Luxurious cabin, carved railings and jade inlays.
It is so luxurious that even the tableware and chopsticks on the table are made of pure gold and pure silver, giving it a sense of nobility.
If you didn't say it was a pirate's cabin, you would have thought it was some kind of palace.
'Buy or sell? '
The moment he heard these two words, the confused Wang Zhi reacted immediately.
After all, he is also the pirate king of a generation that spans East Asia and Southeast Asia. In terms of personal courage, Wang Zhi's courage is definitely one of the best in the world.
Otherwise, it would not have been possible to go from a young man who just went to sea to work for people to the current Pirate King in just ten years.
He took a breath and calmed down.
'How did Emperor Jiajing come to my ship? '
'Why did Qi Jiguang call this strange man an immortal master? '
'Immortal master? Could he really be a god? '
'No, this Hu Zongxian has always been a liar. Could it be that he found someone to defraud me on purpose? '
Wang Zhi thought quickly in his mind, if he believed it so easily, he would not be Wang Zhi.
However, then I thought about it.
'That's not right. This is my ship. It's impossible for anyone to touch it quietly, let alone enter the main cabin. '
For safety reasons.
Boss Wang has always been extremely secretive about the ship he is on.
In the entire fleet, there are nine ships that are exactly the same as the one Wang Zhi is on, and outsiders can't tell which one is where Boss Wang is.
Moreover, all the entrances and exits on the ship are guarded by young men carrying guns, so there is no possibility of sneaking up.
Just as Boss Wang was thinking about his little ninety-nine.
Jiajing Immortal glanced at Hu Zongxian.
"Hu Zongxian, is there something wrong with your mind?"
The kneeling Lao Hu's heart suddenly pounded and he kowtowed quickly.
After all, the big pirate bribed him and was caught by the emperor on the spot. Even if it was confiscated, he, as a court official, colluded with the pirate to drink and have fun.
Giving yourself a chance to commit suicide is definitely not an exaggeration.
"My lord, I will die!"
"I dare to ask Your Majesty to investigate clearly. I absolutely dare not accept money from this thief!"
"Everyone in Zhizhe knows that Hu Zongxian and Wang Zhi are incompatible with each other. The reason why I came here for the banquet today is to find out the true nature of the thieves so that they can be wiped out in one fell swoop!"
Wang Zhi was stunned for a while and looked at Hu Zongxian: I gave you money, but you damn bitten me back. You opened your mouth to steal people and closed your mouth to steal people. When you called King Hui before, you spoke more fluently than anyone else.
"Why not?"
"Even if Hu Zongxian doesn't want it, you won't send these 50,000 taels to the capital for me?!"
Governor Hu was stunned by the Jiajing Immortal's words and his defense was broken.
Can this still be done? !
These words instantly opened up a new world for Hu Zongxian. He suddenly realized that if he could not give money to Zhang Shoufu himself, then he would give it to the emperor from now on!
"Idiot."
Throw out the next sentence.
Then, Jiajing looked at Qi Jiguang who was kneeling aside.
"Are you Qi Jiguang?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Taibao, who was debating whether to send money to the emperor in the future, trembled and quickly said yes.
He had already learned from Zhang Juzheng's letter that he had been promoted from an unknown military attache to the deputy chief military officer of Zhejiang in just a few years, all because of the emperor's high regard.
"Yes, Not Bad."
The main reason why the Jiajing Immortal was promoted to Qi Jiguang in succession was because he heard from other emperors during the break that he had gone to Dengzhou Guard to steal a pole, so he remembered the name Qi Jiguang.
In Zhu Houcong's view, since he is a person valued by his master, he is a person with immortal destiny, so he should naturally be used and reused.
"From now on, I will add the commander-in-chief of the left of the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief to control the governor of Zhejiang."
Qi Jiguang, who was kneeling, was stunned.
'? ? ? '
'This, this is another promotion? ! '
On top of the military positions established in the Ming Dynasty, there is actually no official position such as Chief Military Officer.
