The establishment of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang seems to have an eyebrow. In the study room of the branch of the Jishi Bank in Singapore, Liu Peng and Han Si made a report to Zhu Jishi on the general situation of their contacts with representatives of various parties in West Borneo.

"The people of the Chen family and the Jiang family of Lanfang have already expressed their support in private, in fact, they also knew that Lanfang's current system was not feasible, and sooner or later it would be destroyed by the Netherlands, and now it is also a turning point to get the support of the British to establish a grand duchy." Liu Peng said, "It's just that the Lanfang Grand Duke has not yet been decided, several big families in the Lanfang company are Hakka people in Yingjiazhou, Guangdong, although they have internal struggles, but the external is still relatively consistent, in the early years, Uncle Luo Fang also explained, Lanfang Taige can only do it for the Hakka people in Yingjiazhou, listen to their meaning, this Lanfang Grand Duke is best also the Hakka family of Yingjiazhou." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Jishi nodded. Ying Jiazhou is the later Meizhou, Guangdong, Zhu Jishi was born there, and the household registration of later generations is still in Meixian District, Meizhou City, and he can also speak fluent Hakka, his mother is an authentic Hakka. However, in this time and space, he can't claim to be a Hakka in Yingjiazhou, because he already has the identity after Zhu Ming, and his ancestral home certainly has to follow Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The sisters of the Luo family have no requirements for the ancestral home of the Grand Duke, but they hope that the future Grand Duke will be the husband of the Luo family." Liu Peng continued, "The second eldest of the Luo family, Luo Xianglan, is married to Chen Jijie, the eldest son of the Lanfang Chen family, and the third eldest of the Luo family, Luo Xiangzhu, is married to Jiang Sen, the eldest son of the Lanfang Jiang family, and Luo Xiangmei, the eldest sister of the Luo family, and Luo Xiangju, the fourth sister of the Luo family, are not yet married. ”

According to the meaning of the Luo family, the eldest son of the Chen Jiang family is obviously a candidate for the Grand Duke of Lanfang, but Zhu Jishi is not without opportunities, as long as he marries one of the sisters of the Luo family, he can get the support of the Luo family to fight for the Grand Duke of Lanfang. It's just that Zhu Jishi has already said in public that he will not be a grand duke, and it will be difficult to win the trust of the world if he goes back on his word.

"This Grand Duke of Lanfang, I won't do it, but Lanfang's real power must be in hand."

Although Liu Peng is an extremely smart person, the meaning in Zhu Jishi's words is quite profound, which is enough for him to savor it.

Han Si saw that Liu Peng didn't speak, so he opened his mouth and took it, "Sir, Zheng Hong, the boss of Heshun Company, is the king of Yanping County, and he has always been committed to expelling the Tartars and restoring the Ming Dynasty against the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Zheng Chenggong's descendants?" Zhu Jishi thought to himself, after this Zhu Ming, it will be difficult to distinguish the authenticity, this Zheng Hong is probably also a Xibei goods, right?

Seeing that Zhu Jishi seemed suspicious, Han Si hurriedly reminded: "Sir, Zheng Hong's Heshun company in Lanfang is second only to the Liu family's shili, if you talk about force, it is above Lanfang company!" If you can get its help, whether it is to dominate Lanfang or compete in the Central Plains in the future, you can get twice the result with half the effort! ”

It may not be possible to get twice the result with half the effort, but Zhu Jishi does not have many "Chinese teams" now, there are a total of four people in his Hongmen Daming Mountain, and one is studying in the UK, so far he can't even stand up in the mountain hall, if he gets the help of Zheng Hong and others, at least the scene can be a lot more lively.

"Zheng Hong wants to be a grand duke?"

"Zheng Hong wants to be the king of Yanping." Han Si replied.

King of Yanping? This king title was given to Zheng Chenggong by the Yongli regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and if Zheng Hong wants to be the king of Yanping, wouldn't he have to restore the Ming Dynasty first?

"Zheng Hong means ......"

