Lin Chaodong

Lin Chaodong

Lin Chaodong (1851-1904), born in Changhua, Taiwan, was a famous general in the Qing Dynasty. He was the sixth generation of Lin family in Wufeng. Lin Chaodong's outstanding achievements in the Sino French war were favored by Liu Mingchuan, so he was highly valued during Liu Mingchuan's reign in Taiwan. He was not only responsible for the reclamation business, but also took over the management of camphor, one of the most important export products in Taiwan at that time. He also commanded the most powerful army in Taiwan at that time, Dong army, and shouldered the public security and national defense work in Central Taiwan. However, Lin Chaodong's family moved to Xiamen and died in Shanghai.

Life of the characters

Lin Chaodong, born in 1851 in amang Wuzhuang, Changhua County (now Wufeng District, Taichung City), is the eldest son of Lin wencha. One year before he was born, his grandfather Lin Dingbang had a conflict with Lin Masheng, a local tyrant nearby, and was killed by his men. Soon after his father Lin wencha dragged Lin Masheng to Lin Dingbang's tomb to avenge himself, he went to surrender himself and made a judgment. It was not until after the small sword club came to Taiwan in 1853 that he was called into the army as the brave leader. Then he went to Fujian to support the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom war, and returned to Taiwan in 1863 to pacify the Dai Chaochun incident At the end of 1864, he returned to Fujian for support and died in wansongguan, Zhangzhou, when Lin Chaodong was 14 years old.

Although his time with his father, Lin wencha, is limited, Lin Chaodong, like his father, has been familiar with the book of war since he was a child and likes to practice martial arts. Once, he accidentally hurt one eye when practicing martial arts, leaving only one eye to see things, so he got the Title of "master muzai". In 1868, Lin Chaodong married Yang Yongping. After marriage, Yang Yongping encouraged him to take the exam. But Lin Chaodong was not interested in the exam, so he did not listen to his wife's advice.

In 1870, Lin Chaodong's second uncle, Lin Wenming, the father of the Lin family at that time, was accused of embezzling prisoners and taking the lead in threatening the government. He was conspired by the government and killed by Ling Dingguo. Therefore, under the leadership of Lin Dai, Lin Chaodong's grandmother, and Lin dieguo, Lin's uncle, the Lin family launched a lawsuit for 15 years, during which they went to Beijing four times to sue. Lin Chaodong also went to Fuzhou and Beijing to sue for grievances, but it never came to a conclusion, but he was granted the position of Lang Zhong in the Ministry of war because of donating officials. In 1882, Lin Dai was seriously ill, and the Lin family also spent a lot of money on the case, but it was difficult to win. After many considerations, Lin Chaodong closed the case for Lin Wenming and returned to Taiwan to take over the family business.

In the same year, the governor of Fujian, cen Yuying, came to Taiwan for inspection. He decided to build xinfucheng (now Taichung City) in dongdadun, and build bridges and dikes in dajiaxi to renovate the river. So he called together local gentry to donate money. Lin Chaodong led hundreds of strong men to assist in the construction. All the materials and funds were at his own expense, and the construction was very efficient. Therefore, he won the favor of Cen Yuying and was recommended to Liu Mingchuan, who came to Taiwan as governor of Fujian during the Sino French war.

Sino French war

When the Sino French war started in 1884, the Far East fleet of France, under the command of am é D é ecourbet, came to attack Northern Taiwan. They used the coal mines in Jilong (today's Keelung City) as the fuel for warships to attack the coast of China. At the same time, they used Taiwan as a favorable bargaining chip for negotiations with the Qing Dynasty. On September 18, 1884, the French army arrived at the sea off the chicken cage and launched a artillery battle with the Qing army. On October 3, the French army captured Jilong city. On October 7 and 8, the French army attacked Huwei (today's Danshui Town, Taipei County), but was defeated by sun Kaihua, the chief soldier of Zhangzhou town. As a result, the Qing and French armies began a long-term confrontation in Northern Taiwan.

In November, Liu Ao, a Taiwan soldier guarding Taichung, was ordered by Liu Mingchuan to enlist Lin Chaodong, a military doctor, to go north to help fight. So Lin Chaodong led 500 villagers and two months of military supplies to Jilong to guard dawulun fort. Later, the Qing army abandoned the guard and went to Dashui Grottoes (now Anle District of Keelung City) to help guard Lin Chaodong in the front line. On January 9, 1885, French troops explored the terrain in daniupu (now Taoyuan Valley, Jilin village, Gongliao Township, Taipei County). They clashed with Lin Chaodong's troops and were finally repulsed by Lin Chaodong. On January 25, the French army attacked the warm defense line of the Qing army with 1900 troops. The first yuemeishan battle broke out between the two sides. Lin Chaodong led Xiang Yong to support them. On January 30, he led Cao Zhizhong, the governor of Funing Town, Fujian Province, to attack them at night. The two sides fought bloody battles until the next morning. After that, the French army attacked many times with small forces, but they were all defeated by Lin Chaodong. On March 4, the French army sent 1280 troops to attack the warm line again, and the second battle of yuemeishan broke out between the two sides. This time, the French army cut off the front line of the Qing army and occupied the top of Yuemei mountain at one stroke, and bombed Lin Chaodong and other battalions with artillery. In the end, the Qing army was defeated. Only Lin Chaodong led Xiang Yong to stabilize his position and successfully assisted the main force of the Qing army to retreat to the South Bank of the Keelung River. The victorious French army ran out of ammunition, and the heavy rain on March 7 led to a surge in the river, so they did not cross the river to enter the warm water.

