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Chapter 377
Zheng Zhilong walked in the hands of the emperor once, and the little luck that he carried on his body, his small thoughts were almost gone.

The emperor puts too much pressure on him. There is a natural fear of imperial power; there is a fear of the emperor spending huge sums of money to build large ships. The sea is his foundation. However, what Zheng Zhilong fears the most is the emperor's eyes that see through his past and future, as if he is a transparent person, and he can't let go of any secrets at all. Zheng Zhilong had never met the look of fear in his heart.

After expressing his loyalty to the emperor, Zheng Zhilong felt a little better. It seemed that the emperor put a lot less pressure on him, and Zheng Zhilong felt that he could catch his breath.

"An official! Have you heard of my immigration project?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

Immigration project?Zheng Zhilong knew what it was without thinking about it. The fact that the emperor spent tens of millions of taels of silver to help the victims of disasters in Shaanxi has already spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it has become a topic of conversation for ordinary people, even those in the old mountain world. I also know, because this matter "has to be said".

"Returning to Your Majesty, the grass people have heard it a long time ago. Your Majesty is kind-hearted and generous. It is the blessing of our common people to save millions of disaster victims. I can only feel the determination of His Majesty, what His Majesty has done, the grass people admire, the grass people respect..." Zheng Zhilong's words are not flattering, more or less true words from the bottom of his heart, he also lived a hard life People, who know the hardships of ordinary people's life, know how the ordinary people suffer when they suffer from natural disasters, and see an emperor who sincerely opened a way for the ordinary people, and I really admire him from the bottom of my heart.

"Hehe, I've heard a lot of good things, so I don't want to say any more. I didn't say this to listen to your flattery. I heard that you were in Fujian and organized a large number of disaster victims to go to Taiwan. Is it possible to open up wasteland on Ryukyu Island?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

Zheng Zhilong began to sweat again, his head was lowered and he didn't dare to look at the emperor. This kind of thing is actually no different from conspiracy, siege and land rebellion, and it is worse than that. Pulling the people over is to win the hearts of the people, and there are people who can stand on their own. Trends, in the ancient dynasties, strictly guarded against winning the hearts of the people. This kind of thing is more serious than ordinary rebellion, and it is definitely the target of the imperial court.

Zheng Zhilong struggled for a while before saying: "...Returning to Your Majesty, the Caomin did relocate some disaster victims. It was last year. Fujian was hit by a disaster, and too many people could not eat. Caomin thought, there are many people in Ryukyu Island The wasteland, the land is very fertile, and there is no shortage of rain. As long as it is cultivated a little, it will be a rare fertile land, so the grass-roots will rashly pick up some disaster victims..." Zheng Zhilong struggled for a while, knowing that he is now A piece of meat on someone else’s chopping board, since it is meat, you must have the awareness of making meat. After thinking about it for a long time, I still tell the truth. The emperor wants to kill him, wants to cut him, what else can he do in this imperial city?

Yang Reform looked at Zheng Zhilong, who was terrified, and said with a smile: "Officer, in fact, I didn't say this to punish you, I was just curious, and you know that I spent tens of millions of silver to immigrate from Shaanxi. , It’s only a million scale, hehe, I heard that you immigrated tens of thousands in just a few months, right? So, I want to talk to you about this immigration, do you understand what I mean?” Yang Reform smiled Speaking of.In Yang Reform's heart at this time, he felt rather like meeting a "confidant". In the late Ming Dynasty, immigration was so important to solving the problem of peasant rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty. Yang Reform naturally knew that when he encountered this immigrant earlier than himself. However, Yang Reform also knew that Zheng Zhilong immigrated to Taiwan not to relieve the pressure on the imperial court, but to expand his own strength, develop Taiwan, and gain a firm foothold in Taiwan. heel.

Zheng Zhilong felt at ease now, so it turned out that the emperor saw that he had done immigration, so he was interested in this, and after thinking about the emperor's words, he understood the emperor's thoughts.

