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  Chapter 391 389 [The Zheng family who has made a lot of money]

  Zheng Sen came back, and brought back a group of pirates.

  The pirates were led to meet Zhao Han. After walking through the hall, Zheng Zhiwan laughed softly and said, "This is where the new court is located? It's not as luxurious as our house."

   "Shut up!" Zheng Zhilong immediately shouted under his voice.

  Zheng Zhiwan didn't dare to speak anymore, his cousin kept his promises, and the brothers of the Zheng family had to be obedient.

  The place where Zhao Han lived and worked was the Nanjing Inner Garrison of the Ming Dynasty, which belonged to Zheng He's official residence. It was built by the eunuchs in the early Ming Dynasty. Naturally, it was very low-key and did not dare to overstep the rules.

  Although it is not rich, it occupies a large area, which can temporarily accommodate Zhao Han's harem and inner and outer courts.

   Arrived at a hall, only to see Zhao Han reviewing the memorial, surrounded by several female officials and civil servants.

  Zhao Han put down the ink pen, and the civil servant immediately left with the memorial.

   "Meet Your Majesty!" Zheng Sen took the lead in bowing his hands.

   "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

  The Zheng family brothers, Shi Daxuan and other pirates quickly knelt down and shouted, and the shouting was still the same as in the drama.

   Zheng Sen felt so embarrassed. He told the audience ceremony, and specifically explained that there is no need to kneel.

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "Get up, give me your seat."

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

  The pirates kowtowed again before getting up and taking their seats.

  As soon as his **** touched the seat, Zheng Zhilong stood up again and introduced the members to Zhao Han.

   Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother Zheng Zhifeng, fifth brother Zheng Zhibao, cousin Zheng Zhiwan, and Shi Lang's father Shi Daxuan.

  In addition, Hong Xu has long since defected to Zhao Han and is now the deputy commander of the Shanghai Navy.

   Zheng Zhilong's favorite general, Gan Hui, is currently staying in Fujian and is temporarily in charge of controlling the fleet.

   "Are you alone?" Zhao Han asked, "Where's Li Dan's son Li Guozhu? He still doesn't want to surrender?"

  Zheng Zhilong replied: "Li Guozhu's command is mostly merchant ships, and the number of warships is not many, and he usually lives in Japan."

  Zhao Han wrote down the name of Li Guozhu in his notebook, and decided to take this person first.

  Zheng Zhilong is Li Dan's adopted son, and Li Guozhu is Li Dan's parent-son.

  After Li Dan's death, his Taiwan power was occupied by Zheng Zhilong, his Xiamen power was occupied by Xu Xinsu, and Li Guozhu only inherited his father's Japanese power. Therefore, Li Guozhu regarded Zheng Zhilong as his mortal enemy, and once helped Liu Xiang attack Zheng Zhilong together.

   Now it is no longer a fight, because Zheng Zhilong is too powerful, Li Guozhu can only acquiesce in his dominance.

  Zhao Han asked: "Are there any great pirates who refuse to surrender?"

  Zheng Zhilong replied: "He Bin and Guo Huaiyi both took refuge in the red-haired ghost (Netherlands) and became Catholics."

Zhao Han corrected and said: "The Christianity is the Christianity, and it can no longer be called God or God. How can the gods in "Shangshu", "Book of Songs", "The Analects" and "Mencius" be used to call the gods of overseas countries? ? For thousands of years, China has always respected the ancestors of Heaven and Dharma. The gods of Fanbang are called God, and I am also the people of China. Could it be that the sky I respect is actually a servant of the foreign gods of Fanbang!"

   "Don't dare!" Zheng Zhilong quickly knelt down, because he is also a Catholic.

  Zhao Han asked: "All seagoing ships under my command, those with more than six cannons are mine, and those with six or fewer are yours. How?"

  Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. This regulation has a big loophole.

   If all the cannons are dismantled, wouldn’t there be no need for a single ship?

  But when the pirates looked at Zhao Han, their hearts couldn't help but twitch. No one regarded Zhao Han as a fool, and began to suspect that this was a trick to lure a snake out of its hole.

