[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

"Brother said that the combat power of the Eight Banners stationed in the pass is inferior to that of the Junggar Khan in the Western Regions. They are not brave enough to charge, and there are some problems with military discipline."

Just now, she still had the mentality of an old mother, but in a blink of an eye, when it came to business, Kangxi returned to her original role, and there was still a little restlessness in her heart that was angry because of her son's marriage. After Yinfeng finished speaking seriously, Kangxi had already He fell into deep thought calmly.

Yinfeng said earnestly: "The disadvantages of the Eight Banners System of the Qing Dynasty have already been reflected during the Western Expedition. Has Khan Ama thought about how to improve this?"

Indeed, the Eight Banners system allows bannermen to be in the army from generation to generation. When their father dies, their children and grandchildren will succeed them. Bannermen can only live on military pay and cannot make a living from other things. They are not allowed to do business or farm. Come to support them, even if they don't go to the battlefield or participate in training, as long as they are bannermen, the family will rely on the court to support them.

"When the Qing Dynasty was founded, the first Eight Banners soldiers came from outside the pass. They grew up on horseback and were naturally brave and good at fighting. But their descendants moved into the pass and grew up in a more comfortable pass. Having never been to a harsh place, they could not adapt to the arduous training, and they had no way of making a living, so many Eight Banners were idle all day long."

"Why don't I know this, but the battle has already started, so don't act rashly, otherwise it will affect the morale of our army. I attach importance to this battle, and I have the intention of going on a personal expedition again. I don't want to leave any regrets when fighting with the Junggar Khan."

Kangxi concealed the disappointment in his heart, and braced himself to deal with it: "It's not yet time, Baocheng. Today's Fujian Navy, the training of the new army has matured, and the changes to the Eight Banners system can indeed be mentioned, but not now."

Yinfeng nodded: "I agree with elder brother's suggestion to reorganize the army and remove the hereditary system of the Eight Banners. Of course, it will be after the war."

If the war does not change, when peace comes, the ease will only reduce more descendants of the Eight Banners to become useless people who can only rely on the imperial court's military salary to support them.

The purpose of reorganizing the army is to reshuffle the cards, keep those who are capable of fighting, and let those who are not capable of fighting be released from the military and seek other opportunities to make a living, instead of shrinking into the identity of the Eight Banners. institutional corruption.

The emperor pondered for a moment, and said: "The combat power of the Eight Banners is not as bad as you imagined. Yinti wrote to you because he wanted to retrain the army, and asked you to persuade me to agree to his request to retrain the army."

It is also a good time to get rid of Le Dehong's connections in the Eight Banners in the army. Once Kangxi agrees, Yinti will have the opportunity to gain more military power.

"The two imperial uncles also agree with the elder brother's statement," Yinfeng added: "The elder brother wants to retrain and select elites to reorganize the army. These are imminent, and Khan Ama needs to be unified."

Kangxi was silent for a long time, thinking quietly.

Whether to give Baoqing great military power, once this opening is opened, then the big brother's prestige in the army will usher in its peak.

"Baoqing, he is not yet twenty." Kangxi looked at him and said, with a lot of meaning.

"Isn't there still two uncles here? There are other warlords watching. If the eldest brother makes a mistake, someone will correct him." The crown prince trusted the eldest son of the emperor, and in turn persuaded Kangxi to delegate power.

Yinfeng explained: "Khan Ama, what the Qing Dynasty needs is an army that can adapt to the difficult environment, an army with fighting spirit and high spirits, not some hereditary princes' soldiers. As for how to organize and manage the new army, The Qing Dynasty already has a foundation, and it was also the orders you issued a few years ago that enabled the Qing Dynasty's navy to maintain combat power, maintain order at sea, clear up pirates, and protect our people."

The navy has done this, but is it difficult for the army to do it?

Is it difficult to no longer serve wine bags and rice bags, and clean up the Eight Banners?It's not difficult, it just depends on whether the emperor has this determination.

If the country was unstable a few years ago, maybe they would not have dared to do this. Now that the domestic economy is taking off, everywhere is full of vitality. If you move the Eight Banners, the mountains will not collapse, and even the redundant descendants of the Eight Banners will be rescued from the banner. Get other ways to earn a living.

Bannermen are not allowed to do business, farm, perform art, or earn a living other than military pay. Not everyone has a job, and the lower-level bannermen are miserable!

