On April 27, the first year of Renhe, Prince Zhuang Yunlu sold cigarettes in Humen, and killed 97 people who smuggled opium on the spot. Among them, the extraordinary British people involved in the case - not only Brooks Hull, the manager of the Great Britain East India Company and his four followers were beheaded on the spot, but even the captain, the first mate, the second mate, the third mate and the chief sailor of the Mayflower were not spared, but nearly half of them were

The sailors were also among the beheaded. The Mayflower was confiscated and confiscated. All the heads of the British who were cut down were handed over to Nanyang by sailors who were lucky enough to be spared by death. As for the two companies involved in the case, Jardinet and Qihang Trading, all of them were confiscated. The person in charge and the person involved in the opium smuggling case were beheaded and their homes were confiscated. They really killed their heads and fell to the ground. The ruthless attacks made them shock the world.

The trouble in Guangdong was so painful. Hongqing, who was in Beijing, was not idle. He issued an edict to expressly prohibit the cultivation of poppy and the production and circulation of opium throughout the country. Anyone who smokes opium must not be appointed. The officials in office must retreat immediately and quit drugs within a limited time. Otherwise, they will be punished for the crime of resisting disrespect. As soon as this edict was issued, the world shook. Overseas trade provinces along the coast, such as Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong, etc., launched strict investigations. A large number of opium sellers were arrested and all beheaded and abandoned the market. Under such a severe blow, the newly-emerged opium epidemic was beaten to pieces.

The fight against opium smuggling is of course very refreshing, but the consequences are obviously facing a war of encirclement and suppression by multiple countries. Hongqing has long had a clear understanding of this, so he naturally dared not ignore it. Without waiting for the severe crackdown to pass, he has already begun to prepare for the war. The first is to deepen military and political reform. As for the current military preparations of the Qing Dynasty, he is already on the top of the world. Whether it is various heavy artillery or individual rifles, he has been prepared for the update and replacement, and can be replaced in large quantities at any time. However, Hongqing is not in a hurry to do this. It is because the command system of the Qing army still has many disadvantages, two of which are the most serious, one is the problem of braids.

It's not necessary to mention the former, the military rank is unknown, and it's okay to say that it's normal, but once it's time to war, there will be chaos. As early as the Battle of the Western Expedition, Hongqing had noticed this. However, because the dynasty situation was complex and changeable at that time, Hongqing really dared not move such a military rank system that had conflicts with the ancestral system to the table, so shelved it first. As for the whip issue, it was even more a big trouble that made Hongqing very troubled. Without any side, the army was an extremely efficient place. The officers and soldiers had to spend a lot of time in addition to training hard.

It is obviously annoying to take care of that useless braid, but this conflict with the ancestral system is even greater. Even if Hongqing has already ascended the priest, she still dare not rush to move out and tell the matter. She can only privately hint that the generals can let the soldiers take a bald head for easy washing. As for whether the lower head is executed or not, Hongqing really dare not ask too much, otherwise it will definitely cause shocking waves. Even as an emperor, Hongqing cannot guarantee whether she can withstand the strong pressure of the old and young men of the Eight Banners.

On the third day of the fifth month of the first year of Renhe, Hongqing issued a clear edict and decided to implement the military rank system, which was divided into marshals, generals, school, lieutenant, and non-commissioned officers. Among them, the marshals were not set up in normal times, and were personally awarded by the emperor during wartime. The generals were divided into four levels, one level, one level, one level, and one level, and three levels; the marshals, and the marshals were all divided into three levels, and the soldiers were first level, second level, and three levels, not only the eight armies were implemented according to this military rank system, but the other garrison battalions were also handled accordingly. As for the Jiumen Admiral Yamen and the Shuntian Prefecture garrison, the garrison battalions were reorganized into the General Office of the Capital Police, two-thirds of the staff were laid off, and the quota was eight.

Thousands of people are directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and are not equipped with military-style weapons such as guns and cannons. Instead, they use batons, shields and other security weapons to maintain the security of the capital. As for the management of the city gates inside and outside the capital, the General Police Department is still under the responsibility of the General Police Department. In addition, the retirement period of the officers and soldiers of the group army at all levels and relevant arrangement regulations have been formulated. Generally speaking, if the officers and soldiers who retire from the main army can receive a sum of money to find a way out, they can also be arranged to the local garrison troops and the General Police Department series to ensure that the officers and soldiers of the main army have no worries.

