Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 746 Build walls high and store grain widely

At the end of February, Ciluwei was covered with snow. The north wind was so strong that it felt like a knife cutting people's faces, making it difficult to breathe.

Although the sun is high in the sky, it still cannot cover up the chill between heaven and earth.

Shengjing City.

This city, made entirely of ice, stands on the bank of the Songhua River. In the cold winter, the ice city blocks the howling cold wind.

"what!"

"kill!"

In a training ground in Shengjing City, thousands of men were not afraid of wind and snow, their upper bodies were naked and red, with pigtails around their necks. At the shouts of their officers, they were slashing with knives, fighting with Bu Ku, and practicing archery. This was one of the camps of the Bordered Yellow Banner in Shengjing City.

"Cough cough..."

At a place in the parade ground, a rapid cough was heard. Nurhaci, wearing a cloak, endured the pain in his lungs. He looked a little hideous, with veins bulging on his forehead.

"Khan, are you alright?"

Dong E He Heli, who was standing nearby, showed concern on his face and stepped forward to support Nurhaci, but was interrupted by Nurhaci waving his hand.

"It's okay, it's not dead yet."

Nurhaci pretended to be relaxed.

He Heli remained silent.

Nurhaci has been in poor health since he arrived in Ciluwei. It is too cold here, much colder than Hindu Hetuala.

Although many people advised Nurhaci to move back to the Hindu capital of Hetuala, they were severely reprimanded by Nurhaci and even a group of people were arrested.

In order to completely dispel the idea of ​​his subordinates to move back to the Hindu capital of Hetuala, Nurhaci gave this place a new name.

Shengjing!

It means the capital where the Eight Banners rose.

"The coldest period is almost over, and the construction of Shengjing City should begin." Under the gaze of some people, Nurhaci frowned slightly and said in a low voice.

"Those Han and Korean people are the treasures of my Eight Banners. Whether my Great Jin and my Eight Banners can rise again depends on how fast they build the city."

"Khan, there are too many cities to be built. If we rely solely on the Han and Korean people to build the cities, it will probably take several years to complete them."

He Heli looked worried as he looked at Nurhaci and said, "Should we reduce the construction of a few cities and not build the urn city for the time being, but build arrow towers outside the city first..."

"no!!"

He Heli was interrupted by Nurhaci before he finished speaking. "The cities that are to be built must be built together with Shengjing City. The urn cities must also be built. The Eight Banners have no way out. If the cities are not built well, there will be no complete breeding ground!"

"If there are not enough people, we can draw Ahas from the Eight Banners and ask the Black Banner to dispatch and command them. As many Ahas as possible can die, but not a single Han or Korean in the Black Banner can die!"

He Heli: “…”

After retreating to Ciluwei from the defeat at Jinshan, Nurhaci seemed to have changed. He used to hate Han people the most, but now he treated them as treasures. In order to improve the status of Han people under the Eight Banners, he even rebuilt the abandoned Black Banner, concentrated most of the Han people under the Eight Banners under the Black Banner, and transferred a group of people from the two Yellow Banners to serve as Ezhen at all levels of the Black Banner to ensure the order and stability of the Black Banner.

When Huang Taiji withdrew from Korea, Nurhaci heard that Huang Taiji brought back a lot of people from Korea, so he issued an order to transfer all the craftsmen and incorporate them under the Black Flag.

Ok.

The Han and Korean people under the rebuilt Black Banner were all craftsmen without exception. In order to make it easier to control them, they were organized into Niulu according to their expertise.

Among the many Niulu under the Black Flag, the best treated ones were the Gun and Cannon Niulu. These Han and Korean people who were proficient in casting guns and cannons almost caught up with the two Yellow Flags in terms of food and accommodation.

"Ciluwei (Harbin), Yidonghewei (Changchun), Tunhewei (Yichun), Zhubang Station (Jiamusi), Nanjing Station (Tumen River)..."

While He Heli was thinking about many things, Nurhaci muttered to himself, "These cities are the foundation of my Eight Banners. They must be built as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the weather gets warmer and the ice and snow begin to melt, without the cities to rely on, the tribesmen who moved to these places will not be able to reproduce in peace."

