History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

This stay lasted until night. When the starry sky appeared, Wu Hui helped to adjust ten telescopes, each of which was aimed at a star, and the ten telescopes just formed a circle.

During this period, Mei Wending tested Wu Hui's knowledge about astrology, and found that he had a deeper understanding of this aspect than he imagined. He also had his own views on some astrology, and he immediately became interested in talents.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, you are a good seedling who studies astrology, do you want to come to the academy to continue your studies and study astrology?" Mei Wending threw an olive branch to Wu Hui.

Wu Hui was also a little moved when he heard it. When he explored the starry sky on Zhuangzi before, he was already attracted by the fascinating starry sky. The dream about the stars buried in his heart took root and sprouted. Mei Wending's proposal hit him right thoughts.

"This..." Wu Hui hesitated for a while before slowly saying, "But I'm already 24. Is it too late to enter the academy for further studies?"

Mei Wending coughed and said, "It's not too late, I was almost forty when I learned this, and you are much younger than me."

"Since Master Mei doesn't dislike her, I will ask you to take care of her more in the future." Wu Hun bowed.

Mei Wending laughed, helped him up and said with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, accepting you as a student, this is my biggest achievement in a while." The capital finally did a good deed, sending him a gift. I found a good student who knows both star science and some inventions. If there is anything that cannot be solved in the college, I can definitely go to Wu Hui.

Previously, he only proposed to find someone to help manage the college, but he didn't expect to send a talent who understands astrology, which surprised Mei Wending greatly!

Wu Hui may not know that he was specially selected by Lin Yuan.Not only has he stayed in Zhuangzi for a few years, but he also knows some basic inventions in Zhuangzi. This is an all-round talent. If he is put in Tianjin University, he may not be able to organize another research institute.

Young people like this are basically sent out, and those left in Zhuangzi are old people.

In addition to the craftsmen who came out of the palace, the bureaucratic style was also brought out. As soon as these signs appeared in Zhuangzi, Lin Yuan saw that the situation was not good, so he sent some of the excavated talents to other places to prevent these fresh blood from being Bureaucratic pollution.

Today's Zhuangzi, although he still has a lot of inventions, neither Minning nor Lin Yuan have paid much attention to them.

Because all the really important and higher technologies have been separated from Zhuangzi, it is now used as an incubation base for discovering and cultivating talents.

After discovering talents, they will basically find an excuse to transfer them away from Zhuangzi.

This is true for Wu Hun now, and it was also true for Huang Qin back then.

The next day, a group of people went down the mountain. After eating dry food, they went to the cafeteria to have a big meal.

"Mr. Wu, I'm sorry, I had a bad attitude the day before yesterday and even lied to you." While Wu Hui was eating, a teenager ran over and bowed his head directly to him.

Wu Hui recognized that it was the gatekeeper who lied to him, and immediately smiled, "It's okay, anyway, Master Mei treated me to a meal as an apology."

This person immediately revealed a look of envy and hatred, wishing that he was the one invited to dinner by Master Mei.

Yun Yin came over with a plate in his hand, and asked in a deep voice: "Huang Ke, this is your uncle, who will teach you astrology in the future, so it doesn't matter whether it's big or small."

Huang Ke looked at Yun Yin in surprise, then at Wu Hui, and finally ran away with a strange cry.

"Can I sit here?" Yun Yin asked and answered while standing opposite Wu Hui.

Wu Hui nodded, and stretched out his hand, "Please." After the person sat down, he looked suspicious, "Master Mei said that I would be allowed to study further, but she didn't say that I would be the teacher."

Yun Yin smiled, "Master Mei told me in the morning that based on your attainment, it is more than enough to teach this group of little brats. As for further study, Master Mei said that he will spare some time to teach you in the future. Master Mei will help you with your work relationship. Come to the academy, but the salary here is definitely not as good as that in the capital."

