Prince Chun said this for a full hour, and he was picking on it and didn't say it too carefully. If he had said everything he saw and heard from the east, he would probably not finish it even for three days and three nights.

"I didn't expect...I didn't expect that the east was like this..." Even though Longkodo knew about the situation of the Ming Dynasty, he did not expect that the changes in the Ming Dynasty were so great.

In just over a decade, China has become completely different from the Qing Dynasty. If everything Prince Chun said was true, it would be unimaginable.

For the Ming Dynasty, the people present were in a very complicated mood.

At first, Zhu Yicheng was called a rebel, and later he was called a false Ming. These names were extremely derogatory in terms of words, and they had extremely contempt for those who were above and above.

Even if the Qing Dynasty lost Beijing City and the central government fled to Xi'an, its title of Ming Dynasty still did not change. However, after the Central Plains was completely lost, compared with the Qing Dynasty's declining weather, the Ming Dynasty was as dazzling as the rising sun.

As a high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty, even if he did not admit it, he had to recognize the unstoppable rise of the Ming Dynasty. From this moment on, the titles of the Ming Dynasty changed, from the initial rebels and pseudo-Ming to "East" or even "Ming".

There is no harm without comparison. Prince Chun went to the Ming Dynasty this time and deeply realized this. Compared with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, he was extremely envious and disappointed.

A question has always been in Prince Chun's mind, that is, what did Zhu Yi become so powerful in governing the Ming Dynasty, but he couldn't do it when the Qing Dynasty was in the world?

Whether it is rural business, military, or other things, there are too many places where the Qing Dynasty was worse than the Ming Dynasty. In fact, it was not only Prince Chun, but Kant also thought about this issue. So when Prince Chun came back, Kant further discussed it with him in detail, and further determined the idea of ​​reform.

"Now you understand the difference between us and the east side?" Kant asked with a sigh. No one else present spoke, but their expressions told Kant the answer.

"Compared with the east side, this is not something that can be made up by training more soldiers, building more muskets, or casting more cannons. Now it is time to remain unchanged. If the Qing Dynasty is still like this, then I will be able to breathe for a while in the future, and in the end I will not be able to escape the result of destruction."

Speaking of this, Kant glanced at everyone and said solemnly: "The foundation of our ancestors has been corrupted so much. If the Qing Dynasty is completely gone, how can we meet our ancestors after death? If we change, we will be able to understand, and if we don't change, we will die!"

"But Master, reform is not a trivial matter. I am worried about the court... Please think twice before doing it!" Although Longkodo agreed with Kant's idea of ​​reform in his heart and understood that it would not be possible to remain unchanged under the current situation, the internal conflicts of the Qing Dynasty remained, and he knew very well that the old forces were stubborn, especially now that the Qing Dynasty is not as majestic as before. Emperor Kant, speaking of being the emperor, was actually a larger tribal leader. Once the reform is strong, it will rebound if it is not done well.

Kant had a firm face. He stood up and walked a few steps, and turned around and said, "At that time, Shang Yang's reforms, there were many opponents of the Qin ministers and workers. Shang Jun said that I have a lot of feelings today."

"There are different teachings in the past, so what are the ancient methods? The emperors do not return to each other, so what are the rituals? The rule of the world is different, so the country is not ruled by the ancients. Tang, the king of Wu, prospers without following the ancients; the destruction of Yin and Xia, it is not easy to pertain rituals. However, those who go against the ancients may not be wrong, and there are not many who follow the rituals!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Longkodo was speechless. Longkodo was a person who was familiar with history books and had read the Book of Shangjun in Records of the Grand Historian. Kant's words came from this.

Since this is the case, the emperor has made up his mind, Longkodo also understands in his heart that reform is a good thing. Instead of continuing like this, it is better to find a way out for reform.

"Your Majesty, what do you think you should do? I don't have any other skills, and the means of killing are still OK. Who dares to stop the emperor? First, ask if the knife in my hand is fast!" Prince Guo, who had not made a sound, suddenly spoke, and snorted coldly as he spoke, glanced at Longkodo with a cold gaze.

Longkodo's heart trembled, and he immediately understood what Kant's real thoughts came today. He immediately stood up and kowtowed and said, "Since the emperor has the determination, the servant is willing to be a front pawn, the emperor, and the Qing Dynasty!"

"Okay!" Kant smiled and hurriedly helped Longkodo who was kneeling down at him, praising: "With my uncle's help, I'll be relieved. My uncle is worthy of being a pillar of my Qing Dynasty. I hope my uncle will be more attentive to the country's affairs in the future."

"The emperor's words make the slaves feel terrified and terrified. They will definitely devote themselves to their lives until they die!"

Convinced Longkodo, Kant was in a good mood. As Longkodo thought, Kant saw Longkodo today and specially invited two heavyweight princes, Prince Guo and Prince Chun, to accompany him, with the purpose of winning Longkodo backing up for his reform.

Although the Qing Dynasty has now set sun, once Kant wants to carry out major reforms, it will inevitably destroy the so-called ancestral system.

Within the Qing Dynasty, although some princes and nobles were not good at literature and martial arts, they had no ability to be able to do so, but often these people had a great influence, and their thoughts were rigid and incomplete, which was likely to become a resistance to reform.

