In the thirteenth year of Kangxi's reign, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Early in the morning, Yue Le, Zhuo Butai, Mingzhu, Feng Pu, Li Fei, Wang Fuchen, Tu Hai, Xiong Cilu, Echu, Malji, Du Lide and other great scholars and ministers, as well as a group of local officials from Liangjiang came to the meeting. The second-in-commands all gathered in the south study room of Wuying Hall, waiting to congratulate Mayan Holy Lord Kangxi on the New Year.
However, these important ministers who came to pay New Year's greetings were all worried, because they already knew that Holy Lord Kang Mazi, who "will not die even if his head is beheaded", was ready to "drink poison"!
The emperor wants to "drink poison", what should they, the good slaves of the Qing Dynasty, do? Should I pretend to stop him? While everyone was pondering this issue, Father-in-law Xiao Guizi's voice suddenly rang out.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Then everyone heard a burst of rapid and powerful footsteps.
The good servants of the Qing Dynasty in the Wuying Hall quickly raised their buttocks and knelt down, kowtowing and shouting: "Slaves respectfully greet you!"
They are all slaves!
The five Han people, Feng Pu, Li Fei, Wang Fuchen, Xiong Cilu, and Doo Lide, have now raised their banners, and they are all good slaves of the Han army in the Three Banners.
However, there is still a difference between slaves and slaves. The Eight Banners Manchuria and the Eight Banners Mongolia are still much more advanced than the Eight Banners Han Army.
Originally, the Eight Banners Han army had a small number, so their treatment was not much different from that of Eight Banners Manchuria and Eight Banners Mongolia. But now the slave gate is wide open, and the Eight Banners Han Army has greatly expanded its army. At the same time, a group of Chen Hanjun who had become slaves before entering the Pass were carried into the Eight Banners Manchuria by Kangxi to fill the gap - the old Eight Banners fought in Jianyangshui and Sanjiangkou Town. The losses were heavy. If the old Han army was not replaced, the number of people in Manchuria would be too small compared to the rapidly expanding Eight Banners Han army.
After the Old Han Army of the Eight Banners invaded Manchuria, the "Manchu-Han divide" appeared within the Eight Banners - if the five Han armies of Feng Pu, Li Fei, Wang Fuchen, Xiong Cilu, and Doo Lide were all New Han armies, They are two factions represented by Lao Manchu, represented by Yuele, Mingzhu, Zhuobutai, Tuhai, Echu, and Malji.
The New Han Army thought that they were bannermen and that "slaves and slaves should be equal", while the Old Eight Banners looked down on the New Han Army and considered them to be the inferior among slaves.
So the two groups of slaves vaguely began to align themselves...
Emperor Kangxi could only strike a balance. Except for Prince An Yue Le, who would soon leave Nanjing to take charge of the overall situation in Henan, the ten slaves gathered in Nanshufang today would all be named ministers of Nanshufang later - among them Lao Baqi. Five, the New Han Army has five, which is just the right balance.
"Pingshen, Pingshen!"
Emperor Kangxi's voice sounded with a smile.
Everyone got up and peeked up. I saw Emperor Kangxi, dressed in regular clothes, sitting on the throne, smiling and holding a book. Seeing that the slaves had climbed up and taken their seats, he smiled and said: "I just received a note from Fan Chengmo, the governor of Zhejiang, saying that a large-scale Western tribute mission has come from Ningbo, composed of envoys from several Western countries. They are coming to Nanjing to perform Hajj. Let’s talk to everyone, should they be allowed to come?”
His tone was brisk and his face was filled with joy. In fact, he had already given a standard answer.
"Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing," Prince An Yue Le was the first to kneel down and replied, "This is the coming of all nations to come to court, which shows that the reputation of our Qing Dynasty and your Majesty has spread far and wide, and Westerners all admire me as the superior country of the Qing Dynasty. Majesty, it is really gratifying to have traveled thousands of miles to come to court."
Xiong Cilu, who had vaguely become the number one slave of the New Han Army, knelt down for the second time, "Your Majesty, this slave also thinks this is a good thing. Now the world is divided into three parts, and Zhu Ni's side also has the two major seaports of Guangzhou and Quanzhou. The fact that they did not go to Guangzhou or Quanzhou but came to Ningbo has shown that these foreigners regard the Qing Dynasty as the orthodoxy of China, and regard Zhu and Wu Ni as traitors."
