This Qing is wrong

Chapter 212
"Your Majesty is indeed wise."

Emperor Kangxi smiled and said how he ruled India.

"After defeating Aurangzeb, I plan to conduct imperial examinations in India and establish the Eight Banners of India. I wonder if it is feasible?"

"Your Majesty, absolutely impossible.

Brahmanism in India divides Indians into four major castes and a slave who is excluded from the caste. Brahmanism in India is the leading religion on the Indian subcontinent, with the largest number of believers and the greatest influence.

Therefore, all power in India is monopolized by the high-caste groups of Brahmanism. If His Majesty uses the imperial examination system to select officials, he may encounter a rebellion worse than Aurangzeb. "

"You mean, in India, who can be an official is determined by birth and blood?"

Emperor Kangxi carefully asked for advice.

He understands the theory of bloodlines, but it doesn't give the lower-level civilians a lift. Will this system really not force out civil unrest?
After all, with such a large base of common people at the bottom, there will always be some talents. If these talents cannot be used by the court, and they are not willing to endure hardship and abuse, they must not rebel in the end!
Emperor Kangxi always believed that the imperial examination system was used to eliminate the contradictions between the people and the court. The Qing Dynasty used the imperial examination system to win over the elite talents among the Han people.

When the elites of the Han people have all served the Qing Dynasty, naturally there will not be many elites of the Han people to study how to rebel.

Unfortunately, this process was interrupted by the extraterrestrial demon Li Changqing...

The essence of the imperial examination system is not to select many talents to become officials, but to let the lower-level people see the hope of becoming an official, and then let the lower-level intellectuals desperately introvert in the imperial examinations, instead of diverting their attention to dangerous areas .

In the eyes of Emperor Kangxi, it was not difficult to defeat Aurangzeb. The rare thing was how to face the huge indigenous population base in the Indian subcontinent.

This is an ethnic group with a population no less than that of the Han Chinese!
Although Indians do not have a unified language and writing, they have a unified religious belief.

"Your Majesty, among the followers of Brahmanism, Brahmins and Kshatriyas are the higher castes.

Among them, Brahmins are mainly engaged in religious industries and can listen to the voices of gods, while Kshatriyas are people who hold secular power, that is, people who are officials and join the army.

This is just the distribution of castes. In each caste, there are different minor castes, which determine the status of the same caste.

However, there is no insurmountable barrier between the small castes like the big castes, and they can be promoted by virtue of their own abilities.

The lower-class Vaisyas and the untouchable Sudras are not qualified to be officials. They have supported the higher castes for generations, so His Majesty does not have to worry about these people causing trouble. "

Indian scholars do not mention the Dalits, the untouchables, the slaves who were excluded from the four major castes.

In Hinduism, Dalits are not even worthy of being human...

"I am still very open-minded in matters of religion and will not interfere in the internal affairs of Brahmanism.

Since Brahmanism only allows high-level castes to be officials, then the imperial examination sets a threshold, and only high-level castes can take the exam, so it should be fine. "

Indian 'experts' said that the untouchables and common people would not rebel, and Emperor Kangxi would naturally not be obsessed with bringing equal glory to the untouchables and common people of Brahmanism.

If the Han people under the control of the Qing Dynasty were so honest, Kangxi would probably wake up laughing from his dreams.

Which ruler would reject a group of civilians and untouchables who dare not rebel and only know how to endure hardship and stand hard work?
"Your Majesty is wise!"

The Indian scholar sent another polite remark that does not require money.

"I'm going to send someone to convince those Indian generals now, let them know that my Qing Dynasty is a very tolerant country, not only can they pass the imperial examination to be an official, but they can also be on duty in the Eight Banners of India who only see their blood.

The Eight Banners of India only recruit people from the high caste of Brahmanism! "

The Eight Banners system established by Kangxi belongs to the military system, and the civil and local officials are selected through the imperial examination.

Obviously, the Eight Banners of India set up by Emperor Kangxi was specially used to support the high caste of Hinduism.

"There should be more than Brahmanism in the Indian subcontinent.

Tianfangjiao believers can also take the imperial examination, of course, they can also choose to join the Eight Banners. "

"Your Majesty, there is also a Sikh religion in northern India that advocates equality for everyone. They are different from Hinduism, and they are not on the same path as Tianfangism. They have always been the main opponent of Aurangzeb, and their combat effectiveness is higher than that of the army composed of Hindus. .

Sikh believers are very disgusted with the racial hierarchy, and they are not willing to pay attention to bloodlines, only to look at ability. "

As soon as Emperor Kangxi heard it, he understood that Indian scholars meant that the hierarchical Eight Banners system was not suitable for Sikhs!
This Sikh religion is a belief that eradicates slavery.

