In the south room, Yu Chenglong carefully knelt on the ground, feeling excited and frightened at the same time. Speaking of which, this was not the first time he met Tianyan, it was the third time. The first time was when he took office
When Jiangning was the prefect, he met with the emperor as usual, and the second time was when the emperor was stationed in Jiangning on his southern tour. But for some reason, he was so excited, just like when he saw his name on the list.
The emperor’s grace is mighty, the emperor’s grace is mighty…
Yu Chenglong lay there with his head down, and all he could think about were the four words "The Emperor's grace is mighty." Other than that, he couldn't think of anything else.
When Yu Chenglong came in, Kangxi was sending the latest battle report from the Ministry of War. Bahai had just sent someone from Baili to rush it yesterday. Bahai reported that he had personally led 5,800 Eight Banners troops to attack the bandits.
The main force wanted to annihilate all the traitors in the Gergesa River.
Although Bahai has done something wrong, if he can defeat the Wu rebel army for me, he will have made up for it. I hope he will not let me down. Kangxi calculated it and found out that Bahai brought a white flag and a blue flag.
The elite Eight Banners soldiers with three red flags could defeat Wu Sangui's tens of thousands of troops in the past. Now Bahai has brought them together to attack the main force of the bandit army. Although the troops are at a disadvantage, they are expected to be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
The rebels can be stopped at the Gergesa River. Prince Kang Jie led more than 2,000 forwards and the elite troops of Xiaoqi came out of the pass. Shengjing also had thousands of troops and sent an army to rescue Ula. It was more than enough to relieve the siege of Jilin.
After Bahai reports the battle, he will decide whether to transfer troops from Shengjing to Ninggu Pagoda.
On the way back to Beijing, Gao Shiqi proposed to Kangxi that North Korea should send troops to help Jilin General Xinzhu to exterminate the traitors, but Kangxi rejected it. Although North Korea was a vassal state, it had the obligation to send troops to help the host country, but Kangxi believed that North Korea should send troops.
Helping to quell the rebellion was a bit embarrassing for the Qing Dynasty. When the San Francisco riots were so fierce, North Korea was not asked to send troops to quell the rebellion. Now it is just the remnants of Wu Sangui who colluded with the Rakshasa people to rebel, and it is even more necessary to let the vassal countries send troops. Spread out.
, it makes people think that the mighty Qing soldiers are ready to fight. Besides, an order has been sent to Prince Sha Jin of Horqin to lead his troops to Shengjing. With the Horqin Mongolian soldiers there, it is even more necessary for the soldiers of the vassal country to go to fight.
After the initial panic, Kangxi was now very confident in quelling the chaos, and he was not as rude as he was in Mulan. He looked up and saw Yu Chenglong still kneeling there, and couldn't help but smile: "Yu Chenglong, why are you still kneeling? Get up quickly, come on
O man, please give me a seat and some tea."
"I thank you for your holy grace!"
As soon as he heard that the emperor had given him a seat and tea, Yu Chenglong was overwhelmed with emotion. After kowtowing in gratitude with some excitement, he leaned over and sat down, with his buttocks only touching half of the brocade stool, and not daring to fall completely on top of it.
"Yu Chenglong, I know you and trust you. You have done a good job as the prefect of Jiangning. The officials have ranked you first in the capital inspection. This is to praise you for me." Kangxi's face was smiling brightly, and his tone was the same.
It was very harmonious, and I heard that Jackie Chan burst into tears of gratitude.
"I only know that I am loyal to the king and work conscientiously, and I dare not take credit for it."
"I saw you today. Firstly, I missed you. It has been three years since I last saw you, and I am also thinking about you. Secondly, I want you to be the governor of Jiangsu. How about this job for you?"
Yu Chenglong quickly stood up and knelt down: "I thank you for your kindness, but the emperor has promoted me like this, and I am happy and happy. I'm afraid it will be a mistake and I will be betraying the great trust of the saints."
"Haha... You are right. It is precisely because of the great trust that I thought of you." Kangxi changed the subject and said seriously: "After you take office, you will raise three million stones of food for me, and next year, after
There will be more years, I ask you, can you do it?"
Three million stones of military rations?! Yu Chenglong was shocked and said quickly: "Huang Mingjian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang account for two-thirds of the national tax revenue. The people are suffering from excessive taxes and have complained a lot. Now that San Francisco has been pacified, Taiwan has been recovered, and there are internal worries
Now that all foreign troubles have been eliminated, it’s time to reduce taxes and lighten taxes, and let the people rest and recuperate. The Holy Spirit asked my ministers to increase taxes and taxes, but I would never dare to obey the edict!"
Kangxi was not unhappy. He glanced at Yu Chenglong and said, "Why are you anxious? I didn't discuss it with you. If it weren't for the difficulty of handling this matter, why wouldn't I have asked you to go? I can tell you clearly that my Northern Expedition army suffered a disastrous defeat."
, the important area of Shangyang Fort fell, there are now bandits everywhere outside the pass, Galdan's cavalry in the northwest invades the tribes in Mobei, and the Rakshasa people also move south in large numbers, so now I not only have to use troops outside the pass, but also in the northwest,
Without tens of millions of dan of food, how can I fight this battle?"
