Dashun Yongchang

The clerk was stunned for a moment, looked him up and said, "Guest, you just returned to Yangzhou not long ago, right? If you had come back a month earlier, you would have known that almost all the news written in this newspaper had come true. Our boss didn't believe it before, but in the end It was a waste of money.”

"One month? You mean, this newspaper has only been published for one month? How many copies of this newspaper? How many copies do you have here?" Cheng Liangru couldn't help but asked the clerk.

The clerk looked at him with some embarrassment and said: "This newspaper is useless after reading it, oh yes, the steamed stuffed bun seller across the street has collected a lot of newspapers to use as a rest for the guests, how about you Where to go to see?"

Cheng Liangru looked at the newspaper in his hand, took out a silver bean from his pocket, put it on the counter and said, "My family is the third one in Huaishu Lane. If Mao Qing arrives before the end of October, I will give you 10 silver beans." Come here, this money is considered a deposit. I will take this newspaper away..."

The clerk immediately sent out the door graciously, and said that he would definitely remember to send the cloth there.Cheng Liangru, who walked out of the cloth shop, took a look at Xiao Liu who was coming with a bag of steamed buns. The stuffed buns were indeed written paper.Xiao Liu bit the bun and said beamingly, "Master, these meat buns and salted vegetable buns are both good, which one do you want?"

Cheng Liangru shook his head and said, "Since the taste is good, let's buy some more."

Xiao Liu followed behind him somewhat at a loss and said, "I ate two, and there are six more here, how much more do you want to eat..."

Cheng Liangru smiled and didn't answer. After a while, he took out a stack of newspapers from the steamed stuffed bun shop, one for every five days, exactly six for a month.He found five copies in the steamed stuffed bun shop. Although they were not complete, they were enough for him to understand what was published in the newspaper.

Back home, Cheng Liangru, who walked in the door, asked Xiao Liu, who was holding a big bag of buns, to distribute the buns to the other servants, while he himself went to see his father with a stack of newspapers.When he stepped into the study, he found that not only his father Cheng Dadian was there, but his uncle Cheng Dagong was also there.He still respected this uncle who first started the salt sales business in Yangzhou, so he immediately put down the newspaper and greeted his father and uncle.

Cheng Dagong was also very happy to see his nephew come back. He smiled and said, "It's a good thing that our family's Qianliju has come back. Shangshen, did you gain anything when you went out to check those saltworks this time?"

Cheng Liangru thought for a while and said: "Because of the sedimentation problem of the Yellow River, all the salt fields in Huainan now need to re-select places for reconstruction. Definitely far worse than before.

The biggest problem is that dozens of miles of tidal flats have accumulated to the east of Fangong Dike. These newly deposited lands have been developed by some refugees. Expulsion of these people will inevitably make it difficult for many salt farms to continue production in the long run.

Secondly, the salt river also needs to be dredged and widened, otherwise it will greatly affect the transportation speed of the salt, and the land will be occupied by the people along the river, causing the salt river to continue to silt up, and eventually lose the power of transportation..."

Hearing Cheng Quanrui's trip to inspect the harvest of the saltworks, Cheng Dagong couldn't help nodding, thinking that this nephew is indeed a practical talent.However, thinking of the current changes in the Lianghuai salt industry, he frowned and asked, "Shangshen, you brought back so many newspapers, have you seen any news about the reform of the Lianghuai salt industry?"

Cheng Liangru nodded and said, "After reading it a bit, the newspaper is quite detailed. My nephew thought that the Marshal's Mansion has already disclosed everything that can be made public. As for the things that cannot be made public, I'm afraid it's not ours." I can understand."

Cheng Dagong sighed and said: "I am also discussing with your father about the reform of the Huaihuai salt industry. Right now, the emperor and the courtiers are really one. We have worked hard in Yangzhou for decades, but Jiangshan changed his surname. Most of this hard work has been in vain. The hateful ones are those white-eyed wolves in Huai'an, we were clearly in the same boat, but when they arrived, they stabbed us first."

Cheng Liangru looked at his father in surprise, not knowing why Uncle Tang was gnashing his teeth so much at those colleagues in Huai'an.Cheng Dadian coughed lightly, and said to his son just now: "There is a report in Huai'an, saying that some of our Cheng family's salt was brought in by the wrong way, and it was obtained through the eunuchs in the palace, so it should be invalidated. "

Cheng Liangru raised his eyebrows, and said disapprovingly: "This is too strange, who hasn't gone through the eunuchs and vassals? Can the Marshal's Mansion be able to tell them apart?"

