Zheng Zhilong has eighteen brothers, all of whom are ranked by the word "Zhi" and are known as Eighteen Zhi. Among these brothers, there are virtuous and foolish, relatives and aliens, forming Zheng Zhilong's family.

Now the Zheng family is headed by Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Cai are the arms.

Zheng Hongkui is Zheng Zhifeng, a martial artist who was admitted in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, awarded the title of Jinyiwei, and fled back to Fujian after the national change.

Although Zheng Cai is not one of the eighteen Zhizhi, he is also an old man who followed Zheng Zhilong to the sea in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, and is now placed in Tingzhou by Zheng Zhilong and stationed in western Fujian.

Like Zheng, who controls the military and government of a province, he can be self-sufficient, and he is in the same position, and he does not pretend to be a feudal town.

In June of the twentieth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cihong, under the escort of the second and third divisions of the First Guards Army, drove into the border of Fujian. Wu Zhiping, the governor of Fujian, led the dignitaries of the three divisions of Fujian to the provincial border to greet him, and escorted Zhu Cihong all the way to Fuzhou Mansion. Because the Ming Dynasty did not have a king in Fujian Province, there was no palace, so Zhu Cihong lived in the camp with Xiao Mo and asked questions in the Chinese military tent.

Zheng Zhilong had already inquired about the situation of the crown prince in Nanzhi and Zhejiang, and he knew that the crown prince lived in the military camp obviously because he couldn't believe him. However, he had great selfishness and only took it for granted. What's more, the reason given by Zhu Cihong is also very simple, now that Fujian is changing, I am afraid that the Tian soldiers will be in chaos and will not be able to resist in time.

Last month, that is, at the beginning of May of the twentieth year of Chongzhen, Ningdu, Ruijin, and Shicheng in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province first broke out in the tenant mutiny, and the Tian soldiers even invaded the county seat for a time, held the county governor hostage, and tortured the landlord.

Zhu Cihong then sent a battalion of the 3rd Division of the 1st Guards Army to pacify. The geography and people of Fujian and Jiangxi are very close. At the junction of each other, if there is a disturbance over there, this side will naturally not be able to escape.

The biggest turnaround took place in Tingzhou, which borders Jiangxi.

Huang Tong, a tenant farmer in Ninghua County, Tingzhou, took the title of "correcting Douhu." The slogan of "benefiting the rich and the poor" gathered tens of thousands of people, and even conquered Ninghua County to perform the functions of the government.

Although Tingzhou is far away from Fuzhou, the crown prince is "afraid", who can say anything.

Zheng Zhilong was actually more afraid.

Every time he went to Zhu Cihong's Chinese army tent, he was always worried. For fear that the crown prince would suddenly slap the table and shout: "Tie up this thief to me!" "This is definitely not because he has paranoia of persecution, but because he knows the temperament of the crown prince too well: greedy for money!

Collect your own tolls in the Taiwan Strait. The rich rival the country, the world knows the way, does the crown prince not know the way?

Today, the Fujian Navy Division is nominally the emperor's, but from the commander to the sailors, they all regard themselves as the Zheng family. Doesn't the crown prince want to straighten out?

What's more, the crown prince and Shen Tingyang are trading with Japan. I am also secretly involved, can I not provoke people's jealousy?

Zheng Zhilong recalled that his family was poor and couldn't live a good life, so he went to Macao to join his maternal uncle, and thus met Li Dan and completely embarked on the road of walking the sea. Later, by chance, he was able to recruit An, and the official was here, and he almost monopolized the trade in the East China Sea by virtue of the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Now he is deeply rooted in Fujian. Anping City is its own private city, hiding tens of millions of family assets.

If you want to rebel. It will definitely be defeated, and when the time comes, the dead clan will be wiped out, and no amount of silver will be able to buy a life.

Now that the crown prince has come here, it is too late to rebel. Look at the guns and artillery of these guards, nearly 30,000 elite soldiers, how can they be opposed?

"One official." Zhu Cihong shouted.

