Qin Zuoming thought for a moment and continued: "In addition to its corruption, the fall of the Chongzhen Imperial Court

The main reason is that strategically fighting on two fronts has caught up in the dilemma of being in a dilemma of being on the left and on the right, resulting in the continuous expansion of the strength of the two major opponents.

Fighting on two fronts: one is the Tartars outside the Guan, the other is the rogue in various places, plus some officials in the Ming court who hold military power, raising coars, and so on. ”

Zhang Xianzhong agrees with this very much.

This son is young, and if he can have such knowledge, he must be kept.

Since the Dashun regime inherited the "legacy" of the Ming Dynasty and avoided repeating the mistakes of the Chongzhen court, it should have won the support of all strata of the Han nationality to the greatest extent. ”

"So how do you win the support of these people?"

Zhang Xianzhong felt that what the little guy in front of him said was very insightful.

His ultimate goal in entering Sichuan was to entrench himself in the West and become emperor.

The western orientation is in his favor.

Now that Chengdu has been defeated, how to govern it, his mind is still a mess.

As for the people under him, they don't have much ability to govern the place, Zhang Xianzhong knows it.

Although he boasted that Wang Zhaolin was the same as Niu Jinxing, he was the first important strategist to assist him.

But he can just talk about Sun Tzu's Art of War, and he has never even governed a county, let alone a country.

Fighting a war is not the same as governing a country.

When Zhang Xianzhong entered the city, he also wanted to take these Sichuan officials under his command, but these people either committed suicide or were bent on death.

Most of the officials who surrendered themselves were corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they had no ability to govern the prefecture and county, and their ability to make money was not small!

Zhang Xianzhong was even more lazy to woo them, so he directly killed them, and their family wealth was confiscated.

He wondered why he entered Chengdu Mansion without Li Zicheng's situation, and many officials rushed to recommend themselves, hoping to work for Dashun!

Is it true that Li Zicheng is not as powerful?

It's impossible, he Li Zicheng has a heavy army, and after a battle with the Tartars outside the gate, he gave up a large piece of land, which Zhang Xianzhong really doesn't look down on him.

Before he became an emperor, he was very fierce, but after he became an emperor, he was timid!

Moreover, the loyalty of those officials who have been in the capital of the Ming court for a long time is not as high as the loyalty of these border officials to the Ming Dynasty!

This kind of behavior really made Zhang Xianzhong puzzled.

In his opinion, the people who can stay by his side are extremely loyal, and they are all people who are trusted by him.

On the contrary, the people in the corners and peripherals are not very trusted, such as the new annex camp and so on.

There are so many officials in the capital, why don't Dog Emperor Chongzhen have one or two henchmen, no wonder he ended up hanging himself.

There are really a few clever loyal ministers, who ran away with the dog emperor, leaving Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood.

Zhang Xianzhong thought secretly, and then was hooked back to reality by Qin Zuoming's words.

"Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the squire power has become a decisive force in society,

Whether or not they can win their support is directly related to the stability of the Dashun regime in the area under its jurisdiction, and the containment and subsequent resolution of the ethnic antagonism in Liaodong.

Judging from the analysis of the current situation, if Li Zicheng can take a far-sighted view and have a sober understanding of the situation in the whole country, he can completely adopt correct countermeasures. ”

"After being stunned, what do you mean by the right countermeasures?" Zhang Xianzhong was interested again.

Qin Zuoming stretched out his finger again: "First of all, Li Zicheng must give up the policy of recovering stolen goods and subsidies to the gentry and landlords, and replace it with a light tax and a rectification of the rule of officials.

As far as finance is concerned, Li Zicheng implemented a three-year exemption for the interests of poor peasants before the 16th year of Chongzhen.

It was very correct to confiscate the property of the Ming vassal kings and recover the stolen goods from the gentry to solve the needs of the growing number of army and government funds.

But after he occupied Beijing, he received the internal funds of the Ming emperor.

confiscate all the family properties of the clan, relatives, nobles (referring to the hereditary dukes, marquis, and earls of the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the Jing Dynasty), and eunuchs who were close to the Zhu Ming Dynasty.

These riches were enough to meet the expenses of the Dashun army and regime.

Even if it were necessary to levy some of the duties of the officials and gentlemen, the number was quite limited.

As long as Li Zicheng took this measure, it would be enough to win the support of the vast majority of the Han gentry and form a common front against the Manchurian aristocracy.

In this case, the Qing court Tatars were not faced with the original decaying and declining Ming Dynasty, but with a new, dynamic Han dominated regime.

The balance of power on both sides will change a lot, especially over time,

With the consolidation of the Dashun regime, the disadvantages of the Tatar Qing court in terms of population (number of soldiers) and materials will definitely become more and more obvious.

But what!

The Dashun Army, headed by Li Zicheng, and other high-level leaders did not make the necessary adjustments in policy in light of the changes in the situation.

They still regard themselves as defenders of the interests of the peasants, and continue to practice the policy of recovering stolen goods and subsidies against the gentry and landlords in the areas under their jurisdiction.

As soon as Qin Zuoming's words fell, Wang Zhaolin retorted unceremoniously:

"In the final analysis, you are still speaking from the position of your Liu family, and you are not standing in the position of my Great Western Army at all."

Qin Zuoming picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Now that the Qing court Tartars have gained a firm foothold in Beijing and have not yet shown their fangs, it is to make up for the mistake made by Li Zicheng when he entered Beijing."

In this era of worse than bad, whoever performs slightly better on the surface will have the upper hand. ”

It's already rotten at the end of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhang Xianzhong agreed with Qin Zuoming's words, otherwise he would not have revolted everywhere.

If the people can survive a little, who will follow him and leave his homeland and cause chaos everywhere!

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand to stop Wang Zhaolin's words: "Then according to your meaning, don't touch these rich people in Chengdu Mansion?" ”

"It's not that you don't move, but you move selectively."

Li Dingguo was shocked, and felt more and more that Liu Huaqiang was a person with a good heart: "How to move selectively? ”

Qin Zuoming put down the teacup in his hand: "You think, Li Zicheng recruited these official gentry, and these official gentry thought that their property was preserved."

However, Li Zicheng immediately expanded the scope of wealth grabbing in order to chase dirty salaries, and these people became the main targets.

Why did they choose to take refuge in Dashun before?

Do you really think that as soon as Li Zicheng's domineering spirit is dispersed, they bow their heads and worship?

Isn't it just to keep the family property they have stolen by stealing?

As a result, in Li Zicheng's expanded scope of recovery, it was difficult to keep their family property, and they had to be severely tortured, which made them lose face. ”

Qin Zuoming immediately smiled: "Most of these dog officials and gentry take their face very seriously, not to mention that they think from the bottom of their hearts that we are all thieves.

As a result, he was humiliated in the face by a gang of thieves, which was indeed unexpected for a large number of official gentry and landlords who belonged to the Dashun regime. ”