Zheng Zhilong had eighteen brothers, all of whom were ranked by the word "Zhi", and was known as the Eighteen Zhi. Among these brothers, there were virtuous and foolish, relatives and aliens, forming Zheng Zhilong's family background.

Now Zheng’s family is headed by Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Cai are also armed by Zheng Hongkui.

Zheng Hongkui was Zheng Zhifeng, a Wu Jinshi who passed the 13th year of Chongzhen, and was appointed as the Jinyiwei. After the national revolution, he fled back to Fujian.

Although Zheng Cai is not one of the Eighteen Zhis, he is also an old man who followed Zheng Zhilong through the sea in the fifth year of the Tianqi period. Now he is placed in Tingzhou by Zheng Zhilong and stationed in western Fujian.

Like the Zheng family, he controls the military and political affairs of a province, and is able to be self-sufficient and has the same power as the same, and does not call himself the name of a vassal state.

In June of the 20th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cixuan, under the escort of the second and third divisions of the First Guards, entered the Fujian territory. Fujian Governor Wu Zhiping led important personnel from the Third Department of Fujian to the provincial border to greet him, and escorted Zhu Cixuan to Fuzhou Prefecture. Because the Ming Dynasty did not have a title of king in Fujian Province, there was no palace. Zhu Cixuan lived in the camp with Xiao Mo and asked about things in the central army's tent.

Zheng Zhilong had long inquired about the situation in the Crown Prince in Nanzhi and Zhejiang, and knew that the Crown Prince was in the military camp and obviously could not trust him. However, he had great selfishness and only took it for granted. Moreover, the reason why Zhu Cilang gave it was very simple. Now that Fujian's tenant changes are in chaos, Tian Bing will not be able to resist in time.

Last month, in early May of the 20th year of Chongzhen, Ningdu, Ruijin and Shicheng, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, first started a rebellion. The field soldiers even attacked the county town for a time, held the magistrate hostage and tortured the landlord.

Zhu Cixuan then sent the Third Division and Battalion of the First Guards Army to calm down. Fujian and Jiangxi were very close to each other, and when they had a quarrel, they naturally could not escape this place.

The most popular tenant change occurred in Tingzhou, bordering Jiangxi.

Huang Tong, a tenant farmer in Ninghua County, Tingzhou, gathered tens of thousands of people with the slogan of "Correction of Douhu, Benefiting the rich and the poor", and even conquered Ninghua County and performed the functions of the government.

Although Tingzhou is high and far away from Fuzhou, the crown prince is "feared". Who can say what?

Zheng Zhilong is actually even more afraid.

Every time he went to Zhu Ciyang's central army tent, he was always worried, for fear that the crown prince would suddenly slam the table and shout, "Tie this thief!" This was definitely not because he had persecution, but because he knew the crown prince's nature: greed for money!

If you charge tolls from the Taiwan Strait yourself, you can be rich enough to rival a country. Everyone in the world knows, doesn’t the crown prince know?

Now the Fujian Navy is nominally the emperor, but from the commander to the sailors, they all regard themselves as the Zheng family. Don’t the crown prince want to rectify it?

What's more, the Crown Prince and Shen Tingyang are in Japan trade together, and he is also secretly tied up. How can he not arouse people's hatred?

Zheng Zhilong recalled his family's poverty and could not live, so he went to Macau to join his uncle. He met Li Dan and completely embarked on the road to the sea. Later, by chance, he was appointed as an official and almost monopolized the trade in the East China Sea through the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Now he is deeply rooted in Fujian, and Anping City is his own private city. He has hidden tens of millions of family resources.

If you want to rebel, you will definitely be defeated. At that time, you will die and die, and no matter how much money you have, you will not be able to buy a life.

Now that the crown prince has come here, it is too late to rebel. Let’s look at the muskets and cannons of these guards, and nearly 30,000 elite soldiers wearing sharp edges. How can we fight back?

"One official." Zhu Cixuan shouted.

Zheng Zhilong's scalp was numb. An official was originally his nickname, but later he did not change his name when he came to Japan, so it was widely circulated. However, no one has been qualified to call him by this name over the years, and the crown prince is certainly qualified. However, when the king and his ministers met, they always call him a nickname.

It would be reasonable if it was a monarch and minister who grew up together since childhood, but now...

"Is the first official full of caution towards me?" Zhu Cixuan chuckled.

Zheng Zhilong could not deny that the crown prince still had a soft smile, even a little too soft, and seemed a little weak. But under this weak face, there was a burning blood like copper juice and a steel-like mind.

For a few moments, Zheng Zhilong even hoped that the weak crown prince would not be able to afford to be ill and pass away. It was not until one time when he saw the crown prince's superb equestrian skills that he remembered that the crown prince was a person who could run ten miles in heavy armor.

"How dare you!" Zheng Zhilong's denial tone was very firm, but the sweat oozing from his forehead betrayed him.

"Why is the official sweating profusely?"

"I went back to Your Highness because of the heat in Fujian, and I was impatient." Zheng Zhilong used to express his loyalty to the pretext that he was sick for a long time and could not bear the carriage and horses, so he wanted to go north to support him but was unable to do so. Therefore, this statement is now considered a response.

But he didn't know that Wu Qingchen, as a secret agent in Dongchang, was responsible for wiring and networking in Fujian. How could he accept his bribe and cheat people for him? Of course, he took the money in one hand and sold him to the crown prince in the other!

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "I don't think it's because of the hot weather in Fujian, but because of the fact that a single official is wearing too much."

"Clothing is all in the court system, and I dare not behave politely."

