On the eighth day of the fourth month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army marched into Shanhaiguan, and Dolgon immediately ordered everyone in Shanhai City to make a haircut, Fan Zhiwan, Li Yutian, Tang Tong and others did not dare to commit suicide, nor did they dare to resist, so they had to obey the orders of the Qing State. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Dolgon was pleased, he also gave Tang Tong the title of king, and Fan Zhiwan and Li Yutian were the first literati members he harvested, and they were also crowned marquis and dukes, and they did not hesitate to give generous gifts.

The gentry and gentry in the city are also all haircuts, as well as the Ming army of each battalion, all of them have money rat tails.

Except for the Tang Tong Division, Dolgon ordered all these horse infantry to be subordinate to Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, and the same was true of the original Liu Zhaoji's department.

Liu Zhaoji died earlier, and Wu Sangui immediately led his family to exterminate Liu Zhaoji's personal guards in the city, and the rest had no heart to resist, so they were absorbed by Wu Sangui. At this time, the Qing army ordered them to get angry, and some people tried to resist, but they were quickly suppressed.

Dolgon also told all the villages, to take the mutilation and not to kill, to share the meaning of peace, and those who fled to the valley successively surrendered. On the same day, Dorgon ordered Dorgon to lead the army westward, while he remained at Shanhaiguan to deal with some affairs.

On the ninth day of the first month, Wu Sanfu, Yang Shen, Guo Yunlong and others of the Wu Sangui Department who stayed in Ningyuan, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong in the city, and Zhang Douren, the military preparation road, committed suicide. On the same day, Jinzhou's Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, Zu Dacheng and other ancestral officials and generals also made their heads.

Under Dolgon's strict order, they selected 20,000 soldiers and horses, and accompanied the soldiers and horses of the two red flags of the Qing State and the original two yellow flags of the Qing Dynasty, such as Dudu, Luoluohuan, Ashan, and Baiyintu outside the cities of Yizhou and Jinzhou, to Shanhaiguan, which belonged to Wu Sangui and marched west with the main force of the Qing army.

At the same time, the Qing army also stationed a number of soldiers and horses in various cities in western Liaoning, and it can be said that Dolgon actually annexed a large area of western Liaoxi without much effort.

Not only that, but dozens of Hongyi cannons of the former Qing Kingdom, which were captured during the Jinzhou War and placed in various cities in western Liaoning, were also folded to accompany the army.

When Dolgon saw these red cannons, he couldn't help but choke up: "My cannons, it's back." ”

He cried emotionally, and all the Qing generals next to him also burst into tears.

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On the eighth day of the first month, when Wu Sangui switched on, there was a rush horse galloping cold mouth at the Great Wall, and informed Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of Jibei Hou and Jizhen, who was still holding on to the Great Wall.

Although Yang Guozhu was not confused, he still chose elite soldiers to defend Lengkou, Xifengkou and other places, and only withdrew the soldiers and horses at Jielingkou.

Then he led his main force to resist the fortress of Qian'an, intending to block the entry of the Tartars from the east and north directions, and prevent the scourge from spreading.

At this time, some people urgently persuaded Yang Guozhu to leave immediately, from the west bank of the Luanshui River, to Xuanfu through Mantaoer and other places. Or hold on to the city, and don't fight! Otherwise, the Tartars are powerful, and if they fight in the field outside the city, they will be more than lucky!

The person who reminded Yang Guozhu was the agent of the Intelligence Department who persuaded Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen that day, and he was also the messenger who delivered Wang Dou's handwritten letter this time, containing the news of the prince.

After the letter was delivered, he also stayed with Yang Guozhu.

At this time, he was even more anxious to persuade Yang Guozhu, but the old general just sighed: "I am not afraid of death, I just want to die as I deserve." ”

He said: "I guard the border wall, and I only hope that the foreign captives will not step into a single step, and how can I sit back and watch the Hu Lu wreak havoc outside? ”

The agent of the intelligence department sighed in his heart, this result was the same as the one he persuaded Cao Wang and the others that day.

It's just that if it weren't for the loyalty in their hearts, how could they be so admirable?

He bowed deeply, turned away, and hurried out of the city.

Looking at the direction of the messenger's departure, Yang Guozhu's eyes were a little complicated, as the chief soldier of Jizhen, he had the responsibility to defend the land, he could not shrink in the city and not move, and sit back and watch the slaves and thieves burn and loot outside.

Moreover, there is a hidden worry in his heart, he can't see through Wang Dou, and he doesn't know what he wants to do.

