Thinking of this, Kangxi relaxed slightly, picked up the teacup, and took a few sips of tea, the method that the old fourteen said to ensure the purity of the royal bloodline is also effective, the prince is like this, and the clan relatives can also be like this, allowing them to marry foreign women, but they have to give up the throne or the title at the expense, which is much more effective than forcibly prohibiting it. (）

As for the heirs born with the women of the vassal country, the princess is naturally a close relative, as long as the prince does not inherit the throne, there is nothing wrong with it, according to the old fourteen's thoughts, these princes, he may also come in handy, this is not something he has to worry about.

Moaning slightly, Kangxi said with a smile: "With so many women, how can the harem be placed?" Besides, Japan alone punished 20 people, is it a bit more? ”

Seeing that Kangxi actually acquiesced, Yinzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and replied calmly: "Back to the emperor Amma, the sons and daughters secretly thought that they could be safe and sound by taking measures such as living in separate courtyards and restricting their status levels, and besides, whether the vassal states were willing or not was still between the two, even if they were willing, they would not send many people at the same time, which was insignificant in the harem."

The number of people in Japan is indeed a little larger, but the Japanese department was forced to do it, and the ministers ordered them to send more, with the intention of having room for choice, and those who were not satisfied could act as palace maids or reward the clan. ”

It turned out that the old fourteen had this idea, Kangxi couldn't help but nod slightly, but he didn't say anything anymore.

Seeing that Kangxi no longer asked, Yinzhen groaned slightly, and said: "Huang Ama, regarding the livelihood of the banner people, Erchen has some thoughts recently. ”

As soon as he heard this, Kangxi immediately became interested, the problem of the livelihood of the banner people, he had a headache, and he couldn't think of a proper solution, and the livelihood of the flag people is directly related to the development of the flag people, and it can even be said that it has become a bottleneck that restricts the development of the flag people. Whether it is to withdraw money or restrict the trade of flag property, it is only a stopgap measure, and he has tried to 'garrison along the border', but to no avail.

The old fourteen took over the problem of solving the livelihood of the flag man for so long. Just opened his mouth for the first time, thinking that it would not be an expedient measure, Kangxi said with a smile: "It's okay, let's listen to it." ”

Yinzhen groaned slightly, then calmly spoke, and said eloquently: "With the promotion of 'paving into acres', the poll tax has been exempted. The popularization of the pox vaccine law has eliminated the infection of smallpox and improved the survival rate of children, the promotion of high-yield drought-resistant crops in the northern provinces will greatly increase grain production, and the immigrants from Taiwan, Nanyang, and Australia have ensured sufficient land, coupled with the gradual restrictions on Lamaism, it is certain. In the next ten years, the Qing Dynasty will usher in the growth of people.

But all the above measures, the flag people have not benefited much. The expansion of the navy alone has added a few thousand armor places, which is tantamount to a drop in the bucket for the increasingly serious livelihood of the flag people.

The livelihood of the banner people has now seriously curbed the reproduction of the banner people, and the children of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty are already in decline, and the disadvantages are even more obvious under the elimination of one and the other, so solving the livelihood of the flag people has been the current priority of the imperial court.

on this. The ministers have been thinking about it for many days, if it is only to treat the symptoms, the court can now be said to be rich in financial resources, and it will be supported for more than ten years, there is no problem, the problem is more than ten years later. If the imperial court is financially tight, and the banner people multiply in large numbers, irreversible conflicts will inevitably occur, therefore, in order to solve the livelihood of the banner people, it is necessary to treat both the symptoms and the root causes, in order to get rid of worries once and for all, in order not to increase the burden on children and grandchildren. ”

Kangxi nodded slightly when he listened, the old fourteen looked at the problem, it was really different, he actually started from the comparison of the population growth of the Manchu and Han dynasties, and he really had a long-term vision, and when he heard that the symptoms and the root causes were treated, he was even more urgent, the old fourteen really found a way to treat both the standard and the best of both worlds? ..., paused slightly, seeing that Kangxi's body was already a little unconsciously leaning forward, Yinzhen didn't dare to hang his appetite more, and then said: "The reason why the banner people will make their livelihood difficult, the sons think that it is not all because of the profligacy, the laziness, and the indiscriminate gambling of the crowd, the main reason is that the teeth are getting more and more numerous, not good at management, and restrictions on employment. ”

Hearing Yinzhen mention the restriction of practice, Kangxi couldn't help frowning slightly, this reason, he didn't know, but it was a way to be both bitter and beautiful, if the old fourteen asked to relax the restrictions on the banner people's practice, these words were tantamount to saying in vain, and he couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed.

Seeing Kangxi frowning, Yinzhen still calmly continued: "The imperial court must encourage the banner people to reproduce in large numbers, which is where the long-term interests of the imperial court lie, which is beyond doubt, and the reproduction of the banner people cannot be restricted because of livelihood problems."

It is a fact that the flag people are not good at management, but this cannot be blamed on the flag people, it is the restrictions of the imperial court that cause them to be not good at management, and it is completely impossible to think that the flag people are good at business under the condition of restricting the flag people from engaging in other industries.

Erchen believes that restricting the bannerman from engaging in other industries is the real reason for the hardship of the bannerman's livelihood, so Erchen suggested that the restrictions on the bannerman's employment should be appropriately relaxed. ”

Kangxi keenly noticed the appropriateness of what Yinzhen said, since the old fourteen said so, it means that he has a full understanding of the intention of the imperial court to restrict the livelihood of the bannermen, and he groaned slightly, and then he asked in a deep voice: "Appropriate?" How can this restriction be lifted to achieve both? ”

Yinzhen also said in a deep voice: "Back to Emperor Ama, with the development of the navy and the new Praetorian Guard, a large number of firearms and gunpowder are needed, and a large number of workshops need to be built for smelting steel, shipbuilding, casting guns, making gunpowder, and military logistics. ”

Let the flag man become a craftsman? Kangxi was also surprised, this is what Lao Fourteen said about treating both the symptoms and the root causes? It's ridiculous, but he quickly calmed down, and Old Fourteen is not a man of his own words.

Seeing that Kangxi was silent, Yinzhen hurriedly explained: "Huang Ama, these military workshops are absolutely forbidden by the people, and the banner people can't get out of the control of the imperial court. Moreover, these military workshops were in the hands of the banner people, and the imperial court was more at ease, and the control of firearms was tighter. In addition, the banner people all have children in the army, and they are responsible for the production of ordnance, which can better ensure the quality of ordnance.

Moreover, having work to do can help the flag people change their habit of being content with laziness and gathering crowds to gamble, which is also very beneficial to the rectification of flag affairs. ”

Listening to Yinzhen's explanation, Kangxi couldn't help but nod slightly, this method is really good, it has not relaxed its control over the flag people, but also solved the livelihood problem of the flag people, and it has a lot of benefits.

However, soon, Kangxi's brows furrowed slightly. (To be continued......)