Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

When the forced conscription order was issued, the common people complained and resisted, as everyone was worried about; and the reputation that the court had just established collapsed again, as everyone was worried about. On the contrary, it was supported and implemented by all the people from the bottom of their hearts.

The reason is very simple. It is not just the invasion of foreign enemies that destroys the country and destroys the country. Everyone shares the same hatred of the enemy. The main thing is that the people know that despite this so-called conscription order, the court still implements the employment system in the most difficult time.

In order to make up for the possible shortage of labor money and wages for the people, the emperor stopped all royal activities. The daily ten dishes and one soup for the emperor and the queen were reduced to eight dishes and one soup. How could this not impress the people?

What moved the people even more was the officials. In order to no longer enslave the people in vain and to collect sufficient wages for them, all the officials in the Ming Dynasty not only sympathized with the emperor and refused this year's routine rewards, but also donated their own money. One month's salary.

A month's salary, although for today's high-income officials, their lives will not be affected in any way. But for the common people, they saw a different group of officials than before.

It turns out that no matter how turbulent the world is, no matter how the people are, those officials will spare no effort to break the bones and suck out the marrow. How can they consider the people at all?
But now, not only do they no longer extort and exploit the people, but they would rather use their salaries to subsidize the wages of the people they employ. What kind of change is this?

Simple common people are the easiest to be moved, and if we talk about who is the most patriotic in the world, it is these common people who are despised by those above us.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, the people who are eligible to receive wages work hard, deserve it, and overfulfill their tasks.

Even those people who were not qualified to be employed volunteered their efforts and went to the front line of building defensive offensives.

The entire northern Ming Dynasty was in motion. At this time, no one in the northern Ming Dynasty was idle, and they were all doing their best to resist foreign humiliation.

"Our first priority is to repair the entire eastern section of the Great Wall before mid-March. We will use the Great Wall to defend the enemy from outside the country, and we must not let the Manchus rush in and destroy our people's stable society and stability and prosperity. life."

Why does it say before mid-March? Because according to the Jinyiwei spy report, the Three Kingdoms Alliance launched by the Manchu Qing Dynasty will attack the Ming Dynasty on March 3th.

Why are dates like this so accurate?
Because in ancient times, war was a very serious issue. It has always been known that the foundation of a country lies in sacrifice and garrison.

Before every major war starts, there must be a grand and complicated ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky. It needs to be recognized by God, and it also needs God to set a date for launching. Only in this way can the victory of the war be guaranteed.

Regarding this matter, as early as a year ago, Dorgon and Shunzhi had already begun to make sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth, asking for guidance from the gods.

At the same time, this war is essentially different from the previous wars against the Ming Dynasty.

The previous war against the Ming Dynasty was all about looting. The entire army ate wherever they went, and they had to take it after eating. There was no need for the army to replenish logistical supplies.

After two battles with Lu Mou, the monarchs and ministers of the Qing Dynasty finally understood the key to logistics in war.

They gave up on the army that still despised the Central Plains. Why did they have to risk being intercepted by the enemy in every war and transport grain and grass supplies from the rear to the front? Such stupid actions.

As a result, they were deeply educated in the last two battles. Only then did they realize that they were no longer a bandit group, but a real country. There is an essential difference between a war waged by a country and a war waged by a bandit group.

To this end, Dorgon not only had to seek God's consent and instructions, but also collected sufficient logistical supplies for this massive war.

Seven hundred thousand people eat, drink, and defecate every day, which is not a small amount. Daily consumption is astronomical.

Especially for transporting grain and grass supplies from Liaodong to the Great Wall, the long road required millions of chariots, horses and civilians. The consumption of these chariots, horses and civilians was actually greater than the consumption of the frontline troops. So he must have enough time to prepare.

It is absolutely unrealistic to keep such war mobilization secret.

What's more, in this era, people don't have a practical sense of confidentiality. Not only is such a war not kept secret, but it is promoted with great fanfare out of the perspective of mobilizing and boosting people's hearts.