Zheng Zhilong let go of it gradually, and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, when it comes to immigration, grassroots people still have some experience. Every time they suffer from natural disasters, countless victims will be deprived of food. As long as they are willing to give them a way to survive, they are willing to do whatever they want. Let alone going to Ryukyu, even if they were asked to go to Java, they would still be willing to go..." Zheng Zhilong immediately communicated with the emperor about his experience on immigration.

"I understand this. If it wasn't for a disaster, the common people would not leave their homes. That is to say, they would be willing to travel thousands of miles away to start a new life in a strange place... just like my Shaanxi province. The migrants traveled thousands of miles from the prefectures and counties in Shaanxi to the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and Dongting Lake. Although I was on the way to meet them, it was not that easy for the victims, and death or injury was inevitable..." Yang reformed with emotion.

"That's it, Your Majesty, it's not the grassroots flattering Your Majesty. Your Majesty's method of transporting the victims is indeed a stroke of genius. The grassroots have been walking on the sea all year round, and they know a lot about carrying people in boats. This is far more labor-saving than the disaster victims moving by themselves. This is also the reason why grasslanders can immigrate tens of thousands within a year, if His Majesty hadn't come up with this magical pen, Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, I am afraid that those disaster victims will probably fall on the road..." Zheng Zhilong and the emperor Talking about the topic of immigration, I gradually let go, and I am not so nervous and afraid.

"Hehe, is that right? An official, tell me how you immigrated, so that I can learn some experience from you..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

Zheng Zhilong suddenly discovered that the emperor also had such an approachable side, and the topics he talked about were so easy, that he would ask himself for advice, this... Zheng Zhilong felt that he had heard it wrong, his ears were always rumbling?Then look at the emperor looking at him with a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for his answer, Zheng Zhilong's mind became hot and he was very moved.

"The grass people dare not, the grass people dare not, the grass people only hope that the grass people's method can help His Majesty, and they are satisfied..." Zheng Zhilong said, looking at the emperor.Seeing the emperor beckoning to himself with a smile, Zheng Zhilong continued talking.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the emigration of grassroots is far less generous than His Majesty's. The emigration of grassroots is just transporting people to Ryukyu Island. Ryukyu Island is like spring all year round. It is basically not afraid of the cold. It can be cooked three times a year, so Compared with His Majesty's emigration from Shaanxi, the difficulty is vastly different. In terms of emigration, the grassroots can only look up to His Majesty... Except for the Ryukyu three crops a year, the main thing is that there are fish to catch in the sea. Let's walk People on the sea, who can’t fish? So, relatively, food is easy to get, so immigration is much simpler, that is, transport people to Ryukyu, and then divide them into various villages, and then give farm tools and some The food rations are just to organize their work.... In two or three months, the food will be mature, so we don't have to worry about it. Instead, we can take some out of it to supplement our own food..." Zheng Zhilong was moved by the emperor, He poured out all his wealth.

Yang Reform nodded repeatedly. It seems that this Zheng Zhilong still has some brains.

"That's right, I'm also working on the method of fishing for food. I've built a lot of boats and prepared to go fishing on a large scale. I didn't expect that Yiguan was already doing it. It's really good, it's really good..." Yang Reform He praised, asking for food from the ocean is a fashionable word in the 21st century, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was definitely a great way out to solve the problem of the victims.

"The grassroots are terrified..." Zheng Zhilong hastily declined.

"Hey... Ryukyu is such a blessed land! In the past, it only took two or three months for immigrants to have food, but I organize the resettlement of disaster victims in Shaanxi, and I have to take care of their food for almost a year, hehe,..., An official, how old are you? I’m afraid you’re no more than 25 or [-]? You’re a talent! You’re a talent!” Yang Reform praised with a smile, this Zheng Zhilong is indeed a talent.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment..." Zheng Zhilong realized that it seemed good to chat with the emperor, and the emperor was still very approachable.

