Chapter 933: Blockade is the mainstay
The imperial court completely recovered all the places west of the Liao River, exterminated more than 100,000 people of the Eight Banners Army, this incident caused a huge sensation in the capital, for a long time, the scholars of the North Zhili, businessmen and the people, talking about the Eight Banners Army are discolored, in their minds, the Eight Banners Army is a symbol of the devil, I can't imagine that the imperial court only took more than a month, it completely recovered the cities of Guangning and Xipingbao that had been occupied by the Eight Banners Army for more than ten years, and the Eight Banners Army lost their armor, which greatly increased the confidence of many people, It is also easy to think that the imperial army will completely wipe out Houjin and recover Shenyang and other places.
Later Jin committed too many crimes in the area of Beizhili, the Eight Banners Army repeatedly entered Beizhili during the Chongzhen period, burning, killing and looting, the imperial army at that time was helpless about this, and did not dare to fight head-on with the Eight Banners Army, and the upper and lower were suffering from gold phobia, not only that, the imperial army was ordered to exterminate the invading Eight Banners Army, helpless against the Eight Banners Army, but it was not polite to the people at all, and sometimes the practice of suppressing and plundering the people even exceeded the Eight Banners Army.
Zheng Jiajun's military discipline and military regulations are completely different, after they were stationed in Beizhili, the autumn did not commit any crimes, and the people who had palpitations did not believe it at first, but as time went by, they found that the Zheng Jiajun soldiers really did not harass the people, and the discipline was quite strict, and because of too many disasters and famines, the population of Beizhili was sharply reduced, and the soldiers of Zheng Jiajun were also ordered to help the people plant arable land, and they also helped to harvest during the autumn harvest, but never asked for the slightest reward.
The people's ideas are very simple, as long as they can have food, clothing, and a stable life, but unfortunately after so many years, their wishes have been unrealizable, since Zheng Jiajun entered the North Zhili, after the emperor ascended the throne. The situation has changed dramatically, the local situation is stable, the government cares about the people's welfare, and the army protects the people's safety, such a day is what the people dream of.
The changes in scholars and scholars are also very noticeable. After the emperor ascended the throne, they felt obvious changes, although their interests suffered obvious damage, such as the official gentry paid grain in one piece, for example, the rent of leased land was clearly restricted, etc., but after more than ten years of worrying life, they were able to completely stabilize, and the vast majority of scholars and scholars also had nothing to say, and all parts of the Ming Dynasty gradually stabilized. The lives of the common people were also stable, which also made the scholars and scholars feel the emperor's ability.
Merchants are not to mention, the Ming Dynasty completely liberalized business transactions, there are almost no restrictions, and merchants can make money, the most important thing is that the people can have the ability to buy goods, with the stability of the place, the people are gradually able to buy some goods. This also allows businessmen to really make money, of course. Merchants are mainly facing the government, after all, the main body of consumption is still the government and the army.
It is precisely because of the stability of all parts of the Ming Dynasty that the emperor's prestige has reached an unparalleled height.
Some scholars and scholars believed that the imperial court needed to completely exterminate the Houjin Tartars, recover Shenyang and other places, and create the greatest glory of the Ming Dynasty. Some officials, including the court, also have this understanding.
Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
Xu Wanghua, the first assistant to the cabinet, is reporting on many matters in the DPRK.
On the top of the imperial case was the information sent by the Investigation Bureau, mainly about Shenyang.
Hong Chengchou, who hanged himself, wrote a letter before his death, which did play a role. The people secretly sent to Shenyang by the Investigation Bureau contacted the personnel recommended by Hong Chengchou, all of whom were Han Chinese, and some of them were still officials in the court of the Qing Dynasty, and they spared no effort to provide intelligence for the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng Xunrui has obtained information from the Investigation Bureau, and the cabinet also knows about the punishment of the county kings of the Great Qing Dynasty, Adali and Belle Shuoto, and some people in the cabinet believe that the Great Qing Kingdom has fallen into an unstable situation, at this time, the Ming Dynasty is not only to blockade Liaodong and prohibit the exchange of markets with Houjin, but also to send soldiers stationed in Liaodong to march towards the Liao River, so that Huang Taiji and the Eight Banners Army are always anxious.
The same is true of public opinion in the capital, scholars, scholars, and ordinary people all hope that the imperial court can send troops, and it is best to take Shenyang in one go and completely exterminate the Eight Banners Army.
Today's deliberation is primarily about this matter.
After Xu Wanghua finished reporting, Zheng Xunrui slowly spoke.
"Because of the matter of peace, the Manchu nobles of the Great Qing Kingdom are not satisfied, but their anger cannot be vented to Huang Taiji, and they cannot directly target Prince Li Daishan, so they can only target the Han people, I have always looked down on these practices of the Manchus, and this matter also reminds you that my Han nation can only truly dominate the world if it is gentle and helpful to the world, and if it is the only one, it will also cause a lot of trouble."
