Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1217

After hearing Wang Yan's words, all the generals felt relieved, and each went back to the camp to wait. If the Qing army in the city wanted to die, they would show their skills again.

As a big country, the Ming Dynasty should not only have majesty, but also have the bearing and mind of a big country.

China is called Celestial Dynasty. In addition to its strength and majesty, which amazes small countries, it is mainly because we are more civilized, more advanced, more civilized, and have a broader mind. We are the beacon of the entire East Asia and even human civilization.

The Mongols have slaughtered countless civilizations and are powerful enough, but is this civilization popular?Although he is powerful, he is a symbol of barbarism. In addition to letting the Mongols dominate for a hundred years, it will be a disaster for all ethnic groups in the world.

Civilization is divided into order and chaos. Chaos is full of destruction, while order seeks stability in the world and pushes history forward.

What China wants is not a dynasty like the Yuan and Qing, but a dynasty like the Han and Tang that is strong, open, capable of defeating powerful enemies and opponents who dare to offend, and can also educate the world, spread civilization, and influence the world.

Wang Yan's decision to surrender was to give the Manchus a chance, but in order to prevent the Manchus in the city from having any illusions, he let the army set up a giant cannon and bombarded them for a while, to show the Qing army a little color and let them know something.

After the bombardment for a day, Wang Yan immediately asked Feng Quan to write a letter, and he himself wrote a letter and edited it himself. The clerk copied more than ten copies and shot them into the city at night.

Since the siege of Beijing, the Manchus in the city have been panicked, their morale has been low, the army has no fighting spirit, and they know that their doomsday has come.

Now Beijing is already an isolated city, and there is no possibility of any reinforcements. There is no hope at all. From the moment Nikan decided to stay, he knew his end and was ready to live and die with Beijing.

Beijing City University has only 5000 people in the city, and half of them are the Han army. He can only open the treasury, distribute weapons to the Manchu women and children, let them help defend the city, and drive all the Han people in the north city to the south city. Let people prepare fire starters in the Forbidden City, preparing for the final self-immolation.

Nikan was ready to commit suicide by destroying the city, but the Han army in the city and even many Manchus did not want to die.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the current situation clearly. The Qing Dynasty has completely lost, and if they continue to fight, they all have to die.

The Han army had a lot of resentment towards Nikan, and most of them were unwilling to follow Nikan to seek death. Even the Manchus in the city did not want to continue to fight. Nikan distributed weapons to them, which did not arouse their fighting spirit, but made them feel desperate.

Women and children have to go to the battlefield, so what hope is there for the Qing Dynasty? Manchus are human beings, and they are also afraid of death.

Under such circumstances, the Ming army's letter persuading surrender was shot into the city, which undoubtedly gave the people inside a way out.

Every time a city is attacked, it is the practice of the Ming army to first shoot a letter of persuasion to reduce the loss of the army and capture the city at the lowest cost.

Wang Yan's persuasion to surrender is usually to analyze the pros and cons, offer conditions, promise benefits, and let the people in the city decide for themselves.

This time was no exception. The people in the city had no choice but to surrender or die. Wang Yan’s letter contained no nonsense, and he told Nikan directly that he would grow his hair, change his surname, and change his clothes. Surrender would save him from death.

Historically, the Han nationality has adopted a more moderate strategy to integrate the surrounding minorities. It uses advanced culture to attract them and let them change slowly. They are never forced to speak Chinese and wear Hanfu. This is a kind of inactive absorption. Xianbei , Khitan, and Baiyue were gradually integrated into the Han nationality in this way.

This year, in April, the Kingdom of Jin issued an order that the people under its rule, no matter what ethnic groups, are collectively referred to as Jin people. This is tantamount to using the power of the country to accelerate the integration of various ethnic groups in the Kingdom of Jin, with the intention of strengthening the cohesion within the Kingdom of Jin and the unity of all ethnic groups. The family's sense of identity with the Kingdom of Jin.

Wang Yan didn't dare to say whether this was good or bad, but after seeing this decree of the Kingdom of Jin, he reflected on the fact that the Ming Dynasty and the previous Central Plains dynasties did not take the initiative to integrate the surrounding ethnic groups.

Since the Ming Dynasty is the heaven and the civilization is advanced, it has the responsibility to educate the Quartet, help the surrounding vassals, and learn Chinese culture.

Therefore, in terms of ethnic policy, Wang Yan felt that it was necessary to adopt a proactive strategy to accelerate the integration of various ethnic groups in the country. He could learn from the Kingdom of Jin and re-count the population. Above, the people under the rule were collectively called Han, or all called Ming people.

Of course, in addition to the compulsory policy, it is also possible to use certain benefits to make the few people willing to integrate while the imperial court actively requires integration.

After hearing the decree promulgated by the Kingdom of Jin, Wang Yan discussed this with Wang Fuzhi. Wang Fuzhi's suggestion was to reform the household registration system.

The identity of the people in the country is defined as Han and Guiyi. Not to mention Han, Guiyi is the minority people who belong to it. It is not allowed to mention Manchu, Mongolian, Zhuang, Tibetan and other issues.

In order to promote the Sinicization of Guiyi and Shaomin, there are natural differences between Guiyi and Hanmin, which can promote Sinicization.

With the status of Han people in everything, the common people can travel freely in Daming, do not need guides, can do business, join the army, buy land, and their children can enter prefectures and counties for free.

