Chapter 2873
Bai Kesi is such a person. When Chen Yixin said this, he immediately understood what he meant: "When the time comes, Shunzhi will let these prisoners bite whoever Shunzhi wants to punish. With all the personal and material evidence, there is no way to evade the accusation. You can do whatever he wants!”
Chen Yixin nodded and said: "If you do it this way, it will definitely be much better than Suk Saha forcing himself to bite the white flag. But he investigated the case, arrested the person, and handed the knife to Shunzhi If the Xiangbai Banner holds a grudge afterwards, it will only be on Suksaha's head. If Suksaha is really allowed to take over the power of the Zhengbai Banner in the future, it will definitely be difficult for the relationship between the two flags to be reconciled as before. ”
Bai Kesi pondered: "In this way, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty can take advantage of the opportunity to deal with some disobedient people and further consolidate his position."
Chen Yixin sneered and said: "It's not that easy for Shunzhi to win over the Eight Banners. We are not the only ones who can see the tricks he wants to use and what he wants to do. We are also not the only ones who don't want him to get what he wants. The development direction of this matter, It may not be what he wants.”
Chen Yixin has been operating in Liaodong for many years, and has never stopped fighting with the Qing Dynasty overtly and covertly. Bai Kesi knew that when he said this, he must have some back-ups and would not let this matter become a tool for Shunzhi to attack dissidents and gather power. .
The power structure of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was based on tribal armed forces. Each banner holder controlled considerable direct armed forces, and the loyal objects of these troops were often first of all to their own tribes, and secondly to the Manchu Qing emperor. This led to the fact that although the emperor's status was respected, he might not be able to command the armed forces of the Eight Banners.
The first two generations of Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, and even Dorgon, who had controlled the government for many years in the name of regent, all had their status through hard work on horseback, and at least they had real abilities that were convincing. But after the death of Huang Taiji, Shunzhi succeeded to the throne at a young age. He never really went into battle, let alone had any worthy military exploits.
The most terrible thing is that after Dorgon died a few years ago, Haihan immediately launched the Northern Expedition. The Manchu and Qing Dynasty's internal situation was chaotic and their strength was weak. They were almost defeated in the face of the Haihan Army's offensive. In just one or two years, a large area of territory including the capital Shenyang was lost. Finally, under huge military pressure, the Qing court had to sign an extremely unfavorable armistice agreement with Haihan.
This series of military and political failures all occurred during Shunzhi's rule. Who should bear the responsibility, it will naturally be attributed to Shunzhi. Although due to various reasons, Shunzhi finally survived this test and was not deposed by the coalition of veterans of the previous dynasty, but he was still far from the goal of gathering power, establishing prestige, and restoring the glory of the empire.
For Haihan, it was of course an excellent choice to keep the Manchus in this leaderless and divided state for a long time. Therefore, Chen Yixin's attitude toward the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty was mainly to wait and see. However, if Shunzhi showed signs of taking advantage of the situation to establish his power, Chen Yixin might not continue to sit on the sidelines.
At this point, the handling of the emergency incident at Qingyang Fort has come to an end. Although it had some impact on local border trade activities, fortunately it did not last long and all the real culprits were arrested and severely punished.
Haihan did not seem to have taken any advantage on the surface, but in terms of public reaction, most of them praised the government's actions. After all, beheading more than two hundred Manchus outside Qingyang Fort this time to save the lives of the victims in the robbery was something that was unthinkable before. In the future, I believe no one will dare to make trouble locally. As for the criticism from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, although there is no definite news yet, such a handling method will definitely not make the Manchu and Qing people feel comfortable. In the past, it was a matter of course to cross the border and rob the Han people's property. Whose family hasn't had a few men participate in such actions? But now they have to lose their heads because of this, and their family members will be imprisoned, their property confiscated and exiled for three thousand miles. This is a method that completely subverts the cognition of the Manchu people. Not many people will agree with Suk Saha's method.
While handling this case, Bai Kesi and his party have basically completed their inspection trip near Shenyang and confirmed the feasibility of several major projects in Liaodong.
The coal and iron resources in Anshan, Liaoyang, Fushun and other places will gradually enter the development stage. The coal-iron composite industrial base in Anshan will also be constructed within the year. The Ministry of Industry will invest a large number of construction machinery and technical personnel for this purpose, while the Northern Region will have to try to solve the thorny problem of severe labor shortage in Liaodong during this period.
In addition to these production projects, large-scale industrial-related projects include the planned Gaizhou-Shenyang railway. The significance of this railway is that it not only provides stronger freight capacity for a series of important nodes such as Gaizhou, Haizhou, Anshan, Liaoyang, and Shenyang, allowing industrial products to have a convenient and efficient passage to the sea, but it can also serve as a A method of rapid delivery of armed force.
After the completion of this railway, troops landing from Gaizhou can reach Shenyang within one day, and they can also carry a large amount of heavy weapons and combat supplies. This speed of mobilization can greatly reduce Haihan's military pressure in the Liaodong region, and it is the transportation project Chen Yixin dreams of.
Of course, this project also inevitably faces various problems caused by the huge amount of work. Not counting the future extension lines with Shenyang as the node to Fushun in the east and Tieling in the north, as well as the future railway lines extending from Gaizhou to the south to Fuzhou and Jinzhou, only the currently planned railway between Shenyang and Gaizhou The mileage is more than three hundred miles. According to the current level of railway construction, the construction period will be at least three to five years.
And this must be guaranteed by a sufficient labor force. Given the current situation in Liaodong, priority must be given to the employment needs of the mining, smelting, and processing industry chain. The construction period of the railway project may be much longer than expected. .
However, Chen Yixin is full of confidence in this. He assured Bai Kesi that as long as the Ministry of Industry can provide the necessary technical support, the Northern Region will find a way to solve the labor gap problem.
How Chen Yixin plans to solve this problem has actually been revealed before. The general idea is to start from two directions: Manchu, Qing and Ming. But it is obviously unrealistic for the two countries to cooperate obediently, and some extraordinary means must be used during this period.
Although Bai Kesi didn't quite agree with Chen Yixin's idea, he also knew that this was the way to achieve rapid expansion. Therefore, he just suggested that Chen Yixin should achieve some visible results in this regard before reporting his work to the Executive Committee in person next time. Only then can the Executive Committee affirm his approach and provide more support.
(End of chapter)