After having that level of kinship, the relationship between the two parties naturally became much closer. However, even as the "father-in-law", Li Ying's words were still extremely respectful. After all, there was a huge status gap between the two parties.

Through Li Ying's introduction, after learning that there were more than 13,000 people and more than 200 large and small ships in the "Peacock Flag", Zhu Guoqiang was well-informed, but Zhu Guoqiang still had to be surprised by the "Peacock Flag"

Strength. In fact, this is normal. After all, the nature of the Peacock Flag as a merchant and a pirate also determines its emphasis on maritime armed forces. Naval battles are inseparable from the support of powerful artillery. Naturally, more ships and more cannons.

"...there are as many as twelve big bird ships like the "Daifuku", each of which has as many as eight or as few as four Dafa Gongs, and more than twelve Dafa Langjis."

The "Dafa Gong" mentioned by Li Ying is actually the Hongyi Cannon. However, Zhu Guoqiang is still a little confused about this.

"Dafa Langji? Why not all use Dafa Gong? Isn't he better than Franji?"

Facing the prince's inquiry, Li Ying smiled.

"Your Majesty, this Dafa Gong is different from Fo Langji. Although it is extremely powerful, if it hits a boat in a water battle, the hull will definitely be rotten. However, it is extremely difficult to cast. Even if you are a master of ten, it is difficult to make one or two.

, although the craftsmen in "Peacock Flag" can make "Folangji", they cannot cast it into Dafa Gong. These Dafa Gong have to go to Macau to buy, not only the price is high, but also there are many risks on the way, so they

Mainly "Folangji"..."

Li Ying, who did not hide anything, then went out of her way to exaggerate the benefits of "Folangji".

"However, the Folang machine is not bad. Although it has a small caliber and mainly fires shotguns, it has a fast rate of fire, a wide killing area at close range, and high lethality. In water battles, it can kill the opponent in an instant. And the Folang machine can kill the opponent in an instant.

The machine is equipped with three breech chambers. If trained well, the first three guns can be fired within 20 seconds. There are shotgun shells and explosive shells, which are extremely lethal..."

Although Li Ying seemed to be praising "Fo Langji", his words still contained a yearning for "Dafa Gong". After understanding his thoughts, Zhu Guoqiang asked with a smile.

"So, can all the gun emplacements on these ships be replaced by "Dafa Gong"?"

"In my words, it would be no problem to switch to a thousand-jin Dafa Gong, but there are so many Dafa Gong there?"

Li Ying's words made Zhu Guoqiang laugh.

"You don't have one here, but I have one there. How many doors do you need in total?"

Whether as a "relative" or as a superior, as the prince, how could Zhu Guoqiang not give a greeting gift? Even before he came here, he brought a greeting gift - twenty 12-pound cannons, together with the artillery.

The Mountain Grenade is different in that it is based on the British 12-pounder naval gun of the Napoleonic era.

When the twenty "Dafa Gong" with metallic luster were lifted out of the cabin, Li Ying and others were all dumbfounded.

When they looked at the prince, their expressions and eyes changed.

This prince is too generous with his actions!

As soon as you go out, there are twenty large tributes.

"I came in a hurry this time and only brought twenty Dafa Gongs. Next time, I will bring some more. I will try to replace all the Buddha machines on the big ships with Dafa Gongs before the end of the year..."

Regarding the surprise in everyone's eyes, Zhu Guoqiang deliberately pretended not to see it and continued to speak.

"These Daifa Gong are different from ordinary Daifa Gong. It is a steel-core iron body cannon. Its outer chamber is cast iron and the inner chamber is mainly forged from fine steel. Compared with ordinary Dafa Gong, not only the chamber is

The mouth is smoother and cleaner, and has a longer life. It can fire more than a thousand rounds in a row, and it is not easy to explode or crack..."

Although he seemed to praise these "steel-core iron body guns" to the sky, in fact, these guns were just "emergency" products. After arriving in Yangzhou, they faced the "Jiujin Mountain Gun" with a relatively short range.

Howitzer" reality, so Zhu Guoqiang improvised a batch of cannons on the spot. The craftsmen were military craftsmen, and the materials were dozens of tons of scrap iron bought in another life. The iron furnace was also temporarily built in the military camp.

, but what was cast in the military camp was only an "iron shell", and its "steel core" was actually a seamless steel pipe with an inner diameter of 115 mm and a wall thickness of 3 cm bought in another world.

The reason why we chose this "steel core iron body composite gun" is because the cast iron in this era is all white cast iron. Not only can the barrel of the cast gun cannot be cut and drilled, it is not smooth enough, and there are many trachoma and it is easy to crack. This is why

Artillery is difficult to cast, and there is even an exaggerated saying that "if you cast a hundred and one, you will be a national expert."

