Hearing this, several people were slightly stunned, and after talking for a long time, it was nothing more than that the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion were unusable, and what did it have to do with the high salaries and generous pensions of the navy?

Prime Minister Yinxiang's military department, but he already knew that Zhenwu intended to innovate the military system, and after thinking about it, he faintly understood that Zhenwu wanted to divide the military system into two categories: internal rule and external defense and offense, the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion internally, and the Navy and the Praetorian New Army externally, to improve the treatment of the navy, in order to show the difference between inside and outside, but, in this way, the soldiers of the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion are not great opinions?

Yin Qi, who had never spoken, said at this time: "Your Majesty, are you going to abolish the green battalion and replace it with the Praetorian New Army?" ”

This was only the exit of Lao Shi's question, and Zhen Wu couldn't help but hear it, and after glancing at a few people, he said: "The role of the green camp is irreplaceable, how can it be abolished?" However, it must be cut, temporarily by 20%, and the same is true for the Eight Banners. ”

When I heard that even the Eight Banners were going to be cut by 20%, a few people couldn't help but be surprised, the Green Battalion would be cut by 20%, and the Eight Banners would also be cut by 20%, just afraid that there would be a big leak, but after thinking about it, now that the military power of the Eight Banners has been fully controlled by Zhenwu, the princes and nobles of the banners should not react too much to this, maybe they will applaud, they are now worried that they can't recruit enough people to go to the feudal countries of the Americas.

Yinxiang frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the Eight Banners and the Green Camp have been reduced by 20%, which is enough for 150,000, and if the livelihood of these people is not properly settled, it is very easy to cause local turmoil." ”

"Naturally, it should be properly settled." Zhenwu smiled slightly and said: "In this matter, the Ministry of War is responsible for transferring two percent of the elite from the Eight Banners to the reserve of the Praetorian New Army, and the treatment should be the same as that of the Praetorian New Army." After a year of assessment, those who do not pass the test will be returned to the Eight Banners. The green battalion first dismantled several major naval divisions along the coast and selected the elite as a naval reserve. It is also a one-year period, and those who fail to pass the assessment will be dismissed.

For those who voluntarily discharged from the army, as well as the old, weak, sick and disabled who have been dismissed, their military status will be banned, and the non-commissioned officers will be compensated with 100 taels each. Officers are increasing, and in the future, they will be evaluated once every three years, and those who fail to pass the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion will be dismissed according to the routine, and those who are excellent will be transferred to the New Guard Army and Navy.

In view of the difficult livelihood of the Green Battalion soldiers. The salary is the same as that of the Eight Banners, and the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Officials will discuss this matter with the study and draw up a list of articles as soon as possible. ”

After making trouble for a long time, it was to transfer the elites of the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion to the Navy and the Praetorian New Army. Isn't this a loss of money to make money? In this way, the imperial court has to pay a lot of money every year, and the household department is afraid that it is time to complain, but the green camp has benefited the most, and the grain and salary have doubled, which is the same as the food and salary of the Eight Banners. Now the Eight Banners soldiers should be depressed.

Yin Yu hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners have been respected. After entering the customs, it is also the first to worship Manchuria, for more than 70 years, it has been deep-rooted, rashly will be the green camp, the Eight Banners of food and salary as the same example, how can the Eight Banners soldiers be embarrassed? Will the military be unstable? ”

"Let's not talk about that for now." Zhenwu glanced at a few people. He said in a deep voice: "It's only been more than 70 years since I entered the customs, can the soldiers of the Eight Banners still defend the territory for me in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Listen to this. Several people are speechless, the fall of the Eight Banners is a thing that is obvious to all, everyone knows in their hearts that the soldiers of the Eight Banners have long been unusable, as early as the rebellion of the Ping San Domain, it has been the beginning of defeat, Kangxi also saw this, and gradually improved the military system of the Green Battalion, the number of soldiers of the Green Battalion was finally determined in the twenty-fifth year of Kangxi, with the growth of the Navy and the New Guard, the Eight Banners have been marginalized.

Seeing that a few people were silent, Zhenwu sighed lightly before continuing: "The rivers and mountains of the Great Qing Dynasty were brought down by the Eight Banners, but I can't let the rivers and mountains of the Great Qing Dynasty be buried in the hands of the children of the Eight Banners!" The great foundation created by the ancestors and the ancestors has gone through great hardships, and I cannot let this foundation be destroyed in the hands of these unscrupulous descendants of the Eight Banners.

It is difficult to fight the country, it is even more difficult to sit on the country, if the Qing Dynasty wants the country to be long, the country is eternal, it must be broken out of the Manchu and Han dynasties, only the Manchu and Han Dynasty and the integration of various ethnic groups can the Qing Dynasty prosper and prosper for thousands of years. ”

Breaking the Manchu and Han domains, easy to say, difficult to do, Manchu and Han integration, from Shunzhi to Kangxi are mentioned, but it is only a verbal mention, the Qing Dynasty is the Eight Banners people down, so that the flag people and the Han people are equal, this risk is not ordinarily big, slightly hesitating, Yin Yu said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the Eight Banners are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, the integration of all ethnic groups, the equality of the flag people, how to protect the imperial power?" ”

"I sacrifice heaven and earth, the first sentence of the opening chapter, is the prime minister Heshan, the minister loves Xinjueluo. Yinzhen. Zhenwu looked up at the window and said in a deep voice: "I am not only the co-owner of the Eight Banners, but also the king of the Qing Empire and the king of the billions of people of the Qing Dynasty!" Not the king of the clan! ”

Hearing this, several people's hearts sank, Zhenwu is determined to cancel the privilege of the Eight Banners? Yin Yu hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, three feet of ice, not a day's cold, the banner people have enjoyed privileges for more than 70 years, even if you want to eliminate the Manchu and Han domains, you can't rush and succeed, the Qing Dynasty can have today, after all, the Eight Banners are indelible, and I hope that the emperor will take care of the dignity of the Eight Banners." ”

Zhenwu nodded, and said: "I am not the master of the old love, even if the children of the Eight Banners are not good, I will never give a chance, eliminate the Manchu and Han domains, and integrate all ethnic groups, it is not a day's work, how can I be greedy for merit?" The Green Camp and the Eight Banners are just trying to do so.

