Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 188 Welcome
As soon as he entered Quanzhou Mansion, Emperor Chongzhen could feel that the people here were indeed different from other places.

There are no traces of troubled times here, no bones are seen on the roadside in the grass, no ruined villages, no weeds on the abandoned fields; there are farmers working in the fields, chickens and dogs barking in the village, and... There were children laughing and playing and adults yelling and scolding, which is really rare outside.

When they hear the movement on the official road, children will run out to watch, and they are not very afraid of the officials and soldiers.Most of the adults were just watching, and many even went to work on their own.The attitude of the people towards the government is also obviously different from other places.

The weather in September is really hot here in the southernmost part of Fujian.

But the paddy fields on both sides of the official road are full of golden rice, and it is estimated that it will be harvested soon.

Seeing this scene, even Fang Zhenghua couldn't help but said to Emperor Chongzhen: "It's all thanks to Lord Long Live. There are signs of peace in the world!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said, "This is not a drag on my fortune, but someone is protecting this place and no one dares to touch it!"

Yan Yingyuan, who was following on the other side, was very surprised when he heard this, and immediately asked: "The person your Majesty refers to is Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy?"

Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded and said: "It's him. Here, his words are more effective than the government. It can even be said that only when the officials here listen to his words can he be an official."

When Fang Zhenghua heard this, he immediately became angry and said, "You are so brave. Could it be that you want to rebel?"

Emperor Chongzhen listened, but he was not angry. He just smiled and said: "In troubled times, whoever has a strong fist will listen to him. His naval strength is the best in the world. He has this strength to make the local officials listen." His. Did you see that he is also good to the people in his hometown, and he is very popular here."

Having said this, he turned to look at Yan Yingyuan and ordered him: "He is indeed the most powerful naval force. There is no doubt about it. When the Western Yi came to provoke him, he issued a reward order, and ships from all over the world were rewarded. They joined his fleet one after another and formed a huge fleet, so that the Xiyi fleet, which had always been rampant at sea, had to pay him protection fees! You have to read more and learn more. I hope that the Nanjing Navy in the future will be as strong as Better than the Fujian Navy!"

After hearing these words from the emperor, Yan Yingyuan suddenly felt a lot of pressure, but to be honest, he was also a little unconvinced.If this Zheng Zhilong is really what the emperor said, why hasn't he heard of it?
Thinking like this, he expressed his doubts.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen just laughed and said: "He stood out from many pirates and eventually became the Pirate King. He was then recruited by the court and used his reputation to continue to expand his power. He not only defeated all the pirates, but also defeated the Western Yi." I'm convinced. His power is from Japan to Nanyang. You have to pay him to sail on the entire sea, and his annual income is tens of millions. However, he is very low-key in his work, so you have never heard of him. But as long as he is Anyone who engages in sea trade must have heard of his name!"

After a pause, he became serious, and then said: "Zheng Zhilong has a fleet of more than 20 large and small ships, and a military strength of more than [-]!"

Yan Yingyuan was very shocked when he heard this. Suddenly he felt that there were mountains outside the mountains and people outside the people.I didn't expect that such a powerful person was hiding in this remote place in Fujian!
Fortunately, the emperor's imperial guards were very capable in spying, otherwise fewer people would have known that Zheng Zhilong was hiding here and quietly making a fortune!
However, Fang Zhenghua knew that this was not the information provided by Jin Yiwei at all.There is only one possibility that Wan Sui knows so clearly, and that is that Emperor Taizu told Wan Sui in a dream.

At this time, after Yan Yingyuan was shocked, he felt a surge of heroic ambition from the bottom of his heart, and immediately told Emperor Chongzhen: "The general will definitely work hard and not let your Majesty down."

Emperor Chongzhen listened, glanced at him, and nodded approvingly.

Yan Yingyuan's subjective enthusiasm has been proved in the battle of Dashengguan.When he said this, he must have made up his mind to bring out the Nanjing Navy.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen was also confident. Not to mention that he knew the future trend and knew how to add warships and artillery to the Nanjing Navy. It was just Zheng Zhilong. Because he was the Zheng family's fleet, it was doomed. It is impossible for him to use a foreign surname multiple times.

