December 1662.After the withdrawal of the Zhou army from Delhi, the situation within the Mughal Empire did not improve because of the withdrawal of the Zhou army.Because of the crushing defeat of the 200,000-strong army, coupled with the indemnity for the cession of land to the Zhou State, Aurangzeb's prestige suffered a huge blow.The Mughal nobility was dissatisfied with Aurangzeb, and Aurangzeb's transfer of the reparations to the Hindus further caused religious conflicts.Under these circumstances, the envoys sent by Aurangzeb to contact the Safavid and the Ottoman Empire did not make progress, and the British, who occupied Surat, took the opportunity to stir up trouble, so that Aurangzeb did not dare to break the contract, so he could only mobilize a large amount of grain to send to Punjab.After Wu Sangui retreated to Punjab, he was not idle, while going from the Western Regions to pick up the population, while overhauling the warehouse to prepare for the storage of military rations.By the end of 1662, nearly 100,000 Han people had migrated to Nanjing, Zhou State, and were ready to settle down.However, although the Mughals ceded the land west of the Sutlaim River to the Zhou State, the Zhou State actually had very limited control over the two provinces of Kunnan and Zhili.At this time, in Nanjing, Zhou State, in the temporary palace.Wu Sangui, Sun Kewang, and Hong Chengchou, who came from the Western Regions to participate in the enthronement ceremony, began to discuss things."
Your Majesty, for Tianzhu, the minister now has two plans!"
Sun Kewang said in a deep voice: "The first plan is to reach a compromise with the Brahmans and rely on them to help us rule the lower people, just like the foreigners who have occupied this place for generations.The second plan is to completely overthrow the rebirth, eradicate the upper nobility of Tianzhu, abolish the caste system, redistribute resources, and gain the support of the people at the bottom. ”Wu Sangui asked: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of these two plans?"
”Sun Kewang said: "The advantage of the first option is that as long as a compromise is reached with the Brahmins and their interests are not shaken, then the army will not suffer much hindrance to the destruction of the Mughal Empire in the future.Those high-caste nobles will not fight with us for the survival of the Mughals, and can help us quickly complete the unification of Tianzhu. ”Wu Sangui nodded, "This is like those big families of the Two Jin and Northern Dynasties, right?"
Let's talk about the disadvantages. ”"The disadvantage is that Da Zhou can only unify Tianzhu in name, but he can't really control it.With these high-caste nobles, the Great Zhou will not be able to control the place, and the country will be in a state of separation, and the Great Zhou will most likely follow in the footsteps of the Mughals and the successive Tianzhu conquerors in the future. ”Sun Kewang said in a deep voice: "And once there is a powerful foreign invasion, Da Zhou will definitely not be able to resist it." ”Wu Sangui can actually see these problems clearly, so he is not satisfied with this plan."
What about the other one?"
Wu Sangui said in a deep voice.Sun Kewang came to the interest, although he became the prime minister of the Zhou State and became the ruling class, but Sun Kewang did not forget his origin, but he was the leader of the exiles, believing in the defeat of the old aristocracy, and the prince and the prince would have a kind of Xiangning."
Your Majesty, the other, overthrowing and starting over, the advantage is that it can achieve true unification, multiply the national strength of the Great Zhou, and completely transform Tianzhu.With Tianzhu's territory and population, the monarch can establish a great empire no less than the Ming Dynasty and become an emperor through the ages, and at the same time, he will not be held back by the old nobles in the country, and has the ability to continue to expand the territory, and even fight with Zhao Ming again. ”Sun Kewang said excitedly.Although accepting the caste system can easily replace the Mughals, this parasitic life, and the imbecile state, are obviously not in line with the values of the Han people.For generations, people have been pursuing, and no one said that a strong country like the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties would establish a regime with no ambition like the Manchus.Wu Sangui's eyes flashed, and he asked, "What about the shortcomings?"
”Sun Kewang said: "For all generations, if you want to break and rebuild, you must go through bloody killings to make the old nobles submit and complete the redistribution of interests and resources.If you choose this path, it will be more difficult than compromising with the Brahmins and the caste system, and it will make the old aristocracy of Tianzhu side with the Mughals.In this way, the king wants to replace the Mughals and unify Tianzhu, and every inch of land must be defeated by iron and blood. ”These two different paths, the first one, the Zhou state is relatively easy to replace the Mughals, but in later words, that is, the revolution is not complete, there will be many contradictions in the country, and the status quo of India cannot be changed, and the Zhou state is just parasitic on this land, as little as a whole.The second way, overthrowing and starting over, and building a new empire, will be met with fierce resistance and fierce counterattacks, which will undoubtedly be difficult.Wu Sangui couldn't pay attention for a while, and asked Hong Chengchou: "What do you think of the right minister?"
”Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "In Yichen's view, in comparison, it must be better to overturn and start over, but this is a bit difficult."
The minister thought that it was better to compromise, first compromise with the Brahmins, use them to control the place, and wait until we have destroyed the Mughals, understood this land, and become stronger, and then abolished the caste and carried out a cleansing, how about it?
”Sun Kewang frowned and said: "If you don't carry out a thorough purge at the beginning, it is even more unlikely that you want to overturn it and start over later." ”Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "Now we are not familiar with this place, and there is no way of trust and communication between us and the people at the bottom.If all those high castes are cleansed, how can they rule the people?
”Sun Kewang said: "I don't want to kill them all, but I just abolish the castes, kill the resistants, and bring the mutinous into our system, do it according to our rules, and govern the place." ”Wu Sangui pondered for a while, "In this matter, the widow thinks that it is better to adopt a compromise plan, build the shelves of the Great Zhou in Tianzhu, and wait to replace the Mughals, and then carry out reforms." ”Sun Kewang saw that Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou were not resolute enough, so he sighed, "Okay!
The ministers obeyed the king's words. ”Wu Sangui immediately smiled and relieved the atmosphere and said, "Two prime ministers, let's discuss other things!"
”Hong Chengchou opened his mouth and said: "The minister has a matter, he wants to start the king!"
”"Please say it!"
Wu Sangui said.Hong Chengchou said: "It is inconvenient for the Western Regions to communicate with Kunnan and Zhili, and the next step for the ministers is to ensure the unobstructed access of the Khyber Pass and submit to the Abra Khanate to the west, and secondly, to force Uszang to submit and connect the territory." ”Wu Sangui nodded, "What the right minister said is reasonable, this matter will be handled after the widow ascends the throne." ”A few days later, outside the city of Nanjing, the former Punjab Lahore, 20,000 Zhou troops dressed in shiny armor were neatly arranged in four formations, surrounding a high platform.Under the high platform, Zhou Guo's civil and military eyes converged on that high platform.Wu Sangui was wearing a dragon robe and twelve strings of crowns of the Son of Heaven, standing on a high platform to carry out the emperor ceremony.Since the Jiashen State Change, the Guanning Army wandered all over the country, and not long ago was expelled from the Ming Dynasty and exiled to a foreign land.This made the morale of the soldiers low, and they felt that they were like rootless pines, and they were worried that they would continue to drift in the future.Now, Wu Sangui is the emperor here, but he has given them a reassurance, which indicates that they will take root in this land and create a foundation.Countless eyes shot on the high platform, listening to Hong Chengchou reciting the edict.At this time, after reading the edict, Wu Sangui kowtowed to the sky, and posthumously honored the four generations of Kaoyu as the emperor and empress, officially called the emperor of the Great Zhou.A salute exploded, shaking the heavens and the earth, and 20,000 soldiers of the Zhou army knelt on one knee in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
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