Chapter 703: Foresight

The decision to form a water division was quickly decided, and after clarifying this big matter, the time for the dispersal of the dynasty was also up, and the next issues were discussed, and there was no need for so many people to participate.

Dai Shan, Dolgon, Haoge, Zilharang, Azig, Fan Wencheng, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and others stayed, and these people will discuss specific and sensitive issues related to the formation of sailors together with Huang Taiji, which is also the habit of Huang Taiji.

But this time, Huang Taiji was not very happy, mainly because Haoge's performance was not good.

People are very strange, once they think of the continuation of their own imperial lineage, there are more problems to consider, Huang Taiji is forty-eight years old, this age, not very big, perennial war, Huang Taiji thinks that his body is very good, there will be no problems in a short period of time, but the situation of the Great Qing Kingdom is different, Chongde established the country in the first year, and it is different from before, the successor is no longer the Great Khan, but the real emperor, this inheritance belongs to the uniqueness, the previous situation that the four major Baylors jointly acted for the government will not exist, At this time, the issue of heirs is very important.

The Qing Dynasty advocates force, many times, it is relying on strength to speak, Huang Taiji himself controls the positive yellow flag and the inlaid yellow flag, plus Haoge is in charge of the positive blue flag, the strength is needless to say, at the same time, the most courageous Niu Lu, most of them are concentrated in the positive yellow flag and the inlaid yellow flag, plus the authority of the emperor Taiji himself, in the Great Qing Dynasty, no one has dared to challenge such an authority, this is a gratifying thing, but whether this situation can be maintained forever, once he dies, what will happen, is indeed unknown.

So. Huang Taiji's heart has already made a decision, and he has a draft for matters related to the formation of the water master.

This discussion is very crucial, Huang Taiji must let himself be crowned the four princes. They all understand a truth, that is, the emperor's authority is unquestionable, and it cannot be violated, as for the issue of the heir, it is not appropriate to raise it at present, but it is also necessary to do the relevant preparatory work, and point out vaguely, the heir must be produced among his own sons, and will not fall on other people's heads.

The reason why Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi were asked to stay also remained. Huang Taiji has his own considerations.

From Fan Wencheng's body, Huang Taiji saw clearly that the Han people grew up under the influence of Confucianism, and they worshiped these requirements of the emperor of heaven and earth, and they had an innate submission to the emperor, so when considering maintaining the dignity of the royal family, the idea was also more detailed. This is where Huang Taiji can be utilized. to maintain their own dignity. Comparatively speaking, the Manchurians are much worse in this regard. It has always been said that the worship of force and the belief in the concept that the winner is king, but in terms of its own cultural inheritance, it is not as good as the Han people.

After the establishment of the Great Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji had already begun to use Confucianism to transform the thinking of the Manchu people, but this required a process. It can't be achieved overnight, and in this process, the role of the Han minister is very important.

Based on this consideration, Huang Taiji especially trusts Fan Wencheng, and also hopes to further use Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi. When he established the Great Qing Dynasty, he enshrined Kong Youde as the king of Gongshun, Geng Zhongming as the king of Huaishun, and Shang Kexi as the king of Zhishun, these three Shun kings, the repercussions caused at that time were great, but it is a pity that Kong Youde was defeated in Linghe City, was captured alive by Su Tiancheng, and Ling Chi was executed.

Huang Taiji spoke first.

"I have decided to form a water division, and then there are some specific issues, the first is the scale of the water division, how many people are appropriate, the second is the commander of the water division, who will serve as it, and the third is how the water division should be formed, these specific issues will be decided today, and it will be convenient for the water division to start training as soon as possible."

Speaking of these sensitive issues, there was some silence in the hall for the time being.

Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi are rarely involved in such discussions, the Han army they lead, have their own station, Geng Zhongming is stationed in the Songshan area, Shang Kexi is stationed in Haizhou, in fact, they are the same as Kong Youde, they used to be Mao Wenlong's subordinates, after Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, their respective futures have changed dramatically, but they all surrendered to Houjin, and when the Qing Dynasty was founded, they were named kings.

Although they have such an identity, they are usually very careful, for fear of causing some trouble and being crowned king, but in the eyes of the Manchurian nobles, they have no noble status, and the Han people also look down on them.

The appearance of Su Tiancheng made the two feel desperate, they originally thought that there was no hope for the Ming Dynasty, the military discipline of the guard army was corrupt, the officers were greedy for ink, the sergeants were misbeneficial, the good and the merit was killed, and the poor of the court could not afford to pay the military salary, and the ministers of the court were also keen on party struggle and competition for power.

Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion, in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, achieved a lot of victories, these achievements, Geng Zhongming monk Kexi will not care too much, in their eyes, the Liukou was originally a rabble, but in the first year of Chongde, Azig led 100,000 Eight Banner Army, entered the pass and plundered, encountered Su Tiancheng and Jiangning Battalion, defeated and returned, lost 30,000 Eight Banner Army, this is a defeat that the Qing Dynasty has never encountered, and then Su Tiancheng served as the Jiliao Governor, and quickly took the Dalinghe City, captured Yue Tuo and Kong Youde, Not long ago, he also destroyed the city of Montenegro, forcing Huang Taiji to withdraw his troops from Dengzhou, Laizhou and the grassland.

The defeat of Dalinghe City was too big a blow to the two, they learned in detail, Su Tiancheng took Dalinghe City in less than a day, and did not give Yue Tuo and Kong Youde a chance to break through, Kong Youde didn't even have time to commit suicide, and after being captured alive, he was escorted to Daming Jingshi and Ling Chi was executed.

Su Tiancheng is so powerful, how could he let them go.

Geng Zhongming, who was stationed in Songshan, had already played and asked for defense, Songshan was too close to Dalinghe City, if Su Tiancheng suddenly mobilized a large army to conquer Songshan, Geng Zhongming felt that he would definitely be defeated.

This time, Huang Taiji asked for their opinions because of the formation of the water division, of course they agreed, only when the Great Qing Kingdom was strong, they would have a way out, otherwise they would not think about Ansheng for the rest of their lives, they didn't matter to themselves, it would be difficult to say if it affected their families.

When Mao Wenlong was in Phi Dao, he paid great attention to the water division and lacked the water division's post-gold, and hated Mao Wenlong at that time, because of Mao Wenlong's containment on Phi Dao, he did not dare to attack Daming on a large scale, for fear of being copied from the back by Mao Wenlong.

However, Huang Taiji left them behind to discuss the specific matters of forming a water division, which they did not expect, as if this matter had nothing to do with them, the water division of the Great Qing Kingdom must need to be controlled by the Manchurians, besides, the construction of the water division is a long process, and the consumption of silver is a lot, and they can't come up with any specific opinions, thinking of these, the two of them are a little uneasy, and they don't know what the purpose of their stay is.

After a moment of silence, Dorgon spoke first.

"Your Majesty, my brother thinks that the water division of my Great Qing Kingdom is very important, and my brother thinks that the strength of the water division must at least exceed 10,000 people, and the soldiers of the water division can not only be skilled in naval warfare, but also proficient in fighting and fighting on land.

As soon as Dorgon finished speaking, Daishan also spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the fourteenth brother's suggestion is correct, the sailor of my Great Qing Kingdom should be directly led by the emperor, and the water division is an important force, and it has a pivotal position in my Great Qing Kingdom."

Huang Taiji's brows jumped, he thought of what Fan Wencheng said, the position of the commander of the water division is not important, the important thing is the candidate of the deputy commander, the emperor has all the opportunities, it is impossible to care about the specific construction and training of the water division, all daily matters are directly responsible for the deputy commander, in this case, the candidate of the deputy commander is very critical.

Huang Taiji is not a fool, Dolgon and Dai Shan put forward such a suggestion, obviously seeing the importance of the water division, and proposing himself to be the commander, and did not say the same, it is impossible for him to personally form and train the water division, what is really important is the deputy commander of the water division, but neither of them mentioned it, which leaves a suspense, the implication is that the deputy commander should be produced from Dolgon and Dai Shan, but such a situation can never appear.

The third speaker was Azig, and when he saw Azig speak, Huang Taiji frowned.

"Your Majesty, the younger brother thinks that the emperor is the commander of the water division, which is necessary, but it is impossible for the emperor to personally participate in the formation and training of the water division, the younger brother suggested that the fourteenth brother is directly responsible for the formation and training of the water division, this time the expedition to Dengzhou and Laizhou, the fourteenth brother has already shown bravery, and is also familiar with many matters of the water division, responsible for the formation and training of the water division, and will definitely be able to build a strong water division of my Qing Dynasty."

Huang Taiji's face did not have any expression, some things were expected by him, but now is not the time to lose his temper, it is necessary to clarify the formation and training of the water master, in case the opportunity is not ripe, it is better to postpone the formation of the water master, than to make the power of individual princes too strong. (To be continued......)