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But Wang Fuchen didn't know what he was thinking, and asked: "I heard from your subordinates, you are the leader of the Raksha ghost?"

Chapter 733 [Khabarov opens his eyes wide]

It was the Daur boy next to Khabarov who was in charge of the translation.

The young man was sent to speak outside the village, and when Wang Fuchen rushed out with his husband, he immediately became the first prisoner of this battle.

The Chinese spoken by Wang Fuchen was first translated into local dialect by the general officer of the army, and then the Daur boy guessed and spoke to Khabarov with great uncertainty.

After two or three layers of translation, it reached Khabarov's ears and asked him "whether he is the chief of the Cossacks".

Khabarov patiently explained: "Cossacks are not tribes, they are free people who are not ruled by lords. Every Cossack settlement will elect its own leader. The big leader is called Hetman, and the small leader is called Ataman. I am in In Yakutsk, I was just a small leader. When I arrived in Yaksa, I became a big leader again.”

Wang Fuchen asked: "Where is Yakutsk? Where is Yaksa?"

Khabarov said: "Yakutsk is a castle built on the Lena River, far northeast of here. Yaksa is the village I built, just on the Amur (Heilongjiang) and Zeya River (Jingqi) Li River) at the junction."

After the Daur boy translated, he suddenly looked up at Wang Fuchen, gritted his teeth and said, "That's not Yaksa, it's our village. He killed all the men in the village, and I survived because I was young. He killed the living women and children. , to the bandits under his command. Our patriarch, Higinieyi, was also killed by these bandits. The patriarch’s wife, unwilling to obey Khabarov, even bit him, and was strangled to death by him.”

Wang Fuchen glanced at Khabarov, and asked the boy, "What else did the Rakshasa ghost do?"

The Daur boy said: "These bandits forced us to farm and hunt. They also went to other tribes, captured many captives, and forced them to build a city wall for him. There was a chief of a big tribe named Guigudar. His The village built a three-story wall, fought bravely, and killed four Rakshasa robbers. Khabarov was very angry. After breaking through the village, he killed more than 600 people on the spot and took away more than 300 women and children."

Seeing that Wang Fuchen was silent, the Daur boy said again: "Two months ago, bandits attacked Tolga City (Aihui City). They captured the leader Tolga, and also captured the nobleman Tulongqia."

Torga is the lord of Aihui City, and also the Chief of the Winged Wings Canonized by the Tartars.

Tu Longqia, a cousin was married by Huang Taiji and became the consort of the Qing Dynasty because of his bravery in battle.

The Daur boy said: "Torga City (Aihui City) has been burned and killed by robbers. The leader Tolga and the nobleman Tulongcha, their daughters were all taken away, and their wives were killed because they were too old. .”

"Can you count?" Wang Fuchen finally spoke, but his focus was different.

The Daur boy said: "I am also called Tulongcha, the eldest son of the shaman in the clan, just like that great nobleman."

Cultural people among the aborigines!

Wang Fuchen asked, "Yaksa, your village, how far is it from Yakutsk?"

Turuncha replied: "I don't know how far it is, but more than half of the grain we grow and the grain looted by the robbers will be transported to Yakutsk for sale. I heard that you can take a boat along the way. It will be there in a month."

Wang Fuchen asked again: "How many Rakshasa ghosts does Yaksa have?"

Tu Longqia said: "There are more than 20 more."

Wang Fuchen asked Khabarov again: "How many people are there in Yakutsk?"

In order to survive, Khabarov immediately sold the Cossacks in Yakutsk: "The chief of Yakutsk is not a Cossack, but a down-and-out noble officer sent by the tsar. The chief of Yakutsk is named Peter Go Lovin. The secretary of Yakutsk, named Vasily Poyarkov. They have the power to tax the Cossacks, so they are very annoying. The property I looted will be shipped to them. Live in There are only more than 200 Cossacks in Yakutsk, but there are five or six hundred indigenous people attached to them."

Wang Fuchen continued to ask: "Apart from Yakutsk, where are there Rakshasa ghosts?"