Because there were no cannon casting experts in the army, Zhu Guoqiang chose a simpler method - learning from the "iron core copper body" and "iron core iron body" cannons of the same period, and using seamless steel pipes from another world as the gun core.

, just cast a layer of iron shell and it's done. There is no need to consider problems such as trachoma, white pig iron cannot be milled, etc. Moreover, every casting is guaranteed to be successful, and there are almost no defective products. The low cost of the artillery is also outrageous.

It's just the same weight of iron, but it's only worth a dozen taels of silver.

Because it was cheap, Zhu Guoqiang waved his hand and expressed that he would give them hundreds of "Dafa Gong". Such a generous gesture immediately made everyone in the "Peacock Banner" feel that they had chosen the right person.

"The Crown Prince treats us so kindly. If we don't swear to serve him to the death, how can we be worthy of the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince gives you orders in the future, we will definitely serve him to the death!"

Faced with such a generous gift, Li Ying immediately burst into tears of gratitude. As smart as he was, he certainly knew why the prince would take his own daughter. Not just to win his trust, this was definitely the best choice for his daughter.

.For Li Ying, who has only one daughter, it is undoubtedly the most important thing for her daughter to have a good home.

In fact, at first, he also knew what was involved in this high-profile marriage, and that his daughter was the key to maintaining trust between the two parties. But now the prince's performance was completely beyond his expectation.

How could he not be moved by such a generous prince? How could he not be impressed?

At this time, not to mention him, even a dozen other ship owners were impressed by the prince's generosity. Just when everyone was convinced that they had followed the right person, they heard the prince say again.

"I think this sandbank is wet and not suitable for everyone to stay. If there is a chance in the future, I will find a place for everyone to open a port and build a city there. When the time comes, everyone will take their families there. What do you think?

"

As soon as Zhu Guoqiang finished speaking, Yun San stared at him and said.

"Shi, Shizi, do you really mean what you said?"

The reason Yun San was so excited was because his family members themselves were not in good health. Compared to the humid sandbank, land was undoubtedly more beneficial to the family's health.

"Can this be false? Since Zheng Zhilong can settle down on the shore after being recruited, why can't you? After choosing a place, I will set up a government school, and then your children will be able to study in the government school, and in the future.

Find a family background! In the future, if your children are willing to join the ship and serve in the army, they will stay in the army. If they are willing to study and seek fame, they can naturally study and seek fame, don't you think?"

With a smile on his face, Zhu Guoqiang could see the excited expressions of the "maritime merchants" in front of him after he said these words. For them who were merchants in name but actually thieves, what they wanted was the "originality"

", and now that the Crown Prince has given them such a choice, how could they not be excited.

However, for Zhu Guoqiang, this is not only a necessity to win over people's hearts, but also a necessity to turn the "Peacock Flag" into something. First, coax them ashore, and then slowly figure it out, and finally the "Peacock Flag" will naturally become

He killed the navy under his command!

First there were in-laws, and then there was the generous delivery of cannons, plus the promise of building a harbor and a city, allowing the "Peacock Flag" to settle ashore. For a time, everyone in the "Peacock Flag" returned home.

Because time was tight, Zhu Guoqiang then discussed with Li Ying and others how to contact the troops in Shanghai. It took several hours from noon to evening to make a preliminary plan. Naturally, a sumptuous dinner was not included in the end.

, At the dinner, Zhu Guoqiang saw Huimei again, and of course he felt a little sorry for her in his heart. After all, in the whole thing, she was more like a part of the transaction and the link that maintained the relationship between the two.

But during the dinner, Huimei just looked at him without saying a word. When she saw Zhu Guoqiang's eyes falling on her, she would take the initiative to smile, without any coquettishness of an ordinary woman...

In fact, in this era, women have no right to choose. Most of the time, they face their fate passively. For Huimei, the prince is undoubtedly a very good husband.

He is young and handsome, and his status is very high.

Early the next morning, when Zhu Guoqiang woke up again with a slight hangover and wanted to say goodbye, Huimei took the initiative to come to the door, even reluctant to leave.

"From now on, you are my husband!"

Staring at the "hornless" guy in front of her, the little girl took the initiative to put a Japanese tanto into his hand.

"This is what my mother left for me. I give it to you now. You must remember me. When you come again next time, remember to take my boat. There is a red peacock flag on the bow of my boat. It is easy to find.

very……"

Well!

This little girl who is only thirteen or fourteen years old actually has her own boat!

It turns out that this girl is also a pirate... If she becomes the Pirate King in the future... wouldn't she be the Pirate King's man?

The man of One Piece!

This seems quite interesting. Will the peacock flag be her dowry? In fact, no matter whether she will eventually turn it into her dowry or not?

Zhu Guoqiang smiled in his heart and rubbed her head gently.

"When the Northern Expedition is over, I will marry you."

"Well! I'll wait for you!"
Chapter completed!