Qing Dynasty Unified Taiwan, in general, respecting the general trend of history, following the trend, and embodying the style of a king's army in the process of unifying Taiwan. "If you use copper as a mirror, you can correct your clothes and hats, and if you use ancient times as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall." From the process of the Qing Dynasty unifying Taiwan, let’s take a look at what can be learned from.
[Scene in Taiwan]
First, Taiwanese and we are compatriots . After Zheng Chenggong 's death, his descendants were in peace with Taiwan and gradually evolved into a separatist court. The Qing Dynasty also sent people to recruit people to pacify, but the Zheng family ruled for various reasons, believing that the Qing Dynasty was unable to use force against Taiwan. After the Qing Dynasty quelled the Three Feudal Rebellion, Zheng's attitude seemed to be better than Taiwan's current attitude in the face of the Qing Dynasty's pleading. Kangxi believes that the Koreans and the Ryukyu people are not my race, and most of the ancestors of Taiwanese people were from Fujian in the past, and Zheng Chenggong was even more from the Ming Dynasty, which is similar to the current Taiwanese people.
Second, Taiwan connects to foreign . Taiwan is Pingfan in the southeast region. The Zheng family colluded with foreign countries and posed a huge threat to the southeast coast. At that time, the main collusion was between Japanese pirates and European colonists. Taiwan is mainly connected with the United States and Japan, and has created the first island chain , and the situation is similar.
, Our national strength has greatly improved . After the Qing Dynasty quelled the Three Feudal Rebellion, its national strength grew stronger, and the Kangxi and Qianlong periods had its beginnings. The Qing Dynasty had enough financial resources and energy to deal with the Taiwan issue, which was somewhat similar to the current situation.
[Strategy for Unifying Taiwan]
When the Qing Dynasty unified Taiwan, it followed the strategy of "those who obey are obedient are obedient, and those who rebelled are coming with troops", and in the process of unification, both kindness and power are exerted.
first, can first lose . The Zheng family supported a army of tens of thousands of people, and military expenditure accounted for a very large proportion of fiscal expenditure. Under the blockade of the Qing Dynasty, Taiwan's economy fell into trouble, with insufficient food and wages, rising prices, and people's minds changed. This is different from now on. We are benefiting Taiwan. If we want to unify Taiwan, we can first lose Taiwan.
Second, gives priority to , but does not give up force . The troops attacked the plan, followed by the diplomatic relations, attacked the troops again, and finally attacked the city. In the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty had trained troops and manufactured ship equipment in the southeast coastal areas, and actively prepared for war. If the army has no baggage, it will be destroyed; if there is no food, it will be destroyed; if there is no accumulation, it will be destroyed. The Qing Dynasty hoarded a large amount of food, silver and ships in Fujian, and unifying Taiwan can be said to be "everything is ready, only the east wind is insufficient."
, using Penghu as the breakthrough point, forced to fight. At that time, as long as Penghu was captured, the entire Taiwan Strait was under the control of the Qing Dynasty. It could attack and retreat or defend, and took the initiative in strategy. Zheng also realized Penghu's strategic position and sent elite troops to Penghu for defense. After fierce battle, Shi Lang and his army were once in danger. The Qing army defeated the Zheng army, and Liu Guoxuan and his army led the remnants back to the island of Taiwan. Since then, all the officials and civilians on Taiwan have believed that they are unable to resist the Qing Dynasty, and more and more people advocate surrender. If we don’t fight today, we will have to destroy the opponent’s defensive power in one fell swoop and destroy its will.
Fourth, Strive to win the hearts of Taiwan’s military and civilians . After the Qing army conquered Penghu, they did not abuse the prisoners, but instead gave them treatment and allowed them to return to the island of Taiwan. They were the king's army. The soldiers and civilians on Taiwan’s island realized that the Qing army was not what Zheng City promoted. When the Qing army entered Taiwan, the social order was guaranteed and the people were not sad.
Picture - Aiming at the US military aircraft carrier
Fifth, is not afraid of difficulties. The Qing Dynasty's navy was not very powerful, and many ministers opposed sending troops, saying that the ocean was terrifying and the navy might not be able to fight the Zheng family, which had long-term naval battles.Kangxi believed that it was worth taking a certain risk to achieve long-term stability. When unifying Taiwan, Shi Lang was responsible for leading troops to fight, and Fujian Governor-General Yao Qisheng was responsible for logistics supply. The two cooperated with each other to ensure the smooth progress of the war in unifying Taiwan. Today we will not be difficult to defeat Taiwan Island , but we cannot ignore threats from the United States and Japan , face the opponent, and not be afraid of the opponent, let it go.
[After the mild treatment]
After the Qing Dynasty unified Taiwan, it comforted the people of Taiwan and improved the people's livelihood in Taiwan, ensuring the stability of Taiwan.
Picture - Taipei 101 Building
First, Strict military discipline . Before leading his army to Taiwan's main island, Shi Lang issued a notice that he would not be in trouble after entering Taiwan. In order to reduce the demand for Taiwan's materials, food and salary were brought from mainland China such as Fujian, and only some daily edible vegetables were purchased on the island of Taiwan. At the same time, the Qing army also strictly prohibited the Taiwanese people from rewarding the army. Officers and soldiers were not allowed to occupy the people's houses or damage farmland.
Second, treat surrender forces well . After the Battle of Penghu , the Qing army basically did not engage in large-scale wars and successfully unified Taiwan. It took two months from sending troops to unifying Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty, which was relatively fast in that era. After the Qing Dynasty unified Taiwan, it implemented a policy of tolerance for the upper class of the Zheng regime and moved Zheng Chenggong's descendants to Beijing. After Liu Guoxuan surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he served as the general of Tianjin, such as Feng Xifan, who was granted to him by the Qing Dynasty. Some of the Zheng army were repatriated, while others were included in the Qing Dynasty's green camp system.
rd, appeases the people of Taiwan . The aftermath strategy of the war focuses on peace of the people and rest. Taiwan's business order and traffic order were as usual, and all ports were open normally. The Qing army did not hinder the production and life of the people, and won the support of the people in Taiwan. The Qing Dynasty established one prefecture and three counties in Taiwan, one prefecture is Taiwan prefecture , which is located in the current Tainan region and also stationed green camp soldiers in Taiwan. Since then, the Qing Dynasty's rule in Taiwan has been increasingly consolidated, and Taiwan's main island has been developed on a large scale. Taiwan has a mild climate, fertile land, abundant water sources, and vast land and sparse population, which is very suitable for farming. As long as there is no big trouble, the lives of the people will not be too hard.
The author believes that it is inevitable that it will be unified in both the Taiwan region of the Qing Dynasty and the current Taiwan region. Unification is a historical trend that no one can change. Taking history as a lesson, we can use the history of the Qing Dynasty unification of Taiwan as a reference.
