Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 581 Preserving Wealth With Power
On the second day after the banquet, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao rushed to Hongyuan Residence with their respective guards, ready to wait for Zou Weilian to convey Zhu Youjian's will.

Zou Weilian and his entourage packed up the entire Hongyuanju. There were eight guards with long knives in front of the inn in the front and back yards on duty. After seeing the Zheng brothers coming with a team of guards, the guards A Xiaoqi bowed his fists to Zheng Zhilong very politely, then turned around and went in to report. After a while, he walked out of the inn. Sushou invited the brothers of the Zheng family to come in, and the guards were naturally left waiting outside the inn.

Zou Weilian lived alone in a courtyard with a garden, and there were four armed guards standing guard at the moon gate. When they saw the Zheng family brothers coming, the four of them clasped their fists together to salute, and then let them enter the courtyard.

"Is the department hall here? Feihuang and his younger brother Zhibao are here to pay a visit!"

After entering the courtyard, Zheng Zhilong clasped his fists and shouted loudly to the main room with the door wide open, and then Zou Weilian's enthusiastic voice responded from the room: "Please come in quickly, both of you!"

Originally, according to Zheng Zhilong's current status as earl, he didn't need to salute when meeting civil servants and military generals, but firstly, Zou Weilian is now an imperial envoy, representing the emperor; He considers himself noble, but he has not been able to develop that natural nobility in a short period of time, so he came in and saluted habitually.

"Fei Huang, we met again, ha ha! The old man should have gone out to respond, but due to his current status, he can only wait inside the house. Sit down, there are no outsiders today. No one else will know about it! Come and serve tea!"

Seeing Zou Weilian who was still in Taoist robes alone in the room, Zheng Zhilong was slightly taken aback, and then he and Zheng Zhibao smiled and clasped their fists in return: "The department hall was the official of Fei Huang before, this time he came with Tianxian in his mouth again, Fei How can Huang be rude!"

Zou Weilian smiled and asked the two of them to sit down, and then he sat opposite to the brothers of the Zheng family. An old servant of the Zou family came over and poured tea for the three of them, then turned around and left the room, and closed the door behind him .

"Feihuang, Zhibao, this time the old man is ordered to go south. Apart from the immigration matter mentioned last night, there is another matter related to the Jinghaibo Mansion. Hehe, I believe that with Feihuang's intelligence, he must have guessed what the old man said. why come.

Before leaving, the old man went to see His Majesty in the palace, and the Holy Majesty gave a special account of this, saying that this matter is related to whether my Emperor Ming can rise vigorously in the future, and it is also related to the vital interests of countless people, so it is best to have a happy ending in the end situation.If Jinghaibo's residence finds it difficult, then the imperial court will not make it difficult for Jinghaibo, everything has to be done voluntarily. "

After the two parties sat down, Zou Weilian invited tea and took a sip, put down the teacup, looked at the brothers of the Zheng family opposite, and brought out today's topic with a smile.

"Butang, Feihuang has listened to the teachings for many years, so the conversation may be a little direct, and if there is any inappropriateness, I hope the Butang will accept it.

With Feihuang's dullness, he can only guess that the department's purpose here is to open the sea, but what is the holy intention? Taking Tianjin Port as an example, or is there a new idea?Fei Huang thought about it, but he really had nowhere to guess, so he asked the minister to express it clearly, so as not to misunderstand the grand plan of the Holy One! "

After Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, he opened his mouth to express his doubts.

"In that case, the old man will get straight to the point.

The Holy Majesty's meaning, open sea should take Tianjin Wharf as an example. The Ministry of Household Affairs sent officials to collect relevant taxes and fees in various ports, so as to enrich Taicang and use it to nurture the people of the world. This is one of them.

Second, the Holy Majesty wanted to rebuild the Daming Fleet and name it the Navy. Quanzhou, Fujian Province was the seat of the South China Sea Fleet, and the first Admiral of the Navy was from the Jinghaibo Mansion.

Third, cooperate with the Netherlands to build a shipyard, and use its advantages to help our Ming Navy form an army as soon as possible to prevent future enemies at sea.

The Holy Majesty knew that the Jinghaibo Mansion originated from the sea and had benefited a lot from it, and since all the taxes collected belonged to the imperial court, the Jinghaibo Mansion might suffer a lot of losses, so he decided to sell all the people under the name of the Jinghaibo Mansion. All merchant ships are exempted, but this matter must not be rumored.

This is the main responsibility of the old man going south this time, success or failure should be based on Jing Haibo's thoughts.

As for Uncle Jinghai's promotion to Marquis of Jinghai, the Holy Majesty has already ordered that as long as Uncle Jinghai agrees to the above conditions, then the palace will send the iron certificate of Danshu and the plaque of the Hou's Mansion written by the Holy Majesty to Quanzhou. From then on, Jinghaihou He will become one of the top nobles in Ming Dynasty. If Marquis Jinghai has no intention of moving north to the capital, then the Holy Master will specially allow Jinghaihou to guard the southeast coast of Ming Dynasty for generations;

How to choose between the interests depends on Fei Huang's choice. "

After Zou Weilian talked on and on, his tongue was a little dry, and he took a sip of hot tea, leaving time for the Zheng brothers to think.

Of course Zou Weilian knew that Jinyi Tiqi was ready to act, but whether it was public or private, he didn't want to see this tragedy happen before his eyes.

He knew very well that as long as Zheng Zhilong and others were killed by the imperial court, the southeast coast would be in turmoil, and 10,000+ pirates would re-form countless pirate groups of various sizes, fighting each other without a leader until the imperial court Until re-enrollment.

The emperor's idea is very simple, that is, after killing the main leaders such as Zheng Zhilong, although there are many remaining pirates, it is difficult to have such giant pirates who dominate the southeast coast like the Zheng family. Use them to attack and kill the rest of the pirates who are unwilling to recruit.

And in this process, Daming's own navy will gradually form combat power, and by that time, there will no longer be any maritime princes who do not obey orders on the seas of Daming.

Of course, this kind of situation is not what the emperor wants to see, then the plan to open the sea will come to naught, and the days of Taicang's abundance will be in the foreseeable future.

"Fei Huang, you and I have known each other for several years. When you first returned to Ming Dynasty, you took the post of coastal defense guerrilla, which was also taught by the old man. The relationship between the old man and your Zheng family is quite deep. This is also the source of confidence for the old man who volunteered to go south.

Since there is no outsider present today, the old man doesn't need to hide his words.

Fei Huang, everyone knows that Zheng's family is rich and powerful, and you have never concealed this point. What the old man wants to say is that everyone loves money, but how much is too much?
According to the current wealth of the two of you, even if you don’t get anything from now on, as long as your descendants stick to the wealth, dozens or even a hundred generations will enjoy the wealth and honor. What’s more, there will be Zheng’s merchant ships that will continue to travel to and from the sea in the future, and will continue to import goods into the Zheng family. .

Now, what your Zheng family needs is how to keep your wealth, not continue to seek wealth.And how can we extend the glory and wealth to our descendants?

Only power!
As long as the Zheng family does what the Holy Majesty wishes this time, the old man can assure you that no one in the world will dare to covet the property of the Zheng family. snatch it from hand.

The Zheng family has guarded the southeast for generations. This example has long existed in our dynasty, as did the Mu family of Duke Qian!
The Mu family has lived in our dynasty for more than two hundred years. Has Fei Huang ever seen emperors of all dynasties break their promises?

That's all the old man said, as for what will happen in the end, it all depends on Fei Huang's thoughts! "

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