I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

Shaoxing mining area.

There was a copper pot the size of a table, with red and shiny butter stewed in it. Zheng Zhipeng's eyes gleamed when he saw it.The tender beef slices are just thrown into the pot and then dipped in sesame oil. How come they are so fragrant?

However, although his food was delicious, it was bitter to those at the same table and the mine owners who were specially invited to eat.

Although chili peppers had been introduced in the late Ming Dynasty, they had not yet become popular. Even at this time, most of the chili peppers were still in the hands of the Zheng family and were grown in Baodao. The taste in the Jiangnan area was originally light, so this The people at the table all had sad faces.

In addition to being spicy, what worries them more is Zheng Zhipeng's attitude.

"I don't have much cash left in my hand now. It's only 120 million taels in total. There are sixteen of you here. If you share one point, the average is 5000 taels per family. I know it's a bit small, but I really can’t take out more. I won’t give it to those who didn’t come today. Please help me inform them.

I, Zheng Zhipeng, am the most principled in my work and will never bully you. If it is not enough, I will give you some Zheng family flags and fly our flags to the sea to ensure your smooth sailing. Let us cooperate to make the sea business bigger and better. If you are strong, you will definitely earn more than guarding such a mine. After I finish speaking, who is in favor and who is against. "

A group of family heads looked at each other.

After a while, the head of the Lu family sighed, then took out a ledger and said, "Fourth Master, it's not that we don't agree with you. In fact, we only account for less than [-]% of the shares in this mine, and the remaining [-]%. , all belong to the big shots in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and even Beijing, this... we really can’t make the decision."

Zheng Zhipeng took the account book, but without even looking at it, he threw it into the charcoal fire under the hot pot and burned it. He said, "I can roughly guess who it is without looking at it. You don't need to worry about it. The so-called big shots are made by I'm here to negotiate with them, and I'll talk to you now."

Several family heads looked at each other and could only nod helplessly in agreement. Then they declined Zheng Zhipeng's invitation to stay with them for dinner and left one after another.After the heads of the household had all left and a large table full of dishes was barely touched, Zheng Zhipeng invited Yang Xu, Monk Shang Kexi and others to sit down and eat with him. He hadn't finished yet.

Shang Ke was pleased to see that Zheng Zhipeng ate so deliciously, he curiously took a chopstick and ate it into his mouth, and then walked around in circles all over the ground because of the spicy food.

Seeing this, Yang Xu made a bowl of water and cooked the fished meat in it before eating it. He could barely speak: "Fourth Master, I also know a little about the situation in this mine. Small officials all have shares, Zhang Bingzhen seems to have had a hand in it, and some people say Qian Qianyi also has a stake in this. If we take this mine, we will offend the entire Donglin Party."

But Zheng Zhipeng said nonchalantly: "Sooner or later, the Donglin Party will not be able to circumvent the development of this generation in Jiangnan. Don't worry, I know it well."

Then he greeted Shang Kexi and sat down and said: "I will stay here for one day and will go back to Hangzhou tomorrow. Your people will be settled here for the time being and build their own houses. Please be a little aggrieved first. You will also be in charge of the mine for the time being. Miner Don’t withhold money. My nephew Tang will come over to help you in two days. If someone comes to beat you, it doesn’t matter who did it. I will take care of you if something happens."

"No problem, Fourth Master, don't worry, there should be no army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang that can beat me."

"Well, I hope so."

………………

One day later, Zheng Zhipeng left Shang Kexi and the Dongjiang Army stationed here. He took three thousand righteous men and settled them in the Zheng family manor outside Songjiang City. Then, under the leadership of Yang Xu, he went to Suzhou to visit the Weaving Bureau.

I don’t know how Yang Xu got along with Eunuch Yang. He obviously introduced the two of them, but now he is far less familiar with him than he was elsewhere. Even the little eunuch who cleans the door will be kind and proactive when meeting him. Say hello to him and call him Xiao Yang Xu, it feels like having a good friend at home.

Today's Yang Xu is no longer the little brat selling wine on a pole. There is a rumor in the market that anyone Yang Xu wants to fall in love with will always have the ability to make you miss him as long as he has a chance to meet him. Well, I think he will always be friends with you.

At first Zheng Zhipeng thought this was a bit exaggerated, but along the way with Yang Xu, he believed it [-]% to [-]%.

Of course, some people who recognize Zheng Zhipeng will respectfully call him Fourth Master, but this respectfulness and the kindness of Yang Xu have already made a difference.

What surprised Zheng Zhipeng even more was that Yang Xu went all the way to the Weaving Bureau and went straight into the backyard without even reporting. He even walked all the way to the door of Eunuch Yang's bedroom, but there was only a little doorkeeper. The eunuch shouted into the bedroom: "Godfather, little Yang Xu is here."

Seeing Zheng Zhipeng following behind him, he was stunned for a moment and added: "The fourth master is here too."

Yang Xu was not polite. He pushed the door open without even knocking on the bedroom door, which made Zheng Zhipeng embarrassed. After all, in ancient times, even if he entertained close friends, he usually stayed in the study room. Being able to enter the bedroom clearly meant that he had become an expert. Family.

But the problem is that Zheng Zhipeng himself doesn't think that he and Eunuch Yang have such a deep friendship. It doesn't matter whether they are in love or not.

Fortunately, Yang Xu is sensible after all. Perhaps he led Zheng Zhipeng straight into the bedroom originally to show Zheng Zhipeng his strength and abilities. Now that his goal is achieved, he will naturally not do anything that makes both parties uncomfortable.

But she saw that he opened the door but did not go in. He just stretched his head in and said with a smile: "Lao Jin, stop playing with women. You are not good at it. The Fourth Master is here and I have something important to talk to you about."

Then I heard a woman's voice scolding inside: "You little bastard has no morals at all, so he needs to be beaten again!"

Then Yang Xu quickly hid, followed closely by an embroidered woman's shoes.Zheng Zhipeng was quite curious, how on earth did this eunuch play with women?

Not long after, Eunuch Yang got dressed and came out. First he glared at Yang Xu, then invited them to the living room and ordered the little eunuch to make tea.

He also knew that Yang Xu was trying to show off his flesh to Zheng Zhipeng, but he didn't care. It was obvious that he acquiesced in the relationship between them that was comparable to family.

"Fourth Master's business is getting bigger and bigger now, and he hasn't been to my little temple for a long time. Your visit today is really embarrassing to our family."

Zheng Zhipeng smiled and said: "Eunuch Yang, this is a gift for picking me up, but what you just said is right, my business is indeed getting bigger and bigger. I came to you today because of the big business."

"what business?"

"In the Shaoxing mining area, I intend to give half of it to my father-in-law. I dare not say anything else. I guarantee an annual income of at least 50 taels."

"Hiss~ Fourth Master is going to officially start a war with the Donglin Party?"

"Yes, all we need now is the support of you and Governor Cao."