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The next day.

Li Changwen and Qian Qianyi met the uncles and nephews of the Zheng family for the second time. One was a good person and the other was a bad person, expressing Liu Sheng's meaning.

After hearing this, Zheng Zhibao looked at Zheng Sen, and then said, "Actually, when I came here, I had intended to get married with the Tian family, but I was worried that my Zheng family was too low, so I didn't dare to bring it up before.

Now that the imperial court has this intention, I, the Zheng family, are extremely honored. As for the Zheng family's army, it is okay to fully accept the imperial reorganization. I just hope that the imperial court can settle the soldiers well. "

Now it was Li Changwen and Qian Qianyi's turn to look at each other.

The two of them did not expect that things would go so smoothly - although they had guessed that Zheng might also want to marry the Tian family during the discussion, because this was a good way to solve the problem, they did not expect that with just this one extra step, Zheng would be He easily accepted the reorganization of troops and horses.

Li Changwen saw that young Zheng Sen looked a little strange, and suddenly his heart moved, and asked: "How many soldiers and horses does the Zheng family have now?"

Zheng Zhibao said: "The land troops and horses plus the navy are less than 50,000."

Does the Zheng family only have so many troops?

Li Changwen was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then sneered in his heart.

He finally understood why Zheng agreed to the reorganization so easily. He just wanted to hand over some of his troops.

This kind of meeting was a tug-of-war. Li Changwen didn't get angry because of this, but he didn't prepare to pretend to be ignorant. He said straightly: "I heard that the Zheng family's navy is all over the East China Sea, and Japanese pirates and Western barbarians don't dare to attack it. It's so powerful that there are big and small battles." There are more than 3,000 ships and more than 200,000 soldiers. Is it possible that they are all lies?"

Zheng Zhibao was a little nervous, but remembering the countermeasures discussed by the brothers before, he still explained: "In the past, before the Ming Dynasty, the Zheng family did have nearly 200,000 followers, but the real number of soldiers and horses was only 80,000 or 90,000. Most of them are sailors.

Later, my eldest brother returned to the Ming Dynasty and was unable to get the post of coastal defense guerrilla at first. How could he dare to have so many troops again? So he repeatedly reduced the number of soldiers under his command.

Therefore, although my eldest brother was promoted to the commander-in-chief, the total number of land and sea soldiers under his command was less than 50,000, many of whom were newly recruited in the past two years. "

Hearing this, Li Changwen knew that no matter how many troops the Zheng family had, they were only prepared to hand over 40,000 to 50,000 to the court.

For the Da'ei court, conquering the Zheng family not only valued their navy officers and soldiers, but also valued their warships.

So Li Changwen turned to ask, "How many large and small warships are there in Zheng's navy that has been reorganized?"

Zheng Zhibao became even more nervous, but he still said bravely: "More than a thousand ships."

Seeing Zheng Zhibao's expression, Li Changwen was even more sure that Zheng was not willing to hand over all his troops, so it was not surprising that he only handed over part of his warships.

To prevent the Zheng family from going too far, Li Changwen said with a half-smile: "The Zheng family can sail across the East China Sea, so these more than a thousand warships can't be all small boats, right?"

"No, of course not." After saying that, Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He also saw that Li Changwen must have some knowledge of Zheng's true strength, but he just didn't expose his lies face to face.

Although he was afraid of angering the Da'ei court, there was nothing he could do - after all, it was his eldest brother, not him, who was in charge of the Zheng family. It was his eldest brother's decision to hand over only part of the troops after marrying the Tian family. Even if he changed it, it would be useless.

After the two main things were discussed, Li Changwen asked about some things related to Dongbo Island, and the meeting ended...

Tianxin Palace.

After Liu Sheng learned the results of this meeting, his expression was calmer than last time. Because he had already guessed that even if there was a marriage, Zheng would not just hand over all his troops.

Being able to reorganize some of Zheng's troops and obtain some of their warships was already a big gain for Damei.

