Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Second Emperor of Zheng Zhilong

Zheng Chenggong thought about it and said, "Father, could it be that this breath is swallowed like this?" ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "You want revenge. If you want to take revenge on Zhang Xuan, just wait slowly, our majesty, we can't say that we don't have a big heart, but we don't have confidence. The more Zhang Xuan makes meritorious contributions, the more difficult it will be when the world is peaceful. When the time comes, if you want to get involved, it's not impossible. ”

"But now you're going to have to put up with it."

Zheng Chenggong was a little unimpressed with Zheng Zhilong's methods. The reason is simple. Zheng Chenggong doesn't like such tricks. The father and son talked more and more, and Zheng Zhilong may have noticed a little, but he didn't care.

Young people have some ideas of their own, and they should be. But Zheng Zhilong is confident that he will not be able to turn the sky in one day, and when he is old in the future, he may be able to understand his father's hard work. What he said just now, of course, was talking about Zhang Xuan, but he was not necessarily talking about the Zheng family.

A few days later.

The sound of gongs and drums sounded. A large number of people led by Zhang Xuan greeted Zheng Zhilong on the dock in Guangzhou, and Zheng Chenggong was also behind Zhang Xuan, after he met Zheng Zhilong in Shaozhou. I came back in a hurry.

At this moment, I am also in the queue to greet him.

Zheng Zhilong got off the boat and exchanged pleasantries with Zhang Xuan. I don't want to have a conflict before. After greetings, Zhang Xuan invited Zheng Zhilong into Zhenhai Tower, and the two sat down. Zheng Zhilong said with a smile on his face: "My nephew is young and ignorant, and if there is something that offends the general, please forgive the general." ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly said: "Where is the prince, it is clear that Luo Dai acted without authorization, which made General Zheng greatly injured, and the person who should really apologize should be me." ”

The two pushed back and forth, and finally Zheng Zhilong laughed and said: "The two of us are here, don't follow the behavior of ignorant women and children, from now on, the previous things will be written off." ”

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "What Guogong said is extremely true. ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "Your Majesty's meaning, the general has ever understood. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I've heard the rumors, but in this way, I'm so sorry for Zheng Shizi." ”

Zheng Zhilong smiled slightly and said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and they are both ministers of Great Xia, so why do they need each other." As the general of Zhenhai, the dog also changed back to the flood land. ”

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but glance at Zheng Zhilong, he didn't pick his eyes, and gave up the matter of earning hundreds of thousands of taels a year, this kind of confidence was something that Zhang Xuan couldn't learn if he wanted to.

Zhang Xuan said: "The prince is righteous, and I also promise the prince that on the sea of Guangdong, the Zheng family's ships come and go freely." As long as you pay the tax, you can do whatever you want, if you encounter pirates, you can also ask the officials and soldiers for help, the prince is their top boss, they dare not listen. ”

Zheng Zhilong laughed and said, "How can I be a fake public and selfish person." ”

Zheng Zhilong knew in his heart that although he was the privy deputy envoy in charge of the water division, he was only in charge of the Zheng family's water division, and he could not command the Yangtze River water division Zhou Fuchen's department at all, and he naturally couldn't use much strength for the future Guangdong water division.

In the Min Sea and the East China Sea, the Zheng family ordered the flag to sell for three hundred taels of silver, and all the flags without the Zheng family were sunk on the sea. But although Zhang Xuan's words were polite, Zheng Zhilong understood that if he was above the sea in Guangdong, he still acted like this, but it was not what Zhang Xuan allowed.

Zheng Zhilong said: "After the business is finished, let's talk about some private matters, I don't know if the eldest princess has mentioned it to the general?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I have already said that the eldest son and grandson of the prince, my children may not be worthy." ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "What did the general say? Who doesn't know, when the first emperor was there, he personally gave Ling Ai a name, and now he is very fond of Ling Ai, how can it be an ordinary girl, maybe my family will rely on Ling Ai in the future. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "It's a joke, it's a joke." ”

Even so, Zhang Xuan has no reason to shirk. And nodded.

Seeing that Zhang Xuan nodded, Zheng Zhilong immediately asked Zheng Chenggong to come over and meet Zhang Xuan again, but at this time, he came as a family member. The two also had some embarrassment when they met. No matter how round the field is, they can never return to the original harmonious relationship between each other.

