Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1218 Restoration of Shenjing
The city of Beijing was completely controlled by the Ming army in less than one morning. The number of casualties in the city was less than [-], and they were concentrated in the northern city. The casualties of the Ming army were very small, less than a hundred.

To restore such a big city, this little loss is simply a miracle, but if you think about it carefully, you can understand that the situation is irreversible at this time, and this can only be the ending.

Order in the city was quickly restored, mainly because almost all the Qing troops in the south city surrendered, while the Manchus in the north city did not dare to resist at all. Resistance would lead to death, and the discipline of the main force of the Ming army had always been good. Wang Yan said that most soldiers would obey orders when they surrendered. If they did not resist, the Ming army did not kill women and children indiscriminately.

Soon more than [-] Manchus were ordered to withdraw from Beicheng, all their assets were confiscated, and they were imprisoned in a large camp outside the city.

Although the Ming army did not massacre, the more than [-] people detained in the camp were still trembling and very pessimistic about their own fate.

After all, they knew what they had done. Although the king of Chu promised to let them live, punishment would definitely be indispensable. They were still very worried about their own fate.

Before the Manchus entered the customs, they were so ferocious, but after their momentum and confidence were completely destroyed, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. More than [-] people were locked together, but there was no commotion at all. helpless.

Although more than [-] people were not disturbed, raising them was always a big trouble, but when he decided to surrender, Wang Yan thought about how to deal with it, so he quickly issued a religious decree.

All the descendants of Nurhachi were imprisoned. Manchu males over the age of 20 were organized into a sin camp and sent to Liaodong to rebuild Daning, Guangning, Fushun and other cities, and reclaim fertile land. They served [-] years and were released.

As domestic land mergers became more serious and big landlords adopted large-scale planting methods such as manors, the contradiction between people and land in the country would become prominent again. Restoring the Liao Dynasty must be an important national policy of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

There are thousands of miles of uninhabited people outside the pass. If the Ming Dynasty did not relocate the population, after a few decades, the pass will definitely be occupied by Mongols, or Xihai Jurchen, wild Jurchen, or even taken by North Korea. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty must restore the Liao Dynasty. prepare for.

Land reclamation and city building are both heavy physical work, and someone needs to do it. Banners over the age of 15 are rare labor, and they have basically held a knife at the age of 15, so they are asked to atone for their sins in this way.

After eliminating the young and strong, the remaining old and weak women and children will change their surnames, grow their hair, change their clothes, divide them into several parts, or send them to Liaodong for reclamation, or send them to Southwest and Nanyang. Like the Xianbei in history, it will slowly disappear.

In the early years, Wang Yan's attitude towards the Manchus was almost extermination, but since the recovery of Nanjing, the policy on the surrender of the Manchus began to change, because the situation also changed.

Now that the Ming army has completely defeated the Manchus, it is time to look further away. Moreover, the enemies of the Ming Dynasty have changed, so Wang Yan, as the winner, has changed his attitude towards the Manchus.

After rough handling of these, Wang Yan rode into Nancheng under the welcome of the people in Nancheng. After he learned that Nikan had self-immolated, he felt a little bit sad. He asked people to restrain the charred corpse, carried it out of the city and dug a hole for burial. Yes, without humiliation.

Wang Yan's entry into Beijing marked the end of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition, and the Ming army achieved a major victory.

This Northern Expedition lasted several months, and if the preparation time was included, it would have taken more than half a year. It mobilized more than [-] horse infantry troops and more than [-] civilian husbands. It cost countless money and food, and finally recovered Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Beizhi and other regions. Liaodong and other places basically regained the territory occupied by the Qing.

In the whole campaign, nearly 30 captives were wiped out by the Qing army. Except for Fulin and a few people who escaped, it was basically equivalent to destroying the country. The Ming army won a precious victory and wiped out the shame of more than [-] years.

This moment will be remembered by history as an extremely glorious moment. Amidst the cheers of the common people, Wang Yan led generals such as Dai Zhifan, Liu Shun, Li Dingguo, and Jiang Xiang, and led the brightly armored and well-dressed Ming army. Enter the city through the Desheng Gate, and accept the cheers of the people to show the might of the army.