Cheng Dadian shook his head and said: "Emperor Yongchang is not the emperor of Daxing. He can reason with us or not. Emperor Yongchang met with representatives of our salt merchants in Yangzhou, and let us use eunuchs and vassals to destroy the court. Dissatisfaction with the behavior of the tax code.

Therefore, he gave us two choices. The first is to abolish half of all the salt in the hands of Yangzhou salt merchants, and the remaining half can be converted into subscription shares of the salt company; The salt industry bonds issued by the Marshal's Mansion, the Marshal's Mansion recognizes that the salt in our hands is valid. "

Cheng Liangru thought for a while and asked: "If half of the salt quotations are abolished, wouldn't Huai'an salt merchants take the majority of the shares in the future salt industry company? Then what is the amount of this public debt?"

Cheng Dagong said: "300 million taels, but as long as we share half of it in the Marshal's Mansion, the other 150 million taels of government bonds will be sold to the public."

Cheng Liangru asked suspiciously, "Is it going to be sold to the public? Apart from us salt merchants, is there anyone else who will buy it?"

Cheng Dagong said: "Probably not, because anyone who has purchased the salt industry bonds has a chance to subscribe for shares of the salt industry company for every 5000 taels. Before, if you wanted to operate the salt industry, you had to curry favor with officials, eunuchs or vassals. But now, as long as 5000 taels, there is a chance to set foot in the salt industry, and some people will give it a try.”

Cheng Quan: "..."

Chapter 184 Beijing One

On September 9th, Beijing had the first first snowfall in 19 years of Chongzhen, and at noon on this day, a team of convoys like a long dragon came from Tongzhou to Chaoyangmen in the east of Beijing.

The officials waiting on the side of the road all turned their eyes to a pavilion next to it. The people in the pavilion were still sitting there sipping tea, as if they hadn't sensed the convoy's arrival.

These officials glanced at each other for a while, but they didn't know what to do.Before the uncle in the pavilion, the Regent, hadn't got up, they couldn't pass him to meet the convoy, but there was a big sweat sitting in the convoy, so it was obviously wrong for them not to meet them.

While the officials outside the pavilion were discussing in low voices, some people in the pavilion finally couldn’t sit still. Aixinjueluo Boluo, the son of Gushan Beizi, the third son of Abate, turned to the regent who was talking with the two brothers. Wang Dorgon reported: "Nine Kings, the Great Khan's chariot has arrived, and it's time for us to meet him."

Before Dorgon could speak, his elder brother Azig, who was sitting beside him, reprimanded Boluo in dissatisfaction: "The three of us are talking, when is it your turn, Boluo? gone?"

Fuguo Gong Man Dahai, the seventh son of Daishan, immediately questioned Azige: "Boluo Beizi still has the right to discuss politics in front of Xianhan, why can't he speak in the countryside? Today we Didn’t I go out of Beijing to meet Da Khan’s car in the suburbs?”

Dorgon took a look at the faces of the clans in the pavilion, and found that those who could enter the Sanli Pavilion were the disciples of Aixinjueluo, and most of them had slightly angry expressions on their faces, obviously they were killed by Azige. Words irritated.

He couldn't help cursing his brainless brother inwardly, because Azig's reprimand to Boluo put the three brothers on the opposite side of the entire Aixinjueluo clan.Huang Taiji even allowed the children of Aixinjueluo to have the right to discuss politics. What qualifications do the three brothers have to deprive these children of Aixinjueluo of the right to discuss politics?

If the three brothers came to power to monopolize power, then the other Aixinjueluo children would only unite with Fulin.Although Dorgon really wanted to monopolize power, he didn't think Azig's approach was right either.What's more, Duduo, who was sitting on the other side, was just drinking tea casually, as if he hadn't heard the dispute between the clans and Azig at all.

Dorgon knew that now was probably not the time to defend Azig, and there were still quite a few people in the clan who supported Fulin, after all his authority had not been fully established.Although the plan to enter the customs was quite successful, they captured the city of Beijing in one fell swoop and surrendered the 10,000+ Ming army. This is the result that they failed to obtain several times in the past.

