Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 391 The old acquaintance of the prison camp
After learning that Wu Xiha and Fan Tong were safe, Lu Shoushan finally felt relieved.Only then did he report to Liu Sheng and Zhao Xin via telegram.

After Liu Sheng learned of the incident, he was furious and clamored to send troops to surround the trading city to teach Shanxi merchants a lesson.However, after Zhao Xin had a conversation with him without outsiders present, Liu Sheng didn't mention this matter.

Zhao Xin actually considered this matter from the perspective of the overall military deployment of the Beihai Navy.His attitude is very clear, whoever made the mistake should blame him, and don't involve irrelevant people.It's okay to catch Tian Tonghe. Let's send someone to the trading city to negotiate and ask them to hand him over.If the Manchus don't hand over people, it's not too late to do it.

You must know that although there are Shanxi merchants here in the trading city, these people are not the masters behind the scenes, they are all part-time workers.Compared with Beihai Town, Mongolian merchants have a better understanding of the situation in Outer Mongolia because they have been engaged in the Westport trade for a long time.Compared with the leaders of the various banners in Outer Mongolia and Zasak, the Beihai Navy must first use these people to find out the situation in Outer Mongolia.

From the perspective of the military strategy against the Qing, Zhao Xin's plan is to send troops to Outer Mongolia first after Beihai Town has resolved the conflict with Tsarist Russia.Its purpose is to prevent turmoil in Outer Mongolia when the Manchu and Qing military forces were weak and the border defenses were weak;

Beihai Town's strategy for Outer Mongolia is a big move, and its importance is far more important than that of the pass.It cannot be solved by purely military means, and must be considered politically and economically.

What Zhao Xin thinks most these days is in another time and space, why did the equally important Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia take different paths in the late Qing Dynasty?

In terms of rule, the Manchu Qing rule system over Mongolia was undoubtedly successful in some respects.

In addition to the familiar Manchu-Mongolian marriage and the promotion of Lamaism, since the "Duolun League" in the 30th year of Kangxi (1691), the Qing court began to implement the alliance flag system in Mongolia.That is, since then, Khalkha Mongolia (Mobei Mongolia) has officially become part of the Qing Empire
Later generations can look down on the Manchus and Qings, but the implementation of the alliance flag system prevented the Mongolian tribes from reuniting and breaking them into pieces, which was far more effective than the Ming Empire building the Great Wall to defend against the Mongols.

To put it simply, the alliance flag system is to make the Mongols who used to graze freely with the tribe as the unit, be strictly fixed in a small territory with the flag as the unit. common leader.

Complementary to the alliance flag system is the "ticket system" implemented by the Qing court in Mongolia.Not only does the Mongolian need a ticket to enter the customs, but even the interaction between the personnel of the various banners also needs a ticket to restrict the possibility of private connection.

Enough about the good, let's talk about the bad.

The biggest problem of the Qing court in Outer Mongolia was that there were too few troops stationed, and most of the troops were borne by the four Khalkhas in a showdown.In stark contrast to the relatively generous policies towards Inner Mongolia and Mongolia, although the Qing government claimed to be "benevolent" to Kalkha to exempt taxation, the military service system with various names and heavy burdens caused the subjects of the four tribes to gradually fall into financial difficulties. dilemma.

Compulsory military service and the continuous collection of materials for many years led to the gradual increase of dissatisfaction among the Khalkha tribesmen, which increased their centrifugal tendency and drifted away from the Qing court, thus laying a huge hidden danger in consolidating the border defense. It provided an opportunity for the subsequent split of Tsarist Russia.

His eyes turned back to Chakta.

On the morning of the second day after the kidnapping incident, Lu Shoushan followed Zhao Xin's order and selected an officer from the regiment headquarters to go outside the north gate of Maimai City.

"Stop! If you take another step closer, you'll shoot the arrow!"

On the small tower at the north gate, one Qing soldier aimed his bow, while the other Qing soldier shouted loudly.

"I came here on orders to deliver a letter to you, Mr. Wu."

When the soldiers on the tower heard that they were delivering letters, they didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly asked the soldiers downstairs to ask for the co-leader.While waiting for someone, the two Qing soldiers carefully sized up the officer delivering the letter.

In the past, the North Navy was in the city of Kyakhta, more than 100 meters away, and they could only watch from a distance; this is the first time that they are so close and can see it so clearly.

I saw that this person was wearing a fluffy thick cotton hat with ear protectors hanging down on both sides; he was not wearing a robe, but was divided into two pieces; he was wearing a pair of black gloves on his hands, and a pair of black gloves on his feet. Black leather boots, but the waist of the boots is covered in the trouser legs.

