"How can they all be poor? Does the emperor think there is money to pick up on the island of Taiwan? Just pass empty-handed? Zheng Zhilong drank a few more glasses today, and the excitement of talking got up.

He took a sip of the chrysanthemum white that followed Emperor Zhu from Beijing, and said with a smile: "When a poor child goes to sea, he dies six times and lives and turns back, and he has a little wealth, so it is easier to run a family business and die outside with his family property."

And those who have a little net worth and are willing to go to Taiwan are nothing more than two kinds of people, one is a person who is good at management; The second is a person who is good at fighting.

There are greater opportunities to open up to sea than to operate on land in the southeast, but there are also more dangers! People who are not good at management, can't fight, and don't have any capital to go to sea, just take their lives to fight, and whether there is it all depends on whether God gives it or not. But if people who are good at management and have a little capital go out, it will be different, because those who go out have more life, and those who are good at management have less capital, and it is easy to make money on the island of Taiwan. Moreover, they often have their families, food, clothing and daily life are taken care of, and they can be treated in time when they are sick, so they are naturally easy to make a fortune and not easy to die.

As for those who can fight, and they have some family property, hehe...... That's easier! Your Majesty, you don't know that the remnants of the eunuchs who were exiled to Taiwan Island by you are not dead now. ”

"Ahem......" Zheng Sen seemed to be choked by chrysanthemums.

Zheng Zhilong heard his son coughing, and then he felt that there were too many words...... Shut up!

In fact, Zheng Zhilong said that Zhu Chunjie had already made a small report to Zhu Cihong - most of the broken nobles who went to Taiwan Island from Gulangyu Island are not sick and dead now, and most of them have shown signs of getting ahead.

No matter how these broken nobles are mixed in the military camp, otherwise they wouldn't have fallen into the pit of the "Eunuch Rebellion"!

Zheng Zhilong was also righteous and angry, and took good care of this group of broken households who had taken care of the Zheng family earlier, not only let them delay on Gulangyu Island for a year or two, but also gave them capital and equipment before letting them go to Taiwan Island to "fight monsters".

In addition, these dilapidated families have family members (concubines and young girls who are already old are naturally married, but the eldest woman and the old lady are followed) and clans, and some people also bring loyal servants. A large group of people crossed the sea mightily, and they all carried swords and firearms......

In fact, the same is true of the history of European colonization.

Not all of the people who ran away to the New World were called Hanako in Europe, begging for food in Europe, and they went to the New World and made it? Where is it so easy to mix?

"Senior brother," Zhu Cihong also thought of Zheng Sen at this time, "How is Annan now?" Can we go and occupy a piece of land to grow food? ”

Zheng Sen, who has been traveling at sea and Southeast Asia for more than a year, is now dark and thin, and he has suffered a lot at first glance - it is not easy for the richest man's eldest son!

When he heard Zhu Cihong's question, his head was already shaking like a rattle.

"No, no......," Zheng Sen said, "Your Majesty, although there are four states in Annan today, the Mo and Wu clans have weakened, and in fact, the North Zheng and South Ruan are competing with each other. In order to fight for brutality, North Zheng and Nanruan have been forging ahead for the past twenty or thirty years, and they have also learned military affairs from Xiyi. Among them, Nam Nguyen received a large number of artillery guns from the Portuguese, and also bought several Portuguese soft-sail warships. With these Western firearms and warships, although Nam Nguyen's territory was small in population and had no soldiers, it still defeated North Zheng and held their Quang Nam country.

And Bei Zheng also learned from Nan Ruan twelve or thirteen years ago, and introduced Hongyi Dutch as foreign aid, which was also equipped with Western firearms and cannons, and also bought Western warships. However, the sailors of Northern Zheng are still inferior to Southern Ruan, so the last battle of Zheng Ruan was still defeated. However, the strength of Zheng Ruan's two families is not weak, and it is not easy to deal with! ”

In troubled times, there is a small strong!

It has been more than 140 years since the beginning of Annan's troubled times, and Nan Ruan and North Zheng are all ruthless characters in the troubled times, and it is strange to deal with them.

The current Ming Dynasty is known as Zhongxing, but it cannot be compared with the Chengzu period, and it has no strength to destroy the two small powerhouses in Annan.

