Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 319 The terrifying new Huaixi army! A hugely controversial national title!

Fuyang County, Yingzhou Prefecture, Anhui Province,
In a market town not far from Zheng Hean's hometown, Zhengjiawei, a guise of "Serving as a soldier, eating food, and serving the imperial court" was erected on the spot.

Two platoons of green battalion soldiers held steel knives to maintain order, and the government officials sent by the county magistrate jingled the royal spells in their hands, calling out the name of the person in the crowd from time to time.

Finally, he barely managed to frighten the farmers around him three times inside and outside.

A manager asked the class leader in a low voice:
"Do you think they really dare to rob?"

"It would be hard to tell if we had arrived any later~"

The president looked shocked:
"How dare the army rob someone who rides on a horse?"

The class leader laughed and walked away.

I muttered in my heart, if I hadn't been wearing this soap suit, Gao Luo would have gone back to his hometown to get married and snatch you.

On the 20th and 30th, foreigners dressed in tiger skins and drove carts loaded with silver boxes swaggered through the market. Do you think the Huaisi men are not pregnant?

"Then you can also transfer it to the neighboring county government."

"Don't underestimate this little bastard! He is probably involved in the two robberies and murders in the neighboring county."

"Master, please respect yourself. If I turn my elbow outward, am I still a human being?"

If you dare to betray the imperial court, your whole family's life will be ruined immediately.

For this kind of strongmen and bandits, they always kill whenever they can and dig out their roots whenever they can.

"Xiao Cangzi, you must be careful and be more careful on the battlefield."

"He committed a crime!"

After a final on-the-spot inspection, it was found that I had no obvious disabilities or serious illnesses, so I was officially incorporated into the Huaixi New Army.

……

No matter your age! Just be ruthless.

The second level is endurance!

"Mom, take it home and replace it with whole grains, and mix it with some wild vegetables. It will be enough for the whole family to eat for more than half a year."

The quality of the Huaixi New Army is terrible. I'm afraid it can not only kill thieves, but also friendly troops.

The general manager was dumbfounded, looking at an obviously childish boy shouting in the voice of a drake:

"Recruitment is starting now. Those who pass the exam can get three months' salary and flour to go home and honor their parents."

Pa, he got a slap from his father.

After shouting, he nodded towards the boss.

Before the end of the hourglass countdown, if a single person runs 1 mile with armor and jumps over the 3-foot-deep ditch with the spearhead at the bottom, he will pass!

The county magistrate, dressed in official robes, shouted loudly in the cold wind:

The third level is to kneel down and swear to Mr. Guan.

It was always Zhili Green Camp who was sent to carry out the recruitment of troops by the Ministry of War. He was a little confused. He was also facing the Qing Dynasty, but the gap was so big?
Zhili is at the feet of the emperor.

"Catch them, torture them, and search for evidence."

General Manager looked at the cheerful young man and felt a tremor in his heart.

"We have no evidence. We are just suspicious, suspicious~"

"Don't worry. Isn't it just killing people? I'm not the first~"

"One year is 24 taels of silver and 36 dou of white noodles. If you kill one thief, you will be rewarded with another 1 taels of silver. If you kill 5 people, you will be promoted to a level. If you save 5 heads, you will be promoted to the actual position of General Commander immediately, level 15. The same level as me."

Xu Mancang didn't care about this. He stuffed his pocket of money and white flour into the mother who came with him, feeling relieved:

He kept silent and stopped bragging.

Mr. Ba was speechless and asked in disbelief:
"Why don't you arrest him?"

"The county government cannot interfere in the affairs of neighboring counties."

"Hey, why do we want to arrest him?"

No matter the height! Qianlong was not an official of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, and he did not value these vain standards.

……

Seeing his surprise, the class leader came over and whispered:

If you carry a 200-pound stone lock and walk 5 steps before throwing it down, you will pass the test if your face remains normal.

"The imperial court favors me, and my treatment is generous. It's very generous."

This recruiting and screening system can be described as flexible and practical, scientific and feudal.

The first level is to carry the stone lock!

The commander hurriedly started to recruit people according to the recruitment standards determined by the Ministry of War in advance.

"Xu Mancang, 13 years old."

