The emperor is embarrassed

Ming Zhan is a very unique emperor. This is not only said by later historians, but also in the eyes of Ming Zhan, who is regarded as the greatest enemy in this life.

Although Zilai Southeast is prosperous, it is also true that pirates are rampant.

Ruan Hongfei said to Ming Zhan, "Nowadays, bandits at sea are fighting for hegemony in all directions, and Li Fang is the most powerful, and Li Fang is mostly active in the Zhejiang-Fujian waters."

Ming Zhan asked, "Is Li Fang better than you? I think Li Fang is far behind you."

Ruan Hongfei slapped Ming Zhan's ass angrily, "Are you looking for death, am I a pirate?" , stately, glamorous and dignified, the ruler of Du Ruoguo who established diplomatic relations.

Ming Zhan twisted a bit, and muttered, "It was originally a robber who started his business, and no one told anyone about it. What's wrong with being a pirate. I will abdicate in the future, and we will go to sea to do our old jobs."

"Do you still want to listen!" Ruan Hongfei pinched his ass.

"Let's talk." Ming Zhan twisted the back of Ruan Hongfei's hand, "Eat tofu lightly, and your butt will become smaller if you touch it."

"Then you should thank me." Ruan Hongfei stabbed Ming Zhan, and continued, "There is also the Chen family, Chen Dabao, although not as good as Li Fang, they can still be ranked at sea. In the past, Chen Dabao and you were the former governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. In addition, there are Zheng Huhu and Zhang Laoliu, who mostly live in the Huaiyang area. However, now that the Marquis of Yongding has imposed martial law in the Huaiyang area, their life is difficult, but they have asked me many times I bought a lot of things here."

Ming Zhan felt that he was wise, and said with a smile, "It seems that the Marquis of Yongding did not go to Huaiyang in vain." Not only did Ruan Hongfei make money, Ming Zhan also made a lot of money, and he also suppressed the pirates to the greatest extent in terms of supplies.

Ruan Hongfei said, "You want the Marquis of Yongding to step up his defenses. If the imperial court sends a team of strong soldiers to quell the pirates, then there will not be so many people going to sea to beg for a living."

"Tomorrow I will write a letter to Marquis Yongding."

At this time, Ming Zhan talked about pirates again.

The pirates had a rare gathering, and the content of the gathering had a great relationship with the newly enthroned emperor Ming Zhan.

Under the light of the lamps and candles, the green clothes exude a luster like jade. This blue color is called Yushuiqing. The clothes are made of fine silk, soft and close to the body.Such a piece of green silk and cotton material is three times more exquisite than fine silk, and the price is twice as much as silk.

The clothes are expensive and well cut.

The person wearing the clothes is also elegant and gentle, which makes people feel that such expensive clothes are not worthy of this young man.

"The construction of Tianjin Port has already started, and I believe everyone has read the emperor's royal newspapers. The emperor's grand plans and wishes will open the maritime trade of Tianjin Port immediately after the port is built." The young master talked calmly, "seriously. Once the sea trade route is opened, where will you go?"

"Now it's just a port of Tianjin. Next, His Majesty the Emperor will build ports in Huaiyang and Zhejiang and Fujian. At that time, all businessmen can go to sea for business as long as they pay for the qualification of sea trade. With the means of the emperor , You have no certificates and no certificates. How will the emperor deal with the pirates who have always caused troubles at sea? Needless to say, you are all heroes of the day. Min and Lord Du Ruo have established a business relationship, and Marquis Yongding has ordered the Huaiyang sea area to be sealed off, and I heard that now the four of you will have to rely on the face of Lord Du Ruo to make money."

Chen Dabao, Li Fang, and Ruan Hongfei were all living in Zhejiang and Fujian in the past, and both Chen Dabao and Li Fang were older than Ruan Hongfei, but they were only from reckless backgrounds, and their skills and knowledge could not be compared with Ruan Hongfei's. superior.It's not that the three families have never fought before, but the result of the fights was that Ruan Hongfei took over the island and became the king. In addition, the people under the family still seem to have a lot of civil servants and generals like a stage, and now they are developing better and better. The skin of a bandit has also established diplomatic relations with the Chinese Empire. Not only is it decent, but the money earned is also gone.

