Kangxi's return to the capital not only made Zhenwu feel relieved, but also gave a group of royal family members, nobles, civil and military ministers a backbone. Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, but soon became worried again. Kangxi The reason why he was able to rush back to the capital so quickly was obviously because Zhenwu quickly sent a message to Kangxi asking Kangxi to rush back to the capital after he contracted the epidemic.
Originally, Zhenwu had not summoned all the ministers in the past two days, which gave them a glimmer of hope. But now it seems that Zhenwu has already started arranging his funeral arrangements, which makes them feel frightened. Zhenwu is afraid that the worst will happen. , it is impossible to escape this disaster.
"Lao Ba, Lao Jiu, Lao Ten, Lao Thirteen, Lao Sixteen and other brothers have already thought of this level, and all of them are solemn and silent. If something unexpected happens to Zhenwu, what will happen? It must be a new king, but Zhenwu's eldest son Hongchun is only twelve years old now, so the result must be that Kangxi will supervise the country.
What will be the result of Kangxi¡¯s supervision of the country? Yin's face was full of bitterness. The new emperor was young and Kangxi was old. With Kangxi's style, he would definitely spare no effort to suppress the eight parties, or even completely eradicate them, uprooting the eight parties and removing obstacles for the new emperor to take charge. Kangxi had no chastity. Wu is so generous, what awaits him may be the fate of being imprisoned, and Lao Jiu and Lao Ten will also be implicated.
Thirteenth-year-old Yinxiang is also full of worries. The Royal Navy of the Qing Dynasty is spread across Europe, America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, and most of the troops are Han Chinese. If the news of Zhenwu's death spreads, will the Navy's military morale be weakened? Can Kangxi control the navy? Will the expansion of the new Naval Guards force be affected? Will conquests in Europe and Africa be affected?
The ministers who went to the study were even more troubled. Although the Qing Dynasty had abundant treasury, Zhenwu continued to expand its army and significantly increased officials' salaries and military expenditures. The introduction of silver coins also cut off the collection of fire consumption. Kangxi did not have Zhenwu. Wuhui makes money, and has always emphasized agriculture over business. If Zhenwu died, the merchants of the Qing Dynasty would definitely be panicked, and the Qing Dynasty would soon fall into a situation where it could not make ends meet.
The royal family members and the princes and nobles of the Eight Banners are also worried. If Kangxi supervises the country and comes to the dynasty, will overseas enfeoffment be affected? At least there is no need to count on the enfeoffment around the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi will never adjust or change the suzerain-vassal relationship of the Qing Dynasty. Furthermore, will Kangxi spare no efforts to support overseas feudal states like Zhenwu?
The new emperor was young and Kangxi was old. Not only would Kangxi not support their development of overseas feudal states, he would most likely vigorously restrict the development of overseas feudal states to avoid a situation where the branches were strong and the stems were weak or the tail was too big to fall. This might even affect the princes of the Eight Banners. Xungui launched a new round of suppression and weakening.
Although a group of officials, big and small, are dissatisfied with Zhenwu's implementation of the New Deal and the issuance of silver coins, if Zhenwu dies, can all this change and return to the previous situation? Totally impossible! Kangxi himself supported the idea of ????sharing the land among the people, and the silver coins were now circulating all over the world, and they couldn't take them back even if they wanted to.
Since it is impossible to go back to the past, compared to setting up a new king and Kangxi to supervise the country, they prefer Zhenwu to be safe and sound. After all, Zhenwu is not useless. He still cares about the dignity of officials and is sympathetic to their situation. This increases from his The salary of officials can be seen in things such as enclosing land for officials overseas to benefit them.
Although this increase in salary and welfare cannot be compared with the previous filial piety, judging from the high salary promoted by Zhenwu in the customs to support integrity, their salary and welfare are likely to increase significantly in Zhenwu's hands. On the other hand, Zhenwu attaches great importance to The expansion ambitions of commerce and overseas trade were far greater than those of Kangxi, and officials like him also benefited little from it.
Just when everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, silently calculating and weighing, news came out in Changchun Garden that an eunuch who was suffering from the epidemic survived five days without dying. As soon as the news spread, the solemn atmosphere in the square immediately eased. Everyone Being able to survive five days, Zhenwu's hope becomes even greater.
Just when everyone was secretly rejoicing, several eunuchs came out of Changchun Garden and said loudly: "The emperor has a decree, Prince Lian Yin, Prince Dun Yin, Prince Jian Yarjiang'a, Prince Yu Baotai, Prince Xian Yanhuang, Yijun Wang Yinxiang, Raojun Wang Yin, Qingbeile Yin, and all the ministers in the study came to the palace to have an audience."
Hearing this decree, everyone's relaxed mood immediately became tense again. Is Zhenwu starting to explain what happened after his death? Has the condition worsened?
Yin and Yinxiang were both worried. As soon as Kangxi came back, Zhenwu couldn't wait to summon everyone. Could it be that the oil was really exhausted? Their faces immediately turned pale, and they quickly got out of the queue and followed everyone into Changchun Garden.
Entering the front hall of Dan Ning Ju, everyone found that Kangxi was actually sitting next to Zhenwu, and they felt even more nervous. Yin hurriedly led everyone to kneel down and said: "I, Yin and others, respectfully invite the Supreme Emperor to be in peace." Then he kowtowed: "Chen Yin and others respectfully send you your Majesty's blessing." Then everyone stood up and knelt down at Zhenwu's bed.
