Dashun Yongchang

Even if Azig ordered the storming of a few villages that refused to open their doors, it did not change the uncooperative attitude of the villages along the way. These Henan villagers who survived the troubled times did not trust the army at all. After leaving the village, if the army repented, they would not even have the ability to protect themselves.

The news of the defeat of the Qing army had already reached here, and seeing the withdrawal of the Qing army could only further confirm that the rumors were not false.Facing the Qing army who started to flee, these villagers were naturally unwilling to obey the opponent. They bet that the opponent would not stay and make life difficult for them, so they slowed down their escape speed.

Although the Azig army brought some luggage, they could not take the fodder for the horses with them. These fodder used to be supplied by the villages along the way. The Qing army only needed to bring some soybeans as concentrated fodder.

A horse had to eat 15 catties of hay and 3 liters of beans a day during the war. Although there were only 3000 cavalry retreating with Azig, there were nearly 2 horses, and they had to eat 30 catties of hay a day. Or use straw instead. In this season, you can only use wheat straw and other burning things stored by the farm instead of hay, because there are no grasses in the wild.

In several villages captured by the Azig army, in order to feed the horses, the Qing army even removed the thatched roofs of the farmers.But even so, it did not meet the needs of the horses it carried. It could only increase the supply of concentrated feed, which doubled the consumption of military rations.Originally, Azig was estimated to be able to eat five days of military rations, but now he may not even be able to support the past for two days.

Therefore, after retreating to Tongxu, Azig decided to divide his troops. Only by letting some people rush to Xuchang first, can he raise a batch of military rations as soon as possible, so that the army can support the subsequent siege of the Shun army.Without food, there is no way to fight with just men and horses.

In fact, apart from Azige, Yibai, Wu Sangui and other Manchu and Han generals believed that it was unrealistic to continue marching towards Xuchang at this time. From last night to this afternoon, they only ran for more than a hundred miles. Shun Jun is not so difficult to pursue.On the premise that the local villagers no longer cooperate, they have to forcibly requisition food and fodder locally, and they have to deal with the pursuers behind them. This is obviously a rather unfavorable situation.

Moreover, although everyone didn't say it, they all had such a question in their hearts, can the Qing army in Chenzhou really retreat to Xuchang?Will the local tyrants around Xuchang, like the villagers here, completely turn against them after realizing that the Qing army has failed, and no longer accept them to settle in Xuchang?

If these two conjectures come true, then the trip to Xuchang will be a waste of effort, and it will take a long time to go.The best choice at this time is to retreat directly to Zhengzhou, but that would be tantamount to admitting that the West Route Army's southward campaign is over, and they may not be able to stay in Zhengzhou, because there is no support from the rear, Zhengzhou is obviously defending. Can't live.

At this time, although the area north of the Yellow River was already under the control of the Qing army, the Qing army only controlled the main traffic lines and a few cities, and most of the countryside was controlled by tyrants and local bandits whose positions were not yet determined.Luo Xiujin, the governor of Henan appointed by the Qing army, was having a headache for the endless bandits in the north of the Yellow River, so he could not cross the Yellow River to appease the people of Henan in the south of the Yellow River.

Of course, everyone knew very well that these local thieves who emerged in endlessly were actually villagers who resisted the Qing army's grain requisition.In order to support the rations of Beijing and the army, these officials appointed by the Qing Dynasty carried out a desperate search of the occupied areas, which made the peasants who had breathed a sigh of relief under the rule of Dashun once again go on the road of rebelling against the government.

These officials of the Qing Dynasty were no different from what the officials of the Ming Dynasty did in the past, but the court of the Qing Dynasty was much more shameless than the court of the Ming Dynasty, because the court of the Ming Dynasty also recognized the people of the Ming Dynasty as the subjects of the emperor. But in the eyes of the Qing court, people who refused to pay food and rebelled were not obedient people, and they should be killed if they were not obedient.

At this time, the attitude of the Qing court towards the Han people in Hebei was no different from the attitude of the British Empire towards the people of Bangladesh. Churchill once said, "The reason why the famine broke out in Bangladesh is because Indians give birth like rabbits." The British I didn’t even mention how when the famine broke out in Bengal, how the grain on the Bengal plains was transported to London by boat.

