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Datong Military Camp.

Zhuo Liketu knelt on the ground and cried: "General, please send troops quickly, or my father will die if it is later!"

Li Zheng was already dispatching troops. When the Datong army left the camp, Liaoyang City was already in chaos.The dragoons rushed out of the city quickly, only to see a large number of Qing troops abandoning the city and fleeing. In this case, there was no need to attack the city, and they just rode horses to chase and kill the defeated soldiers.

There were only more than 2 troops left in the Qing Dynasty, and Liaoyang City accounted for a quarter, and weapons and armor accounted for half.

Who would have expected that it would collapse without a single battle.

About 2000 Tartars managed to escape, but they did not flee to Shenyang, but directly returned to their respective hometowns.

"Father!"

Zhuo Licutu found his father's body and lay there crying.

Li Zheng curled his lips, thinking he deserved it.

These Mongolian Lejin people had taken refuge in Houjin very early on, and every time they entered the customs and looted, they had their share. I don't know how much blood of the Han people was on their hands.

……

Shenyang.

Dai Shan looked at the youngest son who had fled back, trembling all over: "You, you... thousands of troops guarding the city, why did you lose Liaoyang so quickly?"

Hu Sai is a person who has learned Chinese culture, and he can use idioms: "Father, the soldiers are already frightened. Whenever there is trouble, they will not dare to fight, and they will open the city gates and flee. If Liaoyang is like this, I am afraid that Shengjing is similar. .Shengjing can’t be defended, let’s move the capital back to Hetuala.”

Move the capital?

Daishan actually thought about this question carefully. The loss of Liaoyang City brought him a great shock.

Because the loss was so inexplicable, it was obvious that the soldiers had no fighting spirit.If the Datong army attacked Shenyang, would they also fall in a daze?

The next day, Dai Shan had an audience with Da Yuer: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, please move the capital!"

Chapter 575 [Li Zicheng went to the grassland to mix? 】

The Manchus really moved their capital, abandoning Shenyang, Fushun, Tieling, and Kaiyuan, all the way back to the east of the Liao Great Wall.

There are all mountains and dense forests, as long as the Tartars are stationed heavily at the pass, it is really difficult for the Datong army to attack. . .

The capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty became Hetuhara again, the so-called Jianzhouwei, and the most important castle was Sarhu.

Cities such as Shenyang and Kaiyuan were looted by the Qing Dynasty.

The population did not take away too much, because the mountains could not accommodate it.Livestock, food, and property were robbed as much as they could, and even the money and food of those traitorous landlords were robbed.

Datong cavalry chased after hearing the news, beheaded more than [-] Tartars, rescued thousands of Han people who were forced to carry their goods, and intercepted a large number of livestock, grain, and goods.

On Fei Ruhe's side, because Li Zicheng returned to Shanxi in a hurry, the defenders in the cities along the way were not willing to fight, so the Datong army took advantage of the situation to recover the whole of Hebei.

Tongguan.

Fei Yinggong led troops to conquer Weinan, the defender Liu Sanhu died in battle, and the Datong army successfully joined forces at Tongguan.

The mission officer Lin Ruzhao came to the pass on horseback, but the guards did not shoot arrows.Lin Ruzhao shouted: "General Tian, ​​although you are loyal and brave, you can't go against the trend. You have been trapped in Tongguan for nearly five months, and you are worthy of Li Zicheng's kindness. The military rations in Tongguan should be almost exhausted, right? Are you loyal to Li Zicheng yourself? Just starve to death with tens of thousands of soldiers?"

Tian Jianxiu was silent, the army had been out of food for two days, if not for his superior leadership ability, the soldiers under his command would have mutinied long ago.

Looking around at the soldiers around him, they all looked disheveled, and some of them couldn't even stand still.

Lin Ruzhao continued: "As long as you surrender, you will not die!"

Tian Jianxiu finally said: "Remember this sentence, I hope you will not break your promise!"

