After I was reborn, I became a plug-in for the country

The matter of the Russians making a comeback is really inseparable from Nan Huairen's persistent persuasion.

After the previous break with Junggar, the Russians went back in despair.The tsar was already lazy, indulged in pleasure and lazy in government affairs, so he stopped thinking about targeting the Qing Dynasty.

But when Nan Huairen thought of being kicked out of the Forbidden City, he felt that the fire in his heart was hard to dissipate.So he flattered and flattered the Pope, and by virtue of the Pope's close relationship, his voice in front of the Tsar gradually increased.

He showed the energy to pray to God, persevered in persuasion, and repeatedly repeated the many benefits of winning the Qing Dynasty.Rather than saying that he is analyzing the pros and cons, it is better to say that he is hypnotizing.The czar's head, which had been addicted to drinking and sex all the year round, was a headache from what he said, so he had to agree to try again under the annoyance.

But now that he is determined to fight, Russia's internal preparations are really completely different from the previous Huahua posture.Not only has the production of weapons been increased, but the Tsar has also given up his nitpicking habits and stopped adding gems to all firecrackers.

Because there is no gem blessing, the production cost of weapons has dropped a lot, so the firecrackers can also be mass-produced.Not only firecrackers, but also dozens of cannons were produced.

At this time, I have to say that Nan Huairen has also put a lot of effort into the research of firecrackers. Although the power is not as powerful as the miniature bullets that Yinfeng gave Dai Zi, they are still much stronger than when they reinforced Junggar. .

In addition, the previous reinforcements to Junggar were a long-term battle for Russia. They had fewer people and less weapons, so they could not gain much advantage. But this time they directly faced the Qing Dynasty. In terms of distance, Russia still saves a lot of trouble.

So they can also deliver the weapons faster.

There are always about 10 soldiers in Russia who can participate in the war. Although it is still out of proportion to the [-] horses of the Qing Dynasty, the morale and size of the army are much stronger than those of Junggar.

Nan Huairen self-assessed that he knew a lot about the Qing Dynasty, and he also put forward many suggestions for this battle.It was he who proposed to show weapons on the border and indirectly threaten the Qing Dynasty.

Because of his suggestion, the bannermen who were busy opening up wasteland could see the Russian soldiers on the opposite side pulling out their cannons under the sun without filling them with gunpowder, just showing off so nakedly.

Banner Dingjia poked his busy partner: "What is the old man doing with that cannon?"

Qi Dingyi curled his lips, with a look of disdain, "Who knows, let's talk about it when you have nothing to do."

When this cannon first appeared, everyone thought that the old man would fire at them sooner or later, but as time went by, they found that the other side was just showing off, so they gradually didn't take it to heart. They should work and work. Farming and farming.

As for why the Russians just pretend not to fire ammunition?Not because of less.Good steel should be used on the blade, and artillery fire should be used on the battlefield.Now that they are done fighting, what will they use for real fighting in the future?

Although Fuquan has a straightforward and honest temper, he is very considerate in his work. He sent people to observe the movement in Russia every day and recorded their weapons one by one.I reported all of these when I was asking for an exam.

When Kangxi saw Fuquan's brochure saying that the Russians were drying their muscles on the border, his mood was inexplicably complicated.After a few days of peace, it came again.

Since he succeeded to the throne, the Qing Dynasty has been constantly fighting with all parties.After defeating Ryukyu three times, he played Junggar after finishing Ryukyu.After finally settling Junggar, the Russians are now joining in the fun.

Kangxi pondered for a while after putting down the booklet, thinking of what Fuquan said, and realizing that the power of Russian firearms must not be inferior to that of the Qing Dynasty, he still decided to recruit Dai Zi into the palace again.

Since Yinreng returned to the palace, although he did not stop the research progress of gunpowder, he did not rely on Dai Zi as much as before.Now seeing another big battle, he had to call Dai Zi, whom he gradually disliked, to come forward again.

Unlike him, after Fei Yanggu inquired about this matter indirectly, he was very excited.

The last time he fought against Junggar, he was unwilling and unable to refute that his achievements were discounted for some reason.To defeat Russia this time, he vowed to make up for the big mistake he made last time, and to turn over with meritorious service.

Fei Yanggu prayed silently in his heart, don't let him meet the prince again this time!

Dai Zi is extremely busy. He has to supervise the production of firecrackers, he has to worry about the production of grenades, and the artillery that he has studied for many years is now on the agenda again. He can't wait for twelve hours of this day to become 24 For time use.

But when the emperor summoned him, he had to stop what he was doing and hurried into the palace.

Knowing that he was coming, Yinfeng excitedly went to Qianqing Palace to report.In exchange for more than half an hour of reprimand from Kangxi.

When he entered the palace, he happened to see the scene where Yin Reng was being scolded with his neck curled up.

