Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Everyone was silent when they heard the words.

Many people couldn't help but feel resentful towards Qianlong.

Because they all knew that the reason why Feng Sheng'e was defeated so miserably in Fengyang was inseparable from Qianlong's ill-timed edict to withdraw troops.

If it weren't for Qianlong's ill-timed imperial edict, even if the Qing army would be defeated, it wouldn't have been so miserable.

However, Qianlong was the emperor, and the emperor was famous for his non-stick pans.

No one dares to put the blame on him!

Everyone could only respond in silence.

Qianlong became even more angry when he saw that everyone was silent.

The anger that had just been suppressed slowly started to rise.

"What? Are you all mute?"

"Speak, the current situation, if the Ming rebels send troops to the Northern Expedition, how should we, the Qing Dynasty, respond?"

When everyone in front of Qianlong saw this scene, their expressions were not very good.

In the end, it was Li Shiyao, Qianlong's confidant, who stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Ming thieves are unlikely to launch the Northern Expedition at this time. The court does not need to worry too much."

When Qianlong heard this, he couldn't help but look puzzled and asked.

"Why do you say this, my dear?"

Li Shiyao heard this and spoke.

"Because of the Yellow River!"

"After the Yellow River burst, less than half of Henan was affected, and millions of people became victims of deprivation."

"If the Ming army continues the Northern Expedition, they must be responsible for these millions of victims."

"And if the Northern Expedition is not carried out, how to resettle these millions of victims will be our Qing Dynasty's problem."

"That's why I don't think the Ming thieves will launch the Northern Expedition at this time."

Li Shiyao finished speaking, paused briefly, and then added.

"Also, even if the Ming thieves really don't care about this and launch the Northern Expedition, we, the Qing Dynasty, don't have to worry too much."

"Because if the Ming thieves make a northern expedition to capture Henan, the millions of victims will become the biggest burden for the Ming thieves."

"If the Ming bandits don't go to rescue the millions of victims, the victims will become rogue bandits. At that time, the Ming bandits will have to expend a lot of effort just to suppress the bandits. How will they have the energy to continue the Northern Expedition?"

"And if the Ming thieves choose to provide relief to the victims, the millions of victims in Henan will also drag down the Ming thieves' finances. At that time, it will be the best time for us, the Qing Dynasty, to launch a counterattack."

"Just like the situation faced by the Ming thieves before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, there are strong enemies outside and rogue bandits inside. The time of destruction is not far away."

When Qianlong heard this, the expression on his face was uncertain.

But he finally spoke.

"In that case, I hope that the Ming thief can act more impulsively and launch the Northern Expedition as soon as possible..."

Originally, Qianlong thought that the Yellow River burst would do no good to the Qing Dynasty.

Now that the situation has changed, looking again, the Yellow River after the breach has become the most powerful line of defense for the Qing Dynasty to block the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition.

It really is in line with the old saying, misfortune and good fortune depend on each other, misfortune and good fortune depend on each other!

After Li Shiyao's words, Qianlong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the anger on his face disappeared visibly to the naked eye.

It was replaced by a relaxed smile.

Obviously, he has now figured out that although the situation facing Qing Dynasty is dangerous, it is not as dangerous as he imagined.

In a short time, the Qing Dynasty still cannot be destroyed.

After pondering for a while, Qianlong asked.

"By the way, where is Fukangan now?"

Because the war in the Central Plains was urgent, Qianlong ordered Fukang'an to be summoned back to Beijing from North Korea, preparing for him to preside over the war in the Central Plains.

Many affairs in North Korea were handed over to He Shen, the North Korean governor.

Calculating the time, Fukangan should be arriving in the capital soon.

That's why he asked this question.

Hearing this, Qinggui stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, General Fukang'an has passed Shanhaiguan and is leading his troops towards the capital."

"It is expected that General Fukang'an's troops will arrive in the capital in five or six days at most."

Qianlong nodded slightly and then said.

"Send someone to urge Fukangan and ask him to return to Beijing as soon as possible."

"Then lead troops south to meet the broken troops of our army that retreated north after the Battle of Fengyang, and retrain and reorganize those broken troops."

"Let those defeated troops regain their combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"And prepare to deploy defenses against Zhili..."

Qianlong now thought about it, knowing that if the Ming army launched the Northern Expedition, Henan and Shandong would not be able to defend it.

Therefore, he prepared to concentrate his forces to guard Zhili and the capital.

As for places such as Henan and Shandong, Qianlong was planning to have local officials and gentry form a team to protect the environment and the people.

Suddenly, Liang Guozhi on the side asked.

"Your Majesty, Duke Yan Sheng of Shandong has written to the imperial court, requesting to serve as the Minister of Tuanlian in Shandong to assist the imperial court in fighting against thieves. I don't know how the imperial court should respond to this matter, and I would like to ask the emperor to make up his mind."

If Kong Zhaohuan wanted to be the Minister of Tuanlian, he must first submit a letter to the Qing court.

However, there has been no positive response from Qianlong.

Then, Liang Guozhi opened his mouth to test.

When Qianlong heard this, the expression on his face was calm, but he had already made plans in his heart.