Wu Hui looked at Yunyin with interest, but he knew that Yunyin was very proficient in arithmetic, a monk who was proficient in learning?

"It doesn't matter, I still have some savings." He has made a lot of money in the Zhuangzi these years, and there is no place to spend money in the Zhuangzi, and all the money he earns is deposited in the bank. The interest is enough for his daily expenses.

And when he went out, he took his passbook with him. If he transferred his work to Tianjin, he would open another account here and transfer the money.

As for the things in the dormitory in Zhuangzi, Wu Hui thought about it, and planned to write a letter to Liu Yu'an, asking him to help clean it up, and asked the caravan on Zhuangzi to bring the luggage over.

"A sea-going ship has arrived at the port. If you want to go, come and sign up!" While eating, a shout came from the door of the cafeteria.

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the entire cafeteria suddenly heated up. A large group of people quickly finished their meals, cleared up the dishes, and ran out

Wu Hui was a little confused, so Yun Yin next to him explained to him.

"These ships are all from the coast. There will be some cheap sea goods for sale on the ship. Sometimes you can even encounter pearls. These students are just joining in the fun and going there to try their luck. If Mr. Wu is interested, you can also go and see it." Look, there are usually many carriages outside the academy at this time, and everyone can pool money to take the carriage together."

Wu Hui became interested as soon as he heard it, "Okay, I haven't seen it yet?" Anyway, he has to stay here for a while, and he also wants to blend in here. Naturally, there will be many things to enhance the relationship. participate.

The port of Tianjin has been very prosperous in recent years, especially the wool, canned food, and milk powder from Mongolia all enter the capital through this port.

In the past two years, the port was flooded with silt. Following the example of the capital, several wealthy merchants in Tianjin contracted the port and excavated the silt together. This fee needs to be paid by the imperial port to the merchant, and the docking fee within ten years will be used to pay back the port. fee.

After it was handed over to the merchant, the port changed its appearance. The newly repaired embankment was strong and durable, and it was very large enough to accommodate hundreds of ships to dock.

After the silt was cleared, some sea-going ships with heavy drafts were able to dock. The arrival of these sea-going ships has contributed to the prosperity of Tianjin.

Sometimes there will be some leftover seafood on board, and some large sea fish and abalone are sold cheaply, attracting many people to come and try them.

Years ago, someone bought a big clam and took out an oriental bead from the clam, which aroused the enthusiasm of many people, thus triggering a game of bead betting, and more people wanted to pick up the leak.

This time, the boats on the sea also came from the East China Sea, and it was very easy to miss it. Even the students of the college wanted to run over to take a look after hearing the news.

The atmosphere of the college is much more open than other academies. Students are encouraged to go out and broaden their horizons. Don't be a nerd who studies hard.

Therefore, this trend has spread to the surrounding areas. Every time there is a sea-going ship that is allowed to pick up leaks, at least 20 horse-drawn carriages will gather at the east gate of the college.

After Wu Hui finished his meal, he followed a group of students to the east gate. There were already many carriages waiting at the gate. Three or two students called for friends, and when a carriage was full, they set off immediately.

Wu Hun followed and boarded a carriage. The carriage here was not equipped with springs like the one when he came, and seemed a little bumpy.

After sitting for about half an hour, he felt a sharp pain under his ribs.It took about three more hours to reach the port.

After getting off the carriage, he felt that his butt was numb, and it didn't feel like his own. Wu Hui couldn't help feeling that it was really difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

"Wow, what a big boat! It turned out to be a boat made of steel!" After the student in the same car got out of the car, he first let out a sound of exclamation, and then let out a sound of surprise, "Is there a fire on the boat? Why is there still a fire?" cigarette?"

Someone next to him patted him on the shoulder, "This is a steam steel ship. It doesn't need manpower. It can run by burning charcoal. Even if it is against the wind, it can be compared with the previous tailwind."

"Don't you need to run with sails? I really want to go up and see."

