Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 191 Navy
In the lobby, Emperor Chongzhen naturally took the main seat. There was a table in front of him with chicken, duck, fish and other dishes.

Fang Zhenghua did not eat, but stood behind the emperor with his hands down.

On the right side of Emperor Chongzhen were the Zheng family members headed by Zheng Zhilong, who also had one case per person; on the other side were the generals directly under the Biaoying camp who followed the emperor southward.

Inside and outside the entire lobby, the Jinyi Guards were standing guard.Just looking at this posture, it has nothing to do with the owner of the Zheng family.

However, who made the guest of the Zheng family the emperor?

Just now, Emperor Chongzhen took his seat. Everyone paid tribute to the emperor and then sat down flat on their backs. After such a set of etiquette, the banquet began.

As a result, they saw some members of the Jinyi Guards coming in hurriedly and reporting to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, please report to the capital immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhenghua hurried over and forwarded the urgent report to the emperor. He also held up a lamp so that the emperor could see it more clearly.

When Zheng Zhilong and others saw it, they didn't say anything. They just watched the emperor deal with the contents of the urgent report.

Of course, they must also be curious.I don’t know what matters have to be sent to the emperor so far away for the emperor to decide!
Although Zheng Zhilong and others were kings and hegemons in Fujian, their horizons were still very small compared to the entire Ming Dynasty.Now that we have the opportunity to hear about national affairs, many people are interested and peek at the news.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen opened the emergency report and started reading it.

After reading it almost at a glance, Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at Fang Zhenghua and said: "Draft a decree to allow the Dongjiang Army to take in Koreans. Anyone who is willing to join the Dongjiang Navy can also do so. I will lead them to help them avenge themselves in the future. of!"

After finishing speaking, he handed the memorial to Fang Zhenghua.

Fang Zhenghua took the memorial and responded at the same time: "I obey the order!"

After finishing speaking, he took the memorial and temporarily moved into the back hall to draft the decree.

Zheng Zhilong was a little surprised and a little confused. What does it mean to take in Koreans, join the Dongjiang Navy, and help avenge them?
Emperor Chongzhen, on his side, solved the Kuai Ma report in a few words, then looked up at the people in the hall, especially the Zheng family, and said with a smile: "The Liaodong Jianlu who was severely injured by me last year dare not come back. After entering the customs, they turned to invade North Korea, which had become its vassal state, and annexed North Korea."

He didn't explain too much, and the report was naturally more detailed.

For example, Jianlu first found a reason to send troops to Seoul, the capital of North Korea, and then suddenly got into trouble and took over the North Korean clan, important ministers and senior officials. Then he sent a large number of troops from Liaodong to occupy all parts of North Korea. Those who surrendered were not told, and those who did not surrender were attacked. To massacre the city, they used what they had historically used on the Ming Dynasty on North Korea.

Koreans have been influenced by the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years, and all customs and such are similar to those of the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, this period of history in North Korea is not much different from the history that originally occurred in the Ming Dynasty.

First, the corruption in North Korea made ordinary North Koreans not care about who would be their king, but when the Jianlu forced them to shave their heads and change their clothes, they rose up to resist.Either occupy the city and hold on, or escape from the land and take refuge on the island.There were even Koreans who crossed the sea and came to the Ming Dynasty.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were rebuilding the navy in Denglai. Before they could cross the sea, they encountered Koreans who had fled back. After learning about this situation, they immediately flew to the capital.

The prince and the officials in the court felt that this matter concerned other countries and they could not make a decision, so they flew quickly to report that Emperor Chongzhen was coming.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong just listened to the few simple words Emperor Chongzhen said to him, and he was suddenly shocked.

He was a pirate by birth, and even if he became a pirate king, he would have the final say at sea, mainly robbing families and homes. If you want to cross the sea areas he controls, you must buy his command flag.But now, it is a battle to destroy the country, and this is not something that a person of his level can pay attention to.

