Anyway, Taiwan has basically settled down recently, so Zheng Sen can indeed leave Taiwan and go back to discuss this issue with his father, and even more importantly, the future strategic direction. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

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"I heard you want our Tessie ships to pretend to be Dutch and loot Jeju Island?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Yes, father." Zheng Sen replied.

"What do you think?" Zheng Zhilong didn't immediately show his attitude, but asked.

"Daddy, what do you think of Daming's current situation?" Zheng Sen didn't answer the previous question, but asked.

Zheng Zhilong was silent for a while, although in terms of political judgment, Zheng Zhilong is not good at it, but Da Ming is in a bad situation now, which is known to everyone.

"Tell me what you think." Zheng Zhilong said so in the end.

Zheng Sen took the opportunity to say: "Daddy, you see that since the Han Dynasty, all dynasties have basically only had a mandate of about three hundred years. Why is that? In fact, the reason is simple, because since the Han Dynasty, the territorial scope of China has been basically determined. Most of the best places in the world are ours. It's just that Daddy, you think, if a couple has 30 acres of land, this day must be good, but the couple has two sons, which is already a lot, isn't it? When it comes to the son's generation, there are only fifteen acres of land, and life is tight, and if each son has two sons growing up, it will be very difficult to live this day. I have been in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and the population is not many times that of Taizu, but the name of the land that can be cultivated has not increased much, and naturally there are more people who can't eat enough.

In fact, if there is a chaos, it may not be solved, it is nothing more than a great chaos, just like the Han Dynasty, with the chaos of Wang Mang's time, the world's population has lost eight or nine tenths, after the prosperity of Guangwu, everyone has land again, and the Han Dynasty has more than 200 years of national ancestry. Now I'm at this time. The year before last and last year, all the armies and horses in the Central Plains worked together, and although the rogues were not eradicated, most of them were eliminated. If this momentum can continue, Daming Zhongxing is in front of you. However, this year, Jianxuan came to such a hand, broke through the barrier, plundered Gyeonggi, and the army of King Qin of the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses. This will not have enough strength to suppress the rogue. And to rebuild these armies, it will cost a lot of money. In recent years, there have been famines and wars, and I estimate that there is no money in the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, so it is inevitable that there will be a tax increase, and this tax increase will make more people unable to live. And then even if the imperial court desperately suppressed it, and Jian Xuan came to do such a thing again, the things in front of the imperial court would be done in vain. In this way, in the Central Plains, it is actually a dead end. ”

"Then according to what you mean, is Da Ming exhausted?" There was no one else around, so Zheng Zhilong asked directly.

"It's still early, although the north is a dead end, but Jiangnan is still stable. If the saint can move back to Nanjing, or make the prince town Nanjing, this game of chess will still have a chance to turn the tables, and at the worst, it can also protect the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zheng Sen said, "It's just that when this situation changes, my family must also prepare early." ”

"How do you think my family should prepare?" Zheng Zhilong continued to ask quietly.

"It depends on what the court does." Zheng Sen replied, "Daddy, my family's strength and advantages are at sea. The child thinks that even if the world collapses, my family is afraid that it will not have the strength to compete in the world. If you are born with different ambitions, you will be killing yourself. If the imperial court moves south or the crown prince guards Nanjing, then we will do our best to assist. Today's ambitions are quite high, and I can't tolerate the situation of partiality. When the time comes, there will be a Northern Expedition. At that time, my family can also go up the coast to ensure food and grass for the army, if the Northern Expedition is successful, my family will naturally have great achievements, and it goes without saying that the wealth and heirloom will be self-evident. If the Northern Expedition fails, my family is invincible at sea, and the northern coastal areas can be landed to harass the enemy. If the court can't make a decision, the world will be in chaos. My family can also keep quiet and protect themselves first, and when the overall situation is clear, then choose to follow the master. ”

Zheng Sen's plan was not his sincere words, and of course he knew that under the pressure of political correctness, the Ming Dynasty would not be able to move south. And he is by no means the kind of person who has no ambition and just wants to be a hero. It's just that he knows that Zheng Zhilong doesn't have such ambitions, and now he just wants to keep his family property safely. That's why Zheng Sen replied. He felt that the prospects he drew should be in line with Zheng Zhilong's mind.

"You're thinking long-term." Zheng Zhilong said, his tone was very flat, and there was no joy or anger, "Well, then why do you want to take Jeju Island?" ”

"Back to Daddy, Jeju Island is in an excellent location, if it is controlled by my family and used to hoard supplies, we can invest a certain amount of forces in the north to intervene at any time. Moreover, the child thinks that pretending to be a Dutchman to do this thing can also make the court feel threatened at sea, so it is natural that he will value my family more. Zheng Sen replied.

