Chapter 127: The foundation of life
Yuyao, Zhejiang.
However, after Shi Lang led his army to Yuyao, Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan had withdrawn his troops.
After only vain, Shi Lang naturally wanted to write a lot of money.
In his report to Langzenzo, he said that the war was so fierce that he finally seized Yuyao City, Zheng and Zhang thieves fled in a hurry with his proper command.
When talking about lies, Shi Lang is at ease, his face does not blush and his heart does not beat.
He started his business with this, and he grasped all kinds of details very well.
Even an old fox like Langzez, after seeing this report, it is difficult to tell the truth.
Not to mention the Shunzhi Emperor in the Forbidden City.
It's just that Shi Lang is very upset.
That is, the gates of Yuyao City were all destroyed by the Ming army.
Generally speaking, the enemy's actions mean that it is possible to attack the city again and reduce some obstacles to the next siege.
Shi Lang finally got the right to command the military, so naturally he was unwilling to return to Nanjing so easily.
He told Langham's report that the city gate was seriously damaged and the Ming thief could return at any time and needed to continue to be stationed in Yuyao for a period of time.
This sentence is not lying. This is also a routine that Shi Lang is used to.
True comes with false, false comes with true. True is true, false is false, false is true.
In this way, it is impossible for ordinary people to distinguish what they say is true and what is false.
After Shi Lang came to Yuyao, he found that all the civil and military officials in the city were killed by the Ming army.
He is the well-deserved local emperor, with the power of life and death in his hands.
Because he wanted to repay the court, Shi Lang decided to borrow the heads of the people.
Things like killing good and taking credit are common in troubled times, and Shi Lang has no sense of guilt.
It’s a pity that the people of Yuyao made the wronged souls under the knife for no reason, and Yuyao City continued to bleed for several days.
Then Shi Lang ordered the renovation of the damaged city gate.
He didn't want Zheng Chenggong to be empty next time he came back.
Shi Lang ignored other civil affairs matters.
He is not the magistrate of Yuyao County, so there is no reason to worry about this.
Just make sure that Yuyao City will not fall in his hands.
Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Chenggong, it seems that you are still a little self-aware. You know that I am coming and running away early to avoid being beaten to the ground and looking for teeth and faces.
But you can hide for a while but not for a lifetime.
When the warships at Longjiang Shipyard were built, it was time for me to attack Zhoushan.
By then, I will definitely destroy you completely and cut off your delusions!
Shi Lang naturally had to enjoy his life in Yuyao. He ordered his subordinates to steal many women for his enjoyment, and those who dared to resist would be killed.
Anyway, he has the final say on what happened in Yuyao City, so he can experience the pleasure of being an emperor!
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Shuangyu.
Zheng Chenggong has been in a pretty good mood these days.
The people who moved from Yuyao have adapted to life on the island.
Zheng Chenggong ordered people to divide houses and basic rations for each of their households.
As for most of the land, most of the land has been deserted and needs to be reclaimed.
Some people choose to fish, which is also a way.
But from Zheng Chenggong's perspective, I hope that the people can grow food.
Although the Ming army's food is enough for a year now, everything has to be planned for a long time.
Saving more is always good.
There are thousands of people on the island now. Although they have not yet reached the ideal state of Zheng Chenggong, the trend is good.
This gave Zheng Chenggong a great inspiration.
He decided to attack more coastal cities in the future.
The purpose is not to occupy these cities for a long time, but to bring the people back to the island.
The people are the foundation of their lives.
With enough people, there are various possibilities, and Zheng Chenggong is becoming more and more confident in the future.
What made him even more happy was that the messenger he sent to Fusang to contact had already returned.
Some local daimyos who are intimate with the Zheng family expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Ming army.
Needless to say, the firearm is easy to discuss, and the food is also easy to discuss.
As long as Zheng Chenggong can transport some Ming and Western goods to them for sale.
Zheng Chenggong naturally would not refuse this.
It's just a small number of ships to conduct business.
The Zheng family started out by relying on maritime businessmen. Over the years, they have pursued the strategy of using business to support war.
It is impossible for the navy to remain in a state of fighting all the time, so it is naturally the most appropriate to take time to run the maritime business road.
Zhang Huangyan has quite a complaint about this.
He believed that Zheng Chenggong's move was hindered by the image of the Ming Dynasty's official army.
Zheng Chenggong didn't care.
He argued that it is right for soldiers to take time to farm, and taking time to do business will hinder their image?
This is discrimination against businessmen.
Zheng Chenggong did not think that there was anything wrong with doing business, nor did he think that businessmen were inferior to others.
What's more, Zheng Chenggong mobilized his own navy.
If Zhang Huangyan is unwilling to do so, he will not force him.
Seeing that Zheng Chenggong was unable to persuade him, Zhang Huangyan had to give up and continue to be busy with the agricultural plans on the island.
He imitated the fish scale map album formulated by the early Ming Dynasty and ordered people to divide the surveyed island map into small pieces of land and distribute it to the people.
This will bring about the concept of household registration and every household has land for planting.
Zhang Huangyan decided to promote this method to the entire Zhoushan island.
As long as the people have land, their hearts will be calm.
As for setting up a yamen on the island, Zhang Huangyan believes that it should be put on the agenda.
After all, we cannot always rely on people like them to handle civil affairs.
Professional people do professional things so that they can be efficient.
But selecting officials is indeed a bit difficult.
Zhang Huangyan is surrounded by people from the ranks of the ranks.
Even if some people know the words and figure out the text, they have no experience as an official.
Just promoting it rashly is indeed a bit of aggravated.
For this reason, Zhang Huangyan proposed to promote the establishment of the imperial examinations on the island.
Although it is not as good as the imperial examinations of the imperial court, it is always a fair means of selection.
Compared with the simple appointment, Zhang Huangyan felt that it was conducive to the long-term development of the island.
Zheng Chenggong was very supportive of this.
In terms of internal affairs, Zhang Huangyan's talent is far above Zheng Chenggong.
Therefore, Zheng Chenggong would listen to Zhang Huangyan.
Zheng Chenggong was a student of the Imperial College in Nanjing back then, and he was very clear about the importance of culture and education.
In fact, what the people care about the most is nothing more than the culture and education of the land.
With these two things, they can feel completely at ease.
While chatting with Zhang Huangyan, Zhang Huangyan accidentally mentioned King Lu.
Now King Lu has been awarded the title of governor, he is a veritable idle prince and does not threaten the court.
After so many years of incidents, Zheng Chenggong has also taken the dispute between Lu and Tang indifferently.
Zhang Huangyan proposed to take King Lu to Zhoushan, and Zheng Chenggong was silent for a while and agreed.
No matter what, King Lu was one of the few relatives who insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty.
Although there is some lack of ability, it can indeed play a role in calling and inspiring the morale of the army.
However, Zheng Chenggong was a little worried about whether this move would arouse suspicion from Dangzi.
If so, it will be no longer beautiful.
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Chapter completed!