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Zheng Chenggong's heart moved, and he asked in a solemn tone: "How about taking merit?" What about self-reliance? ”

Yang Chao said: "If you want to make a meritorious achievement, then let this governor take in the Zheng family army, but this governor will not take away your deployment." You are still the leader of the Zheng family's army, but in the future, you will be the chief soldier of the South China Sea Naval Division of the Ming Dynasty, opening up territory for the Ming Dynasty and making a sharp knife on the sea! ”

"If you want to be self-reliant, if you are big overseas, your Zheng family can lead troops to occupy a piece of land and become the king of your own."

Zheng Chenggong pondered for a long time before he said, "Are there only two paths?" ”

Yang Chao smiled: "There are only two paths. But the Governor will not force you. The world has not yet been settled. However, after the world calmed down, it was too late for the Zheng family to bargain. At that time, no matter who is sitting on the emperor's dragon chair, the Zheng family is not qualified to choose. ”

Yang Chao did not say that he would be the emperor, but Zheng Chenggong felt that there was no suspense about Yang Chao's accession to the throne, and the public opinion in Jiangnan was discussing when Yang Chao would ascend the throne all day long.

Zheng Chenggong sighed: "The Metropolitan Governor really won't mix sand with the Zheng family? ”

Yang Chao shook his head and said: "The Zheng family is all good men who run rampant in the sea, and the naval army under this governor is still insufficient, where is there anyone to mix sand." Ben Du just wants to help you train, the Zheng family's heroes are really disappointing to say. ”

Zheng Chenggong's face was hot, after he led the Zheng family's army, these battles were really bad.

Zheng Chenggong in later generations did fight a few beautiful battles. But that's also the result of his patient training of the troops this year. He hasn't had a chance to train in this era. Integrating the old forces of the Zheng family is enough for him to be busy. However, after this defeat, Zheng Chenggong, with the help of Zheng Hongkui, instead cleaned up the last miscellaneous cards, and now he can make a decision in the Zheng family's army.

If you can ask Yang Chao to help train at this time, you will naturally be unable to ask for it, who doesn't know Yang Chao's army, but what is the benefit of Yang Chao, Zheng Chenggong doesn't believe that pie will fall from the sky.

"What does the Metropolitan Governor want the Zheng family to do?"

"What to do? Don't do anything. Since the Zheng family plans to be the Ming Dynasty's sailors. What more could the Governor ask for? In the future, the Zheng family's military salary will be paid by the government. The Zheng family's merchant ships don't want you either, but they have to be separated from the warships and sailors. The Zheng family should do business and still do business, but officers and soldiers are officers and soldiers, and warships are warships, but they can't be mixed up. ”

Zheng Chenggong is still not at ease: "It sounds like the Metropolitan Governor is supporting the Zheng family." The Metropolitan Governor still said it clearly, if the Metropolitan Governor did not have any benefits, the Zheng family would not be able to go. ”

Sorry? It's not worrying!

Yang Chao didn't pick it up, and said with a smile: "Zheng Chenggong!" Although the Governor has been using troops to go on the Northern Expedition, the Governor's eyes have always been fixed on the sea. This governor sees that the way of the world is about to change. After that, it will be the age of the sea. The Zheng family is always Chinese, and your father is dead. He would never be willing to be buried in Beijing, he wanted to die in Fujian. ”

Zheng Chenggong took a deep breath, Yang Chao was too much, his father was not dead, but he admitted that Yang Chao was right, and at the same time, he was a little moved, for the first time, the government regarded the Zheng family as a member of the country.

Yang Chao represents the government, at least from Shandong to Guangdong, which is the case in this coastal province.

"Success, thank you for your love for the Zheng family."

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Yang Chao waved his hand to let him sit down: "It's a pity, to put it mildly, the Zheng family and the Yang family are still in-laws, can I still harm you?" ”

Zheng Chenggong smiled, Zheng Chenggong didn't really care too much about his cheap cousin, in fact, he didn't attach much importance to women at all, but since Yang Chao mentioned it himself, it means that he still cares about it, which is not bad for the Zheng family.

In the Yang family, Zheng Jiaomei is like a child all day long, playing with Yang Chao's eldest daughter every day, making Yang Lan closer to her than her biological mother.

Zheng Chenggong didn't speak, and secretly hated that he came out in a hurry this time, and he forgot to bring a gift, and he didn't know if his cousin would not look down on the things he bought from the market in Nanjing.

Seeing Zheng Chenggong away, Yang Chao looked back at the child, the two sons were sleeping sweetly, and they were about to go out to see their daughter, but there was a sound of shouting in the yard.

When I came out, the two women were black and white, and they were inextricably fighting, and their fights were different from ordinary women's fights, and there would never be face-grabbing, spitting, tearing clothes, etc., but a one-eye, punch-and-kick fight.

Outside was a group of girls watching the excitement, and her daughter Yang Lan was hugged by Cui and her little hands were red.

"Stop!"

Yang Chao shouted, it was so unseemly, Zheng Jiaomei actually fought with Ge Nenniang.

Who is Ge Nenniang, Yang Chao is very clear, the female general of the anti-Qing Dynasty in history, if she doesn't mention this, she rushed to Yangzhou back then, Ge Nenniang attacked Duoduo at night with herself, she could wear double armor, and she was brave in endless battles, and Yang Chao didn't dare to let her beat her concubine.

Although it seems that Zheng Jiaomei is also quite brave and does not fall behind for a while, Yang Chao might as well rest assured that the two will fight.

Zheng Jiaomei saw Yang Chao stop drinking, and snorted coldly: "I'll let you go today." ”

Then he called his uncle, went over and hugged Yang Lan, and asked, "Is my aunt doing a good fight?" ”

While walking to Yang Chao's side.

