Chapter 785: Grace and Might
On the eleventh day of the first month, Dengzhou, the governor's mansion.
Sun Chuanting, Bi Maokang, Xiong Zijian, Qu Qingze, Luo Chang, Liu Tiehan, Di Huaixiang, He Renlong, Ma Xianglin, Wu Sangui and others all gathered here.
Deng Hui, Liu Chongsan, Lan Qiaozheng, Liu Yunqing and others also came to the Governor's Mansion.
What is different from the past is that there are some more people in the Governor's Mansion, namely Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong and Tian Chuansong, Su Tiancheng also specially arranged for Zheng Hongkui to meet Zheng Zhilong and others, alone in a room.
On the way to Dengzhou, Zheng Zhilong was very angry and unconvinced, but he thought of the many influences and the consequences of resisting the possible encounter, so he had to give in, but fortunately, Jiangning Camp did not harm his family. The speed of the march was very fast, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong could bear it, but Tian Chuansong was not necessarily, I didn't expect Xiong Zijian to vacate the best carriage for Tian Chuansong and other female dependents to ride, and the life along the way was also taken care of very carefully, thinking of these aspects, Zheng Zhilong's anger calmed down a little.
When he came to Dengzhou, Zheng Zhilong remembered the situation of Zheng Hongkui the most, the sailor is the army he is proud of, dominating the sea for so many years, as long as Zheng Hongkui can keep the warship and return to Fujian, he can still lead the sailor and dominate the sea, maybe the imperial court and Su Tiancheng still have to consider the impact of this aspect.
It's a pity that in Dengzhou's Governor's Mansion, Zheng Zhilong saw Zheng Hongkui, it turned out that Zheng Hongkui also became a prisoner, three hundred warships, except for the sunken ones, none of them escaped, after hearing Zheng Hongkui's narration, Zheng Zhilong trembled, dumbfounded, he never dreamed. The Jiangning Battalion Sailor will have such a strong strength, Zheng Hongkui will not lie, besides, three hundred warships, none of them escaped, what a strong strength is needed. For so many years, even if Zheng Zhilong led the sailors to fight at sea for so many years, he had never won such a victory, and there was no such thing as annihilating so many warships on the other side.
For a short period of time, Zheng Zhilong was silent, in this world, everything depends on strength to speak, and Jiang Ningying has such a strong strength. Whether it is a foot soldier or a sailor, it is not something that he can compete with, in this case, Su Tiancheng did not order the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion to rush to Quanzhou, beheaded his family, nor did he kill Zheng Hongkui, which can be regarded as mercy to his subordinates, but he is a frog at the bottom of the well. Yelang is arrogant and almost caused the disaster of annihilation for the family.
Both Tagawa Matsu and Zheng Chenggong think. It is appropriate to do what Ken-sama Kumako says.
Because of this conversation, Zheng Zhilong basically changed his mind, and he also vaguely knew what Su Tiancheng's purpose was.
Su Tiancheng has already made a decision on the arrangement of Fujian affairs. This time, all the people who participated in the naval battle and the battle of Quanzhou were concentrated in the Governor's Mansion, including the prefect of Dengzhou, Tongzhi, and the prefect of Laizhou and Qingzhou.
The most critical thing is two things, the first is how to deal with Zheng Zhilong and others. The second is how to face the next situation in Fujian, Su Tiancheng said that he had already thought about the decision, and everyone did not speak.
After everyone dispersed, Xiong Zijian stayed.
"Xiong Zijian, the decision to go to Fujian is the result of my serious thinking, you are calm and wise, you can handle the affairs of Fujian very well, you yourself are the left deputy imperial envoy, after arriving in Quanzhou, the local government is not easy to interfere, you can completely control the water division, about the handling of 100,000 soldiers, I think, leaving about 10,000 people is enough, raising so many soldiers, not to mention the consumption of money and food, it will also cause the taboo of the imperial court, this matter, after I arrive in the capital, I will find a way to solve it, Ask the local government to deal with this thorny problem, your main task is to control the sailors, the Zheng family's tax policy implemented at sea, the practice of collecting protection fees, must be abolished, and all the merchant ships that trade with my Ming Dynasty are required to go to Weihaiwei, some passing merchant ships, do not charge any protection fees, but for the merchant ships that want to escape the tax and risk trading in private, they must be severely punished, as for the treatment of merchant ships, after you arrive in Fujian, think about it carefully, combined with the actual local situation, Proposed ways to deal with it. It can be said that when you go to Quanzhou, the task is very heavy, and the future situation of Weihaiwei Wharf depends on your performance in Fujian. ”
"My lord, no, the personal soldiers are to protect the safety of the adults, and the officials can go to Quanzhou, Fujian, with a few soldiers."
"I've already decided, you don't have to think about these things, I'll see Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong, Tian Chuansong and others in a while, you can also participate."
