Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 585: Emperor Wu accepted the surrender of the Eight Banners stationed in Heilongjiang, interrupting Ye Er's fantasy~
The southernmost tip of Heilongjiang General Defense Zone~
The small town of Hulan was filled with smoke, and the city walls were reduced to ruins under the attack of Wu's artillery. The 700 bannermen fought desperately, but were ultimately defeated by Wu's artillery.

The total number of the Eight Banners stationed in Heilongjiang, including all men, women, old and young, would not exceed 6.

Nothing more than dry bones in a grave.

……

The biggest problem in Northeast China right now is food!
Wu Ting concentrated 1500 seagoing ships to transport grain to the north, Guangzhou - Taicang - Haizhou - Weihai - Daliao River.

This is the limit of transportation capacity, but it is obviously not enough.

Northeast China is one of the three largest black soil plains in the world, with an average 1-meter thick fertile black soil layer, known as "one ounce of soil and two ounces of oil".

In a few years, this place will become the empire's super granary.

The prospects are good.

But the reality is that everyone still has to tighten their belts.

Before the autumn harvest of 1780, the settlers were bound to be hungry.

Only after the autumn harvest can they eat and drink to their heart's content.

Fortunately, immigrants who are accustomed to hard life can always find gifts from nature in the fields, mountains, forests, rivers and lakes.

It must be said that the natural resources in the Northeast region are truly abundant.

……

A few days later,
Another important town is Qiqihar.

Half an hour before sunrise, Wu's army fired 3 large iron rockets from three miles away, half of which fell into the city.

The explosions and fireworks broke down the defenders' psychological defenses.

At the first light of dawn, the 2nd Expeditionary Corps entered the city using ladders.

The street fighting lasted for half an hour.

The 2nd Expeditionary Army relied on the plate armor and took the heads of the enemies back in exchange for silver, regardless of whether they resisted or surrendered.

Qiqihar became a city of blood.

The deputy governor of Qiqihar committed suicide in despair.

……

So far,

Zhao Erhu kept his troops on hold for the time being.

Firstly, to digest the land and resettle the immigrants, and secondly, to wait for the reinforcement of troops inside the pass.

According to the plan, the light cavalry corps is about to go out and cooperate with its own infantry to sweep the vast Heilongjiang River.

In the days of waiting,
The 6th Corps turned into a seed drill, sowing tens of thousands of immigrants like seeds on the black soil outside the Great Wall, allowing them to take root and sprout.

The 6th Army put the Emperor Wu's bold words into practice:

The sword in the soldier's hand must protect the farmer's plow, escort the merchant's ship, and support hundreds of millions of people.

……

One month has passed.

The gate of Shanhaiguan slowly closed, and the soldiers put up a sign outside the gate:

"It's a military stronghold. No approach allowed."

Then he picked up a few skulls and put them on sticks as a warning.

According to rough estimates, the total number of refugees who have left the country is no less than 1500 million, more than half of whom are young and strong men, while the proportion of the elderly, the weak, women and children is relatively small.

The Liaohe River Basin and the Liaoxi Corridor are overcrowded.

But every day, a group of people leave, carrying farm tools and implements to fill the gap.

If nothing else,

A few years later, Northeast China will face a new problem - getting married.

As a philosopher once said:
When people are hungry, they only have one worry. When they are full, they have other worries. If they eat too much, they will have countless unsolvable worries.

……

In Aihui City (Heihe), tens of thousands of bannermen were in a state of panic. Everyone's face was filled with sorrow, as if the end of the world was approaching.

The situation is dire:
north side,

Using the Yaksa Redoubt they had stolen two years earlier as their base, 800 Cossacks tore up the Treaty of Nerchinsk, and moved south along the Heilongjiang River, encroaching on the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

Their vanguard has set up camp in the small town of Huma.

Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners stationed in Heilongjiang have long been no match for the Cossacks, mainly because of the huge generation gap between the two sides in weapon technology and military concepts.

south,

The Wu army occupied Qiqihar and Hulan, and was sharpening their swords.

……

Inside the garrison general's office, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.