However, the original history proves that none of the Zheng family members, including the most famous Zheng Chenggong, is actually good enough.The Zheng family fleet is getting worse from generation to generation.

Of course, now that I have traveled through time, everything needs to change.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen also had a passion to change history in his heart. He immediately pointed with his riding crop and said: "Let's go, let us all see how this Zheng family navy is doing!"

He has just entered Quanzhou Prefecture, and there are still two days' journey to Quanzhou Prefecture by the sea.

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Anyone who comes to Jinjiang Anhai Town will be shocked by this house.This house is none other than Zheng Zhilong's. It took three years and two months to complete the construction of this house.

One feature is that it is very large. Zheng Mansion is located to the north of Anping Bridge, from Xidai to Xigang in the west, to Xitou in the north, to Anping Qiaotou in the south, and directly connected to Wugang Port. It covers an area of ​​138 acres, almost 9 square meters. , equivalent to a super large community in later generations.

The main structure of Zheng Zhilong's house is a Xieshan style with five bays and thirteen bays, three-way gates, two fire lanes and five courtyards.Wings, pavilions, and pavilions on both sides face each other and form a barrier around it.There is "Dunren Pavilion" in the east, "Taiyun Tower" in the west, the "Catholic Hall" in the front hall, and the "Xiaosi Hall" in the middle hall, which are grand in scale.

There is a "Zhiyuan Garden" behind the big house, which is protected by a wall and surrounded by hills, pavilions, monasteries, ponds, small bridges, winding paths, beautiful trees, and exotic flowers and plants.

Its level of luxury will make everyone stunned!
At this time, in the lobby of Taiyun Building, several people were sitting here discussing matters.

The person sitting on the main seat was probably a middle-aged man in his forties.He has an easy-going face and always smiles. He seems to be a very easy-to-get-together person.

On the left and right sides of him, there were several people sitting, all in their 30s, with somewhat similar looks, but they lacked the smile, and instead had droopy faces, clearly conveying that they were actually in a bad mood.

One of them looked at the man on the main seat and said loudly: "Brother, it is now certain that the Bird Emperor is coming for our Zheng family. What should we do?"

Needless to say, this eldest brother is Zheng Zhilong.The person speaking was his fifth brother Zheng Zhibao.

Sitting on the other side was Zheng Hongkui, whose real name was Zheng Zhifeng. After hearing Zheng Zhibao's words, he also frowned and said: "When Mr. Huang came here before, our Zheng family had already given one hundred thousand shi of food and sent a ship to Nanjing. But this The emperor also led his troops south and headed straight to Quanzhou, I wonder what the reason is?"

Zheng Zhipeng, who was sitting next to him, was Zheng Zhilong's clan brother. He also said: "Brother, when the emperor comes to our Quanzhou, he is basically coming to our Zheng family, or to brother. Is this a blessing or a curse?"

Zheng Zhilong did not speak, but Zheng Zhibao turned to look at the opposite side and said loudly: "How can it be possible that he is still blessed? Haven't you heard that this emperor killed three hereditary princes in the capital, and then brought those nobles to Nanjing? They were cleaned up, for what reason, not just for their money? Now where did I hear that our Zheng family is rich, so I am jealous again!"

Having said this, he pointed around with his hand and said: "Even if he doesn't know, as soon as he comes to our place and looks at this house, even if our Zheng family has no money, he will think that we are rich!"

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he finally frowned and said, "I built this house when I was still young and didn't understand the secrets of Tao Guang. Now it is impossible to destroy it. This is a troublesome thing. If nothing else, just If the emperor wants to be serious, our house will be over the limit!"

The Ming Dynasty had regulations on what kind of houses and what kind of clothes officials of different grades should live in and what kind of clothes they should wear. Violation of these regulations was considered as overstepping the rules!

However, after the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, no one took this matter seriously, and overreaching became commonplace.Not to mention anything else, even the capital city is full of people who exceed the regulations.

However, the Zheng family's house is too big, and the land exceeds the limit. It is difficult to avoid attracting attention.

