Chapter 340 Righteous and Spies
He is so brave!
Not to mention anything else, even Sun Mingzhe himself knew how much risk he was taking this time. Who wouldn't know that the prince De "took traitors like enemies" and that he, a Han man, had Dorgon's secret envoy, might not even be able to keep his head.
But, he must not come!
People die for money, and birds die for food.
As a bannerman, even if he was Dorgon's aide and had also joined the Han army flag, he would have to have corresponding opportunities to make a fortune, but there were so many conspicuous opportunities in front of his master.
In fact, there are not opportunities. Some opportunities are right in front of you. In order to make your life more comfortable, of course, it is also for the little thoughts in your heart. Sun Mingzhe came to Dorgon to recommend himself and came to Dalian as a messenger. Not to mention that when he recommended himself, Dorgon was worried about who to send. Now, he naturally entered the eyes of the prince.
"Caomintang meets the prince."
After seeing the prince, Sun Mingzhe was not panicked, but instead saluted respectfully.
Staring at the person in front of him, Zhu Guoqiang snorted coldly.
"Sun Mingzhe, since you are a Han Chinese, you are willing to drive Dorgon. You said, should you die!"
As soon as this said, it was filled with a strong murderous intent. If it were an ordinary person, this sentence would probably scare the person fainted.
But Sun Mingzhe, who had been mentally prepared, was not in a hurry and replied.
"If I were willing to drive Dorgon, I would really die, but the villain was not willing to drive him!"
Perhaps for him, this is indeed an opportunity, but the reason why he chose this opportunity was not just to show his face in front of Dorgon. He also had some of his own thoughts.
After bowing again, Sun Mingzhe continued.
"Caomin was originally a student in Shenyang. When Jiannu was in Shenyang, although Caomin was young, he never dared to forget that he was a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. He has been looking for opportunities to serve my Ming Dynasty over the years. This is to recommend himself to Dorgon, after all, to inform the prince..."
As the saying goes, those who know the times are heroes. If the Qing Dynasty had been so smooth, it might have gone with the flow.
However, the emperor and the prince's successive defeats made him dare not follow the trend. Of course, he didn't want to seize the opportunity, but this opportunity was definitely not for serving the Qing Dynasty, but for serving the Ming Dynasty.
Looking at Sun Mingzhe, Zhu Guoqiang signaled him to continue.
"The prince, Caomin, was aide in Dorgon's mansion. Although it is not considered his confidant, he also has many secrets. As far as the people know, since Ajige defeated him last time, Dorgon returned to Shenyang, and sent people to win over the grassland divisions, while also straddling the north. At present, he has conquered Yaksa, Ukur, Asajin, Duochen and other cities, and the upper reaches of Heilongjiang, and to most areas in the east of the Baijiaohai Sea, and under his jurisdiction. The eight banner system was implemented for the Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen and other tribes, and the Niulu. The leader of the tribes was given to Niulu Zhangjing and incorporated into the Eight Banners of Manchuria. At present, as the people know, Dorgon sent troops north this time to collect dozens of Jurchens from the east of the Haidong. According to Dorgon and others, the Jurchens from the east of the Haidong are no less than tens of thousands, and they are all capable of fighting against the tiger and wild Jurchens..."
Sun Mingzhe's report made Zhu Guoqiang raise his eyebrows slightly. Although there was information showing that Dorgon sent troops north, because there was no one inside, the General's Mansion just thought that he went north to compete with Huangtaiji for territory, but who would have thought that it was to surrender the Haidong Jurchen, that is, the savage Jurchen.
The Savage Jurchen is a general term for the scattered Jurchens, and did not form an alliance group like the Jianzhou and Haixi Jurchens. The birth of the daughter Zhi, Qi Liemi, Naoshi, Beishan Wild, Kuwu, Ji Liemi, etc. recorded in the Ming Dynasty, mostly belonged to the Jurchen tribes of the East China Sea, but this only records some tribes distributed in the lower reaches of the Songhua River and north of the Heilongjiang River.