As soon as the edict of the military coupon changed, the Ministry of War and the General Staff immediately started to move together, but at the same time, the vegetarian guys in the Eight Banners Tutorial Office were also jumping up and down to make trouble. There was nothing else. The military coupon regulations issued by Hongqing had already touched the interests of the bureaucrats of the Eight Banners Tutorial Office. Therefore, from the Eight Banners Tutorial Office above to the Niu Luezhen below, they all started to make trouble. According to the Military and Political Regulations, the Eight Banners Tutorial Office is not in the military series, and everyone has no military ranks.

Can it be considered a civilian official in the court, and its status in the army is naturally almost the same as nothing. This is not the key. The real key lies in the reduction and restructuring of the Nine Gate Admiral's Office. With such a complete set of things, many generals, Niulu, who were blocking people in the Nine Gate Admiral's Office, were completely blocked. If these guys were not making trouble, it would be a strange thing. So, the day after the edict was issued, Hongqing had just arrived at the Yangxin Hall to prepare for the memorial, and Li Dequan came to report that the generals of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners had all arrived outside the palace gate.

"Present."

Although he knew that these troupes came from bad intentions, Hongqing was not good enough. After thinking about it, he said Xuan indifferently.

"twitter!"

As Hongqing's golden mouth opened, Li Dequan did not dare to neglect it. He quickly bowed and agreed to the promise, hurriedly left the Yangxin Palace. After a short while, he saw twenty-four Eight Banners governors walking in from outside the hall.

"I'm going to see Your Majesty!"

Although they were here to find fault, no one dared to be rude in front of you. When they saw Hongqing sitting high on the dragon bed, the generals immediately rushed forward and worshiped each other.

"I'll let it go."

Hongqing did not rush to scream, but let the governors kneel for a while before she screamed in a chill.

"I am grateful to the Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Hongqing had a strong evil spirit on her body. Such silence really made the Eight Banners' chief ministers feel uneasy. The momentum that had been brewing earlier suddenly subsided, and a few traces of trembling sounds were inevitably brought to her thanks.

"After saying that, what's the matter in a hurry to see me, huh?"

Hongqing looked around coldly at the commanders with different expressions, and then grunted in a rather unkind tone.

"I heard from Your Majesty that the slaves came here for the imperial edict of military and political reform. It was not because the slaves were pretentious, but because the servants were under the banner, they had a lot of opinions. The slaves were forced to come and ask their master to be the master of the slaves."

As soon as Hongqing said such an obviously displeasing question, the already empty minds of the governors could not help but become even weaker. After looking at each other, they finally stood up with the head-on forehead Manshun and gave a loud advice.

"Oh? Say it!"

Hongqing was extremely tired of Emanshun. If it weren't for the beginning of the throne, there were many government affairs and he would have already started to sell sweet potatoes. At this moment, he jumped out to make trouble again, and his displeasure would inevitably become stronger. However, he never ejaculated at him, and just snorted coldly with a cold voice.

"It's just for the master to learn that the rules of our Eight Banners are the family rules of our ancestors. The military ranks set in the master's edict seem to be inconsistent with the ancestral system. Moreover, our Eight Banners Chief Office has always had the right to recommend generals for the imperial court to select soldiers and generals, which is also the family rules of our ancestors. Now, the master's edict has excluded our Eight Banners Chief Office from the military, which seems to be inappropriate. In addition, the Nine Gate Admiral's Office is a guarantee of appeasement in the capital. The master greatly reduced the number of troops, which may not be conducive to the security of the capital. Moreover, the number of troops in our banner is too large. If the number of troops is insufficient, the number of people on the head of the banner is not enough, which is not conducive to the style of our Eight Banners' martial arts. Therefore, the slaves and others beg your Majesty to take back the order."

Emanshun came prepared and kept saying that he would never leave the family rules of his ancestors. At the same time, he did not forget to kidnap the will of the flag Ding to oppress Hongqing. This was clearly the fact that the carriage and horse were going to fight Hongqing well.

"Do you mean that, huh?"

Hongqing did not rush to comment on Ermanshun's words, but instead glanced at the gang of governors at the moment with a sharp look, and asked indifferently.

"Slaves and others (members and others) please think twice."

"Your Majesty, the family rules of our ancestors are the guarantee of our Qing Dynasty. I think it is impossible to make any easier. Please think twice before."

"Master, slaves and others are risking their lives to protect our country. Please forgive your crimes."

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Seeing that Hongqing looked so bad, the governors couldn't help but feel a little panicked, but they were involved in their own personal interests. At this moment, the governors were unwilling to retreat. They relied on the large number of people and powerful people, and they all started to shout, obviously all of them were just a small plan of the law not chasing the public.

"Hey, in this way, are you planning to argue with me about the family rules of our ancestors? Well, I'll see how you follow the family rules of our ancestors. Come and spread Tao Yi!"
Chapter completed!