1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 882
October 1673, 10, Monan, Suiyuan City (now Hohhot City).

"The emperor should not act like a child." The Empress Dowager Borzigit of the Qing Dynasty sat on the bed with a sick face, but her expression was still majestic. The moment of death!"

"The emperor's grandmother is in good health, so she will live a long life." Kangxi squeezed a smile on his face, looking worriedly at the haggard grandmother who still wanted to show a normal and healthy appearance, "Look, winter is coming soon. Now, isn't grandson worried that the emperor's grandma will be hurt by the cold? These days, she should stay in bed and recuperate, so don't worry about being tired anymore. In many state affairs, grandson can take care of everything. "

"Oh, the emperor has suffered." Borzigit sighed: "In the past two years, the emperor has worked hard to support our Qing Dynasty... the dilapidated country is really not easy! Those princes of various Mongolian tribes, there are many Cause trouble for you?"

"I killed a batch last year and this year, and I have completely subdued the Mongolian tribes." Kangxi showed a look of disdain, "Now, the whole Monan Mongolia has been integrated with my Qing Dynasty, like an arm. Instigate."

"The emperor integrated Mongolia. In addition to the method of thunderbolt, the necessary gentleness is also indispensable." Borzigit frowned, and said seriously: "The emperor needs to know that the whole Mongolia, except for the tribes in the southern part of the mongolia, also has the northern part of Kazakhstan." Several tribes in Erka, several tribes in Oirat in the northwest, and Heshuote tribe in Qinghai-Tibet. If the blood is too heavy, I am afraid that we will lose potential allies.”

"Grandson knows." Kangxi leaned forward and helped Borzigit lift up the quilt, "The Mongolian tribes in Monan were originally the basic plate of our Qing Dynasty, and there were once the Eight Banners of Mongolia Integration can be regarded as our slaves. I used thunderbolts to kill a group of people, just to let them know their identity and status. Don't think that I, the Qing Dynasty, went hunting the desert from the pass, and just fell out of power. No Wei."

"As for the Khalkha tribes in Mobei, huh, it's really hateful. In the third year of Shunzhi (1646), my Qing Prince Yu (Duoduo) led the troops to defeat the Khalkha coalition forces and forced all the tribes to admit defeat. Bai Zhigong was incorporated into the vassal. In the 12th year of Shunzhi (1655), the Khalkha Bazasak system was established to completely subdue all the Khalkha ministries. Now, after hearing that the Qing Dynasty withdrew from the pass, I went hunting in the south After that, they didn’t pay tribute for several years, and there was a faint intention to go south to raid Monan.”

"Grandson intends to lead the army to conquer Khalkha in the spring of next year and bring it back under the rule of our Qing Dynasty. In addition to supplementing the strength of our Qing Dynasty, there is also the need to completely relieve the worries of the south of Monan. On the other hand, It is said that in the past, the Bohai puppet state established by our Qing rebellion, because it absorbed many former Eight Banners subordinates, gradually became suspicious and divided. If we can take the opportunity to subdue them, our Qing Dynasty can become the king of Taizong (Huang Taiji). It is not impossible to enter the pass again and occupy China."

"The emperor is so simple, the Ai family is very pleased." Borzigit looked at the young Emperor Kangxi, showing a satisfied smile, "The Ai family will definitely take good care of my body, and I want to see the emperor grow up again. Qing Jiangshan, and create a prosperous dynasty."

Kangxi led a group of attendants out of Borzigit's bedroom and walked towards the palace where he lived and handled government affairs.

The earliest establishment of Suiyuan City can be traced back to the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.In the sixth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1572), Altan Khan, the leader of the Mongolian Tumed tribe, moved to Fengzhou to live in the pasture area, and soon unified all parts of Mongolia and the Monan area.In the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1581), Altan Khan and his wife San Niangzi formally built a city here. The city wall was built with blue bricks, and it looked blue in the distance, hence the name "Qingcheng".

However, Daming gave the city the name "Naturalization".After Alta Khan's death, the third lady married Alta Khan's eldest son Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji's eldest son Lalik, and Lalik's eldest grandson Bushitu (this relationship is a bit messy), according to the old Mongolian custom. And military power, feared by others.People along the Great Wall called the city "Three Niangzi City".

After the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, in order to prevent Mongolia from being encroached on the south of the desert, the city of Sanniangzi was burned down.Three years ago, my Qing Dynasty had to make preparations to withdraw from the customs due to the powerful offensive of the hypocrisy.Since the Qi and Ming allied forces seized Shanhaiguan and controlled the Liaoxi Corridor, our Qing Dynasty had to divert Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou to Monan.