In the past, Zheng Zhilong had the final say in Fujian, and even the governor of Fujian had to look at his face before he could be a good official.Otherwise, if the governor of Fujian dares to cause trouble for him, he can create some things that will make even the official miserable without having to step forward.

Therefore, no matter how he exceeded the rules at that time, as long as he did not rebel, nothing would happen.

But this time, the emperor came to Quanzhou for the first time. This was something that was impossible to do in his dreams!He can control ordinary officials, how can the emperor control them?

If this emperor is a mediocre person, then he is not afraid.After all, there are many ways to greet people who come here in a big storm, and they can fool them. They can even please the emperor and bring the Zheng family to a higher level.

However, this emperor had issued edicts to punish himself many times before. He originally thought he was a sick cat, but unexpectedly, he suddenly went berserk last year. Only then did everyone in the world know that he was a ferocious tiger!
Not to mention, just a few months ago, the extremely powerful rebel army was defeated by the emperor himself!
To be honest, Zheng Zhilong himself had made a mistake in his judgment at the time for such illustrious martial arts skills and thought that the current emperor would be doomed!
Now, after the Battle of Nanjing, such an emperor left many things unaddressed and went straight to Fujian!Even if he came to Fujian, he went straight to Quanzhou!

Only then did Zheng Zhilong feel that the emperor was coming for him!
Although he couldn't figure out why the emperor came to him, it was already a fact.

Thinking about this, Zheng Zhilong also had a headache.

Unexpectedly, I heard Zheng Zhibao say angrily: "If the emperor dares to use the knife on our Zheng family, the worst case scenario is to destroy him and return to the sea!"

After finishing speaking, he thought for a moment and added: "This is our territory, and the emperor seems to have only brought more than 1000 people!"

The others listened but didn't answer.

After several incidents, it was actually clear that the emperor was targeting the rich.But if the emperor really wanted to attack the Zheng family, it would be impossible not to resist.

However, killing an emperor would definitely be the same as that of the Ming Dynasty.It's just that the Zheng family is invincible at sea, what can they do next?As long as the Ming Dynasty still exists, the Zheng family will be wiped out by the court sooner or later!
But it had happened before. The pirates of the Ming Dynasty couldn't survive along the coast, and eventually went to Nanyang to establish a country and become king. In the end, the imperial court sent navy to destroy them.

After Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, he looked at his younger brothers and said: "Our family will move to our hometown first. At least the house there is more ordinary and not so conspicuous. Let's see what the emperor means first. It shouldn't be so. Those who shouted at me, the Zheng family, were beaten and killed!"

His hometown is in Nan'an, north of Quanzhou, and can be reached by going upstream along the Blue River.

Once he made a decision, none of his younger brothers dared to object.

At this time, he thought for a moment and then said: "In addition, some things that are too conspicuous should be quickly packed away. Ships that are not in the imperial establishment and are an eyesore will be docked at other ports. In short, everything will be restored after the emperor leaves. As is!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hongkui asked: "Brother, what should we do at the dock?"

Zheng Zhilong established a shipbuilding workshop in Shijing, Nan'an, to build ships for both military and commercial purposes. He built three to five ships and repaired dozens of ships every year.This is private to the Zheng family and is not part of the imperial establishment.

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong said without thinking: "Stop the work first, tow the ships away first, and cover up the docks first. If it doesn't work, just put a few fishing boats to deal with it. The current emperor should not understand maritime affairs."

After hearing this, Zheng Zhibao muttered: "It's really troublesome!"

When Zheng Zhipeng heard this, he immediately agreed: "That's not true. When the emperor goes out of the palace, he cheers in front and back, which wastes the people and money. Therefore, if the emperor likes to go on patrol, he will definitely harm the local owner!"

When Zheng Zhibao heard this, he wanted to say more, but unexpectedly, Zheng Zhilong suddenly shouted in a cold voice: "That's enough. From now on, you should show more respect to the emperor. It will only take two days. Change your habits and keep the emperor in your heart." Respect, otherwise if you tell the truth in front of the emperor, no one can save you!"

It must be said that he was very cautious.