"But if the imperial court ......" Zheng Zhilong was still a little hesitant

"The imperial court now has no strength to manage the idle affairs of North Korea. As for the North Korean naval forces...... Hehe. With our plywood boats and whaling ships, we can destroy them as much as we want. Zheng Sen couldn't help laughing.

At the time of Yi Sunsin, the navy army of Korea still had some combat effectiveness, but by this time, it had been corrupted to a pulp, and it was not vulnerable at all.

"And in the future, they can even pretend to be Tessians to force North Korea to open a country and do business. North Korea's wood, ginseng, and leather goods are also very good. In addition, we can also sell them cotton cloth or something, and we can also make a profit. ”

"It's just that we can't let people know that we did it. This secrecy must be done well. Zheng Zhilong said.

Hearing Zheng Zilong say such words, Zheng Sen knew that Zheng Zhilong had already agreed to his plan. Speaking of Zheng Zhilong, this person is also interesting, although he has no political ambitions, but when it comes to making money, he is extremely bold.

"Asen, who do you think is better to let that island be in charge?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Daddy, the child thinks it's not bad to let Li Guozhu go." Zheng Sen said.

"Li Guozhu?" Zheng Zhilong looked at Zheng Sen.

"Li Guozhu no longer has his own people, he is a person who understands current affairs, and he will not make any trouble. Moreover, he had a previous record of collusion with the Dutch, let him go, pretending to be more like. And with the grievances between him and his father, even if something happened and was discovered, or even if he turned against him, who would believe his accusations against his father? Zheng Sen explained.

"Well, this is a matter for my father to think about again. In addition, the preparation for this matter should also be kept secret. Zheng Zhilong said.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, but the end of the year was not calm, after the Azig commander 100,000 eight banner soldiers broke through the pass and plundered Gyeonggi, at the end of the year, Huang Taiji personally led 120,000 troops to invade Korea, the Korean army was crushed at the touch of a button, and the Manchu army took only 12 days to drive straight into the royal capital of Korea.

However, these things have nothing to do with the North Koreans living on Jeju Island, anyway, the Manchu Beard will not cross the sea to fight here, and life will still be how it should be. So early in the morning, the brothers Park Deok-hwan and Park De-meng boarded a beacon near Jeju City as usual, and the two brothers are now slaves of the government, but they also served as young masters back then, and their father Park Chang-bum was also a small official back then, and later because he was involved in politics. Govern. Fight. They were arrested and beheaded on charges of embezzlement, and their brothers were deposed as slaves and exiled here.

The daily work of the Park Dehuan brothers is also simple - guarding this beacon tower and monitoring the movement on the sea. It's a boring thing, and many times, you don't see anything at sea all day. Many years ago, the Japanese invaded from time to time, so the Koreans built a beacon here. However, since the Tokugawa family began to close the country step by step, it has been decades since the Japanese have been seen here. So the Park Dehuan brothers sit on the beacon every day to bask in the sun, and by the way, they discuss whose women are or something, although the women they discuss are basically not something they can covet.

"If you want to say that she is beautiful, if you want me to say that Miss Li Wanji in Lord Li's house is beautiful, no one can compare with her in the entire Jeju Island, even in the capital, there are few who are more beautiful than her." Park Dehuan said.

"Miss Li Wanji? She's only 11 years old now, right? So young, who knows what it will be like when they grow up in the future. But looking at it now, it's really a beauty billet. I don't know which ...... in the future," Park said.

"Anyway, it won't be our turn. She is an official lady. Park Dehuan sighed, spit out a straw stick in his mouth on the ground, and crushed it with his foot.

"If the adults didn't have an accident at the beginning, we might not be able to look down on him." Park De lowered his voice sharply and said hatefully.

"What's the use of saying that?" Pu Dehuan stood up and stretched, "Hey, Demeng, what do you think of Jin Sanshun?" ”

"Jin Sanshun? That face looks at you and doesn't have nightmares? Park Demeng said. Jin Sanshun's father is also a slave of the government, and the daughter of a slave is naturally a slave pariah. In terms of identity, this one is more right.

"Anyway, the lights are blown out at night, women only need to have a ......" Pu Dehuan's voice suddenly stopped, and after a while, he shouted: "Demeng, look, look, over there, there seem to be a lot of boats over there!" ”