In the eyes of the Qing army on the tower, this dress is really indescribably weird.The two thought that the clothes and hat looked quite thick, but why did they have to be dyed green, with khaki spots on them?
It must be because the dyer is too old, and the color will fade after a little washing!
The Qing soldiers holding the bow loosened the bowstring, paused for a few moments, and then pulled it away again. He said to himself: "Hey, where do you think they got this inferior cloth? I don't think the old cotton cloth on us has been worn through." Woolen cloth!"

The Qing soldier with a knife next to him said: "That's not true. My clothes have been put in the water eight times out of ten times, but you see, the color hasn't faded at all. Chang's fabrics are just strong."

After all, he looked at the Beihai Navy officer not far away, and said with disdain: "Look at them, it's too shabby to have to dye a good hat in green!"

"No, look at the fluff on his hat, it's actually green too. If it were me, I wouldn't wear this suit even if I was killed."

The two were chattering on the tower, laughing lightly from time to time, and Yu Jinshui, who was strolling back and forth with his hands behind his back not far away, could not understand Mongolian, but he knew that the two of them must have not held their farts well, it must be He was talking about his military uniform.

If you don't look at the military ranks on the shoulders of the standard military uniforms of the Beihai Navy, it is actually difficult to distinguish officers from soldiers. After all, they are all camouflage uniforms of the same style.This thing is actually a p-cotton cold-proof suit that Zhao Xin ordered from a factory in another time and space (refer to the VKBO lv8 cotton suit for details). The biggest advantage is that it can withstand the extreme cold of minus [-] degrees.

Not to mention the Qing army, even when he first saw the military uniform issued when he joined the army, he still had a face of reluctance. Like other Henan fellows, he had expressed strong dissatisfaction.

If you say the clothes are green, it’s fine, but why is the hat also green?If the family members and neighbors knew about this, it would be a joke.

Facing the turbulent crowd from recruits, the instructors at the training base had their own way.They only used one method to resolve the incomprehension of the recruits, and that was hide and seek.

Don't you dislike green military caps?Come on, we have the black hats of the security police here, wear them all, and you will understand after walking around the mountain.

It was not until Yu Jinshui was pinned down by veterans several times while wearing the black hat of the security police, that he learned from the instructor that the green military cap issued to him was called a "camouflage cap", and its purpose was to better fight in the mountains and forests. hide yourself.

In addition, from the top to the bottom of the Beihai Navy, no matter Wang Yuanfang, Liu Sheng, Wu Siyu, or even Zhao Xin sometimes wandered around wearing a green camouflage cotton cap, the discussions among the soldiers gradually subsided.

Yu Jinshui waited outside the door for about 10 minutes before Dai Peng (Manchu, Dapeng), the garrison leader of Maimai City, came to the tower in a hurry.He cupped his fists at Yu Jinshui below, and asked a little out of breath, "May I ask your honorable name?"

Looking up, Yu Jinshui felt that this general of the Qing army looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.Immediately, he raised his hand to pay a military salute to the North Navy, and said loudly, "My surname is Yu, and my name is Yu Jinshui! On the order of our head Lu, I will negotiate with you. Here is a letter from Head Lu, which needs to be delivered in person. To Wu Yi, an official of your Lifan Academy."

"Presumptuous! Master Wu's name is also called casually! It's true."

"Snapped!"

Before the Qing army who angrily reprimanded Yu Jinshui finished his sentence, he felt a big fiery slap on his face, blocking the rest of his words.He covered his face and looked again, and saw the eyes of Master Xie Ling, who were glaring.

"Bastard! Do you have a place to speak here? Being an official is just a display? Get out!"

After teaching his subordinates a lesson, Dai Peng showed a little apology, and said to Jin Shui: "Master Wu is an official ordered by the imperial court. This, this meeting may be inappropriate. If you trust me, how about I transfer it to you?"

Yu Jinshui thought for a while, and felt that this was the only way to go.So he said to Dai Peng: "Yes, but you have to write me a receipt."

After hearing this, Dai Peng cupped his hands and asked Yu Jinshui to wait a moment, then walked down the gate tower to the nearest shop.He called the shopkeeper and asked him to write down the words "at a certain time on a certain day in the 53rd year of Qianlong, the officers and soldiers stationed in Maimai City received a letter from Chaktu and handed it over to Mr. Wu Zhenyu of the Lifan Academy." Opening the north door revealed a gap for only one person to enter and exit, and he walked out with the receipt.

Yu Jinshui read the receipt, and when he took out the letter from his pocket and handed it to the other party, he saw a flattering smile on the face of the opposite person, and said in a low voice: "Squad Leader Yu, long time no see."

