Lu Ming

When Comrade Mao Wujian confirmed the identity of the opponent's pirate, he immediately ordered: "Report to the flagship to confirm the identity of the opponent's pirate, and request authorization to fire."

The signal soldier broadcast the code word into the camouflage colored hand microphone. One minute later, the order from the flagship came down: "Permission to fire."

The four dexterous frigates were separated from the main force immediately.After forming the battle line, under the command of the radio station, a white line quickly caught up with the pirate ship downwind.At the same time, the frigate began to switch to the second form: the turbine increased power, black smoke rose, and the sails were lowered by half—it was about to arrive in Guangzhou City, so there was no need to consider the issue of supplies.

When the four warships deftly turned against the headwind, the group-headed fish that were still shouting suddenly shut up.Holding the mast tightly, he looked at the opponent who had rushed to a distance of 200 meters. The scene hidden deep in his memory was revived: half a year ago, countless unbelievers were killed by these monsters who ignored the direction of the wind and were like sharp arrows. The boat is sent to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

The group-headed fish knows that according to experience, the opponent will fire soon.Sure enough, when he just thought of this, four school projectiles were fired from the opposite side.

Since the Taijiang-class frigate has a displacement of only 150 tons, there are only four 4-pound guns on board.However, these four cannons fire fast and have fierce firepower. They can completely cut through the single-layer hull of a Chinese-style sailing ship within 6 meters, which is a sharp weapon against old-fashioned pirates.

Four shells entered the water very close to the target, making a high splash.Knowing that the shells like raindrops were about to hit, the roundhead fish no longer hesitated at this moment. He first stretched his neck and looked at the small sandbars and islands on the downstream river, then sighed, let go of the mast, and plunged into the river .

At the same time he entered the water, the naval guns that had been calibrated to shoot at Zhu Yuan began to fire rapidly.A total of 16 naval guns rained shells on the five pirate ships with a rate of fire of 2-4 rounds per minute.

In 5 minutes, in just 5 minutes, several pirate ships were dilapidated, and the world suddenly became quiet.

Dead people are scattered everywhere on the deck of the ship, the blood mixed with the sewage on the deck has turned into a brown color, and the flag that has fallen halfway is lifelessly fluttering in the wind, ropes, sundries, severed limbs and some half-dead pirates are everywhere. Stop and roll around on the shaky deck.

The victor's next actions are very skilled, because they have done the same thing many times: first, the battleship completely lowers its sails, and then uses the power of the propeller to slowly approach the pirate ship.The next moment, the sailors put two rounds of guns on the ship's side, knocking all the wriggling objects within the visual range into a static state.

The next few grapples were thrown, and the boarding team slid down the ropes to the pirate ship.

According to the emergency boarding plan, the team sealed the deck as soon as they boarded the ship to prevent someone from rushing up from below.After controlling the deck, the team members first briefly checked the status of several ships, then turned the sails and steered the ship to resume the course of the ships.

Several pirate ships suffered varying degrees of damage.The rest of the small-tonnage fast boats were nothing more than that, but the largest bird boat was seriously injured due to a concentrated fire, and several places on the hull were leaking.

So two Youguang-class destroyers with a displacement of 500 tons also approached, using the excellent power system of the motor sailboat to hover on the river, and began to drag the spoils with steel cables.

The battle took only 5 minutes, but the follow-up operation took a full hour: these trophies are very important and are good helpers for publicity, so they must be towed away.

After everything was packed, the fast fleet finally officially entered the Pearl River.However, because of the existence of the tow bottle, the fleet can no longer be called fast at this time.

On the surface of the Pearl River, which is far wider than later generations, the fleet went up steadily at a speed of 5 knots.Due to the hydrological data measured by the ship sent by Guangzhou Station in advance, the fleet did not delay along the way, and soon saw Humen Island, which is known as the key of the Pearl River and the gateway to the South.

Humen Island is far away from the two sandbars in the middle of the river, the upper and lower crossbars, and is a key location for controlling the Pearl River.There are not only forts on it, but also water villages and warships. The imperial court is very clear about the importance of this place.

