The idea of establishing an embassy was proposed by Zuo Menggeng, and Anthony van Diemen fully agreed.
However, he is only a congressman. Whether this plan can be implemented depends on the Batavia Assembly and the Governor to make a decision.
The deal was completed in Shandong and Anthony van Diemen set sail for his return voyage.
Going back with him was a new batch of Shandong fleet.
The amount of trade this time is huge and has reached a shocking level.
After final statistics, this trade generated a total transaction volume of 3.5 million taels of silver.
Of course there aren't actually that many.
Whether it is Shandong or the Netherlands, no one can come up with such huge funds.
Most of these transactions were barter.
The Netherlands exported a large amount of cocoa beans, cane sugar, furs, war horses, and some captured craftsmen and horse herders to Shandong.
The goods exported from Shandong to the Netherlands have much higher added value.
Pianos, pocket watches, watches, leather shoes, all kinds of fine fabrics, and even some ready-made clothes. Overall, Shandong has a trade surplus.
But the Dutch don't care about this deficit.
Because they can sell the goods at a higher price after shipping them back, they can quickly make up for their losses and make a lot of money.
Zheng Zhilong also returned at the same time.
"You must study hard here. If you can learn important skills, the foundation of the Zheng family can be handed over to you in the future."
Before leaving, Zheng Zhilong gave earnest instructions to Zheng Chenggong.
He had great expectations for this child.
But he didn't tell anyone what this expectation was.
Everyone thought he planned to train Zheng Chenggong as his heir.
Therefore, Zheng Cai, who was standing aside, looked at Zheng Chenggong with vigilance in his eyes.
After seeing off the guests, Shandong returned to calm.
Looking at the polished Zheng Chenggong, it was difficult for Zuo Menggen to connect him with the magnificent national surnamed father in the future.
"If you want to learn, it's best to go to school and receive a systematic education from the basics."
Zuo Mengeng already had a solid plan for Zheng Chenggong's arrangements.
Zheng Chenggong didn't understand, but he was very arrogant.
"Teacher, I have mastered elementary school and dabbled in scriptures, so I can learn more profound knowledge."
Zuo Mengeng laughed loudly.
"What you learned before is of little use here. When you go to school, you will understand the difference."
Zuo Menggeng arranged Zheng Chenggong in Zuofu and took care of his own children.
Apart from anything else, Zuo Xianmei liked this child very much.
But following Zuo Xianmei and seeing the knowledge this beautiful sister was studying, Zheng Chenggong suddenly realized that he couldn't understand or understand it at all.
At this point, he no longer resisted going to school.
The next day, Zheng Chenggong put on new clothes, picked up his small schoolbag, and was led by Zuo Yan to Linqing No. 1 Primary School.
"Mr. Zuo, this child is..."
Of course the principal of the primary school knew Zuo Yan, and he couldn't help but feel very nervous when he saw him sending people over in person.
For the children of powerful people, the school must be extremely troublesome. I'm just afraid that an oversight might cause trouble.
Zuo Yan was quite kind.
"This is the beloved son of General Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of Fujian Province. He is now studying with my young master. However, this child does not have any basic knowledge, so he is sent to your school. Don't worry too much, just teach him as usual. He is a tiger in the general family. In terms of ability, I'm afraid it's even better than our kid."
After learning about the situation, the principal finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then I will place him in the first class of the year."
Linqing No. 1 Primary School is certainly the best primary school in Linqing.
And the first class of each grade is naturally the most elite class.
"Very good. I will pick him up when school is over. The rest of the time, your school will take a lot of trouble."
After Zuo Yan left, the principal looked at the confused Zheng Chenggong, but his mind was spinning.
As a scholar, he naturally knows the situation in Shandong very well.
Nowadays, Shandong's sphere of influence definitely does not include Fujian, and we have already had an in-depth understanding of the situation of Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of Fujian.
Zuo Mengeng kept Zheng Chenggong by his side and recognized him as a student. Obviously his purpose was not that simple.
After figuring this out, the principal knew how to train Zheng Chenggong in the future.
"Come on, kid, I'll take you to meet your class teacher and classmates."
The principal took Zheng Chenggong's little hand and walked all the way to Class One.
Their arrival attracted everyone's attention.
Zheng Chenggong was arranged to have a little girl next to him, which made him a little uncomfortable.
When I studied with Qian Qianyi in the past, it was not like there were no children of the same age. But everyone sat separately and did not interfere with each other.
Unlike here, two people are sitting at the same table, very close to each other.
The little girl didn't have stage fright.
"Hello, new classmate, I am Hou Yu, the monitor. If you need any help in the future, be sure to tell me."
Zheng Chenggong's face turned red and he just nodded, shy of speaking.
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"This governor of the five provinces is really impressive. He has driven the northwest bandits into the sky and nowhere. If this continues, the war in the northwest will subside."
The General Staff Headquarters began to study and judge the situation in the world.
The situation in the Central Plains is also what everyone is most concerned about.
After all, what happens to the Central Plains will determine the Ming Dynasty's subsequent actions.
Everyone knows that once the Ming Dynasty quells the civil unrest in the Central Plains, the next target will definitely be Shandong.
So everyone is very nervous.
Only Zuo Mengeng was very indifferent.
Because he knew very well that although Chen Qiyu was indeed powerful, the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty would not be eliminated.
Of course, thinking of the crisis in the Carriage Gorge, he also knew that a small probability event was likely to occur.
The only way is to exert influence.
"Chen Qiyu's ten-sided siege plan is going very well. If it continues, the northwest bandits will definitely get into his pocket. The Intelligence Department must find a way to avoid this happening."
Zuo Fu responded quickly, and he would definitely make arrangements when he looked back.
"Now that the weather is getting warmer, are there any changes in the Jurchens?"
Liu Yiyuan looked quite strange when he heard Zuo Mengeng's inquiry.
"There is nothing abnormal for the time being. Our scouts have already gone to the front line of Gaizhou Guards, and there has been no sign that the Jurchens want to increase their troops. It is estimated that the Jurchens will not attack Lushun this year."
Zuo Mengeng knocked on the table with a serious expression.
"We must find out why the Jurchens are so quiet?"
He didn't know that Shandong had no information. In fact, Hou Jin received a major piece of news at this time.
A fast horse rushed into Shenyang City from the west.
"Report to the Great Khan, there is news from the Chahar Department, Lin Dan Khan may not be able to survive."
Huang Taiji jumped up, his eyes shining with golden light.
"really?"
