Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 220 Worry
"Uncle Jinghai, please get up! Please also ask the uncle to arrange a manpower to hang the plaque written by the emperor's royal pen on the gate of the mansion!"

Li Yushu, who came to Fujian to proclaim the decree, said in a soft voice with a strong spirit.

It took more than ten days of continuous boating to arrive in Quanzhou. Although there were no strong winds and waves in the middle, almost all the staff were seasick. The feeling was really uncomfortable. In the first few days, Li Yushu and his party were vomiting. Take it easy.

Zheng Zhilong kowtowed respectfully to the north again and got up, bent over and carefully took the iron coupon and imperial decree handed over by Li Yushu with both hands.

"The angel please report back to the Holy Majesty, the minister will pack up as soon as possible, and move to the capital as soon as possible to be loyal to the Holy Majesty!"

Zheng Zhilong cupped his hands and saluted.

This sentence is meant to be a test. The emperor ennobled him because the Zheng family controlled the sea, so he must have wanted his family to be taken as hostages in the capital. If he really wanted to, Zheng Zhilong would have to make another plan.

"The emperor didn't say that Jinghai Bo should go to the capital. He only said that Jing Haibo is powerful in Nanyang. If foreign barbarians invade our Daming sea area, we must teach him whether he will return or not!"

Li Yushu returned the courtesy.

While Zheng Zhilong breathed a sigh of relief, he was also grateful for the emperor's magnanimity; if the two sides switched positions, he believed that he would not be able to do this.

"Fourth, you personally enshrine the iron coupons in the Dunren Pavilion, and order that no one should come near this pavilion in the future! Third, call for someone to hang the imperial plaque! No, you go up and hang it yourself!"

Zheng Zhilong ordered with a serious expression.

Zheng Zhifeng took the iron coupon and the imperial decree and nodded to Li Yushu and Fujian governor Zou Weilian, holding the iron coupon and walking towards the Dunren Pavilion on one side.

Zheng Zhibao turned around and walked out the door, followed by several members of the Zheng family carrying a shiny golden plaque.

"Be careful! Don't defile the sacred object!"

Zheng Zhilong shouted worriedly.

I actually possessed the legendary iron coupon of the Danshu, and became a nobleman who lived with the country. From today onwards, the Zheng family will be a person of status!
Zheng Zhilong's heart was itchy, and he kept looking at Zheng Zhifeng's back, wishing he could hold the iron coupon in his arms every night to feel at ease.

"Congratulations Jing Haibo! From now on, the Zheng family has entered the ranks of the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty! This kind of kindness really makes me envious! Hehehe!"

Zou Weilian bowed his hands to Zheng Zhilong and congratulated him.

The Son of Heaven is really generous, how many years has it been since Daming was not knighted?This time the conferment is still such a reckless person, it is really annoying to compare people to others.

"Thank you, Zhong Cheng, for your congratulations! Mr. Zheng is very grateful! Angel, Zhong Cheng, please come in and drink tea!"

The red-faced Zheng Zhilong smiled and saluted Zou Weilian, and then solemnly invited Li Yushu and others to rest in Xiaosi Hall.

The eunuch and Captain Jinyi who accompanied Li Yushu to announce the decree were greeted by Zheng Qi.

Several people entered the hall to divide the guests into seats, and the maidservant of Zheng's mansion brought hot tea and cakes. Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "Are you used to the angel's boat ride this time? I just saw that the angel's complexion is a little off, so I guess it might be caused by going by sea!" "

Li Yushu picked up the teacup and took a sip. After drinking the hot tea, he felt that the boredom in his chest was slightly relieved. He put down the teacup and cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Robert is worried, many people in the north are not patient with sea travel, and the past ten days have been tossing our family. It was so choking, I couldn’t swallow the tea and rice for the first few days, and finally spit out all the bile! Hehehe!"

"Then ask the angel to stay a little longer and return to Beijing after recovering his body?"

Zheng Zhilong greeted warmly.

"Respect is worse than obedience! Not only our family, but most of the eunuchs and captains are like this. They really have to stay in Fujian to recover for a while before returning to Beijing! I'm afraid I will cause trouble for uncle!"

"Hey! The angel really sees the outside world! Uncle Ben wished that the angel could stay longer! Although Jinghaibo Mansion is cramped and narrow, it can still accommodate the angel and his party for a while! Uncle Ben won't say polite words. Just stay in the uncle's mansion! It's just time for this uncle to fulfill his friendship as a landlord!"

Zheng Zhilong dealt with all kinds of people when he was young, and he was very good at winning people's hearts. Li Yushu's heart was warm with a few words.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Yushu said that he was unwell, so Zheng Zhilong hurriedly ordered someone to take Li Yushu to the guest room to rest, and repeatedly told the servants to take good care of the angel, and personally sent Li Yushu to the entrance of the lobby.

