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

Chapter 26 The Governor fainted
The banquet is over.

On the same day, Wang Li took his men and went to the five families one by one and cordially expressed condolences to each other's family members.

Due to the kindness of the five families, they were forced to accept the money and money presented to the court by the other party.

Although the five families made it clear that the money and food were all for LeShan, the honest and upright Magistrate Wang still insisted on writing the IOUs one by one.

And after that, he personally tested the knowledge of the legitimate sons of the five great families.

The results of the school examination were of course very satisfactory. The prefect Wang was so happy that he gave everyone a meritorious title on the spot.

Among the officials in the city, some recruitment quotas were allocated in advance to prevent these scholars with honors from serving the country.

This operation, with deliberate spread, soon swept through the entire Taiwan Prefecture, and then to the two counties of Taiwan and Fengshan below.

This spread naturally caused an uproar among the wealthy gentry.

However, just as Wang Li expected, each of these people will count one by one.

They were very attentive to donating food to the imperial court, no, borrowing food.

I just hope that the court will take care of them as they grow old and allow their children to continue to be happy.

It's a pity that the Ming army soldiers who were responsible for borrowing food naturally didn't understand what they said.

They want money, they want food, and they want people even more.

During this period, some local tyrants and evil gentry chose to use force to fight against the Ming Dynasty King's army.

But most of them were in twos and threes, not organized, and were easily wiped out by these soldiers.

Their money, grain, silver, and land were all confiscated, which made the soldiers make a fortune.

Some soldiers even tasted the sweetness and began to intimidate the wealthy gentry intentionally or unintentionally.It's a pity that there are still a few fools who dare to resist with force.

It was a pity for these military camps responsible for borrowing food.

In this way, in just a few days, the amount of money and food raised reached an astonishing amount.

Under such rapid speed, a large-scale rebellion has not broken out yet. Even King Zhu found it a bit incredible.

I have to lament that Wang Li is just acting as a prefect, which is really a sign of humiliation.

However, with enough money and food, King Zhu immediately began to speed up the progress of military training.

……

In the 60th year of Kangxi (the first year of Yonghe in the Ming Dynasty), early July.

Fujian Xiamen.

A port guardhouse.

"what is that?"

Two Qing soldiers on duty noticed that there seemed to be a boat sailing on the sea in the distance.

After seeing it, one of them hurriedly went down to report, while the other continued to stare.

Within a moment, the news reached the Qing military commander who was on duty today.

This general was not ambiguous, and quickly summoned his Qing troops to assemble at the port to prepare for any eventuality.

At the same time, several gun towers deployed in Xiamen also changed the direction of their muzzles one by one.

But soon, these turrets lowered their guard again.

Because they saw the Qing flag flying on those ships, which was the flag of the navy of the Qing Dynasty official army and was used to distinguish civilian ships from official ships.

By the way, the Huanglong Banner thing was only born in the late Qing Dynasty in the [-]th century, and it didn't exist yet.

When these unknown navy ships docked at the port, the Qing soldier commander who came with the troops quickly stepped forward, ready to see what was going on.

I saw a large ship among them, which seemed to be the flagship.The ship's cabin door opened, and several people got out. The leader was still wearing armor, but he looked a little embarrassed.

"Quick! Let me go over. I have an urgent military situation. I want to see the governor. I want to see the governor!"

As soon as the group came down, the leader in armor shouted loudly.

Before the president could even open his mouth, he was immediately stopped talking.He also saw that although the other party looked miserable, he was wearing armor and clearly had an official status.

In addition, just a few months ago, the Fujian Navy, led by Admiral Shi Junmen, contracted with Nan'ao Town to enter the Taiwan Campaign.

Now these ships have arrived at their own port and are still in such a mess. Could they be from the Fujian Navy?

With this in mind, the general manager did not dare to neglect, and quickly sent someone to pass the matter to the Admiral's office, waiting for the superiors to deal with it.

News of the port reached the Admiral's Yamen. Governor Manbao, who was sitting here, heard the news and couldn't help but feel suspicious.

But he still suppressed his thoughts and just ordered people to bring that man and the rest of the soldiers on the ship to the Yamen.

Arrive at Xiamen Admiral’s Office.

Manbao, wearing the governor's official robe, sat in the lobby: "Who are you? Is there any urgent military situation that requires you to see the governor?"

It is worth mentioning that today there is a white rope tied on the top of the full insurance cover.If you look closely, you can see that the official uniform also has a white lining.

This is Dai Xiao!

Just yesterday, Manbao Yu in the capital received news that his mother-in-law had a sudden emergency and passed away.

During the Qing Dynasty, when an official took office, if his parents or relatives died, he had to resign and return home to observe filial piety.

However, as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Manbao caused civil unrest in Taiwan Mansion.

The emperor would most likely not let him go home to Ding You, so Manbao simply paid his respects and still stayed in Xiamen to take charge of the affairs.

"To tell you what the Governor-General is saying, my humble position as Foreign Foreign Minister Wu is the Nan'ao Navy Suppression Division and the first general under General Lan's command."

Wu Wai, who was dressed in armor, knelt on the ground with a frightened expression, "Sir... we have been defeated! The rebel Zhu Yijiong has now completely taken over the entire Taiwan."

"what?"

Manbao was shocked and looked incredulous.

Defeated, how could it be defeated?

That's the Fujian Navy!The most powerful naval fleet in the Qing Dynasty.

Coupled with Nan'ao Town, the two armies joined forces to attack.And Shi Shibiao, a navy veteran, was personally in charge. How could such an elite combat force be defeated by a group of thieves?

"What happened? How could they be defeated? Where are Lan Tingzhen and Shi Shibiao? Why did they only send you back?"

Manbao was so anxious that he even stopped using the polite honorifics he used to address the two of them and called them by their first names.

"Mr. Governor! Commander Lan and Shi Junmen... they... they all died in the battle!"

As soon as these words came out, Manbao and the accompanying officials all changed their expressions.

Before this was over, Wu Wai went on to say with a face full of horror: "I waited on the stage that day and won many battles at first. Shi Junmen even told General Lan that he would defeat the enemy within seven days and capture the leader of the thief Zhu Yijiong alive. .”

"But I didn't expect that all this was just a trap set by the bandit leader Zhu Yijiong, who had already laid an ambush in Fucheng. Shi Junmen was careless and fell into the trap of the rebels. He died on the spot. The Fujian Navy was also wiped out."

"The rebels later obtained a warship from the Fujian Navy and launched a surprise attack on us. General Lan was unaware of the situation and the ship was sunk by the rebels' artillery. We then fought bravely, but we were leaderless and outnumbered. We had to disperse and break out.”

"Your Majesty the Governor, the Fujian Navy is gone, and Nan'ao Town... is also over!"

The last sentence was almost shouted at the top of one's lungs.

After saying that, Wu Wai knelt down on the ground, as if waiting for his resignation.

In the hall, Governor Manbao and a kind of accompanying officials were all speechless for a long time.

There was silence for a moment. Manbao, who was sitting upright, suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot.

"My lord, my lord!"

"It's not good, the Governor has fainted. Someone, come quickly, someone come quickly!"

In a flurry of excitement, the entire Admiral's Yamen was in chaos.

No one noticed the sudden smile on the face of Nan'ao Town Councilor Wu Wai who was kneeling in the hall.

　The governor of Fujian and Zhejiang thought that Luo Manbao was worried about his mother in July, but was dismissed by Kangxi, who ordered him to maintain the system while in office.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)