On May 25, the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Shenyang City.

In Huang Taiji's palace, the soldiers of Ge Bush's Xianchao Battalion lined up along the palace gate to the front of the Ten Kings Hall. On the Ten Kings Pavilion, the princes, county kings, Baylors, and Beizi were arranged according to their respective flags, but they also seemed to be full of people, and they were very lively. Dozens of nobles, senior generals, and officials in the Qing army gathered together, and the nobles talked and laughed loudly, and the generals discussed this year's harvest, whether the military horses could be fattened, and whether the minions would be able to cultivate well. The Han officials of the three inner courts tried to be more reserved, and their speech and demeanor were quite elegant.

Looking at the scorching sun outside the window, entering May, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and time flies so fast.

Seeing that the summer harvest is about to begin, Liaodong can finally survive this year's spring famine. This year's harvest of grain and rice, together with the grain transported from all over the country, can make the soldiers and civilians of the Eight Banners live more comfortably in winter. However, Huang Taiji has his own ideas. He did not intend to feed his army and the people and his minions with this food. You can use other people's grain to feed your own soldiers and horses, and this is called relying on food for the enemy, which is the purpose of Huang Taiji's meeting today.

The regime established by Jiannu in Liaodong, whether it was the original Heavenly Mandate Khan Nurhachi, or the later Tiancong Khan and Chongde Emperor Huang Taiji, was first of all a group with a strong military color. In order to ensure the survival of this group, it is necessary to constantly fight outward, and obtain enough money and materials to maintain the operation of the group through one victory after another.

In order to maintain such a strong military force, the Qing State formed a large number of heavy infantry and cavalry, which other nomads and fishing and hunting peoples did not have. Compared with the Ming army, the Korean army, and the Mongolian soldiers. The military superiority of the Qing army was obvious, and the number of elites of the main force, the vigor of morale, and the strength of combat effectiveness all discouraged them.

However, to equip and maintain such a large army, it is necessary to have a considerable industrial base.

Even if it's a handicraft.

As early as the Nurhachi period, there were blacksmith shops outside Shengjing City that stretched for more than ten miles, and fireworks were endless day and night, and a large number of workshops and craftsmen gathered in the west of the city. Weapons built specifically for the military. Due to the strict management of the Qing Dynasty's weapons building. They kill heads at every turn, so the weapons and armor they produce are quite sophisticated.

At this time, the smoke and dust outside Shengjing City covered the sky and the sun, and the sound of Ding Dang continued, and countless craftsmen were busy like groups of workers under the supervision of the Qing soldiers. Handling materials. Craft weapons. There are countless workshops of all sizes gathered here. It seems that there is no edge in sight, and most of them are blacksmith shops. Thousands of yellow-skinned, ragged craftsmen were nervously busy in front of the fire. Knives and guns are made. Shooting birds, casting cannons, etc., no one dares not to be serious.

Compared with the Ming army's military manufacturing industry, which was deductible and corrupt, the Qing army's supervision and management of the quality of weapons production was very strict. On every cannon and every knife and gun, there are relevant personnel titles, one is to show merit, and the other is to be held accountable. This trick is not new, it has been used since the beginning of the Qin state, and any regime with barbaric and vigorous vitality will use it. If the victory is won because of the excellent weapons and firearms, the Qing side will not hesitate to reward, and excellent craftsmen can be given official positions, especially for the bronze casters.

Those who do not want to be officials will be rewarded with two taels of grain and silver every month, five stones and three buckets of rice per quarter, and will also be given houses and acres of land, and even more rewarded to generations of golden fire worship Tang'a.

When Tiancong was four years old, due to the triumphant return of Houjin, he was rewarded with a special edict for the iron official Fan Jucannon. In the fifth year of Tiancong, Wang Tianxiang, a cannon maker, was promoted from a slave to worship him Rabul Hafan, and in March of the seventh year of Tiancong, he was promoted to reserve the emperor with the merit of creating and casting.

It is precisely because of the careful work of these craftsmen that the weapons produced by the Qing Kingdom can be excellent.

To what extent did the Qing military's industry develop?

In the Ming Dynasty, there is a reputation of "good at casting Hongyi cannons", the former deputy assistant of the Beijing camp Rongzheng, the standard general and deputy general Ding Qiming of Liu Zhilun, the right attendant of the military department, after being captured and surrendered, as the supervisor was responsible for the production of the Qing Dynasty's Hongyi cannon and bird gun, in the Tiancong year, he was responsible for supervising the production of a series of 'Tianyou Cheering General' Hongyi cannons, commanding craftsmen Jin Shixiang, Wang Tianxiang, etc., successfully cast a batch of cannons, which was appreciated by Huang Taiji.

