Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 304 Sending Back to Hongguang
"Your Highness, you must not make peace with Remnant Ming, just kill them all at once. If you give them a chance to breathe, I'm afraid it will be a catastrophe." Chen Mingxia objected loudly, "Your Highness, don't forget the previous Yingyu Er Great King Nanzheng, it was because he failed to take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack that he let the King of Lu come out to stabilize the situation, and even now he caused such great damage to the court."

Qian Qianyi also responded tit-for-tat to this young Southern Party leader, "Dong Yan is in the south of the Yangtze River, doesn't he understand the situation in the South better than Chen Shilang? Is it because the imperial court is unwilling to take advantage of the victory to pursue it? Is it because I don't have the ability now? Although the Qing Dynasty is an elite of the Eight Banners Wushuang, but the problem is that the Eight Banners don’t need to eat or drink? The hot weather in the south of the Yangtze River is not good for our Eight Banners soldiers, so we couldn’t continue to go south before. Besides, how can we continue to go deep without supplies such as food and grass?”

"Now Jiangnan and Huguang are smashed, green camps owe wages, officials owe salaries, and the people are hungry. If the fight continues, Jiangnan and Huguang will suffer the same famine as Guanzhong and Henan back then. At that time, press the gourd Look up, the twilight has not disappeared, but the Central Plains, Jiangnan, Huguang, Guanzhong and other newly occupied lands are about to undergo civil uprisings. Now that the imperial court occupies more than half of the Central Plains, it is time to recuperate and stabilize these places. Isn't Nanzheng just a matter of one blow?"

"Chen Shilang is so eager to persuade the imperial court to use large-scale military forces at this time, why is it safe? Is it because he wants to see that the soldiers on the front line cannot advance or retreat because they have no money and food, and because he wants to see civil upheavals in the rear?"

Seeing the two arguing there, Dorgon was very happy in his heart, pretending to be displeased on the surface, "Okay, just discuss the matter and don't get involved in other things."

"Scholar Feng, what's your opinion?"

Feng Quan, an old fox, saw this situation and did not directly express his attitude. Instead, he said, "The old minister thinks that the two scholars Qian and Chen are right, but since the regent has already chosen Hong Chengchou and Yan Wogong If you have a great talent to manage the south, you should have no doubts about employing people.”

"Their talents are also valued by His Highness, and now they are at the front line. We know the specific situation well, and we should listen to their opinions more."

Dorgon said helplessly, "But according to what Yan Wogong said, 20 green battalions will be reorganized in the five southeastern provinces alone. This is not counting the at least [-] to [-] garrisoned Eight Banners. , Anjiayin, and the purchase of military equipment all require a large amount of money, not to mention food and payment, but now the imperial treasury is empty, and it is still counting on the south to send grain and taxes to Beijing."

"Your Highness, you can do things one by one. Yan Jinglue said that the Green Camp will be reorganized. Although the frame is very big, it can be done little by little.

The 20 green camps can also be reorganized one by one, not overnight.

It is the navy, which needs to be recruited and formed quickly, otherwise the Ming army will have the advantage of the navy, which is too bad for my Qing Dynasty. "

Dorgon was lost in thought.

I thought that if we entered the city of Beijing, the Central Plains would be secure, but who would have thought that after the last Southern Expedition, Remnant Ming's resistance would be so fierce.

"That Lu Jianguo is indeed a capable man. I heard that when my Qing army attacked Yanzhou Mansion, I hacked him three times. Unexpectedly, he didn't die. If I could kill him back then, there would be one less Scourge."

Chen Mingxia's eyes rolled, "Your Highness the Regent, I have thought of a plan, which may disturb the heart of this disabled man."

"speak."

"King Nalu has always claimed to be the supervisor of the country and not the emperor, so can my Qing Dynasty send back Hongguang who was detained in Beijing?"

"Even King Lu, who was captured in Hangzhou and escorted back to Beijing, can be sent to Huguang or Jiangxi, and he is still respected as the supervisor of the country?"

These words shocked Dorgon, what kind of magical thinking is this.

