The course of history should have changed when he left Burma and entered Yunnan, but Zhu Yongxing did not expect that Wu Sangui would benefit indirectly from Tengchong's victory. Originally, Wu Sangui had to wait until he entered Burma and captured Yongli before he was promoted to prince.
, later, the Qing government gave him full authority to manage Guizhou, which gave Wu Sangui the meaning of enfeoffing a vassal and dividing the land.
Of course, Wu Sangui's memorial has just been submitted. It has not yet been approved by the Qing court, and it will not exceed the historical reward, but he has indeed taken a step towards fully controlling Yunnan and Guizhou. The more unstable Yunnan and Guizhou are, the more power the Qing court has given him.
The bigger it gets, the old fox can see it clearly.
As long as I follow the example of the Mu family in Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty and make me the king of Yunnan, I will naturally actively use troops to wipe out the pseudo-emperor Yongli who fled into Myanmar and the remaining pseudo-Ming forces outside Yunnan. Wu Sangui said this
Wishful thinking, on the one hand, he transferred the Huguang Green Battalion under Hong Chengchou to western Yunnan to consolidate the defense of key areas; on the other hand, he continued to expand his own troops and waited for the court's reply.
The defeat of Tengchong also solved a difficult problem for Wu Sangui, which was the ongoing disarmament discussion of the Qing court.
After the large-scale war in Yunnan and Guizhou ended, the Qing government prepared to withdraw the Manchu Eight Banners troops from Yunnan back to the capital, and planned to lay off 20,000 Green Flag troops from 50,000. Because a large number of troops were left in Yunnan, the military expenditures incurred had a heavy impact on the national finances.
A heavy burden. According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, during the period of military deployment, the annual salary and wages of Yunnan Province was as high as more than 9 million taels.
This is a quite astonishing number! Take the tax collection collected by the state in the 16th and 17th years of Shunzhi as an example. The state's two-year "taxation" income is not worth Yunnan's military expenditure for one year. For example, according to the 15th year of Shunzhi
Calculated in terms of income before 2000, the difference was even greater. Moreover, garrison troops in other provinces also needed military expenditures, which further increased the financial burden on the Qing government.
You must know that since the Qing army entered the customs, there has been no war every day, and production has been destroyed. In addition, the Ming Dynasty's economy was in a state of collapse before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. The Qing government took over this mess, and the finances were quite difficult. The report submitted by the Ministry of Revenue caused
Shunzhi attached great importance to this matter, considering it as "a national priority and of great importance", and wanted to discuss the matter "quickly" at the meeting of King Baylor's ministers.
Wu Sangui, who started his career in the military and relied on the army, was naturally unwilling to reduce his army. When Tengchong was defeated, he argued to the court: "The border is not peaceful, and it is difficult to reduce the military strength. It is better to remain as before."
There is some sophistry in raising this reason, but now is the right time. Wu Sangui understood that in order to maintain his status and prestige, he must have a powerful and large army.
Now, what Wu Sangui is most concerned about is how to maintain his power and does not want to lose what he has gained. The pseudo-emperor Yongli, the pseudo-Ming clan staying behind, and the pseudo-Ming remnant army are not much of a threat to him. As long as he goes all out to advance
It is only a matter of time before it is suppressed and wiped out completely.
The excessive growth of a person's rights and status is often the breeding ground for political ambition. Wu Sangui's thoughts have undergone new changes since the Qing court ordered him to stay in Yunnan.
The Manchurian soldiers were unwilling to accept the local conditions and were unwilling to fight deep into the borderlands. Who else would bear the heavy responsibility of completely wiping out Can Ming? Wu Sangui saw clearly and thought clearly that it was justifiable to expand his power at this time, and the Qing government would probably do the same.
Just aim.
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"One month to end the Annan war, one month to settle down and recuperate, one month to train and prepare for war, and send troops to Yunnan in early or mid-September to fight the Qing army again." Zhu Yongxing did not focus on Kunming at this time, but devoted all his energy to the Annan strategy.
, and proposed specific time settings.
Ma Bao and other generals communicated with each other with their eyes. They were all confused and didn't understand why the time was set so accurately or in a hurry.
Zhu Yongxing also felt helpless in his heart, because he originally thought that he could control the time of Yuanjiang Nasong's uprising. As long as it was delayed, he would be able to prepare more calmly. However, after Zhang Yong escaped, he was given a warning, that is
Nothing can be taken for granted.
Yuanjiang Nasong's uprising should be postponed, but who can guarantee that Wu Sangui will not take action first? In September or October, the rainy season ends, will the Qing army not take action? From Wu Sangui's perspective, since Yunnan
In order to secure the land for one's own family, for the long-term plan, deep-rooted local snakes like Nasong must be eradicated. Firstly, it can scare the monkeys and scare the many chieftains in Yunnan; secondly, it also eliminates the threat of the Yindong chieftain to Kunming, and can use troops with confidence.
In southwest Yunnan, advance to suppress the Ming army, or enter Burma to capture and kill Yongli.
Compared with Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, etc., in Wu Sangui's mind, Nasong may be more threatening. After all, it has been operating for hundreds of years, has a stable base, hundreds of thousands of people under its rule, and has accumulated a lot of food, grass and treasures. Regardless of
From political, military and economic considerations, destroying Na Song who refuses to surrender first is the best choice.
And Wu Sangui did do something similar in history, that is, the Shuixi uprising against the Qing Dynasty. If you study in depth, you will find that it is not so much that Shuixi Ankun took the initiative to raise a flag to resist the Qing Dynasty, but rather that he was forced to rebel by Wu Sangui
. When the Qing government also assigned Guizhou to Wu Sangui's jurisdiction, Ankun, a powerful local faction that had surrendered to the Qing government and provided great help to the Qing army, was doomed to be destroyed.
How can we allow a powerful local snake to occupy our own backyard? There is a saying in the history books that Wu Sangui coveted the huge wealth accumulated by hundreds of Shuixi'an families. It is undeniable that there are factors in this regard. But the more critical reason is that Wu Sangui wanted to
Effectively control Yunnan and Guizhou and turn it into a stable hereditary fief for itself.
Once the misunderstanding in thinking was discovered, Zhu Yongxing could only race against time and try his best to be prepared for unexpected events. I might be able to persuade and direct Na Song, but I couldn't make Wu Sangui act according to my plan!
Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly secretly and said to the generals: "Time is a bit tight, but there is nothing we can do about it. The rainy season in Yunnan is over, and the Qing army will definitely make some moves. If we are not prepared, we may lose our foundation in Annan."
If we can’t hold on to the situation, we will end up trying to draw water from a bamboo basket but in vain.”
"It shouldn't be difficult to defeat the Annan barbarians, right?" Ma Bao pondered for a moment, then tentatively said: "His Royal Highness Shicai has already talked about the current situation in Annan. The Zheng family and the Ruan family are confronting each other. There should be a lot of troops that cannot be mobilized.
Reply. No matter how restrained the Mo clan is, there won’t be many soldiers capable of fighting, right?"
"It shouldn't be difficult to defeat the Zheng family." Zhu Yongxing scratched his head and expressed his worries, "But I'm afraid that the Zheng family will not surrender even if they are defeated, and they will continue to entangle themselves, making it impossible for our army to escape."