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Text Chapter 689 Clarifying the Military System

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    Lai Du couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he was only demoted three levels and remained in office. Compared with Kuixu being dismissed from the post of Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his punishment was extremely light, while Ehai,  However, Chuoqi and Chuoqi were secretly vigilant. The three-month fine was not even a small step for them. Could it be that Zhenwu came to Xi'an not to provide disaster relief?  Is it specifically for checking deficits?

    The three of them had their own thoughts, but they did not dare to think too much. They hurriedly kowtowed and thanked each other. After thinking for a while, Zhenwu asked: "How is the deficit situation in Shaanxi?"

    Ehai and Chuoqi had received a report about Zhenwu's private visit to Shanxi incognito and the investigation of the deficit. They also realized that Zhenwu was about to conduct a large-scale investigation of the deficit and refresh the official system. After learning that Zhenwu was coming to Shaanxi, they  Ehai urgently convened a meeting of Shaanxi officials, big and small, to report Zhenwu's situation in Shanxi, and strictly ordered all prefectures, prefectures and county officials to try their best to make up for the shortfall without exploiting the people. They must not only prevent Zhenwu from visiting privately in disguise, but also prevent  Follow the footsteps of Shanxi.

    After hearing Zhenwu's question, Ehai calmly bowed and replied: "Back to the emperor, the seven prefectures, five prefectures and seventy-three counties in Shaanxi Province all have misappropriations and shortfalls of varying degrees. I have strictly ordered all prefectures and prefectures to  The county will do its best to make up for it, and those who are unable to make up the money will report it truthfully. In about half a month, the province's misappropriation deficit data will be compiled."

    Half a month?  This was to deceive me into not being able to stay in Xi'an for such a long time. Zhenwu couldn't help but secretly laugh at the poor calculations of the Shaanxi officials. However, the main purpose of his coming to Xi'an was not to check the deficit, nor to spare manpower. After a slight hesitation, he said: "  I have ordered a comprehensive inventory of the deficit in Shanxi. Every time I check a prefecture or county, local officials are dismissed on the spot. Those who can make up for the deficit will be transferred. Those who cannot make up the deficit will have their families exiled as slaves.

    You must have heard the news, but I am here to remind you, don¡¯t expect to make up for the shortfall by exploiting the people.  Those who cannot repay the shortfall will not be punished until death. If they levy taxes privately and exploit the people.  I don't mind killing a few to establish my authority, but my family members cannot escape the pain of exile.  "

    Several people in Ehai looked at each other in shock. Doesn't this force the officials to pursue the Jin gentry's idea?  If they knew that Taiyuan was experimenting with the Jin gentry supervision of local officials, I'm afraid they wouldn't think so.

    After a slight pause, Zhenwu continued: "On my journey along the way, I heard that there are people who charge up to one and a half cents for fire consumption, and I even heard that there are people in Fengxiang Mansion who charge up to three cents. Have you heard about it?"

    Ehai suddenly felt bitter. Needless to say, Zhenwu had learned about the situation from the merchants along the way. He was on every precaution. He did not expect that Zhenwu would inquire about the situation from the merchants. He hurriedly bowed and said: "I failed to investigate."  , immediately send people to conduct a strict investigation."

    Zhenwu said in a deep voice: "Don't just investigate the state and county officials, but also the prefecture officials. They will be dismissed on the spot, escorted to the capital, and the yamen and their family property will be confiscated. The cost of three coins is the cornerstone of the Qing Dynasty."

    "My slaves obey the order." Ehai and Chuoqi hurriedly bowed and said, but in their hearts they felt sorry for the unlucky official. There were still people in Henan who charged four qian for fire consumption. It was only because of their bad luck that they hit the muzzle of Zhenwu's gun.

    After a slight pause, Zhenwu continued: "In the land of Shaanxi and Gansu, all ethnic groups are mixed together. If there is excessive expropriation, it will definitely be notorious. It is not conducive to the stability of the northwest. You are among the feudal frontiers. You need to go to private visits in private to understand the actual situation.  Shaanxi and Gansu are unstable, and the northwest is uneasy. Now the imperial court is gradually increasing the salaries of officials. This cost is tentatively set at around one cent. All kinds of apportionments and additional taxes must be put to an end."

