Chapter 86 Exchange Conditions
Feng Sheng said: "What did your consort say? As an elder, how could I treat you like this? If you want to see anything, just bring it."
He Xi reported Yao Guangxiao's plan in writing.
Feng Sheng opened it and looked at it casually at first. Then I concentrated on it and even looked at a few plans over and over again. After pondering for a moment, he seemed to remember something and turned to a certain page of the plan, pondering it carefully.
After a while, Feng Sheng placed a few flimsy pieces of paper on the table. In Feng Sheng's opinion, these pieces of paper weighed more than a thousand pieces of gold.
Feng Sheng was originally a little disappointed with He Xi's coming today.
The first disappointment was the storm in front of me.
Feng Sheng didn't care what caused today's situation. Feng Sheng is a handsome man. He doesn't think about why a certain little problem happened. He only looks for the person in charge. Now this is it.
Feng Sheng doesn't care whether he makes money or loses money at sea. After all, the Feng family was originally well-off and had been fighting for so long. Unlike Lu Zhongheng, a grassroots family that suddenly became a noble family, the Feng family had its own system. If the Feng family can rule the world in one fell swoop in troubled times, this system will be the new imperial court. Although not possible, there are people who take care of all the affairs in the family. When it comes to making money, there are dedicated people in charge. And with the status of the Feng family, doing legitimate business is also very profitable.
What Feng Sheng cares about is what Zhu Yuanzhang thinks.
If Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the nobles at sea were not making money, he would complain. This can be a big problem.
This is what worries Feng Sheng.
The second disappointment is today’s explanation. Let him support a war that is almost impossible to win. This not only caused a loss to Feng Sheng's prestige in the army, but the gain outweighed the gain.
It was only after he saw the plan that he suddenly realized that there was such a big effort behind such a seemingly simple thing. Only then did he take a new look at He Xi. The whole plan reminded Feng Sheng of his brother, and his strategy seemed to be similar. They all break through the fog and go straight to the core. But his brother's strategy was more grand, and this plan was more sinister. This is due to the personal style of the counselor.
Regardless of whether He Xi came up with this plan on his own or someone gave him advice, just seeing that He Xi had such people assisting him is not to be underestimated.
Feng Sheng smiled slightly and said: "Yes, this plan has a high chance of being passed if it is reported to the imperial court. I think His Majesty will definitely support it."
He Xi said: "The power of God is unpredictable. We can't place all our thoughts on His Majesty. No, I'm here to ask Uncle Feng for help."
Feng Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "Since you mentioned this, your plan is quite good. It's not impossible for me to help you." He paused for a moment.
He Xi heard the sound and knew the elegant meaning, and immediately said: "As long as Uncle Feng opens his mouth, any conditions are acceptable."
Feng Sheng said calmly: "Do you know that King Zhou is my son-in-law?"
He Xi said: "I know."
As the son-in-law of the Zhu family, he must remember the relatives of each family clearly.
Feng Sheng said: "The imperial policy has been decided. He won't be able to stay in Kaifeng for long. I want to choose a good location for him in Nanyang. In your Nanyang strategy, the most important thing is to choose a stronghold in Nanyang first. . And build the city. What do you think of letting the King of Zhou rule here?"
He Xi cursed in his mind: "Old fox, this is such a smart calculation."
Although, this stronghold, or city, has not yet been selected. But in He Xi's heart, he actually already had a choice. That is the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, which can guard the vicinity of the main communication route between the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea.
The role it wants to play is similar to that of Singapore in later generations.
The reason why I have not decided on Singapore is because the development of the city is caused by many reasons. If you study Singapore's history carefully, you will find that Singapore's development is also due to many accidental factors or human factors.
And is Singapore really the most suitable central city location for this generation?
At least in He Xi's view, Singapore lacks strategic depth.
He Xi doesn't think so.
Of course, Singapore is also on the list of options. Just looking to see if there is a more suitable place. It is not impossible without Singapore.
This is the first city operated by the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, and it will be the first city in Nanyang in the future. Needless to say, there is no need to say more about its development prospects. It will certainly be a little bit harder for King Zhou to be granted the title here, but he will have a bright future.
In fact, He Xi didn't know.
For Feng Sheng, he chose this place for this reason. But it was Feng Sheng who felt more uneasy.
