The Eight Banners system integrates military, administration, economy and other aspects. The most easily accepted innovation of Kangxi is naturally the economic aspect. It was only at the end of last year that the Fourteenth Master planned the livelihood of the Eight Banners. This problem is now the most troublesome thing for the court.

Fang Bao only flashed in his mind, but he didn't say it. It was so simple. The Fourteenth Master asked him what he did? Since he asked this, he thought he had another idea. After a while, Fang Bao said: "Fourth Master, the Eight Banners system affects the whole body. No matter which aspect it touches, it will affect other things. If you don't want to touch the root, what the emperor is happy to see is to centralize power, weaken the rights of the banner masters, and strengthen the imperial power."

Yinzhen nodded slightly. Fang Bao's idea was the same as him, weakening the rights of the banner masters and consolidating the imperial power. Not only was Kangxi willing to accept it, but the influence was also small, and it would not cause major fluctuations and opposition. The military system and economy were the top priority. His ideas were too avant-garde, so Kangxi was afraid that it would not be easy to accept, so he had to wait until he ascended the throne before talking.

After pondering for a while, Yinzhen ordered: "Summarize the military systems of all dynasties and summarize their respective strengths and weaknesses, so as to prevent the emperor from asking questions."

The military system? That is the foundation of the founding of the Manchus. Fang Bao was stunned when he heard this. Is the Fourteenth Master who wanted to reform the recruit system? Or is the emperor who wanted to reform the recruit system? He didn't dare to think too much, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "I will start collecting and sorting it out immediately."

Yinzhen changed the subject and said, "If the emperor recovers as early as possible, what changes will the court change?"

Kangxi's condition has indeed changed. It seems that it has improved greatly. No wonder the Fourteenth Master wanted to propose the reform of the Eight Banners system. He was trying hard to offend people to make Kangxi feel at ease. It has to be said that his method is indeed very useful. The Fourteenth Master is in charge of the navy and overseas feudalism. Even if he offended some royal family members, he still has strong supporters. In this way, he gave Kangxi the opportunity to balance the court. Although the suppression cannot be avoided, the intensity will be much smaller.

As a master, Fang Bao repeatedly pondered the various possible situations. He considered this kind of situation a lot. He pondered a little, and then looked up at Yinzhen.

Yinzhen smiled and said, "If you have something to say, there is no need to be a taboo."

Seeing Yinzhen say this, Fang Bao became bolder and said in a deep voice: "Forgive me, I said bluntly that the emperor made the 14th Master the crown prince when he was critically ill. Even so, he still tested the 14th Master. It can be seen that the emperor was deeply afraid of being wary of the 14th Master.

During this period, the Fourteenth Master had no selfishness in handling the court affairs and had no concealment of all things. He was indeed far-sighted, but even so, once the emperor recovered, he would still target the Fourteenth Master everywhere, because the power of the Fourteenth Master and the Eighth Master was too large, and it was enough to run away the emperor.

The emperor is in full swing in the spring and autumn, and is only over 60 years old. Once he recovers, the emperor will inevitably weaken the power of the Fourteenth Master or the Eighth Master. Of course, it is very likely that he will attack the Eighth Master Party first."

Yinzhen couldn't help but look slightly. Kangxi could never tolerate the imperial power being undermined. The former crown prince Yinreng could be said to have been forced to rebel by Kangxi and his brother, but the situation is very different now. The brother and he are at least one party on the surface, and the fourth brother has also gone to Europe. He will not be in a dilemma of fighting on both sides, but because of this, Kangxi's attack may be much stronger.

How can this situation be avoided? Yinzhen frowned slightly. As the navy expeditions to Europe and America, the Qing Dynasty will embark on the fast lane of external expansion in a few years. He does not want to waste all his energy on internal friction. Before vigorously expanding, the Qing Dynasty would promote the spread of minuscule and promote American crops, rectify the administration of officials and flag affairs, consolidate the northwest, South Ocean and Australia, advocate Western learning, and promote the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes, and develop the lending of the "Four Great Evergreens" to promote industrial and commercial development.

Just thinking about it, it’s a big deal and I can’t even get busy, so I don’t have the energy to get internal friction? Thinking of the loan of the “Four Great Hengs”, Yinzhen couldn’t help but think of Japan. Japan has a lot of gold, silver and copper. He told Longkodo to make a big deal during negotiations. With this compensation, there is no need to worry about the principal of the loan of the “Four Great Hengs”.

