After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the fundamental reason why Lao Zhu did not divide the king with a different surname is that the power of the king with a different surname is too great, which can almost be equivalent to a country within a country.

And now, in order to let Zheng Zhilong completely return to his heart, Lao Zhu did not hesitate to come up with a different surname as a price.

Of course, this king with a different surname must have been weakened, for example, there is no fief, no corresponding power, only a corresponding status.

But Lao Zhu felt that this was enough for Zheng Zhilong.

Sure enough, after Lao Zhu asked this sentence again, Zheng Zhilong was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "What does Your Majesty want the minister to do?" Even if it is the minister's wealth, the minister will never shirk it. ”

For this king with a different surname, Zheng Zhilong also fought hard, if Lao Zhu could really get him a king with a different surname, even if he had no real power, he was willing to give up all his family wealth to change.

After all, he has never been a greedy person, money is just a box of metal for him, if he can exchange money for a king with a different surname, then he can wake up with a smile in his dreams.

Of course, he is not unmeasured in his heart, and he can give money, but his fleet, his subordinates, these things that he has established himself in, he will never give them, even if Lao Zhu gives a king with a different surname, these things cannot be thrown away.

"Haha, we said I don't want your family wealth, if you accept it now, wouldn't it be a sale of the princely position to you, and our Ming Dynasty is not poor enough to do this."

"Green Sword Fairy"

Lao Zhu laughed at first, and then said again: "We said that we want to crown you as the King of the Minhai Sea, not directly to you, but to give you a chance." ”

"Like you said, if you haven't made an inch, why should you be crowned king?"

"If you want to be the king of the Min Sea, you have to rely on yourself to punch and kick down, and you have to rely on you to speak with meritorious deeds!"

"Otherwise, even if we promise you a king with a different surname, you won't be able to do it."

After Zheng Zhilong heard Lao Zhu's words, he fell silent again.

In his opinion, Lao Zhu's so-called merit is nothing more than to let him be a thug, pacify the anti-thieves of the Ming Dynasty, and then go north to destroy Jiannu.

This is clearly to let him use his own lives to fight this king with a different surname, so Lao Zhu did this, not only to ask for his money, but also to help him.

Originally, what he thought was that he would not give it out whether he wanted money or people, but now Lao Zhu wants both, and he also gave a condition that he could hardly refuse.

So Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a long time, on the one hand, he felt that there was a possibility of destroying Li Zicheng and Jiannu, the odds of winning were too low, even if he had more money, it was useless.

On the other hand, he was afraid that Lao Zhu would not be able to speak, after all, even if he really used money to destroy Li Zicheng and Jiannu, but at that time, he must also be greatly injured, and at that time, if Lao Zhu repented, he would have no way at all.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong fought for a long time in his heart, but in the end, he still couldn't resist the temptation of the three words King Min Hai to him.

Probably because of too much psychological pressure, his voice became a little dry, and he asked with difficulty: "Who does Your Majesty want your ministers to deal with?" Li Zicheng? Zhang Xianzhong? Or is it a slave? ”

"Huh?"

Lao Zhu didn't know what Zheng Zhilong was thinking just now, and when he heard Zheng Zhilong say this at this moment, he couldn't help but laugh a little, "Who gave you the confidence to make you think that you can solve Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong?" ”

"You actually counted Jiannu, you really have confidence in yourself."

Looking at Zheng Zhilong, who was completely fascinated by the king with a different surname, Lao Zhu shook his head, and then said: "Although the king with a different surname is good, don't be blinded by it. ”

"Your naval army may be unmatched at sea, but it's hard to say how much combat power it can have on the ground."

"What's more, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is complicated, and it can't be solved just by having money and soldiers, if you forcibly intervene in it, even if you can win, you will inevitably suffer heavy losses."

"What we value is your ability to fight at sea, if it's just for you to fight Li Zicheng and them, then you are not worthy of this king with a different surname."

"This ......"

Zheng Zhilong was stunned by what Lao Zhu said, since he came to see Lao Zhu today, he has never followed Lao Zhu's train of thought, and he doesn't understand what Lao Zhu wants to do at all, "Then Your Majesty, what do you mean?" ”

"Although the situation in Daming is a little chaotic now, it is all a small problem, give us some time, it is not difficult to solve these things, so you don't need to interfere in the affairs in Daming."

Lao Zhu said slowly: "Whoever is crowned a king has the ability to open up the territory and defend one side. ”

"Now, the rebellion in the Ming Dynasty can be solved, and even building slaves is not a problem for us."

"But outside of the Ming Dynasty, you need to do it."

Speaking of this, Lao Zhu's tone was a little excited, "Our Chinese land has been a heavenly state since ancient times. ”

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's ministers, our Ming Dynasty has been knocked on the door, and there is no reason not to pay respect."

"We don't have high requirements for you, that is, let the whole world know that we are here for Daming."

"If you recognize our masters, then trade with them and do some business or something."

"As for those who don't recognize our Daming, then call us until he knows!

