Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 508 Forced Against Zheng Zhilong

Thinking at 35 is certainly not the same as thinking at 40.

Zheng Zhilong, who was in his 40s, had already dominated the sea for many years. At this time, he only needed to send out the command flag to make all the passing merchant ships obey his orders, and he no longer had to lead the fleet to sea in person.

Lack of tempering at sea, coupled with years of pampering, Zheng Zhilong has lost his former vigor at this time, and he has already accumulated enough wealth for him and his descendants to squander in the rest of his life.

Under such circumstances, Zheng Zhilong certainly didn't want to fight the Qing court to death, bet his life and wealth against the Qing court. Life.Therefore, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, although the Southern Ming court valued him very much, he chose to surrender to the Qing court.

But now Zheng Zhilong is only 35 years old, he is in the prime of life, the aggressiveness of his youth has not disappeared, he is still full of desire for power and wealth, and he does not want to give up the power and wealth he has.

Li Jing didn't consider the issue according to Zheng Zhilong's actual age, but just took it for granted that Zheng Zhilong could be taken down by forcing Zheng Zhilong to nowhere, which of course would not achieve the desired effect.

Sighing lightly, Li Jing knew that his development had been too smooth these years, especially the year when he entered Beijing, it was unexpectedly smooth, so smooth that Li Jing thought that as long as the decision he made was correct .

But if you walk too much along the way, you will eventually encounter a stone.

Suddenly, Li Jing thought of Yuan Keli. If Yuan Keli was there, he would definitely remind him not to get carried away.

Looking at Gao Qi and the others who were still in deep thought, Li Jing shook his head lightly. Although these people were loyal to him, none of them dared to raise objections to him.If things go on like this, one day I will become self-righteous, thinking that everything I do is correct.

As an admonisher, now I need an admonisher like Wei Zheng by my side, and more importantly, a teacher who can always remind me like Yuan Keli.

But now there is no such person in the court.

Is it because Daming has no talent?Certainly not, even on the day of its demise, Da Ming still has a lot of talents.It's just that these talents have not been reused.

It seems that the way of selecting talents also needs to be re-examined seriously.

But now is obviously not the time to consider this issue, and now those important officials in the court are still waiting to make their own decisions.

Shaking his head, Li Jing sighed and said, "If I had known that Zheng Zhilong was so capable, I wouldn't have taken such a tough attitude towards him back then.

Now I have pushed Zheng Zhilong back, and I have also pushed myself to a dead end.Discuss, what should we do now? "

Hearing this, Gao Qi laughed and said: "It can't be considered that we have come to a dead end. Zheng Zhilong has blocked Manjijia and blocked our sea trade channel with Xiyi. At worst, we will not trade with Xiyi, and we will treat it as if the sea ban has not been opened. Anyway, our Ming Dynasty Been here for so many years.”

Li Jing shook his head: "How can it be so simple? Daming now uses money everywhere, but the treasury is already beyond its means, and taxes alone can't solve the problem at all.

So what to do?We can only find a way to increase revenue. We let go of the sea ban and implement foreign trade, which is a means of increasing revenue. If the overseas trade is smooth, the materials produced by Ming Dynasty can be sold to foreign countries, so that money from overseas countries will continue to flow into Daming. How big is it? We only need to look at Zheng Zhilong's annual income of tens of millions to know, so foreign trade must not be given up. "

"If you don't want to give up overseas trade, you can only find a way to defeat Zheng Zhilong." Gao Qi said.

Li Jing sighed: "We can't make the same mistakes again and again. I made a mistake last time when I forced Zheng Zhilong to fight against him. How can I be so obsessed with thinking about using force to solve Zheng Zhilong?

The ancients said, there is no way to improve by knowing mistakes. If the ancients knew this truth, how can our generation be inferior to the ancients?Don't be afraid of making mistakes, what you're afraid of is not knowing that you made a mistake, and not correcting it even when you know it.

People can not escape from doing wrong?I am also a human being, and I will make mistakes. I hope that everyone will point out my mistakes after seeing my mistakes in the future. I dare not compare with the sages, but I am confident that I can change after hearing it.I hope everyone will share with me. "

Hearing Li Jing bluntly say that he made a mistake, everyone in the room couldn't help being startled, and then looked at each other with joy on their faces.

For them, Li Jing is no different from the emperor, and since ancient times, very few emperors admit that they have made mistakes.

In fact, the courtiers confronted the emperor, often because the emperor was unwilling to admit his mistakes, but most of the time, the courtiers were no match for the emperor, and the end of confronting the emperor was usually miserable.

Therefore, when the emperor was unwilling to admit that he had made a mistake, most of the courtiers did not dare to disobey the emperor's opinion, and even recognized the emperor's mistake, and would continue to follow the wrong instructions, eventually failing to clean up.

Now under the leadership of Li Jing, Daming is gradually on the right track, and there are already signs of ZTE. As subordinates and ministers of Daming, these ministers are of course very happy.

