Please ask me to be the emperor

"The guilty ministers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao, bow to His Highness King Shun. His Highness is a thousand years old!" In the Ningbo government office, the Zheng family, one dragon and one leopard, were crawling in front of Zhang Shun.

"You two, please get up quickly!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but said happily, "Now is the time to employ people. With your help, why worry about the uncertainty of the world?"

"Uh" Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao got up one after another and sat down at an angle.

It was only then that Zheng Zhilong explained in a somewhat embarrassed manner: "My younger brother Zheng Zhifeng has a strange heart. He was blindly loyal to the previous dynasty and led part of the navy to Guangzhou."

"The guilty minister tried his best to persuade him, but he still failed to convince him. I still ask Your Highness to punish him!"

"Hey, everyone has their own ambitions, why force it?" Zhang Shun smiled when he heard this.

It turned out that due to limited strength, Zhang Shun thought that he could win Hangzhou and Ningbo, and he had reached his limit.

Unexpectedly, Gu Tinglin led 500 people, followed Ban Dingyuan's example, killed Lu King Zhu Yihai, and forced Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao to surrender.

It didn't matter if the two of them voted. Seeing that the situation was over, Jinhua Xu also voted happily.

Once these two forces surrendered, there was no more resistance in Zhejiang, and the famous "Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Free Shipping Zone" fell completely into the hands of the rebels.

As for Zheng Zhifeng and Zheng Cai, no one expected that they would rather stay away from Guangzhou than join the rebels.

However, at least half of the Zheng family's navy was left behind, and Zhang Shun was not very sorry.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun couldn't help but ordered: "In that case, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao come forward to receive the title. You and your crew have more than a hundred ships, tens of thousands of men, and hundreds of officials. You have meritoriously surrendered."

"Zheng Zhilong was promoted to Marquis of Annan and took over the post of admiral of the Southeast Navy. Zheng Sen, the eldest son of Yin, was the commander."

"Zheng Zhibao was first awarded the title of General of Zhenguo and led the Zhejiang Army."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!" Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao were overjoyed when they heard this and quickly thanked them.

Although both Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao are one level lower than their previous "Nanming" positions, they are much better than being defeated and killed.

Not to mention that "Nan Ming" couldn't even pay military salaries, so how could he get a salary?

It is said that Zhang Shun awarded the two people a reward. Seeing that it was still early, he simply ordered Dong Xiaowan and other women to cook some meals and treat them to a banquet to show his favor.

Then Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao have been wandering at sea all year round, and later they were in high positions. What kind of delicacies have they not tasted?

However, since it was Zhang Shun's invitation, the two of them happily accepted it.

After everyone ate some food and drank a few cups of rice wine, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but talk too much.

"Your Highness, don't laugh. To be honest, it's unimaginable that Zheng could reach such a point!" Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but start to brag.

"Oh? How do you say this?" Zhang Shun stretched out his hand to toast, asking like a curious baby.

"Your Highness doesn't know something." Zheng Zhilong finished his drink in one gulp and continued, "I am from Nan'an, Fujian Province. When I was young, my family was in poverty, so I had no choice but to go to Oyster Mirror to join my uncle."

“It’s a mixed bag there, but I feel like a fish in water.”

"There I not only believed in the teachings of the Folangji people, but also learned the languages ​​​​of Folangji, Hongmaofan, and Japan."

"Ah, I didn't expect Marquis Nan'an to be a genius!" Zhang Shun couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.

It's no wonder that he had studied so-called "Far Spanish" before, but after learning it for so long he was still half-assed.

As a result, he didn't expect to meet a capable person who knew multiple languages, and he couldn't help but admire him.

"Hey, that's too much praise, Your Highness has over-the-top praise!" Zheng Zhilong hurriedly humbled himself a few times, and then smiled, "Actually, Your Highness doesn't know something."

"Although these Folangji people are called by the same name, in fact they are not from the same country, and the words they use are not the same."

