Beijing, when he received Lin Qilong's recital, Shunzhi had just heard Huang Wu's Jianyì from Sony and Aobai, compared to Chongzhen's group of elders, Sony, Aobai and others, who were relied on by Shunzhi as their right and left hands, were still much more honest. Although Sonny and Ao Bai were cautious in their words, Shunzhi immediately understood that the war in Fujian was probably worse than he imagined, and if the sailor had not been severely injured to the point that he had no offensive ability at all, Huang Wu would definitely not have come up with this trick of losing 1,000 first, in order to kill the enemy 800.

"Quickly pass Huang Wu into Beijing, I want him to play in person." Shunzhi immediately ordered that this strategy would bring heavy losses to the Qing court's tax revenue, and the cost of migrating to the sea would definitely not be small. However, it is true that as Sony just said, it can save millions of taels of coastal defense investment every year, and if the sea trade is completely cut off, Zheng Chenggong can also suffer losses, with the vast territory occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if it is consumed by Zheng Chenggong, there is no reason to win.

However, before making this decision, Shunzhi had to ask Huang Wu in person in order to thoroughly understand the current situation of the water division of the five provinces. If Huang Wu is allowed to play the chapter, first, he may take care of the face of the court and local officials without being untruthful, which is of course not conducive to Shunzhi making a correct judgment; Second, he may tell the truth, and tell the truth about the tragic situation of the five provincial water divisions in the recital, and the news will spread, which will cause great damage to the prestige of the imperial court and the face of the local officials, although Shunzhi needs to make a correct judgment, but he does not want to pay such a big price.

The emperor has limited time, and most of the affairs can only be reported from the chapter, but for such a major event as the relocation of the people from the forbidden sea, Shunzhi is still willing to take time to meet with Huang Wu.

However, the prohibition of the sea will not shake the national foundation in the final analysis, and for the Qing court, maritime trade is the icing on the cake, and the fishing and shipbuilding industries are not worth mentioning compared to agriculture. At present, what worries Shunzhi even more is Deng Ming, who is flowing along the Yangtze River, and the holy decree that ordered Huguang to send troops to assist in suppression has only been gone for a few days, and this Ming army began to besiege Yangzhou. The Qing court sent food and salaries to the Eight Banners, supported the fighting troops in the north and northwest, and appeased the dependent Mongolian princes.

"Although Huguang failed to intercept Deng Ming, he originally only had a few thousand henchmen, and later he was coerced in Jiangxi, and Zhu Guozhi's idiot gave him more than 10,000, which adds up to 20,000 or 30,000." After Shunzhi saw Lin Qilong's recital, he was immediately angry: "This time it's good, those corrupt officials in Yangzhou exploited the people, and Deng Ming was coerced by dozens or millions of people at once!" ”

Hundreds of thousands, millions of troops composed of cao laborers and poor people, Shunzhi is not optimistic about their combat effectiveness, in front of the government troops armed to the teeth, these displaced troops are simply at the mercy of others -- now the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion has not yet degenerated into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming officers and soldiers in the Chongzhen period is also higher, especially for the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Shaanxi border army, which killed the unarmed displaced people absolutely without pressure.

Shunzhi was worried about their destructive power, with Deng Ming's descendants as the core, the local troops in Jiangnan could not quickly disperse them, and hundreds of thousands of displaced people had the ability to destroy the warehouses, wharves and other facilities on both sides of the canal. Even if the Ganshan Green Battalion is transferred to Jiangnan to suppress it, it will cost money and grain, and if hundreds of thousands of Cao workers are killed, who will pull the fiber of next year's Cao boat? Shunzhi felt that one of the important lessons he had learned from Chongzhen was not to let the troops from other provinces enter the interior unless it was absolutely necessary, and now he had agreed that the Chu army would enter the Liangjiang Cooperative Suppression, and then put the Qin army in...... Only when it is certain that the Jianghuai region will provide a steady stream of blood to Deng Ming, will Shunzhi break up in the spirit of "I can't get it, don't think about it".