There is no fixed rank for the Chief Military Officer. It was originally a wartime official position, held by military generals sent by the imperial court to control the troops and horses. Generally, they would be taken back immediately after the war. However, in the middle and late stages, in some border areas that had been disturbed for a long time, , this chief military officer gradually replaced the commander-in-chief of Dusidu and became the highest military officer in the local area.
This operation is very similar to the governor system among civil servants.
At first, the governor only visited places on behalf of the imperial court. As time went by, he became a permanent resident, replaced the chief envoy, and became the local leader.
Therefore, although Qi Jiguang is now the deputy chief military officer of Zhejiang, his official position is not actually the deputy chief military officer, but a deputy commander of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Commander's Department.
And Tongzhi Zuo, who has now been promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, controls the Zhejiang Commander-in-Chief, which is equivalent to being promoted from deputy commander-in-chief to chief military officer.
Of course, in terms of affiliation, he was still under the jurisdiction of Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhizhe. After all, the authority of the governor of Zhizhe was to control the military affairs of Zhejiang, Fujian, and southern Zhili.
"My minister, Qi Jiguang, must die to serve the country! Live up to His Majesty's holy grace!"
Qi Jiguang thumped his head with a bang.
It's not a loss at all for him to kowtow.
After all, Qi Jiguang was still under thirty this year, and it was impossible to find a general military officer in his twenties in the entire Ming Dynasty.
"Stop kneeling, get up and talk business."
Ji Boying patted Wang Zhi's shoulder, then pulled up a chair and sat down. Immortal Jiajing followed suit and also pulled up a chair and sat next to Ji Boying.
Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and Xu Wei all took a deep breath before standing up. Of course they did not dare to sit down, so they all stood with their heads down.
As for Wang Zhi.
Boss Wang took a deep breath, half of the cigarette burned, and then white smoke billowed out of his nose.
This operation is very familiar.
Obviously, as a business leader in East and Southeast Asia, Boss Wang has long seen tobacco similar to cigarette rolls from the Spanish, but he has never seen such refined tobacco.
He took off the cigarette from the corner of his mouth, stood up, and stared at Ji Boying and the Jiajing Immortal.
"I wonder what kind of deal your Majesty, Immortal Master, is going to negotiate with Mr. Wang."
Immortal Jiajing didn't say anything because he didn't know either. He just looked at the Pirate King, making Wang Zhi tremble all over.
after all…
This is the emperor!
In Ji Boying's eyes, the emperor was a very ordinary creature.
But in the eyes of any subject of the Ming Dynasty, even a pirate king like Wang Zhi, the emperor is absolutely supreme.
"The Ming Dynasty can allow you Wang Zhi and free sea trade."
The words fell.
Wang Zhi was stunned for a moment, with uncontrollable ecstasy on his face.
He has been waiting for this day for too long!
Everyone in the world knows that Wang Zhi is a super pirate who travels across the southeast coast, and he even established a country in Japan. But in his heart, Wang Zhi still believes that he is a member of the Ming Dynasty, a descendant of the Han family, and a Yanhuang living on land. descendants.
From the original historical line, it can be seen that Wang Zhi was recruited by Hu Zongxian when his army was strong and his horse was strong, and it can be seen that Wang Zhi always wanted to go ashore.
Otherwise, with his strength at that time, with tens of thousands of people under his command, and a huge amount of silver support, he could live a happy life overseas, and the Ming Dynasty would have nothing to do with him.
"However, there are a few conditions."
Ji Boying glanced at Wang Zhi, who was in a state of excitement.
Sure enough, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, you are forced to go to and from the sea.
"As long as the imperial court allows me free sea trade, I, Wang Zhi, will agree to it no matter what the conditions are."
Immortal Jiajing frowned slightly.
Of course he had heard of Wang Zhi's name. Based on his past attitude towards the maritime ban, he had to kill this smuggler until he died.
"1. From today on, the weapons and firearms of all your subordinates will be distributed by the imperial court, and you are not allowed to equip them privately."
"Two, from now on, your fleet is not allowed to collect goods from the people of the Ming Dynasty privately. The goods flowing out of the Ming Dynasty overseas will be purchased by the government from the people, and will be loaded and priced uniformly by the government."
