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Quanzhou Prefecture, Jinjiang County.

As the capital of Quanzhou Prefecture, Jinjiang County can be said to be in a vibrant shape in the southeast. There is Quanshan Mountain in the northeast, named Qingyuan. There is Baogai Mountain in the south. There is Lingyuan Mountain in the south. There is salt field in the south. There is Penghuyu Island in the south. There is Jinjiang in the south. It flows from Nan'an County, passes through the foot of Shita Mountain in the west of the city, and then goes to Daiyu into the sea. There is Luoyang River in the northeast, flows into the sea in the south. There is Yongning Wei and Fuquan Qianhu House in the south, all of which were established in February of the 21st year of Hongwu. There is Xiangzhi, Wuxun, Shenhu, and Weitou Four Inspection Offices. There is Anping City built in the middle period of Jiajing. There is Shihu City built in the middle period of Wanli.

However, when we mention Jinjiang County, what local people immediately think of is the extremely luxurious Zheng Mansion.

Since being recruited by Xiong Wencan in the first year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong left Taiwan and stayed in the Minhai Sea. He also left with him 30,000 tribes and more than a thousand ships.

In the third year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong built a luxurious mansion in Anping Town, Jinjiang County. Zheng Zhilong spent three years to build this mansion. He was rich enough to rival the country and was not hesitant to gold and silver. The whole mansion arrived in Xigang west, reached Xiwantou in the north, and was directly connected to Wugang port, covering an area of ​​138 acres. The owner of the mansion was composed of five-bedroom and thirteen hectares, three-way doors, two-fire alleys and five-entry courtyards. The wing halls, pavilions, pavilions and pavilions were opposite each other, and the rings were arranged as barriers. There was "Dunren Pavilion" in the east, "Taiyun Tower" in the west, the front hall was "Catholic Hall" and the central hall was "Xiao Si Hall", with a large scale. Behind the large house was "Zhiyuan Garden", with walls as the surroundings, sparse hills, pavilions, moors, ponds, small bridges, winding paths, beautiful trees, and strange flowers and plants.

In the eyes of local people, this mansion is comparable to an imperial palace.

Two months ago, today Zi promoted Zheng Zhilong to the General of Fujian, and was granted the title of Nan'an Bo not long ago. Therefore, this mansion is not only Zheng Zhilong's private residence, but also serves as the General of Fujian.

This Nan'an Bo Ye, the general, likes to handle official duties in his own residence, so naturally no one dares to say anything.

In fact, the entire Anping Town has become a military stronghold for Zheng Zhilong to hold troops and a sea trade port under strict control.

Zheng Zhilong kept the business of Anping Town alone and was a solid piece of iron.

Whether it is a pirate, a merchant ship or a Dutch, if they want to pass the Kinmen route, they must hand over the money they buy.

At this moment, in the Xiefang Pavilion in Zhiyuan Garden, Zheng Zhilong was slowly paced with his hands on his back.

He was wearing a dark blue straight-fitting body, wearing a lazy scarf and whispering cloud boots. He didn't look like a rank official, but more like a scholar.

Although he is over forty years old, he has taken good care of himself, his cheeks are smooth and fair, and his skin is so tight that he cannot see any wrinkles.

He has been rushing around the sea for many years and has left no trace of time on him. This overlord of the Fujian Sea, who is both an official and a bandit, and a righteous and an evil, is really unpredictable.

As Zheng Zhilong was strolling in the pavilion, a person hurried over the garden path.

"Brother, are you looking for me?"

This man was wearing short-shot, revealing his tendons.

Judging from his dark skin and strong figure, his softness and Zheng Zhilong are two extremes.

"Fourth brother, are you here? Come in and sit down."

The fourth brother Zheng Zhilong mentioned is his younger brother Zheng Hongkui.

Zheng Hongkui's original name was Zheng Zhifeng, and his brothers ranked fourth, and he was one of the famous Eighteen Zhis. Later, when he was taking the Wushu exam, he changed his name to Hongkui, whose courtesy name was Shengyi.