The people in the city were decorated with lanterns and festoons, singing and dancing. The army entering the city also felt proud and elated, their morale was boiling, and the cheers in the city went straight to the sky.

The people in Nancheng, who had been oppressed and persecuted by the Qing army and Han thieves, enthusiastically handed noodles and tea to the officers and soldiers entering the city.

After Wang Yan entered Beicheng, he set Prince Rui's Mansion, which was confiscated by Fulin, as a place of residence. Afterwards, he had people post notices to appease the people, and began to let people clean up Manren's assets, seal off the city, and arrest the most heinous Han officials in the city.

The gentry and prominent figures in the city flocked to the outside of Xingyuan to meet Wang Yan, lament Chen Manqing's crimes after occupying Beijing, and demand Wang Yan to uphold justice for them.

Every time a city is occupied, appeasing the gentry is one of Wang Yan's important tasks, and this time is not good, but Wang Yan's face immediately turned cold when he saw this group of people.

The group of people who came here cannot be called gentry, but should be said to be ministers and nobles from the Chongzhen Dynasty.

Now all of them are dressed in tatters, yellow and thin, obviously suffering, but Wang Yan doesn't like this group of people, and even feels that they deserve it.

When he was in Beijing, he knew the faces of these people very well.

Especially when Wang Yan saw one person among them, Zhou Kui, a foreign relative of the Ming Dynasty, his killing intent was aroused.

After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he established the Zhou family as the queen, and Zhou Kui was granted the title of Jiadingbo, and received great favor from the court, but this person was extremely stingy. In the 17th year of Chongzhen, he was ordered to help the salary. After many mobilizations, he still refused to donate the salary. .

This donation is not mandatory, it is all voluntary, it’s fine if he doesn’t donate, at most he has a bad reputation, but later Queen Zhou sent 5000 taels and asked him to take the lead, but he actually swallowed the queen’s 3000 taels of silver and only donated two thousand.

This is equivalent to Chongzhen asking him to donate, and he earned 3000 taels, which is really pissing off.

As the head of the state, with such a bad idea, other people naturally would not donate more. However, after the fall of Beijing, Zhou Kui and his whole family were captured by Dashun. A huge sum of 70 taels was paid.

This incident can only show that this person is extremely stupid and stupid.

If it's just this point, at most Wang Yan doesn't like this person, he just hates him, but making him want to kill is another matter.

When the city of Beijing was broken, Chongzhen sent people to take the prince and the three princes to Zhou Kui's house for shelter, but Zhou Kui was afraid that the prince would hurt himself, so he betrayed him to Li Zicheng.

It is said that after Li Zicheng's defeat, the prince returned to Beijing and knocked on Zhou Kui's house again, but Zhou Kui refused to accept him and sold the prince to the Qing court.

When Wang Yan saw him, he pointed to his nose and scolded: "Old thief, I didn't go to get you, so you still have the face to see Gu?"

Zhou Kui is very down and out now, and his clothes are still patched. He thinks that the Ming army will enter the city. After all, he is also the head of the Chongzhen Dynasty. On a good day, he was reprimanded by Wang Yan when he didn't want to come in.

Most of the other gentry were not good things either. Wang Yan couldn't be more clear about the situation in Beijing at the beginning.

These people used to be the top dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty, and they were supported by the world, but most of them were obedient and obedient, and they did not fulfill their responsibilities.
Wang Yan didn't have a good temper with this group of people, so he was sent back directly.

When Zhou Kui returned to the small hut in Nancheng that day, he was so frightened by Wang Yan that he remembered the past. Not long after returning to the house, he hanged himself.

After entering the city, Wang Yan had many things to deal with. People in Xingyuan came in and out, some reported the situation of the seizure of the treasury, and some said that Fan Wencheng and his son had been arrested, but Wang Yan didn't have time to deal with it.

He must first prepare to worship Emperor Yizong and the Ming Tombs.

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