Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 331
Zaiying sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty, the waste in the flag affairs is really astonishing. The Ministry of War roughly estimated that the imperial cavalry will spend at least 4000 yuan to fight this big battle in Europe. [-] yuan, according to the slaves, this is still a small amount. Now the banner people have to eat hundreds of dollars a month from the imperial court. There are millions of bannermen in Liaodong and Beijing, and the money spent every year is enough to fight two big battles. The most let What makes people sad is that many banner people do nothing all day long, just relying on the little achievements of their ancestors to go to teahouses, watch birds and listen to storytelling.

Guan Xuqing took a deep breath, nodded and said: "If these people's annual salaries are rashly stripped, a group of seven-foot-tall men will not be able to do anything, and they will make trouble. I have been determined to reform the flag affairs in all dynasties. But sell land for him, give birth to him and sell property. In short, I don’t want to live an honest life.”

"What the emperor said is true." Zaiying interjected: "Nowadays, some of the subordinates are walking birds and fighting dogs all day long. A bird costs hundreds of yuan at every turn, and the highest slaves are said to be sold for thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. 1000 yuan is enough for an ordinary household to eat and drink for a year.”

Guan Xuqing took it for granted, and asked, "What do you think? Tell me."

Zaiying bowed and said, "Responding to the emperor's words, the slaves think that the vast land and sparse population in Eastern Siberia is a good time to make a living. The current Russia is nothing more than a loyal friend of the empire's puppet, and they are also eager for that large piece of land. Some people went to open up wasteland. The slaves thought that it would be better to allocate a sum of land reclamation expenses from the national treasury. The amount can vary according to the merits of different bannermen. From now on, the imperial court will no longer give money, and the banner salary will be cut off in the future. In this way, there will always be some people who will go, and secondly, they will not go. It is also stated that the banner salary will gradually decrease in the future. The emperor can make clear his will. Set a time limit to completely abolish the flag payment. This burden on flag affairs will gradually disappear.”

After hearing what he said, Guan Xuqing did not express his position for the time being. This method sounds feasible, but it is extremely difficult to implement, not to mention how the banner people will react. I went out to spend a while, and went back to the Banner Bureau to make a fuss as if I had spent all the money, and the troubles behind were even bigger.

After thinking for a while, Guan Xuqing said: "Your intentions are good, but you are a little anxious. I thought about adding three things. First, my dynasty has always attached great importance to military merits. If bannermen do not have military merits, they will not be able to receive so much land money." Second, those who have no military merits in the third generation will be expelled from the country. Finally, the Banner Affairs Bureau has set up a branch in Hailanpao since the end of the year. .Also, we can't issue a decree for the time being, this matter has to be done slowly."

Zaiying said: "The emperor's sacred candlelight, I understand. Just now I made a rough calculation. A while ago, I issued a decree. For those who have no military achievements in the third generation of the banner, the landed money will be reduced to 500 yuan per year. But this group of people There are only a small number, more than 7000 million bannermen. In the third world, they can always find a reason to get some military merits. Especially in the past few decades, the country has been suffering from internal and external troubles. According to statistics, the total number of bannermen who have been brushed down this time is only 4. There are about [-] people in multiple households, accounting for less than one percent of the total number of banner people. It seems that there is still a long way to go."

Guan Xuqing nodded: "I asked Prince Su to specialize in flag affairs in Liaodong and East Siberia. The current focus is on how to use the Far East Joint Stock Company to mobilize more banner people to invest with some local currency, and declare If the investment is not profitable, the future landing currency will remain the same. If the profit exceeds five times the investment, then the future landing currency will no longer be available. Moreover, if there is a way to educate the banner people, the country cannot give it forever Today, the far-sighted bannermen have reaped rich rewards in East Siberia. The rich mineral and natural resources there have given the Far East Joint Stock Company a huge space to display, and the bannermen who are willing to invest have also gained a lot from it. I have benefited from the pen, and I have ordered the Far East media to focus on this matter. Through such an operation and management method, I believe that within a year, the infrastructure construction there will be improved. All bannermen who are willing to invest and operate there, The Far East Joint Stock Company will present a set of real estate to each family. At the beginning, they don’t need to pay any money. As long as they sign a repayment agreement, they can get real estate, real estate, production tools and production materials, etc., which forces the banner people to invest. If you expand your income, those who gain benefits will naturally settle down there, and if a bannerman who has nothing to gain is unable to repay the mortgage funds such as real estate, he can directly strip him of his land bank. This is a thing that kills multiple birds with one stone."

"The emperor's candle illuminates the future, and he can see thousands of miles." Zai Ying said respectfully.

On the wharf of the Beijing Canal, although it is nine days old, there are scenes of busy workers sweating profusely everywhere. There are no large-scale lifting machinery and loading and unloading equipment here, and there are only cheap manpower. A pair of shoulders can shuttle back and forth in a day Loading and unloading all the cargo of a small cargo ship, and the reward is just enough to go to the house once, whoring a woman once, plus eat the sauced mutton from Yueshengzhai once, and drink the old white dry from Taibaiju once.