With a large team of workers, strong technical and technical strength, a strict quality inspection and supervision system, and sufficient input of raw materials regardless of labor costs, the military equipment of the Qing army exceeded the number of armed forces in the left and near, and it became one of the most well-equipped armies in Asia and even the whole world at that time.

But Wong Tai-kit faced the same crisis as any regime that disregarded the laws of the economy and forced the development of industry, especially heavy industry, at a time when the agricultural base was insufficient to provide sufficient food and meat for a large number of industrial workers.

Although he has not read Mr. Ma's book, nor can he understand political economy, and it is still speculation whether he has read the book "Guanzi", he understands the truth of economic operation.

Although after his accession to the throne, he adopted a series of measures to improve the status of the Han people, alleviate the contradictions between the Manchurians and the Han people in Liaodong, and adjusted the original system of slaughtering Han rebels and making slaves of those who submitted to the Han people, stipulating the number of slaves that officials and nobles at all levels should enjoy, and the rest of the people were organized into private households and cultivated in Liaodong.

In order to weaken the power and prestige of the major Baylors and nobles, Huang Taiji also withdrew from the divorce system, stipulating that all nobles who committed major crimes such as rebellion and disobedience were allowed to restore their freedom after being denounced.

Although these measures have played a positive role in restoring agricultural production and alleviating contradictions, imagine how a regime with hundreds of thousands of troops, craftsmen, officials, nobles, etc., who are not engaged in agricultural production, and is in a cold region, and the peasants lack metal tools and fertilizers, how can they provide enough food for these people? Otherwise, there would not be a price record for a stone of millet mixed with sand that could be sold for eight taels of silver in Liaodong.

Therefore, when they could not guarantee enough food for their troops, craftsmen, officials, and dependents, they could only look outside.

One of the external sources is trade, which is purchased in the realm of Daming through the eight merchants of Shanxi, and the other source is to enter the customs and grab it yourself!

Know the way. Even if it is trade, the hard currency such as gold and silver paid is also looted through entering the customs!

Since the beginning of spring, some Shanxi merchants have purchased large quantities of grain from the far south and central China through the connections of Fujian sailors, and there are dozens of ships. Although it is still a drop in the bucket to get rid of the predicament of spring famine, it is crucial to alleviate people's hearts. However, Shanxi businessmen can pay on credit, but these guys under the banner of Fujian sailors want real money to pay and deliver the goods with one hand.

If you want to have grain, cloth, or even artillery, knives, guns, armor, and good iron in the storehouse, you have to exchange it for something yellow and white, but. Those things were also looted from the gates.

To have these things. If you have those grain, cloth, and silk, there is only one way, go into the customs and grab it!

Today, I convene this meeting. It is to discuss the matter of Guan Faming.

Of course. This is said to be a high-sounding banner. Translated, it is to enter the customs and rob it! Grab money, grab food, grab people, grab supplies! Otherwise, the Qing regime, which was entrenched outside the Guanguan, would have an even greater crisis due to poor financial operation and lack of materials, and it must be alleviated before the crisis appeared!

However, the princes and ministers who participated in this court meeting may not be able to fully understand Huang Taiji's thoughts. Just chatting with each other next to their respective pavilions, climbing friendships, inquiring about each other's Zhuangzi productions, showing off the pendants on their bodies, fire sickles, flints, small steel knives for eating meat, and pure steel wine jugs inlaid with broken gems, all of which have become symbols of their respective identities.

And most of these are purchased from the Longsheng shops on the middle street at extremely low prices, at least in the eyes of the lords and princes, they are good and cheap.

"The emperor has arrived!"

"Slaves, see the emperor!"

In the presence of the princes, the county king, the banner lord of the Baylor minister, under the umbrella of the yellow dragon, Huang Taiji was dressed in a dragon robe, and under the protection of several close ministers, he advocated the ascension to the palace.

Looking at the prince, the county king, the banner master, and Baylor who were kneeling down at his feet, Huang Taiji's black face showed a smile.

"Everyone, please."

With the grace of Huang Taiji, everyone got up from the ground under the leadership of Prince Dai Shan, Prince Heshuoli, stood according to the shift, and followed their respective banner owners to their seats.

