golden scales

Sometimes, when a delicate official lady rejected a fair-skinned and beautiful Jinshi scholar, it was only because he ranked low in the palace examination that he could not be selected into the Imperial Academy to become a noble. However, when she was raped by the black, ugly, short and wretched gangster who came right away, she could only succumb to it for the rest of her life.

This tragic story is enough to express the current psychology of the people of Yanjing.

When they were excited about the upcoming change of dynasty in the streets and alleys, when they inscribed on the gate of the palace "If you don't stay here, you have a place to stay", they believed out of thin air that as long as the King Chuang came, the years of military disasters would stop.As long as Zhu Ming is gone, no one will have to worry about fighting the dead all day, and everyone can vent their anger on the increase in food prices... As a result, King Chuang arrived as expected, and he did not disturb Xiaomin's life, but he did. He went there in a hurry, tearing off the gentle veil when he left, just like Zhu Bajie who exposed his true colors.

Followed by Donglu soldiers with strange hairstyles.

Back then, people spent money to buy Yuan Chonghuan's meat, and they hated him to the bone. Isn't it because Yuan Chonghuan was weak in fighting against gold?Isn't it because Yuan Chonghuan's Guan Ning cavalry chased after the Jiannu army and did not attack?Isn't it because the Eastern captives killed and plundered the people in Gyeonggi to wear filial piety and wear hemp at every household?

It was only 15 years ago, and many of the victims were still alive, but no one thought of avenging the blood. As long as the Donglu can keep their hair and heads, they can be good citizens with peace of mind.

Is it because of forgetfulness?

No, it's just because of the four words that Hong Chengchou pointed out: the people feel at ease.

No matter who is the emperor, as long as the people can live in peace.

Therefore, whether it is Chuangwang or Donglu, since Yanjing has been occupied, let's live well.It's not necessarily worse than "re-conquering" the emperor, right?

The truth is: worse.

Dorgon issued an enclosure order.

Zhu Cihong's butterfly wings finally created a whirlwind in June of the 17th year of Chongzhen that could affect the direction of history.

The part of it is this:

The first ring: Because of the timely plague prevention policy, the "hiding wealth for the people" before leaving Beijing, and the deliberate exaggeration of Taoist priests, a belief in Taiwei Xingjun was born in the capital, and what was enshrined was the dharma body of the crown prince before he came down to earth. ——A middle-aged god who combines the characteristics of King Yue and Emperor Guan.This quickly aroused the concern of the Manchu nobles, and they became more and more inclined to implement the "head-shaving order" to control the people's thoughts from the outside to the inside.

The second ring: With such pressure, people in Gyeonggi fled south with their families.Whether it is to go to Shandong to find asylum first, or go directly to Nanzhili, it is much better than staying in Gyeonggi to shave your hair.

For the Manchurians, the population is the means of production, property with two legs.No matter which flag the owner of the flag is, it is impossible to sit back and watch the property in his pocket escape.Therefore, the law of apprehending fugitives has also been put on the agenda. The reason why it was not implemented immediately is because there is still one link missing in the middle-name and stop.

Only when the corresponding relationship between the property and the owner is determined can the identity of the "fugitive" be determined, and the recovered fugitive can be returned to its owner.

So there is a third ring:

The Manchu Qing government was absolutely unwilling to use a lot of manpower and material resources to organize households like Zhu Cihong, and their method was simpler and more efficient: staking the land.

Dorgon said in the edict that because of years of wars, there are many unclaimed wastelands in Gyeonggi, so the Eight Banners are allowed to encircle them.

However, as soon as this encirclement order is issued, the people below don't care whether there is an owner or not.Most of them don't even understand Chinese, how can they have the patience to read Chinese characters?All the banners go for fertile land and beautiful land, as long as they play the boundary card before the other flag players, it is considered the land of the banner.

At the beginning, some flags were quite polite, but they just drove the people on the land away.Later, everyone became popular, and the surname was taken together with people and land.The land is the property of the flag, and people have become the slaves of the flag.Since the Warring States period, China has been liberating serfs as self-cultivators to increase productivity.Now under the iron hooves of the Qing Dynasty, the people have turned back into serfs.

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"Brother Wenquan! Good news! Great news!" Huang Desu stepped down to Zhang Ren's house.

Zhang Ren put down the book in his hand, numbly raised his head and said, "What good things can happen in this world?"

