Kangxi also listened silently, overseas expeditions, mainly plundering, following the precedent of the reparations for the conquest of the Japanese state to open the port, this is very feasible, not only endless worries about military force, but also for the Qing Dynasty to seek huge wealth, it is really a double win, however, the old fourteen proposed to occupy the Nanyang feudal domain after the large-scale immigration, he is a little puzzled, the Nanyang vassal states and the uncivilized natives of the Nanyang are not the same, how can not be sinicized? Besides, how can there be so many people in the Qing Dynasty who can immigrate now?

If all the troops of the Qing Dynasty replace their firearms, how much silver will it cost? Is it necessary for South Africa to be so urgent? Why does the old fourteen attach so much importance to South Africa? Mineral resources? The gold mines of West Africa did not see him so interested.

Prince Jian Yaerjianga, Prince Yu Baotai, and Prince Xian Yanhuang were anxious, why did Zhenwu keep silent about the overseas feudal country?

Zhenwu rested for a while, and then spoke: "Although the Qing Dynasty is constantly conquering, it does not affect the domestic people's livelihood and economy.

As the so-called sun is full, the moon is full, throughout the dynasties, there is no lack of prosperity, why is it still difficult to escape the fate of changing the dynasty? The root cause of the country's demise is the loss of people's hearts due to the corruption of officials!

Those who govern well, those who are not good at governing the people, and those who are kings do not know it, but the rule of officials in all dynasties is difficult to be consistent, not to mention, in the early Ming Dynasty, the rectification of officials was the strictest, and in the middle and late periods, it was still a practice of bribery, and the corruption of officials was to the extreme, so that internal and external troubles led to the loss of their country, and the reason for this, I think, is nothing more than two points, one is human nature, and the other is the system.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the reason why the officials ruled the Qingming Dynasty was the result of strict governance of the officials, and the other was that the world was initially decided, the people were not able to make a living, and it was difficult to be corrupt.

The light and meager endowment at the beginning of the country. Recuperate with the people. It is inevitable that the economy will gradually recover and develop, and once the world is peaceful for a long time, there will inevitably be a scene of stability and prosperity, and a prosperous life will inevitably be born from the rich, and from the luxury to the proud, and then compete with each other. This has led to the extravagance and arrogance of the whole society, which is due to human nature.

When extravagance and arrogance prevail in society, how can officials be willing to be poor? Since ancient times, they have all been officials, nobles and lowly people, who have studied hard for ten years and once stood out. The income is only enough for food and clothing, seeing that the gentry and businessmen are extremely poor and luxurious, competing with each other, how can the officials be at peace in their hearts? If there is injustice, it will inevitably prompt officials to be corrupt and extravagant, and to think about extravagance and indulgence will lead to greed, and corruption will lead to corruption, and corruption will lead to the loss of the people's will.

The reason why it is difficult to continue for a long time is that it violates human nature. Officials are also people. And it is a human being, when the whole social economy is greatly prosperous. How can we expect officials to remain in poverty? ”

Hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help but nod slightly, originally thought that the old fourteenth doubled the officials' salaries in order to win people's hearts, and he didn't want to be a foreshadowing for the rectification of the officials' governance.

Zhang Pengxi, Ma Qi and other ministers in the study are also very attentive to listen, the rule of officials has always been the most headache, if Zhenwu can find a new way in the rectification of the rule of officials, it is actually the blessing of the Qing Dynasty, the blessing of the world.

After a short pause, Zhen Wucai continued: "To rectify the rule of officials, we must pay unremitting attention to it, and we can't let people die and not give up halfway." The so-called system contains several meanings, one is that the rectification of the rule of officials must form a system and continue from generation to generation.

Second, it is necessary to form a system for the specific punishment of corruption, and we must do our best to deprive officials of the possibility of bribery and restrict their rights, such as abolishing fire consumption, putting an end to arbitrary apportionment, and eliminating all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. The lack of effective supervision is the main reason for official bribery, and how to supervise official bribery requires the collective wisdom of all secretaries.

However, it is necessary to resolutely put an end to the increase in the number of officials in order to supervise local officials, so that the organization is bloated and the people are superfluous, repeating the mistakes of the Song Dynasty.

To sum up, in order to rectify the administration of officials, we must start from two aspects: one is to increase the salaries and benefits to ensure that officials can maintain a decent life, and the other is to strengthen management and supervision, and to punish corrupt officials without mercy and give severe punishments.

The donation system must be abolished, the Qing Dynasty now has the "Four Heng" and "Jin and Sheng" ticket numbers, the joint ticket number of the Hui merchants "Hui Changyuan" I have been given, will be opened in the near future, even if there are only these three major ticket numbers, the imperial court can also borrow from the ticket number when it is in need, and there is no need to open a donation.

The maintenance of the ruling order below the county level basically depends on the gentry clans, and the stability and development of the locality, the constraints of the code of conduct, local education, public welfare affairs, etc., are inseparable from the gentry.