Many clans and tribes living south of Heilongjiang in history were conquered by Nurhaqi and Huang Taiji and moved south to the Hunhe River Basin and later became part of the Manchus; however, most of the tribes distributed in the Ussuri River Basin and north of Heilongjiang were not included in the Manchus. Their living range ranges from Yaksa City to the north, to Haicucumber Wei in the south, and even to Kuye Island.
Now, the reality of losing troops and losing generals has made Dorgon choose to go north to conquer the savage Jurchens on the north bank of Heilongjiang, and incorporated them into the Eight Banners to strengthen their strength. What about Huang Taiji? He is trying to annex Korea, and even formed the "Goryeo Eight Banners" in addition to the Eight Banners of the Han army.
This butterfly wing has brought a lot of changes!
"... When Caomin came to visit, he heard from the messenger that the Donglu even sent troops to build a ship and cross the sea to Kuye Island to recruit wild animals on the island. At present, he has obtained no less than 200,000 Dingkou and no less than 30,000 soldiers."
He actually recruited surrenders to Kuye Island. The people on Kuye Island are not the Hokkien people, why don’t you recruit Japan?
Maybe, if Japan did not lock its country, it would be hard to say. Dorgon and Huangtai are truly a figure who left many marks in history books. Not to mention anything else, just their reaction to seize the opportunity to find breakthroughs and expand their strength is not comparable to ordinary people.
Dorgon conquered the Jurchens in the East China Sea, and even the Eight Banners of the Hokkien people. Huang Taiji created the "Eight Banners of Goryeo", which was very meaningful to turn North Korea into a part of the Qing Dynasty.
These two people!
But it's really not simple!
As they continue to do this, this history will really change a lot.
Zhu Guoqiang thought silently in his heart and glanced at Sun Mingzhe. No matter what he thought he had, he had at least brought a lot of information.
Then Zhu Guoqiang carefully asked Sun Mingzhe about many things about Dorgon, such as how many troops he has now, and the relationship with Huang Taiji is mostly about such questions. As Dorgon's aide, even if he is not a core aide, Sun Mingzhe still brought a lot of information, and even Dorgon ordered Cao Eryu to test the flower bullet and other information, they all reported it one by one.
"Criminal, be more careful. Cao Min heard from others that Cao Eryu had already made a flowering bullet. If the Donglu used it in the battle formation, it would inevitably bring losses to the official army."
Humph, Jiannu absorbed new weapons very quickly! In fact, it has never been slow. The Eight Banners Army has always used bird guns and cannons, but it was not for the Han people to use. Later, they also had foreign gun teams.
Thinking so much in his heart, Zhu Guoqiang looked at Sun Mingzhe and asked.
"Sun Mingzhe, what is Dorgon trying to achieve?"
“Business.”
Sun Mingzhe said directly.
"Criminal Master, Dorgon heard that the prince is engaged in trade with Huang Taiji, and he also hopes to participate. He expressed his willingness to exchange some things from the prince with ginseng, fur and silver."
These two families were indeed separated by one family, and the secrets and other parties could not be hidden from the other party!
Trade.
If news of Dalian's business with Jiannu came out, would he be accused of "colluding with Jiannu" like Mao Wenlong?
With a sneer in his heart, Zhu Guoqiang asked some other questions and then said to Sun Mingzhe.
"It is rare that you are in Cao's camp, but you are still loyal and righteous. If the remnants who are trapped in the hands of Jiannu are like you, why worry about the uneasiness of the East? You should pay attention to safety when you are with Dorgon in the future. As for the business matter, I will consider it, but don't worry, since you take risks to inform the news, you will definitely not let you go empty-handed."
Whether Sun Mingzhe is really in a Ming Dynasty or just wants to act as a "double-faced spy", it doesn't matter. Even a "double-faced spy" has its uses, especially at this time, when he is basically ignorant of Dorgon and the others. Even if there is a double-faced spy, he can use it. At least he can obtain some intelligence. It is better to have intelligence than to have no money.
He glanced at him, thought about it and said:
"Let's do it now. Go back and take a break first, and you will be given a reply in the past two days."
Chapter completed!