Chapter 550 It seems that it is not easy to follow the path of the people around the boss!
"General, when you came here, didn't the general give you all the government bonds of the imperial court? If you give these bonds to Mr. Zhou, it should be enough to impress him."
"Giving the national debt to the old man? How can it be a certificate of surrender from the general to the court? If it is given to the old man, how will the court deliver it? With millions of taels of silver dollars, the old man and the court are not the same thing after all." Zheng Hongkui
He was shocked when his staff told him to give Zhou Yanru the treasury bonds he brought with him on his trip north.
Isn't this a joke? Although no one made it clear that the Zheng family lent the national debt to the imperial court, in fact, the money was an open secret. Zheng Zhilong meant to use this money as money to buy his life, with a huge sum of millions of silver dollars.
, in exchange for the lives of the entire Zheng family. So when Zheng Hongkui went north, he took all these debts with him.
"General, my subordinates think that giving this money to the elders is more useful than giving it directly to the court. A few million treasury bonds is definitely a huge sum of money for an individual, but for the current court, it is not a big figure.
.When we were at odds with the imperial court, the principal and interest of the national debt were all redeemed. What does this mean? It means that the imperial court did not take this money seriously at all. The emperor wanted to use this money to establish trust in the world. According to this, the retention of the national debt
It has nothing to do with our future. Even if the emperor has murderous intentions, he will probably let the court repay this debt. But this debt was transferred to the hands of Zhou Guo Lao, and his family has been rich for several generations. "
"If you give the national debt to Master Zhou, can he really help our Zheng family get out of trouble?"
"If he accepts it, it will be done. If he doesn't accept it, we will quickly return to Fujian and let the general find another way out."
Zheng Hongkui did not express the opinions of his staff on the spot. After the staff left, he paced back and forth in the room alone, thinking in silence. This matter was really too big, and no matter how wealthy the Zheng family was, they had never done it.
Giving away millions of taels of silver at a time. In the entire history, no one has ever done such a huge bribery business.
Zheng Hongkui, who had not slept all night, met with the staff officer of the former military governor's office who was responsible for receiving him early the next morning.
This time the communication between the two parties had substantive content, and the brigadier general's staff stated the general principles of the court's negotiations.
Carry out negotiations on the basis of last year's decision by the court? What does this mean? The co-authored court has not changed its attitude due to the direction of this year's war? Zheng Hongkui was a little confused! This is not in line with the common sense of playing cards. It is obvious that the court is now standing on the top
In the limelight, the Zheng family has been forced into a dead end. At this time, instead of taking advantage of the situation and pursuing it, they want to leave a way for the Zheng family to survive. Isn't the Ming court too tolerant?
Magnanimous? Maybe! Although Zhu Youjian found countless reasons for himself and his officials to treat the Zheng family so leniently, deep down in his heart, he did so with the intention of protecting the Zheng family. The Zheng family
, to be precise, Zheng Damu has some special status in Zhu Youjian's heart. No matter what Damu did in this time and space, in the real time and space, he is a well-deserved national hero. He saved the world for the Ming Dynasty and the Han family.
He lost his last face, so he had to give him another chance because of this.
Deep in Zhu Youjian's heart, there are several people whose favors must be repaid, such as Sun Chuanting, Li Dingguo and Zheng Damu. As an emperor, he may not owe them anything, but as a time-traveling soul, he must be a descendant of this nation.
The feelings and ethics one should have.
Logically speaking, the news disclosed by the receptionist was a reassurance for Zheng Hongkui. But he fell into anxiety again. Under the current circumstances, should he implement the decision he made after pondering all night last night? Is there anything else?
Which is necessary?
Zheng Hongkui thought about it all night last night, and finally decided to take a big gamble and place all the bets on Zhou Yanru in order to survive. But today's conversation made his whole night's hard work in vain. He had to think and make a new decision.
While Zheng Hongkui was hesitating, negotiators sent by the cabinet also rushed to Dengzhou. Together with military representatives, they formally discussed recruitment matters with the Zheng family delegation.
After the negotiations began to be discussed in depth, Zheng Hongkui also essentially understood the court's attitude towards the Zheng family. Obviously the court wanted to divide the Zheng family's military power as much as possible, and even some of the remaining military power would have to be
Included in control and supervision. The Zheng family's history of going ashore to serve as officers and soldiers and entering the sea to become pirates will be completely ended. As for their commercial industry, the court's attitude is to preserve it as much as possible, and even provide some policies, hoping to
They can do this better, such as opening up several foreign trade ports and other policies.
No need to fight and kill, just let An Xin do business! Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Zheng Hongkui is really not sure! But having said that, it seems that the Zheng family has no other choice now. If they don't accept such conditions, what will happen?
We can only make a desperate attempt, but there is little chance of winning.
Eight or nine days after arriving in Dengzhou, Zhou Yanru, the official negotiator of the imperial court, finally arrived. As soon as Lao Zhou arrived in Dengzhou, Zheng Hongkui hurriedly took people to greet him.
After meeting Zhou Yanru, Zheng Hongkui had been looking for an opportunity to have private contact with Lao Zhou. But he found that this seemed to be difficult to do. After the reform of the court's officialdom, there were basically no private people around the court officials, and they were all serious people.
Established staff. For a top minister like Zhou Yanru, none of the people who accompany him can be considered his real people. Life secretary, administrative secretary, convenient secretary, personal service, personal bodyguard, security platoon, looking at the people around him
There was a large team of dozens of people, but Zheng Hongkui dared to contact any of these people. Who could guarantee that these people were not spies arranged by the emperor to surround Lao Zhou?
Or if you are not a spy now, it is very possible that you will become a traitor immediately after you turn around. After all, they are people with status, and they have no obligation to be absolutely loyal to their immediate superiors in both public and private matters. This is not like the people around officials in the past.
Officials hired privately, even if they want to betray their masters, there are not many ways. Even if there are ways, the seller will not get the honor he deserves, and he will have to bear a lot of moral pressure. Give the people around the officials a political identity and complete professionalization
Finally, at least they don't have to bear any moral blame if they want to betray officials! What I take is not your money but the court's money.
Of course, having said that, no matter how much you change your identity, the people around the big bosses will usually follow their lead. The big boss is the boss, and one word can make others struggle for decades. Unless that is the case.
When a person encounters greater interests than pleasing the big boss, he can embrace a thicker thigh! It seems that betraying Zhou Yanru and embracing the emperor's thigh is a better choice?