Just one day later, Liu Kongzhao, Han Zanzhou and Zhang Shenyan came to Yangzhou City together in a warship of the Jiang Navy.
Among them, after Liu Kongzhao disembarked from the ship, he and Chang Yanling, who went to greet him, went directly to Daming Temple and asked to see Zhu Cixiang, the prince of Fujun. Han Zanzhou and Zhang Shenyan went to the Tianning Temple Palace to meet Emperor Chongzhen.
"Both of you, please sit down. There is no need to be reserved here." Zhu Cixiang seemed to be in a very good mood, and it seemed that he no longer cared about Han Zanzhou and Zhang Shenyan going to see Emperor Chongzhen.
After seeing Chang Yanling and Liu Kongzhao, he politely asked them to sit down. Seeing that they were a little reserved, he smiled and asked them to sit down.
"Have you two received the order just issued by me?" Zhu Cixiang looked at the two of them and asked with a smile, "Are you willing to leave Nanjing and become the general military officer of Hunan and the garrison of Jiujiang?"
What does it mean?
Liu Kongzhao was immediately stunned. Was the prince deceived, or had he seen through his conspiracy? Why did he use Jiujiang Defense to win over him?
"Yes! I am willing to defend Hunan on behalf of Master Qiantose!"
While Liu Kongzhao was still thinking about it, Chang Yanling had already knelt down to Zhu Cihong. He originally thought that his family's wealth was over, but he didn't expect that today Zhu Cixi gave him a Hunan general soldier out of nowhere... No matter what his conspiracy was, a general soldier was better than nothing! Moreover, Hunan is quite far from Nanjing, which is beyond the reach of the prince!
"I am also willing..." Liu Kongzhao had no choice but to follow suit.
Zhu Cixiang went on to say: "Do you two know that I have already conferred the title of Dai Fan, Lu Fan, and Tang Fan, three real vassal kings who are in charge of the army and in charge of the people?"
"I have heard of it," Chang Yanling said.
"I have also heard about it," Liu Kongzhao said, "Isn't Qiansui Master following the example of Taizu Emperor Gao, who used the king of Sai to guard the border and guard the prisoners?"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, "I do have this intention. However, the princes of the Ming Dynasty are not as good as those vassal princes during the time of Emperor Taizu Gao... Therefore, King Sai alone is no longer enough to keep the captives and thieves at bay. We have to rely on the feudal princes, feudal lords, and feudal lords to work together to restore the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
Since Huaiyuan Marquis and Chengyi Bo are both our heroes in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, are you willing to set an example, be granted the title of vassal marquis or vassal uncle, and serve as a permanent ruler for the imperial court? "
What? Yongzhen Yifang! ?
This is wealth for generations to come! Now even Liu Kongzhao was a little excited. He, a noble man with no territory and no army, is just a fat pig in these troubled times. No one knows when he will be slaughtered.
Wealth that can truly be passed down from generation to generation requires soldiers and territory. For example, the Yang family of Sowing that was wiped out in the Three Great Conquests of Wanli was sealed in Bozhou at the end of the Tang Dynasty. After more than 700 years, the imperial court has changed several times, but his family is still standing. If Yang Yinglong hadn't been so careless, he would still be the overlord of one party until now...
Zhu Cixiang continued: "Now Dai Fan, Lu Fan, and Tang Fan all have the same palace. Previously, I wanted to grant Taiyuan to Wu Sangui. In other words, the vassal king and the vassal prince can all control the same palace forever!
The two are a marquis and an earl, so naturally they cannot rule the same house forever. A marquis can control a state, and a count can always control a county. Marquis Huaiyuan, you are going to Hunan to serve as the commander-in-chief, why not find a subordinate state in Hunan to give you Changjiayong Town?
Sincere uncle, you can choose a county in Jiujiang Prefecture to be a fiefdom! As for your Liu family's farms in Chuzhou, your hometown, and other places in the southeast, hand them over too! "
That’s great!
Chang Yanling and Liu Kongzhao's breathing became rapid.
"Master Qian Sui," Chang Yanling had already knelt down to Zhu Cixiang, "I, Chang Yanling, together with 3,000 soldiers from the Chang family in Jiangdu, are willing to guard Daozhou for the prince and control this land forever!"
His old Chang family's land in Yangzhou Wei was gone, and three thousand children became tenants overnight. How would they live in the future? It would be great to have a place that we can protect forever!
"Okay," Zhu Cixi said with a smile, "I will make you the Marquis of Daozhou, and reward you with 100,000 taels of silver to pay for the traveling expenses of the Chang family's children in Jiangdu. However, the land your family occupies in the southeast for the guard post, I will reward you with 100,000 taels of silver." To be taken back.”
