On the fifth day of February, Su Tiancheng finally returned to Dengzhou.

All the development is carried out in accordance with the predetermined goal, the naval division after a battle, defeated the former maritime overlord Zheng Zhilong's fleet, confidence greatly increased, the coach Sun Chuanting stepped up the training of the naval division, through this battle, the warship formation also revealed certain problems, that is, there are too many giant warships and patrol ships, lack of small ships, and some lack of flexibility in the sea, especially in the offshore patrol, there is a problem of excessive consumption, because of the lack of experience in naval warfare, these problems, In the past, it was not taken seriously, but now, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui have put forward suggestions.

Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong have changed a lot, especially Zheng Chenggong, because his mother was named Mrs. Destiny, and because he received a letter from his father Zheng Zhilong, before Su Tiancheng returned to Dengzhou, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong had already applied to join the Jiangning battalion, even if it was to be an ordinary sergeant, Sun Chuanting would not be in charge, everything was waiting for Su Tiancheng to come back and decide.

Governor's Mansion, Deng Hui, Lan Qiaozheng, Liu Yunqing and others, are here to report the relevant situation, especially the situation of spring ploughing, because Weihaiwei Wharf has opened a port, but also because the Jiangning Camp Sailor defeated Zheng Zhilong's Sailor, the merchant ships of the wharf began to gather in large numbers, which has driven the development of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, and the fastest is Qingzhou, because a large number of businessmen gather here, and overseas shipowners are in Qingzhou to purchase the goods they need, silk, tea, porcelain, medicinal materials and other items are their most favored goods. It also made it possible to gather businessmen from all over the Ming Dynasty, and the speed of development was significantly accelerated.

The prototype of capital operation began to appear in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, and some processing workshops began to move here, and the businessmen were shrewd. Producing directly here, you can save a lot of costs, many workshops and merchants, a large number of recruits, and some farmers have begun to leave the land and directly enter the workshops and shops.

Su Tiancheng was very clear. This is the inevitability of historical development, the Ming Empire wants to truly dominate the world, must get out of the agriculture-based model, began to think about industrialization and commercialization, only in this way, the productivity can be activated to the greatest extent, to create more wealth, but he did not expect that in such a short period of time. Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou have made great progress, which also makes him think that hundreds of years later, the establishment of the special zone, Dengzhou and other places today, is not the special zone after a few hundred years, but occupies a more powerful position.

The development of commerce and trade has brought about a large increase in government taxes. The daily tax revenue of Weihaiwei Wharf exceeded 50,000 taels of silver. According to this trend, Weihaiwei will be able to receive more than 15 million taels of silver in taxes every year, and with the trade taxes collected in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou, the annual tax revenue will reach about 25 million taels of silver. With so much tax support, maybe in a year, maybe in two years, Su Tiancheng will consider canceling agricultural taxes in Dengzhou and other places.

Silver alone is not enough. It is also necessary to have a strong production capacity, the great development of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, which is what Su Tiancheng values most, the development of agriculture and the development of commerce and trade, go hand in hand, sufficient food, complete goods, and the income of the people has increased, which is the royal road to the rise of the Ming Empire.

Su Tiancheng is very satisfied with the development of Dengzhou and other places, and his attention now needs to be placed on Jiangning Ying.

When Sun Chuanting, Xiong Zijian, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong and others entered the wing, Su Tiancheng stood up with a smile.

"Xiong Zijian, the holy decree has come, are you ready?"

"My lord, the lower officials are ready, and after bidding farewell to your lordship, you will immediately rush to Quanzhou, Fujian."

"Okay, go to Quanzhou, bring your family with you, Quanzhou is far away from Dengzhou, if you encounter any problems, negotiate with Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong."

Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong have actually thought about speaking for a long time, they have already made up their minds that they must join the Jiangning battalion, especially Zheng Hongkui, who is ready to take the martial arts examination.

When he heard Su Tiancheng ask Xiong Zijian to discuss with them, Zheng Chenggong looked at Zheng Hongkui and spoke with a fist at Su Tiancheng.

"My lord, I beg your lordship to join the Jiangning battalion and start as an ordinary sergeant."

Su Tiancheng shook his head.

"This matter, I already know the way, Zheng Hongkui joined the Jiangning Battalion, immediately go through the formalities, you can't, you are a student, you want to participate in the township examination this year, or in terms of reading, work hard, after the examination is raised, you have to go to the capital to participate in the examination, Zheng Daren was named the imperial envoy of the left capital, and he has been doing things in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he has to go to the court every day, Mrs. Tian was named Mrs. Decree, in this case, you have to study hard and take the road of the imperial examination."

