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Chapter 74 Proclaiming Emperor?

"The prison country is so generous. Now that Fujing has been restored, why not take advantage of this great trend and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor to respond to the hearts of the world." Jia Wenzhao was excited, but he was also happy to see Zhu Yijiong, the prison country. His head was so hot that he took pictures on the spot. What a huge piece of flattery.

No, this is no longer flattering, but he really means it.

Fujing actually refers to Fuzhou. During the Southern Ming Dynasty, Emperor Longwu ascended the throne here and gave the capital of Fuzhou the name Fujing and promoted it to Tianxing Prefecture.

Unfortunately, the good news sent back from Yang Gong stated that the original Longwu Palace had long been demolished and rebuilt by the Qing government and turned into the Chief Envoy's Yamen.

When Jia Wenzhao opened his mouth, everyone else's expressions froze, and they suddenly became enlightened.

Wang Li reacted quickly and couldn't be the first to eat the crab, so he would be the second person. If he had been slower, he might not even be able to get a sip of the soup.

"The humble minister respectfully asks the supervisor to ascend the throne as soon as possible to honor my Ming Dynasty's glorious destiny." Wang Li didn't even care about his face, he knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

Seeing that Mr. Ge was like this, the others also came to their senses and knelt on the ground in a hurry, even Zhang Ashan, the commander of the imperial camp who came in with the messenger cavalry, was no exception.

Everyone knelt down and shouted in unison.

"Please supervise the country and become the emperor!"

"Please supervise the country and become the emperor!"

"Please supervise the country and become the emperor!"

Calling three times in a row is considered as following the process of three requests and three concessions.

Zhu Yijiong waved his hands and said: "Everyone, please get up! I understand your loyalty, but the time is not right now. Let's discuss the matter of proclaiming the emperor later!"

After that, he added: "If I don't go through the process of three invitations and three resignations with Qing, I'll skip the two invitations!"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Li and Liang Wenxuan swallowed them back immediately.

The two looked at each other and then stood up: "I will obey the imperial edict!"

The two bosses stood up. The Quanzhou officials, represented by Jia Wenzhao, although they felt a little pity, did not say anything more.

Seeing this, Zhu Yijiong also felt helpless. It was not that he could not accept being emperor.

After all, people have traveled to this era, so they must adapt to the rules of this era.Moreover, he has been the supervising king for almost half a year, so he has already adapted to it.

The reason why I shouldn't do it is indeed because the timing is wrong.At present, although the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as a vassal state, to put it bluntly, the entire province of Fujian has not yet been determined. At most, it controls Fuzhou and Xiamen.

Anxious to claim the title of emperor now, not only will there be no substantial benefits, but it will also give people a sense of deja vu as a grassroots team.

Even if he really wanted to be emperor, he would have to wait until he could withstand the Qing court's counterattack in the future, or capture the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions in one fell swoop, even if only half of it.

After Wang Li stood up, he thought about it for a moment and then said: "I will supervise the country, and now that Fujing has fallen, the proposal to move the capital..."

This means that since he will not proclaim himself emperor for the time being, then should he move the capital?

It turned out that the Ming army won the Battle of Quanzhou and captured most of Quanzhou. Zhu Yijiong decreed to move the capital here, and even moved to the prefect's Yamen first.

The follow-up, including the transfer of redundant Xiang soldiers and officials from the Taiwan base camp, and helping the Ming Dynasty take root in Quanzhou Prefecture, are also part of the capital move.

Now, should these continue, or should we change the capital from Quanzhou to Fuzhou.

After all, Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian. It ranks first in wealth and population, and is not even a bit better than Quanzhou.

Zhu Yijiong shook his head: "It's still how it came about! If we make any further changes, it will only waste money and people's energy, which will be of no benefit to the country. And there is no need to call Fujing any more. Our Ming Dynasty does not have its capital here, so Changing the name will only harm the local people, so let’s continue to call it Fuzhou!”

After Wang Li heard this, he immediately held up his hand and flattered him skillfully: "The prisoner loves the people like a son. Even the ancient holy emperor can only do this!"

Zhu Yijiong was noncommittal about this. He decided to make Quanzhou the capital. In addition to not wanting to burden the people too much, he also wanted to reap the dividends of Xiamen Port.

Not only is the Xiamen Port completely controlled by Fujian, it is at least planned to be opened under Fujian's control.As soon as Xiamen Port is opened, according to historical records, it will definitely make money like water. For such a wealthy town, it is natural to have to watch at the feet of the emperor to feel relieved.

