He said that he wanted to return to Fujian, but Li Yanzhi still stayed in Bon Port for another two days, mainly to deal with post-war affairs, and also to properly deal with the 20,000 or 30,000 people in Bon Port.

The people of Bengang are all immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, and Taiwan is separated from Fujian by a strait, two or three hundred miles away.

"General Zheng, what are your plans for the future?" Li Yan called Zheng Zhilong and asked solemnly.

"What do you mean?" Zheng Zhilong asked worriedly.

After a big battle, Zheng Zhilong no longer had a looming contempt for Li Yanzhi, some were in deep awe, and there was gratitude, after all, it was Li Yanzhi who saved Ben Gang and saved many of his brothers.

"Do you want to completely submit to the imperial court from now on and become a general of the imperial court, or do you want to stand on your own and be a free-spirited grass king?" Li Yanzhi directly made his words clear.

"Of course, it's to submit to the imperial court, Dashuai, the loyalty of his subordinates to Daming can be shown every day!" Zheng Zhilong hurriedly swore to the sky.

"In this case, this Benzene Port, this Taiwan can no longer become a foreign land, and it has to be included in the jurisdiction of the imperial court." Li Yan said straightly, "General Zheng, since you want to be the general of the Ming Dynasty, you can no longer have your own private kingdom!" ”

Zheng Zhilong was silent, from the beginning of following Yan Siqi to Taiwan, in a few years, he led people to open up wasteland and build villages, tried to immigrate and reclaim, and put too much effort here, and now he has to give up completely, how can he be willing to give up?

"General Zheng, with the continuous immigration from Fujian, there will be more and more Han people in Taiwan, there are twenty or thirty thousand now, maybe hundreds of thousands in another ten years, Taiwan is so close to Fujian, how can the imperial court tolerate such a big force here to break away from the control of the imperial court?" Li Yanzhi patiently explained.

Zheng Zhilong said a little unwillingly: "But the people here can't survive on the mainland, and they come here at the risk of going to the sea, because there is no government here, and there is no exploitation by corrupt officials. ”

Li Yanzhi smiled: "Who said that the imperial court would send officials here?" I will pay tribute to Your Majesty, set up a thousand households in this Bon Harbor, and the original leaders will serve as the officials of thousands of households and hundreds of households. The imperial court will not levy harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes in Bon Port, and the people will farm and harvest except for a part of the harvest to be handed over to thousands of households to raise soldiers, and the rest will belong to them, but in case of war, the court will draw sailors from Bon Port. ”

"That's good, that's good." Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed.

According to Li Yanzhi's method, the people of Bengang lived no different than before, and many old brothers had the status of thousands of households and became court officers. As for being dispatched by the imperial court to send troops to fight, it is naturally a matter of course!

After discussion, Li Yanzhi decided to appoint Zheng Zhibao as the 1,000 households in Bengang, Yang Tiansheng as the deputy 1,000 households, and Zhang Hong and other village owners as 100 households, and since then Bengang has become a thousand households in the imperial court.

Zheng Zhibao, Yang Tiansheng, Zhang Hong and others are all Zheng Zhilong's old brothers, which means that Bengang is still under Zheng Zhilong's control, and Zheng Zhilong naturally has no opinion on this.

However, in the future, more and more immigrants will come to Taiwan, and more 100 households and 1000 households will be set up, and at that time, the candidates for 10000 households will naturally be decided by Li Yanzhi, and Li Yanzhi will definitely appoint his own people to balance Zheng Zhilong's influence in Taiwan.

Since Zheng Zhilong chose to return to the imperial court, as the chief soldier of Fujian, and as the emperor's confidant, Li Yanzhi has a way to control him!

On the third day, Li Yanzhi and Zheng Zhilong led more than 100 warships to leave Ben Harbor and sail in the direction of Xiamen Island.

The three captured plywood boats all belonged to Li Yanzhi, carrying 800 Praetorian Guards, as well as more than 200 captured red-haired ghost crews. Beside each red-haired ghost crew, there are two Praetorian Guard soldiers, not to monitor, but to learn the skills of operating the ship.

Zheng Zhilong stood on a three-masted ship, looked at the three tall plywood boats in front of him, and sighed softly, he was also eager to have a plywood boat for the boat, but Li Yanzhi's words relayed by Zheng Zhibao made him dare not show his thoughts, for fear of arousing Li Yanzhi's suspicion.