"Zheng Chenggong is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Hong follows the lord as a descendant of Zheng Chenggong, which is to inherit the will of the ancestors and be a great hero of the Ming Dynasty." Han Si thought about Zhu Jishi and said, "Sir, although your identity as Zhu Ming is recognized by foreigners, the Hongmen brothers in China may not buy it, and there are many people in the Hong family who pretend to be Zhu Ming's descendants, if you can get the recognition of Heshun Company and the Little Knife Club, this Zhu Ming's identity is a little more real." As the saying goes, a sedan chair carries people! ”

Zhu Jishi understands that his identity as Zhu Ming is doubtful, and Zheng Hong's King of Yanping is also unreliable, but if the two of them recognize each other, then in the eyes of the Hongmen brothers who don't know the truth, the family background of these two people is much more real, and the hope of restoring the Qing Dynasty seems to be greater.

If Zhu Jishi really succeeds in rebellion in the future, Zheng Hong, the descendant of Zheng Chenggong, will be solid, and he can not only become the king of Yanping, but also become a great hero in opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Even if the great cause is difficult to achieve, with the relationship between Zhu Jishi and the British Empire, as well as the retreat of West Borneo, how can he not be caught by the Qing Dynasty with a thousand cuts. Zheng Hong naturally had already calculated this account, so he publicly stood on Zhu Jishi's side.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jishi nodded slightly, noncommittal, "Have you told Zheng Hong about the matter of Daming Mountain?" ”

"As I have already said, Zheng Hong, Wang Dehu, and Zhao Daheng are all ready to join."

"That's it," Zhu Jishi nodded with a smile, "Pojun, you go to the Singapore branch of Heshun Company, and ask Zheng Hong and Wang Dehu to come over tomorrow to participate in the Daming Mountain initiation ceremony." ”

After Han Si left, Zhu Jishi was ready to ask Liu Peng about the attitude of the Liu family of Lanfang - the Liu family is now the lord of Lanfang, and with the support of the Dutch, the hostility towards Zhu Jishi, the "English dog", can be clearly figured out with his heels.

"Sir," Liu Peng replied differently, "The emperor of England is a woman, and this Lanfang's grand duke may not necessarily have to be a man, right?" ”

Archduchess? Who will do it? Is the eldest sister of the Luo family, Luo Xiangmei?

"You mean to make Miss Luo the Grand Duke?"

"The lord can be the husband of the Grand Duke, just like Prince Albert, who actually manipulates the politics of Lanfang." Liu Peng said in a low voice.

Marrying Luo Xiangmei? Zhu Jishi's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea!" Mu Wen, do you think the Luo sisters mean this? ”

Liu Peng smiled and said: "As long as the lord has this thought, his subordinates can help the lord to protect the matchmaker." He paused, and then said: "Sir, my subordinates feel that the fourth lady of the Luo family is also a little interesting to the sir, so it is better to marry both of them at once, right?" ”

Marrying a pair of sisters? This feudal marriage system with Chinese characteristics is good! Zhu Jishi nodded with satisfaction, looked at Liu Peng and said with a smile: "Mu Wen, you are really my ovary, if you can achieve your ambition in the future, I will definitely live up to your two brothers!" ”

"Lord Xie!" Liu Peng took a deep look, turned around and wanted to go to Sixiutang's business to protect Lord Zhu.

"Muwen, it's not the time to propose." Zhu Jishi suddenly stopped him and ordered, "If this matter spreads, people with brains will guess that I am going to get involved in the position of Grand Duke of Lanfang, which is not conducive to our next move, or wait until we gain a firm foothold in Lanfang and defeat the Sultan of Wanna." Today, you will go and invite the Luo family sisters to Jishixing for a light meal. ”

"My subordinates understand."

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"Lord Zhu, for the candidate of Grand Duke Lanfang, the old man and Mrs. Liu Jiatai, Miss Luo, as well as the heads of the Chen family, the Jiang family, the Xie family, and the Gu family have all discussed, and they think that it is better to be recommended by the public."

It was Ye Tenghui who spoke, an old man who was originally a good wine and beauty, but because of his uninvited villain, he became a political consultative conference.

The old man gently turned the wine glass in his hand, glanced at Sir Zhu who was not looking at him, and said: "This method of public promotion can be imitated by the democratic election in the West, and all Chinese in West Borneo can participate, one person, one vote, the public election of the Grand Duke, what does the lord think?" ”

Democratic elections!? Lan Fang's affairs are bad on top of this democratic election. Zhu Jishi said in his heart, if Luo Fangbo had been in the world of the family and the country back then, now Lan Fang might have occupied the entire Borneo continent! But Lanfang has been engaged in a democratic republic for decades, what has come up with? A three-no-country with no people, no court, no officers and soldiers, oh, now it's not even a country, it's still a broken company after decades!