nanming man

Chapter 1007

After hearing Gan Hui's report, Zheng Sen left his official duties and got up from the handsome case.

He walked back and forth in the tent for a few steps, and suddenly stopped, "Are you sure it's someone sent by the bandit Wei?"

Gan Hui nodded, and said in a deep voice, "It's absolutely true, it seems to be Qian Qianyi, the leader of Jiangnan scholars!"

"It's him!" Zheng Sen's face was grim, and it was this old man who was not ashamed. He walked quickly to the shelf, took the helmet and the treasured sword, "Go, follow me into the city."

In Fuzhou, Zheng Zhilong's mansion, members of the Zheng family, etc., gathered together to discuss.

A family of pirate merchants like the Zheng family respects Zheng Zhilong, but each house has a certain strength, and when encountering important matters, Zheng Zhilong still needs to discuss with them.

At this time in the lobby, everyone in the Zheng family was whispering, Zheng Zhilong waved his hands away from the servants who were serving tea, and then said in a deep voice: "Quiet!"

The people sitting on both sides immediately fell silent and looked at Zheng Zhilong in unison.

"Emperor of the Wei Dynasty ordered Mu Zhai to send a letter, willing to surrender to me as the duke of the country. Of course, you will each have a reward." Zheng Zhilong asked: "What do you think about this?"

Everyone whispered a few words, and Zheng Zhibao smiled and said: "Brother, what else is there to think about? The Wei army has already occupied the south of the Yangtze River and is approaching Xianxia Pass. With the power of Fujian province, how can we fight against the strong Wei. Since the emperor of Wei has surrendered, That would be great."

Zheng Cai stood up and cupped her fists, "Uncle, my nephew thinks that surrendering to the Great Wei is in line with the general trend. In this way, my Zheng family can avoid military disasters, win high officials and noble titles, and preserve maritime interests. Why not do it?"

Zheng Hongkui remained silent and did not express any opinion on the matter.

Zheng Zhilong glanced at the crowd and saw that most of the family members were in favor of surrendering to Wei, he nodded slightly, then hesitated and said: "Now Wei really has the upper hand, and I also intend to vote for Wei in my heart, but the Emperor of Wei has nothing to do but give In addition to my title, I have also made demands on our Zheng family."

The Zheng family is a family of pirate merchants, and they value their own family's interests more than their own country.

Therefore, in the face of the general situation, most of the Zheng family did not have the determination to resist, because in their view, it was not worthwhile to waste the Zheng family's money and children's lives for the Ming Dynasty, without any gain.

Zheng Zhibao hurriedly asked, "Brother, what does the Emperor of Wei want us to do?"

Zheng Zhilong said in a deep voice: "The Emperor of Great Wei asked the Zheng family to hand over the control of the navy. When the Zheng family conducts maritime trade, they need to pay taxes according to the laws of the Great Wei, and they are not allowed to collect sea taxes privately."

What Gao Yihuan meant was that if high-ranking officials treat the Zheng family, the Zheng family can continue to engage in maritime trade, but they must separate from the army and become regular maritime merchants, and they cannot rob the interests of the Wei court.

Everyone in the hall was discussing that the Zheng family made nearly [-] million yuan of profits from the sea every year, a large part of which came from the private collection of sea taxes.

The Great Wei court wanted to get back the sea tax, and imposed tariffs on the ocean trade conducted by the Zheng family.

This undoubtedly harmed the interests of the Zheng family, and caused disagreements among the Zheng family who originally wanted to surrender to Wei.

Zheng Zhibao frowned, "What do you think, brother?"

Zheng Zhilong said in a deep voice: "Now the situation is unstoppable. We have obtained huge profits at sea. What we have done is nothing more than glory, wealth and superior status. If we fight against the Great Wei, we must be prepared to become pirates again. At that time, we will lose Fujian, lose our supply of goods, and be precariously traveling on the sea. We will be regarded as pirates. It is better to accept the conditions of the Great Wei, to be the prince of the new dynasty. "

Being a pirate is free and easy, but there are also huge risks. After all, it is not a long-term road. Zheng Zhilong actually pursues stability in his heart.

Zheng Zhibao immediately said: "Since that's the case, let's surrender. You earn money as a pirate, but you have nothing to spend it on. It's better to become a nobleman of the Great Wei Dynasty."

Zheng Zhilong said in a deep voice: "In my heart, I tend to submit to the Great Wei, but the Emperor of the Great Wei asked our Zheng family to hand over military power. If there is no military power, then I am a fish on the chopping board and let others slaughter me? I am worried that the Great Wei court will backtrack what!"

Zheng Cai pondered and said: "Uncle, I heard that the Emperor of Wei was benevolent and righteous. If they want to lie to us, they don't need to mention these conditions. Since they mentioned it, my nephew has felt the sincerity of the Wei court. Furthermore, , even if we hand over the military power, will Wei have any naval personnel? At that time, the navy will still be led by our Zheng family?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong's brows immediately relaxed. What he was most worried about was losing his military power, but Zheng Cai's words relieved his worry.

No matter if it is Daming or Wei, if they want peace in the sea, they need to reuse their people from the Zheng family in Fujian.

Zheng Zhilong nodded heavily, "You are right~~~~~~"

While talking, there was a commotion outside the lobby, and Zheng Sen suddenly broke in.

Wearing armor, with his sword in his hand, he glanced at everyone angrily, and said coldly, "Father, what are you doing, why don't you call me?"

Zheng Zhilong frowned slightly, and waved his hand, "You guys step back first!"

Zheng Zhibao and the others stood up one after another upon hearing the words, glanced at Zheng Sen, and filed out of the lobby one after another.

Zheng Sen said angrily, "Father, are you going to surrender to Wei thief?"

Zheng Zhilong showed displeasure on his face. Over the past few years, Zhu Cihong had raised Zheng Sen's status and made Zheng Sen the commander of the Fujian Navy. Gave it to Zheng Sen.

It's just that Zheng Zhilong didn't expect that after Zheng Sen took over the navy, he would specialize in loss-making business, helping Zhu Cihong take over Beijing, guard the Huai River, and guard the Yangtze River. Very dissatisfied, he has already begun to take back Zheng Sen's power.

Seeing Zheng Sen's rudeness, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help glaring, and said angrily: "This is not for you, but for the Zheng family!"

"Father really wants to surrender to Wei!" Zheng Sen said in grief and indignation: "Father and son are all ministers of Ming Dynasty. When the country is in crisis, they don't want to serve the country, but turn to the thief. They will be ridiculed by the world. Even if they get the official position of Wei, what face will they have?" Based on the world?"

Zheng Zhilong snorted, "Damu, you are such a elm-headed person. Your teacher Qian Qianyi has already voted for Wei, and you still cling to those rotten things. I am determined on this matter. You don't need to say more, just quit." Come down!"

After finishing speaking, Zheng Zhilong walked away, and Zheng Sen's face turned pale.

"What should the general do?" Seeing this, Gan Hui stepped forward and asked.

Zheng Sen clenched the handle of the knife tightly, his face was troubled for a while, and finally he said suddenly: "Go outside the city and call the soldiers in."

(End of this chapter)