Chapter 929: The Price of Backwardness
Dai Shan left in Jinzhou for three days, when he returned to Guangning, Dai Shan's spirit was very bad, whether the peace was successful, he did not praise the judgment, after arriving in Jinzhou, he came forward to negotiate peace with him is the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty Cabinet Auxiliary Zhou Yanru, this specification is not low, Dai Shan, who is familiar with the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, has nothing to say, but the whole process of negotiation is very simple, there is not too much controversy, there is no passion for winning every inch of land, and there is no aggressive posture, Zhou Yanru represents the Ming Dynasty, There are many things that I don't object, and I seem to be absent-minded.
In the final analysis, one thing was made clear in this discussion, that is, the Eight Banners Army withdrew from Guangning and Xipingbao and other places, and ceded all the places west of the Liao River in exchange for peace between the Ming court and the Qing Dynasty.
Dai Shan went to Jinzhou for peace talks, on behalf of the Qing Dynasty and Huang Taiji, originally he proposed such a title, is a little uneasy, after all, the Ming Dynasty has never recognized the Qing Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty is entangled in this regard, Dai Shan can not back down, after all, this is the most insistent thing of Huang Taiji, and it can be regarded as the bottom line of peace.
As everyone knows, Zhou Yanru doesn't care about this at all, although Zhou Yanru didn't say the name of the Great Qing Kingdom, but he didn't clearly express his opposition, it seems that this matter is insignificant.
I can't tell whether he is happy or angry, when he talks about peace with Zhou Yanru in Jinzhou, Dai Shan always feels that something is wrong, you must know that he is also an old man who has experienced a lot of things, this is a peace related to the future of the Ming court and the Qing Dynasty, as the second assistant of the cabinet of the Ming court, Zhou Yanru, is not very concerned about such a major matter, is it difficult to say that the Ming court will not recognize this peace at all.
That's probably the difference between being strong and being weak. Weak people speak in front of strong people, and they won't let the other party pay special attention, or even don't care, even if you are ready to break the net, but people have pinched your lifeblood, and their strength is obviously stronger than you. No matter what other measures you take, you are no match for anyone else.
It's a state of contempt, at least that's what Dai Shan did.
After returning to Guangning, the first and only thing Dai Shan needed to do was to lead the Eight Banners Army stationed in Guangning and Xipingbao to evacuate and return to the east of the Liao River.
Tan Tai and Sonny and others after their defeat in the Battle of Liaodong. Both were temporarily stationed in Quang Ninh, and the two of them resolutely disagreed with the withdrawal of the Eight Banners Army from Quang Ninh and other places, but they couldn't come up with a good way to deal with it, and besides, they suffered a fiasco, and they didn't have much right to speak, so they could only watch everything happen.
Dai Shan also didn't want to lead the Eight Banners Army to evacuate, and accepting such a task was by no means an honorable thing.
However, peace has been negotiated with the Ming court. Dai Shan also wrote a special note to Huang Taiji, and now he is waiting for Huang Taiji's holy decree. Once the holy decree of Huang Taiji arrived, Dai Shan must completely evacuate the west of the Liao River in accordance with the decision to negotiate peace with the Ming court.
The Manchus have always been proud of fighting and fighting, and no one has ever been willing to lead the Eight Banners Army to take the initiative to evacuate the places they have occupied, and the Eight Banners Army has occupied Quang Ninh and other places for more than ten years, and has also invested a lot of energy in these places. It can be said that Guangning has become the main fortress of the Great Qing State in Liaodong, and once it loses Guangning and other places, it means that the Great Qing State will have no place to stand in Liaodong.
This responsibility is a great one, and once the Eighth Banner Army withdraws from Quang Ninh and other places, I am afraid that it will cause huge waves among the Manchurian nobles.
Dai Shan must take on this responsibility. And it is incumbent on him that he can't guide the contradictions to Huang Taiji's body.
This is probably the most frustrating place for Daishan.
Dai Shan's inner anger will not inform Huang Taiji, after all, that is his own judgment, you said that the Ming Dynasty contempt the Qing Dynasty, that is the need for evidence, can not come up with evidence, just based on speculation to make a judgment, once reported to Huang Taiji, it is to find trouble for yourself.
When Dai Shan went to Liaodong, he repeatedly instructed his family that if something happened in Shenyang, he must report it in time, even when he was in Jinzhou to negotiate peace, he had been thinking about this matter, but these days have passed, there is no slightest movement, Dai Shan waited for the imperial Taiji holy decree in Guangning, and suddenly understood that there would be no movement in Shenyang at this moment, Huang Taiji's mind was extremely deep, and when the peace major matter was still inconclusive, he would never wantonly pursue the responsibility of the Manchu nobles. But when he returns to Shenyang on behalf of Shan, I'm afraid Huang Taiji will make a move.
