Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1211 North-South Peace Negotiation?

Shandong Dengzhou Prefecture has been rich and prosperous since ancient times, especially during the Wanli period in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. This prefecture under the jurisdiction of one prefecture, seven counties, and four guards once had a household registration of one million, which shows the prosperity of the population.Its capital, Penglai County (i.e., Dengzhou City), is located in an important place, has built a complete "Water City" and other wharf facilities, and is the most convenient channel to connect Liaodong and North Korea, so people from all walks of life gather and commerce is also extremely developed. It once became a well-known and rich place in Jiaodong and even Shandong province.

It's just that the fate of Dengzhou Prefecture took a turn for the worse decades ago. Whether it was the killing and looting after the Qing soldiers broke through, the catastrophe brought about by the Kong Youde Rebellion, or the destruction caused by the thieves who sprang up in the local area after the vacuum of order, All left Terengganu in a state of continuous blood loss.It can be said that before the people on the east bank completely took control of one of the six Shandong provinces, Dengzhou Prefecture was almost in a dying state.

The arrival of the people from the east coast had a huge impact on the entire Terengganu Prefecture. First, a large number of immigrants (the incorporated anti-Qing rebels and their families) came to Dengzhou, and then there were a few immigrants from other provinces. Refugees, bandits and even overseas visitors are attracted everywhere.The arrival of these people not only greatly enriched the population of Terengganu, but also greatly changed the local population composition. This is naturally conducive to the rule of the masters on the east coast, because this is an order established by them alone. , will not be out of control in a short time.

Secondly, people from the East Bank implemented the New Deal in several counties directly under their own control—such as Yantai County, Fushan County, Wendeng County, Zhaoyuan County, etc.The New Deal did not mess around unrealistically. The main thing was to mobilize all county officials to dredge silted rivers and canals, build reservoirs, and lay roads in winter; Corn and potato seeds suitable for the local climate have increased local food production; in addition, they have a cruel marching law, and any criminals will be severely punished. As long as you return to your hometown and surrender, you will forget the past, which further clears up the law and order.

In the end, they imported a large amount of cattle, sheep and livestock from the outside world to Dengzhou through continuous conquests, and sold them to the people with low-interest loans, which greatly improved labor productivity.With such multi-pronged efforts, the dilapidated and dilapidated Terengganu began to recover gradually after the end of the Ming Dynasty, and has developed better and better in recent years, showing a thriving trend, and the population has also climbed to more than [-] Although it is less than half of the Wanli year, it is already a remarkable achievement.

And because of this, Terengganu Prefecture was "fortunately" allocated the resettlement quota of 15 refugees from Huai'an Prefecture at this time, because it already has a certain capacity to undertake in terms of economic foundation.Of course, no matter how strong the undertaking capacity of Terengganu is, it is impossible to afford the daily food needs of 15 people at once. Due to the characteristics of the agricultural society, most of the output of farmers is consumed by themselves. The surplus grain that comes out for sale is relatively limited.In addition, the turbulent times in Terengganu Province have only passed for no more than 15 years, and people still remember them fresh. There are not many people who voluntarily sell surplus grain on weekdays. Therefore, the amount of miscellaneous grains such as wheat, corn, soybeans, and wheat that can be purchased in the market is limited. Often it can only supply the needs of tens of thousands of people for a year.

Fortunately, people on the east coast still have a large amount of Qingjiangpu grain, and the amount of grain distributed to Dengzhou is also extremely large, enough to support most of these immigrants to live in Dengzhou for more than a year. Coupled with some grain and livestock purchased locally, it can barely support the past.After all, the immigrants worked and lived in the collective farms, and they didn't have no output at all, did they?

Collective work, collective life, and collective study, the collective farms all over the territory of Terengganu seem to have restored the legacy of the ancient times, which made the few local gentry feel amazed when they saw it.However, they just looked at it as a surprise. As a coastal city with relatively active economic activities, they have too many things to do: once Sakhalin Island thaws, they have to organize people to collect leather goods, mountain goods, and sea goods there; In addition, Japan also has to step in. The scale of this thin-skinned Shandan trade is getting bigger and bigger, and all the feudal clans in Northeast Japan have been involved, and it has even begun to spread to the central region, making the Shogun In the end, the trade between North Korea and Ningbo cannot be stopped, and the profits in it are huge, and the advantage lies in stability and low risk-the gentry in Dengzhou who can survive to this day are no longer It is a gentry in the traditional sense. Those who are stubborn can only work at home and farm by themselves (because they can’t hire people), and those who are clear-headed begin to transform into businessmen, relying on the protection of people from the east coast to engage in cross-border and cross-regional trade. , especially with the in-depth exploration of many markets (such as North Korea, Japan and even the Nanyang market brought by some Dutch people) and the improvement of the living standards of ordinary people in Denglai, Ningbo and other places, their income has also risen, and gradually drove more People join in and become a little new class.