Khabarov said: "On the shore of Lake Baikal, there are two castles, Upper Angarask and Bargutim and Tun. Further west, there are Ust-Kut, Upper Lusk, Osinsk, and Bratsk. Four castles. Those places are all the territory of the Buryat Mongols."

Wang Fuchen was at a loss when he heard it, and asked the natives and the translator accompanying the army, and barely figured out what Buryatia was, that is, the Buriyat tribe in northern Mongolia.

As for Lake Baikal, after repeated inquiries and speculations, the missionary officer Zhong Kaidong suddenly interrupted: "Lake Baikal is probably the North Sea."

"Beihai?" Wang Fuchen still didn't understand.

Zhong Kaidong said: "Su Wu shepherds the North Sea."

As a surrendered general, Wang Fuchen performed well, but he was recommended to go to a military academy.

Although I only read it for one year, I also know many allusions.Because in addition to military subjects, the military academy also cultivates loyalty and patriotism. Wang Fuchen has heard countless stories about Su Wu shepherding sheep and Yue Fei fighting gold.

"The place where Su Wu herds the sheep," Wang Fuchen laughed at first, and then acted angrily, "How can the place where the ancestors herd the sheep be taken away by robbers? I will report when I go back, and I will have to bring Beihai back sooner or later!"

Zhong Kaidong said: "According to this person's confession, there are more than one or two Raksha ghosts. We only eliminate one of them. If we retreat directly, then the Raksha ghosts in Yakutsk will surely go south again to occupy Yaksa. Some soldiers must be left behind." Go and guard, but we can't garrison without authorization."

Wang Fuchen asked the Daur boy: "How far is Yaksa from here?"

Tu Longqia said: "It will take six or seven days to go down the river by boat, and it will not exceed ten days against the water. But some places on the shore are difficult to walk, and there are forests and mountains. I am afraid it will take a month or two to walk."

Zhong Kaidong said: "It's almost winter, so I have to go back quickly. On the way back, ask those tribes who can build ships to build more transport ships, and promise to exchange them for food in the coming year. Next year, you don't need to bring so many horses. The boats come and go, and when the time comes, bring a few cannons, and then go to attack the city wall of Yaksa."

Wang Fuchen asked: "How is the city wall of Yaksa?"

Khabarov said: "There is not enough manpower, only some low earth walls have been built, and the castle has not yet been built."

Zhong Kaidong said: "It's too cold and remote here, and the food production is low, so it's impossible to station too many troops. If you want to rule here, you have to follow the example of the Jianzhou Tartars, canonize some indigenous leaders, and let the indigenous leaders govern on their behalf. Let's go back to Liaoning as soon as possible. , and report the details to the imperial court. When the troops are dispatched next year, it is best to bring the imperial envoys here, and confer the chieftains along the way as chieftains."

"Your idea is good, I will listen to you." Wang Fuchen said with a smile.

Two days later, the Datong army returned the same way, and the Daur boy Tu Longqia was also taken with him, and he was not a prisoner.

No one cares about how many bad things Turoncha has done by being a dog by Khabarov's side.He has a quick mind and can count. He is a cultural person among the aboriginals and is familiar with the Heilongjiang River Basin, which is enough to serve as an army guide in the coming year.

Thirty-seven Cossack captives were tied up on the grain transport ship and held separately, almost one on each ship, so as to prevent them from rebelling after gathering.

The grain ship is small and has no cabin.

Khabarov was not only tied up, but also had a rag stuffed in his mouth, so he couldn't make a sound at all.He was terrified and uneasy because Wang Fuchen didn't follow the script.

In Russia, Poland, and Lithuania, no matter how many bad things he has done in the past, a famous Cossack leader like him will be accepted by the lords as long as he is willing to serve him.The lord here, why doesn't he accept himself?He also tied himself up and took him away. Could it be that he took him back to kill him?

The army returned all the way to the Songhua River Basin, where Khabarov came last year.Compared with the "prosperous" middle and upper reaches of Heilongjiang, the lower reaches of Heilongjiang and the Songhua River Basin can already be called "wealthy".

