Chapter 1993 It will get worse in a few days
It was precisely because of his intention to worship Zhu Pingan that Yu Dayou came from Zhenhai to pay his respects when he heard that Zhu Pingan was about to arrive in Shaoxing yesterday. It was only because he was waiting for the Chief Envoy and others to visit first, and because Zhu Ping'an's father-in-law and his entourage arrived that Yu Dayou could not be disturbed, so he came to visit early this morning.
From the moment the breakfast was prepared, Yu Dayou felt that he had made the right choice. This kind of care and attention was something he had never experienced during his previous visits.
"Master Bu Tang, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child and have a large appetite. Although I have already eaten breakfast, these breakfasts are not a problem."
Yu Dayou said movedly.
"No need, General Yu. It's not enough to go too far. It's not good to hold on. Now that I've had breakfast, I'll take it away and keep it for my lunch. The master chef on the stove is good at his craftsmanship. I'll have lunch Have a good taste."
Zhu Pingan waved his hand and said with a smile.
“Thank you Zhu Butang for your care. I haven’t congratulated Mr. Butang on his promotion yet. I know that Zhu Butang is good at using firearms. It happened that I fought with Japanese pirates at sea some time ago. Although I suffered some losses, However, they destroyed a Japanese ship and killed several red-haired barbarian Japanese pirates. One of the red-haired Japanese pirates seized a pocket fire gun and offered it to the Lord for self-defense. He borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha, and Lord Liaohebutang was promoted. "
Yu Dayou presented an exquisite box, which was opened. A pocket musket can barely be called a pistol.
This pistol is about forty centimeters long. It is bulkier than modern pistols, but much smaller than a blunderbuss. It can be placed in a sleeve or worn on the waist.
The decoration on the gun body is very exquisite. The barrel is inlaid with arabesques, and the gun body is decorated with relief and gold plating. There is also a wolf head emblem, which may be the family emblem of the owner of this pistol.
This pistol was considered advanced in the Ming Dynasty. Instead of a matchlock ignition, it had a revolving spring wheel to turn the blunderbuss, but it was not a flintlock gun. It used a spring wheel as the ignition device. A bit like the traces of a clock
This may be the European matchlock gun to flint During the evolution of the pistol, the main components of the spring wheel pistol are the grinding wheel and the flint. The firing principle is to pull the flint clip and wind the grinding wheel at the same time. In this way, when the trigger is pulled, the flint clip hits the rapidly rotating wheel with the flint. The grinding wheel generates sparks that ignite the ignition powder, which then ignites the propellant powder and launches the projectile.
Compared with the matchlock gun, the spring wheel pistol is certainly an improvement. It gets rid of the matchlock and improves practicality.
However, its craftsmanship is too complex and precise, there are too many parts, the production is too cumbersome, and it is expensive. It is not possible for large-scale installation. Only the royal family and some nobles can afford it. , hunting, self-defense or disguise. The badge on this spring wheel pistol also confirms this.
This pistol can be studied by Ou Zhige and others, or it can help them open up certain ideas and help them develop a flintlock gun.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ping'an was not polite. He took the spring gun handed by Yu Dayou with both hands and thanked him, "Thank you, General Yu. This thing is useful in the Zhejiang Army Equipment Battalion's research and development of firecrackers, so I will accept it shamelessly. "Get off."
"Zhu Butang said seriously, it's my honor." Yu Dayou returned the gesture with fists in his hands.
“A few months ago, at the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony, you and I fought side by side, and we are still in front of our eyes. From now on, you and I can fight side by side again. General Yu is also a veteran general. In the future wars in Zhejiang, we will have to rely more on General Yu. ." Zhu Pingan poured a cup of tea for Yu Dayou and said with a smile.
“The word ‘reliance’ is really embarrassing.” Yu Dayou smiled bitterly, and then said with a stern face, “On that day, the Japanese pirates lurked in hiding during the sea sacrifice ceremony, and suddenly attacked at night, trying to destroy the sea sacrifice ceremony. , if it weren’t for the Lord of the Ministry, the sea sacrifice ceremony would have turned into a river of blood and become a laughing stock in the world. At that time, the general They were also in a state of embarrassment due to the Japanese pirates' raid. Thanks to Mr. Butang who stepped forward and turned the tide, the victory in Suzhou not long ago was also due to Zhu Butang's own efforts. We also rely on adults. With adults in charge of the overall situation, Zhejiang will definitely take on a new look.”
