~Date: ~October 24th~

,nbsp;The backyard of Xiaotangshan Palace, the snow hall, Kangxi soaked comfortably in the hexagonal bathhouse made of white marble. Listening to Li Dequan reading the Edo Treaty, this is a huge and spacious pool, which is only three feet deep. A large stream of spring water flows in from the cave above, turns around, and then flows out from the cave at the bottom. The spring water is slightly higher than the temperature. After sweating, soaking in it, it feels comfortable all over≥-book_bar(

Li Dequan finished reading the original copy of the treaty and read the attached copy. After reading it, he looked up at Kangxi and saw that he was thinking, so he stepped down. After listening to the Edo Treaty, Kangxi was puzzled by the last two articles. I wonder why Yinzhen wanted to ban the spread of Shinto in Japan and why he wanted to marry Japan?

After thinking about it for a while, Kangxi did not think of the reason, so he had to give up. He glanced at Li Dequan and said, "Continue."

Li Dequan began to read the memorials on the generals one by one, and finally even the navy generals' discussion records after the war were missed.

After hearing this, Kangxi was sure that the Navy had indeed won a great victory in Japan. Then, he compared the comments on several people in detail, and asked Li Dequan to reread the post-war discussion records again, and he couldn't help but show a look of praise on his face. Lao Shisi's method is good. After the war, he can't describe the gains and losses in detail, which can not only summarize the experience in a timely manner, but also help the growth of the generals and the cultivation of the generals. These battle examples seem to be the templates of the Naval Academy.

After taking a bath, Kangxi summoned Yinxiang again and gave him a seat to enjoy tea as usual. He smiled and said, "Why did the Ryukyu County and the State send troops to Japan?"

Yinxiang hurriedly bowed and explained the grudges between Ryukyu and Japan in detail. Kangxi did not expect that Ryukyu and Japan had such a great grudge. After a while, he said slightly: "Ryukyu is narrow and has few people, with small troops, and is alone in a corner. He has a strong navy and needs more care. You can consider the navy every six months."

Yinxiang dared not answer this? Lao Sisi once said that he would take Ryukyu back to the Qing Dynasty and pondered for a moment. He said: "This Prince Shang Jing of the Ryukyu will come to the capital soon and ask for a title. You can talk to him in detail at that time."

Kangxi nodded slightly and said, "In the battle of Edo, you have personally experienced the battle formation and explain the details. How can you defeat the strong with the weak?"

Yinxiang smiled and said, "Emperor, although we have a small number of people, we are completely bullying the weak. The power of artillery and naval cannons is too great. Japan has no power to fight back at all≥*shu*bar ()." As he said that, he carefully said the night battle of the day.

Kangxi was shocked when he heard this. The combat power of the Marine Corps was so amazing. With just a temporary camp, he could keep tens of thousands of people firmly out of the camp and shoot more than 20,000 people. If he was defended by the city, who could attack? No wonder the Sisi of Lao didn't take the Mongolian troops seriously. It turned out that he knew the combat power of the navy.

Thinking of this, Kangxi subconsciously asked: "Where is the Nanyang Fleet now?"

After hearing this, Yinxiang was shocked. Kangxi was not too worried. He didn't dare to think too much. He hurriedly bowed and replied: "Return to Emperor Ama, Shi Shipiao led the Nanyang fleet back to Shanghai. After resting for a few days to replenish supplies, he was ready to return to Nanyang."

When Kangxi heard that the Nanyang Fleet was not in Tianjin, he couldn't help but feel relieved. The Fourteenth Old was still very cautious in his actions. He did not overestimate at all. After a slight pause, he continued to ask, "Where is the 2.2 million taels of gold?"

"The gold has been transported back to Tianjin by Erchen and Longkodo. Erchen will return to Beijing first, and the gold is transported by Longkodo. " Yinxiang replied cautiously.

After hearing that the gold had been shipped back to Beijing, Kangxi completely relieved. After pondering for a while, he said, "What do you think of Japan this time?"

Yinxiang pondered for a moment before saying, "Since the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan has been peaceful for more than a hundred years. The Edo has only more than 22,000 permanent troops. However, when Edo was attacked, they gathered tens of thousands of troops to carry out a desperate charge for most of the day, which shocked the sons.

The son-in-law has been wondering if this situation occurs in the capital. In addition to the 100,000 people stationed in the Eight Banners of Beijing, can we gather tens of thousands of people to charge towards the enemy in a short period of time?”

Kangxi felt a sudden heart when he heard this. He put it in the capital. He had no imagination about such a thing. He even mobilized tens of thousands of troops and could not gather together for a few days. But how could Edo be like this?

"The son of the son investigated the next day." Yinxiang continued: "There were more than 20,000 permanent troops in Edo, and more than 100 vassal lords in various places in Edo. Their entourage guards totaled about 100,000. In addition, the samurai living in Edo also enthusiastically joined the army. Forty thousand of the more than 100,000 people who participated in the war that day were temporary formations by samurai."

