Historically, after the Qing government unified Taiwan, it established the Taiwan Prefecture in Taiwan, which administered the three counties of Taiwan, Fengshan, and Zhuluo, which were under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province. Later, it was changed to 2 prefectures, 8 counties, and 4 departments, which were still under the jurisdiction of Fujian. Due to Taiwan's special geographical location, in November 1875, in order to consolidate coastal defense, the Imperial Commissioner Shen Baozhen proposed the establishment of a "Governor of Fujian" under the name of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, who would serve Taiwan in winter and spring and Fuzhou in summer and autumn.
In this way, Taiwan is indeed directly managed, but the governor must travel between the two places.
Later, the newly appointed governor of Fujian, Ding Richang, was unable to stay in Taiwan as scheduled, so he asked the imperial court to send another important minister to stay in Taiwan, and the "Taiwan Governor" was renamed. The Qing government agreed to Ding Richang's request, and the three-year "winter and spring stay in Taiwan" policy was revised. A separate governor was established for Taiwan, which led to the later famous Taiwan Governor Liu Mingchuan.
Wang Xiaoyang clenched his fists and said in a measured tone: "Taiwan is our territory, and now it is being attacked by the military of the United States of America. This is a provocation from the other side and must be counterattacked."
Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, shook his head slightly, frowned and said: "Taiwan is a province of Fujian. It is true that we should fight back, but how to fight back? Fujian's military strength is very weak and its weapons are very backward. It is definitely impossible to fight foreigners. My The idea is to ask Qi Zhenhai, commander of the Second Division stationed in Guangzhou, to lead his troops to Taiwan to attack the American army."
Qi Zhenhai said decisively: "It is our duty to attack the enemy."
The corner of Wang Xiaoyang's mouth turned up, and he said in a leisurely manner: "It doesn't matter if we don't have enough troops, but Fujian Province is rich. Taiwan is a prefecture under Fujian Province. If something happens to Taiwan Prefecture, why don't you just do anything? Let our soldiers fight to the death. If this is the case, I must report the matter to the King of Zhennan, saying that you think your soldiers are not good enough and do not plan to send troops."
After saying these words, Wang Yide's expression changed drastically.
Li Zhen has achieved great success and his strength is increasing every day.
Wang Yide was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and had great power in Fujian and Zhejiang. However, he did not have any soldiers who were good at fighting, and he himself was not a good commander. He did not have the capital to resist Li Zhen. Wang Yide also arranged for people to inquire about Nanjing, and knew that Li Zhen Actively expand the army, from an army of tens of thousands to an army of hundreds of thousands.
Li Zhen was so powerful that Wang Yide did not dare to compete with Li Zhen.
Moreover, Li Zhen controlled the little emperor and had the reputation of being orthodox, which Wang Yide did not have, so Wang Yide lost his confidence as soon as he heard Wang Xiaoyang's words.
Wang Yide secretly scolded Wang Xiaoyang for being cunning. After all, everyone was named Wang, but Wang Xiaoyang pulled out Li Zhen to serve as the banner.
Qing Duan, the governor of Fujian, said: "Don't worry, Governor Wang, we will not sit idly by and ignore matters concerning the Taiwan government. In terms of weapons, the Second Division stationed in Guangzhou is too far beyond the weapons of the Fuzhou soldiers. The weapons we supply you Therefore, we in Fujian provide sufficient logistics supplies, whether it is food for the soldiers or clothing for the soldiers, we supply them one by one. We even make up for the soldiers' pay during the Second Division's expedition to Taiwan. This is enough. Alright."
"Sir Qingduan cares about the country, and Wang admires him."
Wang Xiaoyang smiled slightly, changed the topic, and said: "We can't use the weapons of the Fujian army, but you still have to supply them. After we arrive in Taiwan, the weapons you sent will be distributed to the local garrison, as well as the weapons sent to us by the local center. People, mobilize all your strength to stop the US military, so you still have to supply weapons."
When Qing Duan heard this, he secretly scolded Wang Xiaoyang for being shameless.
