Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 138 Meeting Zheng Zhilong for the First Time

Ye Dacheng responded to Tangning's order, "Good sir. I will send a scout ship to the east to strengthen patrols, in case they send a large force into Nan'ao."

On the 25th of the first lunar month, Zheng Zhilong went to Nan'ao in person. To be honest, this is also the first time Zheng Zhilong has set foot on this land.

After all, Nan'ao is too small. As the pirate king, Zheng Zhilong has a bigger stage, so this small place can't arouse his interest.

This time he was able to go to Nan'ao in person, and it was also because of the up-and-comer Zheng Zhilong, who was born in the fourth year of Tianqi with his son Zheng Sen.

According to information verified by Zheng Zhilong, Tang Ning was only two months older than Zheng Sen, but such a person, in just over a year, rose rapidly, and became an existence that Zheng Zhilong dared not easily provoke.

He, Zheng Zhilong, was able to be what he is today, after decades of life and death, ruthless, and unscrupulous, this is the status he has today.

But what about Tangning?After winning a few small battles, soliciting rumors, bluffing and deceiving, he came to the fore.

The battle with the Dutch is known all over the world, and the current position has been established. It really seems that God is helping him.

It went so smoothly with almost no setbacks.

But no matter what, I have to admit that Tangning is still capable. She is very good at seizing the opportunity and winning people's hearts.

Therefore, this person is also worthy of seeing Zheng Zhilong, the King of Minhai, in person.

But the two are the leaders of both sides, so the meeting process must not be sloppy, and the meeting place has not been determined in advance, and the negotiation will only start after both parties arrive.

In the end, after negotiation, the location was chosen at the General Military Mansion of South Australia.

Nan'ao General Military Mansion, the full name of Fujian-Guangdong Nan'ao General Town Mansion, as the name suggests, this General Military Mansion is under the joint jurisdiction of Fujian and Guangdong, and belongs to the common territory of both parties.

With the identity and status of the General Military Mansion, there is no more suitable place for the meeting than this place.

As if he felt that he was a senior, Zheng Zhilong even took the initiative to ask Tangning to choose which room to hold the meeting.

Tangning already had the structure diagram of the General Military Mansion in his hand, so he was not polite and chose a side room on the west side. Zheng Zhilong had no objections.

Immediately, all the personnel in the General Military Mansion were cleared out, and the troops from both sides began to carefully inspect the various places in the General Military Mansion.

After confirming that it was correct, the two sides could only send ten guards into the General Military Mansion except for the people who were negotiating.

However, before entering, everyone including Tangning and Zheng Zhilong had to be inspected by the other party's personnel, and it was forbidden to carry any weapons.

This request was put forward by Zheng Zhilong. After all, the firearms of the new army are too famous.

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but worry if Tang Ning and his party were armed and suddenly turned around and killed more than a dozen of them, and they could escape calmly.

It can only be said that Zheng Zhilong was overthinking, because Tangning knew that even if Zheng Zhilong was killed, the Zheng Group would not be defeated.

After all, the influence of the Zheng Group is not limited to Zheng Zhilong alone, but also Zheng Zhilong's brothers and descendants, all of whom hold real power in Fujian.

That being the case, killing Zheng Zhilong would not achieve the goal of defeating the Zheng Group, so naturally Tangning would not be a villain in vain.

But no matter what, Zheng Zhilong's request was reasonable, so Tangning naturally had no reason to refute.

On the 26th, the formal talks between the two parties began. The two have been friends for a long time, but this is the first time they have met.

Zheng Zhilong is dressed in a brown robe, with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and a long goatee beard, which reveals a sense of heaviness in his restraint.

Tangning couldn't figure out how such a person would embark on the road of no return without a fight, and ended up being humiliated and killed.

After all, he, Zheng Zhilong, has two great advantages over other capitulation factions, namely, maritime superiority and his relationship with Japan.

Now in the entire Ming Dynasty, apart from the new army navy, Zheng Zhilong's Fujian navy is the most powerful.

The relationship with the country of Wa is incomparable to others. His wife is from the country of Wa, and he has a son in the country of Wa. A considerable part of his trade volume is trade with the country of Wa.

Therefore, even if Zheng Zhilong lost the battle with the Qing army, he could go to Japan to live a good life.

But obviously, Zheng Zhilong is more greedy for power, and instinctively feels that after surrendering, at least he can keep his current position.

Unexpectedly, he was not as important as he thought in the eyes of the Qing army. After confirming that he could not persuade his son Zheng Chenggong to surrender, he had no use value and was killed directly.

It can be said that Zheng Zhilong took several correct moves in the first half of his life, so he rose rapidly.

But in the second half of his life, he took several stinky moves, and in the end his family was ruined and his family was left with a bad reputation for thousands of years.

When Tangning looked at Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhilong naturally looked at Tangning carefully.

No matter how he looked at it, he didn't feel that the young man in front of him was as miraculous as the rumors said. If it wasn't for his slightly darker skin, he would look like a good-looking white-faced scholar.

Tangning probably wouldn't have imagined that Zheng Zhilong thought of her like this. In order to improve her physical fitness and try to draw a clear line from frail scholars, Tangning had put in a lot of effort.

If he has a little spare time, he will ask Wu Shu for guidance. Although he can't say that he has improved by leaps and bounds in martial arts, he has also improved a lot.

The current self is not much worse than the self in the previous life in terms of physical fitness, but in terms of fighting ability, it is not comparable to the self in the previous life.

After a little politeness, the two sides entered the side room together, and the ten guards they each brought stayed outside the courtyard.

The guards brought by Tangning were naturally led by Song Yunwan herself, and the guards were also selected by the best players in the guard battalion.

After everyone who entered the room sat down, they chatted about a few irrelevant topics.

Zheng Zhilong said: "I have admired Mr. Tang for a long time, and seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation. He is young and imposing, much better than my sons."

Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "Master Zheng has won the prize. Who doesn't know that Mr. Zheng and his young masters are all dragons and phoenixes, and they will become Mr. Zheng's right-hand man in the near future."

"The Zheng family is full of talents, and they will definitely become the backbone of my great Ming Dynasty in the future."

"Haha..." After hearing Tangning's words, Zheng Zhilong stroked his beard and burst out laughing, then suddenly changed the topic and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Tang won't give me the day when the Zheng family will become the ministers of the Ming Dynasty."

Tangning raised her eyebrows and said, "What does Master Zheng mean by that?"

Zheng Zhilong said with a half-smile: "Master Tang is young, but his appetite is not small. It is astonishingly big. It almost ate up my portion."

"Now I'm almost unable to support the group of people under me, and some people have already run to Mr. Tang."

"In this way, what will my Zheng family do to become the minister of Daming?"

Tangning smiled and said, "Master Zheng's words, I'm sorry Tang doesn't agree."

"We are all in business. I, Tangning, do not steal or rob. I do business with proper means, and that's how I started the business step by step."

"Let me ask, which businessman doesn't want to make his business bigger? Mr. Zheng has been doing business for so many years, and I believe he understands the truth better than me."

The expression on Zheng Zhilong's face remained unchanged, he stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "I never expected that Mr. Tang not only knows how to do business, but also his eloquence is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Tangning cupped her hands and said with a smile, "Your Majesty Zheng is too much."

Zheng Zhilong suddenly straightened his face, and said, "Business is getting harder and harder now. Mr. Tang is very familiar with the Dutch and the Portuguese, so he should know how they do business."

"In this world, others have no business to do. Others will look for you desperately."

Tangning immediately suppressed her smile and met Zheng Zhilong's gaze.

(End of this chapter)