Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 127 The Knowledgeable Bandit

The hemispheric experiment in Chaozhou Prefecture shocked the Dutch greatly, allowing them to see with their own eyes the other side of the young man who had confronted them these days.

They didn't expect that a young man who walked out of the bandit's den was not only a warrior who could fight, but also a knowledgeable scholar.

In terms of knowledge, it is even more outstanding than his bravery.

Tangning's bravery could at least be seen and understood. From the perspective of the Dutch, it was just the strength of their weapons.

However, Tang Ning's knowledge was beyond the reach of Jia Long, who was born in a noble family. He even deliberately observed those knowledgeable Jesuits.

From their expressions, he could see that when Tang Ning shared the knowledge, those people also looked blank or thought seriously, obviously unable to understand the knowledge Tang Ning said.

This is unbelievable. Tang Ning, a young man in his 20s, has a knowledge that even a group of Jesuits can't match. This is terrifying.

Jia Long even suspected that the advanced firearms of the new army were secretly made by Tangning himself?

They had a negative attitude towards this point of view before, because with Tang Ning's background, there were no conditions to produce those firearms.

But now, he is not so sure. Tangning can hide her knowledge until now. Who knows if Tangning has hidden other backgrounds?

Negotiations had to continue, and Garon thought the sooner the better, because it would only become more and more unfavorable to them if they dragged on.

Negotiations between the two sides restarted again. On the second day after the experiment, Tang Ning once again took a little time to argue with Jia Long and his group for half an hour, but still failed to reach an agreement.

When Jia Long and his group lost their patience, Tangning personally handed over her wedding invitation, expressing that she was going to get married in a few days.

After knowing that what he was holding was a wedding invitation, the muscles on Jia Long's face twitched unconsciously. He realized that the mentality of a man in his 40s was really not as good as that of the young man in front of him.

There was such a heated argument just now, and a wedding invitation was handed over with a smile in the blink of an eye. How thick-skinned is this?That's not at all like a learned scholar.

Well, this guy is a learned bandit.

This was Jia Long's evaluation of Tang Ning. After talking for a few days, he actually asked for 600 million taels of silver. If this is not a robber, what is it?
Sure enough, Tangning started preparing for the wedding after returning home. The matter between him and Song Yunshu was no longer a big secret, especially the old man from the former Black Tiger Village, who knew that such a day would come.

As for the original agreement between Tangning and Song Yunwan, no one took it seriously anymore, and no one mentioned it again.

Everyone knows that now even Second Miss Song has been tamed by Mr. Tang, and she has already recognized Mr. Tang as her brother-in-law. How can she obstruct her sister's marriage with Mr. Tang?

As for Song Yunshu, he is already Master Tang's right-hand man, and will be Master Tang's good helper in the future.

Tangning herself also wanted to settle this matter earlier, and she could give her father-in-law an explanation. Now, the father-in-law doesn't ask for anything other than him and Song Yunshu getting married as soon as possible.

At that time, I settled in Fucheng, and after taking back the Tang Mansion, I was ready to arrange the marriage. Later, the establishment of the chamber of commerce and the discussion of cooperation with the Portuguese and the Dutch were delayed.

After finishing these matters, there was another naval battle in South Australia, which was delayed again.

After the Naval Battle in Nan'ao, we failed to choose a good day. The latest good day was September [-]th.

At this time, good days and auspicious days are very important. Marriage can be postponed, but the date must be chosen for auspiciousness, so it was postponed to September.

Master Tang's big wedding is a great joy for the whole Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture.

Although Tangning didn't want to make a fuss, the two houses were still full of joy. The only people who were unhappy were probably the Dutch.

Because they knew that Daming's marriage process was very cumbersome, and it would take at least a few days from the preparation to the end of the marriage.

Tangning is the groom, so he can't ask him to spare time to negotiate with them these days. The Dutch don't know how to be polite, so they can't say that.

Previously, Jia Long suggested that Tang Ning send someone over to talk to them, but Tang Ning refused.

Tangning's meaning was very clear. He had always talked about it by himself. If it was suddenly replaced by someone else, he would not be able to express his own meaning, nor would he be able to achieve what he wanted. This is not acceptable.

In desperation, the Dutchman could only hold his nose and wait for Tangning's marriage to end.

Of course, after Tangning's wedding invitation was posted, Jialong would definitely attend if he didn't show any face.

On September [-]th, the entire Tang Mansion was very lively. It seemed that the country gentry from the entire Chaozhou Mansion had come, and some even came from Huizhou Mansion to hear the news.

Most people never received wedding invitations at all, but for Mr. Tang's wedding, even if you can't ask for a glass of wedding wine, you still have to send your own heart.

Usually, I can't find a reason to give Mr. Tang a gift, and Mr. Tang never accepts gifts privately, so I can't miss it today.

Many people gave generous gifts, reported to the house and left voluntarily, because they knew that it would be difficult for them to get a glass of wedding wine. There were too many people, and Mr. Tang probably didn't even think about it.

Even if Mr. Tang wanted to treat everyone to a glass of wedding wine, the Tang residence simply couldn't accommodate it.

There were too many people giving gifts, they kept coming in and out, the gate of the Tang Mansion was crowded, and those who had wedding invitations couldn't come in for a while, which made the servants of the Tang Mansion very busy.

It was Cheng Gong who saw the opportunity quickly and immediately transferred some people from the Chamber of Commerce, which relieved the pressure.

Claudia also received a wedding invitation from Tangning.

The further cooperation between the two parties has already begun. The Chaozhou Arsenal has just been completed not long ago. A large number of craftsmen have been recruited before, and there are also a group of Ming and Portuguese technicians. The construction will start soon.

The Chaozhou shipyard is already under construction, and craftsmen are also being recruited. At that time, the Portuguese will also send a group of technicians to join forces with Ming technicians to help the new army build more advanced warships.

It was the honeymoon period for both parties. As the representative of the Portuguese side, Claudia naturally couldn't be stingy and prepared generous gifts.

However, the Portuguese's old opponent, the Dutchman Garonne, was more embarrassed, because they and his party came to negotiate, and they didn't prepare much money at all.

Now that I have received the wedding invitation, I must attend it. It is impossible not to give a gift, and it is too shabby to give it.

But this person is not familiar with the place, where can they get a suitable gift or enough money?

When they were in a difficult situation, the old rival Portuguese seemed to know their difficulty and came here specially to "send charcoal in the snow".

Claudia expressed her willingness to lend them 1 taels of silver, but she had to pay back 2 taels.

"Mr. Jialong, I know that you are negotiating with Mr. Tang. You will definitely pay the money. At that time, you will pay an extra 2 taels, and Mr. Tang will accept it for me."

Jia Long could naturally hear what Claudia said, saying that the Portuguese had a good relationship with Tang Ning.

However, it is naturally impossible to give 1 taels of silver as a gift, and Jia Long is not that generous.

"We only borrow 1000 taels."

"Okay, 1000 taels also need to pay back 2 taels." Claudia showed a sly smile at the corner of her mouth.

Jia Long understood that this woman was obviously here to make the Dutch look ugly, but if the shot was too shabby, it would be even more ugly.

In the end, Garon, on behalf of the Dutch, gritted his teeth and borrowed 1 taels of silver from the Portuguese.

(End of this chapter)