If the original historical development is followed, in June of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen would release Hou Xun from prison and let him succeed Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, to rescue Kaifeng. The reason was that Hou Xun and Zuo Liangyu had a good relationship.
However, Hou Xun's inkmarks and the battle of Kaifeng had already begun, so Yang Wenyue was guilty of meritorious service, so he still led the generals Zuo Liangyu, Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng, and Fang Guoan to rescue Kaifeng and fight in Zhuxian Town.
As a result, Zuo Liangyu felt that he could not win, so he did not fight a single battle, so he fled first, which led to the collapse of the imperial army. As a result, Hu Dawei and other generals were killed, and the entire imperial army was annihilated.
He became the captain of the transportation brigade and sent soldiers and supplies to Li Zicheng, which made Li Zicheng successful. From then on, he could no longer be contained.
However, in this dimension, Emperor Chongzhen knew what would happen because he contacted Liu Weichao, and history has changed.
Not only was there no battle at Zhuxian Town, Yang Wenyue also acted well as his governor of Baoding, leading his men and horses, waiting for the opportunity, and did not force the rescue of Kaifeng, so the imperial army was saved.
Sun Chuanting's intention was to reorganize this army and quickly obtain a strong army.
Emperor Chongzhen thought about this and nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Sun Chuanting added: "Chen Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of Kaifeng, is a man who can fight. I thought that he could also expand his army and cooperate with the Yongwei battalion stationed in Luoyang to jointly defend the Central Plains from thieves!"
Emperor Chongzhen certainly remembered this Chen Yongfu. After hearing this, he agreed without saying a word.
On military matters, he had been discussing with Sun Chuanting for a long time. Later, he held a meeting of the cabinet and the six ministries, and consulted Liu Weichao's suggestions. Finally, Emperor Chongzhen issued successive imperial edicts as a follow-up to the Battle of Jizhou.
First, Du Yinxi selected two thousand soldiers with Qin cadastral registration from the army assembled in the capital, as the troops directly under the governor of the three sides, and set off to Guyuan, Qin, to take up the post of governor of the three sides. His duty was to reorganize the imperial officials and troops in Qin.
Second, Ma Xianglin led his 5,000 white-pole army back to Shu, and walked with Du Yinxi, crossing Qin and entering Shu, to guard against major unrest in Shu. Qin Liangyu still had to stay in Shanhaiguan to assist Jie Xuelong in reorganizing the customs
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Third, Wu Sangui, the former commander-in-chief of the suppression of bandits, was reduced to the rank of deputy general of the suppression of bandits. He led his three thousand Guanning cavalry troops south to Fengyang and was dispatched by Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang.
Fourth, Sun Chuanting went south again and went to Kaifeng to take up the garrison. But this time, he led the army southward. One was Sun Yingyuan, who led 10,000 brave guardsmen to Luoyang to garrison. The other was Yuan Shizhong, who led 10,000 troops as Sun Chuanting's direct subordinates.
The army is stationed in Kaifeng.
Sun Chuanting's main tasks when he went south were, first, to command the armies in the Central Plains. Once the bandits fled north, he would have to serve as the commander-in-chief and command the armies from various places to coordinate to encircle and suppress the bandits.
In addition, he will also preside over the expansion of Chen Yongfu's army and bring sophisticated weapons and armor. Here, he will also need to communicate with King Zhou to ask him to provide more money and food. It may be difficult for others to communicate with King Zhou, but Sun Chuanting's identity
But it is enough.
Finally, Sun Chuanting also escorted the captives of the Jianlu captives to the south, and persuaded the people fleeing the disaster to return to the north to rebuild their homes. He also took advantage of the shallow water in the Yellow River in winter to re-block the gap in the Yellow River dam.
Fifth, Huang Degong led the 10,000 Yongwei battalion to Baoding as the cornerstone of the reorganization of the Baoding army. Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, went with the army to take charge of the reorganization of the Baoding army, and placed Jinyiwei supervisors in the army according to the model of the Beijing camp and the Yongwei camp.
Completion of reorganization.
Sixth, the prisoners of the Mongolian Tatars and the Eight Banners of the Han Army were divided into three parts. Some were taken to Zhangjiakou to dig gold mines; some were taken to Miyun to dig iron mines; and some were assigned to the Railway Department to do the heavy work of railway construction.
Emperor Chongzhen finally decided to build the railway from Tongzhou to the capital first, because this railway is short, easier to build, and is also the busiest road. It will have high economic value after it is built. As for the iron ore area to the capital, it still has to wait for mining.
The most important thing is that Emperor Chongzhen decided to open a smelting plant there directly without the hassle of transporting it to the capital. After all, in the foreseeable future, there will no longer be any threats from rebels or bandits here.
Seventh, all prefectures in Northern Zhili, including Henan and Shanxi, re-examined land and population. This matter was handed over to local governments. The Metropolitan Procuratorate sent censors to inspect, and Jinyiwei and Xichang also sent personnel to secretly investigate.
The reason for this decree is that in these provinces, there is a high probability that there will be no threat from bandits and captives, which is a very important prerequisite for rebuilding people's livelihood.
