Compared with Tong Guoqi's optimism, Shunzhi would be lying if he said he didn't have any illusions, but it would definitely not be the case if he believed everything.

It has been 12 years since he took the throne and he has been in charge for six years. Some things in the court are no longer as simple as they were when he first took charge. Tong Guoqi is a slave of the Han Army Banner, and the Tong family is also related to the Aixinjueluo royal family.

An extremely close family, but since the fall of Fujian, Tong Guoqi has gathered around Fujian those civil servants and military generals who evacuated from Fujian, and they are related to Liu Qingtai, who is currently idle in the capital. They use a lot of money to feed them

Many close and important ministers were willing to protect them, and even he could not ignore the opinions of those close and important ministers - after all, it was still the early Qing Dynasty, and the peak of the Manchu Qing's centralized power system was still too far away to be seen.

Whether the content of Tong Guoqi's memorial is consistent with his original intention is a matter of debate. At least Shunzhi didn't think that Tong Guoqi and the former Fujian Civil and Military Association were really optimistic to the point stated in the memorial. Even though he had been criticizing Fujian since the beginning of the Ming army's sweep

These civil and military officials were incompetent and stupid, and he didn't think they could really be this stupid.

This is more of rhetoric, and it is also looking for a new theoretical growth point for their earlier behavior of escaping from Fujian without a fight. At that time, Liu Qingtai and Tong Guoqi claimed that they had alienated Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Chenggong.

The relationship between Chen Kai and the Zheng Group will soon split. But now, more than a year later, the Zheng Group still has not split, but is still expanding.

"This time, they finally found a reasonable explanation. But they don't know that when the pirates and Chen Ni really break up, Zhejiang and Jiangxi will no longer belong to the Qing Dynasty."

Sighing, Shunzhi closed the memorial again and ignored it. The next few memorials were all insignificant. He glanced at them and threw them aside. As expected, the elegant voice came again.

Once, he was reminded not to miss important matters. The way he spoke boldly while being cautious at the same time really made him, who was used to seeing rich and arrogant women from Mongolia, very happy.

However, his mother didn't like her.

The two queens of Shunzhi were both descended from the Borzigit family of his mother. One was his mother's niece, his cousin, and the other was his cousin's niece, his niece. Of these two women, the former was more

Dorgon arranged it for him. Once Dorgon died, he would take control of the court and directly abolish the queen. As for the latter, he personally selected him at the time and liked it, but he couldn't stand it in about a month. If it hadn't been for him

His mother strongly opposed it, and probably followed in the former’s footsteps at that time.

In the harem, the women of the Borzigit family are naturally the most united, just like his aunt and biological mother's aunts and nephews. In addition, two years ago, one of his children was named Tong Jia.

The concubine gave birth to a prince named Xuan Ye. His mother said that when the woman went out after paying her respects, she vaguely saw a dragon surrounding her. She also said that it was the same when she was pregnant with him. Now, finally,

It must be the Tong Jia family who is favored by his mother.

Thinking of Tong Jia's family, Shunzhi couldn't help but think of Tong Guoqi and the war situation in Fujian, and he felt depressed again. He read two memorials absently, but a new memorial was delivered outside the palace. When he saw the source of the memorial, Shunzhi immediately

He dropped the folder he had just opened and concentrated on it. But the more he read, the more he doubted his previous view on Tong Guoqi's memorial. Was it biased?

"The two thieves Sun and Li are like this, maybe Zheng and Chen Ni will be like this too."

Nanming was accustomed to ruining state affairs due to internal strife. In this regard, the various forces in Nanming were well aware of this, and the Qing court tasted the benefits time and time again. Shunzhi followed the pattern of Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo and set them up with Zheng Chenggong.

and Chen Kai, suddenly found that it seems that they can really match up as Tong Guoqi said - Sun Kewang controls Yungui's administrative system and the front army, while Li Dingguo has his own troops; similarly, Zheng Chenggong holds

In terms of military power, Chen Kai will be slightly weaker in this aspect, but Chen Kai has extremely powerful power in the administrative system of the Zheng Group, and the military also has many supporters. Looking back at the time when Liu Qingtai, Tong Guoqi and the people who entered Fujian

According to the two ministers who announced the edict, Chen Kai was the leader of the main war faction, such as Ke Chenshu, Xiao Gongchen, Li Jianjie and a large number of generals in Guangdong who supported Chen Kai. Maybe once they split, they would really

It's a lose-lose situation.

