The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

There were 5000 people who went to sea this time, and the number brought by the Fourteenth Master was less than 2.

Among them, several thousand people were on guard on the ship, but more than 1 people disembarked to eat.

Tens of thousands of people have barbecues in the wild, and the beach is like a river of stars, full of fires!

There are also the voices of tens of thousands of people talking, roaring, and singing... howling ghosts and wolves!

There are less than [-] foreigners in Haojing, and their number is quite terrifying.

Yandoni Andreev, the majestic governor of Haojing, sniffed: "What are they eating? It smells delicious."

"I don't know." General Orleans also swallowed.

To be honest, even if they are rich, if they go to Guangzhou City, they will eat delicious local delicacies in Guangzhou, but the Fourteenth Lord is from the capital city!

For those who have been to Mongolia, there are Mongolian guards given by the empress dowager beside them. The barbecue skills are not to be mentioned.

In addition, the small bottle was afraid that his fourteenth master would not be able to eat and drink well, so he put so many barbecue ingredients on board, and Nian Gengyao also brought a lot of them. This barbecue meal was full of smoke and fragrance!

Anyway, the people in the city are greedy enough.

The Fourteenth Lord also slept well at night, but Nian Gengyao didn't sleep much. He led people to patrol around, and felt that those Westerners were disgusting. What if he had something wrong with the Fourteenth Lord.

The next day, the sun hadn't risen yet, so Master Fourteen rarely woke up early.

He got up with the Royal Navy, and then ran three laps around the beach together, feeling refreshed!

Nian Gengyao also felt that Fourteenth Master's face was flushed after exercising, and he looked healthy and looked good!

They looked refreshed, but in the early morning, they were jogging and chanting one-two-one and still had to listen hard. The Westerners on the top of the city were so nervous that they almost thought they were It's time to attack the city in the morning.

As a result, he leaned nervously on the top of the city and took a look, and found that he was exercising in the morning.

Waking up early in the morning, the smell of scallop porridge wafted on the beach, as well as fried beef and dried salted fish, because the dried salted fish was directly fried, there was no stew or anything, just soaked in water to soften , you can eat it by frying it in oil. It can be eaten as a pickle. It is served with scallop porridge and some chopped green onions and coriander. It is a delicious meal.

After eating and drinking enough, the others went to pack up the tents and pack them on board the boat. By the way, they also went to the city to buy some things to supplement yesterday's consumption.

And the Fourteenth Lord, with his people, was standing at the gate of Haojing City, ready to enter the city.

To be honest, the Haojing City here in Haojing is actually not as prosperous as in the later generations. Instead, it is a small European-style town. The city wall made of stones is actually not high, but it just occupies a high ground.

The main reason is that the artillery and firecrackers above are more deterrent, and the others are not worth mentioning, and all of them are Westerners, or in other words, all Spanish.

The city they built here is actually a temporary residence, mainly for defense and temporary foothold.

There are not only patrolling soldiers, but also foreigners from other countries temporarily settled here. Are they doing well in collecting taxes?

Let people in?

The people of the Qing Dynasty were on guard, let alone a prince of the Qing Dynasty who brought people in.

Although it is said that they did not bring weapons, who knows how their "martial arts" are?They have seen many people with high martial arts skills in the Qing Dynasty.

As a prince and prince, I'm afraid the people around him are not easy.

Besides, the Spaniards also know that they are not authentic, so how could they easily let people in?

The gate of the city remained closed until the sun was up. Some merchants near the sea who came to Haojing to do business came by boat and carried their burdens ashore, but they could not enter the city.

"What are you doing?"

"Is the foreigner lazy on the bed?"

"Let's say they are not a thing. When is this?"

"Slacker!"

A group of fellow villagers outside were almost cursing in Cantonese.

In fact, it was not easy in the city. Fourteen and their Qing Royal Navy fleet came too suddenly. They didn't have any preparations, and there were not many ingredients prepared in the city. There was clean water, but people couldn't just drink clean water to live?

With so many people surrounding the city, even if they didn't attack, they couldn't stand just being surrounded.

The people on the top of the city, like a little tortoise, poked their heads, and had a deep fear of the people below.

People inside the city are waiting to open the city gate, and people outside the city are also waiting to open the city gate.

