According to the usual practice, such a request must be sent back to Hainan, and the committee will make a decision after discussion. But as usual, when making decisions on such matters submitted by local agencies, the committee will most likely fully respect the opinions of local agencies. After all, those on the front line are the ones who know the actual situation best.
Since the establishment of the committee, the only time it has rejected the opinions from the front and forced new arrangements was when they were selecting the new commander of the Weihai base. They parachuted Xiao Lang over, which resulted in the expansion strategy of Lushun and the development of Qionghai Town. Battle of Liaodong.
Although that incident did not bring any big losses to the collective, it was Pang Yu and his group who ended up cleaning up the mess. Moreover, the Lushun base was abolished, and the Weihai base was still led by Pang Yu Although no one mentioned these things, everyone with a discerning eye actually saw them. Since then, the committee has become more cautious when proposing "guidance opinions" to the outside world, and usually no longer rejects forward suggestions.
Therefore, the results of Pang Yu's current discussion will largely affect the decision-making of the rear committee. They must also be more cautious when discussing, and the plans they come up with must be feasible. You can't just say something randomly just because you think there's someone behind you.
"It's just that after a brief discussion, everyone first rejected the possibility of sending troops to Shaanxi, not to mention the specific issues of whether it could be defeated and ammunition supply. Deep down in their hearts, the education they received since childhood has always promoted Li Zicheng as a positive character.
Even with the rise of Internet culture, there have been more and more "truth reversals", and the government has also changed its propaganda caliber. After coming to the Ming Dynasty in person, many of the facts they learned made them very unfavorable to the rogue style of the Shaanxi Peasant Army. However, if they were to personally suppress the peasant uprising and do what "their hands are stained with the blood of the people" "Executioner", this kind of thing is still not allowed.
What's more, they really don't have a good impression of the corrupt officials of the Ming Dynasty. If it hadn't happened at the special time of the late Ming Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who later conquered the world would be completely unacceptable. With modern people's thinking habits, who knows? If he is the future winner, why not hurry up and grab a political position and become one of the founding fathers? Isn't it much better than "going against the trend of the times" and having to go head-on with a rising new regime?
Just because you hate the Manchu Qing Dynasty does not mean you can accept the Ming Dynasty. Although Qiong Haijun and others accepted the recruitment, they hung the flag of the Ming Dynasty above their heads. But in their hearts, even Pang Yu and others who had advocated recruitment at the beginning had no loyalty to the Ming Empire.
Since they first came to this era, they had no intention of accepting the rule of any feudal dynasty. The compromise with the Ming Dynasty was just out of consideration of reality. At the beginning, they were also one of the "Four Bandits" like the Shaanxi bandits, and they followed the path of rebellion. It was only later that they discovered that with their abilities and means, they could still thrive in this decadent imperial system even without rebelling, so they changed their tune and took the official route.
But they still sympathize with the people in Shaanxi who killed officials and rebelled because they couldn't survive. Although these days, there is actually not much difference between "officials forcing people to rebel" and "murder kings". The rebellious poor often behave more cruelly and cruelly than the original officials after gaining power. This kind of thing is inevitable. But in any case, they have no interest in taking action against the rebellious peasants for the sake of a feudal dynasty.
Even if "political correctness" is not considered, just from a cost-effectiveness perspective, when the Qiong Navy sent troops to the state, on the one hand, it needed to show its strength in front of the Ming Empire; at the same time, it needed to gain a foothold and sub-bases on the mainland; and at the same time, it could also recruit a large number of refugees. Reduce the losses of the Central Plains Dynasty, and by the way weaken the power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Of course, only they themselves know the last one.
After integrating so many favorable factors, they just sent out troops to fight. After that, everything went smoothly. They succeeded in the first battle and reaped the most benefits. Later, Xiao Lang forcibly captured Lushun when the conditions were not mature. Although he barely succeeded in occupying it, he later fell into a long tug-of-war with Hou Jin.
Although the joint efforts of Jie Pang and others did not allow Hou Jin to take any advantage, they themselves had to spend a lot of energy on "pvp", and the Lushunkou base has been unable to get rid of its purely military use. , This is undoubtedly unacceptable to Qiong Haijun, who has always been concerned about efficiency.
Therefore, Pang Yu decisively proposed to stop the loss and demanded the cancellation of the Lushunkou base. His opinion was supported by the rear committee, and even Xiao Lang himself could not object.
And now, Hong Chengchou actually wants them to go all the way to Shaanxi to wipe out the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty? Even the most enthusiastic military among their small group has always beenBoth Hu Kai and Xu Lei, who are happy to fight, have clearly expressed their opposition, not to mention Wu Nanhai and Chen Jun, who are authentic "farmers".
