At the end of March 1780, Cathay was defeated in the rebellion in Shandong, and with the cooperation of the Tang Army and the Wuwei Army, Cathay's anti-army was defeated in a battle, and the 100,000 troops of Cathay Pacific were directly defeated by the vanguard composed of a battalion of the Tang Army and a brigade of the Wuwei Army in the area of Dezhou. The irony of Cathay www.biquge.info Cathay never organized the remaining troops after that, and Cathay fled after learning of the defeat, and was finally captured in Wuding Mansion and sent back to Beijing for trial.

Jiaqing was particularly happy that the rebellion had been quelled, and the Wuwei army had shown combat effectiveness in the first battle, which made him both excited and worried. In terms of military spending, training, and command, all of the Gainwu Guards were taken over by the Tang people. Even if Jiaqing wants to insert a private person in, he can't do it. What he could do was to enlist some officers of the Armed Guards, but at this time, most of the senior officers of the Armed Guards were concurrently Tang people, so his targets were mostly battalion-level commanders.

The pacification of Shandong gave the imperial court control of another important province. It is also beneficial for the Tang people, because according to the agreement with Jiaqing, the people and their families who participated in the rebellion will be "exiled", and the destination is the Tang Dynasty itself. Subsequently, about 300,000 people in Shandong were drawn on the roster of immigrants and became part of the army of immigrants.

In fact, in the process of operation, of course, the method is smarter. The state capital and militia groups that resisted the imperial army could obtain pardon from the imperial court if they paid a fine, but most of them could not afford to pay the money, and if they could not pay the money, they could only choose to go abroad. And if you choose to go abroad, you can also get a settlement fee paid by the Tang people, which makes the people of Shandong, who may have the heaviest local complex in China, even if they are reluctant, they can only leave their hometowns.

Due to the reluctance to leave home. Riots and even uprisings broke out in some places. However, it was soon suppressed by the Wuwei Army. The leader of the rebellion was beheaded. And most people still can't change their fate of being sent to North America.

Shandong has been under Cathay Pacific for a long time, and many people have gone bankrupt, and even if they did not join the rebellion, some have chosen to leave their hometowns and go overseas. The counterinsurgency war did not cause excessive damage to Shandong, but the war still caused some people to panic, and people's escape from the troubled times was almost natural, and the legend said that the Tang Dynasty was lonely overseas, with smooth wind and rain and fertile land. At this time, Shandong had a population of more than 20 million, and the per capita land was only three or four acres. So these people are relatively natural potential immigrants.

At the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Yuan Shoutong reported to Jiaqing on the progress of the construction of the Datang Shanghai Special Economic Zone, and of course also mentioned the previous obstruction of the Tang people in Baoshan and Shanghai County.

Jiaqing is still quite satisfied with the Tang people's deflatedness, but he is also not very satisfied with Sazai.

Yuan Shoutong said: "The governor of Liangjiang, Sa Zai, disregarded the grace of the saint, and the finances and taxes of the three provinces of Suzhou, Anhui and Jiangxi in the 44th year of Qianlong were all detained by Sa Zai. The officials sent by the imperial court were also expelled by Sazai, which was really a deception to the king. It's a big rebellion. Moreover, in recent days, Sa Zai and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Sanbao, began to organize and train the militia in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Jiaqing frowned, after Cathay's trouble was solved, the slight pleasure generated was also dissipated because of Sazai. Although he was resentful and wary of the Tang people, he knew that he had fallen too deep into it to separate himself from the Tang people, and the Tang people supported him as a court. And those who oppose the Tang people naturally oppose him as a court, which is absolutely unacceptable to him.

Before, he had also imagined that Sazai was a loyal minister and a good talent, and he could cooperate with him in Jiangnan, but what Sazai did in this matter was more like a separatist force. Not only did he refuse to provide finance and taxes to the imperial court, but he also monopolized the officialdom and personnel of the three provinces south of the Yangtze River and expanded the military on his own, which was shocking to Jiaqing.

Yuan Shoutong proposed: "Sa Zai is a vain minister, and his crime should be punished." Now Guotai has been peaceful, the morale of the Wuwei army is flourishing, and the minister asked the emperor to order the Wuwei army to go to the south of the Yangtze River, and capture Sa Zai into a net, so as to correct the dynasty. ”

Fukangan, as the secretary of the military department, raised a different opinion, he said: "After all, the Wuwei Army is newly formed, and the imperial court is not rich in silver. And although Sazai has acted arbitrarily and alone, this is an extraordinary time, and if he does something extraordinary, he should understand it. ”

It's not that Fukangan doesn't know what Sazai is doing, but he has his own pre-existing scene. Although Sazai opposed the imperial court, he was a Manchu minister and cared about the interests of the Manchus. The imperial court abolished the Eight Banners system, making the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners a problem, and there were protests everywhere. Sazai maintained the old system in Jiangnan and resolutely resisted the new policy of the imperial court, which made Fukangan think that Sazai was a target to be fought for.

If the imperial court sends troops, and the Tang people respond from the side, Sazai will definitely be defeated. Just the righteous banner of the imperial court can make Sazai lose most of his armed forces, after all, not many people are willing to be rebellious ministers and thieves. Then in the process of dealing with the aftermath, the governors of the three provinces south of the Yangtze River will inevitably be served by the Han people, so the interests of the local Manchus will be directly deprived. This is what Fukangan does not want to see.

Ji Huang said: "The Wu Wei Army is now responsible for all the expenses of the Tang people, so even if it is ordered to go to war, the imperial court does not have to spend a penny." ”

Jiaqing stared at Ji Huang, very displeased. The Wuwei Army was nominally the Qing Army, but it was under the command of the Tang people. Although it is said that the imperial court does not need to spend money to fight Jiangnan, it will still make a wedding dress for the Tang people in the end.

Yuan Shoutong also said: "The southeast shape is a beautiful place, the source of taxes, there is Jiangnan will be national security, and there is no Jiangnan will be national mourning." Now with the financial resources of the imperial court, it is only able to maintain it, if the financial and tax of Jiangnan is cut off by Sazai, the new policies of the imperial court will not be able to be implemented, and it is inevitable that Sazai will be in Jiangnan for several years and accumulate strength, which will be a big disaster for the imperial court at that time. ”

Jiaqing can't ignore this, since Sazai and his ilk are hostile to his court, then if one day Sazai and others really complete the counterattack and take control of the court, then his own power is obviously in danger. It is more likely that Sazai himself will be the emperor.

After some struggle, Jiaqing still felt that although he hated the Tang people, the Tang people were only in Shanghai, and he could take advantage of the situation to recover the four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi, so as to ensure the source of finance and taxation for the entire imperial court.

In the end, Jiaqing decided at the court meeting to send 10,000 people from the Third Division of the Wuwei Army to Jiangnan. At the same time, he issued an order to reprimand Sa Zai for his disobedience, dismissed him from his post and investigated him, and demanded that he disband the illegal militia group, return the bureaucrats who did not conform to the system, and wait for the next step of the imperial court's treatment of him. (To be continued.) )