He muttered in his heart, "If there is a day of choice, how shall I deal with myself?" ”

When Dashun persuaded him to surrender that day, Yang Guozhu did not object to Wu Sangui and others seeking wealth and nobility in the new dynasty, but he finally decided to be the lonely son of the Ming Dynasty. His Yang family ancestors, his father, his brother, his sons and nephews, all died for the Ming Dynasty, and he Yang Guozhu also had this heart, only for the Ming Dynasty.

So, if there is a choice in the future, what should he do?

However, he can rest assured, looking at the Ming Dynasty, the most kind to the people, except for Yongning Hou Wang Dou, there is no one else, and under his rule in the future, the people will not worry about not having a good life.

So, he has nothing to worry about.

However, he still recruited his subordinates and asked them what they meant, whether to leave or stay, and to respect everyone's choice.

His subordinates are also willing to advance and retreat with the commander, Yang Guozhu is relieved, but at the same time, he still explained: "If I have any accidents, you can stick to the city, or flee into Xuanfu Town, and the general will not treat you lightly."

On the ninth day of the first month, a Qing army appeared outside the city of Qian'an, and Yang Guozhu led the horsemen into battle and won a lot.

On the tenth day of the first month, the more Qing troops there were, Yang Guozhu fought according to the city, and he also made gains. Duoduo persuaded him to surrender, but Yang Guozhu refused. On the same day, the main force of the Qing army continued to enter from the Jieling Pass and from the Shanhai Pass, and the number of soldiers and horses increased by tens of thousands, and finally gathered outside the city of Qian'an.

On April 11, Dolgon appeared, and he personally sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender, and asked Wu Sangui, Fan Zhiwan and others to shout to persuade him to surrender, but Yang Guozhu refused with all righteousness and solemnity.

Dolgon also said that this time the Qing army marched westward, there was no ambition, only to avenge Erjun's father, and simply exterminated the thieves, Yang Guozhu did not surrender, but hoped that he could join forces to go west to Pingkou together, Yang Guozhu still refused.

At that time, Dolgon ordered an attack, Yang Guozhu fought according to the city, he saw that the Qing army on the opposite side was like a sea, the men and horses were like a tide, and the shouts that erupted were like a tsunami. He looked at the people around him, although there were more than 10,000 people, they were so small compared to the Tartar position opposite.

However, as far as the eye could see, the guns and flags stood like a dense forest, and the sergeants he saw were all resolute and did not have the slightest fear.

He pulled out his blade violently and roared: "All the soldiers, let the slaves and thieves know today that there are also loyal and heroic men in my Ming Dynasty, kill slaves!" ”

All the soldiers under his command roared with Yang Guozhu, they shouted hoarsely, their eyes were firm, they were not afraid, their mountains and seas of shouts rolled over the earth like spring thunder, flying on this majestic and vast land of Youyan.

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For the military and civilians of Xuanfu Shanxi, no one could have imagined the news of the fall of the Jingshi on the second day, and Wen Daxing, the intelligence minister of the Metropolitan Protectorate, wanted to take the blame and resign, but Wang Dou refused to allow it, and accused him of making meritorious service and redeeming himself.

The Ministry of Intelligence paid close attention to the situation in Beijing, and the thieves' pursuit of stolen goods and salaries naturally could not escape their eyes, so they carefully collected information and published it in the Xuanfu Times.

Like a thunderclap, what the thieves did in Beijing was immediately spread by the newspapers, and quickly spread to Xuanfu Town, Duhufu, Shanxi, and Shaanxi.

"Through the five woods, prepare for the extremely tragic ......"

"Thieves go door-to-door to ask for money, and every family is exhausted ......"

"The women were defiled, and the people wept without tears......"

"Hanging each other, the people all regret it......"

"I opened the door to welcome the thief, but today I regret it."

The newspaper talked a lot, and the length of the article was shocking, which made people feel creepy to watch and hear.

Even the "Sunrise East" and "Favorite Golden Plum", who often contradict each other in the newspapers, also spoke in unison, condemning the thieves for their madness. If they hate the noble officials, and the corrupt officials have their own reasons, why don't they even let the ordinary people go?

How innocent are the people to suffer such calamity?

The Xuanzhen Times was originally published once every six days, and after the publication of the recovery of stolen goods and subsidies, new content came out every day, revealing all kinds of details, causing a wave of uproar in Xuanfu Town.

