"Although Kaohsiung robbed at sea and robbed a lot of gold and silver, who would bring copper to the ship? Now that we've got so much copper, we've solved their problem, which no amount of silver can solve. ”

Yang Chendong's explanation and answer made Qiaoyin understand it, and she was happy at the moment: "So, we still made money this time?" ”

"Of course it's earned?" Yang Chendong also nodded with a smile, thinking in his heart that if it weren't for Shi Pu and they couldn't see the importance of copper, I am afraid that this time it would not be so easy to succeed.

Shi Pu went to Yangjiazhuang, and then transported a lot of copper in exchange for a ready-made fireplace, which alleviated the needs of the officials for this thing for a while, and was praised by the ministers, and also made Yang Chendong's reputation among the officials much better.

And before that, there were still some officials' families who had set up fireplaces in advance, such as the direct relatives of the Yang family, and the Hu Mansion.

In Hufu, no matter how cold it is outside, here is a scene like spring all year round. All this is naturally thanks to the installation of the furnace wall.

"We've all been blessed by Miss?" In the bedroom, Xiao Qing, who was still wearing a summer dress, grinned, looking at Miss Hu Yan who was dressing up in front of the dresser, and her eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.

"Xiaoqing begged to fight." Listening to Yahuan making fun of herself on the side again, Hu Yan, whose face was slightly red, turned around and raised her arms to fight.

Xiaoqing had already jumped into the distance, and then said with a smile on her face, "Doesn't Miss admit it?" Look at those important ministers who have not installed the furnace wall, that is, some of the national mansions have spent a lot of money and have to wait in line, but our Hu Mansion has not done anything, and everything that should be safe is safe. There are also mirrors in the lady's room, perfume, and glass on the windows, which ones are not priceless, or limited supply, but you can see it here, what does Dongshuai mean, everyone in Beijing can see it, will the young lady still not know? ”

Knowing that she couldn't beat Xiaoqing, Hu Yan simply returned to the chair, shook off her long hair that had not been taken care of, and said, "You all know it, but why didn't he come to propose?" It's about to be the New Year, and I'll be seventeen years old. ”

"Ahh The young lady was looking forward to someone coming to propose, and she was really ashamed. After Xiaoqing heard it, she jumped over again.

"Okay, Xiaoqing, what about getting down to business with you? You said that he was so good to me, the whole family could see it, but why didn't he mention it? What is he waiting for? Hu Yan said with a wry smile. Many sixteen-year-old girls are already married. But Yang Chendong didn't even do anything to propose marriage, which made her a little uncertain.

"I don't know." As soon as he got down to business, Xiaoqing also returned to his serious appearance and shook his head vigorously. But he quickly nodded and said, "We don't know if we can find someone to ask, isn't Miss often in contact with the eldest sister of the Yang family?" Then it's better to find a chance to ask, let her ask her brother, it won't be in the way. ”

"Hmm." Hu Yan nodded, thinking that Xiaoqing's idea was not bad, and began to think in her mind, just pick a time to go to the palace and meet Yang Fei, the eldest sister of the Yang family, to explore the mouth.

......

In 1449, January of the fourteenth year of Orthodoxy.

Red in the city. With the unanimous consent of Kaohsiung, Leng Song, and a number of officers, instructors, and political instructors, the attack on Lukang was immediately launched.

It took two months to find out the situation in Lukang and Taichung. It coincided with the development of a new generation of sea-based clippers and the official launch of sea trials proved its superiority. At present, the navy and land forces jointly announced that they will attack Lukang in the early morning of tomorrow, occupy it by land and sea, and then take Taichung.

In order to ensure the success of this operation and reduce the casualties and losses of our own side. In this battle, a total of new sea vessels were used as the pioneer ships, and Kaohsiung personally led the team (there were four new sea ships, and the new No. 4 went to South and North America to look for rubber trees, accompanied by hundreds of large and small ships), and there were hundreds of other types of ships in the follow-up, carrying a total of three regular companies of the navy, as well as 2,000 naval auxiliaries.

Once it appears, it will appear on Lukang with lightning speed, and the opponent will be caught off guard.

On land, Leng Song personally led the team, mobilized three regular army companies and 2,000 army auxiliaries to help, and after taking the land position in Lukang, he directly took Taichung and occupied most of the small Ryukyu Island.

Prior to this, a total of three exercises were conducted, in which problems that may arise were properly resolved. With full confidence, a total of 4,600 soldiers rested for two hours after dinner, and the army marched slowly towards Lukang.

Above the sea, the moonlight shimmered, and the floating water waves reflected huge shadows like a mirror that had been divided into hundreds of sections.

