Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1051 Hexi Corridor
Negotiations between the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa Shogunate were not easy. As a regime that ruled nearly 2000 million people, its strength is not to say compared with the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, but it can be said to be stronger than the Jin Dynasty.

Although the Tokugawa shogunate was frightened by Ming's maritime strength, the Ming army could not go ashore. The Tokugawa shogunate had 7 or 40 samurai in the Edo area alone. Japan can mobilize at least more than [-] troops, so it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to go to war with the Tokugawa shogunate.

However, although the Tokugawa shogunate is invincible on the island, they have nothing to do with the Ming army at sea. The Ming army can bombard Edo at sea, but the Tokugawa shogunate cannot attack the Ming army. The Ming army can use Edo Castle and the coast of Japan As a threat, the Tokugawa shogunate can only be subdued and negotiate.

The two sides began to negotiate. The Ming Dynasty first asked the Tokugawa Shogunate to recognize the "Mingsa Treaty" between the Ming Dynasty and Satsuma, and then asked the Tokugawa Shogunate to add Kagoshima, Nagato, Tosa, and Owari as trading ports, plus the original Nagasaki happened to have five ports of trade, and then also demanded that Ming Dynasty merchants be allowed to enter Japanese trade, allow Ming Dynasty merchants to open mines in Japan, and demanded consultation on tariff issues.

The Satsuma clan signed the "Mingsa Treaty" only after the defeat, and lost tax rate and judicial autonomy. As a regime with complete sovereignty, the Tokugawa shogunate was unwilling to even recognize the "Mingsa Treaty", so naturally it would not accept the conditions of the Ming Dynasty .

Qian Bingdeng and Wu Shizhao's mention of this was actually a bluff. They first raised the price and then made concessions in exchange for the Tokugawa shogunate's recognition of the legitimacy of the "Mingsa Treaty" before discussing business matters with the Tokugawa shogunate.

Satsuma has signed the "Mingsa Treaty". Although the shogunate is extremely dissatisfied, it can only admit it. However, although the legitimacy of the "Mingsa Treaty" is certain, the trade negotiations with the shogunate have reached a deadlock.

More than ten days passed in a flash, and the supplies of the Ming army fleet were exhausted. Man Dazhuang could only leave Qian Bingdeng and Wu Shizhao in Edo to continue negotiations, while he led the fleet back to the Ming Dynasty.

Although the fleet of the Ming army left, the Tokugawa shogunate did not breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, they were very nervous. Before leaving, Man Dazhuang told Qian Bingdeng and the shogunate officials that he would lead a larger fleet to Edo next year. Take the mission back home.

When the Ming Dynasty was planning to open up the market and enrich the national treasury, as opponents of the Ming Dynasty, the Kingdom of Jin and the Qing Dynasty did not rest, but were making their own changes and preparations.

On the Qing side, Dorgon was busy imitating the Ming army's self-generated firecrackers and casting artillery, but the effect was not satisfactory. Although the Ministry of Industry produced samples, it was unable to manufacture them on a large scale. The Manchu Qing lacked enough craftsmen.

He received information from the stick, knowing that the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty had a large number of Western barbarians serving them, so he recruited Tang Ruowang, a Jesuit missionary who was stranded in Beijing, and entrusted him to help the Qing Dynasty recruit Western barbarians who could make cannons and guns. artisan.

After the Kingdom of Jin lost Sichuan, Hauge finally understood his weight, and realized that he could not defeat Dorgon or the Ming Dynasty. The national policy of the entire Kingdom of Jin was once again shifted to westward expansion.

The loss of Sichuan was a huge blow to the Kingdom of Jin. Fortunately, in the past few years, Sichuan has continuously transfused blood to Guanzhong, making the originally dilapidated Guanzhong barely able to be self-sufficient and gradually recovering its vitality. Otherwise, the Kingdom of Jin would inevitably experience a food shortage.

After Hauge returned to Xi'an, the state policy of Jin State was once again turned to manage the Western Regions, but Jin State was not yet ready to attack the Yeerqiang Han State, but Moxi Mongolia began to change.

The Kingdom of Jin had previously conquered the Oirat Mongols who were entrenched in Qinghai, and had already made a big enmity with the Mongolian tribes in western Mo. The Mongolian tribe of Jungar had long wanted to trouble the Kingdom of Jin, but later the Manchus attacked Mo West Mongolia attracted Zhungeer's attention, and the two sides did not fight.

After the Manchu Qing confronted Daming across the Huaihe River on the southern front, Dorgon shifted his attention to the northwest direction, preparing to take control of Mobei Mongolia and attack Moxi Mongolia.

Last year, the Zhungeer tribe invaded the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they did not get any cheap, but suffered a lot of losses.

This year, the Zhungeer Ministry heard the news of Jin Guo's defeat in Sichuan, and felt that there was a chance to succeed, so it was very likely to change the direction of the invasion.

