Cutting 1719

Chapter 317 Yongzheng's New Drug

Since the implementation of the Qing Dynasty’s tax payment to the mu, it seems that the tax money will increase theoretically, and the number of hidden households will decrease, but the money has not been collected, and for the people at the bottom, it is also difficult. I didn't feel the real benefits, so I can only say that with this article, it seems that the Qing Dynasty is determined to reform.

Zhang Tingyu knew some of the little tricks in it. Although there were gentry into the mu, because the gentry was not included in the scope of tax collection, something different appeared after going down.

For the officials in the following states and counties, asking them to collect taxes from the gentry is equivalent to asking for money from themselves. This is naturally not in line with the principle of preferential treatment to the gentry. However, the current tax is not calculated according to the head, but according to the land register Well, the population can be hidden, but the land cannot be hidden, so the extra money has to be handed over in a way.

How can I pay it? The only way is to apportion this part of the money to other common people. After all, the taxes in the Qing Dynasty were collected with the help of the gentry, and there are too many tricks that can be played here. For example, changing the land of the gentry to the lower class and the farmer's land to the upper class will allow you to collect more money as it should.

The problem is that it is impossible for Zhang Tingyu to tell Yongzheng about this, because he is a gentry himself, and he has no reason to sell his own interests. This is also the case in this imperial court, so it is impossible to get this point clearly. On the face of it, even Yong Zheng would turn a blind eye when he knew about it.

If Yongzheng continued to poach the corners of the gentry, I am afraid that the big guys will have to rebel the next day. After all, the country of the Qing Dynasty is still the first. As long as they can receive money, the people will be wronged even if they are wronged.

"It must be spread out in an all-round way. The new army of the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty is still waiting for the rice to be cooked."

That being the case, Zhang Tingyu had no choice but to sigh, and followed the ministers to receive the decree. If this matter really developed to this point, I am afraid that the gentry would not object too much, after all, the flesh was cut on the common people.

Seeing that these Hanchens finally let go, Yongzheng felt very proud, and even looked down on these Hanchens for nothing. After all, they were all dogs of the Qing Dynasty. He was begging for a piece of meat and bones, if the master turned his face, the gang of Hanchens would not dare to call out.

It has to be said that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty really understood Hanchen's mentality. As long as their own wealth can be guaranteed, the death of other poor legs will not hinder their eyes. After the matter was resolved, Yongzheng had the heart to report the good news to everyone.

"Yue Zhongqi's department received news that Xining had been captured, Kumbum Monastery had been breached, Chahan Nuomen Khan and other great lamas were executed by Nian Gengyao, and other rebellious lamas and monks were also suppressed. I almost completely won the epidemic in the Northwest of the Qing Dynasty!"

The ministers didn't know the news, and they were shocked at the moment. They thought that the Luobu Zangdanjin Rebellion in the northwest would last for many years, but it was surprising that they won so easily.

Yongzheng was also quite proud of himself. After all, he insisted on sending troops to the northwest. Nian Gengyao and Yue Zhongqi were also promoted by himself, which fully demonstrated that he was still very qualified as an emperor. As for Chu Ni not being appeased, It is entirely the responsibility of the late emperor.
Prince Yi Yunxiang also stood up at this time, and said loudly: "Luobu Zangdanjin has sent envoys to my Qing Dynasty, wanting to demand and protect myself. I only hope that my Qing Dynasty's iron hooves can stop in Xining."

As a bachelor, Xu Yuanmeng immediately came out and said: "This battle has cost a lot of food, money and people's resources, and the military salary alone has reached 1000 million taels. Now that Luo Buzang Danjin has surrendered and asked for peace, the slave thinks it's okay to just let it go If you agree, you will concentrate your forces on Shandong and Henan to resist Chu Ni's northward advance."

When Yongzheng heard what Xu Yuanmeng said, he felt a little upset. It would be great to take the opportunity to beat the dog in the water. If he really negotiated a peace, what should he do if it happened again in the future?
"Hmph, Luo Bu Zang Danjin wants to negotiate peace. How can such a capricious villain be allowed to stay in the northwest? Yue Zhongqi, who ordered Nian Gengyao, to continue to suppress the rebellion to the end and give the head of Luo Bu Zang Danjin I will take it back!"

With the head of Luo Buzang Danjin, Yongzheng's prestige will be further improved. At that time, relying on this good medicine for opening up to the outside world, it may be able to digest the pain caused by internal reforms.

