The Counterattack of the Villains in the Movie World

Chapter 271 A Day in the Life of a 15-Year-Old Girl Xianfeng

Forbidden City.

Great meeting.

"Your Majesty, since this month, more than [-] refugees have defected to the enemy. I suggest killing chickens and monkeys."

The first topic made the atmosphere in the court hall weird.

Because they are very clear that refugees are not refugees, and the so-called defection to the enemy is not true defection, they just crossed the Yangtze River to the territory of the Ming Empire.

"I think that killing should not be done." Some Han officials objected aloud: "Da Ming used methods such as gifting land, money, tax exemption, and corvee exemption to attract the people of the Qing Dynasty, but the revenue of the treasury dropped sharply. The army can only increase taxes and corvees, and even requires forced conscription. If there is a massacre at this time... the hearts of the people will be scattered."

"Shut up." The minister who proposed said angrily, "You don't want to make an example to others, do you also want to join Daming?"

"That's right, people's hearts are more important? Without people, what's the use of having people's hearts?"

"Those people are low-spirited people. If they have some benefits, they will forget their ancestors and betray their ancestors. If they don't kill them, not only will the people's hearts continue to collapse, but it will also shake the foundation of our country."

"You guys are the ones who are farting. Letting the refugees go to the Ming Dynasty is also good for His Majesty's Qing Dynasty. How long has it been since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, how much money does it have? How much land? As long as the people don't pay taxes and corvees, it will be over sooner or later."

"That's right, isn't the reason why Da Ming was reluctant to send his troops to the north because he was dragged down by those refugees? Millions of people went to Da Ming, and when they went, they had nothing, and they would only waste Da Ming. The abundant treasury will also compete for land with those dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty, which will lead to conflicts between Zao Wou-ki and his officials, and shake the foundation of the Ming Empire."

"We can't afford to raise millions of troops, not to mention how many millions of refugees he wants to support? Even if they gave those refugees land, it is impossible to have a harvest immediately. Besides, Daming doesn't have that many Idle cultivated land can be distributed to refugees, how much manpower and material resources are needed to open up wasteland for millions of people? You really think that Zao Wou-ki doesn't want a million troops, he can't afford it."

"Your Majesty, I suggest that the army should be disarmed. The strength of a million troops is less than half. After three consecutive years of defeat, the morale of the army is also extremely weak. We should eliminate the old, weak, sick, and disabled, leaving only the elite soldiers, supplemented by The White Horse Sharpshooter will definitely be able to compete with Daming."

After arguing and arguing, the second issue appeared. Although the first issue had not been resolved, the second issue caused many courtiers to quarrel.

Since more than two years ago, when Emperor Xianfeng declared that the Manchus, Mongolians and Hans should be treated equally, the strength of the Qing court has been truly balanced. Even because the number of Han officials is the largest and the talents are the most, the Qing court is now the loudest It's also Hanchen.

These people certainly don't want to kill the refugees to prevent the refugees from going to Daming, because the refugees are all Han nationality.

Also want disarmament.

It wasn't their brave battalion, but the Eight Banners Army, one of the regular armies of the Qing court. Those people didn't have any fighting power at all, and their salary and other treatment were much higher than that of the brave battalion. They were the first to be equipped with white horse guns.

This dissatisfied with Yongying, the military force under Hanchen's control.

The contradictions are also becoming more and more serious.

Amidst the noise, Emperor Xianfeng, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was expressionless and silent, as if in a daze.

In fact, she was indeed in a daze.

When she first came to work as an undercover agent, she still thought it was quite interesting, and under Wu Yan's instructions, she did a lot of tricks.

Such as the white horse sharpshooter.

Although the Western powers didn't want to see the Ming Empire grow bigger, they also didn't want to see the Qing court rise again, so naturally they wouldn't be willing to sell the White Horse Gun to the Qing court.

At the beginning of the negotiation, they only asked for high remuneration, but they were still unwilling to take actual actions, which made the ministers in charge of the negotiation of the Qing court extremely entangled.

At that time, Emperor Xianfeng made a decisive move, secretly meeting with a "powerful businessman" in a certain country, and successfully purchased the manufacturing method of the White Horse Gun at a very high price.

The Qing court was naturally rejoicing, and secretly they felt that this was a sign of the rise of the Qing court, and they had not paid the land they had prepared to cede before, but only paid money.

For them, money is a trivial matter, and land is a major matter. Every civil servant wants to be famous through the ages, but he doesn't want his own infamy to be passed down through the ages.

But what they didn't know was that the businessmen who claimed to be connected to the sky were actually Wu Yan's people. The 30 tons of gold they used to buy the manufacturing method of the white horse gun also flowed directly into the Ming Empire after going to sea.