After Zheng Zhilong returned to his seat, Zou Weilian cupped his hands and said, "What advice does Uncle Zheng have on the matter of His Majesty's intention to immigrate? This matter is of great importance. I hope that Uncle Zheng and the old man will live up to the holy hope and work together to make this matter a success." !"

"Zou Zhongcheng, don't worry, since I have received the emperor's favor, I will definitely do my best to fulfill the entrustment of the Holy Majesty! It's just that there are some disputes about the emigration, and Zhongcheng and Benbo need to have a discussion to make a living!"

Zheng Zhilong returned the salute.

Of course he knows the truth of taking others' hands short and eating others' soft mouths. Since the emperor has given him such great honor, the responsibility behind it is not as heavy as usual.

Zou Weilian nodded and said, "I understand my uncle's concern. The cabinet members may have oversimplified this matter. Don't you know that large-scale immigration to Taiwan requires a lot of cumbersome things to deal with. It's not easy!"

Zou Weilian did not directly say that the emperor's thinking was too simple, but dumped the blame on the cabinet.Since you are by the emperor's side, why don't you put forward your opinions and suggestions on the emperor's intentions?
"Zhongcheng is worthy of being the leader of the country! Although Shicai's words are not clear, but I know the meaning of Zhongcheng! It's just that when I was first appointed, I have to write the original words and the difficulties here, I'm afraid it will make the Holy One feel dissatisfied ah!"

Zheng Zhilong has immigrated more than [-] people from Fujian to Taiwan in a few years, and he is well aware of the difficulty of this matter.He understood the emperor's anxiety, but at the same time he knew that the emperor was taking it for granted.

If according to the emperor's intention, the Zheng family would abandon the interests of maritime trade and invest in a large number of ships and manpower at one time, and transport tens of thousands of disaster victims to Taiwan each time, but where will these tens of thousands of people live after they land?How to solve the problem of food?Who will protect the conflicts with the aborigines?How to treat a large-scale epidemic?How to deal with the farming cattle?Moreover, the Dutch have also established cities and settled troops in Taiwan. Although there has been no conflict with the immigrants for the time being, if the number of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty increases sharply, a war between the two sides will happen sooner or later.

There are too many such trivial things, and each of them is very important. These things need time and related manpower to complete, so large-scale immigration to Taiwan is simply unrealistic.

But he has a hard time to say, he can't just go to the book to complain and cry for grievances right after he takes over the title?He himself felt unreasonable to do that, although the reason was very legitimate.

Zou Weilian has been the governor of Fujian for five years, so he knows about Zheng Zhilong's emigration to Taiwan, and he very much agrees with the Zheng family's move.

In Fujian, where there are many mountains and few fields, due to land annexation, increasing taxes, tenants and rents, many farmers are already facing a situation of starvation. These people are the main force of immigrants.

Let the people have something to eat, so move it; although you have left the land where your ancestors lived, at least you can have a place where you can live. Isn't this a good thing?

"Well, now the uncle and the old man need to make two preparations: the old man will send 500 Fuzhou guards to cross the sea to Taiwan first, and then hire various craftsmen to build village houses, and the doctor will also be recruited by the government; the uncle only needs to send food The difficulty can be solved! The old man will jointly sign up with my uncle to explain the difficulties here in detail, and suggest that the number of immigrants should be increased step by step. I believe that the emperor will understand our difficulties!"

There are naval divisions in Fujian, but the number of ships is small, and the battle has been sparse for a long time, and they are crushed to death by the huge fleet of the Zheng family.

Zheng Zhilong praised: "The old Zhongcheng is indeed a talent for seeking the country! The matter of food is easy to talk about, but I still have a concern to discuss with the old Zhongcheng!"

Zou Weilian said, "Uncle is worried about the Dutch people on the island?"

Zheng Zhilong nodded and said: "That's right! Now there is Zeelandia City built by the Dutch in the south of Taiwan Island, and the Franji people occupy the north; it is said that the Dutch are using force to force the natives on the island to surrender, and Ben is watching what they are doing. Feng, it seems that there is a tendency to occupy Taiwan in an all-round way! If the officers and troops sent by Zhongcheng encounter any party, they may not be their opponents. Once the officers and troops are defeated by then, you and I will be charged with great crimes!"

Zheng Zhilong knew the strength of the Dutch and Franco robot fleet, but the Zheng family had a huge number of ships, and the Holland and Fran robots were also terrified of the Zheng family, and the two sides still lived in peace for the time being.

However, no matter if there are Dutch or Francois on Taiwan Island, although there are not many people, their firearms are very sharp. Just relying on the officers and soldiers of Fuzhou Guards, once the two sides fight, the officers and soldiers will definitely be defeated.

Although the Zheng family's force is strong, they are all subordinates who are accustomed to jumping into gangs and fighting at sea. They lack the tactics of formation coordination, splitting and attacking on the road, and they may not be their opponents in a fight.

Therefore, in order to prevent the dangers that appear, the immigrants must be protected by strong force.

(End of this chapter)