226. Toiling the people for a few years

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In September of the 27th year of the Kangxi reign (1688), the three Khalkha Khans, Zasak, Jinong, Hongtaiji and Taiji held a meeting in Aruel Sutai in Sunit Banner to discuss the future of Khalkha. At that time, Russia had been expanding in Siberia and the Far East for nearly half a century, and the Khalkha Mongols had seen the power of the Russian firearms and the fierceness of the Russian Cossacks.biquge.info However, there were still some princesses who were attached to the Qing court, and the two sides were in dispute, so they asked Jebu Tsundamba to come forward to adjudicate.

Because of the Qing court's protection and escaped from the hands of Galdan, Jebtsundamba was grateful to the Qing court, so he said at the meeting: "Russians do not believe in the teachings of the Buddha, the customs are very different, the costumes are even more strange, Manchuria and the Mongols are of the same species, the Qing Dynasty also believes in Buddhism, and the Qing Dynasty's costumes are chic and beautiful like heavenly immortals, and the beautiful clothes must be benevolent." And the Qing Dynasty is prosperous and rich, there are endless treasures, and there are more splendid silks, relying on them, life must be happy. ā€

After the Aruel Sutai Conference, Taiji, the northernmost part of the Khalkha Mongols, chose to annex to Russia, and their territory was later Buryat Mongol; The vast majority of the Khalkha Mongol princes surrendered to the Qing court on the advice of Jebtsundamba and submitted their submission forms to Beijing that year.

Kangxi, who received the Khalkha Mongolian annexation, did not have time to rejoice, and the news of the fiasco in the Fujian Sea came like a scoop of cold water.

To this end, Kangxi immediately convened a pre-imperial meeting, Prince An Yue Le, Prince Yu Fuquan, Prince Gong Changning, Prince Jian Yabu, Xinjun Wang Eza and other clan nobles and Mingzhu, Suo Etu, Tong Guowei, Zhang Ying, Zhang Yushu, Xiong Cixu and other Manchu and Han Xinchen all participated, in addition to the crown prince Yinren, the eldest son Yinren also attended.

At the beginning of the meeting, Kangxi asked bluntly: "Now that the southeast has suffered another defeat, the sailors have been wiped out, and the northwest has been invaded by Galdan, Zhuqing thinks it is better for the imperial court to deal with it." ā€

"Although the sea is stronger than the sea, after all, the population and force are not strong, and there are thousands of roads from the southeast to Beijing, and it is not a big deal if there is a small trouble." Under Kangxi's gaze, the younger brother of Empress Xiaokangzhang (Shunzhi), who had just been carried from the Han Army Banner into the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner, and Tong Guowei, the father of the imperial concubine Tong Jia's family, the Minister of the Guard, and the Minister of Parliament who presided over the Kangxi harem, was the first to speak. "Galdan haunts Mobei and threatens Monan, Kanto, and Guannai must be guarded against." Tong Guowei built yƬ road. "The minions thought that they could continue to seal the border in the southeast, and they focused on dealing with the Dzungars first."

"The slave thinks that what Master Tong said is extremely true, and the relationship between Manchu and Mongolia is the foundation of the country." Suo Etu echoed. "Jungar's desire is difficult to fill, once the whale swallows Khalkha, it will inevitably go south to Monan, or copy Guanlong, but no matter which case, it is a big trouble for my henchmen, and it must be cut off as soon as possible." Suoetu paused. "As for the sea rebellion, although it plundered 300,000 people in Qiongzhou, the time was still short and it was not neatly organized into the heart of the heart, so although it was able to hold the sea as a stiff, but I didn't know that it was a big trouble, as long as I was careful that it plundered again."

"The minister thinks that the words of Lord Tong and Elder Suo Ge are biased." Xiong Cixu, who had just been reinstated as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, believed that the threat from Taiwan was greater. "Khalkha is just a vassal land, but the disaster of Dongning is in Dingge." As soon as these words came out, Kangxi's face changed. "After Zhu Qin succeeded to the throne, there were many actions that were called for by the past, if you sit back and watch the sea rebel grow, then if there are traitors to bewitch it, it will be chaotic and the heart of the country, and the emperor must not fail to investigate."

"The slave thinks that Hai Rebellion and Jungar are both a big disaster for the imperial court, but the state has limited use, and the two ministers can only choose one of them to deal with." Mingzhu said slowly. "Looking at the southeast war report, we can know that the sea is against the ocean as the frontier, and the sea is crossed, which is really not something that our dynasty can control lightly, and the bow and horse held by Zhungar are the strength of our dynasty, and its soldiers are not as good as mine, and the weapons are not as good as mine, and they will be able to win in a battle, and after victory, they may be accepted as vassals or divided their land to compensate for Khalkha, and they will no longer be troubled."

"Your Majesty, although the 200,000 troops in the three provinces have now gone to Trinity, after all, there are still more than 100,000, and they can't attack it, and there are more than enough rules." Zhang Yushu, who was the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War at the time, also echoed. "Moreover, for the sake of these more than 200,000 troops, a lot of green flag soldiers have been transferred from Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Anhui, and Suzhou. On the other hand, in the north, Shaanxi, Jin, Henan, Shandong, and Zhili have many soldiers, and there is no problem with the northern conquest. ā€

Hearing that most of the subordinates below mentioned that they would go north first, Kangxi's brows slowly condensed, and then he looked at several princes of the clan. The old dragon Zhong Yuele bowed his head and was silent, Fuquan and Chang Ning looked at each other but didn't know what they were thinking, although Yabu and Eza and the others had a posture of Kangxi pointing and fighting, they didn't open their mouths, and Yinren and Yinren were even more silent and didn't dare to speak lightly.