The imperial court must attach importance to the role of the gentry in the local area, give good guidance and praise, and increase the enthusiasm of the gentry to participate in local government affairs. ”

This is the first time that Zhenwu has clearly proposed to pay high salaries and maintain honesty, to limit the rights of officials, and to form a system for the rectification of officials, inherit it from generation to generation, and grasp it unremittingly.

Yinxi, Yinxiang, Zhang Pengxi and others hurriedly kowtowed: "The ministers respectfully respect the holy oracle. ”

"Finally, it's the matter of overseas separation." Zhenwu felt a sense of weakness, and said slowly.

As soon as he heard this, Prince Jian Yaerjianga, Prince Yu Baotai, Prince Xian Yanhuang, Yinxi, Yinxiang, Yinqi, Yinyu, and Yinyu were all in high spirits, and they were busy listening quietly.

"Overseas partition is a century-old strategy of the Qing Dynasty, which is not only for the need to compete for hegemony with Europe, but also a back road for the Eight Banners."

Listening to this sentence, Kangxi was greatly surprised, when the old fourteenth proposed overseas feudalism, he said that he was ready to take advantage of the opportunity of the conflict between European countries and the American feudal countries, and sent troops to take back all the feudal countries, why is it said now that it is to leave a way out for the Eight Banners? Did he lie to these princes or did he tell the truth?

Yinxi, Yinxiang, Yaerjianga, Yanhuang, Ma Qi and others were also surprised, the Qing Dynasty is now in full swing, sweeping the world, why would Zhenwu say the words of leaving a way out for the Eight Banners? Besides, the Eight Banners have long left a way out for themselves, and the huge Liaodong is forbidden for the Han people to enter, isn't it the back road of the Eight Banners?

Zhenwu felt that his anger was a little urgent, and he immediately continued: "I said before that the world is now divided into three parts, but in fact, there are only the Qing Dynasty and European countries, the Qing Dynasty and Europe are 40,000 miles apart, and the current focus of the competition is overseas land, whoever can seize more overseas land will have the last laugh."

Compared with European countries, the advantage of the Qing Dynasty lies in the population, and now the Qing Dynasty has solved the bottleneck of food, removed the high mortality rate of acne, exempted the poll tax, and put a large number of low-interest loans, and the living conditions of the people have been improving day by day, which will inevitably lead to a sharp increase in population, which is the capital for me to actively promote overseas expansion.

For the sake of the national fortune of the Qing Dynasty, the development of overseas feudal countries can not be delayed in the slightest, the vast territory of the Americas, decades of development, will inevitably become a paradise, the conquest of Africa, to a large extent for the division of the Americas, South Africa, West Africa are the springboard to South America. ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "People have no far-sighted worries, for thousands of years, there is no immortal dynasty, no one can guarantee that the Qing Dynasty will be thousands of generations, in order not to repeat the mistakes of the children of the Zhu family in the former Ming Dynasty, the Eight Banners must leave a way out overseas, for this reason, not only to vigorously develop the American feudal state, but also to vigorously develop the navy and warships, must keep pace with the times!"

In addition, there are alternative ways to deal with Europe, plant invasion and economic containment, I have introduced a plant from the Americas - water hyacinth in the back lake of Changchun Garden, you can try to pay more attention to see this plant introduced into Europe in large quantities. ”

Speaking of this, Zhenwu's breathing was short, and when Kangxi saw it, he hurriedly said, "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor." After saying that, he said to the people, "Kneel down first." ”

Seeing this situation, a group of people hurriedly kowtowed and retreated, their hearts were all very anxious, looking at the situation of Zhenwu, they were not optimistic, plant invasion and economic containment? What kind of means is this? Everyone is confused, this master's new ideas can be said to be endless, but don't just leave the Qing Dynasty alone.

After a group of imperial doctors came in, they were filled with medicine and needles, and they were busy for half an hour, Zhenwu's pulse stabilized, and he fell asleep, and after Sun Zhiding was secretly relieved, he knelt down in front of Kangxi and said: "Emperor Tai, at present, the emperor's pulse has stabilized, but it is not appropriate to let the emperor bother to consume his mind." ”

Kangxi nodded slightly and said, "Let's go down and get busy." After the group of imperial doctors withdrew, he glanced at Zhang Tingyu, the living annotation officer who was immersed in writing, and waited until he stopped writing before he called him over and asked, "What are the details of the emperor's daily living notes?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Tingyu kowtowed with a bitter face and said: "Back to the emperor, the emperor attaches great importance to his daily life, and he has read a lot and deleted it frequently. ”

Kangxi couldn't help but slander for a while, what is good for not learning, but he has learned everything from the deletion of the living note, and sighed slightly, before he then asked: "Has there ever been a record of this plant invasion?" ”

"Back to the Emperor, Weichen has never heard of this matter, Rong Weichen will check the living notes, and then return to the Emperor." Zhang Tingyu replied cautiously. (To be continued.) )