"The Datong Army will do what it says," Lin Ruzhao shouted. "Shaanxi has been suffering from natural and man-made disasters for more than ten years, and there are not many people left. There are tens of thousands of people in Tongguan, and there are civilian husbands recruited from several counties around. How could the Datong Army kill them? Who killed them to farm? Their wives and children are still at home waiting for them to go back!"

This sentence touched the hearts of the city guards.

Most of them were originally farmers. After they were conscripted as civilian husbands, they were organized into the army by Tian Jianxiu.After being away from home for several months, I was eager to return home. I didn't want to fight at all. All I could think about was my family.

"You guys, Kaesong surrender."

After Tian Jianxiu said this sentence to the soldiers, he knelt down towards the northeast, and then drew his sword across his neck and killed himself.

Liu Tichun didn't stop him, but committed suicide.The Liu family's seven tigers revolted, and he, Liu Erhu, was the only one left, who happened to go to Jiuquan to accompany the brothers.

The gatekeepers were very quiet, silently opened the city gate to welcome the Datong army in, and then waited for the distribution of food to fill their stomachs.

Soon after Li Zicheng returned to Taiyuan, he received military information from Tongguan.It was sent by the Datong Army, so that Li Zicheng would surrender as soon as possible, so that Shanxi Province should not be left to resist stubbornly.

"Did the prime minister expect it?" Li Zicheng asked.

Niu Jinxing sighed and said: "It's just a fight. If you win the fight and occupy the whole territory of Beizhili, you will be killed by Zhao sooner or later. If you lose the fight, you will end up like this. It is lucky to keep Shanxi. Take the situation at the end of the Yuan Dynasty as an analogy, we are the Red Scarf Army, fighting with the official army all the time. Zhao Han is that Zhu Yuanzhang, we are against the main force of the official army, but he builds high walls in the south and slowly proclaims himself king."

Li Zicheng asked again: "How many years can Shanxi remain?"

"Your Majesty, why bother to ask questions when you know the truth," Niu Jinxing said, "The defeat of our army is not outside."

In a word, people's hearts are not in harmony.

In the Battle of Shaanxi, the generals of the Dashun Army had too many surrendered, and even took the initiative to rebel and stabbed their allies with knives.When Zhao Han digested Hebei and Shaanxi, and then sent troops to attack Shanxi next year, many of the generals of the Dashun Army in Shanxi would defect.

The dangers of mountains and rivers are not enough to guard against, what is truly unbreakable is the unity of one mind.

Li Zicheng asked: "Does the prime minister want to surrender?"

Niu Jinxing said the truth: "I cherish my life, and I am willing to surrender. But I will not betray my master for glory, nor will I rebel and defect."

Li Zicheng said with emotion: "This is already hard to come by. If everyone is like the prime minister, even if there are only two places in Shanxi and Shaanxi, I dare to compete with the surnamed Zhao. Those brothers in the old camp used to be bitter and full. The meal was very happy. But we became the emperor and asked them to love the people, but few people obeyed, and they all became like the officials and lords of the previous Ming Dynasty. We punished them severely, and they would not be with us. If we If there is no punishment, the common people will not be able to live. If the common people can't live on, how can our emperor continue?"

"That's how people's hearts are." Niu Jinxing said.

Li Zicheng was absent-minded for a long time, and said: "How did the surname Zhao become it? His old brother doesn't complain?"

Niu Jinxing said: "Your Majesty has asked this question before. In the Nanjing court, civil servants look like civil servants. Military generals only fight wars, and only in newly occupied lands can military generals rule the people temporarily. Once the identity is drawn and civil servants are sent over, Military generals are not allowed to interfere with civil affairs. Military generals cannot interfere with civil affairs, so they cannot corrupt the local government, and have to rely on the Ministry of War to distribute food and salaries. The food and salaries of the Datong Army are distributed by special logistics officers, and those logistics officers are also managed by the Dudu Mansion and the Ministry of War. The military officers of the Dudu Mansion are not allowed to intervene in the command of the battlefield. With the separation of powers, which general would dare to rebel?"

Li Zicheng was silent.