Hearing these words, everyone couldn't help but feel a little relieved. This didn't seem like an announcement of funeral arrangements, but the situation today was obviously different from the past. No one was willing to take a seat. Yin hurriedly took the lead and said: "I would like to thank the emperor for his grace." But he refused to get up.
Seeing this situation, Zhenwu didn't say much. He paused for a moment and then said softly: "This illness came suddenly. Although I am confident that I can recover, I have to be prepared just in case. Regarding the future direction of the Qing Dynasty, I Have a few thoughts.
The Qing Dynasty built the country with force and used less to control the many. It is not easy to achieve the current situation. As the saying goes, although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. The Qing Dynasty used less to control the many. It is even more important to remember that firearms have now replaced cavalry and archery. All the Eight Banners and Green Battalions of the New Naval Guard Army must replace their firearms. Not only that, but improvements to firearms must be made at all costs. Only in this way can the Qing Dynasty be in an invincible position forever.
What the Qing Dynasty is currently facing is a war in the northwest. It is estimated that it will be within two or three years. If Junggar does not rebel, it will take the initiative to attack. No harm can be left in the northwest! I mobilized the new Imperial Guard troops to station in Xi'an and expand the army in Xi'an without using the treasury. All this is to prepare for the complete pacification of the northwest.
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After the war, with the power of victory, provinces were established in all the northwest, dispatching local officials and troops to completely eliminate future troubles. "
Xi¡¯an has an army of tens of thousands, and it¡¯s left to a little-known young general like Yue Zhongqi? Everyone couldn't help but be startled, even Kangxi was greatly surprised. Yue Zhongqi had no experience in commanding an army, and his reputation and qualifications were not enough to convince the public. How could he command an army of tens of thousands?
However, when he thought that the tens of thousands of troops were all new guards, and that the naval generals were all young people, and that they had won consecutive battles, he remained silent. Now that the Qing Dynasty's famous generals were withering, they could only let go of cultivating young generals. After a few battles, After coming down, I have experienced it all.
Zhenwu ignored everyone's thoughts. He was extremely optimistic about Yue Zhongqi. With the combat power of the new imperial guard army, the Northwest War did not require too many troops, and it was suitable for a quick victory. Yue Zhongqi's combat style could be said to be the best. It is suitable to bring into play the power of the new imperial guard army.
After a slight pause, he continued: "Although the country is large, it will be destroyed if it is warlike. The main purpose of overseas conquests should be plunder. The scale of the troops should not be too large. The troops can be divided into conquests year by year. This can not only train the troops, but also not burden the court. As for the burden, the Mughal, Arab, and Ottoman Empires are insignificant and can all be put aside. After fully occupying Southeast Asia, that is, the Nanyang vassals, there will be sufficient food and salary, and any further plans will be made to fully imitate the Eastern Conquest of the Japanese Kingdom. , asking them to cede land and pay for the opening of ports.
At present, apart from the northwest, the most important thing is to conquer Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is a land rich in grain production. The grain output is far greater than that of Jiangnan and Huguang. It is a rare granary and must be permanently included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty. In order to avoid a two-front war, waiting for the northwest war After that, start the expedition again.
In order to permanently incorporate Southeast Asia into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, it is not enough to simply assimilate the local indigenous people. The number of immigrants from the Qing Dynasty must be given an absolute advantage. Only in this way can there be no future troubles, whether it is provoking the Moguls to invade Southeast Asia or inciting them to fight among themselves. , or follow the example of Nanyang, they must use all means to conquer Southeast Asia, with Yinxiang as the main leader, Nian Gengyao as the deputy, and the main military strength is Garopa and Guangzhou.
Then there is South Africa. With Fu Han as commander, South Africa dispatched new imperial guards troops from Garopa and Xi'an to South Africa. It is not advisable to delay the expedition to South Africa. It can first mobilize troops from Garopa and make Fu Han advance inland. Keep an eye out for mineral deposits in captured areas.
For Europe, we should not get involved too deeply. Europe is not a vast territory and is filled with small countries. People with ambitions to dominate Europe emerge in endlessly. The Qing Dynasty only needs to do its best to sow discord. However, Europe is good at physics, chemistry and machinery, so the Qing Dynasty must be modest. Learn from them.
Regarding the issue of the military system, we must insist on recruiting troops from the people. This is also an opportunity for the people to change their identities and advance into official careers. This move not only wins over the people, but also strengthens the cohesion of the Qing Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs for more than seventy years, it has already It is not the Qing Dynasty under the Eight Banners. Since the people have regarded the Qing Dynasty as orthodox, the Qing Dynasty must have the mind to tolerate the whole world and step up the pace of integrating all ethnic groups. I promote the marriage between Manchu and Han and recruit a large number of soldiers and promote nationalities for this purpose. "
After saying this in one breath, Zhenwu felt very weak and couldn't help but stop. Yin, Yinxiang and others all lowered their heads and memorized Zhenwu's instructions in their hearts. Everyone felt nervous and sad. Zhenwu was so nervous. It was like leaving a will. Although his arrangements were in order, who knew how many of them would be fully implemented.
Not to mention other things, it is unrealistic for Yinxiang to command the army alone. Zhu Shaoguo suspected that Kangxi would never let Yinxiang command the army. The navy and the new imperial guard army were the two main forces.