    "Hey, I obey the order and inform all prefectures, prefectures and counties immediately." Ehai hurriedly bowed and said.

    When Xi'an General Xi Zhu heard this, he felt something. Zhenwu Yuji had patrolled the mountains and Shaanxi at the beginning, and he rode fast all the way. Disaster relief and reducing fire consumption were both measures to stabilize people's hearts, and clearing the deficit was for  Guaranteeing local grain reserves is, from all indications, preparations for war. Is it possible that there will be a war in the northwest soon?  He couldn't help but glance at Zhenwu suspiciously. There was no chaos in the northwest now. Could it be that he wanted to take the initiative to provoke a war?  This master is the one who stirs up trouble everywhere at sea. This is really uncertain.

    He was thinking wildly, but Zhenwu looked at him and asked: "There is a lot of deficit in the local area, is there a deficit in the army?"

    "Go back to the emperor." Xi Zhu said in a loud voice: "The Eight Banners of Xi'an are absolutely in deficit. Every interest-earning silver and slaves are used to lend money to salt merchants or open pawn shops, buy land and rent it out. Although the profit is not high,  But there is no deficit,¡±

    These businesses are indeed stable. Zhenwu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "The military's doing business will harm its reputation. Turn all these businesses into money and deposit it in the 'Four Constants'. I will also add the welfare silver to the Eight Banners."  Deposit into the 'Four Constants'."

    Hearing Zhenwu mention the welfare bank, Xi Zhu hurriedly stood up and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the Green Camp's salary increase is now the same as that of the Eight Banners. Although the Eight Banners' sons have increased welfare, it is not as good as the increase in salary. I sincerely pray that the welfare bank will be changed."  For extra pay.¡±

    Hearing Xi Zhu¡¯s words, LaiThe three of them, Ehai and Chuoqi, couldn't help but secretly complain. The Green Camp increased their pay and the Eight Banners increased their welfare funds. This was a major event for Zhenwu to reform the military system. How could it be easily changed?  It's hard to see Zhenwu smiling, but now I'm afraid it's going to be bad again.

    Sure enough, after hearing these words, Commander Zhenwu's smile gradually faded. After a moment of pondering, he glanced at everyone and said: "The soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Green Camp have the same pay. This is my promotion of Manchu-Han unity and my initiative for Manchu-Han marriage.  One of the important measures to improve the status of the Han people cannot be changed.

    The military system of the Qing Dynasty will not be divided into Manchu and Han in the future, only internal and external. The Eight Banners Green Camp is called garrison troops internally, and the new navy guard army is called expeditionary troops externally. The pay of expeditionary troops is higher than that of garrison troops. If you want to increase the pay, join the navy.  Or the New Guards Army. Nowadays, both the Navy and the New Guards Army are treated equally, regardless of banner people or Manchus. The Eight Banners soldiers do not receive any special treatment among the expeditionary troops, not even benefits.  "

    This is the first time that Zhenwu has clearly proposed the reform of the military system of the Qing Dynasty. Several people in Ehai were secretly shocked when they heard that Zhenwu had reformed the military system in such a way that it was obvious that he was going to expand externally.

    Xi Zhu was shocked when he heard that the navy and the new imperial guard army were classified as expeditionary forces?  And the military pay and benefits are even higher than those of the Eight Banners?  Not to mention this, the most important thing is that the expeditionary force is on foreign expeditions all year round, and the chance of promotion for meritorious service will be far better than that of the garrison troops of the Eight Banners Green Camp. The two are very different.

    After pondering for a moment, he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the eight thousand and eight banner soldiers in Xi'an are garrisoned directly in the province, but because they are on the northwest frontier, they have always trained hard and given strict orders. They are completely different from the Beijing banner soldiers.  Comparable to the Sauron soldiers and Xibo soldiers in the Northeast, as well as the nomadic Chahar soldiers from Xuanwai, I thought that the Eight Banners soldiers in Xi'an were fully qualified to be promoted to expeditionary soldiers. I was bold and asked the emperor to review the Eight Banners soldiers in Xi'an."

