Chapter 233: Artillery Release Power
Oh?" Zhu Jun understood. He had just put all his energy on the new style, but he neglected these three vassal kings and generals. I think the power of the artillery was also seen by these three people. Now the sharp firearms are probably never seen in their lifetime. Zhao Fu is not a fool, so he naturally understands the consequences of disobedience. Either he was detained by the Ming Dynasty in the sea, even if he was let go back to Guizhou to resist, he would be afraid of being blown into pieces by such artillery. He had just rebeled from the Qing Dynasty, and it was impossible to go back. Without a retreat, it would be better to be a marquis to enjoy himself. Therefore, he was willing to hand over the military and political power of Guizhou to save his life.
Zhao Fu really thought so. At first, when Zhu Jun proposed to be a marquis, he was moved. Although he had no real power, he could still win his wife and his descendants. After all, he was different from Geng Jingzhong and Shangzhi's trust. In the Qing Dynasty, he was just a viscount, and the greatest official was just an admiral. If King Pingxi had not died, he would not have been able to monopolize the military and political affairs of Guizhou Province. Therefore, in his opinion, it would be good to have a marquis hereditary.
"Emperor, the last general is already at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven. If it is not appropriate to take charge of the military and political affairs of Guizhou, please choose another wise man. The last general would rather enjoy the destiny in the sea." Zhao Fu's speech was filled with bitterness. After all, once the power was delegated, although he could inherit the marquis, the era of monopoly of power in the past was about to pass: "It's just that there are many old brothers of the last general in the Guizhou army. Like the ministers, they were originally Ming generals. They were only bewitched by Wu Sangui, so they did something to insult their families. Please show their compassion, forgive their past crimes, and give them a chance to make a living."
Zhu Jun quickly helped Zhao Fu up: "This is natural. It's not too late to stop the horse. I won't deliberately keep them in trouble. Get up, senior officers in Guizhou will be rewarded. Everyone can be a rich man in the sea. I will never harm them."
Zhao Fu was relieved a little. Zhu Jun just proposed to reduce the vassal states directly, which made Zhao Fu believe that Zhu Jun was not a capricious person. As long as the emperor did not change his mind, everything would be easy to do.
Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin became even more hesitant. Zhao Fu suddenly gave them this to make them feel unprecedented pressure. Since they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, it is no longer possible to go back, not to mention that even if they go back, they will inevitably attack them. Not to mention that they are in Haidu now, even if they are asked to return to Guangzhou and Fujian, they will probably become prisoners sooner or later under the fire cannons of the Ming Dynasty. Now they have only one way in front of them - hand over the military power.
Zhu Jun firmly glanced at Geng Jingzhong Shangzhi's trust. Now the Three Feudatories are no longer a solid piece. The surrender of the former Yunnan-Guizhou generals represents the gap between the Three Feudatories and the union was torn apart. Zhu Jun was not afraid that they would disagree. Even if they did not agree, there would be some way to cure them.
"Emperor, I am willing to follow the example of General Zhao Fu. I am hereditary to Fujian because of the protection of my ancestors. I am so ashamed of being incompetent. I also ask the emperor to choose others and regulate the military and political affairs of Fujian.
"Geng Jingzhong prostrated himself and knelt down.
Shang Zhi was as confident as he died and quickly knelt down: "I am willing to hand over the military and political affairs of Guangdong."
Zhu Jun is happy to be able to reduce the vassal states peacefully. After all, these three people are deeply rooted in the three provinces. Even if Zhu Jun detains them in Haidu, their old generals will not be willing to enter the Ming army to interfere, and there will inevitably be another fight at that time.
"All up. I immediately ordered the craftsmen to supervise the construction of mansions for the three beloved ministers in Haidu. And let the Ministry of Rites make special iron scrolls of alchemy books. You should enjoy wealth and honor." Zhu Jun originally wanted to release the military power with a cup of wine. Now it was artillery that helped him release the military power. It was really unexpected.
After the three surrendered, they immediately wrote to the old subordinates of the vassal areas. The Ming Dynasty ordered the vassal states to let the Ming army enter and reorganize. The Ministry of Rites also selected the candidates of the three departments as quickly as possible. Zhu Jun personally issued an order to let Li Dingguo lead the army into Guizhou. Mu Jianming led the army into Guangdong. Li Xiao led the army into Fujian. The military affairs of the three provinces were temporarily on behalf of the three provinces. Now the generals of the three northern provinces were in charge of the military affairs of the two provinces. Zhu Jun was afraid that their troops would not be enough. He urgently ordered the Haidu to recruit thousands of new soldiers to go north in the training area. He also ordered all the old generals of the Sanfari to be placed. Middle and senior generals were rewarded with gold and silver. However, they could not command troops. Grassroots generals and soldiers could draw a group of strong and qualified soldiers to transport them back to Haidu for training for new recruits. Later, they were allocated to three military regions.
The resettlement fee is a huge land cost. After all, there are 100,000 old soldiers from the Three Feudals. Zhu Jun left at most 30,000 strong people. All the remaining 70,000 people will be cut off. If the resettlement area is not good, chaos will be easily caused.
