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But it was said that the four of them were sitting around, it was Zhu Jian, Han Yi, Zheng Zhilong and Shi Fu, in fact, it stands to reason that Shi Fu was leaving, but after hearing Shi Fu's name, Zhu Jian said that he would stay and drink tea together, and as for the others, they returned to the Fujian Commercial Hall under the leadership of Zheng Cai.

"How does it taste?"

At this moment, Zhu Jian said with a smile.

"The fragrance of tea is overflowing, and the mouth is fragrant, but it is the best in tea!"

"Haha, I'm afraid it's not as good as the big red robe from Fujian produced in Lord Zheng's hometown!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was busy.

"This tea is naturally flattened, the leaf edge is slightly warped, the color is green, the size is even, and the fragrance is high and refreshing, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup color is clear and translucent, the bottom of the leaf is green and tender and bright, but it is not as tight and strong as the big red robe, slightly distorted, the color is oily and moist with treasure color, the aftertaste is strong, and it seems to be sweet, but both are tributes, and they are unparalleled in the world!"

Regarding what Zheng Zhilong said, Zhu Jian smiled and said.

"I never thought that Lord Zheng was also an expert in tea tasting, but when I thought about it, Lord Zheng has been operating at sea for many years, but it is not surprising, I have heard that since I opened the Ming Dynasty, this fleet active in Fujian, Taiwan and the southeast coast is countless, but I don't know if it is really like this!"

Regarding Zhu Jian's question, Zheng Zhilong was stunned at first, but he couldn't think of what the emperor was asking about, but he could only say it head-on.

"But it's also true."

Hearing what Zheng Zhilong said, Zhu Jian nodded, and then diverted the topic.

"Lord Zheng came to Beijing on this trip, but what a harvest!"

And when facing the emperor with a smile on his face and saying this, Zheng Zhilong actually had some ups and downs in his heart, if he wanted to say that he came to Beijing on this trip, Zheng Zhilong naturally could not come by order, and according to the law, this foreign official generally does not have the will of the imperial court.

The empire has Beijing and foreign inspection, the foreign inspection once every three years, the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu is set to Chen, Xu, Chou, and the year of the year of the pilgrimage for foreign officials to enter Beijing, and the inspection is followed, so it is also made for the pilgrimage investigation, and the back edge is customized. In other words, in addition to this, foreign officials in office are not allowed to enter Beijing casually.

Since Zhu Jian's reform and reform, this external inspection has been changed to once a year, and the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Ministry of Supervision of the Imperial Party have inspected it at the same time.

For Zheng Zhilong, this was originally a private entry into Beijing, but when the emperor asked like this, he was a little flustered, after all, this was in the middle of the Beijing Division, and the person facing it was still the emperor.

Facing Zheng Zhilong's panicked expression, Zhu Jian could also guess where his worries were, but he smiled.

"The Beijing division is prosperous, Lord Zheng has lived overseas for a long time, and now he has been serving the empire, and it is okay to bring Damu to the Beijing division to have a look!"

For the emperor to relieve the siege for himself, Zheng Zhilong looked grateful.

At this moment, Zhu Jian was facing Han Yi on the side.

"Lord Han, you and General Shi Fu go down first, but I want to have something to say to Lord Zheng face to face!"

Just after arranging Han Yi and Shi Fu to leave, there were only Zhu Jian and Zheng Zhilong left in the teahouse at this moment, of course, the guards that Zhu Jian secretly arranged should not be mentioned.

And at this moment, Zhu Jian's next sentence made Zheng Zhilong a little shocked!

"Lord Zheng, how about I want to make a deal with you?"

The emperor wants to make a deal with himself, but Zheng Zhilong doesn't know where to start for a while, but as a businessman, it is by nature, Zheng Zhilong is the way.

"But I don't know what kind of deal Your Majesty wants to make with your minister?"

"Maritime trade!"

During this time, Zhu Jian didn't cover it up much, but he was straight to the point.

The emperor wants to do business with himself?! For Zheng Zhilong, it was unprecedented, it was the first time he had heard of such a thing!

After calming his mind a little, Zheng Zhilong was the way.

"I wonder what kind of maritime business Your Majesty is talking about?"

For Zheng Zhilong circling in circles, Zhu Jian laughed heartily.

"When it is a maritime business and trade, I have a joint venture with you, and the income is fifty-fifty, and in addition, didn't Lord Zheng come to Beijing to find a good errand? As long as Master Zheng is willing, I can give you a Jinghai Hou immediately! ”

The emperor actually said to his face that he was a Marquis of Jinghai, that was the Marquis! Their old Zheng family has never produced a marquis in their lives!

It's just that Zhu Jian's words were not finished, and at this moment, seeing Zheng Zhilong's incredulous expression, he said in a deep voice.

"I want to set up an imperial trading group, so that it can trade with the South Seas, the West, and Japan, and I am willing to operate in partnership with adults, among which the empire specializes in the western line, and the Taiwan Strait, Fujian and Zhejiang coasts, and the South Seas are operated by adults, and as for Japan, it is handed over to the imperial Dengzhou trading group to operate with adults, but I don't know what the adults want?"

The favor given by the emperor is far beyond Zheng Zhilong's imagination, not only high-ranking officials with him, but also let him partner with him, and also manage the trade of Nanyang and other sea routes, there is money to earn, there are officials, this is Zheng Zhilong, who has struggled all his life, dreamed of, and now, everything has become a reality!

So, for him Zheng Zhilong, why not agree?

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong suddenly got up, but fell to his knees.

"The guilty minister has received the grace of heaven, and he has received such a favor from His Majesty, it should be a liver and brain! In addition, His Majesty's words are really ashamed and embarrassing, and he would rather give up two points and three or seven points with His Majesty! ”

Zhu Jian didn't know how true or false Zheng Zhilong's sentence was, but Zhu Jian understood that this partnership was already feasible.

"Jinghaihou, please get up quickly!"

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The night is getting darker, and the Qianqing Palace is brightly lit.

At this moment, in the conference room, Zhu Jian urgently summoned everyone in the cabinet and the ministers of the Political Affairs Bureau in Beijing to discuss the preparation of the imperial trade group.

The so-called iron should be struck while it is hot, and as soon as Zheng Zhilong reached an agreement, Zhu Jian naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think you also know about the ocean trade!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, ocean trade is the trend of today's world, and the empire's finances are drying up day by day. Since the opening of new shipping routes, the national strength of the Western countries has increased by opening up navigation routes, doing business, trade, plundering, and earning so much silver. And I want to emulate it! In order to save the empire from peril! ”

"The Netherlands, England, and Francois have come to the sea, and they are rampant! How can my empire be left behind! When it is to catch up, it will become the maritime hegemony of my Ming Empire! ”

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"I have decided to set up customs at 15 coastal ports, including Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Chaozhou, Guangzhou, Leizhou, Zhenhai, Zhangzhou, Hangzhou, Songjiang (Shanghai), Haizhou (Lianyungang), Jinghaiwei, Weihaiwei, Dengzhou, and Tianjin, and the State Administration of Taxation will set up customs and customs bureaus in them."

"In addition, expand Songjiang Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, and Fuzhou Prefecture, set up trade zones, and set up the Imperial East China Sea Naval Division (stationed in Songjiang) and Nanhai Naval Division (Leizhou), together with the previous Dengzhou Naval Division (Weihaiwei), for the three major naval divisions of our empire! It is financed by 15 customs offices and allocates two-tenths of its tax revenue every year! ”