After finding a breakthrough, Yinzhen felt relaxed. As long as Kangxi could tear a small hole in the reform of the Eight Banners system, he could legitimately tear the hole widen in the future. To remove the privileges of the Manchus, it was not a matter of overnight success, but had to proceed step by step.

After relaxing the occupational restrictions on the Manchus, the court should gradually weaken the military dependence of the Eight Banners children. In fact, the Eight Banners children cannot rely on them now. Everyone knows this in their hearts. In terms of combat power, the Eight Banners are not as good as the Green Camp, and the Eight Banners are far from comparable to the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. Who from Kangxi to the nobles and ministers knows this? They are just unwilling to admit this fact.

The twenty-four flags of Manchu, Mongolian and Han have been followed in a system, and it is not ordinary to change them. This breakthrough can only start with the new army of the Imperial Guards. However, Kangxi not only restricted the posts of the Imperial Guards, but also determined the scope of recruitment. He had to be recruited from the children of the Eight Banners. Isn’t this a change of soup and no medicine? How can the Imperial Guards be like the navy, without restricting the return of Manchu, Han and Mongolian, and all are equal?

Seeing Yinzhen pondering again in a blink of an eye, Fang Bao felt a little uneasy. Is there anything wrong with this matter? Just as he was thinking secretly, Yinzhen had already spoken: "Yesterday I talked to the emperor about the new army of the Imperial Guards. The emperor was rated as 3,000 troops, and pointed out that new recruits must be recruited from the Eight Banners' children.

The reform of the Eight Banners system is the reform of the military system, gradually weakening and eliminating the Eight Banners whose combat power has declined. The creation of the New Imperial Guard Army is not only to build a full-firearm army, but also like the navy, a new army that integrates all races and equals all races. Think about it, how can the emperor change his mind and convince the emperor to accept this attempt?"

After hearing these words, Fang Bao unconsciously looked up at the door, feeling excited and frightened. Yinzhen is now the crown prince of the Qing Dynasty, but not the prince who had no scruples to fight for the throne before. If this is leaked, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

The Qing Dynasty was defeated by the Manchus. As the crown prince, Yinzhen openly proposed to establish a new army that integrates all races and equality of all races. To promote equality of all races in the army, will the court also promote equality of all races? How could the Manchus, a national race, give up their own interests? As soon as this was said, all princes and nobles would jump out and strongly oppose it!

After pondering a little, Fang Bao said in a deep voice: "Fourth Master, the new army of the Imperial Guards is incomparable to the navy. At the beginning of the navy, the emperor allowed you to do whatever you want. Whether it was promoting the integration of Manchu and Han, or the new military uniforms, etiquette, or recruiting soldiers with high salary, the emperor turned a blind eye because the navy was unprecedented and had its own uniqueness, and it did not require the court to pay. In addition, the emperor also believed that the navy could not threaten the safety of the capital.

When the navy was discovered that the combat power was amazing and could land and land, the navy was already standing on all sides, and the court could no longer live without the navy. In addition, the Fourteenth Master handled it properly, which made the emperor feel at ease, and the navy was not affected at all.

But the new army of the Imperial Guard is an army and is under the eyes of the emperor. How could the emperor let you follow the navy's model? Tianjin military exercises and the princes and ministers have all seen the combat power of the navy. The new army of the Imperial Guard is built imitating the Marine Corps. Naturally, the combat power is amazing. How could the emperor be assured that a large number of Han and Mongolians would be filled with?

The Eight Banners are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor trusts the most. With the current status of the Fourteenth Master, we must not speak nonsense. This matter needs to be discussed for a long time."

Yinzhen sighed softly and said, "I also want to make a long-term plan, but if the new guards are all Eight Banners, wouldn't this be a waste of work? The war is not all about weapons and equipment, but more importantly, the generals and soldiers. The first 3,000 people will be middle-level or grass-roots officers in the future. It is really unimaginable. How powerful can the guards composed of the Eight Banners children who only know how to eat, drink and have fun?"

"It's not possible to do anything, so why not delay it for a while?" Fang Bao hesitated.

How long can it be delayed? Not only Kangxi is urging him, but it is not far from the chaos in the northwest. He also wants to take action first. Yinzhen thought to himself that if he intends to delay, Kangxi must be very dissatisfied.

Seeing Yinzhen pondering but not speaking, Fang Bao was speechless. The Qing Dynasty had been in charge of the Central Plains for more than 70 years. What he had been implementing was the manchus and the Manchus were treated with preferential treatment. The Manchus's idea of ​​privilege had long been deeply rooted. How could it be easily grasped in a short period of time? After pondering for a while, he said: "The Fourteenth Master, the freezing three feet of ice is not a cold one day. If you want to resolve it, you can only slowly take care of it. The disaster is not a blessing for the country."