Retreating to Zhengzhou is not an end, but a beginning. They not only have to lose all the controlled areas south of the Yellow River, but even some areas north of the Yellow River, because the local people will turn to the Shun army to attack the Qing army.Just like the local tyrants in Henan are now abandoning the Qing army and turning to the Shun army, this is a chain reaction.

If it is said that everyone only considered military factors before the city of Suizhou, then during the retreat on this day, everyone felt pressure other than military.Considering this, and the fact that Subai failed to return to the army, no matter whether it is the Manchu or Han generals, they will not stand up against Azig's idea of ​​advancing to Xuchang at this time, because they cannot afford to retreat. Consequences to Zhengzhou.

Especially Wu Sangui, who lost his subordinates in Suizhou City, he can only hope that the subordinates in Chenzhou City can escape back. If he does not go to Xuchang, it is impossible to meet the retreating subordinates in Chenzhou. A major blow came.Although he kept his core troops, he lost most of the strength of the Liaodong Army.This means that his speech in front of Manchurians weighs even less.

In fact, Azig also hoped to hear some different opinions. Subai chose to die in battle and refused to escape to take responsibility for the failure of the night attack. It was both a good thing and a bad thing for him, because Subai and his brother Wu Bai Azige's confidant, since Subai died in battle, Dorgon will obviously not place the responsibility for the defeat on Subai. Although Dorgon will still protect him for the sake of the two white flags, but to what extent? , It still depends on the extent to which his army has failed.

If he fled back to the north bank of the Yellow River with a broken army and directly ruined the overall situation of the Southern Expedition, then even if Dorgon protected him, he would only protect him from death, and it was impossible to leave him unscathed.Therefore, if someone can stand up and share some of the pressure of decision-making, he will naturally obey.

However, seeing the Manchu and Han generals bowing their heads to him one by one, and there was no voice of opposition at all, Azig couldn't say anything, so he could only call Ajilai and He Jinzhong to bring [-] cavalry. First rushed to Xuchang.

This night was also a sleepless night for the people in Tongxu County.After experiencing several failures, the Qing army finally lost the last trace of military discipline and began to plunder wantonly in Tongxu County.Several gentry in the city tried to intercede with Azig because they were the first to join the Qing army, but Azige refused to talk to them at all.

Azig said to the guards beside him: "It's just a piece of grass. After we leave, they will soon become obedient citizens of Dashun. Anyway, this place is not our Daqing's anymore. Why are we still in trouble?" Hold the hands and feet of the soldiers, let them vent, and boost their morale.

Aha, you bring a few people to copy these gentry's houses, pick two outstanding beauties to send to King Pingxi, and then send two more, and divide the rest among you..."

Hearing Azig's order, the guards around him became quite excited. Compared with the women of ordinary families, the maidservants in these gentry's homes are much better, but it's just because of the order issued by the regent , I asked everyone to treat these local gentry well, so everyone had to hold back, but these gentry are also considered interesting, and they will choose some beautiful women to serve the generals of the Qing army, and the two sides will live in peace.

But now that Azig has given the order, these Manchu guards will naturally not be polite, and some people rely on Azig's favor and say to Azig: "Why do we have to distribute the women we robbed to Wu Sangui? He's just a Han, it's fine if he doesn't honor the general, how can he share the spoils with the general..."

Azige immediately scolded: "Now everyone is in the same boat, can we make Wu Sangui a good person? It's nothing to divide him into a few women, and tell the people that it was Wu Sangui's subordinates who started it first..."

Chapter 412 Chase III

"Captain, sentry arrows." A soldier pointed to the southwest and shouted at Wu Guogui.

Wu Guogui picked up the binoculars and looked to the southwest, then said to the orderly next to him: "Yes.

The Gao Min Squadron encountered the enemy, and went to notify the Third Wing to approach us, and the others followed me to meet the Gao Min Squadron. "

The general of the Qing army who was commanding his subordinates to besiege the cavalry of the Shun army saw the sound of horseshoes in the distance, squinted his eyes for a while, and then ordered his subordinates to leave the battle. When Wu Guogui arrived on the battlefield, the Qing army had already assembled into two The team covered each other and retreated to the north.