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Yanqing Prefecture is still so prosperous, the old literati and gentry in this place, as well as the families of foreign officials, rich businessmen, and the Manfulou teahouse near the Chenghuang Temple has been full recently.

One person sighed: "The people of Jingshi are so pitiful, and the thieves are really mad." ”

One sneered: "Pity? The wretched will have something to hate. Didn't you listen to the newspaper, at the beginning, the officials and people of Beijing all wanted to welcome the thieves, saying, 'When the thieves arrive, I will open the door and invite you in', but now it's okay, the door is opened, and you can get a satisfactory result, right? They don't deserve pity! ”

Another person also said: "With the solidity of the Beijing Division, as long as the army and the people are united, not to mention a year and a half, even if the defense is idle for several years, how can it fall in two days?" The fall of the Jingshi in the second day was the result of the joint efforts of the officials and the people themselves, and whatever melons they planted and what fruits they bore were all self-inflicted. ”

The previous man sighed, and some of the old literati and gentry sitting in the teahouse were also silent, after they emigrated to Xuanfu, although they became more and more integrated into the whole, they were not without dissatisfaction in their hearts, and they did not have no expectations for the Dashun regime in Jingshi.

But now all their expectations are gone, only the creepy and the joy in their hearts.

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Datong Town, Lingqiu County, Wenchang Pavilion Wuyamen Street on the stage.

After the storyteller finished singing the newspaper above, there was another drama troupe performing in Beijing, and the audience densely packed below all cried, and many even cried.

The stall owner looked at it with a probing brain, listened to the sound of the guest settling the bill, wiped away his tears, and hurriedly collected the money. He listened to a few guests sitting in the stall, and one of them was stunned and said: "How can this be, doesn't it mean that the righteous army is not bad, does not pay food, and the military discipline is strict, and there is no crime in the autumn?" ”

A person next to him sneered: "This is just a thief's gossip to confuse the public, they are used to hypocrisy, and now they can't pretend to be righteous, so they have appeared." ”

Someone sneered: "It's really not bad, I don't pay food, so I have no money and no rice, so I have to rely on robbing to get by." Now the most capable of the Ming Dynasty is the Marquis of Yongning, he has to pay grain and taxes under his rule, how can the thief dare not pay grain? ”

Some people looked at him unkindly and said, "Sun Sanlang, are you still looking forward to the thief as before?" Beware of thieves coming, can your mother-in-law save it! ”

The Sun Saburo sat dumbfounded, deaf to the cynicism of everyone, his expression was dull, and there was only a blank look on his face.

Seeing that he is also a poor family, with some indignation on his face, such a person is the most dissatisfied with reality, and he is also the main force who looked forward to breaking into the army in the past.

However, looking at his current appearance, he knew that his hope in his heart was shattered, and he was left with panic and confusion.

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Duhu Mansion, Mo Nandong Town, a cantonment in Sand Castle.

“…… Don't, don't take my family's rice, this is the last ration in the family, and if you don't have a family, you will starve to death......"

“…… I beg you, Master Heavenly Soldier, don't take our daughter......"

The troupe was staged on the stage, and the woman on the stage cried bitterly, desperately, and the people below were also crying bitterly.

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Such a troupe curtain was staged in various places, such as Guihua City, Taiyuan Mansion, Pingyang Mansion, and even some places in Shaanxi, etc., and they were sandwiched between reading and singing newspapers, and everywhere they went, the audience was like a tide, causing an extremely strong response.

Now even some old ladies in the countryside know some things about Beijing, and they know that thieves have the face of a beast, which is not a good thing.

Of course, the Xuanfu Times is rich in content, not only talking about the thieves, but also talking about the slaves and thieves approaching the pass again, with bad intentions.

However, the main thing is to talk about the thieves in Beijing, the details of the recovery of stolen goods, robbery of the people, etc., to expose their faces, and dispel the luck psychology of the people, as for the Tartars......

That's no longer a need to advertise.

These are ordinary people, and the Ministry of Intelligence publicizes them from the reading of newspapers, theater troupes, etc. As for the gentry and generals in Xuanfu Town, Duhufu, Shanxi and other places, they have the financial resources to buy newspapers, and they are also very concerned about the affairs of Beijing, so naturally they will not fall behind in every issue.

When they saw the newspaper, they were also very shocked, in fact, they also faintly heard about the thieves in Beijing, but they didn't know as much detail as the newspaper, and the length of the article was as immersive and creepy.

They are also the most empathetic part, the thieves torture the officials and gentry in the capital, as if they were tortured on themselves.

