It rained all night, and following the tenant rebellion and strike, there were slave rebellions in the three provinces, and the domestic slaves demanded that their slave status be cancelled. Because they heard that in Wang Yuanzhen's territory, private slave ownership would lead to imprisonment.

Then, the mutiny happened.

The governor of Tuanlian in Fujian was killed, and rebels invaded Fuzhou and looted more than a dozen wealthy merchants. The reason was that military pay had been withheld for many years.

The Fujian rebels quickly flowed into Zhejiang, tying up tens of thousands of tenant farmers along the way, causing chaos in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.

The partial division sent by Wang Yuanzhen to Zhejiang progressed faster than the main force, quickly conquering cities and territories, and occupied all cities except Hangzhou and Ningbo.

It only took one year to pacify the three southeastern provinces, and there was no fierce fighting.

Soldiers from the regiment training in the three provinces heard that Wang Yuanzhen's army not only received sufficient military pay, but also the soldiers were given land. They had more sophisticated firearms, but they were unwilling to fight for the rich, and even dreamed of surrendering early and sharing land.

In 1727 AD, at the age of 49, Wang Yuanzhen captured Nanjing and accepted the abdication.

It does not have the title of Jianguo, but is only called China, to distinguish it from other overseas Han regimes.

The coexistence of north and south did not last long.

Huang Zongde was just the successor to the Ming Dynasty, and he took over a whole series of messes, especially in Shandong, the land of Longxing, where farmers carried rents and resisted taxes almost every year.

Although he vigorously rectified the administration of officials, the old system was not broken, and the entire political power was controlled by the "Shandong-Tianjin Gentry and Rich Business Group".

These people are also willing to listen to Huang Zongde, but only if their own interests are not harmed.

When Wang Yuanzhen unified the south, Huang Zongde spent all his energy on internal rectification, in addition to quelling civil unrest and the rebellion in the Northeast.

Then, Huang Zongde died of illness. He was twelve years older than Wang Yuanzhen.

After Huang Zongde's eldest son succeeded to the throne, the administration quickly became corrupt, and internal conflicts became more intense.

Shandong merchants aggressively invaded the Shanxi market and robbed Shanxi merchants of their base. After Huang Zongde's death, Shanxi merchants immediately recruited soldiers to become independent and expelled all Shandong merchants.

What’s even more frightening is that while the north has been at war for years, Shandong continues to expand its cotton-producing area. Rich merchants in Shandong forcefully purchase grain from Henan and other provinces to ease Shandong’s food shortage, resulting in varying degrees of grain shortages in various northern provinces.

Wang Yuanzhen vowed to fight for the Northern Expedition. In order to fight the war, the northern court did not buy enough grain from Nanyang, so it had to send officials again to collect grain.

Several provinces in the north were all blown up!

Civil unrest broke out.

At this time, the gentry and wealthy merchants were still hoarding food.

If Huang Zongde was still alive, he would definitely be able to suppress the powerful and force these people to hand over their food. But his son could not do that. He had been kidnapped by a powerful family and almost became a replica of the Ming Emperor.

China was reunited.

When Wang Yuanzhen was 52 years old, he sent troops to attack Taungoo and retake Lancang Province (Laos).

Then he sent envoys to the Kingdom of Luzon, recognized the Emperor of Luzon, and the royal families of the two countries married, and took back Ryukyu and Taiwan without any bloodshed. The King of Luzon had overstepped his authority and proclaimed himself emperor, but was never recognized by the Ming Dynasty. Now he would rather exchange Taiwan and Ryukyu for the title of emperor.

He also sent troops to North Korea and shouted the slogan "Equalize the Land." The North Korean people, who had been enslaved for more than a hundred years, burst out with amazing revolutionary enthusiasm.
Chapter completed!