Several cabinet ministers were silent at this time when they saw that the emperor was silent after listening to the words of Shoufu Li Guoyi, thinking that the emperor did not agree with Shoufu's statement, and everyone was suddenly suspicious in their hearts. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although these cabinet ministers had not discussed this matter beforehand, they basically knew each other's attitudes and positions on the same issue that they might have after working together for so long.

Li Guowei's statement represents the opinion of the current cabinet to a certain extent, so they saw that the emperor was silent and thought that the emperor had a different opinion.

Therefore, after a while, seeing that the emperor did not speak, Sun Chengzong interrupted the cold scene, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, since August last year, the coastal prefectures of Fujian and Zhejiang have relocated the tsunami victims to the east, and it has been more than half a year so far. According to the report submitted by the Fujian and Zhejiang Governor's Office, in just over seven months, the Zheng family's fleet has delivered more than 400,000 men, women, and children to Dongfan Island. Your Majesty, there are more than 400,000 men, women, and children, of which Ding Zhuang is probably no less than 100,000. ”

After saying this, Sun Chengzong looked at the emperor, and then said: "For the imperial court, the transfer and resettlement of the victims is certainly a good way once and for all, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, the coastal population of Fujian and Zhejiang has been lost, the land is barren, and the tax will inevitably be reduced. The Governor's Office of Fujian and Zhejiang Province has reported to suspend government immigration, and there are also their concerns and difficulties.

In addition, these people arrived in Dongfan, and regardless of whether they could live and work in peace and contentment, the Yu Imperial Court only reduced the burden of relief, but it was a strong foundation for the Zheng family. Among them, Ding Zhuang has 100,000 mouths, and with a little training, he is 100,000 soldiers in the southeast sea, how can the imperial court not care? ! ”

"Besides, the coastal governments of Fujian and Zhejiang have collected and relocated people, which has provoked civil unrest in Jiahu, Zhejiang, how can we be cautious?

"Yes, the minister thinks that if Mo Ruo agrees to the request of the Governor's Office of Fujian and Zhejiang, and suspends the forced immigration of the government, as for the poor people in Fujian, Zhejiang, and southern Guangdong, those who are willing to go to the sea to the east to make a living, it is not prohibited."

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen knew that it was his silence that made several ministers have some doubts, so he immediately said: "What Qing and others said are all the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country, and I agree very much in my heart." Throwing hundreds of thousands of victims on Dongfan Island would be detrimental to the name of benevolence of the imperial court and would also deviate from my original intention of saving the victims from the dire situation.

"In my opinion, now that the relocation and resettlement of the victims along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang has come to an end, the cabinet can write to the Governor's Office of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the state and county governments of Fujian and Zhejiang can continue to make a list to encourage non-governmental immigrants to settle for reclamation.

"In addition, Zheng Zhilong was instructed to properly resettle the immigrants on the island, and those who should be given relief must be given in a timely manner, and if the grain prices in Fujian and Zhejiang remain high, they can purchase rice from Annam, Champong, Manraka and other states, and they must not let the immigrants on the island die of hunger and disease."

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen changed his words and said to several ministers: "Whether to continue to immigrate or not, deal with it like this first." Next, how should the imperial court deal with the Dutch and Franc people on Dongfan Island? ”

At this time, Xu Guangqi, who had not spoken, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers talked to Western priests such as Long Huamin, Julius, and Tang Ruowang about the situation of the Taixi countries, and they know a little about the Francophiles and the Dutch.

"At the moment, the Francos have been divided into two countries, each with its own country, the larger being Spain and the smaller being Portugal. The Franc Men who rented the Trench were Portuguese, while the Spaniards occupied the island of Luzon in the South Sea.

As for the Dutch, it is said that they were once part of the Spanish state, but they became so powerful because of their maritime trade that they broke away from the Spaniards and became independent.

"These Tessie countries are not very large, and the Portuguese and Dutch Hongmaoyi are even more small and have a deep dislike for each other. They have crossed the oceans and occupied our islands, and they have relied on nothing more than the strength of their ships and guns. However, even so, I am afraid that I am not all advantageous.

"In the opinion of the minister, the attachment of Shen Tingyang, the scholar in the Wuying Palace, is quite feasible. There is no need for the imperial court to send troops for this matter, His Majesty only needs a holy edict to order Zheng Zhilong to increase his troops in the east. Dongfan Island was already entrenched by the Zheng family, and Zheng Zhilong was more urgent than the imperial court at this time, and he would not violate His Majesty's will. ”

At this time, Sun Chengzong suddenly said: "Now that the Matou Society between the Dongfanwei Xiao Yuan Qianhu and the Dutch Hongmaoyi Orenji Castle has been killed by the Hongmaoyi, the barrier between the Dongfanwei immigrants and the Dutch Hongmaoyi no longer exists.

