In July of the first year of Dongxiao (1641), the first meeting of the merger of the Three Courts of the Daxia Empire was held in Yangdu.

"The bandit Li Zicheng has already gone to Luoyang to cook King Fu; the bandit Zhang Xianzhong has gone to Xiangyang to burn King Xiang to death..., and the Grand Secretary Yang Sichang hangs himself..."

The Censorate is reporting on the internal and external situation.

Compared with history, it is not bad at all, but now it is Sun Chuanting who is in charge of Shaanxi, not Fu Zonglong. Will Sun Chuanting be better than Fu Zonglong?

Nikan shook his head.

After taking half of Henan, Li Zicheng's military strength had expanded to an "uncontrollable" level. Not only did he have a large number of infantry, but he also had tens of thousands of cavalry. With Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and a large number of Ming army joining, the troops and governance gradually became regularized, and the "Three Walls" tactics were famous for their success. At this time, unless the Qing Dynasty or the Daxia Empire took action, no one could save him.

Of course, if only Li Zicheng was the only one at this time, the Ming Dynasty would still be likely to wipe out him, but there were Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and the Five Ghe Zuo Camps who were making trouble.

There are stories here.

Zuo Liangyu, who had been dealing with Zhang Xianzhong, was indeed a rare general before. He defeated Zhang Xianzhong repeatedly. Needless to say, the Battle of Agate Mountain. Zhang Xianzhong withdrew from Xiangyang and entered Henan and suffered a great defeat. The chief general Sha Hei was killed, and the cavalry was almost wiped out. He himself was also chopped and injured by Zuo Liangyu.

At this time, it was not difficult for Zuo Liangyu to completely wipe out Zhang Xianzhong with a little snack. Then, he cooperated with the Qin soldiers under Sun Chuanting, plus Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji's troops, and when Li Zicheng, it was possible to reverse the situation.

But this is just a hypothesis. After the second defeat of Zhang Xianzhong, his family was also "defeated" and all the more than 100 people in the family except his son Zuo Menggeng were killed. Zuo Liangyu seemed to have become a different person. Since then, he has become a disaster for the Ming Dynasty, not the Gancheng of the country.

"As of the end of June, the population of the empire was close to 1.5 million, but the newly joined Dingyuan, Dingfang and Linhuang Prefecture still require a large number of farmers to reclaim, especially Dingfang and Linhuang Prefecture. After the Tatars ensnared by the Russians, the herdsmen's mouth has dropped sharply. Now, the number of households intact to the sound department is only more than 2,000, and the Shehe tribe is almost the same. There are almost no adult males in other small tribes."

At this time, the report of the inspector Wang Wenhui has ended, and Harhatu, who is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, is reporting on the overall situation of the empire.

Nikan turned his attention to Sahalian and Sun Chuanyu, who were in charge of the Privy Council.

Since Sahalian became the father-in-law of Nikan, he completely threw the Bram tribe to his younger brother Gari (the other Gari) and was all in charge. He was all about "being an official" in the Privy Council. Unfortunately, he was not literate and had just learned a little Chinese, how to deal with major issues. Therefore, in general, Sun Chuanyu was taking care of it.

In fact, after taking down South Siberia, Nikan had a new consideration of the whereabouts of Sahalian, which might be more suitable for him.

Sahalian and Sun Chuanyu looked at each other, but Sun Chuanyu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, most of the Luo Jizhi Cavalry Brigade stationed in Linhuang Mansion are single. It is better to pair up with the herdsmen who lost adult males in the Khitan Tribe Alliance. First, they can better protect their hometowns, and second, they can also solve the problem of the dominance of the sound department."

"Just do it like this," Nikan nodded, "But it is still very particular about how to pair up. You need to come up with a proper way. After pairing, how to take care of your family and the army needs to be properly handled. Well, Bayan's troops stationed in Dingfang will also handle this."

“As for immigration”

At this time, the Daxia Empire had a land area that had far exceeded that of later Mongolia, but its population was only 1.5 million. This situation was completely unsafe. Nikan believed that this was the biggest thing in the first year.

