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

Chapter 67
The fifth day of November, the first year of Yonghe.

The Ming army officially sent [-] troops, divided into two groups: north and south.

The North Route Army was led by Yang Gong as the commander-in-chief and Zheng Dingrui as the deputy commander. It led [-] Ming troops and [-] regular troops from the Qing army.

He also levied 5 civilians, gave them enough food to eat, and used them to transport grain, grass and baggage.A total of [-] people were dispatched, and externally it was said that a hundred thousand troops were involved in the Northern Expedition to Fuzhou.

The South Route Army was commanded by General Chen Fushou, and took a navy warship to cross the sea and go south to Haicheng County, where it met with Xu Jin's troops and planned to attack Zhangzhou Prefecture.

As for Zhu Yijiong, the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, it is rare that he no longer has a personal conquest.

Of course, this is not because Zhu Yijiong is slacking off, but because there is really no need for the imperial commander to conquer in person.

The main force of the Qing army in Fujian was completely wiped out in the Battle of Quanzhou. Now the state capitals are basically undefended. In the capital Fuzhou, there are still more than 3000 garrisoned Eight Banners garrisoning them.

By the way, if I remember correctly, the Eight Banners garrison is currently on the verge of mutiny.If Zhu Yijiong hadn't come, there would probably have been a large-scale mutiny next year because of the issue of superiors drinking soldiers' blood.

Even the Eight Banners are treated like this, so it's not surprising that the Green Camp has low combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the Ming army only needs to push forward all the way, whether Zhu Yijiong is in charge or not.

Moreover, as the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijiong had a lot of things to take care of besides fighting.

At present, although the Ming Dynasty has only taken over Quanzhou, in fact, it is only a matter of time when the other prefectures in Fujian will be taken over.

If Fujian fails, various management and institutional issues will have to be put on the agenda.

After all, in the final analysis, today's Ming Dynasty only developed from the land of Taiwan, and all political systems are still in the stage of a local government to a separatist regime.

Zhu Yijiong is more like a Daotai master of the Qing court than a supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. The officials under his direct jurisdiction are at the highest level of prefect.

This can't be done!

Although he is not the emperor yet, the meaning of supervising the country is basically the same as that of the emperor. This subordinate cannot be said to be the central team, at least there must be six important personnel.

Otherwise, not only will it not sound good when spoken out, but it will also be detrimental to later administrative work.

As the Ming Dynasty's territory becomes larger and larger, this matter will definitely become more complicated, especially when the North and South Route Army wins a complete victory, Fujian is basically conquered.

The Ming Dynasty, which owned one province, Fujian Province in the heart of Jiangnan, had actually shaken the foundation of the Qing Dynasty in a small way.

At this time, whether it is for the later stage of hegemony or a matter of face, this cabinet center must be established.Not only should the various institutions be the same as the Qing court, they should at least be able to compete with it.

In this way, people in the world will not look down on him, Zhu Yijiong, and look down on the Ming Dynasty, thinking that the Ming Dynasty is nothing more than a grassroots team established by a bunch of rogue bandits.

Zhu Yijiong sat in the capital of Quanzhou as the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. On the one hand, he took charge of all matters in Quanzhou, and on the other hand, he officially issued an order to move the capital.

It is no longer as careless as before, but a formal capital move. Not only will the supervisory country be in Quanzhou City, but the administrative team from Taiwan will also be moved here.

Zhu Yijiong had already thought about it. Not only did he have few generals on hand, he also had a shortage of civil servants.

If this cabinet center is to be built, it cannot be left empty!
There are not many people who can use it. In fact, it is only the old people in Taiwan Mansion such as Wang Li, Liang Wenxuan and so on.

As for ability, Wang Li and the others will definitely be fine if they just deal with administrative trivial matters in Fujian.And there is a secretariat to keep track of everything, so it’s not a big problem.

The most important thing is that the civil servants on the other side of Taiwan are absolutely loyal and reliable.

As for the newly surrendered Quanzhou Prefecture, this may not necessarily be the case.

Why not use someone from the secretariat?
Of course it's because he's young. China has been around for 5000 years and always pays attention to seniority.Regardless of ability, if Zhu Yijiong rashly promotes these young people from the Secretariat to be cabinet bosses.

Not to mention civil servants, even generals like Yang Gong may have to worry.

Besides, these young scholars in the Secretariat were just trying to win over the hearts of the wealthy people in Taiwan.

Most of his abilities can only be said to be average. Even in Zhu Yijiong's secretariat, the chief secretary is slightly better.

Even if they were asked to join, they might not be able to do better than Wang Li and the others, and they might even be prone to causing trouble due to lack of experience.

