Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 418 Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!
On the outskirts of Beijing, the construction site of the road hardening and reconstruction project.

Yong Rong and Yong Yan were working hard to clear the dust. One was holding a bucket to pour water, and the other was holding a shovel to stir.

As they moved, smoke and dust inevitably rose up. There was cement dust everywhere on the two people's bodies, faces, nostrils, and ear holes.

Under the intense labor, the clothes of the two people quickly became wet with sweat.

Beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, leaving very obvious marks.

The Ming Dynasty is currently undertaking many major projects.

The laying of railways, the erection of telegraph lines along the railways, the repair and reconstruction of the Yellow River embankment, and the construction of the Nanjing Imperial Palace were all major projects.

Every item you do can be said to be a waste of money!
However, this is only the construction carried out by the court in the general direction.

In addition, various state capitals also have their own construction projects.

For example, the Shuntian Fu Yamen is responsible for the hardening and renovation of roads around the capital.

Otherwise, those laborers who have lost their livelihood due to industrial development and productivity advancement will become unstable factors in society.

In the past, the treatment in labor camps was far less than that of recruited workers. The food standard for each of them was only three kilograms of grains per day, plus ten grams of salt, and fifty grams of seasonal fruits and vegetables.

For example, road hardening, drainage channel renovation, water conservancy facility construction, urban expansion, etc...

But the two of them discovered that today's lunch in the labor camp was unusually rich compared to previous days.

One second you dare to be lazy, the next second the supervisor's whip is about to come.

To everyone's surprise, there was actually meat in the broth.

The development of industry and commerce will lead to the gradual bankruptcy of the small-scale peasant economy, which is not just talk.

But the Ming court also had its own solution to this problem.

But the two of them had no prison terms. To be precise, they were sentenced to hard labor for life.

Anyone can be lazy, but the two of them are being watched all the time.

At most, you can barely survive starvation!
However, the meal at noon today was quite good.

Each person has a bowl of dry rice, a large pancake the size of a face plate, and a bowl of broth.

"Hey, why did you eat so well today?"

Soon, it was their turn.

The imperial court used the tax revenue brought by industrial and commercial development and the idle labor force to carry out project construction.

Yong Rong and Yong Yan are even more inevitable.

To a certain extent, this can actually be regarded as a good closed ecological chain.

Because of this, the consequences of the destruction of the small-scale peasant economy have not been revealed.

The funds are raised by the Shuntian Government Office itself!

Most people can persist and survive until the end of their sentence and regain their freedom.

This kind of life with no hope at all and no future to speak of is a kind of torture for anyone.

The reason for this is that the Ming court did not just rely on infrastructure to boost GDP.

In addition to the capital, relatively wealthy state capitals such as Nanjing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou are also engaged in engineering construction.

So far, it can be considered quite effective.

Although most people may not be able to endure it, if they have hope and hope, they can persevere.

The development of industry and commerce promoted economic development and brought a large amount of tax revenue to the court. At the same time, it also bankrupted the small peasant economy and produced a large amount of labor force.

There were only a few of them, such as ordinary green camp soldiers and those rebellious water workers. The sentences were mostly three to five years, and they could get through it by gritting their teeth.

In today's Ming Dynasty, industrial and commercial development and infrastructure are always in a state of mutual promotion.

Each person has three pieces of meat the size of mahjong pieces, and in addition, there is an egg for each person.

If you don't die, you have to continue working.

There are many such as those Eight Banners soldiers who surrendered and officers at all levels of the Qing army. Although the time is a little long, and the sentence of labor reform is often ten or twenty years, at least there is hope and hope.

"Yes, it has meat and eggs, and it can't be compared to the previous festivals."

And in this process of massive infrastructure construction, labor camps naturally have to be involved.

The two of them are the key "care" targets in the labor camp.

What's more important is that although everyone is in a labor camp, most of the others have prison terms.

Infrastructure will also further stimulate the economy and provide feedback to industrial and commercial development.

The morning passed quickly. Yong Rong and Yong Yan put down their tools and lined up with others to receive their meals.