The Eight Banners system is simply a different kind of slavery system, otherwise what is the coat slave?
The Eight Banners prepared by Emperor Kangxi for the Hindu high caste are all the positions of the bannermen, and there are positions for the coated slaves below for the Hindu commoners and untouchables.

Can the Eight Banners without coated slaves be called the Eight Banners?
Emperor Kangxi stroked the stubble on his chin, he couldn't understand these 'foreigners' more and more.

In a land that pays attention to birth and blood, why is there a belief that pays attention to the equality of everyone?
Do extremes lead to opposites?
However, Emperor Kangxi also had a way to accommodate those Sikhs who valued equality for everyone.

Don't like the Eight Banners, right? It's simple!
"Then set up a separate green flag that everyone is equal, and recruit soldiers with green flags from Sikhs, which is equivalent to a standing army. At the same time, Sikhs can also participate in the imperial examination."

Since the Qing Dynasty moved away from the Han area, the green battalion was no longer set up. The main reason is that the original green battalion has always been regarded as the servant army of the Eight Banners, which is not conducive to uniting the military power of the Qing Dynasty.

The Sikh Green Camp brought out by Emperor Kangxi this time is naturally not the same as the Green Camp in the Han Dynasty before. The Sikhs who pay attention to everyone's equality will not be as honest as the traitor Green Camp back then.

Therefore, what Emperor Kangxi said was true, and he planned to set up another green battalion army that was on the same level as the Eight Banners, or that would not interfere with each other.

When Emperor Kangxi did this, he naturally wanted to bring the Sikh armed forces into the military system of the Qing Dynasty!

Emperor Kangxi ordered troops, the more the better!
Sikh believers who can fight are drawn into the green camp, not only can help the Qing Dynasty conquer the north and south, but also eliminate the armed forces among the Sikh believers, killing two birds with one stone!
Emperor Kangxi now knows that the Indian subcontinent is completely different from the Han land. The Han people are not devout in their religious beliefs, and the Han people prefer to worship their ancestors.

But here in the Indian subcontinent, things need to be done in accordance with religious rules. After all, Aurangzeb's negative teaching materials are right in front of us.

The Mughal Empire was so powerful that it was impossible to completely suppress the Hindu rebels, Sikh rebels and even the Tianfang rebels!
In the eyes of Emperor Kangxi, Aurangzeb's poll tax on pagans was purely uncomfortable. The silver coins he used to suppress the pagan rebellion had already exceeded the pagan poll tax.

Emperor Kangxi, who didn't believe in religion, couldn't understand how stupid Aurangzeb must be to make such a loss-making business?
Emperor Kangxi couldn't understand the thinking of religious fanatics, and Aurangzeb, a religious fanatic, naturally never expected that the new emperor who printed the army could compromise all sects!

When Aurangzeb got the news, all the Hindu generals in the north of the Mughal Empire changed and became the Eight Banners of Guangzong Yaozu under the command of the Qing Dynasty!
Even those very difficult Sikhs were subdued by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing army without a single soldier.

The army among the Sikhs was also reorganized into the Sikh Green Battalion.

When Aurangzeb received the news from the spies, he asked with a confused face: "What is the belief of Emperor Kangxi?"

After the following people restored Emperor Kangxi's belief in the Qing people's Taoism, Aurangzeb asked again: "Why did Emperor Kangxi let the Tianfang believers, Sikhs, Hindus and Taoists under his command be equal?
Isn't he afraid of being punished by Taoist gods after death? "

However, no one can answer this question. The ministers united around Aurangzeb are basically devout followers of the Tianfang Sect, and they cannot understand what is going on with Emperor Kangxi's beliefs...

It is understandable for them not to levy a religious poll tax, but they cannot agree with putting other religions on an equal footing, even with their own beliefs!

However, it was precisely because Emperor Kangxi placed the major religions in the same position so generously that he was able to break through like a bamboo all the way, breaking through to the periphery of the capital of the Mughal Empire without a single battle!
The Mughal Empire adopted a common tax system in the Indian subcontinent, which is actually an alternative enfeoffment system.

The population of Tianfang believers on the Indian subcontinent is small, and Aurangzeb controls such a large empire. Naturally, it is impossible to use all Tianfang believers as an army.

The real situation is that after Aurangzeb lost the way to replenish the Tianfang religion in Central Asia, the main army in the Mughal Empire was Rajputs, and the Rajputs all believed in Hinduism!

