Chapter 207: King Pingxi is here, who is Yongli?
I heard that the three Khan kings gave in quickly.
Qianlong, who showed that he was still very energetic, breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Liaodong and Liaoxi were lost.
Only Zhili and Shanxi are left in the Central Plains, plus at most half of Shandong.
But Qianlong felt that he still had the capital.
This cost is in two parts.
The first is the regiment training held by the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Fukang'an.
The Eight Banners of Manchuria did not suffer a big blow. The people are still there and the strength is still there.
As for the regiment training, Qianlong only dared to use the regiment training to deal with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but did not dare to use these regiment training to deal with the Ming army, because those regiment training leaders could not surrender to the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, but if the Ming army came, I am afraid that the northern scholars would It's time to wait and see.
But no matter what, he still has two provinces in his hands now, and he is also planning to rectify the grassland tribes in the southern and northern deserts.
I also want to go to Shanxi.
Squeeze some three melons and two dates out of the hands of those Shanxi old pits.
In addition, he had previously sold officials in the south and speculated on the money of Yangzhou salt merchants.
Qianlong was not short of money for the time being.
He can use money to buy those regiment training soldiers and separate the soldiers and generals who train in the regiment. The Kuhaha who is a soldier at the bottom can use thick ring to win over them and integrate them into the Eight Banners. As for the leaders, they naturally have to work with the Mongolian tribes Zasak Same, if you go to control the military.
In this way, if we integrate the green camps and regiment training in the three provinces of Shandong, Zhili, and Shanxi, we can have about 100,000 infantry.
Counting 100,000 Mongolian cavalry, 100,000 Manchurian Eight Banners, plus 100,000 Han soldiers.
This is an army of 300,000 people!
There are three hundred thousand troops at hand.
This capital is sufficient.
Another capital is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the south.
Now the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom suddenly launched troops in Henan and did not continue to move north.
Although Dai Quheng, who was sent to contact the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, did not receive a positive response from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
But in Qianlong's view, the fact that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not attack the north all at once showed that they had realized that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing court continued to fight to the death, and the one who took advantage was the Ming Dynasty.
There is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to contain it in the south.
Another three hundred thousand capital.
It is not surprising that Qianlong felt that he could still make a difference in the Central Plains.
But Qianlong also knew.
Although he has many troops at hand, whether he can fight is another matter.
So the retreat still needs to be arranged.
As for where to retreat?
Monan grassland?
The Eight Banners of Manchuria don't know how to herd cattle, so this place can't feed so many people.
Eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning were occupied by the Ming army again, and it was not safe to retreat to Heilongjiang.
Think about it.
Qianlong looked to the west.
To the west was the Qing Dynasty and the Western Region Province.
Both Dihua and Yili in the Western Region Province had a large number of Han people colonizing the area. After defeating Zhungeer, Qianlong ordered immigrants from the interior to colonize the border areas at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains.
This was originally a move to strengthen control over the Western Region.
Unexpectedly, it has now become a retreat for millions of people.
The current total population of Western Region Province is more than 600,000, of which about 250,000 are Han people.
With such a small population in a territory that is almost as big as the Central Plains, it can be considered a vast area with few people.
But in fact, in addition to the vast desert, what can be used as a farming land in the Western Region Province is the oasis belt at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains between Dihua City and Yili.
Because there is plenty of sunshine and abundant snowmelt from the Tianshan Snow Mountains.
This oasis belt is a very good irrigated agricultural production area and can develop arable land equivalent to two Zhili.
The reclamation areas in this area are basically occupied by Han people who migrated from the mainland. In addition, there is actually a large amount of arable land in this area that has not been developed.
Except for the Western Region.
The Tangnu Uryanghai area at the junction of the western part of Ulyasutai and the Kazakh Khanate and the Russian Empire is also a farming land that can be developed.
Large rivers like the Yenisey River flow here, with dense forests and fertile land.
There is plenty of agricultural land that could be developed.
In addition, mineral resources are also very rich.
There are considerable reserves of iron, potash, asbestos, coal and non-ferrous metals.
Surrounded by mountains, the climate and geography of Tangnu-Uryanghai are very different from those of neighboring Siberia and Mongolia. Affected by the westerly airflow, precipitation here is abundant all year round, and the soil is mostly fertile black humus, suitable for growing various temperate food crops and vegetables.
Similar to the Western Region Province, due to the continuous war, the population here is very small and the land is basically deserted.
But there is still a piece of Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall that can be developed.
"Master, if all the strong men from the Khalkha Mongolian tribes and Monan Mongolian tribes are included in the Great Eight Banners, then our Great Eight Banners will have 200,000 riders. With such strength, there will be no place in the world, even if it is I won’t be afraid of another battle with Ming Ni!”
On the way back to naturalization.
Two Eight Banners generals, Lebao and Eldenbao, followed Qianlong on the left and right.
The person speaking at this time was Lebao, who was sent to the Western Regions and the western part of Uliasutai to integrate the local Han farming areas and to help the Qing Dynasty manage their retreat.
Lebao had served as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu for a long time, and also had experience in fighting in the Western Regions all year round.
Qianlong shook his head slightly and said: "We can no longer start the war casually. The most important thing is that the more than 1.2 million ancestral people cannot be trapped in the Central Plains. All of them need to be moved out, and some of them must be naturalized. , take part of it to the Western Regions!"
