Daming Military Empire

Chapter 67 Two Young Masters
During the more than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, there were only two businessmen who were truly wealthy. The first was Shen Wansan, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River in the early Ming Dynasty. It is rumored that his family property totaled 20 billion taels of silver, but no matter how rich he was, he was only A pure businessman without any power, he was crushed to death by Zhu Yuanzhang like an ant.

The second is Zheng Zhilong, the richest man in Southeast Asia in the late Ming Dynasty. It is impossible to estimate how much property he has, because he has properties in Fujian, Taiwan, Japan, Lu Song, Champa and other places. I am afraid he does not know how much.Moreover, he is most famous not for his wealth, but for his large number of people. According to historical records, Zheng Zhilong's private armies had nearly 20 people and no less than [-] ships of various types when they were at their strongest!

Zheng Zhilong is not a pure businessman, his identity is mainly determined by the court's attitude towards him, if the court treats him well, then he is a wealthy businessman, if the court treats him badly, he will immediately become a The mighty pirate!

It seems unreliable that a businessman can fight against a country with his personal armed forces, and it is also a superpower like Ming Dynasty, but it is the truth.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the main military force was concentrated on land, and the military force at sea was not strong. If Zheng Zhilong was on land, he would run away when he saw the Ming army, but if he was at sea, the Ming army would have to run away when he saw him!This is not a joke, not to mention the navy of Ming Dynasty. At that time, the navy of the Netherlands, a maritime power, was defeated by Zheng Zhilong many times. Later, Zheng Chenggong defeated the Netherlands and regained Taiwan, all thanks to his family property.

With such a super-rich second generation right in front of us, it is natural to try to win him over, and this Zheng Chenggong is not a capricious pirate like Zheng Zhilong. After receiving the education of Confucius and Mencius, he has completely transformed into a loyal and patriotic young man. Later, he developed into a national hero and a famous anti-Qing general, so in Zhu Cijiong's view, he is more valuable than Zheng Zhilong.

But how to win him over?Do you use money?Don't be kidding, his Zheng family is much richer than the Ming court, and he doesn't necessarily pay attention to hundreds of thousands of taels.Use an official position?What kind of official can a five or six-year-old child give him?If you want to give it to others, you have to want to be it. Five or six years old is when you want to play, even if you give him a first-rank official, he will probably find it troublesome and waste his playing time!

The best way to win someone over is naturally to match what they like. What do five or six-year-olds like?He definitely likes toys, but the problem is that even if Zhu Cijiong knows a lot of super fun toys, it's too late to make them now!He definitely likes cartoons more, but Ming Dynasty doesn't have them yet.After much deliberation, the only thing I can do now is to tell stories. Zhu Cijiong knows a lot of stories to tell children, but how to attract him to listen to the stories?Zhu Cijiong looked at the delicacies on the table over there, rolled his eyes, and immediately had an idea.

So, while everyone was stunned, Zhu Cijiong ordered a large table of pastries, which were exquisitely made, but the question is, can these be eaten as a meal?All the men here looked at me and I looked at you, their eyes were filled with a touch of worry, only Qin Mingyue looked at the table of pastries with an expression of eagerness to try.

Fortunately, Zhu Cijiong didn't order this table of cakes for them. Our little emperor waited for the food to be almost ready, so he rushed people directly: "What kind of expression do you have? I didn't invite you to eat. Mingyue stays. People go to the next table to order by themselves."

Everyone stood up and sat down at the next table as if they were being pardoned, only Qin Mingyue showed a happy smile, she really pursed her lips and smiled, her jade face was better than a hundred flowers.Zhu Cijiong stared at it for a while before remembering the business. He quickly wiped his drool, jumped off the chair, and walked straight to Zheng Sen.

Zhu Cijiong came to Zheng Sen, bowed his hands and said: "Young Master Zheng, don't be presumptuous. It's rare to meet a person of the same age in this Drunken Immortal Building. When I saw Mr. Zheng, I felt that I was very close to him. If Mr. Zheng doesn't dislike it, why don't you move here?" I'll sit over there."

Zheng Sen was feeling bored. His family asked him to come to Jinling to see the world. The people who followed him were adults, not a single child. We could have nothing in common with them. He was so bored all day long.Now suddenly a kid around his age came over to play with him. He was willing in his heart, but he didn't make his own decisions. Instead, he looked at an elderly scribe beside him.

