After Guangxi general Sun Yanling found out that Wu Sangui was still "very good", of course he happily slipped back to Guilin and contacted the various armies and towns on the ground in Guangxi, preparing to fight against his unruly wife Kong Sizhen and the very good-looking For example, Sun Jiqing, the son of Lao Wang next door, and Wang Fuchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who had strong military strength and strong horses, went there.
But these days, transportation is basically based on walking, and communication is basically relying on shouting. If you have the conditions, you can't go up to Wuhua Mountain to see Wu Sangui's whole world. Therefore, there are still many people who are worried because of Wu Sangui's stroke and the imperial court's five-pronged and three-party siege of Yunnan and Guizhou, including the "both refined and loyal" Geng Jingzhong.
Geng Jingzhong had already returned to Geng Wangzhuang in Fuzhou, and he had also taken over the power of his dying father, Geng Jimao, and became the "owner" of Geng Wangzhuang. Yes, he was the owner!
Anyway, in Geng Jingzhong's view, his actual power as a "candidate vassal king" was not much greater than that of a village owner. He is said to be the "king" of Fujian, but in fact he cannot even be the master of the entire Fuzhou City. What is really under his control is only the East Gate, Tangmen, Jinglou Gate, and Water Department in Fuzhou City, all the way to Fahai Temple. So far, it is almost half of Fuzhou city.
This piece of land was "enclosed" when Geng Jimao led three thousand banner soldiers (Geng family vassal soldiers) and their family members to move to Fuzhou. To put it nicely, it is "enclosed", but to put it worse, it is of course "robbed"!
This half of the city that was robbed by Geng Jimao's troops became the comfortable home for the fifteen subordinates of Geng's tribe. Fuzhou people called this place "Geng Wangzhuang", and later Geng Jimao's people also called it that. So King Jingnan became the "Master Geng Zhuang"!
Of course, in addition to this half of Fuzhou City, Geng Jimao also (robbed) many "villages" in the inner circle of Fujian Province and distributed them to his fifteen subordinate brothers to collect rent!
After more than ten years of reproduction and the rape of women and men (to be used as slaves), the population of Gengjiazhuang has expanded from less than 30,000 to more than 130,000. The business of Gengjiazhuang has also evolved from a relatively simple enclosure of land. Rent collection has developed into international trade (smuggling), protecting transportation (privately setting up checkpoints), protecting commerce (collecting protection fees), making money for the country (privately minting), etc. It is really a source of wealth!
Especially after driving away Shi Lang, a nuisance who didn't do anything for money, last year, Geng Wangzhuang's life became even more prosperous!
However, the prosperous and prosperous life could not go on anymore because Yunnan Pingxi Fan, the leader among the six Han vassals, the Four Major Fans and Two Small Fans, was about to be killed by the Qing court!
Others don't know what Wu Yingxiong is thinking, but Geng Jingzhong, who has followed Wu Yingxiong from childhood to adulthood, knows it best!
This guy really wants to be a rich man. If he becomes King of Pingxi, Pingxi Fan will be removed soon!
If Pingxi Fan is gone, will Jingnan Fan still exist?
Besides, in order for Geng Jingzhong to come to Fuzhou as the owner of Geng Wangzhuang earlier, he also promised to cooperate with the imperial court in withdrawing the feudal vassal!
At that time, he was suspected of having an affair with Ao Bai. In order to clear the suspicion and come to Fuzhou as the "owner" of the village as soon as possible, he really dared to make any promise. But now that he has really become the "alternate owner" with great power, he is reluctant to hand over everything.
And there’s no way to hand it over!
There are several thousand people, including more than 30,000 bannermen and young men with the right to become bannermen!
In other words, Geng Jingzhong has not fifteen, but one hundred subordinates. How to arrange this? How many assistants did Emperor Kangxi have? If you add one of the three banners to the top, there are only 200 or so assistant collars. Then you will be the emperor! He, Geng Jingzhong, actually has almost a hundred subordinates now. Although not as many as Kangxi, the growth rate is high!
When his father Geng Jimao came to Fujian in the 15th year of Shunzhi, the 15 subordinates and subordinates were barely together. In more than ten years, the number has increased seven to eight times. If this trend continues, in a few decades, the total number of Eight Banners will increase. There are not as many assistants as him.
so.
Thinking of this, Geng Jingzhong, who was pulling abacus beads in the study, picked up a brush and wrote the six characters "Emperor's clone Huo Er" on a piece of rice paper!
