Nogai Grassland, Liaojing.

With the death of Emperor Shunzhi, time has come to the fifth year of Guangwu, and the young Emperor Guangwu has been on the throne for five years.

In other words, it has been six years since the Manchus moved to the Nogai Grassland.

Fuquan feels this the most deeply.

The life of wandering and wandering ends, and long-term peace emerges. This kind of life is rare.

There is no need to worry about the approaching war. The Ming army can enjoy the Northern Expedition at any time, and there is no need to move long distances again.

"Sir, Your Majesty has something to call you!"

Fuquan had just drank a cup of milk tea and before he could catch his breath, a servant came over and knelt down on one knee.

"Oh!" Fuquan nodded and put on his mang robe.

Although the Nogai Steppe is relatively barren, the nearby water and grass are luxuriant, and the Ural River and the Volga River intersect, leaving a large amount of water resources.

Therefore, the capital of Liaoning was built on the lower reaches of the Ural River, close to the Caspian Sea.

Although I don’t know why this saltwater lake is called the sea, the Mongolians traditionally call the lake Haizi, which is easy to understand.

After getting on the carriage, the wheels rolled gurglingly on the street. The uneven streets made him quite distressed.

The construction of Liaojing City was too hasty, and some details were not done well, such as the neat ground and narrow sewers, etc., which gave him a bad impression of the city.

It is far inferior to Fengjing Mansion back then.

Although it is a little colder and life is a little more difficult, it is very spacious and comfortable.

Through the car window, a little shouting came, and the friendly voice made people feel good.

The shops along the street are scattered and not very neat.

After a while, he arrived at the palace.

Although it is said to be a palace, it is actually only about ten acres in size. The palace and bedrooms are quite narrow, and the architecture is also very rough. It is difficult to meet the status of an emperor.

But there was no other way. It had only been five or six years since we settled down, and the initial construction was too hasty. The city of Liaojing was rough, and the imperial palace was no exception.

The young Emperor Guangwu Xuan Ye was only nineteen years old. At this time, he was full of vitality and bursting with youthful vitality.

At the beginning of the previous year, at the age of seventeen, he married a Hesheli woman as his queen and officially began to rule by himself.

The Empress Dowager Da Yu'er also gave up her power, retreated to the palace, and handed over power to her young grandson. She rarely interfered in the government affairs to avoid the embarrassing mother-son situation that year.

"My brother, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"

"Get up, brother emperor."

Xuan Ye helped him weakly and then asked him to sit down.

There was a divine expression in his eyes: "In the past two years, I have repeatedly sent out troops to attack and conquered tens of thousands of Cossacks. Most of the former Nogai Khanate has been captured!"

"This Liao capital city is a bit cramped! It does not match the momentum of the capital of our Qing Dynasty."

"Your Majesty wants to build a new city?" Fuquan couldn't help but asked.

"That's right!" Xuan Ye nodded and said: "In order to avoid the Rakshasa people, Liaojing was built in the upper reaches of the Liao River (Ural River), but most of the pastures and cultivated land are concentrated between the two rivers."

"He's light-headed and heavy-footed, which is not a good thing!"

A few months after arriving in the Nogai Steppe, the Russians dispatched tens of thousands of cavalry to prepare to overthrow the Manchu regime.

After all, the Russians conquered the Nogai Khanate only a few decades ago. Although they only adopted the appearance of autonomy by collecting taxes, they did not allow others to cross the border.

A great victory allowed the Manchu Qing Dynasty to gain a firm foothold.

Subsequently, the 200,000 migrating troops of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties took root in the upper reaches of the Liao River (Ural River) and spread to the Atta River (Volga River).

Grow rice, grow cotton, herd sheep and raise horses, and truly settle down.

At this time, the upper reaches of the Liao River seemed barren and narrow, especially the safe Liaojing, which was even more remote.

Leaving the economic and population center was disadvantageous for the Manchus.

Therefore, Xuanye was preparing to move the capital, and his target was the east coast of the Liao River (Ural River).

"Brother, at the mouth of the lower reaches of the Liao River, there are dozens of tributaries and the water is as wide as the Yangtze River in China in the past."

