It's really a headache and crying!

Chongzhen, Zhou Hou, Zhu Cijiong, and a Kunxing princess Zhu Yujiao came out of nowhere, and the four of them hugged their heads and cried outside the Wuying Palace, but no one paid attention to Zhu Cihong.

I really don't know how good people are!

Emperor Chongzhen trembled while crying, took out a silver ticket from the Maritime Bank (in fact, it is a large-amount deposit certificate), folded it like a dried tofu, and handed it to his son: "Third brother...... This is a little private house saved for the father and your mother, and there is only 152,000 taels of silver, so take it all. ”

Zhou Hou also wiped her tears: "Son, don't be bitter about yourself...... The money is not enough to spend, so I will find a way for my mother to give you. ”

Zhu Cihong frowned, this looks a bit like a loving father and mother who sold the house to the ruined son to repay the loan shark?

But...... Emperor Chongzhen deposited more than 1.5 million private money in Haishang Bank and Yanshang Bank, and now he has only taken out 152,000, and it looks like he is going bankrupt!

You are the Emperor! Is it okay to be a little more generous?

"Third brother, my sister also has a little private room." Zhu Yujiao, who had already given birth to two sons to Zheng Jiangong, also took out a silver ticket that was folded squarely and handed it to her brother, "There are only 33,300 taels, which I have saved for many years, and now I will give you all ......."

Zhu Cihong almost didn't get angry when he heard this, how can you, who is a sister, be like this? Your husband is the son of the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, and the family has mountains of gold and silver, and you are a princess to marry, will you only have more than 30,000 taels of private houses?

However, Chongzhen, Zhou Hou, and Princess Kunxing all gave money, and Zhu Cihong, who was an elder brother, was not good at pulling out a dime.

He had no choice but to step forward and say to Zhu Cijiong: "Third brother, I also have internal funds, but not much...... Go borrow a little more from Concubine Zheng and raise 300,000 taels for you, don't be too little! ”

This time it was Zhu Cihong's turn to be despised - his Royal Chamber of Commerce was second only to the Zheng family firm! Millions of taels of silver can be taken out at any time......

Zhu Cijiong was also moved, and said with tears in his eyes: "Father, mother, brother, sister, Cijiong has thanked you...... Cijiong went to the northwest to fight to the death with the Tartars, he would be crushed to pieces, and he would not teach the Tartars to cross the Great Wall one step! ”

Great Wall? Zhu Cihong said: What about the Hetao? Isn't the Loop already under your control? It's okay, it's going to shrink back to guard the Great Wall of Yulin Town?

thought so in his heart, but Zhu Cihong had to say some words of encouragement.

"The third brother is really the brave king of my Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Cihong couldn't help but praise his good brother, "As long as you can defend the Great Wall of Yulin Town, you will be the first to make the Northern Expedition...... When the Northern Expedition wins, I will change you to a richer feudal town to defend it! ”

Before Zhu Cijiong could kneel down and thank him, Emperor Chongzhen interjected: "Or give Beiping Mansion to the third brother!" ”

Seal Beiping Mansion? Isn't that the king of Yan anymore?

Emperor Zhu smiled and nodded: "Okay, with the third elder guarding Beiping, I can sit back and relax!" ”

He is saying it very well now, but it is difficult to say whether there will be a feudal town in Beiping, and it depends on the national defense situation in the north.

Moreover, the feudal towns are not equal to separating against the central government, and the Jiedu envoys are not equal to being hereditary, or even equal to being able to hold office for life - the feudal towns of the Tang Dynasty in history are not equal to secession, but the authority of the Jiedu envoy is larger, and they can manage both the military and the people.

In fact, the authority of some of the general guards of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Liaodong General Army, was similar to that of the Tang Dynasty's feudal towns.

After winning the promise of moving the town to Beiping for Zhu Cijiong, and also pitting Emperor Zhu for 300,000 taels, Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou were finally willing to "let go" Emperor Zhu, and the family entered the main hall of Wuying Hall with laughter. There is already a family banquet in the hall, delicacies from the mountains and seas, as well as Zhu Cihong's favorite boiled eggs......

The family affection of the emperor's family is really enviable!

After eating a few boiled grass eggs at Emperor Chongzhen's place, Emperor Zhu got up to say goodbye and returned to his Western mansion.

Now the Ming court is still in the Laoshan Palace, so Emperor Zhu does not have to convene a meeting between the two governments, but he still has to summon two important ministers today.

