"Senior Brother, this is the wheel lighter you want, which my father bought from the merchants of Hongyi Country."

After Wei Zaode left, Zhu Cihong's senior brother Zheng Sen went to Yongchun Garden on his front and back feet, and brought Zhu Cihong a flintlock pistol produced in Europe, which was called a wheel lighter in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, this kind of firearm has appeared a long time ago, but because of the immature technology, it has not been able to be mass-produced. For Prince Zhu's Daming, the production capacity of arquebuses is greatly insufficient, so don't think about developing flintlock pistols in one step.

"Oh, show it to Hongu." Zhu Cihong took the firearm and asked Zheng Sen while playing with it, "When will Ling Zun come?"

"It's coming, it's coming." Zheng Sen said, "My father has been buying firecrackers for His Highness these days, and when he has collected the number of 5,000, he will send them together." In addition, in addition"

"What's the other?" asked Zhu Cihong.

Zheng Sen said: "The minister has a sibling sister named Cha Gu, and my father who is fourteen years old this year wants to bring her to Nanjing and let the Chitose Lord take a look. ”

"Tea Girl" Zhu Cihong smiled when she heard this name, Zheng Zhilong really knows how to name his children, Zheng Chenggong is called "Da Mu", and his sister is called "Tea Girl", all of which are related to plants.

Zheng Sen saw Zhu Cihong smiling, and hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness, my sister is quite colorful, and she is knowledgeable, if she can serve her junior brother."

Zhu Cihong smiled and nodded, "Okay, this palace has always looked at the Anping Zheng family, and it has long wanted to get married." Now Ling Zun intends to let Ling Mei enter the palace, and the palace can't ask for it."

Having another daughter-in-law, or the daughter of the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, of course is a good thing, in fact, Prince Zhu has long been thinking about Zheng Zhilong's daughter, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty marries his daughter, how can he give a dowry of one or two million

If Lao Zheng doesn't mention it himself, he will let Zheng Sen come forward to protect the media.

Seeing that Zhu Cihong happily agreed, the stone in Zheng Sen's heart also fell to the ground. He knew that Zhu Cihong and Wu Sanmei had a good relationship, and he was worried that Prince Zhu would not accept his sister as a waiter.

Looking at the current attitude of Prince Zhu, it is obvious that the marriage of a mature "politician in bed" in the emperor's family was originally a political bargaining chip, and the Ming Dynasty did not play political marriage for more than 200 years, and it was actually a waste of resources to marry wives from small households

And Zhu Cihong doesn't have much capital now, of course he won't refuse to marry Zheng Shoufu.

After talking about the marriage, Zhu Cihong almost played with the flintlock gun that was made like a handicraft, it was a good gun, but it was not easy to imitate

Prince Zhu has been working on the rectification of the Tianjin craftsmen who came with the army these days, and he also wants to select some people with good craftsmanship to form a small "royal iron-making workshop", and let Su Ziwen, Li Zubai and Li Shi pick people, but there is no reply so far, it is estimated that there are not too many satisfactory good hands. If this "high-tech" workshop can be successful, perhaps they can try to build a few flintlock pistols.

However, this side of Jiangnan is now a weaving and porcelain center, and it does not produce much good ironware. In this era, the center of China's iron production was in Foshan Town, Guangdong, and Zhu Cihong had inquired about the situation of Foshan's iron industry, which produced high-quality iron ore in Luoding, and was rich in lime and wood in northern Guangdong, and Guangdong's developed water transportation could transport these things to Foshan for processing.

In addition, because of its proximity to Macao, Foshan has absorbed a lot of Western technology for more than 100 years, so that Foshan's iron industry is the best in the world

The iron smelting industry in the south of the Yangtze River has gradually weakened because of the competition in Foshan's iron industry, and now it is not much competitive

Speaking of this technology tree, it's really not something you can climb if you want to

"Xiaobao," Zhu Cihong handed the fire gun to Huang Xiaobao, "take it and keep it for Chen Shifang, and then let him come over with Feng Sizhong." ”

"Whoa."

watched Huang Xiaobao leave with the firecracker. Zhu Cihong waved his hand again and sent away all the little eunuchs who were waiting in the Yongchun Pavilion, leaving only Zheng Sen and himself.

"Senior brother, it's been arranged like this," Zhu Cihong asked with a smile.

"Your Highness, it's all arranged," Zheng Sen lowered his voice, "Tonight, I will set up a wine in Baimen Pavilion, and I have invited Hou Fangyu, Huang Zongxi, Luo Dagong, Mao Xiang, Zhang Huangyan, as well as Li Yulin and Zhang Jingyi, the two girls' school scholars, will also go." ”

"Who is Duke Luo?" asked Zhu Cihong. Hou Fangyu, Huang Zongxi, and Mao Xiang all knew about it, but this Grand Duke Luo had never heard of it.