Zhu Yijiong first issued an edict, ordering Wang Li, Liang Wenxuan and his subordinates to take a boat to Quanzhou Prefecture to listen to the emperor's instructions.You can bring your family members and so on, or you can leave them in Taiwan.

As for the prefect of Taiwan, Wang Li recommended his own candidates, and he only needed to report the list to himself when he came.

In addition to the formal edict, Zhu Yijiong made a special trip to send a letter home. Queen Wu Alan, who was staying in Taiwan, also packed up and came to Quanzhou Mansion.

Wu Alan missed him, and he also missed others.After all, this is his first wife in two lives... and there is a high probability that she will not be the last.

Moreover, Zhu Yijiong did have the idea of ​​using Quanzhou Prefecture as the temporary capital of the Ming Dynasty for a long time to come.

Taking the queen over showed that Zhu Yijiong, the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, was determined to take root in Fujian and even the south.

Not to mention that Zhu Yijiong was busy working every day in Quanzhou Prefecture to move the capital, but Yang Gong led his Daming North Route Army northward along the road.

Although they were marching at a normal speed, they also carried dozens of red cannons and food and baggage.

But before the troops arrived, Xinghua Prefecture, from the magistrate to the gentry and wealthy families, already knew the bad news of the incoming [-] Ming troops.

Immediately, the entire Xinghua Mansion fell into panic and chaos.

As a state capital bordering Quanzhou Prefecture, it was even ordered by the governor to serve as the logistics supply line for the Xingquan battlefield.

They are also the ones who know the news about the Battle of Quanzhou the fastest.

The governor's [-]-strong army fought against [-] rebels, but they were all wiped out and were unable to even fight back.

At present, there are only a few hundred old, weak, sick and disabled people left behind in Fucheng.

Do they need to use their heads to resist hundreds of thousands of thieves?

This is the rhythm of martyrdom on the spot!
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The ninth day of November, the first year of Yonghe.

The Northern Route Army of the Ming Army crossed the Xingquan border and entered Xianyou County.

Without encountering any resistance, Yang Gong led his army across the river and arrived at the county seat. All he saw was dilapidated.

This was the battlefield where the Qing army and Lin Jun's troops fought before, and it was used by Lu Youlong as a supply point for the army. Not many people were here for a long time.

Now that it is known that the governor's army has been completely wiped out, the few old and weak soldiers left here naturally ran away.

Yang Gong got a county town for nothing, even if it was just an empty city, he couldn't leave it alone.

Yang Gong quickly garrisoned troops here and built a supply line from Quanzhou to Xinghua. At the same time, he gathered the refugees from all over the place. At the same time, he reported to Quanzhou Prefecture and requested the imperial court to send a new county magistrate here.

Stayed for about two days.

It happened to be the ancient version of Double Eleven. Yang Gong once again mobilized his army and went directly eastward along the river, intending to quickly attack Xinghua Fucheng.

Xinghua Prefecture is just a small prefecture, with only one prefecture and two counties under its jurisdiction, which is smaller than Taiwan Prefecture. Among them, Putian County is Fuguo County.

The Ming army claimed to have a hundred thousand troops coming east to attack. Relying on the convenience and speed of waterways, the forward army reached Xinghua Fucheng in just one day.

Before the vanguard troops could set up their positions to attack, the Putian County Magistrate jumped directly from the top of the city and fell to his death on the spot.

Once the county magistrate died, the remaining people dared to resist, and there was no need for the Ming army to persuade them to surrender. The remnants of the Qing army who were defending the city immediately opened the city to surrender.

When Yang Gong, Zheng Dingrui and others arrived, they only received news that the Putian County Magistrate jumped from the city, the Xinghua Magistrate committed suicide by taking poison, and that Xingquan Daotai and Xinghua Tongzhi were missing, and they most likely ran away in the chaos.

Good guy, another battle was fought, and a city and a county were obtained for nothing.

It's a pity that the Ming army didn't move fast enough, and the main officials either died or ran away.

Fortunately, Xinghua Mansion was captured without spending a single soldier.

In this way, the Ming army only needs to push all the way to defeat Fuzhou, and then the general trend of Fujian will be determined.

Yang Gong was very happy about this. Almost as soon as he got off the boat, he started writing a successful report, preparing to send it back to Quanzhou Prefecture for Zhu Jianguo to know.

If Fujian is lower, then the Jianguo and the Ming Dynasty can be considered to have truly taken root in the south.

Separating one side of the country, or even dividing the river to rule it, is no longer a fantasy.

　Fuguo County is a situation where the prefecture and the county are two administrative units in one urban area.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)