When Zheng Zhilong and the others left the Governor's Mansion and got into the carriage, it was very strange, they didn't know where Lu Dao would be taken, they thought that they would meet Su Tiancheng soon, but after coming to Dengzhou, they had not seen Su Tiancheng, and they had not seen the famous Jiliao Governor, but in their hearts, they had already regarded Su Tiancheng as the most powerful opponent, Zheng Hongkui also did not see Su Tiancheng, and after being captured, he was directly escorted to Dengzhou.
After the carriage stopped, Zheng Zhilong and the others came down.
The sight in front of them made them gasp.
This has arrived at the military port, Zheng Zhilong is familiar with all this, looking at it from the dock, rows of huge warships and patrol ships are docked in the harbor, and the captured warships are docked next to them, compared with these giant warships, those captured warships are nothing at all, but these warships used to belong to the Zheng family.
The barracks next to the wharf, neatly arranged, the officers and soldiers of the sailors who were training looked attentive, and their arrival did not affect the training of these soldiers.
Zheng Zhilong soon saw a young man, this young man, handsome, must not be very old, but the aura revealed by his body is not to be underestimated, even Zheng Zhilong, a person who has been fighting all year round, is afraid.
Zheng Zhilong quickly judged that this person was Su Tiancheng.
Su Tiancheng came over with a smile.
"Master Zheng, it's been hard all the way."
Needless to introduce, Zheng Zhilong consciously hugged his fists.
"My lord, the lower officials and governors know Zheng Zhilong, this is Mrs. Tian Chuansong, the fourth brother Zheng Hongkui, and the dog Zheng Chenggong."
"Hehe, I know that I want to come today, just to see my Daming Shui Master, we don't know each other."
"The subordinates are defeated, and they dare not speak, but listen to the teachings of the adults."
"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, there is no need to dwell on it, let him go over the past, I have some ideas, discuss it with Lord Zheng, I don't know if Lord Zheng has this mood."
"Your Excellency, just give me orders."
"Fujian's coastal defense is very important, Zhengjia sailors, in order to stabilize Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang waters, has made a great contribution, especially the measures to operate Taiwan, worthy of praise, but now I Ming is still eventful, there are Houjin Tartars eyeing the outside, and the lives of the people need to be improved, in this case, the imperial court decided to open the sea ban, the construction of a dock in Weihaiwei, but also for the development of my Ming Dynasty, under this unified goal, we need to work together to serve the emperor, Contribute to the development of my Ming Dynasty, Lord Zheng, do you say this is the truth? ”
Zheng Zhilong actually blushed a little, nodded again and again, and did not speak.
"Fujian is still inseparable from the Zheng family, I have thought about it, and I am ready to recommend Lord Zheng to the imperial court, as the imperial envoy of Zuo Yidu, the governor of the Governor's Mansion Tongzhi, leading the Fujian Water Division, as the deputy marshal of the Fujian Water Division, Xiong Zijian served as the commander of the Fujian Water Division, Zheng Daren is old, he will stay in Dengzhou to recuperate, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong follow Xiong Zijian, return to Fujian, stabilize the situation in Fujian, as for what happened before, it has passed, this time Zheng Daren is afraid that he will follow me to Jingshi, related to the response, I'm afraid that Lord Zheng will have to prepare to eliminate the suspicion of the imperial court, so as not to affect the family. ”
Hearing Su Tiancheng say this, Zheng Zhilong breathed a sigh of relief, and he didn't expect the final arrangement to be like this.
"The lower officials obey the placement of the adults."
"Very good, I heard that Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong are ready to participate in the township test, they still need to prepare well, the township test in the second half of the year, we must pay attention to it, the two of them follow Lord Xiong, and they can learn a lot of things, which is also more beneficial to the township test."
Su Tiancheng talked about this matter, which greatly surprised Zheng Zhilong's expectations, Tian Chuansong was originally not easy to speak, people were talking about big things, women were not able to speak, as for Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong, it was even more difficult to speak.
Seeing Tian Chuansong thinking about speaking, Su Tiancheng smiled and spoke.
"Madame doesn't have anything to say, just say it."
After Tian Chuansong saluted Su Tiancheng, he spoke.
"The slave family is grateful to the adults for taking care of them, and the slave family will definitely persuade the husband to obey the arrangements of the adults."
"Thank you for your generosity, tell Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong more, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong, the hope of the Zheng family is in you, although the Zheng family is quite influential in Fujian, but in the imperial court, it does not have much influence, thinking about strengthening the family, thinking that the Zheng family can become a famous family, all the hope is on you."
Qu Qingze, Xiong Zijian and others who followed Su Tiancheng didn't speak, they had long been used to this scene, Su Tiancheng's courage and wisdom, there was no need to say more, no matter how big the matter was, in the hands of Su Tiancheng, it could always be solved and always resolved, as for seizing the opportunity and making accurate judgments, I am afraid that no one in the court can compare, the longer they follow Su Tiancheng, the more they feel Su Tiancheng's power. (To be continued......)