"The East Palace will conscript two hundred civil servants with minor crimes to serve as county magistrates in the Qing, Ji, Yan, and Dong prefectures! Those who have completed the examination can be pardoned for their previous crimes and still be promoted!" Huang Desu rubbed his hands happily and said: "I have already inquired, The so-called light crimes, as long as they are not in the hard labor class!"

Zhang Ren stood up, her feet were rather flimsy, her eyes were swollen, but she said, "Brother Cong An, why do you only know one thing and not the other?"

Huang Desu was quite surprised, and said, "Could it be that there is something else I haven't heard of?"

Zhang Ren shook his head greatly, and said: "Six prefectures in Shandong Province, except Deng and Lai, which of the other four prefectures are not located on the north-south traffic arteries? Especially Dongchang Mansion is the key point among the key points, and it is also the most prosperous place in Yanliu. Land, the East Palace does not go with the direct line, but recruits criminals, isn't that obvious? It's a plan to kill with a knife!"

"Impossible..." Huang Desu frowned slightly.

"I just want to ask, how should we resist the arrival of the soldiers from the East? Surrender? Leave?" Zhang Ren raised his brows, his face full of sorrow: "The East Palace doesn't want to bear the reputation of brutalizing scholars. Come up with such a poisonous plan!"

Huang Desu's excitement was extinguished in an instant, and said: "I always feel that this is not the case... But what Brother Wen Quan said is also reasonable, let's take a look."

"Brother Cong An," Zhang Yan said in a low voice, "I also heard that the emperor's father is under house arrest in the East Palace, and he has a reckless heart..."

"Hush!" Huang Desu hastily suppressed his voice: "Be careful, be careful!"

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"Any policy, you can't come up with brains." Zhu Cihong called a meeting of local officials above the prefect in the office to arrange the current civil affairs tasks.He said: "Dorgon only knows how to heal his head when he has a headache, and heals his feet when his feet hurt. Once this land encirclement order is opened, it will inevitably be even more frustrating."

The Enclosure Order seemed to meet the needs of the Manchu and Qing nobles to share the fruits of victory. In the original historical script, it was indeed promulgated in December of the first year of Shunzhi.At that time, there were almost no civilian fields near Kinki, and all the people became serfs in the Eight Banners.

However, the current situation is that the enclosure order was issued half a year early in the morning, and the external environment is very different.

First of all, Li Zicheng's Shun army has not yet been defeated, and is still spying on Beizhili in Shanxi.

Secondly, Jierhalang and Emperor Shunzhi who stayed behind have not yet moved to Yanjing. The two flags are the most profitable, how can we not make people jealous?

After owning the land, the nobles of the Eight Banners naturally refused to send troops to fight easily.They were afraid that once they left, the circled land would be snatched away by other flags.

And those aristocrats who have not encircled the land or have less encirclement are even more reluctant to send troops easily-why do I have to do things that kill me while I don't get much benefit?Fighting kills people, and the people under the banner are all the private property of the nobles. Even if the population and land are robbed, it is necessary to calculate whether the transaction is profitable.What if the land I laid down is captured by others?Isn't it a loss of people and wealth?

Before the name is determined, the Manchurians are bound to fight a lawsuit in front of Dorgon.This is the cutest thing about the Eight Banners system. It still has the characteristics of tribes and tribal alliances, and it is not a completely centralized organization.If Huang Taiji lives another 20 years, the situation may be very different. However, Dorgon, who is now in power, is also the leader of the banner, and of course he will not do stupid things to weaken himself.

"As long as Dorgon is not sure about the income from the enclosure and the distribution of the loot in the future, the Manchurian army will not make a big move." Zhu Cihong said: "And at least before the summer harvest, the Xuanfu of Datong cannot afford the supply of food and grass for the army to cross the border."

When the army passed by, the private treasury might be able to store some grain, but the grain in the public treasury would definitely not stay.The reason why Li Zicheng withdrew from Jingxing to Shanxi was precisely because he knew that he had entered Beijing all the way from Sanguan, leaving no food along the way.And Ren Jirong and Li You don't have many people, so they should be able to spare some of them for him.

"From the two above, it can be deduced that the Manchu and Qing armies will not make any major moves until the internal integration and the summer harvest is completed. We just want to take advantage of this time to quickly transport the population, food, and materials from the west of Shandong to the east to strengthen the line of defense. , slowly advancing westward.” (To be continued.)