However, this is of no use.Throughout history, Humen Forts have been breached by outsiders many times. From the imperial court in the late Ming Dynasty to the imperial court in the late Qing Dynasty, as long as the country's power declines, these fortresses will become empty shells, which can be broken at a glance.

And what the passing crowd sees through the binoculars is the same scene: dilapidated forts and old Fran cannons, old warships and sailors in dilapidated sailors...

All the traversers who saw this scene, including the native naval officers under their command, quickly reached a tacit consensus: If you want to capture this place, you only need a few rounds of precise salvos, and then you can send out landing troops .

As soon as the fleet came within sight of Humenzhai, the water village quickly dispatched patrol boats to negotiate—before the fleet set off, they had sent official documents to Guangzhou on fast horses, so the local garrison knew that there were sailing boats recently. It's about coming to Guangzhou.In addition, the garrison had seen the flag of the fleet just now, so they quickly dispatched patrol boats.

After exchanging a few words with semaphore, horn and shout across the bow, the patrol boat played semaphore towards the water village.The next moment, several fast boats poured out of Humen Village.Some of them went straight into the water system extending in all directions on both sides of the Pearl River, probably taking a shortcut to report to Guangzhou City; the rest came around the fleet and played the role of clearing motorcycles.

The rest of the voyage went smoothly.The fleet went up all the way, and after passing the famous areas of Shiziyang, Wuchong, and Huangpu, the fleet finally arrived at the end of the trip, the confluence of the three rivers in the south of Guangzhou, a famous tourist attraction: Baietan.

The river is wide, the mist is vast, and the beautiful scenery of Baietan is extremely beautiful at night. "Eight Moon at Etan" is one of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng in later generations.Several dicks who were working in Guangzhou in the crossing crowd all saw the city government's festive fireworks display in Bai'etan.

The Baietan in the 17th century was no less lively than later generations: the broad lake is full of flower boats carved with jade railings and private tour workshops of rich and noble families, and the sound of golden bamboo is faintly wafting.Small and nimble fruit boats, grain and rice boats, meat and poultry boats, and singer boats scurry around, just like the express cars of later generations, regardless of traffic rules.

And thanks to the big mouth soldiers on the patrol boats who came to report the news earlier, the news that the guest army from Fujian had seized five pirate ships at the Pearl River Estuary had spread throughout the entire Baietan with lightning speed.

So the biggest embarrassment of the fast fleet since its formation appeared: as soon as the fleet showed up at Baietanpu, it was surrounded by cruise ships of all sizes.Prostitutes in red and green, young masters all over silk, old bustards, tortoises, singing girls, and official wives peeping behind bead curtains in private tour workshops... The scene was once very embarrassing, and the bluffing fleet commander Wang Bo almost Call 110.

Chapter 380

The sound of "bang bang" rescued the people who traveled through from the crowd of the melon-eating party.The fast fleet towing the pirate ships was inconvenient to move, and it was prone to accidents if they were surrounded by spectators. Therefore, when the fleet commander Wang Bo found out that the situation was not good, he quickly ordered to fire empty guns to drive away the people.

The effect of the empty cannon was very good. Anyway, the old bustard didn't know that there was no iron ball stuffed into the barrel of the cannon... So the melon-eating crowd screamed amidst the thick smoke and loud noises and scattered and retreated, getting out of the way.

Due to the low berthing efficiency of the old-fashioned docks, and the dragged down by pirate ships flooded, the fleet took a lot of time to enter the arena, and it was not settled in the dock area until sunset.

During this process, the city of Guangzhou was not idle.

He Rubin was the first to react.Although the General Soldier of Guangdong is said to be the capital of Chaozhou, there is also a yamen of the capital of Guangdong in the city of Guangzhou.He Rubin is not only one of the planners behind the guest army's aid incident, but also the military counterpart unit that issued the invitation in name, so he has been in Guangzhou recently.After receiving the letter, Lao He immediately ordered his own soldiers and generals, rode out of the city, and came straight to Baietan.

