Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 749 Humans Are Not Wheat

In the north of Liaodong, the northernmost part of Jianlu's actual jurisdiction, there is an important town, which is very famous in later generations, called Ningguta.

Huang Taiji changed Jin to Qing Dynasty, and when Qing Dynasty was established, he appointed Wu Bahai as the deputy capital commander to guard Ninggu Pagoda, and built a city here to garrison.

Dorgon decided to follow the advice of Hong Chengchou and others. When he wanted to open up wasteland and farm in the north where the Ming army could not harass him, he moved both Han and Korean people here.

To be precise, among the people who migrated north, those with high status can live in Ningguta. As for ordinary people, as the main force of opening up wasteland and farming, Koreans and Han people will continue to go north, to the plains, where there is water. The place to open up wasteland and farm, which is the Sanjiang Plain in later generations.

But at this time, even Ninggu Pagoda was considered to be a desolate and bitterly cold place, let alone further north.

Therefore, during this migration process, even if the Jianlu escorts were all young and strong men and women from North Korea, many died along the way; even due to the shortage of supplies in the early stage, many died after arriving at the destination.

But anyway, it’s not Jianlu who died, whether it’s a Korean or a Han Chinese, if they die, they die, and no one cares.

When Jianlu was determined to develop the northern grain fields, at the cost of countless Han and Korean deaths, Jianlu finally reclaimed a large grain field.

And the cement formula sent by Zheng Zhilong allowed Jianlu to build several decent roads centered on Ninggu Pagoda.In the grain field area, water conservancy facilities such as water canals were also built with cement, so that the entire frigid north became a little more prosperous because of the arrival of people who were good at farming.

Ning Gu Pagoda was originally managed by the highest-ranking officials as the deputy capital commander.However, since this large-scale migration and land reclamation and farming, the unlucky Hauge failed in his struggle for power and profit, and was sent to Ningguta to govern Jianlu's rear base.

In this way, the level of Ning Gu Pagoda has been raised a lot, and it has also made Ning Gu Pagoda more prosperous.

In a room in a relatively well-located house in the city, two people were talking.

One of them is Kong Youde who asked for his order and ventured back.

At this time, I heard him speak to the older man opposite him in a comforting tone: "You can rest assured that the court cannot be defeated again! Really, even if you don't believe me, you should believe your nephew Bar?"

The person opposite him was Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou who had surrendered to the Jian captive and fled back, and was then captured by the Jian captive.

The person Kong Youde came back to look for was Zu Dashou, and at the same time he brought Wu Sangui's autographed letter, which made Zu Dashou truly believe in Kong Youde and hid him in his mansion.

Earlier, he felt Jianlu's movement and judged that the Qing Dynasty might launch a major military operation. After talking to Kong Youde, he sent someone to the court to deliver a letter in the name of Kong Youde.

I just don't know if the imperial court has received the letter, anyway, what's the follow-up situation, they are too far away, so they don't know anything.

According to his many years of experience as an official, Zu Dashou has never believed in the things Kong Youde told him, even with his nephew's letter, he still can't believe it.

Because to him, the things Kong Youde said were really incredible.

At this time, after hearing Kong Youde's words, Zu Dashou said helplessly: "This is not a matter of belief or not, it is a matter of military affairs, it is better to tell the truth!"

After a pause, he added: "In the past, the Qing Dynasty was limited by grain and supplies, and had never been able to launch a major war. Before each major war, it had to accumulate grain and grass for a long time. Looking at it now , I must be prepared, judging from the total amount of food and supplies transported to the south, the scale is much larger than any war I know. You said, can people not worry about such a large-scale war?"

After Kong Youde heard this, he wanted to speak.Unexpectedly, Zu Dashou spoke first again, as if to remind him: "This time, the regent has come with a strict order to transport so much grain and grass to the south. Maybe the grain left behind may not be enough for the people in the north." If they can survive the winter, it is estimated that many people will starve to death this winter. By next year, there will be even fewer people who will open up wasteland and farm. What does this mean? This is fishing in a dry marsh. Unless... unless the regent is sure and can win the war , and then escort more captives, or plunder more people to enrich our north!"

Hearing so much from him, let alone, Kong Youde is a little bit lost.

After all, he has stayed on both sides. Although he saw the strength of the imperial court again after being captured by the imperial army in the Ningyuan War, after all, he followed Wu Sangui to Dongjiang Town soon, and his connection with the pass was much smaller. .After that, it took him almost half a year to sneak to the Ninggu Tower after going through all kinds of hardships.

Knowing that all his children were killed by Jianlu, if they were recognized by others, they would probably be doomed, so they lurked again, looking for a suitable opportunity to meet Zu Dashou.Needless to say the twists and turns in the middle, it took him nearly a year and a half to get in touch with Zu Dashou.

