Wei Boqiu is quite annoyed recently.》￠,w→ww.2◆3wx.c≠om The negative impact of the long-term war on the economy has gradually emerged. Two workshops on Yangma Island and Jeju Island started day and night, but they still cannot effectively support the consumption of the front line. Arrows, leather armor, swords, gunpowder, and hollow iron bullets were used like flowing water. Then, a pile of damaged armor, scrapped gun barrels, empty gunpowder barrels and other supplies were pulled back, which made Wei Boqiu, who was responsible for logistics supply, almost griefed.

Seeing that the previous inventory was about to bottom out, but the Shandong war showed no sign of calm, Wei Boqiu, in addition to recruiting personnel to speed up production, tried to buy some goods from Japan and North Korea. However, these two places have been peaceful for a long time. The production scale of military funds such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, and protective gears was not one in ten compared to the war period, but it was very able to organize a large amount of materials in a timely manner. In the end, the front-line servants had already begun to use the captured Qing army cold weapons and protective gears, and the East Coast artillery also used the captured Qing army's inferior gunpowder, which more or less affected the combat effectiveness of the troops.

The letters from Shao Shude's inducement of supplies were transferred to Wei Boqiu's hands one by one. Wei Boqiu was forced to rush to Yantai from Jeju Island, and carried the daily production data of the largest Jeju Island workshop with him, preparing to speak to Shao Shude, making him realize how much trouble the "bold and unruly" combat style of the frontline officers and soldiers caused to the military production department in the rear. However, when they were sailing with the naval ships near the Changshan Islands, they met a group of special guests, and then decisively "invited" the other party to visit Yantai Port.

"Martin Gelitzson? Captain Fries?" Wei Boqiu took off the white gloves from his hand slowly, glanced coldly at the Dutch red hairs that were watched firmly by several gendarmes, and then said in Spanish that was not fast or slow: "Why did your ship appear in the Liaohai this season? Have you started a new journey?"

Captain Fries looked up at Wei Boqiu, silent and without saying anything.

Wei Boqiu snorted coldly when he saw this, saying, "With a ship of weapons and ammunition, and dozens of experienced mercenaries, it seems that you want to join a war! Is it a war on the land of Ming Dynasty? Are you also planning to get involved in this quagmire?"

In fact, there is no need to say anything about Captain Fries, because after his ship "Castliku" was intercepted and detained by the East Coast Navy near the Changshan Islands, Wei Boqiu's men had already put what they wanted to know from the ships of sailors and officers. It turned out that these Dutch people actually carried a ship of weapons and ammunition to trade with the Qing court, and their destination was Jinzhou!

At that time, the Dutch three-masted armed merchant ship was discovered by the East Coast Navy from afar. After realizing that the Western sailing ship appeared in this sea area, Wei Boqiu immediately ordered the detention of the Dutch ship. At that time, the Navy of the East Coast had eight sailboats loaded with salted fish, meat, food and grass and some Shandan supplemented soldiers transported from the Blackwater Port. Since these ships were not professional warships, each ship was equipped with only 6-8 small and medium-caliber artillery guns, which seemed to be not very powerful. However, many ants killed the elephants, and the eight ships had fifty or sixty guns in total. In addition, the speed was fast, so the Dutch armed merchant ship "Castliku" equipped with 12 guns was quickly intercepted. There was no fierce battle during this period - the Dutch fired several guns, but no casualties were caused.

After the "Castliku" was taken over by the East Coast people, the military police boarded the ship immediately found a large number of flintlock guns, artillery of various calibers, a large number of shells and standard gunpowder in the cabin. This discovery made the people of the East Coast suddenly feel excited. The military police immediately interrogated the Dutch sailors and some Scottish and German mercenaries on the ship and learned that the group of people actually went to Jinzhou to trade with the Qing State!

This is a bolt from the blue for the people of the East Coast! You know, one of the powerful weapons that the people of the East Coast rely on to win in the battle with the Qing army is the light and flexible field artillery. Whenever the two sides fight in an array, the shells falling like rain often smash the Qing army into a queue. The morale fell to the bottom. At this time, the people of the East Coast sent elite combat forces to take the initiative and often won in one battle. This model has been carried out many times, and the Qing army could not resist at all. Later, they basically did not dare to fight against the equivalent number of yellow-clothed thieves in the wilderness. This is the reason.

But the situation may change a little now, because the Qing army did not have light and flexible field artillery in the past, and could only be beaten and not fight back, but now it is likely that it has been purchased from the Dutch. Although their artillery may be much behind the "yellow-clothed cannon" in terms of mobility, range, caliber, accuracy and life, this is still an artillery with battlefield maneuverability and can already threaten the military formation of the East Coast people, which is a huge challenge for the East Coast people. Especially those servants, when they were fighting in formation in the past, only the East Coast people used artillery to shake the enemy's formation, and then they stepped forward to get a bargain; but from now on, they may also face the bombardment of the Qing army's artillery, which has a huge impact on morale.