Dai Zi knew that it would be a little late for him to save the scene, so he simply pretended he hadn't seen it, and said with a serious look: "The emperor Wan'an."

Kangxi absent-mindedly replied, and ordered to be given a seat.

After all, Yinfeng had stayed with him for a long time. The two of them worked together to study firearms, like comrades-in-arms in the same trench. They felt close in their hearts, and their tone was naturally gentle, "Mr. Dai."

Dai Zi cupped his hands and saluted, "His Royal Highness."

Alarm bells rang in Kangxi's heart, how familiar this scene was.A few months ago, Dai Zi abducted his son in front of him like this.These two people are like Boya and Ziqi, who found a soulmate in the mountains and rivers, and they couldn't stop talking about firecrackers.

Naturally, Kangxi would not allow the previous scene to reappear, so he coughed heavily and asked, "How is Jingshan doing now?"

Dai Zi hurriedly turned around, "Back to the emperor, the craftsmen are already very proficient. There are now two hundred firecrackers, and the wooden-handled grenades taught by His Highness, I also let them make hundreds of them."

Kangxi raised his eyebrows and glanced at his son. Seeing that he looked guilty but pretended to be calm, he curled his lips and sneered, "Oh? The wooden-handled grenade taught by the crown prince."

Yinfeng pursed his lips uncomfortably, by the way, he Khan Ama didn't know that he gave Dai Zi the formula.

Kangxi didn't want to waste time training him because of this, so he looked directly at Dai Zi and said, "Now the Russians are watching outside the pass. According to Prince Yu's brochure, they have pulled at least twenty artillery pieces, and the soldiers are also equipped with thousands of firecrackers."

Dai Zi understood that the emperor was implying that he had to hurry up to make weapons, so after thinking for a while, he said: "To make firecrackers, in the final analysis, manpower is still needed. Skilled craftsmen can make one in a few days. If it takes a short time There must be 500 talents to make thousands of them in one day.”

"What about the artillery?"

He stood up and cupped his hands, "I haven't reported this matter to Your Majesty, but I have newly made a mother-in-two cannon, which is several times more powerful than the previous cannon." Then he paused and said, "To make twenty cannons, you must It will take half a year."

"If I send you more craftsmen, can you speed up the progress?" Kangxi asked.

The threat from the Russians outside the customs provoked his nerves like a beast that would bite someone at any time. If the timing of this weapon's production was not well controlled, the Qing Dynasty would be too passive.

Dai Zi thought about it for a while and said, "If there are 5000 people, and if we work hard, I can guarantee that we can make [-] cannons, [-] firecrackers, and thousands of grenades within three months."

What he said was powerful and forceful, but Yinfeng felt a little helpless. Where can I find five thousand skilled craftsmen?

Dai Zi naturally also considered this issue. Seeing that Kangxi was also hesitant, he added, "Gunpowder is different from others. As long as you are careful, you can produce a large amount after you are proficient."

Kangxi raised his eyes and sized him up a few times, seeing that his attitude was resolute and did not seem to be fake, he waved his hand and said, "I will immediately decree that the Xiaoqi battalion in the suburbs of Beijing will be allocated by you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dai Zi said excitedly, and he glanced at Yinfeng again, "Then His Royal Highness..."

Kangxi snorted coldly, "The prince still has books to read."

Yinfeng and Dai Zi looked at each other and gave him a comforting smile, "Sir, you can go to the palace to report anything."

The implication is that if you ask me any questions, Khan Ama can't stop you.

Dai Zi quickly comprehended his voice-over, and then left neatly.But from this day on, he really often went to the palace, making excuses to meet Yinfeng in different ways, and the two often chatted for a long time.

Although Kangxi was dissatisfied, he did not stop him.

Because of the threat from Russia, Kangxi gave what he wanted at the military factory in Jingshan.The state machinery was fully activated, Dai Zi received another wave of manpower support, and the output of firecrackers was dozens of times that of before.

In the 26th year of Kangxi, the war between the Qing Dynasty and Russia was imminent.

There was a lot of movement in Jingshan, and Kangxi didn't ask for extra secrecy, so the courtiers all knew that Dai Zi's firecracker project was in full swing.With such a powerful hot weapon as the backing, everyone seemed to have a backbone in their hearts, and their attitude towards this war was unprecedentedly indifferent.

The imperial court has calmed down, and the atmosphere among the people is obviously not as tense as before.

However, this year, the two sides did not immediately go to war as expected.

The Russians only occasionally show their muscles on the border, and there is no specific action to violate.Fuquan did not let down his vigilance because of the inaction on the other side, but on the contrary strengthened the suspicion that Russia was plotting something wrong.

After much consideration, Kangxi finally sent Fei Yanggu outside the pass.In April, Fei Yanggu led the army outside the pass.But even if he led the army to arrive, both sides were just a short-term trial, and the battle line had not been formally opened.

