1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 496
On February 1644, 2, Liaodong, Shengjing.

Qiao Laosan curled his hands into his cuffs, opened his mouth wide, and was about to yawn when a gust of cold wind gushed into his mouth, and he suddenly trembled. He didn't yawn, but his nose and tears flowed backwards.

"Damn it, it's so cold!" Qiao Laosan walked quickly to the barn to check whether the large animals inside had been fed and whether the forage during the day had been prepared adequately.If the animal loses weight and is discovered by the master, not only the Han slaves will be severely punished, but even the coats that serve the master will inevitably be implicated and whipped a few times.You know, in the eyes of the Manchu masters, animals are much more valuable than them.

Qiao Laosan was established as a slave in the 13th year of Chongzhen (1638), no, it was the fourth time when I entered the customs to conquer the Ming Dynasty, I was "brought" to Liaodong.In the first few years, the Han slaves who were the masters of Manchuria worked as cows and horses, doing all kinds of dirty work with all their heart and soul.Perhaps his fate was hard, and the Han slaves who were "brought" to Liaodong died one after another within a few years.And by relying on cursing and flattering, he quickly won the love and trust of the Manchurian master, and was accepted as a coat.

As the master's coat, although he still has to do some chores, his life is several times better than that of Hannu.At the very least, the coated minion can eat some hot food and dress a little warmer in winter.What's more, their coated minions can sleep in the house to protect them from wind, cold, rain and snow.Perhaps, living with carelessness is the minimum requirement for these Han people. If they can enter the customs with their masters to plunder and make their lives better, that is the maximum and expectation of everyone.

Last year, Qiao Laosan and a few coated slaves followed the Manchurian master back from the victory in the pass, and gained a lot.Especially, in July last year, the master rewarded himself with a Han girl.God is sorry to see, I can start a family in this bitter and cold Liaodong, and I will have my own offspring in the future.Although my descendants will always be the slaves of the master, but at least there is hope in life!

"Slave dog, you're still slacking off! Get up and do your work!" Qiao Lao San came to the stable and found that the three slaves who were diligent on weekdays hadn't fed the horses with fodder, let alone cleaned up the stable.Overnight, the feces excreted by several cows and horses made the whole barn smelly.Thanks to this being winter, if it's summer, this stench will definitely waft far away, maybe it will be discovered by the master.That's a big deal!
"Hey hey..." Qiao Laosan suddenly discovered that the three Han slaves in the barn were still curled up in the haystack at this moment. Hearing his reprimand, they didn't intend to get up at all. Instead, there was a strange smile on their faces. "Are you going to die? Dog slave! Get up and work!"

Qiao Lao San yelled, and while speaking, he picked up a thin wooden stick beside him and beat him.In order to ensure that Han Nu would not be injured, the stick deliberately avoided the head and face, and hit the legs hard a few times.

But what was strange was that those Han slaves neither begged for mercy nor uttered a sound of pain, nor did they even move their bodies.

"Hey..., are you pretending to be dead!" Qiao Laosan walked a few steps and came to the side of the three Han slaves.The three of them had pale faces and purple lips, but their expressions were relatively serene, and they even showed a strange smile.

"...Ah!" Qiao Laosan leaned down and carefully checked the movements of the three of them, and they actually... froze to death!

"Hey, what a pity!" Qiao Laosan stood up and couldn't help sighing. Three Han slaves were frozen to death overnight, which was not a small loss for the master.On the other hand, the reduction of the Han slaves means that these slaves in coats will have to take over the work that these Han slaves did before, and they will have to spend some effort and suffer some hardships.

God this thief, if he said he would take people away, he would take them away. Why didn't he give people a way to survive?

Qiao Laosan left the barn cursing and ran towards the master's house. This matter must be reported to the master immediately, otherwise it would be a big mistake to think that we Baoyi killed the three Han slaves wonderful.

The opening time of the city gate of Shengjing City is Si hour (09:11 am to [-]:[-] am). Dozens of Han and Eight Banners soldiers slowly pushed the heavy city gate open, which also means that a new day for Shengjing City has begun.

About an hour after the city gate was opened, a long train of trains came from the northwest. The leading knights raised a triangular flag high and wrote a big "King".

Several Han Eight Banners generals looked at the approaching convoy with contempt in their eyes.A lowly merchant, what to do with so many banners, he thought it was some Manchurian prince Baylor on a parade.

Wang Weiyue bowed his hands respectfully to several Han Eight Banner generals near the city gate, and conveniently gave them more than ten taels of silver.The general of the Han Banners, who was still annoyed just now, suddenly had a bright smile on his face, and the entire convoy did not check in detail.Since I was able to travel all the way from Mongoliakou to Shengjing City, it must have been taken care of by the officers and soldiers stationed in various places in the Qing Dynasty along the way.

As for the goods on board, they were nothing more than salt, iron, tea, gunpowder, grain and other goods. Of course, they must have also brought intelligence information from various parts of Ming Dynasty that the Manchurian master was eager to obtain.

Wang Weiyue is the third son of Wang Dengku, the most famous (and notorious) businessman in Shanxi. Entrusted by his father this time, he brought a large amount of supplies to Liaodong for trading.

Years ago, the Fan family (Fan Yongdou) took the first trip to Liaodong, and gained a lot. They brought back countless gold, silver, jewelry and various furs from the Qing Dynasty. The businessmen at Beikou were extremely jealous.

Last year, the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and looted for several months. They must have robbed countless gold, silver and supplies, but the consumption was also very large.That being the case, how can the Fan family enjoy the benefits alone.

After a trip to Liaodong in October last year, the Wang family urgently raised a large amount of salt and iron, grain, gunpowder, bullets and other supplies in various border towns of Daming regardless of the time of reunion at the end of the year. Came to Liaodong.

