After hearing this, Dorgon really had to seriously consider this matter.
Speaking of which, the eventual rise of the Qing Dynasty was actually thanks to the Japanese state. If the Japanese had not sent troops to North Korea, and the Ming had sent troops and both sides had been harmed by North Korea, then the Ming's strength in Liaodong at that time might not have allowed the Jianzhou Jurchens to rise.
When the war broke out, Dorgon himself had no background, but he had always heard of some things. One of his impressions: The fighting power of Japan cannot be underestimated.
In this case, if we can join forces with the Japanese country, we should be able to reverse the current predicament, right? As long as the Japanese country can wipe out the Dongjiang Army, the Qing Dynasty will be able to relax.
Thinking this, Dorgon couldn't help but get excited. However, before he was happy for a while, his face suddenly darkened again.
Because he remembered that the Japanese country not only wanted to capture North Korea, but also wanted to defeat the Ming Kingdom. Since they have such ambitions, does the Japanese country also want to take Liaodong and annex the Qing Dynasty first?
At this time, although Dorgon was not afraid of the Japanese country, he was still very cautious if such a thing like luring a wolf into his house really happened.
After thinking for a long time, Dorgon raised his head, looked at Fan Wencheng, shook his head and said: "The Japanese country has great ambitions. Although the Qing Dynasty is not afraid, it has not reached the point of forming an alliance with the Japanese country."
After this point was settled, other things came to a conclusion. I heard Dorgon say to Ning Wanwo and others: "For the deal with Ezo, we sent a shrewd agent to investigate the Ezo side while doing the transaction." In addition, the ships heading to the land of Ezo must also be prepared secretly. If conditions permit, the king can send troops to capture the land of Ezo, turn Ezo into slaves, catch marine fish for the Qing Dynasty, grow food, etc. !”
"Cha!" Upon hearing this, Fan Wencheng and others bowed to accept the order.
Without Kong Youde's memorial, Dorgon probably would not have made this decision. But at this time, with Kong Youde on his side, he felt confident that the Qing Dynasty might not be at the end of its rope.
Therefore, he immediately issued instructions on Kong Youde's memorial, preparing to mobilize young and strong Han slaves across the country, allocating them to Kong Youde, and ordering local governments to cooperate with large-scale land reclamation and farming. In addition, soldiers from the former Dongjiang Army were also mobilized from various armies to organize fishing. However, this matter was not under the control of Kong Youde, but was led by Xilin Jueluo.
Speaking of which, this Xilinjueluo can be regarded as having bad luck. Originally, he had a series of bad luck, and related to him, he was either defeated or defeated, and even the entire army was annihilated. Therefore, when Huang Taiji was still there, he was demoted to guard the gate of Shengjing.
However, he was on good terms with Duduo, and Jianlu had indeed killed many people. Therefore, after Dorgon became the regent, he was promoted and used. However, due to his bad luck, he did not dare to let him lead the troops again, but to take care of fishing. This would not be in danger of annihilation of the entire army, right?
At this time, after Dorgon finished this matter, he said to the Han officials below: "Now in our Qing Dynasty, there are many Mongolians who have nothing to do all day long. If they are asked to work, they are passive and sabotage. I don't know. What countermeasures can you take?"
Mongolians only know how to herd cattle, horses and sheep. Without cattle, horses and sheep, they can do nothing. After arriving in Liaodong, based on the number of Mongolian cavalry, Jianlu tried their best to resettle them. Of course, those small tribes, such as the Kurun tribe, who did not have much strength, had already been dealt with, and the cavalry was taken over by the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. carve up.
However, Jianlu had been unable to attack a large clan like the Horqin clan, at least in the past. But these tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children have been idle all the time. They only ask Jianlu to give them cattle, horses and sheep to graze. This is what they know how to do.
Dorgon was very troubled by this. It's hard to talk about this when the Mongols are around. But now that there were all Han officials here, he couldn't help but ask.
Although Dorgon spoke cryptically, Fan Wencheng and others could tell that this was to deal with the Mongols. They couldn't help but look at each other. They all had the same feeling. This situation was both unexpected and reasonable.
Unexpected means that in the Qing Dynasty, the Jurchens were first, followed by the Mongols, and the Han were the last. However, the world has changed. Thirty years have passed since Hedong, and thirty years have passed for Hexi. Now His Highness the Regent is actually discussing how to deal with the Mongols!
