In the backyard of Xiaotangshan Palace, bathing and snow hall, Kangxi comfortably soaked in the hexagonal bath made of white marble, listened to Li Dequan read the "Edo Treaty", this is a huge and spacious pool, deep but only three feet, a large stream of spring water flows from the stone cave above, turns around, and flows out from the stone cave at the lower end, the spring water is slightly higher than the temperature, after sweating, soak in it, and feel comfortable. （)

Li Dequan finished reading the original treaty, and read the annex, after reading, he glanced up at Kangxi, saw that he was thoughtful, and stopped, after Kangxi listened to the "Edo Treaty", he was puzzled by the last two, I don't know why Yinzhen wanted to ban the spread of Shinto in Japan, why did he make peace with Japan?

After pondering for a while, Kangxi didn't figure out the reason, so he had to do it, glanced at Li Dequan, and then said, "Go on." ”

Li Dequan began to read the excerpts on the generals one by one, and finally even read the records of the admirals' post-war discussions without missing any omission.

After Kangxi listened, he was sure that the navy had indeed won a big victory in Japan, and then, he compared the folds of several people in detail, and asked Li Dequan to reread the post-war discussion record, and his face couldn't help showing a look of approval, the old fourteenth This method is good, after the war, the gains and losses can not only be summarized in a timely manner, but also conducive to the growth of generals, but also conducive to the training of generals, these examples of war, it seems that they will become a model for the Naval Academy.

After bathing, Kangxi summoned Yinxiang again, and after giving the seat to enjoy tea as usual, he said with a smile: "Ryukyu County, why did you send troops to Japan?" ”

Yinxiang hurriedly talked about the grievances between the Ryukyu Prefecture and Japan in detail, Kangxi did not expect that Ryukyu and Japan would have such a big grudge, and only after a while did he bow his head slightly: "The Ryukyu land is narrow and the people are outnumbered, the troops are meager, and they are isolated in a corner of the country. Proper consideration can be given to the Navy's semi-annual patrol. ”

Where did Yinxiang dare to accept this, the old fourteen once said that he would return Ryukyu to the Qing Dynasty, and he groaned slightly. He said: "This Ryukyu County King Shang Jing will come to the capital to ask for a seal in the near future, and he can talk to him in detail at that time." ”

Kangxi nodded slightly, and said: "In the first battle of Edo, you experienced the battle formation, and I will tell you the details, how to defeat the strong with the weak?" ”

Yinxiang said with a smile: "Huang Ama, although we are small. However, it was completely a bully of the strong, and the power of artillery and naval artillery was too great, and Japan did not have the slightest power to fight back. ()" As he spoke, he carefully recounted the night battle of that day.

Kangxi was shocked when he heard this, the combat power of the Marine Corps was too amazing, with just a temporary camp, tens of thousands of people could be firmly blocked out of the camp, and they could also shoot more than 20,000 people. If the city is fortified, who will be able to take it? No wonder Lao XIV did not pay attention to the Mongolian ministries, it turned out that he knew the combat power of the navy.

Come to think of it. Kangxi subconsciously asked: "Where is the Nanyang Fleet now?" ”

Hearing this, Yinxiang was shocked, Kangxi shouldn't be too careful, he didn't dare to think about it, and hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Back to Huang Ama, Shi Shibiao led the Nanyang fleet straight back to Shanghai, and after resting for a few days to replenish supplies, he was ready to return to Nanyang." ”

Hearing that the Nanyang Fleet was not in Tianjin, Kangxi couldn't help but feel relieved, and the old fourteen was still very cautious. Without the slightest transgression, after a slight pause, he continued to ask, "What about the two million taels of gold?" ”

"The gold has been transported back to Tianjin by Erchen and Long Keduo, and Erchen returned to Beijing first, and the gold was escorted by Long Keduo later." Yinxiang replied cautiously.

Hearing that the gold had been shipped back to Beijing, Kangxi was completely relieved. After pondering for a long time, he said: "What do you think of Japan this expedition?" ..., Yinxiang pondered for a moment before he said: "Japan has been peaceful for more than 100 years since the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the standing army in Edo is only more than 22,000 people, but when Edo was attacked, they gathered hundreds of thousands of troops in most of the day to carry out a desperate charge, which shocked the sons.

Erchen has been thinking, in this situation in the capital, in addition to the 100,000 people stationed in the Eight Banners in Beijing, can we gather hundreds of thousands of people in a short period of time to charge the enemy? ”

Kangxi listened to the heart, in the capital, this kind of thing is not imaginary at all, that is, to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops, it will not be able to gather in a few days, but how can Edo be like this?

