Will the Fu Han Army go on a northern expedition?

Yongzheng's question cast a shadow on the hearts of almost everyone present, and the answer was clear to almost everyone, but no one dared to say it, maybe Yongzheng just wanted everyone to coax him and tell him an unrealistic answer.

"Your Majesty, once Chu Wei goes north, my Eight Banners New Army will definitely attack Laikou and protect my ancestors!"

Shangshu Tuolai of the Ministry of War had a sad look on his face, and he said firmly: "Now the Eight Banners New Army has trained more than 60,000, if there is another next year, 100,000 new troops are at your fingertips, and then plus the 100,000 iron cavalry of my Eight Banners and Mongolia, as well as more than 100,000 people from the battalions of the Beijing Banner and the Han Army, if it is a decisive battle with Chu Rebellion, it is bound to be able to achieve a victory!" ”

The words were boiling, but in the hearts of Yongzheng Junchen, he didn't even make a splash, if he could really rely on these hundreds of thousands of people to defeat the Fu Han army, he Yongzheng would have already conquered it himself! Why bother playing blindfolded here?

To put it bluntly, after so many beatings, the Qing army has already learned the current mode of war, even if it relies on being beaten. Today's war is not the same as in the past, does it depend on the number of people? Do you rely on the unparalleled Eight Banners Iron Horse?

No, it depends on whose musket and artillery have more, whose musket and artillery can hit far and accurately, this is the real strength, without musket artillery, without these advanced equipment, relying on personal martial arts alone, the grave grass would have been three feet high!

Those Baturu who died on the battlefield, and those who were easily shot and killed by a platoon of guns, are all telling the Qing monarchs and ministers a truth.

Times are different!

Yongzheng took a rough breath and glanced at the minister before he slowly spoke, "This time in the Southwest War, you all talk about it, Yue Zhongqi ........" When he said this, his teeth seemed to hurt a little, "What should I do with this person?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, speaking of this battle, the biggest responsible person was naturally Ortai, but Ortai was captured, and now I can only talk about another governor, Yue Zhongqi.

It's just about Yue Zhongqi and the Hanchens, it's not so easy to say, especially the Manchu ministers in these courts, don't comment at will, otherwise it will cause a dispute between the Manchus and the Han at this juncture, and I'm afraid there will be another big mess.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhang Tingyu, as the leader of the Hanchen in the court today, Zhang Tingyu is the best person to answer, even if there is any problem, it will not lead to the dispute between the Manchus and the Han.

Yongzheng also looked at Zhang Tingyu, "Hengchen, let's talk about it." ”

Zhang Tingyu had no choice but to bow his head and go out of the ranks, knelt on the ground and said: "The battle in the southwest is mainly due to the unreliability of the Tusi, if it weren't for their rebellion on the battlefield, Long Keduo would not have been captured, and the situation would not have collapsed, and although Yue Zhongqi had no military achievements, there was no big mistake...... However, although there is no major mistake, there are also minor mistakes, which should be severely punished. ”

Speaking of which, Zhang Tingyu still put the blame on the Tusi, which is not wrong, after all, without the Tusi fighting in front of the water, the Qing army could not be raided by the Fu Han army in a war to the annihilation of the whole army, and there was no 70,000 Qing troops under Guiyang City to contain the Fu Han army, so that Yue Zhongqi's back road was completely cut off, and he had to reflexively return to the superior strength of the Fu Han army.

A smile appeared on everyone's faces, and someone immediately came out to agree: "After all, Tusi is a stubborn person who does not obey the teachings, and it is difficult to obey the king. ”

"Well, what Hengchen said is not unreasonable, although Yue Zhongqi made no big mistake in this battle, but there was also a small mistake, he missed the military plane, and he was fined for three years, so as to avoid dazzling his eyes."

Yongzheng sighed softly, "Sichuan Governor Zhang Guangsi has distinguished himself in battle, a minister of the dictatorship, forgetting his life and martyrdom, and not turning back, but also asking for the peace of his heart, posthumously presenting him as the prince Shaobao, and the lieutenant of the Jin light car." ”

When Yongzheng finished speaking, he inadvertently glanced at Yue Zhongqi's recital, and often sighed at the moment, maybe it could only be like this.

.......

In August, there was a great wave of celebration in Nanjing, and the whole city was draped in red and hung with colors, and everyone was smiling, not only to celebrate the complete victory in the Battle of the Southwest, but also because of the birth of His Majesty's second dragon son.