It took only a few days to make the voyage from Shanghai to Edo. It should be no surprise that the navy's muskets and artillery performance would invade Japan, which was closed to the country with its current muskets and artillery performance. He was not too worried about this. He was worried about the safety of the sea. Although this expedition was approved by Kangxi, it was not made public. The court is still in the dark. If an accident occurs, Kangxi will definitely use this incident to weaken his strength. This is undoubtedly.

Therefore, although Yinzhen was full of confidence in the eastern expedition to Japan, he was not unfair to worry. However, what he was more worried about was the battle against the imperial power with Kangxi. He had to find a way to gain the absolute trust of Kangxi. Kangxi was in charge of the inside and he was in charge of the outside. In this way, both inside and outside were suitable, and the most ideal was, but how could he be at peace with Kangxi?

Ryukyu, Amami Oshima, Amami Port.

In the 37th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, after the Satsuma vassal invaded Ryukyu, the Satsuma vassal forcibly seized the Amami Islands and sent five hundred soldiers to station on the island.

The meeting place agreed by King Shang Jing of Ryukyu and the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang is Amami Port.

The Ryukyu Kingdom deliberately arranged the location to be in Amami Port, so it naturally wanted to use the Qing navy to reclaim the seized Amami Islands. No matter what the result of the Qing invasion of Japan, as long as the Amami Islands are recovered, Ryukyu will not lose money.

After clearing out the Japanese in Naha with the assistance of the Qing Navy, Shang Jing then organized more than 20 small sea boats, led by four Qing naval warships to enter Amami Oshima, captured Amami Port, washed Amami Oshima, and strictly blocked the news.

The Satsuma clan has been entrenched on Amami Oshima for hundreds of years. There are frequent exchanges between Kagoshima and Amami Oshima. He has not received any news about Amami Oshima for several days. The Satsuma clan lord Shimazu Yoshikiki was sensitive to the accident that something happened in Amami Oshima. He sent a ship to inquire and entered the sea. He was shocked and angry immediately. He immediately gathered 2,000 people and took more than 20 Tang ships to Amami Oshima.

When people are in trouble, they can even drink cold water. Shimazu Yoshikichi, the lord of the Satsuma family, was moldy. Twenty-six Tang ships rushed to Amami Port and found that they were four Western sailing warships coming. They felt that something was wrong. After careful examination, there was not even a flag on the warship. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, was he encountered a pirate, and it was a Western pirate?

Just when Shimazu Yoshiki was shocked and confused, his samurai rushed to report again, and later found a huge Western fleet with a banner, and the red-bottomed golden dragon flag was hung.

Qing Navy! Shimazu Yoshiki hurriedly looked back and looked through a telescope. When he saw that there were 1,500-500 sail warships in front of him, he was immediately scared and sweated. Needless to say, this must be the main naval fleet of the Qing Dynasty. They got into the trap of the Qing people. He immediately ordered without thinking: "Run southwest, and rush out to have a way out."

On the flagship of the Nanyang Fleet, Yinxiang, Longkodo, Shi Shipiao, Lin Wei, Fu Anding and others were surprised to see the more than 20 small sea boats flying round flags. They were singing, which one of them was singing? They came to Amami Oshima to meet with Ryukyu. They did not know the historical entanglement between Amami Oshima and the Satsuma clan, nor did they know the Japanese flags, and they thought they were pirates.

Yinxiang turned around and shouted, "Zheng Jinxin."

Zheng Jinxin, who was looking at him, hurriedly stepped forward to report: "Report to the Thirteenth Master, that is the ship of the Satsuma clan of Japan."

The Japanese? Everyone was stunned. Why did the Japanese come to Amami Port? Could it be that the news was leaked?

Yinxiang immediately ordered: "Send the order, all auxiliary ships and fourth-level battleships will not be allowed to escape. No ship is allowed to escape."

Seeing the messenger waving the flag and sending the command, Yinxiang turned around and looked at Zheng Jinxin and asked, "Why did the Satsuma family ship appear here? Do you know the reason?"

"Return to the Thirteenth Master." Zheng Jinxin bowed and replied: "Although Amami Oshima belongs to the Ryukyu Kingdom, it has been occupied by the Satsuma clan for decades."

When Yinxiang heard this, he knew that he was being used as a gun by Ryukyu. He couldn't help but laugh in his heart. The Ryukyu Kingdom was really a good plan, but it would be better to take it back. In the future, the 14th day, he planned to annex Ryukyu together, which saved him a lot of trouble.

The Tang ships in the Satsuma clan were not as fast as the speed of the sailing warships. Ten were sunk in just half a day and captured 16.

