Xiamen City, in a private room of a high-end restaurant.
"Drink, Mr. Cai, I'd like to give you a drink."
"Hahaha, the Zheng family's first steam warship was successfully captured by Mr. Cai. This went beyond many people's expectations and shocked many people's jaws."
"In the past two years, Mr. Cai has been hated and suppressed by many villains. They just don't want to see Mr. Cai climb up and repeatedly slander and slander in front of the family owner. Now they are dumbfounded. The steamship still falls into the hands of Mr. Cai.
Their suppression is of no use."
"That's right, following Mr. Cai really has a bright future. I made the right choice."
"Brother, you and I are just disciples (i.e. nephews). Our status in the Zheng family is not comparable to that of Master Kui and Master Bao. Even the head of the family's trusted generals Chen Peng, Shi Fu, He Hui and others have a similar status.
Big brother, how did you do it, big brother, to make that steamship that everyone is grabbing become your flagship?"
Zheng Lian couldn't help but express his inner doubts. This was really amazing. How did his elder brother get the right to use the steamship in front of so many powerful competitors? Zheng Lian was extremely curious and wanted to know.
reason.
"Yes, Mr. Cai, how did you do it?"
All the younger brothers also pricked up their ears and asked questions one after another.
"Hahaha!"
"Hahahaha~"
After taking a sip of the wine in the glass, Zheng Cai raised her head and laughed wildly, with uncontrollable pride on her face. She laughed for a long time before saying with a mysterious face: "Why did the steamship fall into my hands?
Hahaha, I'm afraid Chen Peng, Shi Fu, Master Kui, Master Bao and others, even if they tried their best, they never expected that I would be the winner in the end. In the past two years, they have all despised and slandered me, calling me "
Dog of Xujiazhuang, in order to run Nanyang, I have made many great achievements in the past two years. I defeated and captured thousands of pirates. However, due to their jealousy and slander, I received almost no reward, but so what.
?What should belong to me will still be mine sooner or later, their suppression is useless!"
Zheng Cai said with a proud look on his face, feeling extremely relieved of his hatred.
That's right.
In the past two years, in the rapidly developing Zheng Group, Zheng Cai had not been happy and comfortable, and she did not have the scenery she imagined.
The warships I own are still only one, the Cailong.
There are always about two hundred brothers under me.
He has made a lot of achievements but received few rewards.
Compared with the status of most generals within the Zheng Group, he seems to be in quite a miserable state.
How could this be the case? Didn’t he have a very good relationship with Xujiazhuang? He could serve as an important communication bridge between the Zheng family and Xujiazhuang. He could bring benefits to the Zheng family. Didn’t he deserve to be reused?
But just because he had such a good relationship with Xujiazhuang, he became a famous "Xujiazhuang braggart", brainwashing him every day to talk about how good Xujiazhuang was, which aroused the resentment of many senior officials of the Zheng family and felt that he had become Xujiazhuang's lackey.
, even Zheng Zhilong, who also admired and yearned for Xujiazhuang very much, felt that he was not like a member of the Zheng family, and felt that his behavior of bragging about Xujiazhuang every day was not appropriate, so he took some measures to suppress and neglect him.
This is the reason why Zheng Cai's life has been unsatisfactory in the past two years.
After all, in the eyes of a group of normal people, dogs are not very popular.
But now!
Zheng Cai wants to tell them with facts that there is a future for being a dog. What's wrong with being a dog? Especially being a dog in Xujiazhuang has countless benefits and unlimited future. It is definitely worth bragging and licking every day.
The user of the Zheng family's first steam warship was the result of his unremitting efforts in Xujiazhuang over the past few years, and he did not regret it at all.
Xujiazhuang, on the other hand, naturally noticed his performance and did not abandon him. Therefore, under Xujiazhuang's active negotiation, Zheng Cai was granted the right to use a steamship. In exchange, Xujiazhuang agreed to use it next year.
Sell one more steamship to the Zheng family (that is, sell four), and the price of each steamship is only 280,000 silver dollars. Zheng Zhilong naturally has no objection to such preferential conditions and readily agrees.
certainly!
It is impossible for Zheng Caiguang to get such great attention and rewards by praising Xujiazhuang every day. After all, there are too many "Xujiazhuangs" in the world. If they don't have a million, they will need 800,000, and there are countless ones with the qualities of a loyal dog.
Therefore, Zheng Cai was also assigned tasks that he must complete by the Xujiazhuang Intelligence Department.
For example, secretly supervising the use of steamships.
Prevent the steam engine in the steamship from being studied and spied on by foreign technicians (including Zheng family technicians).
As well as not harming the interests of Xujiazhuang, at certain special moments, Zheng Cai will take the steamship to serve Xujiazhuang, even if it means turning the muzzle of the gun to attack the Zhengjiazhuang fleet.
Zheng Cai agreed to so many tasks without hesitation. Now, he actually has no loyalty to the Zheng family. In his eyes, Xujiazhuang ranks first, and he can do whatever Xujiazhuang asks him to do.
, even if he is asked to betray the Zheng family, he will never hesitate or show mercy.
He is the most loyal dog to Xujiazhuang!
Of course, in front of his younger brother Zheng Lian and other younger brothers, Zheng Cai would not say it so clearly. He would just give some general hints, saying that he was from Xujiazhuang and that his main backer was Xujiazhuang. As long as he followed him, things would only get worse in the future.
