At this time, the sea breeze was blowing in my face, and it was already a bit cold.
However, on the deck of one of the ships, there was a group of people standing. Two of them were standing together, right in front, and the others were standing farther away with them as the center.
Obviously, the identities of the two people in front are extraordinary.
Looking at the shadow of Edo from a distance, one of them asked the other with a little curiosity: "Is this Nagasaki where Japan allowed trade? Why does it feel a bit...a bit ordinary!"
"The commander is right, this is Nagasaki!" After hearing this, the other man immediately replied with a smile, "This Nagasaki is already a relatively prosperous town in the Japanese country, and other places are more primitive. The Japanese country is far from being able to compare with our Ming Dynasty. The same is true, they are particularly envious of our Ming Dynasty!"
Needless to say, the commander must be Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and the person who answered him was naturally Zheng Zhilong.
After hearing this, Li Ruolian showed a trace of pride on his face, nodded and said: "Indeed, although the world is big, my Ming Dynasty is the most prosperous, there is no doubt about it!"
In this world, at this point in time, his words are indeed not bragging, just to put money on his own face.
Looking at the famous and powerful beautiful countries in later generations, Paris does not yet exist, and the ruined Paris cannot compare with the capital of the Ming Dynasty or Nanjing, let alone other places.
At that time, the center of the world was the Ming Dynasty, and the Kingdom of Heaven was not self-proclaimed.
At this time, Li Ruolian paused and then asked: "Both the Japanese king and the Tokugawa shogun are not here, how long are we going to stay here?"
"The king of Japan is just a decoration, don't mind it!" After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately answered, "The shogunate has the final say on the military and political affairs of Japan. The reason why we came here is to relax. If we don't come in when we pass the house, If you go directly to Edo, you will be suspicious, so it is necessary to disembark in Nagasaki first!"
"Okay!" Li Ruolian listened and nodded, then looked at Zheng Zhilong and said to him sternly: "I still don't know if Jianlu is here or has gone to Edo. What is the situation? Has the negotiation been concluded? Everything is unknown, so it’s up to you to adapt to circumstances, as long as you can meet His Majesty’s requirements!”
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately said respectfully: "I understand, I will never disappoint His Majesty!"
His respectful attitude was definitely not an act, but sincere.
In fact, when he first heard that all the land in Fujian had been confiscated by the imperial court, he was very dissatisfied. Even if his own son did this, he complained even more about the emperor.
This approach really meant that his son was being used as a spearman, but it was a shame that he was still working for the emperor!
Of course, your court made a grand statement, saying that if you don't pay taxes, it is not his property. These reasons are unacceptable to him, after all, his interests have been greatly lost.
However, when Li Ruolian gave him Emperor Chongzhen's personal letter, as well as his information and the Japanese information, Zheng Zhilong was shocked.
You must know that in this era, information and communication still rely on horses. The cost of obtaining information from distant places is very high. It can even be said that no matter how much you invest, the information will lag behind and it is impossible to get comprehensive information. news.
Not to mention, the news about Japan is across the sea.
As far as the entire Ming Dynasty is concerned, Zheng Zhilong dares to say that his understanding of the Japanese country is only second, and it is impossible for anyone to be first.
However, the information given to him by Emperor Chongzhen was very comprehensive, and even he had not paid attention to the news in recent years. Emperor Chongzhen had these information.
In addition, these news even include what major events will happen next in the Japanese country. Regarding the internal affairs of the Japanese country, everyone from the contemporary emperor to the samurai who have lost their masters is involved.
Also, there were many things about Zheng Zhilong himself that he thought no one would know, but it turned out that they were all in this information. After reading it, he had a feeling that he was naked in front of the current emperor, and he was
See clearly!
As a businessman, Zheng Zhilong understands very well how useful it will be to obtain this information. And this information is absolutely impossible to be obtained by mortals. The only explanation is that Emperor Taizu appears and uses divine means, then everything can be done
Explained.
After being shocked, Zheng Zhilong immediately found an excuse for himself. Even prominent Ming nobles such as Xu Guogong had to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, so he was just a general soldier, what else could he complain about?
Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen also promised him in the letter that if he does this well, he will give him the Ming Dynasty steam armored warship after he returns, so that he can conquer all directions, easily obtain military honors and be knighted.
Also, his fifth brother went to America, and if he comes back as planned, he will also be knighted.
As for his son Zheng Sen, Emperor Chongzhen revealed to him that he was planning to let him take over from Li Ruolian in the future and become the emperor's most trusted general and commander of the Imperial Guard.
Even his second son in the Japanese country, Emperor Chongzhen, allowed him to take him back to the Japanese country to join the army, so that he could stand out in the future.