These six words are a prophecy, and I don’t know where they came from. Anyway, Geng Jingzhong, who likes fortune-telling, fortune-telling, astrology, fortune-telling, and feng shui, is also very obsessed with the mysterious science of prophecy, and he has a group of people around him. I like to study these things when I was in Beijing.
After research by Geng Jingzhong and others, this "Emperor's clone" probably means the "Second Emperor" or the "local emperor" of a separate country. And fire ears. A fire and an ear, don’t they make a “geng” when put together?
Originally, when he was in Beijing, Geng Jingzhong felt that this prophecy might not necessarily apply to him. But when he witnessed the "violent Pingjiang Riots" in Jiangsu, he saw the Manchu and Qing court and government's disasters on the country and people along the coasts of Zhejiang and Fujian (his father was also involved!), and he learned about his own destiny at Geng Wangzhuang in Fuzhou. With his true strength, he has a feeling of destiny.
But how to realize this destiny?
Putting down the brush, Geng Jingzhong's brows became tighter and tighter.
While he was frowning, his two most trusted advisers, Taoist Priest Li Hua Henry and Master Yu Renying, rushed in from outside like a gust of wind. One of them, Mr. Yu, was holding two name cards in his hand. When he came to Geng Jingzhong, he offered them to Geng Jingzhong with both hands. He looked excited and lowered his voice: "Master, look at this!"
"What is this?" Geng Jingzhong took the name cards and looked at one of them first. There was a line of calligraphy written on it. Everyone knew it, but they couldn't understand it when put together, "Reviving the Ming Dynasty Jinyi's personal army commander Ao. What? mean?"
"This is Obai's famous post!" Master Yu Renying said.
"What?" Geng Jingzhong was startled, "Ao, Ao Bai came to Fuzhou? He, isn't he in Jiangsu?"
Taoist Li, who was dressed in Taoist robes and looked a bit garrulous, was counting his fingers and said: "Master, this Ao Bai just made a big fuss in Jiangsu. The Eight Banners, Green Camp and local officials in Jiangsu must have We have to be very careful to catch him everywhere! He will definitely not be able to stay in Jiangsu, so he came to Fujian."
Geng Jingzhong was stunned again, "What? Ao Bai came to Geng Wangzhuang?"
"No," Master Yu shook his head and pointed at another post in Geng Jingzhong's hand, "Master, this is the person here today! This person took two famous posts and followed Deputy Zeng to unify them. of."
"This is." Geng Jingzhong picked up the post and looked at it. There was also a line of calligraphy on it. This time he could understand it clearly, "Reviving the Ming Dynasty. The Yanping Prince's Palace proposed to join the army, Chen Zheng Pirates? Why did that Zheng Pirates also have the title of "Reviving the Ming Dynasty"? Did you raise your head?"
"He must have gotten together with the third prince Zhu!" Master Yu said, "Zheng Jing was originally using the Ming Dynasty's brand name. This third prince Zhu is now making a lot of noise, with the Suzhou Uprising and the establishment of the Tiandihui. He specifically rebelled, and also produced "The World is Public" and "The Land System of the Heavenly Dynasty", and also imitated King Chuang and composed a ballad "Welcoming Zhu San". Isn't this the path of Liu Futong and King Xiao Ming at the end of the Yuan Dynasty? Even if he can't do it in the end If it succeeds, it can also protect us and Zheng Jing from wind and rain!"
"It makes sense." Geng Jingzhong nodded, and immediately became energetic, "The third prince Zhu is Prince Xiao Ming, then I am, hehe, I am Zhu Hongwu! No, isn't the third prince Zhu already dead?"
"No!" Taoist Li had already "counted" his fingers, "Master, my subordinates have already counted it with Prince Zhu. This Prince Zhu is the third son of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. His name is Cijiong, and he has the title of "Cijiong". King Ding was born on the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen. He has a life expectancy of ninety-five years, and his life span is at least seventy years old. He might live to be eighty years old!"
"The one who died in Suzhou."
"It must be fake!" Li Daoshi said firmly.
Geng Jingzhong thought for a while, "Apart from Deputy Commander Zeng, does anyone else know that Zheng Jing's envoy is coming?"
Master Yu shook his head: "No one knows that Deputy Dutong Zeng has been in contact with the other side. He has always been unaware of it."
Geng Jingzhong was stunned: "Does my Ama know about this?"
"Of course," Yu Renying said with a smile, "How honest do you think the old prince is?"
Geng Jingzhong smiled: "I thought he was frightened by what happened to my grandfather!"
