After Emperor Chongzhen announced his decree, these people fell into silence.
This matter is related to where they will live for the rest of their lives. It is a major decision in their lives. It is reasonable that they did not answer immediately.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen then turned to order Hong Chengchou and asked him for specific arrangements for assistance.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has thought about it. These reduced soldiers have high combat effectiveness. Wei Chen is going to be incorporated into the Guan Ning Army." Hong Chengchou had already considered it and immediately replied, "In the past few years, Wei Chen has devoted himself to arriving at Shanhaiguan. In the land reclamation and farming in Ningyuan, without the harassment of Jianlu, the harvest is not bad, and it is not a problem to support 20,000 surrendered soldiers."
In the past, every autumn harvest season, Jianlu would come to grab food. At that time, the Ming army was not strong enough and could only defend the city. Therefore, if the Jianlu came, they would have to watch helplessly as the Jianlu harvested all the wheat fields outside the city. Later, when harvesting was carried out early, the yield was much less. But even so, Jianlu will come in advance, so that all the food and wages for Guan Ning's army must be transported from within the pass.
However, since the rise of Emperor Chongzhen and his continuous victories against Jianlu, Jianlu had no time to come to Guanning again, especially to go deep into the front line of Ningyuan Shanhaiguan to grab grain. When Sun Chuanting was the governor of Jiliao, he took the grain fields back from the generals. The military households knew that they were planting for themselves, and their enthusiasm was increased. In addition, Hong Chengchou can win people's hearts. Not to mention, the food harvest from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan was more than expected.
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel pleased after hearing this. Especially in this era of food shortage, it is even more gratifying to have an unexpected surprise in food production.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen issued another decree to follow Hong Chengchou's arrangements. In addition, he also told Hong Chengchou that Guan Ning's army could go forward to clear out the remnants of Jianqiu, and finally join Lu Xiangsheng in Haizhou to attack Anshan Yubao. The subsequent build-up caused enough pressure.
As for Wu Sangui's troops, Emperor Chongzhen asked him to stay in the Guan Ning Army and be temporarily commanded by Hong Chengchou. After all, he did not believe that the Guan Ning Army lacked enough elites to take charge.
After finishing these tasks, Emperor Chongzhen cordially expressed his condolences to Kong Youde, and personally pardoned him for his previous sins of rebelling against Lai and surrendering to build captives. He praised his contribution this time, and after excusing his merits, he named him the deputy general of Jinzhou of the Guanning Army. Elite soldiers were recruited from the lowered troops to train new subordinates, and were directly commanded by Hong Chengchou.
Kong Youde's family members will accompany him to the capital to live there, and Emperor Chongzhen will reward him with a mansion. In addition, Kong Tingxun has reached the age of studying, and he will also be allowed to enter the palace as the prince's companion.
Kong Youde was originally just a general in the Dongjiang Army. Now that he was promoted and his son could become the prince's companion, he was still a little worried. He finally let go and immediately told the emperor that he would serve to the death and kill all the prisoners.
It has to be said that if it were any other emperor, he would definitely be on guard against leaving elites outside, especially when dealing with generals like Kong Youde who had a history of rebellion. However, Emperor Chongzhen did not continue to entrust him with important responsibilities. This is very different from most emperors.
Emperor Chongzhen actually understood this very well. Because he has the eavesdropping system in hand, he is not afraid that the powerful generals outside will have different intentions. There is no need to take precautions against generals like the emperors of the Song Dynasty. It is simply to tie their hands and feet with ropes before letting them fight the enemy. It is more strict than guarding against thieves!
Since the Ming Dynasty, especially after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the rise of civil servants has a lot to do with this factor.
However, Emperor Chongzhen was not afraid. If this is the case, then why expand the territory? The original territory is already large enough. Only when we have enough food and support can we go to grab colonies from the West. We are so far away, what should we do if we rebel?
This worry may also be related to the fact that ancient Chinese emperors were not keen on expanding their territories. Because China itself is so big, it has reached the ultimate level of control under today's traffic conditions. If it expands further, as long as the imperial court is not strong enough, it will be easy to lose the remote territories. One of the best examples is the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty.
