Thanks to Zhou Shixian and Zheng Chenggong's internal and external cooperation, and the blessing of Zheng Chenggong's actor-level acting skills, those housekeepers had to suffer some losses and some kickbacks, and got back 90% of their master's money. In this way,

The explanation can probably be explained.

Moreover, each of them more or less took a bribe of two to three hundred taels, which is a huge sum of money. My master invested tens of thousands of taels and lost more than a thousand taels. Naturally, he is not so sensitive, especially

Encountered a disaster and lost everything.

But these servants, no matter how well they do their work, may only get a reward of thirty or forty taels. Therefore, Zheng Chenggong's last bribes are crucial in the entire plan. Otherwise, if he wants these people to be smart

It is simply impossible to speak for him and win the trust of those officials.

It can only be said that Zhou Shixian did not misjudge the person. Although he was only twenty years old, Zheng Chenggong was already a very sophisticated conspirator, and his acting skills were top-notch. He made all those old people confused, and was betrayed.

I thought I made a profit.

Zhou Shixian finally got 70% of the 320,000 taels of silver he swallowed, plus the dirty silver obtained from the three towns in Jiangbei. In just one and a half months, he had nearly 700,000 taels of silver in his hands.

Enough to equip and train more than 10,000 strong troops.

However, he did not have that many people under his command for the time being. Since the wool came from the sheep, Zhou Shixian naturally distributed the money to the four towns in Jiangbei, Lu Zhenfei, Ma Shiying and others.

Of course, one thing is not the other. What Zhou Shixian wants to do is to send out officers, select 10,000 elite troops from these four towns, distribute weapons and equipment, food, emphasize military discipline, train battle skills, and conduct regular personal inspections to prepare for war.

Can be used once.

He couldn't believe those military leaders, and now he only suppressed them temporarily.

The troop quotas of different generals are naturally different. Huang Degong has always been loyal. Although he is not capable enough, he is obedient and pragmatic. He is also a person who will never surrender. Zhou Shixian gave him 3,500 troops.

Lu Zhenfei's 1,000-piece battalion was all within the quota. Zhou Shixian specifically asked Xue Laoer to send his confidants to train, but Liu Zeqing, whom he restricted, was only allocated 1,000 troops.

Gao Jie's troops were still capable of fighting, but Zhou Shixian also gave him 2,500 troops. The most incompetent and timid Liu Liangzuo, who historically had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Shixian just meant it and gave him 1,000 troops.

, but one of his confidants in the army has been bribed by Lu Jiude based on his friendship with him when he led troops to encircle and suppress rogue bandits.

As for the last thousand troops, it was given to Ma Shiying. Although he was a villain, he still had national integrity and could restrain Liu Liangzuo at critical times. If Zhou Shixian did not give him any benefits at all, it is not known whether this man would be able to

He really surrendered to Chongzhen wholeheartedly. When something happened to Liu Zuoliang, it would only cause trouble for himself.

Zheng Chenggong also swallowed nearly 100,000 taels of silver this time. After Zhou Shixian's suggestion and friendship sponsored ten veterans, he also had the idea of ​​​​training private soldiers, not to mention that Fujian is close to Taiwan and Macau, and there are many red hairs, so recruiting

It won't be a problem for twenty or thirty people to come and train.

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong has already planned to let him lead the army. The Fujian army has tens of thousands of people. He has selected 3,000 elite veterans and invested 100,000 taels of silver. Within a year, as long as the training method is appropriate, he will become a good warrior.

Soldiers of War.

Let's say that Zheng Chenggong was no longer interested in the so-called scientific research at this time. He had a huge amount of assets in his hands. After tasting the benefits, he immediately wrote a letter and went home, asking Zheng Zhilong to use his connections to cooperate with Zhou Shixian to help him in Nanjing.

Get an official position in Shuiying, and then transfer the Zheng family's 5,000 navy troops northward and stuff them into Shuiying.

Zhou Shixian was ready to play the red face again. Zheng Chenggong naturally used the name of seeking refuge with Chongzhen. When the time came, Chongzhen and the Zheng family would become the bad faces. Zhou Shixian gathered the nobles of Nanjing and secretly betrayed him to help Zheng Chenggong win Nanjing Shuiying.

It's not a big problem.

As luck would have it, Zheng Chenggong thought exactly this way. He did not want to return to Fujian. That would be the freedom and independent command power that Zheng Chenggong wanted under the constraints of Zheng Zhilong and a group of uncles.

Zhou Shixian and Zheng Chenggong did what they said and started cooperating very quickly. The Zheng family had the support of many officials from the DPRK and the Central Government, and things went smoothly. All the nobles in the Nanjing Water Camp were quickly wiped out and directly hanged.

I'm off duty and going home to recuperate.

Of course, the prince-in-law is good, but the Zheng family is too abominable, thinking about their Shuiying, unlike the prince-son-in-law, who wholeheartedly helps them, but is weak and unable to save the day.

In September, Tang Ruowang finally returned to Nanjing, bringing back not only the planned more than 1,500 Rumi muskets, more than 2,000 Malacca matchlocks, but also more than 500 flintlock muskets and ten

Four-pounders, three eight-pounders, and even more than 500 Portuguese mercenaries.

These weapons, except for the three eight-pound cannons, were not surprising to Zhou Shixian, but the more than 500 elite mercenaries, although less, were a big surprise. This force is neither big nor small, although it cannot be independent.

It supports the battlefield, but at the critical moment, it is very likely to give the Qing army a fatal blow.

After all, there is still a very common fear of the Qing army among the Ming army. The Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have been victorious for so many years. This kind of fear cannot be easily eliminated. But these Portuguese people don’t know that you, the Tatars,

Who is he? What's so great about him? Anyway, he has one head and two eyes.

Not only that, Tang Ruowang also brought back a lot of Western books, covering cannon and gun making, mechanical utensils, mining and smelting, etc., as well as military law and battle formations. The most important thing is that Tang Ruowang also learned how to understand these things.

More than a dozen missionaries who could speak Chinese were brought to Nanjing, which enabled Zhou Shixian's translation work to proceed smoothly.

Tang Ruowang was very efficient and attentive. Zhou Shixian was not a stingy person, so he immediately fulfilled his promise and sent him to Qintian Prison. At the same time, he immediately asked Ni Yuanlu to plan the establishment of a church in Nanjing.

In order to retain these missionaries and let them work for him, Zhou Shixian still had to do some practical things, and it was not enough to keep trying to make a big pie. What's more, the money used for this was not his money, and it was still next year.

After receiving these rewards, Tang Ruowang became more determined to work with the Prince Consort of the Ming Dynasty. Especially his great tolerance in religion and science made him overjoyed.
Chapter completed!