I am the carpenter king

Glancing at the door in front of him, Cheng Yu nodded slowly, reached out to pick up the door knocker, and knocked lightly.But there seemed to be no movement inside, Cheng Yu glanced at Zheng Yiguan on the side, and patted hard again.

"Okay, stop tapping! If you tap again, the door will break." An old voice came from inside, a little impatient, but opened the door anyway.Seeing two people standing at the door, the old man who guarded the door was slightly taken aback, but when he saw the faces of the two people clearly, the old man suddenly laughed and said: "It turns out that Young Master Zheng is back, the old man was still talking about the young master a few days ago, come in quickly !"

As Li Dan's godson, Zheng Yiguan often goes in and out of Li's house, and the servants are no strangers to him.On weekdays, Zheng Yiguan treats people kindly, which is naturally very popular.

"Uncle Cheng, why are you the gatekeeper? Where's Little Liu Zi?" Zheng Yiguan greeted the old gatekeeper with a smile, took out a piece of silver from his arms and handed it to the old man, and said with a smile: "Let's not engage in those vain rituals." Well, the boy came back this time and didn't bring you anything, so you take it to drink tea."

The old gatekeeper was not polite, this was not the first time, he took the silver and said with a smile: "Xiao Liuzi is going to be a father, and he is not at the house for a few days, the old man is naturally responsible for the gatekeeper's business." Done. Young master, hurry up and go in! The master is now in the study."

Zheng Yiguan nodded, he didn't need to communicate when he came to Li's residence, this is his other home.When Zheng Yiguan was born, he had already left his hometown and went to study with his uncle in Macau.There he joined the Catholic Church and was named Nicholas an official.

In the following years, Zheng Yiguan traveled around Southeast Asia.Later, he went to Kyushu Island in the country of Wa.Because he wanted to learn swordsmanship, Zheng Yiguan made friends with Weng Yihuang, a seafarer in Fujian, and at the same time took Weng Yihuang's goddaughter Tian Chuan as his wife. In the same year, Zheng Yiguan worshiped Li Dan's disciples.

Because of his early experience, Zheng Yiguan has a broad vision and is capable of handling things.Soon he gained Li Dan's trust.After several major incidents, Li Dan liked Zheng Yiguan very much, so he adopted Zheng Yiguan as his adopted son.Because his son did not live up to expectations, Li Dan valued Zheng Yiguan very much, as if he were his own son.

At this time, he looked at Zheng Yiguan in front of him.The more Li Dan watched, the more satisfied he became. Thinking of his sons, he could only sigh bitterly.After a few words of politeness, Li Dan smiled and said to Zheng Yiguan: "Yiguan, is the trip to Nanjing going well?"

"Father, this trip to Nanjing went quite smoothly. I got in touch with Fang Shihong smoothly. The matter with Fang Shihong has also been settled, but their uprising failed. I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future." Zheng Yiguan accepted Li Dan Fang Shihong has always disagreed.This will definitely attract criticism from the court.

Zheng Yiguan is also very concerned about the domestic affairs of the Ming Dynasty. He knows that Emperor Tianqi is not a good emperor.The imperial court has been building sea-going ships, presumably it has plans for the sea.It's better for people like themselves to keep a low profile.Otherwise, it is very likely to provoke the court, and it is really not worth accepting Fang Shihong now.

In Zheng Yiguan's view, the sea is too big, and people like himself can cross the sea.But without the hinterland support of the Ming Dynasty, people like myself would struggle.After all, whether it is goods or personnel, it mainly comes from land, and lost this big rear.People like myself are fish out of water.Even the mighty fish can't live without water.

Now the sea is not peaceful, Tianzhu and other places, the Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese devils are fighting more and more fiercely.No matter from which point of view, the strength of these people is too weak.If the safe haven of the Ming Dynasty is lost, if something goes wrong, people like myself will probably suffer heavy losses.

"Yiguan, I am very relieved when you handle the matter, since it is done!" Li Dan understood Zheng Yiguan's opinion very well.Zheng Yiguan also told himself, but in Li Dan's view, Zheng Yiguan was a little too cautious.

The focus of the imperial court these years has been on the north, how can the land in the south of the Yangtze River be moved rashly?This coastal land is dominated by these sea merchants.What Fang Shihong represents is not one person, but a large group of people.Even if some of it was cleaned up by the emperor this time, it is still a force that should not be underestimated.

Now the situation at sea is complicated, and various forces are intertwined. The Dutch once again occupied Penghu.Now is the time to draw in all the forces that can be drawn in. How can a person like Fang Shihong give up.

Seeing Li Dan perfunctory himself, Zheng Yiguan could only sigh helplessly in his heart.My old godfather can't listen to what I say. I have explained it to him, but he doesn't take it seriously.But this person is still very stubborn, it doesn't matter what he says.

