Daming Junior Scholar

At this moment, soldiers maintaining order came in from the outside, divided the crowd into long teams, and walked towards the warship.

Xie Tiansheng walked at the front of the team, seeing the Franji battleship getting closer and closer, the oncoming oppressive feeling became more and more intense, just when he was somewhat resisting in his heart, the team suddenly stopped, Then I saw that Lord He Jiaan came to the front of the line from one side, took out a piece of paper in his hand, and read aloud.

"Thank God."

The first name He Jiaan read was Xie Tiansheng, Xie Tiansheng who was at the front of the line immediately raised his hand and replied loudly: "Yes."

He Jiaan glanced at him, then pointed to a warship behind him and said, "You board this ship."

"Me?" Xie Tiansheng was taken aback for a moment, seeming a little caught off guard.

"Of course." He Jiaan nodded, and then read: "Thank you Tianqi, thank you Tianyang."

"exist."

"Just like your brother, get on this boat."

Brother three, you look at me, I look at you, since the adults have given orders, then obey yourself, and the three of them quickly boarded the first boat.

He Jiaan read the names of other people from below, and people began to board the five big ships one after another, but there were obvious people who could notice that basically all the people whose names were read by He Jiaan were able to walk across the pontoon bridge Those people, until after reading almost a thousand names, the five large ships were finally filled with these new sailors.

Except for these people, the rest of the people were not treated so well. Hundreds of people were loaded onto dilapidated sea boats until everyone on the dock boarded the boat. The team immediately set sail and headed south.

Xie Tiansheng boasted that sailing on the Yangtze River was like walking on flat ground, but as soon as he got on the ship, he saw the power of the deep blue sea. Coincidentally, just after arriving in the deep sea, the fleet encountered a big storm. In the storm, a warship of Nuo Da floated on the sea like a flat boat, and always gave me an inexplicable feeling that this ship would be overturned by wind and waves at any time.

And there are not a few people who feel the same way as him. These men who are used to see the turbulent river are dizzy now because of the stormy waves. Jump off the boat and go back to the world you live in.

It's just that it's easy to get on the boat, but it's hard to get off the boat. Everyone didn't know how the night passed. It wasn't until dawn that the storm gradually became smaller, and the blue sea returned to a calm state. Then everyone let out a sigh of relief, you look at me, I look at you, they didn't even bother to move a finger.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps on the ladder leading to the cabin. When everyone turned to look over, they were surprised to find that the person who came was He Jiaan.

At this time, He Jiaan's face was also pale, but the smile kept hanging on his face. When he was among the crowd, he asked with a smile: "How, this time I finally saw the power of the sea, how is it better than that pontoon bridge?" Isn't it much stronger?"

Compared with the storm, the pontoon bridge was just like playing games with children. Everyone nodded and talked about their feelings with some trepidation. For a while, the whole cabin turned into a complaint meeting.

He Jiaan listened carefully to everyone's complaints, until everyone's voices gradually calmed down, and then he smiled and said: "The power of this storm is indeed a bit stronger, but I just want to ask you one thing now. Nobody wants to go home right now, hands up."

As soon as He Jiaan asked this question, the noisy cabin suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one was willing to stand up and said loudly that he wanted to get off the ship.

After waiting for a while, He Jiaan said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, everyone. It's normal to want to go home. After all, we are all flesh and blood. There is no reason to throw your life away. On this vast sea, as long as there is a request, I will send you the travel expenses to send you back to Suzhou immediately after the ship arrives in Paju, how about it, do you want to go back?"

"Boldly say, I, He Jia'an, never force others to do things."

"Ask for the last time. If no one leaves, you will never go back."

After asking three times in a row, but no one spoke, He Jiaan nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "Since all the brothers want to stay, I will tell you a story first. The reason for the story is that we are now This boat I'm sitting on."

"Boat?" Everyone was puzzled, what can we say about this boat?

"I'm afraid everyone doesn't know that this ship was not built by our Ming Dynasty at all, but in the distant continent of Europe, there is a country called Franji. It is their people who traveled thousands of miles on this warship. To our Daming."

"Maybe someone will ask, Mr. He, are you lying? Where is Europa Continent? How do you know them?"

When He Jiaan said this, he smiled and continued, "Don't worry, everyone, let me tell you about them one by one."

What He Jiaan talked about was nothing more than what he saw and heard in Guangzhou, including how rude Franji was to Zhengde on the Golden Palace at that time, how strong he was in Guangzhou, and finally he was tricked to kill them all The matter was told from beginning to end.

After the speech, He Jiaan's words aroused everyone's hatred and hatred, and immediately someone stood up and said: "Master He, if we meet such people again, we will not let them go."

"Of course we can't let it go, but before that, we must learn how to control this warship."

Chapter 1169

Chapter 1169

Anyone who can get on these five Franji battleships is the leader among these people. After being encouraged by He Jiaan's words, he immediately forgot about the horrific storm just now, and immediately became concerned about manipulating this huge battleship. The boat became interested, and He Jiaan took the iron while it was hot, and directly led them to visit the dozen or so Franco cannons on the boat.

Most of these people on the boat are just fishermen. Don’t say they’ve seen cannons in this life, I’m afraid they’ve never even heard of them. Now that they were led here by He Jia’an, they stared dumbfoundedly, as if they had entered the Grand View Garden like Grandma Liu. Looking at these steel behemoths, I still have some doubts about how powerful they can produce.