"These three million taels of silver are worth it!" After Shunzhi saw Lin Qilong's handling method, he couldn't help but praise him: "At the critical moment, a steady old minister like Lin Qilong can be relied on, Liang Huafeng is a horseman, he knows how to kill, kill, kill!" The sentence 'Ordered to beg the thief, only know that there is a war!' It's a happy thing to say, but after killing all the people, will he pull the fiber for the boat next year? This man is brave, but he cannot be entrusted with great responsibilities. Baidu search 89 read this chapter uploaded by 89 read netizens"

Although Liang Huafeng was despised for a while, the meaning of blame in Shunzhi's heart was actually not heavy, and the army was still in the hands of this kind of puppeteer. Especially the army of the Han people, there is no need for a commander with both civil and military skills, and there is no such thing as Lin Qilong, an old minister who seeks the country. On the contrary, it was Zhou Peigong in Huguang who made Shunzhi feel more and more uneasy, not only did he have military talent, but he also heard that he did not slaughter the city, and he had a good reputation among the people of Huguangshi, and now Liangjiang also pointed out that he wanted him to help deal with Deng Ming, if Zhou Peigong could still control the Chu army when he went to Liangjiang this time, not burn and loot, and turn Liangjiang into a blank land, Shunzhi would be even more worried - Shunzhi also knew that this was very contradictory, and he hoped that the Chu army would repel Deng Ming, and that the harm would be lighter, so that he could reduce taxes for a few years; But I also hope that Zhou Peigong is brutal and incompetent, even if he doesn't really know how to win people's hearts, it's better to just rely on slaughtering the city to defile himself.

For Lin Qilong's flexible wrists, Sonny and Ao Bai can only praise them, and it is not new for officials to exploit the people, and it is not a matter in normal times. However, if the enemy has hit the doorstep, it is a fool to exploit it, and it is innocent to die! Chongzhen has only been hanging for more than ten years, and these officials have forgotten the pain from their scars. As for the things that Lin Qilong said the salt merchants did on the canal, Shunzhi and Sonny Junchen were convinced that they did it completely, and it was definitely not Lin Qilong's slander. This is also a matter of timing, if Deng Ming did not hit the south of the Yangtze River, compared to the salt merchants who provided a lot of income to the imperial court, Caogong was obviously insignificant, at that time Shunzhi would not care about this small contradiction at all, even if he heard about it, he would laugh it off, at most he said lightly, "no treachery, no business", if it provoked a popular uprising, the river officers and soldiers of the governor of Caoyun would naturally suppress it; But when Deng Ming threatened Cao Yun, this kind of problem should be treated differently.

Lin Qilong quickly made the right choice at the moment of crisis, using the heads of Caoyun officials and salt merchants to buy people's hearts and minds, and responded appropriately. After losing these hundreds of thousands of people, Deng Ming will only have 10,000 or 20,000 henchmen, and at most with the addition of Ma Fengzhi and Zhang Huangyan, the Qing court will be much easier to deal with.

The Qing court did not hesitate to endorse Lin Qilong's disposal, in addition, how Lin Qilong made up for the deficit of the treasury is also a matter of concern to Shunzhi, if he does not embezzle the transportation materials, the Yangzhou government will definitely not be able to take out much silver, and the silver that Lin Qilong took out to appease the people must be mainly provided by the local gentry.

Although Lin Qilong had already stated that he would repay the loan after filling the treasury, Shunzhi was afraid that he would have scruples or not be able to save face, so he hurriedly gave Lin Qilong a decree, telling him to put the interests of the country first no matter what, and Caoyun and the treasury must not suffer. It doesn't matter if you can't repay the gentry's loan, the imperial court can give these gentry plaques according to Lin Qilong's list, and if someone wants fame, Shunzhi can also give it away.

This time, relying on Lin Qilong's correct response, Jianghuai survived a catastrophe without danger, but as long as Deng Ming was still entrenched in Guazhou and Zhenjiang for a day, the Qing court's luck would be in danger.

"I don't know how safe Cao Yun is, how sure Lin Qilong is." If the collapse of Caoyun was imminent, and Deng Ming already had the ability to cut off the Grand Canal at any time, Shunzhi felt that the most correct strategy was to shrink his forces: reduce the military expenditure to Ganshan in the north and let Li Guoying return to Baoning; The south wants to transfer Wu Sangui back from Guizhou and pull Sun Yanling out of Guangxi, and Guangdong, which is still gratifying, can also give up half of the wall and surrender Guangzhou, the most difficult of which is Wu Sangui, but even if it is exchanged for Hunan, it is necessary to transfer the southwest army back to ensure the safety of the Yangtze River and the canal.

