Chapter 558
The bannermen's weapons, jackets, and horses were all prepared by themselves. Even if they were barely barred, these things must be purchased. In recent years, the lower-level bannermen have had a hard time living, and the chances of wearing armor are very small. The soldiers and horses they brought with them are unbearable, which was as expected by Yinzhen. He was not surprised when he heard Yinxiang's words, but just nodded slightly.
Seeing that Yinzhen had not spoken, Yinxiang then added: "I have made a secret investigation. Most of these unsightly weapons and horses were purchased by debts, especially horses, which were mostly retired war horses, and many of them were not riding horses at all, but picking up horses."
After hearing this, Yinzhen couldn't help laughing. Raising a horse is a considerable expense. Who would spend money on these lower-level bannermen in armor and raise war horses when they were hopeless? Besides, how many war horses can there be in the capital? It is a good idea to recruit ten thousand horses. It is completely unimaginable that the horse market in the capital has been extremely hot these days. Lao Thirteen said this to him to pay for the horses to change horses.
However, when he formed a new army of imperial guards, he originally intended to build an elite cavalry that could be expeditioned. This horse cannot be ignored. However, the expense is not small. Based on one horse and three horses, the first five thousand people would have to 15,000 war horses. The enrollment would be expanded to at least 20,000 to 50,000. Where did so many war horses come from? Just buying horses is far from enough, you have to raise your own horses.
After pondering for a moment, Yinzhen shouted to the outside world: "Bao Fuquan."
Bao Fuquan, who was waiting outside the door, heard the order, hurriedly walked in and bowed and said, "The slave is here."
"The morning court has just dispersed. I will go to chase Li Huazhi, the minister of Taipu Temple, and announce his visit." Yinzhen ordered in a deep voice.
When Yinxiang heard this, he was overjoyed. Taipu Temple was an institution that manages the affairs of horse farms in the border areas of Outer Mongolia and the left and right wings of the capital. It was in charge of the whole country's horse politics. Yinzhen summoned the Taipu Temple Minister Li Huazhi, which obviously wanted to solve the problem of the new army standing horses for a long time.
After Bao Fuquan stepped down, Yinzhen looked at Yinxiang. Yinzhi and the two of them said, "Since the new recruits' armor and horses are unbearable, they do not need to bring their own, and they will be uniformly prepared by the court."
Yin Yi was overjoyed when he heard this. As a result, the soldiers were much easier to bring. He hurriedly bowed and said, "The Crown Prince's move is really a celestial object. The new recruits and their families must be grateful."
The joy on Yinxiang's face flashed, and he pondered slightly, and then he bowed and said, "Reported to the Crown Prince, the cost of the five thousand soldiers and horses is quite expensive. And there is no precedent. The Ministry of War is afraid that it will not agree, and the Eighth Bulletin stationed in the capital will also have opinions, which will cause criticism and will be detrimental to the Crown Prince. Can it be slightly postponed?"
Lao Thirteen wanted him to ascend the throne and then implement it calmly, so as not to favor one and the other. It aroused opposition from the flags. However, God knows what the situation was in Kangxi. The new army of the imperial guards should not be delayed any longer.
Yin Yi said, "Is the Ministry of War any objection? Let's not talk about it for now. However, the Eight Fortress stationed in the capital will not have too much opinions. The New Imperial Guard recruits the Eight Banners and they will also expand the recruitment. This is a good thing that benefits most bannermen. Who would be sorry for their own money bags? "
"The tenth brother said this is good, but the thirteenth brother's concerns are not unreasonable." Yinzhen said slightly: "This is not just a matter of money. This involves the military system, and he has no energy to take into account this matter at the moment." As he said that, he paused slightly before continuing: "The new army of the Imperial Guard is a new attempt, just like the navy, and can follow the old navy. Before the formal army, the expenditure will not occupy the imperial military expenditure, and all the miscellaneous expenses will be made. In this way, the military department will not have any objections. In addition, the new recruits will not pay military salaries during the training period of half a year, and they will claim to purchase uniformly with military armor and horses with salary. In this way, no one will have any objections."
It’s good to have money! Everyone knows that the so-called miscellaneous expenses are paid out of their own pocket. However, he not only pointed out that it was an attempt, but also a comparison with the navy. Even if the court had opinions, no one dared to say anything. After all, the navy's achievements were too brilliant. What made Yinxiang secretly shocked was that listening to Yinzhen's tone, it seemed that he wanted to innovate the military system. How much did the Eleventh Old wanted to innovate? He didn’t dare to think too much, and immediately bowed and said, “The crown prince is far-sighted and thoughtful. If he said this, the court had no objection.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Bao Fuquan bowed at the door and said, "Report to the Prince, Liu Shengfang, the Imperial Hospital Hospital envoy, is looking for a meeting."
Didn't you see that you were talking to Lao Shi and Lao Shi San? Yinzhen frowned and glanced at Bao Fuquan with dissatisfaction, but he instantly realized that this was not a routine report on Kangxi's condition. It should be that Kangxi's condition had changed. He hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Here comes in." As he said that, he picked up the teacup and sipped two sips of herbal tea. He felt calm. In the current situation, no matter how Kangxi's condition develops, it will not have much impact on him anymore.
Liu Shengfang came quickly and kowtowed as soon as he entered the door, saying, "Congratulations to the Crown Prince, the Emperor is awake."