But Li Jing is really too strong, and Li Jing seldom makes mistakes. These ministers basically do things according to Li Jing's orders, and rarely raise different opinions.

At this time, what the courtiers were most worried about was that Li Jing would be self-willed and would not listen to different opinions.

But they didn't expect that Li Jing would admit that he had made a mistake on Zheng Zhilong, and decided to correct this mistake.

When all the ministers first heard the news, they were astonished at first, and then they were all overjoyed.

Everyone knew in their hearts that if Li Jing was so courageous and wise, and could correct his mistakes, Daming would be rejuvenated in a few years.

Seeing the joyful expressions on everyone's faces, it was obvious that he understood what he was thinking, and a smile appeared on Li Jing's face.

Smiling, Li Jing continued: "Since everyone knows that it was a mistake to use force to solve Zheng Zhilong, then we should correct this mistake.

Zheng Zhilong's occupation of the full bar is nothing more than wanting me to bow my head to him, so let me bow my head. For the sake of Daming, it is not a shame for me to bow my head to him.

And in order to show my sincerity, I plan to take a trip to Fujian, if possible, I plan to meet Zheng Zhilong. "

"You can't, Commander. The future of the Ming Dynasty is important to the Commander, how can he leave the capital easily? The Commander must not leave the center lightly." Yang Liufeng said urgently.

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "Careful, I can only solve Zheng Zhilong's problem as quickly as possible when I go to Fujian in person. As for after I leave Beijing, won't the center still have you? With you sitting in the capital, I have nothing to worry about." You don't have confidence in yourself, do you? If that's the case, it would be in vain for me to train you for so many years."

"Commander, it's not that we don't have confidence in ourselves, but we don't trust him. It's a long way to go to Fujian, and there are many people in the south who disagree with the command of the commander. How can the safety of the commander be guaranteed?" Yang Liufeng anxiously asked. road.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Back then I only brought dozens of brothers, and I was not afraid of thousands of officers and soldiers. Now I have a large number of soldiers under my command, and our people are in charge of government and military affairs in all southern provinces. Is it possible that I am afraid of those young men? only?"

"Marshal, be careful what you say, and you need to think twice!" Shen Zheng said hastily.

Li Jing waved his hand: "There is no need to say much about this matter, we Daming can't delay it now, I have to go to Fujian in person to solve Zheng Zhilong's problem as soon as possible.

As for my safety, you don't have to worry about it at all. I won't go to Fujian alone, I will bring my own escort, so why worry? "

"Then I'll notify Zhuzi immediately and ask him to prepare for accompanying protection." Gao Qi hurriedly said.

Li Jing shook his head: "There is no need to go to war. I am not in the capital, and Zhuzi's garrison has to guard the capital. Only when the capital is safe can I be at ease. Brother Gao, after I leave the capital, you will be in charge of the daily affairs of the army."

"Then who is going to escort the commander-in-chief on this trip?" Gao Qi asked.

Li Jing smiled: "Now all the troops have tasks, only the commando has time, so let Xiao Wu lead the commando escort."

Gao Qi pondered for a while and said: "There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the commando, but the number is too small, and what is the status of the commander, how can you only take these few people with you when you travel? Let Zhuzi transfer two battalions to accompany you?"

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "My trip is not to investigate local affairs. With so many people, I move slowly. I think it's too many to bring hundreds of commandos. How can I bring troops with me?
What's more, there are garrison troops with pillars in the Zhili area. After leaving Zhili, it is Shandong, and the general of Shandong is Zhou Huhu.

After passing Shandong, I will leave from Anhui. The chief envoy of Anhui is Miao Zhongjing, and the garrison troops are direct descendants of Chen Dahu, so there is no need to worry.After leaving Anhui is Zhejiang, and Chen Dahu himself is in charge of Zhejiang, so you don't have to worry.Then you are not worried that something will happen to me when I arrive in Fujian, are you? "

"Hehe, if something happens to the commander-in-chief when he arrives in Fujian, then Brother Sun, Liu Erleng, and Sun Chuanting will be worthless!" Gao Qi laughed.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Yes, with the three of them in Fujian, I think it would be difficult for anything to happen, so what do you have to worry about?"

Hearing that Li Jing even arranged the route, everyone knew that Li Jing's trip was a foregone conclusion.

Knowing that Li Jing was leaving, everyone didn't bother, and immediately started preparing for Li Jing's trip.

Although Li Jing said that he only brought the commandos with him, and that he would travel easily, but this statement must not be taken seriously. Li Jing is the head of a country, how many major affairs of the country need him to deal with?How can you say that you don't care?

Those present here can handle their daily affairs, but they must ask Li Jing for instructions when it comes to important matters.

In other words, Li Jing also had to work on the road, so besides the guards, Li Jing also had to bring some officials to help him handle government affairs.

In addition, some people must be arranged to take care of Li Jing's daily life.If Li Jing didn't even bring a woman with him when he went out, then Li Jing, the prime minister of the Ming cabinet, would really lose his position.

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