Road to Shunzhi

In December, Fulin summoned Hong Chengchou again, hoping that he could take up the position of the five provinces. Hong Chengchou refused bitterly, expressing his unwillingness in the name of old age and frailty, and recommended Jin Zhijun at the same time.Seeing that Hong Chengchou's beard and hair were almost completely white, Fulin finally agreed to his request and appointed Jin Zhijun, but asked Hong Chengchou to play the role of a staff officer.

Then, Yue Le was promoted to prince because of his meritorious service in handling the affairs of the Cao Gang. At the same time, the queen rewarded Yue Le's Fujin Nala clan with a lot of things, and allowed her to enter the palace to talk to herself at any time.This is quite a favor, and Nala's status among the noble ladies in Beijing has risen sharply for a while, and he straightened his back when speaking at home.After Fulin learned about it, she smiled helplessly: My queen is addicted to being a concubine.Nala's favor in Prince An's Mansion is far less favored than that of Wu Yunzhu, side Fujin. This is an open secret in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing. It's just that Yue Le has done a good job of saving face, and he didn't favor concubines and kill his wife. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, he still went to Fujin There, Nalashi also had a son, so the censors didn't set fire to him.This time the empress blatantly supported Nala, so Yue Le had no choice but to lean more towards Fujin. In the inner house battle of Prince An's Mansion, Nala won Wu Yunzhu for the first time.

Wu Sangui, Zhao Butai, Luo Tuo and others strengthened their control over Sichuan, Guangxi and Guizhou, and Fulin named Sun Kewang, a general of King Gui of the Ming Dynasty who had come to surrender, as King of Righteousness.This King Yi seemed to be an example, and soon, Tan Xinchuan and others also came to surrender.Letters were sent to Gaosai and Changshu who were far away overseas. When they arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, they found that it was a very prosperous place with various races and even Chinese.They believe that the Cape of Good Hope is a good place. Now this good place is controlled by the Dutch. If possible, they suggest that the Qing Dynasty can also have a good talk with the Netherlands, and get a share of the Cape of Good Hope. It will definitely make a profit.There is also good news from the Ministry of Industry.When the Manchu cavalry fought against the Ming Dynasty, there was something called a "cannon chariot" that was a headache for the Manchus.Now Fulin asked to reproduce the cannon carriage. The Ministry of Industry dismantled some cars and cannons in stock, and finally successfully developed it. Each cannon carriage has a large Frang cannon and two small Frang cannons, which can be combined car array.Under this kind of firepower, the cavalry can't get much advantage.

Fulin found that the Flang cannon was more effective in combat than the Hongyi cannon.The Francois machine is a rear-loading artillery. The breech is made of a metal casing. When shooting, it is temporarily installed at the rear end of the artillery. It is fired once to change the breech, and it is charged quantitatively, so it is not afraid of explosion.After each firing of the Hongyi cannon, it takes a long time to reload. If you fight the cavalry head-on, the cavalry will arrive before the cannon is filled.Moreover, the Hongyi cannon is easy to explode, and it requires professional talents to fill it. It takes a lot of effort to train an artilleryman.

Huang Taiji once sealed up a firearms depot. Fulin went to see it when he was planning to develop firearms, and admired this Frang cannon.The Frang machine of the Ming Dynasty was available in various specifications, ranging from a few kilograms to a hundred kilograms, and there were even small artillery pieces that weighed tens of kilograms, and small guns that weighed several kilograms.The strength of Manchuria is the cavalry. This kind of small musket is very suitable for the cavalry. Each musket is equipped with several sub-guns. When charging, they can shoot in turn. It doesn’t matter even if the sub-guns are used up. Iron weapons can smash people's heads.

However, after the war, some of the technology of the Frang machine gun was lost. Fulin ordered the Ministry of Industry to reward him heavily, hoping to recruit the former craftsmen.The Francophones currently equipped on the cannon carts are all about [-] catties, which are light. Fulin expressed his satisfaction and hoped to make persistent efforts. It would be best to restore the shotguns and flower cannons of the past.In addition, Kong Youde and Geng Jimao brought over many cannon-casting technologies, but after defeating Qianming, Huang Taiji abandoned these technologies. Even Dorgon was uneasy about artillery. He believed that cavalry was the most powerful in the world Arms.If it weren't for Fulin, it is estimated that these technologies should have been sleeping forever.

