Fujian Province, Fuzhou City.

The Zheng family was beaming with joy and busy.

After Zhang Huangyan left, Weng's mother and daughter turned out from behind the screen.

Zheng Zhilong put all his thoughts on the letter in his hand, there was nothing else in his eyes, his wife and daughter walked behind him, he didn't notice it, he was overjoyed, and he couldn't support it.

Weng was a little dissatisfied, and said that he would inquire about his future son-in-law, but what he said in a few words was all words that they couldn't understand.

Weng Shi coughed lightly and frowned, "Something has hooked your soul"

Zheng Zhilong subconsciously turned around when he heard the sound, hurriedly put the seal into his arms, and saw that it was his wife and daughter, so he laughed dryly, "Oh, no, it's nothing, you all heard it, how about our fast son-in-law?" ”

Weng Shi didn't have a good breath and said, "I heard something, just listen to you and be happy, you will be crowned the king of Yanping, and you will throw the matter of our mother and daughter out of the clouds, didn't my daughter say it, let you ask Lord Zhang more about Prime Minister Wang himself, you are good, just thinking about your own promotion"

Zheng Jiasi was also a little displeased, her pretty face flushed, she helped her mother sit down in front of the hall, and complained, "Dad, why does my daughter listen to something wrong here, how can you trade with your daughter's life's events"

Zheng Zhilong stepped forward and comforted, "How can you say that, how many people want to climb up to these relatives are blind, and my father doesn't hide it from you, I do use your marriage to protect our family business, but this is not a disadvantage to you, Prime Minister Wang Cheng is young and promising, and now he is in his youth, it seems that he is not yet thirty years old, and you will enjoy happiness when you marry, of course." If you don't want to agree, Dad won't want to show this old face. resisted the will to refuse this marriage, and Emperor Liang didn't dare to do anything to us. Daughter happiness is the first priority"

This is just Zheng Zhilong's excuse, if he can really dare to resist the decree so casually, then Wang Lanping, who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, would be useless, and no one would buy the account of the Son of Heaven and blackmail the Son of Heaven to have a fart.

Zheng Jiasi's face flushed, it was not up to her to decide who to marry, and it was impossible for her father to resist and disobey, so she said, "Daddy said it nicely, he will give marriage and refuse marriage." How does this make outsiders look at me, mother, let's go, don't talk to him"

Zheng Jiasi was afraid that his father would really resist the will and regret his marriage, it was a matter of time before a woman got married, and it was definitely the best choice to marry this prime minister of the dynasty, but unfortunately he couldn't get to know the other party more in advance.

Zheng Zhilong laughed, and then the servant outside the door said, "Master." Mr. Gan is here."

"Okay, invite him in"

Gan Hui came quickly, and the next person served tea.

"Congratulations to Zheng Zongbing" Gan Hui was even happier than Zheng Zhilong in his heart. Shaking the folding fan, the scarf is broad, and it looks like it is full of economy.

The literati and the folding fan are in the company. At present, it is only popular in Fujian, and this thing comes from Fuso. In the past few years, Gan Hui has followed Zheng Zhilong to Fusang a lot, and brought back a lot of folding fans from there. Space on the sea ship is limited, this thing is light and does not occupy much space, there is no domestic yet, it must be a trade route, in order to promote this thing and widen, the lively Gan Hui on it let people paint the landscape as decoration, or let a little famous person inscribe a few words, sure enough, within three or five years, this thing will prevail in Fujian, the literati have a hand, even those who do not understand the ink and literature also come to the anti-hand, to a vassal elegance, just this small folding fan makes Gan Hui's business prosperous, the wealth is rolling, but in the past two years, Folding fan workshops also gradually appeared in Fujian, and the shipping of this object also died out.

From this point of view alone, Gan Hui is not an ordinary person.

Zheng Zhilong exchanged a few words with him, and then told Zhang Huang about what he had said.

As soon as Gan Hui heard that Zheng Zhilong was going to be crowned the king of Yanping County, his heart tightened, the prime minister really dared to dig a pit, even his future father-in-law dared to dig a pit, and the reason for the big wind was too shallow and easy to see, but Gan Hui didn't say it, just congratulated him again and again.

Zheng Zhilong also said that the imperial court wanted to transfer 50,000 sailors into the Yangtze River defense line, and he had already agreed to this matter, but I don't know if it was done in a hurry.

Gan Hui really wanted to scold him when he heard it, isn't this obviously a meat bun to beat a dog, a group of two Jinshi in Nanjing City have never fought Wang Chengxiang, and several sailors have gone to Nanjing and can come back, within three or five months, Zheng Jiajun will change to Wang Jiajun, Zheng Zongbing is really bloody for his daughter.

