Since Zheng's surrender, the waters of Fujian have returned to tranquility, as if nothing had happened.
Only Kinmen Island has changed its owner, and Xia Kingdom's warships are cruising back and forth in the nearby sea.
At first, the villagers were frightened, but as time went by, they found that these Xia soldiers never disturbed the people, and even when they were buying and selling, they never took anything by force or gave them enough money.
The villagers quickly fell in love with these kind soldiers, and even took the initiative to set up stalls on the beach to sell goods to Xia soldiers.
All the nearby officials were watching, but they didn't dare to offend Xia Jun, so they simply turned a blind eye.
Anyway, as long as the Xia army does not go ashore or fight, they will treat it as nothing happened.
Even here in Anhai Town, the Zheng family's house is still intact, just like ordinary.
The news had already spread.
Brother Zheng Zhilong went north to visit Zuo Menggeng, and the relationship between the two parties became good again and they became a family.
Those ambitious people who were waiting to seize the wealth after the Zheng family's defeat had no choice but to stop thinking about it.
Provoking the Zheng family at this time would be tantamount to enmity with the Xia Kingdom.
Kinmen Island is already bustling with activity.
Fujian merchants received Xia Jun's guarantee and rushed here to trade.
Zuo Hua spent a lot of effort to establish a huge market on Kinmen Island.
Businessmen from Shandong, Songjiang Prefecture, and even North Korea and Japan all came to Kinmen Island. The Dutch and Portuguese from Southeast Asia also chose this place.
Coupled with local products from Fujian and surrounding Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, Kinmen Island suddenly became the largest trading center in the Far East.
Visible to the naked eye, the island prospered in a short period of time.
Zuo Hua had nothing to do. He stayed in the dock of the port all day long, basking in the sun and placing the fishing rod beside him.
It’s the Air Force every day anyway, just dawdling.
The huge fleet was guided to the shore, and a group of people came directly to him.
"General Zuo is so elegant!"
Zuo Hua opened his one eye and immediately put on a smile.
"It turns out to be Ambassador Lu and Mr. Dimen. Are you planning to return?"
Lu Guangzhai was very interested and informed Zuo Hua of the situation.
"Our Xia Kingdom has reached an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with the Netherlands. The Dutch friends put the overall interests first and decided to return the Taiwan territory they occupied to us. General Zuo, please prepare immediately and go to Taiwan to receive it."
Zuo Hua's previous laziness immediately disappeared and he became energetic.
"I know the Dutch are quite interesting. Don't worry, the preparations that need to be made have been made a long time ago."
Anthony van Diemen approached Putmans.
"We have received permission from His Highness King Xia to purchase advanced artillery from the Kingdom of Xia. General Putmans, you can discuss the transaction with General Zuo. In addition, the Spaniards are our next target. Please discuss the transaction with General Zuo." Work closely together to destroy those nasty Spaniards."
Both are good news for Putmans.
Stationed on Kinmen Island these days, the Dutch army often conducts joint exercises with the Xia army.
And Xia Jun's weapons, whether they were muskets or artillery, made him jealous.
In particular, Xia Guo's cannonballs that could explode when fired shocked him even more.
He also looked at it carefully after getting closer, but unfortunately, even if Zuo Hua told him the name of the gunpowder contained in it, he didn't know it.
He knew even more that in Europe today, even the top gunpowder masters could not produce this magical gunpowder.
Zuo Hua had clearly told him that Xia State would not sell such advanced and powerful weapons to outsiders.
Even if the Netherlands is an ally of the Xia Kingdom.
Although Putmans felt sorry for Zuo Hua's confession, he was not angry.
Frankly speaking, if the Netherlands has such powerful weapons, they will not give them to others.
Fortunately, the Netherlands is an ally with Xia State, so there is no need to worry about Xia State aiming its guns at itself.
In addition, the bronze cannons produced by Xia are far better than various European artillery, and this kind of weapon can be sold to the outside world.
Now that he knew that he could buy bronze cannons from Xia Guo, Putmans was really happy.
He could already imagine how majestic it would be when the warships he led returned to Europe and used this new type of artillery to fight against those European opponents.
As for joining forces to deal with the Spaniards...
Isn’t that the long-cherished wish of the Dutch?
"General Zuo, I haven't seen you for many years, and I keep hearing about your great achievements. It's really admirable."
A man came up behind Lu Guangzhai and Anthony Van Diemen, but he was an old friend of Zuo Hua.
"Ouch, Brother Gong, why is it you?"
Gong Duan smiled.
"Taiwan is about to be recovered, and the Central Committee has decided to establish a province, with me as the consul."
Regarding Taiwan's administrative status, Xia Guozhong conducted a careful discussion.
In view of the far distance from the mainland of Xia, its vast territory and important location, the Central Committee unanimously decided to establish Taiwan as a provincial administrative region.
The first consul was Gong Duan.
As one of the two heroes of the Gong family and the founding father of the Xia Kingdom, Gong Duan has a very high status.
Although he did not enter the cabinet, he was still a top official.
This time he was sent to take charge of Taiwan, and he officially entered the ranks of the princes.
In addition to the official department, the central government has also sent nearly 300 officials at all levels.
"From now on, Kinmen Island will also be placed under the jurisdiction of Taiwan. In view of its importance, it should be directly under the provincial government and it would be best to establish it as a municipal administrative agency."
Zuo Hua made suggestions to the public.
"You are more familiar with the situation here than I am, so you have to explain it carefully and don't make me lose sight of it."
The public attaches great importance to Zuo Hua's grasp of the situation.
The next day, the East China Sea Fleet, together with the Seventh Regiment of the Second Marine Division, as well as the Dutch mission and the Dutch fleet, formed a mighty army, crossed the Taiwan Strait, and officially entered the treasure island.
Their first stop was Penghu.
This archipelago located in the middle of the Taiwan Strait is the key to controlling the entire strait.
The army stopped briefly at the Penghu Islands, but Shen Shouyue, captain of the Chuzhou ship, took the lead and was the first to set foot on the islands.
He searched carefully on the island, and finally stood in front of a stone tablet. At the same time, he kept touching the writing on the stone tablet with his fingers, and his eyes filled with tears.
Everyone saw his strange behavior and came over one after another.
"It was here that Xiankao fought with Wei Malang and finally recovered Penghu. You see, the stone monument that Xiankao erected is still here."
Everyone came closer and saw clearly.
I saw the words "Shen Yourong ordered to retire the red-haired fan, Wei Malang and others" engraved on the stone tablet.
Zuo Hua's heart was racing.
"My father-in-law protected our homeland and expelled the invaders, and his merits will last for thousands of years. Today, when we see our descendants regaining our homeland, we will definitely be able to smile."
Shen Shouyue nodded heavily and straightened his back.
Shen Yourong will definitely be proud of what he is today!
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