For Zheng Zhilong, of course he knows North Korea.In his territory, there are people who go to North Korea to do business, and there are also powerful North Koreans who send ships south to do business.

Now, North Korea has been destroyed. This news must be big news.

Moreover, he also heard that the emperor had established the Dongjiang Navy and wanted to recruit people from the Korean Navy to join the Dongjiang Navy!

As far as North Korea is concerned, what is more powerful is not its army, but its navy.When the Japanese invaded North Korea, the only people who could save some face for North Korea were the North Korean navy.

Now if the North Korean Navy all joins the Dongjiang Navy of the Ming Dynasty, the strength of the Dongjiang Navy will definitely be greatly strengthened.

This has something to do with Zheng Zhilong himself!
In addition, it can be heard from the emperor's words that the emperor beat Jianlu so badly that he had no choice but to annex the vassal country.In other words, the emperor is really awesome!

While he was still thinking about the information in the emperor's words, he heard Zheng Sen, who was sitting below him, asking Emperor Chongzhen with great interest: "Your Majesty, did you really use the bow at the gate of the mansion to shoot down the prince of Jianlu?" Were they captured alive?"

He couldn't lift his shield or hammer, and he didn't dare touch the bow.At this time, when he heard the emperor talking about the war with Jianlu, he was very interested. As a newborn calf, he was not afraid of tigers, so he didn't have too many etiquette scruples, so he asked questions directly.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard Meng Lang's behavior, he didn't care. Instead, he smiled and said, "That's right. At that time, more than 20 of his guards rushed over on horseback to save people, but they were killed by me with bows and arrows!"

When Zheng Sen heard this, his eyes were full of stars: "Wow, Your Majesty is really awesome!"

Zheng Zhilong turned around and glanced at his son, feeling that his son was hopeless.

At this time, Fang Zhenghua had already moved out of the back hall and showed the imperial edict to the emperor. After there were no problems, he sent it out with a seal.

Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen laughed and said to the people in the hall: "Come and try Fujian delicacies!"

Chicken and duck are very common in the north. The specialty here in Fujian is naturally seafood.

Emperor Chongzhen raised his chopsticks and looked down, then suddenly ordered a dish and said: "Remove this dish, I won't eat it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately surprised.Everyone who had started to raise their chopsticks stopped there.

Even General Biaoying immediately stared at the people of the Zheng family on the opposite side, as if they could rise up and kill them as long as the emperor gave an order.

Everyone on Zheng Zhilong's side was shocked.They really didn't tamper with the food. With the Royal Guards' personal control, they couldn't do anything.

However, the emperor still felt that there was something wrong with one of the dishes!
Even Fang Zhenghua was a little shocked. He quickly moved the plate away and turned to look at Zheng Zhilong with a cold look in his eyes.

Seeing their huge reaction, Emperor Chongzhen immediately came to his senses and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous!"

Then, he turned to look at Zheng Zhilong and said, "This dish is a small shark in the sea, isn't it?"

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong quickly stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, it is the little shark in the sea. It is the overlord of the sea. It is extremely ferocious, but the fish meat has a unique taste, so I chose this dish. It is not difficult to eat in coastal areas."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said with a smile: "I know, the taste is very unique, just like eating pig skin. But it's not because I don't want to eat it, but because this shark has a unique body structure, it urinates through its whole body meat, similar to We humans urinate just like we sweat, and even if we cook it, it’s hard to get rid of the smell.”

Everyone in the lobby was dumbfounded when they heard this.

In fact, Chinese people eat anything without scruples. For example, pig waste is definitely dirty, but it can be cooked very delicious.But this shark is really unpalatable. Even if it is cooked, it is unpalatable. In other words, if you have never eaten it before, you can just eat it fresh.

Emperor Chongzhen ate it once in his previous life and was deeply impressed.

When everyone heard what he said, it was not because the dish was poisonous, but because the ingredients were very special.Suddenly, several northern generals who were directly under the command of Biaoying did not care. They just wanted to taste how special the meat of this overlord in the sea was.

