Weakening the local government and strengthening the power of the central government is the pursuit of any central government.

After the Qing court lost Nanjing, it suffered defeats one after another, and got lice, so naturally it had no effort to deal with Jiang Xiang and these warlords, but with the gradual recovery of the north and the victory of conquering Mobei in the past two years, the strength of the Qing court was restored, and Dolgon had the intention of weakening the Han warlords.

Like Jiang Xiang, a Han general with heavy troops has always been a thorn in Dorgon's side, so he is ready to use this southern expedition to weaken Jiang Xiang's strength and control northern Jin step by step.

Jiang Xiang's strength is not small, and in the entire northern Jin region, at least 50,000 horses can be pulled, so Dolgon did not dare to force it too quickly, but adopted the strategy of boiling frogs in warm water.

This time, he first transferred tens of thousands of people, and then levied him some grain and grass, and slowly weakened, and when Jiang Xiang reacted, he no longer had the strength to compete with the imperial court, so he could only obediently be a dog.

Dolgon is also learning from Wang Yan in the south, and that guy is taking advantage of the war to transfer Tang Lu's army to the front line little by little, slowly digesting it, and finally solving it once and for all.

Shanxi, among the many northern provinces, is relatively well preserved, especially in the northern Shanxi region, Jiang Xiangshun came to Shun, Qing came to surrender, to a certain extent, to avoid the northern Shanxi into the war, to protect the people's livelihood and economy from being destroyed.

After the Manchus lost Jiangnan, they urgently needed to find a new money bag, and there were many Jin merchants in Shanxi, who had gathered a lot of wealth through trade with the Mongolian tribes outside the Guan, which was a good source of taxation, so Dolgon was eager to further control Shanxi and strengthen the centralization of power.

In recent years, the Qing court has penetrated Shanxi, and in addition to the northern Jin Dynasty, the central and southern Jin Dynasty have been under the control of the Qing court, and even Xuanda has many people from the Qing court.

The Qing court did not pay attention to construction before, and after losing Jiangnan, it began to prohibit land enclosure and restore production in the north, but if you want to recover, you must have investment, and the Qing court can only increase the tax burden in Shanxi in order to restore Hebei and Shandong, which has damaged the interests of the Shanxi Jin gentry.

This time the southern expedition army needed a large amount of food, so Dolgon ordered to collect grain from Shanxi again, especially Xuanda's grain.

Taking the opportunity to transfer Jiang Xiang's army is to weaken his military strength, increase the levy, exhaust the people of Shanxi, and weaken the financial resources of northern Jin, the military and financial resources are weakened, and the Qing court will naturally be able to control Jiang Xiang and northern Jin.

Ning Wan I was under the Red Banner of the Han Army, and he took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty very early, and he had a share of the credit for the establishment of the Qing court official system.

The Jurchen changed from a backward tribe to a country, not out of thin air, it needs to establish a set of systems to replace the original tribal rules, and how the country should operate, this is not out of thin air, it is the constant suggestion of people like Ning Wan and me, the establishment of the official system, the identification of colors, the strategy of cutting and clearing, the examination of officials, a handful of and a handful of urine professors, so that the Manchu Qing gradually played with this system.

Ning Wan I was originally a Beijing official in Beijing, and in order to strengthen the control of the place, Dolgon sent him, an old horse who knew the way, to patrol Shanxi and control the land of the Three Jin Dynasty for the Qing court.

The areas controlled by the Qing court, Henan, Shandong, and Huaibei belonged to the front line, and heavy troops were stationed, and if they did not ask the Qing court for money, they would be Amitabha, and Beizhili would provide for Beijing, leaving Shanxi to squeeze.

This time, Dolgon asked Shanxi to provide food and wages for the southern invasion, and the prefectures and counties in the middle and south of Jin have basically completed the collection, leaving the northern Jin Dynasty.

Hundreds of thousands of horses and horses are fighting in the south, Ning Wan I feel a great responsibility, he saw that Datong's food and salary have not yet been competitive, Jiang Xiang's men and horses have not yet gone south, so he hurriedly ran to Datong to urge food, and prepared to persuade Jiang Xiang to send people and horses south to help the war.

