Fang Zhenghua looked at Zheng Zhilong, nodded and said, "Okay." They got off the boat together.

On the pier, the news has been sent back, and many people are watching here, seeming to be hesitant about Founder's arrival. In this regard, everyone is like this.

Fang Zhenghua and Zheng Zhilong stayed on the dock for a while when someone came from a distance.

The leader was a strong man with a big beard and a knife on his waist.

After seeing Zheng Zhilong, the bearded man suddenly showed a bright smile and said: "Brother."

Zheng Zhilong smiled and introduced to Fang Zhenghua: "Father, this is my brother Zheng Zhihu."

After looking Zheng Zhihu up and down, Fang Zhenghua said with a smile: "He is indeed a brave man. If he joins the army, he must be a warrior on the battlefield."

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong smiled, stretched out his hand to greet his younger brother and said, "Come and see Eunuch Fang."

Walking in front of Fang Zhenghua, Zheng Zhihu cupped his fists and said, "I've met Eunuch Fang."

Although Zheng Zhihu didn't know what happened and why his elder brother came back with a eunuch, Zheng Zhihu still respected his elder brother very much.

Over the years, my family has grown and expanded the family business under the leadership of my eldest brother, and now we can be regarded as dominating overseas.

Zheng Zhihu has a deep trust in his elder brother; although he does not know why his elder brother does this, he is still willing to believe in him.

"Brother, did your trip go well this time?" Zheng Zhihu looked at Zheng Zhilong and asked with a smile.

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said, "We have a big thing to do next. If this thing is completed, it will ensure that our family will enjoy endless glory and wealth."

Zheng Zhihu looked at his elder brother and nodded with some confusion.

But when Big Brother says there is a big deal, it must be a big deal, and that has always been the case.

Zheng Zhihu said: "Let's go, then let's go back."

A group of people left the pier and soon came to a very large mansion.

This is Zheng Zhilong's house.

I remember that when Zheng Zhilong entered Japan, he caught the eye of Matsuura. The Matsuura clan gave him land to build a new residence in Kawauchiura Senrihama (now Senrihama, Matsuura County, Nagasaki Prefecture) near Hirado, and introduced him to the Hirado domain.

Tagawa Matsu, the daughter of retainer Yu Huang, gets married.

This kind of house was expanded and built on the basis of the original residence. Zheng Zhilong's wife is still here.

After a group of people walked in, the room became lively.

Zheng Zhilong ordered people to prepare wine and food, and at the same time said to Fang Zhenghua beside him: "Father, you have been tired all the way, why don't you go take a bath and rest first, and then take care of your father-in-law in the evening?"

After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua nodded and said with a smile: "That's fine."

He also understood that Zheng Zhilong needed time and a separate space to explain things to his younger brother and confidants.

Fang Zhenghua naturally didn't say anything and left directly.

"Thank you, father-in-law." Zheng Zhilong agreed quickly and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing his eldest brother's appearance, Zheng Zhihu quickly came up and asked: "Brother, what's going on? Why are you hanging out with people from the Ming Dynasty court, and you are also a eunuch? We are not in harmony with the court, and those officials are not

A good man."

Glancing at his younger brother, Zheng Zhilong said helplessly: "You are wrong. I have something to do when I come back this time, but there is some news I can tell you first. This is more important."

"Brother, tell me." Zheng Zhihu nodded, his face became serious, and he looked at Zheng Zhilong, waiting for him to say something.

Zheng Zhilong did not hide anything from his younger brother, saying: "There is going to be a war here."

"What?" Zheng Zhihu stood up in disbelief, looked at Zheng Zhilong and said, "Who dares to attack here? Could it be that the Japanese shogunate wants to fall out with us?"

In Zheng Zhihu's view, they have no enemies in this area. The Koreans are no match for them at all and can only be beaten to pieces by them.

The one thing that makes them fearful is the Japanese shogunate. In the past few years, everyone has not been getting along very harmoniously, and they are not of the same mind, so it is easy for problems to arise.

In recent years, Zheng Zhilong moved his base away from here for this reason, so as to avoid being swallowed up by the Japanese.

Are the Japanese going to use force?

But the relocation has not been completed yet, how could Zheng Zhihu not be in a hurry.

"Sit down, what are you doing?" Zheng Zhilong looked at Zheng Zhihu and said angrily.

Although he sat down, Zheng Zhihu was still a little anxious. He looked at Zheng Zhilong and asked directly: "Brother, you can't be like this. When has this happened? Don't act like the mountain is collapsing and you don't change your expression."

