The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 188 Backward
Jia Huan followed Feng Ziying onto the pirate ship. The latter introduced eloquently as he walked: "Brother Huan, look, this pirate captain is about [-] feet long, divided into three levels, with three masts, and can carry more than a hundred people." , although it is only equipped with one Franco machine gun, a warship of this size can be included in the main gunboats even in our regular navy. The strength of the Great Salt King Gu San Mazi is evident. No wonder the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress it several times. Dulong Island all returned without success.”

Jia Huan asked subconsciously: "Is Dulong Island difficult to attack?"

Feng Ziying shook her head and said: "Then I don't know. I haven't been to Dulong Island either, but the sea is very windy and the waves are high. It's different from fighting on land. I stayed at Yunti Pass Qianhu Station for more than two years and only went out three times in total." The sea almost made me vomit out my bile the first time, but I got better the third time. Without a long period of practice, most people can't even stay on the ship, let alone fight, and the sea is boundless and extremely dangerous. It is easy to lose direction. Sometimes when encountering a storm, even a six-masted boat can capsize in an instant. Hundreds of people on board are killed in the sea, which is quite scary.

When Taizu founded the country, Japanese pirates frequently raided the coast, burned, killed and looted, seriously endangering the safety of the coastal areas. Therefore, Taizu was furious and organized a navy of 20 people to try to wipe out the Japanese country. The result was a fleeting year. After the navy went to sea, There was a storm, and most of the thousands of bow warships were destroyed. In the end, only a few thousand survived, which was quite tragic. After that, Taizu gave up conquering the Japanese country and ordered a ban on coastal defense against Japanese invaders.

Dulong Island is located deep in the East China Sea. It is really not easy to attack. Moreover, Gu Sanmazi is very cunning. He has been in business for many years and has a lot of informants in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian. If there is any trouble in the coastal navy, he will immediately receive the news in advance. , make preparations early, give him a small beating, give him a big beating to run away, wait until the limelight is over, then come back to occupy the island and become the king, return to the old business, two of the three encirclement and suppression campaigns by the court were in vain, what can be done? "

Jia Huan suddenly said: "So that's it. The sea is vast. Let alone tens of thousands of people. Even if a million troops hide in the depths of the sea, it will not be easy to find them."

Feng Ziying nodded and said, "That's it. Otherwise, based on what Gu San Mazi committed, his family would have been confiscated and exterminated so many times, how could he still be alive now?"

Jia Huan's heart moved and he said: "The reason why Gu San Mazi is able to thrive is because there are many insiders in the government. After all, money can make the world go round."

"Haha, then we don't know." Feng Ziying smiled secretly and changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that Concubine Xian De had a miscarriage at the beginning of the year. It's such a pity. I wonder if Brother Huan has heard about it? "

Jia Huan shook his head indifferently. He didn't even know when Jia Yuanchun was pregnant with the dragon seed, let alone a miscarriage. However, according to the original work, it seems that Jia Yuanchun did not leave a son or a half until his death. I don't know. Is it a physical reason or something else.

Feng Ziying was moved when she saw this. It seemed that the rumor that Jia Huan had been exiled to Jinling by the Jia family was not false. No one in the family even informed him of such an important matter. This shows that the conflict between Jia Huan and her aunt Wang is indeed irreconcilable. , now it is estimated that even living expenses are no longer provided, and they are basically in a state of self-destruction.

It's a pity. In fact, with Jia Huan's qualifications, if there is support from the family behind him, his official career will definitely be much smoother. Now that he only relies on himself, it will be better if he can pass the Jinshi exam. If he fails, it will be completely over. The best As a result, he was given a little bit of the family property to live a small life. If Wang was more cruel, it would be possible for him to not even share a penny with him. In this case, Jia Huan would probably be depressed for the rest of his life.

Fortunately, it seems that the relationship between Jia Huan and Lin Ruhai, his uncle, is still very good. Although Lin Ruhai is not as powerful as the Jia family, if he is willing to support him, even if Jia Huan fails the exam in the end, he will be a small official and he will not be able to solve the problem of food and clothing. questionable.

Seeing that Jia Huan was calm and unfazed, Feng Ziying changed the subject and said, "By the way, next year will be the Emperor's seventieth birthday. According to reliable information, the Emperor has prepared to add more festivals." In the first subject, Brother Huan has already taken off his uniform and can show off his skills. With Brother Huan's talent and knowledge, if he wins the first place this year and the gold list next year, wouldn't it be easy?"

Jia Huan smiled calmly and said: "Brother Feng, please don't flatter me to kill your younger brother, but is the matter of adding Enke really settled? Don't just follow rumors and spread rumors."

Feng Ziying immediately patted her chest and said: "I, Feng Ziying, dare to guarantee with my life that it is absolutely true. I will see the whole world before the end of the month. However... I heard that the Supreme Emperor has been in poor health recently and has stopped doing much. After all, he is almost seventy." of people.”