Niu Jinxing said: "Your Majesty, I have also established a system in Dashun, but the power of military commanders is too great. I know that your Majesty does not believe in civil officials, but you have to let them govern the local area. Although Your Majesty agreed to let civil officials govern the place, but give civil officials The power is too small, and they are restricted by military generals everywhere. In this way, the system is just a system, which cannot be implemented in the prefectures and counties. Your Majesty is kind to the people, but this kindness cannot be implemented in the villages. Miscellaneous taxes are collected in various ways. Your Majesty knows about these things, but His Majesty, like your ministers, has no way to really manage it."

Li Zicheng still didn't speak.

Niu Jinxing said again: "What is the system? The system is the rules, and the rules cannot be changed. Then Zhao Han made the rules for dividing the land, and he has not repeated it so far. Even the royal relatives, they still have to divide the land according to the law. A queen, a concubine, and two generals lead the army. Isn't it the same for Fei's family to be divided up? Are members of the Fei family who break the law and punished differently? The Fei family is like this, so they set an example. If others commit crimes again, they must be punished. But what about us? The Li family and the Gao family, which one doesn't occupy a large area of ​​farmland? Which one doesn't recruit a large number of tenants? The royal relatives are like this, and His Majesty's old brothers will naturally follow suit. The generals of the old camp are like this, and the generals who joined in the middle If you don’t follow suit? Generals are like this, how can officers be spared? Military generals are like this, how can civil servants abide by the law?”

Niu Jinxing probably held back for too long, and felt that the Dashun Dynasty was almost over, so he simply vomited everything.

Niu Jinxing sighed: "Every time I reread the book "Da Tong Ji", I have a new feeling. Your Majesty, we are not wronged."

"Yes, no injustice," Li Zicheng said suddenly, "In this Hebei war, the main forces of the two armies faced each other in Tianjin, and I sent Liu Zongmin to attack Baoding and other places. The first-tier cities in Baoding were all guarded by peasants, soldiers and common people. Liu Zongmin led My Dashun elite attacked a small county town with only farmers and soldiers stationed there, but failed to take it down for three months. According to Liu Zongmin, he knocked down the city wall and ordered the soldiers to attack through the gap. The farmers, soldiers and people in the city , desperately blocked the gap, and defeated Liu Zongmin's elite soldiers."

Niu Jinxing said: "This is the hearts of the people. The surname Zhao won the hearts of the people in the south. The people regard the country as their home and are willing to die for it. Just because the farmers have divided the land, the people in the city can make a living, and the wealth of the merchants will not Snatched by officials for no reason, scholars can be promoted as long as they have merit. The heart of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce lies with the surname Zhao. It is said that even if the common people die in battle, the tablet can enter the Temple of Heroes and share incense with the Zhao family's ancestral temple. If one person dies in battle, the whole family will be martyrs. Parents and wives will receive pensions, and the examiners of their descendants will receive preferential treatment. In this way, who would not want to fight to the death? In my Dashun court, the enemy invaded Hedong, and the officials and the people surrendered one after another Why? Officials cannot get their positions, and people cannot get their benefits."

Li Zicheng sat on the dragon chair slumped. He felt that governing the country was very troublesome, and it was better to be a bandit in the past.A war is a war, don't worry about the rear.

After a long time, Li Zicheng sat up straight and asked: "If the enemy invades Shanxi, many soldiers will surely surrender. We can't fight hard. Where should we go then?"

Niu Jinxing said: "The land of the Han family must not be able to go, so we can only go north."

"Hetao?" Li Zicheng asked.

Niu Jinxing shook his head: "With Zhao Han's great talent, how could he not take back Hetao. If we want to go, we can only go to the north of Yinshan Mountain!"

Li Zicheng was unwilling: "Then don't we become Mongolian Tartars who herd sheep for a living?"

