The splendor of the red mansion

Chapter 289
Bo Guoduo was displeased, and said: "Brother Shi means that the rules set by the ancestors are all wrong?"

Yin Xiang stepped forward and said: "Uncle Wang, Brother Ten didn't mean that. It's just that when I established the Eight Banners system at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it was naturally right to set up the Eight Banners system to give preferential treatment to the banner people. But now the population of the Banner people has increased rapidly, but the Eight Banners The number of soldiers is limited. Although all the children of the Eight Banners have money and food, Emperor Shizuzhang also set the rules that the banner people are not allowed to do business, not to engage in cheap business, and not to work in agriculture. As a result, many children of the Eight Banners only rely on the little money and food to live and do nothing all day long. How can dog fighting be a good thing? This is not only an issue of the military system of the Eight Banners, but also an issue of the people's livelihood of the Eight Banners." Yinxiang held a formal conception and opinions on the people's livelihood of the Eight Banners in his hand.

Kangxi was watching everyone's debate with each other, and he didn't stop it.But he nodded secretly in his heart, seeing that the princes who were not at odds with each other had the same caliber in this matter, and they were not as usual dismantling each other, they were still very satisfied in their hearts, they all knew the seriousness.

Lin Ruhai also looked at the elder brothers and Prince Zhuang fiercely arguing with a calm face, and Prince Jian Yaerjiang also interjected a few words, but unlike Prince Zhuang, he obviously had a more agreeable attitude, more It seems that he wants to play tricks and make things difficult for a few elder brothers.Yin De only held the dossier in his hand and kept silent, not knowing whether he was in a daze or thinking.The restructuring of the Eight Banners was originally related to the dignitaries and bannermen of the Eight Banners, and had nothing to do with the Han people. In addition, Li Guangdi was more of a show for the Han people in the world. Li Guangdi also thought that he did not exist anymore.

The initial stage of any reform is always full of difficulties, not to mention the interests of these pampered bannermen are being violated now.Almost every day, people filed for impeachment, and some veterans knelt down to persuade Kangxi, which made Kangxi very depressed.Among other things, the cancellation of most of the privileges of bannermen and the issue of monthly money and food made many bannermen unacceptable.At the same time, the series of taxation reforms introduced by Prince Yong also greatly violated the interests of the bannermen and landlords, and the court was shocked for a while. In the end, Kangxi decided to only test and promote it in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang generations. If it is effective, it will not be too late to promote it nationwide.

In the Old Summer Palace, it was already late autumn and the weather was already quite chilly.It was a rare day that Xiu Mu Yinzhen could only be busy with political affairs in his study, and called Chen Li to ask some questions.It's a pity that Chen Li is not an expert in this area, and no matter what age he is neither a high-ranking official nor a wealthy businessman, it is impossible for someone who is neither a high-ranking official nor a wealthy businessman to understand these aspects in detail, so he cannot give Yinzhen any good advice.I can only describe in detail some institutional policies and implementation methods that I know.Of course, it is precisely because of this that Yinzhen can rest assured to keep Chen Li.People who really understand politics must have ambitions, not to mention that neither the situation in Chen Li's time nor some situations abroad can be completely copied to the Qing Dynasty for implementation.Although Yinzhen has the ambition to reform, he knows that these things cannot be completed in a moment.If it goes well, it may take more than ten years, or it may take decades or even hundreds of years.It is not certain whether I can see it at that time.However, someone has to do it, so that future generations will have the opportunity to see a stronger Qing Dynasty.

Daiyu came in with a bowl of ginseng soup, and said lightly: "It's rare to take a bath, and fourth brother is still sitting in the study. Hongyan and the others will not recognize Ama." During this time, Yinzhen was so busy that he kept his feet on the ground , Even the person has lost a lot of weight, Daiyu sees both helplessness and distress.Yinzhen said helplessly: "Didn't you see that the thirteenth brother is so busy in the household department these days that he is going crazy. Yesterday, the fifth brother, the twelfth brother, and the sixteenth brother were all arrested to the household department to settle accounts." Daiyu raised her eyebrows, put the ginseng soup in front of him, and said, "Is there no one in the household department? Do you want the prince to settle the accounts himself?" Yinzhen frowned in disgust and said, "It's okay for those Hanchens, but those banner people Which one is not against what we are doing now? Thirteenth brother almost died of anger after reading the account book for the whole period of time. It is good that they don’t make trouble.” Daiyu frowned slightly and asked: “This matter, my lord What do Ma and Daddy say?" Although there will always be people who oppose any change, if everyone really opposes it, then the road ahead will be difficult to move forward.Yinzhen raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, and said a little tiredly: "My father-in-law also mentioned that we must try to eliminate the dissatisfaction of the Eight Banners dignitaries. It's just that it's not so easy? That Qizi, guarding his own interests and refusing to Who is willing to let go easily?" Daiyu pondered for a while and said, "If we can give them greater benefits, then there shouldn't be many people who will cling to those things, right?"

Yinzhen looked down at Daiyu and said, "What does Yu'er think?"

Daiyu found a file from Yinzhen's file on the table that marked the trial plan of the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and said: "Although the elder brother and the tenth younger brother have already taken over and started to rectify the Eight Banners military system, it will take a lot of time after all. Fourth brother and The thirteenth brother is responsible for people's livelihood, but the focus is on Jiangnan. Didn't the fourth brother plan to start with Jiangnan's economy? These days, Yu'er also asked Mr. Chen some things, and some information sent back from abroad. Should be to the fourth brother It is useful. And I have received news that Huaner and the others will return to China soon." Yinzhen was a little surprised and said: "How many people are there?" Although these years have been in constant contact with news from the outside world, in the final analysis It's just some words. If there are people who have really traveled to various countries, they should have a more objective understanding of the outside world.Daiyu smiled and said: "At the beginning, there were nearly 200 people I sent out, including Huan'er. This time, there are about 100 people who came back, and there are also a few foreigners and business groups. Among the people who came back, now Some are businessmen, some are workers, and some are students who graduated from some European schools. I have written a note to Huang Ama before, and Anbu will send a group of people to study in Europe every two years in the future. I will not mention what I can learn If possible, the imperial court can also send more people to study abroad in the future. But I’m afraid it’s not possible now, the resistance is too great.” Yin Zhen nodded and said: “I’ll go to Huang Ama later. I want to meet these people." After all, Anbu is a special institution, and if Yinzhen wants to use the people in it, he should also say hello to the emperor for the sake of prudence.Daiyu nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)