"In the minister's opinion, next, whether the Han people on Dongfan Island go south, or the Dutch red-haired ghost goes north along the west coast, the conflict between my Ming Dynasty and the Dutch red-haired Yi is probably inevitable. It is better for the imperial court to make plans as early as possible. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and said, "I am very pleased that Qing and others have a detailed understanding of the situation on Dongfan Island. In this case, the cabinet concurrently issued the Governor's Office of Fujian and Zhejiang, and ordered Zheng Zhilong to take full charge of the affairs of Dongfan, increase troops on Dongfan Island in a timely manner, strengthen the defense of Dongfan Wei Xiao Yuan's thousands of households, and recruit the natives on An'an Island to jointly deal with the invasion of the Dutch Hongmaoyi.

"If you can uproot the Hongmaoyi on the island in one fell swoop, it will naturally be the best result, but if it is difficult to do this for a while, then it is necessary to make Hongmaoyi unable to continue to go deep on Dongfan Island."

However, within ten days, Emperor Chongzhen's will was sent to the Governor's Mansion of Fujian and Zhejiang in Fuzhou at an expedited speed of 600 miles.

Wen Tiren, Xiong Wencan, and others, who had been waiting for the will of the imperial court since the report of the situation, acted quickly after receiving the will, and the decision of the imperial court was basically consistent with the request of the Fujian and Zhejiang Governor's Mansion.

Wen Tiren and Xiong Wencan are civil officials from Jinshi after all, although the relationship with Zheng Zhilong during this period of time is like being in the honeymoon period, but in the final analysis, Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, and Wen Tiren and Xiong Wencan are both from official eunuch families, so they can't pee in a pot after all.

As for Lu Yuying, who guarded the Fujian General Military Hall, he had suffered defeats under Zheng Zhilong again and again with the former chief military officer Yu Zhigao, and Yu Zhigao, who had the grace of knowing him, was beheaded by the imperial court for this reason, so if there is anyone in the Fujian officialdom who dislikes Zheng Zhilong the most, then this person is none other than Lu Yuying.

Therefore, the court governors, Fu ministers and town ministers in Fuzhou were combined, and soon came together tacitly.

This is a conspiracy, but it is a conspiracy that Zheng Zhilong can't refuse at all.

The naval division under the command of the Fujian General Army originally had more than 10,000 people, but after many years of fighting against coastal pirates and Hongmaoyi, it has now basically lost everything.

After Zheng Zhilong joined the imperial court, one of the biggest problems brought to Fujian was whether the sailor should be rebuilt, or how should the sailor be rebuilt.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong was strongly opposed, and after the Fujian and Zhejiang Governor's Mansion appeased Zheng Zhilong, he went to build a water division, which was likely to make Zheng Zhilong suspicious and cause unpredictable disasters, so the reconstruction of the water division had not yet been put on the agenda.

In this case, naval operations can only rely on Zheng Zhilong.

The day after receiving the approval of the imperial court, Xiong Wencan went south to Nan'an again to meet Zheng Zhilong, explaining the will of the imperial court, as well as the decision of the Fujian and Zhejiang governors' ministries, the Fujian governor's yamen and the Fujian general military palace.

Xiong Wencan took Cai Shanji, the prefect of Quanzhou and the Zhangquan Sea Patrol Road, to see Zheng Zhilong in person at the residence of the deputy chief soldier of Tong'an, Xiong Wencan said to Zheng Zhilong: "Feihuang Xian's nephew is young, and the imperial court has given him the post of deputy commander-in-chief, and now he has been entrusted with full power over the affairs of Dongfanwei, which shows the trust of the saints and the princes of the imperial court to the virtuous nephew.

"The situation of the Fujian Naval Division, the virtuous nephew also knows that there may still be strength left to defend the Minjiang River, but if you go to sea to fight with the red hair, I am afraid it will be in vain. To increase the number of troops and prevent red hair, it is necessary to be a virtuous nephew. ”

Zheng Zhilong is not a fool, but now, he just knows that this is a pit, and he has to jump into it.

Because for him, Dongfan Island is just a place of exile for the imperial court, but for him, it is the foundation and century-old foundation of his Zheng family.