"Third, all the silver you earn from overseas trade, whether you purchase goods from the Ming Dynasty and resell them, or resell firearms from Spain and other countries, will belong to the imperial court, and the imperial court will give you one cent of your trade volume every year. For salary.”
"In addition, from now on, any problems you encounter in maritime trade will be solved by the Governor of Zhejiang Province as soon as possible, and the entire Ming Dynasty will support you."
"There's only one thing you have to do."
"That is to rapidly expand the scale of your maritime trade. What Ming wants is not only the southeastern coast, but also the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Sea. I want you to expand Ming's maritime trade business to any sea area in the world. "
"On the day you succeed, the imperial court will register you as a first-class Marquis of Jinghai. You will be hereditary and will not be replaced. Later generations will build a temple to worship you, and the incense will continue."
Wang Zhi, who originally had strong opinions on the first few sentences, became more and more excited as he listened to them later. Especially when he heard the last sentence, "Hereditary and irreplaceable", he no longer had any hesitation in his heart.
The whole person was like a turkey, instantly on fire.
Damn it!
Can I still be the pirate king for the rest of my life? !
Even though he seems to be in great glory now, he may be hacked one day and die without even a body. Boss Wang himself does this kind of thing often.
This is also the reason why Wang Zhi never takes his family into the sea, because he knows that the risk is too high.
Although the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish, but Boss Wang knows better that if his boat capsizes once in this storm, he will be doomed.
It’s still cool to be part of the establishment!
A hereditary first-class marquis, it was difficult for the Wang family to find him despite holding a lantern for eight lifetimes.
and…!
Boss Wang is also an idealistic person.
Since he is the Pirate King, his goal is naturally the boundless sea. Boss Wang has long been dissatisfied with working on the southeastern coast and has long wanted to further expand his business.
From Fo Langji's words, he had long known that in the waters on the other side of the continent, maritime trade between countries was in full swing.
It's a pity that I was just a private owner before, no one knew the truth, and I didn't dare to head west rashly.
But, it's different now.
I suddenly transformed into the CEO of a state-owned enterprise!
The state pays wages to cover the entire income, so I’m afraid of being a jerk!
"how?"
Ji Boying calmly glanced at Wang Zhi, who was in a state of excitement.
Immortal Jiajing also looked at Wang Zhi, frowning.
thump.
Wang Zhi, who had already stood up, knelt down again.
This time, the kneeling was sincere.
"My dear, Wang Zhi, I am willing to be loyal to the country and serve His Majesty in this life, through fire and water, even to the death!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
'Bang' means banging his head and kowtow.
"Well, you go ahead and prepare, and we'll implement it in the next few days."
Ji Boying waved his hand.
Changing from a private enterprise to a state-owned enterprise is not an easy task.
First, Boss Wang had to kill a group of people, and then he had to parachute a few leaders.
"yes!"
Boss Wang saluted and was about to turn around and leave.
Suddenly, he paused and thought of something.
"Master Immortal, Your Majesty, I still have a question."
"Can we sell the domestic firearms to the Japanese country? The Japanese country is currently in the midst of a war. The demand for firearms is huge, and the profits are huge. As long as I, Wang, set the price directly, the price difference of five to ten times is not a problem."
"I have been reselling Fo Langji's firearms for the past few years, and the small amount has been enough for Fo Lang Ji's gang."
Without waiting for Ji Boying to speak.
"I'm sure!"
Immortal Jiajing's eyes shone when he heard the price difference of five to ten times.
That's equivalent to throwing in a hundred taels of silver, and getting back a thousand taels after changing hands. This kind of transaction is simply not very exciting.
The appearance of this chicken thief reminded Ji Boying inexplicably of Yingjiang in later generations. This dog eagle made his fortune from this thing, and in order to sell this thing, he went around doing coups every day wearing the skin of a world security guard.
"Um."
Ji Boying nodded slightly.
Wang Zhi then saluted and exited the hatch.
The moment he stepped out of the door, Boss Wang still felt like he was in a dream. He took a long breath and felt that the whole world had become clearer. He could finally take his family to visit Hangzhou openly.
'This day, it's so damn bright. '
'From today on, I am also a person with status. '
Taking another deep breath, Wang looked straight to the left and right with a stern look on his face.
