The concept of "Chinese nation" was indeed proposed more than ten years ago. It has been publicly promoted in newspapers over the years and has been vigorously promoted in the new army of Yuanqi. Everyone here knows it, but the court has never made any public statements about it, neither refuting nor agreeing.

Obviously, this concept is more conducive to winning the hearts of the people and consolidating the rule of the court. However, if the court wants to agree with this, it must attack the hard-core crops of the Qing Dynasty - the bannermen. All the privileges of the bannermen must be abolished. This will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the bannermen and turmoil in the capital. The Qing Dynasty has been established for two hundred years and has devoted itself to safeguarding the Qing Dynasty's rule and maintaining the imperial power of the Qing Dynasty is the bannermen. If they really want to attack the bannermen, it is like destroying their foundation.

No one said anything when he saw him. Prince Hui Mian smiled happily: "Integrating all ethnic groups into a Chinese nation is a good thing for the court, which is conducive to consolidating the border and uniting the hearts of the people. However, after the founding of the Qing Dynasty for two hundred years, many things have been deeply rooted, and this matter can only be slowly taken..."

"There is no need to hide it. The court is not worried about the bannermen." Yi Zhizu laughed and said, "The bannermen are not farming, workers, or business. They have been the court's kindness for two hundred years. Now the national treasury is empty and the number of bannermen is huge. The livelihood of the bannermen has long become a major concern for the court. If the reform and reform are not taken advantage of, the policy of supporting bannermen will be abolished, the Qing Dynasty will be dragged down by the bannermen and die sooner or later.

What would happen if the Qing Dynasty died? What would the bannermen be like? At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the descendants of the Zhu family were massacred, which was a lesson from the past. Even if they did not consider the country or the people of the world, they should always think about the long-term and future of the bannermen?”

This is a ruthless saying, but it is all true. If the Qing Dynasty is destroyed, the bannermen will inevitably be buried for the Qing Dynasty. This is definitely not an exaggeration. If the Ming Dynasty destroys Yuan, Mongolia can retreat to the grassland. Now, where can the bannermen retreat? The grassland? Northeast? The new army with a large number of firearms has completely crushed the cavalry and shooting. Yuan Qi will never allow Mongolia and Northeast to split, and will inevitably be completely wiped out!

For a moment, everyone present looked a little ugly, but Yi Zhizu continued: "The abolition of the policy of raising bannermen is enough to show the court's determination to reform and the strength of the court's reform. It will not only receive praise from the court and the country, but also save the court's large expenses. It is also a great thing for bannermen.

The court carried out grace on the bannermen and prohibited them from engaging in other professions. For the bannermen, isn’t it a disguised confinement? If the court has abundant financial resources and can make the bannermen rich, it would be fine, but if the livelihood is difficult and not as good as the ordinary people, what do the bannermen think in their hearts? Are they grateful to the court? Or resentment?"

Sushun spoke: "The court has been kind to the people of the banner for two hundred years, and the bannermen have lost their ability to make a living by themselves. If they abolish them rashly, they will inevitably become elbows."

"If the court does not abolish the grace, the bannermen will never be able to support themselves." Yi Zhizu said: "The court must take advantage of the remaining strength to abolish the grace and lift the shackles of the bannermen. Now it is actually an excellent opportunity. If Tianjin opens a port, the court will set up factories in Tianjin, which requires a large number of workers, so the bannermen can be used as the ones.

Machine textile mills are also in full swing. Yuanqi can take the lead in opening a textile mill in Tianjin to recruit bannermen and women into the factory. The court can also open new schools, promote free education, and cultivate bannermen's children...."

"This is indeed a rare opportunity." Yi Xin nodded slightly.

Zaiyuan said, "Even if the imperial court set up a military industry in Tianjin, how many workers can it accommodate? There are millions of bannermen in the capital alone."

Millions of bannermen? Yi Zhizu was a little surprised. He always thought that there were only one million bannermen, but why did millions suddenly pop up? He couldn't help but think of what Wei Yuan said - "Gather millions of people who do not have scholars, no farming, no labor, no business, no military, no people in the capital, and no people, no place to do it. Even if the official offerings in the country are exhausted, they are not enough to support them."

Is these millions not exaggerated? But how many people can the capital have? He looked at Sushun and said hesitantly: "There are millions of flag people in the capital?"

"There are still two million." Su Shun said slowly: "The number of soldiers in the Eight Banners has always been around 300,000. There has been no significant increase or decrease in previous dynasties. The capital is 150,000, the northeast is 50,000, and the provinces are 90,000. At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were five cents and seven cents and one cents, but now it is fifteen cents and one cents. The total number of soldiers in the Beijing camp is more than two million. This does not include women."

Wouldn't it be three million, including women? Yi Zhizu was really shocked by this number. He vaguely remembered that the population of the capital in the late Qing Dynasty was only more than one million, and immediately asked: "So many bannermen live in the capital?"

