Song Xuezhu, who has a close relationship with Shandong Jiangnanhai Businessmen, naturally applauded and praised:

"How could the Great Ming Dynasty tolerate foreigners occupying our country's territory? Xiangshan Ao should be reclaimed."

Zhang Bingwen said:

“I support it too.”

Of course, Li Jiantai also expressed support.

Although Gao Hongtu's face looked ugly, he just didn't want to start the war lightly. But then he thought about it - Portugal!

Not worth mentioning!

You see, the cabinet ministers who have benefited and who were originally in charge and did not want to start military affairs lightly do not mind choosing war.

Of course, another premise is that the opponent is weak enough.

Just like Song Taizu dared to say to Nan Tang, "How can you allow others to snore while lying on the side of the bed?"

But does he dare to tell the Liao Kingdom?

He still obediently formed a brotherly country with the Liao Kingdom, and paid gold, silver and cloth every year.

Anyone dares to say harsh words, but they also have to distinguish between the target.

Of course, the Gambia's "military strength" is another saying.

As for Portugal?

Seeing that the cabinet ministers reached an agreement, Zhu Guoqiang immediately stood up and said.

"Although the Ming Dynasty is big, it cannot be lost. If Xiangshan Ao is not recovered, how can I explain to my future generations? However, fighting against Portugal will definitely not be limited to Xiangshan Ao. I think that the Western barbarians will definitely plunder our Ming merchant ships from other places as revenge. I think that the fleet can be transferred to the South Heaven Gate and occupy Malacca and other places together. If this is the case, we cannot win completely!"

The cabinet ministers all looked at each other.

Now that I’m so excited, isn’t it just a Xiangshan Ao?

But after thinking about it, the ministers felt relieved - Portugal is just a small country!

In the eyes of the Ming ministers, it was just a small country thousands of miles away, and there was no big deal.

Besides, the Portuguese have been extremely docile over the years. The tax amount of tens of thousands of taels a year has never been reduced, and the rent in Macau is also paid on time. Persimmons have to be picked and pinched.

Portugal, soft!

Can pinch it!

"How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?" The place in Macau cannot let the Portuguese sleep anymore.

Take it back!

OK, consensus is reached!

Pinch him, no, hit him!

...

"Emperor, Marquis Ninghai has arrived and is waiting outside the palace."

In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Xi brought news that Ning Haihou asked for a meeting.

Ning Haibo is Zheng Zhilong.

Compared with the Qing Dynasty in history, Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qiansheng Dynasty, which was more straightforward. It was not only because Zhu Guoqiang had the righteousness of governing the country, but also because his son Zheng Sen served in his army. Of course, more importantly, "the country's military and horses were strong."

Later, his daughter entered the palace. Moreover, in recent years, Zheng Jiumei was still successful and gave birth to two princes and two princes. She was also a royal relative of the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, the relatives of the Qiansheng Dynasty did not have titles, but Zheng Zhilong had military achievements - the ones made in the past were also considered, so he was awarded the title of "Marquis of Ninghai" in the first year of Qiansheng.

"My minister Zheng Zhilong meets His Majesty!"

When Zheng Zhilong came to the palace to salute, Zhu Guoqiang waved his hand and smiled:

"I am all my family members, Wang Xi, and I will give them a seat."

Even though he was a pirate, Zheng Zhilong knew the etiquette and only sat half of his butt. If he couldn't figure out the reason why His Majesty summoned him.

"Zheng Qing's family, do I remember that you had been to Xiangshan O when you were young?"

Xiangshan Macau is Macau. The reason why Zhu Guoqiang summoned Zheng Zhilong over was for Macau.

"Your Majesty, when I was young, my family was poor, so I could only go to Xiangshan Ao to join my uncle..."

Zhu Guoqiang was very familiar with Zheng Zhilong's experience. He learned Portuguese in Macau and later went to Manila. He learned Spanish there. In his dealings with the Portuguese, he was influenced by him and was baptized by Catholicism. He was named Jasper and Nikola. Foreigners called him Nikola. In addition, he was proficient in Japanese and Dutch, which was inseparable from his long-term dealings with maritime countries.

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong's ideological openness is far higher than most people imagine. In addition to the well-known Japanese wife, his eldest son-in-law is Anthony Rodriguez, a Portuguese, and his eldest daughter Usura de Barcas is a devout Catholic. For this reason, Zheng Zhilong also built a church at home, and the Italian missionary Nie Prado was in charge of presidency.