"Wait a while before the boat touches the shore and you can go up, don't worry!"

The figures of the two walked away.

Wu Hui was still thinking. He only knew that the factory was researching steam cars, but he didn't expect the steam boats to be made long ago.

The whistle sounded from the sea boat, and he put away his thoughts and followed the flow of people to the port.

The sea boat approached the shore, let down the rope, and a large group of trackers came and pulled the boat to the shore, and then lowered a ladder, and one person walked off the boat.

The man stopped in the middle of the ladder and said towards the bottom, "Everyone, don't worry, there are enough seafood for you to choose this time. Everyone line up, don't crowd, come up one by one."

Wu Hui walked in the queue and slowly followed the people in front to get on the boat. After getting on the boat, he found that the steel boat was very stable, but the water below was rippling, and the boat didn't feel any big ups and downs.

The crew of the ship beckoned them all to the aft deck.

Wu Hui walked and watched, and found that the whole ship was very huge, almost twenty feet long, and there were too many people walking to the stern deck to spend a cup of tea.

The crew also looked quite large, there were hundreds of people, but they were busy with themselves and didn't look this way.

There are three crew members on the stern who are busy untying the net. There are some seaweed and sea fish hooked on the net. These people are busy removing these things.

Seeing the person who led them over, the three of them stopped and shouted, "Captain."

Wu Hui heard all the noises from the crowd, and at the same time thought in his heart, he did not expect such a young captain on this ship, and other people must have thought the same way.

The captain raised his hand to the others, "Okay, keep busy, I'll show them."

After finishing speaking, pointing to the various types of fish on the board, as well as some shellfish and snails, he said, "All of them are here, regardless of the species. Big fish cost two pennies a piece, small fish cost two pennies, and mussels are weighed by catty." , ten cents a catty, no bargaining."

The men basically came here for the clams, while the women who dressed plainly came for the fish.

Sea fish itself contains salt, so you don’t need to add salt to eat these fish. You can eat meat and save salt. Every time a sea boat docks, some housewives who are good at calculating will spend a small amount of money for the elderly at home. Have a little fun.

Like other students, Wu Hui didn't come to buy seafood, but to join in the fun.

He saw the captain beckon, and the three young men who were packing the nets walked over.

"You stay here, remember what I just said."

The three crew members immediately replied, "If you have something to do, go and do it first, we are here to watch."

The captain left quickly after speaking.

Wu Hui noticed his actions and watched him walk into a nearby cabin.After a while, I changed my clothes and got off the boat.

The woman who had already snatched the fish bargained with the crew, and finally caught two more small fish.

It was probably a trick to take advantage of. The big fish were snatched up, and all the small fish were given away as heads.

The women left contentedly, leaving only a group of men behind.

A middle-aged man was seriously inspecting the surface of the sea clam's shell, as if he could see the inside at a glance.

A few students came forward to pick a few, and then took them aside for the crew to help pry them open.

Except for a small uneven pearl in one of the sea oysters, the others were all fruitless.

Gambling clams is the latest game at the port, because the stakes are low, even ordinary people can participate.It's natural to be happy to get pearls, and it doesn't matter if you don't get them. Spend a little money to have fun, and the big deal is to make persistent efforts.

After watching for a while, Wu Hui looked at the other people with high interest. He felt bored at first, so he got off the boat and ran to several other boats one after another.

These docked ships seemed to belong to a fleet, and a flag was erected on it, and an ancient font was depicted on the flag.

Wu Hui can be said to be very familiar with this font, because there is also such a dark pattern on the Zhuangzi in the capital, but it is too hidden, and few people notice it.

This is the word "An", and An is the surname of his employer.

No matter in Zhuangzi or in the college, his boss is always one.

Wu Hui knew it well, he always knew that his owner's business was doing big, but he didn't expect that not only on land but also at sea, the fleet also belonged to his owner.

It's just strange, why are none of the captains of this fleet on board?