Zheng Chenggong was a little disappointed, but he also knew that Su Tiancheng was telling the truth, and he could only take the road of the imperial examination, which was also what his father emphasized in his letter, seeking a genuine background is the biggest thing.

Soon, Zheng Hongkui mentioned the matter of 100,000 soldiers in Quanzhou, Fujian.

"My lord, the 100,000 sergeants in Quanzhou, Fujian, are still stable, and the subordinates have sent people to stabilize the situation.

"Fujian has a lot of guard troops, the Zheng family's 100,000 sergeants, must be dismissed, 15,000 of them elite sergeants, immediately come to Dengzhou, incorporated into the Jiangning battalion, He Renlong will follow to Quanzhou, bring back the fifteen thousand sergeants, the Jiangning battalion's military regulations are strict, now you are also one of them, these days, you are also familiar with the Jiangning battalion's military regulations, after returning to Quanzhou, warn these 15,000 sergeants that they must do things in accordance with the Jiangning battalion's military regulations, otherwise the military law is ruthless."

"Yes, don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will do a good job."

After everything was arranged, Su Tiancheng talked about Fujian's sailors.

"Xiong Zijian, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong, you went to Quanzhou, Fujian this time, the most important task is to integrate the sailors, the Zheng family's sailors, the hegemony on the sea is still stable, Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang coastal areas, resolutely can not be chaotic, this is the task of the sailors, I have reported to the emperor, the merchant ships belonging to the Zheng family can be traded in Quanzhou, and the taxes collected are mainly used to maintain the expenses of the sailors. If there are merchant ships passing through the South China Sea, there is no need to collect any taxes, but if there are overseas merchant ships that want to trade privately and evade taxes, they must be dealt with fiercely and mercilessly. ”

"Taiwan's position is very important, now occupied by the Netherlands and Spain, the next task of the sailors, is to occupy Taiwan, will be here as a base for maritime trade, not only to safeguard the interests of our Ming sea, but also to protect the security of the coast, after you go to Fujian, you must be ready, always obey the order, now do not have the conditions to attack Taiwan, so you must step up the training of sailors, a month later, the newly formed Quanzhou warship formation, will go to Quanzhou, as a guard of the open sea, In the task of recovering Taiwan, your responsibility is not light, and you must not be negligent in the slightest. ”

Su Tiancheng arranged it like this, Sun Chuanting, Xiong Zijian and others didn't feel strange at all, but Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Zhilong didn't see it that way, they admired Su Tiancheng more and more.

Zheng Zhilong said in detail in the letter that the Zheng family and Su Tiancheng do not know each other, and they can have their current status, everything depends on Su Tiancheng, and the descendants of the Zheng family must not do anything that violates Su Tiancheng's interests, plus Su Tiancheng has done what he said and safeguarded the interests of the Zheng family, this kind of behavior is not something that ordinary people can do.

Zheng Hongkui has joined the Jiangning camp and has become Su Tiancheng's subordinate, Zheng Chenggong is going to participate in the township test, and he will be able to win the examination in the future, and he will also do things under Su Tiancheng, he even thought that once he passed the township test, or the general test, he will come directly to Dengzhou, enter the government to do things, and can also follow Su Tiancheng to study.

Su Tian became a sailor in Fujian, and made clear the next step, after they returned to Quanzhou, as long as they did it according to the requirements, most of the many family members in Dengzhou went to the capital, and Su Tiancheng did not even leave his family members, which is the greatest trust in them.

It's time to go.

Su Tiancheng sent Xiong Zijian, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong and others to the outside of Quanzhou City, and He Renlong also set off with him, and he needed to bring back 15,000 sergeants.

"Xiong Zijian, this time you go to Quanzhou, the task is very heavy, the situation there is not as good as Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, you are fully responsible, you need to be at ease, Zheng Zhilong went to the capital, the views of the local government will also change, I am afraid that the situation will also change, you must stabilize the situation, especially when dismissing the sergeants, it is very critical, this task, handed over to the local government, you try to interfere as little as possible, your core task is to integrate the water division, many of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates used to be pirates, If those unqualified sailor officers and soldiers are unable to abide by military discipline and military rules and resolutely dismantle them, there is no need to worry about Zheng Hongkui's face in this regard, stability is the first priority. ”

"My lord, these days, the lower officials have difficulty sleeping and eating, and I feel a heavy responsibility, please rest assured, the lower officials will do their best, and they will not disgrace their mission."

"Okay, I'm in Dengzhou, waiting for your good news, if there is any problem that is difficult to deal with, write at any time, you can stabilize the situation of the water master, which is the greatest credit." (To be continued......)