"He is our classmate," Zheng Sen said with a smile, "He is the teacher's proud protégé, and he is actually an official fan." The minister has already told him that he will speak for Chitose when the time comes. ”

"The official fan is good" Zhu Cihong smiled, "Then why didn't the teacher recommend him to be an official?"

"How can the recommended officer be better than the non-commissioned officer who has been examined?"

"Yes" Zhu Cihong suddenly looked at Zheng Sen, "Senior brother, Enke next spring, you can also take the exam, and you will also be a jinshi."

Zheng Sen was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to thank him, when the sound of a report sounded outside the door. It turned out that Chen Shifang, the commander of the East Factory, and Feng Sizhong, the foreman guard, arrived.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said to Zheng Sen, who was about to salute: "My own people, you don't have to thank you It's not too early, we should go for a private visit."

Nanjing's Qinhuai River is divided into three parts: the inner city, the west and the east, of which the most prosperous is of course the west part, outside the three mountain gates, there are many shops, and it is extremely prosperous. But in this bustling area, there are too many fireworks in the market, and there is a little less elegance and fun. Therefore, the most popular among talented and beautiful people is the Qinhuai River in the Sanshan Gate.

A courtyard is built on the bank of the Qinhuai River not far from the Sanshanmen Urn City. Three in and three out, the area is not large, but extremely elegant.

This courtyard is backed by Qin Huai.

Not only can you enjoy the scenery of Qinhuai, but also have a small wharf, which allows guests who come by rafting to come and go quietly, which is quite ingenious.

In a small attic in the courtyard, Mr. Luo Dagong, the Grand Duke of Songjiang, was leaning against the railing, holding a folding fan, and Huang Zongxi and two white-faced scholars were talking together.

"Have you heard that Sun Zhiqi, the leader of the eunuch party who took refuge in the Tartars, has arrived in Shandong, and will be able to come to Nanjing in a few days. Now that he has shaved his head, braided his hair, and is dressed as a beard, he is no longer a Confucian disciple."

"Sun Zhiqi, the remnant of the eunuch party, is not a Confucian disciple for a long time, otherwise how would he take refuge in the Tartars"

"I heard that Beijing is expelling the Han people during this period of time, and the Han people in Beijing have all been driven out to make room for the Tartars, and the fields within 300 miles of Beijing are clear, as long as the Tartars take a fancy to it, they will run to the horses, and the Han people above will be enslaved and those who do not want to be slaves will be driven away immediately."

"Wouldn't that drive away millions?"

"What kind of expulsion, it is clear that the Han people in Beizhili are forced to die"

"Hmph, this is not the southward migration caused by the abandonment of Beijing's southward migration, or the abandonment of the ancestral land and the ancestral people"

"Taichong"

Dagong Luo created public opinion for a long time, but was scolded by Huang Zongxi and didn't know what to say.

At this moment, the voice of Kou Baimen suddenly came from downstairs.

"Baimen has seen Zheng Gongzi, this is"

This "Baimen Pavilion" is the club that Zheng Sen bought for Zhu Cihong, and handed it over to Kou Baimen, a Qin Huaiyan prostitute, to preside over such a club, of course, in order to facilitate dealing with the juniors of Donglin and Fushe.

The so-called Qin Huai Bayan is actually a courtesan held up by these shameless literati. The little characters of Donglin and Fushe are obsessed with these prostitutes.

And Zhu Cihong does not plan to wipe out these small characters of Donglin and Fushe immediately, but to lead them, because only by becoming their leader can they be cleaned up slowly in the most effective way

If they are put on the opposite side and brutally suppressed as soon as they come up, they are afraid that they will not be wiped out for a while, and the Tartars will fight again, and these shameless literati will be a leading party or something, and Zhu Cihong will be in great trouble.

Therefore, he now thinks that after letting Qian Qianyi, Hou Sui, and Wei Zaode be the new Donglin Sanjun, and he is the next leader of Donglin, the Donglin Party will unite around the leadership collective with Zhu Cihong as the core

"This is Zhu Yaofei from Beijing." Zheng Sen reported Zhu Cihong's "pseudonym".

"Master Zhu, please come inside." Kou Baimen frowned slightly, and his eyes didn't look at Zhu Cihong, he just made a gesture of solemnity, and then led the way in front.

And Zhu Cihong has no interest in this Qin Huaiyan prostitute, although Kou Baimen is also very beautiful with the aesthetics of later generations. But her father is neither the richest man, nor a warlord, nor the regent of the Tartars, so Prince Zhu, who has the world in mind, will not accept her.

Zhu Cihong glanced back at Feng Sizhong, who was following him. Carrying the sword, Feng Sizhong immediately walked in and followed Kou Baimen upstairs. There were also more than a dozen guards and Dongchang Jingjun outside the door, all of whom arrived in the same boat as Zhu Cihong. Under the command of Chen Shifang, the White Gate Pavilion was surrounded on all sides.

After Feng Sizhong, it was Zheng Sen, who also carried a sword and strode behind Feng Sizhong. Prince Zhu, who changed into a Confucian robe, shook a paper fan and followed him to the second floor.