My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 444 Emperor Qianlong supports the hawks and unleashes the ultimate tactic of labeling!

"Lay the wheels down?"

The Hall of Diligent Governance and Kindness to the Worthy.

With his hands behind his back on the black veil, Hongli slowly walked towards the Golden Throne. After listening to the censor Fuhai's accusation that Zhao Hui had deliberately knocked over the wheels of a car while implementing the nationality system in Heilongjiang, he asked this question.

Fu Hai then replied, "Your Majesty, this servant has indeed heard rumors about this matter."

Hongli then sat down and smiled, "It's probably just a rumor, I'll ask him about it."

"Whoo!"

Fu Hai was slightly taken aback, his eyes showing surprise and disappointment, but he didn't say anything more and simply returned to his post.

In recent days, the imperial court has received numerous memorials reflecting the progress of the new policies on implementing the nationality system, ID card system, and foreign entry management system in the three northeastern provinces.

Such methods, as Zhao Hui did, deliberately exploited loopholes in the imperial edict to reverse the wheels of the carts in order to minimize the population base within the Rakshasa Kingdom.

Because, although most of the upper-level bureaucrats are doves, there are also hawks.

Zhao Hui was one of the few hawks among them, who admired military achievements and the expansion of territory.

Firstly, he is young;
Secondly, he benefited greatly from it.

Therefore, Zhao Hui was even more radical than Hongli.

As the emperor, Hongli couldn't openly encourage Zhaohui to do this for the sake of his own image.

Therefore, Hongli only said that he would ask Zhaohui, but in fact he was already tacitly condoning it.

"Governor Yue Zhongqi reported that many of those who refused to submit to the Qing Dynasty did not resist but also did not relocate. Instead, they chose to hide. As long as the government did not arrest them, they would hide everywhere."

"Therefore, Yue Zhongqi requests that those who are hiding be punished to save the government money and grain spent on searches; even if those who are hiding surrender, they should still be punished and made to work for the government in farming and mining for three to five years or even ten years, depending on the number of times they have hidden or fled."

"After deliberation, the Ministry of War decided to grant the request and punish those who were hiding."

At this time, Zhang Guangsi, the Minister of War, stepped out of the court and reported Yue Zhongqi's latest opinions on the management of the three northeastern provinces.

Hongli nodded after hearing this: "Granted!"

then.

Hongli added, “Let’s add one more thing: for those who refuse to submit to our Great Qing and become Chinese citizens, as well as the Russians who have illegally entered the country, it would be too much of a waste of the court’s energy and money to expel them. We should gather them together and support them through labor until the countries that are willing to submit to them are willing to redeem them.”

"I have no obligation to waste money and grain, and I will take the initiative to send back the foreign people who have fled."

Hongli then added a sentence.

"Whoo!"

Zhang Guangsi readily agreed.

Hongli smiled faintly and looked at the princes and ministers: "Everyone in the world, no matter who they are, should have a clear nationality! Even if it is not the nationality of this country, it is better than having no nationality at all! Therefore, all people of various ethnic groups outside the Great Wall must have nationality!"

"Your master is wise!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

The princes and ministers then echoed and praised Hongli.

“Your Majesty, the royal relative Fucha Ying has been beheaded. As far as I know, it was the Koreans who did this. Korea is so audacious that it must be punished. Otherwise, how can the Emperor’s authority be maintained? Therefore, I request that Your Majesty issue an order to send troops to punish Korea.”

At this moment, Imperial Censor Hengwen stepped forward and reported on the matter of Fucha Ying being beheaded by the Koreans.

But this was actually the work of the Russians who colluded with rebellious officials from outside the Great Wall and framed Korea.

After Hengwen said this, Hongli immediately understood Hengwen's true purpose. He knew that Hengwen's suggestion was nothing more than to use the murder of Fucha Ying to anger him, so that he would send troops to Korea and cut off trade with Korea.

However, Hongli was never blinded by the anger caused by Fucha Ying's death.

He simply said, "It's better to wait until the principal and accomplices are apprehended before discussing this matter further."

"His Majesty!"

"Those two Koreans who plotted to murder the imperial relatives have probably already fled back to Korea. Catching them will undoubtedly be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack." "And Your Majesty, please understand, I know that you intend to trade with Korea to benefit the people of both countries, so you are unwilling to wage war against Korea at this time. But those powerful and wealthy families in Korea who refuse to trade with our Celestial Empire are probably relying on this to dare to act so recklessly!"