"Samurai?" Kangxi couldn't help but ask. He knew a little about Japan's situation, but it was not comprehensive. Japan had been in seclusion for decades, and it was difficult to find out his specific situation from outside. Kangxi had never had the idea of ​​expedition to Japan, so he was naturally not very clear. He asked now: "Why are there so many samurai in Edo?"

Yinxiang said in detail: "The social composition of Japan is also scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, but this 'sage' refers to samurai. Japanese samurai is equivalent to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. They do not engage in rural affairs, but only practice martial arts and literature, and their only profession is to join the army.

However, the Japanese samurai adopted a system of inheritance for the eldest son. The family can only inherit the family business, while the rest become ronin. They must go out and make a living by themselves. Because without land, these roninin naturally cannot become farmers. Therefore, they all gather in cities of all sizes and big to look for opportunities."

During this period, Kangxi was also circling with the reform of the Eight Banners system. He heard these words and said very sensitively: "So, is the number of Japanese samurai fixed?"

Yinxiang did not expect Kangxi to be interested in this matter, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "My son is not very clear about the specific situation, but it should be fixed."

Kangxi pondered for a moment before saying, "According to what you said, all Japanese troops are concentrated in the city. If you want to conquer Japan, you just need to attack their city?"

"Yes, Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate has a rule that one vassal and one city, and each vassal can only build one city, so their troops are all concentrated in the city." Yinxiang said affirmatively.

Since Japan had already paid tribute, Kangxi had no intention of rushing to fight for the expedition. After asking, he put his hands away and pondered for the formation. Seeing that Yinxiang had no advice, he said, "You are tired too, so kneel down first."

As Yinxiang returned to Beijing, the navy returned to Japan's victory in the east. Japan paid tribute, paid 70 million yuan in compensation, opened trading ports between Osaka and Edo, and condemned twenty princesses. The news of Ji Lai's marriage in the Qing Dynasty was spreading in the capital, and it was immediately spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and the spread was very sensation.

Since we had not heard of the imperial court's military dispatch on the day of the conquest, nor had we seen a messenger Zhao Yao come to Beijing with the red flag, everyone was skeptical about the news, but no one dared to eat enough for such a military and national affairs. For jokes, everyone was talking about it with a rather trustworthy attitude.

During this period of time, there was nothing serious about Kangxi's stroke. Even the ministers in the court were secretive about Kangxi's illness. How could the idle people in the capital dare to argue? Therefore, as soon as this news spread, all teahouses, restaurants, guild halls, and theaters found new topics, which immediately caused heated discussion.

The idle bannermen were reluctant to miss this opportunity to show off, and they all carefully investigated the source of the news. Soon, there were bannermen in major teahouses, restaurants, guild halls, and theaters in the capital, swearing to tell the story of the Southern Ocean Fleet of the Qing Dynasty, the Southern Ocean Fleet, and the war in Edo.

After hearing the news, the princes and nobles in the capital were busy condemning people to inquire about the authenticity of the news. When the Thirteenth Prince returned to Beijing and saw the crown prince, he quickly rushed to Xiaotangshan Palace. All the officials knew it well, and they couldn't help but be surprised and happy.

What was happy was that the navy was mighty and returned with great victory. Japan paid tribute. The Qing Dynasty had another vassal state. What was shocked was that such a big event had not even revealed a trace of wind in the entire capital. Is this Qing royal navy still the Qing court's economic and technological army? For such a big military and national affairs, the crown prince made his own decisions without even saying hello. Wouldn't they all become decorations?

Several officials of the Ministry of War were the most indignant. They didn't know about the Navy's actions at all. How could they bear it? Several officials of the Ministry of Revenue were secretly happy. 70 million taels, which was the two-year financial sum of the Qing Dynasty! The Navy is now the court's economic and regulatory army, and this war compensation should fall into the Ministry of Revenue's account. With this silver, the Ministry of Revenue will not only live a better life, but it is not known how to live it!

The eighth prince Yinsi had known the news for a long time, but he had never revealed it. After hearing the news, the Lifanyuan was busy. With an additional vassal state, there would be many more things to do, and it also involved the Japanese princesses' marriage. There was no precedent. Each official was busy looking for evidence. This was an opportunity and an opportunity to be appreciated by the crown prince.

The censors of the Censorate were not idle either. They were awarded the title of the crown prince and impeached the arbitrary actions, which would definitely shock the court and the public. This was a good opportunity to gain fame. The officials of the Ministry of Personnel were not idle either. The South China Fleet was about to expedition to Europe. Such a great victory would make Kangxi and the crown prince reward meritorious generals before the expedition, but the navy generals were promoted too quickly, and this matter must be stopped, otherwise it would arouse the envy and jealousy of all officials!

Yinzhen would not have thought that a great victory in the day would cause such a big trouble. After deciding to establish a workshop to attract employment for bannermen, he went to find the ninth prince Yinzhen to welcome the thirteenth brother. He didn't want to go to "Danboju" anymore, because that place was too ostentatious. (To be continued...

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