In the days when I was dressed as the king of a subjugated country

Gu Li asked, "How much did you bring?"

Chen Feng casually said: "There are 5700 matchlock guns, including 4000 heavy-duty matchlock guns and 2700 wheel-wheel guns. In addition, there are some scattered artillery pieces, Hongyi cannons, and blunderbusses. Hundreds of pieces were consumed on the way."

Gu Li's breathing was stagnant, and the eyes that looked at Chen Feng were tender.

Bong Bong is a big money.

He was hurrying before, urging Wang Gongchang to research the matchlock guns, but the bird guns researched by Da Chu in his native country were not comparable to the European ones, not even the Japanese matchlock guns.

After all, civilians cannot manufacture firearms in private. Wang Gong Factory is a state-owned enterprise. No matter what industry, once the imperial court intervenes, the quality will decline.

The bird guns that were rushed out before are already a batch of good quality.

There are only about three hundred sticks.

Soldiers who couldn't get bird guns could only use fire door guns, three-eyed guns, and target guns, which had long been eliminated in the European battlefield.

And matchlock guns are also divided into heavy matchlock guns and light matchlock guns. Heavy matchlock guns are called eagle guns, eagle mouth guns, etc., which are very lethal. Cotton armor, the plate armor with the strongest protection, can also be pierced.

It was this kind of heavy arquebus that Gu Li asked people to talk to Franji in Haojing before.But Franji's asking price was too harsh, and Gu Li was reluctant to part with the money, so the business was never negotiated.

The lethality of light arquebus guns is not as good as that of heavy arquebus guns, but the recoil of light arquebus guns is smaller. It is still necessary to form a firearms unit equipped with light arquebus guns on the battlefield.

As for the spring wheel gun, it is more awesome than the matchlock gun.The spring wheel gun is more like a modern gun. Unlike the matchlock gun, which needs to light the fuse all the time, it will not be used in rainy days. The spring wheel gun has strong lethality and is easy to use. It can also be placed in the holster, but the structure is complicated. , so the price is very expensive.

It's a pity that at this time in Europe, the simpler and more practical flintlock gun has not yet been researched, but Chen Feng actually brought a new type of firearm like the lance, which was enough to surprise Gu Li.

Not to mention there are heavy firearms such as Hongyi Cannon, which are extremely inconvenient to transport.

It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to transport such a batch of firearms.

Looks like Bong Bong has made a lot of money in Europe.

Gu Li suddenly thought that if Chen Feng wanted to defend against pirates, two thousand matchlock guns would be enough. He used both cannon and wheel-wheel guns, so what was he doing?He couldn't help looking at Chen Feng suspiciously, and asked, "You don't intend to use these firearms to bombard me, do you?"

Chen Feng was embarrassed, and said: "I didn't know that the dog emperor's shell had been replaced by you, and I thought you were being tricked by him, so I brought some more guys to rescue you, even if they are not needed. , and can also be hidden for emergencies.”

Gu Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he has already confessed to Chen Feng, otherwise the little fox would blow him up suddenly.

"I will keep a thousand of these firearms, and I will send the rest to Liaodong directly."

Chen Feng was very generous in his actions. After all, his enemy, the dog emperor, was already dead, and the rest were those dog officials who helped to abuse the emperor. This could not be counted on Yi Xin's head.Now that Yi Xin is the emperor, then Yi Xin's country is his country, and it is only natural to contribute to him.

Gu Li said: "It was originally yours. I have no problem with how much you want to keep. It's just... you keep the firearm, so do you plan to go back?"

Chen Feng said: "My bank has only been opened for half a year, and I plan to start a company in the future. I will go to Indiana to have a look. I will naturally go back when I go back."

Gu Li was a little unhappy, and grabbed Chen Feng's hand: "Can't you just leave?"

Chen Feng looked at him and said: "Yixin, when I wanted you to go out to sea with me, you said that you have your career here, and I do the same. I have my career overseas. Of course, I want to be with you for a long time. , but if I want to be trapped in the deep palace, I can't do it."

