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Chapter 293 The Rotten Eight Banners Soldiers
If the soldiers of the Eight Banners garrisoned in various places were killed in battle, they were all prohibited from being buried there.

According to the rules of the imperial court, for the deceased soldiers of the Eight Banners, their relatives would collect them in coffins and send them to the capital for burial by themselves.

Or, after cremation, the government pays for the urn to be brought back to the capital for burial once a year.

This was a good policy, but the court deliberately missed a major event.That is to say, the relatives of the deceased need to pay for the travel expenses back to Beijing out of their own pockets.

As the saying goes, a thousand days are good at home, but everything is difficult when going out.

It’s nearly five thousand miles from Xining back to the capital, and the travel expenses are not a small expense for meals, lodging, cars and boats all the way.

Yu Zhu was kind enough to give 300 taels of pension, which was already very generous.

Relatives of those who died in battle, if they lived frugally on the road, they could save more than one hundred taels of silver.

After the hall was over, Zhang Sheng followed Yuzhu and sat in the third hall together.

It has been a long time since Zhang Sheng came to Xining, it has been three years.

Naturally, Zhang Sheng is also very familiar with the situation of the various ministries and banners in Qinghai.

"To tell you the truth, Yushuai, all the banners and ministries of Qinghai and Mongolia are nominally subordinate to the Qing Dynasty, but in fact, they have many contacts with the Junggar people in secret. Even if they pay tribute, these princes and Taijis are clearly a part of it." One in secret." Zhang Sheng took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "The situation in Qinghai is very complicated. The further west the Heshuote Mongolian tribes are, the more they like to flirt with the Junggar people."

According to Zhang Sheng's introduction, although the Qinghai Mongolian and Shuote tribes are divided into left and right wings.

However, there is not a very clear boundary between the enemy and ourselves.

Because, these Qinghai Mongolian princes and Taijis, if they have money, they are their fathers, and if they have milk, they are their mothers.Sometimes enemies and sometimes friends, sometimes against and sometimes smooth, never willing to calm down.

In short, the Qinghai Mongolian and Shuote tribes north of the Qaidam River and east of the Mahai Gobi are generally closer to the Qing Dynasty.

The reason is actually very simple. These places are very close to Xining and the transportation is relatively convenient.

Even if they rebelled, the Qing Dynasty sent troops from Xining, and soon they could launch a suppression operation.

The rest of the country, including today's south of the Yellow River, Yushu Guoluo, and the Mongolian tribes south and west of the Qaidam Basin, did not abide by the rules of the Qing Dynasty.

Dashbatur, the nominal leader of the right-wing banners of Qinghai tribes, is the bastard son of Gushhan Khan of Qinghai Heshuote tribe.

Gushi Khan, the founder of the Heshuote Khanate in Qinghai, whose surname is Boer Jijin and whose real name is Tulu Baihu, is the nineteenth grandson of Habutu Hasar, the younger brother of Genghis Khan.

The ancestor of Gushi Khan has been the leader of the Qinghai Erut Mongolian tribes for generations.

Dashbatur himself was relatively close to the Qing Dynasty. He made a special trip to Beijing to meet His Majesty, and was conferred the title of Prince Heshuo by Kangxi.

However, Dashbatur's son, Luo Buzang Danjin, concealed his ambition to restore the Khan Court, and has always been against the Qing Dynasty.

Zhang Sheng didn't fully grasp the situation of Qinghai Heshuo Special Department, so he studied it more carefully.

Yuzhu knew very well in his heart that the foundation of the entire Heshuote Khanate had always been in Qinghai.As for the large piece of the snowy plateau, it is only part of the Khanate.

After Zhang Sheng said goodbye and left, Yuzhu got into the pile of old papers and began to extensively consult various files in Xining and Qinghai.

As the saying goes, there are three fires when a new official takes office.

However, after Yuzhu took office, there has been no movement.

The officers muttered in their hearts, and they gathered together to find Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng actually didn't know what Yuzhu cat was doing in the general's mansion.

However, based on Zhang Sheng's experience, high-ranking officials like Yu Zhu, who are suddenly expensive at a young age, are prone to act impulsively, and it is difficult to hold their breath.

What is Yuzhu doing?

He has a headache!

All the maps in Jieshuaitang, Yuzhu went through them all.However, these military maps, which are regarded as treasures and can only be kept by the General's Mansion, are too rough.

For example, in the Mahai Gobi, where is there a fixed water source?Where is the water source seasonal?Do the roads in the Gobi really exist?

These are unknowns!

The terrain is unknown, and the enemy's situation is also unknown, so it is naturally impossible for Yuzhu to act rashly.

Mingli remained calm, but it didn't mean that Yuzhu didn't move in secret.He is waiting for professionals to come to Xining.

Sea navigation relies on compass, quadrant and sextant, and land march also needs it.

In particular, when marching in the Mahai Gobi, if there is a problem with the guide, the army gets lost and cannot find a water source, it will easily be the result of annihilation of the entire army.

According to Little William's introduction, at the beginning of the 14th century, the Italian Joia first connected the direction dial made of paper with the magnetic needle for transmission.This is a leap forward in the development of the magnetic compass, since then the ship does not have to turn the compass by hand to change direction.

In the 16th century, the Italian Calden made the gimbal of the compass, so that the magnetic compass could remain horizontal even when the ship was shaking.

Marching in the endless desert without an advanced compass, the consequences would be unimaginable like luck.