However, the two battles between Huangtuzhuang and Tianjin still made the Eight Banners feel a little uneasy.Elders such as Abatai and Daishan do not support the relocation of the old base of the Eight Banners to the pass. Even Azig still holds a lot of looting in the pass, and then kills the Han people in Hebei, leaving Hebei in ruins. Then go out of the customs, so that the Han people will not be able to recover their vitality in the north for decades, and the Qing Dynasty will be stable for decades.

Naturally, this conservative idea cannot be recognized by Dorgon. If nothing is changed, then everyone will think about maintaining the political legacy left by Huang Taiji and will not allow him to make any changes. It is rooted in the system formulated by Huang Taiji, so when Fulin is in charge, he can be easily kicked out from the position of regent.

If you want to completely change the political structure left by Huang Taiji, you must completely bury the Shengjing built by Huang Taiji.Therefore, relocating all the old foundations of the Eight Banners to Beijing is the first step for Dorgon to establish his prestige.And to complete it, you have to need the support of these young clans. In such a brand new capital, the young clans can naturally obtain the same status as the old people, and they don't need to be obedient to these old people anymore.

However, Azig's words just now excluded these young clansmen from the circle of power in the new capital city. It seems that only the three brothers in Beijing will count in the future, which naturally aroused public outrage.

Dorgon could only get up and reprimanded Azige for his inappropriate remarks, and then said to the crowd: "Go out of the pavilion, check your clothes, and then welcome the holy driver. Anyone who dares to disrespect in front of Khan will be punished. Boluo, you supervise The etiquette of the people..."

On the other side, Fulin, a seven-year-old Great Khan of the Qing Dynasty, was sleeping soundly on his mother's lap, but was woken up by his mother Bumbutai. He heard his mother say to him in a daze: "Wake up, We're at our new home."

Fulin, who got out of the car wearing a sable vest, suddenly felt a chill on his face. He subconsciously reached out to catch the snowflakes flying in the sky, and excitedly said to his mother, "The snow here is not cold at all."

At the same time, Dorgon also brought the Manchu and Han ministers to the side of the car, and paid homage to Fulin and Bumbutai: "Welcome to the Queen Mother, the Great Khan..."

As his uncle and regent, Dorgon naturally didn't have to bow to Fulin like other people. He just stood there and bent over Fulin and Bumbutai and it was done.When the ministers kowtowed to the emperor and saluted, Dorgon looked at his sister-in-law standing next to Fulin quite presumptuously.

Speaking of it, Bumbutai is one year younger than Dorgon, because she was sent to Shengjing since she was a child, Bumbutai is very different from ordinary Mongolian women. She not only has a Manchurian temperament , and because she has no worries about food and clothing, she has accepted the influence of Han culture, so she looks much better than ordinary Mongolian women, even though she is now in her early 30s.

Under Huang Taiji's suppression during his lifetime, Dorgon could hardly sleep at night, and his health has been poor because of this pressure.Therefore, after Huang Taiji's death, Dorgon wanted to destroy everything that Huang Taiji built before his death, and take away what belonged to him, whether it was the power or women that Huang Taiji valued most before his death.

Bumbutai could feel Dorgon's malicious gaze, but instead of showing any disgust, she showed more smiles at Dorgon.Although she came into contact with the culture of the Han people after arriving in Shengjing, she did not get rid of the Mongolian tradition in her heart.

There is no such thing as chastity on the prairie that depends on the sky for food. As long as you can survive, you are a hero.After all, on the prairie where a heavy snowstorm can freeze and kill 90% of the sheep, the crime of stealing property is much more than the crime of raping women.

Regardless of whether in Mongolia or Manchuria, adoptive marriage is the mainstream culture, and only the Han people think it is a kind of chaos and ethics.Like Huang Taiji, there are not many Manchu nobles who openly opposed the adoption of step marriages.

Therefore, in order to keep his son's Khan position, Bumbutai didn't mind letting Dorgon get himself.Conversely, if she can't keep her son's position, can she still keep her position as the Queen Mother?In the end, it is not the same as being fished by a mermaid, maybe that fate will be even more tragic.

But just as the two were eyeing each other, Fulin, who was holding his mother's hand, suddenly raised his head and asked Dorgon, "Uncle, why isn't eldest brother here?"