Three streets away from the port, there is a hidden teahouse.

This teahouse only accepts specific customers, and because it is hidden away, the residents next to it do not know that it is actually a teahouse.

Wei Rushi drank tea and waited in the room for a long time, when he waited anxiously, the curtain in front of the door was lifted.

"Old Wei, pour me a cup of tea quickly, I'm dying of thirst."

Wei Rushi poured a cup of tea and handed it over, asking, "Brother Bai, why are you here now?"

The old man Bai drank the tea and sighed comfortably, then put the teacup on the table, "Don't mention it, I met a lunatic on the road and interrupted for a while, this will waste time .”

Wei Ru said with a smile, "Fortunately, you rushed quickly, and the auction will start soon."

Brother Bai patted his chest happily, "But I'm just waiting for the semi-annual auction, if I miss this one, I'll die." Having said this, he looked depressed, "You don't know what happened just now? What happened……"

"Okay, it's getting late, let's talk as we walk." Wei Rushi got up, and lifted a painting on the wall, revealing a recessed table behind it, on which a blue and white porcelain vase was placed.

Wei Rushi put his hands on the porcelain bottle, turned it to the left three times, and then turned it to the right twice. In the past few days, he heard a click, and the wooden board under the table cracked, revealing a dark hole.

The two moved away from the table and walked down through the hole.

After the two people disappeared, the board was closed again. If it wasn't for the steaming teacup on the table, they might never have thought that there were two people here just now.

There is a wooden ladder under the entrance of the cave. After reaching the bottom, turn around an intersection, and you can see the lights, and people turn around from other intersections one after another.

At a glance, it was obvious that they came from other rooms in the teahouse. The crowd gathered more and more. There were familiar faces here, and few strangers came in.

"Old Bai, you're here? Didn't you see a little lady relying on you before? I thought you would be late, but you didn't take pity on her and make arrangements for her?"

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a white face and beardless, talking to Lao Bai with a smile.

Lao Bai rolled his eyes, "Come on, it's just a female thief, how can I still not recognize it? Lao Song, I said you are really mean, just now I saw my brother being framed, why didn't you show him off? The brother who was killed, I spent money to eliminate the disaster."

Lao Song touched the corner of his lips with a smile, "Aren't you afraid of disturbing Lao Bai, your beauty!"

Lao Bai hissed him, "Pretend, you just pretend, don't think I don't know that there are good things in this auction, you must have got the news in advance, are you afraid that I will snatch it from you this time?"

Lao Song's heart skipped a beat, but nothing showed on his face, "If I had such great powers, I would have already bought the things in secret, why would I want to come to the auction?"

Then he turned his gaze to Wei Rushi, and asked, "Xiao Wei, you have caught several whales in the past six months. You must have made a lot of money, right? This time you have money to exchange for new equipment, right?"

This fleet is actually a whaling fleet, which has been whaling near the Sea of ​​Japan, occasionally approaching the Japanese islands.

However, because the Japanese trade has been controlled by others, this whaling team will secretly do some smuggling business, such as human trafficking, selling slaves from Japan and the islands to factories in coastal cities.

Because there are too many of these factories, there is a labor shortage when they gather together, and they cannot earn people from the land. Otherwise, the land will be abandoned and taxes and food will not be collected. Local officials have to bear this responsibility, so there are certain protection policies. Yes, it must be after the summer and autumn harvests.

This caused some merchants to turn their attention to the neighboring countries, some sent to the dependent countries to recruit people, and some greeted the fleets passing by and paid for slaves from abroad.

Especially the slaves from Japan, who are obedient and hardworking, and do not need to be paid, are the best choice for some unscrupulous factories!

And the whaling team did such a business secretly, went to hunt whales near the Sea of ​​Japan, and occasionally robbed some people.

The whale meat was sold as canned meat, and the fish skin and fish oil were sent to coastal research institutes for research.

The slaves took action in the Qingdao area, catching a few nets of fish and bringing them to Tianjin.

