"Is it a new army that destroyed 100,000 Jianjun in World War I?!" Zheng Sen's eyes suddenly burst out with an inexplicable look, and he exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yes." Zheng Hongkui nodded heavily. "It wasn't that long ago. Our Zheng family's people in Tianjin Wei sent me a letter saying that a large fleet had appeared in the open sea of Tianjin Wei. I didn't believe it at first, but when I saw it with my own eyes, I had nothing more to say. Maybe the all-powerful national teacher is really a god, maybe he descended to earth. ”

"Second uncle, I want to see the ship." Zheng Sen said calmly. But the slightly clenched hands, the flashing eyes, and the trembling voice all expressed that his heart at the moment was definitely not as calm as it appeared on the surface!

Zheng Hongkui's face was embarrassed, and he shook his head slightly and said, "Now the entire vicinity of the port has been sealed. Even the mountains can't go up. You also saw it when you came, and there are high walls built on this side of the port. I want to see the ship's ......" Zheng Hongkui pondered slightly for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he remembered something, and said aloud, "That's right! They had a large ship that seemed to have a leak in the bottom compartment and went into the dockyard to repair it. There is a restaurant not far from the dock, and you can see it through the high wall when you go up to the roof. If you really want to see it, there's only one way to go. ”

When Zheng Sen took advantage of the night to see the Suzaku being repaired in the brightly lit dock from the roof of the restaurant. Contrary to Zheng Hongkui's concern that he would be frightened, Zheng Sen's face not only did not have any heavy expression, but showed a relieved look!

"Second uncle, I'm going back." After Zheng Sen confirmed the information given by Zheng Hongkui, he did not stay long, and said goodbye to Zheng Hongkui early the next morning to prepare to return to Fujian.

"Let's talk to your father, the sailors of the imperial court were not good before, so our Zheng family was able to run rampant in the sea. But now the imperial court has begun to pay attention to the sea. Even such a terrifying fleet was built silently. If you still want to monopolize overseas business, you will continue to ignore the imperial court as in the past. That's really going to happen. Zheng Hongkui frowned, worrying about his worries.

Zheng Sen was slightly stunned. Then he smiled bitterly, "Second uncle." Do you still know your father's temper? Don't talk about me, who said what his old man can listen to? In the early years, so many opponents were defeated at sea. Now my father doesn't take anyone seriously. ”

"Alas~~~" Zheng Hongkui sighed. Turning his head to look in the direction of the harbor in the distance, he clapped his hands heavily with a complicated expression. "This is a new army! In one battle, the new army of 100,000 Jianyu was destroyed! Can our Zheng family be stronger than those Jianyu who are rampant in the Peerless Domain?! If the imperial court really wants us to hand over our maritime rights, how can we fight against these monsters with those small boats?! Big brother he, big brother he...... Alas! ”

Zheng Zhilong started as a general affair and fought countless powerful opponents at sea. Walking on the corpses of countless people and sunken warships, he walked step by step to today's position. The heart is already extremely conceited. It is not easy to let him hand over the maritime rights and interests that he has worked hard for many years without paying any price!

However, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Sen had already had a preliminary understanding of the strength of this powerful fleet at this moment. I knew in my heart that with the power of the Zheng family, I would oppose this Daming Shui Master who suddenly appeared. That's all like hitting a stone with an egg. The final outcome is to lose everything that has been accumulated over the years!

"Second uncle." After a moment of silence, Zheng Sen suddenly raised his head to look at Zheng Hongkui, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "If it is for the Zheng family to continue, will the second uncle help me?" ”

"Huh?! What do you want to do?! "Zheng Hongkui has lived for so many years, how good is his eyesight? Zheng Sen's words immediately alerted him. "Don't do anything stupid! The imperial court has not yet reached a conclusion, and it is not necessarily aimed at our Zheng family. I will go back to Beijing to do activities now, and no matter how much money I spend, I will have to meet the national teacher once. Don't mess around! ”

"Huh." Zheng Sen chuckled lightly and looked at Zheng Hongkui with a complicated expression. said in a low voice, "Second uncle." Now in the open sea, besides our Zheng family, who else can be regarded as an opponent? The imperial court will not let this fleet bombard the big man, right? If you go to Nanyang, with our Zheng family watching behind your back, who can rest assured? The National Teacher. It must be to clear out the threat of our Zheng family first. ”

"This ......" Although he understands it in his heart, Zheng Hongkui still has a chance in his heart. He looked at Zheng Sen with complicated eyes and said in a low voice, "I'll go back to Jingshi first and give it a try." If it is really as you say, then I will personally go back to Fujian to persuade your father. If the eldest brother really wants to go his own way......" Zheng Hongkui's words were not spoken, but Zheng Sen already knew it in his heart. After a slight pause, he bowed and left in a hurry.

