Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 198 Uncle Regent

At the same time, Shenyang, far away in Liaodong, is completely different this year compared to last year.

Last year, there were deaths in every house, and the city of Shenyang was completely shrouded in sadness.However, at this time of year, there is a lot of festive atmosphere. Even on a cold day, people can be seen walking on the streets.

In the Chongzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace, a group of slave chiefs were discussing matters, and everyone looked relaxed.

Dorgon, who was sitting on the throne, said with a satisfied smile: "Currently, the population statistics of the original North Korea have been released. There are about 1000 million people who have completed the process of shaving their hair and changing clothes and becoming subjects of the Qing Dynasty. From now on, we will The Qing Dynasty was not only a powerful country, but also a great country!"

This time, the Jianlu used the method used in history to swallow up the Ming Dynasty, and treated well those who were oppressed by the Korean literati. For example, North Korea had no human rights but had a large population of slaves. They used the strategy of Koreans to beat Koreans. It swallowed up North Korea.

The registered population of North Korea is approximately 600 million.However, slaves in North Korea are not counted as heads, and hidden households cannot be counted. Therefore, the actual total population of North Korea is about 500 million.

Naturally, during the Jianlu invasion, some people were unwilling to shave their heads and change their clothes, while others were unwilling to surrender to the Manchus and chose to resist.All of these people were killed by Jianlu. Those who were not killed, some fled to the Japanese country, some fled to the island, and some fled to the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, the remaining 1000 million people on the Korean territory have all become obedient citizens of Jianlu.

As for the Liaodong Jianlu, the original population, including all ethnic groups living in Liaodong, was about 100 million. If the population of the Mongolian grasslands who surrendered to the Jianlu was included, it was probably more than 200 million.

However, the actual population of the Qing Empire was only a few hundred thousand.

Nowadays, the population registered by the Manchus has reached about 1000 million. It is no wonder that all these slave chiefs are happy.

Unlike the original history where the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty immediately raced to encircle the territory and became corrupted after entering the Pass, the Ming Dynasty was still weighing on their heads, especially the misery of their previous defeat in the Pass, which made them dare not indulge in pleasure at once.

At this time, when the slave chiefs in the Chongzheng Hall heard Dorgon's words, they all laughed happily.Even Hauge, who had no dealings with Dorgon, was laughing there.

This time, Dorgon showed no favoritism. All the new population was divided equally among the Eight Banners, which meant that the Eight Banners all received huge benefits.Not only did the Eight Banners make up for all the losses they had suffered before entering the customs, but there was also a huge surplus.

Just the young and strong men can earn two to three hundred thousand more for each banner. This was something they would have never dared to think about before.

At this time, I heard Duduo say loudly: "Next year it's time for us to enter the customs and take revenge. We must make that dog emperor pay a huge price!"

The dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty not only killed his and Dorgon's half-brother Azig, but also beat him and fled. He had never been so embarrassed in his life, and Duduo always remembered it in his heart. .

Upon hearing this, Hauge immediately agreed: "Yes, when we enter the pass, we will definitely scare those smart dogs to death!"

When Dorgon heard what they said, he immediately stopped smiling and said seriously: "You won't be able to enter the customs next year!"

After he finished speaking, seeing Dodo and Hauge looking at him with puzzled eyes, he immediately explained: "We have just swallowed North Korea. Although we have gained a huge population, it is also a burden. We must stabilize the situation and prevent those who escaped from causing trouble again. In addition, new recruits also need training to become elites, and this all takes time."

Hearing this, Jilharang also said: "Yes, there are still a lot of things to do next year to prepare for the next entry. If you don't enter, you have to win!"

Having said this, he added: "There are many firearms craftsmen in North Korea, and they can be used. Also, I heard that Japan has a lot of sulfur products. Let's see if we can contact Japan and we can buy some?"

There were originally firearms craftsmen in the Qing Dynasty, but they were brought to the Qing Dynasty by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming.As they betrayed the Qing Dynasty, when the hostages were exchanged, they were exchanged back by the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there are also some people in the Qing Dynasty who have learned skills from those firearms craftsmen.Otherwise, the Qing Dynasty would definitely not let him go.But no matter what, it is a great thing to have a large number of North Korean firearms craftsmen now.

Daishan was lying on the couch, covered with a thick quilt even in the main hall.