There were only three cavalry squadrons with less than 400 cavalry around Wu Guogui, and the number of Qing soldiers on the opposite side was almost the same. Wu Guogui watched the direction in which the Qing army was retreating, and realized that the Qing army did not give him a chance to attack, and there were also horses behind the woods in the north. Movement, after thinking over and over again, he finally did not order to launch an attack, but asked his subordinates to keep up with the cavalry of the Qing army far away, and expanded the scope of the search to avoid ambushes from the Qing army in the surrounding area.

After the local tyrants in Henan turned their backs, the Shun army regained the initiative on the battlefield. The direction and route of the Qing army's escape were quickly passed from the hands of the local tyrants to the pursuing Shun army. The attack on the villages further made the local villagers turn to the Shun army, so the Shun army got supplies and guides from the villages along the way when they advanced.

After less than ten hours of pursuit, the outpost of the Shun army found the camp where the Azig army was located - Tongxu County.At daybreak, the Azig army discovered that the cavalry of the Shun army had appeared on the outskirts of the city. This was the disadvantage of losing the local eyes and ears.

Although the appearance of a small number of cavalry from the Shun Army made the soldiers of the Qing Army a little uneasy, but relying on their superiority in the number of cavalry, on the ground in Henan, the Shun Army should not be able to gather a group of more than [-] cavalry to pursue Theirs, so they feel they are still safe.

In fact, some Manchu generals even suggested to Azig that it would be the safest strategy to eliminate the cavalry of the Shun army who had arrived before withdrawing to Xuchang.Azig also accepted this suggestion at the beginning, so that Jueluo Guoke and Li Guohan each led hundreds of cavalry out of the city to fight in the field, trying to eliminate the vanguard cavalry who were chasing up by the Shun army.

However, the vanguard of the Shun army obviously had no interest in fighting a cavalry battle with the Qing army, so they chose to avoid the battle.On such a plain terrain, the cavalry had an advantage in choosing to avoid the battle, and the officers of the Shun army were equipped with binoculars, so it was difficult for the Qing army to approach the charging distance without disturbing the Shun army.

When the cavalry of the Qing army returned in disappointment, the cavalry of the Shun army appeared under Tongxu City again. The tactics of the Shun army immediately made the Qing army vigilant, thinking that the Shun army was deliberately holding them back so that they could wait The rear infantry team caught up.

After the battle under the city of Suizhou, the Qing army also had some understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Shun Army infantry. They did not think that they could break through the phalanx formed by the Shun Army infantry with their cavalry alone. Coupled with the cooperation of the Shun Army cavalry, this battle It won't be over in a short time. For an army with insufficient food and fodder, a battle that cannot be resolved quickly is obviously impossible to fight.

Azig decided to withdraw the entire army to Weishi County in the west, which is closer to Xuchang and Zhengzhou, and is more suitable for stationing than Tongxu County. After all, after the looting last night, Tongxu County is no longer suitable for the Qing army. stationed.

There is more than 40 miles between Tongxu County and Weishi County. For the Qing army, which is all cavalry, this is not a very long distance.However, the Shunjun cavalry who kept following the Qing army forced the Qing army to send several troops to break the rear.So there were many small-scale cavalry battles.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Qing army was slightly superior, with no terrain restrictions and no numerical disadvantages. Even if the Shun army was equipped with captured Liaodong horses, it would be difficult to fight against these ethnic groups who rode horses from childhood.However, the Shun army had the initiative on the battlefield. For the Shun army, as long as they could hinder the advance speed of the Qing army cavalry a little, it would be beneficial for them to go to the rear, because the Qing army cavalry could not continue to confront them for a long time.

With this, the tactics of the Shun army became quite flexible. As long as they were not entangled by the superior forces of the Qing army, the Qing army could only give up retreating after chasing for a period of time to avoid being separated from the main force. .