It was only then that Gu Li realized that he had made a mistake.Chen Feng is also a man like him, why would he not want to have a career of his own, the sense of accomplishment a man gets from a career cannot be compensated by love.Chen Fengtian is a phoenix bird who wants to soar in the sky and earth, and he cannot be selfishly trapped in the harem.

Gu Li said: "Fengfeng, it's because I didn't think carefully enough. But I don't want you to be trapped in the palace from now on. I just think that when Zhen'er becomes an adult, I can hand over the throne to him. Zhen'er is now four years old. Yes, there are still 14 years left, and I will only be 36 years old at that time, still in the prime of life, when the time comes, I will accompany you to travel around the world, and I will listen to you wherever you want to go."

Gu Li thought for a while, and then continued: "But I also understand now, let alone 14 years, you can't do it even if you stay in the palace for a year. If you want to go back to Europe, then go back." , but you must pay attention to safety."

Chen Feng nodded and said, "Don't worry. Once I have established my foothold overseas, I will return to Dachu to find you."

Gu Li let out a breath, feeling a little melancholy in his heart, but Chen Feng still looked at him, frowning and thinking.

Gu Li asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Feng asked: "Europe... When you mentioned it last time, I wanted to ask, why do you call overseas Europe?"

Gu Li laughed, and gave Chen Feng a geography class all night. After learning, he started to draw a map on the bed sheet.

Since Chen Feng heard that Gu Li planned to wait for Zhen'er to become an adult, he handed over the throne to Zhen'er, and he looked at Zhen'er differently for a while.In the past, he took Zhen'er to play and make troubles, but now when he looks at Zhen'er, his eyes are swishing, and he asks three times a day: Have you read the book?Have you practiced calligraphy yet?What did you learn today?

If the handwriting is not good, he needs to rewrite it. Zhen'er is so tormented that she is crying, bites the pen and rewrites the handwriting, and gives it to Chen Feng's father to read before he can play.

Apart from staring at Zhen'er to study, Chen Feng is arranging firearms.His fleet was all at sea, and it was a three-day voyage from Taicang, Jiangsu. They set off directly from the sea, transported to Laizhou, and were escorted by the governor of Laizhou to Ningyuan.

The gang of civilians hired by Chen Feng were all in Baoding. He wrote a letter and asked the guards in the palace to take it out and hand it over to one of his subordinates. Then he sent people to Taicang, Jiangsu, to find the steward of the fleet and send most of the firearms to him. When I went to Liaodong, I took part of the rest and brought it to the Wang Gong factory in the capital for reference by the craftsmen.

Chen Feng arranged things in an orderly manner, and the rest was Gu Li's business.

In the early morning of this day, as if the officials had discussed it, they revealed the matter of building water conservancy projects, and blamed Gu Li for not spending all the money on this place, so that Liaodong's military expenditures and weapons were in short supply, and the negotiations with Franji had failed. It was too late to talk about it, and when this batch of firearms was delivered to Liaodong, Jianlu had already snatched things for the winter.

Gu Li snorted, and knew that the water conservancy issue would not be successful, and they would talk about it all day long. He said: "I have already settled the issue of firearms, and you don't need to talk about the water conservancy issue anymore." Item, harnessing the Yellow River is a major event that will benefit the future, and the sooner preparations are made, the better."

The officials looked at each other, and someone said: "The Yellow River should be cured, but this matter can be slowed down. The most important thing now..."

Another person said: "Your Majesty said that the issue of firearms has been resolved, but how did it be resolved?"

Another spokesperson came out and said: "Your Majesty, let's not mention the firearms and water control for the time being. I just want to ask, is it true that Your Majesty brought a young man into the harem?"

They first heard that His Majesty was out of the capital, and just scolded... oh no, advised His Majesty, and then heard from the palace that His Majesty brought someone into the palace, and it was a strange person with a special appearance and outstanding appearance. Your Majesty used to be addicted to male sex, flirting with little eunuchs, the officials were worried or eager to try, they had nothing to do for a long time, no matter what, we must dissuade His Majesty this time and save the country and society of Great Chu.