Yinti is interested in building an army, and Yinti has the ability to reorganize the army. Both sons are waiting for Kangxi to agree.

Kangxi said: "After the Western Regions are conquered, the military system will be reorganized. In this battle, I want to go on a personal expedition again."

Yinfeng: "..."

Kangxi: "One day Galdan is not dead, one day is a serious problem in my heart. As long as he is there, my heart will always be unstable."

Yinfeng said honestly: "Then you may have to hurry up and set off."

Kangxi replied subconsciously: "What?"

"Brother wants to reorganize the army in order to train the elite, fight blitzkrieg, and use the terrain to chase and intercept. Now he is rushing to send letters because of time constraints," Yinfeng explained.

"The domestic foundation of the Junggar Khanate is unstable. In the early years, it was composed of various nomadic tribes. Now Galdan has unified them, but it is difficult to govern."

Kangxi listened patiently and urged him: "Get to the point."

"The supplies of our army are transported up from granaries in various places, while the supplies of the Junggar Khanate are cattle, sheep, and horses. Their grain planting coverage area is not enough to sustain long-term wars. Don't look at them now. They are brave and good at fighting, that is because They still retain their fighting power on horseback, but after a long time, their supply shortage is simply not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty."

Kangxi was thoughtful: "But it's not winter now."

"Last winter, the Junggar Khanate began to experience food shortages," Yinfeng added, blurting out: "This spring, there was another outbreak of animal plague in their country. Most of the cattle, sheep and horses died, and it was even worse when there was no harvest."

"Huh?" Kangxi came alive: "It's the news from Baoqing? Why didn't I see his memorial."

It was Yinreng who dug out the news from the fourteen mouths. He learned that this happened to be the most difficult time for Galdan. In his last life, he was obstructed by Rakshasa and missed by the civil strife in Khalkha Mongolia. Remove it completely?

Yinfeng hinted that Yinti would go to seek evidence, but he was vague about where he got the news. If Khan Ama asked again, at worst, he would shirk it on Xiaomei and let Xiaomei take the blame.

Yinreng glanced at Xiaomei, the tool tiger, who was chasing her tail in circles, and said to Kangxi with a smile: "Brother has sent scouts to verify it. Once the news is true, I will definitely send you a letter."

In fact, it didn't take long for Yinti's memorandum to be rushed to the capital from eight hundred miles.

Regarding the attack on Galdan, Yinti adopted the prince's suggestion after seeking proof, cut off his food supplies, forced Galdan to the city, and then tried to catch the turtle in the urn.

It's just that Yinti is really not sure whether he can catch Galdan. He must increase his confidence and personally train a group of elites who can bear hardships.But, can Khan Ama agree with him to reorganize the Eight Banners?If Khan Ama thinks that he can't wait to train his own soldiers and manage his own contacts, will there be a rift between father and son?If dissatisfied people tell the truth and cause the morale of the army to fluctuate, will he be able to suppress the floating hearts?

Yinti not only needs to test the attitude of the two emperor uncles, but also pay attention to guarding against old forces such as Lu Dehong.Xu knew that the big brother was unstoppable. On the surface, Lu Dehong cooperated with him, but in fact he stared at him closely, only waiting for him to make a slight mistake, and then united with his party members to attack.

At first, Khan Ama took Nalan Pearl away, so that Yinti had the opportunity to take over the military power without the influence of Nalan Pearl.Now Khan Ama sent Nalan Mingzhu to Yinti, he had already gained a firm foothold in the army, one more pearl was equivalent to adding a scheming counselor, but someone could look after Le Dehong for him.

It's just that Nalan Mingzhu is not in the capital, and there is no one in the capital court to take charge of the overall situation to help Yinti.If courtiers and censors participate in the impeachment, Khan Ama will change his mind, which will ruin Yinti's western expedition plan.

It's also because he is too young, if ten years later, who would dare to question him, it is precisely because he is only twenty years old now, and it took a lot of effort in the army to convince his subordinates.

Because of these concerns, Yinti sent a letter to Yinfeng first.

Kangxi received the report from Yinti and determined that the domestic situation of the Junggar Khanate was not good and the follow-up supplies were insufficient. He said happily: "This is God helping me to unify the Western Regions with the Qing Dynasty!"

"Baoqing wants to train other soldiers to form a team for the western expedition. If this plan can capture Galdan alive as he wishes, it will be wonderful." Kangxi had more worries. The reaction of the court in the capital and the morale of the army.

