Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 82 Unequal Cooperation

Wannu Bujialao ran all the way over regardless of the anger in his heart. How could he be willing to return empty-handed?

Even if you were not called here, as long as you know the existence of this advanced artillery, you don't need to ask to come over to see it yourself, otherwise you won't give up.

Wannu Bujialao tried his best to control the eagerness in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Master Tang, our Bujialao Cannon Factory has cooperated with Daming several times before, and we sold the most advanced artillery to Daming State. , to help you resist foreign enemies."

"Moreover, some of us died in the war between you and the enemy."

"Now that you have advanced artillery, I want you to sell it to us too."

Tangning immediately waved her hand and said, "No, no, this is different. You guys are in the cannon business. I am not in the cannon business. I don't have enough for myself, how can I buy or sell."

"Our artillery is not even sold to our Ming army, let alone sold to you foreigners."

Hearing that it cannot be traded, Wannu Bugarao suddenly felt his heart tighten, and almost didn't bring it up in one breath.

Seeing that the old man was almost pissed off by her, Tangning eased her tone and said with a sigh, "Mr. Bugarao, please don't worry, let me think about what else can be done."

"Master Tang, we don't need a lot. You only need to sell us five of each type of artillery. The price is not a problem, please."

Tangning didn't answer immediately, but fell into deep thought.

Wannu Bugarao didn't dare to interrupt, and the people he brought all looked at Tangning nervously.

Since these people can be brought by Wannu Bugarao, it shows that they have deep attainments and the right to speak in artillery, and they must also be very concerned about the new artillery.

After a long time, Tangning said slowly, "Let's do this. Mr. Bugarao, it's impossible to sell it to you, but I can consider doing some research for you."

"I know, after you bought it back, it must be for research and imitation, right?"

The answer is clear, so Wannu Bugarao didn't deny it, and said suspiciously: "Thank you, Mr. Tang, how can you study it for us?"

"You are in our city of Chaozhou, let's build a new factory, send your experts over, and I will raise the artillery for you to conduct research, and you can dismantle it any way you want."

Wannu Bugarao was a little puzzled, and immediately asked: "Then why do you want to open a new factory in Chaozhou, can't you bring it to Magang for us to study?"

Tangning grinned, and said, "Mr. Bugarao, you are also a businessman, so you don't think so. I give you cannons for free and let you take them back for research. Am I stupid?"

Wannu Bujialao couldn't help but blush. How could such a good thing happen? He knew that Tangning should have some conditions to ask, so he said, "Master Tang, what request can we make? If we can do it, we will do our best." .”

Tangning was very satisfied with Wannu Bugarao's attitude, and said:

"The size of this factory can accommodate at least 1000 people, because we will also send craftsmen to participate in research with you, and will also hire workers to produce the existing artillery in your Bugarao Cannon Foundry."

Wannu Bugarao was startled, his eyes widened involuntarily.

Tangning seemed to know what he wanted to say, so she said first, "Mr. Bugarao, do you think we really care about the artillery technology of your cannon foundry? It's just that our own artillery is not enough, so we need your artillery Add."

"Master Tang wants to send craftsmen to study with us? Doesn't Master Tang know how to produce this advanced artillery?"

Tangning sighed and said, "This artillery technology has been lost, and many advanced technologies of our ancestors have also been lost, so we need to find a way to restore them."

This explanation seemed reasonable, but Wannu Bugarao always felt that something was wrong, and couldn't tell for a while.

Tangning continued to comfort her, "Since this kind of artillery was produced by our Ming Dynasty, although the technology has been lost, we people of Ming Dynasty must know a little better than you. Therefore, it is only beneficial for you to study with our craftsmen."

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be unreasonable to build the factory entirely at our expense?" Wannu Bugarao immediately showed the shrewdness of a businessman.

Tangning waved her hand directly and said, "I think it's reasonable. I know where you are. Now the Dutch are getting more and more powerful, and they have robbed you of a lot of benefits."

"As for you Portugal, it's getting worse and worse. It's only been a few years since you got rid of Spanish rule. It's much worse than it was 100 years ago."

"So, I also sent people to Dayuan, and it won't be long. The powerful Dutch should also come to our Chaozhou to prove the power of our artillery."

Immediately, Wannu Bugarao's face changed drastically. What proved that the artillery was powerful, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that he had fallen into the opponent's trap.

But now, since he knew that this was a trap, he, Wannu Bugarao, didn't dare to climb out easily.

If I failed to cooperate with this surnamed Tang, and the Dutch succeeded in cooperating with Tang, wouldn't the gap between Portugal and the Netherlands widen?
The hateful Dutch have already robbed them of many strongholds and interests of the Portuguese in the Far East. If they are made stronger, not to mention the interests of the Portuguese in the Far East, the interests of other colonies will also be lost.

There may even be another crisis in the security of Portugal itself.

Just like what Tangning said, Portugal was about to face an even bigger threat from the Dutch just a few years after it got rid of Spanish rule.

"How does this damn guy know so much about what's happening in the West?"

Wannu Bugarao was extremely annoyed, but found that he didn't understand the young man in front of him at all.

At first, I looked down upon the Tang in front of me, thinking he was just a dandy, but now it seems that I have greatly underestimated him.

Now that the other party has grasped so much information and grasped his own weakness, and he knew almost nothing about him, Wannu Bugarao was very passive.

"Master Tang, you are an official of the Ming Dynasty. You should know that you have fought several wars with the Dutch. The Dutch are very ambitious. Although they have failed temporarily, they will definitely continue to invade the Ming Dynasty in the future."

"If they are allowed to master more advanced artillery technology, it will be very detrimental to the Ming Dynasty."

Tangning looked at Wannu Bugalao with a half-smile and said, "It seems that Portugal and our Ming Dynasty also had a war. The Oyster Mirror where you are located is closer to us."

"It's rare that you came so far away not for my wealth, Daming?"

Wannu Bugarao blushed slightly, but he still said solemnly: "Our Portugal has been in decline. For a long time, we have not threatened the Ming Dynasty. Now we only want to develop friendly relations with the Ming Dynasty. Peaceful trade."

"But the Dutch are different. Their sea power is already very strong, and no one in the whole world can match them. If they continue to develop, the whole world will belong to them."

After listening, Tangning thought about it for a while, then nodded, and said, "Mr. Bugarao makes a lot of sense."

Wannu Bugarao was overjoyed when he heard that, but what Tangning said next made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"However, I think it is still necessary to meet the Dutch. I also want to hear what they will say."

(End of this chapter)