The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 748 Kangxi's Exploration of Military Power
After the end of the court meeting, Kangxi summoned the cabinet ministers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to prepare for a small meeting.

This small meeting is the real discussion place!
In Gyeongbokgung Palace, the study room of the former King of Joseon, Kangxi sat at the head of the palace, his immature face full of integrity and seriousness.

As he grew up a little bit, now he has gradually realized the fact that he was emptied.

However, even if he is aware of it, the current Kangxi is powerless to change anything!
Today's Kangxi, apart from his status as emperor, has no cards to play.

Even the maids and eunuchs who served by his side may not be completely loyal to him.

Under such circumstances, Kangxi was powerless to change anything.

According to the original historical trajectory, Kangxi killed Oboi, then took over the power smoothly, and was able to govern himself.

But that was because the Eight Banners had a clear internal order at that time, and the Manchu imperial power was stable.

Therefore, after Kangxi killed Oboi and made his first appearance, no one dared to challenge the imperial power anymore.

But now it is different!

The repeated defeats on the battlefield, as well as the loss of the Central Plains and the land of Longxing in Liaodong before and after the Qing Dynasty, made the imperial power of the Manchu Qing seriously faded and lost its inviolability long ago.

Turned into a pure plaque!

It looks glamorous on the surface, but the actual function is just a decoration.

But for Kangxi, the real fatal problem was the expansion of the Eight Banners. After a large number of former Green Battalion soldiers were incorporated into the Eight Banners system, the strength of the underlying banner owners rapidly expanded, and each had their own selfish motives.

This is the deepest reason for the decline of the imperial power of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties!
The imperial power of the Qing Dynasty came from the Eight Banners system. Now that the Eight Banners are not loyal to the emperor, the imperial power will naturally decline.

Looking at the cabinet ministers and princes of the Eight Banners below, Kangxi is eager to change the current situation.

In the teachings of several of his teachers, Kangxi realized very cleverly that if he wanted to change his current situation, military power was the most important thing.

The emperor is the real emperor only if he has mastered the army.

An emperor without military power cannot sit on the throne securely.

Countless precedents in history proved this to Kangxi.

But wanting to gain military power is not such a simple matter.

Unless he can prove that he can lead the army to victory.

For Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty wanted to conquer the Japanese across the sea, which was an opportunity for him to seize military power.

But before that, he must have an army that belongs directly to him...

Therefore, the recent Kangxi was very concerned about the Manchu Qing cross-sea conquest of Japanese.

"Gentlemen, my Qing Dynasty has been in Seoul for a long time. I don't know when I can send troops to recruit Japanese?"

Kangxi glanced around and asked.

As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, the eyes of the other people in the study intertwined and communicated with each other.

Just when the atmosphere was a bit cold, Sony stood up and said.

"My Majesty, now is the time when the windy season is frequent, so there is no rush to recruit the Japanese!"

Suksaha also stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, if I want to conquer the Japanese in the Qing Dynasty, the navy is the top priority!"

"Now our Great Qingshui Division is still in the process of training, and there are still huge shortages of ships and sailors."

"Besides, my Qing soldiers are not very proficient in naval warfare and are still in training. I really can't wait!"

Aixinjueluo Jieshu also stood up and said relying on his seniority.

"The emperor is still young and doesn't know how to use soldiers!"

"Soldiers, the great affairs of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, should not be rushed!"

Although what a group of people said made sense, the selfishness in their words was quite obvious.

As long as they still have the slightest awe of the imperial power, they would not dare a group of people to unite and give Kangxi such an embarrassment in a tacit understanding.

Ye Bilong also stood up and said.

"If my Qing Dynasty wants to cross the sea to conquer the Japanese, the money, food and military expenses it will need will be an astronomical figure."

"Right now my Qing Dynasty is not well prepared. If I attack rashly, I'm afraid something unbearable will happen!!"

When Kangxi heard the words and heard the opposition from the officials below, his face was livid.

But he didn't explode on the spot, but forcibly suppressed his anger and changed the subject.

"Then what should I do now?"

Ye Bilong stood up and said.

"Reporting to the emperor, no matter whether it's training sailors or hoarding food and military equipment, to put it bluntly, you can't get around the word money and food."

"The most important thing my Qing Dynasty needs to do now is to solve the problem of money and food!"

When Kangxi heard this, he said subconsciously.

"Tax increase?"

As for the consequences of tax increases, Kangxi didn't care.

