Chapter 47 Mergers and Acquisitions (I)
"Do you really dare to say this?!"
The Zhongzuo Institute is now Zheng Chenggong's base camp, not to mention seizing the foundation, he and Zheng Chenggong also have a grudge against their brother, how can they easily defect to the past.
Recalling that in the past year, he would rather ask King Lu for help and drift on the sea, even if there was no hope of defeating Zheng Chenggong, recapturing the Zhongzuo Institute, and avenging his younger brother, he did not choose to give in to Zheng Chenggong. This is like his refusal to choose to surrender to the Qing Dynasty back then, and even after being driven into the sea by Zheng Chenggong, he also refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and used the power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to fight against Zheng Chenggong, which is already a creed in his heart.
Chen Kai said it out of his mouth at this moment, and Zheng Caidang was even furious. Unexpectedly, Chen Kai didn't care at all, he actually sat on the beach by himself, and then raised his head and asked Zheng Cai: "After standing for so long a day, I'm tired, isn't my uncle tired?" ”
Chen Kai's words were a pun, and Zheng Cai naturally understood it. Lowered his head and looked at the python robe that had faded a lot, Chen Kai couldn't see it inside, but he clearly remembered that when King Lu sent Zhang Mingzhen and Zhou Hezhi to attack him, his official uniform was torn during the battle.
But these are all from his wife's stitches, even if they are not mentioned, without considering the well-being of their families. Looking back, the generals, non-commissioned officers, and the military uniforms on their bodies, those military uniforms produced by the Ordnance Bureau are of very good quality, but after more than a year of displacement, they have long been tattered.
Among the generals, it was not that he abandoned him, Yang Chaodong's transfer to Zheng Chenggong was not mentioned, and even Zhang Yunfei led his troops to King Lu. Now the only people left under his command are nothing more than Cai Xing and Jiang Meiao, all of whom are tired soldiers, and they are nothing more than thinking about the friendship of their fellow villagers and his favor over the years.
After fighting for many years, Zheng Cai is indeed a little tired, and more importantly, he can't see any hope of success at all, whether it is the change to King Lu back then, or the battle with Zheng Chenggong over the years, he is not unaware that his ability is far inferior to the founder of the Zheng Group and the current leader, this is not that he is not the son of the Ishii Zheng family, in terms of ability, he is indeed far from being comparable to the father and son.
Now, it's nothing more than unwillingness!
Looking at Chen Kai, Zheng Cai's expression changed several times, but he still didn't choose to sit on the ground like that. A pair of tiger eyes stared at Chen Kai, and the question "Do you think I won't dare to kill you" burst out of his mouth.
The temperature, as if it had dropped a lot in an instant, made people shudder. Chen Kai was still sitting there, looking up at Zheng Cai, but he didn't seem to be afraid, but shook his head, and replied with a smile: "I'm waiting on an isolated island, and the boat has fallen into the hands of my uncle." To put it bluntly, now that the knife handle is in the hands of the uncle, if you want to kill me, I will just fight to break the net. Since this is already the case, why should I wag my tail and beg for mercy, could it be that you can still listen to me because I behaved pitifully? ”
Barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, Chen Kai did not blatantly ask Zheng Cai what benefits it would have for him to kill him, but said something like this. Yu Zhengcai had to go along the train of thought, wondering why Chen Kai had the confidence to persuade him.
"It's so daring, it's really worthy of Chen Kai, I want to see what you can do to convince me to surrender to Zheng Sen Xiao'er?"
Zheng Cai was still standing there, looking down at Chen Kai, but even if Chen Kai, who was sitting on the ground, looked up, the momentum between the two was not much worse.
Hearing the question, the corners of Chen Kai's mouth twitched, he just looked into Zheng Cai's eyes, and replied unhurriedly: "Isn't it enough to end the drift and do sea trade openly in the center and left?" ”
"You're going to use this to persuade me to go and bow down to Zheng Sen's kid?"
"yes, do you need anything else?" Facing Zheng Cai's deep frown, Chen Kai nodded without scruples, and then seemed to think of something: "Oh, by the way, you still need a guarantor." The weight here is not enough, and the uncle can't believe it, so why don't you let that ancestor testify, how about it? ”
The old ancestor in Chen Kai's mouth is none other than the old lady Huang who forced Zheng Chenggong to sentence him to righteousness in his marriage to Zheng Xiyuan, Zheng Chenggong's own grandmother.
