Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
In the imperial study room, there was the sound of porcelain being smashed to the ground, and then the roar of Emperor Shunzhi: "Sony, you are such a traitor, get out of here!"
Several "weak men" who had just saved their lives, such as Suo'etu, Nalan Mingzhu, and Gao Sai, all knelt in a row in front of Emperor Shunzhi, in front of the newly minted "Governor-General of Zhili" in the Qing Dynasty. ", don't let him kill Sony in a rage.
Sony had a calm expression on his face, and he was also kneeling on the ground, but he was defiant and disrespectful and refused to get out. Emperor Shunzhi was so angry that he took out the pistols Duduo gave him, pointed at Sony and pulled the trigger. But there is no ammunition in the pistol, which is worse than a fire stick. Shunzhi was so angry that he had no choice but to throw the pistol out. It was a coincidence that it actually hit someone.
"Ouch, what is this?" The person who was hit was a woman, Shunzhi's wife Meng Guqing.
Shunzhi looked up following the sound and saw his beady wife bending down to pick up the gun.
When he saw his wife, he thought of Dorgon. He was so cruel that he wanted to hang Meng Guqing up and beat her up to vent his anger.
But now I really want to!
Although Huang Ama was good at taking charge of politics and even slept with his mother Bumu Butai, he could protect Shunzhi from the wind and rain after all. Now it's Duduo... This guy didn't usurp the throne, but threw himself into an empty city in Beijing waiting for Zhu Cixiang to send troops to kill him!
He passed away, and he, the great uncle of the emperor, just happened to ascend the throne and become the emperor!
If he defends with all his life, he will lead his troops to pick up the ready-made fruits of victory... It is rare for rebellious officials and traitors to treat him like this since ancient times!
Just as Shunzhi was thinking of this, his mother-in-law Bumbutai also walked in. She came with Meng Guqing. From a distance, she heard Shunzhi scolding Sony. She was worried that her son would commit murder, so she told Meng Guqing to move quickly. He clicked and went to stop him, but Meng Guqing "got shot."
"My son, please give my regards to E Niang."
"Slave Sony respectfully wishes the Queen Mother's blessing."
"Slave, please wait..."
Everyone paid their respects to the Empress Dowager one by one. The aunt looked cheerful and generous. She found a chair and sat down on her own. Then she waved her hand: "Get up, get up, get up... The situation today is pretty good, not bad." !”
Emperor Shunzhi was really dumbfounded when he heard this, "Mother, we are all going to die!"
"Why are you dead? I don't like to hear this. I'm in good health and my food tastes delicious, so I have to live a good life!"
Although my aunt is fat, she is in good health. She doesn’t have any height or anything. Historically, she was 75 years old. Now she is only in her early 40s. She still has more than 30 years of big fish and meat to enjoy!
"Mother, you can't live!" Shunzhi stamped his feet, "The traitor hid outside the customs, took away all the elite soldiers and generals, and left his ministers to stay in Beijing to wait for death... The minister is dead, and he, the great uncle of the emperor, just happens to take over the throne!"
"Why is it only the city of Beijing?" The aunt was stunned, "How come I heard that Doduo left most of Zhili to us? Sony, is this happening?"
"Returning to the Queen Mother," Sony said, "Except for the Shanhaiwei of Daming Mansion, Xuan Mansion and Yongping Mansion, the rest of the Zhili territories are now directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, that is, the emperor.
In addition, the three prefectures of Zhangde, Weihui, and Huaiqing in Henan Province, and the four prefectures of Zezhou, Liaozhou, Qinzhou, and Lu'an Prefecture in Shanxi Province are also under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor. "
Duduo's retreat from the pass was not small, with more than 300,000 bannermen and soldiers ready to be taken away. If we don’t count the two green banners, the old eight banners, the Han army, and the coated slaves, the remaining bannermen only have one with two yellow flags, one with white flags, most with blue flags, and most with red flags, a total of more than seventy Even including the Han army who repeatedly poured water into Niulu, the number of Niulu was only a few hundred and several. Many Niulu still had insufficient manpower, with less than 20,000 strong men able to be recruited.
Although there are still green flag lackeys that can be driven, it is very doubtful how much combat effectiveness the lackeys can exert when the core weapons are insufficient.
In this case, shrinking defense becomes the only realistic option.
In the case of shrinkage, there is a situation where a large amount of territory cannot be controlled by blue, white, red, green and other flags.
