 The Zhangzhou of Chen Yuanguang's time was a place where dozens of various ethic tribes, known in records by the name "She", were mixed together with ethnic Han peoples.Chen Yuanguang believed that courtesy trumped the use of military force as a tactic for winning over the local people.In order to strengthen his authority, he submitted an application to the emperor to grant prefecture status to the areas between Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.