Although he thought so in his heart, Gan Hui once again kept silent, arched his hands and claimed, "This is very appropriate"

Zheng Zhilong muttered a little, and said with a hint of nervousness, "Mr. Gan also thinks I did the right thing?" I'm still afraid that I'm impulsive, these 50,000 sailors are my twenty years of hard work, and I can't afford to lose it, but I still have a back hand, and after the sailors go north, the military power can only obey the orders of my son Zheng Sen and Zhenjiang sailor Zheng Hongkui, even so, I can't be at peace in my heart, hey"

Gan Hui sneered in his heart, you still have this idea, as long as the sailor leaves the nest of Fujian, it will be gone, it is useless to hand it over to anyone, how to transport grain, grass and ordnance, all kinds of supplies, Fujian is thousands of miles away from Nanjing, and it is not all taken care of by Prime Minister Wang Cheng, no matter how much an army can fight, as long as these things are broken, the heavenly soldiers and generals will not be able to save them.

Gan Hui said, "Zheng Zongbing is determined to be like-minded with the prime minister, why should a mere army and horses be taken to heart, and only one heart and one Germany can help each other in the same boat, but Gan Hui guessed, I'm afraid that just with the false title of the king of Yanping, he can't do this."

Speaking of this, Zheng Zhilong looked sad and smiled, "Mr. Gan is really like a god, yes, the marriage of the king, and the appointment of the governors of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong provinces is just a small favor for me, these places are actually under the control of Zheng's forces, what I want is this"

Zheng Longzhi put the letter on the table, and immediately sighed, "I don't know how this Prime Minister Wang saw my thoughts, and he took me to death with one move, and he easily replaced me with 50,000 sailors."

Gan Hui pushed the letter back with a folding fan.

Zheng Zhilong said, "Mr. Gan doesn't want to see what is written here?" ”

Gan Hui laughed, "Don't look at it, you may be able to guess one or two below"

"Oh!" Zheng Longzhi was very surprised, this letter was handed to him by Zhang Huangyan an hour ago, such a confidential letter must not have been seen by others, can Gan Hui guess it? Zheng Longzhi said, "Although Mr. Gan is like a god. But this is too unbelievable, you can talk about it."

Gan Hui stood up. Feel free to walk around, think about it for a while, "Haijiang Business Road"

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Longzhi stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, "You, have you read this letter?" ”

Gan Hui shook his fan, calm and relaxed, in fact, it is not difficult to guess at all. The strength of the Zheng family is second to none among the local generals of the Ming Dynasty, but Zheng Longzhi has never crossed the Lei Chi, does not collude with the courtiers, nor secretly makes jokes with the local generals, and does not buy land in his hometown in Quanzhou. I'm afraid that no one knows how big this sea is, and the outside world is so colorful, it is better to expand the territory from the sea than to compete for supremacy on the mainland. This is Zheng Zhilong's strength and ultimate wish, otherwise, any general who is on his son today would have rebelled.

I am afraid that the only condition that can make Zheng Zhilong transfer 50,000 sailors away is this.

Zheng Zhilong had to admire Gan Hui's mind to see the small things. "Gan Sheng is quick to think and admire. Admire, nice. The Prime Minister only used eight words in the letter to convince me sincerely."

Gan Hui said, "Which eight words? ”

"The mainland is the mother, dominating the Quartet"

Gan Hui nodded again and again, "Okay, Prime Minister Wang Cheng has insights and ideas."

Zheng Zhilong then shook his head again and said, "I'm strange, this Prime Minister Wang is only in his twenties, and he is not proficient in sea charts, how did he know the location and customs of these Nanyang countries, and even the Western countries that I have never been to He clearly stated in the letter, who is this?"

Gan Hui smiled, "Of course he is not an ordinary person, otherwise he would not be able to sit in the position of prime minister, whether it is talent or ideas, he is far beyond me."

Zheng Zhilong also nodded and agreed, "Yes, fortunately I didn't make an enemy of him."

Gan Hui said meaningfully, "Lord Zheng's words are wrong, the most correct thing you did was to judge the situation and be the father-in-law of Prime Minister Wang, the day when Prime Minister Wang ruled the world, it was the time when General Zheng soldiers were in the sea."

Zheng Zhilong was shocked into a cold sweat when he heard this, and said in a suppressed voice, "You are Prime Minister Wang Cheng, you have ......."

He didn't dare to say the following.

Gan Hui said it for him, "Yes, winning the world, today's prime minister's wife is the ...... in the future."

The more Zheng Zhilong listened, the more frightened he became, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to interrupt him, "Don't say it, don't say it, it's a big taboo to talk about it, Mr. Gan, let's talk about this marriage."

Gan Hui was waiting, so he said, "Does Zheng Zongbing want to send his relatives by land or water?" ”

Zheng Zhilong said, "There are not many days before the fifth day of the fifth month of May, I am afraid that it is too late for the land and water to bend the mountains and mountains, or from the waterway, I wonder, why is the prime minister so eager to be so happy, the time is too tight."

