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    Although it was during the war, a large amount of luxury goods from western Sichuan still flowed into the north through Chongqing.  Needless to say, ivory has always been a treasure, and now jadeite has replaced the original status of jade. In addition to the high hardness and beautiful color of jadeite, the main reason is because of the stable supply of jadeite.  The increasingly prosperous jewelry business convinced Beijing that Sichuan was indeed full of gold, and conquering Chengdu would definitely more than make up for the imperial court's financial expenditure.

    In the past few years, Deng Ming has moved millions of people to Sichuan. It is said that western Sichuan has become densely populated again, which will give the Qing army the opportunity to requisition food and manpower along the way.  The assistant ministers did not have accurate figures on the population of Xichuan. They estimated that there should be three million strong men and about the same number of strong women in Xichuan now, and this estimate was based on the memorial of the southern governor.

    When Deng Ming first arrived in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, various governors tried their best to shirk their responsibilities by telling the young people about Deng Ming's gains, trying their best to make the court believe that Deng Ming had suffered losses at their doorstep.  However, at the same time, the governors tried their best to exaggerate Deng Ming's income from them. Of course, the purpose was to further shirk their own responsibility, saying that the huge banditry was caused by their neighbors; and later the emperor died in Gaoyou Lake, and it seemed that he admitted that the officers and soldiers had suffered a small setback.  It was no longer a serious crime, so the governor of the southeast began to covertly report that Deng Ming had plundered some people from them. At the same time, he continued to spread rumors and exaggerate the losses of his neighbors to prove that the number of people he had plundered was really insignificant.

    At that time, the auxiliary minister often added some numbers to the losses reported by each province and made corrections.  Now the situation has changed again, and local officials seem to have a tendency to exaggerate losses.  Because they found that over-reporting losses could be used to embezzle taxes with confidence, so Sichuan thieves often robbed a certain place, and swept away hundreds of thousands of strong men in a certain government or county in one robbery - the requirements of the Qing court are now very low.  , this kind of memorial would have definitely led to beheading five years ago, but now as long as the county town is preserved, the court will encourage it - so whenever the minister sees this kind of report, he is no longer in the past.  The number of people lost increased, but the water inside was squeezed out as much as possible, and Deng Ming was "strictly prohibited" from robbing the population so rampantly. They should have paid Ding Fu to the court.

    Sony has not made its opinion clear today.  He also knew very well that as long as Deng Ming's arrogance could not be dispelled, the local government's respect for the central government in Beijing would continue to decline, and similar violations of the law will become more and more unscrupulous.  If it had been five years ago, who would have dared to ask the Fujian army to help with water transportation.  But now the governors in the southeast have the courage, and there is someone in the north who is applauded, that is, Zu Zepu, the once staunch suppressor; and the court is really not in a good position to deal with these wallflowers when Deng Ming poses such a huge threat.  Take drastic measures.

    After hearing what Obai said, Sony just said "Huh".

    "Our army is still many times stronger than Deng Ming. We can concentrate the troops of five provinces and the financial resources of seven provinces. Even if we cannot completely defeat Deng Ming, we can force him to agree to negotiate peace with the court." This kind of doubt about the future of the Qing court also  It spread to the upper echelons of the Qing court. Suk Saha, who advocated launching an offensive, even believed that as long as Deng Ming could be forced to agree to negotiate a peace or show sincerity in the negotiation: "As long as Deng Ming negotiates a peace with us, we can regain our authority.  Let the people in the southeast dare not play tricks on the imperial court anymore."

    "Even if Deng Ming negotiates peace with us, we can't immediately deal with the governors and governors of the provinces." Obai hurriedly corrected: "At least we have to wait until the emperor grows up and takes charge of the government, and Deng Ming also puts his swords in the treasury and his horses in Nanshan. What if?  If he hurriedly forces Southeast to rebel, Deng Ming might tear up the contract"

    "Okay, then it's still a matter of disappearance." Sony interrupted Obai.  That is still something that needs to be considered too far in the future. There has not yet been peace talks between Deng Ming and the Qing court.  After the last two communications between Nalan Mingzhu and Deng Ming, the Qing court found that the conditions between Deng Ming and its own side were too far apart. In particular, Deng Ming requested that the governors-general of Huguang, Liangjiang, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi and water transport be dispatched.  Proton went to Sichuan. This condition made Beijing realize that Chengdu believed that the Ming and Qing Dynasties had now reached a strategic balance of power, so Deng Ming requested dual rule over the Yangtze River and the south, rather than completely belonging to the Qing court.

    But the Qing court did not think that the situation was so bad, and the dual rule would definitely not be able to pass the internal test of the Eight Banners.  Although most people within the Manchu Qing Dynasty admitted that the war could not be resolved in the short term, and were unwilling to continue to let the Manchus die in battle, they still occupied most of China's territory and could not accept that they would be on equal footing with the Ming army overnight.  status.