But when I think about it carefully, I feel that this strategy seems really poisonous.

After Emperor Hongguang was captured in Beijing, the Qing government thought that his name could be used to make the officials and gentry of the remnant Ming surrender to him, but now that there is a powerful Lu Jianguo, then Hongguang is useless at all. In addition to wasting food in Beijing, there is another use for it.

Some people suggested that Dorgon simply find an excuse to kill Hongguang, Lu Wang and other Ming clan vassals who were captured at the beginning, so as to avoid wasting food.

Who knows that Chen Mingxia still has such a proposal now.

A Hongguang who stays in Beijing to waste food is of no use, he can't recruit half of the ministers, and he can't recruit half of the prefectures and counties for the Qing Dynasty, so what if he is sent back?

Zhu Yihai is the supervisor of the country, but now that the orthodox emperor has returned, how does Zhu Yihai, the prison country, deal with himself?

To abdicate and return to the vassal or refuse to abdicate and hand over power?
Then he was just a sparse feudal vassal, and only a supervisor of the country. When the emperor returned to the throne, he naturally had to hand over power to the supervisor of the country. If he didn't hand over, he would be disloyal.

How will those officials and generals who are still in sight stand in line with those local gentry?

This is bound to cause the split of the Southern Dynasties.

If Zhu Yihai dared to kill Hongguang, he would be accused of disloyalty and regicide, and his prestige would be greatly reduced.

In Zhu Yihai's Jianguo court, many ministers and even cabinet ministers were once Hongguang's ministers.

"This is a stroke of genius." Dorgon praised.

"Since we want to send them back, why don't we just send back all the suzerains and vassals of the Ming Dynasty? It's a waste of food to keep them. Anyway, these people have nothing else to do but eat. Sending them back will also disturb the internal affairs of the south. It will add a huge burden to Zhu Yihai to support."

Listening to these people's words, Qian Qianyi lamented in his heart that these people were really hurt, they hurt so much.

I'm afraid even Emperor Hongguang and King Lu couldn't imagine that they were going to be killed for a reason, but now they are going to be sent back because Lu Jianguo is too powerful.

He planned to write a secret letter to Lu Jianguo as soon as he returned, and inform him of the news as soon as possible, so that he could prepare early. It was best not to let Emperor Hongguang return to eastern Zhejiang, otherwise there would be endless troubles.

Although he also participated in supporting Hongguang and was a courtier of Hongguang, Qian Qianyi still did not want him to go back at this time.

"It's a good thing that Mr. Yan wants to reorganize his business and establish a naval division. For the time being, ignore the four provinces of Henan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang and Fujian, and let Mr. Yan do his best to reorganize the Han army in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, more than 6 green camps are still too much. "

Dorgon considered the meeting, "In this way, Chen Tai, the governor of water transportation, the admiral of military affairs, and the governor of Fengyang and other places, set up seven battalions including the left, right, front, back, and water camps in the water bid, with a total of 500 people, stationed in Huai'an.

Admiral Chen Jin supervised Caojiang and other places in Weiningchi, Taiguangde, Anqing, and was stationed in Anqing Prefecture. The 6000th Battalion of Caojiang Department had a total of [-] people on land and water. "

"Administratively and strictly, our government bids 5000 people, Governor Ma Guozhu supervises [-], dismisses Anhui Admiral, and merges the department into the command of Caojiang Admiral and Su Song Admiral, Su Song Admiral Su Song raises a bid of [-]."

"Governor Su Song is stationed in Suzhou, with a bid of three thousand."

"Yan Wogong played the eight towns with [-] soldiers each, and the second batch of recruits and rectifications,

First, reorganize and enrich the standard battalions of the governor, governor, admiral, and other standard towns, association towns, and guerrilla garrison battalions of participating generals, and gradually add them. "

"Your Highness, how will money, food and military pay be supplied? Now the imperial court has no money and food to withdraw, and the local government has no money and food to adjust."

The young regent thought for a while, "If it really doesn't work, then we will levy more, and the salary will be increased by one cent per mu."