Geng Jingzhong's grandfather, Geng Jimao's father, and the great traitor Geng Zhongming was the first of the three kings to die badly. Moreover, the cause of his death was very bizarre. It was because the army took in 300 "escapees", and he committed suicide out of fear of crime. At that time, he was on his way to march into Guangdong with 10,000 troops!
Yu Renying said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is just cautious, not timid by any means."
Geng Jingzhong nodded: "Then I have to be more cautious. I met Chen Canjun in the Elephant Garden. It was very smelly and not many people went there."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Master Yu and Li Daoren quickly sent flattery messages.
The elephant garden is where Geng Jimao raises elephants - others keep pets, cats and dogs. Geng Jimao has special hobbies. He raised a group of elephants and even built an elephant garden. Moreover, when Geng Jimao was not ill, he also liked to Take a ride on an elephant in the park with your confidant or an "overseas guest".
Geng Jingzhong had never ridden an elephant and did not dare to ride one. He felt that it would be painful to fall off the back of an elephant that was so tall. However, he still fell in love with the secludedness of the Elephant Garden. In the first pavilion in the Elephant Garden called "Elephant Viewing Pavilion", he met Chen Yonghua, who had just come from Da Yuan Island, and the Prince of Jingnan who had been actively approaching him these days. The vice-capital once cultivated his character.
After Chen Yonghua sent away Prince Zhu San, Wang Zhongxiao and others, he did not stay in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. Instead, he set out to return to Da Yuan Island to report to Zheng Jing the latest changes in the world situation.
Of course Zheng Jing is very "skilled"!
Otherwise, in history, he would not have seized the opportunity of the San Francisco Uprising to capture Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, and also made a strong push in Chaozhou - these territories were captured with the consent of Geng Jingzhong, and later he took advantage of them Geng Jingzhong and the Qing army had the opportunity to fight to the death, and they also took away a lot of territory that originally belonged to Geng Jingzhong. He was smarter than a monkey!
Of course, Zheng Jing's current situation is very difficult, and he can't survive without being good at it. Others thought that he owned the entire Da Yuan Island and had some strength. But in fact, Zheng Jing's territory is the area along the southwest coast of Damuan Island. As for other territories on the island, they are all in a barbaric state without control. The reason why this happens is because Zheng Jing really has no one in his hands!
The current Han population on Dayuan Island is only about a dozen or two hundred thousand, which is not enough to fill the entire Dayuan Island.
Moreover, Dayuan Island is still a place full of malaria, and the Han people on the island are easily infected and die from the epidemic. Even Guo Xingye himself died of illness shortly after regaining Dayuan.
Therefore, for the current Zheng Ming Group, separatist control of the island is simply a last resort. It is the best choice to seize the opportunity, take a big gamble, and take back their hometown in southern Fujian!
But now, the battle between Kangxi and Wu Yingqi (Wu Sangui) is about to begin, Geng Jingzhong and Wang Fuchen are ready to make a move, the third prince Zhu Tiandihui is causing trouble everywhere again, and there is also a lingering Obai who does not know when he will jump out to cause trouble. Isn't this the "change in the world" that Zheng Jing has been waiting for since he was a child?
However, it seems that the current changes in the world are not big enough. When Kangxi and Wu Yingqi (Wu Sangui) are about to start a fight, they should set another fire in his southeast backyard and pour a bucket of oil!
"Prince Yanping proposed to join the army and Chen Yonghua paid his respects to the Crown Prince!"
In the Observation Pavilion, Geng Jingzhong looked at Chen Yonghua who bowed to him, frowned and asked, "Where is Ao Bai? Didn't he come?"
Chen Yonghua smiled and said: "To be honest, Ao Bai has been staying in the Prince Pingxi's Mansion in Yunnan!"
"What?" Geng Jingzhong was stunned, "The chaos in Suzhou a few days ago?"
Chen Yonghua said with a smile: "That was a joint effort between the Tiandihui and our Yanping Palace. The banner of Obai was just to scare the Qing soldiers, but it was quite effective! Most of the unscrupulous officials in Suzhou City were scared away!"
"Your third prince, too." Geng Jingzhong asked tentatively.
"That's not the third prince," Chen Yonghua said, "that's just a good envoy sent by King Pingxi to the south of the Yangtze River to contact heroes from all walks of life!"
Geng Jingzhong frowned: "The real third prince?"
