Qian Taichong stayed in Lingao for more than two years after being captured. He was born in a Han family. Although he saved a little money by being a monk and traveling around the world to marry a wife and have children in his hometown, he was not even as good as a well-off family.
Therefore, after being captured, no one ransomed him. Seeing that all the officials and staff in the camp redeemed themselves and returned home, but he could only stay in the prisoner camp and work every day, and he felt very angry.
Chang Qingyun, who was captured with him, was "almost ready to die" because he was so pampered and could not do the hard work in the prisoner camp. Qian Taichong was a well-informed man because he had more contacts with him.
He was a civil servant, so he took good care of him and often helped him with some hard work. Chang Qingyun burst into tears of gratitude and said many times that as soon as he was released, he and he would become brothers with different surnames.
A good home.
Later, Chang Qingyun's family redeemed him, and Chang Qingyun vowed to raise money to redeem him as soon as he was sent back. Qian Taichong waited eagerly in the prison camp for Chang Qingyun to redeem him.
Unexpectedly, there was no news about Chang Qingyun's departure. In the end, he had to accumulate enough points through his own work before he was freed - it was already the spring of 1632.
After gaining his freedom, Qian Taichong declined the invitation of the civilian cadres in the prison camp to settle down and work locally, and decided to return to the mainland. He had seen too many Australian things on the construction site of the prison camp in the past few years, and he became more and more aware of the situation.
Sooner or later, the Australians will become a serious problem for the imperial court. I have been living under the pressure of Kun for several years, and it is time to return to serve the imperial court.
Qian Taichong took a small amount of money given to him in the prisoner camp and some luggage left behind when he was a prisoner. He first took a public carriage from Lingao to Qiongzhou to find Shi Bangyao, the former boss of Guangdong Zuoshenzheng Branch, Hainan Province.
Since the defeat of Chengmai, Shi Bangyao has been living in seclusion in the branch office of Qiongshan County. He does not go to the office every day and does not receive visitors. "Being a prisoner of Chu" can be regarded as "non-violence and non-cooperation" with the Australians. He thought about it
Jiuqing still met with the former staff member and said that he was in an unexpected situation and could not retain him. However, Shi Bangyao had served as the prefect of Zhangzhou in Fujian and had dealt with Zheng Zhilong, so he wrote a letter of recommendation for Qian Taichong and gave him a gift.
He gave him twenty taels of silver and asked him to go to Fujian to join Zheng Zhilong and make a living.
"The bandits have become a prairie fire in Qiongzhou." Before leaving, Shi Bangyao told him, "It's a pity that the imperial court is now trapped by rogue bandits and Donglu, and they can't care about each other, so that they can become powerful. Sir, he has been trapped by the bandits for a long time.
Now that we are out of prison, we will have great potential in the future."
With this encouragement, Qian Taichong arrived in Anping with enthusiasm in his heart. Unexpectedly, Zheng Zhilong didn't see him at all - Zheng Zhilong is now a very popular figure, and all kinds of big shots recommend people who come here to have a leisurely meal. Qian Taichong
He was nothing more than a scholar and not very famous. Zheng Zhilong already had forty or fifty screen friends around him, so he recommended him to Zheng Zhipeng.
Zheng Zhipeng didn't take Qian Taichong seriously, so he made him a clerk to help with paperwork. The job was very simple, he was free, and the salary was certainly not high. He was just looking at Shi Bangyao's face to make a living.
Qian Taichong was not as surprised as others by the destruction of the Zheng family this time. In his opinion, it was not surprising that the thieves who had become the norm in Qiongzhou Prefecture wanted to destroy a shady sea lord like Zheng Zhilong -
―Qian Taichong stayed under Zheng Zhipeng’s trap for several months. He watched with a cold eye and realized that the Zheng Group was just a maritime business group that was all about profit and did not have much political foresight. Compared with the Kun thieves, they could be called the king of clouds and mud.
Don't. Once you start a war with the Kun thieves, failure is inevitable.
This contrast actually strengthened Qian Taichong's determination to fight against the Kun thieves. Like ordinary Chinese literati, he had the ambition to do something big. Under the old social system, he was a small poor man.
It is difficult for a scholar to make a difference. Now that the Zheng family has been severely damaged and the family is falling apart, the legitimate son Zheng Sen has no one to support him. This is a great opportunity for him to step in and turn the tide.
As long as Zheng Sen can be promoted to the position of being the head of the Zheng family, and he slowly works towards it - Qian Taichong has quite the idea of becoming the "teacher" of the Zheng family - he might be able to create a new world in the southeastern sea!
The people gathered around the young master of the Zheng family are all low-level figures in the Zheng family. Although Matos and Tongtaro are loyal, they know very little about officialdom and are simple-minded and can easily be exploited.
.It will also be much more convenient to operate it yourself.
At this time, seeing that the Japanese had already arrived at his door, he pretended to be profound and smiled, and took out the article that he had been thinking about over and over again in the past few days.
"Mr. Tong! It's rare that you are so loyal." Qian Taichong nodded repeatedly, "You want to help the young master ascend the throne, but your heart is pitiful. Just running around like this will not help the matter at all."
