Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Zheng Sen was still a little confused. He didn't know who Zheng Zhibao was talking about.

Seeing his nephew's confused look, Zheng Zhibao sighed.

I wonder if my eldest brother’s decision to hand over the huge Zheng family to Zheng Sen was a wise decision.

This kid is quite resolute, smart, and decisive like his elder brother.

Only about politics—this kid really doesn’t understand!

"Damu, you have to know that when a family reaches a certain level, no military means can make it go any further, not even the court can make it go any further..."

Zheng Sen was about to retort, how is that possible?

Isn’t it an eternal tradition to confer a title of lord and worship a general?

Even if you become a cabinet minister, your family will be prosperous.

Zheng Zhilong raised his eyebrows and was about to speak...

But I heard the fifth father talking about a secret from that year:

"Do you still remember Zheng Sanbao and Wang Jinghong's seven voyages to the West during Chengzu's time?"

Zheng Sen's eyes lit up.

Who among them doesn’t know the name of Zheng Sanbao, Eunuch Zheng!

This "Xianghua man" has made great achievements!

"Zheng Sanbao returned six times. Later, with the death of Grandpa Cheng, his voyages to the West were temporarily suspended.

One year later, Renzong died of illness and Xuanzong succeeded to the throne. Five years later, when Xuanzong took control of the government, the court organized a new voyage to the West, which was the seventh time. Zheng He died of illness and this westward journey, Wang Jinghong took the ship back …

This was the most spectacular event, with 7000 soldiers alone!

After that, this feat was stopped by the court. Do you know why? "

nice!

Ming dynasty!

……

Zheng Zhibao was indescribably melancholy.

Logically speaking, if the imperial court does not stop this action, pirate families like them will not be as powerful.

He should have applauded the call to stop this behavior!

however……

I can’t explain why, but I always feel unhappy!

The Zheng family is a newly rising maritime merchant family. It was the eldest brother who followed his wife's uncle Huang Cheng to go to sea as an apprentice, and then he broke into this huge family business.

The Zheng family does not have a deep foundation.

However, I have also heard of Zheng Sanbao’s reputation back then!

Chen Zuyi and the Chen family, who dominated the three hundred countries in Nanyang, were killed by Zheng He.

How powerful is the Chen family?

Not to mention the current Westerners, even the Zheng family is no match for the Chen family back then!

That is the largest sea pirate in the world!

There are more than [-] countries in Nanyang, who would not bow to the Chen family?

Such a powerful family was wiped out by a eunuch sent by the Ming Dynasty...

If the imperial court had continued its voyages to the West, how would the Zheng family be where it is today?

Zheng Zhibao should have applauded the imperial court for banning the sea!

however……

Zheng Zhibao felt heartbroken when he thought of the arrogance of the Westerners since the imperial court withdrew from the voyage!

It's as if there is an inexplicable feeling in the blood...

Zheng Sen blurted out without thinking: "I know this. When I was in the Imperial College, the lecturers and professors said this!"

He showed off excitedly:

“The emperor used gold and silver as bait to induce other countries to pay tribute.

It seems that all nations are coming to Korea, but in fact it is a loss-making business. Zheng Sanbao's seven voyages to the West may seem spectacular, but in fact they empty out the national treasury..."

"fart!"

Zheng Zhibao was furious, his beard was furious, and his whole body was full of murderous intent.

"What kind of idiot said this? I'm going to pick off his nonsense head right now!"

Who is Zheng Zhibao?

The vanguard of the Zheng family fleet!

In countless battles, Zheng Zhibao took the lead and was the first to jump on the enemy ship and kill the enemy!

This is a tough pawn!

Even in the past two years, when the Zheng family fought against the Dutch of the Red Hair Domain, Zheng Zhibao took the lead and broke into the Western ships, disrupting the enemy ship formation. Then, at the most critical period of the battle, he lit a hundred kilograms of gunpowder barrels and threw them Arriving on an enemy ship, he blew up an enemy ship.

In one fell swoop, the red-haired people were frightened!

It can be said that the success of the Zheng family today is inseparable from Zheng Zhibao's toughness.

Zheng Zhibao became angry and filled the car with cold murderous intent. Zheng Sen was immediately frightened and speechless.

"Straight bitch, all your fucking nonsense!"

Zheng Zhibao cursed angrily:

"Grandfather Cheng made five expeditions to Mobei, moved the capital to Beijing, conquered Annan, dredged the Grand Canal, and compiled the "Yongle Dadian"...

He has been fighting for 22 years since he has been in office for 22 years. Where does this money come from?

Relying on the agricultural tax of three melons and two dates? "

Zheng Zhibao, who had a dark face and high, short eyebrows, raised his eyebrows fiercely and was furious:

"Did you know that every treasure ship is built with a sea of ​​silver?"

"It was a giant 44 feet long and [-] feet wide. It was more than three times bigger than the current Dutch ships!"

(The treasure ship is approximately 146.67 meters long and 50.94 meters wide)

"If you add up all this money, it won't be enough to sell Daming!"

Zheng Zhibao spit foam stars in Zheng Sen’s face:

"You kid, your family is all about running boats. Not to mention such a big treasure ship, even our family's sailing ship or the double canopy ship, which one has the lower cost?"

"Where does this money come from?"

"Do you know what the original text of Taizu and Chengzu Forbidden Sea is?"

Zheng Zhibao's face was full of frost. Others said that he was either a treacherous person or a bad person. His nephew was a cub of a sea merchant. To say the same thing was stupid!

He didn't wait for Zheng Sen to speak and said to himself:

“In the early days of the Republic of China, a large number of defeated troops, Japanese pirates, Mongolian pirates, etc. gathered on the coastal islands. They harassed the people and ran rampant in the countryside.

At this time, Mongolia had not yet been destroyed, and the country was in ruins, waiting to be renovated, and the imperial court was unable to carry out large-scale cleanup.

Taizu then ordered that the people were not allowed to go to the sea to avoid the disaster.

However, the results were not great, and civilians were frequently killed by pirates in various places.

Taizu then reduced the specifications of civilian ships and prohibited the construction of high-sea ships with more than three masts.

Later, in the 14th year of Hongwu's reign, Japanese pirates continued to appear, and news spread that large families were colluding with pirates. So the emperor once again ordered that the pointed-bottomed sea-going ships be replaced by flat-headed and flat-bottomed river ships..."

"Baby, tell me what this is?"

Zheng Zhibao hates the fact that iron cannot become steel!

"In the year of Chengzu, when the country had rested for 30 years and the court was rich, Chengzu went on an expedition to Mobei. When the threat from the north was reduced, he freed up his hands to deal with the pirates. After the coast was safe, sea trade resumed..."

"The people in the group also said - Zheng Sanbao spent boatloads of money, but all he brought back were useless household items...

I care about his ancestors!

Baby, do you know how much profit our boat has brought back even before it has gone that far? "

Zheng Zhibao became angry and cursed.

When did silver come into circulation?

After the middle of Ming Dynasty!

In the early Ming Dynasty, gold and silver were not circulating currencies.

Zheng Sen murmured, shrinking his neck and said: "Ordinary goods are also more than five times, and if it is raw silk porcelain, it is twenty times."

"That's it!"

Zheng Zhibao suddenly slapped his hands.

The loud claps spread far and wide in the dark night:

"Where did Chengzu, who has been fighting all his life, get the money to support him? It wasn't from Zheng He!"