Chapter 1,263 Fusion of Manchu and Han, Marrying Ruoxi
The forty-sixth year of Kangxi finally arrived.
Su Mingzhe learned that the navy had brought back the first batch of silver, so he went out of the city to greet him personally, and then sent it to Changchun Garden:
"Huang Ama, Ishimi Yinshan's income in one year is all here!"
Ten thousand boxes filled with silver were neatly placed in the courtyard like a military formation.
The 10,000 imperial guardsmen who were guarding them were so wide-eyed that they didn't even dare to take a breath.
Kangxi, who was already in his fifties, could not hide his emotions:
"This silver mine can generate 50 million taels of silver a year, which is almost as much as the annual tax revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
"Such a rich silver mine is also a blessing to our Qing Dynasty!"
"Fourth, how do you think this money should be spent?"
It has to be said that Kangxi was a man who understood economics and knew that putting money in the treasury was just dead money and far less valuable than spending it.
Su Mingzhe thought for a moment and then said:
"Amma, do you still remember the story of Feng Xuan building the 'Three Cunning Rabbit Caves' for Lord Mengchang?"
"Um?"
Kangxi was stunned for a moment, then reacted:
"Are you going to use this money outside the customs?"
The story of "Three Cunning Rabbit Cave" started when Feng Chen and "Xue Guo Shiyi" built a "new cave" for Lord Mengchang.
The state of Xue was the fiefdom of Lord Mengchang.
Now that Su Mingzhe mentioned the story of "Three Caves of a Cunning Rabbit", Kangxi naturally thought of it.
"Not just outside the customs!"
Su Mingzhe subconsciously curled his lips when he saw Kangxi thinking so.
When Kangxi said "outside the Pass", it basically means that Kangxi did not really regard the Han people under the Qing rule as his own people.
However, it doesn’t matter, since I have already planned it:
"Huang Ama, although we, the Manchus, have unified the Central Plains now, there are still many people with radical ideas who do not recognize our rule by the Qing Dynasty."
"In fact, in my opinion, whether they are Manchus, Mongolians, or other ethnic groups, they are all descendants of Yanhuang Miao and Chinese people. Therefore, I am determined to follow the example of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty and promote the integration of Manchu and Han..."
"no!"
When Kangxi heard his son's words, his face immediately changed and he said angrily:
"You are trying to destroy the inheritance of your ancestors..."
"Your Majesty, let me hear what I have to say first!"
When Su Mingzhe saw that Kangxi didn't even listen to what he had to say, he started scolding himself. Finally, he waited until Kangxi stopped scolding him and then said:
"Huang Ama, since the beginning of history, the Eastern Yi, Xirong, Southern Barbarians, and Beidi have been invading the Central Plains. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was turmoil, the Three Kingdoms returned to the Jin, and the Five Barbarians entered the Central Plains. In a short time, there were sixteen kingdoms in the North, and by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, The Khitan, Jurchen, Mongol, Dangxiang, Tubo and other ethnic groups arose. How many ethnic groups are left now? How many descendants of each ethnic group are still alive?"
"The Qing Dynasty has been in existence for 60 years. According to the general luck of the dynasty, how many years can it still exist?"
"Huang Ama, as the saying goes, if you don't plan for the eternity, you can't plan for the moment! If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region!"
"So, in my opinion, the integration of Manchu and Han is a general trend that cannot be resisted!"
Kangxi still listened to Su Mingzhe's inspiring words. However, facing Su Mingzhe's serious expression, he sighed, shook his head slightly and said:
"Fourth brother, you have been smart since you were a child and can learn everything quickly. Even in handling government affairs, you are countless times better than other brothers! However, you are still too young and your ideas are too radical..."
"I have only been a Manchu for a few years, and I haven't yet established a firm foothold. You are just thinking about the integration of Manchu and Han..."
"If you do this, you will only lose the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, and it will have no practical benefit in maintaining our Qing rule!"
