A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 845 Enterprising
After the establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty, large-scale construction projects were carried out in Shenyang, and the imperial palace was built.

With the Chongzheng Hall as the central axis, it has always been the place where the Qing monarchs and ministers deal with government affairs. This was the case with Huang Taiji before, and it is the same with Dorgon now.

It was mid-February in the 17th year of Chongzhen, and the Gregorian calendar of later generations is also mid-March. It belongs to early spring, when the ice and snow begin to melt and everything grows. However, it is still cold in this land of Liaodong, and sometimes heavy snow falls.

Chongzheng Hall is equipped with a series of buildings such as Feilong Pavilion and Xiangfeng Pavilion. At this time, the atmosphere in the hall is solemn, and many ministers from the Eight Banners Manchuria, Eight Banners Mongolia, and Eight Banners Han Army gathered together. In order to show their importance to the Koreans and Japanese, the Eight Banners Korea , the Eight Banners Japan and many Gushan frontal realities are also listed in the hall.

Their braided hair and clothes have all changed, becoming the same as those of the Manchurians.

This was the policy that Huang Taiji strongly advocated during his time, "braided hair and clothes are all in the Manchu style, and those who disobey the order will be cut off." , otherwise it is not obeying the law of the country, and will never be forgiven lightly when found out.

Dorgon inherited all these policies.

Huang Taiji also ordered the establishment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and six ministries, each of which was managed by Baylor alone. Under it were officials such as Chengzheng, Shenzheng, and Qi Xinlang. Manchu, Mongolian, and Han were used together.

The "study room" was renamed Wenguan, and the Confucian officials of the Manchu and Han Dynasties were divided into two groups, who took turns to be in charge of translating classics and recording the political affairs of the dynasty.In particular, Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng and others are the think tanks, and they have some functions of the Ming cabinet and the Hanlin Academy.

At this time, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, Belejierhalang was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, Cheerge and Suohai were in charge, Doerji was in charge of Mongolia, and Gao Hongzhong and Meng Qiaofang were in charge of Han.Neizhong Gao Hongzhong is also the supervisor of the "Barbarian City", a major spy industry, and is responsible for the elaboration of foreign intelligence.

The importance of Manzi City to the Qing Dynasty is self-evident. At the beginning, Li Yongfang was the leader. After Li Yongfang died of illness, his son-in-law Wu Changchun took over.Wu Changchun was arrested by Dongchang, Ling Chi was executed and replaced by Bao Chengxian, but Bao Chengxian was captured by Wang Dou's intelligence department and cut to death.

The person in charge of Manzi City is Gao Hongzhong, Chengzheng of the Ministry of Punishment. At this time, he is holding a piece of information and reading something in rhythmic rhythm.

"It has been confirmed that Li Zicheng, a rogue, became king in Jinan on the first day of February. He founded the country Dashun, and his reign name was Yongchang. There are six governments in his country, a prime minister, and each has a minister. The country is complete. In terms of military system, he is divided into middle and left , right, front, and rear five battalions, with one chief and deputy generals each, and five presidential battalions. Each battalion has one general who controls each battalion. In the battalion, there are General Zuo Guoyi and General Right Mighty, who are in charge of the battalion... ..."

"More than 40 generals of the Shun Kingdom have been identified, Liu Zongmin, Liu Fangliang, Liu Xiyao, Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo, Li Yan, Dang Shousu, Xin Sizhong, Gu Kecheng..."

"Some people's military occupations, hobbies and temperaments are as follows, Liu Zongmin..."

The important officials of the Qing Dynasty in the hall listened quietly. They had no doubts about the capabilities of Manzi City. Their intelligence collection even included the names, numbers of soldiers, and weapons of the guards at each pass in the Ming Dynasty.

They turned into merchants, monks, beggars, and craftsmen, and they penetrated every corner. Even many officials of the Ming Dynasty were their secret agents, so it was not surprising that they collected such detailed information about Shunguo.

Only those Eight Banners North Korea and Eight Banners Japan who newly joined the Qing Dynasty looked at each other in awe. They did not expect that the Qing Dynasty's intelligence capabilities were so powerful, which also increased their confidence in this country to a certain extent.

