The idea of establishing an embassy was proposed by Zuo Menggeng, and Anthony van Diemen fully agreed.
However, he is only a congressman, and whether this plan can be implemented depends on the Batavia Assembly and the Governor to make a decision.
The deal was completed in Shandong and Anthony van Diemen set sail back.
Going back with him was a new batch of Shandong fleet.
The amount of trade this time was extremely huge, reaching a shocking level.
After final statistics, this trade generated a total transaction volume of 3.5 million taels of silver.
Of course there aren't actually that many.
No one, be it Shandong or the Netherlands, can afford such huge sums of money.
Most of these transactions are barter.
The Netherlands exported a large amount of cocoa beans, cane sugar, furs, war horses, and some captured craftsmen and horse herders to Shandong.
The goods exported from Shandong to the Netherlands have much higher added value.
Pianos, pocket watches, watches, leather shoes, all kinds of fine fabrics, and even some ready-made clothes, overall Shandong has a trade surplus.
But the Dutch don't care about this deficit.
Because they can sell the goods at a higher price after shipping them back, they can quickly make up for their losses and make a lot of money.
Zheng Zhilong also returned at the same time.
"You must study hard here. If you can learn important skills, the foundation of the Zheng family can be handed over to you in the future."
Before leaving, Zheng Zhilong gave earnest instructions to Zheng Chenggong.
He had great expectations for this child.
But he didn't tell anyone what this expectation was.
Everyone thought he planned to train Zheng Chenggong as his heir.
Therefore, Zheng Cai, who was standing aside, looked at Zheng Chenggong with alert eyes.
After seeing off the guests, Shandong returned to peace.
Looking at the polished Zheng Chenggong, it was difficult for Zuo Menggen to connect him with the magnificent future national surnamed father.
"If you want to learn, it's best to go to school and receive a systematic education from the basics."
Zuo Mengeng already had a solid plan for Zheng Chenggong's arrangements.
Zheng Chenggong didn't understand, but he was very arrogant.
"Teacher, I have mastered elementary school and dabbled in scriptures, so I can learn more profound knowledge."
Zuo Mengeng laughed loudly.
"What you learned before is of little use here. When you go to school, you will understand the difference."
Zuo Menggeng arranged Zheng Chenggong in Zuofu and took care of his own children.
Apart from anything else, Zuo Xianmei liked this child very much.
But following Zuo Xianmei and seeing the knowledge this beautiful sister was studying, Zheng Chenggong suddenly realized that he couldn't understand or understand it at all.
At this point, he no longer resisted going to school.
The next day, Zheng Chenggong put on new clothes, carried his small schoolbag, and was led by Zuo Yan to Linqing No. 1 Primary School.
"Mr. Zuo, this child is..."
Of course the principal of the elementary school knew Zuo Yan, and he couldn't help but feel very nervous when he saw him personally sending people here.
For the children of powerful people, the school must be extremely troublesome. They are afraid that a single oversight may cause trouble.
Zuo Yan was quite kind.
"This is the beloved son of General Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of Fujian Province. He is now studying with my young master. However, this child does not have any basic knowledge, so he is sent to your school. Don't worry too much, just teach him as usual. He is a tiger in the general family.
In terms of ability, I'm afraid he's even better than our kid."
After the principal learned about the situation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then I will place him in the first class of the year."
Linqing No. 1 Primary School is certainly the best primary school in Linqing.
And the first class of each grade is naturally the most elite class.
"Very good. When school is over, I will pick him up. At other times, your school will take a lot of trouble."
After Zuo Yan left, the principal looked at the confused Zheng Chenggong, but his mind was spinning.
As a scholar, he naturally knows the situation in Shandong very well.
Nowadays, Shandong's sphere of influence definitely does not include Fujian, and we have already had an in-depth understanding of the situation of Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of Fujian.
Zuo Mengeng kept Zheng Chenggong by his side and recognized him as a student. Obviously his purpose was not that simple.
After thinking about this, the principal knew how to train Zheng Chenggong in the future.
"Come on, kid, I'll take you to meet your class teacher and classmates."
The principal took Zheng Chenggong's little hand and walked all the way to Class One.
Their arrival attracted everyone's attention.
Zheng Chenggong was arranged to be with a little girl next to him, which made him a little uncomfortable.
When I studied with Qian Qianyi in the past, it was not that there were no children of the same age. But everyone sat separately and did not interfere with each other.
Unlike here, there are actually two people sitting at the same table, very close to each other.
The little girl didn't have stage fright.
"Hello, new classmate, I am Hou Yu, the monitor. If you need any help in the future, be sure to tell me."
Zheng Chenggong's face turned red and he just nodded, shy of speaking.
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"This governor of the five provinces is really impressive. He has driven the northwest bandits to the sky and nowhere. If this continues, the war in the northwest will subside."
The General Staff Headquarters began to study and judge the situation in the world.
The situation in the Central Plains is also what everyone is most concerned about.
After all, the outcome of the war in the Central Plains will determine the Ming Dynasty's subsequent actions.
Everyone knew that once the Ming Dynasty quelled the civil unrest in the Central Plains, its next target would definitely be Shandong.
So everyone is very nervous.
Only Zuo Mengeng was very calm.
Because he knew very well that although Chen Qiyu was indeed powerful, the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty would not be eliminated.
Of course, thinking of the crisis in the Carriage Gorge, he also knew that a small probability event was likely to occur.
The only way is to exert influence.
"Chen Qiyu's ten-sided siege plan is going very well. If it continues, the northwest bandits will definitely get into his pocket. The Intelligence Department must find a way to avoid this happening."
Zuo Fu responded quickly, and he would definitely make arrangements when he looked back.
"Now that the weather is getting warmer, are there any changes in the Jurchens?"
When Liu Yiyuan heard Zuo Mengeng's inquiry, his expression was quite strange.
"There is nothing abnormal for the time being. Our scouts have already gone to the Gaizhou Guard line, and there has been no sign that the Jurchens want to increase their troops. It is estimated that the Jurchens will not attack Lushun this year."
Zuo Menggeng knocked on the table with a serious expression.
"We must find out why the Jurchens are so quiet?"
He didn't know that Shandong didn't get any information. In fact, at this time, Hou Jin received a major piece of news.
A fast horse rushed into Shenyang City from the west.
"Report to the Great Khan, there is news from the Chahar Department, Lin Dan Khan may not be able to survive."
Huang Taiji jumped up, his eyes shining with golden light.