Although what Xitala Laibao said was not very pleasant to listen to, Qianlong understood that what he said was not unreasonable. Although Qianlong said he was very happy with his achievements, he was not a fool, otherwise he would not be able to sit on the throne.
This is exactly the case, so Qianlong knew how to choose.
No matter how much resentment Qianlong had against the bandit-suppressing army, he could only suppress it temporarily and wait for the Qing Empire to pacify all parties before fighting the bandit-suppressing army to the death.
The 22nd year of Qianlong's reign, June 13th.
Under the instruction of Qianlong, the Manchu and Qing negotiation team headed by Niu Hulu Fu Sen, the Manchu and Qing Zhennan general, and Aixinjueluo Yongqi, the fifth Manchu and Qing prince, formally negotiated with Hong Hu, the commander of the shadow guard of the bandit suppressing army, and the bandit suppressing army. A negotiating team headed by Wang Kaiyuan, Chief of Staff of the Military Staff Department, conducted closed peace negotiations.
The negotiations did not go smoothly at the beginning. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties expressed their unwillingness to accept the conditions proposed by the bandit suppressing army to cede Zhumadian, Zhoukou, and Shangqiu in Henan and to withdraw from Xuzhou. Aixinjueluo Yongqi even directly cursed the bandit suppressing army. Shameless.
As for the plan put forward by the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, as long as the bandit-suppressing army could retreat to the Yangtze River defense line, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could cede Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, the bandit-suppressing army simply ignored it.
Over and over again, the negotiations stalled again and again. It was not until the military situation in Gansu repeatedly stimulated the Manchu Qing court that Qianlong gritted his teeth and agreed to the conditions for the suppression of the bandits.
However, as a condition for the Qing Dynasty to cede land to the bandit-suppressing army, the bandit-suppressing army must release all Eight Banners disciples in the territory and return to the Qing Dynasty. They also had to release all officials arrested by the bandit-suppressing army; at the same time, the bandit-suppressing army had to "spend ( Compensation)" Five million taels of silver are used as the cost of "buying (conceding)" land from the Manchus (this can be deducted with grain), and trade between the two parties must not be restricted.
Regarding the conditions proposed by Qianlong, Zhang Rui's answer was: all the people in the Eight Banners can be released (there are not many people left anyway); as for those officials, as long as they are not treacherous and evil people, they can be released.
However, as a condition, the Manchu Qing Dynasty must also release all arrested members of the bandit suppression army, and at the same time, they must not prevent the family members of all the bandit suppression army officers and soldiers in the territory from coming to surrender.
As for the trade between the two parties, Zhang Rui had no objection and even wished for it;
And there is nothing wrong with spending some money to buy those lands from the Manchus. After all, people will die in war, and with the loss of food, five million taels is actually not a loss at all. And the tax revenue from these lands in the next year will be more than this amount.
However, considering that these lands are only temporary, the two sides may break out and start war again at any time, and Zhang Rui cannot let Qianlong just pay for it.
Therefore, Zhang Rui gave a condition that he could only give three million taels at most, and it would be in the form of grain deductions, and it would be completed in five years.
Regarding the conditions given by Zhang Rui, Qianlong, who was eager to pacify other places, had to grit his teeth again and agreed. However, the anti-bandit army was required to deliver one million grains of grain in the first year.
Zhang Rui also nodded in agreement. After all, it is a negotiation without any concessions. If it drags on for a long time, it may not be a good thing for the bandit suppressing army.
The twenty-second year of Qianlong's reign, early July
With the nod of consent from Emperor Qianlong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty Aisin Gioro Hongli and the suppressing bandit army King Zhang Rui of Han, the two sides signed a five-year peaceful coexistence agreement.
During the agreement, the Manchu and Qing dynasties used Shanxian County in Shandong and the bandit-suppressing forces used Fengxian County in Suzhou as the "training ground" for both sides. The number of personnel stationed in these two places by both sides could not exceed 3,000.
