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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star Chassis to Break the Void Chapter 514: A House of Nobles Are Competing to Be First

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    "Liuqiuit's a bit far, isn't it?" Wei Jiansu looked at the list in front of him, sweating slightly on his forehead.  The roster in his hand is a thick stack, with nearly ten thousand people in it. These are all people who want to be exiled.  But the people on this list are not all loyal to the Li family like Yuan Zai, but all the people on the list who have been judged to be popular in the past few years.  About half of them are like Yuan Zai, and the other half are some criminals.  Especially those who took advantage of the chaos and committed evil in the previous Glorious Revolution were almost all caught up after the incident and all were included in this list.  "Don't you know, Mr. Wei? King Wei's intention is to enrich the border and coastal defenses. Look at this, the news we got today." Gao Shi handed a piece of news to Wei Jiansu. Wei Jiansu picked up his reading glasses and saw  The information above made him furious: "How dare the Fanyi do this? All the Persian and foodie Fanyi must be expelled from the country." This news was an urgent warning from Guangzhou Governor Wei Lijian. The Persians and the foodies besieged Guangzhou, and he had  With few soldiers and few generals, they could only abandon the city and leave.  After Shouan ascended the throne, Ye Chang made a series of adjustments. For example, he changed the original Palace of Prince Wei into a palace, where the prime minister and the six ministers and ministers jointly handled official business every morning.  He was also the Prime Minister himself, with Wei Jiansu as his secondary prime minister and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Shi came to Beijing as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wu Qi was the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, Yan Zhenqing was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Dugu Ming was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Hao also came to Beijing as the Minister of the Ministry of Works  Shangshu.  However, in Ye Chang's plan, the six departments will be changed into twelve, that is, among the civil servants, rituals, soldiers and punishments, the functions of the punishment department will be merged into Dali Temple, and the education, medicine and health, transportation, regiment training, water transportation, and agricultural promotion will be added.  Six parts.  The Ministry of Education is responsible for the promotion of practical learning. Ye Chang did not directly change the imperial examination, but promoted practical learning by adding new subjects for the imperial examination; medicine, health and transportation, as their names suggest, mainly aimed at improving the land transportation level of the Tang Dynasty population, especially  It is to promote track tracks and concrete roads; regiment training is actually the Ministry of Public Security. If the new army is to replace the old army, it is bound to eliminate a large number of soldiers. If these soldiers are allowed to flow into society, they may cause some troubles. Group training is used to contain them and nip them in the bud.  , and enhanced social stability; water transport is responsible for inland river and ocean transportation, including maritime trade and navigation. Once Datang realized industrialization and its huge population transformed into huge production capacity, it would inevitably open up new overseas markets, and at the same time, it would  To obtain overseas resources, this department is to prepare for this in advance; Guannong is responsible for the promotion of agricultural technology and new crops, providing more food and raw materials for the industrialization of Datang. But now the six new departments only have a framework.  , it will take some time to specify how to enrich the staff and start working.  "What Mr. Wei said is wrong. If all the barbarians are driven out, domestic commercial taxes will be reduced by a large amount every year. Now the court operates a grain purchase system and almost no rent is collected. No matter how low the commercial taxes are, our lives will be difficult. Is it possible?  Are we all supported by King Wei's private wealth?" Wu Qi shook his head.  Wei Jiansu glanced at him. Although he knew that what this guy said was reasonable, he still felt a bit disdainful in his heart. "This guy just joined Ye Chang early and has been assisting Ye Chang in running a bank. This time the various departments have been adjusted. He  He was directly promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs, responsible for the reform of the national tax system.  Among the first batch of decrees promulgated by Ye Chang's administration, there was a policy to reduce agricultural taxes and replace them with purchases.  In other words, in the past, people paid the imperial grain and national taxes for free, but now it is different. Now the court will return some currency. Although the price of grain purchased by the court is ridiculously low, after all, it is much better than before when the people paid grain unconditionally.  It can be considered a piece of good governance.  Of course, others would not have thought of Ye Chang's intention. The reason why he did not completely exempt himself from grain was to facilitate the central power to intervene and penetrate into the countryside, and to prevent the local tyrants and evil gentry in the countryside from completely controlling the countryside.  