The issue of the Japanese invaders is no longer simply a threat to the stability of the Ming Dynasty's maritime frontiers, but is related to the stability of the entire maritime trade order of the Emperor and Ming.

This point was particularly obvious after the Son of Heaven decreed the complete lifting of the sea ban.

You must know that even if you don't count Fujian, the imperial court can earn more than five million taels of silver on the entire southeast coast alone.

This is still the conservative ten taxes chosen by the imperial court to calculate.

If the imperial court optimizes the tax rate in the future and obtains the actual tax right of Fujian, it will not be a problem at all to achieve a sea tax revenue of 10 million taels a year.

With this 10 million taels of silver, the imperial court can not only maintain a huge military expenditure, but also have a surplus, which is the best thing for the Ming court today.

However, this beautiful situation may be ruined by the ravages of the Japanese invaders.

If the maritime merchants were obsessed with smuggling, who would pay the tax to the imperial court?

Therefore, the pirates must be exterminated and smuggling must be cracked down.

The victory on Wild Boar Island can be seen as a clear statement by the imperial court, which is bound to stifle the bad trend of smuggling.

And Zhang Kentang also fully realized Zheng Chenggong's ability through this victory.

At first, Zhang Kentang only thought that Zheng Chenggong was the son-in-law of Zheng Zhilong. But then he realized that he was wrong.

Zheng Chenggong showed great tenacity and hard work. If it weren't for the news that Zheng Zhilong was secretly communicating with Dongyu, Zhang Kentang even wanted to marry his youngest daughter to Zheng Chenggong.

But then the situation changed abruptly, Rao is like this, and Zhang Kentang also admired Zheng Chenggong very much in his heart.

Later, the Son of Heaven expressed his trust in Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Chenggong returned to Denglai Water Division.

But until this point, Zhang Kentang still didn't think that Zheng Chenggong was the kind of person who could make the army win by himself.

It's not that he's biased against Zheng Chenggong. It's because Zheng Chenggong is too young.

Being young is not a disadvantage in itself, of course, but the price of youth is inexperience.

This is not much reflected in the downwind war, but it is often vividly reflected in adversity.

However, Zheng Chenggong proved that Zhang Kentang was wrong, and he was very wrong.

Zheng Chenggong showed a calmness that did not match his age at all during the attack on Bison Island.

This is very valuable.

Look at Wei Qing, look at Huo Quai, and look at the generals who became famous at a young age in history, all of them are calm and have a big heart.

Calmness is the most important quality to become a celebrity.

Zheng Chenggong has it, so he has the possibility of becoming a famous general.

Maybe now it seems that Zheng Chenggong is still a little immature in some aspects, and there is still a gap between him and a famous general like Wei Qinghuo, but who can be sure of the future?

After all, Zheng Chenggong is still young, and there are infinite possibilities when he is young.

It is impossible for anyone to characterize Zheng Chenggong right now. He can grow at any time, he can get better at any time.

The combat effectiveness of the famous generals themselves may not be the strongest, and the force value may not be the highest, but the famous generals can change the situation and lead the army to victory.

Zheng Chenggong is such a handsome talent, and Zhang Kentang is a little glad that he played under his command.

In the future, when people mention Zheng Chenggong, they will also mention that he went out from Denglai Town, right?

So he, the governor of Denglai, is Zheng Chenggong's well-deserved Bole, right?

Of course, the biggest Bole must be the Son of Heaven, and this Zhang Kentang does not dare to fight. But in addition, Zheng Chenggong should also thank him, Zhang Kentang, right?

As for other civil and military officials, they should be envious of him Zhang Kentang.

Hey, Zhang Kentang now feels that it was Zheng Zhilong, the father, who dragged Zheng Chenggong down.

Otherwise, Zheng Chenggong's current situation may be better.

After all, even if Zheng Chenggong has the support of the Son of Heaven, there will still be rumors.

And rumors are the most hurtful and terrifying.

What's even more terrifying is that the imperial historians of this dynasty still have the power to hear about things.

They can concoct a trumped-up charge for their reputation, and then put it on your head without saying anything.

You don't have a temper at all.

Of course this kind of person is disgusting, but you can't help it, you can't kill them all, right?

It seems that the Son of Heaven was right to keep Zheng Chenggong away from Nanjing.

If you are far away from Jingshi, you will be far away from the land of right and wrong.

No matter how poisonous the mouths of those imperial historians are, they can't affect Zheng Chenggong thousands of miles away.

As long as Zheng Chenggong can grow and develop calmly without being affected by the outside world, sooner or later he can grow into a famous general like Wei Qinghuo Quai.

Then let yourself be the one who shelters him from growing up. Zhang Kentang said secretly.

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"Brother Sanshui, how does this boat look different from ours, it's weird."

In Dengzhou Water City, a recruit He Shishi asked while scratching his head.

Liu Sanshui said with a smile: "How else can I say that it is a Japanese ship." If you want me to say that the Japanese have a small family spirit in their bones. This petty family spirit can't be changed. You see, this supposedly largest ship is no bigger than our small ship. In terms of draft, it may not be as much as the small fortune boat. ”

He paused for a moment and then continued: "But ah, the Japanese ship also has the benefit of the Japanese ship. ”

He Shi was stunned when he heard this, and asked repeatedly, "What's the benefit?" ”

Liu Sanshui coughed and said: "The advantage of this is that we don't need to build this boat, and we will use it when it is built and given to us." ”

"Poof!"

He Shishi couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, Brother Sanshui, are you trying to laugh at me to death?"

Liu Sanshui spread his hands and said, "Tell me what I said wrong?" ”

"Yes, you're right."

He Shiqiang couldn't hold back a smile and said, "In this way, our victory on Bison Island this time is really good. I grabbed more than a hundred of them alone..."

"Don't say robbery, it's seizure, do you understand seizure?"

Before He Shi could finish speaking, Liu Sanshui interrupted: "We are the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division, and we are the regular army, how can we say that we robbed the ship that captured the Japanese Kou?" ”

He Shi suddenly realized, and said continuously: "Oops, I was wrong. ”

Liu Sanshui stepped forward and patted He Shishi's shoulder and said, "You kid is a good time." When Lao Tzu first joined the army, Quan Daming couldn't muster a hundred such big ships except Fujian. His Majesty the Emperor was furious and ordered the Longjiang Shipyard to hurry up the construction, and all the necessary expenses were allocated from the internal funds. ”

"But I've heard that the money in the treasury is the private money of His Majesty the Emperor. How could he be willing to give it? ”

"What's wrong with the private money? Today, Zi Shengming doesn't care about these differences at all. If you want to be strong, you must have a strong army. What if the sailors are not sharp, what if the Tartars learn from the Japanese to attack from the sea? Besides, you think those civil officials are fuel-efficient lamps? If you want to allocate money from the treasury, they will have to do it to death, saying that you are working hard and losing money. ”

Liu Sanshui spat and said angrily.

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