"Stand in Funing and attack the senior officials?"
Zhu Chenggong was a little surprised. He thought that this camp was going to be stationed directly in Fuzhou, but unexpectedly it was stationed in Funing. Funing is in the north of Fuzhou, where the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang meet.
The camp's choice of stationing here obviously had profound meaning.
After all, the most important place in Fujian is Fuzhou, the capital, and the second most prosperous place for trade is the Xiamen area where the Zheng family is based.
The main purpose of stationing in Funing is to prevent the Zheng family from moving north, but what is the purpose of attacking the high officials?
"Your Majesty, the Dutch have worked hard for decades. The castles, bastions and other defenses built there are very strong, and their sailing warships are tall and have many cannons. It may not be possible to attack the newly built camp with 8,000 people.
It can be beaten down."
"I also know this well. The imperial camp will take the lead in attacking Taiwan. There will also be the Fujian and Guangdong governor He Tengjiao, the admiral Zhang Mingyang, the Fujian governor Zhang Kentang, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the governor of Guangdong Ding Kuichu, and even the governor of Guangxi Qu Shichun and their standard camps. Lang
Soldiers, etc., plus the soldiers of your father Zheng Zhilong, the governor of Fujian, and your uncle Zheng Hongkui, the governor of Fujian, the force is very abundant."
"I have told your father long ago that after conquering Fujian, I will grant him the title of Duke of other countries, just like the example of the Duke of Guizhou in Mujiazhen in Yunnan, and he will be granted the title of Yongzhen forever.
Originally, the attack on Fujian was to be led by your father, but I have other important interests for your father. I want to call him north, join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, be granted the title of bachelor of the cabinet, and serve as the governor of my imperial camp. I am now taking care of everything, and I will be the governor again.
I really don’t have enough time to control the camp, so I hope your father will be the governor of the camp for me."
"I also know that your father is very knowledgeable about maritime trade, so after going north, he will also be responsible for maritime trade, customs, etc."
With that said, Zhu Yihai took out an imperial edict.
"The Jin Dynasty granted Nan'an Marquis Zheng Zhilong the title of Duke of Pingguo, added Shaobao and Taibao to the crown prince, awarded him a bachelor's degree in Dongge, and made him the governor of the camp. He was hereditary and established in Taiwan forever."
"Zheng Hongkui of the Jin Dynasty was the Marquis of Dingxi and the Governor of Fujian."
"Zheng Zhibao of the Jin Dynasty was the uncle of Chengji, and he was also the admiral of Fujian."
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Zheng Zhilong entered the cabinet and served as the governor's imperial camp. Although as usual, he was newly admitted to the cabinet and his cabinet name was the last Dongge bachelor, but this was just a promotion in order. The important thing was the governor's imperial camp. Of course, his palace protector title was also added.
Very high, these all show the importance of the emperor.
However, Zhu Yihai summoned Zheng Zhilong into the cabinet, and still let his two brothers take over the positions of governor and admiral, and were promoted to noble titles. This also showed that it was not a matter of overt promotion and covert demotion to grab territory, and Fujian was still under the control of the Zheng family.
But at this time, Zhu Chenggong brought eight thousand imperial troops back, saying that he was going to help attack Taiwan, but couldn't he see that this was a false move?
When his father entered Beijing, he went south.
"Success, what worries do you have?"
Zhu Chenggong couldn't answer. He couldn't say that the emperor's adoptive father was trying to steal my biological father's territory, right?
"Although Taiwan is an island, as far as I know, its land is no smaller than Fujian, and even more fertile than Fujian. Refugees received from the north and the Central Plains can be resettled there to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land, turning it into a land of fish and food.
, becoming the granary of the southeast.”
In addition, Zhu Yihai asked Zhu Chenggong to go south to attack Taiwan at this time, also to start to regain control of Fujian, transfer Zheng Zhilong, install the imperial camp there, and then use the excuse of attacking Taiwan to let He Tengjiao, the governor of the three provinces, and Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong
, the governor of Guangxi and others all led troops into Fujian, and Fujian would then be the forward base for attacking Taiwan.
As long as the soldiers enter, it will be easy to invite the gods but difficult to send them away. It will be difficult for the Zheng family to completely control Fujian.
And when the Ming army from the three provinces captures the majority and drives away the Dutch, it will also change the current situation and distribution of interests in maritime trade. Both the Zheng family and the Dutch will have to accept the new rules of maritime trade, and this new rule,
It was formulated by Zhu Yihai.
After the armies of the three provinces have passed and the imperial camp has arrived, Fujian's shipping department, customs, maritime trade, etc. will undergo great changes.
As long as the Zheng family cooperates, Zhu Yihai will leave some room for the Zheng family for the time being, but the situation will definitely have to change.
Zhu Chenggong obviously understood the pros and cons.
The imperial camp's move south was just the beginning, and recovering Taiwan was just an excuse. The drunkard's intention was not to drink, but the real purpose was the Zheng family in Fujian.
The imperial camp has 48,000 soldiers, 12,000 have been transferred, and there are still 36,000. For Zhu Yihai, the strength is still not weak.
At this time, he divided his troops to go to Huguang and Fujian, also thinking about the long term.
The Zheng family has strong financial resources and monopolizes maritime trade. This seriously affects his plan to open trade and the imperial court's fiscal revenue. Not to mention that the Zheng family controls Fujian and does not want the imperial court to interfere, which is a serious threat.
The authority of the imperial court.
With the power of his current winning streak, he just sent the imperial camp southward, just to force the Zheng family to express its stance.
There have been too many people like Zheng throughout the ages.
In the turmoil of the late Ming Dynasty, as a pirate, he relied on his strength to conquer his own power. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, he had no time to take care of Fujian and continued to seize local power.