The war has gotten to this point, and I'm completely hopeless, with no hope at all.

Yanjing fell, Qianlong passed away. The coffin of the Qing Dynasty had been closed, and only the last nail was missing.

If the enemy in the north doesn't strike, the enemy in the south will.

"General, what should I do?"

"Wait a little longer, wait for the reply from the Wu army commander and the governor of East Siberia."

"Are you really going to surrender?"

"Ah."

……

Heilongjiang General Dai Liang's only hope now is to protect the more than 2 bannermen in Aihui and the several thousand bannermen scattered in Heilongjiang.

If the Wu court was willing to accept him, he would join Wu.

If Rakshasa is willing to accept him, he will surrender to Rakshasa.

In short, from then on, they were completely reduced to a vassal tribe and frontier thugs of a certain empire.

From the heart.

Dai Liang hopes that Wu Ting will accept him, and the reason is very subtle~
……

The commander of the 6th Corps, Zhao Erhu, did not dare to act on his own and sent cavalry to escort Dai Liang's envoy south.

Go out of the customs and go to Yanjing.

Please make a holy judgment, Your Majesty.

Fortunately, Li Yu is still working as a gold miner in the Forbidden City.

The soldiers supervised 50 people from the south city who were hired for 3000 coins a day. They worked from sunrise to sunset and dug up the six ministries, the residences of princes and ministers, and the residential areas of the Eight Banners.

The walls were broken down and the ground was dug up.

Flower beds were dug and ponds drained.

Li Yu also found it quite funny.

Before the time travel, the rich liked to dig basements. After the time travel, the rich still have the same hobby. This is really a blood inheritance~
……

The dusty and exhausted envoys from the Eight Banners of Heilongjiang who entered Yanjing could hardly believe their eyes.

Is this the capital?
This is clearly a huge construction site!

Under the unfriendly gazes of a group of soldiers, he walked silently into the Meridian Gate.

As soon as he entered the Meridian Gate, he was stunned.

A group of soldiers actually dug a hole in such a place, using a compass and a Luoyang shovel.

Tears welled up in my eyes instantly, and I knelt down and wailed:
"A sin."

Then, I got two slaps in the face.

……

This messenger obviously came with the intention of dying.

He proposed two conditions:
"~I hope that Emperor Wu can save the lives of the eight banners stationed in Heilongjiang. In exchange, 3 people including Heilongjiang General Dai Liang are willing to hand over all their property and land, swear allegiance to Emperor Wu, and accept any orders in the future."

"I hope to get the above conditions in written documents."

Originally, Li Yu was reluctant to accept it.

But the messenger's words were sincere and direct:
"If the Emperor of Wu refuses to surrender, the 3 bannermen of Heilongjiang will have no choice but to abandon Aihui, withdraw their camp to the north, and throw themselves into the arms of Catherine the Great."

After a little thought, Li Yu decided to let the meat rot in the pot.

Ekaterina is not an ordinary person, and we must never give her the opportunity to cause trouble.

The population in East and West Siberia is sparse, so we must not send tens of thousands of cannon fodder to Ye Er.

then,

He gladly wrote down the imperial edict, made two copies, and asked the messenger to take them back.

By the way, the envoy took a look at Yongyan's handwritten letter humbly expressing his willingness to pay tribute. After reading it, the envoy's eyes dimmed, and his already broken psychological defenses collapsed again~
……

The envoy rode at full speed all the way, killing four horses and becoming extremely thin, but he finally arrived at Aihui.

Meet Dai Liang,

The first sentence is:

"I have obtained the imperial decree from Emperor Wu, and we are willing to surrender."

Dai Liang looked at the imperial edict again and again, and cried loudly. No one knew whether he was crying for Qianlong's death or for Emperor Wu's magnanimity.

A Luosha major who had just rushed to Aihui from Yaksa City 5 days ago to discuss surrender terms with Dai Liang heard the noise outside, came over to take a look, and his face changed drastically.

Two Wu army officers wearing cloaks had their hands on the hilts of their swords.

His eyes were sarcastic, half-smiley. …

The major shouted:

"General Dailiang, please think twice."