Speaking of which, Luo Bu Zang Danjin really regretted it in his heart at this time. He never thought that although the Qing Dynasty suffered repeated defeats in Huguang, it became a bit like a wolf in the northwest, and he also overestimated The strength of my own army, after all, are some disciples of the yellow sect of Chahan Nuomen Khan, the great lama of Kumbum Monastery in Xining. pause.

It's just that no matter how regretful Luo Bu Zang Danjin is, it won't help. Although he has sent an envoy to Nian Gengyao to seek peace, the attitude of the other party is obvious, and he doesn't want to talk at all. Those Zhubeile, Beizi, Gong, Taiji, etc. who were holding a wait-and-see attitude also began to beat the dogs in the water, and led more than [-] rebels to submit to the Qing Dynasty, which was a complete step on their feet.

Under such circumstances, Luo Bu Zang Danjin began to lead the rebel army to flee westward, while the Qing army, led by Yue Zhongqi, regained the lost ground along the escape route of Luo Bu Zang Danjin, and quickly captured the Zhenhai, Shenzhong, Nanchuan, Xichuan, Beichuan and other places did not stop until Guolong Temple.

Guolong Temple is the largest temple of Tibetan Buddhism in Qinghai today, and is also known as "the mother of all temples on the north bank of Huangshui River". Its lofty status is self-evident. The most important thing is that the temple is located in Tibet via Qinghai. The passages in various parts of Inner Mongolia have extraordinary strategic significance, and have become important places for the confrontation between Luobuzangdanjin and the Qing army.

After Luo Bu Zang Shanjin fled to the west, he did not ignore Guolong Temple, but in the name of advocacy, he called on the monks of the whole temple, as well as Guolong Temple Duowa Steward, Jiayi Steward, Aban Wenze, etc., to set up troops Hara straight ditch to refuse the arrival of the Qing army.

After getting this news, Nian Gengyao ordered Yue Zhongqi and the vanguard to lead the Sudan to march quickly in order to prevent a long delay. A big battle was launched, three mountains were captured one after another, and ten camps of the rebels were destroyed, which opened the main road to attack Guolong Temple.

The sound of war drums was rumbling non-stop. Yue Zhongqi, dressed in iron armor, commanded the [-] troops under his command to charge repeatedly. Although these soldiers of the Qing army had fought hard all the way and suffered heavy casualties, but now that they arrived at Guolong Temple, they suddenly became ashamed. The morale was soaring, and the reason was very simple. Yue Zhongqi had already promised that as long as they took down Guolong Temple, they would not be allowed to seal their swords for three days.

With such promises, the soldiers of the Qing army charged towards the temple almost without fear of death, and defeated the rebels at Guolong Temple. Now there are only more than 3000 people left, hiding in the cave behind the temple. recalcitrant.

"boom"

The shotgunners of the Qing army stood in a row, and then lit the matchlocks. These shotguns were all from the Firearms Battalion, so the quality was not bad. I saw rows of bullets being fired, and then rows of rebels fell on the ground. On the ground, the remaining rebels were unwilling to continue the fierce battle with the Qing army, but withdrew into the cave one after another.

Deputy General Song Kejin saw the power of the guns and artillery, and beat the rebels back into the cave. The guns lost their effect, so he led a battalion of Qing soldiers and drew their waist knives to fight the rebels in the cave. , but the area in the cave was too small to deploy troops, so it turned into a refueling tactic for a while, and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties.

A moment later, Song Kejin escaped from the cave with his people in a very embarrassing situation, but only less than half of the hundreds of Qing soldiers he brought with him were left, and everyone was wounded, which made him a bit desperate.

Yue Zhongqi snorted coldly, "A group of rats are hiding in the cave, do you think everything will be fine? Come here, pile up firewood at the entrance of the cave, and smoke them all out for me!"

After hearing this plan, everyone thought it was a good idea, so they immediately cut a lot of firewood and piled it at the entrance of the cave. Since it was still early spring, the firewood was all rained, and it was very good for making fire. Soon, a large amount of smoke was produced and rushed into the cave.

The Guolong Temple rebels were already suffocating in the narrow cave, but now when the smoke came in, they couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out from the cave entrance. What awaited them was rows of muskets and many clearing guns. Armed with spears and waist knives, the army slashed and killed more than 3000 people, all of whom were suffocated in the cave.