You have your own arsenal in Guangzhou, but you let Fuzhou supply it.
Ye Mingchen smoothed his beard, looked at Wang Yide with a smile, and said: "Governor Wang, what Governor Wang said makes sense. Now it is not about worrying about a few bullets or guns. We must support Taiwan as soon as possible. In terms of supporting Taiwan , I hope you can do your best. King Zhennan has always had a bad impression of foreigners and hates foreigners. As long as you do your best, King Zhennan will remember you after this battle."
Wang Xiaoyang raised his eyebrows, thinking that this old guy Ye Mingchen was the most powerful one.
In one word, it hits the mark.
Wang Yide felt a chill in his heart and said, "Okay, Fujian will provide maximum support."
The two sides reached an agreement. Wang Xiaoyang looked at Qi Zhenhai and said: "Commander Qi, the matter in Taiwan is urgent. You must dispatch troops to Taiwan for support as soon as possible. As for dispatching one brigade or two brigades, you decide as appropriate. To deal with it, we must defend Taiwan and repel the American soldiers."
"yes."
Qi Zhenhai agreed, with a fierce fighting spirit in his heart.
After some discussion, the specific logistics quantity supplied by Fujian was determined. Wang Yide and Qing Duan left the governor's office, and Ye Mingchen also turned and left.
Only Wang Xiaoyang and Qi Zhenhai were left at the conference table.
Wang Xiaoyang said: "Mr. Qi, is there anything else?"
Qi Zhenhai nodded and said seriously: "Taiwan's affairs are not a trivial matter. I have to say hello to the prince. I would like to ask Governor Wang to write a secret letter to inform the prince of the affairs in Taiwan, so that the prince will know what is going on."
Wang Xiaoyang said: "I will do it even if you don't tell me, don't worry."
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Nanjing, in the post office.
Noda Yoo waited for a few days, thinking that the last time he had angered Li Zhen had passed, and led people to the Zhennan Palace. When Noda Yoo arrived, he was still received by Zheng Zaoru. Zheng Zaoru looked calm and said: "Mr. Noda, Your Majesty will not go to Japan, so give up on this idea, go back and have a good rest for two days, and then set off back to Japan."
When Noda Yoo heard this, he preconceived that Li Zhen asked him to do something good.
She must have been 'your sister' back then.
Noda gritted his teeth and said slowly: "Mr. Zheng, I have two sisters. Please tell King Zhennan that if King Zhennan thinks highly of his sisters, I am willing to dedicate my two sisters to King Zhennan, as long as Please ask King Zhennan to go to Japan and teach our Japanese generals how to revitalize national power."
"Pfft."
After Zheng Zaoru heard this, he immediately became happy.
This person really doesn't understand what 'your sister' means. Zheng Zaoru was amused in his heart, but he said calmly: "I will go and report to the prince immediately." After that, Zheng Zaoru quickly left the hall and came to Li Zhen's study. He said: "Your Majesty, Noda Yoo is here. He wants to sacrifice his two sisters. Please ask Your Majesty to move to Japan."
"Hahaha……"
Li Zhen was amused and found it extremely funny. Yoda Noda was so willing to do it.
Zheng Zaoru said: "Your Majesty, how do you reply to Noda Yoo?"
Li Zhen thought for a while and said: "I have no plans to go to Japan, but Noda Yoo has been staying in Nanjing and causing trouble, which is annoying. You reply to him, add his two sisters, and ask the Japanese Emperor to send a Japanese royal family When the princess comes to Nanjing, I will agree to their request and visit Japan."
"ah,."
Zheng Zaoru looked surprised and said: "Your Majesty, what if they really sent it."
Li Zhen chuckled and said: "If the Emperor of Japan really sends the princess here, I have another reason to refuse. Anyway, we can just keep making things difficult for Noda Yoo. When dealing with these little devils, don't give face, be ruthless Just step on him hard. The more cruel you are to him and the more cruel you are to him, the more respectful he will be to you."
"yes."
Zheng Zaoru scratched his head, turned and left the study.