In the middle of July, the twenty-second year of Qianlong's reign. The Manchus and the bandit-suppressing forces officially withdrew from Suzhou. At the same time, the first tranche of grain promised to the Manchus by the bandit-suppressing forces also set sail from Hangzhou and was shipped to Tianjin by sea. The land that the Manchu Qing promised to give to the bandit-suppressing army was also obtained through occupation by the bandit-suppressing army.
Although the agreement is not public, it is almost impossible to hide it from everyone. Soon, news came out that the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the bandit suppression army had signed a peace agreement.
Neither the Manchu Qing court nor the bandit-suppressing army made any response to questions from the outside world. Officials from both sides remained silent and did not respond. baby
Although outsiders do not know the specific content, what is certain is that half of the country captured by the bandit suppression army has been temporarily held. This encouraged the soldiers and civilians within the bandit-suppressing army. At least their lives were temporarily safe, and the land assigned to them by the bandit-suppressing army was also saved.
At the same time, this sentence suddenly spread in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties: As long as you are strong enough and beat the Manchus until they call you mother, you can become the king if you want, and the emperor if you want to be the emperor.
As a result, the uprising forces in the Manchu Qing Dynasty became more and more numerous and larger. This made the Qing army even more tired from running around.
The twenty-second year of Qianlong's reign
end of july
Due to the serious situation of the rebellion in Gansu, Qianlong had to transfer the northwest frontier army that had just pacified Junggar back to Gansu to quell the unrest in order to prevent the emergence of a second bandit suppression army.
At the same time, because the Manchu Qing Dynasty signed a peace agreement with the bandit suppression army, the troops from the Jiangnan bandit suppression camp originally used to quell the bandit suppression army were also transferred to Gansu, entering Gansu from Shaanxi.
At this moment, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were advancing on two fronts in an effort to quickly quell the unrest in Gansu.
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Gansu, Guyuan.
Guyuan was founded in 114 BC (during the Han Dynasty) and was known as Dayuan, Gaoping, Xiaoguan and Yuanzhou in ancient times.
It is located on the bank of Qingshui River at the northern foot of Liupan Mountain on the Loess Plateau. It is located in the south of Ningxia, in the center of the triangle formed by the three provincial capitals of Xi'an, Lanzhou and Yinchuan. The Silk Road must pass through, and it was one of the important towns on the nine sides during the Ming Dynasty.
Guyuan has a dangerous terrain and is an important military town.
The so-called "Wuyuan is controlled on the left, Lanhui is taken on the right, the Yellow River flows around the north, and Kongtong blocks the south. It is the backbone of eight counties and the key points of Wansan Town" and "the road back to the middle is dangerous and there are many beacons and fortresses in Xiaoguan". A battleground for military strategists, it is also a chokepoint for transportation.
Therefore, around Guyuan, there have been strong passes and strong locks throughout the ages.
King Qin Zhao of the Qin State built the Great Wall here to block the Yi Canal; the Xiao Pass built in the Han Dynasty was the northern gateway to Guanzhong; the Longshan Pass built in the Tang Dynasty was one of the six Shangguan Passes in the country; the Seven Passes of Tang Yuan Prefecture were also built around Guyuan. .
The famous Silk Road also ran from Chang'an through Guyuan and to other countries in the Western Regions. Guyuan was one of the nine towns along the Great Wall set up in the Ming Dynasty, and was the headquarters of the general troops and general headquarters.
Guyuan is also the place where emperors from all dynasties came to Ningxia the most. Because it plays an important military role in "blocking Heshuo on the outside, serving as Longkou on the inside, leading Qin Liang in the lap, and supporting Jipu".
Guyuan City Government Office
At this moment, the leader of the Hui "uprising" Ma Yinglong, Imam Ma Hua'an, Hui general Bai Yanhu and Hui general Yu Yan were discussing the military situation in the yamen hall of the mansion.
Historically, the real rebellion in Gansu during the Qianlong period ended in the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong.
But now they seem to be encouraged by the unexpected rise of the bandit-suppressing army. In order to establish a communist empire in their minds, they carried out an "uprising" through various means.
