The Rebirth of the Abandoned Prince

Chapter 49 Talks between several parties【Part [-]】

Yinfeng's memorial was written very frankly this time. He wrote it in less than an hour, and he had already analyzed his internal and external problems of coastal defense and the countries scattered around the Qing Dynasty.The Qing Dynasty now can be said to be suffering from internal and external troubles.

He cut and deleted to piece together what he wanted to say. Originally, there were a lot of things he wanted to say, but after thinking about it, he still gave up.It's really not very good to talk about criticizing everything inside.Starting from coastal defense and national border defense, at least Kangxi will not be too disgusted.

As for the Eight Banners matter, Kangxi has been rectifying it in recent years, but the rectification is still not enough.The matter of rectifying the Eight Banners is basically left to Yinfeng and Yinyou. To be honest, Yinfeng thinks it is far from enough.If the rectification of the Eight Banners could be so simple, it would not have been troubled for so many years.

Although Yinfeng wanted to mention it, he knew he was not suitable.

In the past few years, the relationship between him and Yinyin has gradually become a little subtle, which is different from the previous feeling.Maybe it's because Yinyi's thoughts of competing with him have gradually increased, and Yinyi's movements have obviously increased.Coupled with the rectification of the Eight Banners, Yinyou has always had quarrels with Yinyu. Yinyou advocates rectification starting from the fundamental errands and young children, while Yinyi advocates rectifying from the surface, first let everyone have errands, and then Do the next thing.

Yinyou and Yinreng have always had a good relationship, so Yinfeng thinks that the reason why Yinyou is like this has Yinreng's meaning in it.He is also very clear that Yinyi thinks that he does it deliberately in many cases, and he knows in his heart that once he has such a deep-rooted idea, the relationship between them will become very bad.

The next day, Yinreng presented the written memorial.

Kangxi read Yinreng's memorial very seriously, and he could feel Yinreng's carefulness and firmness in every word and sentence in it.Originally, he thought that Yinfeng was just talking about it one-sidedly, but he didn't think that this memorial was full of eloquence. Although the analysis was not very thorough, it was definitely enough homework.

Yinreng looked at Kangxi and frowned sometimes, sometimes nodded. He knew that Kangxi was probably reading his memorial seriously, and was still thinking about whether what he said in it was feasible.

Without waiting for Yinfeng to think too much, Kangxi asked Wei Zhu and Liang Jiugong to invite Prince Kang, Prince Gong and Prince Yu, as well as several soldiers who had just returned to Beijing to report their duties at the border all year round.Yinfeng knew that Kangxi probably wanted to talk about his memorial in detail, and Kangxi always attached great importance to border affairs.

"Baocheng, this memorial is very comprehensive, tell me what you think." Kangxi looked at Yinfeng, and he found that his prince had really grown up a lot, not the one who surrounded him, The childish voice shouted to him that Huang Ama's insurance was completed.

Looking at Yinfeng, who has grown into a jade tree facing the wind, and looks like a handsome young man, Kangxi has a little pride in his heart that my family has a child who has just grown up.Yinreng is more or less similar to him, whether it is doing things or dealing with people on weekdays, he can feel Yinreng's growth.From the jerky at the beginning, to the current ease.

Yinfeng said: "Huang Ama, the Japanese country has been sending ships to wander around the Qing Dynasty in recent years. This country must have moved its mind, and the Qing Dynasty's maritime defense is still lacking. Baocheng thought that the Qing Dynasty should set up an army. The marine army is."

"Marine army?"

"Yes. In the past few years, Baocheng has learned a lot of things from foreigners with missionaries. Baocheng believes that the essence should be absorbed and the dross should be discarded. The Ministry of Industry has been secretly researching cannons. Although it has never fired a cannonball, it has The power should not be underestimated." Yinfeng thought for a while and said: "If you want to attack the Qing Dynasty, besides attacking in Tsarist Russia, there is another way is to attack at sea."

"Keep talking."

"Foreigners have developed rapidly in the past ten years. Just by looking at the powerful weapons such as firecrackers and arquebus guns they introduced, we can know that their ambitions are not small. Although the Qing Dynasty is a great country, if the multinational alliance , the Qing Dynasty does not occupy any advantage."

Kangxi nodded, but didn't speak, he knew that Yinreng probably wanted to tell him more than that.

"It is said that Baocheng has been in contact with missionaries for such a long time, and has also inquired about many foreigners." Yinfeng thought for a while and said: "Early before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Englishman Gilbert invented the electroscope, and During King Sejo’s reign, Germany’s Julik created frictional electrification. If Huang Ama asked Baocheng what it was, Baocheng could only answer that the world would go crazy because of it in the future. These are things that foreigners hide. They presumably want to create more change."

"Moreover, in recent years, Baocheng has heard that Denis Papen of France proposed the idea of ​​a steam engine, and many people began to study this steam engine. If it can be researched, it will definitely create more possibilities, and weapons The re-innovation is also inevitable.”

