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Chapter 692 Zhu Cihong's Anxiety
After the Wei State occupied Sichuan and incorporated the Guanning Army, the strength of the Western Wei State increased rapidly, which undoubtedly caused panic in the Qing army.

The general trend of the world is going up and down. When the Western Wei Dynasty became stronger, even if the Qing army maintained its current strength, it would be a kind of decline.

After learning that Gao Yihuan had captured Sichuan and Shu, Dorgon panicked, fearing that if he didn't pay attention, the Qing Dynasty would be completely overtaken by Gao Manzi.

When he learned that after the Wei army occupied Sichuan, the next strategy was to conquer the Western Regions, occupy Longyou, the land of Hehuang, and even control Yeerqiang, Dorgon immediately became anxious.

For this reason, Dorgon had trouble sleeping and eating. After thinking hard, he decided to eat Mobei and Moxi Mongolia, and compete with the Western Wei Dynasty for the Western Regions.

Now the development of the Qing army in the pass has entered a bottleneck, and it is impossible to quickly increase the strength of the Qing army. Expansion to the west is undoubtedly a way out.

Throughout history, he found that whenever a unified nomadic empire appeared on the grassland, it would inevitably pose a huge pressure on the Central Plains dynasty.

The Xiongnu, Turks, Khitan, and Mongolia are all like this. The Qing Dynasty has the advantages of cavalry, and the Han people’s exquisite armor-making and forging technology. The level of sophisticated armor is far better than that of the nomadic Mongolian tribes. A difficult thing.

Once the grasslands were controlled, the Qing Dynasty would surround the Western Wei Dynasty on two sides. If it controlled the Western Regions, the Western Wei Dynasty would be threatened on three sides.

In the land of the Western Wei Dynasty, there is no way to resist the Qing army that controls the grassland.

For this reason, when the Western Wei Dynasty raided Hetao, Dorgon, while angry and shocked, became more determined to compete with the Western Wei Dynasty for the grassland and the Western Regions.

The Qing Dynasty had more than [-] iron cavalry, and the cavalry had obvious advantages. The cavalry of the Western Wei Dynasty was absolutely powerless to compete with the Qing Dynasty for the grassland.

Therefore, Dorgon forced the three tribes of Mobei to go south to attack the Western Wei Dynasty. The goal changed from harassing Guanzhong and making Guanzhong unable to cultivate and live, to harassing Guanzhong and weakening Mobei Mongolia, thereby controlling Mobei Mongolia.

At the same time that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was discussing the situation and the situation changed, the Ming Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River also felt anxious.

Gao Yihuan's Wei State raided Bashu and occupied Sichuan. With the increase in military power, Zhu Cihong was already terrified.

But this time Zhu Cihong did not act too aggressively. Instead, he sent someone to Xi'an to visit Princess Wei, and privately admitted Gao Yihuan's occupation of Sichuan.

After the Western Wei State was so powerful that Ming could not control it, and even had the ability to destroy the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong had to endure it.

At this time in the Nanjing Imperial Palace, in Zhu Cihong's imperial study, the young Zhu Cihong had a beard on his mouth. He was wearing a dragon robe and a winged crown, standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back. Wang Yan, Chen Zilong, Lu Zhenfei and other confidantes The operator bowed his head and stood behind him.

"In the current situation, the Manchu Qing has Yan, Zhao, Qi, Wei, and the Huaihe River. Gao Jingzhong occupies the land of Qin, Shu, and Jingzhou. Both of these are the confidants of our dynasty. Since the truce for a year, the Qing army has wiped out the northern land. The righteous division consolidated the north, the Western Wei Dynasty conquered Bashu, and its strength increased rapidly, but we, Ming Dynasty, are still fighting internally, and this will continue~" Zhu Cihong stared at the map and let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty, in the past year, the imperial court has made a lot of achievements. Your Majesty must not be discouraged!" Lu Zhenfei suddenly knelt down and bowed down.

Wang Yan said: "Your Majesty, to solve the current predicament, you only need to have money, food and a large army. Since the last Jiangbei War, the imperial court has [-] forbidden troops, and the reform of business tax has also achieved results. The situation has improved. Already!"

Zhu Cihong shook his head slightly, "Too slow!" He turned around and looked at several ministers, "Do you have any strategies to change the current situation?"

Chen Zilong said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have discussed this for a long time, and the next step is to dismantle Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng's control over Jiangbei soldiers and horses."

Zhu Cihong frowned, obviously a little moved, but then worried: "Jiangbei soldiers and horses are related to Jiangfang's safety, if it is not handled properly, there will be big problems."