"The real third prince is heading to Yunnan and Guizhou!" Chen Yonghua said, "King Pingxi is going to start something in Yungui soon. The third prince is his official title, so of course he has to rush there. But we, the Tiandihui and the Yanping Palace, want to Join forces with the Crown Prince to do something in the southeast in response to King Pingxi and the Third Prince."
"What do you want to do?" Geng Jingzhong asked.
"Let's follow the same pattern and fight another battle in Suzhou!" Chen Yonghua said, "Master, this matter will not do you any harm. First, we will not raise troops on your territory; second, we do not need you. Send people to help us in the uprising, and keep it safe so that you don't have anything to do with it; thirdly, you can also take advantage of the opportunity of Obai and the Tiandihui to start another uprising in Zhejiang to expand your military and administrative power in Fujian.
Now Kangxi is mobilizing the elites of the Eight Banners and the Green Camp to deal with Wu Sangui, and there is no spare power to wage a war in the southeast. If Aobai and Tiandihui cause trouble on the border of Fujian and Zhejiang, won't you have a chance to show off your skills? "
Chen Yonghua's words were very good, and Geng Jingzhong was a little moved. But he still couldn't make up his mind, mainly because he didn't know if Chen Yonghua was reliable? So he cast a questioning look at Zeng Yangxing, a veteran who had followed his grandfather and father for many years.
Zeng Yangxing nodded and said: "Your Majesty, Prince Yanping and Chen Canjun have cooperated with us for many years and are very reliable!"
Of course, it depends on whether it is reliable or not. Historically, Geng Jingzhong would never have been deceived by Zheng Jing into losing so much territory!
Geng Jingzhong looked at Chen Yonghua again: "Chen Canjun, the benefits to me from this matter are not small, so what benefits can you get?"
Chen Yonghua said with a smile: "Of course we have benefits. Didn't you blast Shi Lang away and demobilize all his Fujian navy? Fujian can't survive without a navy! How can it be possible if there are thousands of miles of sea and there is no defense against the sea? "
"Isn't this good for you?" Geng Jingzhong asked.
"There's a better way!"
"any solution?"
Chen Yonghua smiled and said: "Do you think I can be the new admiral of the Fujian Navy? If I can't be the admiral, I can also be the commander-in-chief!"
"What?" Geng Jingzhong was stunned, "Chen Shenjun, do you want to defect to the imperial court?"
"No, no, no" Chen Yonghua smiled and shook his head, "Actually, I am already an official of the Qing Dynasty."
"What? Are you already an official in the Qing Dynasty?" Geng Jingzhong was surprised, "How did you become one?"
"I bought it!" Chen Yonghua said confidently, "I spent money to buy a candidate guerrilla! If I can make a contribution in Zhejiang this time, please recommend me again and let me be the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy. I promise to serve the Jingnan Palace in the future. The 'sea donation' can be doubled!"
“It’s okay”
Geng Jingzhong was dumbfounded, and there was such a saucy operation!
The prince of Yanping joined the army, and some big boss of the Tiandihui first spent money to buy a guerrilla, and then started an uprising by himself to suppress it, and after that, he made meritorious service and became the general soldier.
"Wait a minute," Geng Jingzhong suddenly thought of something, "How long have you been doing this?"
There are many generals, deputy generals, and generals in Guangdong and Fujian who are local tyrants or pirates who came to recruit people. If they all come from this kind of background, then the strength of the Yanping Palace is much greater than it appears!
"It didn't take long," Chen Yonghua shook his head, "We just thought of it."
This is true!
Chen Yonghua was inspired by Wang Zhongxiao to think of doing this. In addition, Wang Zhongxiao gave him a relatively hard-working background as a special agent, and he also had military achievements in pacifying Suzhou. If he made great achievements again, he would be able to become the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy only with Geng Jingzhong's recommendation!
Only by becoming the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty can you recruit soldiers on the territory of the Qing Dynasty. There are too few people on the island, and there is really no way to expand the army. Even if you have money, you can't recruit people!
Therefore, it is very convenient to have a general army of the Qing Dynasty. It would be even better if the entire southeastern coast of the Qing Dynasty could be contracted!
In addition, setting up the Fujian Navy Commander-in-Chief would also be beneficial to the smuggling business of the Yanping Palace - the Fujian Navy Commander-in-Chief went to Jiangnan to buy hundreds of thousands of pieces of silk to make sails and flags. This seems quite normal, right? At least Susong Town on Chongming Island won't come to interfere in other people's business, and in the worst case, it's their fault!
There is no shame in making money!
(End of chapter)
