Establishment of the Longwu regime

Timeline

1. 1645Fuzhou · FujianAfter Nanjing fell and the Hongguang Emperor was captured, southeastern gentry and local armed forces sought a new sovereign. Zheng Zhilong, Huang Daozhou and others enthroned Tang prince Zhu Yijian, creating a north-south parallel situation of rival enthronements with the Lu regime in Guangxi.
2. 1645Fuzhou · FujianZhu Yujian took the throne at Fuzhou, adopting the era name Longwu and founding the Southern Ming's second central regime. The Longwu Emperor invoked the restoration of Ming legitimacy, appointing Huang Daozhou and others as Grand Secretaries, and attempted to integrate Fujian's military and political resources.
3. 1645Fuzhou · FujianThe Longwu court implemented policies of light corvée and taxes and recruiting talent, and planned a northern expedition into Jiangxi. Zheng Zhilong controlled coastal defense and military pay; his son Zheng Sen (later Zheng Chenggong) was granted the name 'Chenggong' and the title 'Count of Zhongxiao' by the Longwu Emperor, becoming an important general of the court.