When the two brothers returned to Prince Rui's mansion, Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan had already waited in Dongnuan Pavilion, and only Manchurian nobles could participate in the New Year's sacrifice of Jiannu, and Hanchen was not eligible.

Hong Chengchou and the others could only wait in Prince Rui's mansion to greet Dolgon for the New Year.

As soon as Dolgon and Duoduo came in, Hong Chengchou and the three of them snapped their sleeves and knelt on one knee: "Slaves and others wish the two masters a safe and healthy New Year, and the Qing Dynasty and the people are safe." ”

"Oh, good, look at the reward." Dorgon said with a smile.

Hou Fangyu immediately walked out with a tray.

I saw three wooden boxes on the tray, and the wooden boxes were open.

Inside is a piece of Dongzhu that is almost the size of a thumb.

These pearls reflect a dazzling brilliance against the backdrop of the lights.

Dolgon said with a smile: "The three gentlemen have worked hard for the Great Qing Dynasty last year, and they have all worked hard, this is the Dongzhu that the Liaodong general has just paid tribute, and a little little salute is not a tribute." ”

"Master, this reward is really too much." Hong Chengchou and others excused.

Duoduo next to him couldn't help but be a little jealous, and he didn't have so many Dongzhu who rewarded him.

"Take it." Dolgon waved his hand and said, "If the three gentlemen don't accept it, it is too little." ”

"Slaves are terrified." Seeing that Dolgon said this, Hong Chengchou and the three of them could only accept it in fear.

According to the number of rites, after giving Dolgon a New Year's greeting, Hong Chengchou and the three of them could go home, but this year they were just about to leave but were stopped by Dolgon.

"Three gentlemen, go slowly." Dorgon beckoned, "I have important matters to discuss with you. ”

Hong Chengchou and the three of them immediately turned back again, standing in front of the kang with a respectful face and waiting for Dolgon to speak, they had a vague intuition that the matter to be discussed today would directly determine the fortunes of the Qing Dynasty.

Dolgon bowed his head for a moment and said, "The news from the south is not very good. ”

"Chongzhen's 'Coal Mountain Enlightenment' may really be true, because since Chongzhen was expelled from Beijing and fled to Nanjing, his actions in military and political affairs are simply like before."

"Militarily, let's not talk about its performance in the Battle of Xuzhou."

"I just got an amazing news, just when the Qing Dynasty and the puppet Shun fought the Hetao, Chongzhen also led an army of 200,000 to quell the Tusi Rebellion in Yunnan, and even implemented the reform of the land in western Hunan, Guangxi and Yunnan!"

"Returning to the Stream?" Hong Chengchou and the three of them were stunned when they heard this, did Chongzhen actually want to implement the reform of the land and return to the stream?

Fan Wencheng said: "Master, this move to change the land and return to the river is the way to take chaos, and from then on, the southwest border will be troubled. ”

Ning Wan also said: "What Brother Xiandou said is extremely true, changing the land and returning to the stream is indeed beneficial to the country and the people in the long run, but in a short period of time, it will only lead to the people's distraction and the exhaustion of the national strength. ”

Fan Wencheng said: "In this way, the southwest will be in chaos, the national strength of the Southern Ming will be seriously damaged, and its military strength will also be greatly restrained by the Southwest Tusi, which will give me an opportunity for the Qing Dynasty to take advantage of." ”

"Alas, heaven does not fulfill people's wishes." Dolgon sighed lightly and said, "The news I got is that the Tusi in western Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan have not made trouble, and although the Tusi in Guangxi have made trouble, it is difficult to become a climate, and the national strength of the Southern Ming has not been weakened, and its military strength has not been contained. ”

"Huh?" Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan were stunned.

Didn't the implementation of land reform lead to riots?

Chongzhen, the dog emperor, has such ability now?

Hong Chengchou is also depressed, Da Ming faintly has the image of ZTE?

Dolgon continued: "In addition to the use of troops in the southwest and the return of the land, Chongzhen has also made great progress in governing the country compared with before, and it is said that the current Jiangnan market is prosperous, all industries are prosperous, and every household can afford to eat white rice and wear cotton clothes, which is really incredible. ”

"This?" Hong Chengchou and the three looked at each other.

Can every household in Jiangnan afford to eat rice and wear cotton clothes?

Duoduo also didn't believe it, frowned and said, "Fourteenth brother, could this be that Luo Zuojiu and Luo Zuochang's two dog minions are deliberately alarmist to increase their usefulness?" ”

Dolgon shook his head and said, "I've sent someone to verify. ”

After a pause, Dolgon said: "Regardless of whether Luo Zuojiu and Luo Zuochang are exaggerating or not, one thing is certain, that is, the national situation of Nanming has shown a thriving momentum, if this momentum cannot be stopped, the gap in national strength between our Qing Dynasty and Nanming will only become more disparity." ”

Hong Chengchou and the three couldn't help but glance at each other, and the topic turned to the topic they expected.

At that moment, Hong Chengchou followed Dolgon's words and said: "What the master said is very true, don't say anything else, just say that in terms of population, I can't plan between the Qing Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty." ”

"According to the fish scale atlas of Wanli, Beizhi originally had more than 400 Chengding, counting no less than 10 million women and children, but as of the end of last year, Beizhi counted my Qing Dynasty's Qiding who moved from outside the customs to the interior of the Qing Dynasty, all of them were only more than 150 yuan, and there were only more than 300 women and children."