Continue to march along the Songhua River, and gradually come to the place that Khabarov didn't grab.

After crossing the Mongolian grasslands, after Harbin and Changchun, Khabarov was ordered to disembark and walk.

There hasn't been much change here, and the people have been sparsely populated due to wars all year round. When they reached the territory of Anle Prefecture, the population quickly became denser.

Anle Prefecture has a vast jurisdiction, including Shuangliao, Siping, and Kangping in later generations.The original Han, Jurchens, and Mongols have already settled down and divided their fields for resettlement. After several years of immigration, the registered population (over 12 years old) in the prefecture exceeds [-].

The sparse villages, in the eyes of southern Han people, can be said to be remote and desolate.

But Khabarov became more and more frightened as he watched. Every day, he passed two or three villages, and each village had at least dozens or hundreds of people.This is much richer than Heilongjiang and Songhua River, and presumably it has reached the core of the lord's rule.

Finally, they arrived at Anlezhou City, which had more than 2000 residents.

In this "big city" Khabarov was handed over and suddenly separated from the lord.The Cossack captives were led by a group of soldiers and escorted to the "giant city" Tieling.

Seeing the city wall of Tieling, Khabarov had a thought: Is he being escorted to see the king?Even if he wasn't a king, he might at least be a grand duke!

However, the captives did not enter the city at all.

After resting for one night at the station outside the city, he was escorted and continued on the road, arriving in Shenyang in a few days.

Seeing the Shenyang City Wall, Khabarov was inexplicably shocked.

King, there must be a king in the city!

It's a pity that I still didn't enter the city. I took a boat all the way down, and then came to the seaside. After waiting for a few days, I boarded a naval warship.

What a majestic warship, Khabarov was fortunate to have seen Ottoman warships, and these warships were not lost to the Ottoman Navy at all.

Khabarov was thrown into the cabin and imprisoned, unable to see what was going on outside.He only felt that after stopping for a few days, the goods in the cabin were moved out, and some goods were moved in again.

When he was escorted off the ship, he came to a huge seaport (Shanghai).

Well... so many people!

Khabarov looked at the pier stupidly. The dense crowd gave him no reason to fear.Looking back, the port is full of merchant ships, and each ship means endless wealth.

Then, he was stuffed into the cabin again and headed for Nanjing along the Yangtze River.

Back on the deck again, the moment he saw the city wall of Nanjing, Khabarov couldn't help but feel weak in his legs: Great Lord, where am I?

All the way into the city, Khabarov saw many nobles.

It was already early winter, and passers-by were all dressed thickly.But some people's padded jackets are made of silk.Some wore leather jackets, some wore sweaters, all in fashionable styles, and in Khabarov's view, they were all aristocrats.

Finally, Khabarov realized that this must be the capital of the Khitan people!

Chapter 734 [Policy Adjustment]

Throwed into a prison, Khabarov was interrogated again.

When I was in Heilongjiang, the military was interrogating, mainly asking for some military information.After arriving in Nanjing, it was the Criminal Department who was interrogating, mainly interrogating the evil deeds they committed separately.

"Your Majesty," Xiao Huan, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, sent the results of the interrogation, "This Khabarov killed more than 1000 people and looted more than 400 people in the Heilongjiang and Songhua River areas alone, not counting those who were burned to death by them." Go in. The victims are mainly Daur, Sakhalian, and Huerha indigenous people. These tribes belong to the Jurchen in the north and the Jurchen in the East China Sea, and should be under the jurisdiction of the Heilongjiang Dusi. Canonize each department."

To put it simply, the people killed by Khabarov temporarily belonged to the puppet Qing people in name.But the puppet Qing Dynasty has been destroyed, and they are afraid to come out in the Ninggu Tower. These people should automatically become the people of Datong, but the Heilongjiang Metropolis has not really been formed.

In a word, the emperor can do whatever he says, and no matter how he disposes of it, it is reasonable and legal.

Song Yingxing, chief assistant, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, after the establishment of the Heilongjiang capital, the front and rear banners of Guoerluosi should be changed to Guoerluosi's avant-garde and rear guard. The commander of Guoerluosi's rearguard, I feel that Bumba is too old. It should be replaced by a young and promising Mongolian leader."