  Zhao Han now has two shipyards, one in Guangzhou and one in Shanghai. Dutch shipbuilders were also invited to build merchant ships and sell them to private merchants, while training shipbuilders while building ships.

  Zheng Zhilong visited the Guangzhou Shipyard, where he stockpiled a lot of century-old oak trees, enough to build two warships of more than 400 materials.

   Moreover, the wood has been hoarded for several years, and the building has not yet started. This is to learn from the European way, soaking oak for more than ten years to make it extremely strong before starting to build warships!

  I heard that Shanghai is also hoarding century-old oak oaks, and due to transportation reasons, it hoards more than Guangzhou Shipyard.

   More than ten years later, these oak battleships of Zhao Han were built, and equipped with high-quality artillery, who can withstand the entire ocean?

  Zheng Zhilong still knelt on the ground and said: "The Zheng family is willing to donate 80 warships, and the artillery of the rest of the ships will be removed to less than six!"

   "Very good." Zhao Han was very satisfied with this, and Zheng Zhilong finally understood what he meant.

  The ships that contribute to the war are incidental. Zhao Han is mainly making a rule. From now on, armed merchant ships must not have more than six cannons.

Zhao Han glanced at these pirates: "Zheng Zhilong, canonized as Marquis of Zhenhai. Zheng Zhifeng, Zheng Zhibao, and Zheng Zhiwan are all canonized as viscounts. Your property can be kept, but the land in Fujian, including the land in Dongfan Island (Taiwan), Each person can only keep 20 acres, and each household can only have ten people, and if there are more than ten people, the household must be separated!"

   "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!" The Zheng brothers quickly knelt down.

  Zhao Han did not take away all their ships, nor confiscated their property, so he can continue to do maritime trade business in the future. That being the case, it doesn't matter if they hand over the land, because they will all have titles in the future, and their descendants will have unlimited glory from now on.

  The brothers of the Zheng family have no ambitions, and they are already happy to be awarded the title.

  Zheng Zhilong regretted it a little. If he went forward to dedicate a warship in three or four years, he would probably be able to receive the title of Lord Zhenhai.

  After a few years of delay, although he earned a lot of money, he changed from a duke to a marquis.

   The gain outweighs the loss!

  Zhao Han said to Shi Daxuan again: "Hong Xu is already the deputy commander of the Shanghai Navy. If you and Gan Hui and other generals of the Zheng family are willing to join the army, you can also be the deputy commander. If you don't want to join the army, then go about your own business."

  Shi Daxuan quickly knelt down: "The general is willing to join the army!"

Zhao Han nodded in approval: "Very good. Some of the warships you donated were assigned to Shanghai, some to Guangzhou, and the rest were used to form the Fuzhou Navy and the Taiwan Navy. Half of the soldiers and sailors on board were sent to Taiwan with their families. Reclamation, um, Taiwan is Dongfan Island. I will recruit soldiers and sailors to make up for the shortage of warships. I will also send people to serve as the admirals of the various navies. You must be good to help."

   "Obey!" Shi Daxuan hurriedly kowtowed.

  Whether he knelt or kowtowed, Zhao Han did not stop these pirates. He said: "From now on, the merchant ships of the Zheng family and the official navy will no longer be allowed to collect protection fees from passing ships! Once discovered, they will be severely punished!"

   No protection fees, but increased tariffs.

  Except for grain import tariffs remaining unchanged, tariffs on other goods have all been raised. It can be regarded as converting all the protection fees collected by the Zheng family into customs taxes, and the maritime merchants will not suffer any losses.

  At the same time, tariffs on the rest of the goods will be raised, and grain will still be exempt from tariffs, and more sea merchants will be willing to ship grain back.

   Today, it is difficult for the governments of various countries to provide for the navies. They either rob the colonies or rob the merchant ships of other countries. Zhao Han also couldn't afford a large navy, so he temporarily paid military expenses from customs tariffs, and at the same time allowed them to rob merchant ships without licenses.