"The court system has never said that soft armor should be worn in the court robes." Zhu Cixuan's voice gradually became high and he smiled: "Is the official afraid that I will suddenly call my subordinates and have a Hongmen banquet?"

——You only have "Hongmen" and no "feast", you have known for a long time.

Zheng Zhilong felt cold sweat. What was even more frightened was that he was wearing soft golden silk armor, which was able to protect himself from swords and arrows. Such personal secrets were actually discovered by the Crown Prince.

——It seems that I am really concerned about me.

Zheng Zhilong thought about it and said secretly.

"How dare you be so unreasonable..." Zheng Zhilong was about to show his loyalty, but when he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw a black gun barrel aiming at his eyebrows. His mouth opened and closed, and he couldn't say a word.

Zhu Cixuan held the flintlock gun introduced from the musket factory and looked at Zheng Zhilong with a smile.

This handgun is made of steel as the gun barrel, which is one foot long, and the handle is carved from Qiongzhou Huanghuali, which is exquisite and gentle. Because the eighteen Wuhu manufacturers that can build Sugang have invested in the Huangming Steel Factory and have presented secret recipes from each company, the quality of the musket gun barrels has increased and more recharged gun medicine, so it is more powerful.

"Your Highness..." Zheng Zhilong's throat was dry.

Bang!

A ball of flame light came out of the muzzle, and a stream of white smoke rose immediately.

Zhu Cixuan pulled the trigger.

Zheng Zhilong suddenly fell short. It turned out that his legs were weak when the gun fired, and he knelt on the ground. He gritted his teeth. After a brief loss of consciousness, his consciousness swept across his body and limbs little by little, looking for the wounds that were shot.

Finally, Zheng Zhilong made sure there was no trauma on his body, and hesitated to open his eyes and looked at the white smoke that had not yet dissipated.

——Is it a mistake?

Zheng Zhilong thought to himself that he wanted to jump forward to stop the crown prince, and save his life first regardless of whether he rebelled or not. However, his legs were weak and he really couldn't stand up, so he could only change the drama of "the king wanted the minister to die and the minister had to die."

"Don't worry, I didn't put any bullets on it." Zhu Cixuan said.

Zheng Zhilong didn't believe it when he heard this. But he immediately realized that the guards around him were not moving, obviously knowing that the crown prince was playing with him. Otherwise, the gun would have been hit by someone else. With this thought, Zheng Zhilong felt relieved, and then he felt that the three-fold clothes from the inside to the outside were already wet.

"I just want to tell you that if I want to deal with you, it will be useless even if you wear armor and see me." Zhu Cixuan put away his pistol and said, "And you have come to my camp for eight times, so why wait until now if you want to do something?"

——Who knows if you have just received the news now...

Zheng Zhilong lowered his head.

"Get up, I'm not a Donglu, I want someone to kneel down and talk to me." Zhu Cixuan couldn't help but get angry when he thought of this guy who threw him in a very quick manner.

"Yes..." Zheng Zhilong supported his hands on the ground, and after two of them, he successfully stood up.

Zhu Cixuan asked Min Ziruo to take a wet wipe. While wiping away the smell of gunpowder on his hands, he said, "Along the way, I have ruined the reputation of the Damingtian family."

Zheng Zhilong didn't know what the crown prince intended and dared not answer.

"Isn't it?" Zhu Cixuan said to himself: "Nanjing's honorary officials followed the Second Patriarch and the Clans to fight out the heroes. I went to search the house and exiled, and I was not ruthless, so you are full of worries about me?"

"How dare you!" Zheng Zhilong said hoarsely.

"Don't be too cautious, as if you have a net worth of tens of millions, I must make your property." Zhu Cixuan laughed and said, "The key issue is not how much money the family has, but whether the money is clean. If the money comes from the right way, what does it matter if it is too much? Only those traitors and blood-sucking insects need to be afraid of me."

"I...I am guilty..." Zheng Zhilong immediately fell to the ground and kowtowed.

"What are your crimes? Going to the sea?" Zhu Cixuan smiled and said, "What is this crime after you were born after Longqing?"

Since Zhu Cixuan was reborn, the most resentful thing about the "sea ban" issue is the issue.

This word always reminds people of the Qing Dynasty's forbidden sea in the original historical time and space. It seems that the Ming and Qing dynasties are really one. In fact, there is indeed a word "a piece of sail is not allowed to go into the sea" in the Ming Dynasty's sea ban regulations, but it has never been truly implemented. However, the Qing Dynasty's forbidden sea moved all the people 50 miles away from the coast and killed them if they refused to leave.

The sea ban was born to prevent Japanese turmoil, but the most severe Jiajing period was the era when Japanese pirates were the most rampant and the most prosperous period of sea trade smuggling. As long as you look at the material trends of southern Fujian Shilin at that time, you can understand that it was these coastal tycoons who tried their best to promote the imperial court to ban the sea, thus obtaining huge profits from monopoly trade.

By sorting out the "food chain" of the East China Sea at that time, we can draw the following image: Japanese Koreans work for Chinese maritime merchants (pirates), while Chinese maritime merchants such as Wang Zhi and others work for coastal wealthy families. In order to prevent the state from withdrawing taxes and sharing of taxes and forces from other places from intervening in sea trade, the wealthy families spared no effort to incite the court to ban the sea.

Even in the Jiajing Dynasty, many important officials in the court, led by Tan Lun, wanted to open the sea. He served as the governor of Fujian and the inspectors asked for open the sea. In the end, it was at the Sejong Grand Prix that the Jiangnan Shijia, who had gained influence in the court, successfully promoted the "Longqing Open the Sea" and set up a salary supervision hall in Yuegang and imposed tariffs.
Chapter completed!