The most tormented person here is Yandoni Andreev. As the highest official of the Spaniards, he now understands what "one head and two big" means.

"My lord governor, do you want to open the city gate?" General Orleans was also in a dilemma.

After all, he is the one who rushes to the front line, if a fight breaks out, he will be the first to be unlucky.

"If I knew, would I be able to make this difficult?" Yandoni Andreev was undecided, because he didn't rest well, he had dark circles under his eyes, and his complexion was even worse, not as good as yesterday.

"Is it still open?" the tax official said: "Let's let that prince come in and see our life in Haojing."

The tax official thinks about taxes. If the gates of the city are closed, where will he collect taxes?

If he can't complete the tax task, he will be reprimanded!

There are only three people with the highest official positions here, a governor, a general, and a tax collector.

The others are some low-level sergeants in the army. They basically don't care about business, just fighting and defending.

Decision makers have no place for them.

"Open it. If you don't open it, you have something to say." Orleans also tended to open the city gate.

What they say here is true, but whether it is the prince of the Qing Dynasty or a prince, there is no custom among them that a prince is a prince, and they always feel that this person cannot be offended.

"Then let's open it, but I won't show up because he hasn't given us a formal note." Yandoni Andreev was a bit ostrich.

For such a long time, he has managed to straighten out the government affairs at most, and the rest is still a lot worse, mainly because of the language barrier. He can't tell the difference between the local Hakka people, Han people, and banner people.

Coupled with the differences in various customs, he has only just gotten used to it.

He didn't know how to deal with a prince of the Qing Dynasty at this time.

In fact, the Fourteenth Lord came here in casual clothes, and he didn't even think about going to visit the governor Yandoni Andreev. A governor, just an earl, is not worthy of him, a prince, to visit in person.

So after hesitating for a long time, the gate of Haojing City finally opened.

Poor Haojing City, there are only two gates, one is the south gate, which basically enters and exits here, and the other north gate has a special port, which is only used by the Spaniards. In fact, it is almost only used by the Far East of Spain. Fleet use.

For other ports ahead, you have to pay berthing fees before you can berth, and there are a series of harsh conditions such as paying taxes when the goods land.

It's a pity that the Qing Dynasty only allowed a few ports to open, and other Westerners didn't know where those ports were, so they had to come to the ports they were familiar with.

It is because Haojing took advantage of this advantage that it became prosperous.

The Fourteenth Master watched the city gate open, smiled slightly, and took the lead to enter the city gate.

In fact, the city gate is not big, but the city gate is very thick!

A typical western city gate, with thick wooden boards, is a street when you enter. This street is transparent from north to south, with shops on both sides, and houses behind the shops, but there is no majestic castle, all are bungalows!

The Fourteenth Master frowned a little, and then he took a look up the mountain. There were two or three-story buildings, and some were small European-style buildings.

In fact, that is where the Governor's Mansion is located.

It's just that it's far away from the market, and many people still can't go there.

The Fourteenth Lord just wanted to go shopping.

The streets here are somewhat primitive and rough, and most of the buyers and sellers are Westerners. The Fourteenth Master already knows a few words in Spanish, but only limited to the words "Hello" and "This king is the prince".

There are not many people who know it, but I have an interpreter by my side.

And the things they sell on the street are very exotic and basically imported from overseas.

A small palm-sized mirror costs 20 taels of silver; and glass vases are also expensive.

There are also some Western spices, things like copper clocks, and some special fabrics from afar, and some patterns that are rarely seen in the Qing Dynasty.

It's just too gorgeous, the Fourteenth Master bought a lot, and planned to give it to the harem women when they went back.

After walking around for a while, it's really nothing, but what about imported products? The Fourteenth Master bought a lot of things according to the head of the palace.

It's like sweeping the goods, leaving after buying things, without nostalgia at all, and no intention of eating there.

He took the people back to the boat directly. Nian Gengyao was worried all the time, but he was very happy to see the fourteenth master came back: "I have been there too, there is nothing good."

"Is it okay? There are many overseas stuffs. By the way, I bought some rose water for my mother. It's so expensive!" The fourteenth master didn't expect that the quality of perfume in this era is not good, but the price is ridiculously expensive Monkey is expensive.