"The topic is far away, today is mainly to discuss how to deal with the Great Qing Kingdom."
Zheng Xunrui has a great Qing country, if this was placed in the past, the cabinet would definitely not agree, but now everyone doesn't care, after he is strong, he can be much more open-minded.
"The will of the people cannot be violated, the people of Beizhili are deeply plundered by the Houjin Tartars, and they hate them very much, the imperial army won a victory in Liaodong, and the common people are even happier than the civil and military ministers in the court, they hope that the imperial army will take advantage of the victory to pursue, completely exterminate the Eight Banners Army, and destroy the Qing Dynasty, the common people have such thoughts and willingness, which is a good thing."
"But the height you are at is different, if you also have the same thoughts as the people, I will criticize, the methods and strategies to deal with the Great Qing Kingdom, the imperial court has already determined it, and it will not be shaken."
"Some people think that the imperial army should advance towards the Liao River at this moment, oppress the Eight Banners Army, and make Huang Taiji restless."
"On the surface, this suggestion is very good, a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, to ban the mutual market with the Great Qing State, and on the other hand, to use the army to oppress them, the effect must be very good."
"But I don't see it this way, don't underestimate Huang Taiji, let alone underestimate the fighting spirit of the Manchurians, in just a few decades, the Manchus rose from the black mountain and white water, and created the Great Qing Kingdom, they are brave and good at fighting, using all the conditions that can be used, and they have extraordinary resilience, under extremely difficult circumstances, they have created a world."
"In this case, the imperial army marching in the direction of the Liao River is bound to make the emperor Taiji break the boat, and it may also make the Manchurians unite unprecedentedly and find ways to get out of the predicament.
"Therefore, the imperial court still adopts the method of blockade, the army should not march in the direction of the Liao River for the time being, it is enough to hold the cities such as Ningyuan and Xipingbao, and do not let the Eight Banners Army feel too much pressure, in this case, the contradictions within the Manchus can be fully exposed."
"The Great Qing Kingdom lost all the places west of the Liao River, and most of the places they occupied were in poor land, with insufficient grain production, and they had no output, and the Great Qing Kingdom was able to maintain itself in the past, mainly relying on looting everywhere, and now they don't have the courage to cross the Liao River."
"In this case, what the imperial court needs to do well is to completely blockade the Great Qing Kingdom, I expect that in a maximum of one year, the Great Qing Kingdom will be unsustainable, without food, no matter how brave the Eight Banners Army is, it is powerless, if the desperate Eight Banners Army, thinking about crossing the Liao River and plundering, how many imperial armies will be wiped out."
"The matter of boiling frogs in warm water, I have already said, and now the imperial court treats the Great Qing Kingdom, this is the method, so that they will decline unconsciously, once the opportunity is ripe, the imperial army will attack with all their might, and destroy the Eight Banners Army and destroy the Great Qing Kingdom."
"The recruitment of the imperial army has come to an end, and the training of recruiting sergeants must be paid close attention to, I think that the scale of the imperial army to maintain 400,000 people is enough, unless it is a special situation, do not expand the number of troops, the burden of the imperial court is already very heavy, if the number of troops is too large, the imperial court is afraid that it will be difficult to bear."
"Overseas trade and commercial affairs are the most important matters of the imperial court in the next stage, and they must be grasped quickly, and there can be no relaxation in the slightest, which is related to the taxation of the imperial court, and this year and next year, the Ministry of Industry will complete the renovation of the Grand Canal, and the local government will start the renovation of roads and ditches." ……
When it comes to key things, Zheng Xunrui is almost the final word, he needs to establish such an image, he needs to consolidate imperial power, centralization and power are one of the most important things today.
The discussion of the Qianqing Palace has some differences from before, that is, the Emperor Taiji Zheng Hanyu is also involved, although Zheng Hanyu is only fourteen years old, but no one regards him as a child.
What makes Zheng Xunrui slightly dissatisfied is that Zheng Hanyu has always lived in wealth and has not suffered any ups and downs, so he needs to teach by word and deed, so that Zheng Hanyu can see clearly how to deal with the government and how to grasp the key points, so that after Zheng Hanyu succeeds to the throne in the future, he will be able to act the government well.
This is related to whether the Ming Dynasty can really prosper, which requires the efforts of several generations, thousands of years of history, has fully illustrated this point, the prosperity of a dynasty lasts for a short time, but the decline is a very fast thing, hundreds of years later, Zheng Xunrui can't think of so much, and can't manage so much, but he can work hard, not only from the system, but also from the heirs, no matter how good the system, it also needs people to implement. (To be continued.) )