The process of the surrender ceremony, the book friend whole ~ Li Ti ~ for Yang Tinglin to take on the role of the Ministry of Rites for the first time, of course, is to do his best, to show the majesty of the Tiger Ben Army as much as possible. From beginning to end, there are at least 12 important links in the design, all of which require the presence of all the guests.

However, in the eyes of discerning people, these cumbersome procedures are all going through the motions and are for people who don't know the details. What outsiders can see on the surface is an illusion that is not real. The truth of the matter is always known only to a few people who are chatting.

The whole ceremony lasted a total of three days. The vitality of Huang Taiji is indeed very tenacious. It is estimated that he is still worried about changing his hexagram, so he endured his last breath and hoped to complete his perfect performance. There are as many as six occasions that Zhang Zhun needs to attend. His cooperation with Huang Taiji was relatively successful and attracted the attention of countless people.

Three days later, Huang Taiji was escorted to the mainland for an exhibition. Unfortunately, that night, he began to convulse constantly, and then quickly lost his breath. The death of the Great Khan of the Dajin Kingdom, if it were under normal circumstances, would inevitably be mourned by the whole country. But, here, he is like a beggar that no one notices, who dies and dies, and is never mentioned again.

Although Huang Taiji is dead, Dai Shan, Jierharang, Fan Cheng and others are still alive. They must also be escorted to the interior for *** and exhibitions. The Tiger Ben Army wants more people to see the tragic end of these slave chiefs. Compared with the dead Huang Taiji, it is difficult to say whether the living people will feel happy.

Leaving the affairs of the slave chieftains to the People's Committee to solve, Zhang Zhun's mind fell on the stability of Liaodong. If Liaodong wants to be stable, the conditions required are to migrate a large number of Han people to come here. Without a sufficient Han population, Liaodong could not maintain long-term stability.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a coercive method to move a large number of military households to Liaodong. Now, Zhang Zhun decided to take voluntary means to induce the Han people to come to Liaodong. The specific measures can be attributed to the following: First, the policy of comprehensively implementing the policy of capping 100 mu of land in eastern Liaodong is 50 mu more than that in the mainland.

Second, every Han family settled in Liaodong, with a population of more than three people and less than seven people, was subsidized with a ploughing cow. At that time, cattle were definitely in short supply. In the general population, the number of ploughing cattle is still very small, and most of the fields need to rely on manual ploughs. At the same time as a ploughing ox, it also comes with a curved plow.

Where did Zhang Zhun's ploughing cattle come from? Coming from the Mongolian steppes, of course. The number of Mongol cattle is still very large, even more than the number of war horses. Although the Mongol cattle were not suitable for direct farming, they were able to pull plows after a period of training. With the arrival of a large number of cattle and Song Yingxing's improved Quyuan plow, the productivity of Liaodong will be greatly improved.

The third is that every Han family that migrates to Liaodong will receive 10,000 contribution points, which is equivalent to ten taels of silver. If Zhang Zhun were to give ten taels of silver to each family, there would definitely not be so many taels of silver. However, it is much easier to put in contributions. Immigrants can use the contribution points to buy the supplies they need from departments related to the Tiger Army.

After sacrificing these three conditions, Zhang Zhun believed that there would definitely be a steady stream of Han people migrating to Liaodong from all over the world in the future. At the same time, the relevant departments of the Tiger Ben Army will also organize collective immigration in a planned way to enrich the number of Han people in Liaodong as much as possible. Zhang Zhun's initial plan was to increase the number of Han Chinese in Liaodong to more than one million.

In addition to maintaining the long-term stability of Liaodong, turning Liaodong into a logistics base for the Tiger Ben Army as soon as possible is also an important task. In terms of the richness of resources, Liaodong is more outstanding than Shandong, and the various resources needed for industrial development are quite balanced here.

With the continuous progress of history, battles, in addition to competing for population, are more important than competing for their own resources, and the degree to which they are used. A strong industrial country must have abundant resources of its own, or have a strong ability to obtain resources.

The construction of the Navy is the most obvious example. For a navy to be strong, it must have a large fleet. To have a large fleet, it is necessary to have a large amount of wood. Why is the Dutch Navy strong? It is because they control a large number of timber production areas, and they can also buy large quantities of high-quality timber from all over the world through maritime trade. With enough timber reserves, a steady stream of ships can be made.

If the Tiger Army wants to defeat the Dutch, it must not be inferior in terms of timber supply capacity. Without enough timber, the Tiger Army and Navy simply couldn't do it quickly. Therefore, the timber in the Liaodong region is urgently needed by the Huben Navy at present. In the coming decades, or even hundreds of years, the timber in the eastern Liaodong region will be the main foundation to support the construction of the Huben Navy's warships.

