"Your Majesty Yanping has always been good?" On July 28, 1691, Cai Shengguo, general manager of Taiwan Bank, sat with Zheng Kezang, and tea and chatted.

Zheng Kezang succeeded to the throne last year (1690). At that time, Zheng Jing died suddenly, and Zheng Kezang succeeded to the throne hastily, and his status was a little unstable. During Zheng Jing's death, Liu Guoxuan, a civil and military general, Feng Xifan, conspired to depose him. At the critical moment, with the help of his confidant guards, Zheng Kezang fled to the "Beilu Shimen" who was anchored in the port for friendly visits, and avoided the killing moves that Feng Xifan and others followed.

Major Lu Xiaozhong, the commander of the Southeast Asian Squadron of the Third Fleet on the warship, made a quick decision and protected Zheng Kezang. After a secret discussion between the two sides, the panicked Zheng Kezang fully agreed to the several conditions proposed by the East Coast people and received the promise of the East Coast people to help them get to power.

The "Beilu Shimen" warship left Mawei Port that day and set off for Taipei County, Taipei Prefecture. Zheng Kezang, as the eldest son Zheng Jing focused on training, went to Taipei Prefecture several years ago to preside over the settlement matters. He accumulated rich experience in the local area and also cultivated a group of his own party members.

Zheng Kezang also had many people on the east coast. Many of the tools and materials needed for the Zheng family to cultivate Taipei Prefecture were purchased from Sakhalin Island, because of their low price and good quality. In fact, Zheng Kezang, as the special envoy of Zheng Jing, the prince of Yanping, visited Ningbo and Denglai, and formed friendships with a group of East Coast officials. At the same time, he was also fascinated by various new things on the east coast. For this reason, he was even questioned by some conservative intellectuals in Fujian.

Therefore, no matter from any perspective, the people of the East Coast appreciate Zheng Kezang and are more willing to deal with him. Similarly, if Zheng Jing’s heir was him, his luck would be very good. Zheng Jingding’s heir was him. The people of the East Coast thought that the two sides could deepen cooperation in many aspects.

Unfortunately, Zheng Jing was a man with great ambitions and talent, and was not well-organized for his own affairs. So much so that Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan, two important civil and military officials, joined forces to depose Zheng Kezang and help Zheng Kezang to the throne. Zheng Kezang's foundation was in Taipei, and he was so anxious that he had no choice but to run to the warships on the east coast to take refuge.

After the East Coast people protected Zheng Kezang, they immediately sent him to Taipei Prefecture. Here, Zheng Kezang had a certain foundation for several years of political affairs, so they quickly summoned thousands of people and wanted to cross the sea to seize power under the guns and cannons sold on the East Coast. Fortunately, things did not develop in the end. Zheng Jing established Zheng Kezang as his heir during his lifetime. Officials from all prefectures and counties in Fujian knew that they had the "rank of a monarch and minister". If Feng and Liu cut off the mess quickly and killed Zheng Kezang and let Zheng Kezang succeed the throne, they might have admitted that they had a fait accompli. Unfortunately, Zheng Kezang was smart enough and ran to Taipei Prefecture, which had been deeply cultivated for several years under the protection of the East Coast people, so that no one could hurt him.

Once the knots cannot be cut off quickly, local officials in Fujian cannot continue to pretend to be stupid and must take the team immediately. Zheng Kezang is not stupid. At this time, he kept winning promises, coupled with the help of the people on the east coast, and soon gained the support of most people. Even among Liu Guoxuan's navy, some people fled to Penghu to welcome Zheng Kezang back to Fuzhou.

At this point, the situation was basically irreversible. Zheng Kezang took three thousand soldiers from Taipei Mansion and set off, and then landed in Xiamen with the name of Dayi. The local navy surrendered without a single shot. The next thing was natural. Tens of thousands of people rushed from all over the country to Fuzhou City. Feng Xifan committed suicide in despair. Liu Guoxuan was tied up by the people below and presented it to him. Zheng Kezang Zhi returned to Fuzhou City with pride and sat firmly on the throne of the Prince of Yanping.

Originally, a situation of death was a great turnaround with the help of the East Coast people. Zheng Kezang was glad to the potential influence of the East Coast people in Fujian local prefectures and naval forces. However, he also understood that now is not the time to consider these things. The navy generals who went to Hei Shui to learn modern warship driving and artillery technology are now the backbone of Zheng's water forces. For these people, they should focus on giving grace and seeking ways to digest them slowly in the future.

Besides, now is the time when people in the East Coast need help, how can they offend them? Therefore, after spending several months stabilizing the situation, Zheng Kezang immediately fulfilled his promise and formed a comprehensive strategic partnership with people in the East Coast, promising to integrate Fujian into the trade system dominated by people in the East Coast. At the same time, diplomacy also cooperated with the East Coast policies, and his attitude was still very low.

Today, Zheng Kezang came to Taipei Prefecture again after a year. First, to see the foundation of his many years of operation, and second, to cooperate with the development of various industries in Taipei Prefecture at the invitation of the East Coast people.

