The young eunuch Cao An did not expect that Zheng Zhilong would actually agree to his casual words.

Two million stones of grain is definitely not a small amount. How many people in the Ming Dynasty were saved from starving to death.

Cao An hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to Zheng Zhilong to express his gratitude:

"My uncle is really devoted to the people. On behalf of His Royal Highness, our family would like to express our gratitude to the Zheng family. One million taels of silver is not a problem. I believe that I will definitely agree."

When Cao An said this, he paused, and then took out an imperial edict from his sleeve:

"Uncle, we have an imperial edict here. Please ask the eldest son of the Zheng family, Zheng Sen, to take over the edict!"

"Is there still an imperial edict?"

Zheng Zhilong and others were stunned by Cao An's cunning move. They didn't understand why the imperial edict was not read out together just now.

In fact, Cao An cannot be blamed for this, because it was all arranged by Zhu Cixiang.

Once the Zheng family does not accept the first edict, there is no need to read out the second edict and wait for the war to begin in the future!

But Zheng Sen, who was only thirteen years old at this time, was studying with Qian Qianyi in Jiangnan and was not in Fujian.

Zheng Zhilong didn't know a word of Chinese characters. In order to cultivate a scholar, he spent a lot of money to get Zheng Sen to join Qian Qianyi's disciples.

But in the future, the two men surrendered to the slaves one after another, but Zheng Sen resolutely took up the banner of fighting against the slaves. I have to say that this is ironic.

Qian Qianyi taught well, allowing Zheng Sen to understand what national justice and family and country love were at a young age, but he himself was unable to do so, and even caused a scandal like Shui Tailiang that would be passed down to future generations.

Zheng Zhilong raised his hand to Cao An and said:

"My son Zheng Sen is not in Quanzhou, I will temporarily take over the order for Zheng Sen!"

Cao An nodded and slowly opened the imperial edict:

"Imperial decree..."

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly led the Zheng family to kneel down and receive the order:

"Your Majesty Zheng Zhilong, accept the order!"

No matter when, for people with status and status such as Zheng Zhilong, the Crown Prince's edict could not be compared with the imperial edict, which was the most authoritative edict of the Ming Dynasty.

"According to the emperor's destiny, Dongfanbo led the fleet to repeatedly defeat the red barbarian ghosts that invaded the Ming Dynasty sea area, and made great contributions to the property of the people on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty and the security of China's territory. The crown prince of Dongfanbo, Zheng Sen, was given the surname Zhu.

If he succeeds, he will be granted the title of Jinyiwei Qianshi, and he will go to the capital to take office from now on. I appreciate this!"

After the edict was read out, the dozens of people present from the Zheng family were once again shocked and dumbfounded.

Zheng Zhilong has just been conferred the title of Dongfan Bo, and now his eldest son Zheng Sen has been given a national surname by the emperor and has been conferred the title of Jinyiwei Qianshi. What an honor it is.

Friends who often watch historical dramas will definitely notice a detail. Emperors often give surnames to ministers who have made meritorious contributions.

The most typical of these are the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

Under what circumstances would the emperor bestow surnames on ministers, and what benefits would the ministers given the surnames receive?

In ancient times, the surname was the foundation of a person or even a family. Sometimes they even valued the surname more than the given name.

But there is an unshakable truth in ancient times, that is, the imperial power is the greatest.

For ordinary people and even aristocratic families, the imperial power is so great that it is even greater than the sky.

Generally speaking, there are two types of surnames given by the emperor: national surnames and foreign surnames.

Among them, the representatives who were given national surnames were from the Tang Dynasty, such as Li Ji, one of the ten sages of the Martial Temple.

Li Ji's real name was Xu Shiji. Because of his outstanding military exploits in the early Tang Dynasty, he was given a national surname and changed his name to Li Shiji.

Later, in order to avoid the name taboo of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, he changed his name to Li Ji again.

The representatives of those who were given surnames were the Ming Dynasty, such as Zheng He.

Zheng He's original name was Ma He. He was given the surname because of his meritorious service following Zhu Di Jingnan, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng He saved Zhu Di in the Battle of Zhengcunba, so he was given the surname Zheng.

Before Zheng He was given a surname, he was a somewhat capable eunuch, but after being given a surname, his status rose rapidly.

In the end, he was promoted to the Imperial Envoy to the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army, with 20,000 naval troops under his command.

At that time, he was almost the direct leader of most of the Ming Dynasty's maritime forces.

Historically, Zheng Chenggong was given the national surname Zhu by the Southern Ming Dynasty, so he changed his name to Zhu Chenggong.

Because the people at that time hoped that Zheng Chenggong could lead them to drive away the Jian slaves, they affectionately called him Guoxingye.

But before that, Zheng Chenggong had been ignored by local people and other forces many times because of his family background.

In addition to money and status, being given a surname also has an obvious benefit - entering the clan.

But this is only for those people who were given national surnames, such as Li Ji, Zheng Chenggong and so on.

The so-called clan membership refers to the royal family membership. To put it bluntly, it means becoming a family with the emperor. The glory in this is far from an ordinary status improvement.

Especially in the peak period of a dynasty, it is not much different from a prince.

After all, not all princes are relatives of the royal family.

Granting a surname was indeed a very honorable thing in ancient times. Don't say it is useless.

Why was Cao Cao scolded for more than a thousand years? Isn't it because he violated the ancestral system of the Han Dynasty, and the only one who had to be the Liu family could not be king.

If Cao Cao's surname was Liu, then Haotong can guarantee that his historical status would definitely increase several times.

After reacting, Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed and hurriedly received the order to thank him:

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace, long live my emperor!"

Cao An handed the imperial edict to Zheng Zhilong and said:

"Both your Majesty and the Crown Prince value the Zheng family very much. I hope that Uncle Dongfan will continue to contribute to the Ming Dynasty and not let your Majesty down!"

Zheng Zhilong nodded in agreement:

"What the father-in-law said is true. The Zheng family will never disappoint His Majesty and His Highness. Come, send the father-in-law down to rest, and you must treat him warmly!"

"Here"

The housekeeper of the Zheng family personally sent Cao An to have a rest and have a meal, and secretly gave Cao An a five thousand tael silver note:

"Father, this is the family master's idea, please accept it!"

Cao An came to Quanzhou this time to ask for something. How could he dare to accept the money from the Zheng family? But he tried to shirk for a long time to no avail and finally had to accept it and prepare to return it to the crown prince.

In a large and luxurious room, the Zheng family prepared a large table full of sumptuous food and wine for him, many of which he had never seen before in the palace.

Especially the two beauties standing next to the dining table, one is small and exquisite with delicate facial features, the other is tall and has snow-white skin. As a eunuch, Cao An couldn't help but look at them more.

Seeing Cao An's eyes wandering around them, the little beauty bowed slightly, smiled sweetly, and began to introduce herself:

"Dear guest, your servant Junko Tagawa is from Japan. It is an honor to serve you!"

After the introduction of the Japanese beauty, Dayang immediately stepped forward and took Cao An's arm, saying in blunt Chinese:

"Dear Master, little girl Anna, from the Netherlands, today we are both your slaves, you can do whatever you want..."

After they finished speaking, they both looked at Cao An lovingly, as if they were going to eat Cao An.

Cao An was shocked:

"No, no, you just need to serve our family with meals and drinks. Come and have a drink together..."

If you were a normal person, you would definitely taste the difference between the taste of the big and small yama and the beauty of Akito.

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