Since the new emperor ascended the throne, life has become more and more difficult for those who live on the sea, although they can maintain their current life by relying on King Du Ruo.But who is willing to put their lifeblood in the hands of others? When the young master said this, Chen Dabao became anxious first.

Chen Dabao stared at a pair of ring-shaped leopard eyes, and slapped his legs with his palm-sized hands, "What's the use of saying this, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like us. If His Majesty likes us, I'm willing to fight with the Emperor." Your Majesty establishes diplomatic relations, even if the price of His Majesty the Emperor is raised, I am willing."

Zheng Huhu and Zhang Laoliu spat, "Master Chen, you don't even open the mirror to look at yourself, you are comparing yourself to Lord Du Ruo."

After all, Li Fang was mature and prudent, and said lightly, "Although the Lord Du Ruoguo has the same background as us, he has the most islands, and his capable people are not comparable to ours. To be honest, Du Ruoguo can establish diplomatic relations with the court. This is the ability of the Lord Du Ruo. And my old Li is convinced of the ability of the Lord Du Ruo."

Li Fang said that, but the other three were speechless.

Because, their territory is completely fought out with real knives and real fights.Back then when Ruan Hongfei took over a series of more than a dozen islands, it wasn't that no one coveted them with envy.In fact, the previous sea was also a quartet of forces.But it’s different from now, Boss Guo is the king, and Zheng Huo and Zhang Laoliu used to be Boss Guo’s subordinates. Boss Guo was beaten to pieces just to grab the territory with Ruan Hongfei. For two, since then, Ruan Hongfei has firmly secured the top spot in the sea power.

Therefore, although they are jealous of Ruan Hongfei's ability at this moment, no one dares to refuse.

The young master seemed to have guessed their thoughts, smiled lightly, and asked knowingly, "Since Lord Du Ruo can establish diplomatic relations with the Celestial Dynasty, let me tell you, why can't you?"

Li Fangdao, "My lord, why bother to sue me? I've heard the two brothers Zheng and Zhang mention your wisdom many times. This time, your lord specially sent someone to send a letter to me, Lao Li. Presumably there must be something important to say." "Now don't say that Chen Dabao is envious of Lord Du Ruo, even Li Fang doesn't like it.

"Of course, then let's open the skylight and speak clearly." The young master said softly, "Let's think about it, why does the emperor only establish diplomatic relations with Lord Du Ruo? Doesn't the emperor know that Lord Du Ruo is also a pirate?"

Chen Dabao said first, "I heard that the Lord Du Ruo was originally from the royal family."

"Brother Chen is too credulous. If the Lord Du Ruo is a royal, the emperor must have already announced it to the world. Why hide it like this? It's not a shameful thing." I know that for the royal family, it is a great achievement to be able to expand the territory. If the Lord Du Ruo is a royal child, he has earned more than a dozen islands overseas for the royal family, and he can completely emulate the carefree life of the Zhennan Palace. There’s no reason not to spread the word.”

"Look at my emperor, since he ascended the throne, he has changed the salt department, built a seaport, opened the sea ban, and conquered the northwest, all the same things. It can be seen that the emperor is not a low-key and restrained temperament." The young master said softly, "My analysis is like this Yes, there are two reasons why the emperor established diplomatic relations with Du Ruoguo. First, Du Ruoguo is the strongest among you. It is a complete joke to support a brave and capable navy to start a war against Du Ruoguo! However, the imperial court does not have a navy now. Therefore, rather than establishing diplomatic relations with Du Ruoguo, it is better to say that it is recruiting Du Ruuowang. Recognizing Du Ruuoguo and Du Ruowang With this position, a war can be avoided. Your Majesty's plan will be profitable but not indemnified!"

