"When's the news?" Zheng Zhibao had difficulty restraining his emotions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Shurijo, in the rooftop conference room of the Zheng Firm, the atmosphere was tense and serious.

Zheng Zhibao slammed his feet and made a lot of noise. The people outside thought that Zheng Zhibao was in some trouble, so they rushed in one after another, staring at Zheng Zhibao with fierce eyes.

The concern of his subordinates made Zheng Zhibao regain his consciousness and let him quickly return to his composure.

At this time, it is not a good thing to leak the news, he waved his hand to let his subordinates retreat, and settled down, looked at Bernie Bryan in front of him, and said slowly: "What goods you want, I can prepare them for you now." The Ryukyuan people have rejected your kindness, but I, the Zheng family, can provide you with an endless supply of goods. How did the Dutch rise in East Asia? That's because I, Zheng, are supplying. He asked for silk, porcelain, tea, and even books. It's all the goods that I'm giving from the Zheng family. You English want it, and now you have a chance! ”

Bernie was pleasantly surprised: "This is the news from six hours ago, of course, when this matter was determined, please forgive us for not knowing yet." But anyway, God willing, Mr. Cheng is the most generous and benevolent person I have ever met......"

Zheng Zhibao very rudely interrupted Bernie's sincere words, God knows how much effort the British put in to open the gap in East Asian trade. At this time, I saw hope, and I was naturally overjoyed.

"I need your ships. Your galleons will swiftly transport my soldiers to Japan. I need your soldiers to fight for the Zheng clan. And the remuneration is what I just said. There is our Zheng's supply! Zheng Zhibao stared at Bernie, his heart full of nervousness. It had been six hours since Bernie got the news.

But when was this thing finalized?

That would definitely be earlier.

When did the news spread from Edo to the Satsuma Domain? In any case, it must have been earlier today. Perhaps, at this time, the Zheng fleet and immigrants in Japan had already suffered misfortune. Thinking of this, where can Zheng Zhibao care about showing any Chinese etiquette and demeanor in front of foreigners.

But, for Bernie, it's a goal that's so difficult that he'll have to fight for the rest of his life.

But for Zheng Zhibao, it's not a big deal. Merchants are there to make money, so why sell to the Dutch? They have abundant capital, open trade channels, and high prices. And not the British, whose national fleet was even denounced as pirates. The fleets that came out to trade were far inferior to the Dutch in terms of manpower and capital.

Naturally, the price given is also low.

However, at present, the Zheng family is developing Taiwan on a large scale, and hundreds of thousands of people are flooding into Taiwan's Penghu and Fujian islands. There is a lot of strength in numbers, compared with the city of Gelanza, which has only a few thousand people, you can understand at a glance who has more power in Taiwan.

Originally, the Dutch and Zheng had many disputes over higher profits during the long cooperation. Now that the two sides are fighting for the distribution of Taiwan's rights and interests, it is natural that relations will become even worse.

It is conceivable that at this juncture of Zheng's migration, the Dutch will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble and crack down on it. At this time, selling the goods to the British was a better option. At least it will make the Dutch dare not reach out too much.

In short, who sells is not selling.

Zheng Zhibao has every right and reason to expand his cooperation with the British.

When Bernie heard this, the surprise in his heart was indescribable, he thought for a while, and said, "Dear General Zheng, I think you have found the right collaborator. One of our fleets is a famous clipper from the Great Ming Kingdom, which is the result of our contribution to the profits of the whole year of last year. Now, he can carry our warriors to Japan as quickly as possible. ”

"Really?" Zheng Zhibao was pleasantly surprised: "How long will it take to arrive in Japan?" ”

Bernie smiled: "Please believe in the sincerity of our British." At the rate of the last time, we could reach Japan before the sun rises tomorrow. ”

Zheng Zhibao's chest rose and fell violently, and hope rose from the fear of Zheng's future.

In order to cope with the possibility of war, the main fleet of the Zheng clan was assembled in the East China Sea. Although their home port was in the Satsuma domain, their area of activity was in the Ryukyus, under the leadership of Zheng Zhibao.

As soon as the Japanese decided to attack the Ryukyus by force, a war would break out with the Second Fleet stationed in the Ryukyus.