Another advantage of the Shun Army is that due to the surrender of the local tyrants, the wounded of the Shun Army can be temporarily placed in the surrounding villages, and there is no need to send these wounded back to the camp.But it was different for the Qing army. Every injured Qing soldier needed one or two healthy soldiers to take care of them, and even if they were sent back to the main army, they would not have enough medicine for treatment.

It took the Qing army a full day to complete the 40-mile journey. The small-scale battle of this day also caused the Qing army to suffer more than 100 wounded. Although the Shun army suffered more losses than the Qing army, but for the Qing army For the military, the pressure is on the rise.

Moreover, the story of the Qing army burning and killing along the way yesterday has spread to Weishi County, so the resistance of the villages along the way to the Qing army has become more determined today. Some villages even chose to set fire to the villages when they were attacked by the Qing army. Ken left his savings to the Qing army.Most of the people in Weishi County also fled, and the Qing army's income in Weishi County was not enough to supplement their daily consumption.

After counting the savings in the army, Azig began to hesitate. He felt that if he could not get supplies to go to Xuchang, he might as well retreat to Zhengzhou first. The Qing army who received supplies in Xuchang was a fish caught in the net.

When Azig was hesitating whether to continue to advance to Xuchang, Li Zicheng also received a report from Liu Zongmin in Suizhou, and knew the location of Azig's army.So he called Yuan Zongdi, Gu Kecheng, Wu Ruyi and other generals who had just arrived in Suizhou, and held a military meeting.

For the generals such as Gu Kecheng and Wu Ruyi who missed the previous battle, they naturally didn't want to miss the end of the war, so they asked Li Zicheng to volunteer, thinking that they could let their new force who had not participated in the battle He rushed to Weishi County to assist Liu Zongmin and Zuo Guangxian in besieging the Azig Army.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Zongdi said to Li Zicheng: "Judging from the urgent reports from General Quan and Commander Zuo, the Azig Army is actually dying. If the Azig Army can still maintain its morale, There will be no indiscriminate looting and killing of villages along the way.

If there were indiscriminate killings, who in Henan would surrender to the Qing army in the future?Unless, the Qing army did such an irrational thing with the mentality of looting the enemy's country before leaving.Therefore, the top and bottom of the Qing army actually had the idea of ​​​​withdrawing to the north bank of the Yellow River when they saw that something was going wrong.It's just that they are still short of the final blow before they can make up their minds.

In this way, the battle against Azig, or the battle to recover the lost land in Henan, has actually reached the final stage, and now the Duduo army in the east is the danger.Even if we drive Azig back to the north of the Yellow River, Duoduo still has nearly 30 troops in his hands. Once the main force of our army suddenly exerts force in the west, Dingtao and Chengwu may not be able to carry the winner.

Therefore, I thought that a backup line of defense should be set up in Cao County, Shan County, and Feng County to prevent the sudden attack of the Duoduo Army.This is the imperative now. "

Li Zicheng still felt that Yuan Zongdi's opinion was very reasonable, so he decided to have a detailed discussion with Yuan Zongdi after the meeting.He approved all the generals' invitations to fight one by one, so he finally made a final decision: "Tomorrow, Gu Kecheng and Wu Ruyi will lead the fourth division to set off first, and then I, Chen Yongfu, and Li Tong will lead the third division to follow. Left staff officer , Draw up a marching plan tonight, and distribute it to the troops tomorrow..."

Hearing that Li Zicheng had made the final decision, all the generals got up and responded, so tonight's meeting came to an end.Li Zicheng immediately invited Yuan Zongdi to talk in the study in the backyard, and asked Li Laiheng to prepare some small dishes, and the two sat down to drink by candlelight.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Li Zicheng didn't immediately talk about the establishment of a new defense line. Instead, he looked at the candlelight and said leisurely: "This place in Henan is suffering."

Although Yuan Zongdi didn't understand what Li Zicheng wanted to say, he immediately put down his wine glass and listened carefully. "From the seventh year of Chongzhen to the 14th year of Chongzhen, the Central Plains experienced a severe drought that had not happened in a hundred years. Especially in the 13th year of Chongzhen, the drought locusts in Henan multiplied, creating a famine unseen in 300 years. The villages and towns near Luoyang starved to death. Kill for food.