Yinzhen couldn't help but nodded slightly. He was a little too anxious. After pondering for a moment, he said, "This is really true. The emperor often said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food. The reform of the Eight Banners system is very involved. You must be cautious and cautious. Let's take a look at it again and again. You can first find out the reactions of the banner people."

When Fang Bao retreated, Yinzhen stood up and moved a little, leisurely paced around the hall for a few times. The navy he founded had made great achievements in the past two years, such as the eastern expedition, the southern expedition, the Spain, the Netherlands, and discovered Australia. Then he would expedition to America and Europe, and promote overseas feudalism. His prestige became increasingly prosperous.

However, compared with Kangxi's prestige, it is far inferior to Kangxi's prestige. With his current prestige, foundation and strength, he really needs to take the initiative to innovate the Eight Banners system alone. He really needs to consider it carefully. Although the interests of the princes and ministers are closely linked to him through the "Four Great Hengs", ocean trade fleets, overseas franchises, and the navy's absorption of the children of the royal family, these interests are really nothing in front of the fundamental interests of the Manchus.

Kangxi must be surrounded by it. During the lifetime of Kangxi, the reform of the Eight Banners system must be implemented step by step. God knows how long Kangxi can live, and after he ascended the throne, he will need to stabilize for several years. If he delays, it will take another ten or twenty years. The more he delays, the more difficult and resistance to innovation will be.

Moreover, with the current development speed of the Qing Dynasty, it is likely that the industrial revolution will begin to be implemented in more than ten or twenty years. Without a stable environment, it is unimaginable.

Yinzhen was walking in the circle and pondering, but Bao Fuquan bowed at the door to report: "The prince, Wang Yi, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and Ma Minglun, the magistrate of Shunyi County, are waiting to see him."

Yinzhen stopped and then realized that the two of them came for the camp of the New Guard Army. He pondered slightly before instructing: "Let them come in."

Wang Yi and Ma Minglun came in and knelt down respectfully and said, "My minister Wang Yi would like to pay tribute to the crown prince." "My servant Ma Minglun would like to pay tribute to the crown prince."

Yinzhen was not familiar with the two, but although the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was only a third rank, his position was very prominent. Because I was still clear about Wang Yi's resume, I knew that he was promoted from Shaoqing of Dali Temple to the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and had never participated in the party struggles before. This is probably the reason why Kangxi promoted him.

Yinzhen glanced at Wang Yi, then looked at Ma Minglun, and his heart moved, and asked, "Are you a bannerman? Which banner belongs to?"

Ma Minglun didn't expect Yinzhen to talk to him first. His tone was like a family, with a hint of easy-goingness, and he hurriedly replied happily: "Go back to the crown prince, the slave is from Zhenglan.qi."

Yinzhen nodded slightly and said, "Where can you take if you can be the magistrate of Gyeonggi?"

When he heard this, Ma Minglun hesitated for a moment and said, "Go back to the crown prince, the slave is the slave of the prince of Xin County Dezhao, and he was selected in a pen style."

The pens and stickers of all departments in the capital are all seventh ranks. The magistrate of Shunyi can only be considered a flat remark. However, Shunyi is right next to the capital, and it can be said that it is fat and lacking. Yinzhen pondered for a moment and asked: "The life of the banner in recent years is getting more and more complicated and the livelihood is getting harder. I heard that there are many complaints, complaining that the court restricts the livelihood of the banner in the court. Is there such a thing?"

Ma Minglun was originally complacent, but unexpectedly, Yinzhen said a few words to the point of this issue. Restricting the livelihood of the bannermen is the national policy. He dared not speak nonsense. After pondering for a moment, he said cautiously: "Returning to the crown prince, in the past twenty years, the world has been peaceful, and the bannermen have reproduced rapidly. It is common for a family of seven or eight. However, the salary of soldiers is high, and the salary of one person is equal to that of the seventh-rank magistrate. Even if the price of the capital is slightly higher, there is no need to worry about livelihood.

But there are also people who like to drink and gamble, regardless of their wives and children, and act recklessly, so that there are many people who do not have overnight food at home, and even borrow money to make a living. How can you blame the court in this situation? I hope the crown prince will see it clearly."

Yinzhen smiled when he heard this, and was confused. He actually hoped to talk from these officials. After taking a sip of tea, he looked at Wang Yi and said, "But the land acquisition for Shunyi?"