In other words, the Qing Dynasty can always eat all the goods brought by Shanxi merchants, and the transaction price is also extremely affordable. All the payments are real gold and silver, as well as a large amount of jewelry and jade, precious furs, medicinal materials, etc.

While selling supplies, these merchants in Shanxi also helped Jiannu build an intelligence network in the interior, sending out a large amount of mountains, rivers, terrain and military information.Shanxi merchants in this period were basically tied to the interests of the Jurchens.

As the ambition of building slaves expands, they need more and more things. Ironware, gunpowder, and military intelligence are all key commodities purchased at high prices.In the early stage of the Houjin regime, and later in the Qing Dynasty, it maintained long-term business contacts with several Shanxi merchants headed by Fan Yongdou, and relied more and more on their trade and intelligence.

Except for the capture of the Ming army on the Liaodong battlefield, all the gunpowder needed for slavery was provided by Shanxi merchants, and they also provided [-]% of the grain and more than [-]% of the metal they needed.Even the Gyeonggi intelligence, down to the name of the guards at each pass, the number of soldiers and the list of equipment, was also provided by Shanxi merchants.

It is impossible for these Shanxi merchants not to know the purpose of Jiannu's acquisition of so many arms and ironware and intelligence, but for the sake of white money, the righteousness of the country and the safety of the nation seem to be unimportant.

In the world, in the eyes of these Shanxi merchants who colluded with the slaves, such things as propriety, integrity, and national justice are far less important than gold, silver, and silk, and even less important than the expansion of their own foundation and the prosperity of the family.

When they entered the city, they did not go far when they encountered a group of Han slaves pulling carts. On more than a dozen carts, there were five or six corpses that had been frozen hard, without any cover.Perhaps, these Han slaves who were frozen to death were transported outside the city, and would be randomly discarded in the forest to be eaten by hungry wolves and bears in the wild.

Wang Weiyue and other caravan vehicles drove directly into a large-scale chariot and horse shop, and temporarily rested, waiting to trade with the nobles of Manchuria.As for Wang Weiyue himself, he brought a guard and went straight to Prince Rui's Mansion in the city.

Dorgon carefully read the summary of information from various parts of Ming Dynasty that Wang Weiyue handed over to him, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Then Li Zicheng really established a state in Xi'an and established a so-called Dashun Dynasty?" Dorgon asked with a smile.

"Regent, that's true." Wang Weiyue replied respectfully: "During the first lunar month, the bandit changed Xi'an Prefecture to Chang'an, established rules and regulations, and pre-established Dashun Kingdom."

"Has the whole of Shaanxi been taken by him?"

"Except for Yulin and Yansui in the north, which have not yet been captured, the whole of Shaanxi has already fallen into the hands of Yuliu."

"Aren't the towns along the border of the Ming Dynasty almost without soldiers?"

"Regent Wang Mingjian, that is indeed the case."

"Since the Ming Kingdom has few invincible soldiers, why not wait until this autumn, and let's enter the pass and plunder again, so as to gain some benefits for the Eight Banners below!" Azig said loudly.

"What do Mr. Hong think?" Dorgon was a little moved, and turned to ask the old man beside him with his head down and his eyes closed.

"It may be possible." Hong Chengchou sighed slightly in his heart, and said softly.

After Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji let him be included in the Coated Niulu of Xianghuang Banner. On the surface, he was kind and courteous to him, but in fact he did not relax the guard against him, so that he stayed at home and was not allowed to go in and out at will.In the last emperor Taiji Dynasty, he did not hold any official position except for consultation.

Now, Dorgon is regent, suffering from the fact that most of the people participating in politics around him are vulgar people, so he leads them into his sect and relies on him as a think tank.

"Hmph!" Azige glanced at Hong Chengchou, and snorted coldly with disdain, "Even if Ming had many elite soldiers, they would still be wiped out by the men of the Eight Banners! What do you think, Mr. Hong?"

Hong Chengchou's face turned red when he heard the words, and he was a little annoyed, but he had nothing to say.

"King of Wuying County, be careful!" Dorgon stopped Azige's provocation, and said seriously: "Ming has a large population, and there are many heroes. Our Qing Dynasty should not underestimate the enemy. We must be cautious when attacking Ming!"

"Oh, by the way, have you many merchants in Shanxi heard of Hanzhou Qi?" Dorgon suddenly remembered something, and turned to ask Wang Weiyue.

"Back to the Regent." Wang Weiyue cupped his hands and said, "Qi Kingdom in Hanzhou is a remote and small country in the southernmost continent. The Ming court is happy. Last year, the Ming court’s military department and the five armies’ governor’s office invited dozens of people from the Qi army to help the Ming court reorganize more than [-] new troops. This Qi country has transferred a large number of hungry people from the Ming country to Hanzhou for many years. The mainland and the coastal prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty will also provide corresponding convenience."

"The soldiers of the Qi State are good at fighting. They landed on the coast of Liaodong, destroyed our city of Gaizhou, and attacked and killed thousands of soldiers and civilians of our Eight Banners." Dorgon frowned and said, "In April last year, they even attacked our Eight Banners entering the customs army in Shandong and killed the Eight Banners. There are nearly a thousand soldiers. This small country is really hateful!"

"I heard that a few months ago, the army of the State of Qi drove more than ten large ships to attack the big port in the southeast of North Korea. People." Fan Wencheng, who was sitting on the left side of Dorgon, reminded him softly.

"After you wait for the merchants to return to Ming Dynasty, you must do your best to collect all the news about this country!" Dorgon said solemnly: "In this world, it is really rare to see a small foreign country that dares to attack our Qing Dynasty! In the future, If my Eight Banners force encounters it, be careful."

(End of this chapter)