Chapter 337: Breaking through the Kanto

"Enough! That's enough! Absolutely enough! Without the dispatch of cavalry divisions, one of our brigades can annihilate all these rebellious ministers and thieves. Niu Kaixuan said with a smile.

"Hey! Lao Niu, what are you talking about, you want to eat alone? Niu Kaixuan's words came out, Wu Meng didn't like to hear it, and immediately stood up and said loudly.

"Wu Meng, your kid fought so well with Lao Maozi on the Northeast Front, now it's my turn to be Lao Niu!" Niu Kaixuan said indignantly.

"Alright, don't make any noise!" Ren Chao couldn't help frowning and said, "I sent the cavalry division this time, and there are other tasks, Wu Meng, how is your cavalry division trained?" ”

"Back to the commander, the soldiers have been recruited and are stepping up training." Wu Meng replied honestly.

"Then let's go to the battlefield and practice! Anyway, your enemy this time is not too strong, and your cavalry division will go to Ningxia with Niu Kaixuan first and destroy those rebels. Ren Chao coldly ordered. The general of Ningxia issued a telegram at that time, but due to the remoteness of Ningxia, and later the Tiger Ben army went to war with Tsarist Russia, Ren Chao never took care of Ningxia. And now that Ren Chao has freed his hands, he naturally won't let go of these rebellions anymore.

"Although this Ningxia general has a large official position, he only has a few battalions of old and weak divisions, which is naturally not worth mentioning. However, the Ningxia general Qing'en secretly contacted the Mongol chiefs, and if these people rebelled, then the matter would be a little troublesome. At this time, Yang Jichang couldn't help but speak.

"Yes! I also thought about this, but since the death of Monk Grinqin, the Mongol tribes have gradually weakened, and it is difficult to become a climate. But now we're not busy cleaning them up. I will ask the emperor to issue an edict to appease the Mongolian tribes, and if they are at ease to be their princes, this matter will be settled, and if they dare to rebel. Then destroy them all together. Ren Chao said unceremoniously.

"Yes!" Niu Kaixuan and Wu Meng responded in unison.

"Wu Meng!" Ren Chao shouted loudly.

"The last general!" Wu jeopardically bowed in response.

"After your cavalry division and Niu Kaixuan's troops captured Ningxia, they immediately marched north to Outer Mongolia, and the two brigades of the cavalry division were stationed in Kulun and Uriya Sutai respectively. Tsarist Russia has always coveted the Outer Mongolian tribes, and in recent decades, it has been constantly infiltrating, invading various tribes, and even secretly inciting the independence of the Outer Mongolian tribes. Your task is to prevent the infiltration of the tribes of Outer Mongolia by Tsarist Russia and to crush their plots. Now that the military strength of Tsarist Russia in the Far East has been greatly weakened by us, and we have just signed a peace treaty, we can take this opportunity to firmly control the Outer Mongolian tribes in our hands. Ren Chao commanded with a stern face. It was at the instigation of these old Maozi at the beginning. As a result, Outer Mongolia became independent from China, and more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land became a foreign state. Now that Ren Chao has the ability to prevent this tragedy from happening, he will naturally not let go of this opportunity.

When Ren Chao was still in Jilin, he ordered the cavalry brigade to be expanded into a cavalry division again, and after the Battle of Jilin, Wu Meng was transferred back directly from the front line to serve as the commander of the cavalry division. And this cavalry was specially designed for Outer Mongolia. Although with the continuous development of science and technology, cavalry has gradually withdrawn from the stage of history, but in the vast steppe of Mongolia, cavalry still has its place for the time being. That's why Ren Chaocai spared no expense. Such a cavalry unit was created.

"It's a lowly command!" Wu slammed down to receive the order.

"Niu Kaixuan, after you put down the rebellion in Ningxia, you will stay in Ningxia for the time being, and at the same time be responsible for forming the second cavalry division." Ren Chao then commanded.

"Yes! Humble Command! Niu Kaixuan replied respectfully.

Ren Chao pondered for a while and said casually. "That's it for now! After all, the foundation of my tiger army is too thin, and we can't eat too much land, so we are afraid that we will suffer from indigestion if we eat it. So let's leave it at it for the time being, first in North China. The northeastern provinces will talk about it after digesting it. ”

"Yes!" The crowd bowed in response.

"In addition, although we have signed a peace treaty with the Russians, these old hairy people will not give up. Therefore, our top priority is to strengthen the control of the northeast region. Strengthening the northeastern border garrison is the most direct way, but so far we have limited troops, and we are really unable to transfer surplus troops to the northeast, and the increase in garrisons will also increase our logistical burden. The northeast region is vast and sparsely populated, the land is fertile, and the products are abundant, so we can send orders to the troops stationed in various parts of the northeast to use their leisure time to open up barren land and tuntian, so as to reduce the logistical pressure of our army. Ren Chao said after thinking about it.

"Yes!" Yang Jichang responded respectfully.

"In addition, the whole territory of Northeast China will be banned from reclamation, and people inside and outside the customs will be encouraged to immigrate outside the border, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be responsible for formulating and issuing specific policies." Ren Chao said with a stern face.

As early as when the Qing Dynasty had just entered the customs, in order to solve the situation of the vast and sparsely populated northeast region, the Qing government promulgated the "Regulations on Recruiting People and Reclamation in Liaodong" to encourage the people inside the customs to move outside the customs. It is stipulated that "those who recruit hundreds, the county shall be given by the text, and the garrison shall be garrisoned by the military", among which in the 23 years from 1644 to 1667, "there are many Lu people who immigrate to the northeast", and many Liaodong areas have "great geographical advantages and multiplication of households" due to immigration. Most of the people of Hebei and Henan moved to Anshan, Liaoyang and Yingkou. Most of the people of Shandong moved to Dalian and Dandong.

From 1668 to 1860, in order to maintain the inherent customs of Northeast China and protect the livelihood of the Eight Banners, the Qing court in the seventh year of Kangxi Reign (1668) ordered that "Liaodong recruits people and confers officials, and it will stop forever", and implemented a ban policy on Kanto. During this period, the abrupt cessation of immigrants and cultural exchanges between inside and outside the customs was actually a manifestation of the Qing government's self-shut-off.

In the 19th century, the lower reaches of the Yellow River suffered disasters for many years, but the Qing Dynasty government still banned the Yellow River. Bankrupt peasants ignored the ban and risked being punished by thousands of "breaking into" the Kanto region, which is the origin of the "breaking into the Kanto". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Tsarist Russia invaded the Northeast. The Qing government adopted the Heilongjiang general Tepuqin Jianyi, and officially opened the ban on reclamation in the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860). Since then, the ban on land reclamation has been lifted, and immigrants have been encouraged to revitalize the economy outside the border. However, it is only a partial ban on the Kanto region, and now this decree issued by Ren Chao has made the entire Northeast banned.

Subsequently, in accordance with Ren Chao's instructions, the Ministry of Government issued a decree to lift the ban on all the northeast regions and encourage the people in the customs to move outside the customs. The gate of the hidden Shanhaiguan was open, and the tide of displaced people was surging. People are the carriers of culture and information, and the flow of people is actually the flow of culture. The wave of "breaking through the Kanto" means that the Central Plains culture has advanced to the Kanto region on a large scale, and cultural exchanges have also entered a new stage. Moreover, with the influx of a large number of people in the northeast, the government's ability to control the three northeastern provinces can also be further strengthened. (To be continued......)

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