The problems between Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai are not too prominent now. Shunzhi has only begun to change some of his views after reading the memorial. However, if things in Guizhou are really as Hong Chengchou said, it may not take long

Large-scale internal strife will break out in Yunnan and Guizhou, and this is the best opportunity for the Qing court.

"The question is, when will the two thieves Sun and Li start fighting?"

In early July of the 10th year of Yongli, Shunzhi was in Beijing looking forward to the further outbreak of internal strife between Sun and Li, and the same was true for Hong Chengchou who was far away in Changsha, Hunan.

The war involving several provinces has been over for several months. During this period, Chen Kai was not idle, nor was he idle. Please mobilize troops, form and restore troops, and consolidate defense lines. At the same time, he did not forget to send more troops to various places.

In order to obtain as much and more timely information as possible, Guangdong is naturally the top priority, because Chen Kai poses an increasing threat to him and the Qing court. But he needs to guard against it.

It is not just Chen Kai, there are more forces that need his attention, such as Zheng Chenggong in Fujian, Wen Anzhi in Kuidong, and Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo in Yunnan and Guizhou. Especially the latter, they need to

Pay more attention to it.

The content of the memorial is the news that came from Yunnan and Guizhou near the end of the war. It is said that Li Dingguo and Emperor Yongli captured Yunnan without any bloodshed. This is why Sun Kewang did not jump out to cause trouble during the fight between him and Chen Kai.

The reason is. In his opinion, there must be a battle between Sun and Li, and the new news that just came from Guizhou further confirms this point.

"Qi Sansheng, Sun Kewang wants to cut off Li Dingguo's wings first."

Qi Sansheng in Hong Chengchou's mouth was Liu Wenxiu's general. When Liu Wenxiu defeated Baoning and returned to Guizhou, Sun Kewang resigned and drove him back to Kunming to live idle. Qi Sansheng was appointed by Sun Kewang as the Prime Minister of Sichuan Military Affairs and thought he would stay behind. Later,

Although Liu Wenxiu once sent troops to Changde, Qi Sansheng always stayed in Sichuan. Now that Li Dingguo has occupied Yunnan, Liu Wenxiu is clearly on the side of the Yongli court, and Qi Sansheng, as Liu Wenxiu's old subordinate, is very likely to be defeated.

They want to join forces with their old boss. As for Guiyang, they already have their thoughts on this army, but they are still discussing the difference between wooing Qi Sansheng or directly annihilating them.

"Probably we will try to win over them first, and then we will ruthlessly destroy them if we can't win them over."

Hong Chengchou had already made up his mind about the process based on experience. Hong Chengchou didn't care about the specific outcome of Qi Sansheng's unit. What he cared about was when Sun Kewang and Qi Sansheng would start fighting, because this time the confrontation was between Yunnan and Guizhou University.

A precursor to large-scale internal strife!

"Hengjiu, do you want to find a way to push me?"

In the Southwest Economic Strategy Office on Zhaobi Street, Hong Chengchou's most trusted member of the Changsha shogunate and his in-law Huang Zhilin couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the information about Yungui. However, the situation in the west was a threat to the Qing court.

It was getting better, but things were still deteriorating in the east. Even if Hong Chengchou took action personally, he could only control the deterioration to a certain extent.

Of course, Hong Chengchou understood that Huang Zhilin was worried that if the situation in the southeast worsened further, they might not be able to wait for the golden opportunity to come in the southwest. But he was shaken by Huang Zhilin's suggestion.

Shaking his head: "Oumei, whatever we do at this time is wrong. Only by reducing our own sense of existence and making Sun Kewang feel that Huguang has no worries, will he feel confident and bold to fight Li Dingguo."

Compared with each other, the Qing court is obviously their biggest enemy. This is not only because they are still using the banner of the Ming court, but also because the death of Zhang Xianzhong has a position issue for Xiying.

Otherwise, there would not have been only two ideological trends in Xiying in recent years: supporting the Ming Dynasty and self-reliance, but not the option of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty.

It's not that Huang Zhilin doesn't understand this truth, it's just that Chen Kai has dug a big hole in the battle situation in the southeast. Hong Chengchou is trying his best to close it, but it is only to close it, not to restore it to the original state. Here, more

If you still care, it will lead to chaos. After all, the future of the Qing court and their fate depend on it.

"The emperor has approved the previous report. The Eight Banners will be garrisoned in Nanchang, and all the prefectures and counties in Jiangxi will also increase their troops. At this stage, Suk Saha is still allowed to lead Liu Guangbi, Qi Sheng and the broken troops from Nangan to guard Ji'an Mansion.