"The loss of population is just too great."

"In the long run, the demographic gap between the two sides will only get wider."

Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou said: "The huge disparity in population will inevitably lead to a huge gap in the national strength of the two sides. ”

"What if it's a hundred times more than me?" Duoduo said disapprovingly, "When the old Khan Fang raised the matter, the total number of people in my Jianzhou was only 100,000, and the warriors of the Eight Banners were no more than 40,000, so I still defeated the Ming Dynasty with hundreds of millions of people and millions of troops?" It can be seen that the size of the population is not the decisive factor. ”

Hong Chengchou immediately closed his mouth.

Never try to convince someone.

If Dorgon and the Dodor brothers disagree, it's useless to say anything.

However, Hong Chengchou had a vague intuition that Dolgon seemed to have realized that the lack of population would really lead to the destruction of the Qing Dynasty, so there was hope for a change in the established national policy.

At least we can no longer bully and oppress the Han people of Beizhi.

At the same time, it is necessary to make major reforms to the Eight Banners system.

"Old Fifteen, you're wrong." "This is not the same as before, when the old Khan is here, he can rely on the big bow and the Baya soldiers to fight all over Manchuria, but can it still be done now?" ”

"In the first battle of Junzhijin, if it weren't for the flintlock pistol and Hongyi cannon made by John Tang, my Qing army would have been defeated."

"In the future, it will no longer be the Great Bow and the Bayala of the Qing Dynasty that will decide the outcome of the war, but will become the flintlock pistol, the Hongyi cannon, and the gunners and musketeers of both sides."

"Can a big bow be sharper than a flintlock pistol?"

"No matter how strong the armor is, can it withstand the flintlock pistol's close-range fire?"

"I know you'll say there's a cart, but can a cart stop the cannon?"

"Old fifteen, have you thought about it, how much does it cost for the Qing Dynasty to cultivate a Bayala? However, it only takes three months for the Green Battalion to train a musketeer, but Bayala may not be able to defeat a musketeer now. ”

With a light sigh, Dolgon said again: "Old fifteen, times have changed. ”

Dodor was left speechless, for Dorgon was telling the truth, and he could not refute it.

"From now on, it will be the age of firearms." Dolgon said, "In addition to the Eight Banners Mongolia retaining cavalry archery, our Eight Banners Manchuria must also be fully equipped with firearms, and the heavy armor and big bow can no longer keep up with the times." ”

"The master is wise!" Hong Chengchou was so moved that he almost wanted to cry.

Dolgon added: "The heavy armor and the bow can't keep up with the times, and the Eight Banners system can't keep up with the times either, so it must be reformed, and the Han people must learn from the Han to implement centralized power." ”

"If you can't twist the Eight Banners into a rope and force it in one place, how can you fight with Nanming?"

Speaking of this, Dolgon said solemnly: "In the future, all the manpower, material and financial resources of the Qing Dynasty must be uniformly allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and anyone who dares to oppose it will be killed." ”

Duoduo was stunned when he heard this, how did it become the unified deployment of the Internal Affairs Office?

The Internal Affairs Office is an inner court yamen set up by Huang Taiji, which is in charge of all the affairs of the palace.

Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs uniformly allocate all the manpower, material and financial resources of the Qing Dynasty, isn't that handing over the power to Fulin? Is the old fourteen crazy to lose his mind? Or maybe you were dazzled by Bumu Butai?

But Dorgon's next sentence immediately dispelled Dorgon's concerns.

Dorgon continued: "Old Fifteen, from now on you will be the Minister of the Guard, in charge of the Internal Affairs Office. ”

Duoduo hurriedly got off the kang, flicked his sleeves and knelt on one knee: "Brother Chen, Brother Fourteen, don't worry, Brother Chen will take care of the Internal Affairs Mansion like a finger." ”

"Don't take too big steps, eat bite by bite."

Dorgon groaned, "The first step is to reform the military system and replace firearms. ”

"Brother I understand." Duoduo nodded and said, "When the younger brother turned around, he asked John Tang to increase the production of flintlock pistols, and make 50,000 flintlock pistols in one year, plus 500 red-coated cannons. ”

"More important is the reform of the military system," Dorgon said. ”

"Military reform?" Duoduo frowned, "How do you change this?" ”

Dolgon said: "The money, grain, and ordnance of the treasury of each banner will be returned to the national treasury, and in the future, whenever there is a foreign war, the bannermen of each banner do not need to bring their own grain, grass and ordnance, but the imperial court will provide the grain, grass and ordnance uniformly." ”

The old slave's Eight Banners system is actually not new at all, it is a primitive hunting system.

That is, the hunters bring their own dry food, horses, and bows and arrows, and then go hunting together, and after hitting the prey, the prey is distributed according to the contribution of each hunter.

This system already existed in primitive societies.

Therefore, the system does not have to be advanced, and the most important thing is whether it is applicable or not.

For primitive tribes like Jiannu, the same primitive system is the most suitable.

However, after the efforts of Huang Taiji and Dolgon, especially after the occupation of Beijing, and the large number of Han ministers such as Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng, this primitive hunting system was no longer applicable.

(End of chapter)