Borrow the day to change the day

"Fei Huang, your eldest son is my god-nephew. I am very optimistic about him, and I will try my best to train him to become a powerful frontier official of Daming Megatron." Zhong Jinwei asked Zheng Zhilong to sit and drank tea. said suddenly.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong quickly put down his teacup, clasped his fists to Zhong Jinwei and said, "Duke's kindness, the last general and the dog will never forget it."

Zhong Jinwei accepted his salute, and continued: "As for Feihuang yourself, what achievements you can achieve in Daming mainly depends on your own efforts."

Zheng Zhilong heard this, and knew that the Duke meant his own son, and the Duke would try his best to cultivate him.But if you say it yourself, you have to rely on your own ability.

He was about to make a statement to Duke Guo, but Zhong Jinwei changed the subject and said, "However, I think that among the generals of the Great Ming Navy, no one can compare with you in terms of experience in naval warfare. Even my brother-in-law , although you work hard, at least at this stage, you are not as experienced in naval warfare as you are."

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong remained calm and humble on the surface.But my heart is still very proud.What the Duke said was fair, as for his ability at sea, he ranked second among the generals of the Ming Dynasty, and no one would dare to say that he was number one.

When Zhong Jinwei said this, he raised his teacup to signal Zheng Zhilong to drink tea.When Zheng Zhilong saw it, he quickly responded.

As soon as the teacups were put back on the table, Yu Changjian immediately filled them with tea again. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

Zhong Jinwei looked at Zheng Zhilong with a smile, and said kindly: "Fei Huang, you are aware of the change in the national policy of Daming Sea. What do you think of the future of our Daming Navy?"

When the Duke asked this question, Zheng Zhilong had thought about it a long time ago.Therefore, he immediately replied: "The last general can guarantee that in the future, only my Daming navy will exist in the waters near Daming."

"Hehe, well said. I have an idea, and I have talked to the emperor about it before. When the time is right, I will formally propose it and let the emperor make a decision." Zhong Jinwei paused for a while when he saw that Zheng Zhilong was serious Hearing himself talking, he continued: "The Daming Navy will be renamed the Daming Navy, and it will be as important as the Army."

When Zheng Zhilong heard it, even though his city was very deep, he showed a pleasant face at this time.

Daming's navy has always been an embarrassing unit, even in the most glorious Yongli period, it was not valued very much.Later, the name of the navy simply disappeared.All kinds of military books, even those written by Qi Jiguang, are called Shuiying.

Now Xing Guogong has revealed that it will be renamed the Navy and will pay equal attention to the Army.The meaning of this name change, for Zheng Zhilong, who was born as a pirate and is good at naval warfare, obviously he can understand it without going into details.

Seeing that Zheng Zhilong's reaction was as expected, Zhong Jinwei was very satisfied.Now that he's been given a sufficiently rosy and attractive prospect, it's time to get down to business.

I only heard Zhong Jinwei continue to say: "Fei Huang, you were born among pirates, everyone knows that..."

Zheng Zhilong was happy, when suddenly he heard what Duke Xing said, his excited heart immediately calmed down, not knowing what the Duke would say next.

"After you were recruited, you are still engaged in illegal smuggling business. Not only me, but even the emperor knows about it."

When Zheng Zhilong heard that Duke Xingguo had brought up this matter face to face, his expression changed with fright.He glanced at Gu Baichuan, who seemed to be doing nothing, looking at the candlelight on the ground, and when he was about to plead guilty, Zhong Jinwei said again: "But because you performed well later, I didn't pursue you, the smuggler, again." sin, and even promoted your official position."

Zheng Zhilong couldn't sit still anymore, he quickly stood up and knelt down to plead guilty: "The general is confused, the duke and the emperor are so magnanimous, the general will never do it again in the future."

Zhong Jinwei did not change his face, still nodded with a smile and said, "That's fine. Get up, I don't mean to pursue you by saying this."

Zheng Zhilong stood up obediently, but his mood was not as happy as before.He is also an old Jianghu, knowing that the Duke will not talk about this matter for no reason.

Sure enough, Zhong Jinwei went on to say: "As the saying goes, a long illness makes a doctor. If a person has been ill for a long time, he will naturally know how to cure the disease. You have done smuggling business before, and you should have experience in how to prevent smuggling. Therefore, I hope you can contribute to the anti-smuggling affairs of the Shibo Department."

Zheng Zhilong now understands that the Duke of the State has been talking so much since his son, but it is actually for this purpose.

Having come to this point by myself, there is actually no other choice but to cling to the imperial court's thighs.Moreover, serving the imperial court all the time is of great benefit to himself and his son.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong saw that Zhong Jinwei was staring at him all the time, so he said simply and neatly: "Don't worry, the Duke, as long as the Duke has an order, the general will obey it and do his best to do it well."

"Fei Huang, if you agree, I don't want you to be in a dilemma when you see your old friends during the anti-smuggling operation, or let them go directly." Zhong Jinwei still stared at Zheng Zhilong, reminding him as if thinking about him .

Zheng Zhilong was not a kind-hearted and kind-hearted person in the first place. After being recruited before, in order to monopolize the smuggling business at sea, he turned his brothers against each other and killed his former sworn brothers.

Now that he has made his statement, the Duke reminded him that for his own benefit, Zheng Zhilong naturally never thought of being soft.I just heard him express his position to Zhong Jinwei: "Don't worry, the Duke, no matter who it is, as long as he dares to violate the laws of the country, I, Zheng Zhilong, will never tolerate it. Even if Zhihu broke the law, I will resolutely tie him up and punish him."

Zheng Zhilong spoke righteously and impassionedly.People who didn't know heard him, and thought he was an upright official who could kill relatives righteously.

After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei showed a very happy look.He praised Zheng Zhilong for a meal, and then repeatedly motioned Zheng Zhilong to drink tea, very harmonious.

After a while, Zhong Jinwei said to Zheng Zhilong: "I know that your western-style warship still has three bows, and it is still in Fujian. What I mean is that your younger brother Zheng Zhihu will be promoted to the naval garrison, and transferred from Fujian to Guangdong. Control, patrol the coast of Guangdong, check smuggling. How do you see this arrangement?"

Zheng Zhilong looked overjoyed, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said to Zhong Jinwei: "The general will thank the Duke for his promotion on Zhihu's behalf!"

There is actually no way for Zhong Jinwei to arrange this way. Guangdong's Shuiying is not an opponent of smuggling ships.On the coasts of Fujian and Guangdong, only Zheng Zhilong's three-bow western-style warships can form an overwhelming advantage over smuggling ships.

However, the Western-style warships that the imperial court is repairing and imitating are intended to form a northern navy to escort the feudal kings to North America.At least this year, it is impossible to transfer here.

He said so much, he wanted to use Zheng Zhilong's strength to strengthen the anti-smuggling force at sea, and fight against sea smuggling in Guangdong with all his strength.