Gu Lixin said, it seems that these people haven't guessed that the person he brought back is Chen Feng. If they knew, wouldn't they be condemned to death?

He glanced at Prime Minister Mu, and now he might have guessed Chen Feng's identity, and Prime Minister Mu was the only one.Remembering that day at the gate of the palace, he deliberately waited for Jiang Yanshu and others to leave before questioning himself about Chen Feng. Prime Minister Mu saved face and leeway for him. Prime Minister Mu would not gossip about Chen Feng's true identity. .

Gu Li nodded and said, "That's true."

The courtiers immediately exploded, and seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Gu Li smiled and said, "What's the matter, my love? He is an envoy specially sent by the Earl Geoffroy of England to meet him, and he was issued by the Queen of England. This batch of firearms is a tribute brought by him, why do the lovers have such a big opinion on him?"

The courtiers were stunned for a moment, and one of them came out and said, "If it's an envoy from overseas, the Ministry of Rituals should arrange an audience. How can His Majesty bring it into the court without permission. And if it's an envoy from overseas, why is he the only one?" ?”

Gu Li explained: "After I left Beijing, I met him in Zhending and saw that he was robbed of money by road bandits and was injured again, so I took him back to the palace to treat his injuries. The envoy team he brought , is already on the way.”

Chen Feng himself said that when he was in Zhang Ci'er's army, because of his strange eyes, he was often called a monster by ignorant people, so he lived in seclusion and didn't have much contact with others. Not many people really saw him.Coupled with the opening of the sea ban, foreign businessmen with tall noses, deep eyes, blond hair and blue eyes often come and go along the coast. In the past, foreigners who wanted to come to Dachu for trade were brought to the capital as envoys and placed in the Sifang Pavilion. We have actually seen these people a lot.

So Gu Li thought, and arranged for Chen Feng to be a foreign envoy.Chen Feng went ashore secretly without the approval of coastal prefectures and counties. This time he sent people to the sea to find the team brought by Chen Feng, and ordered them to complete the formalities for them and enter Beijing as an overseas envoy.

"This..." Unexpectedly, Gu Li used the identity of a foreign envoy to block back the righteous and bold words that he had prepared, and the officials felt a little aggrieved immediately, and murmured: "Then... You can place him in the Sifang Pavilion and call the imperial doctor out of the palace to treat him..."

At this moment, Yang Hongjian stood up and asked impatiently, "Your Majesty, how many firearms did this envoy bring? Is it a pistol or a hawk? Is there a red cannon?"

Gu Li smiled and said: "There are 5700 matchlock guns, including 4000 eagle-billed guns and 2700 wheel-wheel guns. In addition, there are five Hongyi cannons. I have ordered people to send them to Laizhou from the sea."

When Yang Hong heard this, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself, and asked, "I've never heard of a wheel-wheel gun, and it must be a new type of firearm from overseas! I didn't expect there to be four thousand eagle-billed guns. It's great, it's great!"

Prime Minister Mu remained silent. Hearing the news of this batch of firearms, his face showed joy for a while, and asked: "Where is this country of England? What is the identity of the Queen of England? I have never heard of it before. It's the old minister who is ignorant."

The courtiers whispered: "We have only heard of Shicheng and Boni Kingdom, but we have never heard of this England..."

"This is because you are ignorant and ignorant. There are often foreign businessmen in the capital, so you can know it by asking."

"What is England doing to send us so many firearms? I think they want more!"

"You don't understand. Our silk tea is a rare item to them, just like overseas firearms are a rare item to us."

Gu Li coughed and said, "Okay, dear friends, do you have anything else to report?"

Prime Minister Mu said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the results of this palace examination have been released, and the list has been handed over to His Majesty for inspection. If there is no problem, the list can be published."

Gu Li had already seen the list of palace examinations, and Prime Minister Mu mentioned it at the court meeting, and it counted as a court meeting.

This time Yang Tingbi's paper was selected as the first name in the palace examination, and he was Jieyuan in the provincial examination, and Huiyuan in the general examination. This time, he was selected as the number one scholar in the palace examination. .