Within a few days, Xie Xuan and Sun Xiyu also arrived at Golden Eagle City.
In this way, Ding Yunyi's basic team for governing Taiwan has completed another piece of the puzzle.
Both of them had their own business in Taiwan, but when Ding Yunyi called him, they both put down their business without hesitation and rushed to Taiwan.
Ding Yunyi did not treat them badly and promised them that in addition to being able to decide all business matters, he would also seek an official position for them.
In Sun Xiyu's words: "This deal is a good deal. There will be losses and profits in doing business, but becoming an official is a huge profit." This shrewd businessman also made an agreement with Ding Yunyi that in the future he would be involved in corruption and bribery.
Regarding the matter, please spare your life.
Ding Yunyi was eager to take advantage of the opportunity and agreed immediately. Who can say what will happen in the future? Maybe in a few years, he may not be able to become a guerrilla general of the Five Tigers.
Also coming with them was Cai Qizhen, Ding Yunyi's great benefactor.
The first thing this businessman from Quanzhou said when he saw Ding Yunyi was, "What a good son Duan Ran is!" Ding Yunyi said a few humble words, invited a few people to sit down, and ordered tea to be served. Cai Qizhen said with great interest, "I knew you would
Xiang Wen is a man who does great things, but I never expected that in such a short period of time, you would drive Hongyi away from Taiwan. I was very happy to hear the news. Do you know why? Zheng Zhilong made his fortune in the capital city
It’s served to you!”
He laughed while talking.
He and Zheng Zhilong have been fighting each other openly and secretly for so many years, but when they see what happened to each other, they both take pleasure in each other's misfortune. Now that Zheng Zhilong has lost such an important place in Taiwan, wouldn't he be happy?
After laughing for a while, he put away his smile: "Xiang Wen, although Taiwan has been occupied by you, Zheng Zhilong will never give up. He has ordered that all businessmen in Fujian are not allowed to do business with you, otherwise Zheng Zhilong will no longer be responsible for their business.
Safety at sea. If those merchants want to go to sea, they have to rely on Zheng Zhilong's breath. Therefore, although they are dissatisfied, there is nothing they can do."
Ding Yunyi had expected this.
Cai Jiuzhou was very dissatisfied on the side: "Father, do you also obey his orders?"
Cai Qizhen smiled bitterly: "I have been fighting with Zheng Zhilong these years, but in the final analysis, he is an official and I am a citizen. In terms of power, I am far behind him. The reason why he has never touched me is because I
The Cai family has not threatened him in terms of fundamental interests, and what I have done has always been controlled within a range that he can tolerate. But once it goes beyond this range, do you think Zheng Zhilong will turn a blind eye? Will he continue to do what he wants?
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Then he sighed: "Xiang Wen, don't blame me. My Cai family has a great business, and so many people are looking at me eagerly. I really don't dare to cause any trouble here." Ding Yunyi nodded silently.
Nodding, indeed, the Cai family has the same difficulties as the Cai family, and they are already very diligent in helping me to this extent.
Not only the Cai family, but also all businessmen in Fujian have this general idea. As long as Zheng Zhilong's power is still there, this situation will continue to exist.
His current confrontation with Zheng Zhilong not only opens up a way out for himself, but also, in a sense, breaks Zheng Zhilong's blockade for businessmen across Fujian.
"Yun Yi dare not blame uncle." Ding Yunyi said very seriously: "Uncle has been worried a lot about Yun Yi. Besides, Taiwan and Penghu have already dealt with this matter. Although Zheng Zhilong and I were officials,
The road faces the sky, everyone goes to one side.
If he really wants to attack me, why should I keep giving in?"
"Okay, that's what I want from you!" Cai Qizhen was overjoyed: "Don't think that Fujian businessmen are afraid of Zheng Zhilong now, but as long as his power is attacked again and again, everyone will be less afraid of him.
At that time, as long as one person rises up to oppose, the situation can be reversed immediately. Xiang Wen, I can also agree to your promise. As long as you can develop your power to the point where you can truly compete with Zheng Zhilong, I will be the first one to rise up.
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This is the domino effect, Ding Yunyi thought silently.
"We have the same general idea." Xie Xuan sighed: "You have to pay Zheng Zhilong three thousand taels of silver every year to ensure the safety of the sea. Is he, Zheng Zhilong, an official of my Ming Dynasty, or is he doing this in his old profession?
What about pirates? Forget it. Taiwan and Fujian are so close. It was originally an important maritime trade channel for us. Now that he has issued such an order, it will be very difficult to do this business. So you, Lord Ding, summoned and
My brother, Sun, and I came to seek refuge with you without much consideration."
"This situation will not last long.," Ding Yunyi murmured: "Fujian, he can't cover the sky with one hand!"
Cai Qizhen suddenly asked: "I heard from Quanzi that you are relocating the shipyard in Penghu?" Ding Yunyi nodded: "Penghu is too small and is unfavorable for development. All shipyards and the like will have to be moved to Taiwan. In case of an emergency in the future
If we fall out with Zheng Zhilong, Penghu will inevitably be the first place to be attacked, so I can make some preparations in advance."