At the same time, troops were deployed outside the Pass and in the northwest? Yu Chenglong was startled and asked in silence: "I dare to ask the Holy Spirit, is it the Holy Gong's arbitrary decision to use troops in the northwest, or is it based on Mingzhu's idea?"
Upon hearing this, Kangxi's face suddenly changed: "Yu Chenglong, you should know that I never listen to others when it comes to these important matters. How can I be influenced by my ministers?"
Yu Chenglong was not intimidated and said in a deep voice: "Holy, I think that the use of troops outside the pass is a last resort. The Wu rebel army colluded with the Rakshasa. If it is not suppressed early, there will be a big disaster, so I can say what I say. But in the northwest
It is absolutely impossible to use troops in Zhungar. The emperor must know that the Qing Dynasty has used troops year after year, and the treasury is empty. Now it is difficult to use troops outside the pass. How can the treasury afford it if we send troops to the northwest? The emperor wants to fight, and the ministers must naturally
We are trying to find ways to prepare military rations for the emperor, but in the end this will not be borne by the people. Once the people's corvee increases, how will the people survive? If this causes unrest throughout the country, how will the aftermath be dealt with?"
"Hmph, do you think I didn't think of this?"
Yu Chenglong's words made Kangxi a little angry, and he said unhappily: "Now Wu Sangui's old troops are rebelling against me outside the pass, the Rakshasa Kingdom is moving southward in large numbers, and Galdan from the northwest is watching with eagerness. Do you know? When I heard that the rebel army had massacred Shangyang Fort,
How painful was my heart when I was inside my banner and my people? Now they are raging outside the customs, killing my officials and people. I am the emperor, how can I turn a blind eye? If it continues, one day they will cause trouble in my royal chariot.
If the edict cannot leave Shanhaiguan, then how will future generations treat me as an emperor? How will they evaluate you, the 'upright officials'?"
This question was asked suddenly and with great weight. Just when Yu Chenglong didn't know how to answer, Kangxi spoke again: "In order to prevent the bannermen and people of all ethnic groups outside the pass from suffering any more, I have promoted you as an exception and asked you to take on the responsibility."
This is an important task. Because you are an upright official, if you increase taxes and taxes, even if the people complain, they will not rebel. If you change to a corrupt official, it will not work. Of course, I also know that if you increase taxes as soon as you take office, the people will scold you.
However, as a minister of the imperial court, you must not only consider the people under your rule, but also consider my difficulties! You must also consider the difficulties of the Qing Dynasty!"
Hearing this, Qian Chenglong broke out in a cold sweat: "The emperor's lesson is right. I am short-sighted and ignorant of the general situation. Please forgive me. I reluctantly accept the emperor's orders and do my best."
"No, we can't do our best, but we must do it well. Let me tell you, there are many loyal ministers and upright officials in the court. Eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor. This is an ancient teaching, can you do it?
This is not difficult. But what I need is a 'Ming' minister, do you understand? A 'Ming' minister can understand the general situation, consider the overall situation, share the worries of the country and the king and father, and do not care about his own gains and losses, and is not afraid of suffering losses.
It’s Mingchen!”
Having said this, Kangxi walked up to Yu Chenglong and helped him up: "I use you so much that you have to repay me. I need food now. If I don't have food, should I ask my soldiers to fight with the traitors on an empty stomach?
?I tell you, you have to do it even if you can do it, and you have to do it even if you can't. In short, I want you to transport 300 shi of grain outside the customs within three months. Otherwise, I will not be able to eat or sleep well. You
Yu Chenglong's life is not easy either, you know!"
"I understand!"
Kangxi had spoken to this point, what else could Yu Chenglong say, and he nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will live up to your trust, and these three million stone army grain ministers will be transported outside the customs as scheduled!"
"Okay, this is my good servant!"
Kangxi knew that what Yu Chenglong had promised would be accomplished, and he was now very relaxed. In order to raise food for the Northern Expedition, all the places outside the pass had been plundered. Now he had to quell the chaos again. Food was available outside the pass, so he could only buy it from within the pass.
Grain adjustment. Zhili, Shandong, Henan and other places just suffered from natural disasters last year and the grain harvest was poor. It would be good if they didn't need government relief. How can we expect it? So now we can only adjust grain from the prosperous Jiangsu. And the need for military rations is huge.
, a considerable part of it was prepared by Kangxi for the army that would go to Galdan in the future. Therefore, it was apportioned by Jiangsu Province, and the people must bear a heavy burden. This is why Kangxi promoted Yu Chenglong as the governor of Jiangsu. He had a good official reputation and a good reputation.
He has a reputation as an "upright official" and if he does such "evil things", even if the people are dissatisfied, they will definitely not cause trouble.
After telling Yu Chenglong about collecting grain, Kangxi was about to ask him to step down, but when he saw Yu Chenglong suddenly knelt down again: "Your Majesty, I still have something to report!"
"Oh?" Seeing his solemn expression, Kangxi couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?"
Yu Chenglong raised his head and said loudly: "I want to impeach Mingzhu!"
Yu Chenglong felt dizzy and couldn't digest the emperor's big set of truths at once, "The emperor taught me a lesson, and the envoy was enlightened. I am ignorant of the truth and short-sighted. I beg the emperor to punish me for being disrespectful." After speaking, he kowtowed.