Road to Shunzhi

Compared with the national affairs, the draft is not worth mentioning at all.Fulin finally received Zheng Chenggong's letter of peace negotiation, and was very happy.

Of course, it is impossible for Zheng Chenggong to surrender unconditionally. He also knows that winning a battle is called peace, and losing a battle is called surrender, so he decided to capture Taiwan.

Now Taiwan is not in the hands of the Qing court. The people on the island still claim to be citizens of the Ming Dynasty, and there are officers and soldiers stationed there, but these officers and soldiers usually farm, fish and so on. In case of natural disasters, they also part-time pirates. Far away, life can be regarded as carefree.And since the Netherlands was rejected by Fulin, they are also very angry. They are the overlord of the sea and have always wanted to establish a base in Taiwan.During the Ming Dynasty, they occupied Taiwan's top officials, and took advantage of the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties to occupy some places.Originally, according to Taiwan's convenience, they monopolized the import and export trade between Manila and China, and made a lot of money.As soon as Ke Fulin's policy of raising pirates came out, Dutch merchant ships became fat sheep in the eyes of pirates.Although merchant ships also have firearms, these pirates are organized by the government. If they are killed casually, it will cause conflicts between the two countries. The Netherlands just wants to get rich and does not intend to confront China. Let's talk about cooperation.The problem is that they can't reach an agreement. The Dutch are also very temperamental. They decided to continue to develop their influence in Taiwan.

An enemy of an enemy is a friend.Zheng Chenggong also knew the way, and asked the court for cooperation to drive away the Dutch together.

Fulin totally agreed with this, and immediately prepared to send Shuosai to lead the army to support Zheng Chenggong.In this regard, the courtiers were not willing.After all, no one is happy to fight, and in their eyes, Zheng Chenggong is a traitor, but the Netherlands can't provoke it, otherwise it will lose the demeanor of a big country.Taiwan, to put it bluntly, is just a small piece of land, so let them use it.

Fulin said: "If the Netherlands occupies a place and then dispatches troops from their own country, Taiwan will be their springboard, which can happen to invade our coastal areas. Wouldn't it be good if I start to drive these people out first?"

"Zheng Chenggong is a traitor, this person cannot be trusted!" Gushan Erzhenlang took a step forward, "If this person takes over Taiwan, he will turn his back on his promise, and the imperial court will have to spend a lot of troops. It is better to let this person and the Netherlands lose both. "

In fact, Fulin also wanted to do this, but Zheng Chenggong had already invested a lot of troops in Macau, and if he went to fight Taiwan, he would not have enough strength.Moreover, he also wanted to take the opportunity to bring back some admirals.What's more, Zheng Chenggong wanted to surrender. If he didn't agree to this cooperation, the Zheng family would probably go to cooperate with the Dutch, and the Qing court would be tied up.

"Prince Chengze, what do you think?"

Shuosai, who was named, came out and said: "Bandits Zheng is cunning, and the Dutch should not underestimate them. From the perspective of the slaves, it is better to send troops. Taiwan is remote. If the two of them unite, it will definitely be detrimental to the Qing Dynasty. The slaves are willing to lead troops. , for the emperor, and for the great Qing Dynasty to work like a dog and a horse!"

Ye Bilong also stepped forward and said: "The Netherlands occupies Taiwan and trades with overseas countries. They have gained a lot of profits, but they are not grateful and do not pay taxes. According to the slaves, the imperial court should send troops to Taiwan to teach them some lessons."

All of a sudden, the debate began to quarrel, and Fulin said: "My dear friends, you don't need to say too much, I have made up my mind. Taiwan is the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and it must not fall into the hands of Western barbarians. If this precedent is set, those who The barbarians see that there is a profit, so don’t they come here one after another, this one occupies Taiwan today, tomorrow that one occupies Macau, and the next day they will occupy the capital? We must stop this from the source!”

In May of the 13th year of Shunzhi, Prince Shuosai of Chengze led the army and led a hundred warships to set off from Jinmen to Taiwan.At the same time, Zheng Chenggong sent [-] warships, starting from Macau, and the two teams surrounded Taiwan.Kui, the consul of the Dutch East India Company in Taiwan, has a big head: This is his first year in office, and he has encountered such a powerful dismissal, obviously bullying others!

