Since the Dong family did not refuse the Zheng family, the following process was advanced very quickly, and soon it was accepted, according to the ancient etiquette, the Zheng family sent a pair of geese to the Dong family. The wild geese are not easy to catch www.biquge.info so in the Ming Dynasty, the people have adopted a workaround method to replace the wild goose with a goose. However, in the home of the scholar, geese are still used.

Then there is the name questioning, that is, the matchmaker takes a pair of geese and then asks the woman for the woman's name and birth date instead of the man. It is used to predict whether this marriage is suitable or not. This divination step, officially called Najib, requires both Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen to participate: after the matchmaker sends the woman's name, they need to go to the ancestral hall and ask someone to do the divination. Generally speaking, the ancestors are always very happy about things such as the younger generation marrying a daughter-in-law, so this kind of divination rarely results in a way that is not auspicious. Zheng Sen was naturally no exception this time, burning incense, praying, and then divination, and sure enough, it was not surprising that he got a good result. So everyone was very happy, and the Taoist priest in charge of divination also received a lot of gift money.

Then there is the "recruitment", that is, the man notifies the woman of the results of the divination, and officially sends the dowry to the woman. This etiquette is also called "Wending", and at this point, the in-law relationship between the two families is also determined. Naturally, a pair of wild geese are indispensable in the dowry, and then tea is indispensable in the south. In addition, it is determined according to their respective status and financial resources. The Zheng family is a rare rich man in Fujian, and even in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the dowry gift is naturally extremely rich. So much so that Dong Yangxian was a little worried, whether such a bride price was a bit excessive.

Then, according to the process, it should be "invitation" and "personal welcome". However, the Zheng family informed the Dong family through a matchmaker that there had been another pirate on the sea recently, and Zheng Zhilong might have to go out to exterminate the pirates. Therefore, these two steps have to be slowed down first.

Being diligent in the king's affairs is also something that should be done, and the Dong family naturally can't have any opinions. So the matter came to an end for the time being. Next, for Zheng Sen, the real big thing is coming, that is, to welcome Zheng Zhilong to visit Taiwan. Zheng Sen must take this opportunity to make Zheng Zhilong fully agree with his control model over Taiwan, let him feel the good development prospects of Taiwan and even the entire Zheng family under his leadership, and let him understand how irreplaceable his role is in this process.

However, this matter does not need to be prepared, because Taiwan's current state itself is enough to impress Zheng Zhilong even if it is not prepared.

On 28 August, Zheng Zhilong, accompanied by Zheng Sen, arrived in Beigang.

According to the plan, Zheng Zhilong will first inspect the island's agriculture. Zheng Zhilong has always disliked procrastination in doing things, so early the next morning, accompanied by Zheng Sen, he was escorted by a team of cavalry, got into a four-wheeled carriage, and began his patrol.

"Daddy, let's go to Camp A now. This is one of the earliest immigrant villages in Taiwan, and this village is also the closest to Beigang. In the carriage, Zheng Sen began to tell his father about the village that was about to be inspected, "There are now more than 1,000 people in this village. This village is mainly engaged in sugarcane planting, and belongs to the first group of villages to grow sugarcane, and now relying on sugarcane planting, most of the people in the village have married daughters-in-law, and some capable people have married more than one daughter-in-law. However, most of their daughters-in-law are natives of Nanyang......"

In Zheng Sen's introduction, the convoy soon arrived in the village.

The carriage stopped in a large open field in the village. Zheng Zhilong stepped out of the carriage with Zheng Sen's support, and saw that a group of villagers were already waiting there to greet them.

"The little people meet the big lord, and I wish the big lord and the prince all generations!" When the villagers saw Zheng Zhilong get out of the car, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

"Haha," Zheng Zhilong stepped forward and helped the villager kneeling at the front to his feet, "Everyone get up, don't be polite." I've been wanting to visit you all for a long time, but I can't find time for a while, so I don't have time to come here until today. I wonder if everyone is doing well now? ”

The man listened to Zheng Zhilong's words, and hurriedly replied: "Thanks to the blessing of the adult, now the villain and other villagers can go to Taiwan and live such a worry-free life, it is really a dream." The lord sent us to such a good place, and sent the major general to lead the people to drive away the barbarians, and sent technicians to teach us to grow sugar cane, and helped us marry a daughter-in-law. When I usually talk together, I think back to the days before I was rescued by adults, it was really a heaven and an earth, at that time, even parents, they couldn't keep their children, and even some abandoned their own children in order to survive. My lord, that kind of hard life, we have all lived. Now that I have suddenly lived such a good life, everyone says that this is really a father and a mother are not as good as adults! Your kindness to us is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea! Speaking of this, the village chief couldn't help but shed tears, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zheng Zhilong twice. The other villagers who had already stood up also knelt down and kowtowed.

