Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 829
From the beginning of the Manchu Dynasty's entry into the customs, everything was invincible, but by this time, everything was not going well.

If you want to ask if the Manchu nobles have any opinions, they naturally have opinions, and they have very big opinions on the ruling Dorgon, especially now that the food shortage continues in the north, which makes Dorgon's two white flags somewhat dissatisfied.

But what Dorgon said is also reasonable. At this time, the Manchus themselves must not be chaotic. If the Han people see their chaos and external toughness, the Qing Dynasty will really be hopeless. But to be honest, even if they are not themselves Conflicts arise, can Dorgon save the Qing Dynasty?

"Prince Regent, the key point now is that we have no food, no one, and no supplements for the bannermen. The news of the destruction of the Prince of England and more than 2 cavalry will let the Han people know sooner or later. We can't afford it! " Luo Keduo, king of Duoluo Pingbi County, said sadly.

"That's right! We can't hold back!" Dorgon said in a deep voice, "That's why we need to strengthen the strength of our Manchu people before the incident, so that the Han people will not dare to rebel or act rashly!"

In the main hall, everyone glanced at each other, and wanted to subdue the Han people, only if the Manchus had a certain strength, so the only problem left was how to restore their strength in the near future.

"What should the regent do? As long as he can protect the land of Xinjueluo's family, the Ai family and the emperor must stand by the regent's side." Behind the bead curtain, Bumbutai's voice came out again.

Dorgon glanced at everyone, wanting to regain the majesty of the regent, he said in a deep voice: "Right now, the first is that we have to hold together, and the second is to try to negotiate a peace with Nanming. Even if we can't reach it, we should delay it. Time, the third is to solve the problem of food, to quell the food shortage in the north, let the north settle down first, those farmers don't care who dominates the world, as long as they can eat enough, the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are no different to them. As long as these Han people If they don’t get up and make trouble, those gentry are also rootless and can’t achieve great things. The fourth is to restore the strength of the Eight Banners, which is also the key to the stability of our rule.”

"Regent, how to deal with food? It can't be created out of thin air!"

Nanming negotiated a peace, this time the decision is not on the side of the Qing court, it all depends on the attitude of the Ming Dynasty, this is nothing to discuss, other problems, the National People's Congress in the palace can see that what they want is a solution.

"Food, my king has sent Fan Wencheng to Xi'an to negotiate with Hauge to ease the relationship between the two parties. I should be able to borrow a batch of grain." Dorgon said.

Bumbutai behind the bead curtain felt a little unhappy when she heard that she wanted to ease the relationship with Hauge. With her wisdom, she naturally knew that Dorgon's action was a wise move, but Hauge has already proclaimed himself emperor, so the threat to his mother and child Much higher than Dorgon, or even the Ming Dynasty, so she is absolutely unwilling to see a detente between the Qing Dynasty and Haoge, and must create confrontation, so that Fulin's country can be stable.

"Regent, Hauge and Daqing are in the same situation, will he kindly come to help us?" Behind the bead curtain, Bumbutai said coldly.

Dorgon naturally understood her thoughts, just like Bumbutai wanted to use him against Hauge, Dorgon actually used Hauge to ensure his stability within the Qing Dynasty.

"Don't worry, the Queen Mother. The situation is different now. The defeat of the Qing Dynasty will not be of much benefit to Hauge. Presumably he does not want Nanming to rise again. Even if he can't see this, Jierhalang will not be so confused." Dole Gon turned to Zhulian and continued, "Of course, we can't put all our hopes on Hauge. In addition to borrowing food from Hauge, we also have to take out money to sell grain in the south. Now the price of grain in the capital is already high." If the price rises to 30 taels, even if the Southern Dynasty blocks it, with more than ten times the profit, you can still buy some. If there is still not enough money, you can only conquer Western Mongolia and grab some cattle, sheep and people back.”

Bumbutai didn't want to ease the relationship with Haoge, but she also understood that Qing had to compromise with Haoge if he wanted to overcome the difficulties this time, but she didn't want to mention these, so she said: "The conquest of Western Mongolia can eliminate the Qing Dynasty. The threat from the west can strengthen the Qing Dynasty, but now the imperial court has to guard against Nanming and Haug, so does it still have the strength to conquer Western Mongolia?"