It's just bullying you!After meeting and talking with Zheng Chenggong, Shuosai and Zheng Chenggong reached an agreement: We rely on the Qing Dynasty, our soldiers are strong and our warships are not bad, but we just want to bully others, what can you do!

Kuiichi really can't do anything.Three hundred warships blocked the waterways, and the merchant ships did not dare to pass through. The merchants from Japan and Manila were even more unlucky. The officers and soldiers directly snatched the merchant ships until they promised that they would never do business with the Netherlands again. For business, if you want to do business, go to Daqing directly, and then return the goods.

Being besieged like this is not an option, why don't we just fight?Kui Yi counted the strength of the troops in his hand, then looked at the tall warship equipped with artillery, hesitated again and again, and flinched.Obviously can't beat, why die.It would have been easier if Zheng Chenggong had been the only one, but the Qing Dynasty had also participated.

So, negotiate a peace.Shuo Sai's attitude is very clear: negotiate a peace?OK, you guys stay away, we will agree.Don't go?Then let's meet each other.

Do you want to be so rascal!Kui Yi had no choice but to surrender.Those who led the Dutch East India Company obediently boarded their own ship and returned home.In this way, Zheng Chenggong and Shuo Sai seized control of Taiwan without a single soldier.After the two parties landed on the island, Zheng Chenggong formally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, demanding that Taiwan be guarded from generation to generation. Shuosai couldn't do it on his own, so he sent the letter of surrender back to the capital.

Fulin's reply came soon, and Zheng Chenggong was made the Duke of Zhen Guo, guarding Taiwan, but it cannot be hereditary.Taiwan is originally the place of the imperial court. If the descendants of the Zheng family have people who are capable of recruiting and fighting, they can also station in Taiwan. But if the descendants of the Zheng family are not promising, then I am sorry.

This condition was a bit far from his own request, Zheng Chenggong thought it over and over again, and finally agreed.Without it, he saw the court warships with his own eyes.

Naval warfare is his forte, and the Qing army is good at cavalry, without a navy, this is his greatest reliance.But now, although the navy of the Qing army is not very large, and most of them are pirates, they are full of ruffians, but the warships are powerful.The Qing army must have recruited the shipbuilders of the former Ming Dynasty. The warships are better than blue, and each warship is equipped with red cannons, which are extremely powerful.

Zheng Chenggong surrendered, and the court went to another serious problem, and the desks in the South Study Room were almost full of praise books.Hong Chengchou and Man Dahai worked hard to read these excerpts one by one, and then threw them into a big basket—no way, the emperor didn’t like to read such excerpts, but they couldn’t stop repeating them, and they were the only ones who worked hard These people who do things.And Shuosai came back bravely, and brought a few generals sponsored by Zheng Chenggong to help train soldiers, including the famous Shi Lang.

Fulin named Liu Han Zuowei the governor of Fujian, and Shi Lang was the commander of the navy. He trained the navy systematically from the beginning, and he couldn't always use pirates to make up the number.The research and development of firearms was once again placed in front of the court.

This time there was no objection to the development of firearms.Shuo Sai made it clear that the reason why Taiwan can be recovered so easily is for the sake of firearms and warships.Anyway, the imperial court is not short of money, and the emperor is not a luxury, so if you want to make it, you can make it.However, Fulin ordered the Ministry of Officials to formulate a set of strict regulations, strictly prohibiting the random use of firearms, which made the Han officials feel much better.

Veteran ministers like Ning Wan and I still remember that Han people were not allowed to carry any weapons with them, while Manchus were allowed to carry anything.If there is a conflict between the two sides, the Han people will only be at the mercy of others.Now firearms are many times more powerful than swords. If the Manchus can wear firearms at will, the Han people will be miserable.

There are many things in the court, and there are also many things in the harem.At the beginning of the second draft since entering the customs, Bumbutai paid special attention to it.The queen has been pregnant for three months, and after the dangerous period, she also comes to see the show girls when she is bored.This time her state of mind was very different from the last time. She knew that her position was indestructible, plus she had a child in her belly, no matter how many beautiful women she entered, it would not affect her. Zhi's show girls are so envious and jealous that their eyes are red.

As always, Fulin was not interested in draft girls, and plunged headlong into the firearms production business.Bumbutai had no choice but to take the album of beautiful girls and look through it with Dorgon: "This girl looks dignified and good-looking, will the emperor like it?" net

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