Chen Zuyi didn't say anything, probably thinking about the possibility of this matter, whether the king of Han was unreliable, and whether he wanted to return to his hometown to glorify his ancestors.

Another subordinate also seemed to want to go back to his hometown, and immediately said: "We Chaozhou people, when the fallen leaves return to their roots." ”

"It's your mother's, and I don't know if it's true or not." Chen Zuyi snorted: "What if it was a lie to us, didn't it fall into the net?" ”

Chen Feng said: "I heard that the King of Han was enlightened and Zhu Di forbade the sea, but the King of Han opened the sea and encouraged everyone to do business in the sea. ”

"He deliberately went against Zhu Di." Chen Zuyi said.

"So King Han needs us now." Chen Feng said: "This is a good opportunity. ”

"And he still wants to sell the flag to keep him safe, there is no us on this sea, and he King Han can't do this, second uncle, what a chance, we can talk to King Han."

Chen Zuyi frowned and thought for a while: "I'm afraid that King Han will lose." ”

"He won, it's useless for us to recruit again, the icing on the cake, how can we send charcoal in the snow?" Chen Feng said: "In case the King of Han is defeated in the future, it's a big deal for us to go back to Malacca, and Zhu Di can't help us." ”

Chen Zuyi originally had the meaning of being recruited after hearing Xu An's words, but now his nephews and subordinates seem to support him, and he is even more moved.

He is also a pirate to make money and survive, if he is recruited, he can still do business, wouldn't it be better?

"You all want to be recruited?" Chen Zuyi looked at the two people around him at this time.

Chen Feng and another subordinate glanced at each other and nodded heavily.

Chen Feng said fiercely: "Wait for us to go back, and teach the inspection back then a good lesson." ”

Chen Zuyi committed a crime that year and was chased by the local inspection, so he fled from Chaozhou.

When Chen Feng said this, Chen Zuyi's expression also changed.

Why should you be a thief if you can be an official?

And you can go back to your hometown in the future, and when the time comes, those dog officials, hum, let you look down on me.

Chen Zuyi's heart was finally said to be hot.

"Chen Feng, since you want to be recruited so much, you go to meet Xu An first and see what conditions King Han can offer?"

"Okay, second uncle." Chen Feng was ecstatic.

At that moment, Chen Zuyi first returned to the seaside and waited for news on the boat, ready to run away at any time.

The other was waiting outside the Dusi Yamen.

Chen Feng bought some gifts on the street, and then asked to see Xu An, the commander of the capital.

Around noon, Xu An met Chen Feng alone in the Dusi Yamen.

Hearing that Chen Feng was Chen Zuyi's person, Xu An was also slightly stunned.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't know Chen Zuyi, although he was a time-traveler, Chen Zuyi in this era was indeed far more famous than Zheng Zhilong in later generations, so Zhu Gaoxu didn't know that there was such a person.

The reason why he opened the sea ban and recruited pirates was just to learn from Zheng Zhilong, and he wanted to sell flags to make money and earn military expenses and expenses.

At the same time, it is preparing for the next step of the Ming Dynasty's full opening of the sea ban.

Zhu Di, the emperor known as the first emperor of the ages, announced the ban on the sea in the second year of Yongle, and his short-sightedness was detrimental to others, which Zhu Gaoxu could not bear.

The famous Longqing switch in history has actually proved the importance of lifting the ban on the sea with data and facts.

In the first year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1567), Emperor Longqing (Ming Muzong) announced the lifting of the maritime ban, adjusted the overseas trade policy, and allowed private people to sell the east and the west.

But Emperor Longqing actually did not want to violate the rules set by his ancestors, so he only opened a treaty port in Zhangzhou Fuyue Port, Fujian, the effect was very obvious, and the coastal area was detonated in an instant, and countless Chinese people went abroad to open up markets overseas, and it is said that since the switch, the silver that flowed into the Ming Dynasty from overseas was as much as 300 million - 500 million taels, accounting for about one-third of the world's silver reserves at that time.

Just one port is like that, what if it's fully opened?

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu first tested on his own turf, and once the effect is relatively good, it can be used as a basis for the full opening of the sea in the future.