Everyone in the hall listened to Ning Wan's words, their faces sank, and Geng Liao, the prefect of Datong who was sitting at the head of the left, saw that the atmosphere was silent, turned his little eyes to look left and right, and then stood up and said: "What Futai ordered is that the other state capitals have completed the tasks assigned by the imperial court, and our Datong Mansion cannot be left behind, and we must be loyal to the imperial court." ”

He is a person who was installed in Datong by the Qing court, and he usually doesn't dare to speak, but now that I have arrived in Datong, he has gained some courage, so he naturally wants to warm up the scene for the governor and echo a few words.

The following officials sent to Datong by the Qing court also immediately raised their voices, saying that they would complete the tasks assigned by the imperial court.

Jiang Xiang listened to them singing and harmonizing, his face was already cold, Dolgon not only had to collect grain in Datong, but also transferred his men and horses, I was afraid that once the people and horses left Datong, they would not want to come back, and he would be at the disposal of the Qing court.

"Geng Zhifu is the parent official of Datong, and the loyal court can't come blindly, the taxes of the court are already heavy, and now they have to levy an additional year, how can the people of Datong celebrate the New Year, stir up the people's revolt, how to explain to the court? The loyal court also has to think about the people of Datong, and can't ignore the life and death of the people! Jiang Xiang sat with his eyes slightly closed, and said leisurely.

Ning Wan knew that Jiang Xiang was the emperor of the northern Jin Dynasty, but now that the Qing Dynasty had just defeated the Southern Ming Dynasty in Xuzhou and conquered Moxi, it was the best time to use the sharp spirit of the imperial court after the victory to solve Jiang Xiang.

After listening to Jiang Xiang's words, Ning Wan's face immediately sank, and he said unhappily: "What does Jiang Zongbing mean, is he threatening Benfu?" The state capitals of Jinnan and Jinzhong can complete the orders of the imperial court, but can't the Datong Mansion complete it? ”

After all, Ning Wan and I am the governor of Shanxi, an official of the first rank, and a Beijing official appointed by the Qing court, Jiang Xiang did not dare to confront him at this time, because the Qing court has indeed become stronger now.

Ning Wan saw Jiang Xiang with a low face and didn't reply, and snorted coldly, "General Jiang is a military general, don't meddle in the matter of collecting food and salary, let Geng Governor handle it." ”

"The subordinate commands! Guarantee that all the grain will be collected. Geng Liao immediately came out to receive the order, he was originally a little afraid of Jiang Xiang, but now that he has the support of the governor, he has become bolder, and he feels that Ning Wei and I come to Datong is a signal, the court may want to suppress Jiang Xiang and seize his power.

Although he was appointed by the Qing court, but when he arrived in Datong, he was basically a puppet, Jiang Xiang grasped the military and political affairs, and did not discuss anything with him, and now the court finally wanted to govern Jiang Xiang, he was immediately happy in his heart, received the order, and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xiang proudly, and then retreated and sat down.

Ning Wei I felt that the strength of the Qing court had recovered, the Jin Kingdom in the west had declined, and the Southern Ming in the south was falling into the civil strife of the Three Kings, it was an excellent time for the Qing Dynasty to work hard, and he felt that he could suppress Jiang Xiang with the majesty of the central government, so he didn't give Jiang Xiang any face.

Ning finished my sentence, which is equivalent to seizing Jiang Xiang's administrative power, and the Qing court obviously wants to move him.

Jiang Xiang's face can drip water, but he is not good at attacking, Nanming fell into civil strife, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is victorious or defeated, he doesn't know at all, if he wins, it's okay to say, he can contact the King of Chu to support him, if he loses, he has to reconnect with the Ming Dynasty, and he doesn't know if the Ming Dynasty can support him.

Seeing that Jiang Xiang was silent, Ning Wan thought that the other party was afraid of his official authority, so he looked at him and continued: "The matter of collecting food and salary has been handed over to the Geng Prefect's Mansion, and the matter of Jiang Zongbing's dispatch of troops and horses to the south should also be paid attention to, Benfu will give you five days, and you will first transfer 20,000 people to Nanyang to help in the war." Before the soldiers and horses went south, Benfu stayed in Datong and urged you to complete the tasks of the imperial court! ”

After speaking, I got up and left the lobby.

Geng Lian and the others in the hall also left with smiles on their faces, and only Jiang Xiang and many generals continued to sit with cold faces.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and Jiang Youguang got up to break the silence, "Third brother, what should I do?" Is it really a transfer of troops to the south? ”

Jiang Xiang was suddenly furious, waved his hand violently, and swept the teacup in his hand to the ground, the teacup shattered when it touched the ground, and made a crisp sound, "Ning Pifu, deceive me too much!" ”

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