After learning that the Puppet Ming Dynasty launched an offensive against Liaodong from the Liaodong Peninsula, the Liaoxi Corridor, and North Korea with the cooperation of the Qi army, the Emperor Kangxi took Monan as the base, abandoned Liaodong, accumulated strength, and waited for an opportunity to counterattack strategy.So they drove more than [-] Baoyi and Han people to build an outer city on the basis of Sanniangzi City, encircling the east, south and west sides of the original city.

Later, a new city was built a few kilometers northeast of the old city, named Suiyuan City.The new city (Suiyuan City) is mainly composed of palaces, government offices, craftsmen, grain depots, and military camps; the old city (formerly Guihua City) is populated by ordinary residents and merchants.

In the past two years, Kangxi ordered Suo'etu, the minister of the interior, to use the abundant water of the nearby Heihe River to vigorously develop wasteland and farmland in the Suiyuan area to support hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

In order to obtain food, ironware, cotton cloth, salt, gunpowder and other supplies in the customs, Emperor Kangxi also focused on attracting merchants from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei to come to Guisui area for trading.

Although, fleeing from the capital to Monan Mongolia, my Qing court almost looted all the wealth in Hebei and the capital, and brought it to Suiyuan City.However, in the past two years, in order to hoard all kinds of war and living supplies, and to win over tens of thousands of Mongolian and Han Eight Banners officers and soldiers, the money was recklessly thrown out, which has gradually shrunk and dried up the "national treasury" of our Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi plans to conquer the Khalkha Mongolian tribes in the spring of next year. In addition to conquering the Khalkha area to expand its strength and trying to relieve its worries, it also wants to capture some cattle, sheep, gold and silver.After decades of relatively peaceful life, the tribes of Khalkha must have accumulated a lot of wealth, just to fill the "national treasury" of my Qing Dynasty.

"Fan Sanba."

Outside the palace gate, when several businessmen saw Emperor Kangxi approaching from afar, they immediately knelt down on the cold ground and kowtowed.

"The slave is here." Fan Sanba replied with a trembling voice lying on the ground.

"Why didn't your father come to Suiyuan to see me in person?" Kangxi asked coldly.

"The Ming court's investigation is strict, and my father needs to deal with the pseudo-rebel Sun Kewang, so he can't go to Suiyuan to meet the emperor in person."

"Sun Kewang arrived in Zhangjiakou?"

"Exactly."

"Sun Kewang came to Zhangjiakou, what's the purpose?"

"Slave... I don't know." Fan Sanba whispered.

"I don't know, or I don't want to tell?" Kangxi's voice carried a hint of gold and iron.

"I really don't know." Fan Sanba kowtowed on the ground a few times, "After Sun Kewang arrived in Zhangjiakou, the whole city had a curfew and no one was allowed to go out. Before that, the generals of the Ming army who had been friends with my Fan family had never given any warning. I will reveal a little bit of information. However, the slave speculates that Sun Kewang's patrol in the northern border may be... Maybe it is to unify and coordinate the military power of the towns in the northern border."

"Isn't Li Dingguo the main town in the northern border of the False Ming Dynasty?"

"Back to the emperor, there has always been a gap between Sun and Li..."

"Oh?" Kangxi's face showed a bit of surprise when he heard the words, "Sun and Li have already turned against each other?"

"Back to the emperor, Sun and Li have been against each other since more than ten years ago, and there has been a rift between them. Now, it seems that Sun Kewang thinks that the world has been settled, so he wants to do something like a dead dog."

After Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help pacing back and forth in front of the palace gate, thinking about this matter, how my Qing Dynasty should use it to break the current crisis.

"Let's all get up and answer." Seeing several businessmen kneeling on the ground, perhaps under the cold wind, or under the majesty of the emperor, shaking uncontrollably, he asked everyone to stand up.

"I heard that the goods you sent this time have decreased by [-]% compared with the previous ones....What is the reason?"

"Return to the emperor." Fan Sanba replied bitterly: "The Ming court has increasingly strict control over various materials, especially grain, salt, tea, and ironware. Tools, arrows, knives and guns, etc., the sources that slaves can obtain are less and less. This time, I spent several times the price than before, and it took more than three months to raise money before I was able to leave the customs. , sent to Suiyuan."

"Hmph, is that really the case?" Kangxi asked coldly: "You know, my Qing Dynasty treated you well in the past, and the late emperor even bestowed upon you an imperial merchant, and you belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Could it be that you thought that I was in the Qing Dynasty? After being kicked out of the customs, you want to take the opportunity to take Joe and blackmail me?"

After hearing this, several businessmen fell to their knees again in fright, kowtowing in haste to argue.

"Your Majesty is aware that the slaves would never dare to do such a rebellious act!"

"Your Majesty forgives the crime, there is not a single lie in what the servant said, the Ming court really has strict control!"

"Your Majesty, this slave will die forever, and there will never be such a crime..."

"Your Majesty!" Fan Sanba kowtowed a few times, and said in fear: "Since the Ming court took over Zhangjiakou, my Fan family has been blamed for the previous court affairs. Even so, my Fan family's loyalty to the Qing Dynasty can be demonstrated every day!"