"How can you all live in the capital?" Su Shun smiled and said, "When Emperor Shizong was about to build barracks in the suburbs of the capital, and gradually moved soldiers and their relatives in the inner city to live in the suburbs of the city. Later, some people moved idle bannermen to the capital. Now, more than half of the bannermen are in the capital."

After pondering for a moment, Yi Zhizu said: "Will the Eight Banners stationed in the Northeast and various provinces be 1500 yuan?"

Su Shun nodded, "The situation in the Northeast and various provinces stationed the Eight Banners is slightly better, roughly about one in ten."

In this way, wouldn’t the Qing Dynasty bannermen have to have five or six million people? Yi Shizuo couldn’t help but be shocked. No wonder the Eight Banners made the court in a mess, and the number of bannermen who didn’t do production was so large, it would be strange if they were not anxious!

After pondering for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "The population is reproductive, the larger the base, the faster the reproduction. Millions of bannermen can add tens of thousands in a year, and hundreds of thousands in ten years. It is urgent to abolish the policy of grace and support, and we must not delay any further!

If the Tianjin factory cannot arrange it, it can also move to the northeast, Mongolia, Northwest, East and West Siberia, or emigrate in large quantities. If it is delayed, the Eight Banners system will inevitably collapse on its own!”

Wusong, Huangpu River Estuary.

Five hybrid ocean-going merchant ships with rice-shaped sails and black smoke quickly entered the Huangpu River. On the deck, Feng Yunshan, who had short hair and Western dress, looked at Baoshan with chimneys and said with emotion: "Every time I come to Shanghai, I feel strange, and the changes are so fast!"

Shi Dakai, who was standing beside him, looked shocked. Although he had heard that Shanghai was prosperous and wealthy and was full of factories, it was better to see it at first sight. The dense chimneys and the factory that seemed to be invisible were completely beyond his imagination. He couldn't help but say, "How long has it been since Shanghai opened a port?"

"In less than twenty years." Feng Yunshan said, looking at him sideways, "This is completely made of silver. Without Yuan Qi's strong financial support, it would not have been possible to develop so quickly! You have seen Xiamen and Ningbo all the way, and it is completely incomparable."

After hearing this, Shi Dakai's expression suddenly became a little depressed, and he sighed lightly before saying, "You should let the king come and see it."

"The King of Heaven has seen the early scenes of Guangzhou, but Yuan Qi had just started at that time." Feng Yunshan whispered: "In the past ten years, the speed of this development is simply unimaginable."

Shi Dakai looked at the Baoshan opposite without saying a word. Yuan Qi's development was indeed beyond his imagination. In the battle of Tianjin and Beijing, Yuan Qi defeated more than 100,000 coalition forces of the four Western countries. He forced the other party to negotiate peace and handed over more than 100,000 warships. This really shocked the Taiping Army.

As the strength of the Yuanqi Navy increased greatly, the Taiping Army kings realized that even if they wanted to live in a corner of Bangladesh, they had to establish good relations with Yuanqi. Otherwise, it would be easy for Yuanqi to conquer them. This time he and Feng Yunshan came to Shanghai to test Yi Shizu's true intention.

After a long time, he spoke, "I don't know what the situation is in the East King now?"

"Don't worry." Feng Yunshan said: "The Eastern King is now a sharp blade in Yuan Qi's hand. Siam has not yet settled, so there will be no problem."

It was already afternoon when the boat arrived in Shanghai. When it was boarding the dock and stepped on the Yangtze River Avenue, Shi Dakai was like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden. Everything was very novel, with wide, flat and black asphalt roads, four-wheeled carriages, two-wheeled carriages, rickshaws, bicycles, and spotless sidewalks paved with bluestone. The pedestrians who were walking around were wearing braids and wearing long gowns, some were cutting short hair and were dressed in Zhongshan outfits, and there were dressed up with colorful girls and wives.

Feng Yunshan pulled his sleeve and said softly: "The atmosphere in Shanghai is open, and he advocated the liberation of women and the work of women. This aspect coincides with us." After a pause, he continued: "This place is mixed with dragons and snakes, so let's go to Zhenhai Gong Mansion first." As he said that, he turned around and ordered: "Call a carriage, a rickshaw is fine."

"It feels like I'm coming to another world," Shi Dakai couldn't help but sigh and asked, "What do Western countries look like?"

"It should be about the same." Feng Yunshan said uncertainly. He had never gone abroad, so he knew what Western countries looked like.

Zhenhai Gong Mansion.

The concierge Manager Jin read Feng Yunshan’s post for a while, then rushed to Changle Bookstore. This morning, Yi Zhizu passed the message and did not see the guests, and claimed to the public that he had gone to Baoshan. But he knew that the shopkeeper was in the mansion and the distinguished guests had left. If they were ordinary guests, he would directly refuse, but Mr. Feng was a special guest whom the shopkeeper specifically told him to report at any time, so he did not dare to be careless.

