golden scales

"You are guilty of tax evasion, bribery, embezzlement and malfeasance."

Zheng Zhilong's glimmer of hope was once again crushed by the four major crimes reported by the crown prince.These four serious crimes are enough to break the law in any dynasty.However, it may be lighter in the hands of the crown prince, probably because the whole family was exiled to Liaodong or Ryukyu.

Speaking of it, although the Crown Prince is cruel and merciless, he is really not "head rolling".He prefers exile and hard labor. From this point of view, I don't know if he is really weak or too practical.

"I am willing to lose money." Zheng Zhilong is not short of money, as long as he has someone with a boat in his hands, he will not be short of money.

"Of course I can't break the rules set by Emperor Taizu Gao." Zhu Cihong responded.

At this moment, Zheng Zhilong sincerely thanked Emperor Gao for leaving such a door.As long as this young master takes the money, he can talk about anything.

He also thought of the news from Nanjing: It is said that Wang Zhixin winked at Zhu Guobi that day and asked him to donate ten times more, maybe he can be exempted.However, Zhu Guobi wanted money without his life, so he only reported an extra 10 taels, and ended up in exile in Zhangjiakou—a lot closer than other relatives who were exiled in Liaodong.

"I don't care too much about you." Zhu Cihong said: "I will charge you the ransom as much as the sea tax set by Yuegang, and it will be counted as late payment, not tax evasion. How?"

"Thank you Your Highness for your kindness." Zheng Zhilong didn't feel relaxed at all.

The crown prince declared him four felonies, tax evasion being only the lightest one.

"For the crime of passing through, I can give you the title of the Transportation Department, and when you negotiate with Hongyi in the future, the previous matter will naturally be ignored." Zhu Cihong said.

Tongfan is severely punished in the Ming Dynasty.Just as later generations of Huaxia have zero tolerance for opium and other drugs, Daming also hates Tongfan.These are all profound historical blood debts, which are hard to let go.

Zheng Zhilong was in a daze for a moment.Is the crown prince really helping himself?What virtue and ability do I have to let this great god bless me?

Zhu Cihong continued: "But corruption and dereliction of duty are what I can't tolerate the most, and that's up to you to say."

These two items do not need to be greatly improved, but they still cannot escape exile and hard labor...

Zheng Zhilong calmed down and said: "Your Highness, corruption is the bad government of the country. Southern Fujian is blocked by mountains and rivers, and the wind of the New Deal cannot be bathed in it for a while. In the officialdom, it is unreasonable not to cheat. There are always villains..."

Zhu Cihong raised his hand, signaling him not to make excuses.

Zheng Zhilong immediately cut off the conversation: "The guilty minister is willing to pay a huge sum of money to redeem the crime of corruption." Seeing the crown prince nodded, he said cautiously: "I just don't know what your highness is called dereliction of duty..."

"It's about Hongyi stealing Taiwan from me." Zhu Cihong said, "Taiwan is the homeland of China. It was your indulgence and acquiescence that allowed Hongyi to build a city on the island."

Zheng Zhilong thought it was a matter of tenant change, but also thought that he was not a civil affairs official.It is a bit far-fetched to use this to incriminate.

Unexpectedly, the crown prince was talking about Hongyi on Taiwan Island!

In Zheng Zhilong's eyes, Taiwan cannot be regarded as the territory of Ming Dynasty at all!

He didn't know about the previous dynasty, but he had seen and heard about Li Dan and Yan Siqi's opening ceremony.At that time, the imperial court couldn't even tell whether the big officials were islands or ports, let alone set up officials to govern.As for his own operation of Yaogang, he did it completely privately, so what does he have to do with the court?

"Taiwan Island and the mainland of China seem to be separated, but they are actually just a corner extending from the mainland, and have contacts with all Chinese dynasties..."

——So is Japan.Why don't you say that Japan is the homeland of China.

Zheng Zhilong cursed.

"...Since the Yuan Dynasty, the Penghu Inspection Department was set up to govern the Penghu Islands and Taiwan. Our dynasty followed..."

——Shen Yourong once visited Taiwan Island when he was governor of Fujian Province, and there were only Xun soldiers on Penghu Island, which were not unusual, so could this be counted?

Zheng Zhilong was still a little dissatisfied, he just felt that the crown prince had heard some old things about the Taiwan Strait from somewhere, and he was pretending to be an expert in front of him.

"I order you to recover Taiwan. So far, what is the effect? ​​Is it my order that can't move you!" Zhu Cihong said.

"His Royal Highness's lesson!" Zheng Zhilong said hastily: "The red barbarians on Taiwan Island are nothing more than mediocre, as long as the minister completes the armament, and the trade wind blows, they can fight over at any time."

"This is not what the general should say." Zhu Cilang said coldly, "Don't go back today. Come up with a plan for restoring Taiwan with my staff. After Taiwan is defeated, the imperial court will send herdsmen, and the Fujian navy will Transshipment of immigrants. In the future, Taiwan will set up a city ship department, and all tax revenue will be returned to the imperial court, and you will not be embezzled. If there are smuggling ships on the sea, you will be responsible. In this way, you will be exonerated from the crime of malfeasance!"

Zheng Zhilong broke out in cold sweat when he heard it, but he finally felt relieved knowing that he was still in power.As for smuggling or not, could it be that the Crown Prince has the final say on this matter?Don't be afraid to agree first.