In the past, the Ming Dynasty almost perished in the Qing Dynasty. The root cause lies in the negligence of political affairs. The people were too lenient with the scholars and too strict with the common people. The people could not bear the tyranny. In the early days, there was no national meaning in my heart, only the income of a square inch.

The eight major Shanxi merchants headed by Fan, Wang, Jin, Liang, and Tian, ​​etc., had been traveling back and forth between the inside and outside of the pass, trafficking in various strategic materials that were in short supply.Relying on the keen sense of smell unique to businessmen, they have seen the rise of our Qing Dynasty and its ambition to win the world. In addition to normal trade, they secretly transported military supplies for our Qing Dynasty, provided various information in the pass, and engaged in political transactions.

After I entered the Qing Dynasty, I reciprocated. Emperor Shunzhi held a banquet in the Palace of the Forbidden City for the eight great masters who had made great achievements in the Central Plains for himself, summoned them personally, and gave them costumes.At the banquet, Shunzhi wanted to confer titles and honors on them, the Eight Great Families were flattered and tried their best to refuse.Therefore, Shunzhi named them "Imperial Merchants" and belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Fan family and Fan Yongdou were appointed to preside over commercial affairs and "gift Zhangjiakou as a world business".The remaining seven families also have their own rewards.Since then.Fan Yongdou and others obtained political and economic privileges that other businessmen could not enjoy. They not only purchased goods for the royal family, but also relied on the royal power to open up avenues of wealth.In addition to running the salt industry in Hedong and Changlu, he also monopolized the market of ginseng and other precious medicinal materials in Wusuli and Suifen in Northeast China, so he was also called "Shenshang" by the people.In a short period of time, he became a big imperial merchant with millions of family assets, and the best among the eight big families.

Three years ago, after the Ming army entered the capital, they entered the Xuanfu and occupied Zhangjiakou.Li Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, imprisoned Fan Yongdou on the grounds that he had a private relationship with the Qing captives.However, in order to get rid of the crime and save their lives, the Fan family persuaded the gentry, gentry and village sages in the city to intercede for him.At the same time, the Fan family also donated 150 million taels of silver and a large amount of urgently needed supplies to the Ming army as rewards, and also promised that they would use the business network established by the Fan family to raise supplies for Ming officials, transport military supplies exclusively, and save state money. .

In order to restore and rebuild the northern frontier town, the Ming army considered that it also needed to rely on the resources of merchants to transport the necessary military supplies to the front line.During this period, due to the long distance and difficult roads, the price of "sending rice to feed the army, and the rate of one hundred and twenty gold for one stone" was extremely high.If you can rely on the power of merchants, you can do it, "do your best to win the battle, travel thousands of miles in the desert, don't work for officials, don't disturb Lu Yan, the deadline will come, and the state will save tens of millions of dollars."

So, Fan Yongdou, the biggest imperial merchant of the Qing Dynasty in the past, spent several months in prison, lost a few scapegoats, and was released again.After a year of law and order, under the strong request of my Qing Dynasty, I started to go back to my old business, collecting all kinds of military supplies, and secretly transferring them to Monan.In order to ensure their own safety, the Fan family spent tens of thousands of taels of silver in Xuanfu, Zhangjiakou, Wanquan and other places where the Ming army was stationed, and bought hundreds of Ming army generals at all levels, making the smuggling trade a breeze. raw water.

Kangxi questioned these businessmen who risked their lives to transport all kinds of strategic materials for them, which obviously hurt their hearts a little.Therefore, when the merchants knelt down on the ground, apart from being afraid of the power of the Qing emperor, they were more filled with infinite grievances.

"Get up." Kangxi ordered lightly: "You merchants are loyal and diligent imperial merchants who were fully supported by my Qing Dynasty in the past. The friendship with my Qing Dynasty can be traced back to Emperor Taizu (Nurhachi). We share weal and woe with our Qing Dynasty, and we share honor and disgrace. Today, although our Qing Dynasty travels to the south of the monastery and returns to living outside the pass, the general trend of the world will change in an instant. In the future, our Qing Dynasty will once again set the tripod in the Central Plains With this guarantee, your wealth and wealth will be even greater than in the past, and you will rest with me, the Qing Dynasty and the country."

"The slaves go through fire and water for the Qing Dynasty, even if they die!" Several businessmen kowtowed heavily and shouted loudly.

"Jin Weixing."

"The slave is here."

"I heard that your Jin family is quite related in the Shaanxi-Gansu area?"

"Exactly, thanks to the gift of the Qing Dynasty, the late emperor paid all the business affairs along the Shaanxi-Gansu route to my Jin family decades ago."

"Well, if that's the case. Then go for me and bring a letter to Wu Sangui."

"The slave will die!"

(End of this chapter)