Although Zheng Hongkui is only 31 years old this year, he is already Zheng Zhilong's right-hand man and is deeply trusted by Zheng Zhilong.

This time, Zheng Zhilong called him to Zhiyuan Garden to discuss matters in order to answer the court.

A month ago, Zheng Zhilong's eldest son Zheng Sen (Zheng Chenggong), wrote a letter from his family and sent someone to Fujian. This letter from his family is not just a matter of greetings. Zheng Sen tactfully expressed that the emperor hoped to jointly establish an Huangming Trade Chamber of Commerce with the Zheng family.

The Huangming Chamber of Commerce directly belongs to the imperial court and is responsible for the specific operation by the Zheng family. Ships affiliated to the Huangming Chamber of Commerce can travel to sea to do business in the name of the imperial official ships, and there is no need to pay maritime taxes to the court.

The profits of business through business were divided equally by the court and the Zheng family.

Zheng Sen also pointed out that the Zheng family can sell the right to join the association, and other maritime merchants who want to join the Huangming Trading Chamber of Commerce can directly pay the Zheng family. As for the amount of this money, the court will not ask about it.

Of course, the court can also sell the right to join the association, and finally pay dividends based on how much share the shares are.

This undoubtedly gave the Zheng family great power, and Zheng Zhilong even obtained the privilege of monopolizing Fujian-hailing trade.

However, Zheng Zhilong did not agree immediately.

After all, he is now the absolute powerhouse in Fujian, and the more he earns, the less he receives, all in his words.

Of course, part of the maritime tax collected must be paid to the court, but the amount paid depends on his mood.

When he was in a good mood, he would give the court more money. When he was in a bad mood, he would give the court less money.

If the Huangming Trade Chamber of Commerce was established, at least half of the profits would be given to the court in theory.

This is something that only fools do.

Fortunately, the emperor asked Zheng Sen to reveal this meaning to Zheng Zhilong in the name of family letters. In this way, even if Zheng Zhilong did not respond immediately, the emperor would not be too ugly in his face.

But yesterday, his eldest son Zheng Sen sent someone to send a letter from his family. Zheng Zhilong was really moved after reading it.

"Brother, but what promise did the court make? What did my good nephew say in the letter?"

Zheng Hongkui was in a good mood. Recently, the court gave his elder brother a promotion and a title, which was very favorable. At this time, Zheng Sen sent someone to send letters from his family, so it was a good thing to protect him.

Zheng Zhilong handed a letter that had been opened to Zheng Hongkui and smiled faintly, "You can read it yourself."

Zheng Hongkui took the letter and opened the letter to read it. At first, he was calm but halfway through reading it, but exclaimed in surprise.

"The court wants to change the canal transportation to sea transportation?"

No wonder Zheng Hongkui was so surprised. Since the opening of the Grand Canal in Beijing and Hangzhou, it has been an important link connecting the north and south. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was relied on the Grand Canal to an unparalleled level. No matter whether it is silk, grain or salt in the south of the Yangtze River, they all need to rely on the Grand Canal to transport to Beijing.

However, by the Wanli period, the canals were often silted, and the court had to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to silt. In addition, the efficiency of the canal transportation was getting worse, and the court had the idea of ​​promoting sea transportation instead of the canal transportation.

But this is just a thought and cannot be implemented.

The reason is that the Thousand Mile Grand Canal feeds hundreds of thousands of canal workers. If the canal transport is abolished and changed to sea transport, it will certainly improve efficiency and streamline expenses, but hundreds of thousands of canal workers will have no food to eat, which may cause a big mess.

However, when the old story of Zi is mentioned again today, it has a different meaning. Jiashen Kingdom has changed the world and the north is almost completely destroyed by the Eastern Captains, and the rebels are almost all. Even though the Holy Emperor wisely ordered the official army to take Shandong not long ago, he had to admit that the transportation of the north and south was still blocked and paralyzed.

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