Begging for peace, yes, from negotiation to begging for peace, is only a word difference, but it shows the growing decline of the Manchu clique.

Go to the country, call the ministers to return to Jianzhou, offer the national jade seal, send protons, and offer the ...... The Manchus proposed new conditions for begging peace, hoping to breathe a sigh of relief. But in fact, the military operations of the Ming army continued without the slightest delay. The front-line generals simply put the envoys in custody, sent people to deliver a message to the imperial court, and then continued to attack as if nothing had happened.

Quite simply, the Manchus no longer understood the Ming court, the military structure, and the procedures for handling things. Soldiers, you carry out your orders and fight your war according to the plan, whether to negotiate peace or not, when to cease fire, that is not your concern, nor is it something you can manage. What authority do you have to change military plans until you receive a new order from the imperial court? Or stop the attack without permission?

Moreover, Zhu Yongxing had already revealed his bottom line, except to surrender or perish, and the Manchus had no other choice. The imperial court will never make any peace, and although it is one step closer to surrender, it is still unacceptable.

The reason is very simple, never give the Manchus a chance to breathe, and never give the Mongol tribes the possibility of thinking that the Manchus can survive. And once peace was negotiated, or rather the imperial court had such a meaning, the Mongol tribes' attack on the Manchus would be slackened or even stopped.

Only when the determination and will to completely defeat the Manchus will the Mongol tribes not be at the end of the two ends, and the continuous defeat of the Manchus will also make the anti-Qing camp more and more powerful. Historically, it was the successive defeats of the Ming army that made more and more Mongolian tribes attached to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Being on the side of the winner, in this world, is always the most realistic consideration.

When the news reached Beijing, it was not surprising that Zhu Yongxing had no interest in meeting the envoy at all. Just inform the generals on the front line, the Manchu envoys put back, and the Ming only accepted unconditional surrender, and there was no negotiation or begging for peace. However, the imperial court newspaper published this matter, using the humble words of the Tartars to boost the morale of the people.

It's called ZTE, but it's actually reengineering. Although the name of the Ming Empire has not changed. But as with every emerging dynasty, what is lacking is not vitality and self-confidence. Almost all the people who have experienced the pain of war, whether officials or ordinary people, hope to solve the great scourge of the Tartars once and for all. Despite the financial constraints, and despite the fact that life is not particularly good, the spirit of war is very strong.

Of course, this is related to the successive victories of the Ming army. It has a lot to do with the fact that the imperial court did not overdo taxes. If it is like Chongzhen, the border salary, Liao salary, etc. are non-stop, but they are fighting a battle and losing a battle, and they are also wantonly plundered by the Tartars in the land of Jifu several times, and after a long time, the people will naturally have resistance.

In fact, for the country, from the perspective of their own capabilities, ordinary people pay more than those wealthy gentry. Just like in the time of foreign invasion, many prostitutes were more disciplined than scholars. Other words. Although the common people do not read much, and even most of them are illiterate, in their simple concept, they hope to be able to resist foreign aggression and live a happy life.

It is precisely because the lives of ordinary people are not easy that their requirements are not high. I know more about gratitude. As far as the current Northland is concerned, the government's relief is doing its best, although the people eat roughly, they have to find some ways to solve it themselves, but as long as there is no turmoil. If you don't die of hunger and hope, you will be grateful to the court and the emperor.

But it is such a common people, and even such a small request will never meet them in all dynasties. On the contrary, there are various titles such as outcasts, rioters, mobs, and peoples, and so on, and they are all derogatory. It seems that the slightest dissatisfaction of the common people is causing trouble to the court and the country, but they rarely solve the root cause of dissatisfaction, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Is it blocking, preventing, fooling, and clamping the people? Or to channel, educate, tolerate, and give full play to their abilities, instead of fearing the power of the populace?

"Dusk Juncai is afraid of everything, afraid that someone will rebel, afraid that someone will usurp the throne, afraid-" Zhu Yongxing waved his arm vigorously and said: "From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have never forbade ordinary people to have weapons, and the legalization of civilian muskets is just an upgrade of swords. Moreover, this will also be piloted in a particular region first, and then gradually implemented according to the situation in each province. ”

"Long live, the musket is the weapon of the country, and the people of the stream are afraid of many incidents." Guo Zhiqi was opposed to this, and bowed down and admonished: "The country is initially decided, and social stability is of the utmost importance. ”

"Guo Qing's words are reasonable, but he does not really understand my thinking and the steps to gradually legalize civilian muskets." Zhu Yongxing stretched out his hand and pressed down, considered the words, and said slowly: "Folk muskets are legal, this is just a general statement, and there are many restrictions in it. For example, the application for a gun must be reviewed by the government, the net worth is innocent, there is no criminal record, etc., and an oath to abide by the law must be taken before it is possible to obtain a gun license issued by the government. There should also be strict rules on prohibiting the possession of firearms by certain people, so as to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. ”

After a pause, Zhu Yongxing continued: "As for the area that needs to be implemented first, I think that Liaodong can be the first. Zhu Qing must also know that at the current rate, Wang Shiguang's recovery of the lost territory in Liaodong is just around the corner. But the Tartars retreated, and the battle was still to be fought. More than 100,000 troops, if they want to go deep into the interior to carry out operations, materials, grain and grass are a big problem. And the land of Liaodong, the wilderness and the widows, it is difficult to raise an army! Only by immigrating to the real side can we not only reduce the burden of food and clothing on the country, but also ensure the replenishment of the army and the stability of the occupied territory. ”

"Long live, in addition to the immigrant borders, there are still Tuntian garrisons that can be implemented." Zhang Huangyan said: "The land of Liaodong is bitter cold, and there is a worry of war, and now the country has abundant land, who is willing to move?" ”

"Then we need policy guidance and encouragement." Zhu Yongxing lowered his eyelids and said in a deep voice: "There must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward, as long as the conditions are attractive enough, I believe that people will be recruited." First of all, the distribution of muskets to the people in Liaodong also took into account the local environment and the risk of war. If the Liao family had muskets, they would not have been slaughtered and enslaved by the Tartars. ”

"In addition-" Zhu Yongxing smiled and looked around at the ministers, "the policy of immigrating to the real border will also be implemented in the northwest. ”

In sparsely populated frontiers, migration has historically been closely linked to the consolidation of defence. For example, when Zuo Zongtang led the Hunan army to the west to conquer Xinjiang, he emigrated to the local area, and soon there was a scene of "the general has not returned to the west, and the children of Huxiang are full of Tianshan". And the merit of "immigrating to the real side" is in the annals of history. (To be continued......)