My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 261 The Post-Marital Care of Empress Fucha and Hongli's Political Machine Methods
Emperor Qianlong did indeed submit a memorial to plead for Ce Leng.

This is because Celing also has value in united front work.

He also needed to demonstrate to Emperor Yongzheng and other rulers of the Qing Dynasty that he, Hongli, was a prince with sufficient magnanimity.

This is also an important criterion for whether a person can lead a ministry or institute.

Therefore, when Hongli pleaded for Celeng, he submitted a formal memorial through the Office of Transmission, not a secret one, so that the princes and ministers could see his magnanimity.

The thirteenth prince and other cabinet ministers were able to see his memorials through the Office of Transmission.

After submitting a memorial to plead for Tsering, Hongli continued to investigate the land situation of the various banners of Mongolia.

During the Qing Dynasty, Mongolia was divided into Inner Zasag Mongolia and Outer Zasag Mongolia.

Abbreviated as Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia.

Among them, Inner Mongolia has 49 banners and Outer Mongolia has 86 banners.

Each banner has a considerable land area, so verifying it is naturally no small undertaking.

Therefore, in the inner room of the three study rooms of the Prince Bao's Mansion, Hongli, wearing the dragon robe bestowed by Emperor Yongzheng, was still carefully comparing the land divided among the various banners through a scale map, even when it was late at night.

Fu Heng, who was also reading in the outer room of the study, felt embarrassed to leave since Hongli showed no intention of doing so, so he continued reading, only occasionally glancing up at Hongli.

But just as Fuheng couldn't help but yawn softly, his primary consort, Lady Fucha, came over with her maids.

Just as Fuheng was about to rise and bow, Lady Fucha extended her fair finger, making a shushing gesture.

“My brother-in-law has been checking the land division situation in Mongolia these days, and he often sleeps in the study.”

Fu Heng whispered this to Lady Fucha.

Lady Fucha glanced at Hongli inside with some pity, then whispered, "Fourth Prince hopes that His Majesty and the princes and ministers can see his ability to manage a ministry as soon as possible."

As she spoke, Lady Fucha smiled and patted Fuheng's head: "Have you finished reading all the books that Fourth Master gave you?"

"I've seen enough."

"Many of them are things I've never seen in my uncle's study."

Fu Heng replied.

A moment later, Hongli also noticed Lady Fucha. He saw that she was dressed elegantly, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and he was very fond of her.

Hongli walked towards her and couldn't help but touch his belly: "Why are you here?"

"Is Fourth Master hungry?"

Lady Fucha smiled and took a food box from the maid's hand, saying with a smile:
"I have prepared some warm porridge and perilla drink for you and Fuheng."

Hongli nodded, feeling increasingly satisfied. Having a wife who took care of him was naturally a wonderful thing in life!

Hongli then sat down in a round chair next to a round table.

Lady Fucha then handed a bowl of warm porridge and a cup of perilla drink to Hongli, and also gave the same to Fuheng.

Hongli felt quite satisfied after eating.

At the same time, he saw Lady Fucha sitting quietly and calmly under the candlelight, and his heart began to pound. He then said to Fu Heng, who had already finished eating, "You can go back now."

"Whoo!"

Fu Heng then left.

After Fuheng left, Lady Fucha asked Hongli, "Fourth Prince, was it delicious?"

Hongli took her hand and felt its warmth and smoothness, saying, "It's rare to find someone with such wisdom."

Lady Fucha smiled brightly: "Although the affairs of state are heavy, Fourth Prince, you should not overwork yourself."

Hongli let go of Fucha's hand, leaned back in his chair, and put his hands behind his head: "I will need to spend more energy these days, but there is no other way. We cannot be careless about the land and the population."

Empress Fucha smiled gently, then took out a deerskin pouch from her sleeve, put it in Hongli's hand, and then lowered her head.

After a moment of surprise, Hongli smiled and asked, "Your time has come."

Lady Fucha blushed and nodded: "Yes!"

"Then let's preview it tonight."

The next day.

Hongli finally finished checking the land situation of each banner in Mongolia and found out all the loopholes.

Of course, besides the fact that Hongli used a more accurate scale map, it was also because Hongli's calculations were faster, which is why the verification was completed so quickly.

On this day, Emperor Qianlong also summoned the officials of the Court of Colonial Affairs.

"There are problems with the land division of Inner Mongolia, which has sixteen banners, and Outer Mongolia, which has thirty-seven banners. The recorded area differs greatly from the actual area. In some places, the difference in area is as much as twenty or thirty li."

"Why does your Banner Registration Office allow such a large difference in the land allocation among the various banners? What about those banners that actually received less land? If they encounter natural disasters and cannot survive, won't the banner people in these places have no choice but to flee and seek refuge in the Russian Kingdom?"

Hongli first inquired about these officials.

Many of these officials were already drenched in sweat, and their eyes showed surprise.

Because the number of Mongol banners with land division issues that Emperor Qianlong calculated was exactly the same as the number of Mongol banners that the Court of Colonial Affairs secretly wanted to take care of and suppress.

Some Mongol banners were registered because they bribed officials in the Court of Colonial Affairs, others because they had connections and backgrounds, and still others because they had made enemies with the officials. These differences arose because the Banner Registration Office of the Court of Colonial Affairs took advantage of the fact that these subtle differences were difficult to detect through traditional maps and did not take them seriously.