Yadan, who is in charge of the Ministry of Commerce and also in charge of immigration affairs, is out of the list.

"Your Majesty, there are very few immigrants on Zhifu Island near the walls of Shanxi and the walls of Jingji. First of all, the people who want to immigrate in these two places have already gone almost the same. In addition, it is also related to the tightening of population movement in the Ming Dynasty. I have some suggestions in this area."

"speak"

"First, should we not just watch the immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, can we get some of the population of North Korea and Japan? People there are also used to the cold, and they should be able to adapt quickly when they get it."

"Secondly, the wealth minister solemnly suggested that in the southern part of the Ordos tribe, the former capital of Helian Bobo Daxia, build an immigration base and absorb a large number of Shaanxi immigrants."

"Wait a minute," Nikan interrupted him, "Who is occupying this place now?"

"Report to Your Majesty, according to the news from the Censorate, it should be occupied by the subordinates of the former bandit Shen Yikui. He joined forces with the local horse thieves to occupy Xindu City, Chahan City, and Yikexibal City south of the Ordos Desert. They also recruited farmers in Shaanxi, and herders were farming in three places or grazing, just like an independent kingdom."

"Oh?" Nikan didn't know about this situation.

Wang Wenhui couldn't help but feel a little worried. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are no need to mention the immigrants in the past, including Shanxi, Jingzuo, and Shandong. They have strongholds and regulations. Most of them sneaked over from Yulinwei, and most of them crossed the Yellow River to Shanxi in winter and came from the Shanxi area."

"Because there are enough immigration from other places, this is..."

Nikan understood a little. The immigration from Shanxi, Jingmin and Shandong was already busy enough for the Daxia government, and Shaanxi would definitely not take it into consideration for a while.

"Do you know how many Han people are near Baicheng? How many Mongolian herders are there? Who is the leader?"

"Report to Your Majesty", Wang Wenhui finally settled down. "As Yadan Tribe Hall said just now, there are three main cities south of the Ordos Desert, all of which are dilapidated and distributed along the Hongliu River. Each place has about a thousand farmers and herdsmen. It was originally the territory of Jinon Saenang, a Mongolian tribe of Ordos. After the Weilath Heshuot tribe was full, the loss of its den was severe. Now both Elinchen and Saenang have shrunk the pasture to the core area of ​​Ordos."

"That is, the area around the Ulamulun River"

"The current leader of Baicheng is a man named Zhang San. He was originally a border army that did not accept it at night, but later joined Shen Yikui's team. After being defeated, he rushed outside the border wall to become a horse thief. Now there is no horse thief act. He has controlled three abandoned cities and recruited refugees, just like an independent force between the Ordos tribe and the Ming Dynasty."

Nikan nodded, "Send someone to contact us, take down these three places, and then repair Baicheng as a large immigration base, and in addition."

He looked at his other father-in-law Wu Liji, "Live Courtyard goes to Ordos, you can go in person, tell Elinchen, Saen, that in the future, the tribe will officially accept the jurisdiction of the empire and can no longer be 'limited' as before. After negotiating this matter, let the suitable children cross the river to Jiuyuan to study."

"At the same time, set up immigration bases in Wuda and prepare to accept immigrants who may be from Ningxia and Gansu."

Wuda, also known as Wuhai City in later generations, originally had a tribe here to stay. Gushi Khan swept the tribe when he advanced westward, and now it is an open space.

Nikan looked at Sun Xiulin again, Liu Ruoyu, "You two will discuss and arrange this matter in a coordinated manner."

"For horse thieves near Baicheng, it is best to persuade them to surrender. If they cannot, they will be destroyed! Of course, the herdsmen should not be disturbed by the farmers there. This matter..."

Since Sun Chuanyu was transferred to Yangdu, the cavalry that had originally stationed near Jiuyuan were scattered to Fengzhou, Jiuyuan and Qingcheng as guards, with only more than one thousand cavalry in each place, but in order to manage the Ordos area, this cannot be done.