Dai Liang drew his sword.

The major's expression was angry and fearful, and he threatened loudly:

"General, I am warning you. The new empire established by the southern Han people that replaced the Qing Dynasty may be powerful, but this is an extremely cold frontier and has never truly belonged to any Han empire."

"The Han army, which prefers warm climates, cannot protect you, and the Han monarch, who prefers prosperity, will not be interested in this barren and cold land."

"Only the wise and capable Empress Catherine is the sole protector of all the tribes in Siberia. Your tribe has already offended the Han people. If you kill me again, your tribe will die without a burial~"

……

brush!
A knife!

The major fell to the ground with regret, and the interpreter who followed him was also pushed out and beheaded by the Eight Banners soldiers.

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Dai Liang took a deep breath and threw away his sword.

He knelt on one knee towards the Wu Jun officer who followed him:
"Please ask the heavenly soldiers from Qiqihar to come to Aihui to accept the surrender."

15 days later,

The 6 men of the 3500th Corps marched to Moergen (Nenjiang) in battle formation, and the deputy governor of Moergen opened the gate and surrendered.

12 days later,

Under the city of Aihui.

Heilongjiang General Dai Liang presented Zhao Erhu with a golden seal, military flag, and sword, and led 3500 young and strong flag men and 2 family members out of the city to surrender. They cut off their braids and knelt down to worship the portrait of Emperor Wu.

……

Since then,

The 6th Legion successively surrendered tribes of all sizes, including the Solon, Hezhe, Feiyaka, Oroqen, and Yupi, which were scattered across the Heilongjiang River.

At the same time, 2000 tribal men were conscripted to build bastions and artillery positions on both sides of the Heilongjiang River.

We must guard against both the Rakshasas and the surrendering tribes.

After three months of hard work, the 6th Corps completed a group of fortifications centered on Aihui, consisting of five bastions, two large and three small, and two coastal defense batteries.

From then on, the magic skill was accomplished.

No matter what monsters and demons appear in the Heilongjiang River, they cannot break through the Aihui section.

The Yaksa Castle upstream is also very quiet.

The Cossacks needed to wait for clear instructions from the Governor-General on how to get along with their new neighbors in Aihui. And the Governor-General of East Siberia needed to wait for instructions from the Empress of St. Petersburg.

Just as Xiao Xiaoqi had guessed, border trade had been cut off for several years, and St. Petersburg was under great financial pressure. Catherine dreamed of restoring border trade.

Therefore,
The Russians wanted to resume border trade, but they didn't want to spit out the meat they had already eaten.

This is consistent with the characteristics of the Rakshasa people: greedy~
……

Early May 1780, 5.
Li Yu left Yanjing contentedly and headed south back to his nest.

He took a brand new and comfortable inland iron-ribbed wooden hulled boat along the Grand Canal back to Suzhou.

along the way,

Flags are flying and military morale is high.

The Northern Expedition ended in victory.

The 1st Corps was stationed in Xi'an, the 3rd Corps was stationed in Taiyuan, the 6th Corps was stationed in Aihui and Shengjing, and the 8th Corps was stationed in Yanjing.

As soon as the Light Cavalry Corps left Shanhaiguan, it received a temporary transfer order, not to Heilongjiang but to Xi'an, and temporarily under the command of Army Minister Lin Huaisheng.

The rest of the army followed the emperor back south.

……

Li Yu doesn't like Yanjing.

Specifically,

I don't like the architectural culture of red walls and yellow tiles, I don't like the food culture such as stir-fried tripe, fried liver and bean juice, and donkey rolls, I don't like the etiquette culture of master, servant, bowing, and paying respects, and I don't like the clothing culture of the centipede-shaped buttons on the Ma褂.

During these few months,
He could not feel the glory of Yan and Zhao or the legacy of Han and Tang dynasties, but only felt something vague.

……

Along the Grand Canal,
The people who had just been allocated land rushed to replant the crops, so there would be a harvest this season, but not much.

There are new graves beside the fields.

Thousands of sails passed by the side of the sinking boat, Wan Muchun in front of the diseased tree.

