In the 12th year of Shunzhi, the "Sea Ban Order" was issued. In the 17th year of Shunzhi, the "Sea Relocation Order", also known as the "Boundary Relocation Order", was an expansion and supplement of the "Sea Ban Order" and was even more severe and cruel.

For the vast majority of people in coastal areas, the main way to maintain their livelihood is either to cultivate the land or go fishing in the sea. Since the relocation, countless private fields have been abandoned, coastal houses have been reduced to ruins, and all fishing tools have been burned. The elderly, weak, women and children, because of

Countless people died of cold and starvation, and their corpses were exposed in the wilderness, so that the old and young filled the ravines, and the wilderness was littered with bones. Countless people fled everywhere, and their condition was miserable.

Since the main stronghold of Zheng Chenggong's army was in Fujian, which posed the greatest threat to the Qing government, the border relocation order was most strictly enforced in Fujian and the three provinces of Guangdong and Zhejiang adjacent to Fujian. After the imperial court issued the order, within three days, the officers and soldiers were like wolves.

Hu Di came to drive them away. Many people were forcibly driven away from their homes before they had time to collect any property. The officers and soldiers who supervised the relocation also took the opportunity to plunder. All the people who were moved lost their livelihood and were displaced. They howled loudly and carried their husbands on their backs.

The human tragedies of abandoning a son, losing a father and leaving a wife can be seen everywhere.

Judging from the severity of the blockade, the Qing government did not consider the negative impact it would have on the coastal economy. Their class nature also determined that they did not and could not take measures to deal with the aftermath and reduce the loss of people's lives and property.

The people were displaced and lost the support of the people.

"...First of all, the people who were moved thought that they would return soon, and they couldn't bear to leave their flesh and blood. But they were wandering for a long time, with no way to survive. So the father, son, and husband and wife abandoned each other, weeping bitterly, and they separated their families. They fought for millet for a son, and a hundred coins for a daughter.

There are wealthy people and great merchants who, without losing their money or grain of rice, can get a whole house with them. The strong men go to serve as soldiers, while the old and weak wander in the ravines. Some family members drink poison, or they throw all their money into the river. Some officials regard this as such.

An ant has no kindness to help you; relatives treat it like sand and have no comprehensive friendship..."

"...The immigrants who migrated to the seaside initially had silver rice and heavy metals, which could be supported by selling them. As time went by, their pockets became empty, and they had no money to live on and nowhere to live. They were homeless and miserable...with no way to make a living and no food to eat.

I have to sell my body for nothing. I am waiting to be killed. It is unbearable..."

Following the cries of the coastal people who risked their lives and fled to Mingtong District, the Nanming government launched a propaganda machine, which has been posted on notice boards in every township and village. Through volunteer propagandists and the tours of the coastal people's complaint group organized by the government, the Qing government

The evil behavior spread among the people.

This is both a denunciation and accusation, as well as propaganda and agitation. Only when you know the suffering of the people in Qingtong District will you cherish the relaxation and stability of Mingtong District.

"On the same day as the order was issued, the wives were taken and their children were carried along the road. Their houses were set on fire and no stones were left. More than half of the people died, lying on their pillows in the road. Even those who could reach the interior in one or two times had no food to burn the stones, and they were already dying of starvation.

...It burned for two months, it was unspeakably miserable."

"If the people go out of the wall within a short distance, they will kill them. But if the people mistakenly go out of the wall, countless people will die. There are wooden fences beside the road. Cattle and horses are not allowed to come in and out. A sign is hung everywhere, saying: Anyone who dares to go out of the wall will be killed! If you cross the boundary a few steps, you will be killed.

, that is, walking like an owl."

A gray-haired fellow scholar has been standing in front of the village notice board every time during the lectures in the past few days, telling the villagers about the evil of the Qing Dynasty's coastal border relocation. He burst into tears every time, "How could the people deserve this?"

Toxic? Such atrocities are called protecting people's livelihood. I really don't know what is shameful?"

"Dad, please drink some water." The son felt sorry for his father. He glanced at the opportunity and hurriedly handed over the tea, but was pushed away by the old man.

The old man repeatedly stamped his feet and beat his chest, and cried out heartbrokenly: "Thousands and billions of sentient beings are also our Chinese people. Whose fault is it if we abandon them? Your Highness is determined to march eastward. Since he is the son of trillions of people,

The people are also for me, you, and everyone. If we don't drive out the Tartars and restore the emperor's empire, how can we have long-term peace and happiness? Your Highness is borrowing food and wages, and it is not like the Tartars robbing and plundering. Everyone can have enough to eat.

Now that we are no longer suffering from the pain of war, we should help our army, march eastward, save the remnants of the people along the coast, destroy the tyrannical captives, and ensure peace and happiness for our descendants for eternity..."

In various places in Mingtong District, similar scenes are constantly reappearing, and similar words are constantly being instilled. The soft power of Mingtong District was demonstrated in this mobilization, which benefited from the government's construction over the past year.

The Yan'en Box, the Remonstrance Box, and the Dengwen Drum were extended from Annan to the entire ruling area. Zhu Yongxing also issued an order to set up notice boards in every village and town to report the promulgated government orders, the movements of the enemy and ourselves, and the latest

News of the war and other events were widely publicized.

Although few people are literate, and although the government's financial resources are not enough to promote free education for future generations, this does not prevent Zhu Yongxing from adopting a flexible approach. Taking the village as a unit, the villagers recommend a gentleman who can read and hyphenate, which not only explains the notices to the villagers

He is a voluntary preacher and a village teacher who teaches children reading and literacy for free. Not only does the government provide subsidies or tax exemptions, but each gentleman is also awarded the title of Tongxiucai and Tongjuren, a headscarf, and a title inscribed by Zhu Yongxing based on his contribution.