Zhu Cihong said with a gentle tone: "Do you know where the Hongyi Kingdom is? How did it open up overseas territories?"

Zheng Zhilong had worked as an interpreter for the Dutch, and he was quite confident about the origin of the Hongyi people. He immediately talked about it with eloquence, but also wanted to show his own ability and increase his weight in the resumption of Taiwan.

After Zhu Cihong listened quietly, he sighed: "With your knowledge, you dare to say that you are going to resume the stage. It really worries me."

Zheng Zhilong choked suddenly, does anyone in Daming know Hongyifan better than him!

Zhu Cilang asked his adjutant to take the map of all countries, spread it left and right, hung it up, and took a long whip: "Hongyifan is not Dutch, and the Netherlands is just a province of Hongyi Kingdom. The so-called Hongyifan in my dynasty translates the name of the country as It is the 'Interprovincial Republic of the Netherlands'. Its country was originally Lowland Germany and was ruled by the Spaniards. In the 45th year of Jiajing, the people of the country rioted and established a country of their own.

Zheng Zhilong was very embarrassed, but he was shocked by the fineness of the map, and secretly confirmed it with the islands and countries he knew, and there was not a single bit of corruption.

Zhu Cihong was too lazy to give Zheng Zhilong a history lesson, so he handed the long whip to the staff next to him, signaling him to continue.

This staff officer is an elite recruited from the First Army. After entering Fujian, he is responsible for sorting out information in the Taiwan Strait, taking into account the current situation in Nanyang. Naturally, he also pays more attention to the foreigners who appear in his front yard. The dictionary published by the university, self-study Spanish, Portuguese and other languages.

Although he was only a captain, he stood in front of Zheng Zhilong without any awe.

"The 30th year of the Wanli calendar, that is, [-] in the Western calendar." The staff spoke clearly: "The United East India Company was established in the Netherlands, and a governor-general was set up to open a town in Batavia, Java. In addition, in urgent trade Set up a business hall and be led by an officer. It calls Taiwan Formosa, which means beautiful. This place is only governed by the official Formosa, and there is no 'governor' as Zheng Du called it."

Zheng Zhilong's face was hot.It's fine to be criticized by the crown prince, but even such a small military officer dares to accuse him of his mistakes face to face, it's really unbearable.

"Captain Fang Jiahong and Zheng Du will work together to formulate a strategy for the resumption of Taiwan. I hope they will do their best." Zhu Cihong looked at the clock in the tent. The meeting time has been too long this time, and the Hong family from Fujian will be summoned to apologize. clansmen.Because of Hong Chengchou's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, the entire Wurong Wengshan Hong family was deeply ashamed-of course, they were very glorious in the original historical time and space.

This time the Hong family was led by the head of the clan, accompanied by the house heads of the east and west pavilions, especially Hong Chengchou's younger brother Hong Chengjuan, who came to plead guilty.

Zhu Cihong originally didn't want to waste time on this, but thinking about the fact that the Hong family is considered a prominent family in Fujian Province, and they will be needed in the future to appease the region and develop Taiwan, he still took the time to meet them.In fact, Hong Chengchou's betrayal had nothing to do with them, but when Hong Chengchou was in power, they had a share of the benefits, and it is only natural that they are implicated now.

"I hope that the Hong family will put the country first in the future, and there will be no such people who insult the family style." Zhu Cihong finished the routine and served tea to see off the guests.

The Hong clan, however, wept bitterly, thanked Dade, and all swore and swore before resigning.

Although there is no telephone or Internet in this era, the heavy workload does not reduce future generations in the slightest.After Zhu Cihong saw the Hong family, he only had time to take two steps in the Chinese army account, and then received summaries of military and political reports from various places and progress reports on various national engineering projects. These must be carefully reviewed, and as much attention should be paid to each As for the details, once something is unclear, people have to report it again.

Later generations of business and economics said: "Management is stared out." It is by no means a lie.

……

Sitting in the sub-tent outside the tent, Lu Suyao just felt suffocated and hard to concentrate on doing things.For a while, there were mosquitoes flying around in front of my eyes, which really made people more irritable.

"Should the incense in the tent be changed?" Lu Suyao finally couldn't help shouting.

The female officer outside quickly came in and explained: "Auntie, it hasn't been long."

Lu Suyao groaned, and finally said: "Why is it so hot in southern Fujian, and my body is always sticky, really annoying."

The female official said: "The water and soil here are like this, aunt, drink more tea?"

Lu Suyao nodded, picked up the tea mug at hand, and started to drink regardless of her appearance.Most of the vat of warm tea entered the abdomen, and the sweat was immediately stimulated, and the whole person felt much more relaxed.

"It is said that where poisonous insects are infested, there must be an antidote. This Tieguanyin was born in southern Fujian, so I am afraid it should be the antidote." Lu Suyao rubbed her chest and let out a long sigh.

The female officer hastily stepped forward to take Lu Suyao's tea mug, and went out to receive tea.

Fujian people like to drink tea with small cups, and each cup is just one peck.Leisure people can drink slowly for a day, but it is too inconvenient for busy people.So Sherenke sent a special person to make tea and pour it, and then put it into a vat and sent it to the crown prince and his entourage.

Lu Suyao felt better physically and mentally, and finally she could read the words on the document clearly. She casually flipped through the summaries of each document, and took out a text with a blue label.

It was the test book sent by the medical school. (To be continued..)

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