Chapter 24 Unpacking and Inspection
Listening to Chen Xun blowing these cannons that Yu Xiaotian gave them, Yan Siqi was a little suspicious and asked, "Can the cannons they cast better than the craftsmanship of the Taixi people?"
"There is nothing better than that! After seeing it, the eldest brother naturally knew that I didn't talk nonsense!" Chen Xun patted his chest with a bang.
At this time, Yan Siqi is in a much better mood, but he can't fully believe that no one knows that the cannons cast by the Thais are the best ones. Although it can be confirmed now that the sea wolves do have the ability to imitate the cannons of the Thais, there is no reason why the cannons they cast can be better than the cannons cast by the Thais.
He has sent people everywhere to inquire. Even the skilled craftsmen summoned by the government now, the performance of the Thai cannons imitated in various places is far inferior to the original Thai cannons. Since the sea wolf is also a cannon imitating the Thai people, there is no reason to be better than the Thai people's craftsmanship!
Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still and asked Chen Xun, "When you came back, did an official notice you?"
"No! Our ship goes in and out every day. How can he keep an eye on my ship? Besides, I covered these things tightly, and this time I went out, I didn't tell anyone what to do. I just said that I would go to Zhangzhou to buy something. The brothers who took them with the ship are also the most trusted brothers and won't reveal the news!
When I came back this time, I have taken care of the brothers who accompanied the ship. No one should get off the ship first. Even if they get off the ship, they will go directly into the stockade. Even if Zheng Yiguan's guy is suspicious, he can't find out what we are going to do this time.
By the way, when I came back this time, the head of the house also specifically told me to remind the eldest brother to be careful not to give Zheng Yiguan a chance to prevent that the man from being unfavorable to the eldest brother!"
Chen Xun said to Yan Siqi.
Yan Siqi stared and said angrily, "He dares! After all, I'm still the leader here. Does he dare to attack me?
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case! What Yu Dang's family said is reasonable. This Zheng Yiguan is very wild and young. No one has seen him before, but now he is so powerful that he will not pay attention to the eldest brother immediately, so it's better to be careful!" Chen Xun continued to persuade.
Yan Siqi suppressed his anger and nodded, "Okay! I will be careful! Don't worry, after all, this is our territory. Even if Zheng Yiguan wants to completely tear his face with me, he won't dare to do it here for a while!"
After dark, a group of people unloaded some heavy things from the ship at the dock. These things were wrapped in oilcloth and could not see anything from the outside. After being unloaded from the ship, they were immediately transported to the village and placed directly in the courtyard where Yan Siqi lived, with Yan Siqi's trusted hand. Next, the compound was immediately guarded.
Many lantern torches were lit in the courtyard, and many of Yan Siqi's cronies stood. Everyone stared at these piles of things with excitement, showing a curious look one by one.
Chen Xun took off the oilcloth wrapped outside these things with several people, revealing the box inside. Someone handed over the crowbar, and they immediately opened the box, which revealed what was inside.
Everyone immediately exclaimed softly, with a sense of surprise. Everyone gathered around with a shout and stretched out their hands to these dark and cold iron guys.
"What a good guy! Beautiful! It's really beautiful! God, how did they get it? This craft is really amazing. Even the cannon cast by the red-haired man and the Ferro machine man is not so exquisite! Tut!" Many people immediately praised it.
Yan Siqi's eyes also flashed with excitement. Everyone walked to the six-pound cannon. With the light of the yard, he carefully looked at the cannon, and let people pick a lantern, looked up and down carefully. By reaching out on the cannon again, he touched it carefully. , even took advantage of the light to observe the inside of the gun barrel, reached in and touched the gun with his fingers.
"Good! It's really beautiful! As Chen Xun said, this thing is worth the money! I really can't imagine where Yu Xiaotian got such a brilliant craftsman who can cast this cannon so exquisitely! Awesome!" Yan Siqi couldn't help praising him.
After looking at the six-pound gun, he then took a closer look at the tiger squat gun and the killing gun placed next to him. Although the appearance of these two guns is not much different from the tiger squat gun and the killing gun they have seen, after careful observation, it can be seen that the two cannons are also quite exquisitely cast.
Judging from the appearance, these cannons are very smooth, and no flaws and burrs such as cracks or pores have been found. It seems that the surface of the gun body is so smooth after a very careful polishing, and the six-pound gun that Chen Xun said was removed directly from the sea wolf warship, and the gun body is even smooth. Like a mirror, it is also coated with oil without any rust, which shows that it is usually well maintained.