Dorgon coughed, looked away from Bumbutai, bent down to Fulin with a serious face and said, "Back to Dahan, King Haoge is going to conquer Datong Town, so today I can't Come to welcome the Great Khan. Although the Qing Dynasty has occupied the city of Beijing, the world has not yet settled down, so this family matter is naturally not as important as state affairs."

Fulin immediately said with some displeasure: "Since the state affairs are important, why is everyone here while my elder brother is not here?"

Dorgon was at a loss for words for a while, and Bumbutai quickly pulled his son's hand to change the topic and said: "Uncle, the regent is also in the capital to take care of state affairs, which is different from your elder brother who just shares the work, but they are all for the Qing Dynasty In such a cold day, these ministers cannot be allowed to kneel on the ground for a long time, let them all get up."

Under the persuasion of his mother, Fulin finally waved his little hands to the Manchu and Han ministers who were kneeling on the ground: "Get up..."

After meeting with the Manchu and Han ministers, Bumbutai took his son into the car again, and walked towards the Chaoyang Gate under the guard of the ministers.And Dorgon followed them on horseback, and talked with Bumbutai about the situation since entering the customs.

After listening to Dorgon's simple narration, Bumbutai couldn't help asking: "Since the Nine Kings think that Li Zi is my number one enemy in the Qing Dynasty, when do you plan to go south to conquer him? If you go south, the capital's Who is responsible for safety? There are hundreds of thousands of Han Chinese in the capital alone, if they rebel, how can we women and children resist it?"

Dorgon replied confidently: "China has the most important status. As long as Fulin ascends the throne in Beijing and becomes the lord of China, the people of Beijing will naturally settle down. Only Fulin ascends the throne in Beijing and tells me The Qing Dynasty has replaced the Ming Dynasty, and our army in China has changed from a foreign army to a national army, and it is logical to requisition food, fodder and manpower.

At that time, even if my army goes south, the Han people in Beijing will not dare to act rashly, because their teachers are unknown and they have no leader.And as long as our army goes south and defeats Li Zicheng, it will be difficult for the Shanxi and Shaanxi Shun armies to persist, and northern China will fall into the hands of my Qing Dynasty. At that time, the north will have no strength to resist us up.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to let Fulin ascend the throne in Beijing, and then our army will swear in front of the new emperor to fight, so that the morale of the army can be boosted.The imperial court can concentrate on dealing with Li Zicheng..."

After hearing this, Bumbutai said weakly: "I'm just a woman, and the outside affairs are up to you, the Nine Kings. I will congratulate the Nine Kings on their triumphant return in Beijing..."

Chapter 185 Beijing II

After being woken up, Fulin returned to the car after seeing the Manchu and Han ministers who greeted him, but he had already begun to regain his energy. While his mother was talking with his uncle, the regent, he climbed to the other side of the car, quietly He lifted the cotton curtain and looked at the scenery outside the car.

What surprised him was that the clothes of the people here were almost the same as those in Shengjing. They all wore Manchurian-style fur hats and Manchurian-style arrow jackets. It seemed that he did not come to Beijing from Shengjing, but From Shengjing came another Shengjing.

There is almost no difference between the characters in Shengjing, and the view of the bleak suburbs is covered by snowflakes, which makes Fulin feel very boring.Although Beijing's city gate shocked him for a moment, it was much taller than Shengjing's city gate, but that's all.After entering the city, Fulin was even more frightened by the lifeless streets. Although Shengjing was small, it was much more lively than here.

Although under the teaching of his mother day and night, he knew that he could not be afraid, because he was the Khan of the Qing Dynasty.But he still put down the cotton curtain, sat back beside his mother, held his mother's left hand, and cuddled up to his mother to feel at peace.

Under the guidance of the cavalry, Fulin's car drove through Shiwangfu Street, then turned into Chang'an Street, and finally stopped in front of Daming Gate.Then Gu Lun'er Blessed Jin Zhezhe and the Holy Mother Empress Dowager Bumbutai led Fulin into the Daming Gate.Dorgon and all the princes, Baylor, Beizi, Gong and ministers of civil and military affairs can only enter through the right door of Chang'an at this time to show the distinction between monarchs and ministers.

After Bumbutai took his son's hand and passed the Daming Gate, he smiled at his aunt, and both felt relieved.If Dorgon insisted on holding Fulin's hand through the Daming Gate just now, then things would be more difficult in the future, because this indicates that Dorgon officially challenged Fulin's throne and forced the officials to stand in line.