This old scribe might be his teacher, seeing his face full of anticipation, he didn't dare go against his wishes too much. Zheng Zhilong asked them to bring Zheng Sen to Jinling to see the world and make friends with the dignitaries in Southern Capital. The people on the second floor of the Drunken Immortal Building are not ordinary people. The old man saw that there was only a stunning girl on Zhu Cijiong's table, and there was no danger, so he nodded slightly.

Seeing that the old man agreed, Zheng Sen jumped down excitedly from his chair, cupped his hands as if completing a task, and said, "This brother is right. Zheng came to Jinling this time just to get acquainted with the handsome men of Nandu. Since brother and sister If you are invited, then it is better to obey than to be respectful."

After finishing speaking, he ran straight to Zhu Cijiong's table, stunned Zhu Cijiong. This guy thought he was a young man who had read poetry and books, and he was a naughty kid for a long time. Probably when the text is being memorized!
When the old man heard Zheng Sen's words, he was so proud that he shook his head and was very unhappy, but when he saw Zheng Sen's actions, he immediately flushed with shame, and he cupped his hands to Zhu Cijiong in embarrassment: "Let this young man Just kidding, our young master is just a little impatient, hehe, impatient."

Zhu Cijiong didn't care, it was better to be innocent than to be deep in the city, he bowed his hands and said: "It's not important, I just like straightforward friends like Mr. Zheng, please take it easy, I'll go first."

After all, he turned around and ran away, and the old man's table was stunned. These two little guys really hit it off, they are both in the same impatience!
Of course Zhu Cijiong was not in such a hurry, he was just pretending to be a child following Zheng Sen's appearance, after all, only children have a common language, if he behaved too maturely, Zheng Sen probably wouldn't consider him a friend.

His trick really worked. Seeing him running over like him, Zheng Sen couldn't help but feel very cordial, and said without hesitation: "I don't know the names of this elder brother and this elder sister Gao. My name is Zheng Sen, my little one." My name is Fusong, you can just call me Little Squirrel, don’t call me Young Master, it’s weird.”

Ever since Qin Mingyue followed Zhu Cijiong, he liked children more and more. Seeing Zheng Sen's cute appearance, he couldn't help standing up, hugged him kindly to the chair, and said with a smile, "Hehe, what a cute little squirrel! , my sister's surname is Qin Ming, Qin Mingyue."

This Qin Mingyue's beauty has reached the level that kills all ages. Although Zheng Sen is only five or six years old, he was also surprised by her beauty, and blurted out: "Sister Mingyue is so beautiful, just like a fairy. This Where's your brother, what's your name?"

Naturally, Zhu Cijiong couldn't say his own name. Ordinary people, even princes and nobles have the possibility of having the same name. Only the emperor's name is unique. Who dares to have the same name as the current emperor? Wouldn't he be looking for death!The real name will be revealed as soon as it is said, and he can't just name it casually to fool Zheng Sen. After that, he still counts on Zheng Chenggong to help him build an invincible fleet.

How to do it?Zhu Cijiong rolled his eyes, and said vaguely: "My surname is Zhu, and I am the third eldest in my family. You can just call me third brother."

Zheng Sen didn't bother with this, he asked innocently: "Third Brother, do you know any interesting places in Jinling City?"

This stumped Zhu Cijiong. Although he knew that children like to play with toys, watch cartoons, and listen to stories, he really didn't know where the children like to play, so he asked back: "Then what do you want?" Where do you usually play?"

Hearing this, Zheng Sen said with infinite nostalgia: "When I was in my hometown in Hirado, I liked to go to the beach to build sand castles and have water fights with the children of my retainers, but now they are all far away and can't play with me."

Hirado, Nima, that's far away in Dongying, so of course I can't come to play with you, and this Jinling is not on the seaside, so Zhu Cijiong started the original plan and induced: "I just came to Jinling, I don't know where it is fun, how about Let me tell you a story."

Zheng Sen naturally applauded, so Zhu Cijiong began to memorize elementary school textbooks, such as "Cao Chong Said the Elephant", "Kong Rong Lets the Pear", "The Old Man Lost a Horse", and "Sima Guang Smashed the Vat".

Zheng Sen listened with gusto. There is a fairy-like sister serving him to enjoy exquisite pastries, and a magical third brother telling him stories about the children. He is a little bit reluctant to leave, and he throws all the teachers and guards to Java. Now, he just felt that this third elder brother was simply his own elder brother, and this elder sister Mingyue was closer than his own elder sister!
(End of this chapter)