Such a combination of kindness and power convinced Zheng Zhilong that he did not dare to have any dissatisfaction with the Ming Dynasty or Emperor Chongzhen.
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Even leaving aside the matter of Emperor Taizu, he had seen the steam armored warships and knew very well that the future seas would definitely be dominated by steam armored warships. If he dared to resist the imperial court, then
The imperial court's navy of steam-armored warships would definitely crush him!
At this time, they were chatting, and the ship was getting closer and closer to the port. The Japanese over there had already noticed the two ships.
Seeing this, Li Ruolian said to Zheng Zhilong: "When you arrive in the Japanese country, I will be your personal guard from now on. Don't show your weakness, just call me!"
Zheng Zhilong smiled after hearing this and said: "For the sake of important matters of the imperial court, I have no choice but to humiliate myself and give my command, Your Excellency!"
After hearing this, Li Ruolian smiled silently and did not answer.
The two ships owned by Zheng Zhilong both carry his very conspicuous flags, making it obvious at a glance that they are ships belonging to the Zheng family.
Needless to say, the Zheng family's ships are very famous along the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty, including Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
After someone on the shore noticed it, one person suddenly jumped up, showing an overjoyed expression, and then ran away.
The Japanese people at the port were also alerted and rushed to tell each other. After a while, before the ship even docked, a large number of people were already waiting on the shore.
Zheng Zhilong looked at the Nagasaki Pier and felt a little emotional. He had not been back for several years after leaving.
Nagasaki, in his original impression, was far more lively than what he saw now.
Zheng Zhilong naturally knew the reason, because the previous shogunate of the Tokugawa shogunate initiated a sea ban.
Although this ban on maritime trade was not directed at people from the Ming Dynasty, it banned maritime trade from other countries, and only Hongyi could barely trade with Japan. This made the protection money Zheng Zhilong received at sea very unfavorable.
It's what he doesn't like.
However, there was nothing he could do about Japan's imposition of a sea ban.
Now he came here to help Jianlu join forces with the Japanese. This task was also very arduous. To be honest, he had no idea whether he could achieve it or not.
While thinking in his mind, the ship slowly docked, and the Japanese people were waiting on the shore.
Naturally, they would not have thought that Zheng Zhilong would actually come to the Japanese country in person. Those Japanese people who recognized him in the crowd were very surprised. They all thought that Zheng Zhilong had a big business coming to their door.
Zheng Zhilong is naturally sophisticated and handy when it comes to interpersonal communication.
He speaks human language when he sees people and lies when he sees ghosts. Even though he has not been to the Japanese country for many years, he is still able to do it with ease.
While they were chatting and greeting here, there was another commotion from the shore, and someone came again.
Because of Zheng Zhilong's arrival, the dock was already crowded, with many people admiring the pirate king.
But now the onlookers moved out of the way one after another. This movement was a bit loud, and it also attracted Zheng Zhilong's attention.
When I heard the sound and looked over, the person who came happened to have passed through the crowd, and they saw each other at once.
At this moment, people on both sides were frozen.
Li Ruolian pretended to be Zheng Zhilong's personal guard. Since he couldn't understand the Japanese language, he naturally had more energy to check who was coming.
I saw the leader, a woman in her forties, dressed in Ming Dynasty. At this time, her face was very excited, and her eyes even flashed.
Next to this woman, stood a boy of about eighteen years old, dressed as a Japanese, with the same excitement, a hint of awe and fear on his face.
This was all in Japan, and Li Ruolian knew that he knew the situation here.
When he saw it at this time, he probably guessed that this woman should be Zheng Zhilong's wife in the Japanese country, the Tagawa family, and the young Japanese was Zheng Zhilong's second son, adopted to Tagawa, and his name seemed to be Tagawa Nanaemon.
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Before coming to Japan, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say that he seemed very fond of the Tagawa family. He could feel that it was definitely not just because the Tagawa family was Zheng Sen's biological mother. However, Emperor Chongzhen did not say the specific reason.
, and naturally it was not easy for him to ask.
At this time, the other Japanese people naturally recognized who the visitor was. When they saw the couple meeting, they were very interested and stopped surrounding Zheng Zhilong. They all smiled and let Zheng Zhilong go and rest first.
Zheng Zhilong actually wanted to take the Tagawa family and his second son back to the Ming Dynasty before, but the Japanese did not agree. When the second time, in October of the first year of Longwu in the Southern Ming Dynasty, he wanted to take them back to the Ming Dynasty again.
At that time, the Japanese finally relented, but only let the Tagawa clan go back.