The shipyard has just successfully developed three large-scale, but fast-paced ships of the new No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, which are large in scale, and appear in the sea area 20 miles away from Lukang. Behind it were hundreds of horses and ships, grain ships, seat ships, and warships.

Kaohsiung, who led the command, personally stood in the command cabin of the new No. 1 ship, and when he looked up, a dark cloud appeared and blocked the bright moonlight, and he issued a clear and loud order, "Go!" ”

The order was reached, and the sound of engine starting sounded on the ship.

At that time, the ships were powered by people, in line with the law of sailing in the wind and rocking in the wind. The biggest difference between the new ships and them is that they have an internal combustion engine (usually a diesel engine), connected by a shafting system and rotating with a propeller. The rotating propeller agitates the water, which gives a reaction force, which in turn passes through the shaft, and the diesel engine transmits it to the hull, pushing the hull forward.

In this way, not only can a lot of manpower and material resources be saved, but more importantly, the speed is extremely fast, but it is only twenty miles away, and it only takes less than a quarter of an hour to appear before Lugang, and I never thought that someone would come from the sea to find trouble, and at this moment the door is wide open, like an undefended city that never sleeps.

It wasn't until the new No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 ships were arranged in a zigzag shape and all the Type 90 60mm mortars on board were ready to be fired, that the warships belonging to the First Shang Dynasty in Lukang woke up.

In the darkness of the night, it was impossible to see how many enemy ships were coming, but as soon as the enemy was discovered, the more than 300 warships anchored in the harbor were about to counterattack. At the moment when the alarm sounded, countless sailors were seen running out of the barracks on land, and it was clear that they wanted to get on board to meet the enemy.

In the harbor, there are more than ten warships of the First Shang Dynasty that have been stationed all year round and have begun to prepare to turn around and wait to meet the enemy.

"Hit! Those who dare to counterattack will be sunk. In the command cabin, Kaohsiung issued orders, his eyes firmly fixed on everything on Lukang.

"Boom, boom!" As soon as the typing order came out, the 90 guns on the new No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 ships began to bombard the moving enemy ships. The powerful light of the fire was like the brightest guiding light in the night, illuminating half of Lugang in an instant.

At the same time as the flames lit up, several moving ships of the First Shang Dynasty were hit and destroyed.

Powerful modern artillery, the attack power was unimaginable at that time. No matter what kind of ship it is, if it is hit by a cannon, it will immediately be torn apart, and some of them are just the sound of people shouting and screaming, and there is no power to resist at all.

Three cannons at a time, after three rounds in a row, with its precise striking power, those moving snail-like First Shang Dynasty warships are a fixed target, and all they can do seems to be to become the target of attack, stop there and be beaten passively.

The flames were blazing, and the shouting and screaming of people spread out, causing the seafarers who were still trying to get on board from the land to stop their progress one by one in fear. "Who the hell is coming? How could the firearms they possess be so powerful? If you rush to the ship at this time, is there any difference between it and seeking death? ”

The seafarers did not dare to act rashly, after all, no one is a fool, and they know that they will die, and no one will do such a thing.

In the command cabin of the new No. 1, Kaohsiung was looking at the scene in front of him proudly, he was not giving an order for shelling, this was also completely in accordance with Yang Chendong's order, there are too many Han people on Xiaoliuqiu Island, and if you can kill people of your own nationality, don't kill them.

Besides, the attack of nine shells was enough to make the opponent chaotic, and most of his surprise mission had been accomplished, and then it was only time for the follow-up ships to follow, and then it was time for the army to press and seize the ships and prisoners.

Taking advantage of the fact that the speed of the rear boat was too slow, there was far room to keep up, Kaohsiung turned his head sideways, looked at Yu Qian and Shen You, who were staring at a pair of eyes with incredible expressions on their faces, and said, "Two gentlemen? In your opinion, what is the strength of our navy? ”

"Awesome! Unbelievable, simply unbelievable. Where the cannon goes, who will compete! Shen You looked surprised and sighed.

It is Yu Qian, an important minister recorded in the history of the Ming Dynasty, a direct minister, who once relied on his own strength to reverse the history of the Ming Dynasty, and at this moment there is no trace of calm look, he is also staring at the scene in front of him with big eyes.

In fact, Yu Qian saw too many things that could surprise him.

Ever since he had been captured and transported to the Red Castle, he had felt as if everything he had seen had been in a dream. The wide concrete roads, the neat streets, the verdant shaded forests, and the ruddy-faced, joyful people and the New Army, all of which he never dared to dream of.