Jianchang Mansion also needs Fujian soldiers to assist in the defense. The task is indeed a bit heavier, but judging from Chen Kai's current defense situation in Guangdong and Southern Jiangxi, there shouldn't be much movement for the time being."

In Guangdong, Southern Gansu, and the Qing army defending Jiangxi and Guidong, the Ming army appears to be too even in strength and lacks focus. It is difficult to form an overwhelming advantage on any front. Moreover, according to detailed returns, Guangdong's military grain reserves can no longer

He supports a war, which is not much different from him. Therefore, at this stage, the two sides have once again returned to the stage of licking their wounds in the hope of fighting again.

However, after losing the strong city of Ganzhou, the steepness of Wuyi Mountain, and the Meiling defense line, the Qing army retreated to Ji'an Prefecture. The Jianchang Prefecture line was basically on the same level as the Ming army's control area, and lacked sufficient mountain and river dangers. Even if it was

Investing more troops in garrison will also inevitably lead to the effect of doing twice the result with half the result.

This is like the Cold War, when the United States abandoned its traditional ally, the Pahlavi Dynasty of Iran, and had to retreat to inferior second-line positions such as Saudi Arabia in the Middle East. Later, even after the Cold War ended, Saddam and Gaddafi were gone.

, but it is true that Iran is still determined to confront the United States, and the Middle East has never been able to completely fulfill the wishes of the Americans.

Of course, Hong Chengchou didn't know anything about the United States, let alone what Pahlavi was doing, and he couldn't understand any war that would be cold. However, when Chen Kai first arrived in South Australia, he vaguely remembered a sentence - those who guard Jinling, not

If you guard Huaisi, the Yangtze River will be in danger; if you guard Leilian and do not guard Qiongya, your gate will be invaded. In Nan'ao, the Huaisi and Qiongya are also affected by Zhang Chao. This sentence is also applicable to Hong Chengchou, because this

Nangan is also Huaisi, Qiongya and Nan'ao in Jiangxi.

However, things have developed to the current situation. Hong Chengchou worked hard and recovered some losses from other places. For example, the heads of Gao Wengui and Liancheng Bi, as well as the Wuzhou city, made him reluctantly find it with the Qing court.

He regained some face, and at the same time dug a hole for Chen Kai that he had to jump into. However, if you want to make a complete change, it will not happen overnight. It may require greater opportunities, such as Zheng Chenggong, Chen Kai, Sun Kewang, and Li Dingguo.

Internal strife will usually break out, otherwise we will have to spend more money and mobilize more troops to defend those "inferior second-line positions". There is no other way.

"But, Hengjiu, in terms of money and food, the court cannot make ends meet every year. I'm afraid..."

The finances of the Qing government have basically not been positive for a year since entering the customs. It is only supported by the heavy family wealth accumulated quickly at the beginning of the entry, and at the same time, it relies on the fame of the Eight Banners Army and the indulgence of those green camp soldiers to exploit and rob.

Only by plundering places can the morale of the army be stabilized.

Nowadays, the strategic situation of the Qing court is getting worse and worse, especially in the Battle of Ganzhou. After Li Dingguo's victory at Hengyang, another Manchu Eight Banners was defeated by the Ming army, and the casualties were even greater. When the power of shock began to gradually

decline, then they will inevitably need more money and food to win over Green Camp.

Huang Zhilin's worries were reasonable, but Hong Chengchou didn't care much about it. He ended the discussion with just one sentence: "Jiangxi has been recuperating for a few years. Since it can't make ends meet, it's better to raise taxes."

Hong Chengchou said it calmly, as if it was no big deal. Huang Zhilin could also understand this, because they had already done similar things in Huguang, and they were nothing more than moving their "advanced experience" to Jiangxi

That’s all.

As early as when Hong Chengchou arrived in Changsha, Zhang Xuchu, an aide to the Changsha shogunate, suggested that Hong Chengchou could not manage Guangdong and Guangdong, let alone invade Yunnan and Guizhou because of the frequent wars in Hunan and the difficulty of sleeping in the army.

For this reason, Hong Chengchou assigned Zhang Xuchu to manage Ningxiang County, "opening up 7,200 acres of land," and at the same time, he "distributed farming in various parts of Hunan, and officials gave cattle to plant, collected grains every year, and loaned them three years of tax." For example, the magistrate of Lingxian County

Records of the Li Dynasty: "In the Ming Dynasty, the amount of grain in the fields was 7,000 dan... In the eleventh year, the soldiers were cleared. Although they were recruited one after another, they had no farm tools. After the war, Hong Chengchou distributed cattle breeds and the people gradually settled down. After Yu took office, he personally persuaded

Reclamation has now amounted to 3,977 shi." In You County, in the 11th and 2nd years of Shunzhi, Hong Chengchou, the manager, twice "gave cattle to cultivate fields" and cultivated 42 hectares of land.

