Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

On February 24th, Ninghe fell; on February 28th, Suihe fell; on February [-]th, Qiujiang fell; on February [-]th, Zheng Jun's forward arrived at the city of Quiren.This series of bad news, coupled with the news of the complete collapse of the [-] Southern Expeditionary Army, blasted the young Ruan Fuhao, who was a king, to a crisp on the inside and on the outside.

Ruan Fuhao, who couldn't sleep at night, immediately decided to mobilize the national army to launch a decisive battle against the Zheng army of the Ming Dynasty. However, this plan was unanimously opposed by the important ministers before it was implemented. You must know the entire force of Tangzhong (Note: Guangnan) There are only 6 or [-] people, and now they have lost [-], and half of them are gone. If the whole army is mobilized to go south, do we need the defense line in the north? .

Not only the important ministers in the country opposed the Southern Expedition with one voice, but even the Portuguese who had always supported Lord Ruan also strongly opposed it. In their view, even if the Southern Expedition regained Qiujiang and other places, the Ming and Zheng troops using the maneuver of the navy could easily defeat them. The re-landing near Hue, when the time comes, how will Hue, whose city defenses are empty, face the sudden Ming Zheng army?

Facing the raging waves of opposition, Nguyen Phuc Hoi, who had just been in power for a short time, naturally backed down. Not daring to throw the whole country away, he had to humiliately send envoys to Quy Nhon to seek peace from Ming and Zheng.In this regard, Mao Hongyan, who commanded the Ming Zheng army, naturally hit it off, so the two sides formally held peace talks in Anxi, northwest of Quy Nhon.

After three days of negotiations, under Mao Hongyan's verbal threats and the real threat of North Chief Zheng mobilizing troops, Guangnan envoys were forced to agree to sign the "Anxi Treaty", which recognized Haxian, Jiading, Bianhe, My Tho The four places belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and Bin Tonglong was the subordinate state of the Ming Dynasty. They ceded the north of Jinlan and the south of Fu'an Mansion to Daming. Within five years, they would compensate Daming with a total of 15 taels of silver in Kuping for military expenses, and Mingzheng refused to return the mandarin forest. In the case of prisoners of war, [-] young girls were exchanged for the noble children and generals such as the Ruan family and Zunshi (Note: The same surname of the master Ruan).

The signing of the "Anxi Treaty" ended the expansion of the Ruan regime to the southern water plains, forcing it to turn its attention to the relatively barren plateau of Laos. It has gained a real territory on the peninsula and guaranteed the sovereignty over Ha Tien and other territories, and the suzerainty of Champa, which can be described as fruitful.

Once the treaty was signed, on the one hand, Mao Hongyan arranged for Zheng Jun on the southern line to withdraw to Dongning via Qiongzhou in batches, and on the other hand, he ordered to recruit Mo Jiu, Chen Shangchuan, Huang Jin, Yang Yandi and others.Although Mao Hongyan was just a deputy commander-in-chief, while Huo Jiu and Chen Shangchuan were hereditary commander-in-chiefs recognized by Zheng Kezang, it seemed inappropriate to summon them, but before the mighty military power of Ming Zheng's army, the four Even the native officials had to obediently obey orders.

On March [-]th, just as Zheng Jun, who had received the first batch of [-] yuan for the redemption fee for Momo, was withdrawing from Guiren and Qiujiang with the girls from Guangnan, Mo Jiu and the others were rushing to southern Guangdong. The governor, Lu Xuefang, bowed respectfully and bowed to Mao Hongyan, who was below him in terms of official position and responsibilities. Although the four of them bowed their heads and ears, they were somewhat indignant, but they were willing to bow down to Lu Xuefang, who was only the fourth rank This is of course a respect for the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system of using literature to control martial arts, and it is also a reward for the steps given by these people to Ming Zheng.

After these four people sat down with their buttocks signed, Lu Xuefang spoke up: "My lords, I was ordered by the Lord to govern southern Guangdong. Originally, I was not allowed to intervene in the affairs of Guangnan, but now that the peace agreement between the imperial court and Guangnan It has been signed, and the Jinlan Governor's Mansion will soon be changed to Jinlan Prefecture under the rule of Guangdong, which can be regarded as the territory of this court."

The four of them can be regarded as people who have been fighting for a long time. Although they were a little surprised when they heard this, they didn't show anything on their faces. Even Chen Shangchuan stood up and clasped his fists and said: "The land of the barbarians is the territory of China. This is unprecedented." Congratulations to Fuyuan from the lower officials, congratulations to the lord, and congratulations to Daming!"

The other three were also busy singing their praises. To this, Lu Xuefang just waved her hands: "You don't need to be like this, your lord is a golden word. Naturally, you won't take back what you promised. Don't worry about it."

The four of them who had their minds exposed were embarrassed for a while, and before they could speak to explain, Lu Xuefang continued: "This time, I asked Deputy Commander Mao to summon you because I actually have something to ask for."

Lu Xuefang glanced at the people with different expressions: "Since Jinlan Prefecture is about to be established, the population of the Han family must be the first in this state, but now Qiongzhou is dilapidated, and even its own household registration is not one of the five. Maybe some more people will be arranged to fill in Jinlan, so I would like to ask you all.”