Zhang Zhun roughly estimated that the primeval forests of Changbai Mountain and Daxing'an Mountains would be enough to build 10,000 large warships as long as they were cut down. Therefore, the fifteen thousand ships of the Dutch were not actually the most terrible. If the Tiger Army is ruthless, it is not impossible to get 30,000 large ships.

It's like Britain in real history, in order to build a huge fleet, almost all the trees were cut down. In the United Kingdom, any tree suitable for shipbuilding is marked with a special mark, and no one is allowed to cut it down. However, this is not enough. Eventually, the British cut down all the way to colonies in North America and transported large quantities of timber back to their own country.

Without the trees of the North American colonies, the British fleet would not have been able to have so many large warships. In fact, after the Americans made a fuss about independence, the British fleet was indeed a little depressed for a while. Fortunately, the British Red Shirts occupied a large number of timber-producing areas around the world, which met the needs of the British Navy.

In addition to excavating the resources of Liaodong, it is also very important to change the general thinking of the Chinese people about Liaodong. Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, in general, is still too different from the original region. Liaodong and the original interior are not completely integrated. Psychologically, more people think that Liaodong is a wild place. Whether it is migrating to Liaodong or serving in Liaodong, it is a crime.

The imperial court of the Ming Kingdom, for Liaodong, the policy was also wavering. The reason why more important ministers attach importance to Liaodong is simply to regard it as an indispensable territory and an indispensable symbol of glory. Their main purpose in keeping this land is not for the interests of this land, but to maintain the dignity of the country. As for what benefits to obtain from this land, it has never been seriously considered.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty did not get any decent benefits from the Liaodong region. The timber and mineral resources of Liaodong are basically in a closed state and have not been opened. On the contrary, the Ming State invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources every year to maintain the stability of Liaodong and resist the attack of the Tartars. As a result, a considerable part of the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was consumed in Liaodong.

Zhang Zhun is different. Zhang Zhun is very realistic. He controlled Liaodong in his own hands, and he wanted to let Liaodong produce combat effectiveness as soon as possible. In addition to the continuous supply of timber, iron ore and coal resources, Zhang Zhun also wanted Liaodong to produce more war horses, more riders, and more warriors.

The setting up of Guangning Mansion, Liaoyang Mansion and Shenyang Mansion fully reflects Zhang Zhun's ambition. In Quang Ninh Province to the west, where resources are slightly lacking and arable land is relatively small, Zhang Zhun is ready to vigorously develop the war horse industry here, build a large number of pastures, and train a large number of riders.

This place is close to the Mongolian steppe, has a unique geographical advantage, and under the encouragement of the policy of the Tiger Army, there should be a large number of Mongols who have been sinicized, or a large number of mixed races. These people are an important source of cavalry for the Tiger Army.

Liaoyang Province to the south is an important agricultural production base. The terrain is flat and there are many rivers, which is suitable for large farms. With the efforts of Yang Tinglin, a considerable number of large-scale farms have been established here. The managers of the farm, imitating the lessons of Lingshanwei, have achieved good results.

As for Shenyang Prefecture in the north, it is preparing to attract a large number of foreign indigenous people to settle here. Shenyang Prefecture is a mixed area of dragons and snakes, and is a typical multi-ethnic mixed settlement. It is much safer to lure the indigenous people out of the deep mountains and forests and let them under the control of the tiger army than to let them stay in the deep mountains and old forests. What can be seen and touched is the most reliable. Zhang Zhun has never done anything about putting his head in the sand.

After Huang Taiji was taken away from Liaoyang by the People's Committee, Zhang Zhun began to immerse himself in new affairs. Because of the victory in the battle of Liaoyang and the surrender ceremony of Huang Taiji, in front of Zhang Zhun, there was a considerable backlog of good news. These good news, if they were sent separately, would have aroused Zhang Zhun's special attention. However, under the cover of Huang Taiji's surrender ceremony, they could only stand aside for the time being.

September is actually a very good month for the Tiger Army. The golden autumn of October is the harvest season. All walks of life are good news. In various places, there are a series of happy events. In addition to the unconditional surrender of the Tartars, the most eye-catching good news came from the Tiger Navy.

First, at the beginning of September, the fifth batch of sabertooth ships at the First Shipyard in Partridge Bay was launched, a total of eighteen ships. In early September, also at the first shipyard in Partridge Bay, the second batch of dragon god ships was launched, a total of twelve. Thirty warships, launched one after another, are indeed exciting.

However, this is not the biggest achievement, and even greater results are yet to come. At the end of September, the first fruits of labor at the 2nd shipyard, a total of fifty sabertooth ships, were launched to complete sea trials. Fifty saber-tooth ships were launched at once, and this is where the glory of the second shipyard lies. Fifty large docks, and the construction of fifty large ships at the same time, such a shipbuilding capacity has long surpassed the previous Nanjing Bao Shipyard.

