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Chapter 528

Everyone felt the same when they heard this. Now that the overseas veto was being promoted, the navy urgently needed to expand. After more than ten years, overseas veto was stabilized, it would be a matter of swords and guns entering the warehouse and putting horses in Nanshan. At that time, how would the bannermen of the military workshop arrange it?

Fu Ning'an immediately said: "Mr. Wang has a long-term vision and a far-reaching concern. The servants agree with it. The navy is expanded, the new imperial guards are enrolled, and the military workshop is of such a scale. How can the existing financial resources of the court be maintained all year round?"

This is a matter of no thought. The Navy has not spent a big son of the court in recent years. Song Zhu frowned and said in a deep voice: "The reason why the bannermen can live in a pampered and honored manner is that they have made contributions to the country. I have always treated meritorious officials well in the Qing Dynasty. How can I treat bannermen with lowly craftsmen in the same way? In this way, where is the court's face? Bannermen are also disgraced! Besides, when a bannermen work, they will inevitably abandon cavalry and shooting. This is not in line with the ancestral system. Once there is war, where will the soldiers come from?"

Yinzhen glanced at the few people coldly, but thought to himself, whether it was because they had not solicited their opinions in advance, that they took the opportunity to criticize them, or that they themselves firmly opposed it? If Kangxi was used to suppress them, it would be underestimated and worried that they would be resistant and secretly fan the flames. It would be better to dispel their concerns.

After pondering slightly, Yinzhen said jokingly: "Banners enter the military workshop to work, do not infringe on the interests of gentry, do not compete with farmers for profit, and are even more beneficial to merchants. How can there be chaos? Even if someone takes the opportunity to provoke it, it will be difficult to become a climate.

From its establishment to the present, the Navy not only did not spend a single treasury, but instead earned the imperial court 70 million taels of silver, increasing the territory of the three provinces of Southeast Asia and Australia, and also burdened the military expenses of tens of thousands of naval troops along the coast of Guangdong, Fujian, etc. In recent years, the imperial court's annual income has increased year by year. The treasury treasury silver has also risen steadily. I really don't know where your worries come from?

The expansion of the navy and the new guard army and the expenses of military workshops will continue to follow the rules and will not be spent from the court's main points. You don't need to worry about this.

As for the bannermen working and abandoning riding and shooting, it is purely unknown. First, it is impossible for the military workshop to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. At present, the palace can only try its best to ensure that one child can enter the workshop to alleviate the livelihood of the bannermen, and the rest of the children will not be affected. Second, the expenses of practicing riding and shooting are expensive. The bannermen are currently having a difficult livelihood and have no extra money to practice riding and shooting. Solve the livelihood of the bannermen. It is not to abandon riding and shooting, but to ensure that the bannermen practice riding and shooting."

Speaking of this, Yinzhen sipped a little, took a sip of tea, looked at a few people, and continued to say, "The reason why the bannermen are content to wander, advocate extravagance, compete for comparison, and do not intend to make progress is that they are consciously superior to others.

Yes, the Qing Dynasty was built by the bannermen. Banners should enjoy the glory, but have you ever thought about it? With the peace of the world, the number of bannermen is growing rapidly, and now it has reached one. Two million. In decades, the court can support millions, or even tens of millions of bannermen who have been earned for nothing?

In addition, you should also go to the narrow streets and alleys of the capital for a private visit to see the real life of the bannermen who are pampered and honored and decent. Don’t just look at the streets who are dressed brightly and always hold a shelf, poor and elegant, and show off their own style.

This palace has been moving around a lot recently, and I have seen many things that I can't imagine on weekdays. Some of the bannermen do private work, some are lamas, some are sold as slaves, some are moved to the outer city privately, and some are relying on the help of the people. They eat more abundantly, including pickled cabbage, salt-mixed green onions, sour bean juice, radish skin, vegetable leaf porridge, and mixed grain steamed buns.

This palace went on a private visit and heard the most saddest sentence, 'The whole belongings of the flag soldiers are the guys used for war and the lumps on their bodies!', I don't know what you thought after hearing this? The flag men have made contributions to the country and are also the source of the Eight Banners soldiers. Should you pay more attention and learn more about their real lives? Don't stand and speak without back pain!"

Hearing these words, Song Zhu blushed slightly, but he still said: "No matter how poor the bannermen are, their family has more than ten stones of rice and grain and twenty taels of silver. Why is it so embarrassing?"

"If you don't have any investigation, you don't have the right to speak. Go and see if I'm talking nonsense and deliberately exaggerating the facts?" Yinzhen glanced at him, then looked at Wang Yu, adjusted his tone slightly, and said: "You can consider the long-term development of the military workshop, which is also intentional. However, I can tell you clearly that military weapons can not only equip their own troops, but also sell them. The profit of selling arms is very high, which is enough to maintain the development of the military workshop.

As long as our ordnances are always in the leading position, we will not worry about the lack of a market. In Europe and America, wars will continue for a long time. There is no need to worry about not being able to sell the ordnances."

