golden scales

Zheng Zhilong was very savvy to report with tens of millions of two properties, and took the initiative to pay 60 taels of tax according to the highest tax in Hong Kong - 500%.In addition, the ransom was paid four hundred and four hundred thousand taels, and a total of five million taels was collected, which was regarded as a settlement with the crown prince.

This almost drained the cash out of his hands, but it still made him a lot easier.At least he still has thousands of boats in his hand, including more than [-] large Fuchuan, and more than ten Taixi gunboats that have been purchased one after another.That's the foundation of his wealth, and it's also the reason why Zhu Cihong is so jealous.

Such a huge sea force cannot be forced to become a pirate before the construction of its own navy is completed, otherwise it will inevitably make people laugh forever.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zheng Zhilong is indeed the number one force in the East China Sea. Even if the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spaniards form a combined fleet, it is impossible to defeat such a powerful force.In the original historical script, Zheng Chenggong defeated the Dutch with the split Zheng family fleet, occupied Taiwan, and harassed the Qing Dynasty for decades, which shows his strength.

So from the first time Zheng Zhilong came to see Zhu Cihong, Zhu Cihong never really thought about taking Zheng Zhilong's life.Otherwise, the southeast coast will inevitably return to the state of Jiajing, or even worse, there will be "Japanese riots" everywhere, and it will be impossible to develop and rest.

Now this state can be described as the best state acceptable to both parties.

Zhu Cihong got 500 million taels of silver here, and he only needs to withdraw one-fifth of it to perfectly solve all the costs of Taiwan's development.At the same time, it maintained the dignity of the national law and set an example for other powerful families: if you want to atone for your sins, show your sincerity, if you only take a dozen or two million taels of the crown prince as a beggar.The crown prince sent all of you to Liaodong to be beggars.

From now on, Zheng Zhilong can sit back and relax, and can still hold the title of the right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.Be his emperor of the East China Sea.And in the future, Daming will have a city shipping department, and he will have a share of the income taxes.Although he can no longer enjoy the profits of the East China Sea to himself, it is always much safer to be on the same boat with the royal family.

Having truly experienced the storms and heavy rains at sea, Zheng Zhilong's nostalgia for the land has exceeded other people's imagination.Perhaps it was precisely because of this mentality that Zheng Zhilong in another world would rather surrender to the Qing Dynasty than his son.

Compared with Zheng Zhilong's relaxed and happy life and the First Army's eagerness to fight, Fujian's civil servants have really become the most painful group of people.

They must be responsible for the slave revolution that is gradually spreading in western Fujian.And without any help, clear Zhang Tianmu and register households Qimin in their respective jurisdictions.

The local officials who could have watched the fire from the other side soon found that they had become grasshoppers on the same rope with the officials: if they failed to complete the administrative work requirements issued by the Ministry of Officials, they could not pass the examination of meritorious officials. Local officials to officials at all levels must bear the responsibility.

In order to show the serious attitude of the crown prince, officials, servants, and public servants at all levels of the yamen in Fujian.They also received a large amount of public food silver subsidies to make up for their past loss of no state salary.

This is simply the Ming Dynasty version of Shang Yang's emigration of wood!

If there are still people who are not sure about the situation, it happens that the number of Taiwanese immigrants is far from enough.

For the big island that can swim across, its arable land area reached 500 square kilometers after industrial development, equivalent to [-] million mu, accounting for a quarter of the entire island's land.Under favorable water and soil conditions, it can produce two crops and three crops a year.

Of course, this number cannot be reached today, but in terms of the population of Fujian and Zhejiang, even if all those who are willing to go to Taiwan are pulled there, there is still enough land for them to live on.

Of course, prior to this, the right to rule the entire island must be obtained.

It is impossible for the Dutch to give up Taiwan for nothing.Just like two years ago they drove out the Spaniards who occupied the chicken coop (kielung).

No matter the East or the West, everyone knows the truth of "how can others snore on the side of the couch".

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"Your Highness, I really have something to say, so I can't say it quickly." Lu Suyao finally got the chance to be alone with the crown prince.

"Let's talk." Zhu Cihong had just sat on the Huanghuali chair, and hadn't had time to start working yet, so he happened to have time.

"Your Highness," Lu Suyao said, "Now that the matter in the south has been decided, if His Highness doesn't return to Beijing, I'm afraid many decisions will be delayed. Before Huangming Xinglin University started school, His Highness was already absent."

Zhu Cihong is respected by Ming Xinglin for his outstanding contributions in hematology, surgery, bacteriology, anatomy and other fields.Yu Chang opened Xinglin University in Beijing, using the teaching method he had dreamed of to train younger generations of medical professionals, and invited famous doctors from all over the country, including the crown prince Zhu Cihong.

"Well, this is indeed a pity." Zhu Cihong said: "However, recovering Taiwan is also a major event, and it is impossible not to keep an eye on the progress."

"Your Highness, Liaodong and Xuanda are also at war. How can we favor one over the other?" Lu Suyao didn't know whether she was interfering in political affairs, but she knew that if the crown prince didn't return to Beijing before August, the rest of her life might be ruined. Very unhappy.

