Da Ming started to ascend the throne

"Thank you Lord for your help!"

The search in Shengjing City is still going on, even if Dorgon can't find it, Qi Jiguang can't let go of those tartars and coat slaves who committed crimes against the Han people.

"Captain, a spy from the East has been caught."

Several Ming soldiers pushed a heavily tied mandarin, and hurried to Qi Jiguang, saying that they had caught a spy.

Qi Jiguang looked up at the man, and saw that he was a Han Chinese, but he had a money rat tail logo. He hated this kind of person the most, and waved to his subordinates:

"It's just a coat slave, push aside, kill!"

"Dudu? Are you Dudu Qi? I am a member of the Daming Jinyiwei's office in Shengjing. Lord Qinglong can testify."

Seeing that Qi Jiguang ordered to behead without asking any questions, this person finally revealed his identity as Jin Yiwei from Shengjing's secret stronghold.

As for the money rat tail on his head, there is no way to do it. If he doesn't shave his hair and change his clothes, he won't be able to save his life. Spying on information is just a dream.

Qi Jiguang was taken aback for a moment. He knew that there was Jinyiwei in Shengjing City, and he had used carrier pigeons to send information some time ago.

It is impossible for Qi Jiguang to believe him easily when he said that he is Jinyiwei. These people have stayed in the east for a long time, who knows if they have surrendered to the enemy, Qinglong is not here now, and there is no evidence to prove that he is Daming Jinyiwei.

So Qi Jiguang was going to test him out:

"Since you are the Jinyi Guard of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Shengjing, you should know where all the ministers of the Eastern Captives have gone. Please help us find them!"

As Jin Yiwei who worked deep behind the enemy's rear, he had never seen any kind of person, and he could understand Qi Jiguang's thoughts, so he reached out and took out a few maps and handed them to Qi Jiguang.

"Captain Qi, not all the officials of the Eastern Captives have withdrawn. This is the map of their mansions. I will take you to arrest them."

Qi Jiguang smiled and nodded:

"Alright, Huang Ming will bring two thousand Qi's troops immediately, and follow this lord to arrest people, not one of them will be let go!"

"Yes"

Huang Ming immediately led [-] Qi's troops, and followed the Jin Yiwei to arrest people, while Qi Jiguang led a team of personal guards back to the palace.

Dorgon and the little Dongyao emperor have not been found yet, Qi Jiguang still wants to try his luck to see if he can find any valuable clues.

As soon as they arrived at the palace, they saw Cao Zhengchun and Yuhuatian happily walking in.

"Hahaha, congratulations to Commander Qi, Dorgon and the others have already caught it and will bring it back soon."

Qi Jiguang was overjoyed when he heard that:

"Really, where did you catch it? The Eastern Expedition is finally complete, and you will be able to return to the court in a few days."

Cao Zhengchun:

"Really, our family can still lie to the governor. A hundred households in the Longteng Army have stomach pains. It is convenient to find a place. It just so happens that the place where he is squatting is the exit of the tunnel, hahaha..."

"Hahaha...God's will!"

Everyone laughed, and their hearts were relaxed.

"Captain, seeing how happy you are smiling, have you caught the thief leader Dorgon?"

Following the sound of speaking, Sun Chuanting, Li Dingguo, Yan Yingyuan, and Yue Fei quickly walked up to Qi Jiguang and Cao Zhengchun, clasped their fists and laughed.

Qi Jiguang nodded:

"Caught it. The Governor said just now that Huang Degong would escort them here. As expected, these Tartars escaped along the tunnel, and we didn't even find the tunnel's entrance."

Sun Chuanting:

"Oh, this is a great joy, the emperor can rest assured."

Yue Fei pondered for a while and asked again:

"Captain, what should we do with those people in the city who have money rat tails?"

Chapter 286

When it comes to the Han people in Liaodong who shave their hair and wear clothes easily, Qi Jiguang fell into deep thought.

After the battle of Guangning in the seventh year of Tianming of the Later Jin Dynasty, Ming and Jin began to enter a state of confrontation.

That is to say, from this year, Nurhachi, who was suspicious and murderous, started a bloody rule over the Han people in Liaodong.

After Nurhachi proclaimed Khan, Hetuala was always the ruling center. In 1621, the sixth year of the Mandate of Heaven, the capital was moved to Liaoyang and Tokyo City was built.

Later, in March 1625, the tenth year of Tianming, the capital was moved to Shenyang, and the focus of rule was gradually placed on Liaodong.

Moving the capital means moving the Eight Banners to Liaodong, which involves the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of Jurchen soldiers and civilians.

In order to solve this problem, Hou Jin began to occupy 30 hectares of land.

Although Nurhaci stated on the surface that "Zhushen and Nikan are both members of the Khanate"

But the Eight Banners Jurchens all regarded themselves as conquerors, arbitrarily plundering the Han people's livestock and poultry, and enslaving the Han people's men and women.

In order to appease the Jurchen Eight Banners' own people, it is bound to sacrifice the interests of the Han people.

The Han people who were looted by the Jurchens in Liaodong naturally launched an indomitable resistance.

They cooperated with the Ming army and continued to fight guerrilla warfare from the Ningjin line, the seaside islands and North Korea.

And sent a large number of spies to infiltrate Liaodong to instigate rebellion against former officials and gentry.

Nurhachi was exhausted in order to deal with these problems, coupled with the frequent natural disasters in Liaodong after the capital was moved, all these unfavorable factors made the people in the area ruled by Hou Jin turbulent.

Frequent wars increased the burden of labor and military service for the Han people, and the greedy bribery of the Manchu and Han officials caused the rapid collapse of the newly born Houjin regime.

The Han people neither had enough land nor the minimum time to guarantee labor and military service in agriculture.

Afterwards, the commodity economy in Houjin's territory was backward and there was not enough food to eat, let alone work, and lost their livelihood.

In 1623, the eighth year of Tianming, people from the coastal areas of the East China Sea conspired with the Ming Dynasty to defect.

For this reason, Nurhachi forced the relocation of the households there, massacred the Han people in Fuzhou, plundered their children and livestock and distributed them to the Eight Banners.

As for the Han people in other areas, they were also concentrated in the fortress, imprisoned and slaughtered.

Although Nurhachi appointed some Han officials, he was very suspicious.

The Han officials he appointed only selected those who hated the Ming Dynasty very much and could serve as minions to suppress the Han people.

The more cruel and dark the rule, the more intense the people's resistance, and the later Jin's dominance became weaker and weaker.