Subsequently, local governments still have the responsibility to build water conservancy projects and open up wasteland for farming. A very important measure for the coming year is to continue to increase sweet potato planting.
For this reason, Zhang Siwei, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, was transferred north to take charge of water conservancy projects. What Zhang Siwei was best at was not fighting, but water conservancy.
Food is the most important thing for the people. As long as there is food, there will be no chaos in the north. Wandering thieves are like duckweeds without roots and will be eliminated sooner or later.
Eighth, issue an edict announcing the great victory and rewards in Jizhou, and specifically stating that except for Zhang Xianzhong, who repeatedly rebelled, and Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin who dug the Yellow River dam, other bandits are allowed to surrender, so as to restore peace to the world as soon as possible.
Ninth, the currency system reform edict, the new currency will be implemented, and it will run in parallel with the existing currency for three years.
However, for the time being, this article is actually only implemented in the capital, and other places do not yet have the ability to implement it. It is just widely publicized to let people all over the world know that such a thing exists.
The announcement of one decree after another shows the new atmosphere of the Chongzhen Dynasty today!
In addition to these major events, there are also some things that have a relatively smaller impact.
For example, Bai Tengjiao's headquarters also needs to expand its troops and stabilize the defense line of the Great Wall. It no longer needs to remain the same as before, luring the captives into the pass.
Bai Guangen, the former commander-in-chief of the Malanyuguan Pass, was transferred to the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, and together with Zhou Yuji, once again expanded the strength of the Beijing camp.
In the capital city, near the original Liubu Yamen, the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, which belongs to the inner palace, and the Construction Bank of the Ming Dynasty, which belongs to the Ministry of Household Affairs, were built.
Among them, the Daming Construction Bank is several times larger than the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty. Originally, the Ministry of Industry also wanted to establish a bank, but Emperor Chongzhen rejected it. The reason was to wait until the Daming Construction Bank has been in operation for a period of time.
As for other private banks, that's no problem, as long as they pay reserves. As for bank accounts and banks, they must all be rectified according to the new regulations and are also included in the category of banks.
Another eye-catching thing about this matter is that it is said that these two banks will be built with a cement material instead of mainly wooden buildings.
It is said that this thing called cement was invented by the current emperor. It has very good advantages in building houses, roads, etc., and after reducing the cost of wood, the construction speed will be greatly improved.
And so on, many people who have nothing to do, or idle people, come to watch from time to time, wanting to see what this cement is?
In addition, large-scale construction work has also begun in the section from the capital to Tongzhou. To be precise, it is the construction of railways. This is another rare thing for the people of the capital.
"What does railway mean? It shouldn't be a road paved with iron. That would be too luxurious!"
"Yeah, I don't understand, why do you do this? I heard that the bottom needs to be paved with gravel, wood, and iron. In short, it's so troublesome. What kind of road is this?"
"Don't you know this? I heard that this railway is for trains. You know, trains, cars with fire!"
"I heard that this railway is very powerful, so the emperor set up a railway department specifically to repair this railway."
"Isn't the Railways Department responsible for placing the military households in the guard posts? It seems that they were renamed Railway Soldiers, which means soldiers. Why are they building roads?"
"That's right, haven't you seen it? Many of the people building roads now are those Tatars. Also, have you noticed that there seem to be a lot of eunuchs and maids directing them there? It's really strange.
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Winter is coming, and most of the people in the capital spend the New Year idle. However, with the victory in the Battle of Jizhou, the capital is uncharacteristically different from before. Instead, it is in full swing, which they find very strange.
But no matter what, for them, no more wars and no turmoil, this is the best.
The New Year is getting closer and closer, and as the people, businessmen, etc. in the capital return to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year, they naturally take what they see and hear in the capital back to their hometowns.
There is another thing that ordinary people don't know, which is that the reward for the heroes of the Jizhou Battle was originally awarded to another person, Song Yingxing, who was in charge of the battle technology.
According to Emperor Chongzhen's wishes, Song Yingxing was to be made Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but Song Yingxing refused. The reason why he replied to Emperor Chongzhen was also very straightforward. He did not want to do those things that deal with people, and preferred to work in this war situation.
Do these fun things.
Emperor Chongzhen remembered very clearly that Song Yingxing said to him: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, you will never learn until you are old. Wei Chen found that his knowledge is really too shallow. Studying things to achieve knowledge, there is so much knowledge, it is really impossible to learn. Wei Chen
What makes me happiest is to see this kind of investigation of things lead to knowledge and then benefit the people!"
"Instead of living in an officialdom for a lifetime, what do you want? It is far better to study things and use them to benefit all people!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen no longer forced himself, and decided in his heart that when he came back, he would be given the same title and he would not be treated unfairly!
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Shenyang, Liaodong, the capital of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, was renamed Shengjing. The cold wind howled and heavy snow fell.
There are very few traces of people in the wilderness. The captives here are hiding in warm houses, eating meat and drinking wine to spend the winter.
This year we won a great victory, wiping out 120,000 Ming troops. Even Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Now the army has entered the customs to make a fortune. If nothing unexpected happens, they will definitely return with a lot of money.
, then why spend the winter scrimping on food and clothes? You will definitely eat good wine and meat.