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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 551: Discussing the Lifting of the Ban

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    Along with the corpses of Jiang Zhongyuan and others, there was also a handwritten letter from Chen Yucheng, which wrote: "Qing General Jiang Zhongyuan was not destined by fate and resisted the heavenly soldiers. Now he has been killed by our heavenly soldiers. The bodies are specially returned to warn all the people in Hunan."  Sir, you should clearly see the general trend and do not follow Jiang Zhongyuan's example, lest you end up defeated and killed"

    Peng Yulin was furious after reading the letter, and immediately tore the letter into pieces. In addition to his anger, he apologized profusely to Jiang Zhongyuan, so he hurriedly ordered people to find several Liuzhou coffins with the number on them and bury the bodies of Jiang Zhongyuan and others in the government office.  He set up a mourning hall for people to pay their respects, and personally wrote a memorial, detailing the sacrifice of Jiang Zhongyuan and others for the country, and dispatched an urgent report of 800 miles to the capital

    There was freezing rain in the south, but the Forbidden City was already covered with white snow. Since the beginning of winter, the northern provinces have welcomed auspicious snowfall. The winter wheat planted in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other northern provinces has been relatively abundant.  With snowfall, we will be able to have a bigger harvest during the harvest in May and June next year.

    The winter wheat snowfall reported from various provinces made Xingzhen a little happy. With the loss of Guangdong and the war in Jiangnan becoming more and more intense, Jiangbei's economy became more and more difficult. Originally, the land in Jiangbei provinces except for some wheat,  In addition to sorghum and other food crops, most of them are cotton and other cash crops. Now that water transportation has been cut off for several years, many cotton fields have long been ordered to be restored to wheat fields.  Xinjiang, Gansu and other places are rich in cotton. When Lin Zexu was exiled to Xinjiang, he led the local military and civilians to control floods and reclaim farmland. He also invented the Lin Gong Well and reclaimed wasteland to build water conservancy projects.  Khotan and other nine border towns cultivated more than 800,000 acres of farmland.  In addition to paying money and food for their own use every year, the camps stationing troops and guarding the borders can also have thousands of dan of surplus food left over for expenses.  Moreover, Xinjiang, Gansu and other places are rich in natural resources, and the cotton they produce is the best in the country.  Naturally, the income is quite generous.

    Although there are also products in the northern provinces, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have always relied on water transportation. Firstly, there are millions of Eight Banners disciples in the North who are not engaged in production and are waiting for Nalumi. Secondly, since the Little Ice Age of diplomatic relations between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Northland has  Most of the fields were deserted or replanted with other cash crops such as cotton and soybeans. Thirdly, transportation in many provinces in the north was not as convenient as water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River. The provinces spent too much food in bringing grain to the capital, so the Manchus were always extremely  Pay attention to water transportation.

    But now the Taiping Army occupies the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River.  The final water and sea transportation was also cut off, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had to readjust the food structure in the north.  In fact, before the Grand Canal was opened in the Sui Dynasty, Jiangbei did not need to rely on water transportation.  During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Han people in the north still relied on the cultivated land in the north to meet their needs and created a prosperous and powerful country. So why did they have to rely on water transportation in the Qing Dynasty?

    Within the East Nuan Pavilion of the Nourishing Heart Hall in the Forbidden City.  Xingzhen looked at Guiliang, Wenxiang, Baojun, Shen Zhaolin, Cao Yuying and other military ministers sitting in the room.  He said slowly: "After the water transportation was cut off, Jiangbei became increasingly difficult. This time Shen Zhaolin and Shen Aiqing appeared in "Farming in the Provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang". What do you think?"

    Guiliang was the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department at this time. He immediately said: "Master Shen has seen this beforehand, and I feel that what Master Shen said about the construction of water conservancy and land reclamation in the northwest provinces is in line with the current situation. It is very good. Queen Mother  According to this, we can issue decrees and order the governors of various provinces to act in order to enrich the national treasury."