As a matter of course, many generals of the Mughal Empire were high-caste Kshatriyas with fiefdoms.

These people did not have the confidence to stop the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops going south, and coupled with the enlightened religious policy expressed by Emperor Kangxi, they naturally defected to the Eight Banners of India one by one.

As a result, during the process of going south to print, the army under Emperor Kangxi did not fall but increased. This is still under the premise that a small number of garrisons were left in the captured sites.

Of course, Emperor Kangxi's ability to easily push all the way to Lahore has a lot to do with Aurangzeb's concentration of troops to prepare to guard the capital.

Lahore and the surrounding areas are the core area of ​​the Mughal Empire, and they are all territories directly under the jurisdiction of Aurangzeb, unlike many other areas that have been entrusted.

Emperor Kangxi did not gather troops all the way to the south. The Mughal Empire was in its heyday at this time (mainly Aurangzeb was able to fight). Not all sites were controlled by Hindu generals, and many sites had Tianfang sects. General control.

Emperor Kangxi personally led the main force to attack Lahore, and also divided two armies to expand towards the two wings.

It has shown a tendency to swallow the Mughal Empire.

Aurangzeb was not reconciled to being destroyed. He took out hundreds of millions of silver coins he had saved from living frugally, and recruited mercenaries wantonly. Coupled with the original Rajput army, he pulled up a force of more than A motley crew of 50 people.

The Qing army in South Lahore, including the Indian Eight Banners and the Sikh Green Battalion inside, was only in the early 38s.

However, the main force of the Han Eight Banners and Mongolian Eight Banners are all inside, and the combat effectiveness is still very strong.

The armies of both sides broke out fierce field battles and stronghold offensive and defensive battles in the outskirts of Lahore.

A battle of hundreds of thousands of troops is naturally not something that can be accommodated on one battlefield, and it is impossible to decide the winner in one day.

Aurangzeb took out most of the power accumulated by the Mughal Empire. After nearly half a month of decisive battle with Emperor Kangxi, he finally retreated steadily because of the Rajput fighting power, and finally died in the During a charge of the Mongols.

After the news of Aurangzeb's death spread, the remaining Mughal Empire mercenaries collapsed or surrendered one after another. Lahore, the capital of the Mughal Dynasty, also planted the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty.

In this regard, Emperor Kangxi finally laid down a fertile place for the Qing Dynasty to gain a foothold.

However, the Qing Dynasty in India that was conquered this time is different from the Qing Dynasty that was originally in the Han area. The territory under the rule of Liuguan was not large, and most of the areas were under the control of Sikhs and Hindus.

In addition, Emperor Kangxi also entrusted some meritorious generals of Tianfang Jiaohui Eight Banners.

In the surrounding area of ​​Lahore, extending all the way to the Kabul area, there are farms of Han Eight Banners and Mongolia Eight Banners.

Emperor Kangxi generally guaranteed the land interests of the local Hindus, so the resistance encountered was negligible.

Kabul was established as the northern capital by Emperor Kangxi, and Lahore was established as the southern capital by Emperor Kangxi.

Under the leadership of Amir Khan, the remnants of the Mughal Empire soon surrendered to Emperor Kangxi, and Emperor Kangxi generously allocated part of the remaining land of the Mughal Empire to Amir Khan.

The huge India is enough for Emperor Kangxi to spend as much as he can to win people's hearts.

Under the enlightened system of Emperor Kangxi, the entire northern part of the Indian subcontinent was pacified in a very short period of time. Hindus who originally resisted Aurangzeb poured into the Eight Banners of India, and Sikhs were won over by the green camp, or they took part in the imperial examination and became civil officials. and magistrates.

So far, the foundation of the six major military organizations of the Manchu Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, the Hui Eight Banners, the Indian Eight Banners, and the Sikh Green Battalion under the Qing Empire has been laid.

After the military system is established, the remaining problems can be easily solved.

The newly arrived Man Banners, Han Eight Banners, Mongolian Eight Banners, and Hui Eight Banners began to enclose land, arresting Hindu untouchables and even Dalits to serve as coated slaves for farming.

After the interests of the high castes of the Indian Eight Banners were protected, they turned a blind eye to Emperor Kangxi's behavior. Anyway, for the high castes in India, there are plenty of untouchables.

Even the third-class Vaisyas were captured by the Eight Banners masters of the Qing Dynasty as coated slaves, and the Hindu high-caste bannermen also recognized them.

For the upper caste of Hinduism, Emperor Kangxi's rule was much more comfortable than that of Aurangzeb.

(End of this chapter)