You can't only love the Qing Dynasty when you're eating the fruits of others' labor.

Chapter 215 Steadfast elements, wavering elements, and dissident elements
Suhetai's face instantly turned bright red. He turned his head and glared angrily at the clerk.

"What did you say? Say it again??"

The clerk glared at him with wide, bull-like eyes: "I'm telling you, you're a fucking green-haired turtle! A green-haired turtle!"

The next second, the two were wrestling.

Entering a berserk state, Suhetai swiftly threw punches at the clerk.

Hearing the commotion, the guards outside rushed in and delivered a heavy punch to the back of Suhetai's head, knocking him unconscious.

Still not satisfied, the group of people lifted Su Hetai up and punched him hard in the abdomen, as if hitting a sandbag. When they were exhausted, they took over and continued to beat him.

bang bang~
bang bang bang~
……

One of the imperial guards was eager to try.

"kill him?"

"No, we haven't received the list yet."

"Ok."

The imperial guards dragged the paralyzed Su Hetai outside the yamen, still not satisfied, and then stripped him of all his official robes and boots.

Suhetai's file cover was labeled "Dissident," and then it was filed.

According to the design of Jiang Qingyun, the Commander of the Nine Gates, all Manchus in the capital will be divided into three categories: staunch supporters, wavering supporters, and dissidents.

Anyone who refused to read "support Jiang Qingyun" during the oath was classified as an enemy.

Even before a complete count, the number of dissidents has already exceeded 15! There are countless people who oppose Chiang Kai-shek, and the situation is far from optimistic.

……

Chiang Kai-shek's residence.

Jiang Qingyun and Zhou Shao sat facing each other and chatted about the matter.

"Third brother, how do you plan to deal with dissidents?"

“Find out the most stubborn group among the dissidents, and kill them.”

"Makes sense."

The two men tacitly understood that, since ancient times, there has only been the principle of ruthlessly striking down a few enemies, never the principle of striking down the majority.

Which prison should hundreds of thousands of dissidents be put in?

Unless~
The entire population of the southern city was emptied, all city gates were blocked, leaving only Yongding Gate. The plaque on Yongding Gate was removed and replaced with "Prison No. 1".

If this were a time-travel game where you could save and start over after dying, you could give it a try.

But this isn't a game!
……

Emperor Shunzhi sent people to urge him several times.

This made Jiang Qingyun privately lament that the young emperor was truly impatient. Historically, it wasn't until the establishment of the Grand Council during the Yongzheng era that the Council of Princes and Ministers became completely defunct.
Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a banner lord or prince.

It was the early Qing Dynasty, a time when the banner system was at its peak.

The last attempt to force the emperor to abdicate failed because they lacked resolve.

If it happened again, they would definitely launch a rebellion immediately. They would rather lose both sides than let Shunzhi win alone.

Political struggles also require a strategy of surrounding three sides while leaving one open.

The father and son, Shunzhi and Kangxi, shared the same impatient and rough personality.

……

Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Shunzhi dismissed his attendants.

"My dear minister, how is it progressing? Tell me quickly."

"Your Majesty, thanks to the efforts of all colleagues in the Infantry Commandery, all Manchus in the capital, regardless of rank, gender, age, or whether they are Manchu, Han, or Mongol, now have their own files."

"I have divided these 60+ Manchu population files (excluding Manchu bannermen stationed in various garrisons) into three categories. The first category consists of staunch supporters, whose loyalty is impeccable and who can be trusted. The second category consists of wavering supporters, whose loyalty is questionable and who can be utilized. The third category consists of dissidents, who are not loyal enough and need to be corrected."

"The first category contains more than 120,000 files, the second category contains more than 490,000 files, and the third category contains 25,000 people."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

The cover prominently displays the title: "White Paper on the Population Survey of the Banner People in the Capital of the Great Qing Empire".

Let the data speak for itself, let the charts speak for themselves: bar charts, pie charts, trend charts, categorized by ethnicity, age, gender, quality, and flag.

No leader can resist the allure of a PowerPoint presentation!
Emperor Shunzhi was greatly shocked. He was used to seeing the rigid and ambiguous writing style of the imperial examinations. Suddenly seeing such a sharp and straightforward memorial was like a naive young man seeing a goldfish bowl and a talent show for the first time.

"My dear minister, did you come up with this white paper?"

"Yes."

"How did you come up with the idea?"

"Your Majesty, I have only been diligently performing my duties."

"My dear minister, you always manage to come up with some new gadgets for me."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

"well."

Although no breakthroughs were achieved in actual work, it still received extremely high praise, which is the charm of data work.

Cloud data!
The Great Qing Dynasty Above the Clouds!

……

Shunzhi suddenly looked up:

"My dear minister, why do Manchus account for as much as 65% and Mongols as much as 25% of the dissidents?"

"Your Majesty, this is the same reason why Manchus make up a large proportion of the staunch supporters. Manchus are either royalists or liberals; they will not waver."

Emperor Shunzhi seemed to understand, but not quite.

"What criteria did you use to make this classification?"

"Your Majesty, there are three bases for this: the path of promotion, daily words and deeds, and secret materials."

Shunzhi changed the subject.

"My dear minister, 2% of the dissidents are boys under the age of ten, and 4% are Manchu women over the age of fourteen. What is your basis for this claim?"

"Your Majesty, our ancestors said that dragons beget dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes, and the sons of rats know how to dig holes. The father of a dissident will surely give birth to the son of a dissident."

"My dear minister, why are all Manchu girls under the age of fourteen classified as wavering elements?"

"I believe that a woman's stance and consciousness are ambiguous before marriage. She is not an adult in the strict sense, and her thoughts will change constantly due to her environment."

"Very well. I have one last question: how do you intend to deal with dissidents?"

"The ringleaders must be executed, and the rest should be corrected and educated as much as possible."

Emperor Shunzhi remained silent for a long time before saying, "My principle is to both unify thought and protect the existing Manchu bannermen."

This statement is vague and insidious.

Translated into adult language:
First, I will not give you a written decree.

Second, I don't care about the process, I only care about the result.

Third, if public anger becomes too great and chaos ensues, I will borrow your head for a purpose.

Shunzhi's approach can be summarized as follows: he did not issue imperial edicts, but conveyed the message verbally, leaving no trace and shirking responsibility.

……

Qianqing Gate.

The head guard followed Jiang Qingyun obsequiously.

"Your Excellency, the roads are slippery due to the snow, let me help you."

"The yellow jacket you're wearing represents imperial majesty. How can you be so servile? What kind of decorum is this?"

"Your Excellency is handling the most important imperial mission. By supporting you, I am protecting the imperial mission. I have every right to support you."

Jiang Qingyun glanced at the honest-looking fellow.

"what's your name?"

"This servant is a second-class imperial bodyguard, a member of the Plain Yellow Banner, and Irgen."

As we approached the Meridian Gate...

"Irgen".

"The slave is here."

"If your family encounters any difficulties in the future, be sure to tell the organization in a timely manner."

"Whoo."

(End of this chapter)