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The process of the surrender ceremony was very cumbersome. Yang Tinglin served as the Minister of Rites for the first time. Of course, he had to do his best to show the majesty of the Hu Ben Army as much as possible. The design from beginning to end had at least twelve important links, which required all the guests to attend.
However, in the eyes of discerning people, these cumbersome procedures are all formalities and are for people who don’t know the details. What outsiders can see on the surface are all illusions of unreality. The truth of the facts is always known only by a few people who are talking about.
The entire ceremony lasted for three days in total. Huang Taiji's vitality was indeed very tenacious. It is estimated that he was still worried about changing his mind, so he endured his last breath and hoped to complete his perfect performance. There were as many as six occasions that Zhang Zhun needed to attend. His cooperation with Huang Taiji was relatively successful and attracted the attention of countless people.
Three days later, Huang Taiji was escorted to the mainland for exhibition. Unfortunately, on that night, he began to twitch and quickly died. The death of the Khan of the Great Jin Kingdom, under normal circumstances, would have to mourn the whole country. However, here, he was like a beggar who no one noticed, and he died when he died, and no one mentioned it again.
Although Huang Taiji was dead, Dai Shan, Jiergalang, Fan Wencheng and others were still alive. They must be escorted to the mainland for *** and exhibitions. The Hu Ben Army wanted to let more people see the tragic consequences of these slave chiefs. Compared with the dead Huang Taiji, it is still difficult to say whether the living people will feel lucky.
Leaving the matter of the slave chief to the People's Committee to solve it, Zhang Zhun's thoughts fell on the stability of Liaodong. If Liaodong wants stability, the first condition is to migrate a large number of Han people to come here. Without enough Han people, Liaodong cannot maintain long-term stability.
At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a forced means to migrate a large number of military households to Liaodong. Now, Zhang Zhun decided to use voluntary means to induce the Han people to come to Liaodong. The specific measures can be attributed to the following: First, the policy of limiting the equal land order of 100 mu in Liaodong was 50 mu more than the mainland.
Second, every Han family who settled in Liaodong, with a population of more than three and less than seven, would subsidize a plowing ox. At that time, plowing ox was definitely a shortage of livestock. Among the general people, the number of plowing ox was still very small, and most of the fields needed to be manually pulled. While accompanying a plowing ox, a bellow plow was also included.
Where did Zhang Zhun's plowing ox come from? Of course, it came from the Mongolian prairie. The Mongols' herds were still large in number, even more than the number of war horses. Although the Mongols' herds were not suitable for plowing fields and farming directly, after a period of training, these plowing oxen can still pull the plow. The arrival of a large number of herds, combined with the curved plow improved by Song Yingxing, the productivity of Liaodong will be greatly improved.
The third is that every Han family migrating to Liaodong will receive a contribution value of 10,000 points, equivalent to ten taels of silver. If Zhang Zhun was asked to pay ten taels of silver to each family, there would definitely be no such amount of silver. However, it would be much easier to issue contribution value. Immigrants can use contribution value to departments related to the Hu Ben Army to purchase the materials they need.
After pursuing these three conditions, Zhang Zhun believed that there would definitely be a continuous stream of Han people migrating from various places to Liaodong in the future. At the same time, the relevant departments of the Hu Ben Army would also organize collective immigration in a planned manner to enrich the number of Han people in Liaodong as much as possible. Zhang Zhun's preliminary plan was to increase the number of Han people in Liaodong to more than one million.
In addition to maintaining the long-term stability of Liaodong, turning Liaodong into the logistics base of the Hu Ben Army as soon as possible is also a top priority. In terms of resource richness, Liaodong is better than Shandong, and the various resources needed to develop industry are quite balanced here.
With the continuous progress of historical processes, fighting, in addition to competing for population, more importantly, is competing for their respective resources and the degree of utilization of resources. A powerful industrial country must have rich resources or have strong ability to obtain resources.
The construction of the navy is the most obvious example. If a navy wants to be strong, it must have a huge fleet. To have a huge fleet, it must have a large amount of wood. Why is the Dutch Navy powerful? It is because they control a large amount of wood production and can also buy a large amount of high-quality wood from all over the world through maritime trade. With enough wood reserves, ships can be continuously manufactured.
If the Hu Ben Army wants to defeat the Dutch, the wood supply capacity will definitely not be inferior. Without enough wood, the Hu Ben Army Navy will not be able to develop rapidly. Therefore, the wood in the Liaodong region is urgently needed by the Hu Ben Army Navy at present. In the next few decades, or even hundreds of years, the wood in the Liaodong region will be the main foundation for supporting the construction of the Hu Ben Army naval warships.