He looked at Sun Chuanyu, "From the cavalry who had been stationed in Jiuyuan and the students of Wuyuan Cavalry School, a new cavalry brigade was formed, with Yang Tingdong as the commander of the brigade. He immediately started this matter and immediately went south to Baicheng after the establishment. As soon as the Baicheng matter was over, he would go to Wuda..."

"His Majesty"

Liu Ruoyu is out of the list.

"Last winter, the Yellow River was frozen strong, and many of the Subudi tribes in Shanxi crossed the Yellow River to near Ordos. Elinchen naturally disagreed. The two sides had a conflict, and Elinchen was defeated. In the end, with the help of Sanan, he barely repelled Subudi."

"However, the tribe of Subudi is on its left wing, and the locals commonly known as the Junggar area, were stayed. Judging from the situation, they were planning to use this place as a basis to slowly enter the entire Ordos."

"Yeah," Nikan nodded. He had already learned about this. "The same thing, after Yang Tingdong's cavalry brigade was formed, he set out from Fengzhou, followed the west bank of the Yellow River, crossed the Yellow River from near Wuda, then entered the Ordos grassland, and then arrived at the pasture of Subudi. He would just surrender. If he resisted stubbornly, he would completely annihilate it."

"Then we will go south near the wall on the west bank of the Yellow River and go straight to Baicheng, and then Yang Tingdong will stay there."

Sun Chuanyu replied: "In this way, the defense of the entire Shannan Province will be empty."

"What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, after years of development in Shannan Province, whether it is herders or farmers, Dingkou has grown rapidly. In the past, Weichen had five thousand cavalry under his command, and Wuyuan Cavalry School drew 1,000 and old cavalrymen drew 2,000. For Yang Tingdong Brigade, the remaining three thousand cavalry should form a cavalry brigade alone, this is the location..."

"Tell me your advice, don't think about everything and let me decide."

"Yes, Your Majesty, now he has decided to include the Ordos Ministry in the official jurisdiction of the North Court. There is no need to station too many people in Jiuyuan. Local defenders can only be stationed. If you have any questions, militias and herdsmen can be drawn. However, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil. It is better to station the newly formed second cavalry brigade in Qingcheng just in case."

"Well, it's up to you, the Privy Council will handle it specifically. Do you have any clues to the candidates for this new cavalry brigade?"

Sun Chuanyu looked at Sahalian, and Sahalian remained silent. He had to continue saying: "Your Majesty, since there are people from Wuyuan Cavalry School joining, it is better to let Qu Chengen and Wu Maochun take the role. Qu Chengen is still in Vladivostok, so use Wu Maochun."

Nikan nodded, "Okay, when it comes to immigration, I have new ideas. Yadan just mentioned the issue of immigration to North Korea and Japan. These two immigrants were instructed to Qu Chengen of Vladivostok and Yanagawa Shizuoyun of Ukushima to complete it. Each of them will be completed within this year. Well, three thousand households will be coordinated by Yadan."

"Everyone", Nikan's spirit suddenly rose again.

"Now the people in the north of the Yangtze River are in vain and are in ruins. However, the places to the south are still good. We can't just visit the north, and we can also think of ways to the south."

"Your Majesty", Sun Xiulin said, "The south is safe and stable. If it weren't for the fact that there was no way, who would want to immigrate, let alone a strange country."

"Otherwise," Nikan interrupted him without hesitation. "There are few people in the southern Zhili area and a large number of craftsmen. It is better to entrust silent. Wang Ranming recruited in the Songhu area with great conditions. He told them that each household not only has 50 acres of good land, but also a set of courtyards built by the government, and the land tax is much lower than that of the Ming Dynasty."

Sun Xiulin felt a little nervous. He knew that this was not simple. There must be another reason for the emperor to do this. Otherwise, why wouldn’t he immigrate from the north, who was full of sorrow and people living in poverty, and what would he do?

He asked tentatively: "Can you build a stronghold near the estuary of the Yangtze River?"

Nikan waved his hand: "No need, Wang Ranming and others have their own way. They just need more ships for trade between Jeju Island every time. Tell them that in order to encourage them, every time a household is moved, after the household officially settles in Daxia, the tax they pay can be provided to them at their discretion every year, which is limited to ten years."
Chapter completed!