……

Instead, his father pulled him aside and whispered:

"The child from the second aunt's house next door followed Zheng Jiajuan's people to the south last year. He probably joined the Jiangnan rebel team. What if you~"

Xu Mancang's expression suddenly dropped, that was his best big brother.

If he hadn't been chosen because he was too short, he would have followed his good brother.

"Don't worry, Dad. Brotherly love is greater than heaven!"

……

Xu Mancang received his official boots, uniform, and a set of swords and shields, and followed the flag and left without looking back.

My mother looked at it for a long time, wiping away tears.

However, his father was considerate and said while leaning on crutches:

"My dear, don't be reluctant to part with it. It's always a good thing to be able to serve as a soldier and eat food. The soldiers in the camp are well fed and warmly dressed. If there is smoke coming out of the Xu family's ancestral grave, we can still wear official clothes."

"Just in case, just in case~"

"You're crying. If the Yellow River dam collapses, that's just a contingency. If you don't drown, you will starve to death. Mancang is taking the Yangguan Road. Let's go home and open fire."

Similar scenes were staged at the junction of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Shandong.

Tens of thousands of strong, brave and fierce Huaixi men were incorporated into the newly formed Huaixi New Army.

The world should know that the hobbies of the people at the junction of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and Shandong are relatively monotonous: one is land, and the other is rebellion.

If you have land, farm it; if there is no land, pick up a hoe and rebel.

One moment you are a farmer, the next moment you are a rebel. There is no need for psychological construction. If you run out of food in the morning, you will rebel in the evening.

Beheading is only when the wind blows to the ground.

Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, Zhu Wen, Zhu Yuanzhang, Wu Guang, Huang Chao, Cao Cao, Liu Yu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shikai, Liu Futong and others who were born at the junction of the four provinces can attest.

When it comes to the abundance of martial virtue, there is no one like him!

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The nominal leader of the new army is Yong Yan, the fifteenth son of the emperor and the current governor of Jiangsu. The actual training is carried out by the officers of the Qiaoqi battalion, and the Sauron cavalry serves as the patrol military law team.

In accordance with the requirements of the Military Aircraft Department,

These tens of thousands of new troops were not dispersed into camps, but were organized into familiar camps based on villages and towns.

They were mainly sword and shield soldiers and spear soldiers, and a very small number were trained into cavalry and shotgun soldiers.

This time, Qianlong showed great ruthlessness.

It has been repeatedly emphasized that the salary and head reward money must not be lost, let alone be in arrears. No matter how difficult it is, we must give priority to supplying these 5 people.

In the words of Minister of Military and Aircraft Yu Minzhong:
Even if the people of the six prefectures in Jiangbei tighten their belts, they must ensure the food and wages of the new army!
Although he is from Jiangsu, as an important official of the imperial court, he will never consider the friendship between his hometown and his hometown, and will unswervingly focus on the overall situation of suppressing bandits!

In a word, Mr. Yu Lao guarantees that Jiangsu people still have potential that can be tapped.

The Yu family who stayed in Huai'an Prefecture took the lead in donating 3000 taels of silver. After that, salt merchants and gentry from all over the country volunteered to follow suit.

At the same time, an additional "Wu rate" of 1 cent per acre will be levied!

Henan quickly caught up with the pace, and Jiangxi also announced that it was following the pace. However, as a granary, Lianghu temporarily withstood the pressure and pretended not to understand the hint from the Ministry of Revenue~
Anyway,

Except for a few provinces where arable land is scarce and commerce is in decline. In the Qing Dynasty, regardless of the distinction between north and south, the "Wu rate" of adding 1 point to the land tax was generally implemented.

The three provinces of Jiangsu, Henan and Jiangxi have 2 points.

The Qing government's fiscal and tax machinery was gradually speeding up. All for war!
...and at the same time,
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the weather was fine.

Li Yu also officially ascended the throne in Suzhou City and announced the founding of a new country, named "Wu".

The biggest problem with choosing "Wu" as the country name is that it has too strong a regional meaning and is not grand enough.

But all the nice country names have been used~
In the Tang Dynasty, he had the wisdom to pick up people's teeth and accuse himself of finding his ancestors.

Do it, it’s pretty good. But here we are fighting Qianlong, and there is a Qianguo title there, there is no guarantee that it will not embarrass the world.

The most majestic and uncontroversial thing is that it starts with Chinese characters, but this is a transgression of Big Brother, and I dare not even think about it.