If Guizhou, Guangxi, and part of Guangdong are abandoned, and the southwestern army is withdrawn, the Yangtze River valley and the Grand Canal will quickly turn the corner, but the price to be paid for this strategy is also enormous. Last time, relying on the internal strife of the three kings of the Southern Ming Dynasty to force Yongli and Li Dingguo into a desperate situation, although Yunnan was gained and lost, Li Dingguo's territorial loss exceeded seventy percent, and he was basically in a state of waiting for death, as long as the Qing court breathed a sigh of relief, he could also be driven to Burma. 89 However, as soon as Wu Sangui's troops withdrew, then Li Dingguo would restore the original territory of Xiying, and next time there might not be such a good opportunity as the infighting of the three kings, and it would not be easy to defeat a famous general like Li Dingguo. Baidu search 89 to read, and most of them have to use Hunan in exchange for Wu Sangui to give up his vassal state, Shang Kexi has no vassal state, but he also needs to compensate for military expenses, and Sun Yanling's side can't not give it at all. To pay such a big price, and to bear the risk of a comeback forever, Shunzhi will not make such a decision unless it is absolutely necessary.

"For the time being, it should be fine," Sonny cautiously commented, the cost of a comprehensive withdrawal of troops from the southwest is too great, and anyone who sees that Yongli has only one breath left will be reluctant to give up their efforts, and this withdrawal may make people in the world think that the Qing court has admitted defeat, or make them think that the Manchus are helpless against Yongli, and the consequences are unpredictable: "Although the Cao boats in Huguang and Jiangxi have suffered losses, most of them have successfully arrived in Yangzhou, and the money and grain payable are not short, which shows that Deng Ming's sailors are very weak and cannot cut off the Yangtze River and canal transportation." This Yangzhou distress was also an opportunity for him to catch Jiang Min and Cao Gong making trouble, and now they are still persuaded by Lin Qilong to leave, Deng Ming will be beaten back to his original form, and he will not be able to continue to threaten Cao Yun. ”

"Well said." Shunzhi pondered that this was indeed the case, but he was still a little uneasy, and turned his head and instructed the guards in front of him: "If there is a military situation in Yangzhou in the past few days, it will be sent to the imperial front immediately sooner or later." ”

"Wow!"

"The Cao Yun in Huguang and Jiangxi has not been affected before, and from this point of view, Deng Ming really has no ability to threaten Cao Yun, but I don't know how much benefit he has gained from Zhu Guozhi, and whether his strength has changed after this siege of Yangzhou. If Deng Ming's strength hadn't increased much, and the people had indeed dispersed as Lin Qilong said, Deng Ming would have retreated or been repelled by Yangzhou in a few days. Shunzhi carefully mapped out his thoughts in his heart, and tried to make it flawless and flawless: "If Yangzhou comes to report within ten days that Deng Ming has withdrawn from the army, then the problem is not big, and you can think about it in the long run, and you don't need to act recklessly." ”

"Decree ......" Shunzhi felt the need to see Lin Qilong in person, since he was willing to see Huang Wu for the matter of the forbidden sea, then Cao Yun of course had to ask in person to rest assured. If Deng Ming withdrew as he expected, and Yangzhou no longer needed the governor of Caoyun to take charge, Shunzhi asked Lin Qilong to personally escort Caoyun into Beijing. Conducting interviews with Lin Qilong and Huang Wu, Shunzhi was very sure that he would not be deceived by the people below and truly grasp the truth on the front line.

"The key is to see if Deng Ming will retire." After retreating from the dynasty, Shunzhi sighed worriedly, if Deng Ming could not be repulsed, then the situation on the Jianghuai side would be very strict, and he needed to seriously consider temporarily abandoning the strategy of securing Jiangnan in the southwest.

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At the end of the imperial meeting in Shunzhi, Lin Qilong was pleased to learn that Deng Ming had begun to fulfill the agreement and retreat to the Yangtze River with the Ming army and the orphans of the Cao Gong.

"As long as Admiral Deng doesn't have to take Yangzhou, there is nothing I can't talk about with him," Lin Qilong found that it was easier for him to reach a consensus with Deng Ming than the unreasonable Qing court: "As long as Yangzhou is not lost, I can always explain it to the court." ”

When the Ming army retreated back to Zhenjiang, a rumor spread in the Manchu officialdom that Dasu was defeated and that Zheng Chenggong had defeated the five provincial naval divisions in Xiamen. However, most officials are also skeptical about this, after all, they still don't know about Huang Wu's construction, so they don't dare to say how big the loss of the five provincial water divisions is.

However, regardless of whether the naval divisions of the five provinces were hit by the destructive nature, Jiang Guozhu understood that Liangjiang should not want to get strong reinforcements for the time being, Dasu would definitely stay in Xiamen indefinitely, and Zhang Huangyan's Zhoushan base area would not be threatened, let alone make Deng Ming feel pressure. Therefore, as soon as Deng Ming returned to the south bank, he met an envoy sent by Jiang Ning, and Jiang Guozhu happily returned one million taels of silver to Deng Ming, five hundred thousand taels each for him and Liang Huafeng.

