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

Chapter 3
at that time.

Zhu Yijiong rode a carriage (there are horses in Taiwan, but they are all unique mountain horses. The horses are small and weak and cannot be used as war horses. The main way to fight is to rely on ox carts), and with a group of accompanying soldiers, they arrived outside Fucheng. A military camp.

Here is the headquarters of Zhu Yijiong's rebel army.

There were more than [-] rebel soldiers stationed in the entire military camp.

These rebels, who could be regarded as the army for the time being, hurriedly lined up on the camp's campus amid the shouts and curses of their respective leaders.

Looking at it, I can't say it's flawless, I can only say it's just a little better than the crowd.

Rather than saying this is an army, it is more like bandits.

No wonder Zhu Yigui was defeated so quickly in history. With such an army, it was okay to fight a smooth battle.

If you really have to fight a tough battle with an equal number of officers and soldiers with real swords and real guns, if you can win, it will be considered a blessing from God.

Frowning, Zhu Yijiong didn't dislike it, mainly because he didn't dislike it.

The conditions are just that.

Moreover, even if this kind of ragtag group has barely seen blood and fought in war, he only has 5000 people under his command.

It's really too shabby.

As for Zhu Yigui in the history books, why did he have an "army" of 30 people?
You know everything.

It’s just one word, coercion!

This is also the most commonly used and most effective means of expanding the scale of ancient rebellions and uprisings.

Furthermore, if you think about it carefully, you will know.

At this time, Taiwan had only one prefecture and three counties.

How many people can there be?

Moreover, it is still isolated overseas, and most of the supplies are transported by Fujian and Zhejiang.

In this regard, it was out of strategic intention of the Qing government. In fact, it was to prevent the emergence of the second Ming Dynasty and Zheng Zheng. It would rather repay the money than give up Taiwan.

Let alone 30 troops, an army of [-] people would be too much.

In fact, after completely defeating Ouyang Kai's Qing army, they had already begun to dismantle the army.

Yuan Shen and Du Junying are not fools. With an army of 30, just eating every day is an astronomical sum.

If we don’t abolish it quickly, we will only end up mutiny.

Therefore, after taking control of Taiwan's capital city, the rebel armies under the two men had dismissed most of the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Only the regular soldiers and veterans of the direct lineage, as well as some strong miscellaneous soldiers, are retained.

The total number of these miscellaneous soldiers is probably tens of thousands.

In fact, this is still a bit excessive.

While thinking in his mind, Zhu Yijiong kept a calm expression on his face and quickly walked up to the high platform in front of the school grounds.

Under the stage, Huang Dian, Li Yong and others, as agreed in advance, bowed their heads and shouted: "Long live the king!"

Seeing the situation, the army behind them also knelt down and shouted in unison.

"Long live the king!"

"Long live the king!"

"Long live the king!"

……

The mountain called three times, and Zhu Yijiong waved his hand.

Huang Dian and others stood up, as did the thousands of soldiers behind them.

"Brothers, I am Zhu Yijiong, your king!"

Zhu Yijiong shouted loudly, "Today I summoned the brothers here for no other reason than to ask you all, do you all want to share the money?"

This statement was a bit too straightforward, and it was obvious that it had not been drafted in advance.

But being straightforward also has its benefits.

next second.

The soldiers in the audience burst into loud shouts: "Think!"

"Do you guys want to divide the fields?"

"miss you!"

"Do you think you can live like this in the future, with no bullying from officials, no excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and a good life with land and money to spend?"

"Think about it!"

"Hahaha, since I think about it, I can't be vague with my brothers."

Zhu Yijiong waved his hand and said, "Everyone who is coming, come up here!" After saying this, two sergeants carried a large wooden box and quickly climbed onto the high platform.

Zhu Yijiong stepped forward and opened the box, and a sheet of white flowers came into view of the soldiers in the audience.

Even if there were people in the back row who couldn't see clearly, they were instantly shocked when the people in the front row said it.

For a time, the whole place was jubilant.

In the school grounds, everyone from the army leaders to the rebel soldiers raised their weapons high and cheered loudly.

"Long live King Zhu! Long live King Zhu!"

I don’t know who spoke first.

Soon, everyone shouted in unison.

"Long live King Zhu!"

"Long live King Zhu!"

……

Listening to the audience, there were bursts of heartfelt and reckless shouts.

Zhu Yijiong finally had a smile on his face.

Oh, it’s done!

At least from this moment on, the soldiers under his command truly recognized him as the king.

In this way, he shouldn't be as constrained by what he wants to do next as expected!
To put it bluntly, Zhu Yijiong made a special trip to visit the camp with money today. It was a political show, and the purpose was to attract military morale.

As for where did King Zhu get his money?

Naturally, it was seized from Fucheng.

Speaking of which, the source of this silver is also very complicated.

Except for the military pay that was deducted by Wang Zhen and Ouyang Kai in collusion, the rest was almost all the wealth and wealth plundered from the people of Taiwan.

Although Wang Zhen took some of it with him when he fled, he could not take away all the wealth of the city because of the hurry he walked (and ran), coupled with the limited number of ships and the fact that other officials also had to run.

Anyway, when King Zhu and Du Junying opened the Fucheng Bank, they were almost blinded by the mountains of gold and silver.

While scolding the corruption of the Qing court, he shared the gold and silver equally with Du Junying.

Even so, King Zhu was allocated several hundred thousand taels of silver.

However, King Zhu didn't have the nerve to distribute the money and food to the people of Taiwan, nor did he go out to grab land from landlords with great fanfare.

At this stage, he has not successfully resisted the Qing court's counterattack, so he is eager to provoke Taiwan's powerful landlords.

That is tantamount to death.

The original Zhu Yigui Society failed, and this was actually the reason.

Anyway, after the uprising, many powerful landlords were "accidentally killed" and a large amount of land was vacated.

At this stage, if only this few people are divided, it should be enough.

At least, so far, King Zhu still has no intention of going to war to touch those local vested interests in Taiwan and the remaining Taiwanese people.

After all, King Zhu's foundation still lies in these [-]-strong army with a strong bandit spirit.

Get off the high platform.

Zhu Yijiong waved his hand.

Huang Dian trotted over quickly, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

"Haha, the second child is our own brother, so why are we born together?"

When the matter was done, Zhu Yijiong was in a good mood, "As agreed in advance, after dividing it among the brothers in the main barracks, you should divide the extra part, second brother, with the other brothers! Don't always let people call me Zhu Yijiong. Now that I have become king, I have forgotten my former brothers."

"Thank you for your grace!"

When Huang Dian heard this, he did not refuse and thanked him with a smile.

Zhu Yijiong saw him and smiled the same way.

Although Huang Dian and the others were his brothers and core members of the rebel group, theoretically they would not betray him.

However, these benefits and so on should still be given.

Otherwise, if you become the king here, they will have nothing.

It's okay for a short time, but over time, no matter how iron-clad your loyalty is, it will be completely worn away.

Moreover, he will be able to use this grace right away.

　According to records, the military expenditure given by the Qing court to the garrison in Taiwan ranged from 5 to 60 taels of silver per month, which totaled about [-] taels per year.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)