Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 888 Virtual Philosopher King

"Yes, yes, why don't I come to you first? It's about our ancestors."

"No need to talk. No secrets are allowed, no secret operations are allowed, no bribes are allowed to the emperor and the emperor. We don't have such rules in any dynasty. If you have something to talk about, just talk about it." Wen Zhong refused him with firm words.

As expected, Zheng Shijie came to talk about letting his ancestors come out as soon as possible. Wen Zhong hadn't left yet at this time, he was still sitting next to Shangluo.

As he spoke, he looked at Shangluo.

Shangluo nodded repeatedly - that's right, so right. He's really not good at dealing with people. He thinks he's better at dealing with things. Because things can be cut off, just like he can pin Amon Zeus to the ground and hammer him, but he can't pin Zheng Shijie to the ground and hammer him no matter what.

"I have something big! I have a big secret! This is not a private matter at all. I really have a big secret!"

"What secret?"

"I can't tell you until I see Tianjun. I'm going to shut you down now. I want to have an interview with Tianjun."

Mr. Wenge looked at Shangluo again——

"I have to ask for your opinion. If the request is unreasonable, I can directly refuse it for you. But he seems to have some reasons, so Shang Tianjun, your opinion is..."

"Can I decide who to see? I thought it was Guan Bai who decided."

"Guan Bai is not a position, I am just responsible for conveying it. Whether you want to see him or not depends on you, Mr. Shang Tianjun. The emperor has handed over the power of the world to you, and you are not a mascot."

"I understand that I actually know that this guy is a bit unreliable. Let's ask him what he is first."

Mr. Wen Ge nodded and sent a letter to inquire - although the inquiry itself already represented Shangluo's meaning, sending it by him could at least save Shangluo's time and save him from having to spend effort on dealing with interpersonal relationships.

After the question was asked, the answer was sent back immediately——

"It's a treasure! The treasure of the Pirate King!" Zheng Shijie exclaimed, "I want to ask my wife, my great-grandfather, where the treasure of the Pirate King is buried."

【ha? 】

Half an hour later, Zheng Shijie sat across from Shangluo.

"I admit, I was convinced by you." Shangluo looked at him, "So, is there really the treasure of the Pirate King? Are you not trying to trick me?"

"How could I possibly lie to you, Mr. Shang Tianjun? Our previous cooperation was always very pleasant, wasn't it? You asked me to come here because you believed in me."

"I wouldn't believe it if it were anyone else. But if it were you, it would be credible." One Piece. Looking back at history, there is only one person who can be called the Pirate King.

That is Zheng Shijie's wife, wife and grandfather, the pirate king Zheng Zhilong, the father of the country's surname Cheng Cheng, the pirate king of the East China Sea and Southeast Asia, and the master of all private shipping in the world. It is said that in those days, just by collecting protection fees every year, their family could receive the entire treasury's money in the last years of Wanli.

This sounds outrageous. But considering that Zheng Zhilong almost arranged the entire world's shipping in the eastern section of World Island, this money is essentially tariff money.

Because the imperial court was unable to collect the money and maintain order on the sea, Zheng Zhilong took over, collected the money, and took charge of the sea.

There was no middleman to make the difference, and all of this money went into the pockets of the Zheng family, becoming the original accumulation of the current Yanping County Prince's Palace.

The Yanping County Prince's Mansion is in Pontianak. Although the Prince of Yanping County is only one of the successful generation with the national surname, the plaque "Edict to Build the Prince of Yanping County Palace" has always been hung at the entrance of the palace in Pontianak. After that, although the Zheng family only inherited the title of Marquis of Yanping, their home was indeed a royal palace.

The royal palace and everything in Nanyang originated from the turbulent pirate era. When the imperial court did not expand its borders to Nanyang, it was the Zheng family and other colonial companies who first immigrated to Nanyang - but all this time, an unsolved mystery has been hanging high on the building of history:
Why Zheng Zhilong's colonization was successful.

This question sounds simple, but is actually fundamentally difficult to answer. There are all things in the heaven and the kingdom. This is not an empty talk.

There is absolutely no need for Chixian Shenzhou to conduct any bulk trade with overseas, because this vast land reaches Yuyuan in the east, Kunlun in the west, Nanjiao in the south, and Chaohai in the north. Almost all regional climates, special landforms and natural landscapes on the earth can be found under your feet. This makes foreign trade easily unprofitable.

Even if the way to grow cane sugar is opened up from Nanyang, as soon as the market opens, sugar cane will soon be widely planted in the southern provinces, and then the cane sugar from Nanyang will be completely squeezed out of the market.

Although subsequent large-scale industrial construction boosted demand, the demand for tropical fruits such as durian finally exceeded Chixian Shenzhou's own supply capacity.

However, when Zheng Zhilong colonized Nanyang, the black smoke stacks had not yet risen. At that time, there was only a little spice trade, which could not support the vast reclamation movement in Nanyang. In that case, why did Zheng Zhilong gain a foothold in Nanyang? Already? Why did so many migrations to Nanyang in history fail to form a stable stronghold, yet Zheng Zhilong conquered the entire Nanyang in one fell swoop?
History books will frame all this as part of the historical process. But Shangluo knows that there is always part of the history of this world hidden under the curtain. Sometimes, what lies beneath the curtain is the key turning point that dominates historical events.

"So, what did Zheng Yiguan really find in Nanyang?" Shangluo asked. Zheng Yiguan is the nickname of Zheng Zhilong. Because his personal political status is somewhat embarrassing, Shangluo cannot directly call him Pirate King, so it is always okay to call him "Zheng Yiguan".

"I don't know. That's why I asked you to try if you could ask the old man to come out and ask - you also want to ask, right? Now Nanyang transports rubber, gasoline and durian to the interior, but none of these were available back then. In the Before all this, what kind of driving force and what kind of power drove the Zheng family's fleet to reclaim the entire Nanyang - Shang Tianjun, you also want to know, right?"

"Ah..." Shangluo covered his forehead, "I really want to know, and there seems to be some key secrets hidden in it. But our virtual philosopher king technology doesn't seem to be of any help with this secret."

"Why? Can't you drag a dead person back?"

"Essentially, it's not about bringing the dead person back, but about restoring him from the Akashic records based on everyone's common memory of the person - that's what the technology in Rome is like. So, it's not him who is restored. He is Zheng Yiguan in other people’s eyes. That’s why I say it’s great to have Prime Minister Zhuge come back. Prime Minister Zhuge is a saint who looks the same inside and out. But if Zheng Yiguan’s story is reconstructed based on the stereotype, it may be different from him. The characteristics are very different. The most important thing is that if he is secretive to others and does not even know about your own family, then of course there is no way to restore it. "

"What if I have his relics?"

[There are relics available! It’s completely different if there are relics! 】

(End of this chapter)