Regardless of the money earned from fishing or slave trading, in addition to distributing it to the crew, all other equipment must be updated for their own ships.

There are so many pirates on it, how can you ensure your personal safety without good equipment.

And the teahouse here in Tianjin is an auction site, which is specially used to auction weapons for sea-going ships. It is said that this time there are mighty general cannons with extremely long range, and there are only ten auctions. Many fleets who heard the news rushed away. come over.

Selling that little seafood was just a cover-up, and even the betting in Tianjin City was created by them.It is to cover up their real purpose of coming to Tianjin.

Wei Ru replied, "Don't mention it, the research institute for the whale oil we caught before has already stored enough, so we won't take it anymore, and we'll have to hunt for a different kind of whale later, and you won't make much money just selling meat."

Lao Song chuckled, "There is a feed factory in Qingdao that has started collecting fish bones. Some bean cakes are added with some ground fish bones and then fed to cattle and horses. That is the best feed. Even the big fools in Mongolia They're all scrambling to grab it."

The big stupid households in Lao Song’s mouth refer to the county kings in Mongolia, all of whom are rich locals, especially after the wool business, they spend money like dirt.

Wei Rushi had a thought after hearing this, and hurriedly asked Lao Song about the location of the feed factory, but he still had a lot of fish bones in his hand.In particular, the whales are very huge, and the fish bones are not small, so it is a pity to throw them away. Wei Ru has saved them all, thinking that he can sell them someday.

A group of people talked and laughed, and came to a hall.

This is an underground hall, which was dug extremely deep. Such a tunnel was dug near the port, but it did not attract the attention of the government. It was completely dug secretly while the port was being revised.

The wealthy merchants in Tianjin have a close relationship with them, and they dug this underground hall to help cover it.

No one comes to this underground passage on weekdays, and it will only be opened when the auction is held for the first time in half a year.

Participating in the auction were not only the captains, but also some businessmen who knew the inside story. Everyone was familiar with each other, and they started talking with each other.

Among this group of people, Wei Rushi can be regarded as a young talent. He was originally just an errand on the ship, but later he was appreciated by the then steward Zheng, and he was quickly promoted to the captain of the ship.

After being promoted to captain, he led a group of crew members to hunt whales boldly. After a few times, the shotgun was changed to an iron ship, and a group of men were convinced. position has not been shaken.

In fact, he is very good at being a man, and every time he makes money, he will not lose money to his subordinates.Unlike other captains, they regard the crew as low-level personnel and are unwilling to spend money to win them over.

It can be said that Wei Rushi's treatment on the ship is the best, and those crew members are willing to work hard with him.

It’s not that Laobai and Laosong don’t understand this truth, but they don’t like to take risks, at most they just go fishing in the deep sea, and their income is naturally less than that of Wei Rushi, not to mention that the cost of keeping such a big boat is quite a lot, and they still need to repay the loan. On the one hand, it is natural to save if you can.

"Old Bai, did you see that yellow-flag boat when you were docking?" After sitting down, Lao Song went to Lao Bai's side and asked, Wei Rushi, sitting next to Lao Bai, naturally heard these words, and he also remembered that It was time for the boat with the yellow flag to reach the shore before them.

Lao Bai nodded, "I see, the draft is extremely deep, and it looks like I made a lot of money this time."

Everyone knows that trade with the East is more profitable than hard fishing, but the navigation channel to Japan is controlled by the two princes, and no other maritime merchants are allowed to intervene.

Some private merchant ships can sneak around Japan to smuggle, but they can't. Their steam ships have been closely watched. Except for the two princes, they are the only ones who own this kind of ship. If they are found to be smuggling However, those two princes will go directly to their boss, which will easily cause trouble to the boss.

But if they were unwilling to switch back to the wooden boat, no one would want to go back to the wooden boat after getting used to the fast and labor-saving iron boat.