"Let's do whatever we have to do. We have to do something. If we want to run away, then we must immediately gather the troops, take all our things with us, and evacuate first. When we turn around, we can settle the score with these old boys.

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"If you don't want to run away and prepare to fight, then tell the brothers that we will attack first. We will occupy Hirado Island first, and then we will talk about it. Then we will kill all the Japanese people, and we brothers can just occupy the island.

, other Japanese people cannot fly over from the sea."

"Can you please listen to what I have to say?" Zheng Zhilong glared at his younger brother and said angrily: "It's so easy? If only it was as easy as you said. This time it's not the Japanese who want to attack us, but the Ming and Korean coalition forces.

If we want to fight against Japan, our place is the first place to start the war."

"The Ming Dynasty and North Korea allied forces to fight against Japan?" Zheng Zhihu said in disbelief: "Are they crazy?"

"With the strength of North Korea's troops, wouldn't they come here to die? The Ming Dynasty is high and far away from the emperor. How much would it cost to travel from the Ming Dynasty to fight against Japan? How much would it cost to travel such a long distance? What do they think?"

"Brother, is your news accurate? Is it a lie?"

"Your brother and I have brought the eunuchs back, are you sure?" Zheng Zhilong said angrily: "This is true. Not only will we attack the Japanese country, but we will also fight hard to capture them all.

"

"The Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty has arrived. I met them on the road." After saying that, Zheng Zhilong told his younger brother the whole story and said, "Now do you understand? The Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful.

Diandian, we have to make a choice."

"Brother, are you telling the truth?" Zheng Zhihu said hesitantly: "Is the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty so powerful?"

Zheng Zhilong nodded and said helplessly: "If you weren't so powerful, would your elder brother and I need to be so humble?"

"Now the outside is blocked by Ming Dynasty's Royal Navy, and we can't leave even if we want to. Once a war breaks out, things will become very troublesome, and our place will become a battlefield. By then, it will be impossible to advance or retreat."

"We can't fight the Ming Dynasty together with the Japanese people, right? Let's not say whether we can fight or not. Can we do that? Is it worthy of our own conscience?"

Zheng Zhibao glanced at his elder brother, his face was helpless, and more importantly, he was confused.

Brother, are you really okay with what you say? Why does it sound so false?

What do you mean by not saying that you have fought before but that you cannot beat? How can you not say this first?

This is the key point, okay?

If you can't beat him, then give him a fart!

Zheng Zhihu still believed what his elder brother said. After all, his elder brother also had a lot of experience in water battles. He had fought many battles, big and small. This was the first time he was in such an embarrassing situation.

Under such circumstances, it can be seen how strong the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty was?

"But brother, this matter is not easy to handle." Zheng Zhihu said with some helplessness: "We try to persuade people, but they may not listen. It's not easy to handle here in the Hirado Domain, let alone other places. It's even worse in Hizen Country.

"

"That's not necessarily the case. It all depends on the person." Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.

Although he didn't know what chips the elder brother held, Zheng Zhihu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw how confident he was.

After all, it’s good for the eldest brother to have confidence. At least he thinks this thing can be done. And when it comes to judging the direction of a thing, his ability is much better than mine.

"Then there is one more thing," Zheng Zhihu said directly: "What benefits can we gain? What can the court give us if we join the Ming Dynasty?"

"I think a lot of things are false. If they are willing to give us Taiwan Island, we will agree to it. I went to Eunuch Fang and said that we don't want any Japanese islands, but Taiwan Island is better."

After Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, he nodded and said, "It is indeed a good idea."

In Zheng Zhilong's mind, he does not agree with his brother's statement. Some things cannot be just based on the benefits. Although he has a big business and is rich now, wandering at sea is not a long-term solution.

As the saying goes, fallen leaves must return to their roots, or they must return to the mainland.

What a great thing it is to be able to be hereditary and replace someone after becoming an official in the imperial court.

Why do you have to wander on the sea? He doesn't know which day he will die. So Zheng Zhilong has always had this idea. But he didn't find the opportunity.

Given such an opportunity this time, Zheng Zhilong naturally would not let it go. He was thinking about how to do things better.

As for what my brother said, we can also talk about it. Wouldn't it be better to get more benefits?

"Okay, then this matter is settled." Zheng Zhihu nodded and said.

After the two brothers finished their discussion, Zheng Zhihu asked again, "Where should we start? This matter is very difficult to handle, and it may lead to fire. Otherwise, if we don't find the benefits, we will kill ourselves."

"Don't worry, my brother will not do anything unprepared." Zheng Zhilong smiled and patted his brother on the shoulder. "I have already thought about this matter. As long as we take it step by step, we will definitely get better results."

Many benefits.”
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