Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 369
"Brother, you can thank the imperial court for the decree, but you can find an excuse not to go north. With the current situation of my Zheng family, what can the imperial court do?"

Zheng Hongkui is younger and more ambitious.

Now the world is in chaos, and it is still unclear who will die. The Ming and Qing are fighting in the Central Plains. There is also a Daxi Emperor Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, and there is another Tusi Shadingzhou in Yunnan.

Two thousand Dutch soldiers can occupy Taiwan's most fertile area. There are not many Spanish colonists in Luzon, but there are tens of thousands of Chinese.

Zheng's maritime strength in the South China Sea is definitely stronger than these Dutch and Spaniards, and they dare to occupy Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Luzon if they have hundreds or thousands of people. Now they want money and ships. There are ships and soldiers, so why not be bold and zoom in?
What kind of prince will Xiangning?

Zhu Yihai, a desolate and bereaved vassal king, is still a sparse vassal. He dared to raise his flag and raise troops, and was called the supervisor first and then the emperor. Isn't the Zheng family richer than Zhu Yihai?
Taking advantage of the current chaos in the Central Plains, what the Zheng family has to do is to step up control of Fujian and seize Taiwan. In this way, both sides of the strait can advance, attack and retreat.

First divide Bamin, and then map Guangdong and Guangxi.

The chaos in the Central Plains is up to him, take advantage of this time to take down the three provinces first, and the Wuling Pass will be blocked, and the Northern Army will not be able to go south. They can develop with peace of mind, trade and train soldiers, and they will be completely invincible.

Whether it is to take advantage of the defeat of both sides of the Central Plains to send troops to the Northern Expedition to capture the Central Plains, or to seal off the pass and defend Lingnan, turn around and fight for Luzon, or even recover Annan in the future and establish a coastal Zheng Kingdom, this can all be worked hard.

"We have this strength, why should we give up this foundation to others?"

"If you lose sight of the deer, the whole world will chase after it!"

Zheng Zhilong didn't make a sound, he was silent for a while, took out a silver box from his body habitually, opened it, and inside were shredded tobacco and paper, he skillfully picked up a pinch of shredded tobacco, put it on the paper and began to roll it up, and soon the Cigarettes complete.

He held it in his hand and thought about it for a while.

Finally, put it in your mouth and light it on fire.

Taking a puff of cigarette, Zheng Zhilong shook his head.

"In my spare time, I also read books. I especially like to read history. I usually listen to storytelling and watch operas. Since the unification of the Qin Emperor, how many dynasties have been experienced, how many founding emperors, there are princes and generals who are called emperors, and there are also beggars. Monk, but I have never heard of this bandit or businessman who became the emperor."

Zheng Hongkui said anxiously, "Brother is wrong."

"Talk about the emperors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the late Tang Dynasty. Zhu Wen, the emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty, first raised pigs for the landlord's servants, and later joined Huang Chao's army as a thief. Didn't he also stand for the Tang Dynasty?
Besides, Huang Chao, originally a failed scholar, later smuggled salt, also broke through the two capitals, and established the state of Qi. "

"The former emperor of Shu, Wang Jian, was a rascal when he was young. He made a living by killing cattle, stealing donkeys, and selling private salt.

"Yang Xingmi of Yangwu, who was born as a farmer, joined the rebel army and failed in the rebellion. Later, he was recruited as a soldier. In the end, he separated the Jianghuai River, established the Wu Kingdom, and became the emperor."

"Wang Shenzhi, who founded the country in Fujian, the three brothers also joined the peasant army at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and finally went to Fujian to establish the country of Fujian and became emperors."

"Ma Yin, the emperor of Southern Chu, was originally just a carpenter."

"Gao Jixing, the emperor of Nanping Kingdom, was just a servant of Zhu Yourang, Zhu Wen's righteous son, in his early years. Later, he made many military exploits, guarding Jingnan, and proclaimed himself emperor after founding the country."

Zheng Hongkui cited several examples in a row, all of whom were of humble status.