Some people feel that they are not well-known in the East China Sea, so they go to the South China Sea to go to the South China Sea or to the West Ocean. It is very difficult for them to go to a strange place to work hard again, so they can only continue to guard this place.

"I heard that this time, the Japanese waiter also came to Beijing." Lao Song quietly revealed the news.

Lao Bai was very surprised, "Impossible. A few years ago, didn't Japan just cut off contact with us?" Japan was also a vassal state of the Central Plains during the Ming Dynasty. Breaking away from the relationship with the Central Plains, the Qing Dynasty itself suppressed some uprisings and Sanpan at that time, and did not care about Japan at all.

I haven't been in contact with each other for these years, and I didn't expect to send an envoy to the Qing Dynasty suddenly at this time.

"You know that there are crew members on my ship who can speak Japanese. When they docked, they listened to the Japanese envoy. Thank you Eighth Prince for inviting them to Qing Dynasty."

"No way? The Japanese have always been wolf-hearted, and we were harassed by Japanese pirates a few years ago. How did the Eighth Prince think of inviting these people to the capital? Isn't this inviting wolves into the house?"

But Lao Song said, "Hey, you may not be able to tell who is the wolf! It's not like you don't know that the two princes control Japan's waterway so tightly. You can tell at a glance that you want to swallow Japan into your belly. Maybe they are There are other plans."

Lao Bai immediately said, "Such important news must be reported to the boss as soon as possible."

Lao Song gave him a white look, "Don't worry, you still need to say, this matter has been reported to the newspaper, presumably the boss got the news before those people entered Beijing."

The two whispered about other things.

Wei Ru on the side became contemplative. He had followed Steward Zheng, and he also traveled across Nanyang and Xiyang. Compared with the mature routes of Nanyang and Xiyang, they were a step behind in Dongyang, which led to being stopped everywhere.

Steward Zheng promoted him not necessarily because he thought those old people were too mediocre. He was chosen because he wanted to break the boundaries and find a breakthrough for Dongyang trade.

Unexpectedly, steward Zheng disappeared suddenly with the fleet, and he also failed his entrustment. Although his own ship has developed, the entire fleet has not yet been integrated.

Knowing that Japan sent envoys to Beijing, Wei Ru keenly spotted an opportunity, an opportunity to break through the blockade of the two princes.

After having an idea in his mind, Wei Rushi sat with peace of mind, listening to the conversations on the left and right, while waiting for the auction to start.

This auction is dedicated to the auction of weapons, all of which come from a secret research institute.

Even the mighty general cannon can be researched. If it is said, it will definitely shock the world, but wait a minute, it is taken for granted in the eyes of those who participated in the auction.

In the past, I would slowly think that everyone has seen too many impossibilities, and some weapons are more advanced than those of the Qing Dynasty.

For example, in the Mighty General Cannon, it is clumsy and heavy on land and needs a horse. However, after the research of the research institute.

The two mighty general guns have been modified. First of all, the barrel part has changed from bronze to steel. This kind of steel has added some other metal components to improve heat resistance.

You must know that the mighty general cannon will easily explode after being used for a long time, because the heat resistance is relatively low. After one use, it needs to cool down before it can continue to be used.

Now that it has become more heat-resistant, it can be used continuously without worrying about the problem of bombing.

This kind of cannon is specially designed for steel ships. It is easy to carry and has a long range. Generally, pirate ships can be shot before they get close.

One hundred shots of a cannon is enough to scare people out of their minds, and they don't even have the courage to resist.

Relying on this sharp weapon, several ships captured many pirates. These pirates were very ferocious and were not suitable for selling to factories, so they moved to the inland to sell to some mines.

Strong and strong pirates, inland mine owners are very welcome, and they also said that the more the better.The money was also generous, which led to the merger of several ships into a fleet dedicated to catching pirates along the coast.

There are fewer pirates, and some coastal villages have benefited. As a result, for a period of time, ships with a certain pattern will be welcomed by the locals as long as they pass by.

