Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 621 The Power of the Han League (1)

Penghu Islands.

"Zheng Zhilong is black-hearted enough, and also has a city mansion."

Zu Zerun frowned, pointed at the sea map in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Using the gimmick of the deputy commander-in-chief of Liuqiu Town, and using the Japanese maritime trade as a bait, Liu Xiang can let Liu Xiang put aside the past grievances. An agreement was reached, and the Dutch fleet stationed in Ryukyu was severely punished.

In the future, there will be no Europa forces in Liuqiu Town, and they can continue to station naval forces. If they want to go north to Tianjin for maritime trade, the only way left is to call at coastal ports.

The loss of the Netherlands in this campaign is not small.

Not only did they lose the place where Ryukyu Town was located, but they also lost the Little Ryukyu Islands. Among the countries in Europe, they will inevitably be calculated by them. "

"In terms of city government and naval battles, Zheng Zhilong is indeed strong."

Wu Sangui's eyes were cold and stern, and he said: "To this day, the prestige of the commander-in-chief of Liuqiu Town led by Zheng Zhilong is truly deserved.

We all predicted the conflicts and calculations of the countries in Europe wrong. No wonder the emperor wanted Zheng Zhilong to be the commander-in-chief of the Ryukyu town and gave him such powers.

After this battle, the Zheng family's position on the southeast coast has been completely established, and even among the countries in Southeast Asia, they can also grab a lot of air route control.

But if I were Zheng Zhilong, I would definitely not hand over the Little Liuqiu Islands to Liu Xiang's control, not only because of the monopoly of Japan's maritime trade, but also because of the safety of the Ryukyu Town's flanks. "

When going through various things in the Ming Dynasty, especially when the turbulent court disputes became more and more eye-catching, Liuqiu Town, which is thousands of miles away, quietly undergoes great changes without many people paying attention.

Emperor Chongzhen set up an important military town in Ryukyu, appointed Zheng Zhilong as the commander-in-chief of Ryukyu Town, and set up the Han League, a maritime organization, with a very clear strategic intention.

It is to use the sea forces headed by the Zheng family to ensure the stability of the southeast coast of Daming before the Ming navy is really formed, and to prevent the sea forces of European countries from being affected by Tianjin's opening of the sea. coveted heart.

Interests are moving.

Emperor Chongzhen knew better than anyone else that the maritime powers of the European countries were pure wolves in human skin and naked sea robbers.

However, if Ming wants to change, it must obtain wealth through foreign sea trade, especially the foreign sea trade channels, which must be controlled by the imperial court, otherwise most of the wealth earned through foreign sea trade will be lost. It may fall into the hands of the imperial court, but it will all fall into private hands.

For the continuation of Tianjin Kaihai.

For the stability of the southeast coast.

Emperor Chongzhen resolutely chose to support Zheng Zhilong, allowing the Zheng family to gradually become a quasi-warlord force at sea in the Ming Dynasty, and then fill in the historical accounts owed by the Ming Dynasty in the past on the great voyage.

Willing to.

Willing to.

There is something to do with home.

If you are worried that the Zheng family's strong rise in the southeast coast will pose a military threat to Daming, then don't think about gradually forcing Daming to change through maritime trade.

"Isn't the Son of Heaven worried that Zheng Zhilong will develop some unreasonable ambitions under the growing power and under the situation that the court is almost out of control?"

Zu Zepu frowned, looked at Wu Sangui and Zu Zerun, stretched out his hand and said: "According to what you said, the current Liuqiu Town is dominated by his Zheng family, and it is impossible for Liu Xiang to control the Little Liuqiu Islands.

Wouldn't the domination around the southeast sea area fall into the hands of Zheng Zhilong?

Relying on the collection of tariffs by the customs set up in Liuqiu Town, and relying on the expansion of the power of the Han League, the wealth owned by Zheng Zhilong will expand rapidly, and even more sea ships will be built under his command..."

Faced with such differential treatment by Emperor Chongzhen, Zu Zepu was dissatisfied and angry.

At present, the sea forces headed by the Zheng family are gradually rising. How similar is this to the Liaodong generals who were in the former Liao Dynasty.

One is the quasi-warlord forces on land.

One is the maritime quasi-warlord forces.

It's just that the Liaodong generals at this stage have long since been gradually dominated by Emperor Chongzhen, especially after the implementation of the withdrawal of guards and establishment of mansions in Liaoxi, the remaining forces have been further fragmented.

"madness!"

Wu Sangui stared and scolded: "Don't say these words again in the future, if you want to seek death, don't bring our ancestors' family and Wu's family with you.

These words are not what you can say.

No matter how much Zheng Zhilong's power expands, he can't betray Daming, because he doesn't dare. Do you know what Zheng Zhilong has now? "

Zu Zepu lowered his head.

Although he didn't mention Liaodong generals in a single sentence, what he wanted to show in his words was that the emperor treated them differently, and they were also the dominant forces. Why Zheng Zhilong could have these, but their Liaodong generals could not.

Whether it is Wu Sangui or Zu Zerun, they all know what Zu Zepu said.

"Because of the needs of the emperor."

Zu Zerun stared at Zu Zepu with firm eyes and said: "The emperor's vision has not been limited to Liaodong, let alone Jianlu.

What was the past, that was the past.

Now it is the emperor who wants to obtain a steady stream of silver through maritime trade, and then solve the problems faced by the court.

How big are the huge profits of maritime trade? You have been in Liuqiu town for so long, haven't you seen it clearly?
A few months ago, the fleet of the Huangming Maritime Trade Association had already stationed in Liuqiu Town. How do you see Zheng Zhilong's reaction?Isn't that hospitality? "

With the passage of time, as he saw more, the resentment in Wu Sangui and Zu Zerun's hearts in the past has quietly disappeared, replaced by awe and fear.

Because through what they saw and heard, they could see what kind of big game Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the Forbidden City, was playing, especially for maritime trade.

Wu Sangui sighed lightly: "The only thing we can do now is to guard the Penghu Islands and increase the number of ships under our jurisdiction as soon as possible.

Whether it is the ancestor's family or the Wu family.

Don't even think about going back to Liaodong in the future. This is an indisputable fact. If we want to survive, we must focus on the Southeast Asian countries.

What the Zheng family can accomplish, we must also accomplish.

Only in this way, only in this way, can we have a glimmer of hope, otherwise when the imperial court investigates the affairs of the Liao land, what awaits us is the prison! ! "

Wu Sangui is realistic. He is very clear about the current situation. In fact, it is very unfavorable to both the Zu family and the Wu family, because since the second year of Chongzhen, they have lost the restraint and constraints on Liaodong. Zu Dashou's transfer from Liao is a At the beginning, it has become the result now. If they are useless and lose their ties to the court, the things they did in the past will definitely be liquidated.

(End of this chapter)