Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 373 Nala, Prince Gong, Eight Ministers and Tian Khan Expedition to the West! (Seeking a monthly pass, asking for a subscription)

The sky is high, the wild is vast, and the wind blows the grass to see Kangxi.

It’s the most fertile summer in the southern part of the Saibei Monan Grassland. The Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty once again transformed into the Kangxi Khan of the Great Mongolia. He led his officials and harem, and marched on On the boundless Bashang grassland.The endless teams of horses, camels and carriages lined up on the green grassland in four-color long teams, like four swimming dragons with teeth and claws, swimming forward on the grassland like a green sea.

Kangxi Khan himself was wearing a blue coat, riding a not tall but very strong Mongolian horse, marching behind a rather large team of chariots and horses.The horse-drawn carts are packed full of goods.There are small triangular flags of three colors: true yellow, inlaid yellow, and true white, each with the word "inside".On top of each cart, apart from the coachman, there was also a strong musketeer with a flintlock produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on his shoulder, looking around with his chest out and his belly protruding.On both sides of the convoy, there are musketeers on their backs, waist knives on their backs, one man with two horses, and a large bag of salutes and spears on their side horses. They look quite capable, and they are strong enough to fight against the existence of Raksha Cossack cavalry!

In fact, before Emperor Kangxi came to power, the firearms manufacturing industry of the Manchu Qing court was very powerful!It is completely different from the image that people in later generations believed that the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were sent to death with swords and spears. The Qing army in the early Qing Dynasty was equipped with a large number of firearms, and about [-]% to [-]% of the soldiers in the green battalion were equipped with matchlock guns.And half of the Eight Banners soldiers who "take the world with bow and horse" are equipped with muskets!Considering the proportion of cavalry among the Eight Banners soldiers, this [-]% musket rate is no less than that of any European power.

Moreover, the size of the standing army of the Qing Dynasty was not comparable to that of any European powers of the same period. The Qing Dynasty had hundreds of thousands of standing troops. According to the ratio of 30% of the musket equipment, that is more than [-] guns. They are all hand rubbed!
Of course, in the early Qing Dynasty, the muskets of the Qing army were mainly matchlock guns, the number of flintlock guns was very small, and there were very few rifled guns—not without them!There are real objects of Kangxi matchlock rifles in the military museums of later generations.

However, this is not because the rulers of the Qing Dynasty discriminated against flintlock guns, nor is it because the craftsmen of the Qing Dynasty did not know how to make flintlock guns, but because when the Qing Dynasty rose, matchlock guns were still used all over the world.The complete popularity of flintlock guns in Europe had to wait until the early 18th century.Moreover, any kind of advanced weapons can only be equipped in large quantities in a war environment.If there is no war that has already occurred or is likely to occur, who will devote huge amounts of financial and material resources to killing tools?How good would it be to spend money on extravagance?

Although the San Francisco uprising in history was quite lively, because Wu Sangui's main force stopped on the south bank of the Yangtze River, it did not really put the Qing Dynasty to the test of life and death, and Wu Sangui's weapons were not as advanced as the Qing Dynasty.Therefore, Kangxi, who was quite enthusiastic about improving muskets and artillery, did not try hard to click the "Flintlock" technology tree.

In addition, Kangxi seems to have made a mistake in the artillery technology tree. Instead of vigorously developing conventional field cannons, he focused on the development of heavy siege artillery, sky cannons, and field cannons. The craftsmanship of the artillery is exquisite, and it is not at the same level as the cannons used to bombard the English during the Daoguang period.It's just that the development path is a bit crooked.
But now, times have changed!

Emperor Kangxi would die if he didn't work hard to upgrade firearms technology, and there were ready-made homework to copy.So Kangxi immediately copied flintlock guns, bronze field cannons and "semi-circular cavity bombs".

Among them, the "semicircular cavity bomb" has the most obvious improvement in the firepower of the Qing army!The so-called semicircular cavity bullet is the kind of bullet that is similar to the Minie bullet and can effectively improve the airtightness of the musket gun. In history, it appeared soon after the appearance of the Minie bullet. It was invented by the Belgians and is called the Nai. Schiller.On Li Zhongshan's side, this kind of bullet is a "jerry-built version" made by Dai Zi, who is in charge of military production, and craftsmen who produce custom cork bullets (Mini bullets) in Foshan.Because of its ease of production and the ability to double the effective range of a smoothbore gun, it quickly gained popularity.

When the Wu Zhou Army and the Qing Army (mainly the Jieshu Department in Jiangxi) fought against the Ming Army, they also seized a lot of fixed semicircular cavity bullets. After the trial, they quickly discovered the magic of this kind of bullet.

So Wu Zhoujun and the Qing army are now also starting to paint gourds!
Of course, the military advantage that this bullet can bring them is also very short-lived.After all, it is too easy to copy, and it is something that can be seen at a glance.Moreover, Daming has already made this kind of bullet into standard ammunition, so Westerners should get it and imitate it soon.At that time, the Raksha Kingdom may also have a large amount of equipment. That's why Kangxi is eager to promote the Western Expedition.

