By coating?
When Emperor Kangxi heard Zhuo Butai mention wrapping, he couldn't help but glance at Wang Fuchen and Nalan Mingzhu, who were kneeling upright.
One is tall, strong, and majestic. A tall and graceful man with an elegant demeanor. If their identities were not known in advance, the two might be confused at first glance. Wang Fuchen was regarded as the descendant of Jin Taiji, a fierce man from the Jurchen Yehe tribe, and Nalan Mingzhu was regarded as a certain literary and elegant Han scholar.
Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi sighed softly and said: "It has only been more than 20 years since the Eight Banners of Manchuria entered the Central Plains of Guan Dingding. How come we are becoming more and more like Han people?"
When Zhuo Butai heard this, he showed a dumbfounded expression, which Emperor Kangxi saw. Kangxi asked: "What? Am I right? We Eight Banners disciples were so fierce when we were outside the pass. We were invincible in the world with bows, horses, riding and shooting." , ten Ming armies cannot defeat one of our Eight Banners soldiers. But now..." He pointed at Nalan Mingzhu and Wang Fuchen, "Now ten Mingzhus may not be able to defeat one Wang Fuchen!"
Mingzhu's fair and delicate face turned red when Kangxi said that, but when she turned to look at Wang Fuchen, it seemed that she really couldn't beat him!
However, Mingzhu was also a shameless person and immediately kowtowed to Kangxi and said: "Your Majesty, I will go back and practice hard before you come back..."
"Don't practice it, it's too late, and you can't practice it." Zhuo Butai said with a smile, "Ming Zhongtang, do you think our older generation of Eight Banners soldiers are all trained?"
"Isn't it?" Kangxi interjected and asked, "Zhuo Butai, are all the Eight Banners heavenly soldiers of the older generation born to be brave?"
"Returning to the emperor," Zhuo Butai said, "the older generation of heavenly soldiers were all forced out! They were all made by fighting! Except for a very small number of nobles, the others were all climbed up by the strong stepping on the bodies and bones of the weak. .Only the strong can serve as infantry and horse armor, only the strongest among the strongest can serve as red-armored soldiers, and only the incredibly strong can serve as white-armored soldiers... The white-armored soldiers are equivalent to the current Forbidden City guards. I think. Back then, that boy Ao Bai led five white-armored soldiers, and together with his six white-armored soldiers, they captured a hilltop guarded by hundreds of Ming troops, and killed and injured dozens of people. Now the gatekeeper is outside Taihe Gate. Can those people kill and injure dozens of Prince Zhu’s third prince?”
"How is it possible?" Kangxi said in his heart: "You can't let Obai go now! Prince Zhu's men will throw a lot of fire and thunder bombs before they kill people. No matter how high the martial arts is, a thunder will rise to the sky!"
"Old man," Nalan Mingzhu beside him was no longer convinced, "Where can I find the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers you mentioned? Do you want to transfer the Sauron Camp outside the Pass?"
"Why are we transferring the Solon Camp?" The old man shook his head, "I already told you to wrap up the slaves... How many people are there in the Solon Camp? There are more than 5,000 soldiers in total, and we don't care if they are all transferred to Hubei. If smallpox breaks out, half of them will die first, and the remaining two thousand can’t compare to the old Eight Banners, who couldn’t defeat Wu Sangui.”
With that said, the old man pointed at Wang Fuchen again, and then said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, you must use this kind of wrapping for your slave!"
After listening to Zhuo Butai's words, Kangxi didn't know what to say. Is this old man confused? Not all coated slaves are like Wang Fuchen, otherwise Wang Fuchen wouldn't be so famous!
Mingzhu had already spoken, "Old man, Mr. Wang (he is the Minister of Internal Affairs, you can call him an adult), although he is a Bao Yi, but not all Bao Yi are as powerful as him."
"I know, I'm not confused yet... Ma Yaozi became a slave because he was brave enough!"
Zhuo Butai suddenly looked at Kangxi and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, when we were outside the customs in the early years, the circle of our Eight Banners was not closed. No matter who they are, Manchu, Mongolian, Han, Sauron, Korean, even if they can't tell their origins It doesn't matter, as long as you are willing to work hard for your masters, you can join. Many people join as slaves, and then rely on military merit to climb up the ranks!