To ensure the success of the reform and revival of the Qing Dynasty from the ruins, Kant must first suppress these forces and not allow them to influence his reform and governance. Longkodo is not only a major official of the Qing Dynasty, but also a general in the army. If he stands on the opposite side of reform, it will not be a good thing for Kant.

Therefore, Longkodo must win over. Before meeting Longkodo, Kant even thought about the backup plan for Longkodo to oppose reform. If it reaches that point, Kant would not have taken action against Longkodo for the sake of the Qing Dynasty. Now Longkodo supports himself on the surface, this is the best result, which makes Kant very satisfied.

Kant is a person who does it at will. Since he has determined to carry out reforms, he will take action soon after a few days.

As Kant thought, when he announced the idea of ​​the Qing Dynasty reform to the princes and ministers, there were some who agreed, but there were also many who opposed it.

Regarding the reform of the Qing Dynasty, these opponents directly brought out the ancestral system, clamoring that Kant would violate the ancestral system and would destroy the Qing Dynasty from the root. If he learns from the Ming Dynasty, would the Qing Dynasty still be the original Ching Dynasty? Then the Qing Dynasty will not perish, so reform is absolutely impossible. If the emperor insists on reforming alone, they will definitely not agree.

Kant had been prepared for this and did not hesitate to take action. Anyone who opposed the reforms would be dealt with. For a time, there were more than a dozen princes and ministers imprisoned or even beheaded by Kant, including several ministers with high status and members of the royal family.

When the heads of these people fell to the ground and the military power was firmly held in Kant's hands, the generals in the army were basically Kant's people, and even important officials like Longkodo stood clearly on the emperor's side, the voices of opposing reform disappeared almost overnight from the Qing court, and replaced by agreement.

It took a whole month to completely purify the Qing court and eliminate the opposition, thus achieving the first foundation for reform.

Subsequently, Kant announced the adjustment of the Eight Banners system and took over all the original Eight Banners' system to the imperial power, thus completely abolishing the capital that the Eight Banners' banner masters could compete with the imperial power from the basis.

In Kant's view, the Eight Banners system is a double-edged sword. Jianxing was able to use this system to threaten Kangxi and ascend to the throne of the crown prince and the emperor. Kant also used the Eight Banners system to force Yongzheng to compromise, thus obtaining some of the imperial power from Yongzheng, laying the foundation for his later ascension to the throne.

But now Kant is already the emperor. Even if he goes to the imperial title from the Ming Dynasty, he is still the boss when he closes the door.

Therefore, in his eyes, the backward system of the Eight Banners system is not only an obstacle to reform, but also a tool that may threaten his imperial power in the future. It is necessary to abolish the Eight Banners in the first step of formally implementing the reform system. It is a bit unreasonable to abolish the Eight Banners directly. The reason why the Qing Dynasty was able to win the world in that year was that the Eight Banners made an indelible contribution, and the rights and status of the Qing princes and nobles also came from the Eight Banners. Once the Eight Banners were gone, they would completely lose their foundation.

From this point of view, the time for Kant to completely abolish the Eight Banners system is not yet ripe, but he can first reform the Eight Banners system and acquire the Eight Banners rights as the imperial power. Kant must do it.

After dealing with the Eight Banners, Kant began to reform according to the system of creating the Ming Dynasty. The Shangshufang system remained unchanged for the time being. The Ming Dynasty had a Military Affairs Office. Although the Shangshufang in the Qing Dynasty was different from the Military Affairs Office, it only needed to adjust its powers. In addition, Kant established the General Staff Department according to the Ming Dynasty example, and selected young officers and generals in the army to enter the General Staff Department to ensure that the emperor had a firm grasp of military power.

In addition, a construction corps were formed to carry out military farm development in the Western Regions to ensure basic needs.

For the army, the new army was trained and trained, and the original Eight Banners, Green Camp, etc. were transformed into the Qing Dynasty based on the examples of the Ming Dynasty, and more firearm tactics were built and practiced to adapt to new tactics.

Regarding business, the Qing Dynasty used to look down on merchants and had many restrictions on merchants. Now Kant issued an edict to encourage business, intending to use business to make up for the shortcomings of agricultural products and increase the income of the court.

The Western Regions were originally a must-pass place for the Silk Road. Although Kant lost the Central Plains, he still had many military and civilians who had migrated from the Central Plains. If these military and civilians were just military farming, it would be a bit useless. In addition to the Construction Corps and the New Army, the reconstruction of the trade route is also a very important aspect.

The war was about money and food. The Qing Dynasty plundered a lot of materials and property by annexing the Western Regions, but these things cannot be left without going in. To revive the Qing Dynasty, there must be a source of wealth. After losing the Central Plains, the Qing Dynasty had few sources of wealth, so business is the most effective and is the only aspect that the Qing Dynasty can rely on now.

Under these various reform measures, Kant is still considering another issue, that is, the Western Regions are not safe.

Once the Ming Dynasty continued to advance westward, the crisis of the Qing Dynasty still existed. Moreover, the reform was not immediate. Besides, how much effect the Qing Dynasty's reform could have and when it would have achieved results, Kant was not sure about these. So Kant wanted to eliminate the Western Regions and he had to build a safe and reliable territory, and only in this way would the Qing Dynasty have a chance.
Chapter completed!