Fighting against the mother country, naturally, it is impossible to make a big show. Therefore, they hid themselves in the harbor of Tanegashima and did not let anyone see them. Again, this also means that they are far from Japan. As soon as something happens to Japan, they can't support it.

"But...... Just wait until we arrive. As long as they survive it, the Zheng family will be fine, and they will not perish! Zheng Zhibao took a deep breath and was anxious.

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It's been ten days since I got off the port of Kagoshima, and before I knew it, even the New Year had passed.

It's a new year.

The year 279 of the Ming Dynasty, that is, 1647, has arrived.

However, when I arrived in Japan, everything had to be changed. It had just been changed for two years, and the year before last, in 1645, it was still the Kanyong period. However, the female emperor abdicated to Emperor Go-Kou, and the era name was changed to Shoho.

Ordinary people generally don't care about these things. Not to mention the emperor who has no real power and almost no sense of existence. For most of the common people, it was the shogunate, and they could only look up, looking up at the distance that they barely felt it.

For them, it is silver and money that is felt.

Zheng Sen arrived in Japan and quickly won the popularity of the local people, because Zheng Sen was rich and generous in giving money. There are a lot of immigrants who have arrived in Japan, and almost all of them are family members of the middle and high-ranking members of the Zheng family.

Although the Japanese prepared a thousand houses, even the lodging houses were completely insufficient, so that many people could only float on the boats, as if they were boat people who had no status at all in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Tan people. Although they are of the same language and race as the Han people, and they are also Han people, they have almost been suppressed as an inferior nation and have no status at all.

Even, in order to change their fate, many did not care whether they would become pirates or not, and joined the Zheng group.

Zheng Sen didn't want everyone to reminisce about the past, so as soon as he got off the ship, he built a lot of construction and hired people to build houses and improve the living environment. Naturally, money is also given.

Of course, money alone is clearly not enough.

In other words, Zheng Sen is full of energy, and in order to get rid of the melancholy of recalling the Ming years, he spent all his thoughts on the Zheng Group. Soon, he distributed the previous 3,000 firearms, kept half of them sealed, and quickly purchased weapons, built armor, and trained 2,000 soldiers and horses.

The 2,000-strong confined area practiced every day, and the shouting and shouting caused many complaints. A retainer of no low status came to the Satsuma Domain and scolded him sharply.

Zheng Sen endured his anger and agreed, gave a large sum of silver, and trained silently from then on.

But what made him a little proud in his heart was that since then, people from all over the world who went out to buy supplies have come back safely, and there is no more way to meet robbers.

Yes, today's Japan is not as famous for its good public order as it has been in the future. In Japan at the moment, the Warring States have just gone not far away. The samurai produced too much, and the supply was oversupplied, and they were scattered in the Uono area.

The famous wandering samurai can cause a commotion in the world, and naturally it can also corrupt the law and order in Japan.

Not to mention that this is Samoyed, as the second largest domain in Japan, the Satsuma domain is a mountainous area, and the products are not abundant. On this basis, the Satsuma clan has always maintained a strong army, which is naturally Alexander. Corruption of law and order is only a small cause and effect.

The end of the year is approaching, and the Japanese are also feeling the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

But Zheng Sen didn't have time to rest, he said goodbye to his old friends, said goodbye to his elders, sorted out the equipment on his body, checked the short handcuff pinned to his sleeve, Zheng Sen took a deep breath, and walked into the cold outside.

Soon, he felt the fiery atmosphere.

It was a newly built barracks, and it was built as soon as possible in a tight timeframe. Practicing indoors, there is a wall separating it. Zuo Jin didn't know much about the training here.

In these years, in addition to the official army or the local tyrants such as the expeditionary company, there will be a 24-hour, year-round standing army.

Zheng's Maritime Group has a lot of competent people. But under the hearts of the people, they will not ask people to be on duty during the Spring Festival.

Of course, that's once upon a time.

Now it is Zheng Sen who is in charge here.

As the young master of the Zheng family, Zheng Sen didn't say much, but personally announced that he would also be on duty at the Lantern Festival, and at the same time, he prepared good wine and meat in the barracks.

The rest of the people also gave them leave, and gave them some grain and rice, and they did not force it.

Zheng Sen's move has attracted many people's hearts, all of whom are young people and have many common topics. The most important thing is that Zheng Sen has set an example. This has caused many people who have left their homes and actually have no relatives to worry a lot about the barracks.

