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Chapter 1080 Expected Resistance ([-])

On April 27th of the first year of Renhe, Prince Zhuang Yunlu sold cigarettes in Humen, killing a total of 97 opium smugglers on the spot, among whom there were not many people from Great Britain who were involved in the case—not just Brooks Hull The manager of the British East India Company and his four entourages were beheaded on the spot. Even the captain, first mate, second mate, third mate and bosun of the "Mayflower" were not spared, and nearly half of the sailors were also killed. Among those who were beheaded, the "Mayflower" was confiscated, and all the severed heads of Britons were handed over to the sailors who were lucky enough to escape death and brought back to Nanyang on a bulk cargo ship. All the companies involved in the case were confiscated and all their assets were confiscated. The head of the case and those involved in the opium smuggling case were all beheaded and ransacked. It was true that the heads of the people fell to the ground.

The other end in Guangdong was in pain, and Hong Qing in Beijing was also not idle. He issued an edict to explicitly prohibit the cultivation of opium poppy and the production and distribution of opium throughout the country. Anyone who smokes opium will not be allowed to work, and the incumbent officials must immediately retire. , and detox within a limited time, otherwise, he will be punished as a crime of disobedience and disrespect. As soon as this decree came out, the world was shaken, and coastal provinces such as Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong and other major overseas trade provinces launched strict investigations, and a large number of traffickers The opium dealers were caught, and they all beheaded and abandoned the market. Under such a severe blow, the opium epidemic that had just risen was wiped out in an instant.

Fighting against opium smuggling is of course very enjoyable, but what about the consequences? It is obvious that there will be a multi-country encirclement and suppression war. Hongqing has a clear understanding of this for a long time, so naturally she dare not ignore it, and does not wait for the storm of crackdown In the past, the preparatory work before the war has already begun, the first of which is to deepen the military and political reform-as far as the current military equipment of the Qing Dynasty is concerned, it has already stood on the top of the world, whether it is various heavy artillery or individual soldiers The rifles are all ready to be updated, and can be replaced in large quantities at any time, but Hongqing is not in a hurry to do so, probably because there are still many shortcomings in the command system of the Qing army. Among them, there are two most serious ones. One is that the military rank system has not yet been implemented, and the other is the problem of braids.

Needless to say the former, the military rank is unknown, so it is easy to say in normal times, but once it comes to wartime, there will be chaos. Changing, Hongqing really didn't dare to bring this kind of military rank system that conflicts with the ancestral system to the table, so she put it on hold for the time being. As for the whip issue, it was a big headache for Hongqing. Trouble, nothing else, the army is a place that pays great attention to efficiency. Apart from hard training, the officers and soldiers have to spend a lot of time taking care of that useless braid. It is obviously a tiresome thing, but this The conflict with the ancestral system is even greater. Even though Hong Qing has already ascended the throne at this moment, she still dare not speak out in a hurry, and can only hint in private that those generals can let everyone The soldiers shaved their heads to make it easier to clean up. As for whether the execution will be carried out, Hong Qing really dare not ask too much, otherwise, there will definitely be shocking waves. Make sure that you can withstand the strong pressure from the old and young of the Eight Banners.

On the third day of May in the first year of Renhe, Hongqing issued a clear edict and decided to implement a military rank system, which was divided into ranks such as marshal, general, colonel, lieutenant, and non-commissioned officer. Among them, the ranks of marshal were not set at ordinary times, but were conferred by the emperor himself during wartime. There are four ranks: major, upper, middle, and junior; colonels, lieutenants, and non-commissioned officers are all divided into upper, middle, and junior ranks; soldiers are divided into three ranks: first, second, and private. Not only the eight major armies follow this military rank system, but the rest of the garrison battalions This is also the case. As for the garrison battalion of Jiumen Admiral's Yamen and Shuntianfu, it will be restructured into the Jingshi Police Headquarters. Two-thirds of the staff will be cut, and the quota will be 8000. It will be under the direct control of the emperor. Security weapons such as batons and shields were used instead to maintain the law and order of the capital. As for the management of the inner and outer city gates of the original capital, it was still under the responsibility of the Police Headquarters. In addition, the retirement age of the officers and soldiers of the group army at all levels and related arrangements were formulated. Generally speaking, if the officers and soldiers retired from the main group armies can receive a sum of money to find their own way out, they can also be assigned to the local garrison and the police headquarters series, so as to ensure that the officers and soldiers of the main group army have no worries .

