After successfully abolishing the Eight Banners and Green Camp, Xiang Nan saved the national treasury 20 million taels of silver every year, accounting for about 20% of the national treasury's annual revenue. It can be said that the burden on the national treasury was greatly reduced.
Furthermore, after eliminating redundant personnel, the combat effectiveness and discipline of the Eight Banners and Green Camp soldiers have been greatly improved compared to before.
After all, now everyone can see clearly that the emperor really dares to use the knife. The courage is much greater than that of Kangxi and Yongzheng. They can no longer just eat, drink and have fun as before.
Xiang Nan also implemented stricter management of the remaining Eight Banners and Green Camp soldiers. All soldiers live in the camp and are only allowed four days off per month. They practice at least ten days per month and spend the rest of the time building bridges, roads and water conservancy projects.
Because the Eight Banners soldiers are originally "to serve as soldiers when they go out, and to serve the people when they enter." Therefore, Xiang Nan now has the Eight Banners soldiers and green battalion soldiers trained part-time, as well as building bridges, paving roads, and constructing water conservancy projects. This can be regarded as reviving the ancestral system.
As for things like building bridges, paving roads, and constructing water conservancy projects, if all civilian workers are recruited, I don’t know how much burden it will add to the people. It just so happened that there was no fighting going on right now, so those soldiers had nothing to do, so they simply sent them up.
Speaking of which, the army's organizational capabilities are much better than those of civilians. After all, soldiers who disobey orders are disobeying military orders and can be beheaded directly by military law.
So compared to requisitioning civilians, sending soldiers to repair rivers and roads is much more efficient. This move can also get rid of their lazy uncle habits and maintain their physical fitness and combat effectiveness.
So these Eight Banners soldiers and Green Camp soldiers changed careers and became engineering soldiers. They built bridges, paved roads, dug rivers and embankments every day. They were as tired as their third grandson and began to regret why they were not laid off.
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Two months later, the second draft was officially held.
Due to the addition of Han officials in this draft, the number of show girls more than tripled, reaching an astonishing 12,000.
But in fact, the probability of the show girl being selected is very slim.
According to historical records, a talent show was held at the end of Qianlong's reign. There were more than 2,000 showgirls, but only one was selected. The probability is not one in a thousand, but one in two thousand.
But everyone wants to give it a try. After all, once you succeed, it will be like a fish leaping over the dragon's gate. Not only yourself, but also your family and clan members will benefit from it.
So no matter how small the probability is, there are still a lot of people willing to try their luck. Just like the probability of winning a lottery ticket is lower than the probability of being struck by lightning, but there are still many lottery players who enjoy it.
This draft, because there were too many people, the time was extended from four days to eight days.
The rules of the talent show are still the same as before. The beautiful women enter the Forbidden City by car from the Shenwu Gate. According to the rules of the Manchu and Mongolian people first and the Han Dynasty later, they enter the palace one after another to meet the saints.
Xiang Nan is still auditioning in the Royal Garden, keeping the sign for those he likes, and discarding the ones he doesn't like.
I have to say that this time because of the addition of Han official showgirls, the overall appearance of the showgirls has reached a new level, and there have been many stunning beauties that made Xiang Nan's heart flutter.
But he also knew that it was impossible to select too many beauties in this draft. After all, he is not Emperor Zhengde or Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and he cannot have three thousand beauties in the harem.
In this draft, we can select at most four or five, and then select a dozen or so to give to the princes and nobles, and that's about it.
So he restrained his greed and finally selected the best among the best, choosing a total of four beautiful girls. Among them, there is one person each from the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners and the Han official.
They are Zhengbaiqi, Sotsoro Gilan, the daughter of the left minister of the Ministry of War, who looks very similar to the mainland actress Gai Lili in the 1980s, a beauty with bright features;
With a red flag in the Mongolian country, the daughter of the light chariot captain Battelle Chili, Battelle Saiya, looks exactly like the Shaw Brothers actress Pan Bingchang in the 1970s. She is a dignified and beautiful beauty;
Han official Suzhou Weaving, Li Yuenu, the daughter of Li Deyu. Jiangnan has produced beauties since ancient times, and Li Yuenu is the epitome of it. She has a beautiful face and a gentle temperament, much like Tao Huimin, who was very popular in the 1990s.