"Don't talk about the far ones, let's talk about the near ones. This Emperor of Dashun, Li Zicheng, was born as a postman. Emperor of Daxi, Zhang Xianzhong, was a jujube dealer.

"Brother, the times make heroes, so what does the emperor say about his origin? Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was only the head of a pavilion, and Liu Yu, the Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, lived poorly by collecting firewood, fishing and selling straw sandals."

When Zheng Hongkui was in the two capitals, he saw through the corruption and unbearableness of Ming Dynasty.

In contrast, the current conditions of the Zheng family are very good, with strong financial resources. The annual income from maritime trade and Lingqi far exceeds the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and even exceeds too much.

Zhu Yihai made a great name for his Northern Expedition, but how many soldiers did he have?
And basically all recruits.

Zhu Yihai can do it, why can't they do it?

The military strength of the Zheng family is definitely still higher than that of Zhu Yihai.

So why commit yourself to obey Zhu Yihai?
But Zheng Zhilong still shook his head.

Zheng Hongkui was extremely disappointed. He couldn't help thinking that in the fourth year of Tianqi, when they were in Japan, Yan Siqi was still regarded as the leader of the alliance. At that time, everyone was plotting to overthrow the Japanese shogunate and establish a country there, respecting Ming as the suzerain.

At that time, 28 sea merchants and pirates swore an alliance. Unfortunately, the uprising was leaked, and they were forced to flee in a hurry. They later went to Taiwan and planned to use Taiwan as their foundation. They sent people to Zhangquan to recruit immigrants. Carried out trade and plunder, while establishing immigrant camps on the island, recruiting more than 3000 immigrants.

But in the fifth year of Tianqi, Yan Siqi, who was only 37 years old, died of an illness. Zheng Zhilong married Yan Siqi's daughter, inherited the foundation, and was promoted as the new leader.

After becoming the leader of the alliance, Zheng Zhilong summoned [-] famous maritime pirates to form alliances and sworn brothers. They were called Shibazhi, and everyone's name was Zhi.

Within two years after the establishment of Shibazhi, the Fujian and Zhejiang navy commanded by Yu Zigao, the admiral of the Ming Dynasty navy, and Xu Xinsu, the Zhangzhou gang of comprador Wushang, were eliminated.

But not long after, after facing the court's recruitment, Shibazhi finally split. Zheng Zhilong led some brothers to join the Ming Dynasty and became an official party. Hold on.

Later, others were successively wiped out by the official party.

When they were in Taiwan, Shibazhi was very powerful and dominated the sea.

In particular, they easily defeated the Fujian and Zhejiang Navy of the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Xinsu, a sea merchant from Zhangzhou. It can be said that after that battle, they have become the overlord of the sea.

In terms of the next development direction, many people in Shibazhi believe that Taiwan should be the foundation. Taking advantage of the defeat of the navy in the Ming Dynasty, they sent troops to seize Jinsha and other places along the coast of Fujian and set up their own banners, just like they did with Yan Siqi in Japan. What they planned was to build a kingdom that truly belonged to them.

But Zheng Zhilong, the leader of the alliance, disagreed. He insisted on promoting peace and recruiting by fighting. He wanted Da Ming to recruit him. The reason was that they were just a group of maritime merchants, and it was impossible to fight against Da Ming.

In the end, Shibazhi could not reach an agreement and broke up.

If it is said that the strength of Shibazhi was not strong back then, but after many years, the strength of the current official party has far exceeded that of then.They immigrated only a few thousand in Taiwan back then, and there were not many boats.

But now there are thousands of large and small ships, almost controlling the whole of Fujian, and even earning tens of millions of taels a year, with strong soldiers and strong horses.

This level of strength, but the Central Plains melee, Ming has collapsed, so why hesitate?
But Zheng Zhilong still flinched and hesitated.

"Big brother!"

Zheng Zhilong flicked the cigarette ash, and said slowly, "Those who achieve great success must have a destiny."

"Before, I thought that Chuangwang Li Zicheng was destined to sit in Beijing, but he followed Jianzhou Jurchen to sweep the Central Plains, and I thought that foreign races would rule the Central Plains.