"Secondly, the imperial court recruited King Du Ruo for the sake of everyone."

The young master's voice suddenly turned cold, adding to the chill, "The emperor recruited King Du Ruo. As Boss Chen said, if the emperor is willing to do business with you, you are willing to spend more money to buy things! But why does the emperor want to do business with you?" In the past, you went ashore to burn, kill and loot, how many people you killed! How many things you robbed! You have a bloody feud with the people of Zhejiang and Fujian! Recruiting you means that the imperial court has recruited the great enemy of the people of Zhejiang and Fujian, and the imperial court will lose the hearts of the people in Zhejiang and Fujian?"

When Chen Dabao told the young master, his face turned red and white for a moment, and he gave the young master a stare.

The young master's face remained unchanged, and he said coldly, "The emperor is now doing business with King Du Ruo. You know how much money Du Ruo Wang has earned from you. Now Du Ruo's financial strength and military strength are more than enough for the four monks of your family!"

"The emperor has already recruited King Duruo, if you recruit you again, wouldn't you want to eat in the same bowl as King Duruo?" The young master said decisively, "Don't say whether the court agrees or disagrees with this matter, King Duruo will be the first One against!"

"King Du Ruo and the emperor's foresight is even higher than yours. Although the emperor does not have a navy now, he has a powerful foreign aid, King Du Ruo. In the future, once the emperor's navy is established, the Royal Navy and King Du Ruo will attack. Let me ask you, there is life! "The young master asked coldly, "Furthermore, think about it. Now that Huaiyang and Zhejiang and Fujian are under martial law, the emperor is alone in business with King Du Ruo. You dare not go ashore, so you have to go to King Du Ruo to beg for mercy. Your throat has already fallen. In the hands of King Du Ruo. In the future, the emperor will calm the sea area. Even if King Du Ruo does not need to participate in the war, you only need to cut off your supplies. starving!"

As soon as the young master said this, let alone Chen Dabao, Zheng Huhu, and Zhang Laoliu, even Li Fang had a rare solemn look on his face.

"If you think I'm alarmist, you are all heroes of the sea, think about it, is it so reasonable? Isn't it true that you have entered into the calculations of King Du Ruo and the emperor invisibly?" The young master glanced lightly. He glanced at the four of them and stopped talking.

After a long time, Zheng Huo sighed loudly, "My lord, we have been friends with you for a long time. In the past, you only hid behind the scenes and refused to meet each other easily. I am a vulgar person, and I don't have the wisdom of you. It makes sense, thinking about it, there is also a countermeasure.”

Zhang Laoliu was even more straightforward. He squinted his eyes and half-threateningly said, "We have cooperated with you for many years. If we are smashed to pieces, it will be fine. What we are doing is the business of licking blood with knives. Life is bad, even if we die I don’t care if it’s over! But the young master has said so much, even thinking about it, the young master is not willing to lose our line!”

The young master's attitude was flat, "Although I see clearly, I don't have the ability to save you from danger. Although I don't want to lose your line, if it continues, it will be a matter of time before I lose it."

Chen Dabao said, "There is nothing in the world that cannot be discussed. People like the young master have shown up and told us so much. If the young master has any good ideas, saving me is equivalent to danger. I will be very grateful. The young master is sorry."

Li Fang also seemed to be listening attentively.

The young master looked at the brightly lit buttery wax in the room, a pair of light-colored pupils glowed, and said in a deep voice, "As the saying goes, if you can't break it, you can't stand it. Now there is only one way to go. Let the court recognize your status as the Lord Du Ruo. You He established diplomatic relations with the imperial court openly and aboveboard, and obtained the same generous business conditions as Lord Du Ruo. Since then, his identity has changed from dark to clear, and he has come out to be a man openly and aboveboard."

Chen Dabao said, "Master just satirized me, this is not an easy thing."

"Easy, not easy, who will do it? How to do it?"