In the 14th year of Chongzhen, the plague broke out in various parts of Henan. Hundreds of families died in a village in Zhengzhou. The plague is still breaking out in Ruyang, and countless people have died.It can be said that since Chongzhen came to the throne, the most miserable people in the world are us Shaanxi and Henan people.

Officials of the Ming Dynasty wrote to the imperial court saying: The eight counties in Henan and the three counties in Hebei have not seen war since Chongzhen six years ago, but the five southern counties, 73 prefectures, and [-] counties are all dilapidated, and there is no one in a hundred people.This is the truth. With disasters and wars, Henan has changed from a densely populated place in Wanli to a barren and dilapidated place thousands of miles away.

For the north, Henan and Shandong are the heart of Beijing; for the south, Henan and Shandong are the first line of defense against the powerful enemies in the north.If Henan is broken, then the south will have almost no ability to recover the front line of the Yellow River.

Therefore, if we want to fight back against the Manchus and regain the area south of the Great Wall, we must consolidate and develop Henan's economy and population.Only a Henan with a sufficient population and guaranteed food output can support us to counterattack Hebei within a few years and regain Beijing and other regions. "

Hearing this, Yuan Zongdi immediately nodded and echoed: "Your Majesty's words are very true, and I think so. If Henan cannot be restored, then we will not have enough manpower and materials to defend the Central Plains. If the materials are transferred from the south, With Henan's dilapidated waterways and roads, the loss is huge, and the wealth of the south is probably quite a heavy burden. Moreover, if Henan's population does not recover, there will not be so many civilians who want to transfer supplies to the north..."

Chapter 413 Chase Four

Li Zicheng said with great joy: "There are many people in our rebel army who know how to fight, but few people know how to build. Except for one Tian Jianxiu, only you young people have some ideas. So, I will talk to you tonight. The point of the discussion is one, about the reconstruction of Henan after the war, do you have any thoughts on this issue?"

Although Yuan Zongdi was less than [-] years old, he had joined the rebel army for many years, led an army by himself for a long time, and was responsible for independent operations in one direction. Hearing what Li Zicheng said, he knew in his heart that Li Zicheng might have some new arrangements for himself, so he decided to He will be asked about the reconstruction of Henan.

He didn't have any other thoughts in his mind, he just thought that it was a good thing that Li Zicheng could think about the reconstruction of Henan after the war. thing?Therefore, after carefully recalling what he had seen and heard in Henan, Yuan Zongdi replied to Li Zicheng.

"From a minister's point of view, if you want to rebuild Henan, you must first let the people of Henan live and work in peace and contentment. If you want to let the people of Henan live and work in peace and contentment, there are two problems that must be solved.

The first one is the powerful armed forces in various places. Since the unrest in Henan, the powerful in various places have recruited armed forces for self-defense. These armed forces have not only become a tool for them to protect themselves, but also a tool for them to oppress the local area.Ever since the tyrants became powerful, the people in Henan no longer knew what the imperial court was. These tyrants controlled all affairs in the local area and completely became local emperors.The common people only know the local tyrants, but they don't know who the emperor is.

There are hundreds of tyrants all over Henan. Although there are a few powerful leaders with strong appeal among them, the connection between them is still quite loose. The people who suffer the most are the people involved in the flames of war.If these tyrannical armies cannot be disarmed, and they cannot be reintroduced under the rule of the Marshal's Mansion, the people of Henan can't even guarantee their own safety, so how can they continue to give birth normally?

Moreover, most of these tyrants have no idea, and they will take refuge there if they are powerful.In the past, when the imperial court was powerful, they were the lackeys of the imperial court. Later, when our rebel army arrived in Henan, they came to welcome us again. When the Qing army went south, they became the guides of the Qing army.If these people are not dealt with, it will be a hidden danger to the Marshal's Mansion in my capital after all.

The second is the land issue. If you want the people to work happily, you must give an explanation for the land cultivated by the people.Henan has been in turmoil for many years, and there are countless abandoned lands. For example, Nanyang Mansion and even Nanyang City have become empty ghost towns. There is no population in the area.Therefore, in order to restore the population of Henan, one is to call on the Henan people who fled to the mountains in the south to return to their hometowns, and the other is to relocate the population from other places.