In order to solve these problems, and also impatient to eliminate Galdan, the confidant's serious trouble, Kangxi decided to go on a personal expedition again!

"If I personally watch it, the morale of the army will never be affected by this again." People who oppose the elder brother's power have no way to do it. Going to sit in the army in person is more effective than any other method.

As for the capital, the prince will continue to supervise the country.

Before Kangxi left, he held Yinfeng's hand with great interest: "I believe that the ability to guarantee success is sufficient to deal with government affairs. I will go back within a year. When the time comes to destroy Galdan, the war in the west is certain, and I will Come back and get married to Crown Prince Zhang Luo!"

Yinfeng managed to coax the excited Kangxi away, and sighed: "Did Khan Ama say that because he was afraid of running away alone?"

During Kangxi's Western Expedition, he often wrote letters to Yinreng, sometimes mentioning his longing, sometimes caring about his body, and occasionally asking about the situation of the little elder brothers and little princesses under Yinreng's reply letter.What is unshakable is that at the end of each letter there will be two sentences about the prince's big marriage. From the beginning of the year to the year after, the urging of the marriage is like a storm, and Yinfeng, who was originally calm about the marriage and let nature take its course, is overwhelmed by sweat. Ma was confused.

The good news of the war in the west came again and again. This battle started in summer and lasted until winter.This winter, the Junggar Khan has once again ushered in a worse year. The domestic grain harvest is poor, and the loss of cattle and sheep is too much. I heard that their army can only rely on lean camel meat to survive.

Galdan had been forced to the end by the Qing army, but Kangxi did not stop the attack because of the cold, and asked Yinreng to send reinforcements to transport more grain, grass and winter clothes to support the front line.

Not only was the frontline army suppressing, but the Qing court was different from previous years. It even learned to suppress public opinion, constantly sending people to convey news, spread rumors, and distribute newspapers.

Recruit the subordinates of Angardan and shake the hearts of the Junggar Khanate!

"This year's Qing State treasury is full of grain, and it is another bumper harvest year. Their rice is piled up and they can't eat it, and the rats in the rice warehouse are all round and fat!"

"The artificial hatching technology that appeared a few years ago has matured over the years. Now there are chicken farms everywhere in Qing Dynasty, and the most common ones on the market are chickens that can be grown up in a short period of time."

"Comparatively, the cost of duck meat is higher than that of chicken, and it is slightly less. Pork has been raised for a longer period of time, and it is less. It is so little that the people in the village have only one pot of pork on the New Year's dinner table, but it is too little."

The herdsmen of the Junggar Khan tribe shed tears of envy when they heard that the Qing people disliked the fact that one pot of pork for the family during the New Year was too little.

Under the momentum of public opinion, the people's hearts gradually collapsed, and Galdan, who fled to Hohhot, collapsed and killed two generals who persuaded him to surrender, which aroused conflicts within the tribe.

Kangxi sent a letter again: I have made full preparations for this western expedition, brought many imperial physicians, and believed in the Tao, but I will never see the evil invasion of water and soil along the way.As the weather gets colder, Baocheng should wear more warm clothes in the capital so as not to catch a cold.Today I worry about you, but next year when I am married to a concubine, I have a concubine to worry about you.I am afraid that it will be too late to pay off the old age, and I will take care of the empress dowager when I am old, but I will simply let it go now, and I will make more arrangements in the coming year.Guaranteed to be eighteen?When I return in spring, I will make peace for you.When the soldiers are victorious, the Western Regions are in order, and several happy events for the crown prince and concubine are gathered together, it will be gratifying, and I hope it will come soon.

The wedding date is approaching, and Yinreng is affected by Khan Ama to raise some tension and anxiety.

The sense of uncertainty about future life was amplified under the watchful eyes of Khan Ama.

Yinfeng couldn't stand Kangxi's urging marriage, he complained in a low voice: "Does Khan Ama know that this kind of mentality of his son will make his son afraid of getting married?!"

Yin Zhen, who accepted his confide in troubles, glanced at him, and said lightly: "Does the second brother of the prince know how much the brothers envy you?"

"In Khan Ama's heart, the major events of your life are as important as the major events of the country."

Yin Yun snorted softly: I don't know how to be blessed when I am in the blessing.

With this hum, even the breath was sour.