There was originally a port of Quanzhou that was also an important city of wealth in Fujian. Unfortunately, with the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, sedimentation of sediments gradually reduced the former Quanzhou port into a shallow water port, and sea-going ships could not even think about it.

The new tax law was agreed upon, and after hearing the good news about Fuzhou's recovery, Zhu Yijiong rarely went to court in the afternoon and invited all the ministers to have lunch together.

The place to eat is naturally the simple palace of the prefect's Yamen. The dishes are not luxurious, but they are rich, and they are all specialties from the southern Fujian region.

Ginger duck, oyster omelette, five-spice meat rolls, roasted pork rice dumplings, etc.

Although some of the people present are not from Fujian, they have been officials in Fujian for many years and have long been accustomed to eating Fujian cuisine.

Moreover, this is a banquet given by the Supervisor, which shows that it is a holy family. Even if they are allowed to eat white-flour steamed buns, they will still be able to eat them deliciously.

It didn’t take long for lunch. Although this was a banquet, you still had to understand the rules. Just brush your face in front of the prisoner and use it casually. If you really want to eat and drink there, that is That’s awesome.

After lunch, these favored officials returned to the Yamen to handle government affairs with satisfaction.As the new cabinet ministers, Wang Li and Liang Wenxuan have the heaviest tasks. They must not only select the list of officials for the six ministries, but also be responsible for the preliminary preparations for the implementation of the new tax law.

Even Zhu Yijiong, the supervisor, was not idle. He also went to his imperial study room and began to review the official memorial documents compiled and submitted by the secretariat.

In the following days, everything was calm in Quanzhou Mansion.

Oh, it's not like everything happened.

First of all, Zhu Yijiong sent an imperial edict to Fuzhou Prefecture, ordering Yang Gong to temporarily station in Fuzhou to cooperate with the new prefect to restore order in Fuzhou as soon as possible.They also used a combination of conquests and conquests to try to bring not only all of Fujian, but at least most of Fujian under the control of the Ming army before the end of this year.

At the same time, Huang Dian and Li Yong, two founders of the restoration of the country, also came to Quanzhou this time.

Although Huang Dian was deliberately hidden by Zhu Yijiong because his title was too high (Fu Guogong), after the Taiwan rebellion, Zhu Yijiong changed his original idea. Perhaps, these veteran nobles are not without great use.

Zhu Yijiong first comforted Huang Dian and Li Yong who came to Quanzhou, and then recognized Huang Dian and Li Yong as the deputy envoy for leading the army to suppress the rebellion.

This No. 13 town was established by recruiting local soldiers in Quanzhou. The basic military training and organization had already been completed, and all that was left was to appoint a commander.

As the saying goes, don't use people you doubt and don't doubt people you employ. Since you have decided not to hide it, you will naturally put it to use.

Now, counting No. 13 Town, plus Lai Chi and Zhang Yue's troops, the total strength of the Ming army has reached more than [-]. Also counting the soldiers on the side of Taiwan, Zhu Yijiong can already claim to have a strong army of [-]. .

The military strength has expanded to this point, and the original town commander's official position is somewhat low.

Just talking about this time, Yang Gong and Xu Jin, the two commanders of the North and South Route Army, commanded tens of thousands of troops with the position of town commander, which was already somewhat constrained.

Zhu Yijiong has already thought about formally establishing military-level combat units when the Ming army basically controls Fujian.

As for the formal official position, it is directly copied from the military commander of a certain rabbit. In terms of title, he can be called either military commander or general.

The military-level force scale was set at five towns, plus a baggage unit, which was responsible for protecting and escorting grain, grass and weapons.

With this set of rules, combined with the Ming Dynasty's new tax law and the relocation of the capital to Quanzhou, the Ming Dynasty's military and political system was completely stable and formalized.

The Ming Dynasty will also officially transition from the original rebel group to the orthodox dynasty.

As Zhu Yijiong continued to issue various appointments, the administrative machinery was running at high speed.Yang Gong, who was far away in Fuzhou, received the imperial edict and also took action.

On the one hand, he dispatched troops and generals, and on the other hand, he issued recruitment and surrender notices to the state capitals in all directions.

In just a few days, many border towns in Funing, Jianning and Yanping could not bear the pressure and panic and surrendered.

The Ming army successfully penetrated the territory of the three prefectures without any effort.

　If I have to say it, Fuzhou can be regarded as the ancient capital of the Five Dynasties o(*￣︶￣*)o
　　
　
(End of this chapter)