At the end of April of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the fifth year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty.

Under the watchful eyes of all the Manchus, Mongols, Han Chinese, and even Koreans, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Han were officially established.

The Mongolian Eight Banners were expanded from the original Mongolian Left and Right Battalions to the Mongolian Eight Banners, strictly speaking, the Mongolian Eight Banners had already had a prototype, the Mongolian Left and Right Battalions after many expeditions, its combat effectiveness was strong, and it was recognized by the Manchu nobles, and it was also valued by the Emperor Taiji, so the Mongolian left and right battalions gradually began to expand, and the left and right battalions were divided into four battalions, which belonged to the direct command of the Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners, that is, Huang Taiji personally controlled, a year ago Huang Taiji expanded again according to the actual situation of the Mongolian four battalions, and became eleven battalions, The official establishment of the Mongolian Eight Banners this time is just the integration of the Mongolian 11th Battalion into the Mongolian Eight Banners.

The establishment of the Mongolian Eight Banners did not arouse the discussion of how many Manchu nobles were nobles, and the Manchu nobles recognized the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian battalion, and the Mongolians lived on horseback since they were children, and they were nomadic all the year round, and they had long been in a strong physique, and the Mongolian battalion sergeants fought bravely, which made the Manchu nobles take the establishment of the Mongolian Eight Banners for granted.

As for the Mongolian Eight Banners mainly from the Horqin tribe, this is also expected, the Horqin tribe is the most supportive of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also the most powerful tribe in the Mongolian steppe.

The establishment of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty caused quite a stir among the Manchurian nobles, and the voices of opposition were not small.

The Manchu nobles looked down on the Han people, and thought that the Han people were greedy for life and afraid of death, which is also the conclusion drawn from the experience of many years of warfare, the Manchurian Eight Banners for many years of conquest, the surrender of the Ming army is a lot, some of the Ming army even did not resist directly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, these surrendered Ming troops were organized into the Han army, uniformly wearing black uniforms. The Manchu nobility regarded the Han army as heavy infantry, that is, an army that relied heavily on firearms.

This originally showed the contempt of the Manchu nobles for the Han army.

Of course, there are also different from the ordinary Han army, that is, those Liaodong Han people in the Manchu Eight Banners, they followed the Manchu Eight Banners to fight when they were young, and they were not afraid of death, but these Han armies were uniformly called the Eight Banners Army. It is completely different from the Han army in black uniforms.

The Manchu people advocate force, and they sincerely admire the brave army and sergeants, even if it is an opponent, in several consecutive battles, the Manchu Eight Banners have been defeated by the Zheng Jiajun, they sincerely admire the Zheng Jiajun, but for the surrendered Han army, they look down on it in their hearts.

As the chief adviser of Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng can be said to be the first person among the Han people. He was deeply valued by the emperor, and was still publicly humiliated by Prince Yu Duoduo, and his wife was almost snatched away, not to mention other Han people.

Gongshun King Kong Youde and Huaishun King Geng Zhongming were defeated and killed by the Ming army, the Manchurians didn't care at all, just as if this didn't happen, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's family lost their backbone. When the mountains and rivers were exhausted and destitute, the imperial court gave a certain subsidy. Unable to feed a large family, he eventually forced his family to become slaves of the Manchurians.

Under such circumstances, the establishment of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was regarded by the Manchu nobles as an insult and an insult to the Manchu Eight Banners.

However, Huang Taiji's attitude was very resolute, requiring that the Han Eight Banners must be established.

Prince Li Daishan, Prince Su Haoge, and Prince Zheng Jierharang all expressed their support. In such a situation, the opposition of the Manchurian nobles would have little effect.

The inauguration ceremony of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was held in the Dazheng Palace, which shows that Huang Taiji attaches great importance to the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty.

In terms of status, the status of the Manchu Eight Banners is the highest. The banner owners are basically the princes of the Great Qing Kingdom, except for Yue Tuo and Azig, who are inlaid with red flags, their identities are county kings. These princes and county kings control the absolute power of the Great Qing Kingdom, and they are the real decision-makers of the Great Qing Kingdom.

The status of the Mongolian Eight Banners is secondary, after all, it is the Eight Banners composed of Mongolian tribes, which has great support for the Qing Dynasty, and their courage has been recognized by the Manchu nobles, so they can be respected accordingly.

The lowest status is the Han Eight Banners, and nothing is recognized.

Huang Taiji knew this situation, so it took a lot of thought to select the Eight Banners Gushan Ezhen.

Liaodong Han people in the Manchurian Eight Banners fought a lot of sergeants, some people because of their outstanding military achievements, were named officers at all levels, want to let the Khan Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty really gain a foothold, the Han Eight Banners of the solid mountain Ezhen must be selected from among these people, among the officers who surrendered the Ming Army, there are indeed strong combat effectiveness, such as Shi Tingzhu, Zu Zerun, Jin Li and Li Guohan and others, they were incorporated into the Manchu Eight Banners, and made a lot of military exploits, among which Li Guohan, because of his outstanding military achievements, became the guard of Huang Taiji, And Jin Li is the martial artist of the Ming Dynasty.

The more powerful the officers, the stronger the combat effectiveness of the army, the stronger the combat effectiveness of the army, and vice versa, it is a plate of scattered sand, Huang Taiji knows this truth very well.