The flagship observed the horse team coming from afar with dust billowing in the distance.So without waiting for the rest of the ships to enter the port, General Cao, who is in charge of role-playing, and Sha Zhengming, the "monk general" with a big bald head who is already well-known in Fujian and Guangdong, have already put on the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty. The guards in big red fat jackets got off the board and stood at the entrance of the trestle bridge, ready to welcome the guests.

Hurrying to get off the horse, He Rubin stepped forward a few steps, raised his head and laughed and held Zhang Dongdong's hand: "Hahaha, not to mention rushing thousands of miles to help, the ability to search for gifts in front of the door is so clever! It's really famous! It's better to see, brother Cao is indeed a famous general in the dynasty!"

Although it was the first time for the two parties to meet, at this moment He Rubin didn't look outside at all. He held someone's hand and said a few nice and obedient words very affectionately.

Since Zhang Dongdong crossed over, he spent most of his time hanging out with the officials of the Ming Dynasty, so he is already familiar with the current scene: "He Zhen killed the last general. What happened today is all due to He Zhen's reputation. The last general is safe." Dare to claim credit?"

"Otherwise." He Rubin's expression became a little serious at this time: "A strong ship and sharp guns are not enough, and you must have a strong soldier to help you accomplish anything. I have also led soldiers before, and I know all about the difficulties. This famous general always Say, my brother deserves it!"

In the second year of Tianqi (1622), He Rubin became an official guerrilla general in Jining, Shandong. Later, he was promoted to general of Ningshao and moved to Zhoushan.

He Rubin, who sits in Zhoushan, is not a soy saucer.At that time, pirates were rampant at sea. During his tenure, he trained sailors and wiped out pirates. He was a front-line general who had actually fought land and sea warfare.

It is precisely because of his actual experience in leading troops that Lao He praised Cao so much today—Old He, who is well aware of the current decline of officers and soldiers, knows how difficult it is to take a group of pirates lightly. not much.

After feeling Lao He's kindness, Comrade Zhang Dongdong was naturally full of enthusiasm, trying to push the credit to Lao He: Lao He is the commander in chief guarding Guangdong, and the final credit for all sea and land battles that took place in the province in name He already had one.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Dongdong introduced General Sha Zhengming to Lao He, and the generals happily set up a Longmen Formation on the pier.

There is a reason for setting up a dragon gate array: because we have to wait for the civil servants to arrive.

Military generals ride horses, civil servants sit in sedan chairs, and literati gentlemen usually appear on stage slowly.Even if a powerful guest army came to such an important event, the main halls of one prefecture and two counties in Guangzhou city still meandered over in official sedan chairs.

After several masters got out of the sedan chair one after another, it was another round of polite greetings.The county magistrates of Nanhai and Panyu counties in the middle are too low to talk about him. On the contrary, Hong Yunzheng, the prefect of Guangzhou, is considered to be a person who has been greatly influenced by the crossing crowd.

Hong Yunzheng was a Jinshi of the Gengxu Division in Wanli. Historically, this person served as the governor of Huizhou Prefecture in the seventh year of Chongzhen after serving as the governor of Guangzhou Prefecture.In the second year of taking office, under the order of Xiong Wencan, this gentleman went to appease Liu Xiang with several other officials, but Liu Xiang turned his face and placed him under house arrest.

After more than a year of house arrest, Liu Xiang finally had nowhere to go and was surrounded by Zheng Zhilong's army.Seeing that the general situation was over, Liu Xiang ran to Hong Yunzheng to express his willingness to submit to the court... Hong Yunzheng immediately burst into anger and cursed.Liu Xiang became angry from embarrassment, and after killing Hong Yunzheng on the boat, he also committed suicide not long after.

So, the time traveler is actually the savior of the prefect Hong in front of him... But this is the sorrow of the time traveler: no one will believe the truth.

Although General Cao is a military officer of the third rank, and even though he came here with his troops thousands of miles away to help him, for the civil servants in Guangzhou, the magistrate from the third rank (the prefect who pays more than 20 shi for grain is the upper mansion, and the magistrate is from the third rank) to greet him. It's already giving Cao a big face.

