The most worrying problem of the imperial court before was that Zheng Zhilong's lion opened his mouth and offered a price all over the sky, but no one expected that this Nan'an Marquis of the Longwu Dynasty would have a very low attitude, as long as he continued his glory and wealth, it was enough.

Therefore, Tong Yili said very disappointedly: "Zheng Zhilong nominally wants to start and finish well with Tang Wangjunchen, so he only asks a Fujian to keep Zheng's foundation according to the position of an envoy, Your Majesty originally wanted him to be the governor of Fujian, but Zheng Zhilong actually refused to mention anything. ”

Zhang Guoji immediately asked: "Zheng Zhilong doesn't have any requirements for the title?" ”

Tong Yili immediately replied: "The Tang King named him the Marquis of Nan'an, and now his request is still the Marquis of Nan'an, after all, Nan'an is his hometown, and the rich and noble do not return to their hometown, and they are like a night trip in brocade!" ”

Zheng Zhilong is a native of Nan'an, Jinjiang, so he was named the Marquis of Nan'an in Longwu, and now his qualifications are so low, it makes the court feel that it is difficult to deal with: "King Tang has been operating in Fujian for so long, if Zheng Zhilong refuses to take responsibility, there may be a lot of trouble!" ”

Although the Tang Dynasty has only been operating in Fujian for half a year, there must still be many dead friends and outlaws in half a year, and Zheng Zhilong is unwilling to take responsibility, so there may be a lot of chaos: "What are the arrangements of the imperial court?" ”

Tong Yili lowered his voice and said: "The imperial court means to ask Lu Zhenfei Xiangguo to temporarily sit in Fujian to take charge of the aftermath, and in addition to that, it also named Zheng Sen, the son of Nan'an Hou, to supervise Fujian's military affairs!" ”

Zhang Guoji nodded and said: "This must be what Your Majesty meant, although Zheng Zhilong only wants to be a rich man, but he can't stop his son from making contributions to the imperial court, this is indeed a way!" ”

Tong Yili also agreed: "Lu Xiangguo is highly respected, and there should be no big mess with him sitting in Fuzhou!" It's a pity that Zheng Zhilong is really a pity, if he does this matter beautifully, he will definitely not be able to run away from the position of a national prince, and he will even have a chance to be crowned king! ”

Although Lu Zhenfei defected to the Chengtian Dynasty only two months ago, he was originally the governor of Huai'an of the Ming Dynasty, and he also had a history of supporting Emperor Hongguang with the Empress Yingtian of the Prison State, so he entered the cabinet directly as soon as he entered the court.

It's just that Zhang Guoji is concerned about another thing: "I don't understand, why is Nan'anhou, a good governor of Fujian, still thinking about his maritime career?" Is it really that profitable? ”

Tong Yili also had similar thoughts, but this matter was a bit sensitive, so he had always buried such a question in his heart, but since Taikanghou asked him, he naturally said truthfully: "It's hard to say how profitable the maritime merchant is?" However, the Zheng family had 20,000 people on land and water, all of which were the income of maritime business. ”

Tong Yili didn't say how much family wealth Zheng Zhilong had, because it didn't make much sense for a figure of Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji's level, after all, Empress Ying Tianjian was Zhang Guoji's daughter, and she could have as much family business as she wanted, but the fact that Zheng Zhilong could raise 20,000 troops on land and water still made Zhang Guoji feel very excited.

"It is said that Zheng Zhilong's subordinates can be called elite divisions, and they can raise tens of thousands of elites, it seems that the maritime business industry is really profitable!"

It is not easy to raise tens of thousands of troops, although the Chengtian Dynasty occupies the richest land in the south of the Yangtze River in the world, but it is still very difficult to support hundreds of thousands of field troops and tens of thousands of state and county soldiers with the power of a country.

Tong Yili already understood Zhang Guoji's true thoughts: "Taikang Hou is moved? As long as Ying Tian Niangniang agrees to this matter, His Majesty will definitely agree! ”

Zhang Guoji immediately laughed: "There is such an idea, but the sea is ruthless, even if you want to make money, you have to inquire about the situation clearly!" ”

Among the relatives of the emperor in the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Guoji, the Marquis of Taikang, can be said to be a more structured one, although he has always wanted to make a lot of money, but he knows very well that only by consolidating the country can there be the glory and wealth of the Marquis of Taikang, and this kind of thing must not be Meng Lang.

And the reason why Tong Yili is willing to associate with Zhang Guoji is also because Zhang Guoji has always known how to judge the situation: "Then I will wait for the good news of Taikanghou!" ”

It's just that when this news reached Liu Yongxi's ears, it had already changed slightly: "Taikang Hou wants to cooperate with Nan'an Hou at sea? This is indeed a good thing, since Nan Anhou wants to make a fortune, we have to give Nan Anhou a chance to make a fortune, but we can't let Nan Anhou look down on it, let Taikang Hou buy a few more boats! ”

Empress Zhang immediately understood Liu Yongxi's opinion: "You don't need Your Majesty to use internal funds, I just have some private money to hand over to Taikanghou to take care of, let him buy two sea boats to test the water first!" ”

Liu Yongxi already laughed when he heard this: "Well, since Nan Anhou wants to be a rich man, we can naturally fulfill him, but we also need our own hardness to strike iron, and we can't rely on Nan Anhou for everything at sea!" ”

Now Zheng Zhilong controls the best merchant fleet in the entire East Asian Ocean, and having such a merchant fleet is naturally making money every day, and Zheng Chenggong's ability to compete with the Qing army at sea in the future is also largely dependent on the huge benefits brought by this merchant fleet.