For the emperor, the more sons the better, so that when inheriting the throne, there are more options and multiple guarantees. Therefore, the heirs of the emperors of all dynasties are an important part of the evaluation, like Emperor Kangxi gave birth to thirty-five sons and twenty daughters.

Although Ning Yu only has two sons at present, it is really not much. However, for Ning Chu, the significance is very significant, which means that in addition to the eldest son of the emperor, there is another layer of protection. If the eldest son of the emperor unfortunately dies, then there will be a substitute to come up, so that there will be no successor.

Of course, for Ning Yu at the moment, he didn't think about it so much, but immersed himself in the joy of his second son coming to the world, for him, this matter is more of a feeling of father-son affection and blood connection.

"Chengming, Ning Chengming, that's it."

Ning Yu was very satisfied to leave this name on the imperial book, and it would become the first mark of this baby in front of him in this world.

Chen Caiwei looked at the father and son in front of her with a satisfied smile, and only felt that the current days, with the arrival of a new life, had become extremely beautiful.

As the queen, Cui Ji stood quietly aside, for her, Chen Caiwei's mother and son can be safe, which is also a very fortunate thing, she regards Chen Caiwei as a family, so there is no threat. As for the so-called palace struggle, there was no appearance in Cui Ji, who had a calm temperament.

Ning Yu is also very satisfied with this kind of life, he has been looking through the history books for thousands of years, and the harem he has seen is full of bloody rain, and the struggle in it is no less tragic than that of the previous dynasty, which is really disgusting, so Ning Yu is unwilling to continue to accept concubines, in order to be able to leave a quiet place for himself.

As for the future succession of the throne, Ning Yu is confident that it can be completely solved in the next few decades, no matter what the method is, it will not repeat the mistakes of its predecessors.

After Ning Yu returned to Fengtian Temple, he got a good news, that is, the innovative two-year steam engine was finally completely developed and completely entered the practical stage.

As for the newer steam engine, it has also entered the project, but because the current technology still needs to be digested, it can be expected that it will take longer to make a breakthrough if you want to develop a newer steam engine.

After Ning Yu got the good news, the whole person also felt very excited, with the steam engine that can really enter the practical stage, the industrial revolution led by him can be regarded as officially launched.

Unlike history, Ning Yu did not want to proceed in a disorderly way for the progress of the industrial revolution, which would only produce a lot of unnecessary losses, since he came from later generations, he would naturally find ways to make the entire process of the industrial revolution more scientific and orderly.

According to Ningyu's will, the cabinet has submitted an Industry 1.0 plan, which will be used as a five-year time frame to formulate different stages of industrial development plans, so as to ensure the rapid development and advancement of Ningchu's industrial revolution.

In the first five-year plan, more than a dozen major categories will be laid out, such as cotton spinning industry, mining industry, transportation industry, basic raw material smelting, and ancillary industries, including the construction and commissioning plan of 145 factories, as well as a railway from Nanjing to Shanghai, and the scale of the entire industrial plan and ancillary industries will involve 58 million silver dollars and more than 1.2 million related industrial workers.

Of course, the Cabinet Treasury will provide 5 million silver dollars in the first two years and 8 million silver dollars in the next three years, while the remaining 24 million silver dollars will be raised directly through the issuance of construction bonds, and the profits generated after completion and commissioning will be repaid in installments.

Although this plan is very large, the benefits will also be very considerable, that is, through five years of industrial construction, at least the current Ningchu's financial revenue in the future can be greatly increased.

According to the estimates of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, based on the current income of Ningchu of 30 million silver dollars, even if the north is not about to be reunified, the annual income of the south alone can reach at least 50 million silver dollars, and in the eighth year of reform, that is, in the first year after the end of the five-year plan, the annual income can exceed 100 million silver dollars.

This estimate alone was enough to convince the cabinet to drop the last pair of underpants to support construction, so this slightly radical plan did not get more people to oppose it, after all, the country can govern the country better when it has money.

At the same time that Ning Yu was ticking off this Industry 1.0 plan, Ning Zhongjing, the head of the cabinet, also walked into the hall with a happy face, and for him, it seemed to bring another good news.