Cai Qizhen said sternly: "My Cai family also has a shipyard. Although its scale is not as good as Zheng Zhilong's, it can still be regarded as one of the best in Fujian. Now Zheng Zhilong is becoming more and more arrogant. Who knows what will happen in the future?
Here's the thing. I'm getting older, and Zhenxing is an official under your command, so I want to reduce the number of maritime merchants in recent years, so as not to be constrained by Zheng Zhilong everywhere, and enjoy peace and happiness for a few years. In addition, I also want to
My shipbuilding workshop has also been moved to Taiwan." Ding Yunyi was startled at first, then overjoyed.
Taiwan's shipyards are all starting from scratch, starting from scratch, and Qin Yun and others are most clearly responsible for the difficulties. The Cai family's shipyard is very different. It requires people, equipment, and equipment. Moreover, it has been established for a long time.
Everyone in those shipyards is skilled and experienced. With this help, the scale and level of Taiwan's shipyards will surely increase by leaps and bounds.
"I'm thinking of merging mine and your two shipyards into one, and run them carefully for a few years.
Maybe it can compete with Zheng Zhilong's." Cai Qizhen said slowly: "I have another consideration. Zheng Zhilong has been spying on my Zheng family's shipyard for a long time, and moved them all to Taiwan. This has become your sphere of influence, and he will
Even if we want to attack, we are powerless. When our two families become one, great things will happen.
But, let me put it bluntly, this shipyard is not given to you for free."
"Exactly, exactly." Ding Yunyi said repeatedly: "You can't ask for your uncle's money in vain. In the future, all profits from the shipyard will be shared equally between the two families."
Cai Qizhen smiled slightly: "Although I am not the richest in the world, I still have enough money to feed and clothe my children and grandchildren for several lifetimes. Besides, if my guess is correct, you, Ding Xiangwen, set up the shipbuilding workshop not just to make money, right?"
Ding Yunyi is sorry.
Cai Qizhen's guess was correct. The shipyard could indeed make money, but not all of it. He wanted to use the shipyard to continuously add warships to his Huben Guard Navy and create a huge fleet that could dominate the world.
come out.
The relocation of the Penghu shipyard, the recruitment of craftsmen from everywhere, and the hiring of Hongyi technicians with high salaries are all for this purpose. Making money and generating profits has been ranked last.
Now that I am being pointed out by Cai Qizhen, I don’t know how to respond.
"You, Ding Xiangwen, have great ambitions, I shouldn't ask." Cai Qizhen didn't care: "My Cai family has been doing business for many generations, and there has never been an official. Later, Zhenxing followed you, killed pirates, took over Taiwan, and became an official.
I have put all my efforts into this son, hoping that he will become a general and become a prime minister in the future, and that he will bring glory to our ancestors."
Seeing that her son was about to speak, Cai Qizhen waved her hand: "Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty has not been peaceful in recent years. The golden captives are on the lookout, rogue bandits are rampant, and wars are raging. No matter how big the business is, no matter how many books are read, it is useless.
. It is better to join the army and win a bright future with one sword and one gun. My son is upright and has rich experience at sea, but he is not opportunistic and his life is a bit tactful. If Xiang Wen takes my face into account, he will still
Please give him a lot of support so that he can have a better life in the future." Poor parents in the world.
Ding Yunyi sighed in his heart and agreed.
Cai Qizhen called her son over and asked Cai Jiuzhou to kneel on the ground: "Zhenxing, today I have officially entrusted you to Lord Ding. You must make an oath in front of me that you will follow me faithfully from now on. No matter good or bad, we will never leave you."
Abandon. If you break your oath, you are no longer my son!"
Cai Jiuzhou made an oath loudly, and Ding Yunyi hurriedly helped him up.
In fact, Ding Yunyi knew very well at this time that although Cai Qizhen made his son swear an oath, he secretly told himself that from now on he would be loyal to his son and never leave him, no matter good or bad!
This man really worked hard for the Cai family and his son.
But when he thought about it more carefully, he had given him such a big shipyard, and now that Cai Jiuzhou had become his right-hand man, it was only right that he should do his best to support him.
Just in this way, the Ding family and the Cai family are tied together.
With the arrival of Cai Qizhen, Ding Yunyi is now afraid that a new situation has formed.
He stood on tiptoe in Penghu and Taiwan, guarding against Zheng Zhilong while trying his best to completely control Taiwan, forming an overall layout that could be advanced, attacked, retreated and defended, which could be regarded as a local force.
In Fujian, Zheng Zhilong was restrained by his second brother-in-law Ye Yuanxian and local power Cai Qizhen, preventing him from doing whatever he wanted.
At sea, the pirate alliance has also begun to get on the right track.
If everything goes well and develops like this for a few more years, the situation will be greatly beneficial to you.
It's just that it's hard to say whether Zheng Zhilong will give himself enough time, and no one can know what his next move will be.
But no matter what, I already have the capital to compete with Zheng Zhilong! (To be continued.!~!