It makes sense that the Mongolians lost their pastures and the cattle, horses and sheep they depended on for survival, which meant they lost their foundation. In this way, instead of being a help to the Qing Dynasty, it became a drag on the Qing Dynasty. If there weren't tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, they probably wouldn't be so bothered and would just kill them.
Regarding these things, I think I have figured it out, but no one responded. They all pretended to be thinking hard and seemed to have no solution. In fact, they don't want to be this evil person. Otherwise, if the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry cause trouble, if Dorgon wants to find a scapegoat, the one who came up with the idea will be in trouble.
Based on their understanding of people like Qing Dynasty, this matter is definitely possible! Therefore, it would be strange if they would come up with ideas!
Dorgon couldn't help but frowned when he saw them like this. He probably guessed some of the thoughts of these Han officials, but he was a little unsure. After all, he himself had no good solution. So, he called his name and said, "Fan Qing, do you have any good ideas?"
"My servant is incompetent and couldn't come up with a good idea at the moment!" Fan Wencheng answered Dorgon with a look of shame on his face after hearing this.
So, Dorgon turned to look at the other Ning Wanwo who was full of crazy ideas. As a result, before he even asked, he saw Ning Wanwo and said with a look of shame on his face: "I'm sorry, I don't have any good advice for you yet." Your Highness."
Holding a glimmer of hope, Dorgon continued to turn his head and look at several other people. However, he was disappointed that he did not get the advice he wanted.
But looking back, I can see that at least there are gains to be made regarding the issue of grain and grass supplies. Therefore, he reluctantly suppressed the disappointment and unhappiness in his heart, praised these Han officials, and rewarded each of them with five kilograms of white flour.
Don’t underestimate these five kilograms of white flour. In today’s Shengjing, it’s hard to buy even if you have money. Therefore, Fan Wencheng and others left with joy in their hearts and many thanks.
Although Dorgon was the regent, his decision still had to be stamped with the jade seal by the young emperor and then stamped with his regent seal. Of course, you should also communicate with other princes before building it.
When other people saw that he had come up with a solution to the shortage of food and supplies, they would naturally have no objections. After all, everyone knows that the Han people are good at farming and taking care of the crops!
Therefore, after the decree was issued, people all over Liaodong began to move, and they selected young Han slaves and escorted them to Tieling and handed them over to the command of Kong Youde. Of course, we cannot starve these young and strong Han slaves to death, and force them to open up wasteland and farm fields. Therefore, some necessary grain and grass supplies must also be allocated.
Prince Gongshun's palace, which had been left out in the cold, became a bustling place again. Many local Jianlu people came to visit him one after another, as if their dislike of Kong Youde had never happened before.
However, they visited the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. The reason why they visited was because they saw the grain and grass supplies in Kong Youde's hands, and they all wanted to get some back from them.
However, although Kong Youde greeted them with a smile, he refused all their requests for food and supplies. Even if they were spitted in the face by these captives, coerced and lured, he still refused to let go.
As a result, the Jianlu from Tieling gathered around Jia La'e Zhen and encouraged Jia La'e Zhen to come forward to get some food and supplies.
In the past, this Jia La forehead really surpassed Kong Youde. He felt that if he came forward, Kong Youde would definitely give him face, so he agreed. After all, in this time of scarcity, the food and grass supplies in Kong Youde's hands are really infinitely attractive.
As a result, this Jia La was really slapped in the face. Kong Youde refused immediately and said lightly at that time: "The New Year's Eve dinner in my palace is all made of bran-coated vegetables, not even a white-flour steamed bun. That's it, I am." The king has not touched any of these grain and grass supplies. This is allocated by His Highness the Regent to be used for wrapping up wasteland and farming. It is related to the future of our Qing Dynasty, and there is no need to say anything humane!"
Jia La'e really knew that his boy was showing off white-faced steamed buns to Kong Youde's son. When his son came back and told him about it, he also had a faint sense of superiority. Now that he heard Kong Youde talking about white-faced steamed buns, he was so excited Knowing that he was actually taking revenge on him, I used that to silence him.
Moving out the regent and the future of the Qing Dynasty left Jia La'e Zhen helpless. At least on the surface, there was no reason to speak anymore.
However, he was unwilling to give in, and neither were the Jianlu in Tieling. In the end, after they met, they decided to rob and eat. After satisfying their appetites, Kong Youde, a Han Chinese, could you still ask them to vomit out? ?