Therefore, the possibility of directly sending troops was ruled out from the beginning.
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But afterwards, everyone paid great attention to Hong Chengchou's plan to exchange people for supplies, and everyone was very interested in it.
“…These are some very tempting conditions.”
Everyone has read the letter carefully, and it has to be said that Hong Chengchou is indeed capable. He has never had contact with Qiong Haijun before, but he obviously has a very detailed understanding of them. Although there are only a few words in the letter, it is deeply understanding of people's hearts, and the conditions proposed are difficult for the shorthairs to refuse.
As long as Qiongzhen agrees to accept it and is willing to provide food support, Shaanxi can be responsible for sending people to Shandong. The materials required to be exchanged are not necessarily for military purposes. On the contrary, the demand for daily necessities such as grain and cloth was even greater. It is obvious that Hong Chengchou was very clear about the core issues of the Shaanxi Civil War.
There are many people and little food, so we can’t feed so many people.
When the Ming Dynasty entered the Chongzhen Year, it can be said that all natural disasters came. Severe droughts have hit the northwest region for several consecutive years and the grain harvest has failed, causing a large number of farmers to lose their only source of livelihood. The Guanzhong Plain, which has been developed for thousands of years, is a place with a very fragile ecological balance. The local land is too barren and cannot support such a large population. This is the source of continuous civil unrest in Shaanxi.
"This problem cannot be solved, no matter who comes to power, it will be the same." Even after Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and other rogue bandits gained power, the only way was to coerce a large number of people and fight outside. They did not want or dare to stay in Guanzhong.
Hong Chengchou was the governor-general of the three sides of Shaanxi and the admiral of the military affairs of the five provinces. He knew very well that if the local people stayed in Shaanxi, they would either starve to death or be hijacked by bandits and become bandits that would cause headaches to the Ming Empire. Moving them to the south will not only give them a way to survive, but also exchange them for corresponding resources from the shorthairs. It can be said to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
But for the officials of the Ming Dynasty, the large-scale emigration of people under their rule showed that your local governance was not good, and it was an absolute demerit. Therefore, those officials did not care about the life and death of the people and must keep them in their place of origin. Hong Chengchou was able to break this rule and take the initiative to propose relocation, which in itself took certain political risks.
But at least from this point, it can be seen that he is indeed an official who can do practical things. Regardless of what this person did later, at least during this period, he was still one of the few outstanding bureaucrats in the Ming Empire.
Pang Yu and others’ discussion on this issue quickly came to a conclusion: they thought they could give it a try.
After the meeting, they sent telegrams to the north and the south at the same time. If this plan is really implemented, it will definitely be a big project. Not only the Shandong team, but also the princes and sons-in-law in Beijing will definitely help. The specific operation and implementation will definitely require everyone to brainstorm and conduct further discussions and discussions including what materials to provide to the Hong Chengchou Group, how to provide them, and how to receive immigrants and many other factors must be considered. Inside, some are really annoying.
“It’s a thousand miles away. Even if we succeed, we don’t know how many people will die along the way.”
Wu Nanhai held his cheek and looked at the map of the entire Ming Dynasty on the wall and said in deep thought. His face had gained weight again, and Pang Yu could hardly remember what the "lean version" Wu Nanhai looked like when he first met him on the beach. After this guy came to the Ming Dynasty, the biggest gain was probably the two hundred pounds of fat on his body.
However, Wu Nanhai’s good-heartedness to be kind to others has never changed, and his reputation as “Wu Dashan” here has become more and more famous. Pang Yu even heard that it has recently become popular among people in Shandong to worship Maitreya Buddha, and the face model of the Buddha statue is very similar to Wu Nanhai.
Shaking her head secretly to get rid of her little jealousy towards him, Pang Yu said:
"We can't save everyone, but as long as we do our best, we can feel at ease."
"That's all I can think of In this era, if you can't learn to comfort yourself, you will definitely not be able to bear it psychologically."
Wu Nanhai shrugged and said with a smile, it seems that he has also done a good job in self-psychological adjustment, and Pang Yu is quite envious of this.
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Hong Chengchou's request was sent to Hainan and Beijing at the same time, which naturally caused a big discussion. However, before the committee could respond on this issue, a more explosive and urgent message came from Beijing.
After the Jin soldiers broke through the barrier! The future founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji, Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, personally led the troops, passed through Xuanfu, Datong, bypassed the fortified city, and even left the Ming army at the border.?, led the army commander to march straight in, and his troops took Beijing directly!