"Huh?" Yu Jinshui was taken aback, thinking that this person actually knows me?
Seeing Yu Jinshui looking at him in surprise, Dai Peng reminded him in a low voice: "Squad Leader Yu, the prison camp outside Fuldan two years ago."

"Oh!" Yu Jinshui slapped his head, and finally remembered who this person was, and said with some surprise: "The leader of the Mongolian Association of the Zhenglan Banner, Dapeng! Why did you come here?"

"Uh, it's Dai Peng." Dai Peng turned his back to the city gate when he spoke, so the Qing army on the tower couldn't see him talking.He nodded slightly and said in a soft voice: "Didn't you entrust someone to exercise here, little one? I thought it would be very lucrative here, but who knows. Sigh, it's hard to say!"

Yu Jinshui smiled and said, "What? Afraid we will call?"

Dai Peng said: "Squad Leader Yu, you also know that I am just a small co-leader, and it is not my turn to intervene in military and national affairs. But please read the previous friendship, and if you really want to do something, please let me know in advance. Never dare to be an enemy of your ministry!"

"That's good." Yu Jinshui rolled his eyes, picked up the receipt and opened it pretending to look at it, and said in his mouth, "Have you seen what happened yesterday?"

Dai Peng said: "I only saw that your army went west at the beginning of Shenchu, and retreated to the north of Jiehe at night. I don't know what happened."

Yu Jinshui sneered and said: "Some people don't know how to live or die, thinking that they can tie up one or two people in order to seek revenge and claim credit."

Dai Peng was taken aback, and quickly said: "Well, where does this start?"

Yu Jinshui said: "We are old acquaintances, and I won't hide it from you. Tian Tonghe, the shopkeeper of Heyu Anji, colluded with Luocha officers and profiteers, intending to kidnap the family members of our Beihai Navy."

"What?! Tian Tonghe?" Dai Peng opened his mouth wide, thinking that there are really people who don't know how to die.He hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed slightly: "Master Yu, don't worry, I will definitely find out the situation, report it to Master Wu, and punish him severely."

"No, I'm here today to ask you to hand over Tian Tonghe."

"This, how does this make it?"

"Yes, of course." Yu Jinshui cupped his hands at Dai Peng, then turned around and walked back, saying, "Go back and discuss it with that Wu Yi. If we don't hand it over after noon, we will go to the city directly." Arrested."

"what!"

Half an hour later, in the government office of the City Lifan Court.

With a sound of "Pa!", Wu Yi slapped the letter on the table, trembling with anger, and said angrily, "What a thief! How dare you be so arrogant and unreasonable!"

Dai Peng cupped his hands and said, "Master Wu, it's not a problem to just be angry. I told the other side that if you don't hand over people after noon, you will send troops in to arrest them!"

"Fart!" Wu Yi pointed at Dai Peng and said angrily, "They have guns. Could it be that the musket in your hand is a firestick?"

Dai Pengxin said that you are really right, then what the hell is really a fire stick.In the past, it was okay to frighten Luo Sha, but it was useless to Shangbei Navy, even if it had ten times the number of troops.

He organized his words, and said to Wu Yi: "Master Wu, I followed Marshal Fu to fight fiercely with Zhao Ni's rebels in Fuldan City for several days. Their firearms are so powerful that they can fire seven times in a row. Eight blunderbusses, and they hit extremely far, we are really no match for our few people and firearms!"

Wu Yi had no other choice at this time, he sat down behind the desk and began to complain to Dai Peng.

If he just handed over the person so obediently, once the minister in charge of Kulun, Song Yun, knew about it, he would never have any good fruit to eat.For the position of Judge Chaktu, he bribed He Shen with 15 taels of silver.If I really lost my black hat because of this matter, it would really go to my grandma's house!

But the problem is that if we have to deal with the negotiations on border affairs in the past, let alone wait for the Lifan Academy to write the paper, the day lily will be cold.

According to the stipulations in the "Blensiqi Boundary Treaty" and "Qiakhtu Boundary Treaty" signed by the Qing and Russia in the early Yongzheng Dynasty, when encountering such a matter, Wu Yi should first submit a letter to Song Yun, Minister of Affairs of Kulun, and Song Yun would then report to the Report to the Lifan Court in the capital; wait for the Lifan Court to request Qianlong's approval before writing to the Minister of Affairs of Kulun, who will write to the Governor of Siberia in Russia.

What's more, even if the Chinese committed a crime, there is absolutely no reason to hand it over to the Russian side, and the law will be executed directly in the captured place.

After listening to Wu Yi's complaints, Dai Peng said: "Master Wu, if this is the same as before, let alone Tian Tonghe, just the Pavlov and Ragutin mentioned in the letter are worthless. Wen Er crossed the border with an weapon, and it is not unjust to hang him directly!"