Zheng Chenggong's surrender also brought some new technologies, such as three-masted gunboats.Li Maomin was obsessed with shipbuilding. After seeing this gunboat, he immediately reported it to the emperor and went to Taiwan with the money, hoping to learn how to make it.Because Fulin promised that the gunboats of the Qing Dynasty would never face his own people, and Zheng Chenggong had no secrets, so he let Li Maomin study on his own territory.Li Maomin was unwilling to return to the capital for many years, so he sent a letter to tell the emperor his progress.Looking at the letter, Fulin imagined this kind of "tree with three masts, the main mast is four feet high, the captain is twenty feet long, the cabin has five floors, the deck is as high as a city, it can accommodate 300 people, and it is equipped with [-] catties of French machines. The "Hongyi Cannon Eight" gunboats seem to have seen the control of the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Malacca, and also seen the continuous influx of countless gold and silver to China.

Fulin didn't know that while he was dreaming of a strong country, an increasingly powerful neighbor in the north was also dreaming of making money from the Qing Dynasty.

Since Ivan III and his son annexed the Russian princes and established a unified Russian state, Tsarist Russia has been ambitious to expand.After occupying East Siberia, it set its sights on the Heilongjiang region.

In the ninth year of Shunzhi, the so-called "expeditionary team" headed by Khabarov went to Heilongjiang and broke into Uzala Village, where the Hezhen people lived.I have to say that Tsarist Russia at that time was watching the sky from a well, and there were only about two hundred people, which was quite a lot in their eyes. As a result, more than 80 people were killed and injured by the Qing army and local residents. Husband was seriously injured.Now, they want to reap the benefits again. This time they have a big appetite and want the whole of Heilongjiang.

In the tenth year of Shunzhi, Ningguta established Angbang Zhangjing, Sharhuda was the first Zhangjing, sent [-] more troops, and joined the Hezhen and Feiyaka tribes to fight against Tsarist Russia.But the strength is still weak, so North Korea once assisted in the battle and used muskets to repel the attack of Tsarist Russia.After that, Tsarist Russia fled to Humar Castle and played guerrilla warfare with the Qing army for many years.

The winter of Shunzhi 14 was extremely cold.The Tsarist Russian Cossacks headed by Stepanov decided to grab another one to survive the cold winter.They sent out a small number of troops, put on local clothes, and when they detected that Sarhuda's army was not nearby, they rushed out and robbed a Hezhen village, killed all the men, and took the women to the castle. Burned down their house again.

The Hezhen people were angry. They have lived in the Heilongjiang River Basin for generations. How could they tolerate outsiders being so presumptuous on their own territory?Sharhuda was a little embarrassed.His manpower is small, and the Chinese New Year is approaching. He knows that the imperial court will generally not go to war at this time.Therefore, he first appeased these Hezhen people, sent troops to patrol, and at the same time sent someone to deliver a letter to the capital, hoping that the court would send some more soldiers over so that he could catch Stepanov and his party in one go, so as to avoid future troubles.

Indeed, the Chinese New Year was approaching, and the imperial court did not intend to go to war. Therefore, Zhu Youlang, the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was greatly relieved.

Since becoming emperor in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, Emperor Yongli has not been so smooth.In the beginning, he and Zhu Yu's Shaowu regime fought for the so-called orthodox position and attacked each other. As a result, the Qing army took advantage of it. The Shaowu regime was wiped out, and Zhu Youlang himself was forced to flee to Guangxi. .

Therefore, he fought against the Qing Dynasty with the peasant army and cooperated with the rest of Li Zicheng's troops.At the beginning, they won some victories, but the Qing army was not afraid of the long distance. They brought artillery and bombarded Guilin indiscriminately. They directly blasted the gate of Guilin, and drove out Hao Yaoqi, Li Zicheng's remaining troops. .Then, the Qing army shamelessly spread rumors, saying that Li Zicheng's remnants only wanted to restore the Dashun Dynasty with the help of Zhu Youlang's power, and pointed out that several important victories of the Yongli regime were won by the peasant army , it can be seen that the Yongli regime could not have won without the peasant army.

