Chapter 235: Southern Tour (1)
The fact that the buns are closer to Fu Quanthan with him makes the cautious Lao Kang always linger, which has led to the recent period, except for Yuanyuan, Lao Kang has become less interested in taking care of the buns. But on the other hand, the buns don't care about him. Coupled with the cold war with Shuyun, although it has gradually eased up, the relationship between the two has never been salty, and when they meet every day, it is just a polite greeting, and it is just a matter of gossip without pain or itching. This has made Lao Kang not be in a good mood for more than a month, and he has a gloomy face all day long. It wasn't until the time of the southern tour that it was better.
At the end of September of the lunar calendar, it is a good time for the autumn breeze to cool off and travel with the whole family.
However, the royal outing is not comparable to ordinary people. In addition to a large group of masters, there were also many princes and ministers, officials from various ministries, guards of the forward battalion, Xiaocai battalion and countless eunuchs and palace maids. After repeated reductions, there are still more than 12,000 remaining. Don't think it's too much, this is more than 10,000 people less than the more than 20,000 people in history. The whole procession was unprecedentedly large, like a huge long snake, stretching for miles, and it was extremely spectacular.
This southern tour is to take the waterway, according to the pre-booked itinerary, along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal all the way across the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huai River, the Yangtze River and the Qiantang River. This is unprecedented, and it can be said to be a historical precedent.
Since it is a waterway, of course, you have to take a boat. The shipbuilding industry of the Qing Dynasty is very developed, and there are large-scale shipyards in Fujian, Guangzhou, Jiangnan, Qingdao, Tianjin, Lushun (Dalian) and other places. In addition to large warships, multi-masted galleons and other ships used for military purposes, with the opening of the forbidden sea and the pacification of Taiwan. Coupled with the frequent trade with the outside world, the dockyard is now also used for civilian ships such as production ships and grain carriers.
Now the busiest places in the Qing Dynasty are the big docks. The fewest orders were also scheduled for two years later, and this was the result of the continuous expansion of the shipyard. Moreover, the dockyard has been maintained from the original appropriation by the imperial court. It has grown to breaking even two years ago, and then to today's huge profits. From scratch, it can be said that the triple jump has generally completed a qualitative leap.
For this southern tour, Tianjin Dagu Dockyard specially made a huge imperial ship. This ship was made based on the combination of the treasure ships of Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty when he went to the West and the style of today's warships. The hull is 33 meters long and 9 meters wide, and it is divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. There were six huge sails and 12 guns were also armed. This is still taking into account that it is necessary to walk on inland rivers, and it is not advisable to build too big, otherwise it is at the current level of the shipbuilding industry of the Qing Dynasty. There is no problem at all in making a ship that is more than 5 times larger than this.
In fact, whether it is the Qing Imperial Navy or some merchant ships used for maritime trade, many of them are larger than this one. Originally, according to the rules, this was not allowed. The Emperor's Imperial Ship must be the largest, otherwise it will be considered overrun. However, Kangxi himself opposed such formalism, and made a special decree to express his attitude.
The royal driver boarded the boat in the Tonghui River section of Tongzhou. The Royal Navy escort led by Prince Gong Changning was already waiting there.
After Kangxi's royal car arrived, he first inspected the officers and men of the navy. These naval officers and men were all from the south, including former Fujian and Guangzhou naval divisions, as well as soldiers from Taiwan who had surrendered. After layers of selection. After all kinds of tests, I finally got the opportunity to protect the emperor this time, and it can be said that all the people who can come here are the elite of the Royal Navy elite.
Whenever. Being received and inspected by the country's top leaders is an incomparably honorable thing for soldiers.
Shore. Rows of well-dressed and energetic Navy officers and men. All of them stood straight and straight like a big tree that would never bend. Everywhere Kangxi, who was dressed in military uniform, there was a shocking cry of "Long live my emperor, long live". This resounding voice made Kangxi stride forward. The courtiers and onlookers who were still waiting on the sidelines felt their blood boiling.
This is national strength, this is military might!
And the same blood is boiling, as well as the buns. They all held their heads high as if they were honored, forgetting the laughter and playfulness, and only solemnity and pride remained.
"Eniang, when my son grows up, he will definitely be a person who is admired by all people like Amma." Long Dan clenched his little fists and whispered in Shuyun's ear. Although the voice is small, the firmness and determination in the tone cannot be ignored.
Shuyun just smiled and touched the head of the dragon egg, but didn't say anything. Again, children have their own lives and choices, and their own paths are for them to forge on their own. All I have to do as a mother is to support silently on the sidelines.
After the review, Kangxi commended the officers and soldiers who performed so well. Then there was a dizzying array of boarding exercises.
At noon on September 28, the 23rd year of Kangxi (1684 AD), salutes were fired, and the fleet slowly sailed to the shore, officially opening the first southern tour of Emperor Kangxi.
