Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 538 Go North!go north!
"Brother, you said that Chongzhen specially set up Liuqiu Town, asked you to be the commander-in-chief, and condemned people like Wu Sangui. What do you mean?"

Zheng Zhihu frowned slightly, looked at the generals in the hall, and said to Zheng Zhilong: "This is clearly a suspicion, and I want to use it to check and balance us, even if the authority given to the elder brother is not low, and he also has the power of the so-called Han League. But the third child was sent to Liaodong, and Sener also went to the capital.

I always feel a little bad. If one day, the imperial court sees that we have too many ships under our jurisdiction and wants to threaten us, then we will be very passive. "

Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhiwan, Shi Daxuan, Hong Xu, Gan Hui and the others showed different expressions. Although their positions had been promoted a lot, their previous background and experience made them inevitably worried.

If the Dutch forces entrenched in Ryukyu are really expelled in the future, and Ryukyu Town is gradually strengthened, no one can say what the court's attitude will be.

"You have such worries, I can understand in my heart."

Zheng Zhilong sat with a golden knife on his horse, looked at the generals in the hall, and said with a smile on his face: "But what I want to talk about is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, it is different from the civil officials of Ming Dynasty that I have come into contact with. .

The Son of Heaven is very enlightened, and he is very clear about the forces of the European countries.

Maybe sending Wu Sangui and the others here is indeed intended to check and balance. After all, Liuqiu Town is isolated overseas from Ming Dynasty. If it were you, would you do this? "

"That's what it says."

Zheng Zhiwan thought for a while, then frowned and said: "It's just that when we were in Fujian, the officials headed by the governor of Fujian, although they were awarded..."

"Ryukyu Town is a lonely town."

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and interrupted: "This is His Majesty's will. In a sense, we are not under the jurisdiction of the governor of Fujian, but directly under the emperor's command.

But how far is Liuqiu Town from the capital?

Isn't that what we have the final say on?
Wasn't the purpose of being recruited by the governor of Fujian at the beginning to be able to return home dignifiedly, and at the same time recruit more craftsmen and refugees, and migrate to the Ryukyu side in secret?
For the group of Dutchmen entrenched in Ryukyu, I have held back my breath for a long time, and wanted to kill these greedy guys so as to monopolize the route from Ryukyu to Luzon. "

Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhiwan, Shi Daxuan, Hong Xu, Gan Hui and the others glanced at each other, and they could clearly guess what Zheng Zhilong meant by these words.

"Instead of worrying about what will happen in the future, it is better to think about how to expand power."

Zheng Zhilong looked at the generals in front of him with firm eyes, and said loudly: "As long as we can help His Majesty to share his worries and the court to solve problems, there will be no problems in three to five years.

The purpose of setting up the Ryukyu Town was to ensure that Tianjin opened up to the sea and trade, and wanted more sea merchants to go north to buy goods produced in the Ming Dynasty.

Similarly, Daming also needs to purchase scarce goods such as cotton, grain, and mineral deposits from overseas. Isn’t this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us?
We don’t have the confidence to restrain the maritime merchants of European countries, but can we take advantage of this opportunity to gather Han merchants from the Southeast Asian countries?

Most of the civil servants in Ming Dynasty don't know how rich and prosperous the Southeast Asian countries are. Don't you still have a clear idea?
Ryukyu Town represents the official skin.

Hanmeng represents silver.

As long as we can seize this opportunity, let alone one Liu Xiang, even if there are seven or eight more, they will not be our opponents. "

Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhiwan, Shi Daxuan, Hong Xu, Gan Hui's eyes became hot.

"Speaking of which, Chongzhen is quite greedy."

Gan Hui was a little dissatisfied and said: "He alone occupies [-]% of the Han League to be established, and the key point is that he will not pay a tael of silver, nor will he pay the grain and salary of Liuqiu Town.

Isn't this just an empty glove white wolf?

Zheng Shuai, if the Han League can really develop, then there is no need for us to spend so much money and finally hand it over to Chongzhen. "

"Confused!"

Zheng Zhilong frowned and said, "What is the foundation of our power expansion? Isn't it the trust of the emperor? Without this relationship, do you think Fujian will just watch us grow bigger?
Besides, under the rule of the Jiangnan provinces, will those groups involved in maritime trade allow us to seize their share?

Is [-]% too much?
In Lao Tzu's opinion, there are not many at all. After all, we don't need to bother with these troubles and troubles, and let the emperor alone bear them all.

What's more, the [-]% share does not necessarily have to be given in real money. Grain, cotton, artisan households, etc. can all be exchanged in equal amounts. "

Facing Zheng Zhilong's old ideas, Zheng Zhilong felt helpless in his heart. He only stared at the bad side, only at the money to be handed over, but never thought much about the two positions of Liuqiu Town's chief military officer and Han League chief. For their forces, what exactly does it mean.

"Okay, if you question it, it will be over today, and I don't want to hear any more disagreements in the future."

Zheng Zhilong said with a serious expression: "In the next two months, all the fleets under your jurisdiction must be well-trained, and there are still many things to do after that.

In order to prevent the Dutch from generating too much hostility towards us, let them turn their attention to Tianjin. Don't they want to seek a treaty port?
Now is the chance.

Second child, it’s hard work for you to make a trip to have a good talk with the governor of the Netherlands. Remember to explain the trade rules set by Tianjin to them in detail.

In the next period of time, Lao Tzu will dispatch a group of seagoing ships to Luzon and other places, and invite some not weak people to join the Han League. "

"Here!"

Zheng Zhihu immediately responded with clasped fists.

From meeting Emperor Chongzhen to leaving Daming and returning to the south, Zheng Zhilong has been thinking about how to make his subordinates stronger.

What Zheng Zhihu and the others were worried about, Zheng Zhilong thought of it very early on. The only feasible solution to this situation was to let Emperor Chongzhen know the importance of their Zheng family to Daming.

As long as the needs of the emperor can be met, and as much time as possible is allowed to expand the scale of the Han League and develop the sea power of Liuqiu Town, Zheng Zhilong will not worry that he will be completely liquidated by the court.

After figuring out this underlying logic, Zheng Zhilong wanted to develop as soon as possible. If he could take advantage of this opportunity to monopolize the important routes of the Nanyang countries, then for the Zheng family, the real big opportunity will come.

When the framework of the Han League is clarified, traitors like Liu Xiang don't even need him to take action, and a large number of people will actively destroy Liu Xiang's fleet in order to please themselves, and then request to be in the Han League. have more authority.

(End of this chapter)