For example, in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin State besieged Bianliang, and Zong Zhe was preparing to lead troops to attack the Jin State's camp. As a result, as soon as it got dark, all the residents of Bianliang City rushed to the top of the city, stood on the city wall, beat gongs and drums, and wished the soldiers of the sneak attack a success.

This is enough to explain the lack of confidentiality awareness in ancient times.

Another reason is the weather. In winter, the howling wind on the grassland can freeze people to death. At the same time, they also want to launch a war against Ming Dynasty when spring is warm and flowers are blooming, to destroy Ming Dynasty's spring plowing production and consume Ming Dynasty's strength.

All the above reasons gave Lu Mou's Ming Dynasty three months to prepare.

"Three months is enough for us to repair and strengthen the Great Wall. Although time is tight, it is enough. This time we will build the Great Wall into a solid defense system to keep the enemy out of the Great Wall. Let the ancient Great Wall Once again, it has become a strong protective barrier for us Han people.”

Regarding Lu Mou's remarks, Wu Sangui and Qi Fei, who were sitting below, expressed their extreme contempt for his contradictory remarks.

I remember when you first stepped out of the Great Wall and entered the grassland, you commented on the Great Wall in front of everyone, saying that it did not play much role in the defense of the enemy, but it became a barrier restricting the Han people's external development. You swore that you would kill him during your lifetime and remove the rope that restrained him from expanding his territory.

But now you say this again, do you want to get rid of it or cultivate it? Are you still reliable?
Facing the disdainful eyes of the two people, Lu Mou smiled and said shamelessly: "When we are weak, we need the protection of the Great Wall, and when we are strong, the Great Wall is a cage that hinders our development. The role of everything, They are not static, they change with the development of the times and situations, such as——"

For example, as people continue to argue in later generations, when New China decided to demolish the city wall of Beijing, those scholars and those who followed the opinions of later generations vigorously criticized the decision at that time. I think it is the destruction of ancient buildings and the cruel destruction of ancient civilization.

Let’s not talk about the ancient civilization value of a section of city wall. It is not surprising that there are many such walls all over the country.

But if Beijing’s city walls are not demolished, Beijing’s future development of transportation roads extending in all directions will be restricted, which will be a disaster for the development of economic transportation. Then there would be no Beijing, the bustling world-class metropolis it is now.

Of course, some people say that Mr. Liang at that time wanted to preserve ancient Beijing and build a new Beijing outside of ancient Beijing.

I won’t say whether this idea is practical or not, but if you look at Delhi and New Delhi in India, you can see the embarrassment in the middle.

As an ancient city, Delhi has not developed at all, but appears to be in a dilapidated state.

However, the development of New Delhi has no inherent cultural heritage and appears to be frivolous and impetuous, which is simply not suitable for the capital of a major country.

From this point, everyone must reflect on whether it is a group of literati who have a long-term vision, or a great man who has a broad mind.

"So, this time, we will not only mobilize at least 50 civilians, but also all military officers and soldiers. My slogan is, build my Great Wall and love my China. Please send money."

In fact, the entire Great Wall does not need to be repaired, as long as the repairs are completed from Jizhou Town to Xuanda's defense line at several important passes, and the army is stationed.

The Great Wall on other precipitous mountains is actually not to guard against people, but to guard against the crossing of war horses.

The enemy can climb over the Great Wall, but horses cannot.

And once the Manchu army abandoned their war horses and crossed the Great Wall, Lu Mou could not get enough of it. The Han people in the north could kill the Manchus and Mongols, who were bow-legged and could hardly walk without their horses, without any effort.

Therefore, since ancient times, the role of the Great Wall in defending northern nomads was not to defend against enemies, but to defend against the enemy's horses. Now, everyone can see the essence.

Therefore, in fact, as long as the Ming army firmly defends the four passes and eleven passes between Jizhou and Xuanda, it can prevent the 700,000 Qing army from advancing. (End of chapter)