One is Zheng Jiangong, the husband of Princess Zhu Yujiao of Kunxing, who sponsored more than 30,000 taels of Zhu Cijiong, and the other is Shen Tingyang.

When Zhu Cihong arrived at the Western Building, the two of them were already waiting there, sitting outside Emperor Zhu's study, and when they saw Emperor Zhu coming, they both got up and were about to salute.

"No need, come in and talk."

Zhu Cihong beckoned to the two of them, and walked into the study by himself.

Emperor Zhu's study in the Western building is also Western-style, and it is also equipped with transparent glass windows, which is spacious and bright. There are also a few leather sofas inside, which are made in a factory run by Western merchants in Shanghai.

Zhu Cihong sat down on the sofa in a big way, beckoned to the two in front of him, and asked them to sit down on the sofa opposite.

"Chongming Hou (Shen Tingyang), Xiamen Bo (Zheng Jiangong), are they all ready?"

"It's ready!" Shen Tingyang said, "The Beiyang Navy Division has dispatched 20 sand boats that can operate in the offshore waters, and they can sail to North Korea at any time. ”

It was enough to go to the sea to impersonate the Japanese robber Zheng Jiangong's seven Western-style sailing ships, in fact, it was enough to have a "Feixiang", with a load of 800 tons, equipped with 44 cannons, and the key positions on board were still professional Dutch officers and sailors. This is the only ship that the Spanish permanent fleet in the East cannot fight against.

Although there is now a "behemoth" like the Sea Monarch, it is the only one in Europe. The battleship with a load of about 1,000 tons is also the capital ship of the home navies of the Netherlands, Britain, France, and Spain.

In the East, the 800-ton "Flying" is definitely a giant.

However, in the coastal waters of North Korea, where the islands are dotted and the hydrology is very complicated, the 800-ton "Feixiang" is not flexible enough, and Shen Tingyang's sand ships are the most suitable ships.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong summoned Shen Tingyang from Lushunkou to Nanjing, and ordered the Beiyang Fleet to draw out 20 sand ships and transfer them to the Oriental Fleet of the Ming Navy - now there are three major fleets under the Ming Navy, namely the Beiyang Fleet, the Oriental Fleet, and the Nanyang Fleet, of which the Beiyang Fleet belongs to the jurisdiction of the Beiyang Trade and Diplomatic Mission, the Oriental Fleet is directly under the Ming Dynasty, and the Nanyang Fleet belongs to the Dongning Army, which is the Dongning Naval Division.

"Your Majesty, the minister's seven warships are also ready!" Zheng Jiangong also replied.

"Okay!" Zhu Cihong nodded, "The 20 sand ships in the Beiyang will be transferred to the East Ocean on the same day...... Beiyang quotes a price up! As for the personnel, they were all transferred to the Navy Division. ”

Beiyang is a special existence, a half-official and half-merchant yamen, a bit similar to the licensed trading company of Europeans, so Zhu Cihong cannot transfer Beiyang's property to the Oriental fleet for free, but needs to replenish it according to the price.

"The minister has already handed over the offer to the Shipbuilding Department of the Ministry of War and the Navy Department of the Generalissimo's Office." Shen Tingyang was also polite.

"Okay." Zhu Cihong said to Zheng Jiangong again, "Uncle Xiamen, your fleet should go to sea as soon as possible...... Strive to show up before Vladivostok is frozen, and play the banner of the Japanese Bandits. ”

The flags that Zhu Cihong prepared for the "Japanese Kou" were "Rising Sun Flag" and "Wuqitong", and there was also a recognition flag with the words "Commander of the Combined Fleet of the Great Japanese Navy, Ukita" embroidered on it - this was prepared for Ukita Hideya!

He is comfortable now, living in a mansion in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and eating rice! It is also very happy to be served with pickled bitter gourd and island tofu from the Ryukyu Kingdom......

The Tokugawa shogunate of Japan was furious about the disappearance of the Ukita Hide, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna personally went to Kagoshima Castle to investigate, and the lord of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Mitsuhisa, was forced to live in seclusion and gave way to his grandson Shimazu Nobuhisa, who was only 3 years old.

"If you encounter a Spanish warship, do you want to attack first?" Zheng Jiangong asked.

"Attack!" Zhu Cihong thought for a while, "Just drive away, you don't have to sink or capture." After completing the mission of attacking Vladivostok, he returned to the North Korean port of Busan for the winter...... Marquis Chongming, let your 20 sand boats go directly to occupy Busan, and also play the banner of the Japanese Invaders. ”