The reason is that there are people in Russia who are jealous of Nan Huairen, and from time to time raise objections to the Tsar, stumbling him or something.

It was precisely because of the disunity within Russia that the Qing Dynasty received a short one-year truce.

In addition to advising Dai Zi on weapons and plans, Yinfeng was also extremely busy this year.

Different from the atmosphere in the north, the situation in the south is stable, the prices of cash crops are rising day by day, and the business tax has been adjusted several times.He was the driving force behind several adjustment debates.Without him, the imperial court must use the income from the increase in commercial taxes to impact the impact of lower land taxes.

This operation is almost a linkage between the shopping malls and the officialdom. The temptation of the interests of the merchants who became officials in the court caused their merchants to obey the arrangement even if they were dissatisfied with the court's tax increase.What's more, there is a spy sent by the imperial court among them, Yang Yanqiu.

Yang Yanqiu made a lot of money from the cooperation with Cao Yin, and although he later shared a lot of profits with the agents below him, he still had a lot of surplus to earn.The fascination with wealth made him naturally the best spokesperson for the imperial court.

The businessman shut up, but the civil servants were a little unbalanced.

Without him, the civil servants discovered that after the unfair treatment of the previous commercial examination was found out, the current discourse power of the merchants in the court actually faintly wanted to fight against them.

How can this balance the civil servants who have studied hard for many years?

In fact, no one can be blamed for this matter. Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, people with money bags in their hands have the right to speak. Isn't it a smooth official career?

The civil servants didn't think so. They were unwilling to work with merchants anyway, and they jointly signed a letter several times, which caused a lot of discussion.

The storm came quickly, and Kangxi was not slow to calm down. He made a condition that all civil servants could not refuse, and greatly increased the salaries of all civil servants.

Please note that the large margin mentioned here is really a large margin.

In the past, officials of the third grade were a few tens of taels a month at most, but now the imperial court is especially special because of tax collection, and Kangxi raised the salary three times at once.

All the civil servants seemed to be frightened in the middle of a sneeze, and they didn't know how to fight back.

Your Majesty, you have given too much.Even if they are civil officials, they say that fame, fortune and money are dung, but they can't say that they don't care about money at all, after all, they still have to live.

The civil servants shut up, and the court was safe.

The court is safe and sound, but the people are not.Because, literati and scholars, they are in chaos again.

Before the war between the country and Junggar, all the literati were very discerning and did not talk too much about the imperial examination.But now that the war is over and the imperial examination is coming, they feel the invisible pressure of competition.The students felt that it was time for them to come out and show their presence.

So the newspaper had the first article written by an individual protesting against the injustice of the court.

The court's first reaction, of course, was to find someone to fight back, and the main position of the fight back was to publish official documents in the newspaper and fight with the students in the air.But the literati didn't buy it at all. Even with the help of newspapers to guide public opinion, he still caused a lot of trouble.

In June, the hottest time of the year, hundreds of scholars sat in front of the Meridian Gate to protest.

In the early morning of the second day, the courtiers quarreled again over this matter.

Although Kangxi didn't show it on the surface, he was very angry in his heart because of this.Literati's mouth is the most troublesome, to a certain extent, they are public opinion.It can't be blocked, and it can't be unblocked, which is really troublesome.

Yinfeng didn't take this trouble seriously, he took the opportunity to recommend him, and offered another condition that the literati couldn't refuse. He asked someone to build a library in the capital, and the scholars of the Imperial College would copy the books and copy all the books. The ancient books were written by family members and included in this library.

In the future, all literati can borrow books in this library for free as long as they have an ID card.

After Kangxi heard this idea, he looked at his son with a strange expression for a long time.

Yinfeng said calmly: "I think this is a great thing. Usually those ancient books are stored in the homes of scholar-bureaucrats, and scholars can't read them if they want to. Now they can read them for free. Naturally, they can't talk too much about being unfairly treated." Treated."

Kangxi: "..." It's hard not to agree.

He agreed, but the courtiers raised objections, "Those ancient books are all treasured in the old minister's home, how can they be taken outside and copied by the Bai Sheng family!"

Yinfeng sneered, "I remember that my lord has always preached that he loves to support the younger generation. Why, now there are only two ancient books and you can't bear it?"

He put on a rascal face, "Why don't you tell me a fair price, just buy it alone."

"..."

Don't be afraid that the rogue is educated, but also be afraid that he has power.Who dares to let the current crown prince pay for books?

So one month later, the National Library invested by the imperial court opened in the capital.

The literati and students were completely attracted by the library, and they had long forgotten their earliest actions to protest the injustice of the court.

The merchants are satisfied, the civil servants are satisfied, and the students shut up.The whole world is quiet. Except for the confrontation with Russia, the Qing Dynasty can be regarded as Shanghai Qingheyan.