Kangxi woke up! Yinyi and Yinxiang were in a very complicated mood. He couldn't help but stand up when he heard this.
Yinzhen also looked surprised and asked, "Your Majesty is awake?"
"Go back to the crown prince." Liu Shengfang suppressed the excitement in his heart and said calmly: "The emperor has woken up. The envoy of Sun Yuan and a group of imperial physicians are taking the pulse of the emperor. He will condemn the empress to report the good news to the crown prince first."
Yinzhen stood up and said in a deep voice: "Immediately notify all the brothers in the palace, the princes, princes, and the ministers in the study room to arrive in front of the emperor's bedroom."
After hearing this, Yinxiang was stunned. Is the Fourteenth Old Man too open and upright? Kangxi's situation was unclear, so he hurriedly summoned everyone to go? However, this was a taboo, and he only dared to think about it, but he didn't dare to speak out. Yinyi and Yinxiang didn't want to go to Kangxi's bedroom with Yinzhen, and hurriedly bowed to take the order and retreated.
When the two withdrew, Yinzhen rushed to Kangxi's bedroom. Although he had expected this situation, he was still a little nervous in his chest. What would happen if Kangxi woke up?
He rushed to the door of Kangxi's bedroom, and the head of the guard, Furdan, who was waiting at the door, immediately knelt on the ground silently. Yinzhen stopped and asked softly: "What's going on inside?"
Furdan hurriedly replied softly: "Go back to the crown prince, grandson Dingyuan envoy took the pulse of the emperor with several imperial physicians."
Not coming out yet? Yinzhen felt a little anxious, but he was not convenient to go in rashly. He glanced at everyone and said, "Let's just flat."
After getting up, the crowd did not dare to stand with Yinzhen, and immediately retreated to the yard outside the door and waited quietly.
The news that Kangxi woke up soon spread throughout the Xiaotangshan Palace. After hearing the news, the princes, princes, and ministers in the study immediately rushed over. The third prince Yinzhi and the eighth prince Yinsi arrived first. Seeing that Yinzhen was still waiting outside the door, the two hurriedly stepped forward to see the salute. Yinzhen nodded slightly and said softly: "Tell them that they will be exempted from the salute and wait in the yard."
At a moment, a group of people arrived one after another, waiting silently in the yard outside the door, each feeling both happy and uneasy.
Yinzhen turned around and glanced at everyone, saw everyone standing under the sun, pondered for a moment, and ordered: "I was waiting for Yinzhi, Yinsi, Yinxiang, Yinyi, Yanhuang, Boguoduo, Yaerjianga, Dezhao, Ma Qi, Zhang Pengfeng, Wang Yu, Li Guangdi and others waiting in the shade under this step. The others were looking for the shade nearby."
The sun in June was poisonous, and it was almost noon, and I stood in the yard for only a cup of tea. Everyone was sweating heavily. After listening to Yinzhen's instructions, everyone couldn't help but feel grateful and immediately dispersed.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Sun Ziding came out with several imperial physicians. Seeing Yinzhen waiting at the door, he hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects. Yinzhen waved his hand and said, "What's the situation of the emperor?"
"Go back to the crown prince." Sun Ziding bowed and said, "After preliminary examination, although the emperor woke up, hemiplegia has aggravated greatly. In the past, hemiplegia on the right side, but now the left side limb has not responded. Since waking up, he has not seen any talk."
Yinzhen asked afterwards: "Is the emperor still sober?"
"When I go back to the crown prince, I have no way to judge at this moment. From the eyes, I should be sober." Sun Ziding replied in a deep voice.
Yinzhen couldn't help but sigh secretly. Kangxi's situation was afraid it would be difficult to recover. He didn't know if it had any sequelae of dementia. He was about to ask if it was suitable for visiting now, but he saw Li Dequan step out quickly. When he saw Yinzhen, he bowed slightly and said, "Crown Prince, he is listed as an adult, and the emperor is called Jin."
Kangxi was sober and could speak. Yinzhen was stunned. He couldn't be a rebirth, right? He immediately walked in quickly.
On the wide imperial bed, Kangxi walked to the outside. He had not eaten for a few days. His face became thinner and thinner, his eyes became deeper and more haggard. When he saw Yinzhen and others coming in, his eyes lit up slightly.
Seeing this, Yinzhen took a few steps in a hurry, knelt in front of Kangxi and kowtowed three times, raised his head, and called out softly, "Emperor Ahma." Then he choked and couldn't speak.
Yinzhi, Yinsi, Yinxiang and Yinyi also followed closely behind. After kowtow, they all looked at Kangxi with tears in their eyes, but they did not dare to say anything. Several princes and ministers in the study knelt behind the four.
Kangxi glanced at everyone and muttered vaguely, but no one heard it clearly. Li Dequan, who was standing beside him, whispered: "I haven't been there for many days."
Everyone stared at Kangxi when he heard this. Kangxi was going to give his last words? Is it really a reflection? Yinzhen's heart was pounding, his palms and back were full of sweat, and he stared at Kangxi without eyelashes.
Kangxi nodded slightly, then said in a vague way. This time, the crowd heard his life clearly and engraved two words. Li Dequan said again: "Life is in a moment."
Kangxi nodded slightly, and then tried hard, almost word by word: "The crown prince inherited the throne." After saying this, he seemed to have exhausted his strength, but he was still staring at the people in front of the bed. (To be continued) q!~!
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