"Therefore, I believe that the evidence is conclusive, given the numerous eyewitness accounts and the physical evidence of written evidence left by the Koreans at the crime scene. At this point, we should boldly conclude that it was the Koreans who committed the crime and launch a military campaign against them!"

"Even if we don't launch a military campaign, we will still send troops to force North Korea to hand over the suspects, and declare that if North Korea does not hand them over, Heaven will punish them!"

At this point, Vice Minister Xiao Chaogui also offered his opinion.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Qian, a censor, echoed, "I also believe that this is an act of disrespect to the imperial authority by Korea. The people in their country believe that our Great Qing is unwilling to do anything to them, which is why they are so arrogant. Compared to the benefits of trade with Korea, maintaining the imperial authority is naturally more important."

"This humble servant also begs Your Majesty to issue an order to attack Korea!"

Imperial Censor Fu Hai also appeared in court again.

Hongli's expression turned serious.

He was well aware that these ministers were clearly using the beheading of Fucha Ying as an excuse to force him to declare war on Korea.

"This servant also agrees with using force against Korea. Not only should we not trade with Korea, but we should also prohibit trade! We must first exhaust their strength before we can use force, which will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"If we cannot uphold our national prestige, Korea is despicable for killing members of our imperial family. They should be severely punished! At this time, opening up trade will only tarnish the dignity of the court!"

"Your Majesty, please issue an order to send troops to Korea! With a hundred times the ferocity, we shall retaliate! We shall plunder their people, burn their houses, and loot their wealth!"

Subsequently, other princes and ministers stepped forward from the court and demanded that Hongli wage war against Korea.

It's as if everyone has become a hardline hawk.

But Hongli understood that these so-called "hawks" were actually fake hawks. Their core purpose was to prevent him from revitalizing the three northeastern provinces and strengthening the central government's control over them through trade with Korea, which would only cause greater unease.

This unease stems not only from the fear of losing economic benefits, but also from external factors.

Because many princes and ministers were still worried that Hongli's actions would lead to future retaliation against the Russian Empire.

They did not want the Russian Empire to have a reason to retaliate against the Qing Dynasty in the future.

They only wanted the Qing Dynasty and Russia to live in harmony, and at the very least, the Qing Dynasty itself should not provoke trouble.

But their emperor, Hongli, was certain that the Russian Empire would not let go of this land in the future because of the Qing Dynasty's forbearance, arrogance, or conservatism.

Therefore, Hongli said at this time: "The most important matters of the state are sacrifice and war; for this reason, I will not easily talk about war; and Korea has always been respectful. Even if this matter is their own doing, we, the sovereign and ministers, should exercise restraint and give them a chance, rather than directly launching a large-scale military campaign."

"Furthermore, the Dzungar Khanate has not yet truly submitted; and there are still many people in the three northeastern provinces who have not submitted to our Great Qing and become Chinese citizens; how can I wage war against Korea at this time?"

"Even when I wage war against the Russians, I must be cautious. After all, the Dzungars could betray my Great Qing again at any time!"

"Besides, am I the kind of person who craves grand achievements?"

At this point, Hongli glanced coldly at the princes and ministers in the court.

The princes and ministers who had been urging Hongli to declare war on Korea and cut off trade were naturally disappointed to hear him say this.

They didn't expect that Fucha Ying's death wouldn't make Hongli lose his mind to the point of wanting to directly use force against Korea.

But Hongli was just that overly rational person.

Because, after all, his original self was a "pure emperor" in history.

boom!
Among these princes and ministers, the censor Fu Hai was the most unable to accept this outcome. It was at this moment that he resolutely gritted his teeth, kowtowed, and answered:

"Your Majesty would even endure the humiliation of killing your own family for profit! Aren't you afraid that the people of the world will say you are a cowardly and greedy ruler?!"

"Shut up!"

Hongli slammed his hand on the imperial desk, stood up, and pointed at Fuhai: "You have no right to speak about the common people! You have no right to question me. I don't think you're speaking for me; you're clearly speaking for my enemies and deliberately misleading me!"

"I understand."

Hongli suddenly smiled, then his face hardened again: "You are a traitor who colluded with the Dzungars! You were undoubtedly the mastermind behind the burning of Zhang Tingyu's bestowed garden and the slander against Prince Xun for treason!"

"Take this man to the Infantry Commander's Office for a thorough interrogation and find out his accomplices!"

(End of this chapter)