"Folks, get up." Zheng Zhilong pulled him up again: "I'm going to take a walk around the village, I don't know if you can take us for a walk?" ”

The man hurriedly said, "The villain will lead the way for the adults." I wonder what adults want to see? ”

"Let's take a look at the crops you planted." Zheng Zhilong said.

Several villagers led Zheng Zhilong and his party through the village and towards the sugarcane plantation over there.

"There is malaria in this part of Taiwan, and when we first came here, many brothers died because of this. Now that you live here, I'm afraid there are many people who have suffered from this problem, right? Zheng Zhilong chatted with the villager as he walked.

"Your Excellency is talking about the disease of the pendulum, right? This disease is indeed dangerous, and a few years ago, some people in the village really died because of this. But then the major general sent a technician to teach us how to prevent the disease, and took us to fill in all the extra puddles, and to clear the weeds and trees near the village, so that there were many fewer mosquitoes, and then there were fewer people with this disease. Later, the major general sent someone to find a miracle medicine for this disease, because even fewer people died from this disease. Everyone says that the young general is a god descended from heaven, and he is a plague god, and he also wants to sell the young general's face. The villager replied with a smile on his face.

"It's just a child, how can you praise it like this." Zheng Zhilong smiled proudly. Then he turned his face and asked Zheng Sen, "What's the matter with this technician?" ”

"Daddy, this sugar cane, this anti-malaria method, and this medicine are all from the Tessie. We ordinary people don't understand the Dharma. The children asked them to write out the method, translate it into Chinese characters, teach the orphans we had taken in, and then let them teach it to the villagers. Zheng Sen replied.

Zheng Zhilong nodded, and at this time, a large sugarcane forest had appeared in front of them, and many farmers were working in the sugarcane plantation.

Zheng Zhilong walked around the sugar cane orchard and asked two more questions casually. At this time, it was not early, and according to the plan, Zheng Zhilong would go to another village in the afternoon to inspect the drug production there. So after coming out of the sugar cane plantation, Zheng Zhilong quickly got into the carriage and prepared to return to Beigang first.

"Asen, there are a lot of people in this village, but I think they don't grow rice at all, and they usually rely on buying food from outside. Moreover, the village we were going to in the afternoon seemed to grow medicine (mainly poppies and cinchona), so they didn't have any food at all? In the carriage, Zheng Zhilong asked with a frown.

"Daddy, it's true that the village in the afternoon didn't grow any food, because growing sugar cane and poppies is more profitable than grain. Daddy, we use the same fields to grow these things, and then make sugar and medicine, and then sell them, and then the money we get can buy the food that can be grown in these fields in Nanyang, and then pull them back, and there is a lot of money left. So why do we need to grow so much food? Zheng Sen replied.

"But what happens?" Zheng Zhilong is still very worried.

"Who else can beat us on this sea?" Zheng Sen replied, "As long as no one has beaten us on this sea, there will be no problem with our access to buy grain." Moreover, some time ago, we found a crop that is very suitable for growing in Jeju Island, which can also be eaten as food, and it is easy to take care of and has a high yield. Now that this thing is being planted on Jeju Island, the food produced there will be able to support us. ”

"What crop are you talking about?" Zheng Zhilong asked, "Is there a kind of one in Taiwan?" ”

"It's a thing that's a bit like sweet potatoes, but it's not available in Taiwan, because it's afraid of heat and can't be grown well in Taiwan." Zheng Sen replied, "If this thing is planted well, it can produce thousands of catties, and more importantly, this thing does not take away the land, and the field where it is planted becomes more fertile." ”

What Zheng Sen is referring to is actually potatoes. At this time, this thing had already begun to be introduced to China. It's just that because of the war or something, it hasn't been popularized on a large scale. Later, the so-called prosperity of the Qing Dynasty was actually largely based on the popularity of this type of high-yield crops, not because of some wise and powerful chieftains.

"In addition," Zheng Sen added, "such a village that relies on selling what it grows and then buying grain is more dependent on the strength of our Zheng family than ordinary villages, because without us, there is no place to sell the things they grow, and they have no place to buy grain." So they naturally have a closer connection with my family, and when they really want to die for my family, they are more willing. Therefore, the child deliberately let many villages not grow their own food. ”