Fortunately, General Cao behaved modestly, behaved politely, and talked wittily, unlike the usual qiu ba that made people hate people, so the first impressions of several civil servants on General Cao were not bad.

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Now that everyone is here, it's time to do business: a group of civil and military officials first boarded the prize pirate ship.

The pirate ship is very busy now: the officials of the two counties are picking up the corpses and parts of the pirates one by one, and then chop off the heads for the adults to see - civil servants in this era are very fierce: when the battle is over, The civil servants are responsible for checking the heads and crediting the military officials.

So at this moment, several civil servants stood on the blood-stained deck of the Big Bird ship indifferently, chatting and laughing with the two generals, and at the same time inspected the heads.

Next came the additional program: a circle of yamen guards with hooks and sticks surrounded the sealed hatch, then opened the hatch, and caught the pirates who were still alive in the water one by one, and first beat them with sticks , and then bundled up.

At this time, General Cao stepped forward in time and distributed the spoils he brought: all the heads were at the disposal of the commander-in-chief, and these heads were enough to recommend a confidant for promotion.

The rest of the pirates who are alive can be taken by the prefect for a few days. After Caishikou chopped off his head and hung it on the city gate, it can be regarded as an explanation to the officials and gentry in the city who have suffered from pirates, and it can also be regarded as a political achievement.

As for these ships, they were given to the government offices of the two counties, and they were sold for a sum of money.

General Cao's knowledge, interest and generosity made several civil and military officers admire him.So after a little humility, several pirate ships and their original owners were inadvertently eaten up.

After that, a group of civil servants who had a more harmonious atmosphere left one after another: the scene has been done enough, the benefits have been pocketed, and it is enough to leave the subordinate officials here to socialize.

As for He Zongbing, he intends to continue to stay: there are still warships to visit.

He Rubin, a Confucian general in history, ran the army rigorously and was proficient in military affairs. He not only compiled "Zhoushan Chronicles", but also wrote the book "Bing Lu".This book covers [-] volumes of military aspects such as "Discussion on Generals", "Selection of Scholars", "Military Formation", and "Equipment". It is an important document on military logistics in the Ming Dynasty.

However, the book was finally listed by Qianlong as a series of forbidden books in the Siku - the Tartars never relent when they castrated the Han people.

In He Rubin's "Bing Lu", there are not only descriptions of all warship models in the Ming Dynasty, but also descriptions of various artillery and ordnance.Therefore, for this research scholar, visiting the unique motor sailboat and the armaments on it is an essential item.

The result of the visit did not disappoint He Zongbing: the exquisite artillery retreat system opened the eyes of old He.

But that's all there is to it.When the technological gap has widened to a certain extent, the ancients would not be able to understand it even if they looked at it openly.He Rubin didn't know anything about the most critical communication system on the ship, and he didn't go to the bilge to see the gas engine. For him, those exquisite cannons and the slender and fast ship shape were the biggest gains.

"This exotic craftsman is worthy of praise." After hearing that the artillery mechanisms on the ship were all made by some unknown craftsmen in the distant "Eastern Region", He Rubin was also filled with emotion.

What else can Zhang Dongdong say at this time?I had no choice but to deal with Mr. He with a haha.

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After all the official entertainments are done, it will already be the summer night in the treetops on the moon.At this moment, the breeze is blowing on the White Goose Lake, the waves are calm, the lights gathered in the surrounding painting boats are brightly lit, and the sound of silk and bamboo singing is endless, which is a scene of peace and prosperity.

Naturally, the fast fleet that had come from afar did not dare to be careless at this time, whether it was on the pier or on the water surface around the fleet, there were enough patrols and lookout posts with night vision goggles.

The night passed in a hurry, and the fleet began to officially rest the next day.

The first is the number house.Theoretically, there are barracks and school grounds inside and outside of Guangzhou city, but the crossovers don’t plan to live in those dilapidated houses—but any government property, you can know what it is with your heels.