After that, the two armies continued to confront each other until the French army withdrew on June 13, 1885. On May 12, Lin Chaodong was awarded a Taoist priest for his meritorious service. Although not highly meritorious, his performance in this war won Liu Mingchuan's favor. As a result, more than 30 battalions in Taiwan were abolished after the war. Two battalions, Dulin Chaodong and Zhang Licheng, were retained and included in the Qing army. Lin himself was also highly valued after the establishment of Taiwan Province.

Fuken cause

In October 1885, Lin Chaodong was stationed in Hsinchu and Houlong (now Houlong Town, Miaoli County). During this period, there was an incident of local Taiwan aborigines hunting and killing residents in maolanzhuang (now zhuolan Town, Miaoli County). Lin Chaodong reported to Liu Mingchuan, and Liu Mingchuan ordered Lin Chaodong to carry out the work of pacifying the Han people and Taiwan aborigines.

On November 23, the aborigines of the Wurong society besieged the Maolan society, and Lin Chaodong sent troops to break through the siege. Later, he personally supervised the battle and smoothed the nearby Shanshe with Liutai and Hejun. Finally, Youge, the leader of the Wurong society, fled (later accepted the appeasement and changed his name to Beidu Babo as the main general of the rebel army), and the society was appeased by the Qing army. On December 11, Dahu was attacked by aborigines, and Lin Chaodong led his army to pacify seven communities nearby. In 1886, Liu Mingchuan played the imperial court award, and Lin Chaodong won the name of "Jinyong batulu" and was promoted from the fourth grade official to the third grade official.

On July 11, 1886, Lin Chaodong was ordered to handle the affairs of AI (that is, the border affairs between the territory of Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty and the Taiwan aborigines who did not accept his rule). On July 23, Sulu society invaded Maolan village and broke off relations with the government. On September 8, Lin Chaodong and Liu Taihe led the army to suppress it. The two sides fought fiercely until August 20, but there was no obvious result. Soon, Lin Chaodong asked for leave to return home, and then led the aid on October 7 The army returned. On September 30, Liu Mingchuan left Taipei City and arrived at the front line for inspection on October 10. However, he was ambushed on October 14. As a result, fierce fighting broke out between the Qing army and the aborigines. A few days later, the Qing army stormed into the mountains and was ambushed many times on the way, with many casualties. It was not until October 28 that they attacked Wurong society. Lin Chaodong and Zhang Gaoyuan, who came to Taiwan, besieged and killed more than 100 people, eventually forcing Wurong, Sulu and other seven societies to surrender. On December 6, Lin Chaodong was awarded the second prize for his meritorious service in Fufan, and in December he visited the 24th community of North Jialu road in shijialu. In that year, Liu Mingchuan set up the General Bureau of reclamation and other departments to manage the reclamation. Lin Chaodong was appointed to take charge of the affairs of the reclamation bureaus of Dahu and Dongshi. From then on, he was responsible for the reclamation of the central and northern areas of Taiwan, and continued after the Sino Japanese War of 1894.

Pacify Shi Jiuxian incident

On October 5, 1888, due to improper land measurement, the Shi Jiuxian incident broke out in Changhua. County magistrate Li Jiatang and other officials were surrounded in the city of Changhua. Zhu Huanming, who came to support him, was attacked and killed on the way. Liu Mingchuan immediately ordered Lin Chaodong to send troops to support him. On November 9, Lin Chaodong led 1800 newly recruited Dong troops to the outside of the county. After the first World War, Lin Chaodong and the garrison inside and outside the city attacked each other and lifted the siege of the county. On November 14, Lin Chaodong's battalions raided the countryside, and fought against the rioters in Pinghe house, and defeated them at one stroke. In addition, Lin Wenrong and others also defeated the rioters in zhuanzai kiln, and finally put an end to the incident.

After the incident, Lin Chaodong suggested Liu Mingchuan to dissolve the mob and only investigate the responsibility of the leader. Liu Mingchuan accepted his advice and reported to the court for Lin Chaodong, making him the only one in the Qing Dynasty who was awarded the Yellow mandarin jacket as a Taoist. His proposal was also appreciated by the residents of Zhanghua 24 Village (now Huatan Township and Dacun Township in Changhua County), and he was given a plaque of "de Tong reconstruction" in 1895.

Revitalizing the family business

Lin Chaodong's outstanding achievements in the Sino French war made him popular with Liu Mingchuan. Therefore, he was highly valued during Liu's reign in Taiwan. He was not only responsible for the reclamation business, but also took over the management of camphor, one of the most important export products in Taiwan at that time. He also commanded the most powerful army in Taiwan at that time, Dong army, and shouldered the public security and national defense work in Central Taiwan. However, after his immigration, his Dongjun 10th battalion was still not disbanded and put into the central battlefield of the war between Japan and Japan, which became an important combat force of Taiwan democratic country against the Japanese army. Unfortunately, in the end, it was still outnumbered and collapsed under the disadvantage of number and weapons. However, some people think that if Lin Chaodong didn't go inside, but led the Dong army against the Japanese army himself, the war situation might be more favorable to the democratic state of Taiwan. Even if Tang Jingsong didn't replace the Dong army with Guangyong, Taibei city might not fall into the hands of the Japanese Army so easily.

In terms of family property, after Lin Wenming died, the Lin family in Wufeng filed a lot of lawsuits, which led to the decline of family fortune. However, after Liu Mingchuan appreciated Lin Chaodong, this situation changed. On the one hand, Lin Chaodong became the second most important official in the family after Lin wencha, which greatly promoted the social status of the Lin family. On the other hand, Lin Chaodong took over the affairs of Fuken and camphor

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