Hence, Xiang Nan spotted the four of them at a glance. Among them, Ji Lan was granted the title of Everlasting, and the other three were granted the title of Promise. In the future, when you are favored, have a child, or have a major happy event, you will be granted the title of Jin. In addition, Xiang Nan also selected a dozen beauties and rewarded them to Prince Baylor and the royal family members. It is also a grace for them.
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In June, the fighting in Jinchuan and Jinchuan resumed.
The so-called Big and Little Jinchuans refer to the two chieftains in the Liangjinchuan River Basin area in the Sichuan-Tibet border area. They were named Big Jinchuan and Xiaojinchuan respectively.
Originally, the imperial court hoped to divide and rule, letting the large and small Jinchuans attack each other, while they themselves reap the benefits of the fishermen. But I didn't expect that the two chieftains were not stupid and actually joined forces to cause trouble in Sichuan and Tibet.
In small cases, they rob passing merchants and houses, just like bandits and bandits; in large cases, they capture cities and invade territories. In short, they are disobedient to discipline, disobedient to the king's laws, and become a country of their own.
From the reign of Emperor Kangxi to Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, Jinchuan and Jinchuan rebelled, rebelled and surrendered, and acted erratically. Due to the high mountains and dense forests in Sichuan and Tibet, and the lack of transportation, it was absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack in a war, so Kangxi and Yongzheng mostly focused on appeasement.
However, in recent years, Jinchuan and Jinchuan have jointly started to cause trouble. Not only did they annex the surrounding tribes, they also overthrew Dajian Lu and approached the south gate of Tianfu.
Once the arrow furnace is lost, it is possible for the Jinchuan and the Jinchuan to march straight in and conquer Tianfu. And once something happens to Tianfu, Qinghai and Tibet will be left alone, and there is a risk of losing control of such a large territory.
Therefore, Xiang Nan made a decisive decision and decided to send troops to destroy Jinchuan and Jinchuan.
50,000 new troops set off again to fight the rebellion in Sichuan and Tibet.
Xiang Nan also specially asked his eldest brother Yong Huang to go with the army and serve as deputy general.
This is mainly done to give him exercise. Yong Huang's character has always been a bit weak, lacking blood, drive and courage. It would be a good thing for him to join the army this time and experience the test of blood and fire.
The battle of Jinchuan and Jinchuan may seem fierce, but in fact there is a generational difference between the weapons of Jinchuan and Jinchuan and the Qing army. The large and small Jinchuans still use bows, arrows, swords and guns, which cannot be compared with the Qing army's spears and cannons.
As long as the Qing army does not advance rashly, moves forward step by step, and fights steadily, the destruction of Jinchuan and Jinchuan will be a matter of time.
As a lieutenant, Yong Huang does not have to charge forward, so safety is still guaranteed.
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Before the army set off, Xiang Nan summoned Li Shijie and Yong Huang, the grand prize chiefs, to give them face-to-face instructions. The strategy for countering the rebellion this time was to attack steadily and steadily.
Because the Sichuan-Tibet area has high mountains and dense forests, it is very suitable for guerrilla warfare, but not suitable for large army operations. Therefore, we must proceed steadily and step by step. Once you advance rashly, you may fall into the enemy's trap.
In addition, Xiang Nan also issued an order to Fu Qing, the minister stationed in Tibet, asking him to recruit various Qinghai and Tibetan ministries to surround the Jinchuan and Jinchuan rivers on the west side and gradually reduce the encirclement.
At that time, Jinchuan and Jinchuan will be like a turtle in a urn, with no chance of escape.
"Yong Huang, although you are an elder brother, your status is that of a deputy general. You must obey General Li's orders." Xiang Nan asked Yong Huang again.
"General Li, although Yonghuang is my son, if I hand him over to you, he will be your subordinate. I hope you will strictly restrain him and not follow the rules and protect him."
“My son and I obey my orders!”, “I obey my orders.”