Jia Huan glanced at Feng Ziying thoughtfully. This person's ambitions were not small, and he was also very thoughtful. He suddenly mentioned Jia Yuanchun's miscarriage and the Emperor's poor health. He didn't know what the deep meaning was. , why is the Supreme Emperor no longer a director?Could it be that Emperor Kangping finally surrendered to his old age and no longer lusted after power, but is this possible?But since Feng Ziying said this, I am afraid that the situation in the DPRK will change in recent times.

At this time, Jia Huan and Feng Ziying finally boarded the deck. They saw seven or eight thieves tied up with five flowers and thrown into a corner of the cabin. Two soldiers in armor were guarding them.

"See Feng Qianhu and Mr. Huan!" The two soldiers immediately saluted respectfully, but most of the thieves were droopy, like frost beating eggplants, but one of them glared at Jia Huan and Feng Ziying, with a very provocative taste. concentrated.

Jia Huan stood and looked over, and saw that the thief was about thirty years old. He only wore a sleeveless jacket on his upper body, and his two strong arms were completely exposed. They were bronzed and looked very strong. Moreover, this guy had a beard. , with a scruffy and rough appearance, head held high, eyebrows bulging and eyes bulging, looking rebellious.

Jia Huan pointed at the man and said, "Is this the leader of the bandit that Lu Jiandou captured?"

Feng Ziying nodded and said: "That's it. Gu Sanmazi's fourth-ranked man, his name is Zhang Xiaobei, nicknamed Sai Zhangfei. He turns out to be a private salt dealer with many crimes, including murder and smuggling. Hehe, Mr. Lin once offered a reward of 100 I had to pay him two silver coins to catch him, but later this guy took refuge with Gu San Mazi and became the fourth child."

"Bah, 100 taels of silver, who are you looking down on? 100 taels of gold is not much." Zhang Xiaobei sneered, looking arrogant and not ashamed, but proud of it.

Jia Huan raised his sword eyebrows slightly and said disdainfully: "You are worthy of competing with Zhang Fei? It's not enough to carry Zhang Yide's shoes. Why not call him Zhang Amao or Zhang Agou?"

Zhang Xiaobei said angrily: "Where did you come from, a stinking pretty boy, and you are talking nonsense here? Do you dare to give me your name? Sooner or later I will kill your whole family!"

Feng Ziying kicked Zhang Xiaobei in the face, causing his mouth and face to be covered with blood, and cursed: "Straight bitch, you dare to show your teeth and act arrogantly when you fall into my hands, Feng Ziying, you don't know whether to live or die." .”

Zhang Xiaobei was beaten. Not only was he not afraid, he spat out blood and said provocatively: "Feng, I was careless this time. Do you dare to let me go? Believe it or not, I will lead my brothers to pick it up another day." Your cloud ladder passes through thousands of households?"

Feng Ziying laughed loudly and said: "Good thief, let's have your spring and autumn dream and let you go back? Do you really think that this Qianhu is an idiot!"

Zhang Xiaobei probably realized that this request was too much, so he changed his words: "Then you can loosen my grip and fight alone. Do you dare to fight alone? Most noble children like you are useless and have no ability, but You relied on the shadow of your ancestors to become a member of a thousand households, you are so arrogant, bah!"

Feng Ziying was furious and shouted: "Come here, let him go. If I don't kill this thief alive, I won't call him Feng Ziying."

Jia Huan hurriedly advised: "Brother Feng, please be patient. You can't kill a chicken with a bull's knife, so let me do it."

Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Are you coming? Is Brother Huan serious about what he said?"

Jia Huan frowned and asked, "Could it be that Brother Feng looks down on me?" Feng Ziying laughed quickly: "No, no, but this guy is quite strong. Brother Huan's body hasn't grown yet. I'm afraid you will suffer from this." ."

"It doesn't matter, you can let him go. No matter how strong you are, it's just a matter of one shot!" Jia Huan calmly pulled out the double-barreled musket.

Feng Ziying couldn't help crying or laughing. Zhang Xiaobei, who was smiling ferociously and eager to try, immediately froze and snorted: "What's the point of using firearms? You have the skills..."

Jia Huan opened the safety catch with a click, and the black muzzle of the gun suddenly pressed against Zhang Xiaobei's forehead. The latter was immediately speechless.Jia Huan smiled and said: "Whether you have the talent or not, it's your ability to make people scared, and it's your ability to kill people."

Zhang Xiaobei sneered and said, "Even if you kill me, I still won't obey you."

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "Whether you submit or not is none of my business. Whether you die or not is none of my business. Let me ask you, how did you know that Salt Patrol Censor Lin will come here to inspect the salt field?"

Zhang Xiaobei rolled his eyes and sneered: "Why did I tell you? How we found out is none of your business!"

Jia Huan's eyes turned cold, he lowered the muzzle of the gun and pulled the trigger. With a bang, Zhang Xiaobei was shot in the side of the buttocks. His anus was stained with blood on the spot, and he screamed in agony.

