1635 Han style rises again

September 1661, 9, Huichuan Fort (now Komsomolsk City, Russia) on the banks of the Heilongjiang River.

Two paddleboats of about 150 tons docked slowly at a crude wooden pier. Several stout Oroqen people took the cables thrown by the sailors on the boat, dragged the boats to the berth with all their strength, and then tied the cables. tight.

You Daqi, the black-clothed guard Yuwu Xiaowei (captain), was wrapped in a heavy wool coat and a leather hat, followed behind several sailors, got up and jumped off the boat, and then looked up and saw more than ten Bohai nationals The officers and stewards greeted him from the wooden village.

"This is the last trip of this year." You Daqi said with a smile: "It is estimated that in more than ten days, the river will be frozen. If you still lack something, you can only make do with it and wait until you get through this winter." gone."

"This time, what did you bring?" Buyan Chuanbao, the governor of the Bohai National Congress, looked at the two galleys docked at the pier, and asked eagerly, "How much artillery and guns did you bring? In the past few months, A lot of muskets are damaged and need to be replaced urgently. And how much quilts, drinks, and sugar are needed for the winter? Oh, yes, we have added more than 1 new mouths to our country, and the food is probably not enough..."

"Three 3-pound army light artillery, one hundred muskets, and thirty barrels of gunpowder. These are probably not enough for you to fight a few battles, but they should be more than enough to deal with some indigenous tribes in the mountains and those Raksha people." You Daqi said from his pocket. He took out a list of items and handed it to Buyan, "There are also [-] quilts, [-] sets of cotton clothes, [-] barrels of sorghum liquor, [-] kilograms of sugar, [-] tons of wheat, and [-] tons of rice. There are ten tons of dried salted fish. You can also use this dried salted fish as salt by the way. Have you prepared everything you gave us?"

"...the food is a bit low!" Buyan said with a bitter face, "It is estimated that many people will go hungry this winter. Your things have already been prepared, and all of them are piled up in the warehouse in the village. .Oh, by the way, our prince is here and may want to meet you."

"Your prince is here?"

"My lord was caught in the wind and cold a few days ago, and he was not feeling well." Seeing You Daqi looking around, Buyan quickly explained.

In the past few years, almost all military supplies and [-]% of the living supplies of Bohai State, which was established by Shar Huda and other Eight Banners officers and soldiers who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, have been supported by Qi State. Only in this way can they sweep The entire Heilongjiang River Basin has extended its influence to the sea.Moreover, as the number of indigenous tribes under control gradually increased, their strength began to expand rapidly.

Today, the entire Bohai State has a population of [-], and nearly [-]% of the population are local tribes, Saurons, Hezhes, and Jurchens, as well as a few Mongols. Another [-]% of the population is captive from North Korea over the past few years. D.Of course, there are more than [-] Han Chinese in the Bohai Kingdom, all of whom were snatched from Liaodong under the control of the Qing captives.

Because of the indirect control of Qi State, these rare Han people in Bohai State enjoyed relatively high treatment, and many of them who could read and write were appointed as managers in local fortresses. , and was carefully enshrined by the Bohai Kingdom as a treasure, and their status was equal to the former Eight Banners officers and soldiers in their country.

"My lord is the hope of the future of the Bohai Kingdom. You must take good care of your health and don't overwork yourself!" You Daqi looked at him worriedly when he saw the sick face of Ba Hai, the son of the Bohai King Sarguda.But afraid of being infected with the cold, he still stood at the door and held his breath a little.

"It's just a cold, it's nothing serious!" Seeing You Daqi like this, Bahai was a little annoyed. I'm an elder brother who is under one person and above ten thousand in Bohai country. Don't be so cautious, for fear that I will infect you with a cold.

"Does the eldest prince have something to bring to my superior?" You Daqi asked bluntly.This room is a little narrow, and a pot of firewood is burning, and the doors and windows are all closed. There is a smell of smoke and fire, making it even more stuffy. It is better to end the conversation early in order to have a good rest.

"A month ago, we broke through a wooden stronghold of the Raksha people from a riverside thousands of miles away, and captured more than 20 of them." Bahai said: "Through interrogating them, we I have received very bad news. The Raksha people are planning to unite with the Aixinjueluo family in Licheng, Beijing, to send troops to attack us!"

"Why did the Raksha people get mixed up with the Qing prisoners?" You Daqi couldn't help asking in surprise when he heard the words: "Before this, didn't the Raksha people often attack the Qing captives' territory in Liaodong? Oh, yes, you guys When the Lord of Bohai used to be the Ningguta Angbangzhangjing of the Qing Dynasty, didn’t he often lead troops to the Heilongjiang and Wusuli River valleys to fight those Raksha people?”

"One moment, another moment!" Bahai sighed, "In the past three years, in addition to expanding our power to the mouth of Heilongjiang River, we have also expanded our forces to the north and west, and we have defeated more than a dozen Rakshas in a row. The stronghold captured and killed hundreds of people. I think that the Raksha people may not be able to hold back, and they are preparing to unite with the Qing Dynasty and deal with our Bohai country. They have already sent a mission to the capital. I heard that the leader is from the capital of their Raksha country. here."