Xuan Ye said energetically: "This land with a radius of hundreds of miles is enough to accommodate millions of people to settle down. It is the foundation of the future of the imperial court and will completely suppress the Turghut people."

"Torghut?" Fuquan was stunned.

"The Nogai people between the two rivers have surrendered. The area west of the At River and the upper reaches is vast, and a large number of Turgut people are nomadic in it, scattered like stars."

"Some work for the Rakshasa people, and some work for the Ottomans. Why don't you work for me now?"

Xuan Ye's momentum was like a rainbow, his words were full of great aggression, and his ambition was fully exposed:

"The Torgut tribe is nomadic in the lower reaches of the At River. They only gave up their territory on the east coast. They have not surrendered yet. They rely on nothing more than the Rakshasa people."

"When I am settled in Liaohe, I can go directly to the west, completely conquer their tribe and bring them under my command!"

Fuquan was stunned.

He didn't expect that his younger brother would be so ambitious.

You must know that over the years, the imperial court did not give up its conquests. Most of the tribes in the former Nogai Khanate were once again gathered by the Qing Dynasty.

Either become the Eight Banners, or become serfs.

In a few years, the population of the Qing Dynasty exceeded 300,000.

Due to the policy of integrating soldiers into one, an army of nearly 100,000 can be raised at any time.

Although it is slightly inferior to that of Fengjing in Beihai, it is much stronger than the tribes near the sea here.

The Rakshasa army could not travel thousands of miles to fight.

"Then what can I do?"

"Go and survey the terrain!" Xuan Ye said softly: "I don't really believe what others say, but I believe in my eldest brother the most."

"If that place is really suitable for the capital, you can come back and repay me!"

Fuquan was deeply moved by these sincere words.

For the first time in twenty years, he felt passionate.

"I hope Your Majesty can rest assured that I will conduct a clear survey!"

Fuquan chatted about family matters for a while before leaving.

Not long after he left, Tang Ruowang came back looking very old.

Teacher Tongxuan, who is now eighty years old, is a close person whom two generations of emperors deeply trusted.

For Xuan Ye, Tang Ruowang is the key figure for him to understand the situation in the West.

At least, the news from the Ottomans and Rakshasa people was crucial to him.

"Your Majesty, through the priests in the Ottoman Empire, those Jews were willing to sell gunpowder and guns."

"It's just that food, cattle and sheep are not scarce for the Ottoman Empire."

Tang Ruowang said in a deep voice.

Xuan Ye's face darkened.

Over the years, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had a great thirst for supplies, especially gunpowder, and communicated with the Ottomans through the Caspian Sea.

Most of the seals and sturgeons on the edge of the Caspian Sea were plundered and all were used in exchange for gunpowder and guns.

The Manqing, whose shipbuilding skills were zero, simply could not go into the depths of the Caspian Sea to continue hunting.

Now that things have come to this, we can only change the direction.

Grain, salt, cattle and sheep are currently the largest goods in the Qing Dynasty.

Unfortunately, for the Ottoman Empire, these three things were the least scarce.

The Crimean Khanate peddled slaves, cattle and sheep, Egypt was the granary of the Ottomans, and Asia Minor was the fruit bowl.

Of course, food was precious everywhere, but it couldn't be carried over a long distance. After crossing the Caspian Sea, it had to go over the mountains of the Caucasus to transport it to the Ottomans.

The cost is too high.

"Your Majesty, what we can do now is to make porcelain, pottery, and try to grow tea."

"Yeah!" Xuan Ye nodded and sighed.

At present, there are not many popular things in the Qing Dynasty, and trade is very difficult.

Sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter, and charcoal are the easiest to obtain, while the other two are more difficult to obtain.

"Your Majesty, although there are many mountains and forests in the Caucasus, there may still be minerals for sulfur and saltpeter. You know, everything is available in the mountains and forests."

Tang Ruowang said softly: "The most important thing now is iron ore!"

Thinking of this, Xuan Ye couldn't help but get a headache.

Without iron, it is difficult to move forward!
To be continued...