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong breathed a sigh of relief and was almost frightened to death. He quickly smiled and said with admiration: "Although I have been living on the beach and have hunted many sharks, I have never known that sharks sweat like humans. It's the same as urinating. Your Majesty's insight will make me admire you so much!"

Zheng Sen and others nodded after hearing this.

It was the first time for them to hear someone explain it so carefully, and then they realized where the special smell of sharks came from.

It is really shameful to think that the emperor does not live by the sea, but they have always lived by the sea, but they still have to obtain this knowledge from the emperor!

Zheng Sen was a little curious about this, and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, why do you know so much? Do you even understand the knowledge in this sea?"

He can guarantee that even his mentor, who is known as a great scholar, will not know the knowledge in this sea.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard what he said, he immediately smiled and said: "On the planet we live on, the ocean area is much larger than the land, and there are many very large lands on the other side of the sea. After I have pacified the world, I will We must develop the navy."

Having said this, he smiled and shook his head and said: "No, by that time, it will no longer be called the navy, but the navy, which will be called the navy along with the land army as usual in the past. It is equally important! Therefore, I naturally want to Knowing everything about the sea, it’s not surprising to know about sharks!”

Emperor Chongzhen had never expressed this point of view before. When he said it now, almost everyone was shocked.

From ancient times to the present, princes, generals and ministers of all dynasties have not taken the ocean seriously. It can even be said that they are afraid of the ocean!
At most, the emperors in the south attached great importance to the navy and used it in the Yangtze River water system.To them, the ocean has never been taken seriously.

That is to say, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, with Zheng He as commander, sent a huge fleet to sea and even traveled to far distances.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen actually directly proposed that in the future, both land and sea should be given equal attention. This view was something that even Emperor Yongle had never had.It would be strange if people of this era were not shocked!

Moreover, when the emperor said this at this time, everyone here thought that this was not just words, but that the emperor was really preparing.The world has not yet been settled, but we are still learning about the sea, and we have even learned about sharks!

It can be seen from this that the emperor has actually spent considerable time and energy on matters on the sea, right?
Thinking like this, Zheng Sen became most excited, and immediately asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, from now on it will not be the navy, but the navy. Is it really such a nice name as the navy?"

The navy is only dependent on the army, but the name of the navy can be heard as it corresponds to the army, which includes cavalry, infantry, vehicle battalions, etc.In other words, the navy may be subdivided into a huge military system in the future!

This is definitely something that people on the coast are looking forward to.

No, Zheng Zhilong showed a very longing expression. He never thought that one day the imperial court would raise the navy to such a high level!
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this and said: "For the time being, this is my plan. The focus is still on pacifying the world first. However, I have already decreed the reconstruction of the Dongjiang Navy and the Nanjing Navy. Especially the Nanjing Navy..."

Having said this, he pointed at the general opposite Zheng Sen with his chopsticks and said: "He is Yan Yingyuan, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Navy. He only surrendered a group of pirates to rebuild the Nanjing Navy later. In the Battle of Dasheng Pass, Burn the rebel army and navy, and capture Dasheng Pass. When I go back and discuss my merits and reward him, he will be the Great Victory Uncle!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Yan Yingyuan with admiration and some envy in their eyes.

The emperor's introduction said that this Yan Yingyuan made great achievements in the battle of Dashengguan just by recruiting a group of pirates, and he was also awarded a title. This is the envy of many military men. He really achieved fame on the ship. Pick!

Everyone toasted to Yan Yingyuan, celebrated and cheered for him!Among them, Zheng Zhilong is probably the only one who is a bit awe-inspiring.

He didn't expect that the emperor's men would even bring the commander of the Nanjing Navy. What was he going to do?
But his son was different. After the toast, he excitedly asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, when will the world be peaceful?"

At least he felt that if the emperor really wanted to upgrade the navy to the navy and vigorously develop the navy in the future, he would be more useful!