What is more important is to use these projects to absorb the idle labor force in society and provide them with livelihood.

For a labor camp where people have to do heavy physical work every day, such a small amount of food is not enough to eat.

This problem is actually very serious.

Seeing this scene, the crowd couldn't help but start talking.

"..."

You know, in the past, even during the holidays in the labor camps, the most they could do was get a taste of meat.

They had never eaten such a large piece of fat meat.

Listening to the discussions and noises of the people below, a labor camp supervisor standing at the front spoke.

"I just received news that His Royal Highness the Prince fought a great victory in Shanxi, annihilating one hundred thousand Mongolian cavalry, and Yongxuan, the last remnant of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was crowned."

"His Majesty received the good news and was in a great mood. He sent an order for the whole world to celebrate."

"And you reform-through-labor prisoners have reaped the benefits. Today, the food has been improved. Although there is a limit on meat and fish, there is no limit on staple food. You can eat it freely."

"In addition, His Majesty also ordered that everyone in the labor camp will have their sentences reduced by one month..."

As soon as the supervisor finished speaking, countless people cheered throughout the construction site.

"Long live! Long live!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

"Long live your Majesty..."

Those Eight Banners may still have mixed feelings after hearing this news.

But those green camp soldiers and water workers don't have so many ideas.

They only know that not only can they eat meat today, but they can also have their sentence reduced by one month, which means they can be released one month early.

What reason do they have to be unhappy?
Now, they are all sincerely happy for the victory that Ming has achieved.

And sincerely hope that Ming Dynasty can continue to achieve more brilliant victories again and again.

Because they still want to continue to eat meat and continue to reduce their sentences even more.

As for the Qing Dynasty?
Haha, what does that have to do with them?
Of course, not all Eight Banners have complicated moods.

There are also many Baqi who have been trained and docile in labor camps for seven or eight years and are sincerely happy for this.

For example, Yong Wei, the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Fulong'an, the imperial minister, are very happy now.

Because they surrendered earlier, Yongwei and Fulongan can now be regarded as senior figures in the labor camp.

Now both of them have been appointed to official positions in the labor camp, responsible for assisting the supervisors in managing the prisoners.

Barely getting on the side of half of the management.

And this also caused the two of them to be stabbed in the back by other Eight Banners in the labor camp, calling them ungrateful and betraying the Qing Dynasty.

Originally, the two of them felt quite guilty for betraying the Qing Dynasty, but after being scolded for a long time, they developed a rebellious mentality.

I began to hate the Qing Dynasty and my original identity.

There even began to be a fanatic convert to the Ming Dynasty.

Now, after learning that Yongxuan was dead and the Qing Dynasty was completely destroyed, the two of them felt happy in their hearts.

Because, they had to prove that their choice to betray the Qing Dynasty was correct...

The complete demise of the Qing Dynasty is undoubtedly the most powerful proof.

Fulongan rolled up his sleeves and said loudly.

"Well done everyone."

"I believe that Ming Dynasty will continue to win again and again. By then, our sentences will be reduced..."

Unlike Yong Rong and Yong Yan, the two Qianlong princes had too special status and could only be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Others, even Manchu clan members like Yongwei and Eight Banners officials like Fulongan, actually have prison terms.

Well, about thirty years or so.

Yongwei and Fulongan have been in labor camps for seven or eight years, and have completed almost a quarter of their sentences. Moreover, they have now reached the management level in the labor camp.

The remaining three quarters will definitely be a lot easier to endure.

Yongwei and Fulongan firmly believe that sooner or later they will be able to finish their sentence and regain their freedom.

Naturally, he will speak on Daming's side.

The only ones who were truly uncomfortable with the news were Yong Rong and Yong Yan.

After Yong Rong heard the bad news, he froze in place. Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes and rolled down his cheeks...

On the side, there was only a bang, and the rice bowl in Yongyan's hand fell to the ground. The ceramic bowl shattered directly, and the food was scattered all over the floor.

Because the two of them knew that since Yongxuan was dead, the Qing Dynasty was really over!