Zhao Han smiled and said, "What Song Qing said is absolutely true."

Those who came to Beijing with the Cossack prisoners also had two letters of complaint from the Northeast.

One letter was written by Wang Fuchen, saying that he led troops through Bumba's territory, and the old guy charged money for everything, and he only accepted money but not military tickets, and he even refused to send a few Mongolian cavalry to help in the battle.

One was written by Li Zheng, saying that the post road from the Great Wall of Liao Dynasty to the grassland had been dredged (the route was very short), and that next year he could go to Harbin to establish the Heilongjiang capital yamen.However, Harbin belongs to Bumba's territory, even if it is not the core area, this old guy is unwilling to give it up.

Song Yingxing said it very euphemistically just now, but there was a bloody smell in the words-send troops to kill him, so he is convinced!

Lu Xiangsheng clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, when the Puppet Qing Dynasty enshrined the Guo Erluo tribe, they not only divided the Mongolian tribe into two, but also attached it to the Horqin Left Wing. They often plunder the Guoerluosi Department, but they also regard the Guoerluosi Department as a subsidiary. Once we send troops to the Guoerluosi Rear Banner, we must consider the reaction of the Guoerluosi Front Banner, as well as the reaction of Horqin’s left-wing Mongolia.”

Yuan Yunlong asked: "Lu Shangshu doesn't suggest sending troops?"

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said: "Of course we must send troops, but we can't just use troops against Guoerluosi. After the snow melts in spring next year, all other troops in the Northeast will be dispatched except for the tribes stationed in Jianzhou. Choose an elite army and go straight to Guoerluosi. The rear banner killed Bumba and set up another leader. The rest of the ministries, with envoys, threatened Horqin Left Wing and Guoerluosi Front Banner. While making these Mongolian tribes dare not interfere, they took the opportunity to canonize them too!"

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the map and said: "Everything is canonized according to the pseudo-Qing method, but the name needs to be changed. The Guoerluosi front banner is changed to Guoerluosi avant-garde. The Horqin left front, middle and rear banners are changed to the Horqin left front, Central and rear guards. Zalaite Banner and Duerbert Banner are changed to Zalaite Guard and Durbert Guard. The commanders of each guard are all named Dukes of the state. Even some can be crowned kings. The higher the title, the more It is difficult to annex each other. If there is a difference in title, they will attack each other."

The entire Horqin Mongolia was forcibly divided into ten banners by the Qing Dynasty, collectively referred to as the "Ten Banners of Nenjiang".

These ten flags are not of one mind.

For example, the Guoerluo Department, which nominally belongs to the Horqin Department, has long been semi-independent.Man Qing is also happy to see the results, the deeper the contradiction the better, so as not to unite and unanimously external.

Zhao Han basically agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion. He drew a circle on the map and said, "From Anle Prefecture to the east of the Great Wall, to the Heilongjiang Metropolitan Government Office (Harbin), the grasslands along the way will be changed into areas directly under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Government. Anyone who doesn't want to, will fight." Say it again!"

This is tantamount to placing Siping, Huaide, Changchun, Jilin, Dehui, Fuyu, Zhaoyuan, Harbin... many Horqin Mongolian territories under the direct jurisdiction of the Heilongjiang Metropolitan Government, and the Mongols living there are also directly ruled by the Metropolitan Government.

In this way, the passage from Liaoning to Heilongjiang Dusi can be guaranteed, but it will inevitably arouse the resistance of the Horqin Mongolian tribe.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Your Majesty, there are two types of direct control. One is managed by Han officials, and the other is managed by Mongolian officials. In the grassland area, it may be difficult for Han officials to control, so it is better to hand over to Mongolian officials. These are the ones drawn by Your Majesty. In other places, you can select prestigious Mongols and give them official titles and titles. In this way, the entire southern tribe on the left wing of Horqin, those canonized leaders will stand on the side of the court for their own interests."