However, Henan has been in turmoil for many years. Whether the people who fled still have title deeds, or whether their land has been occupied by others are major issues that hinder the resumption of production in Henan.If this problem cannot be solved, coupled with Henan's powerful armed forces, Henan will not be able to truly restore order..."

Li Zicheng affirmed Yuan Zongdi's opinion, and then asked him: "Then do you have any ideas for solving these two problems?"

After pondering for a few seconds, Yuan Zongdi said: "I think that we can first use the order of the Marshal's Mansion to ask the local tyrants to disband their regiments, and then send troops to exterminate those who disobey. As for the land issue, the Marshal's Mansion can replace them." The method of land deeds, the recognition of the rights of the current cultivators, and the distribution of those barren fields to the returnees or immigrants, our army will not encounter any resistance to implement these two policies with the momentum of victory."

After hearing this, Li Zicheng got up and walked back and forth in the room for a few times, then waved his hand to Yuan Zongdi and said, "What you said may not work, but if we do this, it will be equivalent to forcing all the local tyrants to the capital. The opposite of the Marshal's Mansion, they will indeed be honest when our army is strong, but once our army shows any signs of decline, they will definitely be monsters.

It should be known that the current enemies of our Dashun are not only the Manchus, but also our enemies in the south.Compared with the Manchus in the north, the gentry in the south like stabbing knives in the back or wooing and corrupting our internal personnel. In ten or twenty years, they may listen to us, because we have the handle of the knife in our hands.

But after 30 or 40 years, it is they who have the final say, because they hold the pen.Therefore, we must not only rebuild Henan for the current situation, but also build a new Henan for Dashun.Some things, you can't just look at the eyes. "

Yuan Zongdi immediately asked Li Zicheng respectfully: "Then what does Your Majesty mean?"

Li Zicheng stopped, turned his head to look at Yuan Zongdi and said: "I told you before that the biggest contradiction within the Manchu Qing Dynasty was the contradiction between the Manchus and the Hans, because with the population of the Manchus, they wanted to suppress others by force. A nation must enslave other nations to produce for itself, otherwise it cannot sustain itself as a military group.

However, not only were there contradictions within the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but we also had contradictions within ourselves, and our contradictions were more intense than those within the Manchu Qing Dynasty.The contradiction within us is the contradiction between farmers and landlords. The Ming Dynasty enjoyed peace for more than 200 years, and the population multiplied by a hundred times, but the cultivated land increased by less than several times than when the country was founded.

Before the Chongzhen Dynasty, even in border counties like Shaanxi, most of the land was in the hands of landlords, and most farmers could only rent land from landlords for farming.Because the land is small and there are many people, the land rent is quite heavy, and the farmers can barely get enough food and clothing after a year of hard work, and it is difficult to save any property.When the weather is good, the weather is good, but when there is a shortage, they can only sell their sons and daughters and go out to escape the famine.

In addition, after Chongzhen ascended the throne, he wanted to regain Liaodong, and raised taxes on the bottom-level people who had no money left, so that everyone could not survive and had to turn against the court.From the third year of Chongzhen to today, 14 years of war and natural disasters in the north have resolved the conflict between people and land in the north.But in the south, especially the provinces south of the Yangtze River, because they were not affected by the war and not many people died, the conflict between farmers and landlords has not been eased.

When I was in Tianjin, I said, farmers and landlords, we must choose a side, otherwise Dashun cannot be maintained.However, even if we choose to side with the peasants, we cannot push the landlords into a hurry.Otherwise, it will be like the Qing army. Once internal conflicts break out, they will hold each other back.

In fact, many officials and gentry in the north surrendered to the Manchus. Did they really believe in Wu Sangui's aid in the suppression?I don’t think so, they actually knew that after the Manchus entered the customs, they might not return to the outside of the customs, but the Manchus were willing to help them suppress the peasants who opposed them, which was a good master for these officials and gentry.

