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Chapter 795

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang repaid her hatred with virtue, put the overall situation of the Qing Dynasty first, and completely subdued Dorgon, and the power struggle inside the Qing Palace came to an end for the time being.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang knew very well that if this matter was to be punished for Duo Ergun's crime, it would not be cured at all.Dorgon must have come prepared, maybe this move will intensify the conflict.If there is a fire in the palace, it will only hurt both sides. The Qing Dynasty can't stand the toss at all. Only by uniting and uniting to the outside world can we be invincible.

Therefore, Xiaozhuang endured the humiliation, and at the critical moment, he put out the ancestral tablets of Nurhachi and Huang Taiji. This trick really worked, and Dorgon was influenced.Dispelling his selfish desires, he devoted himself to supporting Xiao Shunzhi from then on, took it as his duty to rejuvenate the Qing Dynasty, and stepped up his military training and preparations for war.

Tang Ruowang lived up to expectations, and together with Hong Chengchou and Ning Wan, I quickly designed a new type of artillery for them. Compared with the original cannon, the range was improved. When approaching, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's eyes became slits with a smile.Immediately let Emperor Shunzhi pass down the decree to mass-produce cannons, and rewarded Tang Ruowang, Ning Wanwo, Hong Chengchou and others.

If you don't have enough silver to buy cannons, you can produce them yourself.In this way, you will no longer be afraid of the Ming army's superiority in artillery fire. As for Zhu Yousong's miraculous skills, we still have Su Ma Lagu who has unique skills.This time we want to see whether the bravery of the Han people in Ming Dynasty or our Eight Banners children are awesome.In the near future, there will be another entry.

Dorgon was also full of ambition, and stepped up training and preparing for war with Hong Chengchou.

But the problem came soon. To mass-produce cannons, the demand for iron and explosives is relatively large. Now the territory under the control of the Qing Dynasty is not too small, and the Northeast region, plus Mobei Mongolia, is not too small.

And what he controls are the nomadic prairie. Where do these places get iron and explosives?If it all depends on buying, a large amount of silver will be needed. Dorgon and Hong Chengchou have reflected the problem to Shunzhi, and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang also has a way. One is that she leads by example, starting from herself, including Emperor Shunzhi, the entire palace, Save money on food and expenses, and reduce expenses by 1/3.

This is true in the imperial palace, and even more so in various institutions of the Qing Dynasty.

But saving money can only be one aspect, and another aspect is to strengthen economic exchanges, do business with merchants in Ming Dynasty, and do business with North Koreans.Use their horses, ermines, straws, etc. in exchange for necessary items such as ironware and explosives.

Therefore, in the past few years, Zhu Yousong personally conquered and wiped out the bandits and pacified southern Xinjiang.Although the Tartar cavalry often went south to harass the border of Ming Dynasty.But in general he loosened control over the borders, and Koreans and Han Chinese traded with them and received preferential treatment from their Tartars.At the same time, they also bribed these businessmen to secretly smuggle iron and explosives.

These measures were very effective. In just over a year, the problems of ironware and explosives were solved, and the cannons could finally be mass-produced.

When the first batch of 40 cannons were produced, compared with the old red cannons, it was found that the caliber of the cannons was also larger, and the body of the cannons was longer, adding more than 200 catties to the weight of the original cannons.

When loading ammunition, I found that I took too much medicine at a time.

Tang Ruowang personally ignited the fire to test the power in front of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Dorgon and others.

When Tang Ruowang started with the torch and lit the fire, the eunuch hurried over to plug Emperor Shunzhi's ears and eyes.

Emperor Shunzhi pushed the little eunuch's hands away, "What's the matter, I'm 11 years old this year."

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Aunt Su Mala were both happy.

"The emperor has really grown up!"

"Boom, chatter!" There was a deafening roar that echoed throughout the valley, and the shells roared out, exploding ten miles away, knocking down ten straw men.

In order to compare the effect, the old red cannon was also ignited. By comparison, the old red cannon had a maximum range of only eight miles, and one shot could only knock down six straw people at most.

These old red cannons were seized from the Ming army, which shows that their cannons are more powerful and have a longer range than the Ming army's cannons.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dorgon were overjoyed, and Xiao Shunzhi's ears were buzzing, but he ignored it completely and jumped up happily, "It's all right now, I want to fight in person, and go to the pass! "

Dorgon saluted and said: "Your Majesty, we entered the customs three years ago, and we were forced to leave the customs less than a year ago. Now that our Qing army is strong and we have this batch of advanced cannons, it is time to settle accounts with these southern barbarians." It's time. However, there are veterans here, so why bother His Majesty to march in person?"

At this time, someone came to report that a Ming army with a force of about 3 troops entered Moxi Mongolia from the northwest border of Ming Dynasty.

Dorgon was furious: "What does this Gushri Khan want to do? Does he want to secretly collude with the Ming Dynasty to deal with us? The old minister requests His Majesty and the Empress Dowager to send troops to Moxi Mongolia immediately, and we will destroy them first."

Xiao Shunzhi also felt that he should send troops to teach this Gushi Khan a lesson. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was relatively calm. He decided to hold a military meeting in front of the imperial court, ask a few auxiliary ministers, and then ask Ning Wan, Hong Chengchou and others what they meant.

Order people to send Tang Ruowang back to the church. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Xiao Shunzhi, Dorgon and others returned to the Hall of Martial Arts. Jierhalang also came, as did Ning Wan, Hong Chengchou and I.

As a result of the deliberations, the Tartars all advocated sending troops directly, first to pacify Moxi Mongolia, to solve their worries, and then send troops to the south in a large scale to attack Daming in one fell swoop.

Hong Chengchou held a different view, "Although our Qing Dynasty has strong troops and advanced cannons, the Ming Dynasty is not what it used to be. There was a Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong. In recent years, he has worked hard to rule. , to clean up the administration of officials internally, to eliminate party disputes, and to conquest externally. Even Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Zheng Zhilong, these giant bandits, all accepted the recruitment. It was no accident that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Moxi Mongolia at this time. People are not fuel-efficient. It is said that Tsarist Russia is encroaching on their territory. He surrendered to us in the east, and united with the Ming Dynasty in the south. Pushing into Daming's arms, there is another enemy behind us."

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang nodded, thinking that what he said was reasonable, "Then what is Hong Xiangguo's opinion?"

"In my humble opinion, the Ming Dynasty sent an army into Moxi, and we also sent an army stronger than the Ming army to enter Moxi. The reason is of course to assist Gush Khan in dealing with Tsarist Russia. Nian bowed his head to us, and we did this on the surface as our duty. Gushi Khan will definitely appreciate the kindness of the Qing Dynasty. But our real purpose is to take the opportunity to annihilate this Ming army, so Gushi Khan will not dare to step again Step on two boats. At that time, we will go south to raise troops, and there will be no worries in Moxi."

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Dorgon and others who Hong Chengchou said couldn't stop nodding.

Regent Dorgon said: "Let Hong Xiangguo send an army to Moxi. From the perspective of veteran officials, Prince Zheng is worthy of this important task. The emperor will pass the decree."

A few days later, Jierhalang commanded 4 horses from the Zhenglan Banner and Xianglan Banner of Manchuria, left Shengjing, and drove towards Tianshan Mountain.

(End of this chapter)