Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1137
It is the pursuit of any central government to weaken the power of local governments and strengthen the power of the central government.

After the Qing court lost Nanjing, it suffered successive failures and got a head full of lice. Naturally, it had no time to deal with warlords like Jiang Xiang. However, with the gradual recovery of the north and the victory of conquering Mobei in the past two years, the strength of the Qing court was restored. , Dorgon had the idea of ​​weakening the Han warlords again.

Han generals like Jiang Xiang, who hold a heavy army, have always been a thorn in Dorgon's side, so he is going to use this southern expedition to weaken Jiang Xiang's strength and control northern Shanxi step by step.

Jiang Xiang's strength is not small, and the entire northern Shanxi region can pull up at least 5 horses, so Dorgon did not dare to push too fast, but adopted the strategy of boiling frogs in warm water.

This time, tens of thousands of people were mobilized from him, and then some food and grass were collected from him, and gradually weakened. When Jiang Xiang reacted, he no longer had the strength to compete with the court, so he could only be a dog obediently.

Dorgon is also learning from Wang Yan in the south, and that guy is using the war to transfer Tang Lu's army to the front line bit by bit, digesting it slowly, and finally solving it once and for all.

Shanxi is relatively well-preserved among many northern provinces, especially in northern Shanxi. Jiang Xiangshun came to surrender, and Qing came to surrender to the Qing. To a certain extent, northern Shanxi was prevented from falling into war, and people's livelihood and economy were protected. not destroyed.

After losing the south of the Yangtze River, the Manchu Qing urgently needed to find a new money bag, and there were many Shanxi merchants in Shanxi. They accumulated a lot of wealth through trade with the Mongolian tribes outside the customs, and they were a good source of taxation. Therefore, Dorgon Eager to further control Shanxi and strengthen centralization.

In the past few years, the Qing court has penetrated into Shanxi. Except for the northern Shanxi, the central and southern Shanxi are already under the control of the Qing court. Even Xuanda has many people from the Qing court.

The Qing court did not pay much attention to construction before. After losing Jiangnan, it began to ban land enclosures and resume production in the north. However, if it wants to recover, it must have investment. In order to restore Hebei and Shandong, the Qing court can only increase the tax burden on Shanxi. This has already Harm the interests of Shanxi Jin gentry.

This time the Southern Expedition Army needed a large amount of food and salaries, so Dorgon ordered to collect food from Shanxi again, especially Xuanda's food.

Taking the opportunity to transfer Jiang Xiang's army is to weaken his military power and increase the collection. It is to exhaust the people of Shanxi and weaken the financial resources of northern Shanxi. Both military and financial resources are weakened. The Qing court will naturally be able to control Jiang Xiang and Jin. north.

Ning Wanwo was attached to the Zhenghongqi of the Han army, and he took refuge in the Manchu Qing very early on. He has contributed a lot to the establishment of the Qing government system.

From a backward tribe to a country, the Jurchen did not change out of thin air. It needs to establish a system to replace the original tribal rules. How the country should work is not out of thin air. People continue to suggest that the establishment of the official system, the identification of the color of the uniform, the discussion of the strategy of cutting Ming, the discussion of the selection of officials through examinations, and the professors who pissed and pissed made the Manchus gradually play with this system.

Ning Wan, I was originally an official in Beijing. In order to strengthen local control, Dorgon sent him, an old horse with knowledge of the way, to inspect Shanxi and control the land of the Three Jins for the Qing court.

In the areas controlled by the Qing court, Henan, Shandong, and Huaibei belonged to the front lines, and they stationed heavy troops. If they did not ask the Qing court for money, Amitabha would be the only one. If the Northern Zhili had to support Beijing, only Shanxi could be squeezed.

This time, Dorgon asked Shanxi to provide food and salaries for the southern invasion, and the prefectures and counties in central and southern Shanxi had basically completed the collection, leaving only northern Shanxi.

Several 10 people fought in the south, and Ning Wan felt a great responsibility to me. Seeing that Datong’s food and wages had not yet been paid, and Jiang Xiang’s men and horses had not gone south, he rushed to Datong to urge food, and was going to persuade Jiang Xiang to send troops. Go south to help.

