Liu Yu nodded and said seriously: "Yes, the premise of the Westernization Movement was that the Han governors and governors were allowed to go back to recruit troops to quell the rebellion by the Qing Dynasty court, just like the late Later Han Dynasty allowed the powerful people from all over the country to recruit heroes to destroy the Yellow Turban Army by themselves. The system of the Qing Dynasty at that time was not like the present or the past, but was recommended to be officials by means of foreign relatives, recommendations, or titles and titles. At that time, the Qing Dynasty implemented a system called the imperial examination, which was to allow scholars from all over the world to take exams, take the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics, and conduct some articles such as strategy and theory to read their literary talent. Those with outstanding literary talent selected more than 200 people to serve as junior officials every three years, some were at the county magistrate level, and some were admitted to the Hanlin Academy to edit historical books, and they were gradually promoted later."

The ancestor laughed: "It is equivalent to changing the current system of recommendation and examinations to take exams, which is fairer. However, according to your opinion, only the gentry and scholars can take exams. Where can ordinary people and common people in the world have the opportunity to read? The Qing Dynasty would definitely not be like you, wanting to do free and voluntarily popularize education to the people of the world. Therefore, this kind of imperial examination should essentially be distributed among the geniuses and among the landlords and powerful people. Ordinary people will not have the chance to turn over."

Liu Yu sighed: "Yes, this is the old feudal society in which people oppress and enslave people. I have always wanted to break it. Let's not talk about this for now, I will only talk about the Qing Dynasty, which was actually the Qing Dynasty, which was in parallel. In terms of force, the Manchus, including the generations on the grassland. Oh, later generations were also called Mongolians, and were a great khanate established again on the grassland. It also achieved more brilliant achievements than the Huns. Once in charge of the Central Plains and established a dynasty, so later generations called the grassland nations.

The Mongolians were the Mongolians. The Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains because it relied on the Manchus in Sushen area and the Mongols on the grasslands to sweep the Central Plains with excellent cavalry, thus gaining the world. Of course, there were many Han people who helped them. Therefore, after the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the elite standing army was set as the Eight Banners, including the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners, and the Han Dynasty's North and South Army of the Later Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty's Guards, etc., which were the main forces of the regular field battles. When encountering war, they had to go out to fight at any time, and it was not a temporary recruitment system."

The ancestor nodded: "I understand that these are the elites of the country and are also people who are ready to fight at any time. You said before that these are actually military households in essence, but their status is very high, and they are the pillars of the country's military force. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty was equivalent to one country, two systems. The civil servant group relied on the imperial examinations to select from the landlords of the Han people, and the military soldiers were served by the Eight Banners. However, they were not only stationed outside Chang'an City like the Han Dynasty's northern and southern army, but were stationed in major cities and fortresses across the country. It was a bit like the military households of the Northern Wei Dynasty, living in various prefectures and counties, and had special Xianbei inner cities for these city people and families who specialize in combat."

Liu Yu said seriously: "Yes, in addition to the Eight Banners nationwide, there are millions of Green Camp soldiers. These are not military households for generations, but are recruited and stayed in the army. As long as the physical and skill assessment is passed every few years, they can continue to stay. These troops have not had strong combat power. They were originally adapted from the previous army that surrendered and turned against them when the Qing Dynasty entered the pass. Later, they basically became a channel for Han people to join the army. Because the quota of the Eight Banners was fixed, it was difficult to enter.

Ascending to the sky, only by entering the Green Camp can one have the opportunity to join the army and eat food. In the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, there were many opportunities to expand and fight, and there were also many opportunities to make meritorious contributions. There were also the Green Camp soldiers of the entire army who were directly promoted to the Eight Banners because of their meritorious contributions in combat. Although there were very few, there was hope. In general, the Qing Dynasty was the Eight Banners dominated by Manchu people who were responsible for military affairs and held military power. The dual power model of Han landlords who were the imperial examinations also ensured the prosperity and strength of the Qing Dynasty for nearly two hundred years."

"But when the Western powers came, the Qing Dynasty had not had a large-scale war for nearly sixty years. It was not only long behind these Western powers in technology, but also had a sharp decline in military quality. Those Eight Banners soldiers who could sweep the world like wolves and tigers when entering the pass, riding iron armored war horses, wearing heavy armor and charging into the ground, were already enjoying the double stimulation of opium, were weak and sick, unable to ride horses, unable to wear armor, and unable to draw bows.

During the martial arts exercise, the cavalry and shooting skills displayed by the regular Eight Banners soldiers were even worse than those of the Qing Dynasty emperor who was nearly 60 years old at that time. You should know that this emperor ascended the throne for decades and had not conducted regular military training. With this foundation as a young man, he was actually more skilled than the soldiers of these countries. It is conceivable that on the battlefield, why the Eight Banners troops were defeated by these Western powers is not entirely because their weapons are inferior to people, but more because they are inferior to people."

The ancestor sneered: "Who will live well and have generations of salary, who will fight to the death? Just like the children of aristocratic families in this era, they are born with wealth and wealth, and after becoming a junior, they will have titles and official positions. Do you still need to work hard when you are young? People's greed and laziness are basic human nature and cannot be changed. Liu Yu, if you want to use title recycle and surrender to force people to fight, this is a destined not to succeed, because it violates basic human nature. The first thing you have to oppose you is these soldiers, gentry, and if you leave them, how do you govern the country?"

Liu Yu said loudly: "As long as the people in the world learn to read literature and read, everyone can learn martial arts to strengthen their bodies, who can be a military officer, and who can be an official, how can some people not govern the country and ensure stability? The gentry or the Eight Banners you mentioned are simply because they monopolize these skills or monopolize these positions, which makes themselves indispensable. What are the extra parts of their bodies? Only they can only engage in these industries, can others not do it?"
Chapter completed!