There are many tribes on the grassland, no matter who is sitting in the Central Plains, regardless of whether you are strong or not, if the Central Plains is strong, they may be able to honestly trade with each other and stay quiet for a few years, but once they feel that they have an opportunity, they will inevitably go south to plunder every year .

The Qing Dynasty ruled the Central Plains for five years. In Shanxi alone, it fought four or five battles with the tribes of Western Mongolia.

On the grassland, one tribe always declines and another tribe rises. After Lin Danhan was destroyed by the Qing Dynasty, although the Qing government controlled the Eastern Mongolia, the Western Mongolia did not surrender. Instead, it tended to become bigger and bigger. With such strength, it may not be easy to conquer Western Mongolia.

Dorgon pondered for a while, and said to the bead curtain: "Now, I need to ask the queen mother to write a letter to Prince Li, asking him to come back to Beijing and deal with the court situation with me."

Inside the bead curtain, Bu Mu Butai was startled. Li Wang Daishan was dedicated to the Qing Dynasty, so she was the one she wooed. Who to support, if there is no Hauge, Bumbutai would probably support Daishan to replace Dorgon, but not now.

During the Hauge Rebellion, it was Bumbutai who dealt with it, so there was no fight. After Daishan left the customs, he did not break with the Qing Dynasty like Hauge. He just separated from the customs and refused to listen to Dorgon That's all, he and Bumbutai still maintain close correspondence with each other.

"Regent, are you willing to reconcile with Prince Li?"

Dorgon's intention to kill Haoge and Daishan has never changed. If they hadn't opposed him and split the strength of the Qing Dynasty, he would not be so passive now, but now although he hates in his heart, he can only temporarily swallow it Take this tone, "If the imperial court wants to replenish the banners, it can only replenish them from outside the customs. If it wants to conquer Western Mongolia, it can only rely on the two red flags of King Li. Therefore, the queen mother should know that the king has no choice but to reconcile with King Li."

Dorgon paused, squinting at the bead curtain, "I know that the Queen Mother has many connections with King Li, so I ask the Queen Mother to persuade King Li to come to Beijing!"

Bumbutai blushed, but luckily the bead curtain blocked the people outside, "For the Qing Dynasty, the Ai family will persuade King Li."

Dorgon turned around. "In recent years, the Eight Banners of Mongolia have also suffered heavy casualties, and the number of strong men has been greatly reduced. There is an urgent need to replenish the number of people. With the two red flags in charge, the imperial court can drive the tribes of Eastern Mongolia to conquer Western Mongolia. The robbed people can be distributed to them , and the cattle and sheep can help me tide over the difficulties!"

In the Qing Dynasty, the Han people were the ones to be ruled, and the Mongols were the ones to be wooed. Why should they be wooed? One is that the Manchus themselves are not strong enough, and the other is that the Mongols are actually a fool. Play.

During the Chongzhen Dynasty, except for a few of the Mongolian tribes who were the vassals of the Ming Dynasty, most of them were actually vacillating between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty. After looting around, he saw the strength of the Manchu Dynasty and the weakness of the Ming Dynasty, so he took refuge in the Manchu Dynasty.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty also showed a weak state. Mongolia may not pay attention to Dorgon, but with the two red flags of Daishan monitoring, Mongolia may not dare to disobey orders. Then Dorgon's strategy of using Mongols to fight Mongols may be realized. .

Everyone in the hall murmured for a while, but most of them agreed with Dorgon's strategy. The Manchus were originally a whole, and they should be united to fight against external enemies. Taking this step of reconciliation with King Li, the dilemma faced by the entire Qing Dynasty, at least survived half of it. , Internally, the imperial court has two more red flags, which can suppress the rebellion of the Han people and deter the Han people. The bannermen lost by various ministries can also get some supplements from outside the pass.

Seeing that everyone raised no objections to his proposal, Dorgon felt at ease, but he continued: "These are just measures to stabilize the interior, and to restore the interior, there must be a relatively stable environment. Nanming did not agree to negotiate a peace, did not agree to a truce, and did not give us a chance to breathe, and the Qing Dynasty could not sit still and wait for death, and had countermeasures to protect itself."

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