Fortunately, the merchants purchased the national debt. The treasury was abundant. In order to prevent the nights and dreams, the imperial envoy immediately took a boat to Qiongzhou. Qiongzhou landed in the Beibu Gulf to uniformly dispatch the matter of vassal reduction. Li Dingguo, Li Xiao and Mu Jianming received the orders. In addition to some of the troops left behind, they quickly led their troops into the vassal territory. With the letters from Geng, Shang and Zhao, and the emperor issued the orders to resettle. There were no leaders in the vassal territory. The Ming army could only allow the Ming army to enter and control the fortresses at all important checkpoints. A total of three months of land was cut. Not only did the Ming army take over the defense of the old territory of the Three Feudal Divisions. The newly arrived three departments also had to resettle the old subordinates on the spot. Some of the selected goblins were transported to the sea capital in batches by the Dongyang Navy camp for new recruit training. Then they were separated and separated.
Army battalions.
In Nanchang, Aobai welcomed the army of Shenji, Forward Camp, and Ruijian Camp in the capital. In addition, the original Xiaoqi camp, Aobai had already enjoyed the most elite 130,000 elite troops in the Qing Dynasty to deploy defenses in Jiangxi and the two rivers. In addition, more than 200,000 green camps in Jiangnan and all prefectures and roads were located in Jiangnan. The army of 400,000 was trained day and night. It was only waiting to raise enough food and money to prepare for the decisive battle south at any time.
The sudden rise of powerful enemies made the Qing court no longer a mess. Whether it was Kangxi or Oboi, their eyes were more focused on Haidu, and various intelligences were spread to Nanchang. Oboi felt that the power of the Ming Dynasty was so powerful that he would never dare to underestimate the Nanming. In the past few months, he has been urging troops in the military camps to train tactics to restrain the Ming army's muskets, and urged the court to imitate the new firearms of the Nanming to be transported quickly.
Just as Oboi was sleeping on firewood and preparing to avenge his previous shame, Beijing reported that a delegation of Dutch and Russians met Kangxi in the capital, then turned south and came to visit Oboi.
The missions of the Netherlands and Russia entered Beijing at the beginning of the year. The Dutch suffered heavy blows in the South China Sea. They knew that it was impossible to send an expeditionary fleet to seize the South China Sea. However, as the overlord of the ocean, if they admit defeat, they would be unwilling to accept it. The Dutch had already felt that the attitudes of European countries were gradually becoming cold. Many countries that were originally taken by the power of the Netherlands were ready to move. The Dutch's maritime status has made all countries covet for a long time. The wealth brought by maritime trade and hegemony is amazing, enough to allow any European country to launch a war that shakes the Dutch without hesitation.
The Dutch parliament was quarreling about this. The agents of the East India Company in the parliament were clamoring for war wildly. The interests of the Netherlands were severely weakened, but the Dutch's power was not damaged by the collapse of the expeditionary fleet. The East India Company hoped that the kingdom could take a desperate bet and fight the Ming Navy for their interests. The Dutch consul refused this opinion for a simple reason. The Ming navy was no longer the former Ming navy. The Dutch fought from the ocean and were at risk of being wiped out at any time. Once the Netherlands failed again in the naval battle, the consul believed that the Spanish, French, and England who were ready to kill the Dutch without hesitation. After all, the Netherlands arranged its main fleet in Europe to prevent sudden dangers.
A plan was proposed to unite the Qing Dynasty to weaken the Southern Ming Dynasty. This proposal was once used. The Governor of Java sent a team of missions, but was thrown into the sea by the ignorant Qing government. But now it is different. The parliamentarians who made this opinion keenly proposed that the reason why the ignorant Qing government expelled the missions was that they did not care about the threat of the Southern Ming, but the current form was different. The parliamentarians came up with a sketch of the latest intelligence, which showed that the Southern Ming launched a war against the Qing Dynasty. The conclusion was that the Netherlands needed the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty also needed the Netherlands. The Netherlands had sharp fire and huge warships, and the Qing Dynasty was vast, with a population of tens of millions and hundreds of Netherlands that could not match the general population. Since we cannot make profits in the naval war, why can't we join forces with the Qing Dynasty to obtain everything we want in the land war?
This seemed to cost less. The parliament quickly passed the proposal and a delegation quickly formed. They took a boat from the Mediterranean to enter the Black Sea from the Mediterranean to land in the Principality of Ukraine, and then entered Russia. After a half-year trek, they finally arrived at the heart of the Qing Empire, Beijing.
This time they were treated with grand courtesy. The arrogant Manchus no longer expelled them barbaricly, but received them. They also met Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. There were thousands of people in the entire mission, not only various craftsmen, but also experts in various tactics. Kangxi was very interested in these people, and the Dutch also had the same interest in Kangxi's army. What is this concept? If this army could be systematically trained and equipped with enough weapons, it would be enough to sweep Europe and conquer the whole world.
The delegation hit it off. The Dutch provided enough musket technology for the Qing Dynasty, and also allowed a group of craftsmen to enter the Manchu Mansion Bureau to cast firearms. The two countries shared the warship technology together. As long as the Qing Empire paid enough silver, the Dutch craftsmen would help the Qing navy build a group of warships in Tianjin. The Dutch were willing to share the intelligence of the South Ocean with the Qing Dynasty. The Dutch's return was to continue to inherit the Nanyang industry after the demise of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!