"So what?" You Daqi said disapprovingly: "In this vast land, whether it is Russians or Qing captives, how many people can be sent to attack you? You know, in this area, your Bohai State is the largest The local forces in the country have the largest population and the most complete supplies. I estimate that even if these two families send troops together, they will have no more than two to 3000 people at most. Moreover, they have trekked mountains and rivers, worked hard on expeditions, just to give you heads!"

"Are you Qi people as big as you are?" Bahai said with dissatisfaction.

"...What? You want us to increase your material support?"

"What do you think?"

"Increase material support, what you have prepared is not enough to replace."

"I owe it first."

"..." You Daqi was startled when he heard the words, and then laughed, "You owe a lot, will you pay it back in the future?"

"If we can't pay back the things, we will pay with our lives!" Ba Hai said calmly.

"Repay with your life?"

"Don't you support us because you want us to attack Liaodong from behind and poke Aixinjueluo's asshole?" Bahai looked at You Daqi mockingly, "As long as you give us more supplies, we will go to Shengjing next year .”

"In a few days, the river will freeze." You Daqi shook his head and said, "Our boat won't be able to sail. The question is, do you dare to attack Shengjing? Can you defeat Shengjing again?"

"Why don't you dare to fight Shengjing?" Bahai sneered, "Even if we can't take down Shengjing, we can smash Jilin and Liaodong and rob people and property!"

"Hehe..." You Daqi came to his senses at this moment, "You are a large number of Han immigrants who are eyeing the Qing captives."

"So what?" Bahai said, "Didn't you Qi people see it? The Aixinjueluo family is planning to re-operate Liaodong, and this is leaving a way out for themselves."

"So, you want to cut off their retreat?" You Daqi nodded and said, "By the way, you can also get more people and supplies by plundering Liaodong."

"That's right. We are going to launch an offensive against Liaodong early next summer. Before they are ready to attack us, we will strike first and destroy their foundation in Liaodong." Bahai continued: "The river is freezing, and your ships cannot Come here. But you can pass through Zhenzhou (now Vladivostok, Russia), use sleds to climb plows, and bring us some ordnance and supplies. ... By the way, there are food."

"I can't give you a definite answer right now. After I return to Yunzhou, I need to report to my superior." You Daqi shook his head and said, "However, you can make a list of your needs first, so that I can go back and ask for you. ask."
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October 10, Zhenzhou, Shatouwei (now Pokrovka Town, Ussuriysk, Russia).

In the early morning, a thin layer of white mist enveloped the entire land, trees, meadows, and crops were also covered with crystal clear hoarfrost.The temperature has dropped to less than 10 degrees Celsius, and the cold winter is coming.

As the sun rises and the mist clears away, in the surrounding area of ​​Shatou Acropolis, among the countless farmlands, it can be seen that there are still many hardworking farmers busy for a long time.Before the weather turns cold, they will grab as much of the last bit of grain in the field as possible.

After more than ten years of development, Zhenzhou, the most important overseas territory of Yongwang, has a population of more than 45 people, and established Zhenzhou and Daningwei (now Artyom, Russia, 30 kilometers north of Vladivostok). , Shuiyuanwei (now Razdolinoye Town, Vladivostok), Shuangchengwei (now Ussuriysk, Russia), Shatouwei, Baojingwei (Mikhailovka Town), Anhuawei (now Usu, Russia) Yaroslavsky Town, [-] kilometers north of Risk City), Mingzhouwei (now the port of Nakhodka, Russia), Dashiwei (now Russia's Great Kamen City), Qingjinwei (now Russia's Zarubino City) and other large and small ten A guard fortress.

The entire territory of Zhenzhou has a maritime climate, with cold winters and warm summers, and the rivers are criss-crossed and the water source is abundant. It has now developed into the most important grain production base after Yunzhou (today's Hokkaido, Japan).After tens of thousands of industrious immigrants continued to cultivate, the area of ​​arable land has reached nearly one million mu, mainly planting wheat, oats, barley, corn, soybeans, potatoes and other food crops, as well as a large number of vegetables and fruits.

Surprisingly, in this remote and cold outer northeast region, tens of thousands of acres of paddy fields have been opened up to grow rice that is only found in the southern region.And these agricultural feats are all thanks to North Korean immigrants recruited from Xianning Kyongdo, North Korea.

Korean immigrants have a tradition of being good at farming paddy fields. After immigrating to Zhenzhou, they used their experience in paddy field farming on the peninsula to boldly cultivate land in some places with slightly water conservancy conditions, especially in the meadows, reed ponds and fields abandoned by some Han farmers. Pieces of paddy fields were developed on the flooded depressions.Overcoming various difficulties such as the cold climate, short frost-free period, and lack of water conservancy facilities in the Northeast, they insisted on planting a season of rice, allowing immigrants in the remote Northeast to eat locally produced rice.