The fleet sailed into Amami Port, Cheng Kezheng, the Fenglu doctor of Ryukyu Kingdom, and Cai Wen, both went to the dock to greet each other. They witnessed the previous battle situation with their own eyes. After seeing the power of the artillery of the Qing Navy, both of them were full of confidence in conquering Japan.

Seeing Cheng Kezheng, Cai Wen and the other two approached with great respect, Yinxiang was lazy to consider whether they had been surrendered, and they also wanted to lead the way to Edo. After the two of them finished their greetings, he said warmly: "Two masters, these prisoners and ships of the Satsuma vassal will be left to you to deal with. However, after this battle, we cannot delay. We must immediately go straight to Edo to prevent the leak of news and the leak of news."

"His Highness the Thirteenth Prince is very concerned. Such a big disturbance will definitely not be concealed. The soldiers and warships of the Ryukyu County and the State have been prepared and can set off at any time." Cheng Kezheng said with a bow.

"Yeah." Yinxiang nodded and said, "Since that's the case, it's not too late. Tomorrow morning,-< >-go to Edo."

Edo Bay is a natural and excellent bay. The entrance is surrounded by the two Miura peninsulas, with wide inside and narrow outside. The narrowest part of the bay is only eight kilometers, connecting the ocean with Uraga Waterway.

Although Yokosuka is just a small fishing village, its geographical location is highly valued. After unifying Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate had seen warships and armed merchant ships from Western maritime powers such as Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. Therefore, a fort was built in the Yokosuka area of ​​the Miura Peninsula at the entrance of Edo Bay to protect the entrance to Edo Bay, and also serve as the first line of defense on the sea south of Edo.

Uraga waterway is the main throat that enters Edo Bay. If you want to attack Edo Bay, you must first destroy Yokosuka Fort.

Early in the morning of May 18, more than 60 large and small warships of the Qing Navy's Nanyang Fleet appeared on the Ukra Waterway.

The defenders on Yokosuka's fort suddenly found such a huge Western fleet appearing in front of them. They were stunned and came back to their senses for a while and issued an alarm.

Hearing the alarm, the defenders on Yokosuka's fort immediately rushed to their respective forts in a mess. Japan had not experienced war for hundreds of years. These defenders on the forts naturally had not been baptized by war. When they boarded the fort and saw such a large Western fleet, they all had incredible expressions. They didn't know which country's warship was flying on the warships. They didn't even know which country's warship they were.

Although Yinxiang was itchy, he tried his best to control himself and handed over the command of the entire fleet to Shi Shipiao to fight against Japan in the east. Another purpose was to practice combat troops and increase the practical experience of the generals of the Nanyang Fleet. Yinxiang did not dare to lose the big picture because of the small.

Shi Shipiao raised his telescope and observed it carefully, and then ordered: "Let Ryukyu send three air warships forward to explore their firepower."

After receiving the order, Cheng Kezheng did not dare to complain, so he immediately sent three warships across the Uraga waterway. A small Qing warship costs 600,000 taels of silver as bait, which is impossible. Moreover, the subsequent warships also rely on those warships to play the leading role. Besides, the Qing Navy was generous in taking action. The more than ten ships and prisoners seized at Amami Port were thrown to them like rags. He would not have any complaints. He rushed into Edo and was still hoping to drink some soup.

The three warships moved forward carefully before reaching half of the Ura waterway. The turrets on the other side roared. When they saw the shells falling into the water, the generals of the Nanyang Fleet couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This was not the heavy artillery on the turret, but far from the heavy artillery on Tadpole Island in Manila.

Lin Wei chuckled and quipped: "Andian, which is the farther distance between this cannon and your mountain howitzer?"

Mountain howitzers have the shortest range among artillery guns. Fu Anding smiled and said, "Didn't they have prepared field guns on the turret?"

"No, this should be their heavy artillery." Yinxiang smiled and put down his telescope and said, "We used to develop firearms with heavy artillery and light artillery. After the prince established the navy, the muskets made great improvements. The Japanese country is just the opposite of us. They have heavy artillery and light artillery, and they spare no effort to improve the muskets, but they do not pay attention to the artillery. However, everyone should pay enough attention to their muskets. The Japanese country called the muskets iron cannons, and the Japanese iron cannons were already very famous in the Ming Dynasty."

When Lin Wei heard this, he said curiously: "The Japanese muskets are better than Spanish ones? Can they compare with the navy's muskets?"

"Of course, it cannot be compared." Yinxiang said with a smile: "Before leaving, the prince specifically instructed that Japan is best for imitation. You must strictly order your soldiers to not lose a musket and a cannon, and you must not let the Japanese come into contact with our firearms, so as not to imitate them." To be continued...

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