So Kangxi asked by name: "Zhang Ying, what do you think?" ā€

"The minister thinks that Lord Xiong's opinion is not bad," Zhang Ying, who entered the South Study as a scholar of Wenhua Palace, also took into account the factors of the dynasty. "Jungar is the surface trouble, and the sea rebellion is the trouble of the henchmen of this dynasty."

Listening to Zhang Ying's words, a smile appeared on the corner of Kangxi's mouth: "The sea rebellion is in the former Ming Dynasty, and there are many intentions to retake the country, I know this, but the sailor has just been defeated, and the imperial court is also unable to deal with the southeast for a while. For this reason, Kangxi instructed. Soetu, you and the Oros envoys should be careful not to let them support Kaldan. "Suo Etu received the order, and Kangxi said again." The army department prepared the troops and horses, and in case Junggar attacked again, it must be dealt a heavy blow. "The military department is full of Shangshu Jiertab and Zhang Yushu also responded." As for the sea reversal. Kangxi swept in front of several clan relatives. Jieshu vomited blood, it seems that he can't stay in Fuzhou, Yabu, you can preside over the southeast war for me. Yabu also received the order, and Kangxi stood up and hurried a few steps behind the imperial case. The sea adversity can build a plywood ship, and I also want to build a plywood ship, and ordered the three provinces to rebuild the sailors, so as not to let the sea adversity run rampant. ā€

Mingzhu's face suddenly fell, he didn't know how much it cost to build a plywood ship, but the money to build a hundred ships was definitely indispensable, and according to Fuzhou's statement, a plywood ship often had twenty or thirty cannons, and hundreds of ships were equivalent to two or three thousand cannons, and the amount of copper was enough to bankrupt the Qing court.

Of course, Ming Zheng knew that Kangxi was on the rise, and he couldn't directly persuade him, so he said in a roundabout way: "Your Majesty, no one in the imperial court knows how to make a plywood ship."

"Let the three provinces figure it out for themselves." Kangxi's words were just spoken, and he suddenly saw that Ming Zheng's eyes were wrong, he thought about it slightly, and suddenly understood Mingzhu's hint, that's right, there are dozens of cannons on this plywood ship, how can such a sharp weapon be in the hands of the Han people (Han Army Banner). "Qin Tianjian transferred a group of Taixi priests to the military department to listen to it."

Kangxi thought that several Taixi missionaries were omnipotent, but Mingzhu didn't mean just that, seeing that Kangxi ignored the hints, he had no choice but to jump out again: "The minister thinks that Taiwan is not the homeland of China, and the Dutch Hongyi has not forgotten it repeatedly, so it is better to drive the wolf and devour the tiger, and use the belonging of Dongning as bait to urge them to fight each other, and the imperial court can sit and reap its benefits without spending a single soldier or penny." ā€

Kangxi raised his eyebrows, this is a disguised borrowing of teachers to help suppress, according to his wishes, he can't agree, but considering that Mingzhu has made it very clear that the court has no money, what should he do, he also has to go against his will. But noncommittal is acquiescence, and his own subordinates who understand God will share his worries for him.

However, Kangxi's mood was still not smooth, so someone was unlucky: "Fu Kui lied about the results of the Qionghai battle, resulting in the destruction of the three provincial sailors, and his crime was unforgivable. ā€

Fu Quan blinked, Fu Kui was the acting admiral of Guangdong Province who took his way, and he was brought out like this, wouldn't his face be dull, so he hurriedly admonished: "Your Majesty, although Fu Kui deserves it, but only he can lead his troops out of the palm of the sea in the first battle of Minhai, it can be seen that he can, as the so-called flaws are not concealed, the court knows that there are not many naval battles, or allow him to serve in front of the army to atone for his crimes." ā€

"Yes?" Kangxi sneered. "Surrendering with a sail to conceal the sea rebellion that is bent on pursuit, how dare I use such a capable general."

As soon as these words came out, the window paper that was originally concealed was completely pierced, and the ministers all understood that the holy monarch who nominally canceled the thirteen divisions of the former Ming Dynasty was actually still using the old methods of spy administration, but what did it do, now that the imperial power of the Qing Dynasty is supreme, no one can stop Kangxi's actions at all, and no one will risk their lives to persuade Kangxi to cancel the spy surveillance.

The imperial meeting was over, and several courtiers walked out in twos and threes, only the pearl who fell at the end turned around to ask to see Kangxi, and when the eunuch led Mingzhu to Kangxi, who had changed his outfit, the powerful minister reported in an anxious voice: "Your Majesty, the silver deposits of the household department and the Taifu Temple and the Taichang Temple are less than one million taels. ā€

Kangxi's eyes suddenly widened, and he listened to Mingzhu explain: "Now the military expenditure of the three provinces has accounted for a quarter of the annual expenditure, plus the cost of repairing the river is also as high as trillions every year (note: here is 100,000), and more importantly, the silk, raw tea, and porcelain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all blocked on the shore by the sea, and there is no entry or exit."

Kangxi narrowed his eyes and looked at Mingzhu who was sneering: "Do you have any rules to solve the problem?" ā€

Mingzhu gritted his teeth and said: "The only way to do this is to expand the floating grain harvest of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, and Shandong to Sichuan, Jiangxi, Shanxi, and Zhili, and then increase the amount of floating income to five cents (5%) or two more rice and silver taels equivalent to two million stones, but this is not an emergency, and we must not start a war with Zhungeer before June next year." ā€

"I see." Kangxi nodded unhappily. "I will arrange the war, as for the hole in this household." Kangxi reached out and pressed it on Mingzhu's shoulder. "Let's just suffer my people for a few years"

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