"Miss Ge, please come with me."

Yang Chao didn't have time to talk to Zheng Jiaomei, but greeted Ge Nenniang.

He asked Ge Nenniang to have a request: "I hope that Miss Ge will work tirelessly and go to the West." ”

Ge Nenniang nodded, she had heard about it.

"But it's similar to Miss Dong going to Japan?"

Yang Chao nodded: "That's roughly the case, but the West is much farther away than Japan, I'm afraid it will take two years to come back." ”

Ge Nenniang waved her hand: "Since it is to raise military expenses for my army to support the Northern Expedition, I will also go to the edge of the world." ”

Yang Chao said: "I have to take care of the safety of Xiangjun and Wei Shuzhen here." ”

Ge Nenniang said: "Don't worry, the governor of the capital, there are people's daughters here, and ten Jiangyang thieves are here." Don't be afraid! ”

Yang Chao said suspiciously: "That's right." Why did Miss Ge just do it with Zheng Jiaomei? ”

Ge Nenniang said: "This is not to blame the people's daughter. It's all the uncle's concubines who are not convinced. ”

Yang Chao said suspiciously: "Not convinced? ”

Ge Nenniang said: "She heard that the uncle asked the people to escort Mrs. Li and Miss Wei to the West. So I don't accept it. ”

Yang Chao couldn't help but smile bitterly, he already knew about this situation, he invited Ge Nenniang to go to the West, of course, to escort Wei Shuzhen to promote Daming products, especially tea, but after Li Xiangjun knew about it, she had to go alive or dead, and Dong Xiaowan gave birth to a son to Yang Chao. In the past, he also went to Japan to publicize, and Yang Chao told them more than once that even the emperor should promote his own products.

Li Xiangjun felt that Yang Chao sold goods for money, and thought that her husband must be annoyed by this, so he would tell the strange theory that the emperor sold goods, Zhu Yujiao and Dong Xiaowan both gave birth to sons to Yang Chao, Li Xiangjun has never been pregnant because of her weak health, a woman can't have children, and if she can't help men in other ways. That's a lot of pressure.

So she was very persistent, and her reasons were strong. She said that whether it is tea ceremony or incense ceremony, she is much stronger than Wei Shuzhen, that is, she writes poetry, and Wei Shuzhen is not her opponent.

In fact, Yang Chao wants Wei Shuzhen to go to the West, what she wants is the graceful and luxurious temperament of the daughter of a wealthy family of official eunuchs, this kind of temperament Li Xiangjun definitely does not have, but in terms of various skills, of course, it is the famous prostitute Li Xiangjun of Qinhuai who is better, and at Li Xiangjun's insistence, Yang Chao also gritted his teeth and agreed to let her go.

But Yang Chao has a feeling of selling his body, and he always feels that he has suffered too much by letting his concubine go out to sell goods. It's just that when I think about the leaders of later generations who go out to sell products, I am considered old, and I can be so hypocritical.

So he agreed that Li Xiangjun would go.

When to go, go this year, at the end of the year.

It was an agreement with the Dutch, and Yang Chao intended to send an envoy to the West to get the Dutch to help, and the Dutch had to provide guides, boats, and care along the way.

Naturally, there are more than two women on the visit, this time it is not to Japan, and Yang Chao is not the Yang Chao at that time, this time Yang Chao has the ability to mobilize a large number of civil officials to have an accident, and Lu Daqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is the head of the mission.

Lu Daqi originally looked down on Yang Chao, but after Yang Chao's imperial examination, Lu Daqi also participated, like Zhang Guowei, he also held the purpose of suppressing businessmen for the gentry, after becoming the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, this guy also has the ability, and he is doing very well, but he is a little disobedient, and often has awkward trouble with Yang Chao, for example, he insists on opposing the division of the imperial examination, so that businessmen with management experience have too much advantage.

It's just that his opposition is useless, and there is nothing wrong with a person with management experience being an official in the Ministry of Officials, nor is it wrong for someone with teaching experience to be in the Ministry of Rites, and there is nothing wrong with someone with construction experience in the Ministry of Works.

So this time, Yang Chao plans to let him go to the West to open his eyes, let him know that there is not only Confucianism in this world, the world is bigger, and the business culture of the West is also a culture, a very developed culture.

Anyway, he is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and it is his duty to send envoys to the state.

The Dutch provided several translators, including French, English, German, Italian, etc., and it was clear that Yang Chao intended to send an envoy to visit these countries, France was a must to go, the current European hegemon, Britain was now Cromwell's government, and had begun to show a strong desire to dominate the seas, and there were many small German-speaking states, such as the prototype of the future German empire of Prussia, which began to take shape in the Thirty Years' War.

But Yang Chao doesn't plan to go to Spain and Portugal, Spain slaughtered Chinese in the Philippines, Yang Chao plans to settle accounts with them with his hand, he doesn't plan to make friendship with them, Portugal is a small country, and when the time comes, let Lu Daqi summon Portuguese diplomats to save face.

Although Italy is divided, Venice and other states have developed cultures, which is a good place for Lu Daqi and others to accept the impact of different civilizations.

The efficiency brought by the power is unparalleled, all kinds of materials were prepared in a month, even the tiles were burned a lot, and the Daming official kiln also fired many gifts.

The concubine was wearing a gorgeous Daming Yipin lady's official uniform, a phoenix crown and a detached temperament, Yang Chao was reluctant to send it to the boat, feeling empty in her heart, and kept watching the big ship leave the Xinjiangkou wharf and disappear on the Yangtze River.

I scolded in my heart, if those businessmen who benefited from this did not know how to repay the society, their conscience would really let the dog eat. (To be continued......)