I never expected Yu Dayou to be so good at talking. He looks less like a military commander and more like a scholar. Oh, come to think of it, Yu Dayou obtained the title of scholar at the age of fifteen. However, he never succeeded in passing the exam. In the end, he had no choice but to inherit the hereditary hundred households in his family. .
That makes sense.
However, since Yu Dayou is so talented in literature and martial arts, and so good at talking, why has he always been disliked by Shangguan officials and often suppressed? !
Zhu Pingan was confused.
However, if you don’t understand it, don’t think about it. As the saying goes, Lu Yao knows that horse power has long been recognized by people’s hearts. He is the governor of Zhejiang, and Yu Dayou is the counselor of the various prefectures in Taizhou, Ningbo. There is plenty of time to understand Yu Dayou and find out the truth of history. .
"General Yu, I have been away from Zhejiang for a while. When I come back this time, I don't know much about the current situation in Zhejiang. Can General Yu tell me about the Japanese invasion situation in Zhejiang?" Zhu Pingan asked Yu Dayou.
"Of course. The Japanese pirates in our territory are mainly the Japanese pirates under Wang Zhi's command. They are very powerful. There are 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese pirates under his command. They occupy Ligang as the Japanese nest. They also colluded with the Japanese pirates, which caused great harm. In addition to Wang Zhi, there were more than a dozen groups of small and medium-sized Japanese pirates, with troops under his command ranging from hundreds to thousands. They were not managed by Wang Zhi. Although they had soldiers Not as powerful as Wang Zhi, but even more ferocious; in addition to the Japanese pirates entrenched along the coast of Zhejiang, the Japanese pirates Xu Hai and Maye from Tuolin, South Zhili, also caused great harm to our Zhejiang province. Except for Jiaxing, which was conquered by them , our counties and towns bordering Nanzhili in the north are also suffering from it.”
“A few months ago, Wang Zhi threatened Japanese merchants! After the plan failed, he launched a crazy revenge. He frantically ordered the Japanese pirates under his command, contacted other Japanese pirates, and colluded with the Japanese lords. He attracted tens of thousands of Japanese pirates from the Japanese country and sailed more than a thousand ships. They landed in Zhoushan, Xiangshan and other places in Zhejiang, plundered Taizhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing, captured cities, killed and captured residents, and committed all kinds of evil. The whole of Zhejiang was surrounded by war and smoke. Since then, many counties have been captured by Japanese pirates, and Taizhou was almost captured by Japanese pirates.”
“Japanese pirates rob villages and towns every day, especially along the coast of Zhejiang. There is almost no peace in Haicun Town"
Yu Dayou introduced in detail the distribution of Japanese pirates in Zhejiang and the situation of Japanese pirates raging. The current Japanese invasion in Zhejiang is very serious.
"I knew that the Japanese invasion was serious in Zhejiang, but I didn't expect it to be so serious." Zhu Pingan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.
"I'm afraid it will be more serious in a few days." Yu Dayou continued.
"How many days will it get worse?" Zhu Ping'an was startled.
"Lord Budang, yesterday one of my subordinates came to me to report that yesterday another large Japanese ship sailed from the direction of Japan to Songjiang Prefecture. Judging from the number and size of the ships in the fleet, this fleet There are two or three Japanese pirates recorded As many as a thousand, they must be real Japanese pirates from the Japanese country who colluded with Tuolin Xuhai and Maye. "
"According to Mo Jiang's understanding of the Japanese pirates, this group of Japanese pirates came across the ocean and rested for a few days. There will be a lot of looting.”
"The Tuolin Xuhai Japanese pirates have always been accustomed to attacking everywhere and suffering from their disasters. Of course, Nanzhili is the first among them. However, the villages, towns and cities in northern Zhejiang that border our Songjiang Prefecture cannot escape the plunder of Japanese pirates."
Yu Dayou explained. (End of this chapter)