Zhao Han clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful! Those southern Mongolian tribes will not only stand on the court's side, but will also be regarded as traitors by the northern tribes. From now on, they can only obey the orders of the Heilongjiang capital!"

Chen Maosheng also spoke: "After the war is over next year and the chieftain and commander canonize. From the Mongols to the Jurchens, the leaders of various ministries must send their sons to Nanjing to study. Let them know the power of China, let them learn to speak Chinese, Wearing Hanfu will influence the customs and culture of the Han family to all parts of the Northeast."

Fei Chun said: "Tribes after enfeoffment can relax trade controls. Except for weapons that cannot be traded, food is allowed to be traded among the people. In the Ming Dynasty, mutual trade was banned at every turn, not only failed every time, but also aroused Mongolian rebellion. "

"After the liberalization of trade, merchants will inevitably buy a large amount of grain and sell it to the grasslands in order to make profits," Liu Ziren reminded.

Fei Chun said with a smile: "As long as the inspectors don't rot, the merchants can sell the grain. If the inspectors are rotten, it is forbidden to transport grain to the north, which will make it more profitable for merchants to smuggle grain. Moreover, the entire Northeast is not How much food is produced, the military rations have to be supplemented by purchasing from North Korea and Japan.”

Zhao Han said: "The tribes that have already been confiscated can try to open up the grain trade. If there is a problem, then tighten it."

Guo Shunyu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "Your Majesty, there is another thorny issue. The immigrants organized this year are only willing to go to Jianzhou as far as they go. They will not go further north or east. Two months ago, a wave of immigrants almost made trouble. When there was a disturbance, after walking a few miles to the east of Jianzhou City, they refused to go on the road again. The officials in charge of immigration could only discuss with General Hu (Hu Dinggui) to resettle the immigrants in the nearest Jianzhou territory."

"This problem is indeed very difficult, and I am also thinking of a solution." Zhao Han felt very embarrassed.

The main thing is that the people under Zhao Han's rule are living a very good life.In addition to encountering major family accidents and losing food and money in an instant, people will basically no longer starve to death, and they can barely survive by eating sweet potatoes all day long.

Since you can live in the south, why do you want to immigrate to a place of bitter cold?

No matter how generous the imperial court's immigration policy is, the western and southern parts of Jilin Province in later generations have reached the limit acceptable to immigrants.Continue east and north, sorry, not to die!

When troubles arise, instead of daring to suppress them, the immigration officials have to coax them.

Because every immigrant shipped to the Northeast, the court spent a lot of money.Brutal suppression is easy, and it will inevitably be blamed by the Ministry of Households afterwards, because it will hurt the achievements and money of the Ministry of Households.

Zhao Han said: "From Anlezhou to Heilongjiang Dusi, there must be immigrants along the way to increase the number of Han people. In these places, the treatment of immigrants has been improved again. As long as they migrate there, they will not have to pay taxes for 20 years, and the land that each person can share will also increase. Increase. As for other places that are too remote, we don’t want to relocate good people, but instead relocate prisoners to force immigration. Those who have been imprisoned for more than five years, as long as they are willing to immigrate, not only can their crimes be pardoned, but they can also be settled immediately and allocated land!”

Guo Shunyu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

The emperor set the tone, and the future immigration policy in the Northeast was established.

Normal immigration, as far as Hetuala.

Harbin, Changchun and other places have extremely favorable immigration policies, and they will not have to pay taxes for 20 years.The Han immigrants here will be the core of Heilongjiang's rule.

Further afield, all criminal immigration.Criminal immigration, not exile!There is a huge difference between the two. The death rate in exile is extremely high, but criminal immigrants are properly resettled-Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for a large number of criminals when he immigrated in the Northeast, and almost all the postmen in remote post stations were criminals.

These criminals are basically men. If they want to find a wife, they have to communicate with the aborigines and marry the local aboriginal women as wives.As long as they are hardworking and willing to work, the natives are of course willing to marry a daughter, as long as they give more food as a dowry.

In this way, it can also promote ethnic integration in the Northeast.

The imperial court personally ended the policy of laboriously organizing immigration, and it would be fine for a few more years.