Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 357 The Zheng Family
"Stationed in Funing, the attacking officer?"

Zhu Chenggong was a little surprised. He thought that this camp was going to be stationed in Fuzhou directly, but unexpectedly it was stationed in Funing.Funing is in the north of Fuzhou, at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang coasts.

It is obvious that Xingying chooses to station here.

After all, the most important place in Fujian is Fuzhou, the capital, and the next place where the most prosperous trade is the area around Xiamen, where the Zheng family is headquartered.

The intention of stationing in Funing University is to prevent the Zheng family from going north, but what is the intention of attacking the senior officials?
"Your Majesty, the Dutch have worked hard for decades. The fortifications such as castles and bastions built there are very strong, and their sailing warships are tall and cannon. The newly built battalion has 8000 people to attack. It may not be able to fight. down."

"I also know this in my heart. The attack on Taiwan is just the imperial battalion taking the lead. There will also be He Tengjiao, the governor of Fujian and Guangdong, Zhang Mingyang, the governor of Fujian, Zhang Kentang, the governor of Fujian, Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and governor of Guangdong, and even Qu Shixu, the governor of Guangxi. Soldiers, etc., plus the soldiers of your father Zheng Zhilong, the governor of Fujian, and your uncle Zheng Hongkui, the governor of Fujian, the force is very abundant."

"I told your father a long time ago that if Fujian is conquered, I will confer the titles of dukes of other countries, such as Mujia Township of Guizhou, and Yongzheng in the world.

Originally, your father was supposed to be in command of Fujian, but I have other importance to your father. I want to call him to the north, join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, be named a cabinet scholar, and serve as the governor of the imperial camp.Now that I have all kinds of opportunities to deal with, even if I have to be the governor's camp, I really don't have the skills to do so. I hope that your father will be the governor's camp for me. "

"I also know that your father is also very familiar with maritime trade, so after going north, he will also be in charge of maritime trade, customs, etc."

With that said, Zhu Yihai took out an imperial decree.

"Jin named Zheng Zhilong, Marquis of Nan'an, the Duke of Pingguo, added Shaobao and Prince Taibao, awarded Dongge University Bachelor, governor of the imperial camp, hereditary replacement, and eternal town in Taiwan."

"Jin Zheng Hongkui is the Marquis of Dingxi, plus Governor of Fujian."

"Jin Zheng Zhibao is Cheng Ji Bo, plus Fujian Admiral."

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Zheng Zhilong entered the cabinet, the governor's imperial camp, although he was new to the cabinet as usual, and the name of the cabinet was the last Dongge University scholar, but this was just a promotion in order, the important thing was the governor's imperial camp, of course, his palace guard title also added High, these all indicate the reuse of the emperor.

However, Zhu Yihai called Zheng Zhilong into the cabinet, and still let his two brothers take over the positions of governor and admiral, and was promoted to the title of knighthood.

But at this time Zhu Chenggong took the eight thousand imperial battalion back, saying that he was assisting in the fight against Taiwan, but he couldn't see that this was a game of ambush.

His father went to Beijing, and he went south.

"Success, what worries do you have?"

Zhu Chenggong couldn't answer, he couldn't say that the emperor's adoptive father, are you trying to steal my father's territory?

"Although Taiwan is an island, as far as I know, its land is not smaller than Fujian, and its land is even more fertile than Fujian. Refugees received from the north and the Central Plains can be resettled there to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land, making it a land of fish and food. , become the southeast granary."

In addition, at this time, Zhu Yihai asked Zhu Chenggong to go south to fight Taiwan. He also wanted to start to regain control of Fujian, transferred Zheng Zhilong, and placed the imperial camp there. , the governor of Guangxi, etc. all led troops into Fujian, and Fujian will be the forward base for attacking Taiwan.

As long as the soldiers enter, it is easy to ask the gods to send the gods away, and it will be difficult for the Zheng family to fully control Fujian.

And when the Ming army in the three provinces captures the big officials and drives away the Dutch, it can also change the current situation of maritime trade and the distribution of benefits. Both the Zheng family and the Dutch have to accept the new rules of maritime trade, and this new rule, It was formulated by Zhu Yihai.

The army of the three provinces has passed, and the imperial battalion has come, so the city shipping department, customs, and maritime trade in Fujian will undergo great changes.

As long as Zheng Shi cooperates, Zhu Yihai will leave room for Zheng Shi for the time being, but the situation must change.

Zhu Chenggong obviously understands the pros and cons.

The imperial camp going south is just the beginning, and the recovery of Taiwan is just an excuse. The drunkard's intention is not to drink, but the real goal is the Zheng family in Fujian.

Of the [-] soldiers in the central army of the Imperial Battalion, [-] were transferred away, and there were [-] left. To Zhu Yihai, his strength was still not weak.

He is also considering the long-term when he divides his troops to Huguang and Fujian at this time.

The Zheng family has strong financial resources and monopolizes sea trade. This has seriously affected his plan to open up trade, and also affected the financial revenue of the imperial court. Not to mention that the Zheng family controls Fujian and does not want the imperial court to intervene. Court authority.

With the prestige of the current winning streak, it happened to send the imperial battalion south, just to force Zheng to express his opinion.

There have been too many people like the Zheng family throughout the ages.

In the turmoil at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he, who was born as a pirate, used his strength to conquer one of his own forces. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, he had no time to take care of Fujian, and continued to seize local real power.

Not to mention people who were born as thieves like him, but decent officers and generals. In this troubled world, who is not like this?