At this stage of the war, more than 6000 lamas in Guolong Temple died in battle, and there was no longer any resistance. The Qing army also fought very thrillingly in this battle, with heavy losses. The casualties of thousands of people were almost In the most intense battle since entering Qinghai, three or four hundred people were cut off from the waist knives of Sichuan-Shanxi officers and soldiers alone.

The soldiers of the Qing army won the battle, and began to plunder Guolong Temple wantonly, and even burned this temple to white ground.

Yue Zhongqi didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt in her heart, but triumphantly presented the battle report to General Nian Gengyao of Fuyuan, and described the battle of Guolong Temple in detail.

In February, after Nian Gengyao received the battle report, he was very excited. He wrote a memorial to Yongzheng, saying that this victory was almost the biggest victory of the Qing army since the pacification of San Francisco. The implication was naturally hope. Ask for a reward.

Since Nian Gengyao reported victory in a fair way this time, before the news entered the capital, Ning Yu already knew the situation of the battle through the Military Intelligence Department, and his face became a little dignified.

"Your Majesty, now that the Qing army is victorious in the northwest, perhaps Luo Bu Zang Danjin may not be able to last that long, should we give some more support?"

After reading the secret report sent by the Military Intelligence Department, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, Ning Zhongyi, also looked a little unsightly. This Luo Buzang Danjin is really useless.

In fact, before the Qing army entered Qinghai-Tibet, out of the idea of ​​holding back the Qing army, the Fu-Han army had actually sent a batch of captured Qing army shotguns to Luo Buzang Danjin through the secret channel of the Military Intelligence Department. Strengthen the opponent's strength.Of course, not only the Fuhan Army did this, but Ce Wang also did it.

But the problem is that Luo Bu Zang Danjin is really weak, and the battle of Guolong Temple almost wiped out his last hope, so it doesn't make much sense to give support now.

Ning Yu felt that he had a headache. Right now, he was about to ascend the throne, but the Qing army had won a big battle. This was really a bit unlucky, so that Ning Yu thought carefully, whether to let the Han army go north to fight again A big battle is coming out to fight down the arrogance of the Qing court.

"That's enough support. After the first battle at Guolong Temple, Luo Bu Zang Danjin may not be able to fight anymore. But Gu Yan is also unable to withdraw, and it is indeed a bit difficult."

Ning Yu can only sigh. The Fuhan army is at a critical moment. After passing this hurdle and laying a good foundation, its significance is not comparable to a battle of Guolong Temple. Therefore, the battle may Still have to go back a little bit.

In fact, it is not completely unsolvable for Ning Yu, the last problem before the founding of the country, at least for the current Fuhan army, there is still a chance. In addition to Ning Yu himself, Ning Zhongyuan is also responsible for this important task. Together with the high-level ministers in the Fuhan Army, the purpose is to write a book about the family law of the great Chu ancestors.

The so-called ancestral family law is of course a joke, but it is actually a constitution, the source of all laws.

For the feudal empire, the so-called ancestral family law is actually not a certainty. At best, it is similar to the existence of a chamber pot. It will be used when needed, and it will be kicked under the bed when it is not needed. ——So Ning Yu doesn't want this type of ancestral family law, even if the ancestor is himself.

Ning Yu, who has the knowledge of later generations, naturally understands that the final fate of the feudal dynasty is to be driven to the garbage dump of history, especially in the eighteenth century, which can be called the last twilight of the monarchy. In another 50 years, Washington They will rise up against the British on the North American continent and establish the United States of America. After more than 100 years, the crowns of the monarchs will fall one by one.
If it is just to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, Ning Yu will spend at most another two to three years to completely take down the South, then he will be able to integrate the power of the entire South, lead the army to the Northern Expedition, and then completely take down the Manchu Qing, and then he can attack the White Lotus Sect and return. With Zhu Yigui, five years is enough.

The problem is that the country that has been taken down in this way is nothing more than changing the current Qing Dynasty into a Great Chu. The essence has not changed. Such a feudal dynasty cannot bear the dream in Ning Yu's heart.

The only way is to establish a constitution, integrate the current internal forces of the Fuhan Army, and bring all interests to the table. Enough talking and scolding are enough. As long as you can come up with something that everyone can accept, the country's The foundation is also stabilized.

Therefore, throughout February, the Fu-Han army discussed all the current things and brought out all the interests for a final integration. Only when the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution" came out, Ning Yu Only then will he be officially enthroned as emperor at the Tiandi Sheji Altar in Nanjing.

(End of this chapter)