Jiang Guozhu was a little puzzled that Deng Ming was still only one million taels, according to his understanding of Deng Ming, it should be one million taels for each of them. But Deng Ming explained to Jiang Guozhu's envoy that this problem can be viewed from two aspects, the first point of view, Deng Ming said that he would come to ask the winner for one million taels of silver, although Jiang Guozhu and Liang Huafeng changed the combination, but the winner was only one, so Deng Ming asked them for one million taels; From the second point of view, the combination of Liang Huafeng and Lang Tingzuo is one million, which means that each of them owes him 500,000, and Jiang Guozhu and Guan Xiaozhong are the same, so it adds up to one million taels.

"An agreement is an agreement, even if it is a verbal agreement, I will try my best to fight for better terms before reaching an agreement, but I will not break the contract afterwards."

After the envoy brought Deng Ming's words back to Jiangning and relayed them to Jiang Guozhu, the governor of Jiangning felt as if he was a little moved, no matter how treacherous Deng Ming was in the negotiations, this style of keeping his promise still gave Jiang Guozhu a great favor. Thinking about other transactions, Deng Ming was also meticulous in dealing with the agreement, and Jiang Guozhu suddenly gave birth to a sense of security - when dealing with Deng Ming, as long as he abides by the established rules, it is absolutely safe.

In addition, there is also good news from Huguang, the governor of Huguang said that the soldiers and horses of Hubei cannot be transferred lightly because they want to beware of Li Laiheng, He Zhen and others, so he will shoot the Hunan army into the two rivers to help the battle, and also said that the 30,000 Hunan army is waiting for the day, and the transport ships are also ready to stop, once the imperial court has a clear will to arrive, it will be led by the famous general Zhou Peigong, and march to Jiangning in the starry night.

The number of 30,000 Hunan troops Jiang Guozhu knew that it was wrong when he heard it, he did not believe that Zhang Changgeng had so many Hunan soldiers and horses in his hands that could be mobilized, nor did he believe that Huguang had such considerable economic strength to allow such a huge army to be assembled in Wuchang in just a few days, and in addition, the ships needed for 30,000 troops and horses were not a small number.

Therefore, Jiang Guozhu knew very well that Zhang Changgeng wanted to extort bamboo and horses, and the bill issued by Wuchang for 30,000 troops and horses was 300,000 taels of silver for personnel and 100,000 forage silver for 3,000 iron horses. However, Jiang Guozhu greatly underestimated Zhang Changgeng's shameless Cheng dù, and he thought that Huguang would probably send a few thousand Hunan troops to pretend, but according to his envoy's secret report, Zhou Peigong might only come to Jiangning with a few dozen retinues - no wonder he could set off at any time.

"It's shameless!" Jiang Guozhu scolded hatefully: "If you borrow a Zhou Pei Gong, you dare to ask for a rent of 400,000 taels of silver!"

Although Jiang Guozhu had a request for help, he still didn't plan to endure this kind of blackmail at first, so he planned to reply that Liangjiang could not afford the logistics of 30,000 Hunan troops, and Zhang Changgeng sent 10,000 soldiers to it. At first, after Jiang Guozhu put forward a request for Huguang's assistance in suppression, Nanchang loudly agreed -- Jiang Guozhu also hoped that Zhang Chao would oppose it, so that he would have the opportunity to move out of the frame of acting for the affairs of the yamen of the governor of Liangjiang and force Nanchang to obey, so that Zhang Changgeng could understand that he was the real friend of the governor of Huguang in Liangjiang; After Huguang reported his arrival in Nanchang, Zhang Chao also immediately agreed, and also said that Nanchang was willing to share half of it.

"Where did Zhang Chao get so much silver?" Previously, Jiang Guozhu's eyeliner deployed in Nanchang told him that Zhang Chao and Dong Weiguo had recently engaged in some new economic policies, and it was said that they had made a small fortune, but now it seems that it is obviously not a small fortune but a windfall, Jiang Guozhu found that he was a little contemptuous of Nanchang: "What is that unified purchase and unified sales, you must find out quickly." ”

"Zhang Changgeng is a bastard, he also wants to introduce a competition mechanism. And Zhang Chao, a bastard, in order to oppose me, actually did not object to the Hunan army entering Liangjiang, didn't he think about the people of Liangjiang? Now he sent a large sum of silver to Wuchang, and his conscience was eaten by the dog. Since there are competitors, Jiang Guozhu had no choice but to agree to Zhang Changgeng's conditions, this money Jiangning and Nanchang will each pay half, after all, it is nothing to spend some money on relations with the governor of Huguang, anyway, this silver can be reimbursed to Beijing, if the position of the governor of Liangjiang is lost, Jiang Guozhu will save money for the Liangjiang Domain, so what is the picture? Is it to make Zhang Chao have more money?