Therefore,
It's better to follow the path of getting rich, raise troops from the land of Wu, and call them "Wu". When a vast Wu United Empire is established, no one will feel petty.

Jerry can also have beautiful features! !
The country's name is Wu, and there is another benefit.

It can unite the people of Wuyue and build a huge public base.

Zhejiang people are generally called Wuyue to distinguish them from Minyue. Wu Yue is also Wu!
After clarifying these issues, Li Yuqiangang made a decisive decision and directly threw out the national title with almost no resistance.

Because most of the civil servants under his command were from Jiangnan, they were not too resistant. The military generals are not sensitive to the country's title. They feel that there is nothing to argue about.

……

The temporary capital was tentatively designated as Suzhou.

20 miles east of Fucheng, new sites were selected to build several palaces.

At the same time, the official offices under his command were improved and adjusted, and six ministers were established, namely:

Minister of Economy, Minister of Industry, Minister of Commerce, Minister of General Staff, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of War~
Each minister is in charge of a number of related departments.

The Minister of Economic Affairs has jurisdiction over the Agriculture Department, Water Conservancy Department, Food Department, Architectural Department, Transportation Department, Development Department, and Statistics Department.
The Minister of Industry has jurisdiction over the Coal Department, the Metallurgical Department, the Shipbuilding Department, the Military Industry Department, the Building Materials Department, the Labor Department, and the Transport Department.

The Minister of General Staff Headquarters is under the jurisdiction of the Operations Department, Logistics Department, Archives Department, and Tactical Research Office.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has jurisdiction over the Propaganda Department, Nanyang Department, Trade Department, and Information Department.

The Minister of War has jurisdiction over the Military Advocate General's Office, the Training Department, the Merit Examination Department, the Ordnance Department, and the Patrol Police Department.

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In addition to the six ministers, there are four independent agencies, namely the Intelligence Agency, the Finance and Taxation Administration, the Ministry of Interior and the Counselor's Office.

The Counselor's Office is rather special and is a private organization.

The prefectures and counties under his command allocate quotas according to the amount of tax paid, with a small prefecture having 3 quotas and a high prefecture having 6 quotas.

The top 100 people who pay the most taxes in each government vote to elect the counselor of the government for a period of 2 years. (You can vote for yourself)

Once you become a counselor, you will have the following privileges within the term:

No appointment is required, you can meet with the chief officer on the same day.

For ministers and below, when meeting an official, they do not bow to him, but just bow to him for a long time.

When traveling on a horse-drawn carriage, you can wear a counselor's badge and pass the checkpoints smoothly.

Except for the crime of rebellion, local officials are not allowed to arrest counselors and seize property without authorization, unless they have permission from His Majesty.

The counselors of each government elect a chief counselor, who can dine at the same table with His Majesty King Wu once every quarter.

As soon as this measure came out, the businessmen who participated in the ceremony cheered and shouted long live. They also signed an urgent petition on the same day to donate 300 million taels.

In the words of Zhao Lixia, the state of Wu treats us as a scholar, and we should treat your majesty with all our resources.

This time,
The businessmen really volunteered, and their donations made them smile and feel proud.

……

The establishment of the counselor system,
This means that Li Yu has the first powerful and real "community of interests" - industrial and commercial owners.

Some people may say that businessmen are unreliable. They are profit-seeking, greedy, bold, and indifferent to loyalty.

That's right. But, what about the gentry?

Which powerful group in this world meets the feudal Five Constant Standards of "benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, trust and trust"? If so, it was once.

Therefore, Li Yu thought very clearly.

Support the emerging group of industrial and commercial owners to contribute to their own large-scale industrial and commercial plans and charge forward. To replace the gentry group who cannot truly support themselves and are fundamentally contradictory.

As for it, it doesn’t matter if this group becomes second among the gentry group sooner or later.

Holding the knife in his hand, he just pruned the branches and leaves in time. Where in the world is there an eternally righteous dragon-slaying boy?

The gentry group under the rule of Wu State was greatly stimulated.

A few gentry chose to join if they couldn't defeat them.

For example, the gentry of Raozhou Prefecture, the gentry of Yuhang of Hangzhou, the gentry of Shaoxing, etc. all dug out the silver in the cellars and opened mines and factories.