Feng Ziying was startled. When she found out that Zhang Xiaobei was only wounded in the buttocks and not dead, she breathed a sigh of relief. Such an important person had not yet produced a useful confession. It would be too much to kill him with one shot. It was a waste, but Jia Huan's decisive killing still made him look at him with awe.

Jia Huan blew the gun smoke lightly and glanced at the pirates. All the pirates were silent and lowered their heads, not daring to look at them.

Jia Huan walked up to a pirate, tapped his forehead with the barrel of his gun, and asked coldly: "Who ordered you to attack Mr. Lin?"

The pirate's face turned pale with fright, and he said in a dignified manner: "It was the order given by the master."

Jia Huan frowned and said, "How did you know that Mr. Lin would appear here yesterday afternoon? Who tipped you off? Hurry up and recruit him, or I'll blow your head off."

The pirate couldn't help but be frightened out of his mind, and said in horror: "Don't shoot, I don't know anything, I'm just following orders."

Zhang Xiaobei gritted his teeth and said with a grin: "Boy, you don't have to waste your efforts. They are all minions and they know nothing. I do know it. You come and ask me!"

"Then tell me!" Jia Huan walked back to Zhang Xiaobei, who chuckled and said, "I'll fuck your mother!"

Jia Huan's face darkened, and he shot Zhang Xiaobei in the thigh. The latter let out a heart-rending scream on the spot, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, this shot was much more serious than a spanking. Blood gushed out, and Zhang Xiaobei Bei Qing's face turned pale at that moment.

Jia Huan put the musket back on the holster and drove away. Feng Ziying quickly asked someone to bandage Zhang Xiaobei to prevent him from losing too much blood and dying.

"Brother Huan, you're a bit harsh. If this guy dies, the clues will be cut off." Feng Ziying complained after catching up with Jia Huan.

Jia Huan said calmly: "It doesn't matter, didn't you catch a guy dressed as a scholar earlier? That guy's name is Shen Guan, nicknamed Poisonous Scholar, and he is the seventh master of Dulong Island. He is still in custody at the ancestral hall. We will find out after we go back and interrogate him. , that guy is a greedy person at first glance, far less tough than Zhang Xiaobei."

Feng Ziying suddenly said: "Brother Ganqinghuan is already confident."

Jia Huan said nothing and went straight to the bow of the ship. Sure enough, he saw a cannon erected there, and Lu Xiangsheng was squatting there, probably trying to figure out the structure of the cannon.

"Brother Jiandou, can you see the doorway?" Jia Huan stepped forward and smiled.

Lu Xiangsheng stood up and smiled and said: "Jia Jianshou is laughing at this. I am a layman. I just watch the excitement and see what I can do. To be honest, this is the first time I have been lucky enough to come into contact with this new type of artillery. City Head I’ve touched that kind of cannon a few times.”

Feng Ziying said with a smile: "Our navy has been equipped with this kind of Fo Lang machine artillery in large quantities ten years ago. There is nothing new. Gu San Mazi probably got this artillery from the Fo Lang machine man. Our Fo Lang The machine guns have been improved, the barrel lengths are different, and they are all numbered.”

Jia Huan's heart moved, and he carefully observed the Franco machine gun in front of him. Yes, it was rear-loading. It was equipped with pre-loaded ammunition, which greatly increased the shooting speed. It was a rapid-fire gun, but because Due to its airtightness, its range is far inferior to the more powerful Hongyi cannon.

In the real world, Folang machine artillery was introduced around the end of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, and mass production began in the early Jiajing years. However, there is no Ming Dynasty in this world of Red Mansions. According to Feng Ziying, this kind of Folang machine artillery is about ten years old. It started to be installed only a year ago, nearly a hundred years later than the Ming Dynasty. It seems that the more powerful Hongyi cannon has not been introduced yet.

So Jia Huan chatted with Feng Ziying for a while, and finally determined that the Jin Dynasty did not have the Red Yi cannon. It seemed that the change of dynasties had a great impact on the progress of civilization.

In the real world, the Ming Dynasty lasted for 276 years, but there was no Ming Dynasty in this world of Red Mansions. Chen Youliang defeated Zhu Yuanzhang and established Chen Han. The reign of Zuo was only 160 years. Then Chen Han was destroyed by the Tatars. During this period, there was more than 20 years of chaos, and then the great It has been nearly 90 years since the founding of the Jin Dynasty. If you calculate carefully, it is equivalent to the Chongzhen period at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Although the people of the Ming Dynasty at that time were in dire straits, they already had Hongyi cannons and flintlock guns.

The most advanced artillery in the Jin Dynasty is the Folan machine artillery, and the most advanced muskets are matchlock guns. It can be seen that the level of firearms in the Jin Dynasty is still lagging behind that of the Ming Dynasty on the whole, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

(End of this chapter)