Zheng Hongkui turned around and came to the vicinity of the port, his eyes full of envy looking over the high wall at the tall masts that were rolling together and towering into the sky. The heart is doped.

In the face of a strong national power, the strength of a single family is really not worth mentioning! It seems that the scenery is infinite. The Zheng family, who spoke unequivocally in the entire Chinese sea, was really facing the powerful power of the entire empire. It's as small as a piece of gravel!

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The intelligence that Zheng Sen brought back to Fujian caused an uproar within the entire Zheng Group! For these people who have been begging for a living at sea all year round, a fleet so powerful that it is impossible to do anything means something. No one will not know!

"Where did all this come from? None of the Francophiles had such a large ship! Zheng Zhilong shook the drawing paper in his hand fiercely, his slightly trembling lips and pale face with a hint of redness showed that he was in a state of extreme shock and panic at the moment.

"I don't know where it came from. But they're in Jiaozhou now! It is possible to go south at any time. Zheng Sen's words stirred up a thousand waves, and all the core members of the Zheng Group who participated in the meeting were all panicked. Above the vast sea, nothing could be more important than a mighty warship. Such a fleet, even if the Zheng family gives everything they have, cannot be its opponent!

"That's it!" At the critical moment, Zheng Zhilong, who had experienced countless winds and waves, forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and brought out his true colors. shouted, "Don't shout! How many strong enemies have we encountered since we started eating this bowl of rice? Didn't that time go through life and death? Didn't you throw them all into the sea and feed the fish? If the imperial court really wants to do something to us, then fight! Naval warfare is no better than land warfare, and we are not prisoners! ”

Zheng Sen frowned imperceptibly. Sure enough, it was the same as he thought. Today's status and wealth have made Zheng Zhilong lose his basic judgment ability. He is still living in the glory of the past. I don't understand at all that what I am going to face is no longer a pirate like Liu Laoxiang, but a whole huge empire!

Don't mention anything else, don't forget that the Zheng family's people and mansions and fields are all on land! Once you really turn your face with the Ming court, all these things will be lost in an instant. Where can you go even if you go to sea with a fleet? Where do so many people get supplies for food and clothing?

The most important point is that the Zheng family can have the glory it has today. It's not because of how powerful the fleet is. But because they monopolized the Ming Dynasty's foreign maritime trade! Earn countless amounts of silver every year through maritime trade! It is precisely because of a large amount of money that so many people gather under the banner of the Zheng family and are willing to go to the soup for the Zheng family!

But once you turn your face with the court, who do you do business with? Who would dare to do business with you! Without business, there would be no silver, and without silver, how many people would go to work for the Zheng family?!

The thoughtful Zheng Sen had already guessed Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, which was nothing more than to use the power of the Francophone to confront Daming. If you really lose, it's a big deal to flee to Fuso! With the Zheng family's power and money in Fusang, there is no problem in being a rich man.

For Zheng Zhilong's idea, Zheng Sen was completely dismissive. Everything in the world is constantly changing. Let's not talk about what price the Zheng family has to pay to let those Francois help fight against Daming. Just by uniting with the Francosis and Da Ming, it has completely blocked the Zheng family's back road! Unite outsiders to fight against the Ming? The Zheng family doesn't want to turn over for thousands of years!

And if you are defeated, you can hide for the rest of your life if you flee to Fuso? The Imperial Court has a fleet! If the fleet sails to Fuso, will the shogun still be able to fight against the Zheng family and the Ming Dynasty, who have lost power? At that time, it will inevitably be the fate of a whole family being arrested and taken to Beijing and abandoned at the entrance of the vegetable market!

Listen to Zheng Zhilong there desperately inciting the enthusiasm of those completely mindless fools, trying to provoke them to win*. After defeating the imperial court, everyone can be added to the rank and knight, and they can also grab those giant ships! From then on, the Zheng family was invincible in the world, what nonsense!

That's right, Zheng Sen just thinks that what his father said is nonsense at the moment! If you really tear your face with the imperial court, what will be the end? The Zheng family, which has lost land supplies, will become weaker and weaker. And the Great Ming Water Division, which has the support of an entire empire, doesn't matter even if the whole army is wiped out. They can get so many warships at once, and then they can have another powerful fleet a second time! As for people, the people who beg for a living on the sea are like carp crossing the river, and there are countless of them.

The imperial court and the Jianyu have been fighting for so many years. In order to fight against Jianyu, he even took the huge risk of provoking a civil uprising in the world and forcibly levied a huge amount of Liaoyu! Grind Jianyu to death! Even if the Jianyu wanted to negotiate peace many times, they even hit the capital city and the imperial court did not agree! How could it be easy to recruit the betrayed Zheng family again? Maybe there will be another one to exterminate the pirates!

Where can the Zheng family be compared to Jianyu? Without the support of the land, they had to go to Annam even to repair the ship! But Annan is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Zheng family has no way out at all! (To be continued)