Emperor Chongzhen is different from all other emperors. He has an eavesdropping system in hand, he also knows the future historical trends, and knows that globalization is the way out for the future. In addition, there is also a very important point, that is, Emperor Chongzhen has used enough battle examples to prove that he, Emperor Chongzhen, leads the army in battles and is invincible and invincible. The prestige thus established has invisibly intimidated all generals and made them They dare not have any different intentions.
If Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty knew this, he would be very envious. He has no soldiers, no power, no ability, so he can only be used as a dagger to control the princes and become a mere decoration. If he were replaced by Emperor Chongzhen, Cao Cao would only be a capable minister in governing the world.
Emperor Chongzhen stayed in Jinzhou for two days. During this period, he even met with representatives of the people of Jinzhou and expressed condolences to them who were on the front line against the captives and were constantly harassed by the rebels. At the same time, just like the promise he made to the people in the northwest, he also made a promise to the people in Jinzhou. In the future, he will ensure that they will never suffer military disaster again. It won't take long, as long as enough food and supplies are raised, Emperor Chongzhen will personally conquer Liaodong again and completely put down the Jianlu Rebellion.
In addition, in front of these people, he explained to Hong Chengchou an important purpose of his visit. That is to abolish the military household system in Guan Ning's army. All men above the age of 18 but under the age of 45 must serve as soldiers, which is an all-military service system.
At this point, Emperor Chongzhen introduced the advance situation in the northwest and told them that since this was implemented, the northwest had no longer been harassed by the Mongolian Tatars. Now Guan Ning's army must do the same thing. At least before the Jianlu are completely eliminated, this system must be implemented in order to maximize Guan Ning's combat power.
As a literati, Hong Chengchou was a little resistant to this, because the emperor included scholars. Although there were not many scholars in Guan Ning, this trend was very bad. He felt that it would be necessary to implement it in other places later. There is a huge possibility.
However, as the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou welcomed this move. Because in this way, it would be equivalent to all his men being soldiers, then Guan Ning's combat power would be greatly strengthened, and he would no longer be a bystander in future wars against prisoners.
In addition, the most important point is that Emperor Chongzhen's prestige has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people due to his consecutive victories. Therefore, after Hong Chengchou hesitated for a while, he had no objection at all.
As a result, the national military service system was also implemented on the Guanning front line.
After finishing all this work, before Emperor Chongzhen prepared to return to the capital, the wishes of the people who were originally plundered from Liaodong were also tallied up and handed over to the emperor.
Among the more than 20,000 people, more than 10,000 chose to stay in Liaodong. The reason is also stated in this statistics. When most of them were plundered by the invaders, their entire hometown and even the surrounding castles were gone. And their aunts and uncles are often located dozens of miles away. Therefore, it can be said that they have no relatives in the pass.
Most of them don't have much grain land in the pass, so they are all tenant farmers. As long as the people of the Ming Dynasty have a desire for land, it goes without saying. Therefore, if they stay outside the customs, they can get double the rewards of grain fields and money, which is enough temptation for them.
In this regard, a statistical official once asked, saying that Liaodong was so barren that even double the grain fields would not be enough to reach those inside the customs. Why should we stay outside the customs despite being unable to think about it?
However, the common people did not agree with this. After experiencing the land reclamation and farming in the Liaohe Plain, they had realized that the reason why Liaodong was barren was because the Jianlu did not know how to serve them. They believe that as long as they work hard, the food harvest in Liaodong will never be less.
Emperor Chongzhen knew this best. In later generations, the Northeast was a big granary. The grain produced in several plains is the largest in the country. In this era, although due to climate, seeds, farming technology, etc., the output was not as high as that of later generations. But no matter what, in this era of horizontal comparison, as long as you work hard, I believe you will gain a lot.
In a word, Liaodong is actually a treasure land, with farmland, mines, and oil fields. It just lacks people who know these things and hard-working people to be their masters.
After understanding this, Emperor Chongzhen met their request, and then took the other people who still wanted to return to the pass to return to the capital.
When he set out, he quickly sent the statistics of the people into the pass, asked the local officials to find their relatives, told them the good news, and asked them to go to the capital to welcome their rescued relatives.
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On the Jianlu side, the situation was completely opposite to that of the Ming Dynasty. The defeat triggered a tense internal strife.
Hauge ran away immediately. He didn't even stop in Haizhou and went straight to Shengjing.