His eldest son-in-law Anthony was also an expert in artillery casting in the Ming Dynasty. That guy was the artillery casting master of the artillery factory in the Bugalao artillery factory. I know why Zheng Zhilong married his daughter to him. He was talented and could cast artillery.

Of course, this was not the reason why Zhu Guoqiang summoned him. The reason he summoned him was because he understood the sea, European countries, and how to deal with them.

Well, it is more appropriate to deal with those European barbarians to let Zheng Zhilong, the old pirate, come forward. Why?

There is a common language between pirates and robbers.

While telling his experience in Xiangshan Ao, Zheng Zhilong was thinking about His Majesty’s meaning in his heart.

Does Your Majesty want to attack Xiangshan O?

Just then, Zheng Zhilong heard His Majesty say.

"Does Zheng Qing's family plan to revisit the old place?"

"His Majesty……"

Facing His Majesty's gaze, Zheng Zhilong tentatively said.

"Does Your Majesty intend to use troops to Xiangshan O?"

"It's not about using troops, it's about taking back."

Zhu Guoqiang said with a smile.

"Xiangshanao is my land of the Ming Dynasty, how can we tolerate foreigners occupying it? So Xiangshanao must be taken back. Among the ministers in the court, you know Xiangshanao the best and the Portuguese. So I want you to do this job, what do you think?"

how?

This is a great thing!

What is the Ming Dynasty?

"No title will be granted unless it is military merits"!

If Zheng Zhilong wants to be the Count, he must make military contributions. Isn’t this a military contribution to the battle against Xiangshanao?

Because he knows Xiangshanao very well, Zheng Zhilong knows that this is simply a military merit that he has gained. It is simply - His Majesty is taking care of his family!

My own family!

Yes, we are a royal relative, so of course your Majesty has to take care of you.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong had no ambitions. He just wanted to make the Zheng family rich and prosperous forever. This was the case in the Qing Dynasty in another world, and now it is the same. Just like he gave his daughter a lot of money to let her daughter scatter in the palace, be favored by His Majesty, and gave birth to several more sons.

Why have a few more sons?

Finalize the country!

The princes of the Qiansheng Dynasty wanted to be feudal overseas. If they had more sons, they would have more feudal states. If they had more feudal states, they would have more territories. Those territories were related to the Zheng family. The Zheng family's eternal wealth fell on those territories. After all, those lords were his grandsons.

That's his ambition.

Zhu Guoqiang naturally understood Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, but he would not interfere... After all, the Zheng family's plot was just a founding minister of a country, but only wealth.

Besides, my son went to India through feudalism, and it was not a bad thing that my grandfather could rely on.

"However, this time the military use is not only about taking back Xiangshanao, but also Malacca and even Goa. After all, now our Ming merchant ships have been sailing to Persia, even the Red Sea and other places. We have beaten them in Xiangshanao. They will definitely take revenge on robbing our merchant ships at sea. If you want to stop them, you must destroy their foothold, and..."

Although the Portuguese and Macau looked very gentle when they looked at them, they also bought them blindly.

But if the Ming Dynasty took back Macau, the Portuguese would immediately turn against each other and expose the essence of their robbers. After all, in the Age of Discovery, anyone who could gain a foothold in various places was definitely robbers.

What will robbers do? Of course, they are what robbers are best at.

Zhu Guoqiang smiled at Zheng Zhilong.

"I have many sons and I also need several places to be my fiefdom. You are Xiao Eleven and Xiao Thirteen's grandfather. It is natural to be my grandfather who gave them a fiefdom. Zheng Guojiu, this matter is said to be a state affairs, but for you, it is still a private matter!"

Because he understood Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, Zhu Guoqiang deliberately told state affairs into private matters. Xiao Eleven and Xiao Thirteen were the sons born to him by Zheng Jiumei, and he was Zheng Zhilong's grandson.

Then, only Emperor Zhu Guoqiang, who blatantly directly talks about national affairs as wealth and honor, would say so.

"It is not only for the two of them to conquer the world, but also for the Zheng family. At that time, the Zheng family will be the founding heroes of the two countries and the important officials of the country who are at the same time."

Your Majesty's words came to Zheng Zhilong's heart, because he knew that Your Majesty was not just talking. So he immediately patted his chest and said.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, you don't need to fight Macau at all. I will be able to take it down in three days at most!"
Chapter completed!