After the civil affairs officials under Yongwang heard about it, they immediately moved hundreds of Korean immigrants here to Yunzhou to guide the farmers in the area to plant rice in the Yunzhou area with better conditions, so as to enrich and increase the Yunzhou area. types of food.

Luan Shiqi, the magistrate of Zhenzhou (Zhenzhou was upgraded from a state to a prefecture three years ago), rode a horse slowly in the fields outside Shatouwei City, followed by a troop of cavalry, carrying muskets and short knives, tightly accompanying guards.

Within a month, King Yong issued an order to deliver [-] shi of grain from Zhenzhou and transfer it to Yunzhou to meet the needs of the new immigrants.However, a few days ago, Xie Zhisheng, the commander of the Black Guards of the Qi State stationed in Zhenzhou, also raised a demand for grain purchases, wanting to transfer [-] shi of grain from the territory of Zhenzhou to the Bohai Kingdom established by the Qing rebels in the north.

For a while, such a large demand for grain transportation made Zhenzhou tense up and down.You must know that the more than [-] people in this area are all immigrants from the Qing Dynasty and the south of the Ming Dynasty. They are all a group of hungry people.If all the grain stored in the area is transferred away, it will definitely cause great panic among the local people.

However, King Yong's order cannot be questioned, because a few months ago, in addition to attracting more than [-] immigrants from the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, more than [-] soldiers and civilians migrated from Zhoushan Island. rations.Coupled with the winter grain demand of several colonization points on Bitter Leaf Island and the grain supply of several overseas island territories in Qi, the local grain output in Yunzhou will inevitably not be able to fully support it, and the grain can only be drawn from Zhenzhou.

As for the additional food purchase demand put forward by the people of Qi, it is difficult for them to refuse. They can only pinch their noses, grit their teeth and agree, and prepare to use the grain in stock.For this reason, Luan Shiqi took people to inspect the various guard castles under his jurisdiction, and checked the grain production and inventory situation in various places.

The grain harvests of the several Acropolis inspected earlier were not satisfactory. Although the yields were still far behind the Central Plains of China, they had made considerable progress compared to the period of colonization ten years ago.Moreover, this place is sparsely populated, and there are countless arable lands that can be opened up. Since the yield per unit area is insufficient, we must rely on expanding the planting area to increase the total grain output.

Moreover, there are many mountains and forests here, among which there are countless birds and beasts. Farmers can get a lot of meat by hunting wild animals in their spare time.Not to mention, a huge lake (Xingkai Lake) in the north and an endless ocean in the south can also provide a lot of fish for the people under their jurisdiction.Calculated in this way, even if there is a slight shortage of food, it will not make tens of thousands of people hungry.

After several days of patrolling, Luan Shiqi's nervous mood gradually relaxed.If the food in Zhenzhou is really at its most critical moment, it is a big deal to organize the indigenous soldiers in the territory to enter the adjacent North Korean territory and grab a wave, and it will last until next year.If the North Koreans accuse them, they can completely blame the Balhae country in the north.Anyway, they were robbed not once or twice.

"Luanfutai, our Zhenzhou supports grain and the Bohai country in the north, will we raise tigers and cause slavery in Liaodong in the future?" Cai Deqing, the commander of Shatouwei, rode forward and asked worriedly : "The Bohai State is less than [-] miles away from the Great Lakes. If you run fast, you can attack the territory under the jurisdiction of our Zhenzhou in five or six days. The north is bitterly cold and the output is limited. If they grow slowly, there is no guarantee that they will not I was born with the idea of ​​going south to plunder my Zhenzhou."

"Probably not." Luan Shiqi shook his head and said, "The people of Qi have already drawn a border for them. The areas south and east of Heilongjiang are all under the jurisdiction of our town. Otherwise, as long as the Qi people cut off their supply of weapons and military resources, how can they threaten our Zhenzhou with their development model that they can't produce anything. Besides, this vast area is almost uninhabited. If they want to go south to attack us Zhenzhou, how can we get supplies along the way? Even if we can reach the fortifications of our guards in Zhenzhou, are the artillery and muskets in our hands just decorations?"

"Furthermore, as far as I know, the people of Qi supported the Bohai State with the intention of resisting and expelling the Raksha people from the far west, and even threatening the rear of Liaodong, so that our Zhenzhou and Kuye Island, You can concentrate on development and consolidate your strength without any hesitation."

"What do the people of Qi mean by this?"

"The people of Qi may want this vast and boundless place to be owned by our Chinese Han people. As for the natives of the Jurchen, Sauron, and Hezhe, although they are not descended from our Han people, they can also be transformed under the influence of my Chinese culture. Razed to Han, to be the pioneer of the king, to help the Han people to expand their territories. The Qi people said that this era has changed. As long as we can maintain and promote the prosperous culture and advanced technology of our Han civilization, we will surely, with great momentum, Crush all previous ferocious nomads, fishermen and hunters."