Chapter 67: The Rich Master Zheng

Luo Yulong couldn't figure out what Zheng Zhilong meant. But seeing that the little eunuch had a somewhat speechless attitude, Luo Yulong asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

The little eunuch said, "His Royal Highness the King of Min has brought a lot of boxes, which seem to be silver. ”

When Luo Yulong heard the word "silver", his heart suddenly moved, and he said secretly: "I forgot about this rich man." ”

If there is anyone who is the richest in Great Xia now, it goes without saying that it is the Zheng family.

Zheng Zhilong was still a little entangled before taking refuge in Great Xia. But after taking refuge, I immediately tasted the sweetness. Luo Yulong transferred Zheng Zhilong from the local area to the Beijing Division so easily, firstly, Zheng Zhilong saw the future of Great Xia, even though he could not dominate the world, but it was still possible to divide one side and confront the north and the south.

Second, the Zheng family's career has developed greatly within a year.

In the Ming Dynasty, although the Zheng Zhilong Zheng family was famous, it was only in Fujian, and even in Fujian, the Zheng family's reputation was not as good as many big families. Why did Zheng Zhilong want Zheng Chenggong to study literature and take the imperial examination?

It was Zheng Zhilong who felt this resistance.

After entering the Xia Dynasty, although Great Xia has not yet dominated the world. But the essence of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is under the control of Great Xia, and it is enough for the Zheng family.

In the past, the Zheng family, although they were engaged in business with swords, were more second-class dealers and could not directly contact the place of origin, but now Zheng Zhilonggui is the king of Great Xia Min, and he is one of the people at the top of the Great Xia pyramid. The magistrate knew what to do?

In this way, the Zheng family directly opened up the industrial chain from the place of origin to the ocean, and even the Zheng family fleet helped Luo Rucai to go west, and also established its own relationship network along the way, deepening the Zheng family's business network into the Yangtze River basin.

Although Zhang Xuan originally set up a customs office in Ningbo, now Luo Yulong is also preparing to build a customs office in Songjiang to collect taxes. But even so, Zheng Zhilong also made a lot of money.

Even the Zheng family had no intention of running Fujian during this period of time, and even some bandits in the mountains of Fujian were not exterminated, just like the original Ming rule, as long as they did not attack the county seat, it was as if they had not seen it. Even Fujian and Guangdong were handed over, and some places were occupied by the Ming army.

Where is Zheng's energy?

Naturally, it made money.

With the help of his authority in Great Xia, the Zheng clan monopolized almost all foreign trade. All ships sailing on the sea must be Zheng ships, and even the coastal sailors of Great Xia can be called Zheng family sailors by another name.

Today's Zheng family has reached a point where history has never been. Perhaps there is a lack of troops, but in terms of financial resources, it has long been exceeded.

What is Zheng Zhilong dissatisfied with with such a result?

There is a king, and the family is rich and rivals the country. Zheng Zhilong also had no ambition to be the emperor, so he would come to Nanjing obediently and accommodate the half-empty in the Privy Council.

When Luo Yulong heard that Zheng Zhilong brought the money over, he had already expected it in his heart, so he asked Luo Yujiao to avoid it and immediately invited Zheng Zhilong to come over.

Luo Yulong exchanged a few words with Zheng Zhilong and said, "What happened to King Min? ”

"The minister heard that the treasury was tight." Zheng Zhilong said: "There is a lack of military resources on the front line, and there are not many other ministers, so there are many of these things, and I am grateful to Your Majesty for your kindness to my Zheng family." The minister was willing to donate 1,000,000 taels to help the military funds. ”

Luo Yulong's heart moved when he heard this, and said secretly: "With this million taels, Hunan will be able to fight in a war." ”

Some people may think that one million taels of silver is very little, but in fact, it is definitely a lot, Zhang Juzheng's savings for Daming is only eight million taels of silver in the treasury. The military expenditure of the three major expeditions of Wanli is only millions of taels, and it is not as much as tens of millions of taels.

However, the overall trend of silver tends to depreciate.

Even so, a million taels of silver is enough.

Luo Yulong said: "Aiqing understands righteousness, but how can I ask for Aiqing's money." ”

Luo Yulong almost wrote four words on his face, which was duplicity. Face is always an issue. However, what Luo Yulong thinks is also the problem. Everything has to have rules, Luo Yulong wants Zheng Zhilong's money plainly, and it is not okay to say it without a statement.

