After the ceremony, Chang Yu sat down in a big manner. He took a sip of tea and saw that Zheng Sen was still standing straight, so he motioned for him to sit down. But Zheng Sen didn't dare. No matter how awesome his father was, he was still a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but the man in front of him He is the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty besides the emperor, not to mention that he is just a supervisor at this time. To put it bluntly, his qualifications are too low and his qualifications are too low. Even if you are allowed to sit, if you sit, you really take yourself seriously. , is rude and does not understand the rules.
Zheng Sen didn't want to give Chang Yu the feeling that he didn't have a tutor and was ignorant. After all, he was afraid that others would look down on him because he was a pirate. Although he was very rich, these days it really wasn't like in later generations, the rich were the uncles. Look at all those scholars. They are poor and idle, but both ordinary people and some big businessmen respect them very much!
This is the main reason why Zheng Zhilong insisted on using connections to get his son into the Nanjing Imperial College and go to college.
The ancients paid great attention to these rules, but Chang Yu was different. In the army, he mingled with the soldiers, and he and his attendants were all brothers and sisters. He ignored some etiquette and rules very casually.
So he called Zheng Sen to sit down one after another, but this kid felt that Chang Yu was testing him and would rather die than sit down. Chang Yu was so angry that he slapped the table: "Is it possible that you want me to stand with you? You are the son of Zheng Yiguan." Why do you look like a bear!"
This time Zheng Sen didn't dare to disobey again, and quickly sat down next to him. Chang Yu sighed: "You and I are the same age, and there is no one else here, why bother with so many red tapes."
"Yes, yes, the Governor taught you a lesson." Zheng Sen nodded quickly and responded. He was beginning to feel strange in his heart. Is this person really so casual? As soon as the idea came up, Chang Yu sighed: "I am not trying to teach you a lesson... Come on, let's talk about something serious. How is your father?"
Zheng Zhilong was just forty years old at this time, so of course he was very good. Chang Yu asked some more questions about whether the journey was smooth and whether he encountered typhoons. Zheng Sen answered them one by one. Seeing that Chang Yu was really easy-going with him. I slowly relaxed and became less nervous than before.
Then Chang Yu saw that the topic had turned to the main topic and asked about Big Sweet Potato and Big Potato. Zheng Sen became more energetic: "There are a total of 213 large and small ships, of which thirty ships have sent grain and grass to the city, and the rest have been sent to the city." Waiting in Tongzhou...nearly 300,000 kilograms of potatoes, and the same amount of sweet potatoes."
Chang Yu was delighted: "How much land can these be used as seeds?" Zheng Senluo pondered: "For spring planting, potatoes can be cut into pieces. Three to four hundred kilograms per acre is enough, but autumn planting requires whole sowing per acre. It will cost at least five to six hundred kilograms. As for the sweet potatoes, they need to be sown as seedlings. After a period of time, the seedlings can be cut and replanted, so there is enough for thousands of acres!"
In other words, this batch of planting is enough to plant about 2,000 acres. The yields of potatoes and sweet potatoes are similar, with an average of 3,000 to 5,000 jins per acre. This means that tens of millions of jins can be harvested in two or three months, which is enough to solve the famine in Gyeonggi.
But how many people will starve to death in these two to three months!
Or some people say, why can't we use this batch of goods to provide disaster relief first, and then sow the seeds sent later.
The reason is simple. These 600,000 kilograms of potatoes and sweet potatoes are a drop in the bucket for the current famine. It will take at least two or three months for the next batch to be purchased and transported from Fujian and Yunnan to the capital. By then, the sowing period will have been missed. This will Cause more people to starve to death!
"It is said that the sweet potatoes need to be cultivated first, and the cultivation time is almost a month?" Chang Yu frowned, thinking that if he had to delay for more than a month, he would miss the sowing time, but Zheng Sen looked relaxed: "We'll wait. The seedlings have been raised on the way and can be sown at any time." It turns out that Zheng Sen knew that Chang Yu purchased these potatoes and sweet potatoes as seeds. The sweet potatoes had been raised on the voyage and were ready for use. Chang Yu was naturally overjoyed when he heard this. Lian Kua helped him a lot, no, he helped the court a lot.
Chang Yu praised Zheng Sen and was very happy, and then told the little eunuch good news: this batch of goods will be delivered for free!
That's right, from the time Zheng Zhilong decided to take Chang Yu's route, this batch of goods became a meeting gift for Chang Yu. Note that it was a meeting gift for Chang Yu, not for the court.
Chang Yu suddenly felt as happy as a fool from a landowner's family, smiling with his eyes and mouth from ear to ear: "How embarrassing, it's hard to accept the kindness, but I'm sorry, General Zheng is actually too polite." .
Chang Yu has never been the kind of person who is only in and out. In his opinion, whether it is doing business or making friends, it is necessary to keep in and out to achieve a long-term win-win situation, so he immediately asked Zheng Sen: "Do you have anything you want?" ?".
Zheng Sen shook his head with a serious look on his face: "I have nothing to ask for. To be honest, I am going to Beijing on my father's orders to deliver greetings to the Governor, and to go to Nanjing."
Chang Yu nodded and said, "You are in Nanjing Imperial College, right?"
"Exactly" Zheng Sen responded quickly.
"Then... how about coming to Beiyong?" Chang Yu picked up the tea cup and smiled lightly. Zheng Sen quickly stood up and bowed and said, "That's what I wish for."
Everyone knows that Peking University is better than Nanjing University, and it is faster and more convenient to enter an official career at Peking University.
