Autumn is a good season for harvest, the whole territory of the Ming Empire can be seen everywhere hard-working people are busy harvesting ripe rice, rice jade, wheat and other crops, busy mixed with laughter, all of them are full of happy smiles. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

This year, God is gracious, the rain is sufficient, the drought in many arid areas has been alleviated, or even lifted, the crops are growing gratifyingly, as long as there are no accidents, it will be a bumper harvest year, plus the imperial court has reduced a certain amount of taxes and servitude, after paying the grain tax that should be paid, there are several times more savings than in previous years, don't worry about hunger, you can have a good year, who is not happy?

Although there were still some places where the rainfall was low and the drought did not abate, the imperial court took appropriate measures, not only reducing taxes and forced labor again, but also transferring a large amount of grain from other places, using work for relief, building water conservancy bridges and roads, and calming the panic and anxiety of the people.

Occupation trustees mingle in the market in various capacities, intentionally or unintentionally spreading some small news that the Son of Heaven has worked hard to make the people of the world live a good life, guide public opinion, and create a good image of a Ming Jun in the hearts of the people bit by bit.

A county near the coast of Fujian, a mansion.

Outside the study, there were several rows of soldiers with swords, swords, and guns, guarding the entire study so that not even a single fly could fly in.

In the study, Zheng Zhilong was having a meeting, and the main members of the Zheng family who were eligible to participate in the meeting were the main members of the Zheng family, the confidants and generals of the Zheng family, and the core issue of the meeting was the opening order of the Son of Heaven.

Before the meeting, Zheng Zhilong had already talked privately with several confidants and staff, and had already made a decision in his heart, his only concern was that the purpose of the Son of Heaven to open the sea was aimed at him, so he was nervous and worried, after all, the Zheng family's power in the coastal provinces and cities of Fujian was too big, so big that the Son of Heaven was afraid of it, so he acted as low-key as possible, and did not allow his subordinates to show off.

Several cronies and staff members saw the problem very thoroughly, opening the sea is the benefit of the people by the Son of Heaven, and he really wants to do practical things for the people, and it is also a big test for the Zheng family, as long as they pass this test, they can ensure the prosperity and peace of the Zheng family for a hundred years.

Of course, with the strength of the Zheng family, it is okay not to be a bird of heaven, it is a big deal to go to sea to be a pirate, claim the king and hegemon, and get away with it, but the risks and hidden dangers are also very large, not to mention that they will become the public enemies of the world, the generals who hold the military power under their hands are all unruly and undisciplined, Zheng Zhilong can still suppress them when he is alive, once he dies, it is difficult to say, the eldest prince Zheng Fusong is not yet old, even if he takes over the power of the Zheng family, he may not be able to suppress those generals, and the consequence of fighting for power is that the Zheng family empire is divided, and he can play it by himself without the imperial court.

These cronies and staff also have selfish intentions, being pirates at sea, and it is very easy to claim the king, but they are all former scholars, and they are more eager to return to the Ming Dynasty, be recognized by the imperial court, and be promoted to the rank of official, this is the real glory of the ancestors, so they are more inclined to let Libiao be loyal and ensure a hundred years of wealth and peace.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong also had this idea in his heart, but he had too many worries and confusion, and it was difficult to make a decision.

The profit is indeed to make the Zheng family's income suffer a certain loss in the short term, but carefully calculated, in fact, the loss is not big, the Son of Heaven is the main Xungui family and the Zheng family's shipping cooperation business is still operating, not only has not decreased, on the contrary, it is still steadily expanding, indicating that the Son of Heaven and those noble families will not give up the big cake of shipping, and the previous game is different is no longer a forced monopoly, but open, everyone competes fairly, depending on the strength and integrity of the financial resources, the silver of the white flowers is still earned. You can also show loyalty to the Son of Heaven and keep a hundred years of peace, this business is a sure win.