As soon as the edict of military and political reform was issued, the Ministry of War and the General Staff immediately moved together, but at the same time, the group of vegetarians in the Yamen of the Eight Banners were also jumping up and down. The military and political reform regulations promulgated by Qing have already touched the interests of the bureaucrats in the Eight Banners Dutong Yamen, so everyone from the Eight Banners Dutong at the top to the Niulu Ezhen at the bottom has all started to make a fuss—according to the military and political regulations, The Eight Banners Capital Command Yamen is not in the army series, and everyone has no military rank, so they can only be regarded as civilian officials of the imperial court. The status in the army is naturally almost the same as nothing, and this is not the key, the real key lies in nine The downsizing and restructuring of the admiral's yamen, after such a whole process, will completely block the way for many governors to stuff people into the nine admiral's yamen. If these guys don't make trouble, it will be a strange thing No, the day after the edict was issued, Hongqing had just arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation early in the morning to approve the papers, when Li Dequan came to report that the capitals of the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners had all arrived outside the gate of the palace.

"Announce."

Even though she knew that these guys had bad intentions, Hong Qing didn't want to see her. After thinking about it for a while, she said it plainly.

"twitter!"

After Hongqing's golden mouth was opened, Li Dequan didn't dare to neglect it, he hurriedly bowed his promise, and hurriedly exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation. After a short while, he saw 24 generals of the Eight Banners walking quickly from the hall. A layman came in.

"Come on and see Your Majesty!"

Even though they came here to find trouble, no one dared to be rude in front of the king. Seeing Hong Qing sitting high on the dragon bed, all the leaders immediately rushed forward and paid respects to each other. Not enough.

"Forget it, let's all be flat."

Hong Qing didn't cry out in a hurry, but let all the commanders kneel for a while, and then cried out with a slightly cold voice.

"Thank you, Lord Long, my lord, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hong Qing's body was full of evil spirits, such a silence really made all the Eight Banners commanders feel guilty for it, and the aura that had been brewed earlier was suddenly overwhelmed by it, Xie En's voice inevitably brought a few Silk vibrato.

"Well, what's the rush to see me, huh?"

Hong Qing looked around coldly at the crowds with different expressions, and let out a rather unkind tone.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the slaves are here for the edict of military and political reform. It's not that the slaves are hypocritical, but that the lower bannermen have a lot of opinions. The slaves are also forced to come to invite the master. Be a master to your minions."

As soon as Hong Qing's obviously displeased question came out, the already empty hearts of all the leaders inevitably became a little more empty. After looking at each other for a while, they finally let their foreheads full Shun was the first to stand up and remonstrated loudly.

"Oh? Talk!"

Hong Qing was already extremely bored with E Manshun. If it hadn't been for the heavy government affairs at the beginning of his enthronement, he would have been driven to sell sweet potatoes. Inevitably, it became a little bit thicker, but it didn't attack him, just a cold snort in his voice.

"In order to let the master know that the regulations of my Eight Banners are the family law of my ancestors, and the military ranks set in the edict of my master seem to be inconsistent with the ancestral system. Moreover, the yamen of my Eight Banners has always had the power and responsibility to select soldiers for the imperial court. This is also the family law of the ancestors. Now, in the master's decree, we exclude our Eight Banners capital government office from the ranks of the army. It may be detrimental to the law and order of the capital, moreover, if our banners are more numerous, if the number of soldiers is insufficient, I am afraid that the bannermen will have nothing to do.

E Manshun came prepared, and kept his ancestral family law in mind. At the same time, he did not forget to kidnap Banner Ding's will to oppress Hongqing. Understand.

"Is that what you mean too, huh?"

Hong Qing was not in a hurry to comment on E Manshun's words, but glanced at the group of Dutongs with sharp eyes like a knife, and asked a question in a neutral manner.

"Slaves and others (subjects and others) respectfully ask Your Majesty to think twice."

"Your Majesty, the family law of our ancestors is the guarantee of the integrity of our Qing society. I think that there must be no change. Please think twice before your Majesty."

"Master, slaves risked their lives to protect our society, please forgive me."

……

Seeing that Hongqing's expression was extremely unkind, all the leaders were unavoidably panicked, it was just their own personal interests involved, and when it came to this, the leaders were unwilling to back down, relying on the large number of people All of them shouted and shouted, obviously they were playing a small calculation that the law does not blame the public.

"Hey, in this way, you all plan to discuss the family law of the ancestors with me? Well, I will see how you follow the family law of the ancestors. Come and teach Tao Yi!"

Seeing that the Eight Banners are so rampant, Hong Qing couldn't help being furious, and she didn't intend to argue endlessly with these tired guys, but after seeing Hong Qing's cold smile, she raised her hand and shouted With a loud voice, Li Dequan, who was waiting by his side, hurriedly responded, and hurriedly left the hall, and went to summon Tao Yi without mentioning it...

(End of this chapter)