"Listen to me, no one is allowed to enter this door today."
"Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without mercy."
"Also, call the owners of each ship immediately."
At this time.
inside the cabin.
"Master, is it too high to give him one cent of the total trade volume?"
Immortal Jiajing frowned, as he had been struggling with this matter.
But the Jiajing Immortal was also right.
If sea trade were to be completely liberalized, the annual trade silver would be in the hundreds of millions. Even a penny of profit would be millions of taels of silver.
"Do you think he, Wang Zhi, is a fool?"
"Since he is willing to join you and do things for you, he is naturally worried."
Jiajing was so smart that he instantly understood the meaning of the immortal master's words.
Wang Zhi definitely didn't dare to take this one-cent profit. In the end, he would definitely write a letter to ask the Jiajing Immortal to take back this profit, and then give him a generous salary, such as setting an official salary of hundreds of thousands taels of silver a year. .
From beginning to end.
Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang were both listening, and they were both a little dumbfounded.
They had long known that the imperial court had hidden intentions of opening up the sea, but they never expected it to be in this way.
"Hu Zongxian."
Ji Boying looked over, and Hu Zongxian, who was in a daze, paused for a moment.
Anyone who is not a fool can see at this moment that Emperor Jiajing listens to this immortal master.
"Today's Wang Zhi matter is not allowed to be mentioned to anyone. On the surface, the imperial court still maintains a closed sea."
"And what you have to do is to cooperate with Wang Zhi to eradicate all other smuggling gangs in the country, especially the Liu family, regardless of their size."
"Ming's smuggling, oh no."
"Only Wang Zhi can be allowed to conduct maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty."
Hu Zongxian was stunned.
'? ? ? '
What does this mean?
Aren't we going to impose a sea ban? Now that the maritime ban has been lifted, where can smuggling still come from?
"did not hear clearly?!"
Jiajing Immortal said something coldly.
Ding.
Hu Zongxian couldn't control his chaotic mind and thought clearly, so he fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty Hu Zongxian, I obey your decree!"
"Just wait aside, I have something else to say to you."
Ji Boying withdrew his gaze from Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian took a deep breath and quickly stepped aside. He had the illusion that he had become the umbrella of the evil forces.
"Qi Jiguang."
His eyes fell on Qi Jiguang.
"Immortal Master."
Qi Jiguang hurriedly saluted, looking extremely excited.
"From now on, you will begin to form and train the Ming Dynasty's navy. However, if necessary, soldiers, warships, and equipment will be reported as soon as they are reported. The court will not deny anything."
"You have only one responsibility, and that is to form an invincible navy. In addition to ensuring that Wang Zhi's merchant ships can sail unimpeded on the sea, you also need to let ships from other countries see the flag of the Ming Dynasty. Terrified."
"Remember, the goal I set for you."
"Destroy the entire Folangji Armada."
The Ming Dynasty could not distinguish between Portugal and Spain, and they were collectively called Folangji.
In this era of the 31st year of Jiajing, that is, 1552 AD, the Spanish Armada was rampaging across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. There were more than 300 battleships alone, and thousands of main battleships. The displacement of the entire fleet exceeded that of a later aircraft carrier. The formations are all equipped with the most advanced artillery and weapons of this era, making them true ocean overlords.
"On the day of the meritorious service, I will grant you the rank of Marquis Dinghai, build a temple and a shrine, and receive incense and offerings from future generations."
There should be no missing piece of pie.
In an instant, Qi Jiguang was on fire just like Wang Zhi just now.
The bloodline nourished by this land of Kyushu has the inertia of protecting the descendants. Especially for a general, the hereditary title is a lifelong pursuit.
After finishing speaking, Ji Boying's eyes fell on Hu Zongxian on one side again.
"Zhu Houcong, you also need to hear clearly what I'm going to say next."
The Jiajing Immortal who was making soy sauce on the side also cheered up.
"Hu Zongxian, I know what you want to ask."
"You want to ask, since Wang Zhi is allowed to trade, why not just open the sea ban."
Hu Zongxian took a deep breath and nodded.
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