They can't imagine what they would do if they would one day.

Once upon a time, they had mixed feelings about the thieves forcing them to Jingshi, and some people privately discussed whether the Ming Dynasty was exhausted, and whether they should welcome the new lord and change the dynasty and live a new life.

But now, they don't have anything on their minds.

As newspapers and other propaganda spread in all directions, the reactions from all over the country were flooded, shocked, incredulous, fearful, etc., and finally converged into one voice.

Send troops to exterminate the thieves!

The tragedy of Jingshi cannot be allowed to be staged in Xuanfu, Shanxi and other places.

While the thieves are still in Beijing, they must strike first.

Incredible things, Xuanfu Town, Duhufu, Shanxi and other places, there has never been a day when everyone's minds are so aligned. Regardless of men and women, young and old, regardless of age, regardless of class, everyone has one mind, that is, to exterminate the thieves!

For a while, the actions of Yongning Hou Wang Dou attracted much attention, and everyone was listening, when will Yongning Hou send troops?

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On the seventh day of the first month of April, in the General Mansion of Xuanfu Town, the long-awaited Yongning Marquis Wang Dou was calmly writing something.

Although Wang Dou went to Guihua City to serve as the protector of the capital, he still kept the general's mansion in Xuanfu Town, how it was, and how it is now. After hearing that the thieves captured the Beijing Division, his base camp headquarters was moved to Xuanfu Town.

At this time, in his public room, on the huge and thick desk, Wang Dou was writing something on a thick book, which was densely packed with hundreds of items, and Wang Dou was pondering over a few of them.

He looked at the inner one: "...... The county has a township, the countryside has a guarantee, and the township heads are appointed by the superiors, and they are treated as nine products. Each township has a patrol station, and the inspector is treated from the nine grades ......"

He thought about it, and changed to the township chief and the chief of the security were all appointed by the superiors, and the chief of the security was not recommended by the people, and he enjoyed the treatment of the nine grades. The number of clerks in each township was originally about 15 to 20, but it was changed to 20 to 30.

There is a very important point in the decline of the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the imperial power does not go to the countryside. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing soldiers entered the customs, and the resistance was also thousands, but due to the lack of organization, the local righteous people eventually became a rabble, how could they be the opponents of the organized elite Qing soldiers?

Therefore, it is particularly important for the imperial power to go to the countryside and organize the people together.

As for the township chief and the chief of the township, they are not elected by the local people, because they are afraid that the township power will eventually be controlled by powerful local people.

After all, most of the people are ignorant and short-sighted, and they have the gene of being timid and afraid of things in it, and if they can't get out, they won't get out, and the final result is that local political affairs fall into the hands of Haoqiang.

Therefore, all of them were appointed by the superiors, so that they could go from the central to the localities, like an arm.

He looked at the origin of the local funds, and it turned out that the central government had allocated the funds, but after thinking about it, he still wrote: "The local peasant households only maintain regular taxes and are exempted from all miscellaneous taxes and fire consumption, but the mineral management is nationalized and operated by the local governments themselves." Fifty percent of the profits are handed over to the state treasury, and the rest is retained by the local government, operating expenses, and dividends by officials. ”

In terms of education, he wrote: "There should be at least one primary school in each township." At least one middle school in each county. At least one university in each province. ”

Education is very important, not to be taken lightly, now there are many primary schools in each township of Xuanfu Town, originally Wang Dounian Daming elsewhere to be raised, there is no hard and fast rule on how many primary schools in each township, now think about it, or must be hard and easy.

He looked at the training of former Ming officials and generals, all of whom needed to enter the Xuanfu Town Military Academy and the Civil Academy for training, which lasted from half a year to a year. During the training time, it is necessary to go to Xuanfu Town, Duhufu, and Jingbian Army to "observe the government".

Da Ming Yuan also has the "view of government" regulations, but they are all Jinshi talents, and only in the central ministries and institutes, not at the grassroots level, the overall situation, can learn most of the "official", not "do things", so the effect is not good, must be changed.

The article originally had "Military Academy, Civil Academy moved to Beijing", Wang Dou thought about it for a while, and changed it to read: "Still living in the same place." ”

Xuanfu Town, Duhufu and other places are still influential places and advanced cultural export places.

He looked at this list of the first training period, which showed the handling and fate of some people.

"Wang Pu, after training, he was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and if he doesn't obey, he will be punished."

"Wang Pu's father, Wang Wei, was transferred to the General Staff after training, and if he didn't obey, he would be punished."