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When Lao Zhu was looking at the history of the Ming Dynasty, he found that those compilers of historical books, although they were very sure of those barbarians, and even praised them a little, but between the lines, they were full of hostility and antagonism towards those barbarians, as if they regarded those barbarians as imaginary enemies.

And from those few words, Lao Zhu still vaguely felt that future generations seemed to have suffered the losses of those barbarians.

How can this Lao Zhu endure it, if he is incapable, it doesn't matter, now there happens to be a ready-made Zheng Zhilong, who can be regarded as the number one person at sea, so Lao Zhu does not hesitate to let the king with a different surname out, and he will do those barbarians in a wave.

Dignified China, how can you suffer the humiliation of Yidi, even in the future generations!

And after Zheng Zhilong heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, even more excited than he heard that Lao Zhu Xu gave him the King of Minhai.

The last time he won the East India Company, it was completely based on the tactics of the sea of people and his rich experience in naval warfare, and he used soldiers who were not afraid of death, drove a fire ship, attacked with suicide, and fought hard to win the war with human lives.

In fact, his fleet is not comparable to the East India Company at all.

What's more, what he tried his best to win was just a fleet of the East India Company, if it weren't for the fact that the East India Company didn't think it was worth losing too much here, plus they had other opponents, Zheng Zhilong would not be the opponent of the Dutch at all.

This is also the reason why Zheng Zhilong not only did not ask for any compensation after winning the East India Company, but also continued to do business with the East India Company.

And the reason why the East India Company is so strong is entirely because behind the East India Company is the whole of the Netherlands, not so much that the East India Company is a company, but that it is the maritime power of the entire Netherlands, how can Zheng Zhilong alone confront a country.

And now, Lao Zhu actually said that he wanted to support him, which means that he also has the support of the state behind him, and he is also a huge Daming!

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, what do you mean...... Let me...... No, is it to let the minister develop a water army? ”

Zheng Zhilong was extremely excited, and he couldn't speak well.

"That's right."

Lao Zhu nodded, and said slowly: "Our Daming has never been in the habit of being beaten passively, and it doesn't matter if the strength is not enough, since we have the strength, then whoever beats us, we will beat whom!" ”

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been Japanese robbers who have been harassing the coastal areas, and now, the Japanese have been replaced by red-haired ghosts, and they are still constantly violating the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zheng Zhilong is here now, the widows and red-haired ghosts dare not attack, but what about when Zheng Zhilong is gone?

At that time, if there is no one to deter the coast, will they have to fall back into the same situation as before, and maybe even more excessively.

And being beaten passively is obviously better than taking the initiative, Lao Zhu has never been good-tempered, and now Zheng Zhilong's sea power is so strong, he simply took the opportunity to strengthen the naval army, and then hit the house of the widow and the red-haired ghost.

If they want to fight until they think of Daming, they will be afraid, and when they see the banner of Daming, they will retreat, and let them know that as long as they move Daming, it will be a dead end!

"Your Majesty, I don't know what you're going to do!"

Zheng Zhilong had a feeling of being recognized by the emperor, and he was a little excited, so he stood up directly, and then knelt on the ground, "Minister Zheng Zhilong, you must be a fool of your heart, and you will never shirk!" ”

After dealing with those foreigners for so many years, Zheng Zhilong knows very well what the attitude of those foreigners towards the Ming Dynasty is, and even the idea of bringing 800 people to directly conquer it back then has been mentioned by the foreigners, especially how contemptuous those foreigners are for the Ming Dynasty.

If it weren't for business, and his strength was not good, how could Zheng Zhilong have endured those foreigners for so many years.

At this moment, hearing that he also had the opportunity to hit the Dutchman's hometown, Zheng Zhilong was extremely looking forward to it.

"It's not about how we do it, it's about what you need."

Lao Zhu slowly walked in front of Zheng Zhilong, and then helped him up with his own hands, "Now that the situation in the Ming Dynasty is chaotic, if we support you on the bright side, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble, so we won't talk about your affairs in the court for the time being." ”

"But we will change the governor of Fujian to an obedient one, and what you want to do when the time comes, discuss with him directly, and we will ensure that he will not drag you back."

"It's just that if the navy army is expanded, it can't still be in the hands of your Zheng family as it is now, and you will be the private army of the Zheng family."

"But don't worry, this water army was trained by you, and the coach must still be your Zheng Zhilong's, what do you think?"

"This is the right reason, even if Your Majesty doesn't say it, the minister will take the initiative to ask Your Majesty for someone."

Zheng Zhilong did not have the slightest objection to this matter, after all, it was the navy expanded by the imperial court, as long as he didn't stuff some wine bags and rice bags into him, he could accept it.

"By the way, you should also know that the imperial court has no money now."

Lao Zhu didn't feel embarrassed at all when he said this, and said directly: "Therefore, the money for expanding the navy may need you to come out." ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister has nothing else, just a lot of money!"

Zheng Zhilong was like being beaten with chicken blood at this moment, and he patted his chest without hesitation and said: "The money for the expansion of the navy is from the ministers, and the court will never be half divided!" ”