Zheng Zhilong did not use a negotiating tone, and his brothers all agreed regardless of whether they disagreed or not.

Then, they began to discuss the specific details of the pick-up.In short, they can't let the emperor discover too many things about them, and they can fool him away if they can.

During the discussion, suddenly, I heard a rush of footsteps outside, and soon, a group of people walked into the lobby.

"father!"

"father!"

"Uncle!"

"Uncle!"

"..."

Zheng Zhilong looked over when he heard the sound, and saw that it was his sons and his nephew, all looking excited. He frowned and shouted, "What are you doing here?"

The young man at the head, who must be in his early twenties, was not afraid at all when he heard his words. Instead, he excitedly said to Zheng Zhilong: "Dad, I heard that the emperor is coming to our Quanzhou. We must quickly discuss the matter of picking him up!"

This person was none other than the famous Zheng Chenggong in history. Zheng Zhilong’s eldest son was named Zheng Sen at this time.

Originally, he was sent to Nanjing Imperial College by his father to study, and he also became a disciple of the famous Confucian Qian Qianyi.Unexpectedly, the thieves, who claimed to be a million-strong army, were going to attack Yingtian Mansion, so they returned to their hometown at the order of their father, nominally celebrating the New Year, but actually to avoid the disaster.

As a result, news came that the emperor had arrived in Nanjing and defeated a million bandits with only [-] troops. This made Zheng Sen feel very regretful that he could not witness the greatest war in history!
Originally, he had long wanted to return to Nanjing.But his father didn't allow it, so he could only continue to hold it in Quanzhou.

As a result, he didn't expect that the famous emperor was coming to Quanzhou. He was suddenly excited and immediately ran to his father's place with his brother and cousins.

For Zheng Sen, who has just turned 21, it is the most important time to worship heroes.Not to mention, this hero is still an emperor, and his achievements are like legends, and they are so desirable.

One-on-one battle in front of the battle, surrendering the thieves; another one-on-one battle in front of the battle, with invincible arrows, capturing the slave chief alive...

Every deed is a story, something only found in legends.

It would be strange not to be excited about the possibility of seeing the emperor who is like the God of War with his own eyes!

He is like this, and so are his brothers!
There was originally a gloomy atmosphere in the lobby, but young people like them were relieved. I don't know, they thought there was some happy event!

At this time, when Zheng Zhilong saw the appearance of these young people, he immediately became angry and shouted coldly: "Look at yourself, you are the father of a child. How can you become a great person if you are so unstable?"

Zheng Sen got married in the spring of the 15th year of Chongzhen's reign, and had his eldest son Zheng Jing in October.At this time, it was already September of the 18th year of Chongzhen, and his son was already three years old.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong lost his temper, and the originally lively lobby quickly became cold.

Zheng Sen was not afraid. He just put down his excited expression and saluted Zheng Zhilong solemnly: "Father, the child is already his father. Can you discuss with the father about welcoming him?"

Zheng Zhilong: "..."

He had high hopes for this son, but he also discovered that this son and he were completely different people.

When he was Zheng Sen's age, he not only went to Xiangshan Ao to learn business from his uncle, but also traveled east to the Japanese country. He had already worshiped the pirate king Li Dan as his adoptive father and became his right-hand man.

But looking at this son, to be honest, Zheng Zhilong is a little disappointed.

However, Zheng Sen was his eldest son after all, and he devoted all his efforts to this son.

At this time, no one else in the lobby spoke, just looking at the father and son.

The head of the Zheng family is Zheng Zhilong now, and will be Zheng Sen in the future. There is no doubt about this.

At this time, after Zheng Zhilong came to his senses, he also understood why his son thought so and why he thought differently from him.So, he decided in his heart that he could no longer keep studying in the future, and should give him some things to do so that he could exercise.

Thinking like this, he regained his amiable demeanor and said to Zheng Sen: "You don't have to worry about other things. Just discuss it with your teacher. If the emperor really comes to our Zheng family after he arrives, he will be accompanied by our Zheng family. It’s up to you!”

