Listening to Yinxiang's words, Yinxiang and several people are all a line, they are princes, and the people who come and go on weekdays are either rich or expensive, and they are also hugging before and after going out, and everything they see and hear is that the flag people are poor and lazy, how can they carefully calculate this account? Thirty or forty taels of silver is not enough for them to spend a casual banquet on weekdays, but it is the cost of the low-level flag people for a year, why do they say that the flag people squander it?

Seeing that a few people were silent, Yinzhen took a sip of tea slowly before he spoke: "Among the brothers, the thirteenth brother knows more about the low-level flag people, but he still only understands the superficial phenomena, after all, those who can get close to the top of the thirteenth brother are not the low-level flag people.

The reason why the livelihood of the flag people is difficult, the thirteenth brother mentioned two points, the flag people are not good at management and the Ding teeth are becoming more and more prosperous, you may wish to think about it more deeply, first of all, the Ding teeth are becoming more and more prosperous, for the Manchus, this is a good thing, we should vigorously encourage, because we Manchus are too few, but the Ding teeth are becoming more and more prosperous, and it will cause the difficulties of the flag people's livelihood and bring a huge financial burden to the imperial court.

This is a dilemma, should the imperial court encourage the banner people to reproduce? Or control the reproduction of the flag people? Everyone said that now we are discussing in private, and we can express our opinions. ”

Lao Shi Yinqi was the first to can't help it, and immediately continued: "What is the rare trade-off of this, the flag talent is the foundation of my Qing Dynasty, in my opinion, we must vigorously encourage the flag people to give birth and reproduce." ”

Yinyu also nodded and said: "The fourteenth brother is now implementing overseas separation, and promoting 'spreading into acres' in various provinces, promoting high-yield drought-resistant crops in northern provinces, and promoting the pox vaccine method nationwide. Restriction of Lamaism in Mongolia. This series of measures is aimed at encouraging the reproduction of the population, and our Manchu population is already small, so in this case, we must naturally not lag behind, and we must also vigorously encourage the reproduction of the banner people, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

The old sixteenth Yinyu also said with a rare mouth: "Although the current recruitment of naval soldiers is not divided into Han and Mongolian returns, the army is still dominated by the Eight Banners, and the banner people are the main source of soldiers. It takes a lot of soldiers, how can the reproduction of this banner man be controlled? ”

Seeing that several people spoke to support and encourage the banner people to reproduce, Yin Yu pondered for a long time before he said: "The prosperity of the banner people is naturally a good thing for consolidating the rule of the Qing Dynasty. However, the livelihood of the banner people is already a major problem at present, and no matter how large a number of reproductions, the salary of a soldier in armor cannot support his family at all, how can the imperial court deal with it?

Although the territory of the Qing Dynasty is now more and more extensive, and the land of Australia and Nanyang is also fertile, it is still in the early stage of development, not to mention collecting taxes and investing a lot of money in it every year, at least in the short term. The salaries of the soldiers of the Eight Banners are so high that they are stationed overseas, and the imperial court is afraid that it will be difficult to maintain them.

All in all, in the current situation, it is likely that vigorously encouraging the reproduction of the banner people will likely provoke civil strife among the flag people, so it is better to be cautious. ”

"Didn't Japan lose 70 million this time? How can there be no money? Yin Qi said with a big grin: "If there is no money, let the navy go on an expedition again, aren't there still a few vassal states in the Nanyang area." ”

"You also know that it is a vassal state, how can a vassal state be able to levy indiscriminately?" Yin Yu glanced at him and said, "Say it again." Those vassal states in the South Seas don't produce gold and silver, how can they have so much silver to compensate you? ”

Hearing this, the thirteenth said with a smile: "Brother Jiu don't just see the South Seas, outside the South Seas, there are no Arabia and Persia. Ottoman, Mughal Empire. As long as you can fight, where can you not grab the silver? ”

As soon as he saw that the topic was pulled away, Yinzhen said: "Encouraging the banner people to give birth is in line with the long-term interests of the imperial court, and it is also more beneficial than harmful to the princes and ministers, and the only disadvantage is that it increases the burden of the imperial court and affects the livelihood of the banner people. ..., let's look at the second point that causes the difficulties of the banner people, poor management, many ministers believe that the main reason for the difficulties of the flag people is the poor management of the flag people.

Judging from the decades of entering the customs, the flag people are indeed not good at management, especially the flag people at the bottom, but have you thought about it? Why are flag people not good at management? I think this is entirely the work of the imperial court, because the imperial court strictly ordered that bannermen should not engage in mission occupations except in the army.

As the saying goes, interlacing is like a mountain, and the flag people have been in the customs for decades and are not engaged in any industry, how can we expect them to be good at management? We should not blindly accuse them, the banner people are living in poverty, they have a reason, and they can only go to the root of the imperial city to kneel and ask, and the court is responsible, for them, this is a matter of course.

How has the imperial court dealt with this situation for a long time? Silver! Helping to redeem the flag land, stipulating that the flag property cannot be bought and sold, and besides, Huang Ama also tried to 'garrison along the border' once, but the flag people who are used to the prosperity of the capital are willing to go to the border wasteland again?

