? On June 24th of the new calendar, the flood in Henan gradually subsided, and the Datong Emperor Zhao Han returned triumphantly.
To be precise, I only brought back my own army, and stopped at Dangshan by boat. Including Zhao Han himself, all camped and quarantined outside Dangshan City, and confirmed that no one was infected with the plague before continuing their journey.
As for the armies from all walks of life, they have their own arrangements.
?The first division and the second division, the former was stationed in Dezhou, the latter was stationed in Linqing, isolated and rested in Shandong, and at the same time guarded against the Manchus going south. The food and salaries of the army were supplied north along the Grand Canal.
The third division was stationed in Guangping Mansion, the fourth division was stationed in Zhangde Mansion, and the fifth division was stationed in Huaiqing Mansion to guard against enemies in Shanxi and North Zhili. The food and salaries of the army go north along the Grand Canal, and then go to the Yellow River for transportation.
The Sixth Division was transferred to Yunyang, Hubei to guard against Li Zicheng in Shaanxi.
?The Seventh Division is responsible for clearing and suppressing bandits in Henan.
The Eighth Division stayed in Luoyang and was supplied with food from Hubei.
Huang Fei, Ma Jinzhong and others in Shandong made meritorious deeds and surrendered to generals, temporarily retaining 1,500 young and strong soldiers each to assist Shandong local officials in suppressing bandits, and the remaining troops were all disbanded as civilians.
To tell the truth, tens of thousands of people piled up in the north, and the local area was temporarily unable to support itself in food, so all the military food had to be transported from the south. Manpower has to be mobilized along the way, and the peasants will consume a lot of food, which is not much different from fighting alone - it happens to use work instead of food, so that a large number of hungry people can transport food.
It is easy to fight, but difficult to manage.
For civil and military officials in Shandong and Henan provinces, Zhao Han set goals for them: in the first year, eliminate bandits, control the epidemic, and divide households and land; in the second year, accept immigrants, and the local people will be self-sufficient in food; , can provide part of the food and grass for the garrison.
Zhao Han intends to use ten years to restore Shandong and Henan to normal.
This speed is astonishingly fast. In history, Sichuan was killed and the tigers who liked to live alone actually appeared in groups. The Manchus have been immigrating to Sichuan for hundreds of years.
The immigration work of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was purely blind. Many early immigrants died. Either be eaten by wild beasts, or freeze to death and starve to death, it depends on God's will whether he can survive
Taiyuan Shanxi.
Li Zicheng, Emperor of Dashun, returned to this city again.
The news of the battle in Shandong and Henan spread to Shanxi, and I witnessed Hauge leading his troops away. Everyone knew that the Manchu Qing would definitely not win the world.
Since Li Zicheng returned to Shanxi, he would choose to defect again. Except for the generals who had made great enemies, such as stabbing Li Zicheng in the back, or killing important officials such as Song Xiance, the rest of the troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty fell into Li Zicheng's arms.
"Your Majesty," Niu Jinxing suggested, "Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces have abundant rainfall this year, and the severe drought of more than ten years has ended. When His Majesty returns, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces will have happy rain. This is God's favor for His Majesty. Your Majesty should select talents and employ talents, rectify the administration of officials, eliminate warlords, reorganize households, and encourage agriculture and mulberry. You must not rush to attack territory. There are major epidemics in Beizhili, Shandong, and Henan. Even if they are defeated, they will still be infected with the plague It's just white ground."
Li Zicheng nodded and said: "I know what you said. Where can I find the talents who govern the region?"
Niu Jinxing said: "We can learn from the puppet emperors in the south and employ a large number of poor scholars. If they are talented and learned, they should be reused even if they are civil servants who have been sent to the Qing Dynasty. Restoring people's livelihood is the most important task, and the two provinces of Shanxi and Shanxi must rest and recuperate."
"Aren't poor scholars greedy for money?" Li Zicheng asked.
Niu Jinxing said: "Everyone is greedy for money, even the ministers are greedy for money. Rules should be set, and rules should not be changed overnight. Strict restrictions must also be imposed, and no mercy will be given to those who break the law. Even the brothers of the old camp who break the law must be severely punished!"
Li Zicheng sighed: "I can get away with it, but I'm afraid that corrupt officials won't be able to kill them all."
"It's one thing if you can't kill it, but it's another thing if you can't kill it," Niu Jinxing said, "After Shanxi is pacified, envoys will be sent to Beijing to reconcile with the puppet Qing Dynasty."
Li Zicheng frowned, obviously unwilling.
Niu Jinxing persuaded: "Your Majesty, today, the Three Kingdoms stand together. I Dashun occupies Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu, and the Puppet Qing Dynasty has Northern Zhili, Liaodong, and Mongolia. Just like Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty. When we fight against the Puppet Qing Dynasty, it is like Liu Bei fighting against Sun Quan. Wouldn¡¯t it be in vain to take advantage of Cao Cao?¡±
Li Zicheng shook his head and said, "Tartars are Tartars, where did Sun Quan come from? But it is true that we can no longer fight against Tartars."
Niu Jinxing said: "Before the great rule of Shanxi and Shanxi, we can't go to war with the puppet."
Li Zicheng had no choice but to smile bitterly: "That Zhao Han in Nanjing, who has repeatedly defeated the Tartars, must be very good at running the army. I look like I am now, and Shanxi has not even been pacified. How can I dare to start a war with Zhao?"
theSo, Daishan helped Dorgon speak instead?
Bumbutai also hugged the little emperor and spoke: "Prince Li is right."
Hauge only felt that his vest was cold, but the two yellow flags and two red flags all supported Dorgon!
The reason is simple. Dorgon was indeed arrogant and domineering before, but this time he has suffered heavy losses. Let him continue to be the regent, the empress dowager can rest assured that Daishan will no longer feel threatened.
If Dorgon is convicted and Hauge, who has not been weakened, takes over as the regent, both the empress dowager and Daishan will be on their backs.
Of course, Hauge also had to appease.
After some discussion, it was decided to return all the Niu Lu deprived of last time to Hauge.
Bumubutai said: "Don't ask whose crime it is. Today we are going to discuss the plague in Beijing. Whether we should move back to Liaodong."
Dai Shan said: "There is no danger for Beijing to defend. Once the southern soldiers and food are sufficient, there will be more than 100,000 troops going straight to the outside of Beijing. In addition to the severe drought in Gyeonggi this year, few grains of grain can be harvested, and the plague is raging. I think we should abandon Beijing and return to the west of Shanhaiguan."
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
A group of Eight Banners nobles joined in one after another, they were all scared by the plague.
And the Datong Army in the south is obviously not a soft persimmon. Since the south cannot be conquered, why are they living in Beijing? Retreating to Liaodong is the last word!
Dorgon, who managed to keep his status as regent, could not stop this decision.
When Li Zicheng's envoys arrived in Beijing, they found that the Manchus were packing their bags and going back to their hometown in Liaodong.
So the plague is everywhere, and this year's severe drought in Beizhili, should we send troops to occupy it?
Li Zicheng was a little uncertain, and Zhao Han didn't know how to deal with it.