When Xu Xinsu was silent, Zhu Youzhen suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "This Zheng Zhilong has been promoted to guerrilla general, do you have any ideas?" ”

Xu Xinsu's heart suddenly soured, this Zheng Yiguan relied on his posture to get to the top at the beginning, and he never put Zheng Yiguan in his eyes. In his heart, Zheng Yiguan was just a child plaything.

However, in just a few years, he first seized the foundation of the gang in Taiwan, and then was immediately recruited by the imperial court to become a guerrilla general. To say that Xu Xinsu has no ideas in his heart, then it is really a joke.

However, even if Xu Xinsu is full of sourness, he can't show it in front of Chongzhen now, after all, this is the arrangement of the imperial court, what opinion can he have, and what opinion does he dare to have?

Looking at Xu Xinsu's embarrassed appearance of being speechless, Zhu Youzhen suddenly said: "I heard that you and Zheng Zhilong were in the maritime business of Fujian, and they were also neck-and-neck figures. Since Zheng Zhilong has been appeased and become a guerrilla general, I think you can't be left behind, and I plan to set up a guerrilla general's defense zone between Korea and Japan, are you willing to share my worries? ”

Xu Xinsu was overjoyed at first, but then he said expectantly: "Your Majesty, but the Ming Dynasty has no territory in this sea area, how can he control this sea area?" ”

Zhu Youzhen pointed to the big island below the Korean Peninsula and said: "This Tamna Island was originally a place where Mengyuan raised horses, and after my Taizu opened the country, he gave this island to the Goryeo Kingdom.

Now that the king of Joseon, Yi Liang, has submitted to Houjin and is about to be a brotherly country, I will naturally take back this island. Tamna Island, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Shandong Peninsula, this sea area naturally came under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Tamna Island is less than 200 miles from the Korean Peninsula and is close to the grain producing land of North Korea, and if we destroy the salt works along the southern coast of Korea, the salt of North Korea will definitely fall into our hands.

The exchange of salt and cotton cloth for food for the Koreans could ease the transportation of military rations from Denglai and Tianjin to Phi Dao; Second, it can also prevent Hou Jin from collecting enough food from North Korea to strengthen himself.

However, what you just said is not bad, using the Daming Naval Division to attack North Korea is indeed not good for the reputation of the imperial court. Tsushima Island, the island between Japan and Korea, up from Tamnado, has always been a place where Japanese pirates gathered.

After you take Tamna Island with the sailors, you have to find a way to control Tsushima Island. For the salt works on the Korean Peninsula and those areas that are unwilling to trade with the Ming merchants, there are naturally Japanese pirates to clean up, and the Daming sailors want to protect those areas that maintain respect for the Ming Dynasty. ”

Xu Xinsu only looked at the schematic diagram on the table for a while, and then understood the plan that Chongzhen had in mind. He could even go further and think that if Japan objected to the presence of the Daming Naval Division on Tamna Island, he could also recruit displaced people from Korea to attack the Japanese coastal areas, and then stationed them in the name of securing merchant ships in the area...

Zhu Youzhen and Xu Xinsu stayed in the room for nearly half an hour, and even Shanxiang, Wang Chengen, and Yu Zhigao began to relax their vigilance from the beginning.

When Xu Xinsu walked out of the room in a trance, Wang Chengen hurriedly looked into the open portal, and found that Chongzhen was just in the top position, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

After Xu Xinsu followed Yu Shigao out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion, standing on the steps, he saw that there was no one around, so he couldn't help but whisper: "Dashuai, I..."

Yu Zhigao hurriedly interrupted his words and said: "Silence, since Your Majesty does not want to let Ben Shuai know, it naturally has Your Majesty's intentions. Baishi, you can bury the words of Your Majesty in the bottom of your heart, and don't show off everywhere, so as not to harm others and yourself. ”

Xu Xinsu then closed his mouth and followed Yu Zhigao to leave the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in silence. It was a good day for him.

When he walked into the Governor's Mansion, Xu Xinsu was full of resentment, and he was bent on deciding life and death with Zheng Zhilong in the capital.

But after leaving the Governor's Mansion, the haze that had shrouded him since the day he sailed north was dispelled at this moment. Even the cold and dry weather in Beijing made him feel unusually fresh.

With the blueprint that Chongzhen planned for him, Xu Xinsu was able to persuade those Zhangzhou maritime merchants to move the foundation of Fujian to Shandong and Tianjin.

Although Shandong and Tianjin lack the traditional culture of overseas trade, this just shows that this region lacks the families who operate overseas trade, and it is a virgin land that has not been cultivated.

The retreat from Fujian will undoubtedly cause these Zhangzhou maritime merchants huge losses, after all, a mature supply channel is not so easy to establish.

But it also gave these maritime merchants the opportunity to break away from the control of the gentry and wealthy families in Fujian and Guangdong. Those gentry and wealthy families only sent a few subordinates and registered a few tooth shops, and easily cut off the huge profits in overseas trade, which had long been dissatisfied by the maritime merchants.