Although he had not been with Zheng Zhipeng for a long time, he had a very clear understanding of the situation of the Zheng Group, so he was not surprised that the Zheng Group was torn apart after Zheng Zhilong's death.
"...Master Sen is young, and the general is in his prime, so there are no masters or subordinates prepared for him. So now the only thing Master Zheng Sen has is the identity of the general's legitimate son," Qian Taichong said, "He has no power of his own.
It is not worth mentioning to the subordinates of the Zheng family, so no one cares about his identity as the legitimate son. Master Mori's mother is Japanese, and in the eyes of many subordinates, he is not one of my race, and there is no
The influence of the maternal family can support him."
"What should we do?" Tongtaro was a little worried.
"Haha, don't worry, there is still someone who cares about Master Sen. It's just that he doesn't know Master Sen's embarrassment yet, otherwise I guarantee that he will help Master Sen."
"who is it?!"
"Fujian Governor Zou Weilian."
Tongtaro had heard of Zou Weilian's name - not only had he heard of it, he had also accompanied Zheng Zhilong to see him. He knew that this man was the governor of Fujian Province and a very powerful "big name". However,
He knew that Zheng Zhilong and Governor Zou had always been at odds with each other, and they were not as harmonious as the former "Governor Xiong".
"Governor Zou and the general have always been at odds..."
"One moment and another moment." Qian Taichong found it a bit difficult to explain to a Japanese, "In the past, the master was alive, but now that the master is gone, and all the heroes of the Zheng family are together, he has other considerations."
When Zheng Zhilong was alive, the Zheng family as a whole was a huge threat to him, the governor of Fujian. Now that Zheng Zhilong is gone, the Zheng family has fallen into pieces. Although the internal troubles have been eliminated, the situation of heroes vying for supremacy is not what he wants to see.
The divided Zheng family will inevitably fall into the flames of war with each other, the coastal areas of Fujian will suffer a lot, and the situation on the originally rough southeastern coast will worsen again. At that time, it will be difficult for Zou Weilian to explain to the court.
A big but weak Zheng family is what Zou Weilian wants to see. If he puts himself in his shoes, as the governor of a province in Fujian, what he most wants to see is a unified but internally fragmented Zheng family. In this way, the internal affairs of the group
All forces will try their best to please and win over the government. Only Zou Weilian has the space to perform well, both for the court and for himself.
For Zou Weilian, it is not easy for him to win over other members of the Zheng family. The leaders of the Zheng Group have their own groups. If Zou Weilian wants to win over them, he will have to pay a high price; once they are supported, will they be able to win over them?
It is still unclear whether he will become another Zheng Zhilong. Rather than letting an adult with insatiable desires succeed to the throne, it is far easier to let a child without sexual intercourse take the throne.
What's more, Qian Taichong thought with a sneer that none of the Zheng family members who are now fighting for power in Zhangzhou Bay would have thought that Zheng Zhilong's success today has a lot to do with him wearing an official coat. Zheng Sen is not only Zheng Zhilong's legitimate son, but also Zheng Zhilong.
The successor to the hereditary military position. Now, the young Zheng Sen is the official of the imperial court, and the other generals of the Zheng family are just ordinary people.
Zou Weilian came forward in the name of the governor of Fujian to support Zheng Sen, who had "ascended to the post". Not only did he have an official excuse, but privately speaking, he was safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of "orphans and widowed mothers". It can be said that he was aboveboard. He also gave
Zou Weilian legitimately interfered with the Zheng Group with sufficient excuses and opportunities.
Zou Weilian spent little money in supporting Zheng Sen, but he exerted great restraint on the Zheng Group.
With Zou Weilian's intelligence, he should not have thought of this. Qian Taichong was very confident in his inference - and he knew that the governor of Fujian had sent someone to inquire about the whereabouts of Tian Chuan and Zheng Sen. Obviously, the governor had no idea about the whereabouts of Tian Chuan and Zheng Sen.
The mother and son still take this very seriously.
Totaro was impressed by his analysis, and immediately expressed his willingness to listen to "Mr. Qian" as long as he could make Fusong the head of the family.
"Let's not be anxious now," Qian Taichong said confidently. He had already thought about the next step several times. "There are people who are unwilling to disperse in this county school. They are all loyal people of the young master. We should not treat them."
I ignored them and distributed some money, rice and silver to them in the name of the young master."
"But we don't have much money and rice..."
"The general was so rich that he could rival his country. Would his legitimate son still care about such a thing?" Qian Taichong smiled slightly and said, "We must keep people's hearts in check."
"Best regards, sir!"
"There are a few scholars outside who have some knowledge and can share the hardships with the young master. We want to bring them over and use them for the young master. You send someone to quietly invite these people at night." Qian Taichong said and gave it to him.
A note.
There is no one named Zheng on the note. Qian Taichong believes that it is not appropriate to let the Zheng clan get involved at this time, lest someone intends to use their own blood to seize leadership. In southern Fujian, the concepts of friendship and clan are very strong, and he
Not only do you have a foreign surname but you are also a foreigner, so you need to be more careful.
Wait until everything is done before considering absorbing members of the Zheng family.