Ming politicians

Although the Manchu nobles are still eager to move and dream of conquering the Central Plains, Huang Taiji and Hauge know very well that their dream is impossible to realize. Several years have passed, and situations that make them more and more worried appear one after another. A large number of talents began to be lost. In the past, Huang Taiji was courteous and virtuous, and recruited many outstanding Han people. However, as the Jin court became stronger and stronger, it was like reaching the sky if it wanted to continue to recruit talents. Not only was it difficult to recruit talents, but Even some Han ministers in the DPRK were monks who hit the clock for a day and lost their enthusiasm. Many people left without saying goodbye, and these people who left without saying goodbye first transferred their family members directly, and eventually disappeared themselves.

In terms of economic development, a few years have passed, and the Qing Dynasty has not improved at all. The mutual market in the east of Liaodong has been closed, and the start of the mutual market is nowhere in sight. The powerful Jiangning battalion is stationed in Liaodong. Entering the customs to plunder, that is courting death, can only rely on the curve to trade with the Central Plains, but this kind of transaction increases the cost, and also makes many merchants in the Qing Dynasty dissatisfied.

However, merchants did not have much status in the Qing Dynasty, so they did not dare to cause trouble casually, otherwise they would lose their wealth and lives. But what Huang Taiji and Hauge did not expect was that a large number of merchants disappeared collectively over the past few years. Fort Anning and Jingbian disappeared. In fact, they did not disappear, but these merchants simply entered the customs. They have money and assets. As long as they explain the situation to the government, they can obtain the status of common people in Dajin. The wealth of the Qing Dynasty disappeared in large numbers.

The Qing Dynasty began to circulate Dajin currency. Although the imperial court has repeatedly ordered that the popularity of Dajin currency be prohibited, gold, silver and copper coins must still be used for transactions, but the copper coins disappeared in Dajin, and all of them went into the bank.Most of the gold, silver and jewelry have also entered the bank. Even many Manchu nobles have tried their best to deposit gold, silver and jewelry in the bank. With such an atmosphere, the imperial court banned the circulation of currency, but it was a deception. .

Huang Taiji and Hauge also thought about issuing banknotes.The banknotes used to fight against the Jin Dynasty, but when they really wanted to implement them, they discovered that the court did not have such ability at all. Even the Manchu nobles did not support such an approach. Merchants would not use such banknotes. If you don't accept it, if you push it away forcibly, it may cause devastating consequences.

The situation on the Mongolian grasslands is even more worrying.

Hetao Prefecture and Urumqi Prefecture have exerted a powerful force.A large number of tribes in the grassland began to surrender and accept the jurisdiction of the government government. A large number of Han people entered the grassland. Most of them were merchants. The Mongolian tribes became more and more dependent on the government and the Han people. The big tribe also has many secret connections with the government.These large tribes need to be maintained, and more importantly, commodity transactions are needed.And Hetao Prefecture and Urumqi Prefecture are the largest trading markets.

The government opened a school here. Although the school is a new thing, many tribal nobles send their children to study in the school. The courses taught in the school are the Four Books and Five Classics and Confucianism.It is conceivable that once these thoughts penetrate into the heart, what kind of changes will occur in the grassland tribes in the future.

The Xibe and Daur tribes became the strong men of the steppe, the leaders and officers of the tribes.Every year, they regularly enter the capital of Dajin and go to the school to receive training. In fact, not only the leaders of these two tribes, but also the leaders of some small tribes also enter the school of Dajin capital for training.

The Qing Dynasty's control over the grasslands declined sharply, but they watched helplessly, and there was no good way.

Dorgon, the most valiant of the Qing Dynasty, also kept silent for a long time, and did not take the initiative to mention the matter of the conquest. He probably understood that launching a conquest against the Jin Dynasty at this moment is tantamount to committing suicide.

Daishan and Jierhalang, who are the most calm, have suggested several times to negotiate with the Jin Dynasty, so that the Jin Dynasty will recognize the existence of the Qing Dynasty, open the mutual market in Liaodong, and the two sides will live in peace. Unfortunately, such an idea cannot be obtained by the Manchu nobles. support.

Huang Taiji and Hauge knew very well that sooner or later the Qing Dynasty would face a fight. The intention of the Jin court was very clear, that is to first stabilize its own situation, and when the opportunity was ripe, it would deal a devastating blow to the Qing Dynasty.

This day will come sooner or later, so the thoughts of Huang Taiji and Haoge have gradually changed, and they have begun to emphasize the importance of army building, and a lot of financial resources have been invested in the army. His bravery will be able to resist the attack of the Jin Dynasty in the future.

Su Tiancheng also paid attention to Liaodong.

