Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1164
The Qing Dynasty is now facing such a critical situation, Fan Wencheng is not sure whether Jin Guo will save it.

Judging from Shen Wenhua's actions, he could almost conclude that the Kingdom of Jin would not borrow troops swiftly.

These days, Shen Wenhua took him all the way slowly, and he could see that the Kingdom of Jin was recuperating, focusing on internal affairs, and had no intention of going to war.

Although Wang Daishan signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Jin last year, in addition to stipulating the northern border between the two sides, it also stipulated that the Jin and Qing would jointly defend the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming army has not participated in the war now, and Hauge may not value this. He wondered if Jin Guo could see the situation clearly and borrow troops to help Qing Dynasty.

After hearing Fan Wencheng's words, Shen Wenhua stopped, looked at Fan Wencheng with a smile, and did not answer directly, but smiled lightly: "I don't know exactly when His Majesty will summon you, I am just in charge of ushering Mr. Fan to Chang'an. Lord Fan must have been tired from the journey, I will take you to the post house to rest first, and when His Majesty summons you, someone will naturally notify Lord Fan!"

Coming to Chang'an has already wasted a lot of time. Even if Jin Guo agreed to send troops this time, he would have to put forward some conditions, and he may not be all-powerful. It will take time to go back and forth, so he really can't afford it.

"Master Shen, please tell the ministers of the country that your lips are dead and your teeth are cold, and that the Emperor Dajin can summon you as soon as possible!" Fan Wencheng said, reaching into the sleeve of the horse's hoof, and took out a few tickets and stuffed them to Shen Wenhua.

The latter didn't refuse, took the tickets and looked at them, they were all one hundred taels, about 1000 taels.

After reading it, Shen Wenhua didn't put it away, but returned it to Fan Wencheng, and said with a smile, "Master Fan may not know that this Zhongqing note is now worthless like straw paper."

Fan Wencheng was stunned when he heard the words. The Zhongqing Bank was the bank of Fan Yongdou and others, and the semicolons were spread all over the Qing Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom. How could it be worthless?
As if understanding Fan Wencheng's doubts, Shen Wenhua said: "Just before I went to Tongguan, the imperial court sealed up the Zhongqing, and all the money went to the public!"

The eight imperial merchants hedged their bets, but after Hauge retreated to Sichuan and Shaanxi, Fan Yongdou and others also reduced their support for Hauge.

After all, their lair was in Shanxi, within the territory of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, there were other Han gentry in the Kingdom of Jin, and Hauge did not give them much convenience, so the Eight Great Imperial Merchants mainly worked for the Qing Dynasty.

Before, Haoge still wanted to win the support of Fan Yongdou and others, and wanted to get some money from them, but Jiang Xiang Shanxi rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and copied Fan Yongdou and others' lair. Haoge was worried that Fan Yongdou and others' industries in Jin Kingdom would Turning back to the Qing court, he was worried about the outflow of the wealth of Jin Guo, so he found an excuse and searched all the properties of Fan Yongdou and others in Jin Guo.

The properties of the eight imperial merchants in the Kingdom of Jin were all confiscated by the Kingdom of Jin, enriching Hauge's pockets, and killing Fan Yongdou's son and several shopkeepers.

Fan Wencheng was a little distracted when he heard this. The fat sheep raised in the Qing Dynasty were first slaughtered by Jiang Xiang, and now they were completely killed by Jin Guo.

From this point of view, there is still a big difference between the emphasis on commerce in the Kingdom of Jin and that of the Ming Dynasty.

The Kingdom of Jin is not like the Manchus. He is concerned with the merchant groups in the Long region. After eliminating the eight imperial merchants, there is less competition. The Manchus are just such a family. Without them, the blood of the country cannot flow. It's a problem.

Shen Wenhua smiled, and took Fan Wencheng directly to the post house to stay, while he returned to the Ministry of Rites to report.

The impatient Fan Wencheng didn't rest in the post house. As soon as Shen Wenhua left, he went to visit the mansions of Meng Qiaofang, Han Chaoxuan and others, but none of the prime ministers of Jin Kingdom received him.

In fact, Fan Wencheng didn't know that when he was anxiously asking for help, the Jin Guochao had already discussed the matter of aiding the Qing Dynasty.

In the Palace of the Kingdom of Jin, on the Palace of Qinzheng, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Hauge, is wearing a yellow dragon robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a black winged crown with golden dragons embroidered on his head. He is sitting in the hall with his legs slightly open. I thought it was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty.

On both sides of the main hall sit the seven prime ministers of the Kingdom of Jin. They are basically the same as the Ming Dynasty except for the color of the government office.

Although Fan Wencheng had only just arrived in Chang'an, the Manchu Qing credentials had been sent over earlier, so everyone in the Kingdom of Jin already knew Fan Wencheng's intention to come to Chang'an.