After listening to Ning, all the people in the hall looked down. Geng Tang, the magistrate of Datong sitting on the left, saw the silence, turned his small eyes to look left and right, then stood up and said: "Futai ordered Yes, other state capitals have already completed the tasks assigned by the imperial court, and our Datong Prefecture cannot be left behind, we must be loyal to the imperial court."

He was placed in Datong by the Qing government, and he usually doesn't dare to speak, but now that I'm in Datong after Ning Ning, he has become a little more courageous, so he naturally wants to warm up the place for the governor, and echo a few words.

The next few officials sent by the Qing court to Datong also immediately made a sound, expressing that they would complete the tasks assigned by the court.

Jiang Xiang's face turned cold when he heard them singing together. Dorgon not only wanted to collect food in Datong, but also mobilized his troops. He was afraid that once the troops left Datong, they would never come back, so he would let the Qing court deal with it. up.

"Geng Zhifu is the parent official of Datong, and the loyal court can't do it blindly. The tax of the court is already heavy, and now it will be levied for another year. How do the people of Datong celebrate the new year? How do they explain to the court? Loyal court also You have to think about the people in Datong, you can't ignore the lives of the people!" Jiang Xiang said leisurely while sitting with her eyes slightly closed.

Ning Wan, I know that Jiang Xiang is the local emperor in northern Shanxi, but now the Qing Dynasty has just defeated Nanming in Xuzhou, and conquered Moxi. .

After Ning finished listening to Jiang Xiang's words, my face immediately sank, and I said unhappily: "What does Jiang Zongbing mean? Is he threatening Benfu? The state capitals in southern and central Jin can fulfill the imperial court's orders, but Datong cannot." Finished?"

After all, Ning Wan, I am the governor of Shanxi, a first-level official, and a Beijing official appointed by the Qing court. Jiang Xiang still dare not confront him at this time, because the Qing court has indeed become stronger now.

After Ning, I saw that Jiang Xiang was sullen and didn't answer, so I snorted coldly, "Jiang Zongbing is a general, so don't interfere in the matter of collecting food and salaries, and let Zhifu Geng handle it."

"The next official takes the order! I promise to collect all the food." Geng Tang immediately came out to take the order. He was a little afraid of Jiang Xiang at first, but now with the support of the governor, he became bolder, and he felt that Ning Wei, I came to Datong , is a signal that the court may want to suppress Jiang Xiang and confiscate his power.

Although he was the magistrate appointed by the Qing court, he was basically a puppet when he arrived in Datong. Jiang Xiang took military and political affairs and never discussed with him. , couldn't help but glanced at Jiang Xiang proudly, and then returned to sit down.

Ning Wei felt that the strength of the Qing court had recovered, the Kingdom of Jin in the west had collapsed, and Nanming in the south was falling into civil strife among the three kings. Didn't give Jiang Xiang any face.

After Ning finished my sentence, it was tantamount to seizing Jiang Xiang's administrative power, and the Qing court obviously wanted to move him.

Water dripped from Jiang Xiang's face, but he was not prone to seizures. Nanming fell into civil strife. He didn't know whether His Royal Highness the King of Chu would win or lose. If he loses, he will have to connect with the Ming Dynasty again, and he doesn't know if the Ming Dynasty can support him.

Seeing Jiang Xiang not saying a word, I thought that the other party was afraid of his official authority, so I looked at him and continued: "The matter of collecting food and salaries is handed over to Geng Zhifu, and the matter of Jiang Zongbing dispatching troops to the south should be paid close attention. , Ben Fu will give you five days, and you will first transfer 2 people to Nanyang to help in the war. Before the soldiers and horses go south, Ben Fu will live in Datong and urge you to complete the tasks of the imperial court!"

After speaking, Ning finished, I got up and left the lobby.

Geng Tang and others in the hall also left with smiles on their faces, only Jiang Xiang and many other generals continued to sit with gloomy faces.

The hall was silent for a while, Jiang Youguang got up to break the silence, "Third Brother, what should we do? Are you really sending troops south?"

Jiang Xiang was suddenly furious, waved his hand violently, and swept the teacup in his hand on the ground. The teacup shattered when it touched the ground, and made a crisp sound, "Ning Pilfe, you are bullying me too much!"

(End of this chapter)