And the military factory they spent resources to build, the white horse guns and bullets they produced were just making wedding dresses for Wu Yan.

There are also some new gadgets of the Ming Empire, such as cement, concrete, glass, cloth and silk made before, which were also introduced to the Qing court through "foreign businessmen", and because of the previous incident of the white horse gun, they obtained an exclusive franchise right.

Although these important ministers and businessmen of the Qing court scolded the Qing Dynasty every day, they were willing to pay high prices for many new gadgets.

Including pocket watches made before, watches that have just started to be sold, and many other gadgets used by Wu Yan to "rob the rich and help the poor", all of which can also flow into the area occupied by the Qing court in a very short period of time.

Some were claimed to have been smuggled from the Ming Dynasty, and some were claimed to have been imported from abroad.

All in all, with the cooperation of Emperor Xianfeng, he was able to earn money from the Qing court in an open and honest manner, and then transferred it to the Ming Dynasty.

This is also one of the reasons why the Ming Dynasty was able to support millions of refugees for nothing. In addition to the increase in productivity, the emergence of the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, and the recognition of the issuance of paper currency, the powerful and wealthy gentry of the Qing court also helped A big favor.

Of course, refugees cannot be raised for nothing, and some of them are spies from the Qing court, but with Emperor Xianfeng as an undercover agent, it will not have any impact.

Wu Yan can also arrange manpower, select suitable people from them and return to the north of the Yangtze River, extolling the benefits of the Ming Empire. On the one hand, more people will come to the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, it will reduce the burden of being ruled by the Ming Empire in the future. Resist mentality.

These things were very interesting to Emperor Xianfeng.

But after a long time, I feel boring.

After all, she is still a 14-year-old girl.

The mind is relatively mature, but not really mature.

"Your Majesty, please say something."

The courtiers were arguing dryly, as if they were at the entrance of the vegetable market. Only then did they remember that their emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, and they also realized that they were above the court.

"Oh." Emperor Xianfeng came back to his senses, looked at the courtiers and said, "I thought you two would quarrel for a while."

Some courtiers were ashamed, some were expressionless, and some laughed in their hearts.

If it wasn't for the credit for getting the white horse sharpshooter and establishing a one-way connection with the 'foreign mysterious businessman', it would be impossible to say that some of these courtiers wanted to rebel.

The power of an emperor is directly proportional to the power of the country. Now that the Qing court is in decline, and they are in the process of worrying about the Ming Empire sending troops to the north every day, they naturally don't have much prestige.

However, the centralization of power by the Qing court was done very well, and Emperor Xianfeng was not reconciled to being emptied of him. In the Qing court, he was also the last emperor in history with the power of "one word".

"I'm a little tired, let's discuss these matters tomorrow." Emperor Xianfeng waved his hand and said, "You guys stay here for a while, and we need to discuss things with the Western countries later."

The ministers were not surprised, because many things could not be resolved in a few days, and the efficiency of the Qing court was as low as ever.As for the multi-national talks that Emperor Xianfeng said, some people expect success, while others think it is impossible.

After retiring from the court, the important ministers named by Emperor Xianfeng went to a meeting hall.

Zeng Gelinqin, who had been redeemed for a year, did not say a single word during the court meeting just now, even though he was an important position as Minister of Military Aircraft.

It was not that he was ashamed of his captive experience, nor was he ashamed of the talents recommended to Xianfeng, but he became an enemy of anti-Qing and Fuming, and he was a very successful enemy.

Having the 'absolute trust' of Emperor Xianfeng, he still holds supreme authority in the Qing court, even more than he had before his capture.

The reason why he didn't speak was because it didn't make any sense whether he said it or not. He had already seen clearly that under the current situation, the Qing court was only and must be Emperor Xianfeng's voice.

"What does His Majesty think?"

Seng Gelinqin greeted Emperor Xianfeng when he came in, and then came out and said: "The refugees have flowed to Daming, and the morale of the army has been weakened. The contradictions between the Eight Banners Army, the Green Camp, and the Yong Camp have become increasingly serious, and the military pay has become unsustainable... It really needs to be fixed.”

Emperor Xianfeng thought about the content of Annie flying over in the dark every half a month, coughed dryly, and said: "The refugee must not be killed. I don't want the people's hearts to be as weak as the army's. Let's maintain the status quo. As for the army ...I want to disarm, what do you think?"

Several important ministers began to discuss. Compared with the quarrel in the court, the discussion here is more serious, and they all have something to say.

