. "Great merit." Zheng Sen was confused. Although the Fujian Navy was invincible on the water, it was not very capable of land combat and could not land on the battlefield. Now there were no Japanese pirates rampant at the sea. Where did the so-called great merit come from? With Zheng Sen's temperament, he was not very willing to be the naval admiral. If he had chosen, he would rather stay in the Yulin Guard, but he, as the naval admiral, would not be able to do it, whether it was for the family or the court.

Wang Fu said with a smile on his face: "Yes, a great achievement, Zheng Aiqing, how about I want you to take back the seniors from the Dutch within one year?"

Speaking of which, although Zheng Zhilong made contributions to developing Taiwan, Taiwan was also thrown away by Zheng Zhilong. When the Dutch occupied Penghu in the second year of the Tianqi period, they were counterattacked by the Ming navy. They couldn't stand firm in Penghu, so they retreated to Taiwan and began to build cities in Taiwan two years later.

At that time, there were only a few hundred Dutch people in Taiwan and their strength was not strong. At this time, Yan Siqi, a native of Haicheng County, Zhangzhou, who was bullied by the government, fled to Japan, was dissatisfied with the rule of the Texas shogunate in Japan, plotted to rebel. After the incident was leaked, Yan Siqi, Yang Tiansheng, Chen Zhongji, Zheng Zhilong and others had to lead a fleet to Taiwan. At that time, there were 3,000 people and dozens of warships, which could be said to be not inferior to the Dutch.

Yan Siqi died of illness a year after he was in Taiwan. Zheng Zhilong took over Yan Siqi's position as leader and set up his own business. He recruited Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, Yang Geng, Chen Hui, Zheng Cai and other generals from Fujian. Their power surged and severe drought occurred. The land was everywhere. Zheng Zhilong also recruited tens of thousands of hungry people from Quanzhou to Taiwan to expand their cultivation, defeated the officers and soldiers, and occupied Xiamen. At this time, Zheng Zhilong's power in Taiwan can be said to have far surpassed that of the Dutch. If Zheng Zhilong had the will, he could completely drive the Dutch out of Taiwan.

This is true. Given the increasing strength of Zheng Zhilong's maritime power, the Dutch also saw the threat of Zheng Zhilong to their colonization in Taiwan. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the Dutch fought a war with Zheng Zhilong, and the Dutch was defeated as expected.

Unfortunately, Zheng Zhilong's thoughts were all on Fujian. After accepting the amnesty in the early years of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong immediately led more than 30,000 troops and more than a thousand ships left the Beigang, Taiwan, where he had been operating for many years. In Zheng Zhilong's view, when choosing between Taiwan and Fujian, there was no doubt that he should choose Fujian. At that time, Zheng Zhilong was considering that if the court turned against him and needed a way out, he did not immediately abandon Taiwan's foundation. In the first year of Chongzhen, southern Fujian suffered another severe drought and was very hungry. With Xiong Wencan's support, Zheng Zhilong, the newly recruited amnesty, recruited Zhangzhou again, and the victims of Quanzhou were tens of thousands of victims, and gave three taels of silver. The three gave a cow and transported it to Taiwan by sea to settle down.

This year was Zheng Zhilong's last immigration to Taiwan. As Zheng Zhilong became bigger and bigger in Fujian, he no longer looked down on Taiwan and gradually gave up Taiwan, making northern Taiwan easily fall into the hands of the Dutch. Zheng Zhilong organized tens of thousands of immigrants to Taiwan, but as a result, these soldiers in Zheng Zhilong's retreat did not pay taxes to the Dutch and accepted the rule of the Dutch.

When Zheng Sen heard that he wanted to regain Taiwan by himself, he had no joy on his face. Now the Dutch have been in Taiwan for more than 20 years. Two heroic cities have been built. The tens of thousands of people Zheng Zhilong recruited from Fujian and became residents under the Dutch rule. It is more difficult than before to drive the Dutch out of Taiwan.

But no matter how difficult it is, Zheng Sen believes that if the Fujian Navy came out in full swing and took Taiwan, Zheng Sen was not sure whether he could still take Taiwan after splitting it into two. However, even if he took it, he would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. Even if he had more than 100,000 people, most of the land was still wasteland. More than ten years ago, the Zheng family abandoned it as if it were a bad move. Zheng Sen could not see what role Taiwan had in the Ming Dynasty at the moment, and it was worth consuming its precious troops on it.

Zheng Sen's mind suddenly turned a thought. Could it be that the emperor was not at ease with the dividing naval master and wanted to use the Dutch to disappear the power of the Zheng family. As soon as this idea came out, Zheng Sen's face suddenly turned pale.

Wang Fu thought that Zheng Sen would be very happy when he proposed to regain Taiwan. He did not know that later generations regarded it as a treasure island in Taiwan. At this moment, it was insignificant in the eyes of most people. Zheng Chenggong raised an army to fight the Qing army for more than ten years and had been fighting against the Qing army on land. If the Yongli Dynasty had not retreated step by step on land, there would have been no place to stay. It is still unknown whether Zheng Cheng would lead the fleet to regain Taiwan.

"Emperor. The Tartars are still occupying the king and becoming emperor. Why should the emperor pay attention to a small official?" Zheng Sen asked back.

