East Factory Governor

Chapter 729
The family members of the three brothers of the Zheng family consisted of more than 200 people, and their gold, silver, soft goods and daily necessities filled seventy or eighty carriages.

The wealth on these [-] or [-] carriages is estimated to be enough for the court to use for a year or two - just think about how rich Zheng Zhilong can afford to support [-] warships.

If it weren't for the fact that the rogues in Daming had been basically wiped out, Qin Shuhuai would really have to consider bringing more escorts.

Of course, Qin Shuhuai is also very greedy for so much money, but no matter how greedy he is, he will not touch Zheng Zhilong - because the court will still need him in the future.

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong is a little panicked now, he is worried about whether he will be turned over by the court now that he has no military power and warships.

And what Qin Shuhuai has to do is to make him feel at ease and let him see that the imperial court will really treat him preferentially.

After he realized this, and under the premise of detaining his family members, Qin Shuhuai believed that as long as the red cannons were in place, Zheng Zhilong could be assured that Zheng Zhilong would return to Fujian with his old troops to fight the Dutchman and Liu Xiang.

Or else?Is there anyone in the imperial court who knows more about naval warfare than him? Such a talent is not used, should Zheng Chenggong grow up to use it?Having said that, if Zheng Chenggong's father didn't have the opportunity to lead the army, I'm afraid Zheng Chenggong would have to live a mediocre life, right?
To make a long story short, after traveling for a month, I arrived in the capital.

It was late October at this time, and it was already snowing in the capital.

Qin Shuhuai sighed, in ancient times, time was really too much to spend.If I want to do something, I spend a lot of time on the road, and it is the end of the year in the blink of an eye. Thinking about it, I have done two or three things this year.

After the family members of the three brothers of the Zheng family settled down outside the Forbidden City, Qin Shuhuai immediately took Zheng Zhilong to face the saint.

Instead of letting Zheng Zhilong go directly to Zhejiang to take up his post, he was asked to meet with Chongzhen first, in order to make him feel that the court attaches great importance to him.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zheng Zhilong met Chongzhen for the first time.

In his eyes, this is a young man who is as young and vigorous as the Duke of the State—he doesn't have the slightest feeling of a puppet king whose power has been left in the hands of others.

He couldn't help but wonder, did the young emperor really not know that the world is now under Qin Shuhuai's hands, or did Qin Shuhuai really never think about changing the dynasty and ruling the world?
In addition, after the meeting between the young emperor and the Duke, although he did not exchange so many pleasantries due to the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers, it can be seen from the eyes that they are indeed as close as brothers, as the outside world has said.

Even, a little closer than brothers.

Zheng Zhilong knelt down and shouted long live, loudly.

Chongzhen chuckled, "Zheng Aiqing, get up quickly. I have heard about Aiqing for a long time, and Duke An is full of praise every time he mentions you. Now I finally see you."

Zheng Zhilong was overwhelmed with flattery, and hurriedly said, "I'm no more than a mere dog slaughterer. If it weren't for the emperor's grace, I'm afraid I'm still wandering in a barbarian place, doing some low-level business. But it's all praised by the emperor and the Duke. It’s really frightening, frightening and frightening!”

Chongzhen smiled and said, "Zheng Aiqing doesn't have to be too modest. This time I asked An Guogong to transfer you to Zhejiang to serve as the Assistant Minister of Customs because you are familiar with maritime affairs and foreign affairs. Zheng Aiqing, you don't feel wronged, do you?"

Every sentence and even every word of Chongzhen's words was extremely polite, which Qin Shuhuai had discussed with him in advance.The two of them, the monarch and his ministers, sang together, all they wanted was to reassure Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong said hastily, "Going back to the emperor, it's too late for me to thank the emperor for your kindness, so how can there be any grievances? The only thing I am worried about now is that I have little talent and learning. If I make mistakes in my position, I will be in debt to the king!"

"Zheng Aiqing is too modest." Chongzhen paused, and said, "By the way, Zheng Aiqing came from Fujian, so there must be no place to stay in the capital. I specially ordered someone to prepare a big house for Aiqing. So, You have settled down in the capital. Even if you go to Zhejiang to perform your duties in the future, I can promise you to return to Beijing to visit relatives every three months."

Zheng Zhilong was slightly startled.

Of course he knew that it was Chongzhen who wanted to hold his family members as hostages.

This was indeed a bit beyond his expectation.

Because he believes that his private soldiers and warships in Fujian have now been completely handed over, and with the means of the Duke, it is completely fine for the court to control these troops.

In other words, even if he ran back to Fujian in time, I am afraid that those soldiers and ships would no longer listen to him.

What's more, he is going to be the Assistant Minister of the General Administration of Customs now, and he is not a big official in frontiers, and he doesn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands. Why does Chongzhen have to detain his family members?

But soon, he figured it out.

Detaining his family members means that the imperial court will reuse him in the future!

