Chapter XXI Negotiations

"General Zheng, my Cao camp swept through the south of the Yangtze River, no one is invincible, the Zheng family was originally a hero at sea, and now the Zhu Ming Mansion will fall, doesn't the Zheng family want to think about their own way out? When the king sent my general to Jiangnan, he specially explained that Zheng Zongbing is a dragon on the sea, and we must be courteous. Zhang Su said.

Zheng Cai laughed and said, "If Mr. Zhang came here today just for this matter, then you can go back." That's the end of it. I'm not here today. That's not what I'm going to talk about. ”

For the two, the purpose is not the same.

Zheng Cai just wanted Cao Ying to make it convenient, after all, Jiangnan was in Cao Ying's hands, and Cao Ying's control over Jiangnan was not too good.

But there is not enough success, and there is more than failure. It may be difficult to achieve anything, but it is very easy to ruin Zheng's deal.

Since Luo Yulong got the news, under the strong measures, large transactions have tended to stop.

Zheng Cai is only here for money, but Zhang Su is more for political purposes.

"It's okay, let's not mention it beforehand." Zhang Su said.

Zheng Cai's face softened slightly: "As long as General Zhang raises his noble hand, the filial piety of 100,000 taels is handed over, and no matter how much it is, it is not impossible to talk about it." ”

100,000 taels is already a lot of money, and many prefectures and counties in the north, under Li Zicheng's torture policy, only get more than 100,000 taels.

And Zheng Caiyan's implication is that this money is for Zhang Xuan. As for how much benefit Zhang Xuan got in it, Zheng Cai didn't care.

Zhang Su sneered in his heart, he understood Zhang Xuan very well.

If you insist that Zhang Xuan is not corrupt, this is not clear, when Guy Cao Ying started his business, it was not clear whether public and private were at all. Many of the payments, it is not clear whether they are public or private.

However, Zhang Xuan's personal life is not simple, but it is not extravagant, if it is not to raise a big mansion in Nanjing City, the family's expenses of more than 1,000 taels can also be passed.

And Luo Yujiao's private money is far more than this number.

Therefore, give Zhang Xuan 100,000 million taels, and Zhang Xuan will also use it on official business. Too much money is meaningless to Zhang Xuan.

And Zheng Cai gave too little.

At this moment, it was the heyday of the Zheng family's sea, and the heroes on the sea, such as Xu Suxin, Liu Xiang, etc., were all flattened by Zheng Zhilong, and the Dutch, the Spaniards, these outsiders, fought a battle with the Ming Dynasty in the south a few years ago, Zheng Zhilong was one of the main forces, and these Westerners also recognized the Zheng family's sphere of influence.

During the Zheng Chenggong period, the Zheng family did not recover to the victory of sea trade during the Zheng Zhilong period.

The annual income is worth most of the imperial court, with millions of taels, and the source of goods in Jiangnan is also Zheng

What is necessary for the clan, otherwise it will not be able to supply it with Fujian alone.

The annual income of millions of taels is only distributed to Cao Ying, which is too little.

Moreover, for Zhang Xuan, the most important thing is not the question of money.

After all, Jiangnan is in hand, and Cao Ying's financial resources are not lacking.

Even if you are a little nervous, it is just a matter of popularity, and you may not dare to torture like Li Zicheng, so that you don't want to say tens of millions of taels, it is one or two hundred million taels of silver, and it may not be nothing.

But first of all, we must ensure the stability of the south of the river.

This requirement is on top of all the requirements.

"I'll leave this at that." Zhang Su said: "Let's talk about the transaction requirements first, I require that all transactions of the Zheng family must be in Ningbo, so that General Zheng does not need to run around." ”

Zheng Cai frowned slightly.

Trading in Ningbo is not impossible.

Ningbo was an important port in the Ming Dynasty. The key points of trade between the East and the West, especially Shuangyu Island in the Zhoushan archipelago, was an important transit point during the Jiajing period.

In addition, the Ningbo water system is connected to the canal, and the waterway transportation network covers the entire south of the Yangtze River.

The Ningbo deal was not only beneficial to Cao Ying, but also beneficial to Zheng's family, saving a lot of costs.

