Chapter 559 What are the forces that hinder the prince in the Qing Dynasty?
Ask the frontline generals to restrain their men and not to go to the borders of the Ming Dynasty to cause trouble! But Dorgon knew that it would be the same whether he gave this order or not. The generals below would not listen to him at all. But if he does not give this order,
He had a vague bad feeling in his heart, always feeling that this would cause trouble.
The chaotic situation made Dorgon a little overwhelmed. He felt that there was no way to deal with such a mess. Now it seemed that the only person he could rely on was Hong Chengchou. Apart from him, even his own brothers were all with him.
Not in the same mind.
The main reason why Hong Chengchou made Dorgon feel that he was a reliable person was that he was now alone. Whether he was a Manchu, a Han, or a surrendered general from the Ming court, he had little to do with Hong Chengchou.
He was a lonely minister in the Manchu Dynasty. Precisely because he had no power, he had no interests involved. Dorgon could communicate with him on some matters.
"Mr. Hong, in your opinion, how can the Qing Dynasty maintain a long-term confrontation with the Ming court? Although the Ming court has negotiated peace with the imperial court, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a delaying tactic. Wait.
They have cleared away the troubles in their belly and will never tolerate us. I thought that after retreating to the ancestral land, there will be a period of improvement. From now on, Emperor Ming’s idea is quite right, whether it is for us or for others.
The most troublesome situation is that those who have troubles in the belly will find ways to deal with them slowly." Because the Ming court has not started to quell the war in the belly, the pressure of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to confront each other on the border has been maintained, which made Dole
Gon was a bit at a loss as to what to do, even if he had ideas and actions, he couldn't develop them.
"It's difficult! What I fear most is this kind of stability. Once they seek stability, we will be very passive. This kind of momentum building strategy is the most difficult to break. But judging from the current situation, they have not continued to penetrate deep into the ground.
Plan, from the perspective of military strength, they also do not have the ability to continue to penetrate into the area on a large scale. Therefore, we still have the opportunity to consolidate our foundation and build up our strength. The only method available to us is to operate with peace of mind and wait for the changes."
"Sir, do you also think that their military strength is not enough to support their continued large-scale eastward march?"
"Yes, the Ming Dynasty's current military relies more heavily on firearms than ever before. Except for the two cities of Fushun and Tieling, the east of Shenyang is densely forested and the roads are dangerous. It is very difficult to transport military supplies. It is not the most suitable battlefield for the Ming army, at least.
They won't make any big moves now."
"Yes, our army can have some advantages in dense forests and dangerous places. But the generals on the front line are all incompetent. They have to go to places where others have advantages and feel uncomfortable. I'm really pissed off."
"Your Majesty, actually you don't need to pay too much attention to this matter. It's not a bad thing for the soldiers on the front line to rush and kill. Your Majesty, you only need to focus on how to rectify your internal situation and improve your internal strength."
"Ke Gu is a little worried that they will annoy the Ming court and cause the Ming army to go deep into the ground desperately. In our current situation, once the Ming army rushes in, it will probably be out of control."
Zhu Youjian was afraid of fighting from two ends. Considering logistics and geographical advantages, Zhu Youjian felt that it would be a huge military adventure to continue going deep into the Northeast now. Although Dorgon roughly judged that the Ming army would not advance eastward in the past few years,
Yes, but everything is possible. What if the Ming army is provoked and goes to fight in the old forest at all costs? His family knows his own affairs. With the current divided people, Dorgon feels that it is difficult to resist the Ming army.
The army fought hard.
"In recent years, Emperor Ming's character has always been about seeking stability. Since he requires stability, he will not risk his troops! Our generals on the front line seem to have bad tempers, but if we let them straighten them out, we can
How big of a problem is this going to cause? I don’t think they can afford the Ming court to change its strategy.”
"This is quite reasonable. It seems that I am too worried! Let's talk about the management of the hinterland. The operation for more than a year has been very unsuccessful. All kinds of things have been mixed together and it is noisy. If it continues like this, there is no need.
When the Ming army came over, we were all in chaos. Fortunately, we opened border trade with the Ming court and made some progress, otherwise the current situation would have been out of control."
"Your Majesty, I have an inappropriate question to ask. Does Your Majesty really want to run the business in the belly, or is it forced by the situation? Does Your Majesty think about the Qing Dynasty or the Manchus?"
"What do you mean by this?"
"With all due respect, the Manchus now are not a help but a hindrance to both the prince and the Qing Dynasty. Under the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus only accounted for less than 30%, but they controlled the entire government and the opposition. These people are now fighting
If you can't fight and plow, what good will it do to the country? In the past, the imperial court relied on the fighting power of the Eight Banners soldiers to dominate the world, but now when the Eight Banners soldiers fight against the Ming army, they are probably not even as good as the Han soldiers!"
"Mr. Hong, I am discussing national policy with you, not asking you to speak nonsense."
"I know that the prince doesn't like to hear these words, but for the sake of the prince, I still have to tell them clearly. They are of no benefit to the country, and they are probably even more useless to the prince. Isn't it gratifying that the power of the prince is restricted in the Qing Dynasty? Kong Youde and others
Han generals, right? Not even Han officials like me and Fan Wencheng, the prince should be able to see this clearly!"
"What are you going to say, old master?"
"It is a top priority for the Qing Dynasty and the prince to turn hundreds of thousands of Han people into real people of the Qing Dynasty. After completing this matter, it is still possible for the Qing Dynasty to separate borders with the Ming Dynasty and rule."
"Oh? How to do it?"
"Let's not talk about anything else. The most important thing at the moment is to imitate the Ming Dynasty's Refugee Resettlement Agency and properly resettle the Han people who have been moved to the land in the form of Anmin Farm. Let them have land to cultivate and have the power to use, so that they will no longer be like
Now we are allowed to be driven and occupied by the Manchus and become slaves. In addition, in the operation and management of Anmin Farm, more Han people are used and less Manchus are used. The Manchus are also used in the way of officials, not in the way of family owners."
"Will the hearts of the Han people be towards me, the Qing Dynasty? If we do this, how can we ensure that they are still the people of our Qing Dynasty?"
"I can't go back to the Ming Dynasty! And if they have a job and a place where they can settle down, how many of them will go back to the Ming Dynasty at all costs? Now the Han people all over the country can't go back and can't stay. They're not big people.
The people of the Qing Dynasty are not the people of the Ming Dynasty. How can people's hearts be stable under such circumstances?"
"What benefits will it bring to the orphans to set up Anmin Farm?"
"With the establishment of Anmin Farm, most of the national interests will fall into the hands of the imperial court. It will not be like now, where most of the national interests are neither in the hands of the imperial court nor in the hands of the people, but are pretended to be by the leaders of the Manchus, big and small.
In his own pocket. Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the profits from the border trade with the Ming Dynasty. How much did you receive, my lord? You opened an Anmin Farm, felled trees, hunted for skins, and harvested grass. You can do most of the money.
It can be put into the hands of the imperial court."