So the Tiandao Temple by the White Swan Lake was requisitioned by Qiu Ba and others.

Tiandao Temple is a famous historical temple, which existed in the Tang Dynasty and covers a large area.Because they provided all kinds of superstitious rituals and psychological counseling services to the sisters in the painting boat all the year round, the bald donkeys of Tiandao Temple were very rich, and the interior rooms were carefully decorated, which happened to be used as dormitories for the soldiers.

With the acquiescence of the bayonet and the government, the abbot, who claims to have infinite mana, can only admit that he is dead.But soon Fang Zhang will not be depressed: the people who traveled through are very generous, not only gave the old man half a day to facilitate the transfer of the treasure hidden in the Buddha's belly, but also gave him a seven-treasure glazed Buddha lamp as a monthly rent... Now the old man I am overjoyed.

While the house was being numbered here, General Cao had already entered Guangzhou City in a carriage with guards and gifts from the Marlboro series.Zhang Dongdong needed to contact all the big bosses from the chief executive down one by one, and make an evaluation report afterwards.

Guangzhou is not a place where barbarians rule like Tainan. It has a dense population, powerful government, rich resources, and a superior geographical location. The industrial zone will be here, so the cabinet attaches great importance to this place, and the preparatory work required is also very heavy.

Chapter 381 Special Messenger

While General Cao was visiting the boss in the city, those people in the city were actually waiting for him.

Although the big boss can't take the initiative to greet him due to the superficial rules among civil and military officials, the big boss practice is also from the bottom of his heart-suppressing bandits is one aspect, and the golden mountain behind the God of Wealth is the key point.You can make a lot of extra money by helping businessmen to match up bridges, and you don't need disabled people, so why not do it?

So General Cao's trip to Guangzhou City, who was destined to be greeted with a smiling face, began like this.

At the same time, early the next morning, beside the gate of Tiandao Temple, a white lacquered wooden sign of "Food and Fodder Preparation Office" was also hung up.

At the moment of listing, the secret "Guangzhou Special Administrative Region" was officially established.This administrative district is a city-level organization and a capital organization, which is somewhat similar to the DC special zone of later generations.

The first mayor of the special zone has been confirmed as Ding Liqiu, and the members of the city government include the current station master of Guangzhou Station, Song Jia, the former intelligence station of Fuzhou Station, and another member of the crossing staff who is engaged in administration.

Of course, this is just a grassroots team at the moment, and there will be more time-travelers coming to Guangzhou to work in the future.In fact, in the next few years, most of the time travelers, including Emperor Cao, will come to Guangzhou one after another, and those industries in Taiwan will also be transferred here.In the future, Taiwan will return to its original position: a super farm.

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After the signboard of the logistics department was hung up, Ding Liqiu never had a leisurely time.

The first wave to harass is the labor force.

Early in the morning, driving a carriage full of chickens and ducks and carrying loads of vegetables, teams of peasants came from Guangzhou in an endless stream.The stewards who led the team were full of sincerity, and their eyes were full of deep feelings for the people's soldiers. As soon as they arrived at the pier, this group of people clamored for labor, and assumed a posture of forcing the soldiers and civilians to have a wave of fish and water. The rumors that pass like a comb, and soldiers pass like a grate" were shattered.

Ding Liqiu, who was in charge of relocation at Tiandao Temple, came here upon hearing the news.After taking a look, Mr. Ding, who was waving his fan, first smiled, and then he told the Minister of Logistics: Since it is a gift from the labor force, we can't hurt the goodwill of the Guangzhou fathers, old men, military and civilians, and accept all these gifts as they are ordered.

After that, Ding Liqiu turned and went back to Tiandao Temple.After a while, several clerks ran out and issued a wooden sign with a number to each of the laborers' stewards.After receiving the number plates, the stewards did not hesitate, and left after unloading the presents.

So what happened to these good citizens who supported the army?In fact, it is very simple, these are the second-rate businessmen in Guangzhou who sent them to the front.

