After finishing laughing, Zheng Zhilong immediately said to his son with a smile on his face: "You can rest assured that Dad is here!"
Why didn't he let his younger brothers come over instead of coming here in person? Not only because Zheng Sen is his son, but also because this is actually related to the future of the entire Zheng family. Many things must be done by him, Zheng Sen.
Only the head of the family can decide.
Now, I have learned about the situation of my son's trip to the capital face to face, and accurately grasped Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards his Zheng family. This means that as long as the matter at hand is handled well, then the emperor will pretend that he does not know everything that the Zheng family has done before.
You can forget the past and the future of the Zheng family will be bright.
If doing this requires the Zheng family to cut off a large piece of meat, Zheng Zhilong may still hesitate; however, this matter only requires the court to spend a huge amount of money, and although Zheng Zhilong has to pay, he does not have to pay too much.
After finishing this matter, the emperor wants to fulfill his promise, and we can see how he promotes Zheng Sen. Will he fulfill his promise?
When that time comes, the emperor really has to grant Zheng Sen an official position he is satisfied with, then Zheng Zhilong will continue to cooperate with the court and be used by the court; however, if the emperor just talked about it before and did not give Zheng Sen an official position he is satisfied with, then Zheng Zhilong will
It would not be too late to break up with the court at that time.
The only thing is that from now on he will be on the stage of Ming Dynasty officialdom, and he can no longer quietly make a fortune on the southeastern coast of Ming Dynasty!
At this time, after Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, he carefully asked about all the details of Zheng Sen's relationship with his colleagues, as well as the specific situation of the steward in Yangzhou. He even continued to ask during lunch, and also asked about the capital.
He asked about some details until it was almost evening, and he stopped asking any more.
I just heard him say to Zheng Sen: "I will go with you now, and first go to pay a visit to the Admiral Wang Dehua of the East Factory!"
When Zheng Sen saw his father asking such careful questions and then speaking to him confidently, he was immediately very happy and confident. He immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay!"
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On Wang Dehua's side, he caused harm to the ten major salt merchants and did not cooperate with Zheng Sen. He just drank tea and admired the flowers leisurely every day. Northerners in the south of the Yangtze River saw everything new, and it was rare to have such an opportunity to relax.
When the sun was about to set, a subordinate suddenly came to report that Zheng Sen was visiting.
Upon hearing this, Wang Dehua curled his lips slightly and sneered. This young boy came to visit him just for purchasing. After these few days, he must be in a hurry!
It doesn't matter, anyway, when I'm bored, I just play with him for fun. If I really want to help him, it's useless!
With this in mind, he met Zheng Sen in the living room.
What surprised him was that Zheng Sen did not leave all his followers outside, but actually brought one of them into the living room, which made him very dissatisfied.
He was originally just a young man with no hair at all, but he was just a member of the Imperial Guard. How could he show off like this in front of his dignified East Factory Admiral, the former Chief of Ceremonies, and the eunuch?
While he was thinking about it, he saw Zheng Sen stepping aside and leaving the entourage in the middle of the living room to face him.
This made him frown again. What did it mean? This kid didn't even want to speak, so he let a follower talk to him?
While Wang Dehua was thinking about it, he heard this follower clasping his fists and saluting him, and said respectfully: "The last general is the deputy commander-in-chief of Fujian Zheng Zhilong. He came here from Fujian specifically for the dog."
When Wang Dehua heard this, he was a little surprised and couldn't help but look Zheng Zhilong up and down.
He also inquired about Zheng Sen's family background, but he couldn't find out any specific information. He only knew that the Zheng family was rich, and that Zheng Sen's father was the deputy general of the Fujian Army, that's all.
At this time, knowing that the person in front of him was Zheng Zhilong, he actually dared to confess in front of him, the admiral of Dongchang, that he was not afraid of being caught and exposing the fact that he had left his post. This courage was a bit surprising.
He was just a deputy commander. In Wang Dehua's eyes, he was not much different from Zheng Sen.
Therefore, he still didn't bother to answer and just said lightly: "You are so brave. For the sake of your son, our family will pretend that we have never seen you come!"
"The general came here to see the factory owner. Although it was a dog thing, he actually came here for the factory owner!" Zheng Zhilong didn't care at all about his attitude, but continued to speak respectfully.
When Wang Dehua heard this, he would not be frightened. He just asked calmly: "What's wrong with our family? We need a labor leader? Isn't it that our family is going to be in disaster?"
He deliberately raised his voice to emphasize the word "dajia", which was full of sarcasm.
He is the admiral of Dongchang. The person in front of him is just the deputy commander of the border area. There is no way he can deserve the word "high command" in his mouth.
He can tell that Zheng Zhilong is threatening, but he will not be threatened by a deputy commander. That's it. What can you do?
Zheng Zhilong didn't care at all and his expression remained unchanged, but Zheng Sen quickly looked at his father after hearing this.