Zheng Sen's teacher, Qian Qianyi, saw the rebels attacking Yingtian Mansion, so he followed Zheng Sen to Quanzhou and lived in Zheng's family ever since.Most of the son's thoughts are to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. It is good for him to accompany the emperor so that the emperor can see his son's sincerity.As for the dark ones, he should not be allowed to come into contact with them. Otherwise, something might happen. Even quoting scriptures would give him a headache.

When Zheng Sen heard his father's words that he would accompany the emperor, he was immediately very happy, and he quickly agreed and left.

When his younger brothers saw that their eldest brother was gone, they did not dare to stay any longer, so they quickly said goodbye and left.

However, Zheng Sen did not go to his teacher immediately. Instead, he went to his mother's place first. Before he entered the door, he shouted happily: "Mother, mother, mother..."

Zheng Zhilong's first wife was the Japanese Tianchuan clan, and there were also other clans such as Zhuangzhuang, Lin, Shi, Cai, Zeng and Cai Zhu.In this day and age, it is abnormal for a party to have only one female leader.

Zheng Sen was brought back to Ming Dynasty from Japan by his father when he was six years old, and he has been separated from his mother ever since.Even if he later married and had children, his mother was not here, which made Zheng Sen miss his mother very much.

Finally, Zheng Zhilong just went to Japan to bring the Tagawa family to the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, Zheng Sen is very close to his mother.

In the original history, the Manchu Qing invaded Quanzhou, causing the Tagawa clan to commit suicide and die for the country.Many people in later generations said that Zheng Sen's determination to resist the Qing Dynasty was due to his mother.

He had a deep affection for his mother, the Tagawa clan. He once made a statue of her out of gold, made a bed out of agarwood, and made curtains out of five-color jewels, which he cherished and enshrined.This golden statue was later taken away and burned by the Manchu troops, which made Zheng Sen hate the Manchus even more.

At this time, Zheng Sen felt that if the emperor came to the Zheng family, his father would arrange for him to welcome him. This was very good news, so he wanted to share it with his mother immediately.Because he knew that his mother had a very favorable impression of the Ming Dynasty because she was raised by Fujian maritime merchants.Now that the emperor is coming, his mother must be very happy.

After shouting and breaking in, he saw his mother leading his three-year-old son to play there, and his daughter-in-law Dong Yougu was watching with a pregnant belly.

At this time, Mr. Tagawa couldn't help but smile when he saw his son like this, "Look, you are the father of his child. Can you be more steady?"

He has not seen his son since he was six years old, which makes the Tagawa family feel very guilty about his son.Because of this, when Zheng Zhilong came to pick her up, she eventually left her second son and came to Ming Dynasty alone.

Zheng Sen knew that his mother was kind to him. Although he said similar things to his father, he was not afraid at all. He immediately said with a smile: "Mom, the current emperor has come to Quanzhou, probably to see dad. Dad said , I will be asked to accompany the current emperor. How about I talk to my father later and let my mother see what the current emperor looks like?"

When Mr. Tagawa heard this, he was very surprised.

She really wanted to see what the emperor of the heaven was like?She had just come to the Ming Dynasty and heard stories about how the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was like a god.However, compared to Zheng Sen, she knew very well what Zheng Zhilong did.

Therefore, when she came back to her senses, she immediately frowned, and even her grandson didn't care about it for the time being, and asked: "You mean, the current emperor is coming to find your father?"

"That's not true!" Zheng Sen heard this and said without thinking, "The emperor came directly to Quanzhou. Who else in Quanzhou besides dad can make the emperor come to meet him?"

After confirming that this was the case, she became a little worried.But looking back, it seems that my husband, as the navy commander of the imperial court, must have done his duty to ensure the peace of the country. The emperor came here not to stir up trouble, right?
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Zheng Sen was a little confused when he saw that his mother didn't seem to have the reaction he expected, and asked immediately.

When Mr. Tagawa heard this, he suddenly smiled.

What are you worrying about? Someone as powerful as your husband can definitely handle it.

With this in mind, she smiled at Zheng Sen and said, "Sen'er, your father will arrange the emperor's affairs. Just listen to your father."