But they didn't expect that the Fourth Prince would actually find out, and so accurately.

Seeing their astonished expressions, Hongli felt a surge of pride, knowing that he had shown these officials his power.

Then, Hongli asked the four officials, Tegut, Dase, Changshou, and Bandi, "Are you aware of such a major problem in the land division of the various banners?"

At this moment, Minister Tegut knelt down first: "Fourth Prince, please forgive me. This servant is old and my eyesight is failing. I have become somewhat lax in managing the various departments, so I was truly unaware! Fortunately, Your Highness is diligent and meticulous in your duties, which is why you discovered such a major flaw and prevented the collapse of the feudal system. This servant is both grateful and ashamed!"

Left Vice Minister Dase then replied with a fawning smile, "Your Highness, these are all long-standing problems. The reorganization reports submitted by the various banners may have had issues in themselves. It is estimated that the officials in charge of the Banner Registration Department in the past did not review them too strictly and approved the reorganizations."

Right Vice Minister Changshou added, "That's right. Fortunately, with the Fourth Prince helping to manage the Court of Colonial Affairs, these problems have been uncovered."

Hongli knew they were just making excuses and refusing to admit their corruption, embezzlement, and abuse of power, but he didn't expose them. He simply said:

"The maps of the Banner Registration Office are too outdated, so it's understandable that they have such problems."

"I used a more accurate and detailed map, which took into account more geographical factors, so I was able to find it quickly."

"I will have the Imperial Workshop print several copies and give one to each of you, so that there will be no mistakes in the future."

But after Hongli finished speaking, unexpectedly, the Extra Vice Minister Bandi, after pondering for a while, said, "Your Majesty is wise. In my humble opinion, instead of just giving the Banner Registration Office a new map, why not take this opportunity to re-land and demarcate the Mongolian territory!"

"With the borders undefined, if the problems of land division among the banners are not resolved, more banner people will flee to Russia. If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Bandi then took the initiative to propose reforms.

Hongli gave him a deep look, knowing that this man was probably eager to use his current power and position to carry out reforms.

At the same time, Hongli also glanced at Tegut and the other two vice ministers.

But all three remained calm.

At this point, Bandi continued, "This servant believes that in order to redo the land survey and demarcation, we should first replace Na Yantai, the head of the Banner Registration Office."

Hongli's expression grew increasingly complicated. He thought that Bandi might not want to use his power to reform, but rather to use his investigation into the flaws in the land division of the Mongol banners to propose reforms, thereby eliminating dissidents.

Hongli did not express his opinion directly, but instead looked at Tegut and the others: "What do you think?"

Tegut and Changshou both remained silent.

At this moment, Wei Dase couldn't help but laugh and reply, "Fourth Master, I'm afraid it's not appropriate now."

Hongli asked, "Why is it inappropriate?"

"Because, I heard that Prince Guo was seriously ill yesterday and is still in a coma with a high fever. It would be better to consult Prince Guo first before replacing the doctor."

Dase bowed solemnly in reply.

Hongli nodded: "That's right, after all, Seventeenth Uncle is the head of the Court of Colonial Affairs."

At the same time, Hongli had to admit that being an assistant manager was still not as good as being the head manager.

Even if Uncle Seventeen, as the supervisor, did not intentionally hinder me, he would still objectively hinder me.

Because if he were to adopt Bandi's reform suggestions and replace Nayantai, then if he were in charge of the Lifan Yuan (Court of Colonial Affairs), he could replace Nayantai now.

However, Hongli actually wanted to reform and follow the path of Yongzheng.

But he should indeed give the seventeenth uncle some face. Even if the seventeenth uncle didn't intend to compete with him for power, he should still ask him a question out of respect for his superior.

Therefore, Hongli then instructed, "Summon Nayantai first!"

Not long after, Nayantai came to Hongli's place: "This servant greets Fourth Master!"

"Nayantai, I heard you haven't been feeling well lately?"

Hongli suddenly asked about Nayantai.

Nayantai and Dase both looked horrified.

While Tegut was shocked, he cast an approving glance at Hongli.

Bandi also looked at Hongli with admiration.

None of them expected that Hongli would fabricate the fact that Nayantai was ill, and use this as a pretext to suspend Nayantai from his post, so as to get rid of Nayantai and carry out reforms. In this way, he would not have to bother his seventeenth uncle.

Although this was clearly a political thuggery by taking advantage of their high status and power to force people to admit they were sick, they had to admit that it was indeed a good method.

After all, the core logic of politics is "whoever has the strongest army is the emperor." It's not that you can't act like a rogue; on the contrary, not being able to act like a rogue makes you politically immature, so it's not shameful!

Nayantai himself didn't know how to answer, and he certainly wouldn't dare to scold Hongli by saying, "You're the one who's sick!"

But he knew that if he admitted to being unwell, he would be asked to voluntarily suspend his duties!

Therefore, he would have to give up his current power.

But he'd better admit he's sick now, or he'll be in big trouble.

Emperor Qianlong's actions were modeled after a certain great power in later generations that used laundry detergent as a political tool.

"It's like this, Bandi proposed to redivide the pastoral areas of the various banners of Mongolia. You are not feeling well, so it seems that you are not suitable to take charge of this matter."

At this point, Hongli continued speaking to Nayantai.

(End of this chapter)