It is precisely because of this way of advancement that almost all the warriors outside the Pass were included in the Eight Banners. This is how the Eight Banners' heavenly soldiers became invincible!
But what about now? The disciples of the Eight Banners are not allowed to be cadres, and even the circle of slaves of the cadres is closed... If a man like Ma Yaozi is not a cadre now, what else can he be? Become a green soldier? What's the point of being a green soldier? If they want to achieve a certain fate for themselves and their descendants, who should they die for? "
Ah...that's it!
What an enlightenment!
Emperor Kangxi was awakened immediately!
It turns out that the "relying on coating" Zhuo Butai said was not to rely on the existing coating, but to open up the coating circle and let all the common warriors who can fight join in. Of course, at the same time, it is also necessary to make it easier for the coated slaves who have made meritorious service to be carried into the Eight Banners.
If you don't do this, why do the fierce people below help the Qing Dynasty fight? Can't you help Wu Sangui, Zhu Heji and the others fight? They have a large number of founding heroes over there!
Now to help the Qing Dynasty fight, I can only work as a green soldier. Not only did they receive little military pay, but the imperial court did not treat them as one of their own and used them as cannon fodder to lead the battle. They also gave them the worst equipment and the lowest rations. They had little room for advancement despite their meritorious service - the Eight Banners disciples were Those who could become Green Camp officers had a rough path and were members of the imperial court, so they squeezed out all the room for advancement among Green Camp soldiers.
When the Qing Dynasty first entered the customs, you could still rob as a green soldier. There was not much room for advancement, but you could make a fortune. But now all the good places are in the hands of the imperial court. Wu Sangui has nothing to grab in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Hunan is a little better, but not very profitable. Guangdong is richer...but Guangdong is rich in Tianlei!
Emperor Kangxi's face lit up when he thought of this. He jumped up and walked around the south study room twice. Suddenly he stopped and said loudly: "Mingzhu, prepare a decree for me! Order all the kings and Baylor in Beijing to , Beizi, and the yamen of each capital of the Eight Banners went to their respective villages to collect strong men and then handed them over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs... I don’t care what the background of those men is, I only want strong men! The deadline is one month. Recruit twenty thousand, no, thirty thousand strong men and women for me!
Then he issued an order to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to expand the Coated Fire and Thunder Battalion into the Coated Firearms Battalion and the Coated Infantry Battalion, with the number of personnel increased to 16,000. Then a group of strong and capable personnel were selected from the forward battalion, Xiaoqi battalion, guard camp, and Baoyi Xiaoqi battalion, and were transferred to Baoyi firearms camp and infantry battalion as officers. "
After saying these words, Kangxi turned to look at Zhuo Butai, "Zhuo Butai, do you have anything else to add?"
Zhuo Butai's old face also showed a look of surprise. He did not expect that the young hero who used thunderous means to get rid of his two brothers would trust him so much and be so decisive and resolute.
It seems that there is still hope for the Qing Dynasty!
Thinking of this, the old man no longer hid it, but revealed his plan in full: "Your Majesty, I suggest you make another decree and release another 30,000 yuan for the green camp soldiers to throw the flag. After the officers throw the flag, they can directly When carried into the Han army flag, soldiers can first serve as coated slaves, and then carry it into the Eight Banners after meritorious service."
"Okay!" Emperor Kangxi clapped his hands, "With these 30,000 bannermen and coated slaves, I can firmly control the 200,000 green soldiers, and I no longer have to worry about their rebellion. Zhuo Butai, you are really my humerus. , Oboi’s first-class super warrior is given to you now!”
Zhuo Butai quickly fell to the ground, with tears of gratitude on his face, and kowtowed to the ground to thank him.
Kangxi smiled and said: "Old man, get up quickly... You are now the pillar of our Qing Dynasty. When I defeat Wu Sangui and Zhu San in the future, I will also crown you the king!"
He paused and then said: "Zhuo Butai, Mingzhu, and Wang Fuchen, the three of you, together with Prince Yu and Prince Gong, will serve as Ministers of Affairs for the Banner Army... The Banner Army under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including Xin The firearms battalion, the infantry battalion, and the two existing forward and knight battalions are all under the general control of the five of you!"
As he spoke, Kangxi looked at Wang Fuchen "affectionately" again, "Wang Fuchen, do your best, I will never treat a good man like you badly!"