The young master smiled slightly and said confidently, "If one day, the southeast of the imperial court is in danger, you should join forces to land in the southeast and occupy this rich land of fish and rice. Then, talk to the emperor about the conditions. His majesty is under pressure, how can he not? Your Majesty the Emperor should not, the south of the Yangtze River is rich in geography, and the fish and shrimp are delicious, as long as you occupy the southeast, even if you are a local emperor like Zhennan Wangfu, wouldn't it be fun."

There is no such easy thing in the world, and they are not ignorant of their own strengths. Zhang Laoliu said in a low voice, "I will tell you the truth, the Marquis of Yongding is very powerful. It is not easy for us to defeat the Marquis of Yongding, let alone occupy him." Jiangnan!"

"That's right." Zheng Huhu felt sorry for him. It's true. The Marquis of Yongding sealed off the Huaiyang sea area. It's not that these pirates didn't think of a way to land.

The young master smiled and said calmly, "I have already made arrangements for the general situation of the world. After winter, the emperor will be defeated. The Tatars will take the imperial capital directly. Can Jieshi Yongdinghou still stand in Huaiyang?" ?Once the Marquis of Yongding leaves, you can just land in Huaiyang, occupy the two prefectures of Suyang and Zhejiang, and then go straight to the land of Zhejiang and Fujian. How about, there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. There will be no worries within the year."

If you talk about this kind of thing with others, who can answer it, who dares to answer it!

How many innocent people in Jiangnan!How many deaths and injuries would the Tatars cause if they took the imperial capital directly!

However, at this time the young master talked to him that the traitors were all murderous pirates!

Most of these people are criminals on land who fled overseas, and what they did was murder and looting, so why dare not, why not!

Hearing what the young master said, the blood of a few of them really boiled!In the past, they snatched places along the coast, which was enough to eat and drink. Most of the prosperity of Suzhou and Hangzhou have only been heard of but never seen!But they are engaged in smuggling business. Those exquisite porcelains, those soft silks, and those fragrant and tranquil teas all come from the south of the Yangtze River.

How much wealth is gathered in such a place is simply incalculable!

The blood of several people was boiling with enthusiasm, Chen Dabao said first, "If there is such a fortune, it is all thanks to the great favor of the young master!"

Zheng Huhu and Zhang Laoliu hesitated a little more, and asked, "My lord, forgive me for asking one more question, how did you know that there would be a big defeat in the Northwest?"

The young master smiled, and his faint voice was more complacent, "I can do business with you, so I can also do business with the Tatars. I am more familiar with the situation of the Tatars than the court. The Tatars are powerful, I believe You know it too."

Li Fang said, "I heard that the court has just defeated the Tatars. Even if the Tatars fight against the court again, it will not be easy to invade the imperial capital. I heard that the army of 10,000+ in the northwest three is not a show .”

The young master is a very cautious person, he said, "This is a confidential matter, so I'm sorry I can't tell you more! I made an agreement with you that you will go ashore after Yongding Hou leaves! It's natural for everyone to see how the Northwest was defeated. Got it!"

Having said that, a few people have no opinion.They are actually very effective at sea. Although Marquis Yongding's navy has not yet been established, the army's combat capability is very good now, which is a hundred times stronger than the rabble in Huaiyang before.As long as they landed, they would definitely be beaten to pieces.

As long as Marquis Yongding can leave, landing in Huaiyang is not difficult.

Moreover, the temptation to plunder Suzhou and Hangzhou is simply too great.

Li Fang said again, "Master, you are so considerate of me, Mr. Li is very grateful. But it seems that we have gained all the benefits by doing this, so what is the difference with Mr. himself?" Fang Ke didn't believe that anyone would really think about the pirates like them.

Even if they can really plunder the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou to get a good harvest, this young master will definitely get more lucrative returns from their activities!

Li Fang's judgment is correct, the young master smiled, "Not only are you benefited, the southeast is in chaos, the imperial capital is in chaos, and the whole world is in chaos. At that time, the emperor was immoral, and it is rare for the old emperor to replace him with a new one."