Chapter 138: Fujian Shakes

The army was halted at the city of Ningbo, but thousands of cavalry marched south from Ningbo with little resistance.

In the final analysis, Zhang Xuan is not the Qing court after all, and what the Qing court really provoked Jiangnan's resistance was also the hair shaving order, so at this time, the form of Jiangnan was already very clear, and Cao Ying had some corners and corners in Jiangnan that had not been cleaned up, but on the whole, it was already a general trend and irreversible.

In addition, the soldiers and horses in Taizhou have been exhausted by Zhang Mingzhen, where can they withstand the impact of five thousand iron horses.

Taizhou, Wenzhou is also unstable.

It seems that the gentry and officials everywhere want to beautify their surrender, so Cao Ying's soldiers are said to be more and more terrible, it seems that everyone is a heavenly soldier and a general, and every soldier has to eat one person every day to do it.

Wenzhou did not encounter much resistance, so some loyal ministers wanted to raise their arms, but no crowd responded.

Where is the example of Shaoxing and Ningbo, there are a few people who are loyal, but more people have to be saved their lives, Yang Shenzu only needs to kill a few hundred people, and the two provinces will be as safe as ever, Yang Shenzu did not leave a soldier in the two provinces at all, but let the demoted officials stay in office, and the banner on the head was changed from Ming to Wu, even if the task was completed, the army went directly to the water dividing pass.

Originally, such a traffic artery, in the layout of the Ming Dynasty, was guarded, such as the nearby Qianhu Office. At the beginning, in order to prevent the sea, there were guards all over the coast, but now these guards have long been out of shape, and they are inferior to ordinary people.

The most difficult thing for Yang Shenzu was actually not the battle but the march.

If it is said that in southern Zhejiang, it is already a mountainous area, then after entering Fujian, the mountains are connected with the mountains, and the neighboring prefectures and counties along the coast of Fujian are much more convenient to take by sea than by land. There may be a little plain along the coast, and most of the rest is mountainous.

Walking here, Yang Shenzu didn't dare to go south again.

First, the cavalry did not perform very well in a mountainous area like Fujian, and Yang Shenzu was also afraid that his command would be damaged too much. Second, Zhang Xuan only let Yang Shenzu lay down the water dividing pass and shake Fujian, what to do next, and he didn't explain much, Yang Shenzu's own confidence was insufficient, there were only a few thousand cavalry at hand, and there were not many people left in the back road to guard, I am afraid that the officers and troops will come from the sea, and the two prefectures of Taiwan and Wenzhou will change their banners in an instant. So he didn't dare to go too deep into Fujian Province.

But he didn't know that just this had already shaken up and down Fujian.

Fujian Governor Wu Zhiping was already restless at the moment.

Wu Zhiping is also from Zhejiang, and he is worried not only about the situation in Fujian Province, but also about the situation of the Wu family.

Wu Zhiping is a native of Chongde County, Jiaxing Prefecture, Zhejiang, and he is at this moment

's hometown has also been captured by Cao Ying, and now there is no news, he is worried, but he has a son in the Hanlin Academy in Beijing at the moment, and he is ready to suffer the disaster of his family.

And the situation in Fujian is not too good, Fujian is not too peaceful, in the northwest mountains, there are often mountain people in chaos, the guard army is uneven, the only thing that makes Wu Zhiping feel relieved is that it has not yet reached the point of losing the prefecture and county, and it can still be suppressed.

However, there were hundreds of letters asking for help from the Zhejiang gentry in the township, so that Wu Zhiping had to take action, and he easily persuaded Zheng Zhilong to let Zheng Zhilong go north to support Zhejiang, but he didn't want to spread the news that there were rebels in Funing Prefecture.

He immediately asked Zheng Zhilong to go north to Funing Prefecture, after all, he just wanted to keep his official hat first.

It's just that Zheng Zhilong is not as good as he was then. He couldn't give an order, so he could only send someone to ask Zheng Zhilong to come over to the house.

Zheng Zhilong came as promised, listened to Wu Zhiping's words, and agreed to come down, after leaving the governor's yamen, Zheng Zhilong smiled contemptuously, and said secretly: "It's with me." ”

As far as Zheng Zhilong himself is concerned, he doesn't want to meddle in this Zhejiang matter.

Without him, seeing that the situation in the world is getting more and more chaotic, Zheng Zhilong has the idea of protecting himself, Da Shunxiong crosses several provinces, and who can say clearly what will happen in the future. Da Ming can't see it, and he can't say that Dashun will win the world in the future, Zheng Zhilong naturally wants to retain some strength in his heart for the future.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong may not have the intention of dominating the party, but this mind is hidden, and if he looks at the situation, he will think about it again.