Therefore, he was naturally looking forward to it.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said with confidence: "Now that the main force of the rebel army has been lured across the Yangtze River and annihilated by my design, the remaining army has been unable to cross the river and has fled into the remote Yunnan-Guizhou land. When I return, I will lead my troops to recover the Central Plains and Shaanxi. Earth, military affairs are not troublesome, it’s just..."

Zheng Sen was very happy to hear this, and felt that the world would soon be at peace, and the navy would soon be developed.But unexpectedly, the emperor made a turn that almost made him duck, and he quickly asked: "Your Majesty, what is it?"

Zheng Zhilong finally felt that something was wrong. Everything he said at the banquet today was guided by the emperor. Especially when his son answered the words, he felt like he had fallen into a trap.

While he was thinking about it, he heard the emperor reply to his son: "It's just that the war is easy, but after regaining the lost land, we need to resettle the people. In the past two years, we will need a lot of food!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Sen immediately stood up excitedly, clasped his fists to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, there is actually no problem with the food issue. The student inquired about it yesterday and found that it is not a problem for my father to provide 100 million shi of food a year. …”

After listening to Qian Qianyi's words, he immediately ran to the navy and his father's men to find people to ask questions about food one by one.

In fact, it is really not profitable to transport food by sea. Therefore, most of the Zheng family's sea trade involves transporting silk, porcelain, ironware and other goods to Nanyang, as well as raw silk, various textiles, black and white sugar, musk, earthworms, etc. Mainly going to Japan for medicines, etc. These trades are highly profitable.

As for food, it’s really not profitable.When there was a severe drought in Fujian a few years ago, Zheng Zhilong's approach was just to transport the victims of Fujian to Dayuan. The condition was that each person would be given three taels of silver, and three people would be given a cow, so that they could go to Dayuan to open up wasteland and farm to solve the food problem.

At the same time, the immigration of Zheng Zhilong's organization was also the first large-scale immigration of officials on the mainland.

However, although food does not make money, it does not mean that there is no money.When Zheng Zhilong's men saw that it was the eldest son who was asking questions, they were naturally not defensive and answered whatever they asked.

However, Zheng Sen's words made his father immediately jump up from his seat and hurriedly reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I am ignorant and don't know how much 100 million stones of grain is..."

Before he could finish his words, Zheng Sen stubbornly interrupted him and said, "Dad, I know that my mentor has explained it, so I went to the Navy to ask and verify before saying this. Otherwise, , and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor..."

At this moment, Zheng Zhilong really wanted to strangle his son to death.If he supplies 100 million shi of grain to the imperial court, even if the imperial court buys it at a fair price, he will lose several times the money, and his strength will probably be exposed to the emperor.

This prodigal is really a prodigal!
Now, Zheng Sen has even spoken out about the crime of deceiving the emperor. If Zheng Zhilong continues to deny it, once it is verified that his denial is wrong, then he will be guilty of deceiving the emperor!
Zheng Zhilong was caught off guard by being stabbed in the back by his son without warning, and he didn't know how to continue.

He started taking refuge with his uncle, and everything was under his plan. Step by step, he reached where he is today.Unexpectedly, when facing a powerful enemy, he was just trying to maintain stability to fight against the emperor, but he was suddenly attacked by his son!

It’s true that even if you have everything to guard against, it’s hard to guard against a domestic thief!
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen showed a faint smile. After taking a look at Zheng Zhilong, he said to Zheng Sen: "I am very pleased. I have always seen you right. You are a man who is loyal to the emperor and serves the country!"

After hearing this, Zheng Sen held his head high and said excitedly: "This is what students should do!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded again, turned to look at Zheng Zhilong, who was a little embarrassed, his expression became cold, and he said calmly: "Don't think that I don't know about your past. For the sake of you having a good son, I don’t care about the past with you, I only want to talk to you about the future!”

(End of this chapter)