In other words, with or without Chen Zuyi, Zhu Gaoxu will do this.

Now there is Chen Zuyi who is willing to recruit An, and even Xu An knows that if the King of Han can recruit Chen Zuyi, the difficulty of opening the sea will plummet.

Xu An has been a commander here for more than four years, and he knows Chen Zuyi well.

Chen Zuyi's pirates, in the early days, often robbed on the front line of the Fuguang coast, and the Ming court also attacked him many times, after Xu An arrived, according to the meaning of the imperial court, he also organized a sailor to encircle and suppress, of course, the effect was not good.

In the past two years, Chen Zuyi's main activities have been in the Malacca area, and there are fewer people from Fuguang and Japan, just because he is avoiding the blows of the Ming court.

And now it is still Chen Zuyi's heyday.

If Chen Zuyi can be recruited, it is equivalent to one more water division, and the water division power of the Han King will immediately be able to rise to a higher level.

In fact, to be honest, this will be the sailor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is really strong on Zhu Gaoxu's side.

Zhu Gaoxu controlled Fuzhou and Guangdong, and the sailors of these two places often participated in the encirclement and suppression of pirates, and had great combat experience.

In contrast, the imperial court sailors in Jiangnan, Zhejiang, and Shandong were basically mainly guarding Caoyun, and had not experienced many naval battles.

Of course, there are many sailors and big ships on the imperial court, and Zhu Gaoxu can't compare to them at present.

Xu An immediately said: "King Han often said that Ming people should not bully Ming people, Chen Zuyi is also a native of Chaozhou, why should he bully his fellow villagers at sea?" ”

"As long as he is willing to be recruited and is willing to sincerely help the King of Han, the King of Han will not be guilty of the past and will definitely be reused."

Chen Feng said, back then, we were also forced by life, and in recent years, we have also been active in the Malacca area, and we rarely plundered the Han people.

Then he changed the topic, and my second uncle wanted to ask, if you are willing to recruit An, what can you get, and what do you need to do?

This is the time to negotiate conditions.

Xu An remained silent: "What does your second uncle want?" "Deliberately asked first.

Chen Zuyi really opened his mouth, he didn't know much about the official position of the imperial court, he wanted to be a general, Xu An asked him how many generals he had, Chen Feng didn't understand, and said with a red face, at least three or four grades, right?

They know that the local prefect of the Ming Court is about four or five grades, and he is already a high-ranking official in their eyes, and he is very majestic, so at least he must surpass the prefect.

Chen Zuyi still has to continue to lead troops, garrison Chaozhou, and the king of Han still has to pay him, he only listens to the orders of the king of Han, and he also has the right to do business, he can independently travel to and from Nanyang and Japan, Mingting Jiangnan and other places, and do business by himself, and the king of Han can't care about his business.

Then there was a lot of lists, and the rewards for his subordinates to be crowned officials.

After Xu An listened, his face was slightly gloomy: "Is your second uncle sincere in recruiting An?" ”

Chen Feng said hurriedly, of course, he sincerely surrendered to the King of Han, otherwise he would not have sent me.

Xu Andao, does King Han want to recruit an ancestor?

Chen Feng said, what can the King of Han give?

The two bargained, and finally Xu An gave the bottom line.

Chen Zuyi is the commander of Chaozhou Wei, from the three military generals, Chaozhou Wei has five institutes, namely Jinghai Institute, Chengxiang Institute, Pengzhou Institute, Haimen Office, and Dacheng Office.

Chen Zuyi now has about 10,000 people, and asked him to select about 2,000 elites among the 10,000 people, and give him 30 warships to garrison Haimen.

Chen Zuyi's rest of the soldiers, horses and ships had to be disrupted and distributed to the coastal offices of Guangdong, and Chen Zuyi, as a naval general, could not do maritime trade business by himself, but his family relatives could run the business abroad, but he also had to pay flag fees (taxes).

Chen Zuyi also has to cooperate with the fight against other pirates to ensure the safety of the Ming Dynasty, and finally said, like Chen Zuyi comes back, the fallen leaves return to the roots, and in the future, the children and grandchildren can also get a civilian and military general to do it, and the Daming Guard, but it is hereditary.