He just bought a dozen bottles of various fragrances. When he came back, he studied them carefully. Guangzhou is known as the Flower City, and there are many flowers that never fade. After the research, he will be able to sell perfumes.

That thing is also a high-priced item in later generations, and a small bottle can be sold for the equivalent weight of gold.

"That thing is not as good as our incense." Nian Gengyao said, "I didn't buy it."

There are no female relatives in his family, and his younger sister is in Prince Yong's mansion, so she is already a concubine, what else is there to use?What he sent were just some daily items, and he didn't dare to send expensive ones, after all, he was a side concubine, not a main concubine.

"Actually, the perfume is also good. When I research it and get it out, it will be sold all over the Qing Dynasty. If it is sold overseas, I will earn money from foreigners." The fourteenth master's ambition is very big.

The sea ship continued to move forward, followed closely by the merchant ships behind, and it looked like a collective action.

Then at sea, they encountered seven or eight galleons head-on, not quite like Spanish galleons, but more like Viking ships.

The Fourteenth Lord visited some models of sea ships. He remembered this because the Viking sea ships were actually the predecessors of ancient British sea ships. He was not sure if they were.

But this kind of ship really fits the setting of Viking warships.

It is characterized by artillery mounted on the bow and stern, and small artillery mounted on the side to attack the enemy's crew.

Viking warships were used more for transportation than combat.In fact the Vikings rarely fought from warships.When they intended to fight, they tied their ships together as platforms for hand-to-hand combat.

These seven or eight big ships are very unfriendly, and there are pirate flags on their ships.

It's just a skull and two big bone sticks. This is a typical pirate logo. No matter what kind of ship it is, if it has this pirate logo on it, it's a pirate!

Fortunately, this is a white pirate flag. If it is red, it is a blood pirate who leaves neither ship nor people behind.

And as soon as they saw the flagship at the front of the fleet, they opened fire...but nothing.

Because of the distance, and also because, this is the meaning of war.

The sea stretches as far as the eye can see, and many people I meet are generally friendly. No matter what country they are from, if there is anything that needs help, they will help a little bit, except for pirates.

I see, either you die or I live!

The Fourteenth Lord and the others only have four flagships, but behind them are eight frigates, four main battleships, and four supply ships. To be honest, the Fourteenth Lord is really not afraid of these pirate ships.

The firepower equipped on their ship can completely beat the opponent to the ground.

There was an exchange of fire at the front, and the ship behind heard a movement, and then those people on the opposite side ran away with their heads in their arms. There was no way, Dai Zi sent a lot of firearms and asked them to do battlefield tests. If there are any shortcomings, report them quickly. Among the people led by fourth master, there are more than two dozen masters from the Firearms Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.

Nian Gengyao was a little embarrassed: "It's not so easy to meet pirates."

The number of times they came out was too high, and there were not many pirates in the sea beaten by them.

Why did the pirate show up when the Fourteenth Master was taken with him?

"It's just a few pirates, don't be nervous, Liang Gong, let someone test all the firearms, anyway, we are far away, their artillery is at most 400 meters, and our artillery is at least 800 meters." The fourteenth master is as stable as Mount Tai: " Even if they were so tired that they vomited blood, they couldn’t beat us.”

In fact, he's been shaking his legs like crazy!

There is no way, no matter how loud the words are, the Fourteenth Lord will be ignorant when he is really loaded with guns and live ammunition. Before, they were only cold weapons, but now they are hot weapons. No one knows better than him how lethal these firearms are.

But in order not to be bullied for future generations, we can only develop thermal weapons in advance.

"I'll send someone to pass on the message." Nian Gengyao could see that the Fourteenth Master was nervous, but he damned felt that the nervous Fourteenth Master was extraordinarily cute?

Master Fourteen drank water from his teacup, leaned over the window and looked out, but he couldn't see anything. Only the other two main battleships could go out, and he couldn't move this one. After all, his status was precious.

He could only listen to the roar of the artillery fire in front of him within the safe range of the rear, and occasionally he could see the black smoke from the exploding artillery fire.

It seems that the battle ahead is fierce!

I don't know how to go online.

The Fourteenth Master even thought about it. If it really didn't work, his boat could also participate in the battle. He was not a flower in a greenhouse.

But not long after, Nian Gengyao returned with a strange expression!