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Chapter 472 The Birth of a Daughter
The news that Yang Chao gave birth to a daughter quickly spread throughout the world.

The Huangfeng Mansion in Nanjing sighed.

Li Wuliu, Wang Pu, Zhao Kang and others from Shandong were also very sorry. When they got together, they expressed privately that it would be nice to be a young uncle.

Many men on the front line in Jiangxi also sighed.

Lu Mo and Xie Fei also felt sorry.

All the beneficiaries of Yang Chao's forces felt sorry for them. For them, Yang Chao had been tied to their own future. Without a single heir in the Yang family, they felt uneasy.

But these people sent congratulatory gifts by coincidence, without daring to express any regrets, and congratulated Yang Chao one after another.

On the contrary, Liu Zongzhou and others ridiculed in their hearts, and even invited three or five friends for a drink.

I heard that even the little emperor Zhu Cihuan who was in Zhaoqing was very concerned about this, and when he heard that it was a daughter, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

"Quick, call Auntie."

The parents gave birth to a granddaughter, but they didn't look very happy. They pretended to be happy in front of others, but they were even more anxious behind the scenes. Only Yang Yue was heartless and the happiest person.

Even Zhu Yu, the child's mother, was a little sad. She always believed that she was pregnant with a son. No matter how many people she looked at, she said it was a son, but she never thought it was a daughter.

"Daughter is good, my daughter is daddy's close-fitting padded jacket!"

Yang Chao is another happy person. Looking at the sweet little girl who is eating and sleeping on her fingertips, Yang Chao feels his heart softens. The feeling of being connected by blood with another person is really unbelievable for a person without children. I can't understand it, this feeling is so wonderful and so strong, it makes you believe that you can give everything for this little life.

"Choose a name, choose a name to support yourself."

Aimee Zhu said weakly from the side.

"Didn't you all discuss it before?"

When it came to naming things, when they were just pregnant, Dong Xiaowan and the others were very active, looking through books all day long to find good words.

Auntie Zhu sighed: "In the past, I always took the name of my son. Who wants to give birth to a girl."

"Girl is good, girl, don't worry!"

Yang Chao sighed, patriarchal thinking is bad, but the fact is that this kind of thinking is very serious in this era. When a poor family has a daughter and can't support them, it is good to abandon the daughter, and some even kill the baby girl.

"What name should I choose? Yang Lan, okay?"

"It's up to you. Choose another nickname."

"My nickname is Hong'er. Look at her little face, how red it is."

Seeing that her husband really liked her daughter, Auntie Zhu couldn't help turning her head away, with tears streaming from her eyes, her mood was indescribably complicated.

"Uncle, that pirate has come to congratulate you."

When Zheng Chenggong came to congratulate him when he was just warming up with his daughter, he was actually just taking the opportunity to talk about Fujian issues with Yang Chao.

"Congratulations uncle, congratulations uncle!"

Zheng Chenggong smiled, but he couldn't hide the anxiety in his eyes.

After Jin Shenghuan in Fujian was anyway, the Zheng family lost the excuse to attack Jin Shenghuan, and there was no chance to recover Fujian. Zheng Chenggong was very worried about this.

"Haha, thank you Uncle Zhongxiao for your congratulatory gift. It's time for you to marry a wife and have a baby."

Yang Chao asked Zheng Chenggong to sit down and said that he was really in a good mood.

"The hatred of the country and the family has not been reported, why should the family do it!"

Zheng Chenggong answered loudly.

Yang Chao withdrew his smile: "Come here to serve tea, let Yang Yue come over, you girls have rough hands and feet."

Yang Chao specially asked his younger sister to come over. He wanted to create an opportunity for his younger sister to get in touch with Zheng Chenggong. The younger sister was already old, but she hadn't found someone yet, because her parents were too picky. After Yang Chao got married, they started to make arrangements for her younger sister, but that At that time, the big wealthy family didn't think much of the Yang family who held a heavy army, but the Yang family and his wife from ordinary families didn't think much of it.

The standard for parents to choose a mate for their younger sister has now become a rich family, and non-rich families do not marry. Big merchants like Wang Xiao’s family are absolutely disliked. They must be officials and eunuchs. They don’t have a century-old background, so they don’t even look at them. glance.

But Yang Chao offended the noble family again. At this time, any noble family who dares to marry the Yang family will be scolded to death.

Yang Chao didn't care much about those local tyrants. If his sister wanted to marry, Yang Chao would rather let her find a hero, a hero who could be written into the history books. Zheng Chenggong obviously met the standard.

The younger sister came in quickly, poured a cup of tea, put it in front of Zheng Chenggong with a snap, and spilled all the tea.

"Young Master Zheng drinks tea."

Then said coldly.

Zheng Chenggong nodded casually, and didn't care. He glanced at Yang Yue casually, without any reaction.

These two people don't call!
Yang Chao thought to himself, several times, Yang Chao had discovered this problem. Influenced by his sisters-in-law at home, his younger sister disliked Zheng Chenggong, who was born as a pirate, and had a strong prejudice.And Zheng Chenggong really has no interest in women, at least he has not been close to women in the past six months in Nanjing.