Guiyi is subject to certain restrictions. Joining the army and doing business are subject to certain restrictions. Traveling into the city requires approval, and he cannot enjoy many benefits from the imperial court. However, as long as Guiyi can speak Chinese and surrender for three years, he can It only takes one year to go to the local government to change it into a Chinese book. If you can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, it only takes one year.

Of course, this is only the result of private discussions between Wang Yan and Wang Fuzhi. If there is any flaw, it needs to be approved by the cabinet and the meeting hall if it is to be implemented.

In short, Wang Yan felt that the imperial court should take the initiative to ask the surrounding people to Sinicize, which would benefit the Ming Dynasty and quickly stabilize the border areas.

As long as such a policy is implemented, once the Han nationality exceeds Guiyi in a certain place, the Ming Dynasty will gain a firm foothold, and all Guiyi will become Chinese, then the land they live in will be Han territory.

Letters of surrender were shot into Chengzhong, and their lives were lost. Growing hair, changing their surnames, and wearing Han clothes were nothing to the Manchus.The Manchus of the Kingdom of Jin had already cut their braids and wore Hanfu.

A group of generals stood below Jingjin County King's Mansion. After reading the persuading letter, Nikan was silent for a while and sighed.

Seeing his expression, all the generals were overjoyed, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Nikan had accepted the conditions of the Ming army, so there was still a way out for more than [-] Manchus.

The faces of the generals just relaxed a little, but Nikan suddenly said with hatred: "Old thief Feng Quan, the king has long suspected that he has a ghost, and he really voted for Nanming. The thief Wang asked us to change our surname and grow hair. The insult to my Qing Dynasty, the Han people can fight against the city for the sake of clothes, and the warriors of my Qing Dynasty, the same cannot be insulted, this king vows to coexist with Beijing!"

When he said this, the generals below all changed their colors.Shave a pigtail, what's so good about horseshoe sleeves and mandarin jackets, who is beautiful and who is ugly, isn't it clear at a glance, what's the big deal if you change it, you want to die, we don't want to.

If the Ming army did not give them a way to survive, they might still live and die together with Nikan in the city, but Wang Yan gave them a way to survive, so they naturally demanded to survive.

After all, in the current situation, if you don't surrender, you will die. What's the point of fighting?You have to think about your wife and children!

When Nikan chose to stay, he was already begging for death. As the prince of the Qing Dynasty, he lost his power after surrendering and lived in disgrace like a dog. He might as well die.

He was not tempted by Wang Yan's surrender, and he didn't want to understand his subordinates' feelings. Instead, he ordered Feng Quan's family members to be arrested and killed.

It's just that when the Qing army arrived at Feng Quan's mansion, Feng Quan's family had already been transferred.

Nikan ordered that he would live and die with Beijing, but the awareness of the generals of the Qing army was not as high as him.

Among the generals of the Green Camp in Nancheng, Feng Quan had contacted many of them a long time ago. When they saw the letter of surrender, they immediately gathered together and prepared to mutiny.

Others have already contacted the members of the Tiandihui in the city, and those who have no other way are in a hurry. They just ask people when they see them, and they are not afraid of being exposed. , whoever has the means to surrender must bring his younger brother along with him."

The Han army in the southern city was planning to surrender almost blatantly. The news had already spread to the northern city, but no one reported it to Nikan, because several Jialaerzhen who guarded the southern city were also joining forces to dedicate the city, and sent an army overnight. People go out of the city to ask to see Wang Yan.

Thousands of people knocked down the wall, broke down the wall, and beat it by thousands of people. This is what people think. Nikan has been abandoned by others. Maybe he also sensed it in his heart, but he didn't want to pay attention to it because he was begging for death.

After five years of rule, in the early morning of June [-], Ma Guanghui, who guarded the Yongding Gate of the South City, opened the gate. Zhongwu Town, which had already been prepared, marched directly into the South City. More than ten thousand Qing troops abandoned their weapons and surrendered to save their lives.

Liu Shun led the army without delay in the south city, and directly entered the north city from Zhengyang. The surrendered soldiers shouted, "Don't resist, the equipment will save your life!"

The Manchu people in the city were in a mess, and the whole city was in an uproar. The Ming army beheaded all who were armed with weapons. The women and children were so shocked that they knelt down to welcome the Ming army into the city.

When Nikan heard the roar of killing in the city, he realized that the Ming army entered the city. He did not lead troops to resist, but led nearly a thousand confidants, and went directly to the palace, but the guards were full of people, but they refused to let him enter , crying bitterly: "My lord, if you burn the Forbidden City, we will all die..."

Watching the Manchu soldiers on the palace wall pleading for mercy, Nikan couldn't help sighing. He summoned his cronies and asked them to find their own way out. Whether it was to fight the Ming army, to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, or to save their lives with equipment, he didn't interfere.

At this time, the city was full of shouts from the Ming army entering the city, and the shouts of killing were coming towards Miyagi. After hearing Nikan's words, several generals were all sad and asked, "Then what should the prince do?"

Nikan did not speak, shook his head, and walked towards the palace with a heart ashamed.

Seeing this, all the generals couldn't care less, and fled Miyagi one after another.

Nikan returned to the palace, took off his armor, put on the court clothes of a Manchu prince, called his wife and children together, and set fire to King Jingjin's palace, doing his best for his Qing Dynasty...

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