I have to say that this rumor is very useful.As far as the peasant army is concerned, the emperor Zhu Youlang, who is always superior, is useless and likes to put on airs. Every opportunity is to look down on them, they dare to ask for political power, and dare to point fingers at themselves, it is the opposite!

So, they didn't care about fighting the Qing army anymore, so let's fight among themselves first.The Qing army would naturally take advantage of it and take back some of the places they had just captured.

Therefore, the Qing army did not move during the Chinese New Year, allowing Zhu Youlang to finally take a breather.However, this does not mean that Fulin has forgotten him. The newly developed Frang cannon is trying to find a place to test its usage.At this time, Sarhuda's request for help had just arrived, and Fulin was suddenly excited: Wouldn't it be better to practice with Tsarist Russia than to fight Nanming if you want to test the new artillery?Therefore, he sent Jidu to lead five Flang machine [-]-jin cannons, three gun carriages, and five hundred troops to send troops to Heilongjiang on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

Five hundred... The corner of Jidu's mouth twitched. In his eyes, 500 people were nothing at all, but his father Jierhalang's last wish was to be rehabilitated, and Jidu wanted to make some military exploits.So, in addition to the 500 people, he ordered about two hundred family members and went to Ninggu Pagoda together.

Fulin was very happy to show Tsarist Russia some color, but soon he couldn't be happy: Empress Dowager Bumbutai was seriously ill and fell into a coma.

The Empress Dowager's illness came suddenly.During the Chinese New Year, several children surrounded her, Princess Coral was even more tired of acting coquettishly on her, and Shun Gege was diagnosed with a pregnancy of more than one month, and Bumbutai was overjoyed.But when she was in a good mood and her appetite was good, she used more at night, and couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night. No one was alarmed, she got up and sat for a while, and then she caught a cold.At first it was just a little dizzy and coughing, and it was enough to drink two doses of medicine, but Bumbutai felt that it was unlucky to take medicine during the Chinese New Year, relying on good maintenance at ordinary times, thinking that it would be fine after a long stretch, but as a result, he became sicker and sicker Seriously, passed out.

The queen mother's serious illness is naturally a major national event.The head and deputy head of the Imperial Hospital wished they could be stationed at the Palace of Compassion and Peace. Fulin greeted him every morning and evening. Except for Shun Gege, who was raising the baby, the queen and the other Gege stayed in front of the queen mother's bed every day, serving soup and medicine.Dorgon was also in a hurry, and always found various excuses to visit the palace, but it was a pity that the queen and others were there, so it was impossible for him to visit the Compassionate Ning Palace in person, and he only learned about the queen mother's situation from Fulin.

Reluctantly, the illness went away like a spinning thread. Although the head of the Song Dynasty used his head to ensure that the Queen Mother would be fine, Bumbutai's illness was still very slow.Until the end of the month, she still could only lie in bed, but her spirit was slightly better.Finally, Dorgon couldn't bear it any longer, and told the emperor directly that if the emperor didn't transfer his women away, he would break in.

Fulin was stunned by his playful uncle, and immediately gave an excuse to ask the queen to take a few princesses to the Kunning Palace to bring up the children, and let Dorgon into the Compassionate Ning Palace, but he laughed instead—all said Old children, old children, is it true that the older a person is, the smaller his mentality is?Even my heroic and almighty uncle cannot escape this law of life.

The author has something to say:

The Fran cannon is really a sharp weapon against cavalry.In the Ming Dynasty, there were also flowering ammunition, that is, shot ammunition. Whether it was shipbuilding or firearms, they were in a leading position in the world.The irony is that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang had to spend money to buy flower bombs from foreigners.

Therefore, Master Kong has only vigorously developed the centralization of power, but it is a retrogression in terms of foreign relations and domestic technological development.I really don't know why so many people say that he is the first emperor through the ages. In my opinion, the first emperor through the ages is Qin Shihuang.