Zheng Zhilong's skin was numb for a while. Yiguan was originally his milk name, but he didn't change his name when he came to Japan, so it spread widely. However, no one has been qualified to call him by this name over the years, and the crown prince is certainly qualified, but it is always a little indecent to call him by a nickname when the monarch and the ministers meet.

If it is a monarch and a minister who grew up together, it is reasonable, but now......

"Is Yiguan wary of me?" Zhu Cihong chuckled.

Zheng Zhilong couldn't deny that the crown prince's smile was still very soft, even a little too soft, and he seemed a little weak. But beneath this weak face was a mind as hot as copper juice and a mind as steel.

For a few moments, Zheng Zhilong even hoped that the weak crown prince would be better off getting sick and die - until he saw the crown prince's superb equestrian skills, he remembered that the crown prince was a figure who could run ten miles in heavy armor.

"How dare you!" Zheng Zhilong's denial was very firm, but the sweat oozing from his forehead betrayed him.

"Why is it raining down on the first official?"

"I went back to His Royal Highness because of the scorching heat in Fujian, and the ministers were weak and impatient." When Zheng Zhilong was loyal before, he used the excuse that he was sick for a long time and could not bear the carriage and horses, so he wanted to go north to support but was unable to do so. Therefore, there is such a statement at this moment, which can be regarded as echoing before and after.

He didn't know what to do, Wu Qingchen, as a secret agent of the East Factory, was responsible for wiring and spreading the net in Fujian, how could he accept his bribes and deceive people for him? Of course, he took the money with one hand and sold him to the crown prince with the other!

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "I don't think it's hot in Fujian, but that an official is wearing too much." ”

"The costumes are all court systems, and the ministers dare not be rude."

"The court system has never said that soft armor should be worn in court clothes." Zhu Cihong's voice gradually became higher, and he said with a smile: "Is the official afraid that I will suddenly call my subordinates to a Hongmen banquet?" ”

- Master, you only have "Hongmen" and no "banquet", everyone has long known the Tao.

Zheng Zhilong broke out in a cold sweat. What's even more frightening is that he is wearing gold silk soft armor, which can protect against knives and arrows, and such personal secrets have been discovered by the crown prince.

- It seems that the master is really interested in me.

Zheng Zhilong turned to the secret road.

"How dare a minister have such an unscrupulous ......" Zheng Zhilong was about to show his loyalty, when he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw a swarthy tube, which was aimed at his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but close his mouth one by one, and couldn't say a word.

Zhu Cihong held the flintlock handcuff presented by the Fire Gun Factory and looked at Zheng Zhilong with a smile.

This handgun is made of steel as the pipe, one foot long, and the handle is carved from Qiongzhou Huanghuali, which is exquisite and warm. Because the eighteen manufacturers in Wuhu who can build Suzhou Iron and Steel have joined the Huangming Iron and Steel Plant and donated the secret recipes of each one, the quality of the fire gun tube is more and more, and the gun is filled with more medicine, so it is more powerful.

"Your Highness......" Zheng Zhilong's throat was dry.

Boom!

A cloud of flame erupted from the mouth of the gun. A puff of white smoke rose immediately.

Zhu Cihong pulled the trigger.

Zheng Zhilong suddenly became short, and it turned out that his legs were unconsciously weak when the gun sounded, and he knelt on the ground. He gritted his teeth. After a brief period of distraction, consciousness swept over the body and limbs, looking for the wound of the bullet.

Finally, Zheng Zhilong made sure that there were no injuries on his body, and opened his eyes hesitantly, looking at the white smoke that still hadn't dispersed.

- Is it a miss?

Zheng Zhilong secretly said in his heart, he really wanted to jump forward and restrain the crown prince. Regardless of whether it is negative or not, let's save my life first. It's just that his legs are weak, and he really can't stand up, so he can only stage the drama of "the monarch and the minister have to die" instead.

"Rest assured. I didn't put the projectile. Zhu Cihong said.

