After he died, the more famous Cheng Chih-lung took over his position and encouraged refugees from the famine-stricken south-east China coast to migrate to Taiwan by giving them water-buffaloes and gold. This resulted in boatloads of immigrants flocking to Penkang.
顏死後，鄭芝龍替代了他的地位。鄭芝龍大量招集東南沿海的饑民，凡來投靠者，每人給一條牛和些許黃金，資助他們移駐和開墾，於是滿載移民的帆船，不斷駛來笨港。