I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 2
The ceremony ended and everyone left.

Zhu Yijiong also returned to the back hall of the palace and was able to take a breather temporarily.

Speaking of which, the palace used to ascend the throne is also somewhat famous.

This place was originally the residence and palace built for King Tingjing Zhu Shugui during the Ming and Zheng dynasties.

Later, after the Qing Dynasty captured Taiwan, in order to eliminate the influence of the Ming Dynasty in the hearts of Taiwanese people, they used the excuse to attribute the credit to Mazu.

He enshrined the statue of Mazu here and renamed the palace Tianhou Palace, which later became the Tainan Mazu Temple.

Now, Zhu Yijiong is better off, and his king-proclaiming ceremony will not be too shabby in terms of pomp.

After feeling slightly relieved, Zhu Yijiong immediately thought about what he, a grassroots team, should do next.

In other words, how to develop.

After all, although they now claim to dominate Taiwan, in fact, their sphere of influence is only a small plain area in western Taiwan.

Taitung is the territory of local Shengfan (headhunters), and Tainan is also dominated by Li Zhisan. The overall situation is not optimistic.

Moreover, Taiwan is isolated overseas and has poor resources.

In particular, iron, copper, lead and other ores used to make guns are extremely scarce, making it almost impossible to be self-sufficient.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty and Zheng Dynasty obtained these supplies with Taiwanese cane sugar through trade with Japan.

This is worth learning from.

In fact, they could not only trade with Japan, but also with other European colonists in exchange for arms, food and other material support.

After all, rebellion is not a treat. All available forces can be used.

However, these are not in a hurry for the time being.

Everything has to wait until there is a fight with the Qing court.

If it wins, the Qing government should not be able to launch a second large-scale attack in a short period of time, so it will naturally have plenty of time.

The Qing Dynasty's naval battle against Taiwan was very troublesome. Shi Lang attacked Taiwan three times, and suffered heavy losses due to typhoons twice. Later, he changed his strategy and succeeded in one fell swoop.

And if you lose, you don't have to worry about what you have and what you don't have.

As for weapons, armor, gunpowder, etc., the Zheng family's arsenal in Fucheng still has a lot of them.

At least it was enough to support them in one or two head-on battles with the incoming Qing army.

It's also the fault of that idiot Wang Zhen, who packed up all the ships and took them away in a hurry to escape.

Although it prevented the rebels from going out to sea to seize the Penghu Islands, it also left the Qing army in Taiwan with nowhere to escape. They could only be surrounded and annihilated by them. They also seized a lot of soldiers and muskets, which gave Zhu Yijiong a little more room to operate. .

Moreover, Zhu Yijiong actually already had some ideas on how to fight the invading Qing army from the mainland.

Just as he was thinking about it, a man walked in from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the brothers have been assembled and are waiting for you to come over!"

The person who came was Huang Dian.

"Ok!"

Zhu Yijiong was startled, then nodded slightly, "Well done, lead the way!"

"Yes!"

When Huang Dian heard this, he was not ambiguous and turned to lead the way.

As for why his eldest brother has been talking less and less these days, he doesn't find it strange. Instead, he secretly sighs in his heart that Boss Zhu is pretending to be the king of the Ming Dynasty more and more.

……

In the city.

The prefect's yamen, which used to be aloof and aloof, has now become the territory of the rebels.

Just around the main gate of the Yamen, there are still uncleaned blood stains in many places, which seems to show others the bloody battles that took place here.

Walking into the yamen, you will find the front hall, which is where Wang Zhen, the former prefect, usually receives guests.

Du Junying was furious here and kept throwing the tea cups placed in the hall.

The crackling sound keeps coming...

There were broken teacups, teapots, and steaming tea everywhere on the ground.

"Father, is Zhu Yigui going too far?"

In the hall, Du Junying's son Du Huisan also had an angry face, "I just thought that everyone was a rebel and didn't want to conflict with them, so I reluctantly acquiesced to him becoming king. But not only was he ungrateful, but he humiliated him in public. Father.

It is simply intolerable to only confer the title of father to assist the Duke, alongside his subordinate Huang Dian."Father, for the sake of children, let's just stop doing it..." "Shut up!" "

Before Du Huisan could finish his words, he was stopped by the angry Du Junying, "Huisan, what do you know?"