The plaque reads "Teaching and educating people has immeasurable merits."

In that era, the imperial examination was the only way to gain fame, but how many people could get on the exam after studying hard? There were many people who still failed to take the exam until their hair turned gray. However, Zhu Yongxing's method made many people find a new way.

Needless to say, the financial benefits, the plaques inscribed by the royal family members, and the imperial family members, as well as the fame and fame that they dreamed about day and night, are enough to make the readers excited.

Of course, many people are opposed to Zhu Yongxing's edict, and the name is also high-sounding. What kind of honors are the official weapons of the imperial court! How many scholars studied hard in poverty and could not get one after going through hardships. Some guys are only qualified to teach in private schools.

How do you deserve it? There are other things like selling your official position, insulting the honor of the imperial court, etc.

But Zhu Yongxing carried it out despite the pressure. The benefit of this was not only to let the common people know the progress of the war and make them feel that the war was related to them; but also because of the gratitude of those who had gained fame and were only qualified to teach in private schools.

Zhu Yongxing also gained a good reputation among the lower class people.

The common people are looking forward to having a Qingtian Grand Master, and even more looking forward to having a sage emperor and a stable living environment. Not only the people have this expectation, but also the scholars. Therefore, the better Zhu Yongxing's reputation, the more likely he will be.

The more support and support he can get from the people, the more people place their hopes on him.

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"It's cold and the west is turning, and men and women support each other. Are they going to be comfortable? They cover their faces and cry by the roadside. Hu cavalry drives them hard, and the days are unstoppable. The land near the sea is covered with lush grass. The rich suddenly become poor.

Who can help the poor? If you want to fish, there is no deep abyss; if you want to plow, there is no broad border. The hinterland is full of people, and women and girls should go to the river. When people gather together, it is easy to cause chaos, and the rice fields are crowded by hunger. I heard that a long trench will be dug, and a garrison with drums and spears will be installed.

.Defending the sea is like guarding the frontier. It involves hard work and care. When we are deprived of pleasure and have a strong heart, who can break the embankment?"

Every time Zhu Yongxing reads this poem, he feels so depressed that it is difficult to vomit, and his grief and anger are difficult to calm down. Why have our country and our people been so poisoned? Hundreds of thousands, millions of lives, so that he cannot just watch it.

Such a loss. Although he couldn't save everyone, he tried and worked hard, and he had a clear conscience.

The decision to march eastward contained elements of anger, but it was not an impulsive decision. The eastward march had already begun, and Zhu Yongxing only increased his efforts after weighing the entire situation.

In the current Ming and Qing wars, strategic advantage is out of the question, but the initiative must be in our hands. Taking advantage of the boiling public resentment caused by the coastal border relocation, we must increase the offensive against the Qing army in Guangxi and Guangdong.

It's an opportunity.

Wu Sangui in Guizhou is busy operating and consolidating, and does not pose a threat for the time being. This allows Zhu Yongxing to mobilize 5,000 troops from Yunnan Province to reinforce Guangxi; expanding the issuance of national bonds, business groups, and private financing, plus other incomes, are enough

Support the Ming army to expand again and strengthen its armaments.

Of course, Zhu Yongxing knew that increasing the intensity of the Eastern Expedition would not yield enough benefits. At least resettling a large number of displaced coastal people in the short term would bring huge financial pressure. But the war cannot only consider the benefit ratio between investment and harvest.

Zhu Yongxing could not remain indifferent to the suffering of the people, and could only comfort himself by saying that he was unable to do anything.

"Is there no information from King Yanping yet?" Zhu Yongxing received the intelligence summary and did not read it immediately. Instead, he asked first.

On the first day of March in the fifteenth year of Yongli and the eighteenth year of Shunzhi (1661), Zheng Chenggong led his soldiers to "sacrifice the river" in Kinmen and held a grand swearing-in ceremony. On March 23, Zheng Chenggong led an army of 25,000

Everyone took more than 200 warships and left Kinmen's Liaoluo Bay in a mighty manner, setting off for Penghu and beginning the heroic feat of regaining the treasure island of Taiwan.

Although Zhu Yongxing was dissatisfied with Zheng Chenggong's selfishness, he still sent artillery and engineers to help. Among other things, he was duty-bound just to attack the invaders and return Taiwan to the motherland.

Of course, Zhu Yongxing also had other considerations, which was to help Zheng Chenggong regain Taiwan as soon as possible without having to spend more than a year as it had historically. If Zheng Jun could free his hands early, it might make the Qing government's decision-making difficult to understand.

The dissatisfied Zheng Chenggong took counterattacks. Moreover, after regaining Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong must engage in business development, so he can "order everywhere to collect the remaining people along the coast, move our eastern land, open up grassland, help cultivate, and recharge our batteries..."

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"Going back to Your Highness, I have just received intelligence that Prince Yanping led his army to successfully pass through Lu'ermen Port and make a landing. This will cut off the connection between the Dutch forces in Taiwan City and Chikanlou. The war will surely end soon." The intelligence officer hurriedly bowed.

answer in person.

The Netherlands only had more than a thousand soldiers in Taiwan, stationed at the Castle of Jelandia built on a sandbank and the Castle of Provincetown on the island of Taiwan across the bay (called Taiyuan Bay at the time). On the sea surface was the Hector.

The four warships of the Lord were naturally unable to withstand the army led by Zheng Chenggong in terms of strength.

But will things be so easy? Zhu Yongxing nodded, opened the file, and read it carefully.
Chapter completed!