"Flat."

Zhu Cihong raised his hand slightly.

Only then did Zheng Sen get up and stand respectfully with his hands tied.

"If I'm not mistaken, your father is the governor of the same governor Zheng Yiguan, right?"

Zheng Sen hurriedly replied, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. ”

"Sure enough, it's a tiger father and no dog."

Zhu Cihong sighed with emotion and said: "Zheng Qing has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and it is very peaceful to have him in Fujian. ”

After a pause, Zhu Cihong continued: "If it is a peaceful year, of course the governance of the country depends on the ministers. But now that the state affairs are difficult, the eastern captives have stolen Shenjing, and the battalions in various towns are unusable, so I want to set up a military academy to train the new army. You are studying in the country, what are your views on state affairs? ”

Zheng Sen pondered for a moment, then replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the student thinks that for today's plan, he should take Shandong first and train hard as a sailor. As long as Shandong is taken, it will be of great benefit both for defense and for taking the initiative to attack in the future. ”

"Oh? Then tell me, what are the benefits of taking Shandong for taking the initiative? ”

Zhu Cihong was a little interested, and asked with a smile.

Zheng Sen said: "The students think that the advantage of Jiannu lies in the Eight Banners cavalry, and it is not enough for the Ming Dynasty to restrain the cavalry and rely only on the infantry. During the reign of Emperor Yi, Mao Junmen founded Dongjiang Town, which greatly restrained Jiannu. At that time, Liao affairs were also very good. It's a pity that the traitor Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Junmen, and Dongjiang Town eventually became a piece of scattered sand......"

When he said this, Zheng Sen deliberately stopped to observe Zhu Cihong's reaction, and was relieved to see that His Majesty the Emperor was not angry.

After all, Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong during his tenure as governor of Liaodong. Although Yuan Chonghuan is an edict, Shang Fang's sword was given by Chongzhen. After all, Chongzhen is the emperor of today, and if Zheng Sen is considered today, he will also be accused of insinuating his father.

"The reason why Jiannu is helpless against Dongjiang Town is because the main force of Dongjiang Town is on the island, and they all rely on boats. As soon as the main force of Jiannu came out, Mao Junmen led his sons to harass Salhu, Hetuala and other places, and the Jiannu was tireless. So the students thought that if Daming wanted to defeat Jiannu, he had to rely on the water master! ”

After saying this, Zheng Sen had calmed down from his nervous mood and stood with his hands tied.

"Well, that's good!"

Zhu Cihong stood up excitedly, walked to Zheng Sen's side and patted him on the shoulder cordially.

"Go on, what do you think the imperial court should do after it recovers Shandong?"

Zhu Cihong really didn't expect Zheng Chenggong to think of going with him, and in Zhu Cihong's view, recovering Shandong is definitely an important part of the Northern Expedition.

Zheng Sen, who was encouraged, continued: "The students thought that the imperial court could restore the water division in Dengzhou. As long as the imperial court has a strong sailor, it can send the army to the nest of Jiannu at any time. ”

"Yes."

Zhu Cihong nodded, and paced with his hands behind his back.

If Fang Cai's words were said by someone else, Zhu Cihong might not believe it. But the person who said this was Zheng Chenggong, the one in history who could send 100,000 sailors from Fujian to the mouth of the Yangtze River in Chongming Island!

In fact, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the navigation capacity of sea ships was already very strong, and there was no problem in sailing from Fujian to Japan and Manila, so it would not be difficult to sail from Dengzhou to Fushun and other places.

What's more, Zhu Cihong knew that Zheng Chenggong had a successful experience in the original history.

"You want to rely on the Dengzhou Sailor to attack Jiannu, which is very good. But since Jiannu has entered the customs, he will inevitably put his focus on the customs, and even if the sailor sends Wang Shi to Fushun, what he can do is limited. ”

Zhu Cihong's judgment comes from the history he knows.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, all the elites of the Eight Banners were transferred to Gyeonggi, and even the Shunzhi Emperor Fulin arrived in Shenjing in September. At this time, Shenyang and other places were similar to Nurhachi, Sarhu and Hetuala during the Huang Taiji period, and I am afraid that there will only be fewer bannermen left.