The four of them turned pale with fright. They must know that the limited number of Han people is also the basis for them to gain a foothold in the four places, and how to easily hand over their support, so Huang Jin was the first to stand up: "My lord is joking, we also lack population, how can we satisfy Jinlan Prefecture’s household registration.”

"Vice Chief Huang, Master Huang is," Lu Xuefang, who used to be the officer of the official department, naturally knew the four people in front of him well. Seeing the most reckless Huang Jin jumping out, he was not annoyed, but just waved his hand to signal the other party to sit down. . "Sit down, sit down and talk." Lu Xuefang smiled softly when Huang Jinjin sat down on the seat. "I am not asking you adults to fill in all the Han people under your name in Jinlan Prefecture, but I have a few questions that I would like to ask some adults."

Hearing that Lu Xuefang just wanted to ask a question, they hurriedly stood up and said, "Don't dare, please feel free to ask my lord."

Lu Xuefang asked a few people to sit down again, and when they were seated, he heard him say: "Where did the Han people you recruited before come from? Is there any way to recruit people from Beihe and the country?"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and Yang Yandi responded after a long time: "To be honest, my lord, most of the subordinates of the lower officials are the old brothers and their families who followed in the past. As for the recruits these years, they all came to Guangzhou early in the morning South and Chenla, but there is no way to find new immigrants from the Tartars.”

"The situation of the lower officials is probably the same." Hao Jiu also quickly stood up and responded. "However, Xiaguan's side is adjacent to Chenla and Siam, and there may be Han people who came from Yunnan and Guizhou, but firstly, the number is limited, and secondly, Siam and Chenla along the way often use the method of giving cows and horses land to retain Han people, so it may not be possible. would like to come east."

"So there are many Han people in Burma, Siam, Chenla and other places?" Lv Xuefang asked with interest, and after getting the affirmation from Mo Jiu, he nodded. "This is also a way." When several people were puzzled, Lu Xuefang's eyes fell on Chen Shangchuan's face. "Master Chen was an official in Guangdong in the early years, what is the way in China?"

Chen Shangchuan and Yang Yandi were both pirates in Qinzhou in the early years. Since Yang Yandi said there was no way, then Chen Shangchuan should not be able to find out why. It's been a long time, but there are still some friends in Beihe, and through them, some people can be picked up from China." As soon as Yang Yandi said this, he looked at Chen Shangchuan with incredible eyes, but Chen Shangchuan didn't look back at him at all, instead he was serious. Said to Lu Xuefang. "If the Fuyuan needs it, I am willing to introduce this person for you."

"Brother Shengcai, you are crazy, why did you hand over the relationship with the north side." Withdrew from Lu Xuefang, Yang Yandi couldn't wait to come to the door, accompanied by his deputy back then, now Bian and deputy Chief soldier Huang Jin. "Don't you know what the Zheng family is planning?"

"According to me, Brother Shengcai did the right thing." Yan Jiu's voice also came from outside from far to near. "Could it be that Brother Napei thinks that he can still be an earth king in a peaceful way?" After the words fell to the ground, Hu Jiu appeared in front of everyone. "If you don't form a good relationship with the Zheng family at this time, don't we wait for the Zheng family to gain a firm foothold in the future, and we won't be able to use the knife."

Huang Jin asked a little puzzled: "My lord, you have already said that once the Zheng family has gained a firm foothold, they will definitely dismiss the hereditary native officials, so why help them establish a firm foothold? According to my mind, don't make trouble. very good already."

"Troubleshooting, why are you making trouble?" Chen Shangchuan snorted softly. "Let's not talk about Qiongzhou's army, it's the thousands of people from the Jinlan Dudu Mansion, can you stop it? Besides, they follow the Great Ming Zhengshuo and are about to ask for slaves to restore China. You are behind the scenes and treat you like a traitor. Now, you will remain infamous forever."

Huang Jin curled his lips and said: "What is obeying Daming Zhengshuo? It's just coercing the emperor to order the princes."

"You still don't believe me when I say you're stupid." Hao Jiu shook her head and nodded again. "If Zhu Qin can really drive out the Tartars, then why not replace the Zhu clan, and the more so, the sooner Conglong will be better for our future."

Chen Shangchuan added: "Speaking of which, this hereditary chief soldier is just a chieftain. Let alone a summons from the deputy chief soldier, or an order from the newly appointed sixth-rank governor, we will all flock to him. What kind of separatist regime is this? How can an official be able to glorify the ancestors, so I would rather offer the soil to seek a prince the next day than to be the king of the earth again."

"Shijue?" Yang Yandi narrowed his eyes and thought about it. "The Viking of the Zheng family is not so easy to get. No matter how much military merit you have, you may not be able to get the Earl's reward. You and I are close to him. It may not be so easy to find an identity for your descendants."

"Brother Napei was wrong. Although there are few earls in Zheng's army, they only look at military merits, and they don't see Wu Shu. It's just that they were demoted a few years ago, but now they are first-class earls. If it weren't for Zhu Qin, he would only be a double duke. , it is not easy to reward the Marquis, otherwise you will have to go up again, so the younger brother has made up his mind, even if he does not immediately donate the soil like Brother Shengcai, he must send the child to Dongning and Jinlan for school, all of them are hostages , but also to find a way for my son to reach heaven."

Hearing Yan Jiu's words, Yang Yandi's eyes suddenly flashed: "That's true."