Zheng Zhilong said: "In this way, it can be regarded as the minister's payment of taxes in Fujian for two years in advance." ”

Luo Yulong said: "Count it as three years." I can't let Aiqing suffer. Having said that, Luo Yulong was ready to make up for the Zheng family in other ways. In fact, Fujian is a poor province, and only the coastal areas are relatively rich. The annual tax may not be as much as 500,000 taels.

More importantly, Fujian's tax revenue cannot be collected in Nanjing at all. Acquiescence was vested in the Zheng family.

Zheng Zhilong said: "The minister has thanked His Majesty for his kindness, but there is one thing, and the minister asks His Majesty for his permission." ”

"Oh. What's the matter? Luo Yulong said.

Zheng Zhilong said: "The courtiers are successful, young and shallow, and are not enough to take on the responsibilities in this regard, so the ministers ask Your Majesty to send an important minister to take charge of Fujian's government affairs." ”

Luo Yulong's face suddenly straightened, and he said, "What does King Min mean?" When his father was there, he had already promised the Zheng family to live in Fujian, and the example of Mu Wangfu in Yunnan. Didn't King Min's words make me disobey the intention of the first emperor? ”

In Luo Yulong's heart, he is naturally willing, just look at Luo Yulong's recent behavior, it can be described in two words, that is, centralization. Luo Yulong didn't want to take back the power of a province, but there were some words that couldn't come out of his mouth.

Zheng Zhilong said: "The minister has nothing else to think about, but just to cherish the kindness of the first emperor." At that time, he was newly invested in the imperial court and was worried. lest the imperial court be unfavorable to the Zheng family, and the first emperor and His Majesty treat the Zheng family with sincerity. How can a minister not be remembered in the five. What will you do if you guard the Fujian Mansion? The futile is just a place of suspicion. Please also ask Your Majesty to remember the heart of the old minister. The Zheng family was removed from the power to manage the affairs of Fujian, and even the Mu family in Yunnan had the governor of Yunnan. ”

Zheng Zhilong is in a high position, and in the decision-making center of Great Xia, he can see many things clearly, and he is also very clear about some of Luo Yulong's actions. That's why. Only then did he feel trepidation in his heart. As a throne, the family can rival the country and control a province.

It's a good thing, of course.

However, it is inevitable that the power is too strong, and the country of Great Xia is thriving, and seeing the battle of Zhang Xuan in Changsha, I am afraid that he will capture the first emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty. The sweep of the south has been completed. Moreover, Luo Yulong is also a good-natured emperor, so he handed over his authority early and let the Zheng family enjoy wealth and prosperity. Wouldn't it be nice?

But let him give up too much, and he was not willing to. Therefore, the first thing he gave up was the right to rule Fujian.

Because this thing is a chicken rib for Zheng Zhilong and the Zheng family, even if he doesn't have this, the Zheng family also enjoys a special status in ports like Quanzhou and Fuzhou. This is determined by the size of Zheng's economy.

Even the Zheng family did not have many talents in charge of Fujian. The current Zheng family is not the Zheng family of the Zheng Chenggong era in history, there are not many literati and doctors, there is no shortage of people who do business, but there is a shortage of civil officials, if you use the civil officials of Great Xia, with the virtue of civil officials, they will naturally move closer to the center. It's not obvious yet. The more stable the Bactrian regime is, the more obvious this situation will be.

It can be said that Zheng Zhilong has been softened by wealth, and has shifted from creation to preservation of wealth.

Luo Yulong could naturally hear that Zheng Zhilong was a little sincere, but there were priorities, and Fujian's affairs were not only Fujian's affairs. You must know that there is also a Gao Jie in the territory of Great Xia. The Zheng family has been cut here, who knows what Gao Jie's attitude is?

Luo Yulong pondered for a moment and said: "Since the King of Min has paid the taxes of Fujian for three years, I can't break my promise, and it's not too late to talk about this matter after three years." ”

"Three years. It's definitely enough for me to settle the forces. Luo Yulong secretly said in his heart: "It's not too late to accept the Zheng family when the time comes." ”

Zheng Zhilong listened and said, "Your Majesty." ”

Luo Yulong pondered for a while and said: "I heard that the children of the Zheng family are dragons on the sea, and I named Zheng Chenggong as the general of Zhenhai, commanding all the departments in Fujian and attacking Guangdong from the sea. ”

Zheng Zhilong knew as soon as he heard that this was a reward.

In any case, Zheng Chenggong jumped up and hung up the rank of general, and he can be regarded as one of the important generals of the Great Xia court. You must know that the use of Zheng's soldiers and horses by the Great Xia Imperial Court has always been more cautious.