Chapter 389 Banner People's Livelihood

Yinzhen thought about it before and after, and he already knew it in his chest, although Kangxi kept saying that he was rectifying the flag affairs, but in fact, planning the livelihood of the Eight Banners was his main purpose, but how could the livelihood of the Eight Banners be so easy to solve, and if the system was not innovated, it would be impossible to solve the livelihood of the Eight Banners. But the Eight Banners system involves the foundation of the Qing Dynasty's rule, how can Kangxi allow him to innovate? Even if it is allowed, how big can this innovation be?

Although the banner people are supported by the state, when not all the banner people are born with money and food, in addition to the hereditary clan nobles, ordinary banner people can only get the corresponding preferential treatment if they wear armor on errands, but the soldiers of the Eight Banners have a quota, and the population of the Eight Banners is growing, which causes a serious problem, often a family of five or even seven or eight people, only one person can wear armor and receive salary, and the others have become idle remnants.

Although the salary of the Eight Banners is much more generous than that of the Green Battalion, such as the Eight Banners of the Beijing Division, the pro-army, and the guards, the monthly salary is four taels of silver, and the cavalry is three taels, all of which are twenty-four stones per year. The monthly salary of the infantry army is one or two or five cents, and the annual branch is twelve stones. In other places, there is a slight decrease, but more grain (called "ding grain") and horse fodder (called "horse dry") are distributed to family members, and the specific amount depends on the rank of the soldiers.

However, it is not counted to support a large family with one person's money and food, and the monthly salary obtained by the Eight Banners soldiers also has to be equipped with equipment, other things, sheds, and horses, which are all things that the bannermen must bring themselves.

Of course, in addition to the armor and salary, the Eight Banners according to the old system, can also be counted Ding grant land, Shunzhi Dynasty, the imperial court allocated 30 acres of land per Ding, but since the eighth year of Kangxi, after the complete abolition of the enclosure, the flag land has been cut off, and the Eight Banners people have grown rapidly over the years, and the Ding grant land, in fact, it has been impossible to implement.

In order to firmly control the Eight Banners Army, the imperial court is very strict in the management of the banner people, and the banner people are not allowed to engage in any other industries except for martial arts.

≡ Zhu and Wang Zhu, including Kangxi, said that the banner people advocated luxury, abused money, even wore clothes, drank and gambled, and even made their livelihoods difficult and gradually impoverished, this is only a superficial phenomenon, in fact, the root of the hardships of the banner people's livelihood is that the banner people have been working hard for a long time, developing the bad habit of enjoying leisure and hard work, and are used to enjoying money and food, because they know that the court will not watch them starve to death no matter what.

If you want to solve the livelihood of the banner people from the root, you must break the iron rice bowl of the banner people, but can Kangxi agree? This is directly related to the Eight Banners military system of the Qing Dynasty - the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. update

Seeing Yinzhen silent for a long time, Kangxi couldn't help but feel quite surprised, he had never seen Lao Fourteen silent for such a long time, he felt that this errand was tricky? Or do you complain about this errand? After a slight sigh, he said slowly: "Rectifying the flag affairs and planning the livelihood of the Eight Banners is not a one-day effort, you have to think long-term, and you don't need to worry." ”

Hearing this, Yinzhen didn't dare to be silent anymore, and said: "Huang Ama, rectifying the flag affairs and planning the livelihood of the Eight Banners involve too much and involve a wide range. ”

Old Fourteen is worried about being trapped in the capital? Kangxi smiled slightly and said: "I said, don't be in a hurry, we have to think in the long run, Australian immigration, consolidation of the South Seas, expansion of the navy and rectification of flag affairs, the livelihood of the Eight Banners are not in conflict, many aspects are intertwined, and it is proposed at this time to facilitate your unified planning."

I also know that Tianjin, Shanghai, Manila, Karopa, and even Australia, you can't rest assured, I don't limit you to the capital, in the past few years, I still have energy, you have more local experience, more understanding of people's livelihood and suffering, and it is also good to find out the local shortcomings, but the experience of court affairs is what you lack the most, and it is also for this reason that you take charge of the rectification of flag affairs and plan the livelihood of the Eight Banners. ”…,

Hearing this, Yinzhen's heart was hot, Kangxi made it clear that he regarded him as a prince, he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Huang Ama, the livelihood of the banner is related to the foundation of the country, and the sons and daughters must do their best to plan properly, thinking that the emperor Ama is worried." ”

"Yes." Kangxi bowed slightly: "Governing a big country, such as cooking a small fresh, must be gradual and gradual, follow the trend, do not be too hasty, the so-called speed is not reached, the flag is the foundation of the country, not only the restrictions are very wide, but also many restrictions, Chengping is only more than 20 years, it will fall like this, it is really distressing, this matter should not be delayed, it cannot be solved in my hands, it will inevitably drag on for decades, at that time, it will be a big stubborn disease for the imperial court."

You have a long-term vision, excellent knowledge, and good at innovation, and I am in charge for you, although you let it go. The dividends of the 'Four Constants', the proceeds from the sale of shares in the ocean-going trading fleet, have not been touched, if you need it, just ask. ”

The more than 10 million taels of silver, Kangxi really kept it for the livelihood of the banner people? Yinzhen didn't know what to say, he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Huang Ama, this silver, you might as well inject it into the 'Four Heng' for low-interest loans, many clan relatives want to vigorously develop overseas feudal countries, and there is a lack of money at hand, even if a cent of interest is released, there are more than one million taels of money every year, which is better than putting it in the treasury."