Chen Zilong said: "I have analyzed it, and I plan to start with Huang Degong first. Duke Jingguo was greatly favored by the late emperor and highly regarded by His Majesty. As long as he can be loyal to His Majesty, the imperial court will have the strength to gradually control Jiangbei soldiers and horses, and then the next step , is to force Zuo Liangyu to enter the capital, and then rectify Zuozhen and take over Wuchang."

Zhu Cihong couldn't help running back and forth in the hall. A big reason for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty was that it gradually lost control over the army.

If he regains control of the army, he will be able to act arbitrarily and act according to his own ideas. This makes Zhu Cihong a little excited, but at the same time, he is a little worried and afraid. What should he do if a mutiny is triggered? ?
"Let me consider this matter!" Zhu Cihong paced back and forth.

Chen Zilong said: "Your Majesty, both the Qing Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty are trying to strengthen themselves. If our Ming Dynasty does not change, I am afraid that we will be left alone. If there is a problem with this matter, I am willing to bear it all!"

Zhu Cihong was slightly taken aback. What Chen Zilong meant was that it would be beneficial for Daming to let him do the work of weakening the warlords. The resentment of the warlords, thus saving the emperor.

Loyal minister!Zhu Cihong was overjoyed in his heart, but respectfully said on his face: "Whatever the Qing family said, you just go ahead and do it, and I will be your solid backing."

"I take orders, and I will live up to the emperor's grace!" Chen Zilong immediately bowed down.

Zhu Cihong hastily helped him up himself, and then said a few more words.

At this time, Wang Yan stood up and saluted again: "Your Majesty, in order to solve Jiangbei and Zuozhen, the imperial court must prepare a large sum of money and establish a food payment system similar to that of the Western Wei Dynasty. Only then can the imperial court truly control the army."

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, "Before the imperial court paid the salaries, all the money and food fell into the hands of the army leaders. The soldiers only knew the army leaders, but not the court. These people also colluded with the people in the court and embezzled the food and salaries, causing the court to spend tens of thousands of dollars to raise The soldiers and horses in the army will not obey my will, they will not be able to defend against the enemy, and they will harm my people. The military payment system of the Western Wei Dynasty can indeed be adopted and promoted. Only in this way, the imperial court will no longer be able to owe payment , the pressure on the household department will increase greatly.”

Wang Yan saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the advantage of Jiangnan lies in the development of commerce. The war in the north and the sharp decline in population have already affected the silk weaving in the south of the Yangtze River. The minister ordered that the government set up a weaving bureau in Suzhou and Hangzhou to collect cloth and silk from all over the south of the Yangtze River. Then, under the leadership of the government, it will be transported to Japan for trading, or the Zhuyin ships of Japan will be allowed to come to Ningbo and Hangzhou. The sea trade is profitable, and it will definitely exchange for a large amount of money and materials for the court.”

"The imperial court dominates?" Zhu Cihong said: "Will this be said to be a competition for the interests of the people?"

Wang Yandao: "Your Majesty, there are some words that cannot be believed. The minister's original intention was to suggest opening the sea, and he was worried that there would be too much resistance, so he adopted this strategy first. Now the demand for cotton cloth, tea, and porcelain in the north is decreasing. The goods declared for a month are also decreasing day by day. There is a backlog of goods in many workshops in the south of the Yangtze River. The imperial court has come forward to sell these goods to the Japanese country to find a market for the people. How can it be a competition with the people? The damage is terrible. It's just the interests of those smuggling merchants."

Under the Ming Dynasty's sea ban policy, in fact, the trade between the Ming Dynasty and overseas was not prohibited, but Zheng Zhilong and the smugglers in the southeast made a fortune.

Longqing Kaihai was a change in the sea ban policy of the Ming Dynasty, but under the influence of smuggling forces, Longqing Kaihai only opened a port in Fuyuegang, Zhangzhou, Fujian.

This month, the port is only a diving port, and the main trade is still smuggled sea merchants from eastern Zhejiang, and pirates from Fujian.

Zhu Cihong still had a lot of trust in Wang Yan, this time he didn't think about it for too long, so he nodded and said: "Then this matter will be handled by the Qing family!"

Wang Yan immediately bowed down under the command, "I will try my best to handle this matter well."

Zhu Cihong nodded, then waved his hand and said: "Okay! That's the end of today's discussion. By the way, Chen Qing, if Huang Degong really has the heart to be loyal to me, you can make an order for Huang Degong to come to Nanjing to see me. "

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