With the addition of this group of new forces, the number of saber ships in the Tiger Ben Navy alone has exceeded one hundred and thirty. This is also the first time that the large warship of the Tiger Army Navy has broken through the threshold of 100 ships. What does this mean? It means that the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy has been upgraded by at least one grade.

More than 130 saber ships and 18 dragon god ships, such a combination is definitely the number one in the East Asian sea. If Zheng Zhilong knew this, he shouldn't have taken the initiative to trouble the Tiger Ben Navy. At the same time, the Tiger Army Navy, continuous dispatch of fleets, *** Japan's coastline, has also become possible.

Of course, compared to the fleet of the Dutch, there is still a big gap. Through decades of hard work, the Dutch have more than 10,000 large warships, which is indeed a very frightening number. However, as long as time is overlooked, it is entirely possible that the Tiger Army will catch up with the number of warships of the Dutch.

In addition to the launch of a large number of warships, in September, Li Yan's army also successfully conquered Kaifeng. The king of Zhou was exiled, and Yu Yinggui, the governor of Henan, and others were shot in a direct trial. After the recovery of Kaifeng, the control of Henan by the Tiger Ben Army was further strengthened. The original hinterland is already full of tiger army.

After a short rest in Kaifeng, Li Yan's army prepared to attack and advance along the routes of Xuzhou, Linying, Yuncheng, and Wuyang, sweeping away the imperial army all the way. In this way, the defenders in Nanyang and other places are more tragic.

If the Tiger Ben Army attacked Nanyang, it might directly threaten Xiangyang. Xiangyang is an important gateway to the original westward region, once Xiangyang is lost, it will be possible for the Tiger Ben army to enter Shu from here. Therefore, the imperial court immediately dispatched Sun Chuanting to personally guard Xiangyang.

However, with the current strength of the Huguang Army, will it be able to stop the attack of the Tiger Army? Hard. Sun Chuanting is indeed capable. However, it is difficult for a Qiao woman to cook without rice, and the current imperial court is already exhausted, and it is impossible to give Sun Chuanting more help. Therefore, Sun Chuanting's plan can only be a mirror flower and a water moon, which is impossible to realize.

In September, Zhang Zhun had another thing to be happy about, that is, Wang Shide successfully pulled his master, He Fengsheng, into the camp of the Tiger Army. He Fengsheng is still relatively famous in the Huguang area. His surrender greatly shook the Jiangnan area. This is very good for the conversion of other scholars.

In fact, with the defeat of the Tartars by the Tiger Army, the legitimacy of the Tiger Army began to be gradually recognized. After all, the original Ming court was really bad, and the impression it gave to the people was very bad. With its proud achievements, the Tiger Ben Army described a beautiful picture to the people.

"My lord, the plan to move the army westward has been completed."

Wang Junyu came in and handed Zhang Zhun a plan.

The Tiger Ben Army is going to move westward, and the target is, of course, the Forbidden City.

With the aftermath of the destruction of the Tartars, as long as the Tiger Ben Army approached the Beijing Division, it could basically complete the task of occupying the Beijing Division without fighting. With the strength of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, as well as the mentality of the high-level Ming State, it is estimated that they will never defend in the Beijing Division.

Sharpening the knife Huo Huo to the pigs and sheep, the Tiger Benjun is about to make a move on the Jingshi, I don't know how Emperor Chongzhen, as the owner of the Forbidden City, will react? Is he reluctant to move out of this home?

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Jingshi, Forbidden City, East Warm Pavilion.

In the Dongnuan Pavilion in the middle of the night, the lights inside are very bright, but the lights outside are dim. It's not that the palace doesn't have the ability to turn on this multi-lamp in order to save expenses, but the eunuchs and palace maids waiting outside the Dongnuan Pavilion are willing to stay in the dark and hide their figures, so as not to be accidentally targeted by Emperor Chongzhen, thus bringing unnecessary trouble to themselves.

With the continuous victories of the Tiger Ben army, the Tartars retreated step by step, especially the surrender of Huang Taiji, and Emperor Chongzhen's temper became very eccentric. He felt sorry for himself for a moment, not knowing what he was muttering. After a while, he sat there with a pale face, no matter what piece of music he had in his hand, he was in an unhappy mood, and with a wave of the red pen, it was a big word "kill".

Sometimes, even "kill, kill, kill" several types in a row, and the pen force penetrates the back of the paper. Wang Chengen, who came to take the concerto, couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. These big red killing words go down, but I am afraid that the place where the chapter is sent will set off a bloody storm again.

"Liaoyang ......"

"Jianyu ......"

"Huang Taiji ......"

Emperor Chongzhen reluctantly recalled these words, and his stomach was obscure. In the distant Liaoyang, Huang Taiji officially surrendered to Zhang Zhun, which was indeed very uncomfortable for Emperor Chongzhen. He felt that the eyes of everyone around him seemed to be laughing at him.

