In the 22nd year of Chongzhen (July 1649), the Northern Expedition launched by the Ming army against the Manchu Qing Dynasty ended successfully. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Qing Dynasty was destroyed, and the Ming army stopped the pursuit after occupying Jilin.

On the one hand, the battle line was too long, and even with the help of steam warships, the logistics of the Ming army had reached the limit.

On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty's previous expeditions out of the customs, almost all ended in failure, the famous Tumubao incident, but also made the Ming army have an instinctive fear of going out to conquer outside the fortress, the rise of the Later Jin, is also because of the Ming army has been pursuing the passive defensive policy related.

In addition, after more than 20 years of war in the Central Plains, the country has been riddled with holes, although the Ming army has many generals, but the Ming army, which lacks cavalry, is really not sure to attack the outside of the fortress.

The Ming army stopped the attack, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not have a good time, and all the large towns outside the pass were basically occupied by the Ming army, and the various banner tribes led by Dolgon could only continue to migrate north, and finally stayed near Ningguta Duoyanwei (now Qiqihar) to recuperate.

After this change, the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty had a population of less than 400,000 (most of the old people were abandoned during the migration, leaving only the young, women and children), and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which occupied thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the past, was beaten back to its original shape in just five years.

Not only that, Dolgon, the "uncle regent" who was prominent in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was physically and mentally exhausted due to the long-distance march from Juyong Pass, and accidentally "fell from his horse" and died on the way to Duoyanwei.

No matter how bizarre Dorgon's death was, his death hastened the division of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the current situation, Shunzhi, who was only eleven years old, had no ability to control it.

Some ministers are ready to appoint Azig as the new regent, and some even want to go one step closer and abolish the throne of Shunzhi and "elect another virtuous monarch".

At this time, Shunzhi's biological mother, Borzigit Bumubutai (Empress Xiaozhuang), took the initiative to stand up and contact the two yellow flags, the two blue flags, and some of the remaining Mongolian Eight Banners, resolutely opposed the establishment of another regent, and supported Xiaozhuang, and implemented the curtain to listen to the government.

During the Huang Taiji period, Mongolian women almost monopolized the harem, and only the Horqin Beile Zhaisang family had three married to Huang Taiji.

And Xiaozhuang also came to Shengjing from the Mongolian steppe, and gave birth to a boy and three girls to Huang Taiji (son Fulin, who is now Emperor Shunzhi), and was named Concubine Zhuang of Yongfu Palace.

In this time of crisis, Xiaozhuang was able to gain the support of the Manchus and Mongols, not only because of her Mongol status, but also because of her political skills, which were not much worse than Azig.

March of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642): The Qing army captured Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor was overjoyed, Hong Chengchou was a very influential feudal member of the Ming Dynasty, and his subjugation was of great significance for winning the hearts of Han intellectuals and dismantling the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Immediately, Huang Taiji ordered Hong to be escorted to Shengjing, and sent Hanchen Fan Wencheng and others to persuade him in turn, Hong Chengchou "extended his neck and inherited the knife, and always did not give in", for which Huang Taiji was quite hesitant and unpleasant.

At that time, Xiaozhuang saw this situation, so he recommended himself and went to persuade in person.

She pretended to be a woman, hid a pot of ginseng juice on her body, came to Hong Chengchou's residence, said gently, "use the pot to bear his lips", poured ginseng juice into Hong Chengchou one by one, moved it with affection, and reasoned with reason, and finally persuaded Hong Chengchou to join the Qing army after several days of "hard work".

Hong Chengchou's "beauty plan" is from the hands of this queen of filial piety, which shows the superb strategy of her.

Now, regardless of whether the old trick is repeated or not, Xiaozhuang has indeed done it, not only keeping the throne of Shunzhi, but also becoming a person who leans towards the government and the opposition.

However, Xiaozhuang's move completely annoyed Azig, a Manchurian general led by Duoduo, after all, the only generals who can fight well now are Azig's faction, if it weren't for the fear that the Ming Dynasty would profit from it, the two sides would be able to fight immediately.

In order to avoid excessive consumption of the strength of the clansmen, Azig finally contacted the two white flags, the two red flags, and some Han Eight Banners, about 150,000 people, and rushed to the Hulunbuir grassland headed by Shunzhi and Xiaozhuang, and left them to fend for themselves.

At this point, the Manchus were effectively divided into two factions...........

When the Manchu Qing Dynasty fell into the cloud of defeat, Nanjing, the power center of the Ming Dynasty, was celebrating with the whole country.

Li Zicheng was destroyed, the Manchus were crippled, and the Central Plains seemed to be free from the threat of war.

For this reason, Zhu Youzhen even issued a decree to grant amnesty to the world, stipulating that all crimes should be pardoned regardless of the severity of their crimes, including capital crimes.