At such a moment, Dorgon and Fulin walked through the Daming Gate together, which meant that he also regarded himself as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty instead of some uncle regent.Faced with such an act of arrogance, if no minister stood up to accuse Dorgon, it would mean that the ministers acquiesced that Dorgon possessed such power, and then Fulin would be in danger.

This is also the reason why Bumbutai has always asked his son to talk about brother Hauge. Although it seems that Fulin has snatched the seat of his brother Hauge, under the current situation, only Hauge can be kept. Therefore, Dorgon could not directly turn his target to Fulin, because Hauge was the one who could really threaten him.

In order to reduce Dorgon's vigilance, Bumbutai's aunt Zhezhe voluntarily gave up the title of empress dowager, but retained the title of empress dowager of the middle palace.After all, the empress dowager plus the empress dowager, the two of them overwhelmed the weight of the uncle's title regent politically.But when Dorgon was in control of the military, this kind of political pressure would only irritate Dorgon, which is exactly what Bumbutai and Zhezhe tried to avoid.

For this move to Beijing, the two actually have no confidence in their hearts. In Shengjing, they can still rely on Xianhan's favor to Shengjing's subjects to counter the power of the three Dorgon brothers, but in Beijing, who is unfamiliar with the place of birth, They really couldn't resist what Dorgon really wanted to do.

The two yellow flags have already fought for Xianhan once, and they can't expect the two yellow flags to continue to fight against Dorgon, that will only make Dorgon weaken these forces loyal to Xianhan little by little.When they came to Beijing in fear, but Dorgon did not give up, the two knew that Dorgon did not fully grasp the confidence of the Eight Banners, and they could at least live a stable life.

In a better mood, Bumbutai led Fulin through Jinshui Bridge and Chengtian Gate, and then walked through Duanmen and Meridian Gate along the royal road surrounded by two tall red walls.The main doors along the way were opened for her and Fulin one by one. There were not many such opportunities for her, after all, this was only the emperor's treatment.Compared with the palace in front of her, the Khan Palace in Shengjing City seems to be a counterfeit and inferior product. Only by walking on this royal road can she truly feel what power and honor are.

It was also at this moment that Bumbutai finally understood why the emperor was said to be a real dragon.Because when mortals saw this grand palace, their first reaction was to kneel down and bow down. Only the gods in the sky can live here.Although Borzigit was a descendant of Genghis Khan, he could not show off his dignity in front of this palace.

Feeling her son's pace slowing down a bit, Bumbutai glanced at her son and aunt out of the corner of her eye, and found that both of them were showing some shyness, so she couldn't help comforting her softly: "Persevere, Fulin , You can rest after passing the Meridian Gate. You are the Great Khan of the Qing Dynasty, and the owner of this place from now on must not be laughed at."

Fulin blushed, nodded abruptly, and tried her best to keep up with her mother's pace.Only then did Zhezhe realize what the problem was, and with a slight force on his hand, he and Bumbutai moved Fulin's body, which made Fulin walk briskly.

After passing through the Meridian Gate, what caught the eyes of the three people was a huge white square, and five bridges made of white marble pressed down on them majesticly.Fulin couldn't help but said to his mother: "Er Niang, the palace here is so big, do you really want me to live alone?"

Bumbutai gently touched Fulin's head, and then said: "This is not a place for people to live in. This is the court hall where the emperor used to summon ministers. You will meet ministers here in the future."

Fulin looked at the palace on the platform in the distance, and said in surprise: "Will so many people come? This place is countless bigger than the Ten Kings Palace in Shengjing. How many people will it take to fill this place?"

Dorgon, who came from the side door, said with a smile: "In the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty ruled the world, with thousands of miles of land and more than a million people. How can such a hall be dissatisfied? You will sit here to deal with state affairs from now on, but Don’t ever forget who in the world brought you down.”

Hearing Dorgon's words, Bumbutai couldn't help but feel her heart was stabbed. She forced a smile to change the topic and said, "Uncle Regent was able to take Beijing intact. It is indeed a great contribution. I think Li Zicheng also I was chased by my uncle, the Regent, and had nowhere to go, so I left this palace in Daqing."