Want to be a team training minister?

It seems that the Kong family has been very active recently! It’s not like Qianlong didn’t know the character of the Kong family.

What sounds nice is that they are the descendants of saints who have been respected by all generations, but to put it bluntly, isn't it just that the worldly cultivators are quick to surrender?

If Qianlong really gave the Shandong regiment training to the Kong family, it is estimated that Shandong would change its surname to Zhu within a few days.

In this case, Qianlong would only hand over the Shandong regiment training to them if he lost his mind.

Why, don't you think Shandong lost it fast enough?

However, in the face of Liang Guozhi's temptation, Qianlong did not get angry because he knew that among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty, there were many people who had close relations with the Confucius family.

In particular, most of the officials who were originally from Shandong had very deep interests with the Confucius family.

If he rashly attacks Liang Guozhi, the representative of the Shandong gentry in the court, then Shandong will be alienated from the court.

Therefore, Qianlong said after thinking for a while.

"Oh~ Really?"

"It seems that Duke Yan Sheng is determined to make some contribution to the imperial court."

"He is just a Shandong Tuanlian minister, but he is a bit unworthy of Yan Shenggong."

"Pass on my decree to summon Yanshenggong Kong Zhaohuan to the capital to join the military aircraft and participate in military affairs!"

Since Kong Zhaohuan was dishonest, Qianlong was ready to keep him under his supervision.

In Qianlong's view, as long as he could control Kong Zhaohuan and the Kong family, the Shandong gentry would not easily surrender to the Ming thieves.

Then Shandong regiment training can still be used.

……

Nanjing, Imperial Study Room!

Zhu Jianzhuo summoned the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty here to discuss matters.

Everyone's faces were filled with visible joy.

There is no other reason. Just yesterday, news of the Ming Army's Fengyang victory reached Nanjing.

The imperial army recaptured Zhongdu in one battle and once again annihilated nearly 100,000 Qing troops. It was a brilliant victory.

Faced with such a brilliant victory, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty could not help but be inspired by it.

First, they discussed how to reward meritorious soldiers, and then Zhu Jianzhuo started to introduce the topic.

"In addition to how to reward meritorious soldiers, Jing'an also wrote to the court, explaining the current chaotic situation in Henan, and requesting the court to come up with a plan to provide relief to the victims."

“If you have any suitable suggestions, just feel free to speak up!”

After Zhu Jianzhuo finished speaking, the civil and military officials in the court fell into silence.

They are naturally aware of the situation in Henan.

After the Yellow River burst, millions of victims emerged...

Ming Dynasty really cannot afford to feed such a large group of disaster victims.

If we can tighten our belts and this matter can be solved, we won't mind living a hard life together for two years.

After all, the Ming Dynasty had just been founded, and the mentality of most people from top to bottom had not yet changed. In other words, they were still relatively simple people at the bottom.

Not a cold-blooded political animal!

Most people still have the most basic concepts of good and evil, right and wrong in their hearts, instead of only having interests in their eyes.

Therefore, if they tighten their belts and can save the lives of millions of disaster victims in Henan, then they will definitely be happy.

However, the current problem is that the millions of disaster victims in Henan cannot be solved by tightening the belt.

Even if the entire Ming Dynasty was demolished, demolished, and sold, it would still not be able to support the millions of victims.

Therefore, after hearing Zhu Jianzhuo's words, the civil and military ministers of the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but look embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhu Jianzhuo also sighed and said.

"I know that the millions of victims in Henan cannot be fed in the Ming Dynasty, but it is one thing to be unable to feed them, but it is another thing to be able to feed them or not."

"We, the Ming Dynasty, belong to the Han dynasty, and China is Zhengshuo. No matter what, we cannot sit back and watch a human tragedy like millions of people starve to death while doing nothing."

"As the old saying goes, do your best and obey fate."

"Even if destiny cannot be changed, human affairs must be fulfilled!"

When everyone heard the words, they all nodded.

Wang Shun stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan that may work!"

Zhu Jianzhuo nodded slightly when he heard this.

"Wang Shoufu, please speak!"

When Wang Shun heard this, he nodded and said directly.

"If we, the Ming Dynasty, want to provide relief to the people of Henan, the most important thing is food."

"Wei Chen believes that we, the Ming Dynasty, can temporarily transfer grain from Huguang and Jiangnan and transport it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's army, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come forward to relieve the people in Anhui."

"In addition, Ming Dynasty can also send envoys to Annan, Siam and other countries to purchase grain from them to fill the food gap in the south of the Yangtze River."

To a certain extent, it is not an exaggeration to say that the newly born Ming Dynasty was founded on industry and commerce.

Especially with the opening of Guangzhou, the maritime trade of Ming Dynasty also flourished.

Over the years, Ming Dynasty has long known what specialties Southeast Asian countries have.

Since the Ming Dynasty was short of food, it was natural to purchase food from overseas.

This should surprise no one.

However, compared to the millions of victims in Henan, even if Ming Dynasty purchased food from overseas, it would be a drop in the bucket.

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PS: The next chapter is in the evening. (End of chapter)