For North Korea, the Qing Dynasty was originally an aggressor. Would the aggressor care about the life and death of the invaded?
Anyone who dares to resist the tax will be killed!
Ye Bilong shook his head.

"Your Majesty, my Qing Dynasty has a shallow foundation in North Korea, and its control over the local area is almost zero!"

"Tax increases, it won't work!"

"For me, the Qing Dynasty, the best choice at present is actually to plunder!"

"Because, if my Qing army loots, I can get money and food while training soldiers!"

In fact, to be precise, it is also possible to collect taxes.

As long as the Manchu Qing used the tax package system to distribute the tax collection share to the nobles of the world, and then used a knife to force the nobles to collect taxes, the tax could probably be collected.

After all, Man Qing now holds a knife in his hand, and if those worldly elites don't want to die, they have no other choice but to be obedient.

But, then again, if the Manchu Qing obtained money and food through tax collection, wouldn’t they be unable to do what the Ming Dynasty had entrusted to them?
In order to complete the tasks assigned by Daming, and use this to seek a chance for the Qing Dynasty!
And it is convenient for the Manchus to train troops in the process of plundering North Korea, and to benefit the newly attached North Koreans and Eight Banners soldiers through killing, and to be more loyal to the Manchus and have a sense of belonging.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Bilong rejected Kangxi's choice of raising taxes, and put forward the suggestion of plundering with troops.

As for how many North Koreans would die tragically under the butcher knife of the Qing army during the looting process...

Ye Bilong didn't care about this!
In fact, not only Ye Bilong, but also the whole Qing Dynasty, no one cared about this.

Every person in my Qing Dynasty has countless blood and killings on their hands, but I don't care about these.

After Ye Bilong finished speaking, the rest of the study room expressed their agreement.

"It's extremely, it's extremely, and looting is indeed the best choice for my Qing Dynasty at present!"

"That's right, go and plunder the docks of those powerful people in the world. You can train your troops and make a fortune. You can kill two birds with one stone!"

"That's right, just robbing the world's elites. Looting those North Korean civilians is meaningless. One is poorer than the other. Even if their bones are squeezed dry, they won't be able to produce a lot of oil. It's not enough effort!"

"..."

Someone took advantage of the trend and proposed the idea of ​​robbing the people of the world, rather than ordinary North Korean civilians.

Everyone discussed in a hurry, and the matter was finalized very quickly.

Seeing this, Kangxi could only slightly nod his head in agreement.

Because, since most people agree, it is useless even to oppose it.

After discussing this matter, Kangxi spoke again.

"Now the Qing Dynasty is facing enormous military pressure. We must be careful not only to guard against the pursuit of Ming thieves, but also to prepare for the future cross-sea conquest of Japanese."

"Currently our military strength in the Qing Dynasty is stretched. I want to form a new army!"

"A new army that uses Ming army tactics and Ming army weapons. This new army will be trained by me personally, Commander!"

"I don't know what you guys think?"

This is the first time Kangxi has sent his own temptation to military power.

The Manchu and Qing officials in the study kept exchanging glances after hearing the words.

Eventually, Sony came forward and said.

"What the emperor said is right!"

"However, the formation of the new army is important, but the foundation of my Qing Dynasty is still the Eight Banners!"

"Also, the new army cannot be accomplished overnight. Before the new army proves its combat power, the new army should not be allowed to squeeze out the resources that originally belonged to the Eight Banners."

"Since the emperor wants to form a new army, let's test the waters with a new army of 1000 people first!"

When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help showing a look of joy.

Although he is dissatisfied with Sony's stinginess, what can be done with 1000 people? !

However, when he thought that these 1000 people were just the beginning, his mood improved a lot.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you start, you can plan slowly in the future!

He Kangxi, sooner or later he will be in charge!
……

After the discussion was over, Ye Bilong left Kangxi's study.

The expression on his face was gloomy, and his unhappiness was visible to the naked eye.

Because, the scene that happened in the study today made Ye Bilong full of wariness.

On his side, he has just started a leader who wants the Qing Dynasty to plunder North Korea's worldly clans to obtain money and food.

Immediately afterwards, someone added a series of factors such as the cause and interests of the matter.

He couldn't imagine it!
What is the present Daqing like after being infiltrated by Daming?

Apart from him, how many other people were in collusion with Daming overtly or secretly?
Thinking about these things, Ye Bilong became more and more worried.

At this moment, Ye Bilong raised his head and looked forward, and Sony was stopped by Suke Saha, Jie Shu and others.

A group of people are arguing about something.

