630 two major requirements

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Zheng Zhilong didn't want to fight all the time, because they were fighting at sea, and that would affect the business of other maritime merchants.

If the maritime merchants don't go to sea to do business, they won't be able to collect the 'protection fee', which is the Zheng family's biggest income, and it all depends on him to feed such a huge fleet under Zheng Zhilong!

Originally, with the red-haired ghost sea fleet being wiped out by the Zheng family's fleet, they had reopened the sea routes, allowing fishermen and maritime merchants along the coast of Fujian to continue to go to sea.

However, now with the arrival of reinforcements from the red-haired ghost's fleet, the Zheng family can only block the sea route again.

And at this time, the Zheng family and the red-haired ghost are endless, and there is absolutely no possibility of peace between the two sides.

Zheng Zhilong wanted to defeat the red-haired ghost as soon as possible, and he felt that he couldn't do it with the strength of his own men alone, so he thought of Li Zixiao.

That's why he asked Zheng Sen to come to congratulate Li Zixiao, but in fact, he came to ask the White Dragon Army to send troops to help.

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Two days later, Li Zixiao finally asked Li Yan to take Li Zicheng and his party to the government to see him.

"I'll wait to see Count Lee."

After Zheng Chenggong brought people to see Li Zixiao, he also had to meet him honestly.

Now, even Zheng Chenggong's son Zheng Zhilong is here, he has to salute Li Zixiao, and Li Zixiao, the earl, still has a lot of weight in the Ming Dynasty.

"Get up." Li Zixiao looked at Zheng Chenggong below and said very calmly.

"The younger brother Zheng Sen is here to congratulate Lord Li on his knighthood on the orders of his father, bringing a slight gift, and hoping that the lord will accept it with a smile."

Zheng Chenggong smiled and said to Li Zixiao.

"Well, your father has a heart, and someone will give Zheng Gongzi a seat."

Li Zixiao was still sitting in his seat and said very calmly.

After all, with Li Zixiao's identity at this time, let alone a mere Zheng Chenggong, even if Zheng Zhilong is now in front of him, there is nothing wrong with him like this, and the earl's shelf still has to be placed.

Seeing Li Zixiao's lukewarm appearance, Dong Teng, who was standing behind Zheng Chenggong, looked unhappy, but he didn't dare to show it, he didn't want to take his brother-in-law's big thing in his arms.

Soon, a guard moved a chair for Zheng Chenggong to sit down, and Dong Teng and the others who followed Zheng Chenggong still had to stand.

It wasn't until Li Yan came in and walked up to Li Zixiao, and after whispering a few times softly in Li Zixiao's ear, Li Zixiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Immediately, Li Zixiao's eyes when he looked at Zheng Chenggong also became kind, and there was a thick smile on his face.

"Someone, move a few more chairs, and the people brought by Brother Zheng can't stand too!" Li Zixiao spoke.

Li Zixiao's sudden change in mood made Zheng Chenggong below a little confused.

But then, Li Zixiao's words made him suddenly realize.

"Brother Zheng, why do you say you are so polite, come and come, and bring such valuable gifts, worthy of the Zheng family, enough atmosphere."

At this time, Li Zixiao was really happy in his heart, and at the same time, he was shocked that the Zheng family's shot was so generous.

Gold and antiques worth 100,000 taels, this money is enough for him to fight a small battle, how could Li Zixiao be unhappy!

"Forehead ......"

When Zheng Chenggong heard Li Zixiao's words, he immediately knew that Li Zixiao suddenly became enthusiastic about them, all for the sake of watching the heavy gifts they gave!

"This Count Li is really practical enough, but this is too practical."

Zheng Chenggong thought helplessly in his heart at this time, with a wry smile on his face.

Subsequently, Li Zixiao even ordered someone to set up a banquet to entertain Zheng Sen and his party, which can be regarded as giving Zheng Sen enough face.

But whenever Zheng Sen thought that his father had bought this face with 100,000 taels, his heart also hurt for a while.

However, this is a good start for Zheng Sen.

At least at this time, Li Zixiao's attitude gave him a good opportunity to persuade Li Zixiao to send troops to help them.

At the dinner table, Zheng Sen didn't dare to drink more, and he had to talk to Li Zixiao about things later, how could he dare to drink more.

And Li Zixiao also saw this, and did not force Zheng Sen to drink more, Zheng Sen put down the wine glass after saluting Li Zixiao's wine.

And when other generals of the White Dragon Army, or some officials and wealthy businessmen in Xuzhou, came to toast Zheng Sen, they all let his entourage stop him.

At the end of the banquet, Zheng Sen's group of subordinates were basically all put down, and Zheng Chenggong remained sober.

"Zheng Gongzi, my lord is waiting for you inside, please come with me."