"Don't worry." Chang Yu motioned him to sit down: "Your father has given me such a big favor. I can't be rude to him. I'll ask you first if you want to join the civil service or the army. If you want to join the civil service, the governor will transfer you first." Come to Beiyong and find a disciple for you. First enter the Hanlin Academy and become a concubine (equivalent to the government's talent pool) and slowly sit up. If you want to join the army, I will give you a good future."
Zheng Sen couldn't sit still anymore: "My father told me before I came here, but it's up to the governor to make the decision."
Chang Yu nodded slightly. He could guess that the Zheng family wanted Zheng Sen to become a civil servant. After all, he was born as a pirate and had low self-esteem. He always felt that others looked down on him, so he wanted to get a civil servant to shine and shine, so he wanted to train him For someone who is pursuing an official career, you should know that even Zheng Sen's fifth uncle Zheng Zhibao spent money to enter the Imperial College after his surrender, just for the sake of making money. This shows how strong the inner inferiority and self-esteem of the Zheng family are.
Moreover, if you want to join the army, Zheng Zhilong himself is the chief soldier of the navy, and Zheng Zhibao is the deputy chief soldier of the navy. The navy is owned by his family, and most of the navy generals and soldiers were pirates in the past, so serving as a soldier in your own family will be considered by others. Ridicule, let's play it safe or be a pirate.
This is why Zheng Zhilong gave Chang Yu such a big gift. He just wanted to tie up with the young eunuch and plan the future of the Zheng family. He couldn't just settle down as the boss, but he also had to have people in the court and generals in the army to be more stable. After all, the backers Cai Shanji and Xiong Wencan were both dead.
And if you want to join an official career, the admiral of Dongchang has the ability to pave the way, which can be described as walking straight into the clouds. If you want to join the army, the little eunuch now has the power of the world's soldiers, and it is the war in troubled times that produces heroes. At that time, as long as he had military merit, he would be promoted and knighted in the future. Li Yan, because he followed him wholeheartedly, is now a member of the Zhu Kingdom, Huang Degong, Tang Tong have all been knighted...
So there is no love for no reason and benefits for no reason in this world, they are all transactions.
Zheng Zhilong and the little eunuch are both human beings who know the elegance of the piano when they hear it, and he is very willing to do this kind of deal. After all, he really wants to be friends with such a wealthy and powerful person now!
Because he is short of money and food!
And Zheng Zhilong: I have them all!
Let's do this. Chang Yu thought for a while: "We won't mobilize the troops before winter. You go to Beiyong (Beijing Imperial College) to study first and help the governor with some things. When the troops are launched after autumn, you can join the expedition with the governor. Then you can You can decide whether to join the officialdom or join the army."
Zheng Sen was overjoyed, especially when he heard Chang Yu's words: "Help the governor do something." The meaning of support was too obvious. You have to know how many people are trying to join him and help him do things, but they can't get it.
"The governor wants to hire a teacher for you first. Do you have someone you are interested in? By the way, your teacher in Nanjing is Qian Qianyi. He is also the one who gave you the name Zheng Sen, right?" Chang Yu suddenly frowned as he spoke. In the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign in history, Zheng Chenggong went to Nanjing Imperial College to study and became a disciple of Qian Qianyi, Liu Rushi's husband. Qian Qianyi named him Sen and Damu. , so later generations called him Zheng Sen and Damu from this.
Zheng Sen quickly nodded in agreement and was secretly shocked. Dongchang was really powerful and could detect anything.
"It's a sinister name. It's better to call it success. It means immediate success!" Chang Yu smiled half-heartedly. Zheng Sen was startled but couldn't hide his joy. Maybe he thought Chang Yu was hinting at something, so he He quickly kowtowed and thanked: "Student..."
Say goodbye, Chang Yu quickly stood up: "I am not as old as you, and it is even harder to be your teacher. Qian Qianyi is good in knowledge but not good in character. Hehe, I will help you find another great scholar later. How about Gu Yanwu...forget it. Forget it, even though he has a great reputation, he is just a prison student now..."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Gu can do it!" You must know that although Gu Yanwu's official career is not going well, his reputation as a great scholar has already spread all over the world. At this time, Huang Zongxi and Wang Fuzi, who are known as the three great masters in the late Ming Dynasty, have not yet passed the examination. , they are all 20-year-old young men who are not very famous. They are not as outrageous as Gu Yanwu.
"No, no," Chang Yu waved his hand: "It's okay if you really want to worship him for knowledge, but what's the use of worshiping him as an official?" He said, disturbing his head: "Tomorrow, I will go to Li Banghua's place to check it out for you. If this little old man doesn't want to, just ask Shi Bangzhao, or Fan Jingwen or Ni Yuanlu, they can get you a decent one."
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Chenggong became extremely excited. These are all cabinet ministers. If you join someone casually, they will be promoted to official positions in the future, so he thanked Chang Yu repeatedly.
You think that's it?
Giving help in times of need is far more grateful than adding icing on the cake. Zheng Zhilong gave such a big gift, and Chang Yu reciprocated the favor, so he sent someone to spread the word that there would be no other guests tonight, and they simply made some wine and food and invited Wu Mengming to join them. Chatting while eating in the lobby.
Zheng Chenggong was filled with excitement, Dad, do you know who your child is drinking and chatting with now? The leaders of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, you have never been treated like this before!
It was so magical. This little eunuch must be as magical as the rumors said. Zheng Chenggong felt like he was in a dream.