These measures of the imperial court are like a quack doctor who treats headaches and foot pain, only treating the symptoms, not the root cause! ”

Several people nodded frequently when they listened, what the old fourteen said was indeed reasonable, and these truths were also clear at all, but no one went to study it on weekdays, even if someone knew it, knew this truth, and couldn't scoop up a specific solution, and didn't dare to speak, the Eight Banners system, how could ordinary people dare to say right or wrong?

Hearing this, Yinxi didn't feel a little expectant, does the old fourteen have a way to solve this problem? The eight-banner uniform innovation of the old fourteenth, if you start from this aspect, it will not offend people, from the princes and ministers, to the bottom of the banner people will support it, this is definitely another move to invite people's hearts.

Thinking of this, he said tentatively: "The reform of the eight-banner system of the fourteenth brother can solve the problem of completely solving the livelihood of the banner people, and can also promote the reproduction of the flag people?" ”

"The livelihood of the banner people not only curbs the reproduction of the banner people, but also affects the armament of the Eight Banners Forbidden Brigade, because the weapons and horses are all provided by the banner people, and if this problem is not solved, everything else can only be extravagant." Yinzhen glanced at the brothers present and said slowly: "The reform of the Eight Banners system must first solve the livelihood problem of the flag people from the root.

To solve this problem, it is necessary to relax the restrictions on the employment of the flag people, and only by allowing the flag people to engage in other industries can the flag people develop steadily. ”

After going around Nuo Da in a circle, Yinzhen finally threw out this main purpose, but Yinzhen and several people were secretly shocked when they heard it, the old fourteen pictures were poor, and they actually wanted to let go of the restrictions on the practice of the flag people! This is the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty, how can it be easily touched?

Seeing that several people didn't speak, the thirteenth elder Yinxiang said in a deep voice: "If the fourteenth brother wants to loosen the restrictions on the employment of the banner people, first of all, he must be clear about the real purpose of the imperial court to restrict the banner people from engaging in other industries, otherwise it may cause unexpected fierce opposition. ”

As soon as he heard this, Lao Jiu Yinyu couldn't help but smile slightly: "Thirteen, this is something in the words, don't sell it, say it, let's have a long experience." ”

"I've always wondered about this, so I think it's a brick throw." Yinxiang paused slightly, took another sip of tea, and then said: "The problem of the livelihood of the banner people has been mentioned for a long time, but there has been no proper solution, and the relaxation of the restrictions on the occupation of the banner people can be described as the simplest and most direct way, why is the emperor Ama and the important ministers of the court keep silent?"

The reason used by the imperial court at a great cost to 'favor' the banner people was nothing more than to ensure a sufficient supply of soldiers for the Eight Banners, to avoid the banner people from competing with the Han people for profit, and to worry that the children of the Eight Banners would be contaminated with Han Xi and assimilated by the Han people, so that the cavalry and archery industry would be abandoned.

Let's take a look at it one by one, to ensure the source of soldiers, the Eight Banners Forbidden Brigade is now a constant number of soldiers, and there is a fixed amount of salary, and each banner family can basically only ensure that one child can wear armor, and the number of idle flags is innumerable, which ensures that the supply of soldiers is sufficient, which is obviously untenable. …,

Preventing the bannermen from competing with the Han people for profit, this article may have had this factor when they first entered the customs, but after the livelihood of the bannermen has become a major problem that plagues the imperial court, this reason obviously does not exist.

Prevent being sinicized.,It's really possible to abandon the riding and archery industry.,But,I don't think it's the main reason.,Because although the current Eight Banners have not been sinicized.,But it's also corrupted.,Some of the combat power is not as good as the camp of the birds.,It's also a waste of the riding and archery industry.。

What's more, now that the world is peaceful, it is already even more difficult to wear armor and join the army, why do you want to restrict all the families of the Eight Banners from engaging in other industries and concentrate on riding and archery? ”

Hearing these words, Yinzhen couldn't help frowning, he really hadn't thought about this question, Lao Thirteen said it so thoroughly, how could he not understand, Lao Thirteen was tactfully reminding him that this matter is taboo, and it is a big taboo!

The reason why the imperial court still clings to the ancestral system and strictly prohibits all banner people from engaging in other industries when they know that the banner people are in a difficult situation is not 'enclosure', but 'captivity'! It is to firmly control the flag people, so that the flag people will be difficult to survive without the court, so that the flag people will always be attached to the court, only in this way can we always control this world powerhouse, and the Qing Dynasty can always be firm, which is the same as playing with birds!

Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi reacted quickly, after thinking about the truth, but he was faintly a little lost, since the old thirteen said this, there was no hope, there was no shortage of smart people in the court, Kangxi and some princes and ministers, and even some Han ministers should know the intention behind this.

Lao Fourteen proposed to relax the restrictions on the practice of flag people, purely to go against Kangxi and all the princes and nobles? If this is to be said publicly, the prince of the old fourteenth will immediately come to an end, considering his control over the navy, he will only have two ends, a violent death, or a lifetime captivity.

Yin Yu obviously realized the intention behind this, glanced at Lao Fourteen, then looked at Lao Eighth, and sighed slightly, before saying: "This matter really needs to be carefully considered, otherwise, just violating the ancestral system is enough for us to drink a pot." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )