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"As expected of the imperial capital of several dynasties, it is really tall and majestic!"

Zheng Sen stood outside Jiangdong Gate, looking at the endless city walls and tall gate towers, feeling sincerely.

Zheng Sen was born in the fourth year of Tianqi (1624), and is now only nineteen years old. He was either in Japan or Fujian before. He has traveled to Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places at most. This is the first time he has come to Nanjing and the first time he has seen such things. A huge city like Nanjing.

Zheng Zhibao had been to Nanjing several times. Seeing his nephew's shocked look, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Nanjing is not only a majestic city, but also has many good places. When we enter the city, we have to have a good time."

Zheng Sen looked at the traffic and tourists inside and outside the city gate. He was also fascinated by the good place Zheng Zhibao said, but he still reminded: "Fifth uncle, it's better to do business first."

"Haha, of course."

After saying that, Zheng Zhibao was about to lead the Zheng family's team into the city, but he saw a group of soldiers approaching who looked very elite, and the leader was a green-robed civil servant.

The green-robed official came over, bowed his hands, and asked, "Are you from the Zheng family who came to Beijing?"

Although Zheng Zhilong was once a pirate leader, Zheng Zhibao was a scholar. Like Zheng Sen, he was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty.

He was the chief envoy of the Zheng family in Beijing this time, so he immediately returned the courtesy and said: "Student Zheng Zhibao."

Zheng Sen also followed suit, "Student Zheng Sen."

"I am Cao Yancheng, the reception envoy from the Ministry of Rites. Please follow me into the city."

Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen were a little surprised when they heard this. After all, they had just arrived outside the city. The reception officials from the Da'ei court arrived so quickly, which undoubtedly meant that their whereabouts were always under the control of the court.

In addition, the fact that the imperial court can send a special person to wait here, even if it is just a green-robed official, shows that it attaches great importance to the Zheng family.

The uncle and nephew looked at each other, then followed Cao Yancheng and a group of personal guards into the city.

Along the way, Zheng Sen felt that he was overwhelmed by the various shops and novel sights in the city, and even Zheng Zhibao was the same.

When they arrived in the inner city, Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but whisper: "Compared to when I came here three years ago, Nanjing has changed a lot."

Zheng Sen couldn't help but ask: "What changes?"

"The streets are cleaner and more prosperous, and many new things have appeared. Look at that big shop selling glass mirrors, which didn't exist before."

Zheng Sen looked in the direction pointed by Zheng Zhibao and saw a rather eye-catching large store with a very simple name, "Nanjing Glass Products Store".

This shop has a street-facing display window with transparent glass.

And the glass is not small, the largest one is almost half a foot square.

Through the glass, you can see all kinds of glass products displayed on the cabinets inside. Common ones include glass mirrors, glass bottles, etc., while rare ones include some glass dolls, sculptures, etc.

This surprised Zheng Sen.

As far as he knew, glass mirrors had always been imported from the West. They were often only as big as a palm or even smaller, but they were very valuable and could only be afforded by rich and powerful families.

Why does this shop in Nanjing have such a large glass mirror and many transparent glass products?

At this time, Zheng Zhibao said with emotion: "I have long heard that the mainland has made bigger and better dioramas than Bi Bi. It seems to be true."

Along the way, the two of them also saw many other novel items, which was an eye-opener.

If they didn't have something serious to do, they would have wandered around and bought a lot of things - their uncle and nephew were not short of money.

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Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen did not wait long after being settled by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. The next day they met the important officials of the Da'ei court.

"The person on the left is the General Counselor of the Government Affairs Council and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the person on the right is the Political Consultant of the Government Affairs Council and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

The uncle and nephew never expected to meet such a high-ranking official directly. It should be noted that although they nominally surrendered to Dawei, they still retained a lot of private armed forces. In fact, they were semi-separatist forces.

Although the two of them came to Beijing this time to express Zheng's sincerity in surrender, they also had to negotiate conditions - if the conditions given by the Da'ei court were too harsh, it would be possible for Zheng to surrender and rebel again and become a pirate.