Niu Jinxing was already prepared: "Your Majesty, I have already inquired clearly. The north and south of the Yin Mountains were originally owned by the Tumote tribe. They were defeated by Lin Danhan and fled, and then surrendered to the Houjin Tartars. The Tartar Chief Huang Taiji, with his The husband of the leader Ombu's wet nurse seized the military power of Ombu and took him to Shenyang for trial on the grounds of colluding with the Ming Dynasty against the Qing Dynasty. Now, Ombu has been demoted to a commoner, and the grassland has been divided and ruled by the Tartars. It’s too late now, it’s a mess there, you hit me, I hit you. If we take the cavalry there, we will definitely be able to occupy a large grassland!”

Li Zicheng was hesitant. He was used to eating gnocchi, so he really didn't want to go to the grassland to herd sheep.

But if you don't go to the grassland, where can you go?

Inside the court of Dashun, at this time, they have been separated from Germany.Except for the brothers in the old camp, Li Zicheng looked like a traitor to everyone, and he might surrender to the Datong army someday.

It is impossible to fight in this situation. As long as the Datong army sends troops, the Shanxi pass will be lost in minutes.

Niu Jinxing said again: "If your Majesty is going to the grassland, he should go to the north of Shanxi as soon as possible. Now that the Tartars have been defeated, the grassland is the most chaotic time. If it is a year or so later, the various ministries of the grassland will have already decided the winner. By then Going to the grasslands will be hard to fight. What's the use of staying in Shanxi? It's nothing more than enjoying wealth for a year or two."

Li Zicheng thought about it for a while, and suddenly made a decision: "As long as the surname is Zhao, I am willing to release Li Guo and Gao Yigong. Let's surrender to him, dedicate Shanxi, and lead troops to the Yinshan Grassland to grab the territory!"

Chapter 576 [Liaoning, Hebei and Shaanxi-Gansu]

After the war, it is the meritorious service.

In addition to promoting and rewarding soldiers, comforting sacrificed martyrs, and conferring a large number of titles. . .

Fei Chun, who was in charge of the transportation of logistics materials, was granted the Duke of Baoguo in Jin Dynasty.

Fei Ruhe, who was in charge of the battle in Hebei, was named the Duke of Zhen in Jin Dynasty.

Li Zheng, who was in charge of the battle in Liaodong, was granted the Duke of Xiangguo by Jin Dynasty.

Pang Chunlai led the cabinet, worked hard and made great achievements, and was named Duke of Liao in Jin Dynasty.

Li Banghua made great contributions in assisting the government and restored the title of Marquis of Jishui.

Xu Ying made meritorious service in arranging meticulous work, and was granted the title of Marquis of Qianshan in Jin Dynasty.

Lu Xiangsheng, who took the lead in opening up the situation in Liaodong after a series of battles and victories, was awarded the title of Weining Bo.

Wang Tingchen, who wiped out Hauge's main force outside the Great Wall, was named Liao Bo.

Zhang Tieniu, Fei Yinggong, Jiang Liang, Huang Shun, Jiang Dashan, Li Dingguo, Cao Bianjiao and others all received awards.

Even Huang Yao, who cooperated with Fei Yinggong to recover Guizhou last year, although he did not participate in the northern battle this year, is still cleaning up and consolidating Guizhou and southern Sichuan.However, a reward was also granted, and the title was changed from Marquis of Chengdu to Marquis of Guizhou.

Although they are all marquises and there is no distinction in rank, one word of marquis is definitely more prestigious than two words of marquis.

The same is true for Zhang Tieniu. He did not make any great achievements in this battle, but he was able to guard Tianjin effectively, and was changed from Yizhou Marquis to Ji Marquis.

Li Dingguo got an Earl, and Cao Bianjiao got a Viscount. Anyway, there will be wars in the future, and the titles will gradually increase. Who made them less senior.

When Wang Hui was fighting against the Yellow River, he fought bravely and fearlessly, and he was especially promoted to be Bo Gangyi.

Yang Zhenqing, who has repeatedly made outstanding achievements in Liaodong, was awarded the title of baron this time, but it is not a hereditary title.

The titles of most other generals are hereditary and decreasing.Three generations are downgraded to one level, as long as they are not all short-lived ghosts, from dukes to commoners, it is enough for their descendants to be prosperous for two or three hundred years.