Ninety acres, and continues to do so. Jiang Yingtai "effectively promoted villages" in Ningxiang; before Wu Hongdao became the magistrate of Yuanjiang County, he was mainly engaged in "reclaiming farmland and purchasing military supplies"...

These people were all members of the Changsha shogunate. Hong Chengchou relied on these people and related policies to restore Hunan, not only maintaining the confrontation with the Ming army in the southwest, but also the Qing government's three-pronged campaign to suppress Yunnan and Guizhou later in history.

Hunan's food and salary also played an extremely important role.

Restoring people's livelihood is one of them. At the same time and after the restoration of people's livelihood, Hong Chengchou also promoted "Hongfu" in Huguang, which meant that the nine cents of silver in Liao's wages were gradually restored. The next year in the history of the Qing court, that is,

In the 14th year of Shunzhi, it was written into the "Collection of Taxes and Services" and promoted throughout the country. There are many connections with Hong Chengchou.

At this time, all Hong Chengchou could think about was collecting taxes, raising troops, and conquering China for the Qing Dynasty, turning more Chinese people into slaves like him. However, in later generations, some people praised Hong Chengchou for various reasons.

A memorial hall was also built specifically for this traitor.

There is a couplet in the memorial hall that clearly states: "Fu Guo can be called a true bachelor; loving the people is a great hero."

It turns out that the Qing court said that the nine-cent silver that forced the people to rebel in the Ming Dynasty became an act of loving the people when it came to Hong Chengchou; it turned out that making the Chinese become slaves of the alien colonists was an act of loving the people; it turned out that letting the brilliant people

The degeneration of Chinese civilization into the sick man of East Asia is an act of loving the people. With such an ability to tell lies with open eyes, I guess even the Donglin Party will be willing to be defeated.

Huguang's huge salary collection has already begun, mostly last year. Now, the war situation in Jiangxi has worsened. In order to support more troops to maintain the rule of the Qing court, Hong Chengchou decided to share this "love for the people gift package" with

The common people of Jiangxi, let them also be able to bathe in the love and justice of the great hero.

However, since there are heroes, there must be villains as foils. Existences like Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, and Chen Kai naturally do their part, and even the current Sun Kewang can be counted. And when he is about to feel happy, he feels the boundless love of Hong Chengchou.

On the land of Jiangxi, the great hero with his sharp eyes naturally discovered some small villains who might cause resistance to his beloved people.

"How's the investigation going on with the Southern Gansu Mutual Aid Association?"

It had been several months since the war ended. Yi Yonggui's excuse for exonerating himself revealed all the abnormalities in southern Jiangxi. The least of them was the man who suddenly sprung up on the land of Jiangxi after the Ming army was annihilated.

The development direction of this organization in various places is generally the same. It is nothing more than protecting the people with the gentry and restoring people's livelihood with the people. The two sides complement each other and are also profitable to the local governments. Therefore, in the process of development, they have also gained support from local governments.

support.

However, Yi Yonggui's confession and Hong Chengchou's intelligence showed that when the Ming army entered southern Jiangxi, the mutual aid associations turned to the Ming army one after another, including leaders of local mutual aid associations such as Ruijin County Juren Tao Qian, who was swayed by Huang Shan.

Lord, there were even shocking rumors that Tao Qian was actually Chen Kai's student.

"A bunch of stupid fools!"

After listening to Huang Zhilin's investigation report, Hong Chengchou slapped the case with a slap in the face. He was so angry that even a person as close to Huang Zhilin had never seen it before.

It was slightly worse than it was now. At this moment, Huang Zhilin was already stunned, because he didn't understand what touched Hong Chengchou's nerves. Is it just because there were rumors that Tao Qian was Chen Kai's student?

.

The answer is, of course not, and even Hong Chengchou did not think this crazy rumor was true at all. The anger here, especially that stupid sentence, did not refer to the gentry who formed the mutual aid association, but to the officials in Jiangxi and southern Jiangxi.

"In order to make a small profit, the real enemy was ignored. The people were completely surrendered to the gentry. How should the authority of the court be exercised?" There was no need to pace back and forth in the cage like a trapped animal, Hong Chengchou immediately made a decision
Chapter completed!