Qian Qianyi couldn't help reminding the regent, "The imperial court has previously ordered all localities to levy three salaries, an additional three cents of silver per mu, which already includes one cent of training salaries."

"Then add another point!" Dorgon said without hesitation.

"If it's not enough, then let the localities figure out their own way. Whether it's borrowing from big gentry, persuading donations, or even collecting taxes for next year from the people in advance, in short, if the south is to be stable, this green camp must be reorganized."

"Jiangnan first compiled and trained the first batch of [-] standard battalions."

Three points and three points, and now the practice rate will increase by one point, and an additional four points of silver will be levied per mu.

Susongchang Township around Taihu Lake, Ninghang Jiahu and Taicang, had a population of more than 3000 million at the beginning of Chongzhen, with more than 800 million mu of land, and one cent of silver per mu equals 48 taels of silver.

Four cents per mu is nearly 200 million taels of silver.

Is 200 million taels enough to set up tens of thousands of green camps and garrison [-] to [-] banners?That's definitely enough, and there's even a surplus.

"Over there in Huguang... please urge Hong Chengchou and Luck Dehun not to delay any longer and enter Chu as soon as possible. After arriving in Huguang, first restore the pacification of Xiangyang, Wuchang, Changsha, Jingzhou, and set up a town general in each of the four places."

"Let them consider whether to go south to pursue the Ming army according to the situation. If the food and salary are not enough, then suspend the south. If Wu Sangui and Li Guohan arrive in Hanzhong, Huguang can cooperate with sending troops to support and attack Yunyang according to the situation. If Yunyang returns, there will still be a governor and a general. member."

"Chen Taizuo explained that the main force of the army is heading north along the canal, and may encircle Huai'an, but Liu Liangzuo is not available."

"Dismiss Liu Liangzuo's position as the admiral of Jiangbei, dismiss this position, and organize his troops into Chen Tai Caobiao, etc., let Chen Tai garrison Huai'an, and then let Tan Tai and He Luohui go south to reinforce Huaihai. Be sure to defend Huai'an and take back the salt. Caozhong Town."

"Who is willing to send Hongguang south for the envoy? Negotiate peace with the Ming army?"

"I recommend Chen Hongfan!" Chen Mingxia proposed.

Chen Hongfan was a minister sent by the Nanming court to Beijing to discuss peace. He secretly surrendered to the Qing court, and then came back to make various surrender remarks. Later, he went to Hangzhou and persuaded King Lu to surrender.

However, this big traitor returned to Beijing after the city of Hangzhou was destroyed, but he was not very well received in the Qing court, so he was dismissed after being given a false title.

"Well, Chen Hongfan can be a deputy envoy, but there is still a lack of an envoy." Dorgon obviously didn't like Chen Hongfan very much, and he looked back and forth at the faces of Feng Quan, Chen Mingxia, and Qian Qianyi.

But Feng Quan and Chen Mingxia were obviously unwilling to act as emissaries to go south. After all, they were both traitors.
"The minister recommends Qian Shilang as the official envoy to go south. Qian Shilang was once the leader of Donglin, and he has a high reputation among the southerners. Now there are many Donglin party members in the court of Lu Jianguo, who just contacted and negotiated." Chen Mingxia hurriedly recommended Qian Qian. benefit, so as not to be named by the regent.

Feng Quan also hurriedly hit the snake with the stick, and also recommended Qian Qianyi for the same reason, saying that he had a high prestige among the southerners, and he had good personal relationships with the cabinet ministers of Lu Jianguo, so it was easier to facilitate peace talks.

Qian Qianyi pretended to decline a few times, and finally agreed with a helpless look, as if he was very unwilling to go south.

Dorgon said a few words of comfort, and specially added him to the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

"Qian Qing is my peace envoy of the Great Qing Dynasty. If you send Emperor Hongguang back to the east of Zhejiang, the Ming Kingdom will not dare to harm you. You can rest assured that you will go south. When the matter is completed, you will be rewarded and thanked!"

(End of this chapter)