Yue Tuo, who came from behind, heard the news and followed the same example, crossing Haizhou without entering, and also went straight to Shengjing.
When Dorgon heard this, he roughly guessed Hauge's purpose. While he hurriedly asked Duduo to rush to Shengjing, he burned Haizhou, which he knew he couldn't defend, and arranged troops to garrison Anshan Posthouse. Once this place is lost, the Ming army will be able to march straight in and threaten Liaoyang and Shengjing.
For this reason, Dorgon also told the general Ying Erdai who stayed behind that the Ming army's firearms were powerful, but trenches could effectively reduce their power. Defensive measures must be taken, and in addition, he is asked to organize manpower to destroy all official roads leading to Liaoyang.
In this way, if the Ming army breaks through Anshan Posthouse, it will not be able to quickly advance to Liaoyang, which will give Shengjing more time to prepare.
After finishing all this, Dorgon led the army and hurried back to Shengjing.
While on the road, he had already received a lot of news. Knowing that Kong Youde had indeed defected to the Ming Dynasty a long time ago, Wu Sangui's three thousand cavalry not only rescued more than 20,000 Han slaves, but also burned all the food that could not be taken away.
With this small force, they threatened Shengjing and burned all Zhuangzi within a hundred miles. The Manchus, no matter who they were, were all gathered under the city of Shengjing and killed. My late father’s ashes were not only scattered, but also trampled on. Finally, before reinforcements arrived, he slipped away.
Hauge was the first to arrive in Shengjing and sent troops to surround the palace. Although he was stopped by Obai, he persuaded Obai that he was also the son of the late emperor and was not trying to seize the throne from his younger brother. He just asked the Queen Mother to remove Dorgon from his position as regent. The reason is simple. Under the leadership of Dorgon, the Qing Dynasty was almost finished.
Obai was moved and agreed with his statement. Among the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, the two most powerful Yellow Banners began to cooperate. However, Bumbutai did not relent yet.
After Yue Tuo rushed back to Shengjing, Obai immediately went to win over him. Judging from the news, Yue Tuo seems to have agreed. Currently, they are confronting Dodo who has rushed back.
Each of these news made Dorgon very angry. He felt that he had a clear conscience and had really dedicated his whole life for the Qing Dynasty, but he didn't expect that he would be treated like this.
No matter what, he was certainly not willing to be deprived of power. In fact, he couldn't tolerate being led by someone like Hauge. Therefore, he led his troops back to Shengjing to seek justice for himself.
What Dorgon didn't know was that when the situation in Shengjing was tense and a civil strife was about to break out at any time, Daishan, who was seriously ill and unable to take charge of the affairs, seemed to have improved and immediately called Yue Tuo over.
Before Yue Tuo reached the bedroom, all the servants were kneeling and weeping. The old housekeeper who had watched Yue Tuo grow up hurriedly received Yue Tuo and said with tears in his eyes: "Young Master, I forced the shaman to eat secret food for him." The medicine has returned to its glory now. It’s too late to go, I’m afraid… I’m afraid…”
To be honest, when I heard that Dai Shan wanted to see him, Yue Tuo actually didn't want to come. Although they were father and son, they didn't agree with each other and had nothing to say. At this time, if you call him over, you know with your toes that there will definitely be nothing good to say.
However, when Yue Tuo heard that Dai Shan's order had not been long ago, he immediately, for some reason, quickened his pace and hurried over.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard Daishan's intermittent angry voice: "Still... not here yet? Hurry up... hurry up, otherwise... otherwise this king will die... and will not die in peace..."
"No need to rush, I have arrived!" After hearing this, Yue Tuo said with a gloomy face as he strode into the room.
He just happened to see a shaman waiting outside, staring at him with such sharp eyes that he was so scared that the shaman didn't even dare to raise his head.
When Yue Tuo's voice sounded, the room suddenly became quiet, and then Dai Shan's voice sounded with a hint of surprise: "Hurry... help me get up quickly!"
The maid opened the curtain and bowed aside. Yue Tuo stepped inside, and at first sight, he saw Daishan who had just been helped up and leaning on the bed. At just this glance, he was stunned.
This meant that he hadn't seen him for more than a month, and he could hardly recognize his biological father.