At today's court meeting, Huang Taiji did not intend to make the atmosphere too formal, and passed down the word early, inviting the princes and ministers to eat meat.

Several huge wooden plates were set up from the back of the hall by the attendants, and they were filled with large pieces of pork boiled in plain water, and they smelled fishy.

This smell couldn't help but make Fan Wencheng, Bao Chengxian, Ning Wan and others of the Third Inner Academy frown slightly, although these people have been officials in the Qing Dynasty for a long time, they are still a little unacceptable to this kind of vulgar diet of the Manchurians. Every time this feast of meat was a kind of torture for them. Especially the weather at the end of May, which is so hot and unbearable, but you have to eat such greasy white meat. How can you not make them feel hard to swallow?

Today, however, the situation seems to be much better.

Behind the guards, dozens of palace maids came out with small wooden plates one after another, and placed the wooden plates on the small wooden tables of the adults. There are several delicate small pots in the wooden plate, and from the taste, Fan Wencheng and others knew as soon as they smelled it, "Salt, soy sauce, garlic juice, chili, and all kinds of spices from the South China Sea." The smell lifted everyone's spirits, and they thought that this meal was not so unpalatable.

As soon as a few bottles of soju were drunk, a few pieces of meat were put into the stomach, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm.

Several Zhang Jing, who were in the yellow flag, took the lead, and there were constantly ministers who went out to thank Huang Taiji and say some words of deep grace. Huang Taiji also smiled a little.

"Ministers, feast and drink today, I have something to announce."

Seeing that the heat was almost up, Huang Taiji threw out his own motion.

"When the summer grain harvest is completed and the autumn horse is fattened, my Eight Banners army can go to the Guannei."

As soon as these words came out, the younger Azig, Duoduo, Hauge and others all screamed with joy, knocked on the table, and jumped out one after another to ask for the front to enter the customs and cut Ming.

In their opinion, entering the customs is just the most comfortable and leisurely hunt, and the prey is the children, silk, food, and property in those cities and castles.

And Dolgon, the prince of Shangshurui of the Ministry of Rites, even said: "The emperor is mighty, and the Ming people are already frightened, and tens of thousands of soldiers dare not fight." If our army marches westward and captures the Ming Jingshi, the emperor can achieve a generation of hegemony and create an immortal feat that Emperor Gao does not have. ”

Dolgon's words made the princes and ministers of the Eight Banners present couldn't help but be moved, especially Prince Haoge, the owner of the Blue Banner, who was ready to move. It's not so annoying to look at this fourteenth uncle. The Ming army is so weak, although they can't capture the entire Ming country now, but taking the Bijing division and capturing the children of its people will give the Ming country an extremely heavy blow, and it will be easier to capture the population and wealth in the future.

Huang Taiji, who was sitting on the throne, looked at this group of young people who invited the main battle with a smile, especially the expression on Dolgon's face was even more encouraging, and he slowly shook his head: "The Ming country is not exhausted, and it is not time yet." ”

He said: "Judge it by Mingguo. He is like a big tree. The roots are deep and the leaves are thick, and if you cut down a big tree in Beijing, cut it from both sides first, then the tree will be a servant. ”

There was a thoughtful look in his eyes: "I have thought repeatedly. After the future of our country is established. GI in one fell swoop. If Bi Mingzhi abandons Yanjing and rises, what will he chase? Or attack the capital without chasing, or attack it. What about encircling and guarding? ”

"If the Lord wants to ask for peace, what is his promise? Refused? If I don't allow it, and he persecutes him to make peace, how should he deal with it? If God blesses and takes Yanjing, what should its people do? Our country's Baylor and others are all greedy, what should be forbidden? ”

"All kinds of laws, I haven't thought about it yet, and I can't do it yet!"

Huang Taiji's words made the ministers around him even more admired, and even called the saint far-sighted, which is really eloquent. Dolgon is even more unspending, and he can't stop praising that this kind of high-level strategy is something he could never have imagined, and the emperor is worthy of being a smart and wise master, and ideas are not something that the minions can speculate.

Hongwen Academy University Shi Ning Wan I even shouted and Huang Taiji echoed and said: "The emperor Shengming, the ministers look at today's trend, and the Ming country has deep roots. In ancient times, a generation of monarchs and ministers must have a generation of production. For today's plan, the saint can only take the sages of the past dynasties as a model, study the sage classics, reform the canons, and gradually adapt to the Chinese system. When you get the barbarian land, you won't be in a hurry. ”

This Ning Wan is the core figure of the think tank in Huang Taiji's pocket, and I have made suggestions more than once, and I have won the respect of Huang Taiji. This time, he advocated sending troops to attack Ming to relieve the pressure on the treasury, and this person has made a lot of achievements.