At the same time, Zhu Youzhen, who has always been slamming the door, actually held a banquet in the palace, inviting a number of ministers, and even businessmen and celebrities in Nanjing, planning to celebrate for three days and three nights.

"It's more lively than the New Year." Li Hongfei took a boat up the river, looking at the fireworks in Nanjing, a jubilant scene, and couldn't help but sigh.

It is no wonder that what the common people are looking forward to is an early end to the war and a return to a stable life.

"At this time, I'm afraid it's the time when Nanjing's urban defense force is the weakest." Zheng Chenggong never forgot the "Qingjun side".

He accompanied Li Hongfei to Nanjing this time in order to resign from the post of commander-in-chief of the Third Army.

Because Zheng Zhilong clearly told Zheng Chenggong: If Li Hongfei does not move, Zhu Youzhen's authority will no longer be shaken, and if the Zheng family wants to obtain the greatest benefits, they must either take refuge in Li Hongfei or stand on Zhu Youzhen's side.

"I said before, the general trend is the trend, you look at these ordinary people, who would want to start a war again?" Li Hongfei asked rhetorically.

Zhu Youzhen was "kidnapped" by the scholar class in the past, and many things could not be decided by his own will alone, but now it is different from the past, Li Zicheng broke through Beijing, killed a large number of officials, and the Qing army entered the customs and demoted a large number of officials.

The diehards and conservatives in the north are almost exhausted, especially the leader of the Donglin Party, Lu Daqi, died of illness, and basically no one in the DPRK and China can compete with Zhu Youzhen, so Zhu Youzhen's focus now begins to turn to win the hearts of the people.

Whether it is an amnesty to the world or a celebration of the whole country, Zhu Youzhen is sending a signal to the people that the war is over and good days are about to come.

In such a situation, who would dare to start a war lightly?

"Hey! Now, we can only take one step at a time. Zheng Chenggong was not very interested.

It is no wonder that in a department like the Ministry of National Defense, which rises and falls secretly, few feudal officials will be happy..........

In the Nanjing Imperial Palace, the celebration continued, and at this time, a little eunuch hurriedly entered the palace and whispered to Wang Chengen.

"Cheng'en, what's wrong?" Zhu Youzhen noticed the small movements of the two and asked.

"Qiqi Sheng, the master of the horse has returned to Nanjing, and he is accompanied by the surname of the country." Wang Chengen replied 1510.

"Take Li Meng back to the imperial study." Zhu Youzhen said.

After explaining, he chatted with the ministers present, and then found an excuse to leave first.

After a while, Li Hongfei, under the leadership of Wang Chengen, came to the imperial study.

"Dream back! After going out to play for so long, you are finally willing to come back? By the way, what about Jiao'er (Zhu Yujiao)? Why didn't I see her come over to say hello to my father? As soon as Zhu Youzhen came up, he began to do homely work.

"Your Majesty, the people are very lively now, it is rare to see it in recent years, and Weichen doesn't want the princess to miss it. Besides, the saint was in a hurry to summon him, presumably not to talk about family life. Li Hongfei didn't want to beat around the bush and planned to go straight to the point.

He believed that Zhu Youzhen was more anxious than him at this time.

"You, you! Forget it, let's talk about it, why did Zheng Chenggong come to Nanjing, could it be that the Northern Expedition has just ended, and you can't bear it? Zhu Youzhen said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"What a great injustice! Zheng Chenggong came to Nanjing this time to join the Ministry of National Defense, but he took the initiative to delegate power, cooperate with the military reform of the Ministry of National Defense, and ask the Holy Lord to investigate. Li Hongfei hurriedly explained.

"Humph! That's why you dare to talk to me like that! What is in his heart, don't think that I don't know. However, Nian has made a contribution to his recovery of Taiwan, as long as he can join the Ministry of National Defense, I will not move him. "Zhu Youzhen doesn't have a good airway.

Although Zhu Youzhen said this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his mood, compared with Li Hongfei and Qi Hongying, the Zheng family has been operating in Fujian for a longer time and has deeper qualifications, if the Zheng family takes the lead in making trouble, the next military reform is really difficult to implement.

"That's the emperor's sage, otherwise Weichen wouldn't dare to speak out." Li Hongfei took advantage of the situation.

"Well, you don't necessarily think so. Or is there anything you have gained from this southern tour? Do you dare to join this cabinet? Zhu Youzhen went straight to the point.

Unexpectedly, the Northern Expedition ended, Li Hongfei also returned, the original agreement between the two can be regarded as entering the next stage, Li Hongfei needs to enter the cabinet, and grasp the right to speak in the cabinet, and do some practical things, Zhu Youzhen can believe in the other party's ability to govern the country and completely delegate power to it.

"The harvest is really there, although since the implementation of the reform in the country, all parts of the country are actively carrying out reforms, and at the same time have achieved great success, but the hidden dangers are not small, especially the land annexation situation, but it is becoming more and more serious." Li Hongfei said.

