I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 59 Sea King Zheng Zhilong

"Zheng Zhilong? Long Live Lord... This person dare not reuse him!" Wei Zhongxian seemed a little anxious when he heard this, "This person is the adopted son of the King of the Sea, Li Dan, so it goes without saying that he has brains, wrists, and naval combat capabilities;
But the problem is, this person has always been rebellious, relying on nearly a thousand warships in his hand, he has always been indifferent to the court..."

Zhu Youjian sighed secretly.

Or partisanship.

Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong and his son can be said to be the last hope of Ming Dynasty, but in the end, by accident, one was tricked by the emperor Jiannugou to go to land and beheaded.

The other one had to hang alone overseas, while fighting Jian slaves, while occupying Taiwan, Pengbao Island and fighting foreigners, becoming a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the great powers of later generations!

Such characters, in the eyes of the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian, dare not reuse them?

"In addition, according to the news from Dongchang and Jinyiwei in the southwest, Zheng Zhilong not only colluded with rich merchants along the coast to smuggle goods and make huge profits, but also had many contacts with Japanese pirates, and even married a Japanese pirate wife... "

Wei Zhongxian continued to 'arrange' Zheng Zhilong, but Zhu Youjian became a little impatient.

The Ming Dynasty has banned the sea for so many years, and they don't smuggle for huge profits, so how can they get money?There is no reason for this.

Besides, what happened to marrying a Japanese pirate wife?
I have no chance, otherwise, among the [-] beauties in the harem, there must be three to five hundred Professor Cang.

There's no way, people's work is good...

……

"Wei Zhongxian, are you a traitor or a loyal minister?" Zhu Youjian asked suddenly.

"Slaves... are not only great treacherous ministers, but also great loyal ministers, Long Live Lord!"

Wei Zhongxian's face froze, realizing that he was talking too much nonsense, and hurriedly said: "For those civil servants and wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River, Wei Zhongxian is a treacherous minister comparable to Zhao Gao, Zhang Rang, and Liu Jin;
But to Daming and you, the slaves are loyal ministers, Gao Lishi, Qin Han and Zheng Sanbao of the Long Live Lord! "

Gao Lishi, Qin Han, and Zheng Sanbao are all famous eunuchs in history, they can be regarded as role models, and they can be said to be loyal and devoted to their respective emperors.

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, smiled, and said: "The old eunuch's mouth skills are really good, and he deserves to have confronted Mrs. Fengsheng."

Wei Zhongxian blushed and laughed a few times, but didn't know how to respond.

This idiot emperor... is simply a big hooligan!

How could this kind of joke be said casually by an emperor?
"Traitorous and loyal ministers, ministers who are beneficial to the country of the Ming Dynasty, are all good ministers."

Zhu Youjian continued earnestly: "Think of a way to send a message to Zheng Zhilong, just say that I want to talk to him about the Taiwan Peng Islands, the Ryukyu Islands and Portugal, Spain, gold mines, the American continent, and the Maritime Silk Road."

"In a word, just tell Zheng Zhilong that I need a king with a different surname overseas!"

Wei Zhongxian was tongue-tied for a while, and couldn't help admonishing him: "Wang with a different surname overseas... how to control it?"

Zhu Youjian smiled and said nothing.

control?Why do you want to control it?
Let Zheng Zhilong go abroad to make troubles, serve as the governor of foreign hairs, do business with our Daming, and sell silk tea and porcelain in the past, and what he gets back is golden gold and white silver!
Of course, what Daming lacks most at present is food.

If Zheng Zhilong brought hundreds or thousands of boatloads of corn slag from the American continent every year, it would be able to feed many people...

'If that guy is really as recorded in the history books, he is a hero who cares about the Ming Dynasty and has the common people in mind, isn't this a ready-made powerful navy? '

"If I want to prodigal, I will invest several million gold coins in Zheng Zhilong... no, tens of millions of gold coins!" '

Thinking about this great tomorrow, sooner or later the so-called rebels will turn into a piece of scorched earth, let the Jiannu take advantage of the vacancy and become a land for grazing horses, it is better to support a few more powerful kings with different surnames, and let them go as they please.

