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In Quanzhou, in a large mansion with nine entrances and nine exits, the remaining important figures of the Zheng family gathered together.

Zheng Zhilong first reprimanded Zheng Sen and Li Chengdong, and then scolded his subordinates who stayed in Fujian one by one. He fought vigorously in Liangguang, relying on huge financial and material resources and weapon superiority, to suppress the famous Hunan military camp in Zhaoqing Mansion. Unexpectedly, when he was complacent, bad news came from the old nest, and Fuzhou was lost.

The officials who were trained were only submissive on the surface, but none of them were convinced in their hearts. If it weren't for Zheng Zhilong's refusal to give up Liangguang and hesitation, it had been a month since the Zhejiang troops entered Fujian, and he still refused to withdraw his troops by luck, Fuzhou would never have been lost so easily.

Zheng Du was one of the three commanders, and naturally he was scolded, but he didn't bow his head and be ashamed like his eldest brother. Zheng Ergongzi stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Father, now that the general trend has gone, although we are guilty, even if we kill all of us, we will not be able to return to Fuzhou." ”

Zheng Zhilong blew his beard angrily and glared: "What, you kid is not convinced?" ”

The father lectured his son, and of course the son was convinced. But at the moment of the great enemy, the most important thing for us is to find a way to deal with the situation we want to be in. Even if you want to cut off your son's head, you have to wait until the crisis of our Zheng family is resolved. Zheng Du's words reached Zheng Zhilong's heart, he snorted coldly and said, "What can you do?" ”

"Hou Xuan's performance is strong, our only advantage is the water master, Hou Xuanyan was choked by our water master before, and he hated him to come in person, which shows the threat of the water master to him. It is better to send troops to negotiate peace, and our sailors will no longer lock the sea, in exchange for these six state capitals not to be attacked by him. Our Zheng family takes the six mansions as the foundation, slowly plotting it, waiting for the Manchu Qing to go south, and we will take the opportunity to recapture Fuzhou. Zheng Du talked eloquently, and from time to time he had to glance coldly at his eldest brother. Zheng Sen's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.

On the contrary, Zheng Zhilong nodded frequently, stroked his beard and said: "What you kid said is quite reasonable, but I don't know if Hou Xuanyan will agree to make peace with us." ”

Zheng Du's eyes flashed with a fierce color, but he quickly hid it again, and said with a smile: "In order to protect the foundation of the Zheng family, my son is willing to go to Fuzhou in person to negotiate with Hou Xuanyan!" ”

"Good! It's my species. Zheng Zhilong stood up happily, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have a second child, who is really a good son given to me by Mazu." ”

Everyone in the hall praised one after another, and for a while all kinds of fleshy words filled the entire hall, and a group of generals who had just escaped from Liangguang were as happy as if they had won a big battle.

Zheng Du secretly glanced at his father, and after Zheng Zhilong saw it, he waved his hand and said, "You all go out, my son will go to Fuzhou, I have a few words to say to him." ”

Everyone left the lobby one after another, only two people had ugly faces, one was Zheng Sen, his father was so fond of the second child, so that his son had a deep sense of crisis. The other is Li Chengdong, who made peace with Hou Xuan, Li Chengdong knew that he would not end well, and he was likely to be sold by the Zheng family and his son. But he was in the Zheng family's camp, even if he wanted to escape, it was impossible, and once Zheng Zhilong gave up on him, there was no place where the world could accommodate him. Thinking of this, Li Chengdong's hatred for Hou Xuanyan in his heart has reached a new height.

In the lobby, Zheng Du looked left and right, and saw that everyone had gone out, so he stepped forward and said, "Father, my son wants to make peace with Hou Xuan this time, and he still needs something." ”

Zheng Zhilong's face changed slightly, and he said with a gloomy face: "Could it be Li Chengdong's head?" ”

"Father is wise!"

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In the city of Fuzhou, downstairs in Zhenhai.

After the Songjiang Naval Division, the second seaside naval division of the imperial court was formed in Fuzhou, and the new Fuzhou General Soldier concurrently served as the commander of the Fujian Naval Division, Shi Lang.

On the islands near Fuzhou, the remnants of Zheng Zhilong's forces were scattered, and his sailors lost the port of Fuzhou and could no longer lock the sea along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Matsue sailors slowly regained lost territory at sea, and merchant ships to and from Japan flourished here.

In the vicinity of Fuzhou, because Fuzhou was captured, many Zheng naval troops from Fuzhou had to take refuge in Hou Xuanyan. Under the leadership of Shi Lang's adaptation, these people began to radiate the surrounding islands from Fuzhou, and grabbed territory for every inch of land.