He must use the firepower advantage brought by the "semi-circular cavity bomb" to complete a round of westward expansion before the Rakshasa Kingdom changes its equipment. In this way, even if the Central Plains is lost in the future, he can immediately continue to conquer the vast Mughal region and the Ming Dynasty. deal with!

When he was thinking about how to attack to the west, the voice of his beloved Empress Yang suddenly rang in his ears: "Your Majesty, then, is that the capital city? There are many yurts outside the city!"

Kangxi raised his head and looked east, only to see a majestic city looming under the majestic mountains and among the vast grasslands!
He nodded: "That's Kaiping Mansion, Shangdu, the grassland capital of the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia!" He said with a little sigh: "This city was originally built by Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was built for its north. Controlling the grasslands, the fundamental city that invaded the middle land in the south. His Great Yuan Dynasty also prospered here! Later, the capital was destroyed by the Red Turban Army, slaughtered first and then burned, and it was no longer prosperous in the past, and the Great Yuan also fled to the north after a few years Grassland. Now that I have rebuilt Kaiping, the upper capital, in the future my Qing Dynasty will be the same as the Great Yuan Dynasty created by Kublai Khan. There are grasslands in the north and the Great Wall in the south, and we can move forward and retreat freely!"

He turned his eyes and looked at the yurts, and said with a smile: "It seems that my Galdan Anda and the princes from various tribes in the Mobei and Monan grasslands are all here. This time I want to discuss the Western Expedition with them. If If everything goes well, I will lead my troops westward to the Junggar grassland this autumn, and to the Kipchak grassland next year."

Yang Xiaomi frowned: "Your Majesty, are you going to run so far? Then what about Qing Dynasty? Who will guard Beijing?"

Kangxi said with a smile: "You will keep the elder brother and the second elder brother in Beijing. You will also let Prince Gong stay to assist you, and you will also choose eight assistant ministers from the Eight Banners." His tone suddenly became serious Get up, "If there is anything wrong with me, the eight of them are Minister Gu Ming!"

There is the Nala family, Prince Gong, the eight ministers of Gu Ming, and the young master Linchao. It is really reassuring!
Yang Xiaomi's expression was full of concern, "Your Majesty, those two from Yingtai"

"They." Kangxi said calmly, "They will march west with me! Don't worry, Xiao Mi!"

"Oh, I'm relieved!" Yang Xiaomi tried his best to hide his "worry" and looked at the yurts on the grassland, "Your Majesty, you should also be careful about that Galdan! I heard that Galdan is a grassland hero with the ambition to unify Mongolia!"

"I know!" Kangxi said, "He is indeed a hero of the grassland, but Mongolia is no longer that Mongolia. Wu Shicong made a successful move in the Western Regions and defeated his Junggar army and fled. If it hadn't been for the Wu family's ambition that time, In the southeast, this hero has passed away. And the Rakshasa in the northwest is the nemesis of the Mongols! Without me, Junggar would not be able to survive for a few days."

While he was talking, there was a cloud of smoke and dust disturbance over the Mongolian camp in front, and then he saw countless knights wearing gorgeous Mongolian robes, holding various banners, coming out in disorder.

Kangxi raised his voice and ordered loudly: "Muske cavalry. Stand ready!"

The fun of summer gradually became more intense in Chang'an City.The weather, which had always been dry, is now gradually becoming slightly humid and warm.Wu Zhou's officials and soldiers, who just experienced a nightmare failure last year, are now a little bit relieved.On the streets of Chang'an, groups of soldiers with flintlock guns on their backs also began to appear.

In addition, on the streets of Chang'an, long-lost Hu merchants from the Western Regions also appeared, leading their camels, and entering the legendary "Tian Khan" city in groups.

Due to the arrival of these Hu merchants, as well as the soldiers of the Wu and Zhou government who retreated from the Huguang area, this summer, Chang'an's vitality is more substantial than last year and the year before last.In the streets and alleys, the topic of discussion has also changed from the original "New Three Kingdoms" to "Tian Khan's Western Expedition".

The "New Three Kingdoms" seems to be able to last for a while. After all, it is the southeast regime of Ming Dynasty that occupies the status of "Cao Wei" in the "New Three Kingdoms".Even if the current Daming can shoulder rifled guns and shoot bronze cannons.But horses have to be raised slowly, right?

So Wu Zhou, the "Shu Han", still has a chance. If he can strengthen his own strength through the Western Expedition and become the kingdom of Heavenly Khan, is it possible that the Three Kingdoms will not return to Zhou?
Moreover, the current situation of Wu Zhou is much better than that of the "Shu Han" in history.Now it seems that after Guan Yunchang captured Xiangyang and Nanyang, his home was stolen by Soochow, and then Zhuge Kongming succeeded as soon as he left Qishan. He had the three states of Yong, Liang, and Yi, plus Henan Yin and Nanyang County in Jingzhou, as well as part of Nanjun territory.Oh, and there is also the territory of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

This also allowed Zhuge Kongming to have such a "big Shuhan" back then, and "Teacher List" had to be written with a smile.