At this time, Li Yan walked up to Zheng Chenggong and said with a smile.

"Then I'll bother Master Li."

Zheng Gongzi didn't dare to slack off on Li Yan, he knew that Li Yan was a celebrity around Li Zixiao at this time, and he was counting on him to speak for himself at a critical moment.

For this reason, he also quietly sent someone to Li Yan yesterday to send a gift, but Li Yan actually accepted it, which made Zheng Chenggong very happy.

"Zheng Gongzi, come and try, it's very comfortable."

When Zheng Chenggong came into the room, he found that Li Zixiao was actually soaking his feet in it, and greeted him.

"Thank you, sir, I don't need it." Zheng Chenggong excused.

Li Zixiao saw Zheng Chenggong's resignation, smiled slightly, and said: "Then you can sit down and tell me the real purpose of your visit, otherwise, how could your father give Benjue such a valuable gift." ”

"Yes, then Ming Yan (Zheng Chenggong's character) said it directly."

Zheng Chenggong sat on a chair and looked at Li Zixiao, he was still quite nervous at this time, and after making up his mind, he said: "Lord Earl, our Zheng family hopes that you can send troops to help us expel the red-haired ghosts on Ryukyu Island." ”

At this time, Zheng Chenggong knew that it was time for him to tell his true intentions, Li Zixiao was not easy to fool, and playing tricks with a smart person like him would only lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot.

"Send troops to help you fight the red-haired ghosts? What do I get? Li Zixiao looked at Zheng Chenggong and asked with a smile.

For Li Zixiao to ask such a question, Zheng Chenggong seems to have thought of it a long time ago.

And since Li Zixiao asked so, it means that he is not without the possibility of sending troops, but there must be benefits to impress him.

Zheng Chenggong suppressed the excitement in his heart, and then said to Li Zixiao: "Lord Earl, as long as you can send troops to help our Zheng family drive away the red-haired ghosts on the island."

Not only can we harvest the friendship of our Zheng family, but our Zheng family is also willing to purchase another batch of firearms worth 300,000 taels from Lord Earl.

Moreover, all the expenses required for the army under the Earl to go to war are all paid by my Zheng family, and the bereavement of the fallen soldiers is also paid by my Zheng family.

In addition, as long as Lord Earl helps us defeat the red-haired ghost, our Zheng family can allow the maritime merchants in Jiangbei to go south to Nanyang to do business.

In the future, whenever the merchant ships from Jiangbei go south and pass through the waters under the jurisdiction of our Zheng family, the 'taxes' we collect will be halved.

What do you think, Lord Earl? ”

After Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, his eyes kept staring at Li Zixiao, waiting for Li Zixiao's reply.

But Li Zixiao kept his head down, looked at his feet, and said to Li Yan on the side: "Li Yan, the water is cold, let people add some hot water." ”

Li Zixiao was so devoted to washing his feet that he seemed to have forgotten that there was such a person as Zheng Chenggong next to him, and he didn't mean to reply to Zheng Chenggong's words at all.

After seeing Li Zixiao's reaction, Zheng Chenggong's heart 'chuckled' for a moment, how could he not understand what Li Zixiao's reaction represented.

This shows that Li Zixiao is not satisfied with the conditions he offered at all, which makes Zheng Chenggong feel anxious, and he feels that the price he offered is already very good.

"Does he still want to get involved in Ryukyu Island?" At this time, Zheng Chenggong thought so in his heart.

"No, no, absolutely not, before I came, my father had already told me that Li Zixiao would never be allowed to settle on Ryukyu Island unless it was absolutely necessary."

At this time, the Zheng family had already regarded Ryukyu Island as their forbidden territory, how could they allow Li Zixiao to get involved!

You only have to open the map and look at the southeast sea of China to see how important the location of Ryukyu Island is.

As long as the Zheng family got Ryukyu Island, at that time they would be equivalent to completely locking the southeast estuary of China.

At that time, the sea area controlled by the Zheng family fleet could reach the mouth of the Yangtze River in the north, Luzon Island in the south, and the boundless ocean in the east.

Moreover, as long as the Ryukyu Island is conquered and several excellent seaports are obtained at the north and south ends of the Ryukyu Island, the supply and survivability of the Zheng family fleet can be greatly strengthened.

More importantly, Ryukyu Island can be said to be the most prosperous place for foreign trade in the entire Ming Dynasty at this time.

After all, it was previously defeated by the Spaniards, and now it is occupied by the Dutch, and their main purpose here is to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, in the ports of the Ryukyus, you can often see a lot of merchants from the West or the South Seas, and the monthly transaction volume is really quite large.

After the Zheng family drove away the red-haired ghosts, they also thought about taking over their seaports and continuing to do business with merchants from the South Seas, which was a cornucopia.