Haoge squatted down and looked at the following ministers, and said in a deep voice: "Dorgon's letter of credence, several ministers have read it. I know that the most important thing for Dajin to do now is to recuperate and enrich the treasury. Training the new army should not take part in the war, but Dorgon is in a hurry to ask for help, and he stated that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, how should Da Jin deal with it, and several love ministers have discussed it for a few days, but have they made a decision?"

The seven prime ministers sitting on both sides discussed for a while, and Kong Wenqi, the prime minister, said in a bad mood: "In the middle of this year, Dorgon sent someone to invite us to send troops, and I objected at that time. How is it now? Sure enough, I didn't get any benefits, but I got into a show and got into big trouble! The Qing army entered the customs for only ten years, and Dorgon refused to accept Sinicization and adopted a fierce ethnic policy. Qing was originally unpopular and unstable. He should clean up the interior first, stabilize people's hearts, and eliminate hidden dangers, but he insisted on provoking the Ming Dynasty, and ended up causing such a big trouble, and wanted to drag me into the water, it's really unreasonable!"

Kong Wenkui cursed first, and then saluted Hauge: "Your Majesty, I think that this matter must be handled by the Qing Dynasty itself, and I, Dajin, cannot intervene!"

Hauge didn't want to intervene, but judging from the information he got, the Manchu Qing might not be able to resist this time. If he didn't take action, the Ming army would at least drive Dorgon back to the pass, and Dajin would be in danger.

The power of the Kingdom of Jin is not concentrated, and Hauge is almost being emptied. This can be seen from the sitting of several prime ministers in the Palace of Qinzheng.In the Ming Dynasty, only Yan Song and other chief assistants had this kind of treatment, and the rest had to stand.

Hauge knocked on the dragon chair a few times, looked at Meng Qiaofang and said, "Meng Qing, what do you think?"

Seeing Hauge's roll call, Meng Qiaofang could only get up and salute and replied: "Your Majesty, if you rescue the Qing Dynasty, then the Dajin army in Qinghai and the Ming army will be withdrawn. In addition, the Kazakh Khanate's plan to attack Yarkand It will also be postponed. The imperial court’s plan to expand the mines in Tongchuan, reclaim cotton fields in Ningxiawei, and open more official kilns in Guyuan will all be affected.”

The Ming army built two cities in the south of Qinghai, which were stuck in Qinghai like nails. The Jin army took advantage of the cavalry and had surrounded it for more than two months. They wanted to force the Ming army out of Qinghai, but it has not yet been realized.

Now Jin Kingdom's military strength is only about 16, of which 2 in Hanzhong cannot be moved, and 9 in the Hexi Corridor cannot be transferred. Of the remaining 11, [-] should be sent to Hangu in Tongguan, and the Great Wall in the north should also be dispatched. If [-] people are released, Chang'an will also need [-] people to guard, so a total of [-] people have gone.

To rescue the Manchus, at least 5 to [-] people had to go, and the opposing troops in Qinghai would definitely have to withdraw, not to mention the attack on Yarkand.

In addition to the army, warring requires several times as many civilians as the army to transport food, grass and supplies. Due to the war in the Chongzhen period, the population of Guanzhong was withered. If a large number of civilians were recruited, it would definitely affect the production and commerce of the Kingdom of Jin.

Hauge frowned when he heard this, and felt a little unhappy at the same time.

From a strategic point of view, the Kingdom of Jin must stand on the side of the Qing this time. If the Kingdom of Jin refuses to save it, after Qing is destroyed by Nanming, the Kingdom of Jin must be next.

Although Hauge also hated Dorgon as a troublemaker, he felt that he should be helped out of reason. However, the Xiangguo and the Han gentry behind them seemed to only care about their own family or their own interests. willing to participate in this war.

"Does Meng Qing mean that he also disapproves of sending troops?" Hauge said in a deep voice.

Meng Qiaofang was the chief assistant and the county king of Dajin. If he disagreed, even if Hauge insisted, the Kingdom of Jin would not be able to send troops.

Meng Qiaofang shook her head, "Your Majesty, the minister said this not to oppose sending troops, but to let His Majesty and several ministers know what kind of damage sending troops will cause to my Dajin! If the Qing Dynasty wants my Dajin to send troops, it has to take Exchange it for something of equal value!"

Hauge was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then realized that he really couldn't be fooled by a few empty words like last time, and then send troops to Sichuan in a foolish way.This time Dorgon wants the Kingdom of Jin to send troops to help put down the rebellion, so he must do a bloodletting!

At this time, Han Chaoxuan also said: "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, so I also agree to send troops, but after all, this matter was provoked by the Qing Dynasty itself, and we must have good conditions for sending troops. I think that there are two factors that restrict my national strength. , One is the land, and the other is the population. As for the land, we can take the Hetao area, and we can take advantage of the war to move some of the population from Shanxi."

The gentry of the Han nationality is always full of desire for land. If they want land, they also need people, especially mines, workshops, and cotton fields.

Haug nodded after hearing this, and asked, "Are there any conditions for the Qing family to raise?"

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