    "Okay, I also agree to attack Sichuan." Sony finally nodded. Since he could not come up with a better way to deal with the crisis at hand, and could not accept Deng Ming's negotiation conditions, he had no choice but to conduct another military adventure:  "But I think there is one issue we need to discuss in advance, and that is whether Chengdu should take it or not.Down.  "

    News came from Tianjin that Caoyin is being shipped ashore one after another. So far, the agreement between the two parties has been implemented very smoothly.  Although the governors of Jiangnan all said that Mu Tan was taking the lead, both the Empress Dowager and the auxiliary ministers were convinced that Deng Ming acquiesced in this matter.  From this point of view, Deng Ming also intended to stop the war with the Qing court.  I heard that Chengdu has not annexed nearby Kuidong and Jianchang until now, let alone the powerful Kunming Li Dingguo Group or the distant Zhang Huangyan Group.  The auxiliary ministers judged people with their own minds and felt that Deng Ming's power was limited after all. Maybe he needed to negotiate a peace with the Qing court quickly, cease the war, and concentrate on leveling the many hills within the Ming army. If the Ming army could not be unified internally, then the war would be impossible.  What is the meaning of the world? Who dares to say that it is not a wedding dress for others?

    Obai and Sukhasa looked at each other. This time, the Qing government was led by a prince. They spent a lot of money and mobilized a large number of troops to attack Sichuan. They felt that even if they could not annihilate Deng Ming's main force, there would still be no problem in taking over Chengdu.  .  Of course, taking Chengdu does not mean that the problem is completely solved. Sony believes that only by taking Chengdu and completely annihilating Deng Ming's main force, can it be solved once and for all, and it is only possible.

    "If Deng Ming took advantage of his navy and fled to the Han River Basin, or simply abandoned the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and went straight to the lower reaches, and then launched a large-scale movement in Shandong and Zhejiang, he would still be disrupted by him." Ao Ao.  Bai pondered for a while and felt that Sony's concerns were reasonable. The Qing government would be severely weakened in pursuing Deng Ming, and would have to rely more and more on local Han armed forces - this can be seen from the rise of Zhou Peigong in recent years.  The Qing government has not thought about replacing the governor of the southeast for several years. Zhang Changgeng and others' strength is rapidly expanding - if Deng Ming interferes with him for another ten years, the Qing government may be able to completely destroy him, but the court also  This will exhaust all power, including prestige, control, the lives of the Manchurians, and the reserves of the treasury; at that time, many places may have already been transformed into vassal towns, and the governors have become vassal kings with the same power as Wu Sangui.  .  If this really happens, then what is the purpose of the Qing government and Deng Ming fighting to the death?  Is it to make a wedding dress for Wu Sangui or someone else?  Yes, Deng Ming killed the emperor, but he couldn't bury the entire Qing Dynasty with the late emperor. The Empress Dowager, the emperor, and all the Manchu compatriots would not agree.

    "If Deng Ming is willing to negotiate peace with the imperial court and promises never to move eastward along the Yangtze River, we can avoid taking away his Chengdu." Suk Saha also said in agreement.  Sony's intention was to try to use Chengdu as a hostage and sign a city-wide alliance with Deng Ming that would be beneficial to the Manchus: "If Deng Ming loses Chengdu, his prestige will also be greatly affected, and he may never be able to convince Li Dingguo and Li Laiheng."  .¡±

    "Not bad." Sony was satisfied to see that the other two auxiliary ministers and he had reached an agreement on this issue: "Even if Deng Ming is stubborn, as long as he can repent after we capture Chengdu, we will still have to fight with him.  He negotiated peace. So far, Deng Ming is the only one who has seriously considered negotiating peace. As long as he still has part of the army, as long as he is willing to negotiate peace, we can still return Chengdu to him. If Deng Ming publicly declares usurping the throne and sends troops to attack Li Dingguo,  We can also ask Wu Sangui to support him."

    Wu Sangui has become a source of concern in Beijing recently.  In the past few months, Wu Sangui had been sending secret letters to Beijing, saying that Zhang Changgeng seemed to be suspected of betraying the imperial court.

    At first, Beijing did not take this matter too seriously because they knew that the relationship between Wu Sangui and Zhang Changgeng had always been tense due to the issue of salary.  The salary Wu Sangui received from Zhang Changgeng was probably less than 10% of the total amount he asked for.  Because Wu Sangui kept threatening Zhang Changgeng with force, Zhang Changgeng reluctantly provided him with a little just to prevent King Pingxi from brazenly launching a civil war among the Qing army.

    However, the secret report sent by Wu Sangui recently said that he had both nose and eyes. He also claimed that he was pretending to be the real one and tested Yongli's exiled court.  It turned out that the Nanming court did not agree with him to attack Hunan and redeem himself. There was no other explanation except that Deng Ming, Li Dingguo and Zhang Changgeng had colluded for a long time.  Wu Sangui's test against the Ming court was presided over by Xia Guoxiang, who wrote a detailed report of the entire process and sent it to Beijing.  Also sent was a reply from the Ming court to Wu Sangui - Wu Sangui said that he had long suspected that Zhang Changgeng had not paid him enough military pay because of collusion with the Ming court, so Wu Sangui asked the court to allow him to sneak attack Huguang and kill Zhang for the court.  Chang Geng is a thief.

    The documents sent by Wu Sangui were extremely credible, and the analysis of various doubtful points was also very organized. After reading them, the auxiliary ministers immediately became very suspicious of Zhang Changgeng's intentions.
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