"Master, the fourth master is back." As soon as he returned to the mansion, Zheng Zhilong heard the news and immediately came to the hall, but saw that Zheng Hongkui had been waiting for a long time, Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed and said, "Fourth, you can be regarded as back." After coming back this time, don't leave again, stay in Fujian. ”

"Big brother, I came this time on the orders of Duke Lu, and asked my eldest brother to go north to Ningbo." Zheng Hongkui said: "The country is like this, how can you sit idly by? ”

Zheng Zhilong changed slightly and said, "You all go out." ”

"Yes." Zheng Zhilong is extremely wealthy, he almost doesn't think about being a second person in the whole Ming Dynasty, and the pomp and circumstance in the family is also very great, Zheng Zhilong gave an order, more than a dozen maids rushed out, only the two brothers remained, Zheng Zhilong's tone was low, and said: "Fourth, I think you are stupid to be an official." If you don't know how you came to be the chief soldier, my Zheng family is behind, you are the chief soldier, without the Zheng family, you are nothing. ”

"Big brother is a lesson." Zheng Hongkui said honestly.

The eldest brother is like a father, Zheng Zhilong almost brought up his own brother around him, and Zheng Hongkui was not trained when he was a child. Hearing Zheng Zhilong's reprimand, Zheng Hongkui could only listen to the training honestly.

"You know, too. It shouldn't be

smashed our Zheng family's capital into the water. Zheng Zhilong said: "The court treats my Zheng family well, that is, I have soldiers, ships and people." Once my Zheng family has no soldiers, no ships, and no one? He Renlong is the end. The overall situation of Zhejiang is determined, I am just involved, what tricks can I turn out? However, it is only a loss of men and horses. The imperial court will not add to it either. ”

"But big brother, Zhejiang falls into the hands of Cao Ying, what will happen to our family's business?" Zheng Hongkui said.

This sentence is to the point.

Fourteen years after Zheng Zhilong was from Chongzhen, he was almost the lord of the East China Sea, and the Zheng family's fleet went north to Japan and south to Java, covering the entire South Sea, and a large part of the supply came from Jiangnan. Jiangnan fell into the hands of Cao Ying, which would indeed affect Zheng Zhilong's trade.

"Hmph." Zheng Zhilong said: "I don't believe it, there are people who don't love money." It's just a matter of throwing money. ”

Zheng Hongkui said: "Lu Gong said, if the eldest brother is willing to contribute this time, I will be the general soldier of Zhejiang, and the sea surface of Zhejiang will be under my control in the future?" ”

"What you said about it seems that the water surface in Zhejiang is not in charge of my Zheng family." Zheng Zhilong said. Having said that, Zheng Zhilong was a little moved. Zheng Zhilong is only in charge of the underground order, and above the surface, it is still under the jurisdiction of the official water division, even if the official water division can hardly go to sea.

Zheng Zhilong's business is so big now, it is also related to his official background, if Zheng Hongkui really becomes the chief soldier of Zhejiang, Zheng Zhilong estimates that the Zheng family's business will rise by at least three percent, and many channel merchants in Zhejiang can directly bypass.

The Zheng family's business is in the millions, and thirty percent is not a small amount.

Zheng Zhilong inevitably had some temptation in his heart, but he thought about it for a long time and said: "No, you also know the fourth, on the sea, your brother is not afraid of anyone, but fighting on the road, my Zheng family's son-in-law is probably not good, you have fought with Cao Ying, do you think you can win?" ”

Zheng Hongkui was speechless for a while.

Zheng Zhilong sighed and said, "No matter how delicious the painting cake is, it is useless if it can't be eaten in your mouth." ”

"Zhoushan." Zheng Hongkui said: "Lu Gong said that if you only send troops, you will be stationed in Zhoushan, contain Cao Ying's men and horses, and maintain the connection between the north and Fujian." Zhejiang coast, big brother, you can take what you want. ”

Zheng Zhilong's eyes lit up and said, "Really? ”

It's almost a raid. Zhoushan is so close to the prosperous area of Zhejiang, the fleet is stationed in Zhoushan, and several coastal provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are within the range of Zheng Zhilong's attack. The profits are too great.

"There is no lie." Zheng Hongkui said.

Zheng Zhilong said: "Lu Gong has also calculated the blood capital, okay, I agreed." ”

The situation in Jiangnan is irreparable for the time being, and Lu Zhenfei is ruthless in order to prevent Jiangnan from being used by thieves.

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