Chapter 2872
"All the people who should be arrested have been arrested, and those who should be killed have also been killed. Most of the goods have been recovered. We will negotiate with those trading houses to resolve the lost part. After today's execution, I hope this matter will also be resolved." It can end here!”
The bloody scene of beheading and the exclamations of the onlookers did not seem to affect Suksaha's mood at all. When he made the request to Sun Zhen, his tone remained cold and calm.
Sun Zhen understood what the other party meant and responded calmly: "The heads of these prisoners need to be displayed locally for another month as a warning. As for the trade gateway, I will order it to be reopened from now on. I hope your country In the future, you can take good care of your own people and completely prevent such incidents from happening again.”
Suk Saha snorted in response, but his expression was a little more relaxed than before.
For Suk Saha, the death of hundreds of civilians was actually not a big deal, but the impact of this incident did greatly damage the face of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He had to deal with these people with thunderous means to control the worsening situation as much as possible to avoid greater losses to the interests of the Qing Dynasty.
These idiots with white flags were just robbing, but they were blind and robbed their own caravan. It was okay to kill some Haihan guards, but most of the owners behind the stolen goods were princes and ministers, and no one in the court would speak for them at all. The cargo owners who suffered losses as a result may be more eager than the Haihan people to let them die early.
The trade channel of Qingyang Fort was unilaterally closed by Haihan for more than half a month because of this incident. A large number of caravans and goods were trapped here and unable to pass customs. The daily losses were tens of thousands of taels of silver. Haihan used this as an excuse to mobilize troops to the border areas, which the Manchus believed might cause trouble. If Suksaha had not dealt with it quickly enough, not only would the resulting economic losses have continued to expand, but there would also have been the risk of war breaking out.
Suk Saha has been busy with this for many days, wiping the butts of idiots like Xiangbai Qi. This is not the end of the matter, and he has cut off hundreds of heads. Afterwards, he will definitely get some benefits from Xiang Baiqi as compensation. But for Haihan, Suksaha only hopes that he can use these hundreds of heads in exchange for the other party to calm down the matter, stop holding on to this matter, and open the border trade channel as soon as possible.
Suksaha was anxious to take people back to Hetuala City to recover, so after the execution, he immediately said goodbye to Sun Zhen and set off. As for the rest of the aftermath, Geng Jimao will be in Shenyang to contact Haihan's senior management, so he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.
Sun Zhen kept his promise and ordered the official office of Qingyang Fort to reopen the trade channels that day and handle entry and exit procedures for caravans traveling between the two countries.
The more than two hundred heads were hung beside the official road outside Qingyang Fort. A huge wooden shelf was specially customized for this purpose to achieve a conspicuous effect.
Although this scene is very eye-catching, it is exactly the effect Sun Zhen wants to achieve. The purpose of adopting such a bloody method is to inform the world, shock Xiaoxiao, and let everyone understand that the order here cannot be destroyed. Anyone with ulterior motives would probably reconsider the risk of causing trouble after seeing the heads hung like curtains in this place.
"Things are progressing more smoothly than we expected." After reading the telegram sent by his subordinate, Chen Yixin handed it to Bai Kesi.
The telegram was sent by Sun Zhen from Qingyang Fort. He detailed how the Manchus handled the matter, the execution of prisoners outside Qingyang Fort, and the current situation of Qingyang Fort, and asked Chen Yixin for instructions. One step of action. Bai Kesi quickly read the telegram, nodded and said: "This Suksaha is a cruel man! He chopped off more than 200 heads and exiled more than 700 people. It really makes it hard for us to find fault!"
Chen Yixin said: "Shunzhi sent him to deal with the Qingyang Fort incident, and he must have taken a fancy to his decisiveness and ruthlessness, and his ability to solve this trouble in the shortest time."
Bai Kesi asked: "Suk Saha was born in the Zhengbai Banner. He took action to clean up the forces of the Xiangbai Banner. Do you think this will affect the internal stability of the Manchu Qing Dynasty?"
Chen Yixin pondered for a while before replying: "If you mean by stability, you mean that the Xiangbai Banner in trouble has lost power as a result, or even been divided among several other flags, then that is unlikely. But as a result, discord has arisen between Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner, It seems inevitable.”
"Oh? Please explain." Bai Kesi seemed to be interested in this.
Chen Yixin said: "Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner were previously controlled by two brothers, Dorgon and Duduo, and the two brothers were born to the same mother. Duduo's fifth son, Duoerbo, was later adopted by Dorgon. After Dorgon died, he inherited the throne of Prince Rui. This was the seventh year of Shunzhi, which was six years ago. You can imagine that the relationship between the two banners is not bad. "
Bai Kesi nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue.
"However, in the sixth and seventh years of Shunzhi, the two brothers Dorgon and Duduo both fell ill and died. Now the person who inherits the throne of Duduo and is in charge of the white flag is Duduo's second son Duni. He is better than the successor. Dorbo who is on the throne of Dorgon is a few years older, but they are also born to the same mother.”
"You also know that Dorgon has been regent for many years, and his relationship with Shunzhi is not good. Even the Zhengbai Banner is not welcomed by Shunzhi. Although Shunzhi allowed Duduo's son to inherit Dorgon's throne, it may be because he is taboo with Zhengbai Banner. Baiqi and Xiangbaiqi are in the hands of one family, so they did not hand over all the power to Zhengbaiqi, but intended to support Suksaha to take over.”
"If Suk Saha wants to ascend to power, he must show his loyalty to Shunzhi. But what can be done to reassure Shunzhi? This time handling the robbery of Qingyang Fort is a suitable opportunity for him. The more he becomes interested in Xiang The more Bai Qi shows no mercy, the more he can win Shunzhi's trust. If the brotherhood between Zheng Bai Qi and Xiang Bai Qi can be broken, it may be a great achievement!"
Bai Kesi didn't know much about the complex interest relationships among the powerful people in the Qing Dynasty. After hearing Chen Yixin's explanation, he took some time to digest it. He then asked: "But judging from what Sun Zhen reported back, Suksaha didn't seem to deliberately make the matter bigger. He only arrested people directly related to the case, instead of taking this opportunity to pour dirty water on On the heads of senior officials with white flags.”
Chen Yixin responded: "Didn't he deliberately spare the lives of several of the principal criminals and bring them back to Hetuala to report to him? I think the reason why he left these few alive is not only to report to Shunzhi, but also to report to Shunzhi. Create opportunities for Shunzhi. If Shunzhi wants to suppress Xiangbaiqi, then these prisoners can be used as props."
(End of chapter)