In Fuzhou City, Hou Xuanyan walked downstairs in Vientiane and transferred to the door of the division. This place is close to the sword pond, and it can be connected from the river to the sea from the waterway. It is also where Zheng Zhilong's Zhenhai dock is located, and several new ships that have not yet been repaired are parked in the dock, and with the sound of the horn, the shipwrights are rushing to make progress.

Walked Pingguo Gong, came Yue Guogong, Fujian was the territory of Yue Guo in ancient times, Hou Xuanyan came to Fuzhou to meet his title. After Yue Guogong came, he did not seal the sea and ban ships, but rewarded the skilled shipwrights and gave them a higher treatment than Zheng Zhilong, and these shipwrights naturally did not be lazy.

"I've been to a lot of docks, and I have to say that Zheng's Zhenhai Dock is the largest and most efficient. If Zheng Zhilong is willing to change his mind and disband his ministry and defect to the imperial court, I am willing not to blame him for being a secretary of the Ministry of Works. Hou Xuanyan said in a playful tone.

The surrounding officials were very face-saving, and they laughed at Yue Guogong's cold jokes, but the laughter was dry, and they didn't care when they heard it. Yue Guogong may have intended to make peace, but no one is willing to be the first to speak, lest the war resume and be pulled out as a scapegoat.

After Hou Xuanyan took Fuzhou Mansion, although Fujian was still in the hands of Zheng Zhilong, the army could enter Fujian from Ganzhou and Zhejiang at any time. Zheng Zhilong knew this very well, so he was very forbearant on the ground, trying his best to avoid a complete decisive battle with Hou Xuanyan.

Hou Xuanyan can completely drive him into the sea from the land, and Zheng Zhilong can also kill them from the sea back to land with a backhand, each of them has their own fears. The gentry and officials in Fujian, everyone can see this delicate situation clearly, but no one has broken it.

Although Zheng Zhilong lost his territory in Liangguang, if he really counted, his sailors were all over the large and small islands off the southeast coast. They are a force on the sea that should not be underestimated. If this force is desperate to fight back, Hou Xuanyan's fledgling sailor may not be able to withstand it. Of course, if Hou Xuanyan had the heart to order an attack, the remaining six prefectures in Fujian would soon be completely recovered. At that time, Zheng Zhilong could only retreat to the sea. If the fight starts, it is bound to be a lose-lose situation, one is king on land and the other is dominating at sea.

Shi Lang, who was following the crowd, suddenly spoke: "Guogong, there is a sentence that the lower officials don't know whether to say or not. ”

The phrase 'I don't know when to say it or not' was once rated as the sentence that best reflects the character of the Chinese, and the person who said this sentence will say nine out of ten in the next sentence.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Shi Lang hesitated for a while, but still said: "The imperial court can't not pacify Zheng Zhilong, but it's not suitable to fight at this time." Zheng Zhilong has lost the ability to compete with the imperial court, and the six provinces in Fujian Province do not dare to do evil, so it is better to make peace for the time being. As soon as these words came out, the generals next to Hou Xuanyan glared angrily, glaring at this bold general.

Hou Xuanyan frowned and asked, "Tell me your opinion, if you don't die if you fight a snake, you will be in trouble later." Why didn't I take advantage of his illness to kill him, but let him live? ”

The eyes around him were not good, and Shi Lang also regretted it a little in his heart, but at this time, he had to bite the bullet and say: "If we force him to a dead end, he flees to Dongfan Island, and uses this as the center to develop his power, then it will be difficult for the southeast coast to be peaceful." As a result, the commercial tax was cut by half, the imperial court's revenue was reduced, and the southeast also needed to deploy heavy troops and be ready to fight at any time. After all, after the Zheng clan has a foothold on Dongfan Island, they will completely grasp the initiative, and they will have the final say on whether to fight or retreat. The more Hou Xuanyan listened, the more interested he became, waved his hand to signal him to stop, and then said, "Let's go to the pavilion, you talk slowly." ”

After all, this matter involves national policy, and there are too many people here, so it is inevitable that there will be idle people who will hear about it. Especially in Fujian, it is difficult to ensure that the remnants of the Zheng family are not mixed with so many officials.

When Shi Lang heard this, he was overjoyed, Guogong valued his own opinion. Following Hou Xuanyan and his personal guards to the Vientiane Pavilion, Shi Lang stood aside, and continued with his last words: "But if Guogong doesn't attack at this moment, negotiate with Zheng Zhilong and let him let go of the southeast passage." Our merchants can do trade in the South Seas, and the commercial tax will be doubled. And the six provinces of Fujian will become the shackles of Zheng Zhilong, he is reluctant to give up these six chicken ribs, so he has no intention of plotting Dongfan Island, and when the time comes, he will be raised in Quanzhou and other six provinces, just like raising an eagle in a bird cage, and he will be a bird to be slaughtered as soon as possible.