"By the way, Yiguan, having said so much about immigration, did Yiguan encounter any difficult problems during the immigration process?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, if you want to talk about emigrating to Ryukyu, the most fearful thing is the miasma everywhere, and the most fearful thing is getting sick, dysentery, once you get sick, you can die in a few days, there is no cure, there is no cure, so , Immigrants are also quite difficult..." At this point, Zheng Zhilong also looked solemn, with a hint of worry in his brows.

"Oh, this is good. Historically, dysentery and miasma are difficult to deal with. Not only officials are afraid of miasma and dysentery. In fact, our immigrants from Shaanxi are also afraid of plague. However, immigrants are now in accordance with The method proposed by the Tai Hospital is trying to prevent the plague from breaking out. Hehe, when an official said this, I remembered that I had to order the Tai Hospital to find a way to see how to deal with the smog and dysentery..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is merciful..." Zheng Zhilong said.

After talking for a while, Yang Reform and Zheng Zhilong chatted happily.

Yang Reform decided to try Zheng Zhilong.

"An official! I see that when you recruited, you said that you cut off the barbarians, wiped out the pirates, and served the court. Is this true?" After Yang Reform finished speaking, he stared at Zheng Zhilong for observation.

Zheng Zhilong was caught off guard by this question, swallowed his saliva, and said: "If your majesty can trust the grassroots, the grassroots are willing to cut off the barbarians for your majesty, wipe out all the thieves, and transfer the victims.... The grasslands will be driven by your majesty..." Zheng Zhilong chatting with the emperor , found that the emperor seemed to be very interested in the Ryukyu, and seemed to be very interested in transporting the victims. Since the emperor was interested in these, then he added one more, besides cutting off the barbarians and suppressing the pirates, Also added a transfer victim, as long as the emperor likes it.

"Hahahaha..." Yang Reform laughed out loud.

Zheng Zhilong lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor.

"It's rare for you to have this kind of heart. The barbarians are to be exterminated, the pirates are also to be exterminated, and the disaster victims are to be transshipped. Let's put it this way, an official, have you thought about it, what do you plan to do in the future? "Yang Reform asked seriously.Zheng Zhilong's problem is a big problem. Among other things, Zheng Zhilong's future family property must be in his own hands. This requires finding a way to completely settle Zheng Zhilong, so that Zheng Zhilong will willingly work for himself.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the grassroots have already recruited, and only His Majesty will look forward to it, and he will be loyal to His Majesty and do things for the court. Whatever His Majesty wants, the grassroots will do as he wants. I dare not have the slightest objection... According to His Majesty's order..." Zheng Zhilong originally came , I also prepared a lot of rhetoric and prepared many ways, such as sending money to some dignitaries in the court, trying to find a way for myself to be an official, and then let myself go back and continue to do pirates as an official. This is the most beautiful However, after Zheng Zhilong experienced the power of the emperor, he changed his mind a bit. The ministers were afraid that they would not have a say in the matter of recruiting him. It seemed that his future depended on the emperor's words.What's more important is that the emperor seems to know the affairs of the sea very well, and he is afraid that his little abacus will not be so easy to make a big deal. , The emperor's words still linger on Zheng Zhilong's head, always warning Zheng Zhilong.

Yang Reform had a solemn face, thinking carefully, this is Zheng Zhilong bargaining with himself.

"An official, I heard that you have tens of thousands of subordinates and thousands of ships? Is that true? You said that you want to cut off the barbarians, wipe out the pirates, and help me transport the victims. Hehe, I want to ask you, what do you mean? Do you want to do it alone without me intervening? If you do what you say, let me tell you what to do, and follow my will as the direction, if you want to do this, I will definitely disperse your subordinates and arrange people to go in. In this way, you The family business that I have broken through, is no longer surnamed Zheng..." Yang Reform was solemn for a while, and pointed out the most core thing with a smile.