After hearing this, Zheng Sen said with some expectation: "I don't know why the emperor is here? If he comes to reward my father, he can also give my mother a royal title!"

After hearing this, Mr. Tagawa looked at his son who had reunited after a long separation with a smile, and said, "It doesn't matter whether my mother has a royal decree or not, but Sen'er, you have to work hard and see if you can pass the imperial examination?"

As soon as he heard this, Zheng Sen had a headache, and immediately said to his mother: "Mom, dad asked the child to go to the teacher to discuss meeting the emperor, and then the child left?"

When Mr. Tagawa saw it, he couldn't help but shake his head.

This son is actually very smart. He won the scholarship at the age of 14, but he has been unable to win the exam since then.For this reason, his father asked him to study in the Imperial College and spent a huge sum of money to become a disciple of Ming Ru.But now it seems that he does not want to focus on the imperial examination.

However, a son who inherits his father's legacy may not necessarily take the imperial examination route.He can do whatever he wants, happiness is the most important thing!

With that in mind, she watched her son go out with a smile.

After a while, Zheng Sen turned around and arrived at the pavilion of Zhiyuan Garden. He saw his teacher and his wife drinking Dahongpao and singing songs at ease.

But when he approached, Qian Qianyi had already seen him, stood up and asked with concern: "Damu, is there any news?"

Since he was deprived of his official status in the tenth year of Chongzhen, he has always wanted to make a comeback, but he has never had the chance.

Later, he broke the pot, and when he was 14 years old in the 59th year of Chongzhen, he married the 23-year-old famous prostitute Liu Rushi with a grand gift, and built the spectacular and gorgeous "Jiangyun Tower" and "Hongdou Pavilion" in Yushan.The two lived together in Jiangyun Tower and enjoyed each other's reading and discussing poetry, but they were also at ease.

But after a long time, he began to think about becoming an official again.But in troubled times, there is no way out, so we can only wait for the opportunity.

As a result, the opportunity did not come. Instead, news of a large-scale attack by Li's army came.

His family was in Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture, very close to Yingtian Prefecture. He was afraid of being affected by the military disaster, so he fled to distant Fujian with his students to avoid disaster.

To be honest, Qian Qianyi himself was very rich, but after coming to Quanzhou, he realized that his wealth was nothing compared to his student's family.

So, he was at ease here with Liu Rushi, and he didn't have to worry about anything else.

He just didn't expect that the emperor led his troops to Nanjing and defeated millions of thieves, which made him regret it again.

If you don't flee to Fujian, but stay in Yingtian Mansion and take the opportunity to do something, it will be a perfect opportunity to catch the emperor's eye.

Just when he was regretting it, another rumor came that the emperor had come to Fujian, and to Quanzhou.

Therefore, Qian Qianyi once again tried to please the emperor. To this end, he also encouraged the student to perform actively in front of the emperor.

At this time, when he saw Zheng Sen coming, he wanted to confirm whether the emperor was coming to Quanzhou, otherwise his expectations would be disappointed again!
Zheng Sen did not answer immediately, but bowed to Qian Qianyi solemnly, and then bowed to his wife Liu Rushi, and then replied politely: "The matter of the Emperor coming to Quanzhou should be confirmed. My father said, He may come to Zheng’s house, and I will accompany him to pick him up at that time.”

When Qian Qianyi heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, but on the surface, he still maintained restraint and said: "Then I will test you, why does the emperor rush to Quanzhou despite having so many things to do? Do you know why? "

After hearing this, Zheng Sen shook his head and saluted Qian Qianyi: "Students are stupid, please ask your teacher for guidance!"

His teacher was a third-level scholar, and he had served as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites in the court, and was also a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He had a chance to join the cabinet.With such identity, experience and knowledge, it is natural to have extraordinary insights.Zheng Sen couldn't think of it himself, so he simply asked directly.

After hearing this, Qian Qianyi did not answer immediately. Instead, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. After putting it down, he looked at Zheng Sen and said: "It is possible for His Majesty to put down so many important things and come to Quanzhou. There is only one reason why you, the Zheng family, are here, and that is food!"

