Chapter XVII: Governing Taiwan (I)
In the sixth year of the Ming and Apocalypse, there was a severe drought in southern Fujian, and many villages were eaten up even the bark of grass roots. Zheng Zhilong www.biquge.info cosmeted tens of thousands of hungry people in Quanzhou to go to Taiwan to reclaim land, and the hungry people and unemployed people along the coast competed for refuge.
In the first year of Ming Chongzhen, southern Fujian suffered another great drought, and the hungry people were very numerous. Zheng Zhilong once again recruited tens of thousands of victims from Zhangzhou and Quan, "three people gave three taels of silver, and three people gave one cow", and transported them to Taiwan by sea boat to settle down in the wasteland.
Zheng Zhilong's measures have saved tens of thousands of people, and he has a high prestige in Taiwan.
From 1624, the Dutch invaded Taiwan, and in 1642, the entire island of Taiwan fell.
In the past ten years, the Netherlands has always been very afraid of Zheng Zhilong, and he did not dare to be too harsh on the Taiwanese people, and the Taiwanese people could live in the end.
However, since Zheng Zhilong was placed under house arrest by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Netherlands believed that the Zheng family sailors had been divided, and began to extort the Taiwanese people, and the Taiwanese people became more and more unable to live, which caused Guo Huaiyi's uprising.
Now that Zheng Chenggong defeated the Dutch ghosts, the Zheng family regained Taiwan.
The Han people in Taiwan are happy to celebrate the entry of Zheng Jiajun's army into the city.
Amid the cheers of the people, Zheng Chenggong led his men into the Taiwan Governor's Palace.
After letting them all sit down, Zheng Chenggong looked at them and said: "Now that Dayuan has been recovered by our army, I intend to change the name of Dayuan to Taiwan, what do you think?" “
"Taiwan, the land of the coast! I think it's a good name, I agree! Lu Ruoteng said.
Seeing that Lu Ruoteng agreed, the others also felt that there was no need to oppose the general because of a name, and they all agreed.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Zheng Chenggong said: "Since everyone does not object, then it will be called Taiwan in the future." Taiwan's geographical location is very important, and it will be the first line of defense of the Chinese mainland in the future, so I have decided to move the naval base of the East China Sea Fleet here. Jian Chu, what do you think? “
When Lin Xishan heard this, he recalled the nautical chart and said: "If you want to establish the first sea defense line, general, our army also needs to occupy Qiongzhou, Fusang, and Goryeo, and connect these three places with Taiwan, so as to protect the coastal zone of China to the greatest extent." ”
Zheng Chenggong pondered for a while, and replied: "You are right, the affairs of Qiongzhou are easy to handle, although it is now under the jurisdiction of Li Chengdong, but Qiongzhou is a poor and remote place, as long as we pay some price, presumably Li Chengdong will not refuse to cede Qiongzhou to our army." It's just that Fuso and Goryeo are a bit troublesome, Goryeo is now a vassal state of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Fuso established a unified centralized shogunate rule under the crusade of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and its power is not small. Our army is still fighting against the Manchus again, and it is easy to go to Fuso. But don't worry, sooner or later I will attack Fusang and Goryeo, you first build a naval base for the East China Sea Fleet, and in the future, you can become an outpost for attacking Fuso! ”
Lin Xishan heard it and hurriedly shouted: "Yes, General." In the end, the general will definitely build a base in the East China Sea. ”
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said: "Taiwan is rich in products, what do you think about governing this treasure island?" ”
When the general Zheng Chenggong proposed to attack Dayuan, they all did some homework. They knew about Dayuan from all sides, but Taiwan was isolated overseas at that time, and there was little information, so they didn't know much.
Hearing the general's inquiry, the civil and military officials looked at each other, and remained silent.
Zheng Chenggong saw that his subordinates didn't speak, and he was cold.