"Father, I just can't stand Zhu Yigui's villainous attitude. It was obviously us who started the attack first, and it was you, father, who led the troops to rescue him, and defeated Zhou Yinglong, Ouyang Kai and other clean dogs one after another..."

Du Huisan was still unconvinced and gritted his teeth and said, "In the end, he asked this duck seller to become the king and pick the peaches. This guy was so brazen that he claimed to be a descendant of Prince Zhu San and changed his name to Zhu Yijiong. Those people...their eyes are like those of dogs." Have you gone?"

It’s no wonder that Du Huisanhui is so hostile to Zhu Yijiong and even uses the rebel legal system as an excuse.

After all, this guy's father, Du Junying, was the most capable of fighting in the rebel army and the leader with the highest prestige in the early stage. He originally planned to make him king.

However, later the rebels felt that since Zhu Yijiong's surname was Zhu, he could pretend to be a member of the Ming Dynasty clan, so they did not agree.

For Du Huisan, this was equivalent to indirectly stealing his throne!
Can Du Huisan not hate Zhu Yijiong?
Du Junying saw his son's thoughts and couldn't help but ponder for a moment, then sighed and said: "Oh... Huisan! Do you think that as a father, you can bear this tone?"

"The father?"

When Du Huisan heard this, he was a little confused.

Looking at his father's behavior, it was obvious that he couldn't bear it, but he was unwilling to fight.

This is a little strange.

Could it be that there are other reasons for this?

"Huisan, you have to know that we are Chaozhou people..."

Du Junying was silent for a moment, and then replied leisurely.

"what?"

Du Huisan was stunned when he heard this. He was about to ask what he meant, but he suddenly reacted.

Yes, both father and son are from Chaozhou!

As for the rebels under their command, in addition to some Chaozhou people, there were also Hokkien people and even Hakka people.

It's a mixed bag, unlike Zhu Yijiong, the duck seller from Zhangzhou, whose subordinates are basically all from southern Fujian.

What if the father and son really had a falling out with Zhu Yijiong.

It's easy to say that those Chaozhou generals will be fine, but what will happen to the remaining people from southern Fujian and the Hakka people is not sure.

God knows if anything will happen to them because of geographical identity.

If it's normal, that's all, and you can barely control the situation, but if you defect before the battle, it will be fatal!
When he thought of this, Du Huisan suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.

And this is also the fundamental reason why Du Junying was clearly more capable and more prestigious than Zhu Yijiong in history, but still lost to Zhu Yijiong.

Because in the end, the Southern Fujian people under Du Junying did indeed choose to identify with the geographical location and switch sides as he feared now.

However, judging from historical results, Du Junying should have made arrangements.

Although they were still defeated, they were not destroyed. Instead, they broke out with tens of thousands of troops and fled south.

"Father……"

Du Huisan looked frightened, but still said unwillingly, "Do we really want to sit back and watch that duck dealer occupy the throne and step on us day and night?"

"Humph!"

After Du Junying heard this, there was a trace of sinisterness on his face, "It's just a duck seller from Zhangzhou whose surname is Zhu. What qualifications does he have to order the whole Taiwan?"

"What does father mean?"

"Then the duck dealer has a good friend named Wu Wai? It seems that he has also been granted a title this time. Does he have a cousin who is as close as a brother and sister?"

Du Junying said calmly, "How many maids are missing in our empty Duke's mansion?"

"Hiss...Father's clever plan!"

Du Huisan understood instantly, "I'll do it now, kid."

"and many more!"

Du Junying stopped Du Huisan, "This matter is not urgent for the moment. After all, the duck seller just became king today. Moreover, this maid should not only find one person to avoid being criticized. Do you understand?"

"The child woke up because his father was thoughtful!"

"Well, let's go down! Let someone prepare some food!"

　Historically, the direct conflict between Du Junying and Zhu Yigui was that Zhu Yigui ordered not to rob civilian girls, but Du Junying not only violated it, but also robbed a core member of Zhu Yigui's group and a relative of Wu Wai.

　　While Zhu Yigui's army was basically from Zhangzhou, Du Junying's army was part Zhangzhou, part Chaozhou, and part Hakka.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)