"Bang!" Someone knocked on a wooden board on the table.

Compared with other auction houses, this auction house is very simple. In order to prevent the sound from being transmitted to the outside, there is no copper wire, and the wooden boards are directly knocked on.

After the sound of the plank sounded, the voice of the original voice became quieter and finally disappeared.

"We're old friends now, so I won't introduce myself anymore. I know you're all busy, so I won't talk nonsense and go straight to the auction. Today's first auction item is 28 Lianzhu firecrackers, which can be 100 Continuous firing. This is a firecracker that is not even available in the imperial court. As soon as we researched it, we took it all over. Twenty consecutive firecrackers are the first case in the world. Even if this firecracker cannot be used in the future, but With the value of these firecrackers, everyone should understand that its appearance is of great significance. Well, twenty of them will be auctioned together, and they will be sold for 50 taels, with an offer of no less than [-] taels. Someone is willing to take all twenty Next? Not only can you increase your force, but you can also take it home as a family heirloom."

The last sentence was obviously a joke, and many people smiled knowingly.

Wei Ru was moved when he saw these guns. He wandered around the Sea of ​​Japan. He naturally knew that Japan had the firecrackers sold by the red-haired French robots. It was because the range of the firecrackers was not as good as that of the Japanese. When they landed, they could only plunder some local farmers.

If you have this kind of firecracker, you can naturally "negotiate business" with the Japanese.

Wei Ru can think of it, and several captains can think of it. Although twenty is a bit small, those who can't afford the mighty general cannon will focus on these small equipment.

"I give 150 taels!"

"200 taels!"

……

The quotation was very fierce and quickly rose to 1000 taels.

Wei Rushi put down the hand that he originally wanted to stretch out. He also planned to buy two mighty general cannons with the money. According to the current price increase, if he bought these twenty Lianzhu firecrackers, it is very likely that the funds will be tight and he will miss out. The mighty general cannon.

It seems that there are a lot of people who think the same as Wei Rushi, and the number of bidders has decreased. Only one or two people are still bidding. It seems that they are very fierce, and they seem to want to press down the opponent and take down the firecracker.

In the end, the captain of the shadow ship took down the firecracker, and he jumped up happily like a child.

This angered the captain who had bid with him before.

Each ship has its own unique name. For example, Lao Bai's ship is called Baiyun, Lao Song's ship is called Song Qian, and Wei Rushi's ship is called Nirvana.

This name is very strange. According to Wei Rushi himself, the Japanese are close to Buddhism, and choosing this name with Buddha nature can make the other party relax their vigilance.

In fact, the name carries expectations, hoping to be able to meet the water and nirvana, come and go safely.

In the end, the bursting firecrackers did not raise the price. For the auctioneer, 28 firecrackers that could fire in 100 bursts, and [-] taels of silver could be said to be no loss, but there was no profit.

Such an advanced firecracker definitely cost more than 100 taels on the market.

Probably knowing that many people are rushing to the mighty general, and the auction items that appear in front of them are easy to fail to sell.The auctioneer changed its strategy and first set aside a quarter of an hour to adjust the order of the auction items.

After the auctioneer came to the stage, he brought up a mighty general cannon.

As soon as the mighty general cannon appeared, the people below became commotions, and many people stood up and looked at the candlelight.

The person above knocked on the wooden board, "Okay, okay, everyone, don't look at it, this is just a sample, I brought it here for everyone to see. It's still the old rule. After you pay the money, you will be given an address. You can go to it yourself." Pick."

The underground auction house in Tianjin is just an auction site, not where the ultimate weapon is located.

All the auctioned items are hidden in some coastal cities, or warehouses at the port, or the cellars of some ordinary people, or even some ruined temples outside the city.

In short, the places where they are hidden are all kinds of strange things, without exception, these things are hidden in secret, and no outsiders have ever discovered them except the person who picked them up.