However, there are a few people who can't see that far, some people in the Zheng family are against it, and there are also some generals who hold military power to oppose it, but most of them are loyal to Zheng Zhilong, and even if they are puzzled, they will still faithfully carry out his orders, and the proposal can be regarded as a smooth passage.

When Zhu Jian, who was far away in Beijing, received Zheng Zhilong's handwritten letter, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, what he was most worried about was that Zheng Zhilong didn't know the current affairs, his mind was not broad enough, and he refused to give up the interests in front of him, but he obviously underestimated Zheng Zhilong, this open-mindedness and bearing deserved to be the number one pirate in the late Ming Dynasty, and this guy also had cattle around him to guide him.

With the full support of Zheng Zhilong, the most powerful naval fleet in the Ming Dynasty, the opening of the sea was very smooth, and a large number of wealthy businessmen poured into coastal cities such as Fujian, either alone or several joint ventures, and hired skilled craftsmen who can build ships at high salaries to build docks on the seaside, and build large merchant ships.

Fujian and other coastal cities with the influx of these rich businessmen moats, all industries have been driven, catering inns and other service industries benefit the most obvious, guests are full every day, the proprietress counts the money every day to the hand spasms, the moat is full of land, there is no entertainment at night, the Fengyue industry is more popular, once won the reputation of "little Qinhuai", in short, the coastal cities have benefited greatly, it can be said that gold is everywhere, as long as you are diligent you can participate in gold digging, there is a craft will be able to make a fortune, will be able to build a skilled craftsman is more bullish, have all become the master number of the crab step.

Fujian and other coastal cities to obtain huge benefits, but also to the neighboring cities to bring trivial interests, to build a large ship needs a large amount of timber, Liaodong area is the ancient trees towering to the sky, as far as the eye can see, a lot of you cut down, the tree felling also made a lot of money, big trees to be transported from Liaodong to Fujian, the transportation industry also benefited.

A large number of workers and various types of talents poured into Fujian and other coastal cities, every day to consume a large amount of food, sparse vegetables and meat and other food, Fujian alone can not support at all, have to buy from other places, in short, the huge business chain is driven to revitalize, produce countless benefits chain reaction, but also let many far-sighted people see the signs of the Ming Empire is recovering, good at seizing opportunities people will always get the greatest benefits.

When the people of the whole empire were busy harvesting crops, on the official road to the nine sides of Liaodong, three young people dressed in ordinary clothes, two women and one man, were riding horses and galloping, saying that they were young, because they were considered adults and could marry and have children, but in fact, they were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and they were still unsuccessful little friends in the later generations.

The two girls are the eldest sisters of the boy camp, Dayan Tienan and Tang Tiantian, the teenager is called Shishi, although he is only sixteen years old, he is twice as strong as a teenager of the same age, tiger-headed, and very honest.

Shi practiced in the boys' camp is similar to the golden bell cover iron cloth shirt of the outer door hard qigong mixed yuan one qigong, can resist the sword blow, his martial arts cultivation is very good, but unfortunately the person is too honest, he was not selected into the personal guard of the Son of Heaven Dragon and Tiger Guard, Yan Tienan simply took him with him as a guard.

The internal troubles of the Ming Dynasty have been eliminated, and now it is to deal with the foreign enemies entrenched outside the pass, and the key work of the Emperor's ** Affairs Bureau is in Liaodong, but there is too much shortage of talents in all aspects, and some talented teenagers and girls in the boy boy camp graduated ahead of schedule and entered the army for internships, Yan Tienan and Tang Tiantian are among the interns.

The two daughters both have the name of princesses, noble status, went to Liaodong for internships, and there was originally a team of guards who hugged each other, but the two goddesses unknowingly drove away in advance, and only brought a stone as a guard on the road, which made Queen Yi'an and Queen Zhou very worried, but Zhu Jian was not very worried, these two aunts and grandmothers were lucky not to provoke others, and whoever provoked them was unlucky.