Zheng Chenggong was also reluctant to give a part of the Ryukyus to Li Zixiao at this time, and more importantly, once Li Zixiao obtained part of the Ryukyu territory.

In that way, Li Zixiao could let his fleet cross the East China Sea openly, and the entire East China Sea would be controlled by the Zheng family's fleet at this time.

This is what the Zheng family does not want to see.

Zheng Chenggong didn't want to take out these core interests, he couldn't help but look at Li Yan, hoping that Li Yan could say something good for him at this time.

Perhaps feeling Zheng Chenggong's gaze for help, Li Yan personally poured hot water into Li Zixiao's footbath.

and whispered to Li Zixiao: "Sir, don't you keep saying that Ryukyu is my Ming land, how can you allow a group of red-haired ghosts to invade it."

Now that the Zheng family wants to expel those red-haired ghosts, they are also fighting for my Ming Dynasty and defending my Ming Dynasty, and the lord can't sit idly by! ”

Zheng Chenggong on the side, after hearing Li Yan's words, also nodded vigorously, feeling that what Li Yan said was too right.

"Yes, yes, what Master Li said is so right, our Zheng family is fighting for the court, for the saints, and for protecting my Ming land.

Sir, as the Earl of Daming, you must not sit idly by and watch by the emperor's grace, please send troops to help us. ”

Zheng Chenggong also took the opportunity to say again.

Li Zixiao looked at Li Yan, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then said in a deep voice: "Okay, since Zheng Gongzi has said this."

Then Benjue is too lazy to delay time here with you, so I'll talk about my conditions.

Let me send troops to help you expel those red-haired ghosts, of course you can, but don't think about it, you Zheng family don't think about it, and use that little profit to send Benjue away.

The next conditions, I will only say once, if you Zheng Sen can't be the master, then go back and ask you Lao Tzu.

If your Zheng family agrees, I will send troops, if you don't agree, then pull it down, and you will continue to fight the red-haired ghost to the death.

One, in addition to the ones you said before, after we helped you expel the red-haired ghosts, Benjue asked for two places at the northern end of Ryukyu Island, Tamsui and chicken coops.

Second, in the future, the East China Sea will become a condominium area for our two fleets, and your Zheng family can continue to 'tax' in the East China Sea, but we don't want this.

We just want our fleet to freely enter and exit the East China Sea, not to be obstructed by your Zheng family's fleet, and not to break out into conflict between the two sides.

Okay, after the conditions of Benjue are finished, Zheng Gongzi can think about it slowly. Li Yan, send off guests! ”

After Li Zixiao said his true request, he directly asked Li Yan to send off the guests.

And at this time, Zheng Chenggong really wanted to stand up, slammed the table, and yelled at Li Zixiao: "This is absolutely impossible!" ”

But in the end, Zheng Chenggong held back.

"Zheng Gongzi, please."

Seeing that Li Zixiao had given an eviction order, Li Yan walked up to Zheng Chenggong, stretched out his arm to lead the way, and asked Zheng Chenggong to leave.

Immediately, Zheng Chenggong left Li Zixiao's room with a gloomy face and returned to his hotel.

After Zheng Chenggong left, Li Zixiao wiped his feet under the service of two maids, and then did a foot massage, half lying on a recliner, closing his eyes and recuperating.

Soon, Li Yan, who left to see off Zheng Chenggong, came back.

"You go down." Li Zixiao said to the two maids.

After the maid left, Li Yan said to Li Zixiao with a smile on his face: "Sir, your asking price this time is estimated to have frightened Zheng Chenggong."

Didn't you see it just now, that Zheng Dagongzi's face was black when he walked out. I guess I'm scolding you in my heart! ”

"Cut, so what. When Ben Jue came, he could slaughter him Lao Tzu fiercely, just one Zheng Sen, Ben Jue felt that his asking price was not high!

Their Zheng family wanted Benjue to send troops to help them drive away the red-haired ghosts, and then they continued to occupy the entire southeast sea.

can get the entire Ryukyu Island, and let them all take advantage of all the good things, and they only take out a small profit, so they want to send Benjue away, I really think Benjue's name is Hanako! ”

Li Zixiao sneered and said to Li Yan.

"However, I'm afraid that the Zheng family will never agree, sir, the last two requests you made, because that is shaking the foundation of their Zheng family!"

"It doesn't matter, promise to follow them or not. If the Zheng family doesn't agree, let them continue to fight to the death with the red-haired ghost, it's not us who are in a hurry now. ”

Li Zixiao smiled slightly, and said indifferently, he really didn't care if the Zheng family would agree to the two requests he made.

"That's just as well." Li Yan nodded slightly and responded.

(End of chapter)