Foreigners all love the Qing Dynasty!
There is no way around it. Even if the Qing Dynasty still imposes a maritime ban and the new Ming Dynasty of Zhu Heji opens to the outside world, the Qing Dynasty is still loved by foreigners.
The reason is also very simple. They can conduct "free monopoly trade" with the Qing Dynasty, but they cannot conduct the same trade with the New Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, the New Ming Dynasty was actually a dynasty established with the support of pirate groups along the coasts of Guangdong and Fujian. Therefore, even though this dynasty was competing with the Qing Dynasty for hegemony, it still actively supported the Zheng family, the Qiu family, and the Chen family (Chen Shangchuan). A large number of zero-dollar purchase groups are still working hard to expand the navy.
This series of actions has seriously threatened the existing order in the South China Sea and also threatened the collective interests of Western countries.
In addition, the original Confucianism pursued by Zhu Heji posed a great obstacle to the spread of Catholicism. Although Emperor Kangxi also restricted the spread of Catholicism, his stance was still different from that of Zhu Heji, the great Confucian sage.
As long as Catholicism can effectively support the Qing Dynasty, he is still willing to support the development of Catholicism in China.
But as a Confucian saint, Zhu Heji wanted to establish a Confucian organization of "University Hall - Academy - Clan", and he also developed a "natural magic" system, both of which would have great influence on the spread of Catholicism in China. A fatal blow. It may even pose a threat to the foundation of Catholicism - Catholicism in this era is opposed to believers communicating directly with God (thinking they have communication), while the natural magic system is directly studying God's omnipotent magic... ...
Kangxi nodded and said with a smile: "I also think it's a good idea for this Western delegation to come and catch up with our Heroes Association. We can also let these foreigners come and see how our good men of the Qing Dynasty are loyal to the emperor and patriotic." !
By the way, these days I feel that the name 'hero' used in the heroes meeting to be held next month is not appropriate. It sounds a bit like a meeting of gangsters, and Wu and Zhu Erni proposed this hero meeting first. of. "
He paused and then said: "The people invited to the meeting now are not heroes, they are mainly the gentry from Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces... How about changing the name to the Landlords Association!"
The name is really... quite realistic!
Because all the heroes had gone to Jiugong Mountain, it was impossible for them to come to Kangxi for a meeting. The only ones who could come were landlords from Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces.
However, the name of the Landowners Association is still a bit unsophisticated.
"Your Majesty," Xiong Cilu knew that this issue could be discussed, so he made a suggestion, "I feel that the Landowners Association and the Heroes Association are mainly composed of people from below, which can easily lead to misunderstanding... My Qing Dynasty is still your Qing Dynasty, master! No matter who comes to the meeting, no matter what opinions they put forward, they are all for the Lord’s consultation and reference. This authority must be firmly in the hands of the Lord. So I think the council The name is more appropriate."
Kangxi thought it made sense when he heard it - the heroes would meet at the heroes' meeting, and the landlords would meet at the landlords' meeting. Where should he, the great leader of the Qing Dynasty, be placed?
"Okay!" Kangxi nodded, "Call the Council!"
Prince An Yue Le asked cautiously at this time: "Your Majesty, I wonder what this council will discuss?"
Kangxi smiled and said: "There are only three things, one is to implement the New Deal; the second is to train the new army; the third is to organize regiment training! Of course, these three things are ultimately the same thing, which is to let the gentry of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces Provide money and provide sugar...With these two things, I can develop a new army that can defend our Qing Dynasty and protect the interests of our Eight Banners! What do you think?"
"Your Majesty!"
The eleven servants below all climbed down and called Shengming...Kangxi is not Guangxu! He was a hero who shot to death more than 300 little rabbits in one day. The number one man in Manchuria, Batulu, even asked him to lead his men to capture him.
Of course he knew that the purpose of the reform was to protect the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners!
Of course, the current Eight Banners are not a bunch of useless snacks. Although they can no longer compare with the first generation of the Eight Banners, they can still provide a more capable bureaucratic group. In addition, Kangxi also introduced some fresh blood to the Eight Banners through the opening of the slave gate, further enhancing the vitality of the Eight Banners.