"Even if the Zheng family's remaining troops and horses are not handed over, they would not dare to be exposed to the public. In addition, reorganizing part of the Zheng family's navy can barely maintain peace in the southeastern sea area for a while.

After a few years, our navy will be fully trained. No matter how many naval officers the Zheng family has in their possession or what they want to do, it will not be a concern. " Seeing that Liu Sheng was in a good mood, Qian Qianyi immediately praised: "Your Majesty is wise! "

Li Changwen asked, "Then we still want to knight Zheng Zhilong?"

It turns out that during today's meeting, Li Changwen and Qian Qianyi did not mention Liu Sheng's plan to confer Zheng Zhilong as an earl.

Liu Sheng said, "The title of Dawei is not easy to obtain. Since Zheng Zhilong is unwilling to sacrifice all his troops, horses, and warships, I will not give him a count anymore, so I will grant him a viscount instead."

In addition, isn’t Nanjing University about to start school? Let Zheng Sen stay at Nanjing University to study. As for what major to choose, it depends on what he wants. "

Nanjing University was established last year under the instructions of Liu Sheng and was completed this year. The university building is ready-made. It can be found in one of the mansions of the Ming Dynasty nobles in Nanjing. The reason why it took so long is mainly because Used to recruit teachers and compile teaching materials.

Liu Sheng asked Zheng Sen to study at Nanjing University, firstly to use him as a hostage, and secondly to train him.

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The time is September, and the order belongs to the third autumn.

Although Nanjing has become cooler, the streets and alleys are still bustling.

Zheng Sen took the bookboy and rode a carriage to the tall archway with three rooms on each side.

When I got off the car and looked up, I saw four large characters with flying dragons and phoenixes carved on the archway - Nanjing University!

But if you look closely at the regulations, you can tell that it should have been a prince's mansion in the past.

Two bookboys took the gifts from the car one by one. One of them couldn't help complaining in Hokkien: "Why is this Nanjing University breaking the rules? You must let the young master live in the school for three months."

Another bookboy followed: "Not only did you let the young master live in the school, but he also didn't let us follow you. Young master, could it be that someone in the Da'ei court is deliberately trying to tease you?"

Zheng Sen looked away from the mansion in front of him and said: "Don't talk nonsense - didn't the person who sent the message say it? It's not just me, but the freshmen of the university must live on campus for military training for three months, and they are not allowed to have child servants. "

After saying that, he patted one of the book boys on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Stop being so annoying, just take it and salute and follow me in."

After saying that, Zheng Sen walked straight to the campus. As for the packages, the two book boys naturally took them.

When he was born, although his father Zheng Zhilong was not really developed yet, he was already an important subordinate of Li Dan. Not to mention that his mother's family was still a "noble" in Japan. He was used to being served by servants since he was a child. Naturally, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior at this time. Appropriate.

However, he was not disgusted with or afraid of Nanjing University's requirements of not having child servants and participating in three months of military training. Instead, he was looking forward to the new life that was about to come.

As for the fact that he was left in Nanjing in the name of going to school but actually as a hostage, he knew it well and didn't think it was anything.

As long as Mr. Zheng doesn't rebel, he will be safe. What should he be afraid of?

Not far into the archway, Zheng Sen saw two young scholars carrying several packages and walking forward.

He hurriedly stepped forward and offered his hands, saying in Nanjing Mandarin: "Brothers, do you need help?"

The younger one smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, brother, we can do it ourselves."

"I'd better help you get it." Zheng Sen took the initiative to take a package, and then walked with the two of them, chatting while walking.

"My Excellency, Zheng Sen, is a freshman at Nanjing University. Are you two brothers the same?"

The younger scholar said: "I am Wang Fuzhi, who is also a freshman at Nanjing University. This is my second brother Wang Shenzhi, who is here to send me to school."

Zheng Sen took the initiative to help and chat, hoping to get to know a classmate first. He was very happy to hear that Wang Fuzhi was also a freshman, and immediately asked: "Brother Wang, how much does he know about Nanjing University?" (End of Chapter)