After the disaster, the survivors wiped away their wounds and continued to move forward. Thousands of years of culture converged into two words: live.

Stop at the port along the way.
Li Yu would randomly send two guards ashore and go to one or two counties in plain clothes to inquire about the land distribution situation.

prevent,

Everything you see and hear is fake.

……

Due to years of war, the Grand Canal had not been repaired and the imperial boats were forced to stop at many places along the way.

When we entered the Jiangsu section, something even more embarrassing happened.

"Your Majesty, we invite you to disembark. The Huai'an garrison has sent a report that the Gaojia Weir in Hongze Lake may be in danger of bursting due to heavy rains in recent days."

The fifth month of the lunar calendar.

It was a time of abundant rainfall, with heavy rain falling in the upper reaches, filling the ditches and gullies and flowing into the Yellow River.

If the Yellow River is compared to a clogged blood vessel in an elderly person, then Hongze Lake is a tumor on the blood vessel.

The tumor grew larger and larger.

To the extent that it occurs every year.

If Gaojiayan collapses, Jiangsu will wail. If it doesn't collapse, Anhui will wail.

In short, one of Su and An must howl, or howl together.

……

"His Majesty?"

Li Yu had a painful expression and rubbed his face.

asked:

"Where is Huang Wenyun? Ask him to come and see me. The land distribution will be temporarily suspended and handed over to other people. He, the director of the Water Conservancy Bureau, will stay at Hongze Lake and allocate 50 taels of emergency funds. During the flood season, he can freely mobilize the garrisons and civilians in Huai'an and Yangzhou. There is only one thing, he must protect Gaojiayan, Hongze Lake, and the Yellow River."

"Announce to the world, seek the river management talent to meet with the emperor."

"Disembark, I will take a detour back to Suzhou."

……

This detour added 2000 miles.

The good thing was that when Li Yu was riding, he saw with his own eyes the people's lives along the way. They were in decline, very declining.

After crossing the river, we set foot in northern Jiangxi and southern Anhui.

Li Yu clearly noticed a huge change, tea trees all over the mountains.

Southern Anhui and northern Jiangxi are both working on "converting rice into tea". They plan to increase the tea planting area by 1 million mu within one year.

It is said that

Tea is grown throughout Huizhou Prefecture, which has mountainous terrain.

……

Li Yu remained silent about this ~ After all, it was he who had requested to expand the area of ​​tea and mulberry planting!
The objectives specified by the Ministry of Commerce are:
In 2 years, the export value doubled, and in 3 years, it doubled again. Ordinary workers in East London must be able to afford Oriental tea.
The goal is a bit radical, but the starting point is good.

If successful, the empire's national strength will continue to surge. However, the risk of doing so is also great, as it will widen the food gap.

Mainly because I was too hasty.

If it takes 50 years to achieve this goal, the risk is very low.

But Li Yu didn't want to wait, and didn't dare to wait.

He neither believed in the wisdom of future generations nor believed that he would lose.

……

The annual production capacity of 25 flintlock rifles and 2500 cannons of Ma'anshan Heavy Industry and Daye Heavy Industry, both directly under the Ministry of Industry, is the greatest confidence for them to go all out.

If the two major heavy industries focus on military industry, the annual output will be at least 50 flintlock rifles.

Qianlong used a small-scale elite force because he neither dared to launch a full-scale mobilization nor did he have the industrial strength to do so.

I am different,

We have both the courage and the industrial strength to carry out a full-scale mobilization.

At present, the army is not large, firstly because it is unnecessary and secondly because it is moderately low-key.

The empire needed to lay a solid foundation and establish rules for the reborn peasant economy, the rapidly expanding colonies, the surging industrial revolution, and the rapidly expanding tea, silk and porcelain trade.

These four things can be distilled into two words: national strength.

……

If the surrounding situation changes,
With the existing main corps as the framework, the three major heavy industries as the backing, and a sufficient treasury as the support, we can mobilize 50 ground forces within half a year.

Frankly speaking,

Li Yu believed that apart from Rakshasa, no other country could pose such a land threat.

(End of this chapter)