Not to mention people like him who were born as thieves, but also serious officers and generals. In these troubled times, who is not like this?
It can only be said that although they encountered troubled times, who made Zhu Yihai appear?
Zhu Yihai was unwilling to give them another chance.
Emperors such as Hongguang and later Longwu and Yongli were always on the side of peace. When faced with these powerful warlords, they would often only compromise and did not have the slightest courage to confront them.
But Zhu Yihai is different. He knows how harmful these people are. At the same time, he still has good strength in his hands. In other words, those military leaders have not yet achieved much success. The time is too short and their strength is not stable.
Now that Zhu Yihai is suppressing it, they don't have the courage to openly resist the court.
"Sheng Li, your father has been a hero all his life. He is indeed a hero, but he is old after all. In this life, it is enough to be able to join the cabinet and become an official. The great legacy he has built will still be inherited by you in the future.
It's not easy for your father to reach this point. There are many wrong roads ahead, but you must not go the wrong way. I also know that there are many adults in the Zheng family in Fujian, so I specially asked you to go south this time so that you can have someone to look after you."
In other words, the Zheng family also took advantage of the chaos to make a fortune. Don't give up now and don't have any inappropriate thoughts. You will regret it when the time comes and your family is ruined.
Zheng Zhilong's dukedom of Pingguo and his privilege of being granted the title of permanent governor of Taiwan will be passed on to Zhu Shengli in the future, but the premise is that the Zheng family can always be loyal to the court and will not cause trouble, otherwise Zhu Yihai can reward them now, and he can do the same.
Take it back again.
Zhu Shengli had to find a way to keep an eye on the Zheng family, which also protected his future.
Zhu Chenggong asked Zhu Shengli to lead eight thousand imperial camps south to take root in Fujian. Zheng Zhilong could either go north to become his bachelor, governor of the imperial camps, and his Duke Ping, or he could simply raise an army and refuse the imperial camps to enter.
But if he had the courage to openly raise an army to rebel, then he would have He Tengjiao, the governor of the three provinces, and Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, behind him, not to mention the imperial court camp and Zhejiang soldiers in Zhejiang.
If Zheng Zhilong rebels, he may have to face siege from all sides. After all, the Tatars Zhu Yihai just defeated are retreating steadily, and it is the time to be strong.
But Zhu Yihai knew that Zheng Zhilong would not dare to do so. He was just a maritime merchant, and later became a pirate. After being recruited, he always lacked some real courage.
So when he later recruited the Qing army to surrender, he knew that this was just a temporary measure by the Tatars, but as a late hero, he still did not have the courage to lead his troops to resist.
From this aspect, Zheng Zhilong is far behind Wu Sangui.
Although Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing army at Shanhaiguan, it also shows that Wu Sangui had a very accurate vision and could tell who was stronger and who was weaker between Li Zicheng and the Qing army.
Later, when he was dying, he still rebelled because he knew there was no way to retreat. Even though he knew that the chance of victory was slim, he refused to admit defeat. This energy was many times stronger than Zheng Zhilong's.
Zheng Zhilong was a heroic man when he was young, but now he is old.
Zhu Chenggong was still very young and ambitious. Fortunately, his early reading of Confucian sages was not in vain. He had many ideas of loyalty to the emperor and the country in his mind, so Zhu Yihai took a fancy to him.
Letting Zhu Chenggong serve as camp admiral and lead the troops south was also an explanation to Zheng Zhilong.
The future of the Zheng family is still secure, so don't worry.
Zheng Zhilong is the banner of the Zheng family, and his attitude is the most critical.
As long as Zheng Zhilong compromises, then the rest of the Zheng family no longer has to worry. Whether it is Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhibao, or Zheng Cai, Zheng Lian brothers, etc., even if they want to rebel, they do not have the prestige and ability of Zheng Zhilong and cannot continue to let them
The Zheng family is monolithic.
And a divided Zheng family will no longer be an opponent of the imperial court.
Zhu Chenggong let out a long sigh in his heart, feeling somewhat complicated that his father's whole life's hard work could not match the emperor's will after all.
However, for my father to be able to obtain the hereditary title of Duke from a pirate, he was worthy of his life as a hero.
Zhu Chenggong knelt down to thank the emperor for his kindness.
The two men retreated.
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that after Zhu Shengli goes to Huguang, the eight thousand imperial camps will lose control? Are you not afraid that Zhu Shengli will be of the same mind as Li Chixin?"
"Zhu Chenggong is a member of the Zheng family after all. If he takes eight thousand people to Fujian, he is afraid of losing his wife and losing his troops."
Admiral Zhu Shengli was sent to supervise Huguangxing Camp. His relationship with Li Chixin had both good and bad sides. If the two of them joined forces and deceived the emperor's 8,000 soldiers, they would suffer a lot.
This is even more true for Zhu Chenggong.
"Don't worry, I'm always very accurate in judging people! They are loyal to me and loyal to the court."
"What if?"
"It doesn't matter if it's just in case. It only cost Zuo thousands of troops, but he was able to discover two hidden dangers early. It's not a loss."
In addition to Zhu Yihai's four major armies, two new camps have now been divided. If everything goes well, then it will start from the Three Gorges of Chongqing in the west and reach Xiamen and Taiwan in the south, all under the control of the emperor.
It's certainly worth taking some risks for this.
However, it is not true that Zhu Yihai has no backup plan. After all, even if there are more than 16,000 troops, many of them are newly expanded soldiers, but there are also many veterans, and weapons and equipment are also very precious. How can he just do it casually?
Throw it out?
"All your ministers, come together and discuss the lists of generals, supervisors, etc. for the two camps, and make sure to select some suitable people."