Since they are second-rate merchants, the information channels of these people are naturally worse.Those first-class wealthy merchants knew in advance that a certain army was coming, but these second-class merchants didn't know the news until they saw the warship yesterday.

So last night, the city of Guangzhou was actually very lively.Although the second-rate businessmen cannot reach the level of Ma Ali, they are big taxpayers and local tyrants who can afford it; these people have no access to the military-political agreement between Fujian and Guangdong, but their energy in Guangzhou is useless. Suspect.

So last night, almost all the senior officials in the city received a few uninvited guests who came to inquire about the news.

It only took half a night for the local tyrants to figure out all the causes and consequences.After learning that it was the God of Wealth himself who had arrived, the local tyrants yelled at the bastards who had controlled the news, and communicated with each other overnight to prepare.Early the next morning, as soon as the city gate opened, Lao Jun's team went out.

Naturally, Ding Liqiu would not reject the good intentions of local tyrants.The Ming Dynasty was dominated by the gentry, and if they wanted to overthrow this pattern, the "urban bourgeoisie", whose wealth was mostly allocated in the commercial field, were very important targets.

Traveling through the congregation will vigorously support this class, teach them new ideas, give them backing, sharpen their minions, and then let them go to the vast world to bite freely.

After placing the signs for these businessmen, Ding Liqiu was about to meet those real big businessmen.

These people are either the chairman of a certain chamber of commerce in the city, or the spokesperson of a certain tycoon in the capital, or the business managers of a certain gentry family. In short, they are all powerful people who can affect the political situation in Guangdong.

A big businessman naturally has the arrogance and confidence of a big businessman.Since people have already sent envoys to the senior officers and cross-travelers to make a deal, there is no need to send any labor supplies today.Sitting in a sedan chair, leading the young servants, the easy-going slaves, and the masters, they all came to Tiandao Temple in the afternoon.

After entering the door, the lords easily occupied one of the abodes next to the front hall...there is not much difference between them and when they come to offer incense on weekdays.The servant immediately put the glazed pot on the kerosene stove that came with it, and then boiled mountain spring water to make the dark red oolong tea roll in the pot.

After the masters set their postures, they waited for Master Ding to come to the door... Today is a protracted battle, and Master Ding will conduct multiple rounds of negotiations, which will drag on for a long time.

Master Ding came to the door soon.

Mr. Ding, who brought a few book offices with him, first had individual negotiations with several businessmen in the rest of the day.After dinner, everyone held a group meeting in the abbot's room illuminated by kerosene lamps.

All parties had candid, efficient, and constructive discussions on topics of common concern, and fully exchanged views on some important issues. In the end...cough, all parties reached consensus in all areas and signed an agreement.

The agreement is roughly divided into two parts.

Part of it is the general business contracts such as the commodity catalogs, marketing scope, and agency fees of these big distributors.This does not include the manufacturer's rebates and various incentive tasks - in this era, there has never been a saying that the goods cannot be sold, only the manufacturer's goods are not enough, especially the industrial products in the hands of the public, so there is no rebate.

The second part is the oral agreement.The parties involved in the meeting finally reached an agreement on Wang Zunde's letter to recommend Cao and New District Land.

For these two matters, the former has been agreed before, and today it is mainly to confirm again.The latter is an important condition that has been planned for a long time by the time travelers: the land acquisition and development of the new district is a big article, and this time it is necessary to introduce some local forces to "jointly participate in the grand event".

In the upcoming tide of "entering Guangdong", it is naturally impossible for the traveler to put the industrial zone and administrative zone in the city of Guangzhou.Therefore, during this period of time, the Guangzhou Intelligence Station has secretly accompanied people from the construction department to conduct surveys and surveys around the city of Guangzhou, and identified several plots that can be used for the construction of the new district.

Among them, the land that ranks first is near the later Guangzhou South Railway Station.

The selection of the new district here is well-founded.First of all, this land is about as far away as Guangzhou City in the north and Foshan Town in the west, and it is an equilateral triangle with a side length of about 30 Li.