The conditions are fully ripe, and the Korean Minister of Chinese and Military Affairs has also proposed the matter of conquest many times, especially Lu Xiangsheng, who is also the governor of Liaodong, has proposed the matter of conquest several times, even saying that Guangning, Xipingbao and Yizhou arrived in Liaohe. If the imperial court allowed him, he could lead his troops to Shenyang in one go and completely occupy Shenyang.

Hong Chengchou also put forward suggestions many times.

Judging from the current situation, the only one that poses a direct threat to the Great Jin court is the Later Jin Tartars.

The wealth of the imperial court is enough to support this battle.

Su Tiancheng also made a decision, but this decision was unexpected by the Minister of Chinese and Military Affairs of the DPRK. He wanted to personally conquer and completely defeat the Houjin Tartars. He not only occupied Shenyang, Tieling and Sarhu, but also Completely take back the place occupied by the Later Golden Tartars, even if the Later Golden Tartars fled to the Black Water of Beishan, they cannot let it go.

Su Tiancheng's decision was met with unanimous opposition. His Royal Highness went out to practice, and the emperor must sit in the capital.

But Su Tiancheng has made up his mind. He plans to start his own conquest in June. It will take two months to completely wipe out the Houjin Tartars. The next step is to recover the entire Mongolian grassland. According to the strength of the Jin Dynasty, it should be able to be completely completed within this year. fighting.

What Su Tiancheng said in the court was very straightforward. No matter how the outside world evaluates the power of the Jin court, and no matter how much people admire it, the Jin court has not yet been completely unified, and the Houjin and Mongolian grasslands have not yet completely surrendered. It does not mean that the imperial court is powerful. This kind of problem must be solved. No matter how much the price is paid, the land left by the ancestors cannot be less. As the emperor, if he cannot take back the land in person, then is ineligible.

It was also Su Tiancheng's words that shocked the ministers of civil and military affairs, and gradually there were no voices of opposition in the court regarding the matter of the emperor's personal conquest.

The preparations are very simple. The main task of the [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers stationed in Liaodong is to exterminate the Houjin Tartars. Their daily training is very hard, and among the [-] soldiers, most of them are Professional sergeants who know their duties.

There is little secrecy at all when the imperial court decides to conquest the Golden Tartars. For the already strong Jin court, the post-conquest Golden Tartars will happen sooner or later. There is no need for extra secrecy. They all have enough confidence that they will be able to completely wipe out the Empress Golden Tartars in a short period of time.

In the restaurants and teahouses in the capital, rumors began to circulate that the imperial court was about to conquer the Golden Tartars. There were even storytellers who had already thought about the final result. When he came to the capital, he was finally beheaded at the Meridian Gate, and Liaodong will be completely recovered.

This kind of mentality among the people is basically common. No one thinks that this expedition will encounter the slightest problem. In fact, the imperial court has long been able to conquer the Houjin Tartars. It is just that the emperor can avoid more casualties. After defeating the Houjin Tartars in the shortest possible time, the land in Liaodong was completely taken back. As for Mongolia, since the establishment of Hetao Prefecture and Urumqi Prefecture, many people believed that the grassland was already the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty and had been completely recovered. This is basically the case, except for a few big tribes in the grassland, the rest of the tribes have long surrendered.As long as the imperial court completely defeated the Houjin Tartars, the Mongolian tribes were not qualified to contend, and they were no match for the Jiangning camp at all.

After the imperial court decided to conquer the Golden Tartars, the news that the emperor was going to conquer in person quickly spread to Liaodong.

Lu Xiangsheng was very excited. After more than three years of preparation, he was waiting for this day.

The situation in Liaodong has long since stabilized. Many of the former spies who served the Houjin Tartars have disappeared. Some chose to leave Liaodong and return to Shenyang, or simply entered the interior, thinking about killing the old troubles. The glorious history, fortunately, the Jin court did not hold them accountable, and these people could live in peace of mind. More spies chose to surrender to the government and confessed everything in the past. Unexpectedly, the court would not pursue these things at all.

This has led to the rapid shrinking of Houjin's intelligence network. The attitude of the court and the government is a ruthless blow to Houjin's intelligence network. Everyone understands it. These spies are even more clear that Houjin has no hope and continues to cling to it. Yu Houjin is not only irresponsible to himself, but also irresponsible to his family and future generations.

On the contrary, the intelligence network of Dajin has spread all over the places under the jurisdiction of Houjin. Huang Zaisheng has become the actual person in charge of the intelligence network in Houjin. After so many years, Huang Zaisheng has provided the court with a lot of information. From a different perspective, in the fourth year of the Jin Dynasty, Huang Zaisheng left Shenyang and came to the capital. He became a member of Su Jun's subordinates and was actually responsible for facing Hou Jin's intelligence network.

It was not only ordinary people who provided the court with information about Houjin, but even many officials of Houjin became one of them, especially some Han officials, who spared no effort to provide information because they thought they would have a way out in the future. (To be continued..)