Chapter 622 The Power of the Han Alliance (2)

"Brother, there is no need to escort the Dutch gold and silver to Beijing."

Zheng Zhihu looked puzzled and looked at the silent Zheng Zhilong and said, "After all, this is not the income of the Han Alliance, it is our acquisition on the battlefield. With this nearly 3 million taels of silver, it is enough for us to build how many warships we can pay it.

To the court?"

"It's not handed over to the court, it's handed over to the emperor!"

Zheng Zhilong glared and said, "Is your vision worth 3 million taels of silver? Not to mention 3 million taels of silver, even if it is 5 million taels of silver, you must pay it all.

Now our Zheng family is going to be in a dark way. Without anyone’s support, no one can do without the support of the emperor.

The Netherlands' root veins in Ryukyu Town have been completely crushed by us. If we want to avoid the Netherlands' calculations in the future, we must have stronger power.

But who got the power of our Zheng family?

Isn’t that the support of the emperor?

If there was no emperor, could I sit firmly on the general of the Ryukyu Town? Can I control the Han Alliance on behalf of the emperor?"

"But we're very interested."

Zheng Zhihu frowned and said, "Since the establishment of the Han Alliance, the silver paid to the treasury alone has been paid in total for millions of taels of silver.

It’s not that I’m reluctant to give up the 3 million taels of silver, but in fact we urgently need this batch of silver to build a batch of warships and then ensure the stability of Ryuqiu Town.

Since the Netherlands was defeated by us, the number of maritime merchants joining the Han League has increased a lot, especially among the countries in the South China Sea. If we can control several routes, then..."

"Let's talk about guarding Ryuqiu Town first."

Zheng Zhilong's eyes were cold and harsh, and he interrupted, "I must get rid of this guy Liu Xiang, and the Little Liuqiu Islands must not be controlled by him.

It is definitely a delusion to want to join hands with me in Japan's maritime trade.

The money was handed over to the emperor to express his attitude to the emperor in exchange for support from Guangdong, Guangxiu, Fujian and other places, so that the governor of Guangdong, Guangxiu Xiong Wencan and Fujian Governor Fang Kongzhao could support the determination to immigrate to open up the town of Liuqiu.

Controlling Ryuqiu Town is just the beginning. If we want to truly make our Zheng family stand firm, the key is to develop Ryuqiu Town well, but how can we develop without a population?"

Zheng Zhihu was silent.

Indeed, the Ming Dynasty is absolutely controlled by the Ming Dynasty. It is better to say that the Zheng family is controlled by the Zheng family than the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the imperial court did not attach much importance to the territory of Ryukyu Town. What he really valued was the Emperor Ming Dynasty, especially the promotion of Xiong Wencan as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Fang Kongzhao as the governor of Fujian. Zheng Zhilong saw this.

"You don't have to worry about the warships, I've figured out a solution."

Zheng Zhilong continued: "The foundations of the Yan family and the Li family are much stronger than you think. I believe that in the face of the temptation of Japan's maritime trade, they will definitely be willing to take out these assets.

In the future, the Netherlands will be completely cut off from the sea trade to Japan. If you want to go to Japan, you can only go through the Han Alliance. This is the key.

Haven't you seen it yet?

The emperor was also very enthusiastic about Japan's maritime trade, otherwise he would not have condemned the Emperor Ming maritime trade association to set up a semicolon in Ryukyu Town.

Of course, Japan's maritime trade is the beginning. What the emperor wants is the maritime trade of the countries in the South China Sea, one Han Alliance and the other Huangming maritime trade association. Whoever can help the emperor share his worries can truly establish a foothold."

Wu Sangui, Zu Zerun and others figured out that Emperor Chongzhen was playing a big game, and Zheng Zhilong, who was extremely cunning, could not have guessed it.

When Emperor Chongzhen decided to set up a Han alliance, he thought of a backup plan, which was to use the wealth of the Ming Dynasty's honorary and relatives to check and balance the forces headed by the Zheng family.

Even if Zheng Zhilong cannot be completely checked and balanced, it will at least play a deterrent role, allowing the Han Alliance and the Huangming Hai Trade Association to continuously provide financial resources for the treasury.

Zheng Zhihu said with a worried look on his face: "Brother, do you think our Zheng family will be liquidated by the emperor in the future? After all, we are now..."

"Won't."

Zheng Zhilong narrowed his eyes and said, "As long as our Zheng family is mainly me, and there is no action of overbearing, the emperor will not liquidate us."

Don’t forget that the situation facing the emperor now does not have the energy or time, and is wasting too much to the southeast coastal areas, including Japan and the South China Sea.

However, when the Ming Dynasty opened sea and trade, especially in Tianjin, the emperor needed to ensure that everything was foolproof, so I was appointed as the general of Liuqiu Town."

The battle for hegemony on the ocean requires land support. If it goes against this reality, no matter how strong it is, it will eventually decline.

Zheng Zhilong can be the thickest thigh of Emperor Chongzhen on the list. Without looking at the face of the civil servant of the Ming Dynasty, how could he lose his roots and make the Emperor of Ming hate him?

As long as you can get the support of the emperor, let alone a Ryukyu town, even if you advance to the South China countries in the future, there will be hope.

Once you have something like ambition, it will not disappear.

Zheng Zhilong dared not have any disobedience towards the Ming Dynasty, but it is still possible to use the prestige of the Ming Dynasty to go to other places to do their best.

"I heard that the emperor supported a number of shipyards in Liaodong, Tianjin, Shandong and other places. Most of the sea ships owned by the Huangming Sea Trade Federation were purchased from these places."

Zheng Zhilong raised his lips slightly, looked at Zheng Zhihu and said, "If we can gain more trust from the emperor through this voluntary handover, then we can also purchase the warship from the Ming Dynasty if we want to obtain the warship in the future.

There are two completely different concepts in many things that you take the initiative and do passively.

As long as the matter of opening the sea can always be beneficial, even if the nobles in the court, including the guys from the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor will never ban the sea anymore.

This time you go to the capital, you can go there yourself.

In addition to seizing the gold and silver from the Netherlands, the amount of silver obtained by the Han League was taken out. If it was not enough, our Zheng family would make up for it and hand it over to the treasury.

In addition, try to contact the fourth brother to see how he is doing in western Liaoning, and find out about the situation of Jianlu, remember not to let the emperor notice it."

"good."

Zheng Zhihu nodded heavily.

"Liu Xiang, I will tolerate you for half a year, at most half a year." Zheng Zhilong narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a cold look: "When I plan everything, I will have to chop your head."

The grudges with Liu Xiang cannot be explained in a few words, especially when it involves interests. Zheng Zhilong would never allow Liu Xiang, the great enemy, to entrench his side, and to hold on to the huge profits of Japan's maritime trade.

That is definitely a delusional thing.

After solving the Dutch problem in Ryukyu Town, the next thing to do is to solve the problem of Liu Xiang's troops. As long as Liu Xiang can be solved, the power of the Zheng family on the southeast coast will be further enhanced!
Chapter completed!