Zhu Jie looked at Li Yan and asked, "Li Yan, what do you mean?" ”

Li Yan frowned, pondered for a long time, and said: "Your Majesty, this time the Western countries jointly forced the palace, the momentum is violent, our Ming Dynasty has been fighting for many years, the national strength is too bad, it is really not suitable to clash with them head-on, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to be peaceful, as the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, if we have ten years, when the time comes, you are still in the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, only forty years old, and the famous generals under your command, except for Lord Baigu, are also in the prime of life, and the national strength of the imperial court has reached its peak, at that time, Even if the Dutch join forces with other Western countries, they will definitely not be our opponents! ”

"Harmony is precious, harmony is precious......"

Zhu Jie kept calculating in his heart.

"Lord Li, haven't you ever thought that if we take a step back, then the Western countries will take another step forward? As Lord Yingwu has just said, the goal of Western countries is not only to Dongying, but also to even want us to cancel the customs tariff on imported goods, and now the trade of the Ming Dynasty is thriving, if the tariff is abolished, the annual tax loss is calculated in the millions of taels of silver......"

Xu Yifan said in a deep voice.

Li Yan smiled slightly and replied, "Yifan, didn't the emperor also say it just now?" Putting on a tough posture, also forcing Westerners to make concessions, negotiations, has always been a mutual compromise, to ensure that we can get the most benefit from it, as for the loss of a part, then there is nothing to do, willing, willing, there is a giveaway, there is a giveaway, ”

"Haha"

Zhu Jie laughed suddenly: "Yes, Li Yan is right, there is a give-and-take, and now giving up part of the benefits is to be able to get more benefits in the future!" However, if we want to get more benefits in the future, we can't do it without blood, our naval combat power is still too weak! Mingyan! ”

Zhu Jie suddenly shouted again: "How is Zheng Cai now?" ”

Zheng Chenggong was stunned, and now he was discussing how to deal with Western countries, why did he suddenly turn the topic to Zheng Cai.

However, since the emperor asked, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but answer.

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, now that the minister and uncle have explained clearly to Zheng Cai, and there are many old generals of the Fujian Navy to testify, Zheng Cai has suddenly woken up, and now he is thinking about it behind closed doors in the minister's mansion......"

"What did you think?"

Zhu Jie shouted: "Since you know that you are wrong, then just like a gentleman, stand up and make up for it yourself, and think about it behind closed doors, can the sins on his body be washed away?" ”

Zheng Chenggong's heart suddenly struck, isn't it that the emperor wants to settle old accounts? In the past two years, Ah Cai has indeed added a lot of blockages to the Ming Dynasty, especially the hijacking of the goods of the Yanhuang Company, which almost directly made the Yanhuang Company shut down Zhang Daji, even if he made some disposals, he deserved it.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean ......?"

Zheng Chenggong asked cautiously.

Zhu Jie said in a deep voice: "I know that this kid is a talent who charges into battle in the sea frontier, the so-called people make the best use of their talents, our court is now seriously lacking naval generals, I am now thirsty for talents, I intend to rebuild the Fujian Navy Division again, obviously for the second fleet of the Ming Dynasty, transfer Zheng Haotian to take over as the commander of the second fleet, Zheng Cai as the chief officer of the second fleet, to assist Zheng Haotian in preparing for the construction of the second fleet!" ”

Zheng Chenggong's heart was shocked, the chief soldier of the water division! Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Division! The emperor is really big-hearted, Zheng Cai has just surrendered a few days, and he dares to put such a heavy authority in Zheng Cai's hands!

"Your Majesty!"

Sun Chuanting, who was on the side, hurriedly bowed down and said, "Can this matter be discussed later, and it seems a bit too hasty to let General Zheng Cai directly serve as the chief officer of the Second Fleet......"

Several Shangshu on the side also turned red, and it was just a matter of letting Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui take important positions, after all, it was to appease the old department of the Fujian Navy Division, but now even Zheng Cai has to take important positions, the chief officer of the Second Fleet, the second person, is definitely a high authority! Once Zheng Cai has a different heart again, the hidden danger to Daming will be greater than this time!

Zhu Jie waved his hand and shouted, "Okay, I'm not confused!" Zheng Cai is against the imperial court, but each is his master, he is deeply favored by the old master, naturally he wants to repay him with death, now that the matter has been clarified, he is willing to repent, so how can I let the pearl be dusty? Besides, do you have a more suitable candidate for the Second Fleet? Do you want Mao Gong to come back out of the mountain? ”

Mao Gong is talking about Mao Yuanyi, the current secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Mao Yuanyi served as the deputy chief soldier of the Dengzhou Navy Division as early as 20 years ago, and he is also a good candidate, but now Mao Yuanyi is already a Shangshu from the first grade, how can he be a chief military officer again? Isn't this a blatant derogation? Even if Mao Yuanyi is willing, Zhu Jie is still unwilling! What's more, Mao Yuanyi is over sixty years old, more than ten years older than Sun Chuanting, how can he take on such a heavy burden?

"Your Majesty!"

Sun Chuanting hurriedly said: "The minister and the Zheng family have no personal grudges, but now the three uncles and nephews of the Zheng family are all in important positions in the imperial court, which is ......"

"Bai Gu, your dignified Shoufu is not exempt from vulgarity?"

Zhu Jie said unhappily, "As the king of a country, if I don't even have this kind of tolerant mind, how can I be worthy of the honorific title of the male lord of the Kuang Dynasty?" It's just a general soldier, if Zheng Cai does a good job, I don't mind giving him a commander to do, so that their Zheng family can regain the glory of the year! ”

Poof!

Zheng Chenggong knelt down and sobbed: "Your Majesty, thank you to the emperor for your grace, although the Zheng family has been adrift overseas for many years, they still remember the word loyalty and righteousness, and still have a grateful heart. ”

As he spoke, Zheng Chenggong touched the ground with his head, and kowtowed his head again and again, Zheng Chenggong is different from his father, his father is a pirate, an out-and-out pirate, and there is only interests in his eyes, but Zheng Chenggong has studied in Nanjing for many years, and studied in Guozijian, right and wrong, righteousness, have already been deeply rooted in his mind, and now Zhu Jie treats their Zheng family like this, what else does he have to say? Even if Zhu Jie asked him to die now, he would not hesitate to pull out his sword and kill himself.

"Okay, Ming Yan, you just need to remember, as a Ming courtier, never do anything to hurt the Ming monarchs, you don't need to die, when it's time to kill yourself, only one death is enough, not only you, including me, for the sake of the Ming monarchs, why die?"

Zhu Jie said in a deep voice: "Li Yan, let's make the order, Feng Zheng Cai is the governor of the Left Army, the chief officer of the Second Fleet, the first house in the capital, and he will get up and go to Fuzhou in a few days, and he will prepare for the construction of the Second Fleet together with Shu Xinchen and Zheng Haotian!" ”