Chapter 171

In fact, Zheng zining is worried. What she worries most is what her fleet should do after she married the Liu family? What about her brother?

She also knew that if their father and daughter had no fleet, their status in the Zheng family would plummet.

Accustomed to being the superior and commander, she understood that the fleet in her hand was everything. Without the fleet, there would be nothing. Liu Bu's strategy seemed to provide a possibility for them to keep the fleet in their hands.

Zheng zining was very interested in this. She pushed Liu Bu and said, "go and tell uncle Liu immediately and let him see if there is room for the operation of this plan."

Liu Bu said to him, "now this time? It'd better be tomorrow."

Liu Bu said to him, "it's midnight. My father has gone to bed. Let's go tomorrow?"

Zheng zining was right when she thought about it. Although she was very anxious about it, she was not so anxious, so she had to give up.

Liu Bu was right. Zheng zining said, "let's talk about this now? We should talk about something right. It shouldn't be like this."

Zheng zining blushed and said, "what do you want?"

Liu Bu kissed her and said, "you know what I'm thinking?"

Zheng zining blushed and showed some fear. She said, "don't think about it. I won't let you touch me again." she said cruel words, but she couldn't resist Liu Bu's kiss and caress, so she had to fall again.

Liu Bu went to his father early the next morning to discuss the enforceability of the matter with him. After all, it was his daughter-in-law's business, so he had to pay attention to it.

Liu Yuanqiao was playing the piano behind his magistrate's Yamen. He played Liu Bu's farewell. He said, "it's estimated that no one wants to get this farewell. You did it."

Liu preached, "what do you think?"

Liu Yuanqiao said: "feelings are delicate and sincere. Only people with experience and stories can make such poems and songs."

Liu Bu said, "I hid so deep that you found it."

Liu Yuanqiao glanced at Liu Bu and saw him elated and asked, "what do you call me?"

Liu Bu said his plan.

Liu Yuanqiao said to him, "is this your idea for your daughter-in-law, or do you stand out for her?"

Liu Budao: "both. You insisted that I marry her. Isn't that the idea? If you don't get to this point, it's like eating sugarcane and giving up before you eat the sweetest part."

Liu Yuanqiao thought for a moment. He said, "you can do this, but you must have some preparation. You must understand that if you operate carelessly, you will lose everything."

Liu Bu said, "I really don't see. I can't see where I might lose."

Liu Yuanqiao said: "first of all, we must gain a firm foothold in Laizhou and get through the difficulties of disaster relief smoothly. Otherwise, if we do these things, we will only get ourselves into greater difficulties. Zheng Zhilong's desire and control over power are far beyond your imagination, and your father-in-law is too affectionate and righteous. Once we fight, we will only give way, so we lose everything."

Liu Bu said to him, "father, what's your suggestion?"

Liu Yuanqiao said to him, "let Zheng zining give the fleet to his father first. As for the later steps, we must come step by step. We can't be in a hurry."

Liu Bu saw that his father was not surprised. He neither praised him for his good work, nor said he was insufficient, nor made any special expression. It is estimated that he is also in control.

But what they urgently need to face is still that sentence: disaster relief.

It's almost September now, and the weather is gradually getting colder. For the refugees, the colder weather means the coming of disaster.

In summer and autumn, when refugees move outside, they can at least stay in the wilderness. If it's ice and snow in winter, you can't live in the wilderness at all.

In summer or autumn, even if you are hungry, you can stick to it by drinking a mouthful of water and eating some wild vegetables. In the freezing and snowy winter, even if you want to kill and dig wild vegetables, there are no wild vegetables to dig for you. More importantly, drinking more water can last for a while when you are hungry in summer, but if you have no goods in your stomach in winter, you may be unable to sleep.

What's more difficult for Liu Bu is that it's freezing and snowy in winter. They can only hide at home and can't go out. They will only consume food but have no output. This is the most severe test for them.

Liu Bu said to him, "it shouldn't be difficult to control Laizhou with your father as a person, right“

Liu Yuanqiao said: "Look at what you said, it seems that you don't have to do it. I'll tell you that none of these officials in the world are simple people. If you look down on them, it's easy for you to suffer losses. We easily won the Zhizhou of Jiaozhou and Jimo, because they all have problems. Like the others in Pingdu, they haven't had any problems and have done well, You want to get rid of them. It's not easy. "

Liu Bu said to him, "it's hard to do things these days. It's easy to find fault. Isn't it easy to find fault?"