Yuzhu is actually waiting for the arrival of Alice and William.

There was no way, Alice took Yuzhu's eldest daughter with her, so she could only slowly rush overland along the official road.

Alice is a foreign woman, and she gave birth to a daughter. In Kangxi's eyes, she is totally worthless as a hostage.

So far this year, Yuzhu is nothing more than two years away from the year of the weak crown.

At the time of His Majesty's speech, Kangxi once hinted to Yuzhu that he might not be able to transfer back to the capital in a short time.

Besides, it will be more than a year before Yeshe Gyatso, who was supported by Lhazang Khan, was recognized by the Qing Dynasty, leading to a complete break between Dashbatur, Chahan Danjin and Lhazang Khan.

Yuzhu knew that sooner or later a snowy war between Qing and Junggar would break out.Then, his top priority must be to find out the detailed roads and water sources in the Qinghai area and from Golmud to the snowy area.

While Yu Zhu was waiting for the arrival of Great William, bad news suddenly came from Qinghai.

Civil strife broke out in Khalkha South Right Banner, south of Kukunur (Qinghai Lake).The banner owner was killed, and his son, Boer Jijin Yaku, supported his troops and stood on his own, arrogating himself as King Khan.

Yuzhu knew very well in his heart that this was aimed at him.

There is no civil strife in the morning, and there is no civil strife in the evening, but just after Yuzhu took office, there was a drama of rebellious son killing his father and seizing the throne.

If it is not a trap, it is called a ghost.

To put it bluntly, it is rare for the Mongolian banners and ministries in the Qinghai area not to fight because of the distribution of pastures and slaves.

Yuzhu is not Zhao Kuo. When the terrain is unknown and the enemy's situation is unknown, he must adopt the most conservative strategy, that is, stand still.

However, after Yuzhu's memorial was delivered to the capital, it caused an uproar.

The current empress dowager is also surnamed Bo'er Jijin, which is the Borzigit family.

That's all, because the empress dowager lives in the deep palace and never asks about political affairs, just pretending to be ignorant to support her life.

But the problem is that the sixth daughter of the emperor, the forehead of Princess Heshuo Chunxi, and the Mongolian son of the Khalkha tribe, Borzigit Celeng, happened to be in the capital.

The trouble is, the county king who was killed was Celen's uncle.Celeng's uncle inherited the county throne because he became the heir of the old county king through adoption.

Celeng's uncle was killed, so he naturally refused to let it go, so he went directly to Kangxi.

In Yuzhu's memorial, it was clearly written that the time was not yet ripe, so there was no need to act rashly.

Knowing that it is a trap, but wanting to get into it, isn't that stupid?

However, starting from the overall situation, considering that Celen was the most important pillar in the Chahar Xianghuang Banner to counterattack the Junggar Khanate, Kangxi gave Yuzhu an order to lead his army into Qinghai to counter the rebellion.

Will be outside, your life will be affected!

After Yuzhu received the order, he delayed for another half a month on the pretext of lack of food and grass.

It wasn't until Great William arrived in Xining with French craftsmen, Dutch gunsmiths, and Swedish gunsmiths recruited from Europe, as well as various compasses, quadrants, sextants and other surveying tools, that he officially ordered to prepare Enter Qinghai to counter the rebellion.

After the military order was issued, the entire city of Xining immediately entered a state of complete martial law, allowing entry and no exit.

At present, in Xining, there are more than 300 Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers, more than 500 Green Battalion soldiers, [-] Volunteer Battalion soldiers, and more than [-] Wuwei Battalion and more than [-] artillery pieces brought by Yuzhu from the capital.

Yuzhu's total force is only over four thousand.

According to the rough records in the archives of the General’s Mansion, there are only more than 3000 households in Khalkha South Right Banner.

According to Zhang Sheng's calculations, there are at most 3000 soldiers in these [-] households.

Judging from previous battles, the green battalion soldiers carrying bird guns and light artillery only need to dispatch more than [-] troops to crush the rebels.

When Yuzhu heard that Zhang Sheng only mentioned the Green Battalion soldiers, but didn't mention the Eight Banners soldiers at all, he couldn't help feeling amused.

I'm afraid that the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Xining have lost the courage to fight, and dare not follow Yuzhu to send troops to suppress the rebellion, right?
In fact, Yu Zhu never counted on the already decayed Eight Banners soldiers at all.

However, when entering the Qinghai area to fight, relying solely on the infantry of the Wuwei Battalion and the artillery troops of the Firearms Battalion, even if the rebellion was successfully put down, the results would not be great.

Why, Yuzhu's Wuwei camp must be equipped with elite cavalry troops, so that when they defeat the rebels, they can smoothly pursue them and expand the results of the battle.

The Green Battalion, even if armed with firearms, were all infantry.

The cavalry troops Yuzhu needs can only be selected from the Manchurian Eight Banners Garrison.

However, what surprised Yu Zhu was that after the news spread, the rebounding voice of the troops stationed in the Eight Banners was abnormally high.

Zhang Sheng bit the bullet and came to Yuzhu to intercede.

"Yushuai, this... this... the soldiers under the flag... that..." Zhang Sheng blushed and couldn't speak a complete sentence.

Yuzhu understood immediately, hey, the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Xining, completely hopeless.

"The imperial court has raised the Eight Banners for thousands of days, but they can't use their troops for a while. Mr. Zhang, I am really disappointed." Yuzhu had already made up his mind, but he wanted to run on Zhang Sheng.

(End of this chapter)