And what made the "Great Shu Han" Wu Zhou's soldiers and common people feel that the situation was improving was the Khan Sima Yihan of the Chagatai Khanate who came to the city of "Tian Khan" together with these Hu merchants!

Sima Yi. Sima Yi, come to vote for "Great Shuhan"!

If the "Great Shu Han" is not prosperous, is there any reason for it?

"Sima Yihan. How did this Khan change his surname to Sima? Could it be that he is a descendant of the Sima family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?"

"Maybe he is a descendant of Sima Yi? He probably ran to the Western Regions when the world was in chaos."

"But how did I hear that Sima Yihan is the Khan of the Mongolian Chagatai Khanate and a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son Chagatai?"

"That's Borjijin. Sima Yi? This name is also a good omen! Sima Yi voted with courtesy, how can the Shu Han not be happy?"

"Yes, yes, it is very auspicious. It seems that this time Tian Khan's expedition to the west will definitely be a success, and it will be successful!"

"I wonder if the Western Regions are rich now?"

"I don't know if you are rich or not, but the orchids in the Western Regions seem to be quite beautiful."

It seems that the foundation of Wu and Zhou still has the meaning of "vibrant vitality and all things competing". Even if they were defeated in Hunan and Jiangxi, they are still full of expectations for the Western Expedition.This is probably the vitality injected into this regime by the "Xujun Republic" and Fentian Fubing?
Everyone knew who they were fighting for, and knew how much benefit they would get after winning the battle, and they also knew that their "Heavenly Khan" Wu Shifan couldn't possibly miss all the benefits.

The lower level is full of vitality, and the generals at the upper level are also full of expectations for the benefits after the successful Western Expedition!

At this moment, in Wu Shifan's palace, a Mongolian with a mixture of Chinese and Western looks had put on the python robe of a prince of the Zhou Dynasty. He was sitting on an embroidered pier and said to "Khan of Heaven" in a blunt Chinese language with great joy. He and Prime Minister Wu described the vastness of the river and the wealth of India.

".India is the richest, most prosperous and most populous region in the world. No one! The Emir Aurangzeb who rules India now is known as the conqueror of the world. He has countless wealth and collects it from all over India every year. It is very rich to get a tribute of up to [-] million silver rupees, which is equivalent to about [-] million taels of silver! If Tian Khan can force him to pay tribute, just a little, you and my daughter Dili can live Live in heaven!"

"Ten thousand taels." Wu Shifan gasped, "Is there really that much?"

Indeed a lot!

World number one!

Now the fiscal revenues of the Ming, Qing, and Zhou kingdoms combined are around 6000 to [-] million, which is almost half of that of India.

"Of course, of course!" Sima Yihan also had a greedy expression on his face, "India has a population of 6000 million, and may even have a population of [-] million! If one person pays less than two rupees, he can have [-] million rupees a year." Yes! And it can be done completely. India has a lot of arable land. There are very vast plains along the Indus River and the Ganges River. Bengal in the east of India is especially rich. It is a large plain with extremely rich water and soil! And the climate is very It is suitable for farming and can be harvested three times a year!"

"Oh, isn't that similar to Jiangnan?" Prime Minister Wu's eyes were red, "What about India's military strength? Is it strong? That world conqueror sounds very powerful!"

Sima Yihan shrugged, "Prime Minister, I don't know how powerful this conqueror of the world is, but I know how many defeats his ancestor, the great Emperor Babur, suffered in the Mughal region. My ancestor Sai Id Khan once fought with him in the Mughal region and wanted to restore the glory of the Chagatai Khanate and Timur Khanate. Unfortunately, their fighting skills were too poor and they were no match for the Uzbeks and could not defeat them. The Persians, in fact, none of them could defeat them, otherwise my ancestors would not have left me such a barren land. But when Emperor Babur entered India, he changed from an exiled monarch who defeated every battle to a He became an emperor!

Oh, by the way, when the world conqueror Aurangzeb was young, he also led the Indian expeditionary force into the Mughal region to challenge the already weakened Bukhara Khanate, but he still suffered a disastrous defeat.Although his army is gorgeously equipped and numerous, it is no match for the desert cavalry recruited by the Bukharas.I think, if the army of our Chagatai Khanate can enter India, it should be able to lay down a lot of territory. "

"Uncle Emperor, look." Tian Khan Wu Shifan was moved. He thought he could learn from Babur and go to India to become a great emperor!
Wu Yingqi nodded, "Your Majesty, I think we can try the Bukhara Khanate first. Let Shicong and 15 elite soldiers from Junggar, Heshuote and Chahar fight. If If it is defeated in one fight, it means that India’s world conqueror is not very good. Let’s go to conquer India together. If Bukhara is difficult to defeat, then let’s look at it again.”

"Uncle Huang is still thoughtful," Wu Shifan said with a smile, "When will Brother Shicong send troops?"

"This autumn," Wu Yingqi said, "we can start the Western Expedition this autumn! Kangxi seems to be sending troops in autumn too!"

(End of this chapter)