After the ceremony, Chang Yu sat down loudly. He took a sip of tea and saw that Zheng Sen was still standing straight, so he motioned for him to sit down. But Zheng Sen didn't dare. No matter how awesome his father was, he was still a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but the man in front of him
He is the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty besides the emperor, not to mention that he is just a supervisor at this time. To put it bluntly, his qualifications are too junior and his qualifications are too low. Even if you are allowed to sit, if you sit, you really take yourself seriously.
, is rude and does not understand the rules.
Zheng Sen didn't want to give Chang Yu the feeling that he didn't have a tutor and was ignorant. After all, he was afraid that others would look down on him because he was a pirate. Although he was very rich, these days, it really wasn't like in later generations, the rich were the uncles. Look at all those scholars.
They are poor and idle, but both ordinary people and some big businessmen respect them very much!
This is the main reason why Zheng Zhilong insisted on using connections to get his son into the Nanjing Imperial College and go to university.
The ancients paid great attention to these rules, but Chang Yu was different. In the army, he mingled with the soldiers, and he and his attendants were all brothers and sisters. He ignored some etiquette and rules and was very casual.
So he called Zheng Sen to sit down one after another, but this kid felt that Chang Yu was testing him and would rather die than sit down. Chang Yu was so angry that he slapped the table: "Is it possible that you want me to stand with you? You are the son of Zheng Yiguan."
Why do you look like a bear!"
This time Zheng Sen didn't dare to disobey again, and quickly sat down next to him. Chang Yu sighed: "You and I are the same age, and there is no one else here, why bother with so many red tapes."
"Yes, yes, the Governor is teaching you a lesson." Zheng Sen quickly nodded and responded. He began to feel strange in his heart. Is this person really so casual? As soon as the thought came to his mind, Chang Yu sighed: "How can this Governor teach me a lesson?"
You... come on, let's talk about something serious, how is your father?"
Zheng Zhilong was just forty years old at this time, and of course he was very good. Chang Yu asked some more questions about whether the journey was smooth and whether he encountered typhoons. Zheng Sen answered them one by one. Seeing that Chang Yu was really easy-going with him.
I gradually relaxed and became less nervous than before.
Then Chang Yu saw that the topic had turned to the main topic and asked about Big Sweet Potato and Big Potato. Zheng Sen also became more energetic: "There are a total of 213 large and small ships, of which thirty ships have sent grain and grass to the city, and the rest have been sent to the city."
Waiting in Tongzhou...nearly 300,000 kilograms of potatoes, and the same amount of sweet potatoes."
Chang Yu was delighted: "How much land can these be used as seeds for planting?" Zheng Senluo had pondered: "For potatoes, if they are planted in spring, they can be cut into pieces, and three to four hundred kilograms per acre is enough, but for autumn planting, they need to be sown in their entirety per acre.
It will weigh at least five or six hundred kilograms. As for the sweet potatoes, they need to be sown as seedlings. After a period of time, the seedlings can be cut and replanted, so there is enough for thousands of acres!"
In other words, this batch of planting is enough to plant about 2,000 acres. The yields of potatoes and sweet potatoes are similar, with an average of 3,000 to 5,000 jins per acre. This means that in two to three months, tens of millions of jins can be harvested, which is enough to solve the famine in Gyeonggi.
But how many people will starve to death in these two to three months!
Or some people say, why can't we use this batch of goods to provide disaster relief first, and then sow the seeds sent later.
The reason is simple. These 600,000 kilograms of potatoes and sweet potatoes are a drop in the bucket for the current famine. It will take at least two or three months for the next batch to be purchased and transported from Fujian and Yunnan to the capital. By then, the sowing period will have been missed. This will
Cause more people to starve to death!
"It is said that the sweet potatoes need to be cultivated first, and the cultivation time is almost a month?" Chang Yu frowned, thinking that if he was delayed for more than a month, he would miss the sowing time, but Zheng Sen looked relaxed: "We'll wait.
The seedlings have been raised on the way and can be sown at any time." It turns out that Zheng Sen knew that Chang Yu purchased these potatoes and sweet potatoes as seeds. The sweet potatoes had been raised on the voyage and were ready for use. Chang Yu was naturally overjoyed when he heard this.
Lian Kua had done him a great favor, no, he had done a great favor to the court.
Chang Yu praised Zheng Sen and was very happy, and then told the little eunuch good news: this batch of goods will be delivered for free!
That's right, from the time Zheng Zhilong decided to take Chang Yu's route, this batch of goods became a meeting gift for Chang Yu. Note that it was a meeting gift for Chang Yu, not for the court.
Chang Yu suddenly felt as happy as a fool from a landlord's family, smiling with his eyes and mouth from ear to ear: "How embarrassing, it's hard to accept the kindness, but it's hard to accept the kindness, General Zheng is actually too polite."
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Chang Yu has never been the kind of person who is only in and out. In his opinion, whether it is doing business or making friends, it is necessary to keep in and out to achieve a long-term win-win situation, so he immediately asked Zheng Sen: "Do you have anything you want?"
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Zheng Sen shook his head with a stern look on his face: "I have nothing to ask for. I can't tell you the truth that I came to Beijing on my father's orders to deliver greetings to the governor, and secondly I went to Nanjing."
Chang Yu nodded and said, "You are in Nanjing Imperial College, right?"
"Exactly" Zheng Sen responded quickly.
"Then... how about coming to Beiyong?" Chang Yu picked up the tea cup and smiled lightly. Zheng Sen quickly stood up and bowed: "That's what I wish for."