The smile on Dorgon's face froze. Although he didn't mind being complimented, it seemed that taking the credit would damage his reputation.At this time, Duoduo, the king of Yujun who was standing aside, suddenly sighed and said: "We have not caught up with Li Zicheng. When Li Zicheng left Beijing that day, he still had plenty of time. He even asked people to weed here. This palace was left to us by Li Zicheng. He also left a note saying that he was only going on a long journey, and he would return sooner or later, so that the Nine Kings could take good care of the Forbidden City for him."

The corners of Bumbutai's mouth slowly curled up, so it was so, no wonder Dorgon behaved so well this time, this Li Zicheng is indeed a character, and he can share part of the pressure for Fulin.She couldn't help but deliberately took Duoduo's words and said: "It seems that Li Zicheng is indeed a hero. I heard that he was hunted down by the Ming court back then, only 18 cavalry were left and he didn't surrender. The city of Beijing forced the Ming Emperor to death. This time, I don’t know if he has such good luck.”

Dorgon snorted coldly and said, "Ming Kingdom is full of incompetent generals, that's why Li Zicheng has a chance to make a comeback. I have to take his head when I go south this time. I want to see if he can do it again." Fly to the sky."

Gu Lun'er Blessed Jin Zhezhe finally interjected at this time: "Don't just stand here and talk, the weather is also very cold, you can't let Fulin continue to blow the wind here?"

Bumbutai finally bent down and hugged Fulin, and then said to Dorgon: "This palace is so big, I don't know where we can rest for a while?"

Dorgon waved his hand, and soon some eunuchs brought out several sedan chairs, and then he said to Zhezhe and Bumbutai: "These slaves can take you to the harem, and I have to go to the Hall of Martial Arts to do business. I can only send Da Khan and the two Fujin off respectfully here."

Bumbutai looked at the three Dorgon brothers and the Manchu and Han ministers behind them, and paid special attention to Fan Wencheng, but the other party kept his head down and never looked at her once, and she couldn't help but secretly cursed. With an old fox, he hugged Fulin and sat on Buyu.

Watching the Buyu that Bumbutai and others were riding on disappeared into the square paved with snowflakes, Dorgon turned around and said to Jierhalang behind him: "You are also the assistant king. , You have to understand it. Then everyone sits down and discusses it by the way. About the Great Khan ascending the great Qing emperor and sending troops to fight against Li Zicheng, let’s go to the Hall of Martial Arts and talk about it.”

Jierhalang escorted Fulin and the two Fujins all the way over. He was actually exhausted, but he didn't dare to refuse Dorgon's invitation, so he could only follow Dorgon and walked westward.

In the Hall of Martial Arts, because of the earth dragon burning, a group of people felt that it was similar to Shengjing's room when they entered the hall, except that there was no kang where they could sit cross-legged.After Dorgon untied his coat and sat down, he asked Jierhalang, "How much grain has been shipped from Shengjing this time? How much surplus grain is there in Shengjing?"

Jierhalang thought for a while and said: "This time everyone moved all their family assets here, not to mention the grain in private hands, the grain in the official warehouse has been transferred for 60 shi, and there are about 60 million shi left. .”

Dorgon calculated: "One gold bucket of mine is equal to 3.6 buckets in the pass, 60 shi is equivalent to 216 million shi in the pass, and can feed 60 people. This is enough to feed the people in the capital, and the food for our army has not yet been found. In my opinion, all the grain from Shengjing should be transported here."

Before Dorgon wrote to him to transport food, Jierhalang knew that Beijing must be short of food, but he still didn't expect it to be so short.So he couldn't help asking: "Why is there such a shortage of food? Doesn't it mean that Hebei's harvest this year is still good?"

Dorgon shook his head and said: "We entered the customs several times and burned down many villages in Hebei. In addition, when Li Zicheng invaded Hebei at the beginning of the year, some villages missed the farming season because they avoided the war. After taking away most of the rice in the official warehouse, we now need to feed the city of Beijing and the officers and soldiers who surrendered, plus our own troops, at least several million shi of grain is enough, and there is still a shortage of at least 200 million shi. "

Ji Erhalang had to remind: "If all the grain in Shengjing's official warehouse is transported, what will happen to the people left in Shengjing? And we have moved all the people to the pass. Next year, there will not be so much rice supply outside the pass. gone."