After the discussion, Seng Gelinqin said: "Daming now has 20 regular troops. Although they have a large population, they have not expanded their army. It should be because the treasury is empty and cannot support more troops. Although Daming has already Occupying all the areas south of the Yangtze River, but many places still need to be garrisoned... The minister believes that if they want to send troops to the north, only Shi Dakai's vanguard army, Zuo Zongtang's Pingbei army, and the champion army that may regroup , a total of 16 troops."

"And according to my understanding of Zao Wou-ki, he will definitely choose to conquer the capital personally and want to take the capital directly." Seng Gelinqin said: "At that time, we had two ways, one is to fight him head-on, although the army of millions It seems a lot, but because we are the defensive side and they are the offensive side, it is difficult to determine their marching route in time and then defend. The mobilization of millions of troops will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, so it is necessary to keep the elite after the disarmament And the other way is to take advantage of Zao Wou-ki's personal attack, directly launch a full-scale attack, cut off Zao Wou-ki's back, and then attack back and forth."

Emperor Xianfeng pondered for a moment, and asked: "What do you think, even if Zhao Wuji's Royal Commander came out personally, the Eight Banners Army, the Green Camp, and the Yong Camp, and more than 100 million troops, how much would it take to stop Zhao Wuji and capture Daming at the same time?" Woolen cloth?"

Seng Gelinqin and the others were silent.

After a long while, Seng Gelinqin said: "The military spirit of the Ming Dynasty is better than ours, and the people's sentiments and favorable geographical location are convenient for defending the city. If Zao Wou-ki chooses the right time when he sends his troops northward, it will be even more advantageous. Therefore, I suggest that the army should be disarmed, and then With the elite against the elite, victory in one battle will bring peace to the world.”

Emperor Xianfeng looked at Seng Gelinqin in surprise.

If she hadn't known that Seng Gelinqin hadn't taken the 'Shiquan Dabu Pill', she would have thought that Seng Gelinqin had surrendered to Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty.

It's not that Wu Yan is reluctant to give up a Shiquan Dabu pill, but that people like Seng Gelinqin are really not afraid of death when it comes to critical moments.

On the contrary, there is a great possibility that the news that Wu Yan has the means of Shiquan Dabuwan will be exposed, which is not good for the Qing court or the Ming Dynasty.

After possessing absolute force, Wu Yan will no longer use the Shiquan Dabu Wan except for some necessary people, and even if he does, he will not inform him clearly.

If you betray, you will be killed directly, not too much.

"Although I said that Manchu and Han are equal, we still have to rely on our own people." Emperor Xianfeng said, "Seng Gelinqin, I order you to disarm the army. You must ensure that the remaining elites are loyal to me and the Qing Dynasty." elite."

Seng Gelinqin nodded and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I think so too. However, there are also many Han people who are loyal to Your Majesty and the Qing Dynasty, and I think they should be selected as elites."

That would be even better.

Emperor Xianfeng hummed, and said: "Only relying on us, even if we already have the white horse sharp gun, our guns are not as many as Zhao Wuji's, and our military spirit is not as good. Therefore, we must get the guns from the western countries. support."

Seng Gelinqin sighed and said: "But Your Majesty, their asking price is too high. Tsarist Russia, which is the easiest to send troops, directly asks for more than 60 square kilometers of land north of Heilongjiang and south of Outer Xing'an Mountains. ..."

According to the original history, the Qing court and Tsarist Russia would sign the Aihui Treaty after the Second Opium War. In addition to ceding these lands, the area east of the Ussuri River would also be designated as jointly administered by Qing and Russia.
Although because of Wu Yan, the second Opium War that should have started this year is certainly impossible, the peeping heart of the great powers has never disappeared.

The important minister next to him also said: "There are also Britain, France, and the United States. They also proposed extremely unequal treaties. It is simply..."

"Losing power and humiliating the country?" Emperor Xianfeng spoke out for these people, and then said blankly: "It doesn't matter, as long as they help me win this battle, then I will be able to work hard and innovate government affairs, military affairs, and technology like Zhao Wuji." , I am the real destiny, he, Zhao Wuji, can fight all the countries and flee in embarrassment, how can I not?"

"Your Majesty said yes."

"That's true. As long as the Ming Empire is conquered, the people of the Ming Academy of Sciences will surrender to His Majesty, and we can also own their technology."

"Anyway, sign the treaty first. If they don't work hard when they help, we won't recognize the treaty afterwards. They don't want Daming to win and tear up the treaty, and they will definitely do their best."

"They may make a small profit, but we never lose."

Emperor Xianfeng nodded in satisfaction after listening, looked at Seng Gelinqin and the others, and said in an ambitious tone: "Trust me, if you give them, I will take it back."

Even if the Qing Dynasty is dead by then...

Emperor Xianfeng added in his heart.

(End of this chapter)