The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Prince Cheng's gift was actually quite good, some antique calligraphy and paintings, celebrity copybooks and the like, among them was a copy of Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface" written by a Tang Dynasty scholar, even if it is an unknown person, such a copy is worth a thousand dollars Please baby.

It's a pity that Kangxi didn't like it, and just accepted it as a gift, not something that was brilliant.

He said that about Fourteen because he felt that Fourteen probably wouldn't be able to produce anything good.

Who knew Shisi really had something good: "Yes, come here, bring it up!"

Of course, Fourteen’s preparations were not limited to replacing the glass doors and windows for the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He contributed hundreds of glass mirrors he made himself, and seven or eight of them were full-length mirrors, the kind that were as tall as a person. Research out the binoculars.

Like Nian Gengyao, Kangxi immediately thought of military use. Telescopes are not without, but they are all imported and expensive. If the Ministry of War purchases them, they can't afford them. Besides, the military cannot always rely on foreigners. .

Ever since Kangxi woke up at fourteen o'clock, Kangxi has kept foreigners in everything he does.

"We developed it by ourselves, and we don't need foreigners' things in the future, and we can see farther than foreigners." Fourteenth Master whispered: "We prepared [-] pieces and sent them to the Ministry of War, but distributed them to the green battalions. What’s more, they have to be supervised, each one has a number, and there are records of where it went, if anyone dares to sell it privately, follow the clues and investigate to the end.”

In fact, this is to number things, not only binoculars, but also guns and ammunition of various colors, ranging from artillery to small firecrackers the size of a palm.

The purpose is to keep things from leaking out, and the place of numbering is very special, only internal personnel know about it. There is a matter of numbering, but only a few people know the specific numbering rules.

In terms of armaments, Kangxi has always had an attitude of being careful and making no big mistakes.

"Not bad, not bad!" Kangxi was very satisfied!

"In the future, it can be sold to the Ministry of War for a price and assigned to the scouts, which can reduce the losses of the scouts." Fourteenth Master said: "There are also generals at all levels."

Scouts are one of the most dangerous types of arms. In general, during a war, there are many chances of never returning.

Old scouts are very precious existences. Generally, people who have been scouts for three years are very precious veterans.

The Fourteenth Master must have been very expensive to research, but he provided the 1 binoculars to the Ministry of War for those scouts, and they were given priority to the front-line scouts, not to the generals.

Can Kangxi not like such selflessness?

Compared to Fourteenth, Kangxi felt a little annoyed by the troublesome Prince Cheng: "Third son, don't be like a gossip, talk so much and keep your mouth shut?"

Prince Cheng shut up.

This is to make Long live God lose face for him.

Banquet for thousands of seniors, banquet for relatives, and banquet for longevity.

The Manchu and Han feasts were eaten all over, with delicious delicacies and singing and dancing.

It was very lively, especially some little girls from Mongolia, who were so enthusiastic and unrestrained when they danced.

Of course, the governors from all over the country who couldn't come also presented gifts, including Nian Gengyao. He was not a high-ranking official, so the gifts he gave were quite standard.

One side of the Longevity jade brand of Hetian jade, and one side of the Longevity Jade of suet white jade.

Something like an embroidered double-sided embroidered screen is not outstanding, nor is it at the bottom.

Kangxi was very satisfied with Nian Gengyao's knowledge of advances and retreats. If Nian Gengyao also gave him a bunch of good things, he would feel that he had misjudged the person. After all, Nian Gengyao hadn't been an official for a few years. This official is not very clean.

On his 60th birthday, Kangxi was not stingy. He promoted many people, even if it was an honorary title, it was an honor.

Among them, Dai Zi's status is the most special. He became a Duke of the State and had three sons. The eldest son inherited his title, and the other two sons were also the title of Marquis.

In addition, the Firearms Bureau became independent and no longer affiliated with the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of War.

Dai Zi became the first director of the Firearms Bureau.

The three sons are the deputy director, and one of Dai Zi's students is the executive deputy director.

The director of the executive bureau is a Manchurian, who is the accompanying reader of the Fourteenth Master, Ergenjueluo Songqin.

The relationship between Songqin and Fourteenth Master is not afraid of him bullying Dai Zi.

The ministers found that Long Live is paying more and more attention to the Firearms Bureau.

But the Firearms Bureau is not so easy to advance, why?

Because Dai Zi only needs technical jobs, no matter who you belong to.

As long as the technology is not up to standard, he won't want it!

But as long as the skills pass the test, even the little elder brother of the prince's family can be transferred to the Firearms Bureau by Dai Zi to help.

Moreover, the Firearms Bureau occupies a separate place, not in the capital, but in the outskirts of Beijing. Within a radius of ten miles, there is a military restricted area, and it is next to Fengtai Camp.

Ordinary people can't get in. Of course, whoever gets in can't get out.

Not only the people in the DPRK are curious, but many foreigners are also curious. People from North Korea, the West, and the East all know that there was a firearms bureau in the Qing Dynasty.

A person that the six relatives do not recognize.

There was no one who could talk to him in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

No one will give face, only Kangxi can say a few words, but when it comes to technical issues, he dares to contradict even the Long Live Lord!

He is a wonderful figure among hundreds of officials.

The other one is Lord Fourteen, who is also a wonderful character.

I have never seen such a person who accepts gifts and does nothing!

But even if he has won the favor of the Long Live Lord, no one can move him down, and he is still a double-paid prince.

Long live Lord really loves this person, and this reward alone is enough to make people jealous.

That night, Fourteen made a bowl of longevity noodles for Kangxi: "My son wishes Ama good health and a long life."

"Good boy." Kangxi ate the noodles: "Go back and clean up, I will give you an appointment in a few days."