Su Mingzhe saw that although Kangxi did not agree with his idea, he did not get angry, so he knew that Kangxi had also thought about this issue.
If that's the case, it doesn't need to be a big deal.
It makes sense:
"What does Huang Ama think is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty?"
"Of course... the commander of the Eight Banners!"
As a generation of emperors, Kangxi naturally would not let this problem stump him.
Su Mingzhe listened, nodded in agreement, and then asked:
"Then from what Huang Ama sees, how many years can the fighting power of our banner people be maintained?"
"You know, the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry who followed Temujin and conquered the world only maintained the Mongols for more than a hundred years! As powerful as the Han and Tang Dynasties, they only ruled for three to four hundred years!"
"Compared with them, how long can our Qing rule last?"
Kangxi was heartbroken when his son asked him:
"If it is according to your wishes, the integration of Manchu and Han will be able to consolidate the rule of the Qing Dynasty?"
"At least the conflict can be alleviated!"
Su Mingzhe affirmed:
"Huang Ama, you often go to the south of the Yangtze River. You should know that the bannermen and Han people in various places have always lived separately! If the Qing Dynasty is destroyed, if the people of the new dynasty want to retaliate, they will easily massacre all my bannermen! "
‘Massacre’, ‘retaliation’!
These two words combined together are like a sharp sword, shining with cold light.
It instantly reminded Kangxi of some things that happened decades ago when the Qing Dynasty first entered the country, such as: "Ten Days in Yangzhou", "Leave your head but not your hair", etc.!
For a moment, Kangxi was so confused that he didn't know how to communicate with his son.
After all, according to what Su Mingzhe said, once the dynasty changes, the new dynasty will massacre the bannermen.
Moreover, this kind of thing is visible to the naked eye and is simply inevitable.
Seeing that Kangxi finally started to wake up, Su Mingzhe continued to preach:
"Actually, this great integration is not just a fusion between Manchu and Han people!"
"You must know that in addition to the Manchus, Mongols, Qinghai, Plateau, Tianshan, Wuyasutai, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places in Shengjing, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other places, there are dozens of ethnic groups, and they are also of Yanhuang Miao origin. It is only because they have lived in the border areas for a long time that they are distinguished from the Han people."
"The ethnic integration I want is to establish Xuanfu Divisions and Imperial College branches in these places, and to recruit the children of chieftains from all over the country to enroll!"
"...Are you planning to implement the 'Extension of Grace Order' among the chieftains in various places?"
Kangxi suddenly understood what Su Mingzhe meant.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the "Tian En Order" in order to resolve the separatist regimes of vassal kings in various places.
Now, Su Mingzhe has established the "Xuanfu Division" in order to win the hearts and minds of all ethnic groups other than the Han and use it to fight against the Han.
"good!"
Su Mingzhe smiled again and said:
"However, we cannot favor one over the other. We must also win over and divide the Han people..."
After listening to Su Mingzhe's plan, Kangxi's frown finally slowly unfolded:
"Fourth, now that you have a detailed plan, go ahead and do it!"
Su Mingzhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Kangxi was convinced by him.
If Kangxi did not agree with his plan, in order to implement the plan smoothly, he would have to be "unfilial" if he had no choice but to do so.
By then, whether Kangxi is hemiplegic or something else, he won't be able to control it.
Fortunately, Kangxi agreed, this was the best.
Everyone is safe and sound!
"My son, I have one more thing to ask for permission from Emperor Ama!"
When Su Mingzhe said goodbye, he finally remembered something:
"My son has been engaged to the daughter of General Maltai for more than a year. Last year, because of Aunt Su's incident, the wedding was postponed for a year. Now that the mourning period has passed, my son wants to find an auspicious date in the near future to marry the daughter of General Maltai. Pass the door!"
"You can just contact Qin Tianjian about this matter!"
Talking about the daughter of General Martai, Kangxi began to have a headache again:
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This rebellious son is good at everything, but he doesn’t know how to be filial to his own, the Emperor!"