The first stop is the Dagu Dockyard in Tanggu, Tianjin. Dagu dock was built in the 17th year of Kangxi, after several years of development, there are six docks of A, B, C, D, E, JI and Geng. It is possible to repair and manufacture many models of warships and civilian vessels. Whether it is the output, scale, or technical power, it is second to none in the world.
Thanks to the fact that the Ministry of Industry of the Qing Dynasty has long formed a set of skilled and effective assembly line operation methods, the production capacity of the shipyard is quite high. Kangxi went deep into the shipbuilding site and had a close understanding of a series of shipbuilding processes and the work of craftsmen.
An old craftsman with the best craftsmanship was also praised by Kangxi in person.
This old craftsman named Chen Er is 52 years old, his wrinkled old face is full of ruddy, and his trembling body shows that he is nervous and excited at this time.
"I was able to recover Taiwan and gain prestige overseas, and I also have a share of your credit." Kangxi said. Being affirmed by the emperor in person is self-evident for a group of craftsmen at the bottom of society. The Emperor's words are the supreme will, and even the status of craftsmen may gradually improve with these words from now on.
Kangxi's southern tour had a variety of purposes. In addition to touring the scenery of various places, it is also necessary to encompass intellectuals, reconcile the contradictions between the Manchus and Hans, inspect river workers, inspect the people's conditions and local officials' governance, and promote new agricultural tools.
In the process of moving forward of the fleet, Kangxi must go to the site of the Yellow Control Project every time. And each inspection will stay for three to five days to put forward feasible opinions. Seeing that the river workers were working hard to transport soil and ramming, he specially stopped the car many times, went out on foot, comforted him personally, and instructed Jin Fu and other ministers to control the river to strictly prevent unscrupulous officials from eroding labor wages, and to ensure that everyone can get a fixed amount of money. He also said to the princes and ministers who accompanied him: "The king of the ancients, who lives in the deep palace, does not know that there are many people who are suffering, and I have traveled around the country, and because of the witnesses, I know very accurately. ”
As a result of the implementation of new fiscal and taxation policies in all parts of the country, province by province, level by level. The life of the people was much better. These migrant workers are no longer free of charge, but are paid reasonable wages. The people have received tangible benefits, and they have begun to recognize Kangxi's rule, and the voice of praise for him is no longer limited to the surrounding areas of the capital. The sincere smiles on the faces and sincere words of the people they met along the way showed that their praise was not fearful of the emperor's authority, but was entirely sincere.
Except for some craftsmen and those who had no land and worked from place to place, these people were all farmers who came out to work during the slack period to earn their families. These people get their salaries, they have money in their hands, and they need to spend. As a result, small bazaars have slowly formed around some construction sites. The entire Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has also become prosperous.
This kind of phenomenon made Kangxi who had come all the way thoughtful.
But it's not enough for the people to approve of it. It was a society dominated by scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants, and scholars. If you want to sit firmly, you must be recognized by the world's readers.
The Qing Dynasty lasted a hundred years from 1583 when Taizu Nurhachi raised troops to 23 years in Kangxi. During this period, Nurhachi slaughtered the Han Confucians, Huang Taiji plundered the Central Plains six times, and Dolgon implemented a cruel shaving policy of keeping his head without hair, and leaving his hair without leaving his head. For this reason, many knots were formed between the Manchus and the Hans. And the most difficult thing to untie is the cultural knot.
Scholars talk about integrity, and they are a group of people who are dominated by ideology and control public opinion, and they are more aware of right and wrong and understand reason. So in order to untie this cultural knot, Kangxi has to make a lot of efforts.
First of all, when he traveled south to Qufu, Shandong, Kangxi wanted to worship Confucius. Confucius's descendant, Yan Shenggong Kong Yuqi, led the children of Confucius over the age of 16 to kneel outside the east gate of Qufu to welcome the holy car. This shows that the descendants of Confucius accepted Kangxi. This made Kangxi very happy.
Surrounded by the children of Confucius and a large group of princes and ministers, as well as local officials and gentry, Kangxi went to the Confucian Temple with a high nature, and when he arrived outside the Dacheng Gate, Kangxi put down the emperor's shelf and got off the imperial chariot, deigned to walk through the Dacheng Gate and entered the Dacheng Palace.
Facing the statue and tablet of Confucius, Kangxi said to everyone with emotion: "Yang Wei is the first teacher, the virtue is yuan, the holy collection is complete, the civilization of all things is opened, the etiquette of a hundred kings is established, and the words are glorious, all admire!" "That's a lot to say.
After saying these words, Kangxi led all the princes and solemnly bowed three times and bowed nine times to the statue and tablet of Confucius. This shows his attitude of following Confucian culture. In addition, he also personally gave a plaque, on which the four big characters "Wanshi Watch" were written, and people were hung in the middle of the Dacheng Palace.
Kangxi's gesture made the accompanying Confucius disciples and some Shilin people moved. It is conceivable that the seed of kindness planted by Kangxi today will be extremely fruitful when it is harvested in the future
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