Dorgon waved his hand and said, "There is a lot of land around Beijing. If we distribute these lands to the banners as soon as possible, we won't have to transport grain from outside the customs next year. And there are still so many people here. As long as they are allocated to the banners, there will be more people." Many people have been sent out to cultivate the land, which will inevitably make up for the food gap.

In addition, this year we will let the army go south. As long as Li Zicheng is defeated, the water transportation can be reopened. Those southerners are very weak, and they will definitely not be able to stop our army.It doesn't matter even if it is blocked, at least it can help us consume those useless Han people.Whether it is increasing food or reducing population, the problem of food can be solved.

As for the rations of the people in Shengjing, I plan to let the son of Joseon go back, and then let the North Koreans provide food.Now that our army has been transferred to the pass, it is time to ease the relationship with the North Koreans..."

Chapter 186 New Deal One

On the afternoon of September 9th, Gong Weizhen walked into his office room with a dignified expression, holding a roll of paper. He was not the only one working, there were Wang Yuchi, Shen Wenyu, Ren Wenshi and others.

Originally from Jinghai, Tianjin, his ancestors migrated to Taizhou. The Gong family is also a well-known prominent family in Taizhou. There have been Juren and Jinshi for several generations. Gong Weiyu himself was a Jinshi in Chongzhen for 15 years.

It should be said that if he hadn't encountered such a dynasty's final years, his life would have been perfect.He was born in an official family since he was a child, and he won the Jinshi in his early 30s, which can be regarded as smooth sailing.

What's more, after being a Jinshi, he was selected as a good scholar, and he was given a review by the Imperial Academy, and he served as a lecturer for Yongwang Zhu Cizhao.For a Jinshi from a wealthy family like him, it is the best choice to stay in the capital as such a noble official.

Because his family already had a property, he didn’t need to rely on this salary to live. Compared with the people-friendly officials who are busy with official duties in the local area, the Imperial Academy not only has no official duties, but also often builds good relations with those future cabinet leaders. The natural promotion is also faster than that of the same year in the local area.

However, at the end of the dynasty like this, Gong Weiliu had no choice but to go with the flow.He didn't have the courage to die for his country, and he couldn't lose face to completely surrender to the new dynasty, so he could only live a day-to-day dawdling.Regarding Li Zicheng's perception, Gong Weiliu is actually quite complicated. At first he regarded Li Zicheng as the enemy of the emperor's father, but after Li Zicheng restrained the emperor's body and brought the prince south, he also had to Admittedly, Li Zicheng is not without merit.

This is also the reason why he was willing to do some work to appease the local gentry, but he didn't expect that Li Zicheng seemed to see that they were not willing to work hard for the new dynasty, but they didn't mind doing something for the people, so he put some things that involved The affairs of the people's livelihood were entrusted to them.They were referring to officials like Gong Weilu who succumbed to the swordsmen but served Dashun with an awkward mood.

Gong Weilu can refuse to praise Li Zicheng, but he cannot refuse to implement policies that are beneficial to the people, especially those related to education.Although the Ming Dynasty was dead, because the crown prince was still alive, those officials who stayed in the north hardly recognized Emperor Hongguang in Nanjing.

As Chen Mingxia said to Zhou Bi in private: "Fu Fan must abdicate. Those of us in the north will never accept Fu Fan as a member of the unification. If Fu Fan enters the Datong, then what is the prince? Those of us who support the prince What are people? Those who know, say that we are loyal ministers of the Emperor Daxing, and those who don’t know, call us as accomplices of treason. We can’t afford such a crime.”

Therefore, when Gong Weilu and the others did things for Li Zicheng, they would anesthetize themselves, thinking that they were doing things for the people of Ming Dynasty.Although Li Zicheng stole the throne of Ming Dynasty, they could not abandon the people of Ming Dynasty to Li Zicheng.

From a certain point of view, it is easier to do things for the Shun Dynasty than for the Ming Dynasty.Because Dashun did not recognize the local privileges of the gentry, these privileges include but not limited to: self-administration of justice in the countryside, passing government orders to the people, occupying public land, colluding with subordinate officials to expand the gentry's privileges and exemptions at will, etc.

Of course, from another point of view, it just shows that the Dashun regime has almost no ruling power in the countryside, so it can attack the power of the gentry in the countryside without any scruples.As a prominent family in Taizhou and a large landowner in Taizhou, the Gong family is actually not interested in the council, because the council will not bring them more power.