"If the Eight Banners want to return to Hetuala and fight back to Liaodong to avenge their previous humiliation, they must conquer the south of the desert and all parts of Nurgan!!"

Deep in Nurhaci's heart, he has never forgotten the previous defeat. It is a shame for him and he must avenge it.

However, the battles in Tieling and Jinshan made Nurhaci deeply realize the changes in the Ming army. If he wanted to avenge himself, he had to gather more capable men!

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With Nurhaci's defeat in the Battle of Jinshan, the core of the Eight Banners relocated comprehensively. Hesheli Soni was in charge of this matter. In order to ensure that the Great Jin could quickly recover its strength and recuperate after the defeat, Soni suggested to Nurhaci that they should build cities and live in groups like the Han people, rather than living in scattered places as in the past, with manors as the main body. This was not conducive to the development of agriculture in the Great Jin.

Ok.

As the Shanxi merchants headed by Fan Yongdou were completely eradicated by the Ming court, it was no longer realistic for the Jin Dynasty to obtain more grain through smuggling.

If the Eight Banners want to recover their vitality and restore their power, they must ensure the grain production under their rule. The purpose of building the above-mentioned cities is to reclaim wasteland and farmland.

Among the Niulu under the Black Flag, there were a group of Han and Korean people who specialized in farming. They would serve as the main force in reclaiming wasteland and working around the above-mentioned cities. Even a group of Aha would be allocated to these Han and Korean people to manage in order to increase the area of ​​reclaimed land.

The successive defeats of the Ming army led by Xiong Tingbi made Nurhaci think a lot. Although he still hated the Han people deep in his heart, if he wanted to avenge his previous humiliation, he had to suppress this emotion. He also had to set an example himself and make the Eight Banners accept the Han people instead of beating, scolding or humiliating them at will!
"Has Zhumelerezhen, who is leading troops stationed outside the city, sent back any news recently?" Nurhaci pondered for a moment, looked at He Heli and said.

"How are the Eight Banners stationed in Yidonghewei (Changchun), Tunhewei (Yichun), Zhubangzhan (Jiamusi) and other places doing in terms of training recently?"

"Report to the Khan, the eight banners stationed in various places dare not relax and have been stepping up their training."

He Heli hurriedly reported: "All the men in our Eight Banners are determined to march into Liaodong as soon as possible, slaughter those Nikans, and avenge the fallen warriors of our Eight Banners."

"That's good!"

Nurhaci smiled with satisfaction. "The Eight Banners are the elite troops stationed in the key areas of the Jin Dynasty. As long as they don't relax, there will be no problems in these areas. Revenge must be taken, but for now we must first try to conquer all of Nurgan and the tribes in the south of the desert!"

In past wars with the Ming Dynasty, the area headed by Hetuala was repeatedly attacked by Ming army divisions, which caused heavy losses to the Jin Dynasty.

In order to prevent such incidents from happening again and to reduce the core military power of the beile, when Nurhaci decided to move to Ciluwei for recuperation, after Sony suggested to identify a number of cities, he drew batches of elite troops from the Eight Banners, mainly officers from the Two Yellow Banners, to serve as the Mele Ezhen garrisoned in various places, in charge of the eight banners garrisoned in various places.

On weekdays, the training of the garrisoned Eight Banners is managed by the Ezhen at all levels sent by the Eight Banners. However, after the war, they must obey the orders of the garrisoned Meile Ezhen. At the same time, all military supply allocations of the garrisoned Eight Banners are controlled by the garrisoned Meile Ezhen.

In this way, although the size of the Eight Banners stationed around Shengjing was greatly reduced, it would strengthen the control over various places and prevent the Beile from plotting anything.

For the Eight Banners, internal stability is the most important thing. Only by doing this well can they work together to face the outside world. If the Eight Banners fall into internal friction, then let alone seeking revenge on the Ming Dynasty, even their survival will become a problem! !
(End of this chapter)