"Okay, I understand." Fourteenth Master nodded: "Huang Ama also needs to rest earlier."

"Well, I see." Kangxi patted his head and sent him back.

As a result, within three days of the Wanshou Festival, there was news from the northwest, but it was not very good news.

Now in Qinghai, Luo Bu Zang Danjin is in charge, the grandson of Gushi Khan, the son of Dashbatur, and the right-wing leader of the Heshuote Department of Mongolia in Qinghai.

Luobu Zangdanjin inherited his father's title of prince and became the highest title (different from his authority) of the Qinghai Mongolian Heshuote tribe nobles, but his father was born of a concubine and was not in harmony with the Zhengzhi.

Despite the mediation of the imperial court, they still fought, which violated the intention of the imperial court. Souyi and others simply robbed the warehouse where the imperial court stationed troops in the local area and killed the local garrison commander.

The local garrison is not a soft persimmon, the commander is gone, and the deputy commander ran away with the remnant soldiers!

Report to the imperial court!

In this way, the Qinghai side is tantamount to a rebellion, and the Qing Dynasty has to guard against it.

However, Emperor Kangxi also breathed a sigh of relief. This is like the sword of Damocles. It is finally a rebellion. The arrangement in Qinghai should also work.

But the next day, Kangxi announced that he appointed Prince Xun as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and officially rushed to the northwest battlefield. Also, the firearms he brought were new products from the Firearms Bureau.

From this day on, everyone called Shishi "the king of the general".

Kangxi also acquiesced in this title. I don't know what it means, but Concubine De is very happy: "You go to be the king of the general, and you have to earn some military merit. We are full of people, and the most important thing is military merit."

With military merits and military power, there is power.

Now that the reserve position is vacant, the first few are useless in the eyes of Concubine De, and Fourteen is so favored, what if... Fourteen has that fate?

Fourteen didn't marry a wife and have children, it doesn't matter, Long Live God can still make Sehetu pregnant when he is sixty, and Fourteen is not yet 30 years old.

Concubine De felt that Shisi had the hope of becoming the prince!

Then isn't she expected to become a queen, empress dowager?

"Different mother." Fourteen knew that Concubine De was partial to herself, but it was impossible to give Concubine De any hope for such a major event: "I am going to be a leader in name. Listen to the local garrison officials."

He is a fighting rookie, commanding the army to fight, it is a disaster.

But there are several advantages for him to go. One is the role of firearms in large-scale combat in the army.

The second is that Kangxi didn't want to fake the firearms to other people, because in the past year alone, the Firearms Bureau has caught many spies, from the Qing Dynasty, Mongolia, Tibet, Western, Eastern, and foreign... .

Everyone knows that the firearms of the Qing Dynasty were sharp.

The third is that he has a high status. In Qinghai, no one has a higher status than him. He can use his status to suppress anything.

No matter how high Luo Buzang Danjin's status is, how can he surpass his fourteenth master, Prince Xun?

They are now in civil strife, but they also violate the intention of the court, and they are considered rebels.

The Fourteenth Master had great autonomy in the past, and Kangxi also wanted to see the power of firearms.

Of course not in the hinterland of the Qing Dynasty. The Han people were very unstable in the first place. If they knew that the Qing Dynasty had such a hot weapon, many people might not even sleep well. In Fuming's organization, the Qing finally slaughtered Prince Zhu's family, young and old, and those people stopped for several years.

Kangxi didn't want to make any more disturbances.

Concubine De only has such an acre of land in the palace, so everything is one-sided.

The fourteenth master didn't dare to think so.

Concubine De pursed her mouth: "Anyway, my youngest son is the King of the Great General."

Fourteenth Master rolled his eyes unceremoniously: "Don't think about it."

In fact, it's not only Concubine De who thinks this way, even Fourth Master can't sit still. When Fourteen went to visit him to bid farewell, Fourth Master hesitated and said, "Fourteen, you are the king of the Great General."

"My dear brother, what about the great general? It's fine if others call it that, but you also call it that, isn't it your brother?" Fourteenth Master couldn't laugh or cry: "This official position and rights are not just a word of Huang Ama, Look at third brother, what kind of face is he? These days he looks like a quail."

In addition to being ugly on the Longevity Festival, Prince Cheng has been thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors these days.

So much so that Prince Cheng didn't get any substantial benefits from this incident.

"You!" Hearing what his younger brother said, Prince Yong was happy: "I'm also worried about you. This time I'm going on land, not the sea. If you go there, you may suffer a lot."

"Your brother is not afraid of suffering. It's just such a small thing. Besides, Nian Gengyao has passed away long ago. He wrote to say that everything has been arranged. I used to be a mascot. If there is anything wrong with him, just report to me." , marching and fighting, your brother dare not command blindly."

Fourteen is very self-aware.

"That's good, bring more things over there, clothes and tea, and I'll send someone to deliver them to you later." His younger brother is going to the south, because it's in Guangzhou, so the fourth master is at ease , after all, it is a bustling place.

But the northwest is not good, the place is very barren, there is nothing to eat, and there is no prosperity to speak of.

"Understood, brother, don't worry about me, you have to be steady now." The Fourteenth Master emphasized to the Fourth Master again: "If you fight, you don't fight. If you don't fight, you fight."

Fourth master nodded: "I see."

Whenever he was unsteady, Fourteen would tell him these things. Fourth master was not an idiot. He could tell that those people who jumped up and down before did not end well.

The Crown Prince was abolished, Prince Zhijun was banned, Prince Cheng was rejected, and there was only one Lian Baylor left, tossing around half dead.

And he is firmly established as a prince, with many sons and daughters, no matter whether it is in the civil service or in the army, he has a certain foundation.

His younger brother is the general king.