   Merchant ships from any country, including those under Zhao Han's administration, must apply for trade licenses at the Shipping Department of each city.

  Hold a copy of the license plate and register each duty payment.

  Zhao Han's navy will send out patrols to intercept passing ships at sea. Those that cannot be retrieved, or those that refuse to be inspected, can be robbed by the navy at will, but the stolen items need to be reported.

   Don't talk about the navy not being able to do business, the navy not being able to rob.

  This is the seventeenth century, no business, no robbery, no need to maintain the size of the navy. The navy of any country is an officially recognized pirate!

  The Zheng Group is done, as well as Li Guozhu, He Bin and Guo Huaiyi.

   Of the three pirates, one was in Japan and the other two were in Tainan. As long as they dare to go out to do business, they will be resolutely attacked until they are completely surrendered.

   Everyone resigned and left together.

  The Zheng brothers all showed joy.

  Life at sea is not so easy to mess with, especially with the disappearance of other pirates and the Zheng family's dominance, it will wear down the will of the Zheng brothers even more. Some of them have not gone to sea for several years, and they are completely living the lives of gentry and landlords in Fujian.

  Especially Zheng Zhibao, before Zhao Han occupied Fujian, he quickly gained fame as a scholar.

   Zhao Han learned about this from Zheng Sen, and was amused by Zheng Zhibao.

  The Great Ming Dynasty is almost gone, why do you spend money to be a great Ming scholar?

  A pirate who is willing to spend money to buy the fame of a scholar, directly confers him a title, you see how happy he is!

   "Brother... Oh no, meet Hou Ye!"

   Walking out of the gate, Zheng Zhibao couldn't wait, and bowed down like singing an opera.

  Zheng Zhilong was very helpful, and waved his hands with a smile: "Don't do that, they are all my brothers."

  Zheng Sen couldn't help pulling away, acting like I didn't know them, it was really embarrassing for his father and uncles, just like a bumpkin from the countryside.

  Zheng Zhifeng asked suddenly: "What title is a Viscount?"

  Zheng Sen had no choice but to explain: "Your Majesty restored the ancient fifth-class nobility, plus the king nobility, that is, king, duke, marquis, uncle, son, and man."

  Zheng Zhifeng muttered, "I am a viscount, and I am still under the earl."

Zheng Zhiwan said: "It's not bad, and there are barons below. From now on, my Zheng family will be full of nobles. Who dares to say nothing? Especially those poor scholars, if they dare to look down on the Zheng family , just look down on the current Holy Majesty!"

  Zheng Sen quickly warned: "Father, uncle, and nobles of the new dynasty must also pay taxes according to the regulations. From now on, the Zheng family must not evade taxes, otherwise the thunder will be enraged, and there may be a catastrophe."

"You don't need to say that," Zheng Zhilong said with a smile, "The Zheng family has already earned enough money, and they can't spend it in ten lifetimes. Why do you care about those taxes? What the Zheng family wants is status. After returning home, they will spend the money To run a school, invite famous teachers from Fujian to teach. Once Your Majesty resumes the imperial examination, my descendants of the Zheng family can take the exam and become officials. In a hundred years, the Zheng family will be a scholarly family!"

  Zhao Han allowed private schools to be opened. Girls' schools in various places are private, but they must apply to the government for registration.

Zheng Zhibao especially admires scholars, otherwise he would not spend money to become a scholar. He also smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a holy man, a noble son, can also take an exam to become an official. From now on, I, the son of the Zheng family, will be a lord and a scholar. Take both ends!"

  The Zheng brothers did not sit in the sedan chair, and walked all the way back to their residence, laughing and laughing along the way. It seems that they have made money by handing over the battleship.

  Zhao Han was reminded by Zheng Zhilong, and ordered officials from all over the country to strictly review the Christian Bibles, and burn all those with the words "God" and "God"!

   (Oh, I'm very sorry, I thought I had already thanked you, but I found out that my memory was wrong. Thanks to the lord of the blasphemy level boss for the reward, I'm really sorry, forgive me, forgive me!)

  (end of this chapter)