Zheng Zhibao almost bit his tongue, and Zheng Zhifeng also looked at his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong with a stunned expression.That's five million taels of silver, five hundred thousand taels of gold, how many ships of taxes do you have to collect, and how many ships of goods do you have to sell to make money?
Although Zheng's annual income is tens of millions of taels of silver, don't you need to cost it?
Don't you need to raise soldiers?
Do you want silver for a soldier's armor and clothing?
Don't you want silver to deal with officials big and small?
We brothers don't want silver to eat, drink and have fun?
And food!
The grain output in Fujian is very small, and the grain eaten by the soldiers is all transported from other places, and the cost is so high that it is like flowing seawater.Big brother, your mouth is five million taels of silver, which is really generous, but the flesh of our brothers hurts!
Zheng Zhibao now wanted to suffocate his eldest brother with a stick, he thought about it and said painfully, "Big brother, we just bought more than a dozen new ships this year, but I'm afraid we won't be able to come up with so much silver for a while." ”Zheng Zhilong said arrogantly, "Don't get in the way, labor, oh no, General Ben still has a lot of silver saved in the Wa Kingdom, Zhibao, you will go to the Wa Kingdom in a few days to transport all the general's silver back." ”Zheng Zhifeng couldn't wait to kick the eldest brother Zheng Zhilong to death, the dog emperor's dates were so good, and he directly confused the eldest brother's head.Now the Central Plains is surging, Shaanxi is full of smoke, and all kinds of thieves are called kings and hegemons, and the world may not be surnamed Zhu in the future.There are three caves in the cunning rabbit, and our Zheng family has hidden a large amount of silver in the country, big brother, you are good, and you directly contributed to the old book.Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng sighed on the side, but Zheng Zhilong was in a good mood, and he was able to exchange these silver for the favor of His Majesty the Emperor, which was worth it!
Beijing, outside Zhengyang Gate.This year's snow was so heavy that it fell like goose feathers, and the city was covered in silver, with long ice cubes hanging under the eaves, and everyone was wrapped in bulging clothes.Zheng Sen, who was in his teens, got out of the carriage and looked around curiously.This Zheng Sen grew up in the Wa Kingdom since he was a child, and although it also snowed in the Wa Kingdom, it had never snowed so much, so he was very curious.Zheng Hua, the general of the family, put a fox fur on Zheng Sen and said, "The snow in this capital is really heavy, and it is cold carefully." ”Zheng Sen is only in his teens now, which is the age of yang energy and playfulness, he doesn't want to wear this fox fur at all, he even wants to take off his shoes and step on this snow!
However, Zheng Hua was sent by Zheng Zhilong to protect him, and his status was quite high, so Zheng Sen didn't dare to be too presumptuous.Zheng Hua explained, "Brother, this capital is not as good as Anhai, and there are rules everywhere in the palace, brother must be careful everywhere, be careful every step, don't be naughty and playful, you know?"
Also, the officials and masters in the capital are also deep-minded, with exquisite hearts, brothers, don't talk nonsense, do more things, and talk less. ”This Zheng Hua is like an old mother, babbling and explaining, but unfortunately Zheng Sen is still a child, how can he understand?
Zheng Sen just nodded randomly, and he didn't know how much he listened?
Wei Zhongxian also got out of the carriage, he was tightly wrapped in a mink coat and wearing a mink hat, but he still felt cold to his bones, and he shivered from the cold.Wei Zhongxian walked next to Zheng Sen and said lightly, "Little brother of the Zheng family, we have arrived at the boundary of the capital, our family will go to the palace first, you will first go to find a place to live, rest for a while, and wait for Your Majesty's summons." ”After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he turned around and got into the carriage again, and the carriage drove in the direction of the palace.And Zheng Hua took Zheng Sen to look for a house, the capital is not as good as Anhai, the capital is full of people, and the crowds are crowded, so that the houses are scarce, and the price is quite high.But?
Is this a matter for the Zheng family?
There is nothing in this world that cannot be solved by silver, and if there is, it is that there is not enough silver, and even ghosts are willing to grind for you if there is too much money.Zheng Hua directly threw out 2,000 gold and bought a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits, and the three entrances and three exits of the courtyard were all filled with the Zheng family.It turned out that in order to make Zheng Sen's life better, in addition to sending Zheng Hua, Zheng Zhilong also sent a lot of maids, mothers-in-law, and miscellaneous servants.After Zheng Hua settled Zheng Sen, he took out the gold, silver and jewelry that Zheng Zhilong gave him, and prepared to use it to make some connections.This Zheng Zhilong is indeed proud, after donating five million taels of silver and five hundred thousand taels of gold, he actually prepared many rare treasures for Zheng Sen.Because Anhai is far away from the capital, Zheng Hua brought most of the extremely delicate and precious jewels, most of which were pearls and gemstones.There were as many as ten boxes of pearls alone.These pearls are gorgeous, even black and purple, and they are full and huge, they are extremely rare sea pearls at a glance, and they are priceless, and they are many times more precious than the east pearls of Tartar.In the few days that Chongzhen did not summon Zheng Sen, Zheng Hua secretly made friends with many powerful officials.The priceless pearls were scattered like beans, and they won the favor of the Manchu Dynasty, and even Wen Tiren was full of praise for my family!
Of course, Chongzhen knows all this.And the officials didn't hide it from him when they took bribes, everyone knows the habits of His Majesty the Emperor, it's okay to take bribes, as long as you can do your own things well and don't damage the interests of the country, you can take bribes as much as you want.And through these things, I firmly believe in Chongzhen's impression of Zheng Zhilong, this guy is indeed a powerful character.It's just that he doesn't have any great ambition, his bones are relatively soft, and he is timid and afraid, so he obeys power.As long as Daming does not die for a day and Chongzhen does not die for a day, this Zheng Zhilong will be obedient like a rabbit, dutifully helping Daming to protect the sea frontier, and by the way, he is doing something like a spy.If the Ming Dynasty is extinguished, I'm sorry!
This Zheng Zhilong will surrender immediately, regardless of whether it is a Tartar or Li Zicheng, whoever surrenders strongly.In fact, after Zheng Zhilong was martyred in Chongzhen, he did surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately, people didn't really surrender him at all, and Zheng Zhilong was killed as soon as he surrendered.Pity this big pirate who is a big pirate who is a thief and a businessman, Zheng Zhilong, who has been dominating the situation all his life and beating the farts and urine of Western countries, died like this.If he can be tough in the end, even if he is martyred, he will be worthy of the name of a hero, and it will be passed down through the ages.Even with the prestige of the Zheng family's sailors at that time, if he was determined to resist the Qing Dynasty, it is estimated that the Han Dynasty would not be trampled on by foreign races, and the Southern Ming Dynasty may not be able to rise, and history may be changed.For his life, he can only sigh, time, life!