    Hearing these words, Zhenwu couldn't help but smile. The Sauron soldiers and Xibo soldiers from the three northeastern provinces, and the nomadic Chahar soldiers from Xuanwai were the most elite troops of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. Their combat power was far greater than that of the Beijing Banner and the direct provinces.  The garrison flag soldiers can also be said to be the last support of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. Because they are far away from the prosperous place, the rate of corruption is far less than that of the Jing Banner and the provincial garrison flag soldiers. However, Zhenwu cannot mobilize these elites.  It is Kangxi's amulet. Kangxi will not hand it over until he dies.

    Xi Zhu dared to compare Xi'an's eight thousand Eight Banners soldiers with Sauron soldiers, Xibo soldiers, and Chahar soldiers. This at least shows that Xi'an's Eight Thousand Eight Banners soldiers are a strong army. At least there is no suspense about marching to the northwest. However, Zhenwu wanted to  The establishment of a new imperial guard army in Xi'an will inevitably dampen his spirit.

    With a slight smile, he said: "The military parade is omitted. I am inspecting Xi'an this time and have brought a thousand new guards with me." After saying that, he ordered: "Xuanyue Zhongqi has an audience." After the guards took the order and left, he  Then he said to Xi Zhu: "Now is no longer the era of riding and shooting. I have not been in Xi'an for a long time, so I changed the military parade into a confrontation exercise between the two armies."

    A confrontation drill between the two armies?  Xi Zhu couldn't help but was slightly startled. He had heard about the Navy's military exercises in Tianjin. After all, such a big thing had happened and it was hard to even think about it. However, he heard that the Navy only had sharp artillery and the cavalry had no chance of close combat.  Could it be that the new Imperial Guard army brought artillery with them all the way west?  How can this be?  Zhenwu traveled more than a hundred miles a day, so it was impossible to carry artillery. Without artillery, how could he defeat his Xi'an elite cavalry with the muskets carried by the new guards?

    At that moment, he bowed and said: "I obey the order." He raised his body and continued: "I have heard about the power of the new imperial guard army for a long time, so I just took this opportunity to see it."

    Seeing Xi Zhu's unconvinced look, Zhenwu smiled slightly and glanced at him with admiration. A general must have the determination to refuse to admit defeat. What kind of generals lead what kind of soldiers? It seems that Xi'an's Eight Banners  Shouldn't be bad.

    Yue Zhongqi strode in at this time, bowed and said: "I respectfully wish to greet you, Your Majesty."

    Zhenwu nodded slightly and said, "Can the new imperial guard army bring light artillery with them?"

    ? Artillery?  Yue Zhongqi couldn't help being surprised. After a moment's hesitation, he replied: "Back to the emperor, although the twelve-pound mountain howitzer can be easily carried by three horses, it cannot travel hundreds of miles a day. The minister did not carry it."

    Zhenwu nodded and said: "Let the new Imperial Guards prepare for the confrontation with the Eight Banners in Xi'an tomorrow."

    "I obey the order." Yue Zhongqi bowed hurriedly, but secretly laughed in his heart. These ignorant flag soldiers in Xi'an actually want to practice with the new army of the Imperial Guard?

    "Well, let's kneel down first." After Zhenwu said to Yue Zhongqi, he looked at Ehai and Chuoqi and asked, "How many Hui people are there in Shaanxi?"

    Chuoqi, the governor of Shaanxi, hurriedly bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, there are 1.5 million Ding people in Shaanxi, and Hui people account for 30%. According to the ratio of six people per Ding population, it should be about 2.7 million, mainly distributed in Xi'an, Fengxiang  , the three prefectures of Tongzhou, and the three prefectures of Qianzhou, Pizhou and Yanzhou are within more than 20 prefectures and counties." (To be continued)

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