Wang Yi specially called Ma Minglun, the magistrate of Shunyi, to seek land acquisition. According to convention, the court will not pay for land acquisition, and usually it is located on Shuntian Mansion. The quota of the new guard army is 3,000. The camp and training grounds, and there are horse racing. It is not a small amount. The money is still a small matter. What is even more difficult is that the land in Shunyi is mostly a farmhouse in the circle of clans and nobles. Those princes and nobles cannot afford to offend them. He dared not neglect the matters given by Yinzhen, so he came to the door to inquire about the words.

When Wang Yi heard Yinzhen ask, he was secretly happy and bowed and said, "It was for this reason that the prince came. The land of Shunyi is mostly a place of relatives and nobles, and the new guard army stationed in the territory of the land is not a small number. If you negotiate with multiple parties, you may delay time and miss your job."

Yinzhen didn't know that he had so many twists and turns. Besides, he never thought about asking Shuntian Mansion to pay for money. The land price is cheap now, and tens of thousands of taels of land acquisition are brewing. He didn't take it seriously. What he was even more worried was that these officials could not afford to offend the princes and nobles, and finally passed it on to the common people. After pondering for a moment, he said: "What is the land price in Shunyi?"

"When the crown prince, the average price is 8.2 per acre." Ma Minglun replied quickly.

The average price is still 8,000 acres? Yinzhen glanced at him and said, "There is no need for Shuntian Prefecture and Shunyi County to conduct land acquisition. I will arrange a special person to supervise it. You will assist you. All the demolition matters should be carried out. If it involves residential houses, we must do resettlement matters in advance. This palace will take time to inspect."

When they heard that the land acquisition was not required to be an official, both of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They hurriedly thanked them and quit.

On the morning of the first day of June, Yinxiang and Longkodo led six fast armed sailboats to land in Tianjin Wei.

With the deliberate propaganda of the soldiers, the Qing Navy fought against Japan and returned with great victory. Japan paid tribute and paid 70 million yuan in compensation. It opened the trading ports of Osaka and Edo, and was not allowed to interfere with merchant ship trade. The whole of Tianjin caused a sensation. The people were proud of the strong military front of the Qing Dynasty, while all the maritime merchants were ecstatic.

Before, the Qing Navy fought Spain and conquered South China Sea, benefiting from the maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, which traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, and it was only a side benefit. Their northern maritime merchants only benefited indirectly, but this time it was different. Japan is the main trading place for northern maritime merchants, and this time the Qing Navy took the initiative to fight for tangible benefits for them.

Opening a port, free trade! This is what all maritime merchants who go to Japan trade dream. After this battle, they will no longer have to look at the Japanese's faces, and they don't have to worry about being exploited by the Japanese again. Japan is now just a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. What else is there to be so arrogant?

After the navy landed, it did not stop for a long time. Longkodo took a boat to escort 2.2 million taels of gold to Tongzhou, while Yinxiang rushed back to the capital with a quick horse.

The next morning, Yinxiang hurried to Yuqing Palace.

After hearing the news, Yinzhen immediately quickly came out and smiled as soon as he met, "Congratulations to Brother Thirteen, for his victory!"

Yinxiang respectfully clasped his fists and said halfway: "My minister Yinxiang has seen the crown prince."

"There is no outsider, so there is no need to be polite." Yinzhen pulled him up and chuckled, "I have given you the opportunity to fight against Japan in the east. Tell me quickly." As he said, he said to Bao Fuquan again: "Call someone to prepare some snacks."

"It's still the 14th brother who is kind, knowing that I didn't use it too early." Yinxiang said with a chuckling.

The two of them went into the house to sit down. Yinxiang filled in a few snacks randomly before smiling and praised: "The chief general selected by the 14th brother, Shi Shipiao, is really unlucky. The little Japanese are really sinister and cunning. If Shi Shipiao is not Shi, we may suffer some losses." As he said that, he started from Ryukyu and explained the entire situation of the Conquest.

Hearing that Japan had gathered more than 100,000 people in just a few hours, Yinzhen also thought to himself, and after pondering for a while, he asked, "How many Japanese people were killed in that battle?"

"There is no statistics after the war, General Shi is not allowed to go out of the camp to count, for fear of getting infected with epidemics." Yinxiang smiled and said, "However, it is indeed a sea of ​​corpses and blood. Conservatively, it should be more than 20,000. I have the battle reports written by Shi Shipiao, Lin Wei, and Fu Anding Miss memorial each, as well as the post-war discussion records." As he said that, he handed over several letters, and then continued: "The discussion on the post-war gains and losses founded by the Fourteenth Brother is a good idea. I benefited from it when I listened to it. No wonder the navy's combat power has improved so quickly."

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