From a historical point of view, Zheng Zhilong's idea was to approve a layer of government clothes to benefit his development, but he didn't want anyone to interfere with his "family business".They are all extremely independent, which is also the reason for the establishment of the Zheng Dynasty in the future. If Zheng Zhilong, like other recruited people, was given an official position and his subordinates were dispersed, within two years, the Zheng family's power would collapse. It is impossible to create the Zheng dynasty.

Zheng Zhilong heard the emperor pointing out this matter fiercely, and thoroughly understood that the emperor had already seen all his thoughts, and his original wishful thinking would not work at all with the emperor, and the last "fortress" in his heart was completely broken by the emperor.

Zheng Zhilong struggled for a long time, what should he do?It can be said that I have nowhere to hide in front of the emperor. The secrets and thoughts in my heart have been fully exposed. Should I follow the emperor, agree to the emperor, or refuse?Or fool the emperor first?

Zheng Zhilong raised his head, and suddenly saw the emperor's deep, penetrating gaze, and his heart beat violently.In the heart that has been fighting for a long time, a certain decision seems to have the upper hand.

"...Caomin, Caomin is willing to listen to His Majesty and let His Majesty tell you..." Zheng Zhilong let out a sigh of relief. This decision is different from when he decided to recruit, and it is different from when he came to the capital.

Although Zheng Zhilong said such things, Yang Reform didn't think that everything would be all right.

"An official! Since you obey my orders, then I assure you that as long as you do things for me sincerely, I will never treat you badly, and I will never let you down. Adding an official to a noble in the future is just a piece of cake. It is not difficult to be famous in history, and it is not a problem to seal your wife and son, and the glory of your Zheng family should come from your generation..." Yang Reform made a wish to Zheng Zhilong with a smile.

"Grassmen thank Your Majesty Long En..." Zheng Zhilong made a difficult decision. He didn't know whether the decision was good or bad, but now that the decision has been made, let's take a walk first. In this imperial city, is he Can you still say no?
"Hehe... Didn't the first official say that the warships of our court are not as good as the barbarians? The first official vowed to cut off the barbarians. Hehe, I am willing to build a big ship. By then, the first official will be able to command several times the size of the barbarians." The warships are going to cut off the barbarians and wipe out the pirates. In this regard, I am not stingy, and I will support you..."

"Caomin thanked His Majesty..." Zheng Zhilong didn't know what to say. That cut off the barbarians and wiped out the pirates was just a few words specially made up to deceive the officials. If the barbarians were all cut off, if the sea pirates If the head is wiped out, what use is there for Zheng Zhilong?I'm afraid it's a cunning rabbit who dies, and the end of the lackey. The premise of doing these things is that he can be the master of the house, so that he can enjoy the world he conquered.

"Actually, I value the ability of an official to immigrate more. If you immigrate 4 to [-] people, you can become a county; if you emigrate [-], you can become a state; Hehe, one official, you have thought about the merits of opening up the territory and expanding the territory? So I said that it is not a problem to add an official to a noble, and confer a wife and son. With the ability of an official, you can be named a marquis just around the corner. If you can immigrate millions of people out of China and open up another territory, hehe, this can be regarded as my opening up the territory, and it can also be regarded as my merit. As an official, do the math, how much is this credit? So I said, you Zheng The glory of the family will come from you..." Yang Reform began to fool Zheng Zhilong.

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong's mind came alive again. Although Zheng Zhilong wanted to "do it alone", he just wanted to live a better life; although Zheng Zhilong wanted to "do it alone", he never thought of overthrowing the Ming Dynasty. As for self-reliance, being able to be a prince and a prince is already his greatest wish in this life. [According to Zheng Zhilong’s history, when the Qing Dynasty came, he accepted recruitment. He only wanted to be an Anle Gong. He had no idea of ​​riding the trend, let alone competing for the world. He was a person who was relatively easy to “satisfy”. 】

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