At that time, since we have made peace, we can vigorously develop the water division, and once the time is ripe, the last general will be willing to mention the Fujian water division and capture this fang for the sake of the country. ”

Hou Xuanyan was moved when he heard this, but he still retorted: "We robbed his lair and seized Fuzhou, is he willing to put down his face and make peace?" ”

Guogong laughed, Fujian has always been the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and he Zheng Zhilong has only been a pirate for a few years? When did Fuzhou become his territory, not after Zhao'an, he was occupied by this fang for several years. Only after making peace can he buy the goods of our Han people from the mainland and go to the sea to earn money. He was reluctant to give up the six prefectures of Fujian, and in order to be able to continue to accumulate wealth, he would definitely compromise. Perhaps, at this time, the Zheng family's peace envoy has already arrived on the way. ”

Hou Xuanyan thought about it, what he said was really possible, Zheng Zhilong is not a hard bone. When Francois was strong, he defected to Franco, received Catholic baptism, took the Christian name Jasper, and gave himself a foreign name, called Nikolai Yiguan. He also befriended the retired former shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, who was summoned by the shogunate, and was regarded by the Japanese as a glorious and prominent figure. Later, he joined the great pirate merchant Li Dan, and at the beginning he worked as a translator, and gradually became Li Dan's right-hand man, and won Li Dan's trust. Then there is Yan Siqi, Dutch Hongmaofan, Ming Dynasty...

In later generations, he even surrendered to the Manchus, and this man's life was either surrendering or on the way to surrender. Now that he is in a bad situation, it is very possible that he will choose to surrender.

Since this is the case, Hou Xuanyan began to calculate in his heart that making peace with Zheng Zhilong for the time being would be beneficial to both parties, but the interests of his own side were obviously greater. The power of locking the sea in the Age of Discovery, even the culprit Zheng Zhilong couldn't imagine how big it was. His sailor blocked the Wusong River for several months, and the imperial court, which was originally rich and wealthy, was immediately overstretched. The three scholars who were in a hurry had their beards pulled off and had no good ideas.

"What Shi Lang said makes a lot of sense, if I leave you in Fujian, can you train a sailor who can compete with him? How much time does it take? How much does it cost? ”

Shi Lang knelt on one knee and looked excited: "In just five years, the end will definitely be in the southeast of Jingsui and level the Zheng family!" ”

Hou Xuanyan was quite satisfied with the first listen, but the more he listened, the more wrong it became... Isn't this just a copy of the five-year Pingliao?

"Five years will not work, I will fully support you, in addition to the financial needs of your Fujian to seek their own, other policies are available, inclined to Fujian. What you have to do is to make the character of Zheng Zhilong completely become old news at sea within two years. ”

Shi Lang lowered his head, thinking about it quickly for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Two years is two years!" ”

Hou Xuan acted inch by inch, and continued: "I want Dongfan Island, Qiongzhou, and Penghu all of them!" The red-haired fan, the Franco, the slaves, and the pirates all tremble when they hear the horn of the Daming sailor; In the past, all merchant ships had to pay taxes to the imperial court; People I don't like will be blown to scum when they step into the sea; Those who don't like me will be fed fish by shipwrecks when they enter the sea; In all the worlds and wilderness, in all places, my sailors can land and fight, and let all the nations come to the court, and whoever does not come will kill his royal family and rob their princesses to be my slave girls; Under the cover of the sky, the land where the sun and the moon shine are all our vassals. ”

Shi Lang was stunned in place, looking at Yue Guogong with a crazy face with his teeth and claws, and his mind was blank. Is Hou Xuanyan a pirate, or is Zheng Zhilong? Shi Lang was a little unclear for a while.

Hou Xuanyan patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Shi Lang, you have a long way to go, don't waste time on your knees, go out and get busy." Come, hurry, run forward. ”

Shi Lang was sent out in a daze, and the afterglow of the sunset in the distance was sprinkled on the sea. The blue and clear sky was stained like blood by the remnant sun. A gust of cold wind blew, Shi Lang lifted his spirit, and said in his heart: It's better to do a good job of overhauling the dock first, how many craftsmen are still missing in the workshop, and the recruitment of sailors is a few shortages to show how to ink.

Some people's hearts are higher than the sky, but some people only focus on their feet, one step at a time, extremely down-to-earth.

The road is still one step at a time...

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