Zhang Zhun roughly estimated that if 10% of the original forests in Changbai Mountain and Daxinganling were cut down, it would be enough to build 10,000 large warships. Therefore, the 15,000 Dutch ships were actually not the most terrifying. If the Hu Ben Army was ruthless, it would not be impossible to create 30,000 large ships.
Just like in real history, Britain almost cut down all the trees in order to build a huge fleet. In the UK, any trees suitable for shipbuilding were marked with special marks and no one could cut them down. However, this was not enough. In the end, the British cut down all the way to the North American colonies and transported a large amount of wood back to their own country.
Without the trees from the North American colonies, the British fleet would not have had so many large warships. In fact, after the Americans fought for independence, the British fleet was indeed a little depressed. Fortunately, the British Redshirts occupied a large number of wood-producing areas around the world, which met the needs of the British Navy.
In addition to trying hard to dig out the resources of Liaodong, it is also very important to change the general idea of ​​Liaodong by the Chinese people. Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty was generally very different from the Central Plains. Liaodong and the mainland of the Central Plains were not completely integrated. Psychologically, more people believed that Liaodong was a wilderness. Whether it was migrating to Liaodong or serving in Liaodong, they were all suffering.
The Ming Dynasty's court had a fluctuating policy towards Liaodong. The reason why more important officials valued Liaodong was simply to regard it as an indispensable territory and an indispensable symbol of glory. The main purpose of their preservation of this land was not for the interests of this land, but to maintain the dignity of the country. As for the benefits they had obtained from this land, they had never seriously considered it.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty did not obtain any decent benefits from the Liaodong region. The timber and mineral resources in Liaodong were basically closed and were not developed at all. On the contrary, the Ming Dynasty invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources every year to maintain the stability of Liaodong and fight against the attacks of the Tartars. This led to a considerable part of the national strength of the Ming Dynasty being consumed in Liaodong.
Zhang Zhun is different. Zhang Zhun is very realistic. He controlled Liaodong in his hands and wanted to make Liaodong produce combat effectiveness as soon as possible. In addition to continuously supplying wood, iron ore and coal mine resources, Zhang Zhun also wanted Liaodong to produce more war horses, more riders, and more warriors.
The establishment of the three prefectures of Guangning Prefecture, Liaoyang Prefecture and Chenyang Prefecture fully reflects Zhang Zhun's ambitions. Guangning Prefecture to the west has slightly lacked resources and a small area of ​​arable land. Zhang Zhun is preparing to vigorously develop the war horse industry here, build a large number of ranches, and train a large number of riders.
It is close to the Mongolian grassland and has unique geographical advantages. With the encouragement of the Hu Ben Army's policies, a large number of Mongolians should be sinicized or a large number of mixed-race children appear. These people are important sources of the Hu Ben Army's cavalry.
Liaoyang Prefecture to the south is an important agricultural production base. The terrain is flat and there are many rivers, which is suitable for the development of large farms. With the efforts of Yang Tinglin, a considerable number of large farms were established here. The managers of the farms imitated the experiences and lessons of Lingshanwei and achieved good results.
As for the Chenyang Prefecture in the north, it is prepared to attract a large number of foreign indigenous peoples to settle here. The Chenyang Prefecture is a typical multi-ethnic settlement. It is much safer to lure the indigenous peoples out of the deep mountains and forests and let them be under the control of the Hu Ben Army. What can be seen and touched is the most reliable. Zhang Zhun never does anything about the things in the sand where his head is.
After Huang Taiji was taken away from Liaoyang by the People's Committee, Zhang Zhun began to immerse himself in new affairs. Because of the victory of the Liaoyang battle and Huang Taiji's surrender ceremony, a considerable number of good news were accumulated in front of Zhang Zhun. If these good news were sent alone, they would attract Zhang Zhun's special attention. However, under the cover of Huang Taiji's surrender ceremony, they could only stand aside for the time being.
September is actually a very good month for the Hu Ben Army. The golden autumn and October are the season of harvest. Good news is constantly coming from all walks of life. There are a series of happy events happening everywhere. In addition to the unconditional surrender of the Tartars, the most eye-catching good news comes from the Hu Ben Army Navy.
First, in early September, the fifth batch of sword-tooth ships in the First Shipyard in Queqiao Bay were launched, with a total of eighteen ships. In mid-September, the second batch of Dragon God ships were launched, with a total of twelve ships. Thirty warships were launched one after another, which was indeed very exciting.