Feng Sheng was granted the title of Duke of Song Dynasty and his fiefdom was in Shangqiu. And the king of Zhou was in Kaifeng. The two families are very close. After all, she is her biological daughter, so we have more frequent contacts. In fact, Feng Sheng was vaguely worried. Worried about whether there will be trouble in the future if he is too close to the feudal king.
But the prince is generous. Being able to convince the crowd, he didn't think much about it. After all, you can't kick your daughter out of the house.
But it was Zhu Yuanzhang who gave his nod to the marriage.
Historically, Feng Sheng's death was due to his close relationship with the King of Zhou. Moreover, in Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others are no longer around, and Feng Sheng's status is almost the first in the army. Coupled with Feng Jiajun's original foundation, several aspects add up.
Therefore, Feng Sheng became a hidden danger that Zhu Yuanzhang had to eliminate before leaving.
Feng Sheng actually had a premonition, but he didn't expect that the prince would die.
It was this premonition that made Feng Sheng feel that this was a good opportunity and arranged it for King Zhou. Since we won’t be in the Central Plains sooner or later, it would be good to grab a good place early. Moreover, Feng Sheng's eyes were very poisonous. He felt that since the Ming Dynasty entered Nanyang from here, King Zhou would probably become the uncle of the Nanyang princes in the future.
This can be regarded as the beloved daughter of alternative parents, who has long-term plans for it.
He Xi thought about it over and over in his mind, but he never thought of granting a vassal title to him. He Xi said: "The Duke has also seen the plan, and there are many difficulties in it. What if there is a contingency for the rich body of King Zhou?"
Feng Sheng said calmly: "It is the custom of this dynasty that before the vassal king takes over the vassal, the court will build the palace and city. After all, King Zhou is your majesty's own son, so he will not be as dishonorable as King Jingjiang. When the city is built. King Zhou will do it again. In the past, before that. Just send a long history over."
"Master He, do you think it's okay?"
He Xi secretly thought, "Can I say no?" He Xi said, "The Duke has said it, so what can't be done?"
Feng Sheng said: "So, Master He agreed?"
He Xi said, "I only agreed to this one thing and helped persuade His Majesty. But what about the matter? It still depends on God's will?"
The so-called providence is the will of God and the will of the Son of Heaven.
Feng Sheng said, "Yes. It depends on God's will. Lord He's words are enough. In fact, if Lord He wants to be more open-minded, this matter may not be a bad thing."
He Xi said, "Where does this good come from?"
Feng Sheng said: "The King of Zhou also has three guards."
He Xi was stunned and immediately understood Feng Sheng's thoughts, and cursed in her heart: "Feng Sheng is so cunning. He simply took advantage of everything." However, he had to admit that it was indeed helpful for running Nanyang.
Originally, He Xi planned to raise 10,000 or 20,000 elite soldiers. There are too many people to afford it.
But the king of Zhou had three guards, 15,000 men. Logically, it was the feudal king who paid the salary. In other words, in He Xi's plan, there were 15,000 more troops for nothing, and the cost was not borne by the King of Zhou.
And doing so will also be beneficial to King Zhou.
The biggest benefit is that King Zhou will have a group of troops suitable for fighting in Nanyang in the future, which will allow King Zhou to quickly establish a foothold in Nanyang and even have the capital to expand. Coupled with the camaraderie between the Nanyang garrison and the Zhou king's army, it will be much easier for the Zhou king to poach in the future.
After all, King Zhou's biggest problem overseas is the talent gap. Especially military talents. The most suitable talents for Zhou Wang's army are naturally the Nanyang garrison. Wouldn't it be a good idea to kill multiple birds with one stone?
He Xi said: "Then please ask the Duke to tell King Zhou that my family's maritime business will need to be taken care of by King Zhou in the future."
Song Guogong Feng Sheng smiled slightly and said: "It's easy to talk, it's easy to talk, the days will be long in the future." When the king of Zhou became a vassal, he could also send many people from the Feng family to Nanyang, firstly to leave a way out, and secondly to relieve Zhu Yuanzhang's influence. Suspicion.
It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
But He Xi did not expect that the Nanhai vassals, or Nanyang Xungui Group, would become an important pillar on the political stage of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and would slowly take shape after this war.
