Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Brother calm down, it's not all their fault. The red-haired ghost's ship has dozens of cannons, while our largest ship can only hold twelve. How do you ask them to fight?" Zheng Hongkui tried to persuade him.

"Commander Qi, this time we are not only attacked by the Dutch, but also led by Hou Jin's spies. It was the spies who led the Dutch to find us."

"Damn it, how can Jin just turn his back now?" Zheng Zhilong scolded. He felt that the matter was a bit complicated. If it was just Dutch, he wouldn't be particularly worried, after all, the two sides had been fighting for many years.

"Brother, we are the naval division of Ming Dynasty, and Hou Jin is our enemy. Why is it so strange for them to do this?" Zheng Hongkui felt that Zheng Zhilong was a little wrong. Could it be that he didn't understand such a simple truth?

"No! The sea belongs to the Zheng family, and no one can take it away." Zheng Zhilong said through gritted teeth.

After Zheng Hongkui left, Zheng Zhilong had a gloomy face.Although he also understands the current situation, he just wants to be his king of the sea with peace of mind. This is what he said to the envoy sent by the capital last year.

Zheng Zhilong believes that whether it is Zhu Youjian or Dorgon, he should not touch Fujian's affairs. This is the ideal situation he wants.In other words, he, Zheng Zhilong, can become a minister no matter who takes over the country, but the sea must be left to the Zheng family.

"No, we can't get too close to Nanjing. We need to call Sen'er and Shi Lang back quickly." Zheng Zhilong thought for a long time, and decided not to participate in the war between Houjin and Daming.

Shi Lang is Zheng Zhilong's confidant, Zheng Zhilong specially sent him to assist Zheng Chenggong, but he didn't expect to be valued by Zhu Youjian.Zheng Zhilong decided to quickly recall the two men, and by the way, also withdraw the sailors he sent out together.

"Come here, send this letter to Mr. Huang Xiyin from Jinjiang." Zheng Zhilong quickly wrote a letter, ready to test Houjin's meaning first.

Huang Xiyin was born in Jinjiang and a Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty.But he had already had an affair with Houjin secretly, and there were many scholars in the Jiangnan provinces who were planning to go north to participate in Houjin's Enke, and Huang Xiyin seemed to be one of them.

Moreover, Hou Jin had already delivered a letter to Zheng Zhilong through Huang Xiyin, and he was regarded as Zheng Zhilong's direct contact with Hou Jin's court.

Half a month later, Dorgon, the regent of the Dajin Kingdom, wrote back to Zheng Zhilong.Zheng Zhilong couldn't wait to open it, and after browsing through it quickly, he sat down on the chair.

"Father, what did Houjin say in the letter?" Zheng Zhilong's second son, Zheng Du, asked quickly.As Zheng Zhilong's son, he has always been jealous of Zheng Chenggong, thinking that Zheng Chenggong's mother is from the Japanese country and should not be valued so much by Zheng Zhilong.

"Dorgon asked us to surrender to Houjin, and said that as long as I surrender, he will make me the governor of Fujian and Guangdong, and will also seal Taiwan to our Zheng family."

"This is a good thing, Father Commander. In this way, the strength of our Zheng family has more than doubled." Zheng Du was overjoyed. As long as the territory grows, he will naturally get a share of it.

"What a fart! Dorgon is trying to drive away tigers and wolves. My Zheng family doesn't want Guangdong and Taiwan. I just want to live in Fujian. As long as I accept this condition, I will face Nanjing and the Dutch." siege."

"That's not necessarily true. Fujian is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The navy in Nanjing can't enter the sea at all. What can they do with us? As for the Dutch, they own Fujian and Guangdong, and they have the backing of gold. , still need to be afraid of them?"

"You know what a fart! Your elder brother is now helping the imperial court train sailors in Nanjing. If I hadn't stopped a group of shipbuilders before, they would have been able to build seagoing ships."

"Then bring the eldest brother back. Want to build a sea-going ship? If you don't have three to five years, you can't even think about going to sea with a single ship. Commander-in-law, now all the warships in the world are in your hands. Whether it's the Houjin or the Ming Dynasty I have to rely on you. It's a pity that the emperor of Nanjing only gave Fujian and you a little bit, and his tolerance is too small. From my point of view, it is still generous from the Houjin Kingdom."

"That's what you mean?" Zheng Zhilong was still a little moved when he thought about it.After all, the conditions given by Dorgon are superior. Thinking about Fujian and Guangdong, those are the two most important places in the entire sea trade.

"The boy thought that father could send someone to talk to Houjin. Let's negotiate terms with them first, and we don't need to get involved between Houjin and Daming. He doesn't want to trouble us either. We all live in peace. good."

"But Dorgon mentioned in the letter that I must go to the capital in person if I want to negotiate. Is there any problem here?"

"This risk is worth taking. My son thinks that under the current situation, everyone is looking at Hou Jin. If they dare to be unfavorable to the father, they will definitely be despised by the world. If the father goes here, there is no danger!"