The holy decree soon arrived, and Huang Taiji praised Dai Shan in the middle of the holy decree, believing that Dai Shan's peace had achieved great results, and at the same time, the holy decree made it clear that Dai Shan was fully responsible for bringing the Eight Banners Army stationed in Guangning and Xiping Fort to the east of the Liao River, and it was Prince Zheng Jierharang who was responsible for the defense of the east of the Liao River.
After receiving the holy decree of Huang Taiji, Dai Shan immediately issued an order to evacuate to the west of the Liao River.
Jinzhou, the general military house, the wing.
Zheng Xunrui has been ready to return to the capital, the battle of Liaodong, and the subsequent peace, took more than a month, close to two months, and then Liaodong is Liaodong and Liaonan blockade of commercial affairs, this matter Zheng Xunrui does not need to stay in Jinzhou, with Zheng Xunrui returning to the capital, the Zheng family army will also return one after another, planning to stay in Xipingbao, Guangning, Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other places of the Zheng family army soldiers, the total number of 30,000.
As for the timing of the next attack on Shenyang, a decision needs to be made based on intelligence.
The matter of peace, Zhou Yanru reported to the emperor in detail, the emperor is not particularly concerned about this matter, Zhou Yanru himself is not particularly concerned, it can be described as careless, he knows very well that the Ming court does not care about this peace negotiation at all, no matter what agreement is reached in the peace negotiation, the Ming court will not abide by it, the only advantage of this peace negotiation is that the Zheng family army did not go through the fight, directly recovered Guangning and Xipingbao and other places, and completely occupied the place west of the Liao River.
Zhou Yanru looked at Zheng Jinhong, Yang Tingshu and others beside him, and still gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the soldiers will not be bloodless to recover Guangning and Xipingbao and other cities, and completely control all the places west of the Liao River, which is a good thing on the surface, but in fact, this is Huang Taiji and Dai Shan's delaying strategy, this peace can allow the Eight Banners Army to calmly evacuate these places, if the Zheng army attacks Guangning and other places, it is also a ...... that can recover all places."
After Zhou Yanru finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly.
"Zhou Aiqing is right, the purpose of Huang Taiji's peace negotiation is to buy time, even if there is no peace negotiation, the Zheng family army can completely recover all the places west of the Liao River, the Eight Banners Army has no ability to resist in these places, and Huang Taiji will not focus on these places."
"Zheng Jiajun's attack on these places may cause some damage to the Eight Banners Army, but the possibility is not very large, the battle of Liaodong, the Eight Banners Army has become a frightened bird, once the Zheng Jiajun decides to attack, then the Eight Banners Army will definitely withdraw as quickly as possible, even if the Zheng Jiajun occupies all the places west of the Liao River, it is unlikely to cause major casualties to the Eight Banners Army again."
"The battle of Liaodong, the lesson left to Huang Taiji is painful, Huang Taiji is a person, it is impossible to fall twice in one place, and in the future, the Zheng family army will cross the Liao River to fight, and all it will face is a hard battle."
"I have said a long time ago, don't care about the immediate gains and losses, you are all cabinet ministers, when dealing with government affairs in the future, keep this in mind, don't delay the big things because of the small things in front of you, when the emperor was in power, this aspect was not very good, whether it was dealing with the affairs of the rogues, or in the face of the Eight Banners, he was stagnant, which led to the intensification of the disaster."
When he said this, Zheng Xunrui suddenly raised his voice.
"The cabinet must keep in mind one point, the country is rich and the people are strong, if you don't have the strength, others will ignore what you say, if you have strong strength, others don't dare to say anything disrespectful to you, I Ming court needs to do a lot of things in the next step, pacification is a very important thing, but not the only important thing, overseas trade and commerce and other matters, also need the cabinet to pay special attention."
"I was the Ming court's contempt for the merchants before, as well as the impeachment of the so-called court and the people for profit, I don't want to see it in the future, the starting point of the Donglin Party, I don't judge its right or wrong, but their later practices, let me despise, colluding with businessmen in the south, once the court is ready to levy trade taxes, they will say what to compete with the people for profit, for the interests of businessmen, but they open their eyes to increase taxes on the peasants who are already overwhelmed, resulting in rampant rogue."
"Governing a big country is like cooking a small meal, any decision made by the cabinet must be carefully considered, any decision, it is best to be in line with the interests of the imperial court, and can take into account the interests of the people, unless it is a special situation, otherwise the imperial court should not easily infringe on the interests of the people." ……
Zheng Xunrui said a lot this time, in fact, under his influence, the cabinet has made great changes, the power of the cabinet is relatively centralized, the imperial power is more stable, the implementation of the decree will not be hindered by Shen Maomao, the abolition of the official, the strengthening of the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, has produced good results.
Zheng Xunrui understands very well that no matter how good the system is, it needs people to implement, so it takes a lot of effort to train officials, and when he is alive, he can ensure the implementation of the system, but once he closes his eyes, what will happen, who knows, those prosperous dynasties in history, such as the Han and the Tang Dynasty, will also decline in a short period of time.
It will be an eternal task to establish a complete system and train a large number of officials who strictly implement the system. (To be continued.) )