The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 251 To open up the territory for the Ming Dynasty

The next day, several dozen members of Zheng Zhihu's family were handed over to Dongchang's fans, and then they were loaded into a prison van and escorted to Nanjing under the guard of a thousand garrisons.

Three days later, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao also set off for Nanjing with their wives and concubines.

The officials in all parts of Fujian were also very satisfied with this result. Although the Zheng family was not ransacked and exterminated, the three brothers of the Zheng family were all finished.

It is enough to prove to the world that even a small official of the eighth or ninth rank is an official. Even if you are powerful in the local area and dare to kill you, the court will investigate to the end.

The three brothers of the Zheng family are still officials, and the navy of the Zheng family dominates the southeast waters, and they all ended up like this. Ordinary local wealthy families should weigh the fate of killing officials by themselves!
The death of the three brothers of the Zheng family has indeed greatly shocked the landlords and households throughout Fujian. In addition, Zhang Yan's imperial decree has also restrained the officials in various places, and they dare not be unscrupulous. No more boycotting the New Deal.

After all, in general, everyone is still very satisfied with this result. The Queen Mother basically did not favor the officials, nor condoned the local forces, but each hit [-] big boards.

Because punishing only one side will only arouse more conflicts.

If Zhang Yan only punished the Zheng family, the officials in various places would definitely be more arrogant and exploit the place even more unscrupulously.

And if the Zheng family is not punished, or if they take it lightly, then all the officials will be chilled, and even alienated from the court.

So in this kind of thing, no matter who is right or what the truth is, it is most appropriate to hit [-] boards each.

That's why Zhang Yan was naive and wanted to investigate the matter clearly and handle it impartially. Any emperor would not seriously investigate at all, and even if he wanted to investigate, he would only investigate afterwards.

As the three brothers of the Zheng family were all transferred to Nanjing, the turmoil this time has completely subsided, and the implementation of the New Deal in Fujian has continued, and it is faster than before.

Zheng Sen, on the other hand, began to integrate the Zheng family's navy, began to restrain military discipline, and vigorously promoted energetic young people, and emptied out those senior uncles.

Zhang Yan also only appointed Zheng Sen as the general of the Fujian Navy, responsible for presiding over the recovery of Dongfan Island.

Although the official is small, both members of the Zheng family and other forces in Fujian know that Zheng Sen is a celebrity in front of the queen mother, so integrating the Zheng family's navy is simply getting twice the result with half the effort.

This is the best embodiment of the supremacy of imperial power in ancient times. Although Zhang Yan is the queen mother, she represents the imperial power in the whole south. Her support means that she has the support of the imperial power.

Even the governor of Fujian would not openly try to drag Zheng Sen back and tear him down.

Compared with Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Sen is much smarter. After integrating his strength, he wrote to Zhang Yan immediately, asking the court to allocate 200 million taels of silver for repairing ships, casting cannons, recruiting sailors, and dispatching some officers. Come.

Obviously, he was expressing his loyalty to the court, telling the emperor that the Fujian navy was the court's navy, not the Zheng family's.

Otherwise, with the financial strength of the Zheng family, there is no need to ask the court for money.

And Zheng Sen did not have the ambition to support the self-respect of the soldiers, not to say that he did not have it, but he knew that in the current situation, the self-respect of the soldiers and other ideas would definitely not end well in the end.

So it's better to be loyal to the imperial court honestly and expand the territory for the imperial court. Not only can you be a marquis for thousands of generations, leave your name through the ages, but you can also die well.

Yes, Zheng Sen did not hesitate to sell his father and two uncles and bear the reputation of being unfilial. He didn't just want to take back Dongfan Island, but planned to show his strength and take down the entire Nanyang.

Because Dongfan Island was taken back, at most it would be made an earl, general Pingnan or something, after all, Dongfan Island belonged to Daming in the first place.

However, Luzon Island and Java Island are different. If they can be defeated, they can definitely be called expanding their territories, and they can be compared to famous ancient generals such as Huo Qubing.

Of course, the reason why Zheng Sen is so daring to think and act is mainly due to the ambition of today's emperor. If it were a different emperor, he would never completely hand over the Zheng family's navy to the court.

"Major General, the brother who was sent to inquire about the news has returned. The situation in Dongfan Island seems to be a bit bad. Not only have a large number of Dutch warships arrived in the past month, but also a lot of Spanish warships. Come to think of it, there are at least more than 200 large and small warships."

"what?"

After Zheng Sen integrated his forces, he immediately dispatched a large number of sentry ships to inquire about the situation of the Dutch on Dongfan Island. Now that he heard that so many warships had come from the two countries, his expression changed drastically.

After calming down, Zheng Sen analyzed: "Didn't the Spaniards be expelled from Dongfan Island by the Dutch? Don't they give up and want to continue to compete with the Dutch for Dongfan Island?"

If this is the case, you can wait until the two countries fight, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Thinking of this, Zheng Sen's eyes also brightened. It has to be said that Zheng Sen's understanding of the situation in Nanyang and the Three Kingdoms is indeed not comparable to that of other generals and civil servants in Ming Dynasty, and his awareness of sea power is also very strong.

The general who was in charge of inquiring about the news shook his head.

"Major General, according to the description of the brother who inquired about the situation, although the fleets of the two countries did not stop at one place, there was no sign of starting a fight. Instead, there were signs of preparing to unite."

"This is a little troublesome. If the two countries really unite, with our current strength, if we want to defeat the fleets of the two countries head-on at sea, we will lose more than we win. If we want to regain Dongfan Island, we can only attack by surprise. You will take great risks in the future!"

Zheng Sen frowned, the Zheng family would be tough enough to deal with the Dutch fleet left on Dongfan Island, and the Spanish fleet would have no chance of winning.

What's more, the two countries combined more than 200 warships, and basically most of the warships in Nanyang were transferred to Dongfan Island.

"Major General, why don't you ask the court for help?"

"Don't rush."

Zheng Sen waved his hand. He really didn't want to ask the court for help unless it was a last resort. Firstly, he knew the strength of the court's navy very well. Second, asking for help from the court seemed too incompetent.

"It's strange, don't the Spaniards and the Dutch always treat each other like fire and water? Why did they not only join forces this time, but also dispatched a large number of warships to Dongfan Island? Could it be that they want to fight the Portuguese?"

"There is this possibility. Whether it is the Dutch or the Spaniards, they have always been salivating over the prestige occupied by the Portuguese. If so, we can unite with the Portuguese."

"No, I am dignified and dignified. If I have to unite with a small Xiyi country to take back the territory, how can I be embarrassed?"

Without thinking about it, Zheng Sen waved his hand and refused.

He didn't want it to be written in the history books in the future that he, Zheng Sen, joined forces with the Portuguese to defeat the Xiyi people and regain Dongfan Island.

"Major General, what should we do?" The general in charge of inquiring about the news was obviously not as wide-ranging as Zheng Sen thought.

"As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. If something goes wrong with the fleets of the two countries, there must be monsters. It is better to find out the purpose of the two countries first."

Zheng Sen thought about it and said that he still had some doubts that the two countries really took such trouble to join forces to attack the wealthy Portuguese.

What's more, their Zheng family's navy has been a bit deserted over the years, and it must be prepared for a period of time, and the military officers and military expenses of the court have not yet arrived, so there is no rush at this time.

(End of this chapter)