It has to be said that although they encountered troubled times, who made Zhu Yihai turn out to be born.

Zhu Yihai was unwilling to give them another chance.

Such emperors as Hongguang or the later Longwu and Yongli were all focused on peace of mind. When facing these powerful warlords, they often only compromised, and they didn't have the courage to be tough with them.

But Zhu Yihai is different, he knows how harmful these people are, and at the same time, he still has good strength in his hands, or those military leaders have not yet matured, the time is too short, and their strength is not stable.

Now that Zhu Yihai was suppressed, they didn't have the guts to openly resist the court.

"Successful. Your father was a hero all his life. It is indeed amazing, but he is old after all. In this life, it is enough to be able to enter the cabinet and become a prince. The huge family business he laid down will still be inherited by you in the future.

It's not easy for your father to come to this point. There are many divergent roads ahead, but you must not go wrong. I also know that there are many adults in the Zheng family in Fujian, so this time I specially let you go south this time, so that we can have someone to take care of. "

To put it bluntly, the Zheng family also took advantage of the chaos to make a fortune, and now they accept it as soon as it is good, don't have any unreasonable thoughts, and they will regret it later if they lose their security or even their family is ruined.

Zheng Zhilong's title of duke of Pingguo, his privilege of enfeoffing Yongzheng to Taiwan will be passed on to Zhu Shengli in the future, but the premise is that the Zheng family can always be loyal to the court and there will be no trouble, otherwise Zhu Yihai can reward them now, and the same can be done. Take it back again.

Zhu Chenggong has to find a way to keep an eye on the Zheng family, which is also to guard his future.

Zhu Yihai asked Zhu Chenggong to bring eight thousand imperial camps southward to take root in Fujian. Zheng Zhilong would either obediently go north to be his bachelor, governor of the imperial camp, and be his Pingguo Duke, or simply raise troops and refuse entry to the imperial camp.

But if he has the courage to openly rebel, then behind him is He Tengjiao, the governor of the three provinces, and Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, not to mention the imperial court Beijing camp and Zhejiang town soldiers in Zhejiang.

If Zheng Zhilong rebels, he may have to face siege from all sides. After all, the Tartars that Zhu Yihai just fought are retreating steadily, and it is time to be strong.

But Zhu Yihai decided that Zheng Zhilong would not dare, he was just a sea merchant, later became a pirate, and was recruited again, he still lacked some real courage.

So later when the Qing army surrendered, he also knew that this was just a stopgap measure by the Tartars, but he still didn't have the courage to lead his troops to resist as a late hero.

From this aspect, Zheng Zhilong is far behind Wu Sangui.

Although Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing army in Shanhaiguan, it also shows that Wu Sangui's vision was very accurate, and he could tell who was strong and who was weak between Li Zicheng and the Qing army.

Later, when he was dying, he wanted to rebel, knowing that there was no way out, even though he knew that the chances of winning were not high, but he refused to admit defeat. This vigor was many times stronger than that of Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong was a hero when he was young, but now he is old.

Zhu Chenggong is still very young, and he is also ambitious. Fortunately, this man did not read Confucian sage books in vain in his early years. He has a lot of thoughts of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country in his mind, so Zhu Yihai is very fond of him.

Let Zhu Chenggong be the admiral of the battalion and lead the troops south, which can be regarded as an explanation to Zheng Zhilong.

The Zheng family's future is still guaranteed, so don't worry.

Zheng Zhilong is the flag of the Zheng family, and his attitude is the most important.

As long as Zheng Zhilong compromises, then the rest of the Zheng family don’t have to worry about it anymore, no matter whether it’s Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhibao, or Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian brothers, even if they want to rebel, they don’t have the prestige and ability of Zheng Zhilong, so they can’t continue to let them go. The Zheng family is monolithic.

And a split Zheng family will no longer be an opponent of the court.

Zhu Chenggong sighed in his heart, with mixed feelings, his father had worked so hard all his life, but after all, he could not meet the emperor's will.

However, his father was able to obtain the title of the hereditary Duke from a pirate, and it is not in vain to be a hero in this life.

Zhu Chenggong knelt down to thank the emperor.

The two back off.

"Your Majesty is not afraid that after Zhu Shengli goes to Huguang, the Eight Thousand Imperial Battalion will get out of control? Are you not afraid that Zhu Shengli will be of one mind with Li Chi?"

"After all, Zhu Chenggong is from the Zheng family. If he brings 8000 people to Fujian, he is afraid that he will lose his wife and lose his army."

Zhu Shengli was sent to supervise the Huguang camp. The relationship between him and Li Chixin has both good and bad sides. If the two of them join forces and cheat the emperor's eight thousand soldiers, it will be a loss. 01:30 point.

This is especially true for Zhu Chenggong.

"Don't worry, I've always seen people very accurately! They are loyal to me and the court."

"What if?"

"It doesn't matter if it's really necessary. It's not a loss if you can find two hidden dangers early, but you only lost a few thousand people."

In addition to Zhu Yihai's four major armies, two new battalions have now been divided. If everything goes well, the three gorges in Chongqing will start in the west, and Xiamen and Taiwan in the south will be under the control of the emperor.

It's certainly worth the risk.

However, Zhu Yihai didn't really have any backup. After all, even if there were more than 6000 troops, many of them were newly expanded soldiers, but there were many old soldiers, and their weapons and equipment were all very precious. How could they just throw them away casually? go out?
"Let's discuss the list of generals and military supervisors of the two battalions together, and we must select some suitable people."

(End of this chapter)