"One of them was called Ezebathea, and the other was called Bordugar."

"Oh?" Who doesn't know this? It's Spain or Portugal. Zhang Shun smiled and said nothing.

It turned out that since he invaded Beijing, he had ordered the ladies to look through the information for him.

It didn't matter if they turned it over, they actually turned out a "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms".

Although this map is extremely abstract, it contains many fallacies.

However, Zhang Shun compared it with his memory of the world map in his previous life, and he discovered many similarities and differences between ancient and modern names.

For example, the area in Italy is called Italia, the area in France is called Flanca, the area in England is called Enea, while Spain and Portugal are called Ecythia and Portugal respectively.

Although this knowledge is not new to Zhang Shun, it shows how well Zheng Zhilong understands Europe.

So Zhang coaxed him to continue talking.

Zheng Zhilong was indeed well-informed and told Zhang Shun about the customs and customs of Japan, Luzon, Siam, Sumatra and other places, which made Zhang Shun fascinated.

Of course, according to Zhang Shun's previous life experience, even though he has never been to these places, he doesn't have much yearning for them.

He listened back and forth, but he could only hear the word "money" in his ears.

The sea trade originally controlled by the Zheng family had a trade volume of about 20 to 30 million taels of silver a year, with an annual income of more than 2 million taels.

If Zhang Shun's prediction is true, if he drives out the "Red Pogo" and completely monopolizes trade in East Asia and Southeast Asia, the trade revenue in just one year will reach as much as five million.

It doesn’t seem like a lot of money, right?

In fact, after Zhang Shun took over the Ming Dynasty Central Committee, he discovered that the actual amount of silver collected and transported to the capital every year was less than 10 million, and the annual expenditure was as low as 12 million and as high as 20 million.

In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, Chongzhen will have to bear a deficit of at least two million taels of silver every year.

This is also the fundamental reason why, after Zhang Shun occupied the capital, he almost did not use large-scale troops except for the extremely important Liaodong.

Two words, no money!

Thinking of this, Zhang smiled and said, "The Marquis of Nan'an was making small fuss before, but it was nothing. If only I could follow my wishes and keep his wealth!"

"Your Highness is joking!" Zheng Zhilong suddenly became unconvinced after hearing Zhang Shun's words, "The sinner started from a young age and traveled all over the world for many years before he developed such an industry. How can it be nothing?"

"Forget about anything else, let's talk about Japan first!" Zhang Shun said with a smile, "We went to trade sincerely, but we built some red seal ships and restricted the access of our merchant ships. It is really hateful."

"If you are willing to cooperate with me, I will set up a navy under the Ministry of War and build hundreds of large ships. I will pay tribute to you and punish your disobedience."

"In the name of opening the country and trading with me, it's not a big deal to earn tens of millions of dollars in a few years."

"As for Siam, Srivijaya, Sumatra and other places, there is nothing to fear. First use troops to attack them, and then use ships to attack them. Restore three propaganda and six consolation, and trade between them can reach tens of millions."

"Recreate the giant ship and sail across the vast oceans, connecting North and South America in the east, Europe and other places in the west, and there are countless more."

"With such global domination, trade all over the world, and endless profits, how can the current number of two to three million be of any use?"

Zhang Shun's words immediately made Zheng Zhilong's blood boil.

As the saying goes: "He can come, I can go." Since small countries such as "Esipania" and "Poldugar" can cross the ocean, why can't China alone?

If it is true as King Shun said, dominating the world and trading all over the world will be a legacy for generations to come!

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but leave his seat and bowed deeply: "Zheng comes from a humble background and has great ambitions for his own life."

"Now that I see Your Highness, I know how the fireflies compete with the sun and the moon for their brightness!"

"In the future, if His Highness has any plans, Zheng will not respond. I hope that as His Highness said, I can travel across the seas and dominate the world. This life will be enough to leave a name in history!"