Land annexation refers to the increasing concentration of land in the hands of a small number of big landlords and big bureaucrats, while the peasants are increasingly losing their land, or even having no land at all.

Land annexation was an incurable disease of the centralization of power in feudal society, and the big landlords used all kinds of despicable means in order to own more land, especially in disaster years, when the landlords took advantage of the land to let the peasants who owned the land sell their land and real estate and become tenant farmers.

When land annexation is serious, two contradictions come to the fore. The first is the contradiction between the peasants and the landlords, and the second is the contradiction between the feudal state and the landlords.

The development of these contradictions will have two results: first, the feudal government will adopt measures to restrain annexation, so that the phenomenon of annexation will be alleviated to a certain extent, and second, it will directly lead to the outbreak of the peasant war.

Li Zicheng's peasant army was a product of land annexation caused by natural disasters.

"How so? Didn't it be stipulated before, but every household with more than 100 acres of cultivated land should be subject to additional farming tax? Could it be that these people would rather be punished than give up their land? Zhu Youzhen said angrily.

Can he not be angry? If the land merger is not resolved, his Zhu family will once again face the danger of subversion, even if the Tartars are driven away, internal contradictions will always be Zhu Youzhen's henchmen.

"Hey! Now these landlords are very good, and I don't know who came up with the idea for them, and they actually turned good farmland into industrial land. You should also know that the price of this industrial land is lower than that of farmland, and there is no area limit, and it only takes a stroke of the local yamen to change the nature of the land deed, which is simply impossible to prevent! Li Hongfei smiled bitterly.

Who said that the ancient people didn't understand the law, it's just that they were too lazy to play, and they really took advantage of the loopholes in the law, which is even more powerful than modern people.

At least the modern laws are relatively sound and the information is developed, and the local governments have some scruples.

But the ancient people were different, they didn't have so many scruples at all, the so-called mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the officials and businessmen collude, which is unaware, if it weren't for Li Hongfei's southern tour, it would be really difficult to find out what was greasy.

In fact, the conversion of cultivated land into industrial land cannot withstand a thorough investigation, and as long as Zhu Youzhen can make up his mind to investigate to the end, this matter will always be resolved.

The most important thing is the lack of an industrial land system, because no one knows how much land you need to build factories, and some wealthy landlords, after finding that the cultivated land cannot be annexed, instead buy relatively cheap industrial land.

As soon as these people buy hundreds or thousands of acres, they neither build factories for production nor use them for other purposes, so they put them there, especially the land near government-run enterprises, which is basically contracted by local landlords.

Just wait for the price of land to rise in the future, and then sell it to businessmen who want to invest in building factories and houses.

The typical technique of flipping land in later generations is more slippery than Li Hongfei, a traverser.

Although this method did not harm the interests of the peasants, it seriously restricted the development of industry and commerce, and the investment costs of the merchants increased, and in the end it was the consumers and the workers who suffered in the end.

If economic growth is slow and prices remain high, it will not be a contradiction between the peasant class and the landlord class, but a contradiction between the working class and the bourgeoisie.

What is a worker?

They themselves are proletarians, and at the same time they have not only technology, but also a certain level of education, and these people really want to make trouble, even more terrible than the peasants.

"So what do you think is going to be done?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

After Li Hongfei's explanation, Zhu Youzhen also realized the seriousness of the problem.

It is easy to change the concept and tamper with arable land into industrial land, as long as you take a heavy hand and eliminate a few guys who collude with officials and businessmen, everything can get back on track.

But the annexation of industrial land, Zhu Youzhen really can't stop it.

Don't look at the vast land of the Ming Dynasty, but in addition to arable land, it is basically mountainous and primeval jungle, and there is not much real industrial land (land not suitable for growing crops).

Moreover, this industrial land is no more than cultivated land, and there is no way to restrict it, and it is impossible to explicitly stipulate that those landlords who buy land must immediately build factories and start construction.

In accordance with the reform policy, people are purchasing land reasonably and legally, and it is difficult for the government to restrain them.

"There is a way, but it needs the imperial court to come forward, and at the same time, it also needs the assistance of the military." Li Hongfei replied.

Li Hongfei didn't say the specific method, he just wanted to see if Zhu Youzhen had the courage.

Zhu Youzhen thought for a long time, and finally understood, pointed at Li Hongfei and said, "You are taking the opportunity to blackmail me!" Well, you will officially join the cabinet in three days, and continue to serve as the chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense, specifically in charge of reform! ”

Zhu Youzhen thought that Li Hongfei was in power, so he asked him to concurrently hold an important position in the military department while joining the cabinet, which happened to meet the conditions put forward by Li Hongfei before.

In this regard, Li Hongfei did not deny it, but thanked him for retiring..........