After listening to General Manager Jin explaining the situation, Lin Meilian took the post and went straight into the side room. She took a nap in the side room. She was sleeping in a daze and was woken up. She glanced at the famous post and sat up as soon as she was gurgled. "Why is Feng Yunshan coming to Shanghai again?"

Lin Meilian tentatively said, "If the shopkeeper doesn't want to see him, will his subordinates ask someone to send him away?"

"Come all the way, but there is nowhere to be seen, let him come in." Yi Zhizu said again and ordered: "I drank some wine at noon. Although it was not much, I smelled alcohol on my body. I fetched a basin of water to wash up."

After washing up, Yi Zhizu walked slowly to the gate of the yard. He saw Feng Yunshan and a big black man walking quickly, and the big black man was only half a step behind him, almost side by side. Seeing this, he couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly. Feng Yunshan is the King of Southern in the Taiping Army. Who dares to walk side by side with him?

Soon, he concluded that the person coming was Shi Dakai! Although he had never seen Shi Dakai or his portrait, he had heard people describe Shi Dakai's appearance.

He couldn't help but feel excited. He was very interested in Shi Dakai, the tiger general in the Taiping Army. He had long been interested in recruiting him, but he had never had the chance to meet him. Unexpectedly, the other party came to Shanghai this time!

Seeing Yi Zhizu greeted him outside the courtyard gate, Feng Yunshan quickly accelerated his pace. Now it was different from the past. The Taiping Army used to be powerful and could compete with Yuan Qi. Now the Taiping Army is in decline and cannot be compared with Yuan Qi at all. He, the Southern King, is really not enough to see Yi Zhizu.

Still a few steps away, Feng Yunshan bowed and smiled, "After leaving for a few years, the shopkeeper Yi Da is still handsome."

Yi Zhizu bowed and said with a smile: "The King of Southern has seen it has been reduced a little. Could it be that he is not adapting to the local conditions?" As he said that, he bowed to Shi Dakai, "Wing King?"

Seeing that he revealed his identity at once, Shi Dakai was also a little surprised and quickly greeted him, "I met the shopkeeper Yi Da in Shi Dakai."

"I heard about the name of the Wing King for a long time, but unfortunately I have never been able to see him." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "I missed the battle in Jingshan..."

When the Taiping Army withdrew from Wuchang, Shi Dakai divided his troops to lure the enemy and surrounded Senggelinqin in Jingshan in one fell swoop. It was Yi Zhizu who led his troops to rescue Senggelinqin. Shi Dakai was always worried about that battle. Hearing him say this, he couldn't help but smile: "That battle has made him depressed for several years."

"Go into the house and say." Yi Zhizu leaned forward and then looked at Lin Meilian and ordered: "Call someone to prepare a table and open a jar of good wine!"

Feng Yunshan came twice, but he had never been treated like this. He couldn't help but feel moved, but he didn't say anything. He stepped into the yard and the three of them went into the house to sit down. Yi Zhizu continued: "The King of Wings is like a god, and has experienced many battles. Since I arrived in Shanghai, I have summoned Yuan Qi and his officers to ask King of Wings for some experience in using the troops."

Shi Dakai was not polite, but said, "The war in Goryeo should be over, right? Yuan Qi still has a chance to launch a large-scale military service?"

"Although the country is big, forgetting to fight will lead to danger." Yi Zhizu said unconsciously: "Besides, the world will not be peaceful for many years."

Shi Dakai asked, "Is the shopkeeper Yi Da ready to seize the world of Qing Yao?"

"When I am talking about the world, including Western countries," Yi Zhizu said: "As for the Qing court, it still has value, so let him survive for another ten or twenty years."

Feng Yunshan and Shi Dakai looked at each other with a look of surprise. They didn't expect Yi Zhizu to say this. In fact, during the battle between Tianjin and Beijing, the kings of the Taiping Army all speculated that Yuan Qi would take advantage of the situation to overthrow the Qing court and take over the capital after a great victory, but Yuan Qi actually turned his fingers and conquered Goryeo.

Feng Yunshan looked at Yi Zhizu with a deep meaning, "The shopkeeper Yi Da is about to be confused in the year, but he still let the Qing court survive for ten or twenty years?"

Yi Zhizuo said calmly: "I don't want to be an emperor, and now is not the best time to overthrow the Qing court, so naturally the Qing court will survive for a while."

Don’t want to be an emperor? Feng Yunshan stared at him blankly, not knowing what to say, but Shi Dakai said: "Shopkeeper Yi Da doesn’t want to be an emperor, but he also wants to overthrow Qing Yao?"
Chapter completed!