But it is precisely because this merchant fleet has brought real gold and silver that Zheng Zhilong has now lost the enterprising spirit of his youth, and is only satisfied with being a rich man to enjoy all the glory and wealth, and is even trying to obtain excess profits by monopolizing maritime trade, which is exactly what Chengtian Chao and Liu Yongxi cannot tolerate.

Now Liu Yongxi and Empress Zhang will tell the truth: "Now Nan'anhou has taken refuge in Nan'anhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the Yangtze River are fully open to his fleet, and in the future, the ocean and rivers under the whole world will be open to Nan'anhou, which is at least several times the profit in the past, but Nan'anhou can't dominate the ocean, everyone must be mutually beneficial!" ”

Empress Zhang already understood that Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji had seen the right direction this time: "Then Your Majesty really needs to take the internal money out, but our side is just preparing to go to the sea, and we may not be able to compete for Nan'anhou!" ”

Liu Yongxi said very clearly: "If you can't fight, you can't fight, since it is mutually beneficial, Nan'anhou has many places to ask for us, and we can't kill them all, and our side is not Taikang Hou's family to go to the sea!" ”

As soon as Liu Yongxi said this, Queen Zhang was completely relieved: "Then this is the best, anyway, I have to give Nan Anhou a lot of sweetness, but when it is time to clean up, I still have to clean up!" ”

Liu Yongxi nodded and said again: "The matter of Nan'anhou will be handled by Lu Zhenfei, Sister Yan, let me ask something, how about Xuzhou being handed over to Zhang Boyi to guard?" ”

Empress Zhang's heart warmed when she heard the title of "Sister Yan", and Zhang Boyi was also a relative of the Taikang Hou Mansion, so she immediately laughed: "Since Xiaoxi wants him to guard Xuzhou, it must be right, not to mention that Zhang Boyi performs well every time he is alone!" ”

Whether it is staying in Beijing or holding on to Huzhou, Zhang Boyi has performed exceptionally well, if it is not for Zhang Boyi to win Huzhou for the first time and hold on to it for a long time, there is no reversal of the southeast battle of Hangjiahu, so although Liu Yongxi considered many candidates, he finally felt that Zhang Boyi was the most suitable candidate.

After all, Xuzhou is the most important northern town of the Chengtian Dynasty, as long as Xuzhou is held, Jianghuai can naturally be foolproof, but if Xuzhou can't be defended, not only will the Jianghuai defense line bear the brunt, but even the whole country will mobilize Liu Yongxi can only return to the division in advance, so Xuzhou must send a fierce general to guard: "Sister Yan said so, I am relieved!" ”

Zhang Yan didn't have any objection to Zhang Boyi's defense of Xuzhou, she just asked softly: "Is Xiao Yi ready to conquer Huguang in person?" ”

Liu Yongxi nodded and said, "I originally wanted to stay in Nanjing City for a few days, but I received a letter from Empress Fengtian and had to leave early!" ”

For Empress Zhang and Liu Yongxi, although there are countless cumbersome ceremonies and processes during this time, it is also an extremely rare happy time, after all, Nanjing also has the Forbidden City, and Hongguang has been renovated during his reign, as long as the palace gate is closed, no one knows what happened in the palace.

So Empress Zhang was a little sad when she heard Liu Yongxi's answer: "Then when Xiaoxi takes Jiangxi and Huguang, I have to come back early, I was originally going to go west with Xiaoxi, but this time I can't do it!" ”

Although Liu Yongxi deliberately selected Zhang Boyi to sit in Xuzhou, and arranged Zhou Zhisheng, Wang Puxiang, and Zhang Huangyan between Jianghuai, but under the situation of Liu Yongxi's personal expedition to Huguang, Nanjing must have someone to sit in Nanjing, and Empress Changping is too immature in any aspect, so Empress Zhang must stay in Nanjing.

And Liu Yongxi is also a little worried: "I'm worried now that Jianyu will take the opportunity to go south, and we must not repeat the mistakes of the past with the experience of King Fu, no matter how the situation changes, we must stick to Nanjing!" ”

The Qing army has not yet reached the city of Nanjing, Emperor Hongguang himself ran first, the result is that the situation is out of control, Huang Degong saw Emperor Hongguang said that giving up Nanjing and fleeing was the biggest mistake he made, and Duoduo and Haoge lost Nanjing The situation is similar, if it is not for them to retreat north, the situation will never come to that point.

Nanjing has one of the best fortified cities in the world, and Liu Yongxi left several powerful troops and more than 20 red-coated cannons near Nanjing, and it is not a problem to hold on for ten days and half a month under normal circumstances, and if the defenders show a tenacious will to fight, it is no problem to hold on for two or three months.

And Empress Zhang obviously regarded this as Liu Yongxi's love words: "Okay, I must wait for Xiao Xi to come back at home, this time Xiao Xi should also be careful, not only be careful of Jin Shenghuan, He Tengjiao, Azig and Zhang Xianzhong, the name of Empress Fengtian of the Ming Dynasty hides a killing intention, and she dares to cut first and then play!" ”