Qian Qianyi is definitely capable. He had noticed it when Huang Daozhou came to ask for food before.The emperor came again. Judging from the situation, it was easy for him to guess that the court was still short of food.

After hearing this, Zheng Sen said with some confusion: "But hasn't my family already given us one hundred thousand shi of food? Isn't that enough?"

When Qian Qianyi heard his doubts, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "If one hundred thousand stones of grain are used as military rations, it will only be enough for a hundred thousand troops for about three months. And how many people are affected by the military disaster in the imperial court now? Tell me, are these [-] shi of grain a lot or a little?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Sen couldn't help but scratched the back of his head and said with a wry smile: "So one hundred thousand shi of grain is so uneaten? I saw so many ships carrying grain northward before, and I thought it was a lot!"

At this time of the Ming Dynasty, the ordinary cargo ships were all five hundred materials, which could transport about five hundred shi of grain. The large treasure ships were one thousand materials, which could transport about one thousand shi of grain.Therefore, at that time, Zheng Zhilong sent more than 100 ships to go north with [-] shi of grain. It was so majestic that it looked like a lot.

Born into a wealthy family, he has no idea about firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.Not to mention Zheng Sen, even ordinary officials would probably not have any idea if they were not exposed to this kind of thing.

Now, after Qian Qianyi's explanation, Zheng Sen finally understood that one hundred thousand stones of grain sounded like a lot, but in fact it was really not much!
At this time, Liu Rushi couldn't help but smile when he saw Zheng Sen like this. After refilling Qian Qianyi's tea, he also said: "Damu doesn't need to blame himself. Even some people who have learned a lot may not understand this kind of thing."

Hearing this, Zheng Sen immediately remembered Huang Daozhou who had been here before, and thought to himself, could the master's wife be referring to him?

Thinking of this, he felt much better.He thanked Liu Rushi first, then looked at Qian Qianyi and said, "Teacher, if this is the case, does the emperor think that my family can provide more food?"

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "You must be clear about your own situation, right?"

When Zheng Sen heard this, he was a little confused. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Who is your mentor?"

Qian Qianyi has been here for almost a year and has heard about some things, but it is impossible to understand them all.He just knew that the Zheng family had a huge fleet.And he himself was from Jiangnan, and there were people around him who were engaged in sea trade.

Even though Zheng Zhilong is very low-key and Qian Qianyi is over 60 years old, he still has some life experience and can make some guesses based on some signs.

At this time, when he saw that the student was still confused, he knew that the Zheng family probably did not let him participate in the specific things, so he reminded him: "You think, the emperor neglected such important things and came to Quanzhou specifically. It means that the emperor definitely knows that your family can provide more food. As long as you ask more questions in this regard and try to see if you can give the emperor a satisfactory explanation, do you think the emperor will be very happy that he did not run away in vain? trip?"

After a pause, he continued: "On the other hand, if the emperor is disappointed, think about it, how angry he will be if he comes here specially but is not satisfied? So, whether it is for your own future or for the Zheng family, You must work hard on this aspect for your future. There is only so much that a teacher can say!"

If Zheng Sen could satisfy the emperor, then who taught Zheng Sen?It’s not him Qian Qianyi!

With this as a premise, it shouldn't be difficult for Qian Qianyi to make a comeback!

At this time, when Zheng Sen heard this, he suddenly realized what he was going to do. He immediately saluted Qian Qianyi and said, "Student, thank you for your mentor's advice. The emperor will be here soon, so the student has to go and be busy and cannot accompany his mentor. Please forgive me, my mentor!"

When Qian Qianyi heard this, he said with a smile on his face: "Damu is determined to serve the country, and as a teacher, he should encourage him. There is no need to talk about forgiveness, go ahead!"

After hearing this, Zheng Sen hurriedly said goodbye and left.

He had already decided in his heart that he must take this opportunity to perform well. As long as the emperor was happy, he might be able to get a royal decree for his mother!
Watching Zheng Sen leave in a hurry, Qian Qianyi smiled while stroking his beard and said to Liu Rushi, "The return date is not far away!"