Originally, based on Daishan's condition at the end of last year, most people thought that he would not survive for a few months.Unexpectedly, as the good news about the war in Korea came day by day, Daishan's condition improved a lot. Although he was still seriously ill, he refused to die.

This time's discussion was all about a happy event, and he came too.It was still the same as last year, it was very difficult to speak, so he could only lie there and blink to express what he meant.

Given his qualifications, his opinions are still very important.

At this time, Dorgon looked at him and asked for his opinion. He also blinked to indicate his agreement with Dorgon's arrangement.

Thus, the tone for next year’s work was set.After all, Dorgon and Jierhalang are regents, and Daishan is the oldest prince. Their weight is already heavy enough.

Later, Dorgon looked at the people in the hall and said seriously: "The governance of North Korea still requires talents. After thinking about it, we still need to use those Han civilian officials. They know how to govern the place better than us. !”

Because of the prisoner exchange incident last year, Jianlu was extremely wary of other ethnic groups, especially the Han people.Although he didn't say it on the surface, in actual work, Dorgon assigned those Han people to empty posts.

Of course, people like Duduo and Hauge would not be so hypocritical. They would blatantly express their disgust towards the Han people under their command.Duduo even went to Fan Wencheng's house again and talked to Fan Wencheng's wife alone for half an hour.Of course, word came out from the Fan Mansion that Fan Wencheng was also there, three people, not two.

At this time, after hearing Dorgon's words, Duduo immediately objected: "Why should we let those Han dogs become officials for the country we have conquered?"

Seeing him like this, Dorgon glared at him, and then quickly explained: "Of course not, they are just slaves. Among the local officials, there must be people from the three tribes of the Manchu and Han dynasties, among which we Manchus are the righteous ones, not They only supervise the work, while the Han or Korean people actually do the work. Even though they are officials, they are not our slaves, are they?"

As soon as he heard this, Duduo stopped making trouble, so that's okay!
He, who hates Han people very much, has no objection. Naturally, other people will also have no objection. It is their dog anyway, so it doesn’t matter!
After Dorgon saw the opinions of everyone in the palace, he stopped talking.He is not prepared to discuss who to choose, because this is a manifestation of power.After he prepared the list, he got Jilhalang's support and implemented it directly.

Putting this matter aside, his expression became serious again and said: "The reason why we suffered a big loss the last time we entered the customs was that we did not understand the news inside the customs. What Fan Yongdou said at the beginning was very different from the actual situation. Therefore, next year we will be in the customs When running North Korea, you must send detailed workers to the customs!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Chongzheng Hall agreed.However, what kind of details to send is a problem.

In the eyes of most people, the Han people have become unreliable. If they are allowed to enter the country to inquire about information, they will never come back!
However, Dorgon had already made plans for this matter.The reason why he said it was to show that he was thoughtful and wise.

No, after this incident, I heard Duduo stand up and say: "Under the leadership of the regent, our Qing Dynasty is not only a powerful country, but also a big country with a population of tens of millions. Such achievements have never been seen before. Therefore, I propose that the regent must be given a title!" As he said this, other supporters who had already contacted him agreed.

Last year, Dorgon overcame all opinions and decided on the policy of annexing North Korea. This was obvious to all. He also divided the spoils equally, making everyone feel that he was doing things fairly. Therefore, after Duduo mentioned it, no one really had any objections. .

Even if I had an opinion in my heart, I didn’t dare to raise it at this time.

As a result, the young emperor of Shunzhi had no choice but to react, and finally named Dorgon the regent of his uncle and granted him the title of wearing Diao Mang court clothes.The Ministry of Rites was ordered to build a monument to record Dorgon's achievements, and also gave Dorgon a treasure, a black fox crown decorated with thirteen eastern beads, a black fox fur coat, gold, silver, horses and camels, etc.

From then on, Dorgon began to call himself "I", and the regent Jierhalang, who was originally tied with him, was suppressed by him, and he truly achieved monopoly.

Jierhalang had no objection to this and expressed his support.

As a result, this year of the Qing Empire was quite festive.

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After the Lantern Festival on the 19th of the first lunar month of the 15th year of Chongzhen, the resettlement matters in Nanjing probably had a clue, and Emperor Chongzhen left the rest to his subordinates.

One thing is that the north and the south are really different.

After the bank in the capital was established, it took a long time before anyone came to the bank to borrow money. It even took the court's yamen to take the lead in lending and set an example before anyone from the private sector came to lend money.However, here in Nanjing, just a few days after the bank was established, people came to ask for loan details, and then loans began to come out.

