Why was Nurhachi in such a hurry to move the capital? Did he really want to protect Long Mai in the Qing Dynasty?

Nurhachi hastily moved the capital from Hetuala to Shengjing. It has been circulated among the people that the superstitious Nuerhachi was instructed by an expert to let Long Mai stay in the Qing Dynasty before moving. Actually, it is not. This is just an excuse. Nurhachi hastily moved the capital, in fact, preparing to March into the Central Plains as a strategy.

After conquering the states and unifying most of the Jurchen, Nurhachi established the Daikin Kingdom in 16 16, with its capital in Hetuala, and then quickly invaded Liaodong. However, at that time, Nurhachi suddenly announced that he would move the capital to Shengjing. At that time, many ministers strongly opposed it, but Nurhachi had his own considerations and insisted on moving the capital to Shengjing.

At that time, people were frightened by Nurhachi's move and discussed why they suddenly moved the capital. But the most unified discussion result at that time was that Nurhachi especially believed in Feng Shui. He has just established the Daikin Kingdom. In order for his descendants to be stable in the dragon position, and also for the long-term stability of Dajin Kingdom, he specially went to find a Feng Shui master and got the guidance of the master. Nurhachi will move the capital so hastily and resolutely.

However, the fact is that Nuhachi has bigger ambitions. He wants to expand his territory and March into the Central Plains. Although the location of the original capital, Hetuala, was good, it was only for Manchu people. It is much more convenient for Manchu people to manage Manchu people in their own fields. However, after Nurhachi fought in Liaodong, the number of Han people in the capital increased. At that time, there were many contradictions between Manchu and Han nationalities, and the relationship was very bad. If it is not resolved as soon as possible, the border conflicts in Liaodong will continue, which may eventually lead to many riots, which is not good for Daikin. And moved to Shengjing, a medium-sized city with a small population and convenient management, which can solve ethnic conflicts.

Secondly, Shengjing's geographical position is also very beneficial to Nurhachi's military development. South is Korea, north is Mongolia, west is Ming Dynasty, and east is its own rear area. This geographical position can be attacked and defended in battle. So Nurhachi decided to move the capital to Shengjing.