In this case, even if Wang Shi recovered Shenyang, it was not absolutely unacceptable to the Manchus.

The most hateful thing is that Shanhaiguan is in the hands of the Manchus. Otherwise, they can block the way of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even directly enter the pass from outside the Shanhai Pass, and a soldier will come to the city.

But now it's almost impossible. Shanhaiguan is the first Xiongguan in the world, and its solidity is beyond doubt. From the beginning of the construction of the pass, it was to defend against the barbarians. Therefore, it is very difficult to fight from outside the customs to the inside of the customs, and it is relatively easy to fight from the inside of the customs to the outside of the customs.

"Your Majesty is wise, relying solely on the sailor is definitely not enough to exterminate Jiannu, but it can greatly restrain Jiannu and make it impossible to take care of both the beginning and the end. At that time, Your Majesty will send a large army to the north again, and you will definitely be able to recover Shenjing in one fell swoop! ”

Zheng Sen said impassionedly, and his expression was very excited. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor couldn't lose his manners, I'm afraid I would have to wave my fists.

"I'll consider what you're talking about. Now that the state affairs are difficult, are you willing to come to the Huangming Military Academy to study and serve the court in the future? ”

Zhu Cihong's words suddenly changed and stared at Zheng Sen tightly.

Zheng Sen was stunned for a moment, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed and sobbed: "The student is willing to smear the liver and brain for His Majesty." ”

Zheng Sen joined the country to supervise the school completely at the behest of his father Zheng Zhilong, probably because Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, and hoped that his son could come from a decent background.

But Zheng Sen is not willing to dance and write ink in his bones, if today's son personally asked him if he would like to study in a military school, he would naturally not refuse.

According to his understanding, as long as he graduated from the Huangming Military Academy, he would have the opportunity to lead the troops to fight against Jiannu in the future.

Why don't you take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures! That's exactly what he's dreamed of!

"Good! From now on, you can leave Guozijian and go to study at the Huangming Military Academy. The state affairs are difficult, I specially give you the name of success, and give the country the surname Zhu, I hope you and the Ming Dynasty will work together to expel the Tartars as soon as possible and restore Shenjing! ”

Success, success! Country surname...

Zheng Sen was already trembling with excitement at this moment.

He kowtowed three times at Zhu Cihong, and sobbed: "The student will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust." ”

Zhu Cihong helped Zheng Chenggong up again, and said earnestly: "Fight the tiger brothers, and go into battle with father and son." I plan to appoint Zheng Qing as the commander-in-chief of Fujian, and I will definitely use it again in the future. ”

Zhu Cihong's reward for Zheng Zhilong was just an expedient measure. After all, Zheng Zhilong has had a disgraceful behavior of lowering the seller in history, although it has not happened in this time and space at the moment, Zhu Cihong still has a pimple in his heart.

But right now, even if Zhu Cihong is a sailor for the Zheng family, he has to use Zheng Zhilong first, and he must not be forced to rebel. After Zhu Cihong grasped and stabilized the military power, he transferred Zheng Zhilong to Nanjing. If Zheng Zhilong is interested, he will be given any vacant position, if he is not interested, Zhu Cihong naturally has countless ways to make Zheng Zhilong die.

"The student thanked His Majesty for his grace on behalf of his father."

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly thanked him.

"I am also preparing to establish the Imperial Trading Company, which will be responsible for maritime trade in Nanyang, Japan and other places. I think only the Zheng family can handle this matter. ”

"Your Majesty, what does this trading company mean?"

Zheng Chenggong looked at Zhu Cihong in confusion.

"The equivalent of the Chamber of Commerce."

Of course, Zhu Cihong would not explain this term to Zheng Chenggong in detail, but said in one stroke: "I hope that the Zheng family can become a shareholder, and I will have fifty-fifth of the profits with the Zheng family." ”

Zheng Chenggong heard the explosion of his brain here, and he didn't know what to say.

Zhu Cihong didn't push him too quickly, but said in a harmonious voice: "You can write a letter to Zheng Qing about this matter, and I am waiting for your good news." ”

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