"During the Chinese New Year, I still pull everyone to be on duty every day, speaking of which, I don't know how many people outside pointed at me and said that I had a black heart and a black belly." Zheng Sen sat on the ground, pulled the guards who had finished the drill to sit in the open space outside, and lit a bonfire. Several strong women carried the barbecue grill and carried the beef and mutton skewers one by one.

Most Japanese people don't eat meat, but there is meat in the mountains and seas of Japan. In this way, it is cheaper for Zheng Sen.

Hearing Zheng Sen say this, many brothers in the escort team opened their mouths.

"Young master, where is this, whose wife is not here. is doing the right thing, and it is not for which general to be a cow or a horse, the big guys are willing. The famous man who spoke, Yang Chaodong, was originally Zheng Cai's subordinate. At this time, he was sent to Zheng Sen. Knowing that this is the young master of the Zheng family, he is very positive.

"The young master gives us good food and drink, there is ...... Although there is no wine, good food and good meat are enough. Everyone knows this verse, which one is not grateful? ”

"Don't think too much about the young master, everyone is thinking about the young master's goodness......" On the other side, Lin Feng also opened his mouth.

Someone raised his head, and everyone comforted him.

Seeing this, Zheng Sen's morale was available, and he was inexplicably relieved in his heart, paused, and said, "These days are the Spring Festival in the final analysis. It's time to take a break, too. It's just that I thought about it, the body should rest, but the head can't. When I was in the Ming Dynasty, I also heard about how the officers and soldiers trained. One of them is very interesting to say. You may have heard of it, and you are very interested. ”

Yang Chaodong's heart moved, and he was very excited to think about whether to send a double salary.

In the past, the officers and soldiers were notoriously shabby, and the soldiers could not support themselves on military salaries.

However, the current official army has suddenly reversed the impression, and everyone knows that poor children can hope to change their fate when they join the army. At least, when the end of the year comes, everyone will return to their hometowns with their military salaries. When a soldier is in the barracks, the army is responsible for eating, drinking, clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and almost all military salaries have not been touched, which naturally shows the scene of wealth.

Lin Feng is active, he understands the cruelty of the military. It is true that being a soldier in a war can be promoted through meritorious service, and being an officer will glorify your ancestors. But most people can only go home with a small amount of retirement money after all.

But most of the veterans have a good end, not only do most of them have a good job, but even if they don't accept the arrangement, they can find a good job.

In addition to the advantages of being disciplined and obedient, one thing that should not be missed is literacy.

"Young Master...... It's not going to take us to school, is it? Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Yang Chaodong had a big expression on his face: "Young master...... Won't you also follow the officials and soldiers to toss us, right? If you want my old Yang to run laps and practice, I can make it. But you want me to read and write, to get ...... Holding a pen, it really killed me. ”

Zheng Sen laughed, but he looked at Yang Chaodong's face more and more bitter with a funny expression.

Obviously, Lin Feng guessed right.

Everyone chattered and talked about it all of a sudden, some people agreed with Yang Chaodong very much, but there were also many people who had good mouths, but their eyes were looking at Zheng Sen with a blank look.

Yang Chaodong is timid, but it does not prevent everyone from understanding the importance of literacy.

"Okay, okay, don't forget, what did I do before I came to Japan? Teachers at Nanjing Normal School teach students how to be teachers. Lecture to the brothers, isn't it handy? In the past few days, I see that everyone doesn't have to run and drill, just follow me in the barracks to read and write! Zheng Sen said solemnly.

Lin Feng cheered: "The young master is wise! ”

"The young master is wise...... Yang Chaodong said timidly, but he had heard many rumors about literacy and cultural classes among veterans of the Ming Army. In order to urge soldiers to study, many methods have been used in the army. Compare nouns, set rewards and punishments. If you don't learn well, some times are disgraced......

Zheng Sen looked at everyone's expressions and quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He doesn't really care how much progress he makes in his literacy, and while he's confident, it's not the main thing. He wanted to keep people and gather them.

The daily practice of the Spring Festival is not a thing, but reading and studying is a kind of welfare, and it can also bring people together all the time. As for the exercises, I won't be born once every three or five days.

At the same time, in the distance of Chinatown, there were two more Japanese, quietly looking at this place, as if they were looking at a big fat sheep.