Chen Feng got Xu An's bottom line, and hurriedly left Dusi to find Chen Zuyi.

Chen Zuyi was dissatisfied when he heard it: "What, I have more than 100 ships, and I can only keep 30?" More than 10,000 people, only more than 2,000 can be left? ”

Chen Feng said: "Chaozhou Wei commander Tongzhi, is from the three military generals, according to the latest welfare of the Han King, will be divided into 1,500 acres of land in Chaozhou, inherited from generation to generation, tax 20%, but generals, the first five years tax 10%. ”

"Fifteen hundred acres of land?" Chen Zuyi's subordinates' eyes lit up at this time.

The ancients still attached great importance to the land, and those of them who were adrift on the sea actually wanted to have their own fields in their hometowns.

"Really, in order to win the hearts of the people, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Guangxi, as long as he lays down the territory, the generals will have a share of acres, and the civil officials will be doubled."

Chen Zuyi didn't care about the fields, he was the emperor of the old port of Nanyang, he didn't have to farm and had grain, and the people below paid taxes to him, and even some small countries in Nanyang paid him protection money.

In the future, I'm afraid there won't be so majestic?

However, when he returned to his hometown, the idea of honoring his ancestors became stronger and stronger.

Chen Zuyi's mind turned, he can't do business, but his family can do it, so he has to leave some big boats for his family at that time.

Although you have to pay the same money, there will definitely be a lot of money.

No, my son can no longer be a pirate, he can attack my general, from the Sanpin general, the commander of Tongzhi, the general of Chaozhou Wei?

No, let him read and write, become a civil official, wouldn't it be better if his son became the prefect?

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, in the past, their whole family ran out of their hometown in Chaozhou in embarrassment, and many people in his hometown looked down on him as a thief.

If you suddenly go back as a third-grade general, obediently, it is really glorious to the ancestors, and the ancestors' graves are smoking.

Afraid?

"Is King Han credible? Will we wait for our soldiers and horses to hand over to the ship, and suddenly turn around? Someone on board was also suspicious at this time.

Chen Feng was more anxious than Chen Zuyi to recruit An, and hurriedly said: "The King of Han has always been wise, otherwise, there would not be so many people who follow the King of Han, the King of Han raised troops, and the provinces surrendered when they heard the wind, who in the world does not support the King of Han." ”

Chen Feng saw that Chen Zuyi was still hesitating, and said, now that the King of Han is also short of water division, he wants to recruit pirates from all over the world, and he must take us as an example.

Chen Zuyi was not worried about this, he was thinking, what would happen if he didn't agree?

If he doesn't agree, let alone become an emperor, even if he doesn't become an emperor, he may come over to get him.

The reason why he came to Fujian in person this time was to see Zhu Gaoxu getting closer and closer.

Zhu Gaoxu sent people to capture the city of Zhan, and then the army came to Angkor, and now the Ming army in Jiaozhi has entered the Angkor Dynasty, from the coast of Angkor to his territory, the old port, only six or seven days downwind.

As Xu An said, the countries around the South Seas have entered the range of the Han Dynasty's cannons.

Rather than being attacked by soldiers in the city? As?

Chen Zuyi thought about it again and again, and finally decided to accept Zhao'an.

As a result, Chen Zuyi's fate underwent earth-shaking changes under Zhu Gaoxu's recruitment.

In November, Chen Zuyi, the world's first pirate at that time, was recruited by the Han Dynasty, shocking the entire Ming Dynasty and the countries of Nanyang.

In May of the fifth year of Yongle (1407), Chen Zuyi came to Fujian with his troops and horses and more than 100 ships.

Xu An asked him to lead two thousand elite troops to garrison the Haimen Station, while drying salt and hoarding in the local area, and on the other hand, going to sea to find other pirates to recruit peace, and those who did not obey would attack it.

At this time, the coastal guard, in addition to patrolling the sea, is drying salt, no longer tuntian, salt is sold by the local capital, and the salt profits are taxed, and the remaining forty percent is shared by the soldiers.

(End of chapter)