During the Ming and Qing dynasties, in order to trade with China, the Dutch sent envoys to Beijing in 1655 and contacted the Qing Dynasty very early.

After the Dutch were driven out of Taiwan by Zheng Chenggong, he was unwilling to lose Taiwan and intended to retake Taiwan, so he formed an alliance with the Qing Dynasty.

In 1663, the Qing army formed a coalition with the Netherlands. They defeated the Zheng army at Kinmen and occupied the Kinmen and Xiamen, forcing the Zheng army to retreat to Taiwan, occupy the Jicang in northern Taiwan, and constrained the Zheng army's forces.

The Qing Dynasty occupied Taiwan, and in propaganda, Shi Lang was brave in fighting and properly commanded, which seemed to be the contribution of the Qing army. But in fact, the Dutch made great efforts, otherwise even with Shi Lang, the Manqing Naval Division would be difficult to defeat the Zheng army.

This history is only for certain needs, so it is rarely seen when books are mentioned and is unknown.

At this time, although the Dutch were not driven out of Taiwan, the rise of Huaxing Company made the Dutch feel a huge threat.

After five years of operation in Taiwan, Donghai Town has gained a foothold, built various workshops, logged wood and built warships.

With the manpower and material resources of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch were unable to compete with each other, so after weighing the trade-offs, the Dutch East India Company contacted the Qing Dynasty in advance.

On the Tongzhou school field, Dutch soldiers demonstrated the Dutch muskets and artillery to Dorgon, which shocked Dorgon and the Manchu nobles.

I have to say that the Dutch came in time. If they came early, it would be a problem whether they could meet Dorgon.

Now, they were just in time for the Qing Dynasty to be defeated in Fujian and lost Jingzhou, so that Dorgon and the Manchu nobles could accept the Dutch firearms.

At the Tongzhou schoolyard, after the Dutch demonstrated the firearm, Dorgon ordered the Eight Banners soldiers to follow the exercises, showing their military power like the Dutch.

Tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers who have been through the battlefield demonstrated the infantry battle formation, cavalry charges, and bird guns, demonstrating the strength of the Eight Banners.

After the Tongzhou exercise, Dorgon immediately sent Hong Chengchou to sign the "Qing-Holland Joint Agreement" with the Dutch. However, because Donghai Town has strong sea power, it has already tended to become the maritime overlord in East Asia. In order to avoid Donghai Town interfering with the cooperation between Qing-Holland, the treaty will exist in a secret agreement situation and will not be disclosed.

The treaty stipulated that the Qing Dynasty purchased two thousand flintlock guns and thirty copper cannons from the Netherlands, and at the same time, it gave the Dutch East India Company a hundred thousand taels of silver to recruit craftsmen. The Qing Dynasty opened Dagukou as a trade port.

The Dutch East India Company had an obligation to assist the Qing Dynasty in building flintlock muskets and field bronze cannons, and at the same time sold naval warships to the Qing Dynasty.

The ship was built by the Dutch East India Company in Damen and Batavia, then used as a merchant ship, and went to Dagu with the fleet, and finally delivered to the Qing Dynasty. The ship price was determined based on the actual construction tonnage.

After the contract was signed, the Dutch delivered the goods, hundreds of flintlock guns and ten bronze cannons, to the Qing Dynasty, and then Yang Fan left Dagu and returned to Taiwan Island.

In 1650, the seventh year of Shunzhi, Beijing, Bauhinia City, the meeting of the ministers of the government.

When the Qing Dynasty first entered the pass, it absorbed the Han system and ruled the world, while retaining many characteristics of primitive tribes.

The meeting of the Ministers of the Political Consultative Conference was an important system in the early Qing Dynasty. It was a system in which the Manchu clan kings, the Eight Banners, Beile and other upper-class nobles participated in the handling of national affairs.

Dorgon was able to be the Regent because he had mastered the meeting of the ministers of the reconciliation, which were filled with his followers and those who depended on him.

However, in the past two years, Dorgon seems to be at its peak, but in fact it is undercurrents. Especially after Dodo's death, Dorgon's strength was greatly damaged, which caused a rebound from the two blue flag nobles who had been suppressed for a long time and some of the two yellow flag nobles.

At this time, many princes and princes in the Qing Dynasty gathered in the lobby, whispering some secret news and the current situation, but the most talked about was a decree that the Qing court implemented not long ago against the royal family and the bannermen.

When the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, the tax system and salary were relatively chaotic, which made the Qing Dynasty pay a lot of money, but the treasury still did not have much wealth.

Seeing that the Ming Dynasty in the south became harder and harder, and could no longer rely on plunder to maintain the operation of the country, Dorgon began to carry out large-scale reforms.

At the beginning of the year, in order to train the army, supplement the Eight Banners, and manufacture equipment, Dorgon ordered the number of gardens and fields of the Qing Dynasty: eight princes, five princes, four bells, three bells, and two public institutions, with each of them 180 mu of land. The general of the state was 240 mu, the general of the state was 180 mu, the general of the state was 180 mu, the general of the state was 120 mu, and the general of the state was 60 mu.

All the kings, generals and the Qing court who had given the garden stopped supplying their families with rice.

The specific number of land that the princess, princesses, garrisons and soldiers, and the strong men should also be specified one by one.

Later, the Qing Dynasty court only distributed the flag fields and gave salaries. As for the rest, they would not care about it. They would get rid of a huge burden in finance and save a large amount of money and grain for the Qing Dynasty to train troops.

This was a good thing, but it affected the interests of the Eight Banners and the royal family, making the Manchu nobles a little dissatisfied.

If it were in the past, the Eight Banners nobles would not dare to have any opinions, but now the Qing Dynasty's front line failed, and Dorgon's right-hand man Duoduo died in Jiangnan, which greatly damaged Dorgon's prestige, and there was a different voice in the meeting of the royal ministers.

"The Regent is here!" As everyone was talking, the guards outside the hall suddenly shouted.

Dorgon had been accumulating power for a long time, and the Manchu nobles who were talking in the hall immediately stopped talking. Even Jirhalang and Haoge, who were talking in a low voice, stopped talking. Everyone stood on both sides of the hall and bowed down together, "Welcome the Regent!"

Dorgon walked straight into the hall, sat down in the middle hall, and waved his hand and said, "Get up! I call on you and others to come and convene a meeting of the ministers of the king and ministers. These are two major events that the Qing Dynasty will implement this year!"

Everyone stood up slowly, lowered their heads and lowered their hands, and listened to Dorgon's words.

The meeting of the Prince and Ministers of the Political Consultative Conference was originally discussed by Manchu nobles, but in recent years, Dorgon has become a man of justice, just like an emperor.

Dorgon glanced at everyone, nodded with satisfaction, and then said in a deep voice: "These two things are: the soldiers from Sichuan, Henan and Huguang, seize Jingzhou, capture Changsha, and eliminate the pseudo-Ming small court!"

Some time ago, the Ming army captured Jingzhou and attacked the morale of the Qing Dynasty. However, the Ming army in Huguang was in a strong sense of fighting. The Qing army had to take back Jingzhou and defeat the Ming army's arrogance, otherwise the Longwu court would be really difficult to deal with.

Dorgon continued: "Another thing is that he recently signed a secret agreement with the Dutch. The court will cast a large number of new firearms. I want to select the equipment of the Three Banners and conduct training. Which three Banners are you willing to take on this important task!"
Chapter completed!