While Jiang Guozhu was anxiously waiting for reinforcements, Deng Ming had already returned to Zhenjiang, and after receiving Lin Qilong's compensation, a silver ship had already been sent to Jiujiang, and now the second ship was also ordered to set off. The personnel in Jiangxi have used up the silver left by Deng Ming, and if they don't give the silver, they need to take the goods from Dong Weiguo on credit, so they need to pay Dong Weiguo interest, and now Deng Ming's credit has not been established, and the long-term credit may also make Nanchang feel uneasy.

Although it was a state of war, the merchant ships of the Ming army were unimpeded on the Yangtze River, and in addition to Deng Ming's military deterrence, the Ming army's good habit of paying taxes according to law was also of great help. After receiving the tax money from the Ming army, the officials and officials of the prefectures and counties along the way were very satisfied with Deng Ming's credit, and their relatives and friends would also bring silk and other local products to the river to sell, or buy Huguang specialties brought by the Ming army returning from the upper reaches. Like tax silver, the Ming army boy is not deceitful, the silver used for shopping is very good Kuping silver, and the price of Huguang's special products is also reasonable and fair, and it pays attention to wishful thinking.

"We have a large number of ships, and our capital is abundant, and ordinary small merchants cannot compare with our army at all, and besides, they have to pay several times the transit tax of ours, and they have to endure the exploitation of the officials, and they cannot compete with our army in price." Deng Ming said to Zhang Huangyan very proudly: "Since our army has greatly reduced the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes on the Yangtze River waterway, the trading volume of Huguang and Liangjiang is higher than before we cut off the Yangtze River shipping, and it is still increasing. Although the tax rate was lowered, the volume of transactions increased, and finally some of the officials who were dissatisfied with us stopped complaining. ”

Deng Ming carefully told Zhang Huangyan and Ma Fengzhi about his business history: "In the future, it is necessary to establish some private trading houses, which will be more efficient than the army in transporting goods, and they will not be too conspicuous, and these Qing court officials can better conceal them." However, they are all our people, and only merchants with our backs can enjoy the benefits of low tax rates and fewer checkpoints, and these people are tied to the interests of our army. If this good shape can be maintained for a few years, eventually there will be a prosperous business on the Yangtze River, and a large number of craftsmen and trading houses will rely on shipping for their livelihood, once our power is excluded from the Yangtze River, and the tax rate will be restored to the past, there will be a sharp rise in prices, a large number of trading houses will go bankrupt, and artisans will lose their jobs, these people are our allies, and will help us spy on the intelligence of the Qing army, and even provide us with military expenses. ”

Deng Ming also knew that what he said was an ideal state, and it was still a daydream for a long time, and the most important thing at the moment was to tie more forces in Wuchang to the chariot of the Ming army as soon as possible.

"That's where IOUs come in." Seeing that Zhang Huangyan was still a little puzzled about his economic policy in Wuchang, Deng Ming revealed the mystery to him: "Zhou Peigong told me a story about the salt merchants who reclaimed the merchant camp in the border pass, and I pondered it that night, this is indeed a good way......

Deng Ming pointed out that his IOU was not linked to silver at all, so if Wuchang wanted to get the goods, he needed to find a way to get the IOU: "It is useless for them to transport grain to Chengdu, even if they can hide it from the Qing court, I will not allow them to sell goods in Chengdu, if they want to get the IOU, they have to farm, smelt iron, and make craftsmen in Chengdu to help me transport the population." ”

"It's a really interesting idea." Zhang Huangyan listened to Deng Ming's repeated explanation several times before he fully understood.

"In addition to this, there are other benefits, but I can't use it for the time being, when I understand all the things here, I'll go back to Wuchang to see, Zhou Peigong is very cunning, but there shouldn't be a big deal, I've explained it very clearly, he can't figure out any tricks." At this time, Deng Ming felt that this time would not be too long, and after he helped Ma Fengzhi stabilize the Chongming base, he could consider returning to his teacher.

"There is one more thing," Zhang Huangyan put away his approving smile, and his face became stern: "I heard that Admiral Deng is by the canal and has burned down a lot of houses. ”

"If it's time to come, it's still coming." Deng Ming sighed in his heart.

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