But now it seems that Daming's aura is not exhausted, Zhu's family still has a royal aura, King Lu is the true son, look at the aura of swallowing tigers, even Ming Taizu was not so fierce back then! "

"The king of Lu raised his arms in Taizhou, and all the people gathered. He led the six divisions in the northern expedition and was invincible. Wherever he went, he was supported by everyone. Why? Because the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty has been in the world for more than 280 years, people's hearts are still there."

Although Zheng Zhilong was only in his early 17s, he went out to explore the rivers and lakes at the age of [-], traveled north and south, inherited the family business of two big men, Li Dan and Yan Siqi, and worked hard to get to where he is today, but it was not all smooth sailing. It was very hard to walk.

Tian Qi's plan in Japan failed and he was forced to flee to Taiwan in a hurry.

The split of Shibazhi and the encirclement and suppression by the imperial court made him almost doomed.

There are so many heroes in the southeast sea, but who else is there now?

Zheng Zhilong can be ruthless at critical moments and dare to risk his life, but he will not be hasty.

He's not that red-eyed gambler.

At that time, Liu Xiang and other brothers of Shibazhi urged him to establish his own banner, and even Jianguo became king, but he refused.

Now his brother Hong Kui persuaded him to separate himself and stand on his own. After much deliberation, Zheng Zhilong still shook his head and refused.

If Zhu Yihai hadn't been born in the sky, maybe under the current situation, he would really be able to separate himself and stand on his own. Of course, this is only a possibility.Without Zhu Yihai, perhaps the Qing Dynasty had already stabilized Jiangnan, and Zheng Zhilong was more likely to ask for security through Hong Chengchou and the Qing army.

It is very tempting to take a step forward and become a king on your own, but the risk is even greater.

Zheng Zhilong is very cautious.

"It's also very good now. I went north to enter the court and successfully went south. Hongkui and Zhibao stay behind and control Fujian, and then successfully go to Taiwan."

"We can attack when we advance, we can defend when we retreat, and we have room to spare."

Zheng Hongkui could only sigh helplessly, "Brother, in this kind of thing, if you don't advance, you will retreat. How can there be a strategy of both advancing and defending?"

"Didn't you see that it was not only Chenggong who went south, but also 8000 soldiers from the imperial camp? Those [-] people were not successful servants, but the emperor's imperial army. How many other deputy admirals, chief soldiers, The supervising army, deputy generals, generals, etc., do they listen to the successful ones or the emperor's?"

"Furthermore, brother, don't you understand why the emperor appointed a new governor of Taiwan and included Zhangquan and Chaozhou?"

"He Tengjiao, Ding Kuichu, and even Qu Shixu and Zhang Mingyang are going to go to Fujian to attack Taiwan. Could it be that my brother can't see such an obvious plan to attack Guo through false routes?"

"This road soldier came in, and the elder brother left again. At that time, Fujian is not what we decide."

"It's easy to ask God and it's hard to send God away."

How could Zheng Zhilong fail to see this, but he couldn't refuse the emperor's arrangements.

If he dared to blatantly refuse the entry of these soldiers and horses, it would really be regarded as treason. When the time comes, there will be no room for change. He believes that Zhu Yihai dared to send troops to crusade. Now the loyal, loyal, loyal, loyal, etc. in Guangxi, Hunan, etc. A few groups of people, but Zhu Yihai dispatched troops to encircle and suppress them, and even retreated and fled everywhere after being beaten. Isn't it a precarious situation?
"His Majesty the Emperor treated my Zheng family very generously, so let's settle this matter. I will bring 5000 troops to the north to enter the court, and you, Hongkui and Zhibao, will be responsible for staying in Fujian.

Since the imperial court wants to attack Taiwan, let them fight. The Dutch are not so easy to fight. Even though the big officials only have two thousand soldiers, even if our Zheng family goes all out to attack, we may not be able to get much. Come on. "

Zheng Hongkui was taken aback for a moment.

Did the eldest brother have other plans, expecting the imperial court's attack on Taiwan to fail?

If so, maybe instead of a bad thing, it might be a good thing?
(End of this chapter)