. I like this kind of drama where meritorious officials are framed."

"You really are... Just don't mess up when the time comes."

As the sky gradually darkened, the yamen runners walked off work with long sticks in their hands. The young men, who had been cursing all day, went back to collect their rewards. The Lu family was finally able to go out and move around normally and clean up the mess in the yard. If the Lu family was doing stone business these days, they must have earned a good income.

The humanoids were also carrying out their action plans. The Lu family was a large family, and it was not easy to rescue people. There were more than a hundred people in the Lu family, plus maids and servants, so it was not easy to transfer them out.

"What are you going to do?"

M4 and 45, who was happily watching the crying women of the Lu family through a telescope, came over to discuss the rescue plan.

Both of them have certain command capabilities. 45 has a command module, but the little princess is an outlier.

"Their living area is too large, and the people are scattered. They have recently developed a habit of moving around at night. If we move in multiple batches, we will definitely be discovered, which is not easy to deal with."

"Hmm, so we have to find a way to gather them together and transfer them all at once."

"If the scale is too large, will it attract the attention of the city defense garrison?"

45 looked at the other person in surprise: "Are you being a little too cautious? Are you afraid that they will strangle you and suffocate you?"

"...I was afraid that something might happen to the hostages."

"Don't worry, if everything goes well, the only place where we will intersect with the local garrison is at the city wall. At that time, it will be your job to ensure that the attention of those humans will not be focused on us. I'll leave it to you~Miss Temporary Commander~"

".....Don't forget to start the action at 12: tomorrow night."

After M4 notified him, he slowly left and started talking to Jiang Han: "Commander, there is a problem with the mission target, we need reinforcements."

"There's a problem with the mission objective? How do you say that?"

"There are a lot of people to be rescued this time. I counted and there are 267 people. We clearly don't have enough people available for rescue. We need support."

"Oh...I see. Oh my, I'll send someone to support you right away."

Jiang Han scratched his head. He thought that Lu Xiangsheng only had two wives and two sons, and there were not many people in his family. Who knew that the Lu family was so big? In fact, he still didn't understand the feudal family. Those who could provide family members with the imperial examinations basically had family schools. The scholarly families were all wealthy and could afford family schools. How could the family have few people?

"that whoever"

After disconnecting the communication, Jiang Han immediately began to make arrangements: "Notify the Volunteer Army to send out a rapid response company with transport vehicles to stand by near Changzhou. Move quickly and they must be in place by tomorrow night at the latest."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Soon, a company was urgently assembled, carrying baggage vehicles and combat equipment, and marched out of Yangzhou city gate at night. At the same time, an order was quickly issued: "Pass it on, don't ask where you are going or what you are doing!"

"Pass it on! Don't ask where you're going, don't ask what you're doing! Don't pick rice from your fellow villagers!"

Watching M4 turn around and leave, 45 felt a little bored and stretched himself: "Okay, let's get to work. Let me see which little cutie to choose~"

"Choose the troops and generals...ah, it's you." Holding up his fingers, 45 picked the lucky one.

Gou San finished a day's work and was staggering to go home. As a young man, Gou San was already accustomed to this kind of life with no food to eat. However, the pay for this job was good now. He could get paid by staring at a bunch of orphans and widows and scolding them every day. His colleagues also followed suit. Gou San learned a lot of new swear words in the past two days.

Gou San thinks this is a very good job as he can earn money and improve himself.

After a few more days of scolding, I can ask the boss for money. The few coins I got in the past two days are almost all spent. After getting the money, I can go to the brothel to listen to some music. The girls in the brothel have really smooth skin...

"My dear...please stay calm, this sword has no eyes...if you have anything to say, just tell me, the silver is in my arms, just take it..."

Just as he was daydreaming, he suddenly felt a cold sensation from behind, forcing him to raise his hands. He wisely chose not to resist.

Gou San cried out in his heart that he was unlucky. Although the security in Changzhou Prefecture was bad, why did it happen to him?