"Wu Sangui, if the switch is switched, the two clans of Wu Zu will be punished. did not switch, after the training, he was transferred to the northwest, and the army went west, and if he did not follow, he was punished. ”

"Sun Kewang, after training, he will be transferred to the northwest and join the army to march westward, but if he does not follow, he will be punished."

"Li Dingguo, after training, he will be transferred to the south, and he will join the army in the South Seas, and if he does not obey, he will be punished."

"Zheng Zhilong, after training, he will be transferred to the south, and he will join the army in the South Seas, and if he doesn't follow, he will be punished."

"Zheng Chenggong, after training, he will go east and drive the Dutch, but if he doesn't obey, he will be punished."

Wang Dou looked at the names of Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong for a long time, and he wanted to change it to "disobey, pardon", but in the end kept the "punishment" unchanged.

There is also the next article: "Take the two capitals and thirteen provinces, Monan, and Liaodong as Shenzhou, and prohibit all fiefdoms and feuds in Shenzhou." Set up the Anxi capital to protect the palace, and the scope of attack was to the Caspian Sea. The capital of Anbei was protected, and the scope of attack was to the Arctic Ocean. Andong was the protectorate of the prefecture, and the scope of attack was Dongfan, Australia, Hawaii and the west coast of North America. Set up the Protectorate of Annam, and raided the South Seas, India and other places. ”

This is a centennial goal, in order to mobilize the strength of the people, mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, establish a fiefdom system, and those who have made outstanding contributions can be rewarded. Whoever conquers 10,000 square kilometers of land for the country will be rewarded with 10 square kilometers of land, about 15,000 acres, and a village of land. ”

"Whoever conquers 100,000 square kilometers of land for the kingdom will be rewarded with 100 square kilometers of land, and about a country will be rewarded with a baron."

"Whoever conquers a million square kilometers of land for the kingdom will be rewarded with a thousand square kilometers of land, and a county of land will be rewarded with a viscount."

"Regardless of origin, regardless of disciples, regardless of men and women, meritorious people will be rewarded, the highest fief is one county, and the upper limit of land is 5,000 square kilometers, and the earl stops."

"The lord has a maximum of 1,000 troops, has the right to be a human official, has economic autonomy, but has to pay taxes to the central government, and has no right to education and diplomacy. In terms of law, there may be some local laws, but the supreme law is the central national law. In the event of a conflict between the laws of each territory and the central law, the central law prevails over the territorial inland approach. ”

"In addition, the lord is subject to the central official position, military position, and government decree, and enjoys knighthood and other benefits in peacetime, and is subject to military control in wartime."

Wang Dou looked at this article, the Central Plains dynasties have always been powerless to expand externally, for many reasons, but they have not mobilized the enthusiasm of the people, this article is certain. Therefore, when the Central Plains was strong, it expanded externally, and when it was weak, the territory shrank a lot.

It is as strong as the Tang Dynasty, and when the territory is at its highest, it reaches the Aral Sea in the west, but when it is weak, it ......

In the past, the Western Regions were thousands of miles away, and now the border is in Fengxiang.

There are many reasons why they did not occupy a place after conquering a place, but the people did not benefit from the expansion of the dynasty, but every time they served in the army, some people went bankrupt, so everyone shouted that the soldiers were in danger of fighting, and the soldiers were in danger, and regarded expansion as a hard matter.

On the other hand, Western countries are constantly expanding their territories and colonies, just because their citizens are also benefiting from expansion, and naturally everyone is active.

Therefore, Wang Dou established the fiefdom lord system in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, although there are also worries in the future, but obviously the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Moreover, even if these places do not belong to the territory of the Central Plains in the future, they will also belong to the Han cultural circle, and it will be easy to form an economic, military, and cultural alliance in the future.

Expanding a place and occupying a place also requires a large number of people, Wang Dou looked at the source of population behind this article, in addition to encouraging immigration, there was also exile.

He looked at the above "Xingda Prison five times, 1.5 million people exiled from Jiangnan", he looked at it for a long time, thought about it for a long time, and finally changed it: "Xingda Prison seven times, exiled from Jiangnan with a population of 2 million." ”

Wang Dou looked at them one by one, changed them, and he lit a cigarette and smoked it.

His eyes are deep, his expression is calm, and the magnificent epic, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, are all blooming under his pen. Every sentence he wrote, even every word, was related to the fate of thousands of people, but he just wrote it calmly and changed it. (To be continued.) )