Chapter 267: The Tired Old Slave

"Long Live Lord, Zheng Zhilong sent someone to say that Zheng Chenggong's biological mother returned to Fujian from the Wa Kingdom, and asked the emperor to allow her to return home temporarily. Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang are already waiting outside, ready to bid farewell to Long Live Lord."

When Wang Chengen came to report, Zhu Youjian was playing with a battleship model.The shipyard in Baguazhou has already dismantled the British galleon, marked each plate, and is ready to reassemble.

What Zhu Youjian holds is the restoration model made before assembly.This model is not small, and every piece inside is made according to the corresponding proportion, which can be described as exquisite workmanship.

"Since she is Zheng Chenggong's biological mother, why did Shi Lang go back to Fujian with her?" Zhu Youjian asked casually, and Wang Chengen was taken aback.

"I guess there is something wrong with Fujian."

"Old man, have you arranged someone in Fujian?" Zhu Youjian recently felt that Wang Chengen was getting old a little too fast, and he always looked a little tired.

"Jinyiwei lost too much in the capital, and people on the bright side in Fujian are useless, and slaves can't break into Zheng's house."

Wang Chengen's body swayed, and he was a little unstable.When he was in Beijing before, he never felt so tired, but since he arrived in Nanjing, he felt extremely tired.

"Old guy, you send someone to call Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang in first. Go and have a rest yourself!"

Zhu Youjian has actually seen Wang Chengen's state, and he is wondering if there are too many things about Wang Chengen?

"Long live, slaves are fine, I'll invite the two generals now."

After a while, Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang walked in, kneeling on the ground respectfully and kowtow to Zhu Youjian.

"You two lovers, live in peace! I have granted your request and allowed the soldiers of the Fujian Navy to follow you back to Fujian."

Zhu Youjian didn't focus on Zheng Chenggong, but kept looking at Shi Lang.Shi Lang felt uneasy, as usual, the emperor should pay more attention to Zheng Chenggong, and should not pay too much attention to him.

Zheng Chenggong also felt Zhu Youjian's eyes on Shi Lang, and he was a little jealous.Since Shi Lang came back from Nanyang, he has been summoned by Zhu Youjian many times, and he was even appointed as the military inspector of the shipyard, which is very important.

"Zheng Qing, this trip is far away, you and I are deeply in love with each other, and I will give you something to protect you for self-defense."

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he took out a brocade box from the desk drawer and handed it to Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong took it, opened it, and found a short-fired gun inside.In fact, he has heard of this kind of firecracker a long time ago, so it is not surprising.However, in order to express his gratitude, Zheng Chenggong still expressed his gratitude.

"Shi Aiqing, I also want to give you the same gift, but unfortunately I have nothing to offer right now. How about this, there is a boat over there, and when you return to Nanjing, I will give it to you."

Shi Lang and Zheng Chenggong followed Zhu Youjian's finger and saw a very beautiful warship.Shi Lang was overjoyed, it was a Western warship.

But Zheng Chenggong was expressionless, and even Zhu Youjian couldn't tell what he was thinking at the moment.

After Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang withdrew, Wang Chengen returned to Zhu Youjian's side, hesitant to speak.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen and found that his forehead was a little sweaty.

"Long live, this servant wants to hand over the job of the factory guard." Wang Chengen said it very difficult, it seems that it took a lot of courage.

"But I don't have a suitable candidate to take over right now." Zhu Youjian has never worried or paid much attention to the factory guard.

Thinking about it carefully, all the previous things can be arranged in advance according to the historical track, basically there are not many mistakes in every step, so he can handle things with ease.

But in the past six months, the current situation has been very different from history.Zhu Youjian's advantage in the historical trajectory is slowly losing, and the rest will be the future he cannot predict.

As far as intelligence work is concerned, Zhu Youjian already feels a sense of crisis.Especially for the work against the enemy, it seems that Daming doesn't know much about it.

Zhu Youjian thought about it, in fact, Wang Chengen is not suitable to lead the factory guard.The reason why he was able to lead before was because of his high prestige, not because of his outstanding ability.

In fact, Wang Chengen is only suitable to be a chief executive, and he has already entered old age.Over the years, Wang Chengen has been by Chongzhen's side, it can be said that he has exhausted his energy.

He is no better than Zhu Youjian. Now Zhu Youjian is the soul of another person, and he is full of energy.In the past two years, Wang Chengen has endured too much.

Wang Chengen really wanted to say to Zhu Youjian: "I can only help you with this, I am really tired."

But Wang Chengen didn't say anything, because he hadn't seen Daming regain the capital yet, so he kept on holding on.

"My servant has recently learned that a large number of northerners have sneaked into the south of the Yangtze River, but I have no way to find these people. The old slave feels powerless, and I am afraid that the event of the Long Live Lord will be delayed." Wang Chengen shed tears after finishing speaking.

"Can someone replace you?" Zhu Youjian understood that he had been relying too much on this old man in the past two years.It's time to take some of the burden off him.