Xu Xin thought that most of these maritime merchants would still choose to follow him in rebuilding overseas trade routes in the north.

Not long after Xu Xinsu and Yu Zhigao left, Lian Shanxiang was summoned into the room, and except for Wang Chengen, everyone else was still locked out of the door.

Zhu Youzhen immediately asked softly: "It was inconvenient to talk in the palace last time, so I didn't ask. Today, I would like to ask you, have all the things in Fujian been done? ”

Lian Shanxiang hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty..."

Zhu Youzhen interrupted him and said a little eagerly: "Stop, you come closer and speak quietly." ”

Lian Shanxiang hurriedly walked a few steps, and was about to be next to Zhu Youzhen, before he stopped and continued: "The minister arranged for two people to stay in Nan'an, all in accordance with His Majesty's orders, they are all selected local Jinyi guard sergeants in Fujian, and their family backgrounds are innocent, and there is no doubt about it.

However, Your Majesty, the ancestors of these two people belonged to Nanjing Jinyiwei, but since Jingnan, after Grandpa Cheng established Beijing Jinyiwei with his own soldiers, most of the southern Jinyiwei have been dismissed because of their loyalty to that one.

Although these two are on the roster, they have not served three generations ago, and now one is a carpenter and the other is a small trader, and they have not been trained by Jinyiwei, so they may not have done the work of secret agents. ”

Zhu Youzhen said indifferently: "It's just a cold game of idle chess, and it may not be used in the future, so there is no need to be so trembling." Have you explained to them that as long as you don't send someone to contact them, you won't allow them to reveal their identity? Do they know each other? ”

Lian Shanxiang hurriedly replied: "The minister has already explained to them that unless the minister takes the initiative to find them, they will live as usual." These two people don't know each other, even among the people who went south, only Chen and Li Baihu have seen the two. ”

Zhu Youzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and casually ordered: "Remove the names of these two people from the Jinyiwei roster, and you will be able to grasp the whereabouts of these two people in the future, and no one else will be allowed to ask." ”

Lian Shanxiang whispered yes, but he was still a little relieved and said, "But Your Majesty, don't we have to arrange for them to enter the Zheng Mansion directly?" Staying in Nan'an County like this, if you can't enter the Zheng Mansion, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? ”

Zhu Youzhen only thought for a moment, then shook his hand and said: "Now the Zheng Mansion is full of old people, and arranging two new people to go in at once is too conspicuous.

Since Zheng Zhilong has been appeased, he must return to his hometown and overhaul his mansion. At that point, it would be less noticeable to let the two of them get in. ”

Wang Chengen, who was waiting on the side, hadn't understood what the two were talking about, but the Nan'an Zheng family reminded him of something.

Wang Chengen's face changed suddenly, isn't this Zheng Zhilong's hometown? His Majesty appeased the Eighteen Zhi pirate gang with great fanfare, and instructed Lu Jiude to take good care of these pirate leaders who went north in the capital.

For a moment, Wang Chengen thought that His Majesty was looking at this pirate differently. He also wondered if he should find an opportunity to show favor to this pirate leader who was valued by His Majesty, and reap some benefits for himself.

Unexpectedly, before this appeasement was successful, His Majesty was already thinking about nailing the Zheng family.

Wang Chengen instantly dispelled the idea of having a relationship with Zheng Zhi Longpan, and at the same time, because the East Factory was reactivated these days, his heart that had swelled up quickly shrunk back.

In Wang Chengen's memory, before Chongzhen ascended the throne, he had never been so distrustful of others. On the contrary, once he is close to Chongzhen's inner servant, then no matter what he says, Chongzhen will believe it without doubt.

For the chamberlains beside the emperor, His Royal Highness King Xin before ascending the throne was their ideal Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. And now this Chongzhen Emperor is a little daunting.

Wang Chengen was silently thinking about his thoughts. Zhu Youzhen brought up another issue that he had been concerned about for a long time.

"What happened to Shi Shiyong, Zheng Shiyuan, Xu Yihou, Guo Guoan, Zhu Junwang, Chen Shen, and Su Ba who made great contributions to my Ming Dynasty in the Renchen War? What are their descendants doing? ”

Lian Shanxiang immediately replied: "Shi Shiyong's son, Shi Rumei, inherited the position of commander of Nanjing Jinyiwei. Zheng Shiyuan has two daughters..."

After Zhu Youjian finished listening, he thought for a while, and then said: "These people can be regarded as heroes of the Ming Dynasty, and it is okay if Empress Xu Yi and Guo Guoan are in Japan and cannot be found, others ask them what they think, and if they can solve it, they will solve it."

If their descendants like to practice martial arts, they will give them a place in the army officer academy, and if they like to study, they will be specially recruited to enter Yenching University..."

Zhu Youzhen and Lian Shanxiang continued to talk for a while, and then returned to the palace with Wang Chengen and others.

After passing through the spacious doorway of the right gate of Chang'an, Zhu Youzhen suddenly stopped and turned back to Lian Shanxiang behind him and said: "Have you already received the order to let you take over as the deputy commander of the escort guard and the pro-army to train the Han general?" ”