Wang Fu was stunned when Zheng Sen's reaction. Zheng Sen was unwilling to regain Taiwan. How could it be? He didn't even want to give him such a good opportunity. If it weren't for the fact that more than 100,000 immigrants on the island of Taiwan had some connection with the Zheng family, Zheng Sen's attitude would be so angry that he would have changed Wang Fu.

However, what Zheng Sen said was not completely unreasonable. At present, whether it was the Qing army, Li Zicheng, or Zhang Xianzhong, they were more important than the Dutch in Taiwan. It was just that Wang Fu came from later generations. He could not tolerate Taiwan being occupied by the Dutch. He used to be unable to take care of himself. Now that he can be separated, why can't he consider taking back Taiwan?

And now it is definitely a good deal to take back Taiwan. Japan is implementing a policy of closing the country to the country. Apart from the Ming merchants, there are only Dutch people. Taiwan is not only a relay station for trade with Japan. But now Taiwan is now a local sugar industry and deer skin trade have developed. The Dutch collects 150,000 pieces of deer skin alone in Taiwan every year, and millions of kilograms of sugar. The Dutch's net income in Taiwan is as high as more than two million taels of silver per year.

Reclaiming Taiwan can not only increase the development of Taiwan, but also monopolize trade with Japan. I am afraid the income will be greater than 2 million yuan. Two million taels of silver will be added in a year. The court can raise more than 15,000 more troops.

But Zheng Sen's attitude is clearly unwilling to attack Taiwan, so Wang Fu had to be patient, Tartars, thieves, and thieves, I have to wipe out all these, but once they happen, the court is not ready, so the officials are not. The dispatch of naval troops will not affect the strength of the Ming Dynasty. Although the officials are small, they are also the sacred territory of China. How can the Red and Feathered Barbarians occupy it?"

Zheng Sen believed that the emperor might use excuse to consume the power of the Zheng family's direct descendants. Naturally, the emperor would not be able to persuade him by a few words. He shook his head and said, "Emperor, if you want to attack the senior officials, it is not that the minister refuses to do his best. But the minister is young and shallow, and may not be able to convince the public. If there is any mistake, wouldn't it damage the prestige of the court? I would also like to ask the emperor to choose another talent."

Wang Fu looked at Zheng Sen, and the smile on his face just now turned into a laughing and crying expression. He never expected that such a good opportunity would be rejected. Except for Zheng Sen, who should he send? Gu San? No, his strength in his hands is too weak. Even if he forms the South China Sea Fleet in the future, he will not be able to organize the entire fleet in a short time. Yulin Guard? Land battles are okay. If he cannot win in the naval battle, even if he can forcibly land on Taiwan, he will suffer heavy losses... After thinking about it, Wang Fu still felt that there were too few people in his hands. Except for Zheng Sen, he seemed to have no one to send, unless Zheng Zhilong restarted.

"Zheng Aiqing, this is to take back the lost territory from the Dutch. I will be generous in rewarding the land. If you succeed, I can promise to give me a title to you. At that time, Zheng's family will have more titles, and in the future, the name of your love will be in history. Will you consider it again?"

"This..." The title of the Ming Dynasty inherited the title of his father's title, but young people all have their own arrogance. How can the inherited title be compared with what he has accumulated through military merits? Zheng Sen couldn't help but hesitate, especially the merit of Restoration cannot be said to be without temptation.

"If my dear feels that the land battle is not sure, I can allocate that Portuguese mercenary to you, and what if I add three thousand captive cavalry?"

Wang Fu has never dealt with the thousands of Manchus surrendered by Duoduo and others. If he killed him, he would go against his reputation. If he didn't kill him, he would just be raising him. He just wasted food. He originally wanted to use it to deal with Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, but he still felt inappropriate. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates were all Han people. If he used Tartars to kill Han people, Wang Fu always felt uncomfortable.

Now that he is going to attack Taiwan, Wang Fu finally thought of the places where thousands of Manchus go. It is better to let them attack the Dutch. Taiwan is located overseas. Even if these Manchus are released, they are not afraid of their backlash. As long as they control the sea ships, they don’t have to worry about them escaping. Except for Taiwan, in the future, if they use military forces in various countries in Southeast Asia, they can use this group of Manchus. The more fierce the Manchus burn, kill, loot, the better.

"Emperor, I am willing to lead the army to fight." The emperor's two conditions finally defeated Zheng Sen's defense. Although the Portuguese mercenaries had only four hundred men, they had good combat effectiveness and were both Westerners. They understood the Dutch's combat methods. Although the three thousand Taurus cavalry were not good at siegeing the city, they were completely useless to block the enemy's reinforcements. The most important thing was that Zheng Sen found that he seemed to have misunderstood the emperor, and there were three thousand as front-drivers. After the navy landed, he did not have to suffer too much casualties.

"Yes, this is just like a word. I seem to have no words to you, right?" Wang Fu said unscathed.

Zheng Sen was a little embarrassed: "Return to the emperor, I really don't have any words."

Zheng Zhilong was born into a pirate, so naturally he was not a scholarly family. Zheng Sen had never participated in any scientific examinations. Although he had married and had children, he had no words. Now the emperor asked about it, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Then I will give you two words. This time I attack Taiwan, I wish you all the best and success. How about you better take the word "success" than to attack Taiwan?"

"Success, Zheng Chenggong." Zheng Sen read a few words lightly, feeling more and more satisfied: "I thank you for your words."
Chapter completed!