Of course, apart from raising the upper limit of land and granting land at one time by the way, there is no special treatment for the title of the Datong court.

This year, an inventory was also carried out in the south to redefine the land classification.Ueda, Nakata, and Shimoda cannot be changed to prevent the honorable class from taking advantage of troubled waters.

Zhao Han gave more than 40 titles at one time, and finally stopped picking and searching.

The Duke granted four titles, which is really generous.

After all, Fei Ruhe was young and could continue to fight.Whenever he becomes the king, he will be transferred back to Nanjing, and he will be a central military official in the Dudu Mansion honestly.

"Your Majesty, please set up Liaodong Province." This is what Pang Chunlai was talking about.

Li Banghua hesitated to speak, but because of Pang Chunlai's face, he wanted to object but did not say so.

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Mr. Li Ge, please speak up."

Li Banghua said: "Northern Zhili and Liaodong have been severely damaged by the Tartars. Natural disasters and wars have subsided for many years. I feel that it is too early to set up a province. You can set up administrative officials, but they are temporarily placed under the jurisdiction of Shandong. Shaanxi is also In this way, but Shaanxi is connected with Gansu, and Shaanxi and Gansu can be regarded as one province."

"allow!"

Zhao Han had thought about this for a long time, and said: "Northern Zhili and Liaodong, when the population returns to one million, they will set up provinces. At that time, Northern Zhili will be changed to Hebei Province, and Liaodong will be changed to Liaoning Province. .Shaanxi and Gansu will also separate after the population recovers.”

This is a policy based on reality. There is really no need to set up provinces if the population is too small, and the finances have to provide a whole set of teams.

As for Gansu and Ningxia, during the Ming Dynasty, these places were under the jurisdiction of the military department of Shaanxi.

After Tian Younian became an official, Song Yingxing had already entered the cabinet as Prime Minister. He suggested: "We should speed up the migration to the north, and the newly expanded land must be populated, otherwise the frontier will be unstable."

Li Banghua said: "Although the southern provinces have a large population, they cannot withstand the years of immigration. What's more, the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang are still immigrating to Taiwan, Qiongzhou, and Luzon. These large-scale immigrations not only cost the court money and food, but also Let the southern provinces be short-populated."

Zhao Han said: "The shortage of population in the south is not so great, but it is indeed not as much as before."

"Procreation can be encouraged," Pang Chunlai said. "First, unmarried males at 20 and females at [-] will be charged an additional tax; If you are ready to register, you can get five taels of silver."

Zhao Han couldn't help laughing and said: "Men and women marry on a voluntary basis, and they are not restricted. After reaching the age of twelve, they can be rewarded with a tael of silver. This can not only stimulate childbirth, but also allow the people to take the initiative. Register household registration for children. 20 years is too long, let’s use 15 years.”

China under Zhao Han's rule was much better than that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Historically, the population of the early Qing Dynasty was the worst.The government of the Qing Dynasty didn't take much care of it. They just introduced policies to encourage immigrants to reclaim wasteland.

Let’s not talk about Sichuan in the early Qing Dynasty. There are thousands of miles of uninhabited people. Let’s talk about Shandong in the early Qing Dynasty.

To what extent was the population shortage in Shandong in the early years of Kangxi?The tenants can eat at the same table with the landlord, but the landlord has to coax the tenants and dare not treat them harshly, otherwise there will be no one to help farm the land.

After detailed discussions with the cabinet, Zhao Han finalized the plan for next year's immigration plan.

Sichuan will migrate at least 10 people to Shaanxi by the end of next year.Jiangxi and Hunan each immigrated [-] to Hebei.Southern Jiangsu and southern Anhui each immigrated [-] to Liaoning.

Although Liaoning Province has not yet been formally established, the administrative division has been basically finalized, that is, the circle surrounded by the Great Wall of Liaoning.It basically coincides with the territory of Liaoning Province in later generations, except that Jianchang, Jianping, Chaoyang, Beipiao, Fuxin, Zhangwu, Xinmin, and Changtu are missing. Most of these places are now grazing Mongolians.