In a word, although these cannons are valuable, if you don't look at the goods, they will make people feel like they are teething. However, when they see the physical objects, no one thinks that they are expensive. At least with this kind of craftsmanship, it is much better than the miscellaneous earth cannons they got before, and the price is reasonable to be higher. Of.
Then Yan Siqi took a look at the two imitation birds brought back by Chen Xun. It was heavy, black, and also very smooth. All kinds of accessories were also made very regular. After operating the faucet of the machine bracket and the fire rope, the institutional activity was very smooth and the craftsmanship was also quite good.
"Good! Chen Xun, you have made a great contribution this time! Now with these killers, let's see if he dares to be arrogant! By the way, is it difficult for Yu Xiaotian to go there this time? Yan Siqi put down the bird in his hand and asked Chen Xun.
Chen Xun shook his head and said, "That's not true. The head of the house just mentioned it. Recently, we seem to have gone less. It seems that he should have seen that we are on guard against him, but it's only the point and hasn't continued to say anything more.
When he heard what I said about the otherman's actions, even if he was furious, he almost smashed the coffee table! It can be seen that he is also very dissatisfied with that person's behavior!
Probably because of this, he didn't shirk too much. At first, when I proposed to buy some of their cannons, he didn't agree, but later after listening to me, he agreed to our request.
It's just that at present, he can only squeeze out so many goods, and there can't be more, and I saw with my own eyes that this little Hongyi cannon was removed from their ship. These 20 small Hongyi cannons were basically squeezed out by his men from the boat! I'm very grateful for this!"
After listening to this, Yan Siqi lowered his head and thought for a moment, shaking his head and said, "I'm afraid this Yu Xiaotian is not as righteous as you think!" This person is by no means a careless person who can rise along the coast of Fujian in such a short time! This man's mind is by no means as simple as I thought!
He should have heard the news of Yiguan. Another official has been very serious in Zhangquan and other places recently. He should also be very clear about it, and I'm afraid that he helped us this time not only out of righteousness!
I'm afraid he saw the ambition of an official and didn't want us to fall down like this. That's why he helped us so much! As long as we don't fall, then an official can't free up enough strength to grab the territory with him. In this way, it is equivalent to us holding an official for him!
In addition, the price of these cannons he sold to us is not low. He can be said to have killed two birds with one stone, which not only made money, but also let us hold him back the official! Humph! This is really not simple for Yu Xiaotian!"
After listening to Yan Siqi's words, Chen Xun's face was a little embarrassed.
But Yan Siqi looked at these things in front of him, waved his hand and continued to say, "No matter what Yu Xiaotian thinks, he is willing to help me at this time. After all, even if I have money, I can't buy these good things. He can squeeze out all the guys he is using and sell them to me, which is enough friends!
As for him making money, it is also a natural thing. Anyone can make money, but it's better to let him make money!"
After hearing this, Chen Xun felt much better and quickly said, "Brother, these goods used to cost 48,000 taels of silver. Later, the boss gave up 28,000 taels of silver, took an integer, and also equipped the cannon with five shells and gunpowder, and the bird gun used 20 rounds and gunpowder! This is a gift!"
Yan Siqi nodded and said, "Anyway, this head is still a friend. At this time, I can't accept it. He made a lot of money in this business. It's also appropriate to post this!"
With that, Yan Siqi walked to the six-pound gun again and took out a set of tools for operating the gun from the box, mainly several rods of different styles, so he looked at it in his hand and frowned.
Then he put down these things, lay down on the gun rack, looked at the door and sight on the gun body, and his eyebrows were locked.
"Yes, Chen Xun!" Yan Siqi opened his mouth and shouted.
"There!" Chen Xun quickly stepped forward and agreed.
"Speaking of which, the head of the house sold this gun to us, but this gun is different from the cannon we used before. There is no problem, but if you want to be accurate, I'm afraid it will be difficult!
You said that you saw the sea wolf with your own eyes and hit a reef a miles away with only two cannons on the ship. This is really unbelievable! Can this cannon hit that far? And on the ship, how can you hit a reef so far away? Yan Siqi patted the body of the six-pound gun and turned his head to ask Chen Xun.
(Ouch! I actually forgot the big seal yesterday. Why do I have to shout today? Please collect it! Don't miss it when you pass by. It's fat enough. There's no problem to slaughter it now! Collect it!)