The expression on Ye Bilong's face remained unchanged, he strode forward, came to the side of several people, and asked.

"What are you guys doing?"

Suksaha on the side heard the words and said very unhappy.

"Suo Xiang is confused today!"

"Your Majesty is still young, and he was born in the hands of women in the deep palace, and he has never been in contact with military affairs. How can he take on the important task of training new troops?"

"Why did Suo Xiang agree to the emperor personally leading the training of the new army?"

Jie Shu on the side also questioned.

"That's right, now the emperor is young and energetic, has no hair on his mouth, and can't do things well, how can he be in charge of the army?"

"In case something happens to the emperor after taking charge of the army, can Suo Xiang afford it?!"

Even Ye Bilong couldn't help but speak.

"That's right, Suo Xiang's actions today are indeed Meng Lang!"

"..."

Faced with the doubts and opposition from everyone, Sony is not annoyed.

He just laughed, and then spoke.

"maybe!"

"But my lords, please remember that this Qing Dynasty is the Emperor's Qing Dynasty!"

"My ministers are just assisting the government now, and sooner or later we will return the government to the emperor."

"You can't always act against the emperor's will, can you?"

What Sony said made the faces of the rest of the people turn ugly.

All eyes focused on Sony, as if to say, are you serious?
However, before anyone else could ask, Sonny continued to speak.

"The emperor wants to train soldiers, let him do it!"

"Shouldn't it be enough for me to wait for the old minister to take care of the emperor in terms of food, grass and military equipment?"

As soon as Sony's words came out, everyone was stunned.

That's it!

It can only be said that Sony is worthy of being a real old fox.

Really smart!

Not to oppose Kangxi to be a villain face to face, to avoid continuous opposition from arousing Kangxi's rebellious psychology, but also to control Kangxi.

The rank of this political battle is indeed much higher than theirs!

……

Incheon Port!
After the Battle of Incheon ended, Incheon City was also slaughtered by the Qing army.

After three full days of massacre and looting, there were hardly many living people left in Incheon.

But after the war, Incheon City regained its former prosperity in a short period of time, even better than before.

The reason is very simple. The Qing army gained a lot from the looting in North Korea.

But the goods they harvested had no way to realize them.

The only ones capable of cashing in the property looted by the Qing army were the businessmen from Daming.

And Incheon is the port of trade between Daming and North Korea, bringing together a large number of businessmen!

For soldiers of the Qing army, Incheon was the best place to sell stolen goods.

So now Incheon is unusually prosperous.

Incheon City, a store under the guise!
An appraiser in a long robe and glasses was appraising some sundries sent by the soldiers of the Qing army in front of him.

A few strings of jewelry, a gold ring, two bolts of Korean cloth, a fine porcelain vase, a snuff bottle...

There's a lot of mess, but there's also good stuff.

It's just very obvious that these commodities all have a faint smell of blood, and the origin is self-evident.

After looking at everything and pondering for a while, the appraiser said.

"Consignment? Or pawn?"

Although the sign on this shop was a shop, the Qing army stationed in Incheon knew that it was a pawn business.

The price given is fair, not cheating, and the reputation is very guaranteed!

Many Qing soldiers robbed things, and they all liked to come here to sell their stolen goods.

The Qing soldier in front of him had dark skin, small eyes, and a scar on his face added a bit of fierceness.

"What about the consignment? What about the pawn?"

So the soldiers of the Qing army asked in Chinese with a Shandong accent.

He was born as a Han Chinese in Shandong. He was once plundered by the Manchus as a banner slave and dressed as a banner slave. Later, the Manchus were vacant and became a green battalion. Later, he was lifted up the banner and married a bannerman woman as his wife.

Later, he followed the Qing army into North Korea!

His life has been full of ups and downs!
The appraiser explained.

"Consignment means you store things with us, and we sell them for you!"

"But we have to take [-]% of the final transaction price as a handling fee! And it's not certain when this product will be sold."

"It will take longer, but you will get more money!"

"For pawning, we will directly estimate the price and give you a price. If you are satisfied, you can pay the price and order the goods."

"Now you can get the money, but the pawn price is definitely not as high as the selling price!"

When the soldiers of the Qing army heard the words, they said without any hesitation.

"Estimate the price, if it's right, I'll take it!"

He was transferred to Incheon to stay for a short time, and he didn't know where he would be transferred next. For him, it would be easier to pawn directly.

Anyway, it's something that was snatched, so let's lose a little bit, don't feel bad!
Get your money as soon as possible is real!
(End of this chapter)