Chapter 205: Be a Submissive Minister or a Loyal Minister

According to the ideas of Zheng Zhilong and his brothers, and based on the advantages of both parties, the plan is roughly as follows: Zheng family uses its advantages of many ships and sailors (poor quality) to transport the refugees who are willing to go to sea to cultivate land in Fujian, Lingdong and other places to the tenth state, and increase the population of the two families there.

But when they get there, the Keelung Army will provide the corresponding materials, such as food, oil, salt, farm tools, weapons and even clothes and bedding for these people. After that, after the land is reclaimed, the benefits brought by the reclaimed land will be shared according to a time agreed by both parties.

Good! Good! What a wishful thinking!

Zhuge Xuan couldn't help but get angry when he heard the plan proposed by Zheng Zhihu. This is clearly asking the Keelung Army to be the scapegoat! You only need to provide the ships, and we will pay for the other big things. Who knows if the so-called immigration materials you mentioned are used to support the army? !

Zhuge Xuan had seen many of these tricks in the officialdom since he was a child, and he was very familiar with them. In his opinion, the Zheng brothers' actions were undoubtedly like selling books in front of Confucius' door - overestimating their own abilities.

Zheng Zhihu himself knew the mystery, and his heart was like a little rabbit, with ups and downs.

If the Keelung Army took the opportunity to turn against him, it would probably take less than three months for the heads of the three Zheng brothers to be hung on the top of Keelung City. He was even more powerful than them after being defeated by the Keelung Army once.

"Who wants to take advantage!" Zheng Zhihu complained in his heart, "This is simply courting death!"

Qin Hao looked up at the ceiling, as if he wanted to see the sun, moon and stars in the vast sky through the barrier of the ceiling. Zhuge Xuan and Zheng Zhihu on the side did not dare to speak when they saw his actions.

The Zheng family's appetite is a bit big, but Qin Hao still intends to agree, but the conditions are naturally determined by himself.

"Since it is a cooperation, it is a win-win for both sides. Keelung must take the lion's share!" This naked rhetoric made Zheng Zhihu feel relieved.

Keelung eats meat and Zheng's family drinks soup. It is natural. If they get the big profit, they are really afraid that the Keelung Army will settle accounts with them later!

"He actually agreed?!" When Zheng Zhilong heard the information from his brother, he was a little unconvinced. He knew that with the current power of the Keelung Navy, it would take only a little more time to immigrate, so there was no need to accommodate himself.

"Brother, the general also has conditions!" Zheng Zhihu looked at his elder brother helplessly.

1. Both parties jointly established a civil organization. When they were active in the hinterland of Daming, they would use a banner similar to that of a business, but they must not be open and must act in secret.

2. The Keelung Army can naturally provide materials and rations, but they must be calculated into the cost of the Fuyuan Bureau. After the reclamation results are seen, they will be deducted from the benefits obtained. But the interests of the Zheng family must be deducted by the land of the tenth state.

It's not that Qin Hao is stupid and would give up his land for nothing. On the contrary, he is smart. The agreement does not mention what land to exchange. You should know that 40% of the land in the Tenth State is desert and cannot be planted or grazed. These lands will be handed over to the Zheng family in the future.

3. The Zheng family army must guarantee that no less than 100,000 refugees will be transported to the Tenth State or 5,000 people to Keelung Port every three months as a probation period.

After listening to the report made by his brother, Zheng Zhilong pondered for a while, as if surprised, "That's all?"

"That's most of it, the rest are just some details. The general asked us to follow the standard of one young man as the basic unit, every 25 people as a knot, every 10 knots as a circle, step by step, gradually nibbling away, and select 30 people from Kenting in each circle as the main living soldiers for self-defense.

The rest of the people also need to receive simple training in order to be able to protect themselves. These people are to be counted as the internal Keelung Army, and we cannot use them."

"100,000 in three months, not too much, not too little. This guy really got my pulse!" Thinking of that face that always had a smile but was extremely sinister, Zheng Zhilong had an urge to draw his sword and chop people.

Among the fleets controlled by the Zheng family, most are Fuzhou ships. If calculated according to this number, hundreds of Fuzhou ships will be allocated specifically for population transportation, which almost occupies 70% to 80% of the Zheng family's ships.

"Alright! Transport people to the south! We can't come back empty-handed when we go north, we need to transport all kinds of supplies and military rations!" Zheng Zhilong gritted his teeth.

The Tenth State is the Zheng family's century-long plan, and it must be taken seriously. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Zheng Zhilong has already regarded the territory of the Tenth State as one of his own burrows.

Half a month later, Zheng Zhihu went to Keelung again. This time, the purpose was to bring the relevant documents of the immigration to Qin Hao for review. If there were no questions, he would start the immigration during the winter farming off-season.

"The general agreed to our document and has ordered Weizhou in Lingdong to start gathering refugees from all over the country who are willing to go to sea to Hong Kong Island. He wants us to send people to Hong Kong Island to contact Weizhou and arrange a sailing date. By the way, bring back the materials needed by the immigrants on the return trip."

"In addition, when I set out to return, the general also asked me that if one day he went north to defend the king, I hope that you can lend him the way."

"Defend the king?!" Zheng Zhilong's eyebrows twitched, and he was suspicious. "Defend the king! What kind of king? The foundation of the Ming Dynasty is stable now. Did he drink too much? Or was he weak because of those Portuguese women and said nonsense? He even dared to say such a beheading word!"

Zheng Zhilong stood up from behind the desk and took out a set of books from the bookshelf covered with a thin layer of dust. Unlike other books, this set of books was often read by him.

"When you send someone to Hong Kong Island, give this to Weizhou and ask him to pass it on to his master. One more thing, we will definitely borrow the road, but I hope the general will not go to that extent!" Zheng Zhilong's fingers tapped on the set of "The Water Margin of Loyalty and Righteousness" very impolitely.

"Brother, if the general really does, what should we do?!" Zheng Zhihu asked.

"What do you think!" Zheng Zhilong kicked his stupid brother out of the door in a bad mood.

If this is really the case, he really has not thought about whether to be an obedient minister or a loyal minister.

The cold wind blowing from the north was blocked by the mountains when passing through the Wuling Mountains. When it reached Keelung, it was already at the end of its strength. At most, it added a little chill to people and blew some green leaves off the trees.

However, compared with the warm atmosphere in Qin Hao's study, this cold wind is nothing!

Yao Shu, the business representative of Qinhan Company in Jinling and Songjiang, returned to Keelung by boat from Songjiang.

Qin Hao looked at his favorite general. After not seeing him for a few years, Yao Shu seemed to have gained some weight. It seemed that the days along the Qinhuai River had worn down his will. I wonder if this once decisive figure had been eroded by the Qinhuai River?