During this period of time, he completely lost contact with the court officers and soldiers, and had no way of knowing what was going on with the court.

At this time, after Kong Youde thought for a while, his tone became weaker and he said: "You listen to me, even if the imperial army may be defeated in the first battle, but after regaining consciousness, they will definitely turn defeat into victory!"

Zu Dashou heard that his tone was not as confident as before, which made him even less hopeful and said: "According to my estimation, judging from the food and grass transported to the south, the strength of this battle is very likely. It will reach more than 20. The Qing Dynasty itself certainly does not have that many troops available, but now there is still the Wa Kingdom, and I have heard that there are Wacha, the Khalkha tribe in Mobei, and the Tsarist Russian Empire. The level of imagination; if it is not for the crucial battle, the battle that determines the outcome, based on my understanding of the regent, he would not be so disregarding our life and death!"

Originally, Kong Youde was still a little uncertain, but when he heard Zu Dashou's exaggerated words, he immediately became unconvinced, and immediately asked: "If Daqing is really as powerful as before? Do we still need so many allies?"

"..." Zu Dashou was stunned when he heard this.

Given that he has dealt with Daqing for so many years, he certainly knows that if it weren't for Daqing's own lack of strength, he would definitely not unite so many forces.

As a result, Kong Youde opened up his mind, and asked Zu Dashou again: "Also, you and I should know that the Qing Dynasty was defeated twice in a row and almost wiped out the whole army. The Qing Dynasty must have been hurt. Right? How many years have passed before you can restore your original strength? This person is not wheat, he can grow back in a year!"

After hearing this, Zu Dashou opened his mouth, and found that it seemed difficult to refute for a while.

At this time, Kong Youde said to him again: "Also, what does it mean to move all our Han people to Ninggu Pagoda? You and I won't talk about it. Others, no, many of them are sincerely working for them. But, Is there a difference? As long as they are Han people, they will all move to Ningguta together with the Koreans. You said, if the Qing Dynasty still has the strength before, will they do this? What does this mean? They have no confidence in the court It’s gone! As long as we don’t move us back for a day, they will never have confidence!”

Speaking of this, Kong Youde felt that what he said was reasonable, so he said to Zu Dashou: "So although I don't know what is going on with the imperial court, I am sure that the imperial court is definitely getting stronger and stronger. It's only because I'm getting more and more afraid!"

"Actually, not to mention anything else, it's just a steam train. There can be such a thing that has never existed before, so what else can the court not do?" Kong Youde said with a very sincere expression. Said, "Really, you haven't seen it before. I don't know how shocked I was when I saw that steam train! At that time, when I saw it, I already felt that the sky has changed! The imperial court will definitely not be the former imperial court." Already!"

Zu Dashou has heard him mention this steam train more than once, and now he has to admit: "Maybe you have seen it with your own eyes, and you have been on it, so you are deeply touched. But I just heard you talk about it. That's all. No matter what, I still find it hard to imagine that the imperial court will undergo earth-shaking changes in the past few years? I always find it a little unbelievable!"

"Then you have to put more effort into returning to the customs one day!" Kong Youde immediately persuaded after hearing this, "I'll tell you, if you haven't seen that steam train in your life, if you don't take a ride, then I dare not For sure, this life is all in vain! If you don’t want anything else, just focus on this, and you have to continue, right?”

After hearing this, Zu Dashou seemed to be in a daze, and did not answer.

Seeing Kong Youde, he was a little frustrated.

He sneaked back to Ninggu Pagoda, not just for the purpose of sneaking back to Ninggu Pagoda, in addition to wanting to take away his children, the more important thing is to make a great contribution.

However, it is impossible for him to show up, so if he wants to make great achievements, he can only rely on others.And the best person he can rely on is Zu Dashou.

Because Zu Dashou is the uncle of Wu Sangui, the general soldier of the Dongjiang River, and many of Zu Dashou's subordinates are on Ningguta's side. The most important thing is that Zu Dashou had no choice but to surrender to Jianlu. If there is a chance, he will flee back to Daming of.I've done this once before, but it's a pity that I was arrested by Jianlu again.

Thinking of this, Kong Youde's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said to Zu Dashou again: "When you fled back to Jinzhou from Liaodong, His Majesty believed in you and valued you very much. Don't let down this kindness!"

When he fled back, Qiu Hejia, the governor of Liaodong, surrendered to the imperial court and surrendered to Zu Dashou. As a result, Emperor Chongzhen not only did not convict him, but promoted Zu Dashou as the left governor to lead Jinzhou.

(End of this chapter)