Big deal, let's all rebel together in the end!
After figuring out the joints, Zhu Youjian was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Okay, you can pass the message to Zheng Zhilong first, as for whether he will come or not, it's up to him."

"By the way, Xu Guangqi hasn't soaked enough yet?"

"Let them all come in, I have something confidential to discuss."

Wei Zhongxian sighed secretly, turned around and went out to announce the decree.

This idiot emperor, think about it, think about it, he is not human at all...

……

Half a month later, Quanzhou.

Erythrina port.

On an inconspicuous cargo ship, a young man was standing on the bow of the ship, wearing a blue shirt, standing with his hands behind his back, a handsome face with a touch of determination.

'What does this Emperor Chongzhen... mean? '

'There is a shortage of a king with a different surname overseas? '

This young man is Zheng Zhilong, he is not very old, about 24 to 3 years old, he has more than a thousand warships and merchant ships under his command, and has recruited [-] sailors, village warriors and technicians.

Recently, he is doing a "big deal" with Xiong Wencan, the censor of Youqian capital and governor of Fujian——

In southern Fujian, there have been severe droughts and floods for many years, and the barren land is thousands of miles away.

And Zheng Zhilong had just defeated the Dutch foreigners and won most of Taiwan's Pengbao Island. He urgently needed a large number of people to reclaim wasteland to stabilize his "base".

The people in southern Fujian couldn’t survive, and the only thing they could do was to rebel; while Taiwan, Pengbao Island was sparsely populated and rich in products, able to accommodate and feed millions of people...

Zheng Zhilong and Xiong Wencan hit it off immediately, and immediately began to implement it quietly.

It can only be done quietly, emigrating to 'overseas' privately, this is poaching the corner of the Ming Dynasty, and letting the court find out, why don't you worry about it?

Recently, Zheng Zhilong used all his own boats to quietly arrive at Citong Port in Quanzhou, and he came to help the people in southern Fujian to 'move'.

'Could it be that the imperial court has already noticed that I smuggled people out to sea? '

Zheng Zhilong was suspicious.

This collusion with Xiong Wencan, privately immigrating to Taiwan Pengbao Island, if the court finds out, according to the pissing behavior of those dog emperors in the Ming Dynasty, let alone Mr. Xiong Wencan, he will not be able to eat, and it is estimated that even the people who have lost their lives It is estimated that the people in southern Fujian will be slaughtered!
Zheng Zhilong unfolded the secret letter in his hand, read it carefully again, shook his head and smiled wryly.

"I am delighted to hear that Aiqing and the Dutch foreign men have been victorious in successive battles, beating those bastards to the brim, I wish I could fight a few times too..."

"I would like to use the power of the whole country to form our Daming Navy, to promote our country's prestige, and to sweep across overseas, so that our Daming's porcelain, tea, spices and silk sell well all over the world, in exchange for a golden ivory beauty giraffe;"

"Zhen, I promise you, Zheng Zhilong, a king with a different surname!" '

The "secret letter" of Emperor Chongzhen is really unique, but the wording...is very vulgar.

However, the meaning is clear.

And it suits Zheng Zhilong's appetite...

……

Just when Zheng Zhilong was hesitating, Xiong Wencan rushed over.

He received a secret letter from Zheng Zhilong, packed lightly, and secretly arrived in Citong Port, Quanzhou.

Just kidding, if the imperial court finds out about emigrating to Pengbao Island in Taiwan, even if Xiong Wencan has ten thousand heads, it will not be enough for them to chop off.

"Mr. Fei Huang, is there any news from the imperial court?"

As soon as they met, Xiong Wencan didn't have time to exchange greetings, so he asked straight to the point: "I have asked someone to inquire in the capital, and there is no movement from Dongchang and Jinyiwei."

Zheng Zhilong nodded slightly, frowned and said, "This is also something strange."

"Brother, I also have a lot of eyeliners in the capital, and I have no news about this matter... What's more, our immigration plan is extremely secretive, and no one should leak it."

While talking, Zheng Zhilong handed Xiong Wencan the 'secret letter' from the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian, and said with a wry smile: "Master Xiong, please read it over and help us to learn more about it."

"The emperor asked us to go to the capital to have an audience with us. In our hearts... why are we so up and down, we are not at ease at all."

(End of this chapter)