However, this is not the biggest achievement, and even greater achievement is still to come. At the end of September, the first batch of labor results of the Second Shipyard were 50 sword-tooth ships, and the trial voyage was launched. Fifty sword-tooth ships were launched at one time, which is the glory of the Second Shipyard. Fifty large docks and fifty large ships were started at the same time. Such shipbuilding capabilities have long exceeded those of the previous Nanjing Treasure Shipyard.
With the addition of this group of new forces, the number of sword-tooth ships of the Hu Ben Navy exceeded 130. This was the first time that the Hu Ben Navy's large warships broke through the 100 mark. What does this mean? It means that the strength of the Hu Ben Navy has increased by at least one level.
More than 130 sword-toothed ships and eighteen Dragon God Ships, such a combination, will definitely be numbered on the East Asian sea. If Zheng Zhilong knew this, he would not have taken the initiative to cause trouble for the Hu Ben Navy. At the same time, the Hu Ben Navy, continuously dispatched fleets and *** the coastline of Japan, became possible.
Of course, there is still a big gap compared to the Dutch fleet. The Dutch had more than 10,000 large warships through decades of hard work. This number is indeed very scary. However, it is entirely possible that the Hu Ben Army will catch up with the number of Dutch warships.
In addition to the launch of a large number of warships, Li Yan's army also successfully conquered Kaifeng in September. King Zhou was exiled, and Henan Governor Yu Yinggui and others were directly tried and shot. After Kaifeng was recovered, the control of the Hu Ben Army over Henan was further strengthened. The Hu Ben Army was already everywhere in the heart of the Central Plains.
After a short rest in Kaifeng, Li Yan's army was preparing to attack and advance along routes such as Xuzhou, Linying, Yancheng, and Wuyang, and sweep away the imperial army. In this way, the defenders in Nanyang and other places were more tragic.
If the Hu Ben Army attacks Nanyang, it may directly threaten Xiangyang. Xiangyang is an important gateway to the western part of the Central Plains. Once Xiangyang is lost, the Hu Ben Army will enter Shu from here. Therefore, the court immediately sent Sun Chuanting to personally guard Xiangyang.
However, with the current strength of the Huguang Army, can it stop the attack of the Huben Army? It is difficult. Sun Chuanting is indeed capable. However, it is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice. The current court is already at the end of its reach and it is impossible to give Sun Chuanting more help. Therefore, Sun Chuanting's plan can only be a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water, which is impossible to achieve.
In September, Zhang Zhun had another thing to be happy about, that is, Wang Shide successfully brought his master, He Fengsheng, into the camp of the Hu Ben Army. He Fengsheng is quite famous in Huguang area. His resignation greatly shocked the Jiangnan area. This is very beneficial to the return of other scholars.
In fact, as the Hu Ben Army defeated the Tartars, the orthodox status of the Hu Ben Army began to be gradually recognized. After all, the original Ming court was really bad and gave the public a very bad impression. The Hu Ben Army described a beautiful picture to the people with a proud record.
"Sir, the plan to advance westward has been completed."
Wang Junyu came in and handed Zhang Zhun a plan.
The Hu Ben Army is about to advance westward, and its target is of course the Forbidden City.
With the remaining power of destroying the Tartars, the Hu Ben Army could basically complete the task of occupying the capital without fighting. With the strength of the three major battalions of the capital and the mentality of the senior leaders of the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that they would never defend the capital.
He sharpened his knife and rushed towards the pigs and sheep, and the Hu Ben Army was about to attack the capital. I wonder what Emperor Chongzhen would react as the owner of the Forbidden City? Is he willing to move out of this house?
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Capital, Forbidden City, East Warm Pavilion.
In the late night, the lights inside the Donghun Pavilion were very bright, but the lights outside were dim. It was not that the palace did not have the ability to turn on these multiple lights in order to save money, but the eunuchs and palace maids who were serving outside the Donghun Pavilion were willing to stay in the darkness and hide their figures, so as not to be accidentally targeted by Emperor Chongzhen, which would cause unnecessary trouble to himself.
With the continuous victory of the Hu Ben Army, the Tartars retreated step by step, especially Huang Taiji's surrender, Emperor Chongzhen's temper became very strange. He was complaining for a while, not knowing what he was muttering. At the moment, he sat there with a blue face, regardless of the memorial in his hand. He was in a bad mood, and with a wave of his pen, he was the word "kill".
Sometimes, even typing "kill and kill" several times in a row, with the pen force directly passing through the back of the paper. Wang Chengen, who came to pick up the memorial, couldn't help but feel a trembling heart when he saw this. If these big red killing words continue, he is afraid that the place where the memorial is sent will cause another bloody storm.
"Liaoyang..."
"Jianlu..."
"Huang Taiji..."
