Manchu, Chenyang City.

After the Qing army moved back to the outside of the pass, the Liaohe Plain was gradually developed and wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, and Korean rice were planted.

Because the Little Ice Age gradually ended and the temperature in the Northeast gradually increased, the land here began to be suitable for agricultural production.

The land in the Northeast was fertile, and the flag-curtain and flag-slave system adopted by the Qing Dynasty was somewhat similar to the slave owner plantation system, which gradually restored the Qing Dynasty's economy.

Although under this formulation, the banner slaves and the people at the bottom were severely exploited and their lives were extremely difficult, the Eight Banners nobles in the upper Qing Dynasty gradually improved, which made the Qing Dynasty regain cohesion and Chenyang City become increasingly prosperous.

If there was no war, under the current situation, the Qing Dynasty might embark on a path of healthy development, the country would become more stable, and the finances would become increasingly abundant.

However, the Battle of Lushun made people panic within the Qing Dynasty, and the internal thoughts of the Eight Banners gradually split.

The only thing the Eight Banners nobles are most worried about now is that is whether the Qing Dynasty has a future.

At this time, in Shenyang City, in Prince Su's mansion, Haoge was angry and rolled a piece of Ganchao newspaper into a ball, and he was furious, "It's shameful! The shame of the Qing Dynasty! Dorgon and Mandahai not only survived the world, but also became Gao Huan's lackey!"

Hong Chengchou picked up the newspaper, opened it and looked at it. When he saw the front page headline, it was an article signed by Dorgon. The general content was to criticize Nurhaci's seven major hatreds, which were shameless words. At the same time, he criticized the current Manchu people who were in power, who were leading the Manchus to perish, calling on the vast number of Manchu compatriots to stand up and overthrow the current Qing court.

Now, the thoughts were divided within the Qing Dynasty. Dorgon and Mandahai turned against each other, so command made the Qing court even more turbulent.

After reading it, Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Regent, Gao Huan is so sinister!"

"Shame! Scum! I want to remove Dorgon and Mandahai from the royal family!" Haoge came out of his anger.

Hong Chengchou said: "Prince, this should be Gao Huan's conspiracy to mess up my Qing Dynasty before going to the Western Kingdom! The prince must wake up!"

Haoge had a gloomy face and frowned, "You mean, Gao Huan is going to attack Zhang Xianzhong!"

After the defeat in Lushun, the Qing army retreated to Gaizhou, established a line of defense, monitored the Gan army in Lushun, and looked for opportunities to counterattack.

Because the main force of the Qing army was still there, Gao Huan wanted to prevent the Gan army from being attacked by the Western Kingdom.

Haoge stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and Hong Chengchou stood behind him, "Prince, according to the scout's investigation, the Gan army has recently mobilized ordinary people, and their troops and military capital are gathering in Huguang and Guanzhong. The slaves think Gao Huan is preparing to attack the Western Kingdom!"

Haoge had a dark face, "If Zhang Xianzhong can't stand it, the next one is my Qing Dynasty! I understand. Gao Huan asked Dorgon and Mandahai to publish articles, with the intention of disturbing the Qing Dynasty, restraining me, and preventing me from reinforcement of Zhang Xianzhong."

Hong Chengchou said: "If Zhang Xianzhong is in the southwest, Gao Huan has the Central Plains, and our Qing Dynasty has the northeast, forming a trend of two weak and one strong. Although the Gan Dynasty is strong now, this trend can make it fight on both sides, and the head and tail cannot be taken into consideration. For several attacks in the west, our Qing Dynasty will attack Gan, and our Qing Dynasty will attack Gan, and the west will attack Gan, otherwise Gan will be strong and the West will be weak, and one country will be destroyed, and the other country will inevitably be unsupported. If the West is destroyed, the Qing Dynasty will not be independent. If Gao Huan attacks Shu, his servants think that our Qing Dynasty will gather troops to attack Gan country and restrain Gan army."

Faced with the unification war that Gao Huan was about to launch, the Qing court's reaction was similar to that of Gao Huan and Du Yinxi.

Haoge nodded slightly, realizing the seriousness of the problem, he turned around and asked, "Scholar Hong thought when will Gao Huan attack Zhang Xianzhong?"

"It should be within a year." Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "This is the battle in Guanzhong. The Western Army has made great efforts. Gao Huan cannot give Zhang Xianzhong a breath of time. Second, Zhang Xianzhong also knew that Gao Huan was going to attack in the general, so he actively prepared for the war and was carrying out reforms, but Gao Huan could not allow the Western country to complete the reforms."

