Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 528 Man Qing's Future

In the imagination of the nobles of the Eight Banners for many years, leaving the Guanzhong and returning to the outside of the Guanzhong is nothing more than returning to the first year of Shunzhi, and the Qing is still strong and the Ming is weak.

This also confirms the importance of private land in Liaodong.

However, as the helm of the entire Qing Dynasty, Dorgon realized at this time that it was far from being as simple as imagined.

Just the reversal of the situation in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the morale problems affected, and internal problems caused Dorgon a headache.

Because most of the Eight Banners disciples have no enthusiasm for entering the customs at all.

After they hit the iron wall, they were afraid of bleeding again, afraid of going south, and only wanted to live in Liaodong in the north.

Therefore, once this wind blows, it can no longer be restrained, and it spreads. From this, the Zhuhe faction was initially formed in the entire Manchu court.

This group of people is headed by Prince Heshuoli Daishan, Prince Zheng Jierhalang, and some Eight Banners nobles who suffered heavy losses in the south.

The peace faction believes that our side has suffered heavy losses and is recuperating. For the time being, we will turn our goal from south to north, regain the Saurons and other barbarians, and suppress the unstable Khalkha Mongolia.

And echoing them, there are some Han officials in Liaodong. They constantly advocate that the Manchus are in the north and the Han people are in the south, and they demand that the north and the south should be divided according to what happened in the Liao and Song Dynasties.

That is, the establishment of the Northern Dynasty, the Qing and Ming fraternal alliance.

And at a deeper level, there are two yellow flags centered on Emperor Shunzhi, collectively known as the royalists.

In the war going south, the two yellow flags did not gain any benefits, and the losses were not large. Dorgon's power rose sharply when the war was won, and the Qing's power was reduced when the war was lost.

So the royalists believed that the war should be suspended for the time being, and the emperor would just go to war when he grew up.

On the contrary, it is the main combat faction.

They have complex origins, including the disobedient faction like Haug, and the Dorgon faction like Azig, Luck Dehun, and Nikan.

As for civil servants, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Hong Chengchou, Gang Lin, Qi Chongge, Feng Quan, Chen Mingxia, etc. all believed that the only way to achieve long-term stability is to replace peace with war.

In fact, behind them is the support of the regent Dorgon.

War has always been an extension of politics.

And war is the key to Dorgon's transfer of internal conflicts and thus mastering power.

"The Regent, the Regent?"

Tang Ruowang at the side saw him distracted, so he couldn't help calling out a few times.

In the strict Qing Dynasty, he is the only missionary who is so presumptuous!
"Continue talking!" Dorgon said in a deep voice.

"Besides gunpowder, there is not enough copper to make a cannon."

Tang Ruowang said helplessly.

"Gunpowder, copper, I see."

Dorgon's face was serious, he took one last look at the artillery, and turned to leave.

After withdrawing to the outside of the pass, Dorgon no longer lived in the palace as unscrupulously as in the pass, using the emperor's study to handle government affairs, but returned to his own palace to work.

As a result, the princes and ministers ran around the Regent's Palace even more diligently than the palace.

"Let Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng come to see me."

Closing his eyes and resting his mind, thinking about the future path of the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon only felt confused.

Before entering the customs, he had been thinking about how to enter the customs and how to take down Daming, so he was very careful to bribe Wu Sangui and win over the literati.

Now there is no strategy for the time being, and relying on beating some of the Jurchens to save face and enrich the army is not a long-term solution.

As for the relationship between Qing and Ming, it will also be the top priority in the future.

A moment later, Hong Chengchou hurried over with a solemn expression, bowed his bow, and was seated.

After a while, Fan Wencheng also rushed over. When he saw Hong Chengchou who arrived first, he smiled in his heart and saluted generously.

"The two gentlemen are invited to come today, mainly because I have some doubts in my heart, as if the sun has not risen in the morning, I just feel that there is fog all around me, and I don't know where to go."

After returning to the customs, Dorgon conducted a deep introspection, and finally realized that there was a problem with his strategy.

Just like the Jin Dynasty at the beginning, if it was too easy to get, it would appear arrogant and indulgent, thinking that by destroying the Hongguang court in Nanjing, it would be able to win the world.

Enclosure, shaving hair and making clothes easier, are all products of contempt.

Without enough troops, the vast south lost control, and then was forced to march south, being dragged down step by step.

Marching aimlessly is the root cause of failure.

He also began to pay attention to the opinions of literati just like his elder brother Huang Taiji.

Fan Wencheng was amazed by Dorgon's modesty, while Hong Chengchou was overjoyed, he had to bear to hide for many years, and finally he was able to show his talents.

"Regent, although Liaodong is bitter and cold, the land is fertile and rich in products. Taizu and Taizong laid the foundation for this, so running Liaodong is naturally the way to consolidate the foundation and cultivate the source."

Fan Wencheng looked at the eager Hong Chengchou, smiled, and motioned him to speak first.

Hong Chengchou glanced at him gratefully, and then calmly analyzed:

"The advantage of our army lies in cavalry, shooting and artillery, but the hypocrites followed suit and even surpassed them. This is also the reason why our army was defeated in Huai'an."

"That's right!" Dorgon's face turned dark and purple, and he sighed: "Kong Youde and others were made kings because they brought craftsmen and artillery. There are many talents in the Han Dynasty, but Chongzhen can't use them." , now meeting someone who can use it will be extremely detrimental to my Qing Dynasty."

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was stunned, Chongzhen had a lot of trust in him.

"Now Monk Tang Ruowang is making cannons and fire chargers. I have a little understanding of the bastion in the Qing Dynasty, and its advantages have gradually become equal."

"However, Liaodong is vast, and the Monan grassland is obedient to Mongolia, and the cavalry is criss-crossed. This is our advantage, and it is also a disadvantage of hypocrisy."

However, there are a lot of horse farms in the south, and it will catch up in a few years...

Hong Chengchou added in his heart, but he couldn't say it, because it would hurt the confidence of the regent.

Sure enough, Dorgon's expression eased a little, and his body slowly relaxed: "Then what should we do in the future?"

The meat show is here!

Hong Chengchou glanced at Fan Wencheng, who nodded with a smile, and said loudly: "The old minister thinks that if I, the Qing Dynasty, want to enter the customs, I have to do three things."

"Which three?"

Dorgon cooperated in a timely manner.

"First, strengthen the base and cultivate the source, manage the two prefectures of Fengtian and Jinzhou, and increase the use of grain, iron, armor, etc."

"Secondly, both kindness and power are promoted, and the registration and control of the Jurchen of the Mongolian tribes and northern Liaoning are carried out, so as to increase the household registration."

"Thirdly, control North Korea and use its human and material resources to strengthen itself."

"Is it North Korea? The terrain is rugged, the land is barren and there are few people. It only needs to be enshrined every year. Why should it be controlled?"

Fan Wencheng acted as a fan and asked in a timely manner.

Interest since Dorgon.

"I would like to inform the Regent that North Korea is small, but it has tens of thousands of people, and the area is three thousand miles away. In the past, the imperial court sent troops to Mongolia, and before the Ming Dynasty, naturally they were not interested in North Korea."

Hong Chengchou's breathing was throbbing, and the clothes on his back were already soaked in sweat, but he was extremely excited:

"But now, North Korea's heart is for the hypocrisy, and it is helping it to occupy Phi Island. Song Taizu once said, how can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch. North Korea is really a serious problem for my Qing Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)