Emperor Chongzhen felt helplessly recalling these words, and he was full of obscureness. In the distant Liaoyang, Huang Taiji officially surrendered to Zhang Zhun, which was indeed very uncomfortable for Emperor Chongzhen. He felt that everyone around him seemed to be mocking him.
This glory should have belonged to him, Emperor Chongzhen. He was the highest ruler of the Ming Dynasty. Jianlu was the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty and Jianlu fought for nearly twenty years and suffered numerous losses. Chongzhen had sufficient reasons to believe that Jianlu should surrender to him, the emperor, rather than to Zhang Zhun. However, all of this was taken away by Zhang Zhun.
This is definitely not a good sign for people with rich association. Huang Taiji surrendered to Zhang Zhun, which shows that he believed that Zhang Zhun was the highest ruler and the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty. With some of Zhang Zhun's previous words, even idiots knew that Zhang Zhun had the ambition to replace Chongzhen.
Damn Zhang Zhun!
Damn Tiger Army!
Emperor Chongzhen cursed quietly in his heart.
If he had the ability, Chongzhen would definitely arrest Zhang Zhun and then ordered him to be executed. If Zhang Zhun died within three days, he would still hold the executioner responsible. However, Chongzhen did not have this ability, so he had to endure it.
Zhang Zhun accepted Huang Taiji's surrender in Liaoyang, while Chongzhen received depressing memorials in the Forbidden City. First, it was news from Jiangnan that the gentry in Jiangnan was already quite unreliable. They were very likely to surrender to the Hu Ben Army. Then, even greater bad news came, that was, Zhengzhou was lost.
Without the support of the southeast half of the wall, the court could not continue to maintain it. With the ability of Shuzhong, at most it would only meet the needs of Shuzhong. The news from Jiangnan was indeed frustrating. As for the fall of Zhengzhou, it was no longer depressing, but despair.
"Emperor, Yang Sichang is here."
Wang Chengen quietly appeared behind Chongzhen and whispered.
"Yang Sichang, I ask you, what's going on with the horse thief near Taiyuan?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked straight to the point, his face very dark.
A few days ago, the King of Jin sent someone to send a secret report, saying that horse thieves were rampant near Taiyuan, plundering property and hurting lives. The local government army did not work hard to eliminate them, which made King of Jin deeply feel worried. For the sake of his own safety, King of Jin had to invite Emperor Chongzhen to send troops to encircle and suppress them.
Seeing this memorial, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little slack. He had no intention of paying attention to the matter of King Jin. His relationship with King Jin has always been very bad. However, Chongzhen could not ignore Taiyuan City. Because Taiyuan was the only way to retreat to Shuzhong. If there was a problem in Taiyuan, the people in the capital would not be able to leave even if they wanted to.
Yang Sichang said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Hu Ben cavalry has penetrated the vicinity of Taiyuan."
While talking, he quietly looked at Emperor Chongzhen's reaction. Because the so-called horse thieves were indeed pretended to be. However, the one who pretended to be a horse thief was not the Hu Ben Army, but the officers and soldiers themselves.
Emperor Chongzhen was hesitant and the ministers of the court were very anxious. Their wealth and life were all maintained by Emperor Chongzhen, and it was really the eunuchs who were not in a hurry. Emperor Chongzhen was like sitting on a Diaoyutai, without moving at all, but the ministers below were ants on the hot pan.
Now, the Hu Ben Army is about to enter the pass in a large scale, but Emperor Chongzhen still did not issue the final order, which made everyone's lips bubble. Since all the officials agreed to migrate to Shu as soon as possible, some people offered a plan and sent people to pretend to be a horse thief and pretend to be a Hu Ben Army to try to cut off Emperor Chongzhen's retreat. It was Yang Sichang himself who was responsible for manipulating this good show.
"Tiger Army?"
Chongzhen's words were a little suspicious and a little frightened.
In his intuition, he felt that the Hu Ben Army would not do such a thing. However, it was important. He was indeed worried about something going on in Taiyuan. It seemed that the Forbidden City was already in danger and could not leave.
Yang Sichang said: "The local governor and all the generals have confirmed that there are indeed a large number of horse thieves around Taiyuan."
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Yang Sichang.
He always felt something was wrong, but he could not accurately say what was wrong for a moment. After a moment, the danger of the arrival of the Hu Ben Army made Emperor Chongzhen feel deeply stressed. If he acted slowly, he might become the second emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty to be captured alive by the enemy. Emperor Chongzhen would absolutely not accept such a result.
After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen slowly said: "Transfer the order! Withdraw from the capital late at night!"
Chapter completed!