Zheng Zhilong didn't believe what he said, but he immediately came to his senses: the guards around him didn't move one by one, obviously the crown prince of Zhilu Dao was playing tricks on him. Otherwise, if you don't hit this gun, it will hit someone else. Think of it. Zheng Zhilong's whole person was relaxed. Only then did I feel that the triple clothes were soaked from the inside out.

"I just wanted to tell you that if I want to deal with you, it's useless for you to see me even if you're wearing armor." Zhu Cihong put away his handcuff and said, "And you have come to my camp not ten times but eight times, why wait until now to do it?" ”

- Who knows if you have just finished collecting the news now......

Zheng Zhilong hung his head.

"Get up, I'm not a prisoner, I want someone to kneel and talk to me." Zhu Cihong couldn't help but be a little angry when he thought that this guy was extremely sharp.

"Yes......" Zheng Zhilong propped his hands on the ground. It took two bouts to stand up.

Zhu Cihong asked Min Ziruo to take the wet wipes while wiping the smell of gunpowder off his hands. On the other hand, he said: "I have come all the way, and I have ruined the reputation of the Great Tomorrow family." ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't know what the crown prince meant, so he didn't dare to answer.

"Isn't it?" Zhu Cihong laughed at himself: "Nanjing Xun Qi is all heroes who followed the two ancestors to kill, I used to raid my family and exile, and I was not merciless, so you are full of worries about me?" ”

"How dare you!" Zheng Zhilong said hoarsely.

"Don't be too careful, as if you have a net worth of 10 million, I must find your family property." Zhu Cihong sneered: "The key question is not how much silver there is at home, but whether the silver is clean." If the money comes from the right way, what does it matter if there is more? Only those traitors and bloodsuckers need to be afraid of me. ”

"Minister...... The minister is guilty......" Zheng Zhilong immediately knelt on the ground again and kowtowed.

"What is your sin? Walk the sea? Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "You were born after Longqing, what kind of crime is this?" ”

Since Zhu Cihong's rebirth, the most nostalgic issue is the "forbidden sea" issue.

This word always reminds people of the Manchu Forbidden Sea in the original historical time and space, as if the Ming and Qing dynasties were one. In fact, the Ming Dynasty's regulations on the prohibition of the sea did have the words "no sails are allowed to go to the sea", but it has never been truly implemented. However, the forbidden sea of the Manchu Qing Dynasty moved all the people along the coast for 50 miles, and if they refused to leave, they were killed.

The maritime ban was originally born to prevent Japanese rebellion, but the most stringent Jiajing period was the most rampant era of Japanese pirates, and it was also the most prosperous period of maritime trade smuggling. As long as we briefly examine the direction of the material discussion in Minnan Shilin at that time, we can understand that it was these coastal tycoons who vigorously pushed the imperial court to ban the sea, so as to obtain huge profits from monopolizing trade.

A combing of the "food chain" of the East China Sea at that time shows that the Japanese Koreans worked for Chinese maritime merchants (pirates), and Chinese maritime merchants such as Wang Zhi and others worked for the coastal wealthy families. In order to prevent the state from collecting taxes and sharing, and also to prevent other local forces from interfering in the maritime trade, the wealthy families along the coast spared no effort to encourage the imperial court to ban the sea.

Even in the Jiajing Dynasty, there were many important officials led by Tan Lun in the DPRK and China who hoped to open the sea, and the successive governors and governors of Fujian also asked for the opening of the sea. In the end, it was only when it came to Sejong Daxing that the Jiangnan Shijia, who had gained the influence of the court, successfully promoted the "Longqing Open Sea", set up a governor's office in Wolgang, and imposed tariffs. (To be continued......)

PS: Do you think I missed a chapter (549)? Actually, I missed a chapter in front of Chapter 548, and I finally found it just now, but fortunately it's not too late. The chapter was changed to (547.5) not to deliberately sell cuteness, but just to attract attention. It's not the first time that Xiaotang has made this kind of mistake, I'm really sorry for everyone, I hope you will forgive Xiaotang, continue to recommend tickets and monthly passes to Xiaotang, and also forgive Xiaotang for making this mistake next time.