But who wouldn't want a good boat as a man who makes waves at sea?

"Big brother, the goods that were robbed by the red-haired ghost have been snatched back, and then I will go to Quanzhou to grab a handful, and the goods that will go to sea this year will be complete." Zheng Hongkui said excitedly.

Zheng Zhilong also smiled: "Yes, but when the southeast monsoon rises, we can sail to Japan." ”

With so many goods, I will definitely be able to make a lot of money in Japan this year, even if I can only get 30% of the benefits, but I will definitely earn more than in previous years. Moreover, Bengang has set up a thousand households, which has since become the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the money earned in the future does not need to be invested in Bengang, it has entered its own pocket, and it feels beautiful when you think about it!

"Big brother, we're going to get rich in the future, with so much silver, what are we going to do?" Zheng Hongkui asked wistfully.

Zheng Zhilong said: "When I earn money, I will build a mansion in Anping's hometown, and build the most luxurious mansion in the whole Quanzhou!" Pick up Mother and Child Oki from Japan, Oki is almost at the age of enlightenment, and I will find the best gentleman to enlighten him. ”

"Big brother, I heard that His Majesty has established the Royal Academy of Sciences in Beijing, and there is also martial arts, and there is also a boy camp in martial arts, all of them are teenagers, you might as well let Damu go to Beijing to study." Zheng Hongkui suggested.

"That's a good idea." Zheng Zhilong thought for a while and praised, "Just do it, and send it to Beijing when Damu is ten years old." By the way, Hongkui, you can't be so idle, it's best to take the martial arts exam, so that you can have a future. Look at the big handsome, Wu Jinshi was born, and now he has become the chief soldier of a province! ”

Zheng Hongkui nodded and said, "Big brother, you're right, when I'm free, I'll go to study." ”

On the largest plywood ship, Li Yanzhi listened to the chatter of Major Humphrey, the red-haired ghost.

"Dear General Li, I have also made war exploits for you, you can't treat me like this, you can't treat me as a prisoner like everyone else! Five thousand taels of silver ransom money, why don't you grab it? ”

Li Yanzhi said lightly: "Is five thousand taels of silver too much?" The other captured majors can redeem themselves with 10,000 taels of silver, and for the sake of your meritorious service for me, I will be reduced to 5,000 taels. But Major Humphrey, even if I don't want a tael of silver, let you go, do you dare to go back now? Don't you forget, it was you who betrayed the East India Company, causing them to lose three plywood ships? ”

Humphrey smiled: "Dear General Li, did you really promise not to pay for silver?" That's great, I'm not going to go back, I'm going to sail back to Europe, to my native France, and then I'll have to fear the Dutch East India Company people anymore. ”

It turns out that this guy is not a Dutch red-haired ghost, no wonder he was betrayed so neatly!

"I didn't promise not to ask for silver, but you concealed your true identity from me, Major Humphrey, I decided to raise your ransom silver to 20,000 taels, plus your son MacPherson, you have to take out 30,000 taels of silver to redeem yourself, Major Humphrey, when the ship arrives in Xiamen, you can have someone send a letter to your family, when will the ransom be delivered, when will you be free." Li Yan said with a straight smile.

"No, my God, you can't do that!" Humphrey wailed, "General Lee, you have deceived me like this, and you will go to hell!" ”

Li Yan smiled and said, "I don't believe in your bullshit God." You remember, either 30,000 taels of silver, or serve me for ten years, there is no second way! ”

Humphrey wailed for a while, and finally hung his head and said, "Well, I choose the second option, because I have taken out all my net worth, and I don't have thirty thousand taels of silver." General Lee, you are such a devil! Don't break your word again! ”

Li Yanzhi smiled: "Don't worry, as long as you serve me faithfully for ten years, I will not only let you go, but also give you a reward of 10,000 taels of silver!" I'm afraid that when the time comes, you will fall in love with Daming and don't want to go back to your hometown. ”

Humphrey shook his head: "No way, I will definitely go back to France, that is the most beautiful place in the world." ”

Just when Li Yanzhi led the fleet to sail in the sea, a fierce battle was going on in Fuzhou.