The first wind and rain drifted away

Yang Sichang's eyes rolled below, and he instantly understood the emperor's deep meaning.

The prince's attendant is true, although it is a grace, but why is it not a hostage?

Or rather, from a young doll, cultivate the mind of loyalty.

In one fell swoop, the emperor is clever!

"The imperial court has just established the Navy Governor's Mansion, which is at the same level as the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Yang Aiqing recommended you as the Deputy Governor of the Navy, from the first product, what do you think?"

After arranging his son, and then arranging Lao Tzu, Emperor Chongzhen continued to Zheng Zhilong, who was kneeling and still getting up.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have not made any progress, and they should not be able to take on this important responsibility, I am afraid that they will be trusted by Governor Yang?"

This good thing happened one after another, making Zheng Zhilong confused.

He has just been promoted from a coastal defense guerrilla to the governor of the Fujian Navy, and now he has to move from the local government to the central government.

However, this is not an excuse, but his true intention.

Because before he came, what he was most afraid of was being transferred out of Fujian, which was also where he hesitated for a long time.

Leaving the troops, he is nothing.

A sneer flashed at the corner of Emperor Chongzhen's mouth, and his eyes blinked playfully.

Unpromising!

You are still the king of the pirates, I don't know how much you have experienced in the wind and waves, but you are just thinking about that little belongings, and you really can't go to the feast.

Don't worry, I need you, and Daming needs you now!

To be honest, if Emperor Chongzhen wanted to kill Zheng Zhilong, it would not be very difficult to calculate unintentionally.

Especially at this stage.

Although Zheng Zhilong has been growing in recent years, it is far from reaching the scale that it will be a few years later.

At best, it's just a stage of his imminent meteoric development.

The question is what to do after you finish him off?

That's the big problem.

It is fair to say that the Ming Dynasty was able to maintain the stability and prosperity of Jiangnan in this troubled era, and Zheng Zhilong can be said to have made great contributions.

Beginning in the sixth year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty and Hongmaoyi fought the Battle of Liuluo Bay and achieved a great victory, causing the Dutch fleet to suffer its first major defeat in the Far East.

The Dutch governor of Taiwan, Putmans, took the blame and resigned.

As for the Ming Dynasty, he made a request to the Dutch Hongmaoyi, first, if the Netherlands wants to trade with the Ming Dynasty, he can only go to Dayuan, not to the coast of China.

Second, the Netherlands must compensate for war losses.

Eventually, the Dutch paid an annual tribute of 120,000 francs to the Ming fleet in exchange for the Dutch fleet's right of passage in East Asia.

This is tantamount to an unprecedented humiliation for the Netherlands, which is now known as the "coachman of the sea".

The Battle of Liuluo Bay was a naval battle between the declining Ming Dynasty and the thriving Netherlands.

In the following two years, Hongmaoyi was unwilling, and successively got involved with Zheng Zhilong several times, but he was beaten and lost his temper.

As a last resort, after getting Zheng Zhilong's willingness to provide stable supply, the Dutch obediently bowed down.

And this year, Zheng Zhilong eliminated the Guangdong pirate Liu Xiang in one fell swoop, and finally unified the rivers and lakes and became the supreme martial arts.

Command the rivers and lakes, don't dare to disobey!

Li Kuiqi, Yang Liu, Yang Qi, Zhong Bin, and other armed groups in the Southeast China Sea and Xinjiang were all obeyed by Zheng Zhilong's orders.

Since then, Zheng Zhilong, as the imperial court, has monopolized the coastal waterways of Fujian, and all passing ships must pay him a protection fee of 3,000 taels of silver.

Just collecting protection fees, Zheng Zhilong's annual income reached tens of millions.

Not to mention that he used the navigation and business base in Anping Town, Quanzhou, to break the sea ban of the imperial court and prosper the sea market.

The armed fleet has a clear banner and is strong, sailing between the coast of Daming, Taiwan, Macao, Japan, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian places.

He made full use of his power and financial resources to expand maritime trade, and almost monopolized the trade between the Ming Dynasty and overseas countries.

He established trade relations with both the Portuguese and the Spaniards.

Some of the silk fabrics shipped to Japan were purchased from Macao. Japanese goods were also shipped by him to Luzon for resale to Spain.

In addition, Zheng Zhilong's fleet was loaded with silk, porcelain, ironware and other goods, and sailed to Cambodia, Siam, Champang, Cochin, Sriwijaya, the Philippines, Nyayuba, Malacca and other countries for trade.

In exchange for sumac, pepper, ivory, rhino horn and other things, they were supplied to the elite class of the Ming Dynasty.

These can be said to be Zheng Zhilong's resources.

If he was killed, Emperor Chongzhen could be sure that the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spaniards would definitely collude with the pirates, and the entire southeast coast would be in chaos.

Therefore, considering the overall situation, a living Zheng Zhilong is more valuable than a dead Zheng Zhilong.

Moreover, while he was weak, Emperor Chongzhen was ready to cut off his beard.

Zheng Zhilong wants to make a fortune in a muffled voice and develop his personal career like in history, but it is impossible.

"Zheng Dudu is fallacious!

In the past few years, Ping Yuekou, Zheng Shengli, repelled the invasion of Xiamen Heyi, eliminated the sea thief Liu Xiang, built miraculous achievements, and captured ugly people, which has been unprecedented for more than ten years on the sea of the Ming Dynasty.

Since then, the sea atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty has been quite breathing, and the land of Fujian is the Great Wall with Zheng Dudu.

This time, my brother Zheng Zhihu sacrificed his life for Daming, which made me regret!

Therefore, the post of deputy governor of the Navy Governor's Mansion is none other than you! ”

After a few breaths, Emperor Chongzhen said slowly to Zheng Zhilong, who was kneeling on the ground.

The voice is very soft, and it is also Zheng Zhilong's real achievements, not boasting or boasting, and his words are sincere.

It's a pity that Zheng Zhilong still didn't agree.

"Your Majesty, the Fujian Navy Division has just exterminated the giant bandit Liu Xiang, and he has suffered heavy casualties.

These are the old subordinates of the last general, and they are in urgent need of comfort and comfort. The last general really can't pull away, and I implore the emperor to be tolerant for a few months, and the last general is grateful! ”

After Zheng Zhilong said these words, which were obviously shirk, his back was soaked with sweat, and he waited for Emperor Chongzhen's verdict.

"Sit down and talk!"

Emperor Chongzhen's tone became softer and softer, as if he did not mean to blame at all.

Zheng Zhilong's hanging heart went up and down, and he obediently thanked him and then sat down.

"Your Majesty, why isn't the Navy Governor's Mansion located in Fuzhou Mansion?

At present, the navy is basically concentrated along the southeast coast.

Moreover, Fuzhou has the advantage of a port and is more convenient for trade, so it is also convenient to command nearby, and it can also take care of Zheng Dudu, wouldn't it be more convenient? ”

Just when the atmosphere was a little delicate, Yang Sichang said loudly.

"There was nothing wrong with that! But if you want to reopen the government and build a government, it will cost a lot of money! ”

Emperor Chongzhen frowned, seeming to be a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty, the ministers who take the salary, the sea that the ministers take, and the cost of opening the government and building the government, the last general is willing to bear it!"

Zheng Zhilong glanced at Yang Sichang gratefully and hurriedly said.

"That's fine!"

Seeing Zheng Zhilong entering, Emperor Chongzhen's heart blossomed, and it was originally a play with Yang Sichang, so he agreed to come down.