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Zhengjigwanggong's Exodus to Taiwan
The penalties for disobeying the order and remaining in the Clarence zone were traconian. Zhengjigwanggong's vessels weighed anchor anywhere along the east China coast during the long period of this great clearance. It obviously affected their business operations, but it didn't ruin the house of Zheng. We can't even guess what the numbers were of people who died directly and indirectly from this policy. But one thing was for sure the great Clarence led to a rather large migration of people from Fujian and Guangdong in the direction of Taiwan.