After Hauge’s defeat in Sichuan, he returned to Xi’an. The political situation in the Kingdom of Jin was violently turbulent. The Han officials headed by Han Chaoxuan, Kong Wenqi, and Meng Qiaofang took advantage of the situation to cause chaos, forcing Hauge to remove Jierhalang and others. The powers of the Han people gradually took control of the court of the Kingdom of Jin.

The original check and balance of the Manchu and Han in the Kingdom of Jin was broken, and Hauge had to adopt the strategy of controlling the Han to divide the Han ministers, making them fight with each other, so as to ensure the stability of his own throne.

Wu Sangui became a force that Hauge relied heavily on. In addition to Wu Sangui, Sun Kewang, who surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, was also heavily used by Hauge.

It’s not that Hauge doesn’t know that Sun Kewang is an ambitious person, it’s best to kill this kind of person directly to avoid future troubles, but now Meng Qiaofang, Han Chaoxuan and others dominate the court, and most of the Manchus are squeezed out of the court, Hauge So he had to keep Sun Kewang.

Sun Kewang is a force that surrendered from outside, and with his background, he will definitely not be able to play with Han Chaoxuan and other Han gentry, and he will inevitably be squeezed out by Han Chaoxuan and others. Hauge also needs him to contain Han Chaoxuan's faction, so it is inevitable to reuse Sun Kewang.

When Sun Kewang surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, there were only a thousand people left to follow. Hauge did not disperse his troops, but handed over 1 horses belonging to Han officials and gentry to him.

One is to strengthen Sun Kewang's strength and weaken the strength of Yongping Wang Meng Qiaofang, and the other is to let him fight Meng Qiaofang, Han Chaoxuan and others to achieve the goal of dividing Hanchen.

Hauge's move really caused Meng Qiaofang and Han Chaoxuan's counterattack. Sun Kewang couldn't stay in Xi'an, so Hauge could only make him the king of Guiyi, admiral of important military and political affairs west of Jiayuguan, guarding Dunhuang, Guazhou, Hamiwei, Anxi, Yumen and other places.

These places are basically the newly acquired lands of the Jin Kingdom. They were originally controlled by Turpan and the Mongols. The forces are intertwined, and the beliefs are complicated.

After Sun Kewang arrived in Kansai, he placed the place of residence in Guazhou, and began to manage the land of hundreds of miles in Kansai.

Sun Kewang is not good at fighting, but he is good at internal affairs. After he arrived in Guazhou, he first drove the rinpoches of the Yellow Sect back to the snowy area, and then suppressed the Green Sect. The four peoples of Tibet must abide by the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Jin. All sects are not allowed to collect taxes privately and ask believers to donate. In addition, all residents of the Hexi Corridor must pay taxes to the Kingdom of Jin.

His doing so naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the religion and some big tribes, but what Sun Kewang is best at is eating rich families and beating local tyrants.

Sun Kewang was not afraid that they would make trouble, but he was afraid that they would keep silent. Once they made trouble, he would have an excuse to use force, and once he used force, he would ask for money and food, so that he could open up the situation in the Hexi Corridor.

If he used this trick in Guanzhong, he would definitely be sprayed to death by Han Chaoxuan and other Han ministers. He wanted to kill him quickly, but he did it in the Hexi Corridor, but it did not affect the interests of the Han gentry, so not many people opposed it.

Sun Kewang wiped out two dissatisfied tribes with thunderous means, and then killed several religious leaders. He changed Hauge's loose religious policy at the beginning, and used ruthless methods to frighten the Hexi tribes. slowly integrate.

After the initial integration, Sun Kewang began to restore the animal husbandry, and distributed the assets of some uneducated tribal leaders and religious leaders, mainly cattle, sheep and horses, to the herdsmen for grazing, and then shared the harvest with the herdsmen, which greatly increased the enthusiasm of the herdsmen .

In addition, he also opened a border market, traded with the Mongols, snowy regions, and even Yarkand, and accumulated wealth, which significantly strengthened the control of Hexi by the Kingdom of Jin. Even Han Chaoxuan, Kong Wenqi and others had opinions on him changed.

Guazhou is now an important place for distribution of materials in the entire Hexi Corridor. Sun Kewang opened a market here, and herdsmen and businessmen from all around come here admiringly, making Guazhou several times more prosperous than before.

Sun Kewang attached great importance to the market. Tea, cloth, porcelain and other goods from Guanzhong were transported here, and exchanged for cows, sheepskins, and even horses, and then transported back to Guanzhong.

You can earn several times this time, and the huge benefits have prompted more Guanzhong businessmen to come here. This not only brought taxes to Sun Kewang, but also changed the image of Guanzhong gentry towards him, thinking that this mud-legged murderer Demon King, maybe there are still some uses.

Under his management, the originally loose land of Hexi seems to have a taste of the Silk Road.

(End of this chapter)