After listening to Ning's words, Huang Taiji said solemnly: "What Master Ning said is very true, since I ascended the throne, I have established the official system and distinguished the color. The six ministries and the second court of the strict edict use the 'Ming Huidian' as the basis for the rules and regulations to handle China's government affairs. I had thought about the strategy of attacking the Ming Dynasty, conquering Korea in the east, and connecting Mongolia and Tibet in the west, in order to encircle the Ming Kingdom for half a moon, but this was greatly insufficient. As the president of the Hongwen Academy, I worked with Gao Hongzhong, Bao Chengxian, and Fan Wencheng Zhuqing to translate and compile the classics of the Ming Dynasty's 'Hongwu Sermon' and improve our country's strategy of cutting down the Ming Dynasty. ”

Ning finished my grateful, and gave a deep salute: "The minister bowed and did his best, and then died." ”

"Your Majesty, the minions are a little stupid, and they are afraid of the anger of the public, but they dare not say it."

Prince Daishan, who had already become a fire and water with his son Yue Tuo and Shuotuo, slowly put down the knife in his hand, wiped the greasy corners of his mouth with a brocade handkerchief, and knelt down to Huang Taiji when he left the class.

"Your Majesty, when I entered the customs the year before last, although I had a lot of gains, my Eight Banners soldiers also suffered a lot of losses. The slave of the Red Banner Manchuria alone has lost a warrior of Jiala, and the Mongolian flag of the Red Banner has also lost a Jiala, if it is counted together with those clothed slaves, the loss of the last entry into the customs is the most war without soldiers and horses since Emperor Gao raised his army. With such a loss, the minions were worried that the vitality of the soldiers of the Eight Banners had not recovered, and they were afraid that they would suffer greater losses if they ventured into the army. ”

"There are fine works from the Southern Dynasty, saying that since the first year of the Chongde War, all the departments of the Ming army have reorganized the army, trained soldiers to build swords and guns, and the minions are worried that the tragedy of the Battle of Hexi will be repeated. And most of the rogues in the Southern Dynasties were appeased, and the Ming officers and soldiers were abundant, and they entered the customs at this time, lest they encounter the heavy troops of the Ming army. If it is delayed until next year, when there are changes in the Ming Kingdom, and the officers and soldiers are difficult to care about each other, my Eight Banners Iron Cavalry will break through the wall in one fell swoop, or plunder Xuanda, or ravage Jifu, and the momentum of soldiers and horses galloping back and forth is all up to me. ”

Dai Shan is worthy of being the oldest guy in Liaodong's anti-thieves, and what he said is extremely appropriate. On the one hand, he showed the initial losses, and on the other hand, he pointed out the situation of the Ming army now, and finally set up a step for Huang Taiji, let's not go this year, go next year. Anyway, the grain in the warehouse is enough to eat for a while, and soon the wheat in Liaodong will be harvested.

"Prince Li's words, although they are seeking the country for Lao Cheng, they are too heavy."

Without waiting for Huang Taiji to speak, Dolgon guessed his inner thoughts from the slightly changing muscles on Huang Taiji's black face, and immediately went out to refute it.

Although the Ming army claimed to be the whole army and the army, it was just using this reason to wantonly embezzle from top to bottom and steal and sell weapons, grain and grass. If Prince Li doesn't believe it, he might as well find someone to ask, where did the Shanxi merchants get the various weapons that my Eight Banners have recently been equipped with? It's nothing more than the towns of the Guanning Army and the Xuanda Army! What about such an army, which is clothed in several layers of iron armor and has the sharpest swords and guns in its hands? ”

"Besides, if the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom quells the Liukou Rebellion, frees up his hands to deal with my Qing Dynasty with all his might, and uses the soldiers, horses, money, and food of the Ming Kingdom, my Eight Banners soldiers will fight bravely and will not be able to catch it!"

Here, Dolgon retorted to Prince Li's Daishan, and the three of Azig, Duoduo, and Haug on the side, although they usually look at each other unpleasantly, but at this time, they stood together surprisingly unanimously to help Dolgon.

However, Dai Shan's two sons, Yue Tuo and Shuotuo, only used a knife to cut meat and eat meat, as if this dispute had nothing to do with him. (To be continued......)

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