    The rest of the people also agreed, and Xingzhen was slightly disappointed.  But he still said calmly: "Although the northwest area may be rich after the construction of water conservancy and land reclamation, the transportation in the northwest is inconvenient. After the money and grain are transported to the capital, there will be huge losses along the way, etc., and the northwest  The situation is complicated when the land is returned to the Mongolian and Han ethnic groups, and it will take several years to achieve results. Although Shen Aiqing's plan is good, in my opinion, it is not good enough."

    Gui Liang and others looked at each other in confusion. Gui Liang bowed slightly and said, "I'm so stupid, please show me the Queen Mother."

    Xingzhen said slowly: "The land outside the Guan is thousands of miles away. It was the place where our Qing Dynasty was prosperous at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Since the reign of Emperor Kangxi, many Han people who could not survive crossed the border and went out to seek life outside the Guan. Only Sheng Sheng  In Beijing, there were only a few thousand Dingkou during the Kangxi period, but now there are more than 100,000 Dingkou. After the Holy Ancestor Kangxi, the Han people have never stopped crossing the border in the past hundred years. What I am considering is that since the people outside the Guan  Why don¡¯t you open up the borders of the customs and let the Han people go out to cultivate the land?¡±

    As soon as these words came out, several Han ministers were a little better, but Guiliang, Wenxiang, Baojun and other Manchu ministers all changed their colors. Guiliang hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the land outside the pass is my Manchu land, but  It has been left behind since the time of the ancestors and distributed to the banner brothers. We must not open it outside the pass, otherwise as soon as the Han people come in, the land outside the pass will no longer belong to my banner brothers in a few years."

    Wenxiang also said: "The Queen Mother clearly knows that this action must not be done. Outside the pass is the place where the Qing Dynasty thrives. If we let those Han people out of the pass, if we disturb the tombs of our ancestors, we will be punished by death."

    ?Several Manchu ministers talked to each other, talking about ancestral system and silent about mausoleum, while several Han ministers were silent. They didn't know how to speak.  The more Xingzhen listened, the uglier her face became. Finally, she raised her hand to interrupt and said coldly: "Lang Mao has occupied Dalian Bay. He has not been able to wipe it out in a few years. Instead, he has built Dalian Bay stronger and stronger. Could it be that this  Aren¡¯t you going to disturb the ancestral mausoleum?!¡±

    Guiliang and others were shocked, and they all left their seats and knelt down on the ground, confessing that they were guilty of death.  Everyone knows about Dalian Bay. Ever since Changmao and Britain and France jointly sent troops to occupy Dalian Bay a few years ago, the British and French fleets have withdrawn south early in the morning, but Changmao has not left, and the territory is getting bigger and bigger.  , not only occupied all the islands near Dalian Bay, but even pushed the forts they built to Changxing Island and Fuzhou. The entire southern corner of Dalian Bay completely became the territory of the Taiping Army.  Wherever the Taiping Army built forts, forts, ports, and wharves, more than 30,000 troops were stationed there. Moreover, the Taiping Army had a navy that could threaten important places such as Shandong, Jinzhou, and even Dagukou at any time.

    Xingzhen sighed softly. She also knew that the Taiping Army took advantage of the war between Britain, France and Russia. She was still giving birth in the palace at that time, and she was unable to change anything. What's more, these people had no sense of sea power.  Manchu minister?  Moreover, Guiliang and others were speechless back then, and the government was in the hands of Sushun and his gang.

    At that moment, Xingzhen waved her hands and said: "That's all, let's all get up." After a few people apologized, they stood up and sat down.  If we continue to sit idly by and ignore them, Changmao will take over the entire Guanwai area in the future, and then we will be punished by death."

    Speaking of this, Guiliang and others all had a sad face. It must be known that the lands outside the pass were all given to the bannermen after the Manchus entered the pass. It was originally intended that after the Manchus could no longer stand in the pass and withdrew outside the pass, the Manchus  People can still have land to rely on. Although the previous dynasties' confinement cannot be completely eliminated, those lands are still full of people in name anyway. If the Queen Mother wants to open and close it, that will be very bad.