However, at least 6% of the gentry still looked at it with cold eyes and did not cooperate actively, but they also did not resist the tax.

Neutrality, minimum cooperation!

……

Li Yu’s current actual control territory is as follows:
Jiangsu: Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Jiangning Prefecture, Taicang Prefecture
Anhui: Taiping Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture
Zhejiang: Huzhou Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Jiaxing Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture, Ningbo Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, Jinhua Prefecture (Fucheng and the north), Taizhou Prefecture (a few in the north)
Jiangxi: Raozhou Prefecture, Jiujiang Prefecture, Nankang Prefecture
Poyang Lake, from the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River to the Chongming offshore area, is within the scope of actual control of the water surface.

There are a total of 20 prefectures and 2 Zhili prefectures. This is the entire territory of Wu State!
Compared with the huge Qing court, the territory was small and pitiful.

However, this is the "generalized Jiangnan territory", with a large population, a lot of arable land, a lot of money and grain, a lot of tea and silk, and enough coal and iron. Except for wood, war horses, saltpeter and sulfur, Wu State can be self-sufficient in all other resources.

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Li Yu wore 2 sets of clothes at the coronation ceremony. One set is a bright yellow dragon robe designed with reference to Hanfu, and the other is a high-ranking officer's dress of Wu Army.

The concubines, on the other hand, wear traditional ladies' attire, which resembles that of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, abandoning the cultural elements of the Qing court.

The enthronement ceremony was a bit simple and shabby.

The clothes of the royal family are not luxurious enough. Although the clothes are made of the best quality, they do not have dazzling patterns, nor are they full of gold, silver and pearls.

Patriarch Fan attended the ceremony while leaning on a cane. He saw a signal keenly. Your Majesty does not like complexity, does not stick to details, and has big plans.

After kowtowing and shouting "Long Live the Mountain" when he stood up, his head felt dizzy and he knew that his life was not far away.

Before going to meet the ancestors,
He still has to hold on to his last breath to arrange the positions of several descendants of the family. At the same time, he warned them how to gain a foothold in the new dynasty and cater to His Majesty's line in the future.

The Beikong family has been glorious for 2000 years.

The Nanfan family may not be irreplaceable, provided that it can provide the "development theoretical support system" necessary for Wu State.

……

Ever since that snowy New Year's Eve night two years ago, when he went to Xishan Island to hand out a substantial certificate of nomination, his mentality had completely changed.

If you can’t be a prominent Confucian family, then you can be a prominent Confucian scholar.

After being in charge of the Fan family for decades, he read books all over the world. The essence of Confucian culture is three words: Be an official!

Respecting only famous religions and abandoning all other sects' teachings is not the so-called sage's words that cannot be changed forever. Rather, this theoretical system, which has been perfected for thousands of years, is a powerful tool for Confucian scholars to firmly control the official channels.

No matter which family or surname is sitting on the dragon chair.

He had to pinch his nose and give most of his official positions to famous religious people.

Amidst the continuous sound of salutes,

Old Man Fan closed his eyes slightly, his thoughts soaring above the nine heavens.

He vaguely guessed what His Majesty was after, and he couldn't agree with it, but he could cooperate with it.

He wants to push the Fan family to the top and launch an arrogant challenge to the saint. Hundreds of years later, I may not be able to be a saint, but I want to be a sub-sage.

……

Thinking of this,

He felt a surge of energy and blood that he had not seen for decades, and his whole body was suddenly full of strength. He strode out of the queue, raised his hands and shouted:
"His Majesty's military boots will surely travel across China, Europe and the four oceans. The Wu Empire will surely surpass the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing Dynasties, span Europe and Asia, and become the greatest, richest and most enlightened empire in history."

"Long live Long live Long live."

Li Yu looked at this overly excited old man in astonishment.

This is a good thing to say, but if you are so excited, be sure not to die suddenly, as that would be very unlucky!
Yang Yunjiao, who was wearing a floor-length purple silk skirt, a cloud silk cape, and a slightly smaller hollow gold crown, was wondering where Old Fan learned this new set of words.

After the ministers were stunned for a moment, they also joined in the cheers.

Your Majesty has ascended the throne, and everyone has a bright future. Cheer, cheer, and cheer again!

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(End of this chapter)