Chang Yanling was excited. His family didn't occupy much land in the southeast, mainly in Yangzhou. It would be a huge profit to exchange the lost land for Daozhou! So that’s why I immediately said, “I would like to express my gratitude to Master Qian Sui for your great kindness!”
Zhu Cixiang looked at Liu Kongzhao again, "Uncle Chengyi, where do you want? Hukou and Pengze can't be granted to you, so why not grant De'an County to your home?"
Hukou was historically the place where the Yangtze River Fortress was built, and its name was Hukou Fortress. There is a very famous town below Pengze County, called Madang Town! The Madang Fortress is there. Both places have mountainous areas along the river. They can rely on the terrain to build fortresses, deploy red cannons, and block the waterways on the river from a high position.
In addition, 150 miles downstream of Madang Town is Anqing. Anqing City is built along the river, and the Yangtze River outside the city is extremely narrow, less than 2 miles. If artillery is deployed on Anqing City, the Yangtze River waterway can be completely blocked.
Therefore, with the three dangerous places of Hukou, Madang, and Anqing guarded, Zhu Cixiang does not have to worry about the enemies coming down the river from the upper reaches - this is no longer the era of building ships crisscrossing the river!
Liu Kongzhao gritted his teeth and knelt down to Zhu Cihong, "Master Qiansui, I have confidential matters to report to His Highness!"
oh? There is a secret... Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded: Are you going to betray those stupid fat pigs in Nanjing?
...
"Chitose, how are you?"
As soon as Chang Yanling and Liu Kongzhao left, Li Yan and Zheng Sen entered Pingshan Hall. When he met Zhu Cihong, Li Yan bowed and asked about the situation.
He was very good at dealing with landlords, rich men, bandits and bandits, but he had no tricks for Nanjing dignitaries and civil and military ministers in the DPRK.
"It's done!" Zhu Cixiang laughed, "One was granted the title of vassal of Daozhou, the other was granted the title of vassal of De'an... they are all on the Yongzhen side!
Senior brother, how about giving your father a title too? "
Zheng Sen only returned to Yangzhou yesterday. Before that, he and Lu Zhenfei went to Zhoushan to persuade Huang Binqing to join Zhu Cihong.
"Your Highness, junior brother, where do you want to seal my father?" Zheng Sen asked.
"How about you, Chief?" Zhu Cixiang asked with a smile, "Dayuan Island is located off the coast of Fujian, not far from your home, so how about granting it to your family? Your family still has a stronghold on Danyuan Island, right?"
The big one is Taiwan, a treasure island in later generations, but today it is a very troubled island. There are strong winds and waves in the Taiwan Strait, especially near the island of Taiwan where there is the so-called "Black Water Ditch". The currents are very strong and it is easy to lose your way. There was a proverb at that time that described crossing the sea to the stage as "ten departures, six deaths, three stays, and one return." That is to say, among ten people crossing the sea, six drowned, three arrived, and one gave up and returned.
Of course, this statement is quite exaggerated. At least for Shibazhi Maritime Group, crossing the sea and taking the stage was not difficult.
However, the miasma, headhunters and Dutch on the island of Taiwan are not easy to deal with. Among them, miasma is particularly deadly. Yan Siqi, who went on stage in Bengang and Pingye (Chiayi) in his early years, contracted the disease and died within a year of landing on the island. In history, Zheng Chenggong contracted the disease and died in four months after landing on the island...
After Yan Siqi's death, the business he started was inherited by Zheng Zhilong. According to Dutch records, in just two years from 1636 to 1638, more than 400 ships from Fujian docked on Taiwan Island, transporting a large number of poor people from Fujian.
In addition, starting from the first year of Chongzhen, every time there was a disaster in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong would pay and ship out ships to transport hungry people to Taiwan to open up wasteland. The cumulative number is probably no less than 100,000!
In the Chiayi area in later generations, there are now a large number of Han immigrants from Fujian, and they are all protected by the Zheng Group.
If Zhu Cixiang did not want to lose Taiwan, canonizing the Zheng family as the lord of Taiwan was the only option.
But now on the island of Taiwan, there is more than just the Zheng family. In southern Taiwan, there is also a stronghold of the Dutch East India Company.
"To be honest, your highness, Junior Brother," Zheng Sen frowned, "My family has some foundations on Dajuan Island, but Dajuan Island still has territory belonging to the Hongyi people. They built a city in the south of the island and deployed troops. I think it’s a long-lasting foundation…”
Zhu Cixiang smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, I, the Dutch on the island, will come to settle things... I have my own way! Just invite your father to Nanjing, and I will talk to him."
"Nanjing?" Zheng Sen was stunned, "His Royal Highness is going to Nanjing?"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, "Yes! The time is almost ripe!"