"Since you have asked for this, it is not impossible, but the condition is ---?" Of course, Zheng Cai knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

"We take a cut, not much, it's one percent." Zhang Su said.

Zheng Cai frowned slightly, where is this number not much, it definitely exceeds 100,000 taels I don't know how much, there is a large-scale transaction organized by Cao Ying, and it will exceed the number of secret transactions of the Zheng family before in terms of order of magnitude.

As for how much, Zheng Cai couldn't estimate it for a while.

He immediately cut off the water and said, "No." Up to three cents. ”

Zhang Su didn't care too much about the number, Zhang Su smiled slightly, and said: "In this way, General Zheng agreed, and the number can be discussed by the people below, but there is a precondition, that is, the Zheng clan must stop all attacks on Jiangnan." ”

"Mr. Zhang, you have to think clearly, the current situation is not what we want to talk about." Zheng Cai said.

"Okay, let's not talk about it." Zhang Su said: "My general said, if the Zheng family does not agree, let the Zheng family see, my general can't do it, so that Jiangnan Pian Fan can't go to sea." ”

Zheng Cai laughed and said: "My Zheng family's fleet is all over the South Seas and Japan, and it is only a small part here. If this is really the case, let Cao Ying know what the real sea dragon is. ”

At this point, it's a little stiff.

Zheng Cai and Zhang Su faced each other, did not say a word, and their entourage on the left and right did not dare to speak. Only in the distance

The birds in the mountains chirped, and the sound of the waves on the seashore came from afar.

Zhang Su leaned back and said, "I think General Zheng needs to ask for instructions, so let's stop here today." ”

He got up and walked out of the hall of the Great Hero.

This move is quite rude.

And Zhang Su is still very confident, his confidence comes from Zhang Xuan, and all these conditions are Zhang Xuan's will, so he is not afraid of collapse, and is naturally willing to give the Zheng family a dismissal.

"My lord, what are we going to do?" A master asked Zheng Cai.

Zheng Cai sighed slightly and said, "Send the situation of this negotiation to the uncle." ”

Zheng Cai secretly said in his heart: "This is something to talk about." ”

Zheng Cai definitely doesn't want to give up Jiangnan's profits, although the Zheng family has a lot of money, but it also spends a lot. It also takes money to maintain such a large fleet. There are also many people in Fujian who want to go up and down.

For the Zheng family, although the money is not tight, it is never too much, so that the government can put a large amount of trade on the table, which may exceed the previous scale of trade.

And Zheng Cai is in charge of this part in the Zheng family, and he doesn't want to give up at all.

And he also knows that his threat is actually very empty.

Yes, the fleet that Zheng Zhilong brought to Zhoushan was only a part of the Zheng family, or even a very small part, but the Zheng family was essentially not a military organization, but a maritime business.

The Zheng family said that they had 1,000 warships, but the Zheng family's ships were generally converted from cargo ships, that is, armed merchant ships, after all, overseas is not a peaceful place, and no force is simply not enough to protect wealth.

Not to mention, the strength of the Zheng clan's warship, just a little bit. Pulling out a large number of ships to come to Zhejiang, although it can put a lot of pressure on Cao Ying, but is the Zheng family themselves just a few days?

As a result, the Zheng family's finances will be greatly weakened.

It's a lose-lose move. Let Zheng Cai say that he is not willing to do this.

But stopping the harassment of Zhejiang will not work.

After all, the Zheng family is still in the name of the Ming Dynasty, and many of the privileges enjoyed by the Zheng family in Fujian are because Zheng Zhilong is the general soldier of Fujian.

And to stop the harassment of Zhejiang, it is almost obvious that it is secretly with Cao Ying, and not only Fujian will have problems. Even on Zhoushan Island, generals such as Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Zhiren will also have problems.

Zheng Cai can't interpret the pros and cons of this kind of complexity, let alone make decisions. He had to report it to Zheng Zhilong.

The situation on Jiaomen Mountain was quickly transmitted to Zheng Zhilong's hands by sea, Zheng Zhilong frowned slightly, called Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Sen over, told the two of them the situation, and said, "Fourth brother, how do you think this situation should be discussed?" ”

Zheng Zhilong attaches great importance to Zheng Hongkui, and calling Zheng Sen over is just to let Zheng Sen accumulate some experience.

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