Zheng Chenggong said: "You don't have to worry, you can say whatever you think." Fupu, let's talk about it first! ”
Chen Yonghua heard that he hurriedly stood up and said: "General Hui, according to the information sent by his subordinates, Taiwan Island is hilly, foothills, and the land is mainly red soil. The climate is pleasant, and there is a lot of rainfall, but it is mostly concentrated in summer, and drought is prone to in winter. Rice is abundant, and it can be harvested twice a year, and in some places it can even reach three cropping. Moreover, the camphor and sucrose here are very famous, and they sell well at home and abroad, and according to the characteristics of Taiwan, the subordinates believe that they can vigorously develop rice and cane sugar, and develop this place into the granary and sugar center of our army. ”
After Chen Yonghua finished speaking, Zheng Chenggong looked at He Bin.
He Bin also hurriedly stood up and said: "The residents of Taiwan Island are mainly Han and Gaoshan people, and there are also Qian Fusang people and Dutch ghosts. Returning to the general, when the news of Zheng's army was going to attack Taiwan, the Netherlands sent people to spread rumors among the Gaoshan tribe many times, saying that the general's purpose of recovering Taiwan was to levy excessive taxes in Taiwan to make up for military salaries. Now many tribes of the Gaoshan tribe are dissatisfied with the general, and the general should be vigilant! ”
Wang Zhongxiao said: "General, Taiwan has been recovered by our army, and now the Gaoshan people are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”
Yao Qisheng opened the paper fan and fanned it a few times, and said: "I don't agree with Changru's opinion, there are many tribes in the Gaoshan tribe who are still in ignorance, and blindly giving them kindness is not a good policy. When treated differently! ”
Zheng Chenggong asked, "I want to hear about it!" ”
Yao Qisheng said: "For the Gaoshan clan who are close to our army, we must focus on appeasement. For those who are still wavering, they must be beaten and coaxed at the same time, and when they are all submitted, there is no need to fight again. As for those who are determined to resist our army, then eradicate them with heavy hands. General, we should use the power of thunder to warn others that those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish, so that Taiwan can be pacified in the shortest possible time and will not affect our army's battle against the Manchus! ”
After Yao Qisheng finished speaking, Chen Yonghua said: "General, my subordinates also agree with Mr. Yao's point of view. ”
Lu Ruoteng also believed that the top priority at the moment was to eradicate the Manchu Qing Dynasty and support the Han Dynasty, and that all energy should not be wasted on Taiwan.
He said: "I also agree with Yao Xizhi's strategy! ”
Zheng Chenggong pondered for a while and said, "Since this is the case, this matter will be handed over to Fupu to you!" ”
Zheng Chenggong felt that compared with the military strategy, Chen Yonghua was more capable in government affairs.
Zheng Chenggong intended to let Chen Yonghua serve as the governor of Taiwan, but Chen Yonghua is only 19 years old now, too young, and he was rashly promoted to a high position, just afraid that everyone would be dissatisfied.
So Zheng Chenggong is like letting him deal with the matter of the Gaoshan Clan, so that they all agree with his ability.
This is also a proposition that Zheng Chenggong gave to Chen Yonghua, if he does a good job, he will take office, and if he doesn't do a good job, he will continue to be the helmsman of his Heaven and Earth Society, contact the rebels from all sides, and listen to the enemy's situation.
When Chen Yonghua heard Zheng Chenggong's order, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes, my subordinates will definitely do their best to complete the appointment of the general!" ”
The next day, Chen Yonghua did not rush to dispatch troops to deal with the Gaoshan tribe, he took seven or eight students from the University of Political Science and Law to visit the Gaoshan tribe.
Now that Taiwan has just been recovered, many Gaoshan tribes are wary of Zheng Jiajun.
Chen Yonghua went out with seven or eight students, which was really uneasy.
Chen Yonghua felt that there was nothing to himself, he had practiced good martial arts since he was a child, and he couldn't get close to a dozen of them.
Zheng Chenggong didn't know whether to say that Chen Yonghua was a master of art and bold, or that he didn't know the difficulties of the times.
Who still plays heads-up and fights openly in this era.
It's all from the yin, playing group fighting.
Zheng Chenggong forced Chen Yonghua to bring more than 20 guards from the Tiger Guard Battalion before he could go out.
Under duress, Chen Yonghua had no choice but to go out with the guards. (To be continued.) )