The Duke of the State said that in order to spread the maritime merchants of Ming Dynasty all over the world, there must be a powerful fleet, and at that time there must be battles with warships from various countries on the sea.

Not to mention far away, just talk about Liu Xiang and the Dutch at the door of Daming's house, can the court accommodate them?

As for naval warfare, who else knows better than yourself?
Therefore, the imperial court must use itself in the future!
well, good thing!

As long as I am still useful, I am afraid that I am useless to the court, this is the big trouble!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but kowtowed his head, and shouted, "The Emperor Long En, my minister is not enough to pay for one death! Sir, I thank my emperor, and I wish my emperor long live long live long live!"

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Zheng Zhilong went back joyfully, only Qin Shuhuai, Chongzhen, eunuchs, general Han and so on remained in the hall.

Chongzhen didn't like talking to Qin Shuhuai with airs in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, so he stood up and said to Qin Shuhuai, "Qin Aiqing, follow me to the study."

Wang Dehua shouted "Show me!"

Qin Shuhuai couldn't sit still, so he resigned first and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After walking a few steps, he saw Zheng Zhilong standing with his hands down under the eaves of a roof, breathing heavily.

Qin Shuhuai went up and wondered, "Hey, Master Zheng, why haven't you gone back yet? It's so cold, you won't be afraid of freezing if you stand here!"

Seeing Qin Shuhuai, Zheng Zhilong happily said, "Master, I'm waiting for you."

"Master Zheng, why are you waiting for me?"

Zheng Zhi looked around for a while, then leaned in front of Qin Shuhuai, and said, "Master Guo took us all the way back to the capital, and it was exhausting. I haven't thanked you well yet, and I really feel uneasy. So I waited here after I came out." Grandpa, dare to invite him to have a glass of wine to express his affection."

Qin Shuhuai thought, this Zheng Zhilong really knows how to behave, no wonder he can become a generation of heroes.

But he still said, "Your Majesty Zheng is polite, I am going back to Beijing, so I just dropped by. Besides, Lord Zheng is an important minister of the imperial court, and it is also my intention to escort you to the capital safely, so you don't have to worry about it."

Zheng Zhilong waved his hands again and again, and said, "This is not possible. Even if we leave this matter aside, the reason why the subordinate official can be promoted to the Assistant Minister of Customs is all due to the strong recommendation of the Duke in front of the emperor. If the subordinate official does not know how to say thank you , how is that different from pig friends and dogs?"

Seeing that Zheng Zhilong was so determined, Qin Shuhuai chuckled, "Master Zheng is really being polite. How about this, I have to go to the Imperial Study Room to face the saint right now, I don't know when I will come out. If Master Zheng is convenient, then we will talk about it tonight."

Originally, his plan was to go home as soon as possible after seeing Chongzhen. After all, he hadn't seen his wife for half a year, so how could he not be in a hurry?
But after thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong said that he wanted to thank himself, so he would definitely have to give himself some money later on. If you can't get along with anyone, you can't get along with the money, right?
And there is another point, Zheng Zhilong left his lair and came to the capital, he is undecided at the moment, always thinking that the court will get him.If he ignored Zheng Zhilong, he would definitely have a lump in his heart when he turned around.

Seeing that Qin Shuhuai agreed, Zheng Zhilong immediately laughed and said, "It's the official who is being rude, thinking that the Duke can go back. Then, the official will welcome the Duke outside the Donghua Gate, no matter how late it is."

Qin Shuhuai said, "Master Zheng, why don't you go back to the inn first, and then I'll go and find you. The place outside Donghua Gate is not a place to wait for people, it's freezing people!"

Zheng Zhilong said repeatedly, "No, no, no, there is no reason for the Duke of the State to come to visit. The Duke of the State should go to the imperial study, the emperor should be waiting later. As for the next official, the Duke of the State should not worry about it. "

Seeing this, Qin Shuhuai had no choice but to cup his hands at Zheng Zhilong and said, "Master Zheng, then I will go to the Imperial Study Room first, see you later."

"Hey, see you later, see you later."

Zheng Zhilong looked at Qin Shuhuai's back, and heaved a sigh of relief.

From now on, the Zheng family will take root in the capital.The capital city is no different from Anhai, where there are many mysteries, so unfamiliar people will suffer sooner or later.He has long thought that at least one-third of the family property he brought must be distributed, so that he can form good relationships and make good friends with the Beijing officials, and then the family can live here in peace.

And making good friends with the Duke of the country must be the top priority.As long as you make friends with the Duke of the State, even if someone in Beijing wants to find fault, he can't find it!
It can even be said that his future official career and even his destiny are in the hands of the Duke.If you don't take this opportunity to take care of him now, when will you wait?
Walking while thinking, he quickly came to Donghua Gate, and then stopped in the light snow.

There is actually a teahouse not far from Donghuamen, where you can rest, but he didn't go there.

Just wait here.

Cheng Men Lixue was talking about sincerity.

Follow the duke of the country, the Zheng family will be safe and sound in the future, and even make great strides forward!
(End of this chapter)