This old lady Huang hates Chen Kai to the bone, but at this moment, Chen Kai actually wants to ask her to be a witness, to make a testimony of reconciliation between Zheng Cai and Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong behind Chen Kai, which is indeed incredible. However, hearing the three words "old ancestor", Zheng Cai was stunned on the spot, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
It's not that I'm surprised by Chen Kai's "self-defeating", but that this old lady Huang is not only Zheng Chenggong's grandmother, but since Zheng Cai and his brother have been on the spectrum, they have also been treated like their own grandsons, even more than their own grandsons. Don't mention those old things in the past, Zheng Chenggong raided the left hand in the middle and left, and there was Zheng Cai's family in his hand that could be used as a threat, but this old lady Huang forced her to return it, and even with the killing of Zheng Lian, Zheng Chenggong was scolded in front of his grandmother.
For Chen Kai, the reason why this is the case is because it was this old lady Huang who made peace in history, and Zheng Cai and Zheng Chenggong reached a reconciliation, and finally gave up the military power and went to the Zhongzuo to be a public servant until the end of his life. Now, it's just a little early!
"Ancestor, are your bones okay?"
With years of kindness echoing in his mind, Zheng Cai's resentment and anger quickly dissipated. When he asked at this moment, he was not only concerned, but also guilty - for more than a year, he had been obsessed with competing with Zheng Chenggong, and he deliberately inquired about military and political matters, but the old lady Huang who defended him in front of Zheng Chenggong was left behind.
"Fortunately, I heard that it was quite tough before I left the center, but I don't know how it is now." Speaking of this, Chen Kai skimmed a smile: "It was my killing of Zheng Zhiguan that made the old ancestor angry, how about it, or the uncle will slaughter me now and give the old ancestor his anger?" ”
"You!"
In the face of Chen Kai like this, Zheng Cai is really helpless. Speaking of which, Zheng Cai, Chen Kai can be regarded as a relatively familiar person, this person is essentially a businessman, and even the pirate component is not very high. Such a person, no matter how angry and resentful he is, he will not get all the retreats stuck in the first place. As long as Zheng Cai didn't rush to use a knife or gun against him when they met, then there was nothing that could not be discussed.
Looking back at the soldiers who have followed him for many years, Zheng Cai recalled the old things when Zheng Lian had the intention to get rid of Chen Kai and cut off Zheng Chenggong's arm. In this regard, he also smiled bitterly, thought about it for a long time, and simply ignored the count's decency, sat on the ground like Chen Kai, and talked about the relevant details.
It's not that difficult - Zheng Cai's chips now; Last year, Zheng Chenggong compensated for the losses caused to him during the attack on the Zhongzuo Institute, and the economic aspect, including the death of his younger brother; Then there is Zheng Chenggong's guarantee for the safety of his life, his family, and his family; for the treatment of his subordinates, soldiers, and so on.
In fact, Zheng Cai can still get a lot, but Chen Kai argues with reason, and he is not afraid that Zheng Cai will turn his face because of this. In the face of Chen Kai's dedication, Zheng Cai was also helpless, and the settlement agreement between Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Cai was roughly reached on this beach.
According to the agreement, Chen Kai will repair a letter and let Zheng Cai's people send it to the Zhongzuo Institute. Afterwards, Chen Kai and his entourage took the merchant ship and returned to their base camp on Matsu Island with Zheng Cai's fleet.
Matsu Island was not called Matsu at this time, some were called Nangantang Island, and some were called Mazu Island. It's just that when I got there, looking at the humble docks in front of me, the ships that were so broken that they could barely get into the water, and the soldiers who were ragged like a group of beggars, it seemed that even Lin Cha and Shi Fu's subordinates who had just defected to Zheng Chenggong were a little more nourished than Zheng Cai's subordinates. For this reason, Chen Kai even suspected that his arguments were actually calculated by Zheng Cai.
Losses are losses, anyway, Zheng Chenggong pays for it, Chen Kai was in a hurry to complete this unexpected merger and acquisition, and now that the agreement has been reached, there is no need for him to worry about anything.
The letter, Chen Kai had already finished writing on the ship, saying that he didn't remember some of the evasions very clearly, and hoped that Zheng Cai could help identify it, lest he offend someone. Zheng Cai naturally understood what Chen Kai meant, but he directly put it into his arms. However, the latter did not rush to send someone out, saying that he still needed to make necessary explanations with his generals.
One Cai Xing, one Jiang Meiao, Zheng Cai's command is mainly these two generals. Chen Kai knows everyone from here, especially Jiang Meiao, who still has a bit of the temperament of a Confucian general, and is more impressed. However, without waiting to go back to discuss, Zheng Cai looked at the broken everything at the dock and sighed.
"Chen joins the army, suppose, if it wasn't Zheng Sen's kid who you defected to, but me, what would you do?"