Even marriage may not be possible.

Zheng Zhilong came here to play a round field, and after a few days, he held banquets every day, sold well everywhere, and stayed for several days before leaving Guangzhou and going to Beijing by sea. At the same time, there was also the Zheng family's sailor who left.

Zhang Xuan personally saw Zheng Zhilong away, Zheng Chenggong and his entourage, and watched the Zheng family's hundreds of ships leave Guangzhou. Zhang Xuan sighed in his heart and said secretly: "I don't know when Daxia will have such water power." ”

After sending Zheng Zhilong away, Zhang Xuan had a lot to do. The first thing to do is to rebuild the Guangdong Naval Division.

Whether it is the water power of the Xijiang, Beijiang, Dongjiang, or the water power in the sea, it needs to be rebuilt. Zhang Xuan thought about it carefully and finally remembered a person, this person was none other than Lin Cha. So Zhang Xuan sent a letter to Wuzhou, asking Lin Cha to return to Guangzhou.

A day later, Lin Cha came to Guangzhou in the dust, and just had time to change his clothes, he hurriedly came to see Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan also immediately met with Lin Cha and said, "General Lin, don't come unharmed?" ”

Lin Chabi said respectfully: "General Lao is worried, and the last general is always ready to fight for the general. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded and said, "How is the situation in Wuzhou?" ”

"It's mostly quiet. After General Cao arrived in Wuzhou, although he had no intention of going to war, he traveled all over the counties of Wuzhou one by one, and wherever he passed, he would gather local gentry. Knowing the leniency of this dynasty, the gentry from all over the country surrendered one after another, and sent their sons and nephews into the army. Since General Cao patrolled the county, the Ming army did not dare to cross the border easily. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Regardless of whether the gentry in various places really surrendered or fake surrendered, as long as they could make all parts of the country settle down, Zhang Xuan would be a good way regardless of whether Cao Zongyu was coerced or lured.

Zhang Xuan asked about these things, and then he talked to Lin Cha about the matter, and said: "Now that the Zheng family has withdrawn from Guangzhou, there can't be no one to guard the sea above Guangzhou, can General Lin guard the sea frontier for the imperial court?" ”

After Lin Cha came to Guangzhou, although it was only half a day, he still knew about the biggest news today, and he had such an idea. Zhang Xuan finally mentioned it, and he forcibly held back the excitement in his heart and said: "What the general wants the last general to do, the last general will do." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Do you know the situation on the sea in Guangdong? ”

Lin Cha said: "Before the last general, he used to fight at sea. I know the most about things at sea. ”

"The sea of Guangdong is now divided into three shares, one of which is the Zheng family." When Lin Cha talked about the Zheng family, his eyes secretly glanced at Zhang Xuan, and when he saw that Zhang Xuan was not unusual, he dared to continue, and said, "There is another group that is a foreigner?" ”

Zhang Xuan was particularly interested in foreigners, and said, "Foreigners? ”

Lin Cha said: "Exactly, there are many kinds of foreigners, among which the red hair is the strongest. However, most of them stay in Macau. Macau is his lair. However, the foreigners' ships are strong, that is, there are few people, and there are often unscrupulous people, who are used by foreigners, and foreigners have such a momentum. It's just that there are few foreigners after all, and they focus on doing business, so they don't compete with us for territory. ”

Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "Macau." ”

Macau is a commercial center, but the difference between a merchant and a pirate is only the focus of the two types of business. Whether it's a commercial issue, or a military one. Macau is a place that cannot be bypassed.

Solve Macau's problems. Even if it is not completely resolved. It's also a matter of urgency.

Zhang Xuan's attention instantly turned from the Macau issue, extracted the key words from Lin Cha's words, and said, "We? ”

Lin Cha said: "The third force above the sea of Guangzhou is the local pirates in Guangdong, and his subordinates were also counted as one of them. There are the most pirates in Guangdong, but they are also the most chaotic, and there are many internal contradictions. If we can cooperate sincerely, we may not be able to win the Zheng family. ”

Lin Cha was still a little angry about the chickens and dogs that were driven away by the Zheng family.

Zhang Xuan smiled in his heart and said, "What are the local pirates in Guangdong?" ”