Everyone knows that Peking University is better than Nanjing University, and it is faster and more convenient to enter an official career at Peking University.
"Don't worry." Chang Yu motioned him to sit down: "Your father has given me such a big favor. I can't be rude to him. I'll ask you first whether you want to join the civil service or the army. If you want to join the civil service, the governor will transfer you first."
Come to Beiyong and find a disciple for you. First enter the Hanlin Academy and become a concubine (equivalent to the government's talent pool) and slowly sit up. If you want to join the army, I will give you a good future."
Zheng Sen couldn't sit still anymore: "My father told me before I came here, but it is up to the governor to make the decision."
Chang Yu nodded slightly. He could guess that the Zheng family wanted Zheng Sen to become a civil servant. After all, he was born a pirate and had low self-esteem. He always felt that others looked down upon him, so he wanted to get a civil servant to show off his reputation, so he wanted to train him.
For those who pursue an official career, you should know that even Zheng Sen's fifth uncle Zheng Zhibao spent money to enter the Imperial College after his surrender, just for the sake of getting riches. This shows how strong the inner inferiority and self-esteem of the Zheng family are.
And if you want to join the army, Zheng Zhilong himself is the chief of the navy, and Zheng Zhibao is the deputy chief of the navy. The navy is owned by his family, and most of the navy generals and soldiers were pirates in the past, so serving as a soldier in your own family will be considered by others.
Ridicule, pretend to be a pirate or a pirate.
This is why Zheng Zhilong gave Chang Yu such a big gift. He just wanted to join the line of the young eunuch and plan the future of the Zheng family. He could not just settle down as the boss, but he also needed someone in the court and a general in the army to be more stable.
After all, the backers Cai Shanji and Xiong Wencan were both dead.
If you want to become an official, the admiral of Dongchang has the ability to pave the way, which can be described as walking straight into the clouds. If you want to join the army, the little eunuch now has the power of the world's soldiers, and it is the war in troubled times that produces heroes.
At that time, as long as he had military merits, he would be promoted and knighted in the future. Because Li Yan followed him wholeheartedly, he is now a member of the Zhu Kingdom, Huang Degong, Tang Tong have all been knighted...
So there is no love for no reason and benefits for no reason in this world, they are all transactions.
Zheng Zhilong and the little eunuch are both human beings who know the elegance of the piano when they hear it, and he is very willing to do this kind of deal. After all, he really wants to be friends with such a wealthy and powerful person now!
Because he is short of money and food!
And Zheng Zhilong: I have both!
Let's do this. Chang Yu thought for a moment: "We won't mobilize the troops before winter. You go to Beiyong (Beijing Imperial College) to study first and help the governor with some things. When the troops are launched after autumn, you can go on an expedition with me. At that time, you can
You can decide whether to join the officialdom or join the army."
Zheng Sen was overjoyed, especially when he heard Chang Yu's words: "Help the governor do something." The meaning of support was too obvious. You have to know how many people are trying to join him and help him do things, but they can't get it.
"The governor wants to hire a teacher for you first. Is there anyone you are interested in? By the way, your teacher in Nanjing is Qian Qianyi. He is also the one who gave you the name Zheng Sen, right?" Chang
Yu suddenly frowned as he spoke. In the history of the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, Zheng Chenggong went to the Nanjing Imperial College to study and became a student of Qian Qianyi, Liu Rushi's husband. Qian Qianyi named him Sen and Damu,
That's why later generations called him Zheng Sen and Da Mu.
Zheng Sen quickly nodded in agreement, feeling secretly shocked that Dongchang was really powerful and could detect anything.
"It's a sinister name. It's better to call it success. It means immediate success!" Chang Yu smiled half-heartedly. Zheng Sen was startled but couldn't hide his joy. Maybe he thought Chang Yu was hinting at something, so he
He quickly kowtowed and thanked: "Student..."
Say goodbye, Chang Yu quickly stood up: "I am not as old as you, and it is even harder for me to be your teacher. Although Qian Qianyi is good in knowledge, he has a good character. Hehe, I will help you find another great scholar later. How about Gu Yanwu...forget it.
Forget it, even though he has a great reputation, he is just a prison student now..."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Gu can do it!" You must know that although Gu Yanwu's official career is not going well, his reputation as a great scholar has already spread all over the world. At this time, Huang Zongxi and Wang Fuzi, who are known as the three great masters in the late Ming Dynasty, have not yet passed the examination.
, they are all 20-year-old young men who are not very famous. They are not as outrageous as Gu Yanwu.
"No, no," Chang Yu waved his hand: "If you really want to worship him for knowledge, it's okay, but what's the use of worshiping him as an official?" He said, disturbing his head: "Tomorrow, I will go to Li Banghua's place to find out for you.
If this little old man doesn't want to, just ask Shi Bangzhao, or Fan Jingwen or Ni Yuanlu, they can get you a decent one."
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Chenggong became extremely excited. These were all big cabinet ministers. If they accepted someone's job at random, they would be promoted to official positions in the future, so he thanked Chang Yu repeatedly.
You thought that was it?
Giving help in times of need is far more grateful than adding icing on the cake. Zheng Zhilong gave such a big gift, and Chang Yu reciprocated the favor, so he sent someone to spread the word that there would be no other guests tonight, and they simply made some wine and food and invited Wu Mengming to join them.
Chatting while eating in the lobby.
Zheng Chenggong was filled with excitement, Dad, do you know who your child is drinking and chatting with now? The leaders of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, you have never been treated like this before!
It was so miraculous. This little eunuch must be as miraculous as the rumors say. Zheng Chenggong felt like he was in a dream.