Planning the livelihood of the banner people, not in a hurry, the ministers have a proper method, and they can also raise tens of millions of taels of silver anytime and anywhere, which will definitely not worry Huang Ama. ”

Hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help but smile slightly, the old fourteen never forgot to make money, but it didn't hurt to do this, a group of clan relatives expanded the scale of development, and it could also solve the livelihood of many banner people, it was really a double win, he nodded and said: "Okay, this matter depends on you." Get up. With that, he picked up his teacup and sipped his tea.

After Yinzhen got up and sat down, he said: "Huang Ama, the general who sent troops to Europe, the son has a proposal, and I ask Huang Ama to consider it." ”

"Huh?" Kangxi was overjoyed when he heard this, he thought about this for a day, but he couldn't pick a favorite person, and at that moment, he asked, "Who is it?" ”

"It's not just one." Yinzhen said in a low voice: "Fang Bao suggested to his sons yesterday that an envoy group be formed to go to Europe with the army, so that the candidates for the generals can be solved." ”

Forming an Envoy Corps? Kangxi immediately reacted, selected outstanding candidates in all aspects, expeditions to Europe, and made them learn their own duties, this method is simple, but extremely practical, in this way, the selection of this candidate is much easier, he couldn't help but smile and said: "This method is feasible, but there are specific candidates?" ”

Yinzhen still doesn't know what conditions the fourth child will offer, where will he definitely make a candidate, and immediately said: "I don't know if Huang Ama will agree to this method, but I haven't considered a specific candidate yet." ”

"This method is feasible, the expedition to Europe, only half a year to prepare, this candidate must be decided early." Kangxi groaned.

Yinzhen got up and knelt down and said, "Erchen respects." ”

Zhang Mingming, the second-class guard of the Emperor's Mansion, was very busy all morning, and he sent people to the 'Tan Ji Clay Stove' early to bring out a few new stoves, and asked how to use them, so they went to the bustling streets of the capital to raise stoves and offer rewards.

This Zhang Mingliang is also unlucky, in recent years, Yinzhen has been promoted from Beizi all the way to the prince, several guards who came out of the palace with Yinzhen, everyone has been promoted to a level, but Zhang Mingliang was in the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, when he accompanied Zhang Mengjiao to go shopping, he was negligent for a while, so that Zhang Mengjiao was frightened by Nian Qianyao, and was punished by Yinzhen to the palace.

Da Chun missed the old feelings, and saw that Yinzhen was very concerned about the stove, so he handed over this errand to Zhang Mingliang, so that he had the opportunity to shake in front of Yinzhen. …,

After the new-style honeycomb coal stove was lit on the street of Beijing, it immediately attracted countless idlers to watch, everyone was curious, as a new thing, but when the news of Yinzhen's heavy reward was posted, it immediately attracted a large number of crowds of onlookers.

The people in the palace were still afraid that others would not be illiterate, so they shouted loudly on the side: "The fourteenth master asked two questions, first, why is the fire power of this honeycomb coal much greater than the coal stove we use on weekdays? Second, why can this small fire door cover adjust the size of the fire? A reward of five hundred taels of silver was offered for each question. If you know, come quickly, after this village, there will be no shop. ”

Five hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, as soon as the reward came out, it immediately spread ten, ten to hundred, the whole capital immediately had a strong interest in this honeycomb coal stove, the audience who heard the news was countless, after hearing that it was the fourteenth prince of the reward, many officials and clan children came to watch, and later, even the missionaries in the capital were alarmed.

Although there were countless onlookers, no one dared to unveil the list, and although some people guessed that the principle of the fire door cover was the same as that of the bellows blast, no one could clearly explain what the reason was.

The honeycomb coal was changed one after another, and the crowd of onlookers was also pulled again and again, and this new honeycomb coal stove immediately spread throughout the capital, but no one dared to unveil the list and receive the reward.

After hearing the rumors, Tan Caijun, the shopkeeper of the 'Tan Ji Clay Oven', learned that the young prince who came to his shop turned out to be the fourteenth son of the current emperor, and he was excited and annoyed when he was on the throne, and now he is full of capital, who doesn't know that the fourteenth master is a god of wealth, and Zheng Shichang, the shopkeeper of the 'Four Great Hengs', was to follow the fourteenth master at the beginning, and the 'Four Great Hengs' can have today's glory, but he missed the opportunity in vain.

Maybe there will be a chance to meet, Tan Caijun secretly encouraged himself, and after instructing the craftsman to hurry up, he hurried out to contact other stove shops, and only when the stove customized by the fourteenth master was completed in time, he would have the opportunity to see the fourteenth master again.

The fourteenth master's heavy reward soon spread in the capital, which naturally attracted the attention of all kinds of people, miscellaneous scholars, mathematics scholars, and craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry were extremely excited about this reward. This reward means that the Fourteenth Master attaches great importance to miscellaneous studies, and has a deep attainment in miscellaneous studies, and it is impossible for people who do not understand these to ask such questions.

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