"can you?"
After listening to Xiong Cilu's words, Kangxi still had an expression of disbelief, "The Ming Dynasty was also kind to the scholar-bureaucrats. Although there were eunuchs, faint emperors, and vassal kings who caused trouble, in the court and in the officialdom, after all, scholars However, those who later defended the false Ming Dynasty and helped Prince Zhu in his rebellion were all bandits, pirates, and pirates... The scholar-bureaucrats could not even protect the Ming Dynasty, but they could still protect the Qing Dynasty. ?”
Tu Hai echoed from the side, "Yes, if we just shout "Bao Da Ru" and then bring Yan Shenggong from Qufu, Shandong Province to compete with Zhu Ni, it may have some effect."
"In the hall in the picture, if there is only the banner of protecting Daru, then I am afraid that no one will respond." Xiong Cilu said with a smile, "Maybe even Yan Shenggong himself will not dare to come forward."
"Why? Isn't Confucianism his family's philosophy?" Tu Hai asked.
Xiong Cilu said with a smile: "Shenggong Yan lives in the palace and calls out, and the whole world follows him. Isn't this a blessing to the country?"
"How can Kong Yuqi have such a reputation?" Emperor Kangxi said with a smile, "He is just an ordinary young man. Even if he has the blood of the most holy teacher, he will never let the world follow him."
He only said half of what he said, and the remaining half was that if Yan Shenggong had such appeal, the clan would have been exterminated long ago!
"What the emperor said is absolutely true!" Xiong Cilu said with a smile, "That's why the slaves put the protection of Confucianism and the protection of the Qing Dynasty together... because protecting the Confucianism is actually an unprofitable thing, and protecting the Qing Dynasty That’s the real benefit!”
"Benefits?" Kangxi frowned when he heard this, "How should we give this benefit? How much should we give? Now the imperial court is not rich, so it really can't give too much!"
Xiong Cilu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. How dare I let those Confucian scholars and officials take money from the pockets of the imperial court!
According to the slave's thinking, the scholar-bureaucrats below should not only not take advantage of the imperial court, but should also help the imperial court collect more taxes! "
"A lot of taxes?" Kangxi frowned, "Are we going to pay more for suppression, training and rest?"
As soon as Kangxi's words came out, the ministers below were all stunned.
Isn’t this three rates plus extra pay? Why is this a bit like Emperor Chongzhen's approach?
Xiong Cilu really nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you must add this extra faction! Otherwise, where will the imperial court get the money to run the new policy and train the new army? Donate from the Eight Banners disciples who rely on Beijing. The little money I have is just a rescue."
When Kangxi thought about his New Deal and New Army, he was really anxious!
Now the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty jumped out to seize the power of the Qing Dynasty. Although Wu Zhou agreed to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, he left Wu Yingqi's mess to the Qing Dynasty.
According to reports from Governor Moro of Henan and Tong Guogang, Governor of Huaibei, this Wu Yingqi has recently taken up the banner of "fighting for the Yuan Dynasty for the Ming Dynasty and avenging the Qing Dynasty", and has also received a large amount of supplies from Zhu Heji!
In addition, Wu Yingqi's troops were still mobilizing to Shaanzhou, and they were planning to march into Shaanxi.
But Kangxi was powerless because he had already transferred all the troops from Gansu and Shaanxi to the eastern front. Even if there were still a few soldiers and generals left, it would be impossible to withstand Wu Yingqi's tens of thousands of troops.
So Wu Yingqi really wanted to move westward, and Kangxi could only hold his nose and call him Pingxi King, pretending that Shaanxi and Gansu were still the territory of the Qing Dynasty.
However, once Wu Yingqi leaves, the three states and three prefectures in Henan and the Huaibei part of Runing Prefecture should be returned to the hands of the Qing court... This can be regarded as regaining lost ground.
In addition, direct contact can be established between the Qing court and the Zhou court, which will also help the Qing and Zhou alliance to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
However, no matter how the Qing and Zhou families formed an alliance, it would be difficult for them to resist the Ming Dynasty, which had completed the reform of the land equalization system.
Because once the land equalization reform is completed, the Ming Dynasty will be able to completely control the land and population of the six provinces of Jiangbei, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and its financial resources and military mobilization capabilities will be even higher.
If the Qing Dynasty did not carry out necessary reforms to strengthen its military strength, the Qing Dynasty would really be doomed by the time the land equalization was completed in the Ming Dynasty.
But the question is how should the reforms of the Qing Dynasty be carried out?
Kangxi already had a path for military reform...but the money to support military reform had to be obtained through the New Deal. But how should this New Deal be implemented?
Thinking of this, Kangxi looked at Xiong Cilu again and found that the other party was hesitant to speak, so he said to him: "Xiong Cilu, if you have any ideas, just say it. If you are wrong, I will forgive you. crime."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" With these words, Xiong Cilu no longer had any worries, "Your Majesty, the situation faced by the Qing Dynasty today is still better than that of the Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties of the previous Ming Dynasty.
The reason why the addition of Tianqi and Chongzhen caused public dissatisfaction boils down to the fact that the merger was too excessive! All the land in the world was concentrated in the hands of feudal princes and gentry. These people did not raise taxes themselves, but also shared the wealth from the country's taxes. And the ordinary people who bear the tax have no land and no industry, so naturally they cannot afford more taxes. And the imperial court kept pushing, and the result was chaos.
But the situation in the Qing Dynasty is different now. The land annexation in the Qing Dynasty is not serious now. Especially after the land renaming law was implemented, a large number of farmers with land and industry appeared in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Zhili and other places in the north. It is possible to bear heavy taxes, as long as the powerful gentry below are willing to help collect taxes.
Moreover, the Qing Dynasty still had boundless fertile land in Liaodong... Even if some small farmers were forced to lose their families because they could not pay taxes, as long as the court could organize them to go to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland, they would not rise up. "
After listening to Xiong Cilu's analysis, Kangxi's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked: "Then how can I get the powerful gentry below to help increase the number of troops and gifts?"
Xiong Cilu smiled and held out three fingers, "There are three tricks for slaves. One is to send more troops under the banner of respecting Confucius and protecting religion. You can ask Duke Yan Sheng to come forward and request the court to levy a 'Confucian tax', which will be used to build new armies and fight Hypocritical Confucianism. If people like this hate the Confucius family, Your Majesty is still a benevolent king!
The second is the tax package method. Subcontract all the tax revenue from the capitals and villages below to the local gentry and powerful people... If they pay enough money to the court, the overcharge will belong to themselves!
Third, the imperial power did not go to the countryside. Since taxes are to be farmed out, the tax-farming tycoons must be given the power to control local areas and organize team training. Only when you have a knife in your hand can you force the people below to pay money to protect Confucianism! "
Kangxi finally understood what Xiong Cilu was thinking!
Protecting Confucianism turned out to be a slogan, but protecting the Qing Dynasty was actually a business...a big business that ripped the bones and sucked out the marrow of the people at the bottom, and then shared the spoils with the imperial court.
But before the people at the bottom are wiped out, this business can still continue!
It's just this approach... It seems to be harming the people! Is this what a saint should do?
Emperor Kangxi, who cared more about his reputation, was still hesitating. Prince An Yue Le had already expressed a different opinion, "How is this method different from the 'sales team training' method proposed by that bastard Huang Zongxi? If these tax collectors Jin Shen is the same as Jiangnan's regiment, so won't the court suffer a big loss?"
Kangxi thought it right and quickly turned his attention to Xiong Cilu.
"No," Xiong Cilu shook his head and said, "The reason why those short-sighted regiment coaches in Jiangnan surrendered to the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty was because they didn't know that the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty would turn their backs on their people and want to equalize their land... And those in the north The powerful Jin gentry already knew about the land equalization in the south of the Yangtze River, so how could they be willing to surrender to the Puppet Ming Dynasty? Besides, if they collect more taxes for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, they would inevitably offend others! How can they dare to surrender to the Puppet Ming Dynasty when all of them are heavily burdened with blood debts?"
"It makes sense! These people were so confused that they turned to Zhu Heji!" Kangxi nodded, and said to himself, "I wonder what will happen to the equalization of land in Jiangnan? What if one or two powerful men can rise up? , just stir up chaos in the south of the Yangtze River!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the corner stood up and squeezed to kneel in front of Kangxi, "Your Majesty, your slave Zhou Peigong has a plan that will cause chaos in Jiangnan!"
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