Haoge showed hatred on his face, "Yes. Li Jiyu was attacked by Gao Huan at halfway through the reform, and eventually failed in the reform and destroyed the country by Gao Huan. In addition, Gao Huan launched the Lushun Battle this time, the purpose of the Qing Dynasty was to destroy the reform of our Qing Dynasty."

"The prince is wise." Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Gao Huan launched the Battle of Lushun not only to hinder the reform of our Qing Dynasty, but also to prepare for the attack on Zhang Xianzhong. Gao Huan wanted to severely damage our army and insert the nail of Lushun outside the pass, so that our Qing Dynasty could not interfere with his unification of the pass."

Haoge exhaled a breath of turbid air and punched the table in annoyance, "It seems that Gao Huan's preparation is really almost done."

"Prince, the more the enemy doesn't want us to do what we do, the more we want to do." Hong Chengchou looked firm and cheered Haoge: "Fortunately, although we suffered a lot of losses in the Battle of Lushun, the main force still exists, and he still has the opportunity to destroy Gao Huan's plan to attack the Western country."

After hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Haoge encouraged his cheeks: "What does Hong mean is to continue reforming?"

Hong Chengchou nodded, "Gao Huan was afraid that we would contact the Dutch, so we wanted to cooperate with the Dutch. Recently, he purchased a batch of armies from the Dutch and invited the Dutch to send a fleet as soon as possible. At present, the Dutch have agreed to our request and actively contacted the Spaniards. Soon, their joint fleet will arrive in North Korea."

"I know the Dutch, what's going on with the Spanish?" Haug couldn't help asking.

Hong Chengchou explained: "Reporting to the prince, Spain is like the Netherlands, and now it is still in war with Gao Huan. Gao Huan supports Zheng Zhilong to seize Luzon, which was originally the territory of the Spanish. The Spanish fleet is now anchored in Japan, just to retake Luzon from the Qian army. Now they are in war with the Qian Dynasty, and our Qing Dynasty and Qian Dynasty are also in war. We have a common enemy, so there is a possibility of unity."

There are four main countries that are currently in war with the Qian Dynasty, namely the Western Kingdom, the Qing Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain.

Now the Qian Dynasty, the Netherlands and Spain are still declaring war, and the trade embargo on the two countries has not been lifted, making it impossible for the Dutch to make money in the Far East, and the money in Spain cannot buy products, which has fallen into severe inflation.

After hearing this, Haoge said in a deep voice: "Since he has a grudge against Gao Huan, he is my friend of the Qing Dynasty. Now Gao Huan is about to attack the Western Kingdom, we must restore our military strength as soon as possible, buy Western-Japanese guns and cannons, and contact their navy to carry out the same time."

Haoge walked to the map and stared at Lushun, "Once Gao Huan attacks Zhang Xianzhong, I will take back this place."

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North Korea, Seoul.

After the Qian army occupied Lushun, it almost blocked the Bohai Strait. Dutch merchant ships were unable to pass through the blockade and arrived at the mouth of the Liaohe River.

The guns and cannons purchased by the Qing Dynasty from the Dutch could only be unloaded in North Korea, and then transported them to Chenyang by land.

After the two naval battles between Taiwan and Luzon, the Dutch and Spanish fleets suffered heavy losses and the fleet could not compete with the Gan Army, so their merchant ships did not dare to approach the Ganchao coast or the Liaodong.

Because Gao Huan imposed trade sanctions on the Netherlands, excluding the Dutch people from overseas trade in North Korea. The profits of the Dutch East India Company, which originally relied on reselling Chinese goods and became a middleman, were directly cut in half.

In order to make up for the losses and to earn money, the Dutch began to switch to arms trade, cast and acquire a large number of arms, and then sell them to the Qing Dynasty.

And they soon discovered that the arms trade was simply huge profits, and it was no less profitable than reselling porcelain and tea.

Now the Netherlands and Ganchao are still in a state of war. They sell arms to the Qing Dynasty, which can not only make money, but also attack Gao Huan. The Dutch are very enthusiastic.

After two naval battles, the Dutch fleet suffered heavy losses and could no longer compete with Gan Chao in East Asia.

Now the second wave of local fleets in the Netherlands and Spain have not arrived yet, so merchant ships dare not enter the Beiyang Navy's sphere of influence. The fleet docked in Incheon, west of Seoul, and transported boxes of arms and artillery ashore.

The situation in North Korea has not been peaceful recently. After loading these arms, they are covered with oil cloth, making it difficult to see what is inside.

At this time, the Qing army had just taken away the arms, and several people emerged from the woods. One of them looked at the ruts on the ground and immediately frowned, "General, it's not like ordinary goods!"

Lin Qingye squatted on the ground and looked at it. The ruts were too deep, and it was indeed not like other goods. It should be guns and cannons purchased by the Qing court, so he said seriously: "It may be arms!"

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