As far as negotiations are concerned, it is definitely impossible to meet Emperor Liu Sheng of Dayei at the beginning. If you negotiate directly during the meeting, there will be no room for maneuver if the negotiation breaks down.

Normally, a succession of officials must be sent to contact the two people, and they will continue to test and communicate with each other until they finally get a result that satisfies both parties before they go to the meeting.

Although they were not meeting the saint, they were directly meeting Dawei's "chief assistant" and a "pavilion elder". How could the uncle and nephew not be surprised?

After coming back to their senses, the two people quickly bowed and said together: "I have met Mr. Otsuka and Mr. Otsuka."

Li Changwen smiled slightly and said, "No need to be polite, please sit down."

Liu Sheng would almost always give him a seat when he summoned his ministers to give a speech. Naturally, the Da'ei court was also affected - when the superior officials brought subordinate officials to talk, they would also sit down and talk if conditions allowed.

But Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen didn't know this rule, so they thought it was because the Damei court paid special attention to them.

It is not wrong to think so. The Da'ei imperial court paid great attention to Zheng's affairs.

Neither Zheng Zhibao nor Zheng Sen were qualified negotiators, so not long after the meeting, Li Changwen and Qian Qianyi tested Zheng's request for complete submission.

So, after Zheng's uncle and nephew were sent away, they went to Tianxin Palace to meet Liu Sheng.

After saluting, Li Changwen said: "Zheng Zhilong should have some understanding of our military system in Damei, and he is worried about being deprived of his troops, so he wants to form a division.

The imperial court of this division can send military and political officers, staff officers, and even deputy generals at the division, brigade, and regiment levels, but the chief general must be someone from the Zheng family. "

Liu Sheng frowned upon hearing this, "What's the difference between his request and his nominal surrender? Also, the Zheng family has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and one division can accommodate more than 30,000 people at most. Did they say what happened to the remaining soldiers and horses?" arrange?"

Li Changwen shook his head, "Never."

Since joining Wei, Qian Qianyi has not only actively performed, but also actively understood the rules of various original Wei tribes, or gained knowledge.

As the Minister of Rites, he rarely has the opportunity to participate in such military and national events, so he will not miss the opportunity to perform at this time.

Hearing this, he thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Zheng Zhilong wants to turn some of the troops and horses into the standing army of our army, and put the other part of the troops and horses at sea to serve as bandits. This will help the bandits to respect themselves."

Liu Sheng sneered, "I originally thought Zheng Zhilong was aware of current affairs, but now it seems that he is not.

Let Zheng Zhibao bring a message to Zheng Zhilong - all the armies that have surrendered to our country must be reorganized, and the generals of the Zheng family must also study and be assessed according to the rules before they can be re-appointed as generals.

If he agrees to this condition, I can make him Nan'an Bo and allow a daughter of the Zheng family to enter the palace. If he doesn't agree, he can go to sea and become a bandit!

In addition, let Yang Heqing prepare for war and Chen Bingquanzhou Prefecture! "

Li Changwen and Qian Qianyi looked at each other, but neither one said anything to dissuade them.

Li Changwen did not dissuade because he saw that Liu Sheng was not really angry, and his words were not without purpose - so far, the Da'ei army was under the control of the imperial court, and if the Zheng family sincerely surrendered, there would be no exception.

It is even more impossible for Liu Sheng to destroy the foundation of the army in order to conquer the Zheng family.

In addition, the conditions put forward by Zheng Zhilong may not be his bottom line. Therefore, if the Da'ei court is tougher, Zheng Zhilong is likely to soften, rather than actually returning to being a pirate.

As for Qian Qianyi's refusal to dissuade him, it was simply because he did not want to anger Liu Sheng. In fact, if he wasn't afraid of saying the wrong thing, he would have followed Liu Sheng's words and yelled at Zheng to kill him.

But he was not stupid after all and did not do this. (End of chapter)