These territories naturally became territories under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.
The flag owners of the blue, white, and red flags and the princes of the Eighth Route Army have to go back to their respective families to manage their own territories. Therefore, the little emperor of Shunzhi became the "true emperor" in Zhili and the territories near Zhili!
"Your Majesty," Bumubutai said to Shunzhi, "aren't you nagging about the New Deal and learning from Zhu Cixiang every day... Now that so many state capitals belong to you, why are you here in Beijing? Are you waiting to die?"
"Yes, but if I have no money and no soldiers, how can I implement the New Deal?"
Bumbutai turned to look at Sony, who was quite confident and said with a smile: "The emperor said it was wrong. The emperor is not particularly poor now... That Zhisbania, which is known as the empire on which the sun never sets, not only has an empty treasury, but Moreover, he also engaged in a bunch of loan sharks outside, which turned into a huge amount of three to four hundred million taels of silver. Compared with the king of Zhisbania, the emperor was still rich.
As for the soldiers... that would be easier to handle. After all, our two yellow flags still have twenty-two Niulu left, and the backbone of Suksaha's forward battalion and Eshuo's firearms battalion also remain with us. Son. The slave has calculated that there are still five to six thousand elite soldiers!
If the emperor feels that there are not enough, he can also recruit some. "
"Recruiting?" Shunzhi smiled bitterly, "Do you have money? You are the Minister of Internal Affairs. Can you tell me how much money I have in internal funds?"
"There are still more than a hundred thousand taels, but it's a little less." Sony smiled, "But it doesn't matter, you still have land!
Now there are only 22 Niulu left in Beijing, and there are less than 4,000 flag men. There is no need for more than 20 million acres of flag land... Recruiting one soldier for 250 acres can also draw 8 soldiers for the emperor. Thousands of people! "
80,000 people! Among them, there are 4,000 in Old Manchuria... Can this be reliable?
Shunzhi asked in a low voice: "Four thousand to fight eighty thousand?"
Sony smiled and said: "How come there are only four thousand and eighty thousand? How can the emperor still divide the Manchu and Han people? If the emperor does not divide the Manchu and Han people, he just uses the land to recruit strong men... How long will it last? In ten years There is no need to worry about guilt.”
"Yes, yes, yes..." Shunzhi stroked his forehead, "I'm really confused! Now is not the time to think about the long term, just live for a while!"
"Your Majesty!" Sony complimented Shunzhi.
Shunzhi, who was finally enlightened, suddenly felt full of confidence and clapped his hands fiercely: "I want reforms, I want to implement new policies, I want...how to change?"
He usually likes to talk about reform, but at the critical moment, he doesn't know how to change it?
"Your Majesty," Sony reminded, "there are several top priorities now. The first is to declare that the Manchus and Han people are one family, regardless of each other...otherwise, once Duduo and Jierhalang leave, we will have to rely on what we have on hand. Five to six thousand people, I’m afraid even the ground in Zhili cannot suppress them!”
"Yes, yes, yes...what about the second one?"
"The second is to open up subjects to obtain scholars!" Sony said, "The Han people like to take the imperial examinations the most. They must be allowed to take the examinations... The 20 million acres of flag land around Beijing cannot be used to recruit soldiers. Providing millions of acres of official land can support two to three thousand officials. Only with them can there be people who can serve as errands for the emperor!"
"Yes, yes, yes...what's third?"
"The third thing is to organize the land and reward farming!" Sony said, "Our territory is actually not too small. We have a large area of flat land. If we can organize it well, it will cover 60 million acres... Deduct 2,000 Of the 10,000 acres of vocational land, there are at least 40 million acres left, and one acre can yield half a bushel of flour, which is 2 million shi a year!"
"Okay, okay, although 2 million stones is not much, it is better than nothing! Do you have any more?"
"Yes! The fourth is to open workshops and make guns and cannons... We are not like the Southern Dynasties. We can't expect it to be a business operation. It can only be a government operation. We can gather the experts from the two yellow flags who are responsible for making weapons. Set up an arsenal and ask the good craftsmen of Zizbania to guide you.”
"Great, great...any more?"
"There's one more thing!" Sony said, "We have to agree to Zhu Cihong's condition of marrying Shi Shigege!"
"What conditions?"
Sony said: "Of course the dowry is based on the land of Zhongzhou!"