I saw his father continue to say to Wang Dehua with respect: "The factory is wise and I will wait and see. If we continue, a disaster will surely come!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zheng Sen's expression suddenly changed. Before, Wang Dehua had a strong smell of gunpowder, but now he actually said that Wang Dehua was going to be in trouble. Could it be that the factory owner was going to fall out, right?
Sure enough, when he looked at Wang Dehua to observe his reaction, he saw that Wang Dehua had already said with a cold face: "Our family is not a three-year-old child. He was frightened by others. If you don't say one, two, three, we will
Believe it or not, we’ve arrested you right now?”
When Zheng Sen heard this, he quickly wanted to say something. But before he could speak, his father still said to Wang Dehua respectfully: "The general will never dare to scare the factory boss, he is just telling the truth!"
After Wang Dehua heard this, he didn't say anything and just stared at Zheng Zhilong coldly. His meaning was very obvious. If you are not satisfied with what you said, just wait and see!
However, at this time, he had a new understanding of Zheng Zhilong's city. He actually maintained respect for him from the beginning to the end, and did not change his face at all because of his words.
While he was thinking about it, he heard Zheng Zhilong say to him: "The general has heard what Quanzi said. Your Majesty is most concerned about when the silver can be turned into physical objects and sent to the north as quickly as possible. Your Majesty has made it clear that this matter is related to
The Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to the future. Giving Quanzi the right to secretly report is a clear proof. In this way, if someone delays this matter, His Majesty will naturally be furious and will definitely deal with some people!"
"We are not in charge!" Hearing his emphasis on this matter, Wang Dehua suddenly thought of something and his face changed slightly, but he still insisted and just reminded him coldly.
The implication is that if someone really wants to be held accountable, it must be the person in charge.
As a result, just after he finished speaking, Zheng Zhilong laughed, and then continued to say to him respectfully: "No! I can be sure that if we really want to hold people accountable, the factory owner is the most unlucky, not the dog!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Dehua suddenly became a little angry. But before he could get angry, he heard Zheng Zhilong continue to say to him: "The general is by no means an alarmist! Dare to ask the factory boss, inspect the top ten salt merchants, and impeach the factory boss.
But how many? What does it mean that Your Majesty stayed in Yangzhou without paying anything, and still stayed in Yangzhou with the factory boss as the co-organizer? What impact does the confiscated salt merchant's money have on spending as soon as possible or not spending it on the impeachment of the factory boss? And what impact does it have on the impeachment of the factory boss?
, Quanzi is just the banner of the Imperial Guard, and has just turned eighteen. If things don't go well, the factory owner thinks that the world, or His Majesty thinks, it is because Quanzi is incompetent, or the factory owner does not act..."
Wang Dehua didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after hearing it, his face became more and more ugly. Because each of these questions was not a good thing for him.
If the Jiangnan procurement was really delayed, maybe the emperor would take it out on him!
After thinking about this, Wang Dehua's attitude obviously softened, and his face was no longer cold. He just said to Zheng Zhilong: "The delay in Jiangnan's procurement is not because our family has not done anything, but because Jiangnan is obviously resisting this matter. If our family actively
If you participate, their resistance may be stronger. As for the reason, I believe you also know!"
Being able to see his problem sharply, Wang Dehua no longer dared to despise this martial artist and openly expressed his other thoughts.
As soon as Zheng Zhilong heard what he said, he knew that he had put down his face and would no longer worry about whether his son was in charge.
So, he said to Wang Dehua: "The general is a bit thin-faced in this area of Jiangnan. Let's go back and let him know. Those merchants themselves are also profitable, so they will naturally come to do business."
Hearing this, Wang Dehua didn't believe it and couldn't help but look up and down at the warrior in front of him.
You know, he directly raided the top ten salt merchants in Yangzhou. Although the charges were real, the key point is that those charges can also be imputed to other aristocratic families. Therefore, the aristocratic families in Jiangnan will naturally be worried that Wang Dehua will use it again in the future.
Use the same method to deal with them.
Therefore, they will definitely boycott this Yangzhou incident.
How could the warrior in front of them be so virtuous as to make them put aside such worries?
To be honest, he really couldn't understand it!
However, Wang Dehua also knew that since this warrior dared to say this to his face, he must have some confidence.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "If this is really possible, our family will definitely do our best to serve Long Live Lord! But there is one more thing to remind us. Even if we purchase grain and grass supplies, it will not be easy to transport them back to the capital. Those
The aristocratic families in Jiangnan are likely to cause trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "Don't worry, factory manager, this matter is the simplest, there is no need to worry!"
After he finished speaking, he didn't wait too long, and immediately clasped his fists to Wang Dehua and saluted: "General, I will go find someone right now. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will also ask the factory manager to give a warning to prevent the supplies from arriving here."
I wasn't ready yet, so I wasted time."
Wang Dehua naturally agreed. Watching the father and son leave, he couldn't help but feel a little curious. Is this martial artist really that capable?