I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

In the Governor's Mansion, after Tong Youwei and others left, a middle-aged man with extraordinary temperament was brought up.

Wu Changqing met Hong Chengchou in his busy schedule and tried to recruit and surrender.

Although Hong Chengchou is not a good thing, he is very loyal to the Manchu Qing, and he has done a lot of bad things for the Manchu Qing.

However, this is from Daming's point of view.

If you stand from the perspective of the Qing Dynasty, you will find that Hong Chengchou is actually a good dog.

Ability, no bottom line, loyal enough.

It's really hard to find such a useful lackey again.

For Wu Changqing, as long as Hong Chengchou can be as loyal to himself as he is to the Qing court, he can take it for his own use.

And Wu Changqing believes that this should not be difficult. Because Hong Chengchou is a person who can see the general trend clearly and cherish his life very much.

To say that he was very loyal to the Qing Dynasty, it is better to say that he cherished his life and was willing to give up his heart to the Qing Dynasty for a little personal glory and wealth.

To put it bluntly, Hong Chengchou is an exquisite egoist. And in this world, most of the people are like this.

As long as Wu Changqing can show more strength than the Qing Dynasty, with Hong Chengchou's cleverness, he should surrender more thoroughly and give up on Wu Changqing.

Because that would be the most beneficial to Hong Chengchou.

After Hong Chengchou was escorted in, he looked at Wu Changqing recklessly, and Wu Changqing was also looking at him.

After looking around, Wu Changqing was a little disappointed, because Hong Chengchou didn't look as good as a middle-aged man in his fifties.

A 53-year-old man who is well-maintained in later generations doesn't look much different from a middle-aged man. But the fifty-three-year-old Hong Chengchou could clearly see the old look on his face.

Although Hong Chengchou was a brocade and jade food all his life, he was obviously inferior to later generations of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen in terms of maintenance.

The only thing that can be considered in Wu Changqing's eyes is probably the momentum in him, and he still retains some self-confidence and pride of being in a high position.

After all, Hong Chengchou has been in power for many years and has experienced great winds and waves. A little failure is useless to make him decadent and depressed.

Contrary to Wu Changqing, Hong Chengchou was very shocked at the moment.

Although he has seen Wu Changqing's information countless times in intelligence, he knows that Wu Changqing is very young, and he even knows what Wu Changqing looks like.

But the description on paper is still not as vivid as the image seen in person.

Seeing Wu Changqing's appearance, he was also a little afraid in his heart, after all, there was a hero in front of him. And he himself, at best, is just a capable minister.

No matter how capable ministers are, they are always ministers, and there is no such domineering domineering.

In Wu Changqing's eyes, however, he could feel a sense of pride.

"Let's talk, do you want to be a staff advisor by my side first, or enter the civil service system and govern the party."

Wu Changqing is not a professional expert in persuading surrender, so he is straight-forward.

Anyway, he knew that Hong Chengchou definitely didn't want to die, and he couldn't let this guy go back, and he couldn't keep it for nothing, so Hong Chengchou had to surrender.

With his ability, the start after the surrender could not be lower.

If you enter the civil service system, it is more than enough to manage a Nanjing. If he entered the army, Wu Changqing would definitely not be able to give him an army now and let him lead the army alone, so he could first be an aide with a lot of voice but no actual command power to advise Wu Changqing.

"..."

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was a little speechless. He had never experienced such a straightforward way of recruiting and surrendering.

At least let's talk and praise each other first, there is no foreplay, Hong Chengchou is a little uncomfortable.

"A defeated general has no face to hold a high position again."

Hong Chengchou was hypocritical.

"Then start with a small official. With your ability, it is not difficult to climb up."

Wu Changqing also felt that it would not be good to start directly with a courtier who was too high, which would chill the hearts of those who follow him to conquer the world. After all, the status of those people was earned with their lives.

As for Hong Chengchou, a subordinate minister, why should he occupy a high position as soon as he came over.

Hong Chengchou was embarrassed again. His so-called shameless acceptance was actually just polite. This is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, okay? Everyone is like this.

According to the conventional routine, Wu Changqing only needs to express enough appreciation and affirmation for him, persuade him a few words, give him a step down, and then he will stage a scene of awakening and gratitude, and the surrender will be completed. .

Throughout the ages, the recruitment and surrender model is almost the same.

Prosperity, wealth and power, of course he wants.

He used to sit in important positions. Obviously, asking him to be a county magistrate would be humiliating him and disrespecting his talents.

Unfortunately, Wu Changqing didn't play cards according to common sense, causing Hong Chengchou to not know how to answer for a while.

"I'm already disheartened, and I don't want to work again."

Hong Chengchou said proudly.

Not getting the respect he deserves, he gets angry. Then, he used the old routine again, putting on airs.

Unless Wu Changqing, like Huang Taiji, gives him enough respect to let him go down a step. Otherwise, he will not surrender.

This is also one of the things that talented people like to do most. They rely on their talents and know that the other party is eager to get their allegiance, so they pretend to be cold.

They can only surrender if they have enough respect from those in power on the other side to give them face.

After all, in case someone jokes in the future, they can also say that they are grateful for the favor of adults and have to surrender. This is their last fig leaf.

Well, in fact, it's the same as a little girl going to open a room with her boyfriend in later generations.

Even if they are willing in their hearts, the boys should be very kind to them, so that they have an excuse to convince themselves.

For example, he was so kind to me, he paid so much for me, I felt a little sorry for him, but he was so kind to me, he must really love me.

Now Hong Chengchou is just like that little girl. In his heart, he wants to surrender, to survive, and to continue to be prosperous and rich.

However, he couldn't directly agree to surrender, just like little girls couldn't directly agree to open a room, that would make them seem too casual.

They need a reason to convince themselves, and they need a step from the other side.

The last time Hong Chengchou surrendered, Huang Taiji, the "warm man", did a very good job, showing all kinds of "true" love, and even sending his wife, which gave Hong Chengchou enough face.

So, Hong Chengchou shouted, I'm actually a very traditional little girl, but my boyfriend is too good to me, I can't owe him, and then happily went to the hotel with um ah ah.

Unfortunately, the current Wu Changqing is a straight man of steel, and he doesn't know much about coaxing girls.

In other words, he knows the method, but doesn't like this kind of twisted way.

Knowing that Hong Chengchou wanted to surrender in his heart, he denied it, and insisted on making a scene of Corporal Lixian himself.

This, I'm sorry, Wu Changqing doesn't like acting.

"Whatever you want, if you don't want to surrender, you can only be placed under house arrest. Another day I'll ask the Qing court if they are willing to spend 100,000 taels to redeem you back, let's go."

Wu Changqing said disdainfully.

He values ​​Hong Chengchou's talent very much, but it's not that he can't live without Hong Chengchou.

Whether there is Hong Chengchou or not, the only difference is that the speed of unifying the world is slower.

In short, relying on the system, it is impossible for him to even unify the world.

Hong Chengchou's surrender was just the icing on the cake, but it was not the charcoal sent in the snow, it was optional.