Xie Tiansheng was also among the crowd, looking at the cannons in front of him, he understood somewhat in his heart. When he was fishing in the Yangtze River, he had seen guards by the river firing cannons. , but the power is extremely small. When it hits the Yangtze River, it will burst into a small splash. If you are lucky, you can blow up a few fish. When you are unlucky, you can't even blow up a small fish.

So for the power of this battleship that He Jiaan boasted about, he still somewhat disdained it in his heart, but he was embarrassed to mention it to He Jiaan in front of so many people.

He was embarrassed to mention it, but Xie Tianyang didn't care about that. He was seventeen or eighteen years old, and it was the time to study hard and ask questions. Hearing that He Jiaan boasted so much about the Francois cannon, he couldn't help but move closer to He Jiaan's side. Said: "Master He, since you have said so much about this Franco cannon, why don't you show it to us?"

Uh?

He Jiaan glanced at Xie Tianyang with a smile on his face. Before he could speak, other people on the side also shouted: "Yes, Mr. He, just show us."

Now that the mood is so high, He Jiaan nodded and said: "Okay, since everyone wants to see it, today I will let you take a look at the power of this artillery, but if we want to experience the power of the Fran cannon, we must first find a target All right, which one should I find?"

This stumped everyone. Indeed, it is so difficult to find an obvious target on the vast sea. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find it. Finally, He Jia'an thought of the sampan placed behind the boat, so that The man tied it with a rope and lowered it from the stern, and when his big ship turned again, the sampan appeared within range of the warship's side.

He Jiaan put the cannonballs and guns away in person, held the torch in his hand and said, "Tell everyone to watch it, and prepare to... release it."

I saw a cluster of fireworks ignited on the torch, and then quickly extended to the cannon. Just when everyone thought it was a little fun, suddenly, the hull of the ship shook slightly, and then a sound like thunder rang in the ear, It caught everyone off guard.

Although Xie Tiansheng was well prepared, he was startled by the sound of the cannon. This sound was somewhat different from the sound of the cannon from the guard, and the sound was more dull. When I looked at it, I was really scared.

The sampan that was dragged at the stern just now had already been blown to pieces. Except for a piece of broken wood connected to the rope, the entire sea was strewn with sawdust from the sampan, and there was not even a larger board. turn up.

Looking at the scene in front of him, not only Xie Tiansheng was stunned, but the others were also frightened by the power of the Franc cannon. When they looked at the cannon again, complex expressions appeared in their eyes.

Among the crowd, only He Jia'an's smile was still bright, and he said with a smile: "How about it, have you seen the power of the Fran cannon? It's just a cannon. If we encounter Japanese pirates at sea, it will be Dozens or hundreds of cannons fired at the same time, think about it, how can those wrecked ships of the Japanese pirates withstand the power of the shells, I am afraid they will fall into the sea to feed the fish after a few rounds."

If you have never seen the power of artillery, you can only feel that He Jiaan is bragging when you hear He Jiaan's words, but now, when everyone sees the power of this artillery shell, the confidence in their hearts is immediately bursting, and they don't care whether they can fire now. I don't know how to steer a boat, and I only think about whether I can encounter a few Japanese pirate boats in my mind, and then catch them all.

Obviously, they had bad luck this time. Seeing that the fleet was almost at Paju, they didn't see a warship of Japanese pirates.

For them, it was disappointment, but for He Jiaan, it was a blessing that he did not encounter the Japanese pirate fleet, otherwise, with his current manpower, he would not be the opponent of those Japanese pirates at all. Can't get in.

After walking on the sea for three days, the fleet finally approached the land. In the distance of the fleet, a slightly ancient city appeared in front of He Jia'an.

Seeing the city gradually appearing in the distance, the people on board finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although the voyage was short, it left a deep impression on everyone. I have seen the powerful Franco cannon, but what people miss most now is the feeling of stepping on the ground again.

Sea boats are not like river boats, and it takes a long time from start to stop. Under the torment of time, the fleet finally arrived at the pier in Paju.

People who had been waiting on the pier rushed up one after another, and when the gangway was lowered, He Jiaan, in a brand new official robe, appeared on the ship's side, smiled and waved to the crowd below, and then walked off the gangway himself.

Behind him were Xu Wen who was also smiling, and Li Fu who was pale.

As soon as he stepped on the pier, a white-haired old man came up to meet him. Looking at the official robe on his body, He Jiaan immediately understood that this was probably the original magistrate of Paju. He should have been here for more than two months. I came here before, and then replaced him, but I didn't expect that after such a toss, the magistrate was wasted for more than two months here, and He Jiaan quickly greeted him with an apologetic expression , said ashamedly: "He Jia'an has met the magistrate."

"Hey, this can't be done. It should be that Zhang Tianliang, the lower official, has met He Dacai." Although Zhang Tianliang is not very satisfied with He Jiaan in his heart, he is not as good as he was two months ago when he was just ordinary with him. Now he not only holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, but also holds the title of Admiral of the Navy. Compared with him, a small fifth-rank magistrate, he does not know how many ranks higher.

So facing He Jiaan's apology, Zhang Tianliang immediately bowed down, and honestly returned the gift.

In front of so many people, he was too embarrassed to ask others to salute him, so He Jiaan quickly helped him up, then pointed to the people behind and said, "This is Xu Shilang from the Ministry of Industry."