The better.
"Master Cai, it was right to follow you. Even though we have been a little unhappy in the past two years, whether we are now in good times or not, our good days are about to come."
"I think so too. To be honest, I was shaken before and my wife often scolded me for being stupid. But now I feel that I am not with the wrong person. If I follow Mr. Cai, I will definitely get ahead."
"Your wife called you stupid? Why do you keep such a stupid woman? Kick her out quickly and replace her with a smarter and more beautiful one."
"That's right, I have never wavered once. The women at home are not short-sighted and always support me. When we get on the steamship, I will take her and the children to the ship to have a look. Mr. Cai, I don't know
Is this okay?" one of his men asked.
"Take them, take them all! Except for those stupid wives, all your women and children should come and sit on the boat and experience the speed of flying. Let them blow on it when they go back and feel proud."
Zheng Cai nodded and said, he thought of his wife Huang, who was also a stupid woman with long hair and short knowledge. She had repeatedly suggested that he keep a distance from Xujiazhuang. If it weren't for her outstanding beauty, Zheng Cai would have kicked her.
After the steamship arrives, he will still allow Huang to board the ship and see the world. However, in exchange, he wants to take in two more concubines. Huang can no longer block it, otherwise he will be really angry.
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"Brother, after we get the steamship, there will be more people in the Zheng family who are jealous and hate us. And since you are so close to Xujiazhuang, you are easily attacked by slander. I think we have to be more modest and cautious.
Maybe we have to set up a few banquets and invite Chen Peng, Shi Fu and Master Kui for a drink to improve our relations with them. After all, on the sea, we can't win with just one steamship. We have to have everything.
We have to get on the boat together...Brother, why don't you treat them to a meal?"
At this time, his younger brother Zheng Lian gave him timely advice in his ear. In terms of human sophistication, Zheng Lian was much better than his older brother, and his emotional intelligence was much higher.
"Haha, I invite them to dinner? What a dream! They have to take the initiative to invite me to dinner and apologize to me. Whether they forgive me or not depends on my mood!"
Zheng Cai said with an arrogant attitude, saying that she would never lower her stature and take the initiative to show kindness to them.
"Brother, we are all members of the Zheng family, why should the relationship be so tense?" Zheng Lian said helplessly. He felt that the eldest brother was starting to expand again, which would definitely offend many people.
"Brother Lian, I know you are doing it for my own good and don't want to see me fighting alone at sea. However, I dare to bet you this time! Chen Peng, Shi Fu, Master Kui and others will definitely take the initiative in two days.
Invite me to dinner, show your kindness to me, and even apologize... Do you believe it or not?"
Zheng Cai said with a mysterious face.
"this……"
Zheng Lian didn't quite believe it. Is this possible? What are the identities of Master Kui and the others? Would they apologize to his elder brother?
But only one day later.
Zheng Lian was in disbelief when he saw Chen Peng, Shi Fu, He Hui, including Master Kui and Master Bao, all coming hand in hand. Each of them was holding a valuable gift in his hand, and with a smile on his face, he took the initiative to congratulate Zheng Cai.
, they also found the best restaurant in Xiamen, "Zuixiangju", ordered a table of expensive dishes, and treated Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian to dinner. As expected, they apologized during the dinner and said that they had some misunderstandings and misunderstandings in the past.
Everyone has their faults, but we are all members of the Zheng family. We should stay united, be united in dealing with the outside world, work together to win more benefits for the Zheng family, and cannot be suspicious of each other or fall into internal fighting. This is very inappropriate.
Behavior.
I hope that I can be open-minded and abandon the small grudges of the past. Today I shake hands and make peace, raise the glass in my hand, drink good wine with a smile, and we will be good brothers in the future.
Zheng Lian was stunned by this huge change in attitude, wondering if they had been tricked.
After the wine and food are full, the 'reconciliation banquet' ends.
Zheng Lian, who was seventy percent drunk, but still very clear-headed, asked Zheng Cai next to him: "Brother, their status is higher than yours, and they are more trusted by the head of the family. Why are they so unusual today? They all come to curry favor with you. They have
Is it necessary?"
"Haha, flattery, these two words are used well."
Zheng Cai, who was ninety percent drunk, blushed and burped: "It's not me they're fawning over, it's the Xujiazhuang behind me. As for you worrying that my relationship with them will become even more tense, haha, that's impossible.
Yes, any quarrel with me is a quarrel with the Xu family, and the Xu family’s financial resources are a hundred times that of the Zheng family, and their strength is more than ten times that of the Zheng family. How can you possibly offend me to death?"
"In addition, they all want to own a steamship. Even if they can't get it this year, they can always get it next year. So they have to have a good relationship with me so that they can send a few people to my ship to learn how to control the steamship in advance, so that next year
As soon as the steamer arrives, they will be able to use it immediately. It is precisely because they asked me for this matter that they invited me to dinner. Didn't you hear at the banquet just now that they hinted it several times? "
Zheng Cai smiled and said.
"I see."
After realizing it, Zheng Lian suddenly realized that he suddenly remembered a saying he heard somewhere: when you become stronger, even your enemies want to be your friends.
It turns out that the eldest brother is not arrogant, he has always been very clear-headed.
I am still too young and immature. Although I know a lot about people and have made many friends, I still don’t understand the rules of strength thoroughly enough.