Although there is no need to worry about food and clothing here, the terrible thing is that it is really too hot.No matter how good it is, it’s not as good as Jiangnan!

Now that the bandit army in the south of the Yangtze River has been quelled by the emperor, they could have gone back.And if you can get into the eyes of the emperor, you can go back sooner. Whether you go to the capital to be an official or to Nanjing to be an official, it is better than dying of heat in this most remote place.

However, one thing he didn't expect was that less than half an hour later, the Zheng family was going to move, saying they were going back to their hometown to visit relatives, visit their graves, and stay for a while.

Qian Qianyi had no compulsory requirements, but Zheng Sen was leaving, so he couldn't stay here, so naturally he had to follow him to teach this student.

He originally wanted to ask Zheng Sen about the situation, but why did he suddenly have to move?As a result, the boy who served them reported that the eldest son could not be found. In the end, Qian Qianyi had to move with the Zheng family first.

Zheng Zhilong couldn't find his eldest son, but he didn't pay much attention.The emperor is coming soon. As the head of the family, he has many things that he cannot see and is busy with many things.

For most people, moving is a troublesome and frustrating matter.

But the Zheng family doesn't have to. They have their own fleet. They don't need to bring anything with them. They can just take the boat up the Lanxi River and reach their hometown of Nan'an.

When Zheng Zhilong's fleet passed through the capital of Quanzhou, he went ashore to discuss with the prefect and found out that the emperor was almost at Anxi, not far from Nan'an.

Therefore, he did not go to his hometown of Nan'an, but put on his military uniform and stayed solemnly in the General Military Office, waiting for further news from the emperor.

I don’t know if it was because of the shipwreck incident, but the emperor ignored the most convenient way to go down the river by boat, and still went south along the official road.

In the early morning of the third day, the commander of the Imperial Biao Battalion arrived at Quanzhou Fucheng without stopping at night. He explicitly asked the Quanzhou Prefecture Prefecture and the Fujian Navy Chief of Staff Zheng Zhilong to pick him up. Other officials did not need to pick him up. Everything was kept simple and no extravagance or waste was allowed, which would waste people and money. , and do not disturb local people or affect people's livelihood.

This decree was passed down, which surprised the prefect of Quanzhou Prefecture and Zheng Zhilong.

It is conceivable that the emperor had to rush for time when he went all the way south, so he did not let the government offices along the way pick him up.

Now that we are almost at our destination, the emperor is still so simple. To put it bluntly, it is simply insulting to the status of the emperor, right?

What about the majesty of the emperor?

Not to mention the emperor of a country, even if an ordinary feudal official visits a place, he must be greeted by officials of all sizes, and then representatives of the squires must be arranged to express public welcome.

Zheng Zhilong was a little suspicious, so he secretly asked the prefect of Quanzhou Prefecture: "Is the emperor's decree an irony?"

In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, he always stayed in Fujian.When court officials came, he would deal with them, but he had no control over the rest.

Therefore, he really couldn't figure out the abnormal decree of the current emperor, so he could only be a member of the officialdom.

But the problem is that although the prefect of Quanzhou Prefecture is a fifth-rank official, the official who was placed in such a remote position cannot be an official familiar to the court. Regarding the current emperor, the previous emperors may still know a little bit about it. From last year The emperor began to change drastically, and he really didn't know it!

The two of them discussed and discussed, but neither dared to confirm the situation. In the end, they decided to follow the emperor's will first and then talk about it.

According to the time when Ye Bushou delivered the edict, the Holy Master would arrive in Quanzhou Fucheng around noon the next day.

Therefore, the prefect of Quanzhou Prefecture and Zheng Zhilong got up early in the morning to inspect their respective subordinates to ensure that there would be no mistakes, and then walked ten miles away to wait for the arrival of the Holy Driver.

Team after team of night riding horses roared in. Although the weather was hot, they were still wearing leather armor.Just looking at these soldiers, they have an elite aura. Not to mention the civil servant, the prefect of Quanzhou Prefecture, Zheng Zhilong, who leads the army and has more than 20 men, is secretly frightened.

After waiting for another half an hour, the emperor's chariot finally appeared.

(End of this chapter)