Now that fifty or sixty years have passed, the price and land price have risen again and again, with a monthly salary of one or two silvers and three buckets of rice, how to support his wife and children? I have already deliberately adjusted, and I have done it intentionally, at least on the surface, the salaries of the Eight Banners and the Green Camp must be the same.

As for the soldiers of the Eight Banners, in order to avoid grievances in their hearts, I deliberately carried out secret subsidies and started subsidies from welfare. I will increase the principal amount of interest-bearing silver for them, all of which will be deposited in the 'Four Constants', and will be rewarded according to the assessment results after the spring examination every year. ”

When Yinxiang heard this, he couldn't help but secretly exclaim, it turned out that Zhenwu was actually playing secretly crossing Chen Cang, this 'interest-bearing silver two' system is that the imperial court allocated a sum of money to the garrison generals and the commanders of each banner, so that they can manage and operate, and earn interest as a subsidy for the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners, which is just a temporary subsidy, and I don't want to be picked up by Zhenwu casually, and it has become a fixed welfare.

Zhenwu increased the principal of the two interest-bearing silver taels and deposited them into the 'Four Great Heng', which is not only a business that makes money without losing money, but also prevents the banner commanders and local generals from filling their pockets and deducting interest silver, which fundamentally guarantees the welfare of the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners, and then distributes them in the name of spring examination rewards, which can not only stimulate the training enthusiasm of the soldiers of the Eight Banners, but also make people understandable, which is really wonderful.

In this way, at least on the bright side, the Manchu and Han are integrated, the Eight Banners and the Green Camp are paid together, which not only buys the hearts of the Green Camp people, but also gives the Eight Banners a real benefit, which is still secondly, through the Navy's pension does not distinguish between the Manchu and Han banners and the Green Camp and the Eight Banners are paid together, which is tantamount to vigorously promoting the process of Manchu and Han integration, not only the Han members of the imperial court are greatly encouraged, but the gentry and the people of the world must also be happy, however, some people like it, some people are worried, and the Manchu officials are afraid that they will be greatly worried, and I don't know how to appease Zhenwu?

Yin Xi was secretly frightened, the old fourteen acted really one link after another, who would have thought that he threw out the navy pension behind such a backhand, if there is a prince or a minister rashly jumped out to oppose it, it will inevitably end up unflattering, and even the fate of the thousand husbands, thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly remind himself that he should think twice about everything in the future.

Just when a few people were greatly relaxed, Yin Qi jumped out again, "Your Majesty, will this cancel the privileges of the Eight Banners, will it affect the interests of the royal family and the Manmeng nobles?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yinxi, Yinyu, and Yinxiang couldn't help but be very concerned, and secretly praised Lao Shi for asking this question well, and it was nothing to remove the privileges of the bannerman, but if it violated the rights and interests of the royal family and princes, it would inevitably be greatly opposed, and it might even end up being a betrayal of relatives, and they would not be able to please them.

Zhenwu glanced at a few people, smiled slightly, and said, "Tenth brother's question can be regarded as a point." After a pause, he continued: "The royal family, the princes and nobles are the real guarantee of the imperial power, how can I cut my wings and destroy the Great Wall?" The so-called elimination of the Manchu and Han dynasties and the integration of various ethnic groups are aimed at gathering the hearts of all ethnic groups, consolidating the ruling foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and enabling all ethnic groups to sincerely safeguard the great cause of the Qing Dynasty.

Fight the world, let's win over Mongolia, rule the world, we have to win over the Han people, now the Qing Dynasty in the overseas territory, must rely on the navy, and the navy is dominated by the Han people, which is even more necessary to envelop the Han people, expand the northwest territory, we must envelop Mongolia, Tibet, Uyghur and other ethnic groups, only the integration of all ethnic groups, the Qing Dynasty can be stronger, in order to surpass the Yuan and Mongolia, to create the glory of our Qing Empire.

The stronger the Qing Dynasty, the more noble the royal family and the princes and nobles will be, and all kinds of rights and interests will also rise. ”

Several people listened to it with a long sigh of relief, since Zhenwu did not infringe on the royal family, the princes and nobles, then everything was fine, whatever he tossed, besides, what he said was also good, the royal family, the princes and the Qing Dynasty are interdependent, the stronger the Qing Dynasty, the more rich and honorable they are.

Seeing that a few people were no longer silent, Zhenwu glanced at Yinxi and said: "Since the Eight Banners and Green Camp have been paid, the income of the court officials will also increase, and the starling brother will discuss it with the study and the officials, and write a note to show it, the officials can't be too bitter, otherwise they will be forced to bribe, scrape the ground, and in the end it is the people who will suffer, the national strength is strong, and the officials and the people must all benefit, and they will be of one heart and one mind with the court." ”