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Outside a wild tea shed outside Wendeng County, Han Zhimei was sitting at a table with her beard silent. Behind her were his four sons: Kechang, Kerong, Keda, and Kejiu.As the first local family in Suqian County to surrender, the Han family (who claimed to be descendants of Han Yu) received great favor from Commander Liao. Sitting in a better cabin.

In a blink of an eye, it is now March, and Han Zhimei, who is the talker of the family, will take all the young and old to the east bank, and the eldest son and second son will also take their families with them. He and his fourth son can only stay here for the time being.

"I was having a banquet in the county the day before yesterday, and I heard rumors from the Qing Dynasty in the north that the regent Dorgon had passed away a few months ago, and Shunzhi is now personally deciding all affairs in the court. How? If it is true, I am afraid that the situation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties has become a certainty. Although the old man lives in the village, he also knows that Prince Azige of Naying is Dorgon's younger brother and has always been loyal. It's hard to be kind, and judging from the fierceness of the Tartars in the past, most of them will lose their lives. But now this man is sitting in Xiangyang, with more than 20 troops in his hand, how to deal with it is not an easy matter. If it's not good, something big will happen." Han Zhimei swallowed a sip of coarse tea and said slowly.

"Father said that the Qing Dynasty is about to fall? Isn't this just in response to our family's righteous deed?" said the second son Han Kerong.This time, he will cross the sea with Han Zhimei to the east bank. It is said that Commander Liao has given him a place to study in the Dayuhe Advanced Training School, and he can be an official after he comes out. for the sake.

"It's hard to say whether the Qing Dynasty will fall, but this Ming Dynasty is about to fall." The eldest son Han Kechang sighed, and couldn't help but said: "The Dong'an master who picked us up a few days ago once said that when he was old, Huguang Jiangxi The remnants of the robbers clashed with the Ming Wangshi, and the bandit leader Li Guo blatantly accepted the defected Zhongzhen Camp (part of the former Shun army battalion from the Ming Dynasty) into his defense area, and even had a fight with the Hengyang Wangshi for this. , Wang Shi was defeated. It is said that Li Guo threatened to send troops to take down the Hengyang and Ganzhou prefectures in order to avoid future troubles. At present, this matter is deadlocked. I heard that the Heavenly Soldiers from the Great East Bank are also mediating, but no one knows the final result."

Han Kechang is a student, although he is only a low-level scholar, and although he has been an obedient citizen under the Qing Dynasty for many years, he still has a heart for Ming Dynasty from the perspective of three views.Seeing that Nanming is so incompetent now, it is difficult to even live on his last breath. Naturally, he is sad and sighs endlessly.

"Confused." Han Zhimei scolded, "Kechang, you are going to inherit the family business in the future, so stop talking nonsense. I have seen through the 300 years of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, and it is indeed exhausted. From now on I don’t know who the world belongs to. I don’t know. If it’s not in order, it’s the situation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In this way, it’s not a bad thing for me to vote for the East Bank and the Song Dynasty. This time I go to the East Bank to do things well and save more. Family business, making more friends, and having more children are better than anything else. Perhaps, our branch that has gone overseas will have more records among our clan in the future, so father will be satisfied."

The father and son chatted for a while under the tea shed, then took some servants and continued to push the cart forward.The car is loaded with mountain goods from Yantai. Although the collective farms are all refugees, it doesn’t mean that everyone has no spending power. What’s more, people from the east bank also pay (although very little) to drive them to work, so these are produced in warehouses. The mountain products in Page Island are more or less marketable. The Han family started this business in just a few months. Although it has something to do with their large number of people and money, it does show that the family has a good business sense.

While the father and son of the Han family were busy doing business, the Qing court, in addition to continuing to expel the Allied forces in Huai'an Mansion and regain lost ground, also quietly sent a mission to the Shun Army-controlled area by land, and revealed The intention of the peace talks——It is indeed "disgraceful" to a certain extent to propose a peace proposal to a local government with no more than three provinces. most flexible.After all, if a precious respite can be obtained through peace talks, it will undoubtedly be a big profit for the Qing court.

Of course, the peace negotiation mission was not only sent to Dashun, Nanming did not run away either.For this reason, they even ordered Wu Sangui, who had already invaded southern Sichuan, to stop marching. For the sake of peace talks, the Manchu Qing was indeed fighting hard enough, and this often shows that there is a huge crisis inside, but this is very difficult. It is difficult for outsiders to know.

Lying on the hospital bed, tossing and turning, I felt flustered at the thought of breaking the update, and the editor also recommended it to me, so I began to code with ninja abdominal pain.I spent four full days coding the 3000 words in this chapter, and I don’t want to talk about the difficulties during the period.In short, I want to tell you guys with practical actions, I will try my best to update, this book will not be eunuchs.

(End of this chapter)