"Godfather, the matter in Nanjing has come to an end. I don't know where to send the baby next? Can I go back to Kyushu?" Zheng Yiguan now really wants to go back to Kyushu Island. When he came out, Tian Chuan already had pregnant.For Zheng Yiguan, this is a very important matter.

"Now the imperial court is negotiating with the Dutch, and I don't know how the talks are going. I thought you could do something in Penghu, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. There is really nothing to do now. You can go back to Kyushu! "Li Dan sighed helplessly with a bit of bitterness on his face.

Now the Dutch at sea are too powerful, and the old Spain and Portugal are not opponents.Britain, which was once powerful, is now in a state of turmoil at home, and has almost no time to look outside.Li Dan naturally didn't know these things, but the most powerful sea power around now is undoubtedly the Dutch.

Since the Dutch occupied Penghu, Li Dan felt that things were not good, and Zheng Yiguan went to Penghu at that time.Because he is proficient in Dutch, Zheng Yiguan became an interpreter easily.It's just that Daming and the Dutch are at odds now, and the translator doesn't mean much, so he came to Xiamen to look for Li Dan.

Nodding slowly, Zheng Yiguan naturally knew about this, and it is not suitable for him to go back to Penghu now.When I said that I am not suitable to stay in Penghu, it is really too restrictive.Thinking of his wife who is about to give birth, and the career of Wa Kingdom, Zheng Yiguan is very excited.

"Okay, I know you want to go back! There will be a ship going to Kyushu in a few days, so you can go back together! But I want to tell you something, Yan Siqi is a man with a lot of ambition, you must be careful when you do things with him !" Li Dan took a deep look at Zheng Yiguan, he didn't want his godson to die for no apparent reason.

There was no change on his face, Zheng Yiguan nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "My child, remember, don't worry!"

Although he said so on the lips, Zheng Yiguan didn't think so in his heart.Li Dan is already old, and the young master has a bit of vigor to make a living.Moreover, Zheng Yiguan felt that Li Dan didn't have the kind of domineering to do big things, let alone accurate vision.Yan Siqi is different, he is courageous, strategic, and able to act decisively.

As for what Li Dan said about great ambition and lack of talent, it was because Li Dan didn't believe that Yan Siqi could accomplish anything.But Zheng Yiguan didn't think so, he just thought that Yan Siqi could do it, and he believed in his own vision.But Li Dan did it for his own good, so Zheng Yiguan naturally wouldn't refute it.As for persuading Li Dan, Zheng Yiguan had long since given up this idea.

"Go! Go down and have a rest, hold a banquet for your father at night, and wash the dust for you." Li Dan waved his hand, although Zheng Yiguan pretended to obey, but as a veteran, how could Li Dan fail to see Zheng Yiguan? Disapproval?

Both of them chose to acquiesce, and neither of them would break it. This may be a kind of tacit understanding.

In Beijing City, after Emperor Tianqi left, it seemed that it had no effect on this place.The common people live and work in peace and contentment, all officials work normally, and everything is running according to the track.

In the duty room of the Military Aircraft Department, Sun Chengzong put down a memorial and gently rubbed his forehead.Glancing at Duke Ding on one side, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Mr. Ding, it's almost the end of the day, shouldn't we go back?" Looking at the sunset outside, Sun Chengzong stretched his waist.It's time to get off work, this day is really tiring!

Raising his head slowly, Ding Guogong took a look at Sun Chengzong, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Master Sun is really in good health, I really admire him. Since the emperor left Beijing, all these things have been on us .My lord is so old, I work hard all day, but I am so energetic. I am so much younger than you, but I am so tired that I am dying."

Sun Chengzong has long been used to Ding Guogong's way of speaking, and this is indeed what makes Sun Chengzong amazing.However, Sun Chengzong was 77 years old when he died in battle, and he was still on the battlefield at the age of 77. Now this age is really nothing.What's more, although Sun Chengzong is tired now, everything is going well, and his body is naturally healthier.

"Master Guo was joking. It's not because you are afraid that I will be tired and have taken on most of the official duties. I will remember this love!" Sun Chengzong waved his hand quickly and said with a smile.

"Okay, this is the last copy! Master Xu is asking for money again, and I don't see him on weekdays. He only asks for money when he comes here once. I came here in a hurry today, so I put down the memorial and left. But tell me, this This memorial must be approved today!" Ding Guogong said while putting the memorial aside.

Sun Chengzong nodded. Although Ding Guogong said it unintentionally, he was actually talking to himself.As the first and auxiliary Minister of Military Aircraft of the Military Aircraft Department, Ding Guogong still has to report to Sun Chengzong for some things.But most of them are through this form, and Sun Chengzong has long been used to it.

"Xu Guangqi can't be short of money, and this matter can't be delayed. All the money in his place belongs to the emperor's internal treasury. Just send it to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and they will give it to you!" Sun Chengzong smiled. This is already a city rule. something happened.