Of course, Gao Hongzhong spoke Chinese, not to mention that many Han officials half understood the "golden language" of the Qing Dynasty at that time, and the newly joined Koreans, even the Japanese knew nothing at all, so the Qing Dynasty proposed to speak more Chinese.

At this time, Han culture was prevalent in East Asia, and speaking and writing Chinese was not a problem for the upper class figures in various countries.

"... Manzi City has confirmed that Shun Kingdom will raise troops on the first day of March to take the capital of Ming Kingdom directly!"

There was a vibration in the hall, and after a long time, Ji Erhalang, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, said: "Our country has surrounded the capital of the Ming Dynasty for several times, but they could not conquer it immediately, but Li Zicheng planned to break it in one fell swoop. It seems that this person's wisdom and courage must be greater than ordinary people. He It is not a small ambition to unify the army in person. Will he take advantage of the victorious elite to spy on our Liaodong? Our Qing Dynasty must investigate."

In the Qing Dynasty, he had always been known for his calmness, courage and strategy. He said so, obviously this matter is not small.The more prudent and prudent Manchurian officials in the Qing Dynasty, such as Ying Erdai who was in charge of the household department, Ashan who was the former owner of the Zhenghuang Banner, and Baylor Daishan who still managed the Zhenghong Banner, Belle Abatai and others all agreed.

However, Bai Yintu, the original banner owner of the inlaid yellow flag, didn't take it seriously, and Duoduo snorted disdainfully, and said arrogantly: "I have entered the customs several times during the Qing Dynasty, and cutting down those Ming soldiers is like cutting melons and vegetables. Rogues, even if they are stronger than those Ming soldiers, how can they be compared with my Qing soldiers, and dare to spy on me in Liaodong?"

His words were approved by some Manchu and Mongolian ministers, and Bai Yintu laughed like thunder.

Like Duoduo, they all have disdain for the Han soldiers in the pass, except of course, Wang Dou.

Jierharang smiled and said nothing. After returning from victory in Japan, Doduo became more and more arrogant in the country. He didn't need to be the front line, he just expressed his worries and opinions.

"Don't take it lightly!"

Xuantong Emperor Dorgon, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, took a look at Dodo. He calmly stopped Dodo's rampant words, and said: "The rogues have been using troops for more than ten years. Although they can't compete with our army, Rejecting each other is not something that the Han soldiers of the past could despise."

He turned his gaze to Gao Hongzhong again: "Is there any soldiers in Manzi City that can be used by Ming Shun Kingdom? How many people will they dispatch to the northern expedition to Ming Kingdom?"

Everyone in the hall seemed concerned.

Gao Hongzhong respectfully said: "Return to the emperor, Manzi City has found out that the army and horses of the Shun State army are divided into two types: the outer battalion and the inner battalion. The inner battalion, that is, the old battalion soldiers and horses, has about [-] horses. People have two or three horses, and they are also the core soldiers of the Shun Kingdom."

"There are also about 30 foreign battalions, ranging from horse to horse. It is difficult for Shunguo himself to find out. Most of them were made in the original Ming country or surrendered to the Ming army. But after Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting, he defeated Guide again. To overcome Xuzhou and attack Shandong, they had to surrender to the generals of the Ming Dynasty Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Qiu Lei and others. There were also Daming Mansion, Shunde Mansion and other places who surrendered troops, and the current strength is estimated to have reached 60.”

He said: "Shunguo seems to want to take down the capital of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop. They have continuously mobilized powerful troops. Even the troops originally stationed in Henan and Huguang have also been transferred to Shandong, leaving only some local guards. They came out in full force and went north. The number of soldiers and horses is estimated to be 50."

Everyone in the hall took a breath at the same time.

……

Duoduo's face changed, and then he said disdainfully: "There are only 50 elites, and the rest are [-] million people, all of whom are native chickens and dog ears. Back then, our Qing soldiers entered the customs several times, and they were all vulnerable."

However, the hall was still silent, and even Bai Yintu showed a cautious look in his eyes.

At this time, Fan Wencheng, a bachelor of the Academy of Secretaries, came out, and he solemnly said: "My life and death in the Qing Dynasty are imminent, and I ask you to enter the Central Plains immediately!"

(End of this chapter)