Yongxuan, Yongxuan, and Yonglin are all dead.

The two of them were also greedy for life and feared death. They became prisoners of war of the Ming thieves and were thrown into a labor camp by the Ming thieves. There was no hope of regaining freedom in this life.

They, the princes of the Qing Dynasty, were forced to die through labor reform. Who else could shoulder the burden of restoring the Qing Dynasty?
The Qing Dynasty is really over!

They really feel sorry for Huang Ama!
The two looked at each other and saw the despair and despair in each other's eyes.

At this time, they only feel that there is only darkness left in their future lives...

……

In early March of the seventh year of Xuanwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army completed the finishing work of the Battle of Xinzhou and made some repairs.

The army continued to move northward, heading towards Suiyuan City.

On the tenth day of March, the main force of the Ming army arrived in Datong.

After joining the Datong garrison, the main force of the Ming army continued to move north.

On March 17, the Ming army arrived outside Suiyuan City.

However, this time Zhu Jing'an did not take Suiyuan City as the center and sweep across the grassland.

On the one hand, they sent troops to garrison Suiyuan City to ensure the logistical security of the army and protect the logistical supply lines.

On the other hand, the army continued to move north and directly attacked Cullen.

Zhu Jing'an's purpose was very clear. He wanted to regain Kulun and regain this lost land that had been lost to the Qing Dynasty in recent years.

It is commendable that a large number of horses, cattle and sheep were captured in the Battle of Xinzhou.

This time when the Ming army marched north, in addition to the greatly increased marching speed, the corresponding logistical pressure was also reduced a lot.

With those cattle and sheep as food supplements, the Ming army's logistics supply line can use the free quota to transport ordnance, medicine and other materials.

The logistical pressure faced by the army as a whole has naturally become smaller.

From Suiyuan to Kulun, there is a distance of more than two thousand miles.

However, due to the large number of horses assisting the march this time, the Ming army only took more than a month to arrive outside the city of Kulun.

Zhu Jing'an was riding on horseback, holding a telescope and looking into the distance.

Looking at the earth city in front of him, his eyes were a little complicated.

Now that he has come to this era, China and China will never lose the land under his feet again!
Today's Kulun is actually a ghost town.

After receiving the news that Petroyev was defeated in Xinzhou and his entire army was annihilated, Bores, the governor of Siberia appointed by Tsarist Russia, immediately ran back to Omsk with the Tsarist Russian garrison in Kulun City.

The reason why he ran so decisively was, to put it bluntly, because Petroyev's defeat frightened him.

Petroyev's defeat almost destroyed Tsarist Russia's entire army in Siberia.

Next, if the Ming army continues to move north, it will launch an attack on Cullen.

Then, with the few hundred men left in Bores's hands, they would definitely not be able to block the Ming army's offensive in Culun.

Therefore, after receiving the news, Bores decisively abandoned Cullen and led his troops back to Omsk.

Prepare to assemble Tsarist Russia's troops throughout Siberia in Omsk to fight the Ming army again.

Well, Bores firmly believed that the vast wasteland of Siberia would become the empire's most powerful line of defense against enemies from the Far East.

To put it bluntly, he was preparing to take advantage of Tsarist Russia's more than 100 years of first-mover advantage in developing Siberia and lengthen the Ming army's supply line as much as possible.

Trying to use this to bring down the Ming army!
Or have peace talks with the Ming army.

Since Kulun was an empty city, the Ming army immediately recaptured Kulun that was lost to the Qing Dynasty after arriving in Kulun.

However, Zhu Jing'an did not lead his army further north and launched an attack on Omsk as Bores expected.

Instead, after leaving a force in Cullen to garrison, he led his army to turn eastward.

The target is Langjuxu Mountain!

That year's champion Hou Huo went to the Langjuxu Mountain where he was sealed by illness!
He was going to summon the princes from various tribes in southern Mongolia and northern Mongolia at Langjuxu Mountain to hold an alliance ceremony and establish a new order belonging to the Ming Dynasty on the grassland.

