Ming Zuo

Chapter 749 Respective goals

The idea of ​​establishing an embassy was proposed by Zuo Menggeng, and Anthony van Diemen fully agreed.

However, he is only a member of parliament. Whether this plan can be implemented depends on the decision of the Batavia Council and the governor.

After completing the transaction in Shandong, Anthony van Diemen set sail for home.

Going back with him, there is also a new batch of Shandong fleet.

The amount of trade this time is very huge, and it has reached an astonishing level.

After the final statistics, this trade generated a total transaction volume of [-] million taels of silver.

Of course not so much actually.

No matter whether it is Shandong or the Netherlands, no one can come up with such a huge amount of funds.

Most of these transactions are barter.

The Netherlands exported a large amount of cocoa beans, cane sugar, furs, war horses, and some plundered artisans and horse herders to Shandong.

The commodities that Shandong exports to the Netherlands have much higher added value.

Pianos, pocket watches, wristwatches, leather shoes, all kinds of exquisite fabrics, and even some ready-made clothing, overall Shandong has a trade surplus.

But the Dutch don't care about this deficit.

Because they can sell the goods at a higher price after shipping them back, they can quickly make up for their losses, and they can make a lot of money.

Zheng Zhilong also returned at the same time.

"You must study hard here. If you can learn important skills, the Zheng family's foundation will be entrusted to you in the future."

Before leaving, Zheng Zhilong gave Zheng Chenggong earnest instructions.

He has great expectations for this child.

But he didn't tell anyone what the expectation was.

Everyone thought that he planned to train Zheng Chenggong to be his heir.

Therefore, Zheng Cai, who was standing aside, looked at Zheng Chenggong with vigilance in his eyes.

After seeing off the guests, Shandong returned to calm.

Seeing Zheng Chenggong carved in powder and jade, Zuo Menggeng had a hard time connecting him with the future grand master of the country.

"If you want to learn, you'd better go to school and receive systematic education from the basics."

For Zheng Chenggong's arrangement, Zuo Menggeng already had a solid plan.

Zheng Chenggong didn't understand, but he was very arrogant.

"Teacher, I have already mastered basic knowledge and dabbled in scriptures, so I can learn more profound knowledge."

Zuo Menggeng laughed.

"What you learned in the past is of no use here. When you go to school, you will understand the difference."

Zuo Menggeng arranged Zheng Chenggong in Zuofu, and treated him as a caretaker for his own children.

Among other things, Zuo Xianmei liked this child very much.

But following Zuo Xianmei's side and seeing the knowledge that this beautiful sister researched, Zheng Chenggong suddenly realized that he couldn't understand or understand at all.

At this point, he no longer resisted going to school.

The next day, after putting on new clothes, Zheng Chenggong carried his small schoolbag and was led by Zuo Yan to Linqing No. [-] Primary School.

"Old Zuo, this child is..."

Of course the principal of the primary school knew Zuo Yan, and seeing him send someone over in person, he couldn't help feeling very nervous.

For the children of the rich and powerful, the school must be extremely troublesome.I'm afraid that one negligence will cause trouble.

Zuo Yan was quite kind.

"This is the beloved son of General Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian. Now he is studying with my young master. But this child has no basic knowledge, so he is sent to your school. Don't worry too much, just teach him as usual. He is a general. In terms of ability, I'm afraid it's better than our kid."

After knowing the situation, the principal finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Then I will arrange him in class one a year."

Linqing No. [-] Primary School is of course the best primary school in Linqing.

And the first class of each grade is naturally the most elite class.

"Very good. I will pick him up after school. At other times, your school has taken a lot of trouble."

After Zuo Yan left, the headmaster looked at Zheng Chenggong who was ignorant, but his mind was turning back and forth.

As a scholar, he naturally knows the situation in Shandong very well.

Now Shandong's sphere of influence certainly does not include Fujian, and the situation of Zheng Zhilong, the Fujian general, has already been thoroughly understood here.

Zuo Menggeng put Zheng Chenggong by his side and regarded him as a student, obviously his purpose was not that simple.

After figuring this out, the principal will know how to train Zheng Chenggong in the future.

"Let's go, kid, I'll take you to meet your class teacher and classmates."

The principal took Zheng Chenggong's little hand and walked all the way to class one a year.

Their arrival attracted everyone's attention.

Zheng Chenggong was arranged next to a little girl, which made him a little uncomfortable.

When I studied with Qian Qianyi, it was not like there were no children of the same age.But everyone sits scattered and does not interfere with each other.

Unlike here, there are actually two people at the same table, very close to each other.

The little girl was not stage frightened.

"Hello new classmate, I'm Hou Yu, monitor. If you need help in the future, please tell me."

Zheng Chenggong's face was blushing, but he just nodded, ashamed to speak.

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"The governor of the five provinces is really good. He has already driven the Northwest rogues to heaven and earth. If this continues, I'm afraid the war in the Northwest will subside."

The General Staff Headquarters began to study and judge the situation in the world.

The situation in the Central Plains is also what everyone is most concerned about.

After all, how the Central Plains is fought will determine the follow-up actions of the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone knows that once the Ming Dynasty quells the civil unrest in the Central Plains, the next target must be Shandong.

So everyone is very nervous.

Only Zuo Menggeng was very indifferent.

Because he knew very well that although Chen Qiyu was indeed powerful, the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty would not be wiped out.

Of course, thinking of the crisis in the Chaxiang Gorge, he also knew that there might be a small probability event.

The only way is to exert influence.

"Chen Qiyu's ten-sided siege plan is going very well. If it continues, the northwestern bandits will definitely enter his pocket. The intelligence department must find a way to prevent this from happening."

Zuo Fu quickly responded, and will definitely make arrangements in the future.

"Now that the weather is warmer, is there any change in the Jurchens?"

When Liu Yiyuan heard Zuo Menggeng's question, his expression was quite strange.

"There is nothing abnormal for the time being. Our scouts have already gone to the front line of Gaizhou Guard, and there is no sign that the Jurchens are going to increase their troops. It is estimated that the Jurchens will not attack Lushun this year."

Zuo Menggeng knocked on the table with a serious expression.

"It is important to find out why the Jurchens are so quiet?"

He didn't know, and Shandong didn't get any information.In fact, at this time, Hou Jin received a piece of important news.

A fast horse rushed into Shenyang City from the west.

"Report to the Great Khan, there is news from the Chahar Department that Lin Dan Khan may not be able to hold on."

Huang Taiji jumped up with a golden light in his eyes.

"really?"

(End of this chapter)