Among the busy crowd, there was a young man in white clothes, who was particularly conspicuous. He was sitting carelessly on a box of goods with his braids in his braids. Touching the minor tune, it seems very leisurely.

"Oh, Ying Er Er, you are quite at ease, wait for the foreman to trouble you later." A man carrying a sandbag scolded as he passed by.

"Gou San'er, your name is Erye Ying, you've been so poor all your life, you're not happy to see Erye take a break, and if you don't like it, you're still pretty good at rest. Crap!" Yinger sneered.

Gou San'er turned around and said: "Yes, you are, Second Master Ying, you think this is when you fucking people just entered the customs, the banner man is now that grandma doesn't care ÷ uncle doesn't love, so give me this pretend You fucking "Gou San'er didn't wait to finish speaking, his eyes slipped away, and he found that dozens of people around him had put down their hands and glared at him. What a bannerman, Gou San'er shrinks his neck and sticks out his tongue, not daring to be serious with Ying Er anymore.

"What the hell! If it was ten years ago, my family was big, rich and powerful, and a fart would kill you! Fuck!" Yinger could not stop cursing and whining.

At this time, a foreman found Eiji who was sitting idle, pointed at Eiji's nose and cursed: "You kid is lazy again, what is your excuse this time, is it a backache or a pain in the egg? You are fucking working at the dock. You look like a worker. I thought you were Eiji, the uncle of Dongsi, who was buried in the ground with your father's coffin back then. Do you work? Don't you want today's wages again? Bear like !" The foreman sprayed Eiji with scolding blood, and Eiji stared at him angrily, just about to explode.The foreman glared at him and said, "He, you still want to go against the sky, boy. If you want to do quick work, you don't want to get out as soon as possible. Three-legged toads are hard to find, and two-legged living people are everywhere."

Eiji came to the foreman with his hands behind his back and smiled, bowed his body and said, "Master, I'm not a thing, I'm a fucking bastard, can I make a mistake?" Eiji leaned over as if he was going to kneel Down.The foreman hugged his shoulders and shouted: "You are such a cheap bone, you don't eat a toast and you are fined. Everyone, come and see, the banner man kowtowed to me."

When the foreman was arrogant and bluffing, Eiji suddenly handed out his hand behind his back. Under the shining sun, he saw a shining dagger in his hand. Everyone gasped when they saw this, and the foreman hadn't waited for a response. When he came over, the blade of the dagger pierced into his chest, and blood sprang out immediately.Ying Er's face was distorted, he kicked the foreman's body to the ground, waved his arms and shouted: "Banner brothers, we can't live like this anymore, our ancestors have been honored by the emperor for generations. People, how can you let Han people ride on their necks to piss, it’s a man who robbed the goods on the pier!”

As soon as the words fell, hundreds of dock workers poured in from all directions, all of them carrying things in their hands, and fought with the Han dock workers. The Han people were caught off guard. The whole body of the killer was covered with blood, and he shouted: "Go grab the cargo space!"

These bannermen rushed into the cargo warehouse in a swarm, killing everyone they saw, and looting everything. I don’t know who even set the cargo cabin ablaze. The fire took advantage of the wind to burn more and more vigorously. The flames and thick smoke completely covered the blue sky. Reality.

That night, Zaiying came to see the emperor in a hurry, and said as soon as they met: "Your Majesty, something is wrong! The bannerman on the canal made trouble, killing and wounding dozens of dock workers, and even burned the goods on the dock. It's bright!"

Guan Xuqing was stunned for a moment, and did not speak for a long while.

"However, fortunately, the police from Shuntian Prefecture arrived in time and arrested all the troublemakers. The leader is a run-down banner man named Ying Er."

"We must thoroughly investigate! These banner people are really rebellious, how dare they do such a thing at the feet of the emperor! I must not let it go!" When he said this, the muscles on Guan Xuqing's face were twitching.

"Your Majesty, this servant is about to ask you how to deal with these troublesome bannermen?"

Guan Xuqing's face was livid, and it took a long time for him to utter a few words between his teeth: "Kill! Not killing is not enough to establish prestige!"

Zaiying nodded, looking a little embarrassed, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't dare to say it.

Guan Xuqing glanced at him: "If you have anything to say, just talk about it."

"Cha." Zai Ying said submissively, "I think these people cannot be killed."

"Oh why?"

"Your Majesty, please think about it. Now the Bannermen have deep grievances against the imperial court and the Han people. The so-called freezing three feet does not happen in a day. The current incident is an introduction. If these people are killed, the whole situation will definitely be intensified. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it at that time. The servant thought it would be better to let these people go, but they can't let them go for free. They will be given ten years' land money, and let them go to Siberia, where they can make a living. On the one hand, this will show the emperor En Haodang, he still has compassion for the banner people. On the other hand, if these people live affluently there, it happens to be a living example. When the media makes a big splash on this matter, it will definitely have a negative impact on the banner people all over the country. Everyone has an educational and exemplary role. Look, Your Majesty"

"Okay, I really didn't misread you. This opinion is powerful and extraordinary." Guan Xuqing patted Zaiying on the shoulder happily.

(End of this chapter)