Kangxi asked, "Electricity? A steam engine?"

"Electricity is the thunder and lightning when it often rains. In recent years, many foreign scholars have been studying this phenomenon of electricity. They are also trying to make this lightning a kind of energy that can be widely used. If they can be successfully studied, Their ambitions are bound to be even greater." Yinfeng had only a half-knowledge at first, but after communicating with Guan Rongqi for a long time, he finally understood that foreigners will create countless possibilities in the future.

"However, what Baocheng is most concerned about is not the electricity, but the steam engine. It has been researched in the early years, but the cost is so huge that foreigners have not implemented it, and they have come up with another steam engine in the past few years, but now Still researching, Baocheng thinks it will be done within three or four years." Yinfeng's words were intermittent, but he expressed everything that should be expressed, and he would not say what he should not say but knew .

It has to be said that the more you understand countries other than the Qing Dynasty, the smaller the Qing Dynasty becomes.You can't sit on the sky and watch the sky. The Qing Dynasty should also start to face up to all the small countries and those not-so-good inventions.Whether it is steam engines, electricity, or weapons, the Qing Dynasty must pay close attention to it.

Kangxi was taken aback by what Yinfeng described. It seems that many countries have begun to study various weapons and some tools for change.For a long time, although he looked at foreigners squarely, he didn't look at these affairs with a straight mind like Yinreng.He couldn't understand why Yinfeng paid so much attention, but he didn't think Yinfeng would pay such attention if it wasn't necessary.

"How will the innovations that Baocheng created for these foreigners affect the Qing Dynasty?"

Yinfeng thought for a while and said: "If the Qing Dynasty is still standing in a few decades, if you just don't pay attention to it, the Qing Dynasty will be jointly bullied by countries outside the Qing Dynasty in less than a hundred years. If Huang Ama asked Bao to become Why do you think so? The Qing Dynasty has a vast land and resources, and the land of foreigners is not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty."

Kangxi was silent for a while, and did not speak again, while Yinfeng also stood quietly aside.He knew that Kangxi was really thinking about his words, and he had a lot of feelings in his heart.Over the past few years, he has learned more and more about the outside world, and he feels like a frog in a well.

Maybe it's because he thinks differently, and the way he looks at things has also undergone a huge change.At this time, he probably only thought about Huang Ama's throne, and how to fight Yinyi.Now I skip these things, and I think more about how to make the Qing Dynasty prosperous and strong, the common people have food and clothing, the Eight Banners, Mongolia and other countries outside the Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi suddenly discovered today that the Yinfeng he knew seems to be different.I'm afraid it started from the expedition to Galdan!After returning to Beijing that time, Yinfeng has been doing things in a low-key manner, and has remained in the Ministry of Industry, and the changes in the weapons of the Ministry of Industry in the past few years may still have a lot of his factors.

Seeing Liang Jiugong coming to invite people, Chang Ning was a little surprised, but he immediately remembered that Yinfeng had handed over a memorial not long ago, which was about coastal defense, and this time it probably had something to do with it.After preparing in a hurry, he followed Liang Jiugong to Qianqing Palace.

Jieshu and Fuquan also came to Qianqing Palace one after another, along with many soldiers who had recently returned to Beijing to report on their duties, and even Guan Rongqi was called over.Guan Rongqi didn't expect Kangxi to call him at first, but after thinking about it, he suddenly understood something. He is the posthumous son of Prince Chun, and he will definitely inherit Prince Chun's mansion in the future, and according to his performance recently, Kangxi is quite satisfied with him. .

Kangxi ordered people to lead Jieshu, Fuquan, Changning, Guan Rongqi and a group of soldiers to the side hall of Qianqing Palace. He and Yinfeng still had something to say. Coastal frontier defense is of course very important, but he has more things to pay attention to.

"Baocheng, do you think we should continue to contact foreigners?" Kangxi asked after thinking for a long time.

Yinfeng smiled and said: "Why not? Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. If you think about things by yourself, there will be no progress. Foreigners are also constantly innovating by taking the essence and discarding the dross. Why can't the Qing Dynasty What? Think of my vast country, where there are many talented people, and there are many crouching tigers, hidden dragons."

"En..." Kangxi thought for a while and asked, "Baocheng continues to talk about it."

"Whether it's the Han people, the Manchus, or the Mongols, aren't they all under Huang Ama's control? Baocheng thinks that some students should be sent to study in other countries, and they can also get a better understanding of the local people. situation, as well as learning a different foreign language.” Yinreng’s proposal was to send people to study in other countries, and since he heard Guan Rongqi’s various ideas and sayings, he already had a different view.And he may discriminate against Han Chinese and foreigners, but he doesn't think so now.

The difference between success and failure is just a thin line. The Qing Dynasty successfully entered the customs and the Ming Dynasty fell.However, the change of dynasty is the general trend.

Yinfeng knew that telling Kangxi these things today was not to make him reform and change, but to make him pay attention to those things that had been neglected.Obviously, his purpose was achieved.