"Erchen investigated it the next day." Yinxiang continued: "There were more than 20,000 standing troops in Edo, more than 100 feudal lords stationed in Edo, and their retinue guards totaled about 100,000. ”

"Samurai?" Kangxi couldn't help asking, he knew a little about the situation in Japan, but it was not comprehensive, Japan had been closed to the country for decades, and it was difficult to find out his specific situation from outside, and Kangxi had never had the idea of going on an expedition to Japan, so naturally he was not very clear, so he immediately asked: "Why are there so many samurai in Edo?" ”

Yinxiang said in detail: "Japan's social composition is also a scholar of agriculture and industry, but this 'shi' refers to the samurai, the samurai of Japan are equivalent to the children of the Eight Banners of my Qing Dynasty, they are not engaged in agriculture and commerce, only martial arts, and the only profession is to serve in the army."

However, the Japanese samurai adopted the primogeniture inheritance system, and only the eldest son in the family inherited the family business, and the rest became ronin, and they had to go out on their own and fend for themselves, because without land, these ronins naturally could not become farmers, so they all gathered in various cities to find opportunities. ”

During this time, Kangxi was also circling the reform of the Eight Banners system in his heart, and when he heard these words, he said very sensitively: "So, the number of samurai in Japan is fixed? ”

Yinxiang didn't expect Kangxi to be interested in this matter, and after a little hesitation, he said: "The specific situation, Erchen is not very clear, but it should be fixed." ”

Kangxi pondered for a moment before he said: "According to what you said, all the Japanese forces are concentrated in the city, if you want to conquer Japan, you only need to attack their city?" ”

"Yes, the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan has a rule that one feudal domain and one castle can only be built in each domain, so all their troops are concentrated in the castle." Yinxiang affirmed.

Since Japan has already called the minister Nagong, Kangxi has no intention of working on the expedition again, after asking, he put his hand away, muttered for a while, and saw that Yinxiang did not speak, so he said: "You are also tired, kneel down first." ”

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With Yinxiang's return to Beijing, the navy returned to Japan with a great victory, and Japan called the minister Nagong, paid 70 million indemnities, increased the trade ports of Osaka and Edo, and sent 20 princesses and Ji to the Qing Dynasty and relatives The news immediately spread in the capital.

Since I had not heard the news of the imperial court's dispatch to recruit troops to Japan, and I had not seen the messenger with the red flag swaggering into Beijing, everyone would be suspicious of this news, but such a militaristic event, it is estimated that no one would dare to eat enough to support it, and joke about it, and everyone is holding an attitude that they would rather believe it, and they are talking about it.

During this period of time in the capital, there was no major event except for Kangxi's stroke, and Kangxi's illness was kept secret even by the ministers of the court, and how could the idlers in Beijing dare to talk about it, so as soon as the news spread, all the teahouses, restaurants, guild halls, and theaters found new topics, which immediately caused heated discussions.

Soon, the major teahouses, restaurants, guild halls, and theaters in the capital had bannermen who swore to tell the story of the opening of the Qing Imperial Navy's Nanyang Fleet to the east of Japan and the Great War in Edo. ..., after hearing the news, the princes and nobles of the capital, the ministers of civil and military affairs were also busy sending people around to find out the authenticity of the news, when they heard that the thirteenth elder brother returned to Beijing, and after seeing the crown prince, he quickly rushed to the Xiaotangshan Palace, all the officials were well aware, and one by one couldn't help but be surprised and happy.

The joy is that the navy is mighty, and the victory is returned, Japan is called the minister Nagong, and the Qing Dynasty has another vassal state, and the surprise is that such a big event, the entire capital, even a trace of wind has not been revealed, this Qing Dynasty Royal Navy is still not the Qing Dynasty court's economic division? With such a big military event, the crown prince didn't even say hello, and made his own opinions, didn't they all become decorations?

Several senior officers of the Ministry of War were the most indignant, and they had no idea of such a big operation of the Navy, so how could they be embarrassed? And several members of the household department were overjoyed, 70 million taels, this is the sum of the two years of finance in the Qing Dynasty! The navy is now the economic division of the imperial court, and this war reparation should fall into the account of the household department, with this silver, the household department is not only living well, but does not know how to live!

The eighth elder brother Yinxi has long known the news, but he has not revealed it, after hearing the news, the Li Fan Yuan is also busy, there is more vassal country, there are many more things, and it also involves the matter of the princess and relatives of the Japanese faction, this is without any precedent, and every official is busy looking for the basis, this is an opportunity, an opportunity to be appreciated by the crown prince.

The imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate is not idle, worshipping the impeachment of the crown prince for being arbitrary, it can definitely shock the government and the opposition, this is a good opportunity to gain fame, the officials of the Ministry are also not idle, the Nanyang Fleet expedition to Europe is imminent, such a big victory, Kangxi and the crown prince may rush before the expedition, and reward the meritorious generals, but the generals of the navy are really promoted too fast, this matter must be stopped, otherwise it will cause the envy and jealousy of all officials!

Where would Yinzhen have thought that a big victory in the sun would cause such a big trouble, after setting up a workshop to attract the employment strategy of the bannerman, he went to find the ninth elder brother Yinyu happily, and washed the dust for the old thirteen, he didn't want to go to 'Xiangboju' anymore, that place was too ostentatious. (To be continued......) ——u-c-t-x-t——[UC電子书]End of the text [UC电子書]——u——c——t——x——t