Gan Hui said with a smile, "It's not that the prime minister is eager, but he has calculated everything, Miss Zheng can only rush to Nanjing on the fifth day of the fifth month of May by water, and if you want to take the waterway, you must send a sailor to escort you, Zheng Zongbing, you can't see it, Prime Minister Wang wants you to send your daughter to Nanjing with 50,000 sailors."

Zheng Zhilong was surprised, "No wonder, I won't be given a chance to maneuver at all, 50,000 sailors are going north, it's too hasty."

Gan Hui said in his heart: This is what the prime minister wants, he can't wait for the sailor to leave now, take nothing with him, and it is best to run out of food as soon as he arrives in Nanjing, only in this way can Prime Minister Wang control them in the shortest possible time.

Gan Hui said, "Prime Minister Wang Cheng must have his reason for doing this, presumably Nanjing has made all preparations, and the army can be stationed at any time."

Zheng Zhilong said, "That's all it takes, Mr. Gan, Zheng has a reluctant request."

Gan Hui knew it in his heart, and he was overjoyed, but he remained silent on the surface, "Mr. Zheng, please speak"

Zheng Zhilong said, "Mr. Gan is a dragon and a phoenix among the people, and he is very intelligent, this thousands of miles to send relatives, can Mr. Lao take a trip?"

Gan Hui is waiting for this opportunity, he wants to go to Nanjing for a day or two, learning and preferred, he is full of knowledge, if he hadn't been caught in the whirlpool of bandits many years ago, maybe he would have already obtained an official and a half-position in the imperial court, and now it is good, the official is not the official and the people, and he has become Zheng Zhilong's personal adviser, which of course he is unwilling.

The news from all sides shows that when the prime minister Wang Lanping has a lot of ambitions, there is also a lack of capable people around him, at this time the prime minister will be able to show his ambitions, but there is no way, a small common people can not see the prime minister, he heard that the Zheng family and the prime minister may become in-laws, at that time he was thinking about this matter, how to take this opportunity to get close to Wang Cheng.

Gan Hui did not shirk, got up and said, "I am a staff member of General Zheng in the next place, but I am driven, I dare not disobey, and I am willing to go to Nanjing for the adults."

Zheng Zhilong laughed, "Okay, if you have a gentleman going, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and you will leave in three days, and when you arrive in Nanjing, you must know what to do with your intelligence."

Of course Gan Hui knows that people go to high places, and water flows to the bottom, no matter how good you Zheng Zhilong is to me, it will only be rich and noble, who told you that you have no ambition to compete for the world, even if there is a little, I Gan Hui is willing to be your Kong Ming.

**

After returning from the inspection of Jiangning City, it was already the second day, and the preparations for the war there had also entered a period of intense drumming, and the major military camps had turned around, and the morale was okay, in the end, it was the army that had just experienced two months of suppressing bandits, and the recruits had gradually become veterans, and they knew what the war was all about.

Back in Nanjing, Wang Lanping non-stop, in the Nanjing surrounding the official warehouse also circled, the biggest problem of the western expedition is still grain and grass, 80,000 troops are outside, Xichuan is far away in the border, just back and forth will have to spend more than half a year, the battle is fought, not three or two years can not be done, how much food is needed.

At present, there is a shortage of grain storage in Nanjing's warehouses, there is no way, Huguang, a big granary, is occupied by Li Laixiang, even if there is a lot of silver, he can't buy it, not to mention that Wang Lanping has no money, from the day he took office, there are a large number of officials waiting to get silver every day at the entrance of the household department, Vientiane renewal, river engineering, water conservancy, spring ploughing, ordnance, officials and so on, which kind of silver needed can make Wang Lanping listen to it and shake his head, but the current court has no money, for the westward expedition, almost embezzled eighty percent of the tax silver collected last year, The large and small court affairs have almost stopped half-way, poor, this is a poor court.

Even if the New Deal can reform the fiscal system, it will not be effective in a year or two.

The more you are at this time, the more you have to start a huge war, war is the only shortcut to fame quickly, even if the treasury is full of rat, this war must be fought.

Back in Nanjing, Wang Lanping felt uneasy when he thought of the food, how good it would be if Huguang was in his hands.

Thinking of Li Laixiang, Wang Lanping suddenly remembered that Li Laixiang's envoys were still being detained in the city, and it was almost over, and the prestige should have been worn off, and they could be seen.

Immediately, Wang Lanping sent an order to the Hanlin Academy to meet the envoy of Dashun there.

As soon as they heard the news from the Ming court, they immediately pointed their fingers and shouted, "I am the messenger of Dashun, and I came to meet Mingjun on the order of my emperor, how can I meet in the Hanlin Courtyard and not go" (To be continued. )