    After Xingzhen looked at the faces of several people, she changed the subject and said: "Kang and other previous emperors have banned the Pass for several generations. I also know the general purpose of it. Nowadays, most of the people outside the Pass are the disciples and nobles of various banners. After that, many people have been recruited."  The slaves are cultivating, but there are too few people outside the pass. Guiliang and Wenxiang, you are all from the Guarjia family. I heard that nearly 70% of the Guarjia family¡¯s land outside the pass is still barren. Is this true?  ?¡±

    Guiliang and Wenxiang looked at each other and knelt down to apologize. Xingzhen waved her hands helplessly and said: "That's all, I don't blame anyone now. Among the several policies of the Holy Ancestor's confinement, we still remain unchanged.  Many, but the rule that Han people are not allowed to colonize lands outside the Guan must be changed. In fact, not all of the bannermen who are colonizing outside the Guan are serious Manchus. I am now thinking of letting go of this rule, but all the people outside the Guan  Banner brothers and nobles recruited to the Han people for farming. These Han people can register and join the flag, which means they are the banner people of each banner. In this way, they do not violate the ancestral system. At the same time, each banner brother  They must make great efforts to manage the land outside the customs. I will give them one year. After one year, if the land outside the customs allocated to them is still barren and uncultivated, it will be taken back and returned to the imperial court, and the imperial court will recruit it.  People cultivate it!¡±

    The expressions of Guiliang and others changed slightly. Guiliang said hurriedly: "Queen Mother, is this year too hasty? There is too much land outside the customs. This"

    Xingzhen raised her hand to stop and said: "I know that recruiting Han people to go out to settle the country requires a lot of food, farm tools, and improved seeds at the beginning. Most of you can't spare much money to do this. I have already made arrangements with the Jin Dynasty a few days ago.  After discussion with the eight merchants, I borrowed a sum of money from Shanxi merchants as a guarantee to finance this matter. But this money is not given to you in vain. The brothers and nobles of each banner received this money.  After receiving the silver, they went through the formalities of recognizance at the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it was considered as a loan to them. They had to pay it back in three years. But how to pay it back? Naturally, they were asked to use the money to recruit Han people to come out of the customs to cultivate land, and use the grain provided to  Moreover, Shanxi merchants can personally collect the food outside the customs. You can also avoid the loss of transporting and delivering food, which is a matter of great profit. These are the regulations for handling this matter. Take a good look at it and follow it if you have no objections.  Let¡¯s do this.¡±

    Guiliang and others gathered together to read the charter sent by Li Lianying for a while, and they all felt that this matter might be solved. However, Wen Xiang and others always felt that after too many Han people left the customs, sooner or later the land outside the customs would no longer be  It was full of people, but I still felt a little hesitant.  Guiliang boldly asked: "The Queen Mother, I wonder if the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, knows about this?"

    Xingzhen was sipping tea. After hearing this, her hand movements paused for a moment, but then she returned to normal. She put down the tea cup and said calmly: "Sister already knows about it, and she is very in favor of it. You just go about your business. This matter  The most important thing is that Guiliang and Wenxiang will be in charge. Especially Wenxiang, you Guarjia family must take the lead. Well, Wenxiang doesn't do it either.If you can bring it with you in the capital, once this matter is started, the imperial court will open a position as governor of Liaodong. You will first take office outside the customs for three years. First, you will preside over the recruitment of people outside the customs for reclamation. Second, you will supervise the military affairs outside the customs. You must be in charge of the military affairs outside the customs for three years.  Dalian Bay will be gradually cleared of long hair within the year.  And Guiliang, you are in charge in the capital. These old and young men in Sijiu City also need a lot of persuasion from you as the leader. Only in this way can things be done.  "

    Guiliang and others had no choice but to bow down and accept the order. When Baojun kowtowed to the ground, he muttered in a low voice: "I'm afraid it won't be that easy" (To be continued)
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