Thinking of this, Wei Boqiu felt a headache. This battle was probably not as easy as before. Because according to the news from the interrogation, before Captain Fries and others, a ship had already gone to the coast of the Qing Dynasty to trade. They sold "dozens of cannons" and a large number of combs and flintlocks to the Qing Dynasty. Muskets were nothing, but those mobile and flexible field artillery were very annoying. Moreover, the Tartar court in Beijing was not stupid. They also knew to ask the Dutch to send instructors to explain to them the tactical summary of the yellow-clad thieves' march to fight. Of course, they also knew to ask the Netherlands to send people to teach them to cast light artillery - about this, because the Dutch East India Company also had a shortage of such talents in the Far East.

Captain Fries was the first time to come to the Liaohai Sea to engage in secret trade with the Qing Dynasty. He and some of his entourages were released in the autumn of 1947 after squatting in the stinking prison in Beijing for two and a half years. The Qing court sent people to escort them all the way to Zhejiang, then quietly went out of Hainan to Formosa, and finally returned to Batavia in late spring of 1648. Those who came to Batavia with them were also the Qing court's promise to open trade to the Dutch East India Company - the premise that the Dutch agreed to sell weapons to them, and sent officers to explain the virtuality and tactics of the yellow-clad thief, and at the same time, guiding the craftsmen of the "Qing Dynasty" to cast that kind of light field artillery.

It has to be said that the Qing court was quite eye-catching at this time. They understood what the Dutch wanted, and also understood that the yellow-clothed cannon with super mobile power had a huge deterrence and dominance on the battlefield. Therefore, cooperation with the Dutch could be called a win-win situation. The Dutch were also deeply attracted by the Qing court's promise to open up trade. As far as they know, many provinces still controlled in the hands of the Qing court have produced silk, which is a very large-scale goods sold in Europe, and porcelain, which are not sold in large quantities.

Commodities with high profit margins are not financially compensated for the East India Company, which currently has huge expenses (competing with Portugal and British forces in many regions such as the East Indies, Ceylon, India, etc.). Therefore, this is the most primitive motivation for them to trade with the Qing court. For this reason, even if they are willing to destroy the verbal agreements with the East Coast people, they will do anything to do. After all, compared with the cute silver coins, some unwritten agreements with the yellow-skinned pagans are nothing!

"Whether you are ready to defend yourself or not, you have broken the rules, Captain Fries." Wei Boqiu stood up, pinched the Dutch man's jaw, raised his head, looked at his blue eyes, and said, "Whether your company is aware of it, your personal behavior has broken the agreement between our government and your company. Therefore, I declare that the three-masted sailboat "Castliku" and its cargo will be confiscated. You and your subordinates will work on a construction site to receive punishment. This is the final judgment, and you have no right to appeal. Come, send them to Zhifu Island to quarre and set off now."

After sending off these East India Company employees, Wei Boqiu sat down again, took out the letter paper and started writing to Shao Shude. He felt that there was no need to go to Jinan anymore, because the situation had obviously changed significantly, so it was more important for him to return to Dabo Port. The Dutch might have some revenge!

The content of the letter was mainly about trade between the Dutch East India Company and the Qing court. Of course, there were some complaints from him: it was nothing more than insufficient material production and too much consumption on the front line, so that they could save some use. After the letter was written, the scout ran to Jinan, and Wei Boqiu stayed in Yantai for a while, mainly to check the growth of wheat, corn and other crops in nearby farmlands.

This year is the first time that people from the East Coast have large-scale farming in Jiaodong region. They have all kinds of crops, but wheat, corn, sorghum and other staple foods still account for the majority, and soybeans and sweet potatoes are also planted on a small scale. As for potatoes, because the detoxification technology is not up to standard, the yield is no longer as good as before. Currently, they are only planted in the colder Sakhalin Island, Heilongjiang River Basin and near Kushiro Port (low toxicity in cold areas). Let’s talk about supplements.

Wei Boqiu optimistically estimated that the Qing army would basically not enter Shandong in large quantities before the autumn harvest. In fact, after the autumn harvest, the Qing army did not dare to go deep into the Dengzhou area due to the terrain of the Shandong Peninsula. Therefore, this year's grain output will definitely have a leap compared with previous years, which will strongly support Wei Boqiu's next large-scale development of Sakhalin Island and Hokkien.
Chapter completed!