Seeing Yinzhen open his mouth and explaining the concerns of several people one by one, the ministers in the study were speechless, but they were quite dissatisfied. Yinzhen thought about this matter for a long time, but they refuted it in a hurry, and it was reasonable that they were at a disadvantage.

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Yinzhen cursed inwardly, not knowing whether it is good or bad! After pondering for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Solve the livelihood of the bannermen and moderately relax the restrictions on the bannermen. This not only involves the Eight Banners system, but also concerns the national destiny of the court for a hundred years. What you are concerned about is that the palace and the emperor have discussed it carefully. After the emperor thought it through, he allowed it to be clear that you believe that your talents and knowledge are far better than the emperor? Or do you question the emperor's vision and insight?"

Song Zhu, Wang Shu, Fu Ning'an and others were just dissatisfied with Yinzhen's arbitrary behavior in everything and did not communicate with them. They used this to criticize him. Yinzhen moved Kangxi out and put his hat on his back, so he couldn't sit still. He quickly knelt down and said, "The emperor has great talent and strategy, high-level vision, far-reaching sacred thoughts. Compared with him, the servants and others are tantamount to the bright moon and the glimmer of fireflies. How can they question themselves? Since the emperor has approved it, the servants and others will do their best to promote this matter."

Yinzhen nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "I hope you all feel the same and let go first."

After the six people withdrew in turn, Yinzhen leaned back slightly relaxed. Xiao Yongzao and Ma Qi kept silent. It seemed that the starling had already greeted him. With this preparation, and with the large number of children of the royal family in the navy, there would not be much resistance for the bannermen to enter the military workshop. However, if Kangxi did not issue an order, there would definitely be princes and ministers who would not sell their accounts.

What made him even more worried was the future dynasty. Knowing that Kangxi had already allowed him, Songzhu, Wang Yu and Fu Ning'an dared to be so resolute. I think it was because he knew Kangxi's recovery situation. What would happen once Kangxi completely recovered? How would he get along with Kangxi? Will Kangxi support other brothers to check and balance him? If Kangxi wants to balance him, who would he support? The third or the eighth brother? Maybe there is a greater chance of supporting the eighth brother, but this situation cannot occur. It was difficult to win over the eighth brother and the others. This situation must be avoided, but how can it be avoided?

Yinzhen frowned and thought, perhaps retreating as an advance is a good way. If he could find a reason to avoid leaving the capital, he would naturally be able to avoid the conflict with Kangxi. But would Kangxi ask him to leave the capital?

Bao Fuquan bowed in and reminded him: "Crown Prince, it's time to prepare for court."

Yinzhen nodded, stood up and asked the eunuchs and palace maids to organize their crowns, clothing and adornments, and then stepped out of the palace gate and steadily headed towards the Ganqing Gate before everyone was surrounded by people.

In the square in front of the Ganqing Gate, a large area of ​​ministers with brilliant feathers stood neatly and quietly waiting for Yinzhen's arrival. The crown prince wanted to innovate the Eight Banners system, break the rules that the bannermen were not allowed to work, and let the bannermen enter the workshop to work had long been secretly spread, but the princes and nobles had mixed praises and critics.

Because there are very few exchanges between the banners, the princes and nobles, whether they support or oppose, are all in their hearts and are waiting to watch the morning court.

After attending court, Yinzhen first handled the office work, and went to the East ranks to conduct daily reports one by one in order, because he was obeying the government every day. If there were no major events, the routine report would be very fast. In about half an hour, the daily report would be over.

After finishing daily affairs, Yinzhen stood up and walked slowly to the front of the Imperial Road Stone, swept the princes and nobles below the steps, and the civil and military ministers glanced at it, but they were not in a hurry to speak. Seeing this, Bao Fuquan immediately ordered the eunuch to bring the short slut forward.

Seeing this, the officials at the stairs immediately cheered up. Yinzhen did not sit immediately. His eyes flashed across the officials and looked at the palace wall behind him. After pondering for a while, he said: "Since the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, it has only been more than seventy years, and many wars have passed, and the world has been peaceful for only twenty years. However, the bannermen have increased from more than 300,000 to more than 1.2 million today, which has increased fourfold. In another twenty years, what will be the fifty years? Have the ministers thought about it?

As the number of people in the capital became increasingly difficult, and the life of the bannermen in the capital was becoming more and more difficult, which led to several commotions. The court also took a series of measures, but the results were very little. The livelihood of the bannermen has become a heart-wrenching problem in the court. If it is undecided for a long time, it will inevitably cause harm to future generations, and even dragged us across the Qing Dynasty. The emperor was also worried about this.

To solve this problem, the emperor wanted to moderately relax the control of the bannermen and allow the bannermen to work in the military workshop of the Ministry of Works to completely solve the livelihood problems of the bannermen. Do you have any objections to this?"

As soon as the words were finished, Bumuba, the prince of Duluo Shuncheng, went out and bowed and said, "I will report to the Crown Prince, but the account cannot be settled like this. Although there are now 1.2 million bannermen, some of them are included, such as Barhu, Daur, Feiyak, Solon, Oroqen, Xibe and other tribes. The actual population has not increased so quickly." (To be continued)

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