He changed the subject, sighed, and continued helplessly: "But this is not the case now! The opponent is not a Raksha soldier, and I think Zhao Ni's people are more fierce than Raksha. If you really want to let him They rushed into the city to arrest people, and when the news reaches Kulun, you and I will lose our lives!"

Wu Yi heard that there was something in Dai Peng's words, so he leaned forward and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

Dai Peng looked around, Wu Yi understood, and signaled his subordinates to step down.After everyone had left, Dai Peng leaned over and said in a low voice: "Based on humble opinion, it's better to do it like this."

After Wu Yi listened, Nianxu pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Just after noon, a man dressed as a yamen servant walked into "He Yu'an Ji" located in the third courtyard on the west side of Beimen Street.The store clerk saw that it was Mr. Wu, the secretary of the Lifan Academy, who was accompanying him.The man walked into the yard, and asked a store clerk who came up to him with a friendly expression: "Xiao Shui, where is your shopkeeper?"

"Go back to Master Wu, our shopkeeper Tian is settling accounts in the main room at the back. I'll ask the shopkeeper to come out."

The trading city is not big, and the soldiers and civilians in the city can't see each other without looking up, so they are very familiar with each other.

"Well, the master sent me to invite Shopkeeper Tian to the Yamen Office to discuss something important."

"Master Wu, please sit down for a moment, I'll invite the shopkeeper right away."

"Go quickly."

All the shops in the trading city have a courtyard layout with a front shop and a back hall, which are roughly the same.No matter which door you walk in, you will see the furnishings of Eurasia and Bi.The decoration in the vestibule is simple, but very tidy, tidy up like a festival.The rooms behind the vestibule are quite exquisite, and some are equipped with European-style fireplaces.

The buddy Xiaoshui walked outside the main room in the back hall and coughed, only to hear the crackling sound of the planner in the room suddenly stop, and then someone said: "What's the matter?"

"Shopkeeper, Mr. Wu from the Lifan Academy sent someone to invite you to the mansion, saying that he has something important to discuss."

"Let him sit down for a while, I'll go over right away." As soon as the words fell, the sound of the abacus sounded again.

In the main room, there are large plank beds around the walls, covered with thick felts and blankets, a mirror from Russia hanging on the wall, and several watercolor paintings from Europe as decorations.On a plank bed against the east wall, a middle-aged man in his early thirties was sitting cross-legged in front of the Kang table, with a thick pile of accounts in front of him.

I saw this person kept fiddling with the beads of the abacus with his left hand, and kept writing in the account book with a pen in his right hand.After about an incense stick of work, when he almost finished writing a page, the calculation on the left hand side also had the result, comparing the two sides, it was actually not bad.

This person is none other than Tian Tonghe, the shopkeeper of "He Yu An Ji" who was ordered by the Beihai Navy to arrest him.

Tian Tonghe put away the account books and pens in an orderly manner, then put on his shoes, hat, and a mandarin jacket made of sea otter skin, and walked slowly to the vestibule.

The attendants sent by Wu Yi were already impatient, but when they saw Tian Tonghe, they still smiled and said, "Treasurer Tian is really busy, please come with me."

Tian Tonghe saluted with a smile and clasped his fists, and even said sorry, then walked to an old man, took a bunch of keys from his waist, and said, "Old Huang, this is from the account book cabinet in the main room at the back." Keep the key. If you don’t come back, I will give it to Brother Er.”

"The shopkeeper, what is this?" Lao Huang was slightly taken aback, thinking how could he keep this thing for me?
He was about to ask again, when the official said impatiently: "Shopkeeper Tian, ​​it's not too late to come back if you have something to say, Mr. Wu is waiting impatiently!"

　According to the "Regulations of the Qin Dynasty and the Fan Department", if a Mongolian visits relatives or has other things to send out the flag, he must report to Guanqi Wang, Baylor, Beizi, Gong, Taiji, or Guanqi Zhangjing and Deputy Zhangjing Bingming. The custodian shall indicate the reason and issue a ticket for a return within a time limit.Each banner must send personnel on a monthly basis to patrol the borders of each banner with strength. If anyone travels without a license, he will be ordered to return to his own banner and punished for violating the law. , according to the rule of law, the amount of Mongolian accommodation will be punished.As for the King Khan, Baylor, Taiji, etc. of each banner who want to issue a banner, they must first report to the leader of the alliance, and then report to the Lifan Academy for verification.When we return to the flag after finishing the work, we still have to send the original leader's route to the Lifan Court, and consult with the Ministry of War to check and write it off.

　　
　
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