"Your Majesty, at present, the chambers of commerce of the southern provinces have submitted a request to the cabinet through the Jiangnan General Chamber of Commerce and Trade and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, that is, they are willing to contribute 12 million silver dollars for military salaries for next year's Northern Expedition."

"Oh? Twelve million, that's a lot of money......"

Ning Yu had a smile on his face, but he had already guessed what was going on in his heart, so he said lightly: "I think this money should not be given for nothing, let's talk about it, what are their requirements?" ”

"Your Majesty is clever, those people do have some needs."

Ning Zhongjing smiled, for him, the first assistant, if there is someone else to pay for the military salary, then the funds he uses for domestic construction will correspondingly more, and he is naturally willing to fulfill this matter.

Ning Yu snorted coldly, looked at the fold in his hand and paused, "Yong relied on selling officials and blackmailing to get 10 million taels of silver in the hands of those old pits in Shanxi, I won't do such an undignified thing, how can He De let the Chamber of Commerce give 10 million taels for nothing?" ”

As a result of the fact that the commercial and trade activities in the south are no longer exploited by the government and various forces as in the past, they have received strong support from the government in terms of policies and other aspects, and many chambers of commerce have made a fortune.

For these merchants, who had already sold silk, porcelain, rhubarb, and other goods to the West, 12 million was not a small amount, but it was still possible to take it out.

Therefore, neither Ning Yu nor Ning Zhongjing had ever doubted this, for them, what was the purpose of the Chamber of Commerce was the most important.

"Those representatives of the Chamber of Commerce said that His Majesty's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains was naturally for the people of the whole world, and it was also their wish to be able to achieve unification, and it was nothing to donate 12 million silver dollars for this, but there was one point, Your Majesty unified the north and south of the world, but not the business community of the north and south, and asked Your Majesty to restrict the Northern Chamber of Commerce from entering the General Chamber of Commerce for five years."

Ning Zhongjing felt that this condition was not a big deal, it was nothing more than not allowing the northern businessmen to enter the General Chamber of Commerce for five years, which was understandable, but the 12 million silver dollars were quite exciting.

"Hmph, they have a big appetite!"

Ning Yu sneered, "Don't think I don't know, if you just give them five years, where is the so-called Northern Chamber of Commerce, I'm afraid it's theirs all over the world!" ”

I have to say that when Ning Yu heard this request, his first reaction was not hatred, but surprise, and the surprise was that the southern businessmen, under Ning Yu's many trainings, had already undergone such a big change, and this means of prohibiting the Northern Chamber of Commerce from entering the General Chamber of Commerce can be called a fairy pen.

You must know that at present, all the large and small business chambers of commerce in Ningchu are themselves double constraints, namely the Dachu General Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, even the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Trade is also under the jurisdiction of the Dachu Chamber of Commerce, and it can be said that any policy issued by the General Chamber of Commerce can be implemented as long as it is recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Therefore, the general chamber of commerce is composed of representatives of the provincial chambers of commerce, so that everyone will have a certain room for refutation against some partiality policies, even if the provincial chambers of commerce are strong and weak, but they will not be completely swallowed by other foreign chambers of commerce, ensuring their independence.

However, after the successful Northern Expedition of the Han Army, the north and the south will be unified, if the Northern Chamber of Commerce is forbidden to join the General Chamber of Commerce, it means that the southern chambers of commerce can quickly cut and eat the big cake in the north [Baidu], where is the so-called Northern Chamber of Commerce at that time? The whole business world went to the South.

Ning Yu understood in his heart that the essence of capital is to seek higher profits, as long as he can eat the entire north, what is 12 million? It's just a drop in the bucket, like the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce or the Huguang Chamber of Commerce can get it, and the Jiangxi, Anhui and Liangguang Chamber of Commerce can't get it together.

For this request, Ning Yu naturally chose to deny, he wants to unify not only the world, but also the people, if the Southern Chamber of Commerce is allowed to completely devour the north, how will the people in the north view him as the emperor at that time?

In the world, the community is important, and the society is only related to the people's hearts, and what can be counted as a few goods.

"This matter is not allowed, I am determined to go on the Northern Expedition, for the sake of the people of the whole world, is it the rise and fall of one family and one surname?"

Ning Yu snorted coldly, "All the expenses required for the Northern Expedition will be in next year's military expenditure, so I don't have to worry about these merchants, instead of being whimsical every day, it is better to take good care of my own business, my royal consortium has made a lot more money than them recently." ”