As for what if the princes of the various Mongolian tribes don't come?
Haha, don't forget that Zhu Jing'an still has more than 80,000 Mongolian prisoners of war on hand.

These prisoners of war are all warriors from various Mongolian tribes. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the pillars of the army.

The entire Mongolian grassland, including Monan and Mobei, has a combined population of up to two million.

In addition, in recent years, Manchuria and Mongolia have continuously recruited Mongolian soldiers from foreign vassals from the grasslands to participate in the war in the Central Plains. In addition, the invasion of Tsarist Russia, and the subsequent war between the Ming Dynasty and the coalition forces, have further caused the population of various Mongolian tribes to decline.

It is hard to say whether the current population of the Mongolian grasslands can reach 1.5 million.

Judging from the population structure of this era, there should be more men than women. Among 1.5 million people, there are about 800,000 men.

Among these 800,000 people, excluding the elderly over 50 years old and the teenagers and children under 10 years old, there are only about 500,000 young and strong men.

In other words, the more than 80,000 prisoners of war currently held by the Ming Dynasty are almost one-fifth of the number of young and strong men in Mongolia.

With so many prisoners of war in his hands, Zhu Jing'an was really not afraid that the Mongolian princes would not submit.

If the Mongolian prince of any tribe dared not to give him face, he would dare to trap and kill all the prisoners of war of that tribe.

If one-fifth of the young men are gone at once, the rule will collapse.

The current Mongolian ministries do not have the capital to negotiate with the Ming army.

Zhu Jing'an wanted to call them for an alliance, and they had only one choice.

Unless Genghis Khan is reborn, integrates the hearts of all tribes, and uses the power of the entire Mongolian grassland to fight against the Ming Dynasty?

But this is impossible!
Is not it?
Of course, Zhu Jing'an was leading his army to Langjuxu Mountain, preparing to repeat Huo Qubing's feat of sealing Langjuxu, and holding an alliance ceremony at Langjuxu Mountain.

Zhu Jing'an also ordered to send a partial division of 3,000 people to continue northward, out of Kyaktu, and kill in the direction of Lake Baikal.

Although Zhu Jing'an does not intend to march towards Omsk.

But Lake Baikal still has to be taken down.

Before the Trans-Siberian Railway was built, the water system of Lake Baikal was one of the most important transportation arteries in the entire Siberia.

When Maozi expanded in Siberia, he mostly traveled by water.

If the Ming Dynasty could control Lake Baikal, I dare not say more, then at worst it could cut off the Russian Empire's control over Eastern Siberia and even Central Siberia.

This is not just as simple as expanding the land thousands of miles!
The reason why he only sent 3,000 people was because of logistical constraints.

If more troops were sent, it would be difficult for the Ming army to guarantee the logistics of the army.

Well, anyway, Maozi's main force in Siberia has been defeated by the Ming army.

The remaining troops are gathering in the direction of Omsk.

The important town near Lake Baikal, Irkutsk, is in a state of emptiness. God doesn't take it, but it takes the blame!
If the Ming army can capture Irkutsk and then control Lake Baikal before Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia start negotiations.

Then, in the subsequent negotiations, Ming Dynasty may simply eat most of Siberia in one bite.

……

Beijing, French Embassy.

Since the Ming Dynasty captured Guangzhou, it has established a very close relationship with France.

France and the Netherlands even cooperated with the Ming Dynasty to defeat the British and Portuguese forces and helped the Ming Dynasty regain Macau.

In addition, in the following years, the trade volume between the two parties continued to grow.

Therefore, the relationship between Ming Dynasty and France has become increasingly close.

Because of this, France now has an embassy in Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, it is not just France. Most Western countries such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland have set up embassies or consulates in Daming.

On this day, the French ambassador met with the Dutch ambassador.

French Ambassador Charles and Dutch Ambassador Antony sat opposite each other.

Huanghuali's table is covered with a silk tablecloth, which is embroidered with various exquisite, beautiful and lifelike patterns.

On the tablecloth, there is tea with the aroma of tea, stacks of fruit snacks, milk cubes and other ingredients.

(End of this chapter)