As a result, Kong Youde calculated that these high-minded Jianqiu would not give up, so he had already mobilized men and horses to ambush and caught the twenty-six Jianqiu who wanted to grab food.
Indeed, as they thought, Kong Youde did not dare to kill them. If the original approach was followed, Kong Youde would probably let them go, because after all, he would stay with Jianlu for the rest of his life. But at this time, he already had a way out, and he couldn't kill him yet, but he gave each of them twenty blows with a military stick and executed them in public, making them cry for father and mother.
After the beating, they were released. He also made it clear that if he dared to commit the crime again, he would be punished twice as much. In other words, if you catch him next time, it will be 40 military sticks, and the next time, it will be 80 military sticks, until you are beaten to death!
Regarding this situation, the Jianlu in Tieling no longer dared to fight openly with Kong Youde, but they jointly filed a complaint to Shengjing, saying that Kong Youde had different intentions towards the Qing Dynasty and showed signs of betraying the Qing Dynasty.
After hearing about this situation, Kong Yongan and Kong Youde were very worried when they were alone together. They felt that offending these captives this time would be detrimental to serious matters.
In response, Kong Youde smiled lightly and said: "The Governor has asked me to take care of the people of the Ming Dynasty as much as possible. If the food and grass supplies are divided by them, and the food and grass supplies are not enough, how many people of the Ming Dynasty will there be? Will you starve to death?”
When Kong Yongan heard this, he knew that this was indeed the truth. Those captives are all greedy. If they give it this time, they will come back to ask for it next time. They will not stop until they have done all the harm to these grain and grass supplies. but……
Seeing the sorrow on his face, Kong Youde comforted him and said with a smile: "Actually, this is an opportunity to make trouble in a big way. As long as I enforce the law impartially, the future of the Qing Dynasty will be much better than the appetites and appetites of these captives." Ergon will never make a wrong choice, he will support me. Taking this opportunity to kill these Jianlu will make things more convenient in the future!"
Kong Yong'an couldn't help but be doubtful after hearing this.
In fact, Kong Youde's guess was correct. After Dorgon saw Jianlu's complaint, he was shocked at first. But before he had time to react, Kong Youde's memorial was also sent, explaining the whole situation, saying that in order to ensure that the Qing Dynasty would have enough food harvest in the future, he had offended the Manchu people in Tieling, and asked the regent to punish him!
After understanding the cause and effect, Dorgon not only breathed a sigh of relief, but also praised Kong Youde. From this incident, he could see that Kong Youde was really serious about opening up wasteland and farming. He was so loyal to the Qing Dynasty and did not hesitate to offend the Manchu people. This was really rare.
From this, he also thought that the Han officials he had summoned before were all timid, afraid of this and that. He asked them to think of ways to deal with those lazy Mongols, but none of them dared to offer suggestions. If only these Han officials had the courage of Kong Youde, that would be great!
With this in mind, Dorgon issued an edict to greatly commend Kong Youde, praising him as a pillar of the Qing Dynasty and a role model for all Han officials. He issued an edict that if Kong Youde could really do a good job in clearing wasteland and farming, he would solve the food problem of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty will definitely not treat this matter badly. From now on, this prince who is respectful to the king will be hereditary.
As soon as this decree came out, there was an uproar: The king with a different surname is hereditary and will not be replaced!
Not only Fan Wencheng and others were very jealous, but even those who built the tribe were also very jealous. It is said that Kong Youde was lucky enough to seize such a good opportunity.
All kinds of jealous people started making small moves, looking for connections, wanting to replace Kong Youde, or to cause trouble for Kong Youde, and they gathered in Chongzheng Hall.
However, Dorgon and several other princes are the heads of the family and know best what the lifeblood of the Qing Dynasty is now. Kong Youde's performance on this matter also impressed them. Therefore, on this matter, their attitudes were rarely consistent and did not waver from their previous attitudes.
Kong Youde also expressed his gratitude for this, and wrote a memorial to express his loyalty, saying that despite all the difficulties and dangers, he, Kong Youde, must do this well.
The implication, in fact, is that if anyone dares to embarrass him on this matter and drag him back, then he will fight tooth and nail!
After such a fuss, Kong Youde found that his work became much easier.
He was relieved, but Dorgon was beginning to have a headache because of the sequelae of this incident!
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