Liu Yuanqiao said, "what you think is too simple. I'll tell you, which of these officials has no backstage and no backer. Even Ma Dongfan is not the only backer of his height. He also has his backer in the court. Now if he hadn't made a bad reputation, he wouldn't have lost his official position in this way."

Liu Bu said, "I know what you mean, Dad. What you mean is that being an official is like forging iron. First, you must be hard before you can forge iron. Otherwise, it will be easy to be criticized and troublesome by others."

Liu Yuanqiao said, "it's always like this. Do your own things well first."

Liu Bu said to him, "then I'll go back and tell zining that everything is under control."

Liu Yuanqiao said to him, "can you say so?"

Liu Bu retired after hearing his father's promise. He knew that his father was actually a very cunning and greedy man. It was estimated that he would go all out to make do with the marriage with the Zheng family. It must be the same idea. He could not turn a blind eye to the Zheng family's fleet. He should know that this part is the most important.

If they have a navy, they will have power at sea. At this stage, it is not easy for anyone to blockade them, even if the imperial court wants to blockade them.

Liu Bu returned to Zheng zining's room. Zheng zining was in a hurry. He poured him a cup of tea and asked him about the results.

Liu Bu said, "I told my father about this. He said that everything is under control. What you have to do now is to take the time to hand over the things in your hand to your father-in-law and let him take care of you. You should have no doubt. Moreover, even if your uncle Zheng Zhilong thinks there is something wrong, he is embarrassed to say anything?"

Zheng zining said to her, "for the time being, we can only do it as an uncle. His greed and sensitivity to power are very powerful."

Liu Bu must have heard the name Zheng Zhilong, but he heard that Zheng Zhilong's name was not directly through himself, but through his son Zheng Chenggong.

It can be said that 99% of the people who know the name of Zheng Zhilong in future generations are through his son Zheng Chenggong.

However, in the contemporary southeast coastal area, Zheng Zhilong is definitely a famous hero all over the world. Who doesn't know that he is a very great person who runs across the sea.

He started as a pirate, defeated the navy of the imperial court, and then successfully recruited and installed them. Now he has become the chief of coastal defense. In his hometown Anping Town, he has built a huge mansion richer than the Liu family's mansion, but there are some of the largest local buildings. Their influence is very famous in Fujian.

Daming always implemented the policy of banning the sea at sea, but this does not mean that the coastal forces of Daming are empty.

Daming's situation is different from other countries. In other countries, his coastal areas are controlled by his national fleet, while Daming's coastal interests are controlled by these maritime merchants.

They are called maritime merchants, but they are actually pirates. When the Daming Navy is unable to patrol the open sea and the Daming people cannot be guaranteed to be in the open sea, these Daming pirates and maritime merchants are responsible for patrolling the sea and protecting the interests of the Daming people.

Remember that this is the interest of the Ming people, not the interest of the Ming court.

In those years, the Japanese pirates made such a mess and made such a fierce noise, which was mainly caused by these maritime pirates.

Basically, the people along the southeast coast know that nine of the ten Japanese pirates are Han people. They resist the rule of the imperial court and win more interests by pretending to be Japanese pirates.

In this huge sea area, there has never been a power vacuum. Giant pirates such as Wang Zhi and Xu Hai appeared in the Jiajing period. Before and after this dynasty, there were giant pirate leaders such as Li Dan and Zheng Zhilong.

However, in the past, Daming still had some strength to say no to these pirates, and the state directly sent troops to eliminate them. However, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, the power of the imperial court declined unprecedentedly, coupled with internal and external difficulties, they simply had no ability to say no to the pirates, so they had to carry out the policy of recruitment and security.

If the previous imperial court recruited these pirates, most of them would remove their military power. That is, wealth can be given to you, and soldiers can't be controlled by you. If you don't follow, you will end up like another Shuibo Liangshan sooner or later, and there will be no good end in the end.

However, in this dynasty, the power of the imperial court is too weak, and there are more enemies to deal with. The southwest needs to continue to eliminate the chaos of extravagance and security, the Central Plains needs to deal with the chaos of roving bandits, and they have to deal with more ferocious enemies outside the pass. When there is no way, they can only recruit Zheng Zhilong, who caused chaos at sea, That's why they let the Zheng family maintain their military strength.

In fact, Zheng zining's worry is not wrong. As long as the court frees up its hands, it will find a way to remove their Zheng family's military force. They will not allow a family to have such a large military force, which is a great threat to the court.