Today's Taipei Prefecture is no longer just Taipei and Zhuqian County. Although the Zheng family is based in the mainland, they have not relaxed the cultivation of Taipei Prefecture. On the basis of the original, they have opened two new counties, namely Keelung County (the original Jilong Port was changed due to its indecent name) and Pingnan County. The former is a military port with a small area and a small population. The latter is roughly within the scope of Miaoli County in later generations. Local people live in it. However, when Zheng Kezang was in charge of the Taipei Prefecture, he sent troops to conquer it, so he was named "Pingnan".

These four counties, with a total population of about 50,000, are all people who have survived years of hard reclaiming. At present, they have basically taken root in the local area and started to reproduce. The environment of Taipei Prefecture has also improved bit by bit under the transformation of their hands.

The project discussed by the East Coast people and Zheng Kezang this time basically involved Keelung, Taipei, and Zhuqian counties, and Pingnan were temporarily shelved because of insufficient development. Keelung County's port construction project is not small, and it will be basically handed over to the East Coast people for construction in the future. The East Coast Navy can also enter the port for supply and maintenance after the declaration. Originally, Keelung County also discovered a coal mine with a large reserve, but the East Coast people looked down on it. The coal on Sakhalin Island is of good quality and shallow burial. It is right by the sea and is not very rare in Taiwan coal, let alone Korean coal, so the coal mine was abandoned and too lazy to mine. However, Zheng Kezang was a little interested and planned to order a batch of modern coal mining machinery from the East Coast and start trial mining of Keelung coal mine.

What people in the East Coast really care about is the gold mines located in the mountain east of Keelung County. These gold mines have high grades, large reserves, and great mining value. At present, people in the East Coast have drawn backbone technicians from the Huma Gold Mine and the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine respectively, and came to Keelung County. They planned to thoroughly explore and mine them.

Zheng Kezang has agreed that in the future, all the gold mines in Taipei Prefecture will be handed over to the East Coast people to mine, provided that he is paid a fee every year, and the quantity is not large, about 20,000 yuan. In addition, the East Coast people will also help train a group of gold exploration, mining and smelting talents, which is another compensation to the Zheng family.

In addition to mineral resources, the East Coast people also asked the Zheng family to reclaim wasteland in Taipei Prefecture and plant their designated cash crops, mainly concentrated in Taipei and Zhuqian counties. The cash crops are mainly spices, tobacco and sugarcane, but the East Coast people also put forward an additional strange request, that is, they asked them to expand the planting area of ​​camphor and provide camphor to Taiwan banks at a low and fixed price. Zheng Kezang was a little surprised by this, but he still agreed.

Of course, considering the water and heat conditions in Taipei and other counties, this grain cultivation is inevitable. After all, Ningshao area has a large population and a small land area, and grain is imported every year. It is not a solution to always rely on the North Koreans and the Dutch. It is better to find ways to open up more ways to come. Now, the Oyoyu region in northeast Japan has basically been done. If Taipei Prefecture joins again, it would be better.

From this we can actually see that the East Coast people completely treat Taiwan as an economic colony. And they let others come first, use their lives to transform the environment, and then buy all kinds of goods they produce at a low price to earn excess economic profits. Zheng Kezang is not a fool, so of course he knows how much advantage the East Coast people have taken, but this is a necessary price paid in exchange for their own wealth, life and power, and they cannot easily regret it. Therefore, in the end, he said nothing and fully agreed with the East Coast people.

"General Cai, I'm worried about you. Taipei's four prefectures and counties are all the flesh of my king. I'm relieved to cooperate with your company in the future." Zheng Kezang said insincere words, but there was no trace of strangeness on his face. He continued: "But, can the drugs such as cinchona cream that you promised by your country be delivered as soon as possible? Don't worry, the money will not be short of yours."

"It seems that the Prince of Yanping wants to expand the scale of reclamation in Taiwan. This is a great thing for us. But because of Li Shun in Changsha?" Cai Shengguo and Zheng Kezang found Zhang Shi table, sat down opposite him, and asked.

His meaning is actually very clear, that is, the Shun Army occupied the three southwestern provinces and destroyed the central authority of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Ming officials like them basically felt threatened. Should they develop Taiwan and make three holes?

"Li Laiheng was crazy, how could he not be careful about him?" Zheng Ke and Zang said in a relaxed mood. In fact, in his heart, Li Shun certainly ate people, but the East Bank also ate people. The difference is that one has poor eating behavior and the other has better eating behavior. People in the East Bank are just seeking wealth. Even though they have signed many "destroying power and humiliating the country" treaties this time, they are much more cute than Feng Xifan, Liu Guoxuan, Li Laiheng and others who want their own heads.

"Hehe, Taiwan is a treasure island, so it's right to develop Duoduo. It may be a little harder at the beginning, but once all of them are done, it will definitely add an important fiscal revenue to the Prince of Yanping in the future." Cai Shengguo said with a smile.

Zheng Kezang felt a little better after hearing this. Now the Li Shun regime conquered cities and land on the mainland, and everyone in danger of all forces. His Fujian regime is indeed inseparable from the protection of the people on the east coast. If the economic crop cultivation area on Taiwan Island is successful in the future, it can indeed greatly improve the financial situation of the Zheng family, which undoubtedly greatly improves the strength of their separatist forces.

However, the bondage with the people of the Eastern Kingdoms is getting tighter and tighter, and I don’t know what will happen in the future! Zheng Kezang thought with some melancholy.
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