"But it's not enough to just lead our Eight Banners, we have to learn from the bandits!"
"Learn from the bandits?!"
Lebao and Eldenbao were both slightly startled.
"Master, what can we learn from bandits?"
Qianlong looked to the west and uttered two words: "Enclosed!"
"Coerced?!"
The two of them were immediately stunned.
"We, the more than 1.2 million people with ancestral roots, have lived in cities for a long time. Who knows how to farm now?"
"There are only a few people in the Western Region, and it is a mixed-race place with many different races and colors. They are different from our clan leaders, so they should not be used lightly! On the other hand, the Han people, us Eight Banners disciples, have all learned Chinese and speak Chinese. Now, among the Eight Banners disciples, we can speak Manchu There are not many people who write in Manchu." Qianlong shook his head slightly and said: "So we took some Han people to the Western Regions and incorporated them into the Eight Banners, so that someone could cultivate the land and produce food to feed the more than 1.2 million people of our ancestors. ."
Lebao and Eldenbao looked at each other.
Of course they understood what Qianlong meant.
If by any chance the whole family really has to retreat to the Western Regions.
Those races in the Western Regions are different in appearance from Manchuria.
on the contrary.
Nowadays, the children of the Eight Banners in Manchuria basically speak and practice Chinese, and their appearance is indistinguishable from the Han people.
So we arrived in the Western Regions.
The Han people are our own people.
Just like the Manchu-Mongolian alliance when the Qing Dynasty entered the country.
Arrived in the Western Regions.
Then we need great unity between Manchu, Han and Mongolia.
Those with black eyes should bully those with colorful eyes.
Only by working together to bully others can we unite and truly unite the Eight Banners.
From now on, there will be the first-class Eight Banners, the second-class Mongolian and Han, and the third-class Semu.
"Le Bao, you will take the 200,000 and Eight Banners first. In addition, Fukang'an will also organize tens of thousands of Han people to train and tens of thousands of Han women to go there. First, control Dihua and Yili, and then control the Han people who have settled there. First, they will be incorporated into the Great Eight Banners, and in addition, the bannermen in the capital will also be pulled out of the customs in batches."
Qianlong explained, he thought about it carefully and continued.
"In addition, we need to bring Yan Shenggong Kong Kong Qingrong and the two living Buddhas from Monan and Mobei together. We can't let them fall into Zhu Daohua's hands!"
"Your Majesty, the Tartar Emperor Qianlong suddenly became naturalized and forced the three Mongolian Khans of Mobei Khalkha to agree to Qianlong's Great Eight Banners plan!"
In the twelfth lunar month of Qianlong's cold winter, he went to the grasslands to work on integrating the Mongolian elite into the Eight Banners, which was indeed beyond the expectations of Zhu Daohua and his ministers.
However, Zhu Daohua couldn't help but marvel at this Eight Banners plan.
This Qianlong is worthy of being a political veteran who has been able to hold power steadily for more than sixty years.
It’s enough to toss around!
"The Qing Tartars have plans to withdraw from the Central Plains!"
Tao Biquan made a judgment immediately.
"Retreat to where?"
Zhu Daohua asked.
"Could we just retreat to Mongolia?"
"What kind of retreat is a retreat to Monan Mongolia? If we start from western Liaoning or Yanyun, the army will be able to sweep north in Monan in a day or two!"
"Where should we retreat to? To the north of Ulyasutai, against Tsarist Russia?"
"Is it colluding with Tsarist Russia?"
For a moment, the ministers of the Ming court stared at the map and started discussing.
"Perhaps we are going to retreat to the Western Regions!" Right Prime Minister Gu Song squinted his eyes and said, "The Qing court's retreat from Manchuria has been cut off. South and north of Mon are all grazing land. The more than one million Eight Banners may not be able to survive much by grazing. , only the fertile farming soil at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions can support so many people!"
"Are you going to the Western Regions?"
Zhu Daohua pondered.
"It's not impossible for the Qing government to temporarily go to the Western Regions. There are so many monsters and monsters in the Western Regions that they will be swept away."
Any powerful Central Plains dynasty would seek to control the Western Regions.
This is a key area to ensure the security of the northwest and the overland trade routes.
Moreover, this is the crossroads of the Eurasian continent. All forces are taking turns to appear on the stage, and the situation is very complicated.
The Ming Dynasty will naturally seek to occupy the Western Regions, but the complex ethnic and religious forces in the Western Regions are also a trouble for the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, since we want to sweep the Western Regions, why not rush the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the Western Regions together and let the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also go to the Western Regions to sweep them!"
Gu Song smiled.
Talk about destructiveness.
How could Qianlong compare to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
"That's not bad. Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom caused great damage to the local area, it still contributed to the country and the nation. If Liu Zhixie is willing to surrender, I can still allow them to go west, and I can grant him the title of Pingxi King."
"King of Pingxi"
There was a strange smile on everyone's faces.
The emperor wanted to treat Liu Zhixie as the King of Pingxi.
So who is Yongli?
Could it be Qianlong?
He probably wouldn't live that long.
I'm afraid that one of his unlucky princes will become the Yongli of the Qing Dynasty.
(End of chapter)