Therefore, the Han people in the Qing army would defect to us because of the conflicts between the Manchus and the Han, but the gentry within us would also defect to the Manchus because of the conflicts between the peasants and the landlords. I am not surprised at all. "

Yuan Zongdi finally frowned. Li Zicheng's analysis of the contradiction between farmers and landlords made him realize that the problems in Henan have become more complicated. Most of the officials here are also landlords, because the poor simply cannot afford to read books.

That is to say, his previous attempt to use the officials of the Marshal's Mansion to suppress the tyrants in various places is likely to be ineffective because of the mutual concealment and protection of these landlords. the countryside.

However, Li Zicheng didn’t just ask the question, he went on to say: “Actually, from another perspective, the boundary between peasants and landlords is actually not that big. The real great contradiction is that there is no half of the land but only land. The contradiction between landless farmers who can work for landlords and landlords who have completely divorced from agricultural production.

Those semi-owner farmers, owner farmers and small landlords who manage their own land can still coexist.Therefore, the two main problems we have to solve at present, one is how to let the landless peasants obtain the land, and the other is to let those landlords who have completely divorced from agricultural production hand over too much land, so as to ease the contradiction between farmers and landlords .

Therefore, the reconstruction work in Henan not only requires the collection of powerful armed forces, but also a reasonable and fair distribution of land, so as to ensure that after the reconstruction of Henan, there will be no phenomenon that a few landlords control most of the land in Henan. Explain that our rebuilding efforts have failed. "

Yuan Zongdi raised his brows, and nodded to Li Zicheng in response: "Your Majesty is very true. If everyone has land to cultivate, then the people will naturally not rebel. But how should we do it reasonably and fairly?" What about the distribution of land?"

After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng said: "First of all, we need to confirm the private nature of the land. If we don't confirm this, neither the landlord nor the farmer can operate it with confidence. Therefore, it is necessary to renew the land lease.

The interests of the current actual cultivators of the land should be protected, but the original owners of the land, as long as they did not take advantage of their special privileges, their property rights to the land should also be protected.But we can't completely drive away the current cultivators from the standpoint of the original owners. This is not conducive to the recovery of agriculture in Henan.

Therefore, what I mean is to establish the Henan Provincial Council as soon as possible, and let the Provincial Council authorize the Marshal Du's Mansion to purchase land with unclear land rights at the land price of three years in Chongzhen.Now the cultivators on the land can buy it from the Marshal's Mansion at the current price.For the original owners of those lands, they can report to the Marshal's Mansion to receive the uncultivated land or ancestral graveyard, and the land price for the land that has been cultivated.

At the same time, the powerful armed forces of each county were brought under the control of the council, and private ownership of armed forces was not allowed.However, there should also be a distinction between local tyrants. Some people who are willing to join the army should be recruited into the army and transferred out of Henan; Then let them stay at home.

In short, don’t touch them within three years, first restore social order and production in Henan, gain the trust of the people, and then talk about other things…”

Chapter 414 Chasing Five

Hearing Li Zicheng say so many things about construction, Yuan Zongdi suddenly had an idea in his mind, but he still kept calm and continued to listen to Li Zicheng's narration.

Sure enough, not long after, Li Zicheng changed the subject and said to him: "When this battle is over, you should withdraw from the army. I plan to integrate the south of Taihang Mountain, the north of the Yangtze River, and the Qinling Mountains and Mount Tai. A governor's district, except Xuzhou, Huaiyang, Fengyang and other places, the military and political affairs in this area are under the jurisdiction of the governor's office. I hope you will take over this governor's district."

Yuan Zongdi was a little surprised by Li Zicheng's sudden heavy responsibility. After hesitating for a moment, he replied to Li Zicheng: "If Your Majesty asks me to lead an army to fight alone, I will never refuse, but as the governor of one side However, I may not be able to assure His Majesty that I can be a good governor. In fact, those former high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered to this dynasty still have a few abilities and good conduct. It may be more appropriate to let them be the principals and the ministers the deputy .”

Li Zicheng said disapprovingly of Yuan Zongdi's words: "We peasant-born rebels, who has experience in fighting, managing people, and building? Even I have no experience in being an emperor in the past, so why don't we make this decision?" I will continue to be the emperor. If I say that I have no experience in being an emperor and want to abdicate for the virtuous, do you think the brothers will support it?"