This glory should have belonged to him Emperor Chongzhen. He is the supreme lord of the Ming Kingdom. Jianyu is the enemy of the Ming Kingdom. The Ming Kingdom and Jianyu fought for almost twenty years and suffered countless losses. Chongzhen has every reason to believe that Jianyu's surrender should also be a surrender to him, the emperor, not to Zhang Zhun. However, all of this was snatched away by Zhang Zhun.

This definitely doesn't bode well for people with a lot of associative power. Huang Taiji surrendered to Zhang Zhun, indicating that he believed that Zhang Zhun was the supreme ruler and the most powerful person in the Ming Kingdom. Coupled with some of Zhang Zhun's previous words, even if he is an idiot, he knows that Zhang Zhun has the ambition to replace Chongzhen's wolf.

Damn Zhang Zhun!

Damn the Tiger Army!

Emperor Chongzhen quietly scolded in his heart.

If he had the ability, Chongzhen would definitely arrest Zhang Zhun and then order him to be executed. If Zhang Zhun dies in three days, he will have to hold the executioner accountable. However, Chongzhen didn't have this ability, so he had to endure it to the death.

Zhang Zhun accepted the surrender of Huang Taiji in Liaoyang, and Chongzhen was in the Forbidden City, but he repeatedly received frustrating recitals. First of all, there is news from Jiangnan, saying that the gentry in Jiangnan are already quite unreliable. It is highly likely that they will take refuge in the Tiger Army. Subsequently, there was even greater bad news, that is, Zhengzhou was lost.

Without the support of the southeastern half, the imperial court could not continue to maintain. With Shu's ability, at most, it is just to meet Shu's needs. The news from Jiangnan is indeed depressing. As for the fall of Zhengzhou, it is no longer frustration, but despair.

"Emperor, Yang Sichang is here."

Wang Chengen quietly appeared behind Chongzhen and said in a low voice.

"Yang Sichang, I ask you, what is going on with the horse thieves near Taiyuan?"

Emperor Chongzhen asked straight to the point, his face was quite dark.

A few days ago, the king of Jin sent someone to send a secret report, saying that near Taiyuan, horse thieves were rampant, looting property, hurting people's lives, and the local officials and soldiers did not work hard to clean up, which made the king of Jin feel deeply worried. For the sake of his own safety, the king of Jin had to ask Emperor Chongzhen to send troops to encircle and suppress.

Seeing this recital, Emperor Chongzhen's heart couldn't help but chuckle. King Jin's affairs, he didn't have the heart to pay attention to it. His relationship with King Jin has always been very poor. However, Taiyuan City, Chongzhen can't ignore it. Because, to retreat to Shu, Taiyuan is the only way. If there is a problem in Taiyuan, the people of Jingshi will not be able to leave even if they want to.

Yang Sichang said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army has infiltrated near Taiyuan." ”

As he spoke, he quietly watched Emperor Chongzhen's reaction. Because, those so-called horse thieves are indeed pretended to be. However, it was not the Tiger Ben Army who pretended to be horse thieves, but the officers and soldiers themselves.

Emperor Chongzhen hesitated, and the courtiers were very anxious. Their net worth and lives are all tied to Emperor Chongzhen, and it is really the emperor who is not in a hurry to be a eunuch. Emperor Chongzhen is like sitting on the Diaoyu Tai, not moving at all, but the ministers below are ants on a hot pot.

Now, the Tiger Ben Army is about to enter the customs in a big way, and Emperor Chongzhen still hasn't issued a final will, which really makes everyone's lips bubble. Since all the officials were in favor of migrating to Shu as soon as possible, some people offered a plan and sent people to pretend to be horse thieves and pretend to be tiger soldiers in an attempt to cut off Emperor Chongzhen's retreat. The person responsible for manipulating this good show is Yang Sichang himself.

"Tiger Army?"

Chongzhen's speech was a little suspicious and a little frightened.

Intuitively, he felt that the Tiger Ben Army would not do such a thing. However, the matter is important, and he is indeed worried about what will happen in Taiyuan. It seems that the Forbidden City is already in danger, and it will not be possible to leave.

Yang Sichang said: "The local governor, as well as the chief military officers, have confirmed that there are indeed a large number of horse thieves around Taiyuan. ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Yang Sichang.

He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't accurately say what was wrong for a while. A moment later, the danger of the arrival of the Tiger Ben Army made Emperor Chongzhen feel deeply stressed. If he is slow to act, he may become the second emperor in the history of the Ming Kingdom to be captured alive by the enemy. Such a result is absolutely unacceptable to Emperor Chongzhen.

After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen said slowly: "Spread the decree!" Evacuated from Beijing in the middle of the night