In July, the Great Wei recruited Zheng Zhilong and was blocked because of Zheng Sen.

Chen Mingxia suggested that he stop surrendering and exterminate the Zheng family, but Gao Yihuan thought that Zheng Zhilong was Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen was Zheng Sen, and insisted on continuing to surrender Zheng Zhilong.

The noble group of Wei was powerful, and they needed to fight to obtain merit, titles, land, and at the same time, they also hoped to obtain a large number of people in the south of the Yangtze River.

This made Gao Yihuan more headaches, the world has been in turmoil for many years, the population of the north has decreased sharply, the noble landlords need tenants to farm, and the southern handicraft industry needs a large number of hired workers.

The palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, although Gao Yihuan has long proposed a policy to encourage childbirth, but it will take at least twenty years to restore the population, and during this time, it is really difficult for him to balance the interests of all parties.

The surrender of the Zheng family is related to whether Dawei can participate in the Great Voyage and catch the last train, so Gao Yihuan vetoed Chen Mingxia's suggestion.

It was only because of the detention of the envoy that both sides had mustard, and Zheng Zhilong could not offer the whole of Fujian, and the conditions of the Great Wei were reduced, and Zheng Zhilong hesitated a little.

In view of this, after the beginning of August and autumn, the weather turned cooler, and the Wei army assembled in central Zhejiang began to move south one after another, and once again approached Xianxia Pass to put pressure on Zheng Zhilong.

On this day, the weather is not as hot as in June and July, Xianxia is closed, the Zheng soldiers stand at the head of the city, on the wall more than two zhang wide, the Zheng family's military flag flutters, and the soldiers patrol back and forth with spears.

Suddenly, the patrol soldier stopped, and the leader turned his head to look out of the pass, he only glanced at it, his expression immediately changed greatly, and he hurriedly shouted loudly, "There is an enemy situation." ”

On the hill outside the wall, black Wei soldiers came all over the mountain, like a moving black carpet.

Not long after, Zheng Cai, who was wearing mountain-patterned armor and a phoenix-winged helmet, climbed to the top of the city, he held the battlements and looked, only to see the Wei army coming overwhelmingly in the distance, and his expression suddenly sank.

"How many people are there?" The general next to him exclaimed.

"Look at the posture of no less than 100,000!" Someone said in a deep voice.

The soldiers of the Zheng army in the city rushed to the wall, and there was a lot of discussion, and they shouted: "The Wei army is so numerous. ”

Zheng Cai held the wall with his hand, worried in his heart, and said urgently: "Don't let go of arrows, report to Fuzhou quickly!" ”

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Zhejiang, Ningbo, was one of the few ports open to the outside world in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, affected by the war, especially the uncertain surrender of the Zheng clan, the ships in the Ningbo port have been reduced by half.

In the yamen of Ningbo City, Gao Yihuan wore a black dragon robe, wore a winged crown, and held a belt, surrounded by a group of officials, visited the city and listened to people talk about the situation of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and sea trade.

The official in charge of the Ningbo City Shipping Department, named Fang Yizhi, introduced as he walked: "Your Majesty, Nanming mainly has four treaty ports, namely Hangzhou, Ningbo, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou, among which we Ningbo are mainly responsible for trade with Korea and the Japanese State. In addition, the Zheng family in Fujian, the Hongmaoyi on the sea, and the Lang machine people also often come here to trade. ”

Gao Yihuan and the others walked in a large hall, the middle was full of models of various ships, and on the walls hung a pair of nautical charts, as well as some tax items of the Municipal Shipping Division.

Gao Yihuan bowed slightly, "How much of the Zheng family is in trade?" ”

Fang Yizhi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Zheng family has five merchants from the mountains and five merchants from the sea, and the five merchants from the mountains are all over the south of the Yangtze River and are responsible for purchasing goods, and the five merchants from the sea are their fleet, responsible for transporting goods. Within a year, half of the transactions in Ningbo City are from the Zheng family, and if you count the Zheng family's yellow flag, it accounts for about seventy percent. ”

Gao Yihuan was a little surprised, Zheng Zhilong's turtle grandson must be rich.

At this time, Fang Yizhi continued to walk forward with Gao Yihuan, and came to a lobby where all kinds of porcelain, tea, and cloth were placed.

"Your Majesty, this is the display area of the goods, mainly for businessmen from overseas, they can see samples here, and then place an order, what special needs can also be customized!" Fang Yizhi continued to introduce.

Gao Yihuan looked at the many porcelains on the table, many of which were exotic, "These are all from Jingdezhen?" ”

Fang Yizhi shook his head, "Your Majesty, the porcelain in Jingdezhen is exquisite, mainly sold domestically, or sold to the Wa Kingdom, North Korea, and Annam, these are not from Jingdezhen, they are fired in Changsha kilns and used for overseas sales." ”

Gao Yihuan was secretly surprised, and at this time Li Laiheng came in and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Dutch have arrived." ”

Gao Yihuan frowned slightly when he heard this, his eyes were a little reluctant to leave the porcelain, and he said casually, "Let them wait in the side hall." ”

"Yes!" Li Laiheng saluted and retired.

Gao Yihuan followed around again, and then came to the side hall, and the guard at the door immediately sang loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

Niu Jinxing immediately signaled, let the two red-haired Yi get up, salute on one knee, and said in a stiff Chinese dialect, "Kwai has seen His Majesty the Emperor of Great Wei!" ”

Gao Yihuan didn't like the Dutch, they were too domineering and barbaric, but he smiled slightly on his face: "No courtesy, get up and speak!" ”

Gao Yihuan sat down on the main seat, and the red-haired ghost Kui immediately waved his hand, and an entourage beside him immediately carried a tray.

"Your Majesty, a small gift, not a tribute!" Aoiichi had a hint of arrogance on her face.

The guard took it, lifted the red cloth, and on the tray was a short-barreled flintlock pistol, which was very beautifully worked.

After Gao Yihuan saw it, he sneered, waved his hand back, and the guards behind him took out an object from the holster on his waist, which was a short-barreled flintlock pistol with a rod, which bluffed Aoi into a daze.

Gao Yihuan pretended to be forced and said with a slight smile: "This kind of flintlock pistol, there are at least 100,000 in my army, which is not unusual, but since it was sent by the messenger, then I will accept it." ”

As soon as he waved his hand, the guard straightened the tray and stepped back.

Gao Yihuan blew a cowhide, but Aoi Yi believed it and was frightened.

Gao Yihuan smiled and said: "The envoy came to Ningbo, but what is the matter?" If it's a tribute, it's a little early. ”

Aoi came back to his senses and hurriedly bent down and saluted, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Great Wei, I have come here this time in the hope that Great Wei can resume trade with the Netherlands and keep the agreement signed between the Netherlands and the Ming Kingdom unchanged. ”

Not long ago, Gao Yihuan issued an order to temporarily stop trade with the Dutch on the grounds that he needed to exchange contracts, just to let the Dutch come to him to negotiate.

Gao Yihuan was puzzled: "This matter is a bit difficult, but if you promise me a condition, I can consider it." ”

The ship stopped in Ningbo, and every day was a big loss, and Kuichi was immediately overjoyed when he heard it, and hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the conditions are." As long as it does not harm the interests of the company, we can accept it. ”

Gao Yihuan smiled and said: "The conditions are very simple, I want you to cut off any contact with the Zheng family in Fujian and assist the Great Wei in blocking Zheng Sen. As long as you agree to this condition, I will allow you to trade in Ningbo! ”