Meng Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners should be under the absolute control of Huang Taiji, the selection of the banner owner is very important, Zierharang's suggestion, Huang Taiji after careful consideration, or decided to adopt most of them, in any case, consolidating their own power, it is equivalent to consolidating the foundation of the Great Qing State.

Huang Taiji established the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Khan, on the one hand, to consolidate his own power, and on the other hand, to ease the relationship between Manchu, Mongolia and Han, the Manchus of the Great Qing State were too proud, and they looked down on the Han people from their bones, which was not conducive to the future development of the Great Qing State.

How many Manchus are in the Qing Dynasty, how many Han people are in the Central Plains, if they can't really unite the Han people, even if they can unite the Mongols, it is impossible to really defeat the Ming Dynasty and enter the Central Plains.

This belief is insisted on by Huang Taiji, he is in a different position, and he can clearly see the truth, but those Manchurian nobles are not necessarily like this.

What should be said and emphasized, Huang Taiji has already told many princes, county kings, Beile and Beizi that it is not very possible for these Manchu nobles to accept the Eight Banners of Khan in a short period of time.

This should be said to be the sorrow of Huang Taiji, the Manchurian nobles of the Great Qing Kingdom, the vast majority of them know how to fight desperately, they know how to plunder wealth, they know how to strengthen their own strength, but they are unwilling to look up into the distance, and they are not willing to think and plan for long-term interests.

Therefore, changing the stubborn and rigid thinking of the Manchu nobles and ensuring that the Great Qing State can truly develop and grow is also a task that Huang Taiji must complete.

The ceremony of presenting the flag was held at the Danji outside the main hall.

Huang Taiji has announced the candidates for the Eight Banners of Meng and the Eight Banners of Khan Gushan Ezhen, and the next step is to officially award the flag, once the flag is awarded, many Gushan Ezhen will be able to exercise power.

Huang Taiji slowly walked out of the main hall and came to the top of the Danqi.

The eight banners of Meng and the eight banners of Khan and the sixteen banners of the solid mountain are really standing straight on both sides of the Danqi.

Many princes, county kings, Baylor and Beizi, etc., did not enter the Danqi, but stood in front of the main hall to watch all this, and many of them had complicated expressions.

Huang Taiji first gave the flag to the solid mountain of the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners, which was applauded by many Manchurian nobles, of course such applause is sincere, you must know that everything in the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners is done in accordance with the tradition of the Qing Dynasty, they were enshrined by the Emperor Taiji, and there are also princes, county kings, Baylor and Beizi and so on.

Next, Huang Taiji gave the flag to the solid mountain of the Eight Banners of Khan.

The sound of cheering did not appear, and Huang Taiji also knew it.

"Zu Zerun, I grant you the Khan Eight Banners and the Yellow Banner to strengthen the mountain and ......"

"Liu Zhiyuan, I grant you the Khan Eight Banners with Yellow Flags and the True ...... of the Mountain"

"Tong Tulai, I grant you the Khan Eight Banners, the Blue Banner, the Solid Mountain, and the True ......"

"Li Guohan, I grant you the Khan Eight Banners with Blue Flags and Solid Mountains ......"

"Shi Tingzhu, I grant you the Khan Eight Banners, the White Flag, the Solid Mountain, and the True ......"

"Bayan, I grant you the Khan's Eight Flags and White Flags to Strengthen the Mountains and ......"

"Wu Shoujin, I grant you the Khan Eight Banners and the Red Flag to strengthen the mountain and the true ......"

"Jin Li, I grant you the Khan Eight Banners with Red Flags and Solid Mountains ......"

At the end of the flag-awarding meeting, the sixteen Gushan Ezhen who held the flag were still standing straight.

Huang Taiji looked at everyone with satisfaction, raised his voice again and spoke.

"From today on, my Great Qing Kingdom is the twenty-four banners and stands together, you are the most courageous soldiers of my Great Qing Kingdom, I hope that you will be loyal to the Great Qing Kingdom and fight bravely for the future of the Great Qing Kingdom."

"I hope everyone will remember that whether it is the Manchurian Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners or the Khan Eight Banners, they are all soldiers of the Great Qing Kingdom, and they must work together to fight for the future of the Great Qing Dynasty."

"I have high hopes for you."

Huang Taiji was originally born in martial arts, he spoke simply and clearly, and there was no nonsense, but every word he said was full of deep meaning, as for whether those Manchurian nobles could understand it, it was not good to force it.

The one who knows and feels the most about all this is Prince Zheng Zierharang.

Jierharang is the only person who has secretly discussed the establishment of the Eight Banners of Meng and Khan with Huang Taiji, and the rest of the time, Huang Taiji has convened many princes, county kings, Baylor and Beizi to discuss together, and Huang Taiji's broad-mindedness is beyond Jierharang's expectations.

Needless to say, the owner of the Eight Banners of Khan is the one who is surprising.

The eight banner owners, Tong Tulai, the owner of the blue flag, and Bayan, the owner of the white flag, are Manchurians, and the remaining six flag owners are all Han Chinese, and among them, Zu Zerun, the owner of the Zhenghuang flag, Li Guohan, the owner of the blue flag, Shi Tingzhu, the owner of the white flag, and Jin Li, the owner of the red flag, are all Ming army officers who surrendered.

Such an appointment requires great courage and also needs to remove all obstacles, but on the other hand, such an appointment can also make these brave Han people die and be loyal to Huang Taiji and the Qing Dynasty for a lifetime. (To be continued......)