"The governor can't send troops to Fujian. The world has only been peaceful for a few months, and the governor doesn't want to stir up disputes."

As soon as his sister left, Yang Chao expressed his opinion directly to Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong said: "I know my uncle's difficulties. I don't ask my uncle to send troops to Fujian, but I only ask my uncle to write a letter to set up a shipping department in Quanzhou. My Zheng family only wants to gain the benefits of maritime trade."

As long as Jin Shenghuan held the banner of Daming for a day, the Zheng family would not dare to risk the displeasure of the world and send troops to attack.

At this time, the Zheng family's power was still only in the coastal islands, and it was almost empty. When confronting Jin Shenghuan before, they could only obtain some goods through smuggling, and they had to leave most of the ships to guard against Jin Shenghuan, so the sea trade was greatly affected.

The impact on sea trade is second to none. The key is that the Zheng family lost its hegemony in the South China Sea. The Dutch were the first to jump out and no longer pay taxes to the Zheng family, not even pumping water. The pirates also began to disobey orders, especially the pirates in Guangdong began to act on their own, and even began to attack Zheng's fleet.

Now that Fujian is out of reach, the Zheng family is looking for the next best thing, hoping to open a shipping market in Fujian just like Yang Chao controlled the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Department, and the Zheng family will take charge of it, and step by step to win back the interests of the maritime trade. Gradually regain power and regain hegemony in the South China Sea.

On this point, Yang Chao is very supportive of Zheng's.

"It's okay to open a market. But it's better for the governor to open this market. Not only do we need to open a market in Quanzhou, but the governor also asks to open a market in Guangzhou. Should the national market be unified?"

"This!"

Zheng Chenggong didn't expect Yang Chao to have ambitions for Fujian, and his face immediately changed. If Jin Shenghuan occupied Fujian and the Zheng family dared to compete with him, then Yang Chao had ambitions for Fujian, which is the greatest danger. If Yang Chao If it's a tiger, Jin Shenghuan is just a dog.

"However, all the tax and money of Quanzhou Shipbuilding will be given to Mr. Zheng. But Mr. Zheng has to ensure that there will be no smuggling in Fujian and Guangdong. Otherwise, the opening of this city's shipping department will only be in vain."

Zheng Chenggong was puzzled again. Yang Chao wanted to open a market ship, but left the tax money to the Zheng family.

"I don't know how long Uncle intends to hand over the tax money to Mrs. Zheng?"

Zheng Chenggong asked, he didn't know if Yang Chao was just a stopgap measure, or if he had other plans.

"For one day when the Zheng family guards the Daming sea area, Fujian's ship tax bank will support the Zheng family for one day."

Yang Chao said.

Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed when he heard this, which meant that Yang Chao still supported them, and it would be the best ending if he couldn't personally take charge of Shibo.

"That's it, the 20 sea brothers of the Zheng family have thanked Uncle Yang!"

Zheng Chenggong immediately stood up and bowed to thank him.

Yang Chao helped him to sit down: "The strength of the Zheng family is the power of my Ming Dynasty. Without the Zheng family, there would be no coastal defense. The Governor hopes that the Zheng family will not only dominate the South China Sea, but also rush out of the South China Sea. Wherever there are sea routes connected, It should have the banner of the Zheng family!"

Zheng Chenggong's hand trembled suddenly, the scene was so beautiful, he became a little excited.

Yang Chao patted him: "Uncle Zhongxiao, you are still young, so you should have great ambitions. Look at those Dutch red hairs. There is no place in the world that they don't go. The Dutch eat it, and so does the Zheng family!"

Yang Chao continued to encourage Zheng to develop sea power.

After the two finished talking, Zheng Chenggong left. Apart from congratulating him, he came this time to bid farewell. He has stayed in Nanjing for more than three months, and he has got everything he deserves, and he has no hope for what he didn't get. He had to go back and regroup.

Under the mediation of Yang Chao and the influence of Zheng Hongkui, the forces of the Zheng family have gathered together again. Everyone accepts that Zheng Chenggong came out to lead them. , also accepted Zheng Chenggong as the leader.

Yang Chao did not hesitate to protect Zheng's power on the water. To put it bluntly, Zheng's identity as a pirate was not transformed into an official status. , Spaniards, are eyeing it.

Before the rise of the Zheng family, the Spaniards dared to massacre Chinese in the Philippines. After the rise of the Zheng family, this kind of thing did not happen. To be honest, because the Zheng family dominated Nanyang, the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang had the opportunity to trade with foreigners on an equal footing. Otherwise, they would just will be robbed.

The Dutch, the British, and the French all supported pirates, especially the British. If it weren't for Drake and other pirates, they would have been defeated by the Spanish Armada long ago, and then the equally invincible Spanish phalanx landed on the British Isles. Britain, with almost zero standing army, seems to have no other choice but to change to a Spanish Empire flag.

At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also regained the maritime power Zheng's Group, thus becoming the only country that could guarantee its coastal defense against bullying under the attack of Western pirate groups, unlike India, which was forcibly built along the coast by various countries. The fortress, eventually devoured one bite at a time.

Throughout the first month, he was spending time with his family. Of course, Yang Chao applied for a vacation according to the rules, which is a normal vacation.

(End of this chapter)