It has to be said that there is a tradition here in Jiangnan when it comes to business acumen.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Chongzhen held a military meeting in Wuying Hall. All the generals from the Beijing camp were present, including Pinghai Marquis Zheng Zhilong.

However, Emperor Chongzhen had no intention of assigning tasks to him. After all, he was only here to deliver food.The most important thing now is to continue to reorganize his fleet.

The reason why he was asked to come was to let him see his plan, just as he said at the beginning, to first recover the Central Plains and other places occupied by the bandits and achieve peace in the world.

A huge map of the Ming Dynasty hangs on a screen, marking the situation between ourselves and the enemy.

As far as this map is concerned, there is still a considerable area that is not under the control of the imperial court.The northern part of Huguang Province, almost the entire Henan Province and southern Shanxi, as well as the entire Shaanxi Province, most of Shu, Guangxi and Yunnan-Guizhou also have large areas controlled by the bandits.

At this time, the imperial court already knew about the rebellion of the chieftains in Yunnan, so Emperor Chongzhen simply marked the entire Yunnan to the rebel army.

In addition, Liaodong is also not controlled by the imperial court.

Just looking at the map, it's really shocking. Unknowingly, the imperial court has lost so much space.

Fortunately, the battle of Dashengguan was won, otherwise, the entire Yangtze River Basin and the south would have been marked as traitors.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen did not sit on the throne, but walked to the map in person, and then called his name: "Where is Uncle Kaiyuan?"

After Huang Degong heard this, he immediately stepped out of the queue, cupped his fists and echoed: "The general is here!"

Emperor Chongzhen pointed at the map and said: "You are familiar with Luzhou Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture and other places, so you crossed the river and landed in Luzhou Prefecture, passed Fengyang Prefecture and went north, directly to Guide and Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan, and where Fan Shoufu The leading armies will gather together and any bandits along the way will be wiped out as long as they reach a large scale! Small groups of bandits will be left to the local government to handle on their own!"

"The general obeys the order!" Huang Degong heard this. Although he was a little regretful that he could not follow the emperor to continue fighting, he still loudly accepted the order.

Emperor Chongzhen then nodded to the general and said, "Where is Mizhibo?"

When Gao Jie heard this, he had no choice but to step out of the queue and clasp his fists and chant: "The general is here!"

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at him, then pointed at the map and said: "You will land at Anqing Prefecture, go north to De'an Prefecture and Runing Prefecture, and join Fan Shoufu's army. Do not leave any large groups of bandits along the way!"

Gao Jie knew this because he had fought in this area, so he immediately clasped his fists in his hands and echoed: "The general will obey the order!"

Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at Ma Ke and others, and said: "Brother Xining will be the main general, with Uncle Lushan and Uncle Sanyuan as deputy. We will land at Wuchang Mansion, advance in three directions, go north to seize Xiangyang Mansion, and enter Henan Province from Nanyang Mansion with Fan Shoufu Reunion."

When Ma Ke, Gao Yigong and Li Laiheng heard this, they all immediately came out of the queue and immediately clasped their fists and echoed: "The general will obey the order!"

This place was the place where Zuo Liangyu and Li Zicheng fought many times before. It was a battleground for military strategists. It was later controlled by Li Zicheng. Unlike other prefectures, Li Zicheng set up local officials for management here. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen sent troops here. a bit more.

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he no longer cared about the map, and faced the generals and said: "The rest of the generals will follow me along the west coast of the Yangtze River, enter Sichuan from Kuizhou Prefecture, and wipe out the thieves of Shu!"

After hearing this, Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Chen Yongfu, Ma Jinzhong, Hui Dengxiang and Liu Lanyu all echoed in unison: "The general will obey the order!"

Although the Beijing camp was expanded to 10 horses, after this was released, Emperor Chongzhen only had 5 horses left in his hands.This still requires the cooperation of the local government. Otherwise, it will be difficult to manage a man with a total of 1 troops and several prefectures.

The next day, Zheng Zhilong resigned and led the fleet that brought food to sea along the Yangtze River and returned to Fujian.His son Zheng Sen naturally continued to stay with the emperor and followed him on expeditions.

On the third day, Emperor Chongzhen, under the farewell of the people of Nanjing, marched westward by land and water.This momentum was much smaller than when Li Zicheng's army marched southward in mighty force.

(End of this chapter)