"Liaodong uses beating instead of fu, and when the population increases, Ping Liao will be a matter of course. If Xiao Donglou can mess up even this, then he will really live and go back." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Xuan Da used fu instead of beating. , mainly to trade with the Mongols to expand the cavalry division, and it is enough for Zhou Yuji to sit there."

Zhu Cihong did not trust the Mongols outside Zhangjiakou, but they were a little farther away from the Manchus and could be won over.Trading with them can not only disintegrate the Manchurian-Mongolian alliance, but also obtain the horses needed by the Ming army.Even though Zhu Cihong is not familiar with horse breeds, he still knows that Mongolian horses are one of the best war horses in the cold weapon era.

However, when the crown prince mentioned the mutual market, Lu Suyao was even more confused.

If you just sell tea and silk to the Mongols, of course it doesn't matter, and it can also weaken the Mongols' combat effectiveness.The problem is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even dared to sell ironware and grain, so wouldn't he be afraid that these Mongols would resell them to the Manchurians?

This issue has also sparked dissent in the DPRK and China, but the actual situation is different from the gossip.

The quantity of ironware that Zhu Cilang sold to the Mongols was strictly controlled, and all of them were Lu iron made into pots and utensils.Even if the Mongols and Manchurians had the ability to go back to the furnace and rebuild, the iron they got would not be able to make weapons.

As for the grain, people only saw the carts of grain bags transported to Zhangjiakou, but they didn't see that what Zhou Yuji sold was cooked food.Cooked food cannot be stored for a long time, and the daily sales are limited, which directly cut off the possibility of the Mongolians doing resale trade.This was purely a means to attract Mongolian herdsmen to live in the outskirts of Zhangjiakou as a family unit, with the purpose of forming a bridgehead and an experimental field for the Ming Dynasty to assimilate Mongolia.

Furthermore, among the huge amount of "grain exports", there is also hidden contraband such as "wine".

It is undoubtedly a matter of great hatred to brew wine when there are still people starving to death in the country, so as long as the year is not good, the national prohibition of alcohol is a natural procedure.However, the high profits brought by wine and the Mongolian obsession with wine are destined to become the highlight of Ming-Mongolia trade.

Zhou Yuji's newly formed several cavalry bureaus all use high-quality Mongolian horses and rely on spirits brewed privately from a large amount of grain.

"If I don't go back to Beijing, Donglu and Mengta can feel more at ease. They need time to heal their wounds, and we also need time to fill up the gunpowder. It's best not to break this hard-won peace." Zhu Cihong leaned on the back of the chair, With a smile on your face, it's like chatting with an old friend.

Lu Suyao enjoyed this warm conversation very much, but soon remembered the letter from Beijing, and the words in the letter that seemed to be able to hear the empress roaring...

"But Your Highness, what else can we do here except wait?" Lu Suyao did not give up.

Zhu Cihong said in surprise: "Compared to the north, Fujian is a land of aliens. Everyone has something to do. Are you free?"

Lu Suyao almost turned her back angrily, suppressing her dizziness and said: "What else is your Highness going to do here? In the past two days, I have started to meet the gentry from Fuzhou."

"I need to think about it." Zhu Cihong said: "Fujian is very mountainous. If you climb over a mountain, you will not be able to understand the language. I need to think hard about how to break this situation. At least let them understand and speak official language."

"But Your Highness, the Imperial Hospital said that the Crown Princess Concubine will give birth in mid-August." Lu Suyao finally couldn't help shouting.

Zhu Cihong's expression froze for a moment, without explaining, he just opened his notebook and handed the expanded pages to Lu Suyao for her to read by herself.

I saw a thick line drawn with a brush on a page, dividing it into two sides.The top of one side reads "Return to Beijing Normal University", and the other end reads "Southern Tour".Under the column of "Returning to the Capital", there are two lines of writing, the first line of which is "Wife and Son".The second line reads "Powerless".

On the side of the southern tour, it is densely written such as: building a model city in Fuzhou, observing the sea trade, meeting with Thai and Western envoys, promoting Mandarin, popularizing elementary school, supervising the judicial system, establishing the Fujian Navy Academy, infiltrating the Fujian Navy, and supervising the recovery project Progress, promotion and expansion of the First Army, inspection of Guangdong...

"Your Highness is going to Guangdong?!" Lu Suyao might really have to make a life decision: whether to be abandoned by the crown prince, or to be killed by the empress.

Zhu Cihong tapped the desk lightly with his knuckles, did not answer Lu Suyao's words, but said in a deep voice: "You also think that I am the kind of cold-blooded person who ignores family affection? That is the wife I am marrying, and she is pregnant with my flesh and blood. My eldest son, or eldest daughter. How could I not have the slightest concern in my heart, how could I stand on the sidelines?

"But it's useless for me to go back now. The physiological knowledge and common sense of hygiene I know have been passed on to the doctor... I don't know how to have a caesarean section, and I don't know how to make forceps. What else can I do besides stand at the door and pace around? "

"But..." Lu Suyao had long been infected by the crown prince and believed in "practical results".At this moment, she had accepted the crown prince's reasons in her heart, but her position forced her to refute.

How can a person refute what he firmly believes?

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