In June, the Zheng army had not yet reinforced the officers, but the arrival of reinforcements from the Dutch fleet had already taught the atmosphere between the Taiwan Strait to become more and more tense.

The negotiations between the two sides have immediately reached a stalemate, how can two people with fundamentally opposite interests reach a consensus at the negotiating table?

But the Dutch did not want to tear up the 'peace' with Zheng Jun with their own hands, although they had already shown their hostility. This can be seen from the fact that in the later negotiations, He Bin's figure appeared less and less frequently.

But they still have hope for 'peace'.

Zheng Zhilong, who was on the other side of the strait, was also ready to set sail at any time.

The fleet that had been assembled early would find a suitable time to go straight to Penghu.

The latter is a good place, with the sea outside the harbor and the water in the harbor as quiet as a lake, which is a good place to shelter from the wind and waves. It's also close to Geranza.

However, this dispatch is not only a good time to choose a break in the tide, but also a gimmick to help the fun.

Pushing the time forward by a month, the Manchu Tartars finally came out, and the Ming court's reward for Zheng Zhilong was also set. Although Zheng Zhilong ran home without giving face, Emperor Chongzhen still took a breath and chose Zhongguan to go to the south with a decree.

The latter and his entourage went out of Beijing, and they first hurried slowly. Within two days, the spirit changed suddenly.

"Gonggong Li bothered. As long as he can arrive in Anping before the first day of June, my brother will still have a good reward. Zheng Zhiguan saw the lieutenant at night and left a very thick gift.

Father-in-law Li takes money to do things, so he won't be in a slow hurry anymore.

What the? You said that the emperor was unhappy with Zheng Dashuai, and he shouldn't have announced the decree so quickly?

Who do you listen to? Dare to separate the friendship between the king and the court, you are so bold.

Stimulated by money, this Gonggong Li was like a different person, with the little eunuch and the brocade guards with him, as well as the guards of the Beijing camp, and went straight to Anping City all the way.

Isn't it time to get there?

At this juncture, the lieutenant official of the capital arrived with an order. Seriously, this is a great encouragement for the Zheng army who is about to go on the expedition.

Seeing the morale of his subordinates increase dramatically, Zheng Zhilong did not waste any money on the lieutenant surnamed Li.

In the vestibule of Zheng Mansion in Anping City, a eunuch with an arrogant expression was followed by several little eunuchs and a few brocade guards, all of whom were dressed in bright robes and looked arrogant. There were also dozens of guards accompanied by horses, all fully armoured and wearing bright red cloaks.

In fact, it was all a brand-new outfit that Zheng Zhilong asked someone to prepare for them. In addition to the wind and frost on their faces, they can all be said to be fresh clothes and angry horses.

"Zheng Zhilong, the chief military officer of Fujian, receives the order!"

The incense offerings have long been put on the table, the vestibule has also been carefully cleaned, the Zheng group is headed by Zheng Zhilong, everyone is kneeling down to receive the order, and the soldiers holding weapons inside and outside the house also knelt down on one knee.

Zheng Zhilong preached loudly: "Minister Zheng Zhilong takes the order. After that, a loud voice shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The sound fell, the surroundings were solemn, the lieutenant took a brocade box wrapped in yellow silk from the hand of a small eunuch next to him, and a red lacquer painted gold plate dragon box inside, he carefully took out the holy decree with a yellow silk dark dragon envelope from the box, and sang loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says: ...... Build a country of calamity, willing to be contained in it, all surnames are devastated, the world is shocked, and all my subjects are gnashing their teeth. Today, I heard that Zheng Zhilong, the chief military officer of Fujian Province, bravely crowned the three armies, killed the thieves, and Dai Jiaji and Zhang Qiuzhen reported the victory before and after, and I was greatly relieved! Today, Zheng Zhilong is promoted to be the squire of the military department, and he is given a sword, a python robe, a golden box rhino belt, a red woven gold chest and a unicorn round neck, 1,000 taels of silver, and 20 silver medals for the purpose of awarding merit before the battle......"

Zheng Zhilong was lying on the ground, crying silently, looking extremely excited. It made Gonggong Li look strange, this Zheng Zhilong didn't look like a rebel with a brain, was he still very excited under the emperor's reward.

When the soldiers and civilians heard this, they all cheered and thundered.

Zheng Zhilong took the holy decree, and the people behind him rushed up, took all the Shang Fang sword, python robe, jade belt, etc., and then warmly invited the lieutenant to stay in the mansion and settle down, the latter dared to make a deal with Zheng Zhilong secretly, but on the surface, he did not dare to really have close contact with Zheng Zhilong.

refused at the moment, led a group of people out of Zheng's house, out of Anping City, and went straight to the nearest post station.

Zheng Zhilong also turned back to the Little Flower Hall, and immediately shouted, "Quickly bring me water." ”

The person with him was busy flushing his eyes and washing his eyes, but the reason why he was able to burst into tears before was because of the material stained on his sleeves. Zheng Zhilong was inexperienced, and he had too much in his eyes at once, so he couldn't stop crying.

When Zheng Zhilong washed his eyes, he saw that the people under his subordinates were already full of calmness, and he didn't see any envy when he looked at Shang Fangjian and python robes, and he nodded with satisfaction.

Isn't that decent?

Those who are plotting against each other, will they still be tempted by this reward from Emperor Lao Tzu?

Zheng Zhilong pulled out Shang Fang's sword, he had heard a lot about this thing, but it was the first time he got his hands on it, and it was also a good decoration.

Then he took the python robe placed in the vermilion gold plate and looked back and forth. It is a very gorgeous and gorgeous object, gold and silver embroidery, but in the final analysis, it is just a brocade robe.

"Hahaha, hahaha......" Zheng Zhilong laughed suddenly.

He took the python robe and asked the people below, "Can this thing be worth a hundred taels of silver, can it still be worth a thousand taels of silver?" ”

"Lao Tzu made such a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty and killed so many Tartars, so the emperor rewarded this thing? Is the money in the inner pocket expensive? ”

"Isn't a thousand taels of silver still a thousand taels of silver? Can there be more valuable than two thousand taels of silver ingots? ”

"This Ming Dynasty really has no money, it really has no money."

Zheng Zhilong seemed to be saying with great emotion. The people below nodded one after another, and the smart one had already suddenly understood, while the one who couldn't do it had not yet figured out what his boss meant.

Zheng Zhilong just laughed when he saw it, "What is the imperial court?" The imperial court is a big business name, which runs the whole world. ”

"The officials in the court are the treasurers, stewards, and deacons of the branch of the firm. The soldiers of the court are the guards of the merchants. When the imperial court prospered, that was when the business made a lot of money. But the decline of the imperial court was also a time when the business was in trouble and lost money again and again. Now the Ming Dynasty has been unable to even send out the reward. If the business has no money, it will go out of business, and if you can't get the money up and down every month, can the business last? And this court has no money, and it will be doomed. ”

"Take a peek and see the whole leopard. My brother can only say today that Zhu Ming is about to die and is terminally ill, and my generation has great ambitions, and it can be expected. ”

It's so motivating.

Zheng Zhilong used Emperor Chongzhen to make a raft and poured a bowl of chicken soup for the soul to his subordinates.

The chicken soup is a big tonic, and the generals and scribes under him are now flushed one by one.