Yuan Zongdi immediately replied sternly: "Your Majesty, the emperor, was created by himself with a knife and a gun. Who dares to say that your majesty is not suitable to be an emperor, and I will be the first to refuse. Brothers followed your majesty to charge, not to let Unrelated people come to pick up this ready-made cheap one.”

Li Zicheng then took Yuan Zongdi's words and said: "So, it doesn't really matter whether I will become emperor or not, the important thing is not to let the blood of my brothers be shed in vain, because the purpose of becoming emperor is not for my own enjoyment." , but to protect the overall interests of the Rebel Army, if I violate this point, then the brothers in the Rebel Army will also betray me.

Therefore, who will be the emperor or governor, in fact, ability is secondary, and the primary question is whether he can stand on the side of the interests of the rebels.Then the situation is very clear, those former high-ranking officials of Ming Dynasty who surrendered to us, can they really stand on the side of the interests of the rebel army? "

After Li Zicheng's question, Yuan Zongdi was silent for a while, then shook his head and replied: "Not necessarily, they are scholars after all, and they are not in the same way as us big bastards after all."

Li Zicheng went on to say relaxedly: "If you put it this way, you will understand. What I need is someone who can protect our interests in a key position, not a capable person in a key position. The reason why Daming It is not that there are too few capable people, but that those capable people are not on the side of Daming, they are all on the side of the interests of their own families and party members, so there are divergent discussions in the court, all for the sake of No one cares about whether Daming can survive because of the family’s private plans. Our rebels can’t make the same mistakes.”

Faced with Li Zicheng's earnest words, Yuan Zongdi was quite moved. He was able to lead an army alone at this age. Apart from the mountain-topism among the rebels, the most important thing was to get Li Zicheng's support, so he has always been Li Zicheng's firm support. By.Li Zicheng's heartfelt words tonight made Yuan Zongdi even more loyal to Li Zicheng.

After Li Zicheng spread out the interests and interests in it to Yuan Zongdi, Yuan Zongdi naturally stopped refusing. If he declined again, he would be hypocritical or have other thoughts. Naturally, Yuan Zongdi would not let Li Zicheng misunderstand himself like this .

Seeing that Yuan Zongdi accepted his suggestion, Li Zicheng was also very happy, so he went on to say: "The establishment of the Central Plains Governor's Mansion cannot be supported by a group of military officers or former Ming officials who surrendered. We need a school that can continuously train talents for us. In addition to cultivating talents for Dashun, this school should also become a place where the government exerts influence on scholars, so that we can get rid of the problem of finding talents from those old officials. Dilemma. It is impossible for the talents cultivated by others to truly serve us."

Yuan Zongdi thought for a while, so he said to Li Zicheng: "The school your Majesty mentioned, is it possible that you refer to the local Jinxiang Academy? I heard it as soon as I arrived. Your Majesty intends to revitalize Suiyang, which represents the spiritual inheritance of Fan Wenzheng. Academy."

Li Zicheng nodded, then shook his head and said, "Suiyang Academy is going to be restored, but I don't know whether it can represent the spirit of Mr. Fan Wenzheng. I just hope that Suiyang Academy will represent Dashun." Mental outlook."

Yuan Zongdi asked with some puzzlement: "What does Your Majesty mean?"

Li Zicheng explained: "Since the Song Dynasty created the lineage of Confucianism, those scholars have become moral gentlemen who play tricks, and they often use the orthodoxy that does not change and the sky does not change to resist any social change. This kind of moral knowledge not only cultivates hypocrites. It cannot bring about any progress in this society.

Therefore, I, Dashun, must abolish Confucianism and attach importance to practical learning, so as to reshape the national values.However, after nearly 300 years of dissemination and imperial examination guidance in the Ming Dynasty, it is obviously impossible to abolish Neo Confucianism, because it is an enemy of scholars all over the world. This is known from the history of Xinxue and Western learning being suppressed by Neo Confucianism.

We are going to Chen Ji in Daming 300 years ago, so don't expect to change the look of scholars in Dashun within a few years.Do you know how to bring down a doctrine? "