"How's it going?" Zhu Cihong asked again, "Zhancheng should be very weak, right?" ”

Zheng Sen nodded: "Zhancheng is indeed not strong...... It's only a matter of time before the country falls, but we'd better not get involved in Champa. ”

"Why?" Zhu Cihong asked, "Isn't Champa a vassal of my Ming Dynasty?" ”

"The situation in Champa is very complicated," said Trung Sen, "not only between Shui Chenla and Quang Nam Nguyen Phuc (Nam Nguyen's official surname is Nguyen Phuc), but also between Brahman, Buddhism and Thien Phuoc...... The interests of all parties are fiercely contested, and they can be occupied in a timely manner, but it is also extremely difficult to settle down. ”

Zhu Cihong thought for a while, and then asked, "Then only Shui Zhenla is left?" ”

"It's true that Shui Zhenla is easy to deal with!" Zheng Sen said, "Fifty years ago, the Siamese lord Na Li Xuan once made a large-scale expedition to the east of the kingdom of Chenla, and in one fell swoop conquered the capital city of Longvik, and since then the kingdom of Shui Chenla has collapsed. Now the country has not perished, but it is falling apart, and the royal family is divided into factions, fighting each other for the throne. The regent of Udie, who now rules the eastern part of Shui Chenla, once competed for the throne of King Shui Chenla, and only after the defeat did he retreat to Puriange, relying on the support of Lord Annam Nguyen to rule over half of Shui Chenla.

When the minister went to Shuizhenla, he went to Puliango City to meet the prince of Wudie, and also went to the firewood stick where the Annan people lived. This stick, which is near the city of Purianko, was allowed by the Annamite people to live there in order to marry a daughter of Lord Nguyen, and has now become the stronghold of the Nguyen clan in Shui Chenla.

Because there are also many people of our Ming Dynasty who cultivate and cultivate in Shuizhenla, we may also be able to follow the example of Annan and also build a piece of land near Puliango City. ”

"Really?" Zhu Cihong thought for a while, "How to follow the rules?" Also marry a county lord and county lord in the past? ”

"It's not necessary," Zheng Sen shook his head and said, "If you really want to marry the county lord and county lord, I'm afraid that Annan Ruan will have some thoughts...... The minister thought it was better to spend money to rent land. ”

"Spend money on renting land?" Emperor Chongzhen interjected, "This is not a tenant?" ”

Then be it! Zhu Cihong said in his heart: I have begged for food, and I am still afraid of being a tenant?

"It doesn't matter if you are a tenant for the Shui Zhenla people," Zhu Cihong said, "the key is not to lose money!" ”

I can't afford it...... Don't look at Zhu Cihong, the emperor is quite rich, but there are more places to spend money!

"Can't afford to lose!" Zheng Sen shook his head, "The minister has inspected the boundless plains near Puliango City, and they are all about to catch up with Jiangnan. Instead, the water flow is abundant and the climate is warm, enough to grow three times a year. Moreover, the population of that area is not large, and most of the land is forest, as long as the trees are cut down, you can cultivate it.

In addition, there are very few Zhenla people there, and most of them are immigrants from Annam and our Ming Dynasty. Now that the Annanites have sent officials there, I should follow the example...... The term "tenant" is just a meaning, and it can't pay a lot of money. If it is inconvenient for the court to pay, the minister can pay out of his own pocket. ”

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, "Money is not a problem, the question is how many people are willing to go over and how many fields can be planted?" ”

Zheng Sen said: "Emperor, there are already a lot of people from the Celestial Empire around the firewood stick now, most of them are Cantonese...... The Cantonese people have a large clan, and they are brave and good at fighting, and they often go to sea with their clans. However, they are not good at business, and most of them are engaged in farming. If you want to recruit farmers to go to Shuichen La, it is best to recruit in Guangdong. ”

Zhu Cihong thought for a while and said, "Since someone is willing to go, there is nothing to hesitate...... Senior brother, will you still be able to go to sea after this autumn? ”

Zheng Sen said with a smile: "The minister is young and strong, and he is not afraid of the wind and waves at sea...... However, the three kingdoms of Annam, Champa and Shui Chenla are really one, and if we want to squeeze in, we should still be comprehensive, at least with the support of Nguyen Phuc Lan, the lord of Quang Nam Nguyen. ”

Zhu Cihong asked: "Is this Ruan Fulan willing to support it?" ”

Zheng Sen said confidently: "If we want to get involved in Champong, Ruan Fulan will definitely not agree, but Shui Zhenla is still far away from Quang Nam, Ruan Fulan will not think so far for the time being, and he still has a request for my Great Tomorrow Dynasty!" ”