Giving farmers who pay grain a certain amount of money also improves the market awareness of these farmers to a certain extent and allows them to participate in the commodity economy.  "We can't let these barbarians go. In my opinion, this is definitely not an attack by Persia and Dashi, but the work of Tibetan merchants living in Guangzhou in collusion with pirates." Wei Jiansu said: "I can't say, we are going to make a big move against Ge."  , Kill them all." Wei Jiansu knew that although he was the second prime minister, with more than ten thousand people under the two, his actual position in the dynasty was not stable. To a large extent, Ye Chang was just trying to appease him.  Only the old-school officials allowed him to stay in office.  After finding a suitable candidate, he is afraid that he will retire and take care of himself. Therefore, he hopes to make some contributions as much as possible during this period so that he can continue to serve as before.  "Ye Chang has always adopted a tit-for-tat attitude towards foreign provocations. He almost refuses all concessions and compromises. If he must compromise, he will only agree to it after Datang has obtained sufficient benefits.  Under such circumstances, Wei Jiansu could not help but give in to his own preferences and take a tough stance on all foreign-related matters.  "The Ministry of War will be prepared for this matter, but I predict that the Dashi and Persians who are causing trouble this time will not stay in Guangzhou for a long time and will probably leave by boat. Now the Tang Dynasty Navy is being prepared and needs to suppress Silla,  Bohai and Japan cannot care about the south for the time being. Retaliation is inevitable, but it needs to be considered in the long run.When Gao Shi, the Minister of War, said this, he turned his attention to Wu Qi: "Now it seems that our Tang Dynasty needs three navies to protect the sea areas. The Beihai Navy here in Lushun, the Wujun Navy at the Yangtze River Estuary,  Plus the Guangzhou Navy in Guangzhou" "It doesn't cost you money, it costs your life," Wu Qi said decisively before Gao Shi finished speaking.  Everyone laughed. It has been less than half a month since they officially took office. During this short half month, all the ministries have tried their best to get money and food from Wu Qi. At first, Wu Qi helped them find a way, but now, Wu Qi  Qi responded with this sentence.  There is still some money in the treasury, but the problem is that most of the money has been used.  Wu Qi calculated in the past few days that in the remaining three months of this year, he, the financial steward, could only spend a mere two million yuan.  This is assuming that nothing unexpected happens, like the war in Guangzhou reported by Wei Chujian. From dispatching troops to providing pensions and relief, the court said it would cost at least 400,000 to 500,000 guan, and such a thing would happen twice more.  , then he has no choice but to go to Anton Bank to borrow money.  "Fifth Master, don't refuse too early. In fact, I have a plan here. You can take a look first." Gao Shi pushed a few pieces of paper over.  Wu Qi took the first glance after taking it, and his eyes froze. After looking at it for a while, he hesitated: "Will Your Majesty and King Wei agree to do this? It seems somewhat unbenevolent and righteous?" Everyone  They all looked disdainful. What kind of benevolence and righteousness could Wu Qi talk about? "Now our most elite soldiers in the Tang Dynasty are in Liaodong. King Wei once said that strong artillery is powerful. Liaodong Jiedu Envoy can be called this and sitting on such a team."  What's the point of raising a strong army at home? Fighting to support war is the right way." Gao Shi said with a smile, "What's more, firearms troops can only be promoted to the entire army after being tested in actual combat."  The border towns of the Tang Dynasty were re-adjusted. The original Fanyang and Pinglu were merged into one, and merged with the Liaodong Marching Army General Office to form Liaodong Town. It had jurisdiction over 100,000 regular soldiers, including Ye Chang's guard Wang Yiwei, with Luo Jiuhe as the festival  Envoy.  Hedong and Shuofang merged into one and became Heshuo Town, with a hundred thousand regular soldiers under its jurisdiction, and Nan Jiyun as the military envoy.  Anxi and Beiting were combined into one, called Anxi Town, with Li Guangbi as the military governor and 80,000 regular soldiers under his command.  Combined with Longyou, Hexi and the Forbidden Army, it formed the capital Wei Xu Town, with An Yuanguang as the military envoy, with 120,000 regular soldiers under his command.  Jiannan Town remained unchanged, and Xin Jinggao was appointed as the governor, with 60,000 regular soldiers under his command.  Lingnan Town also had no soldiers, with 20,000 regular soldiers under its jurisdiction. The governor of Guangzhou also served as the military governor.  There is also a professional navy with 50,000 people. Currently, there are only more than 5,000 people under the Beihai Navy.  In this way, the entire country's standing force is 530,000, which is not too much compared with the country's population of nearly 90 million.  The newly established regiment training department, in addition to being responsible for internal security, also has an important role, which is to conduct militia regiment training and form a reserve echelon.  This was Ye Chang's original plan, but now that the Persians have captured Guangzhou, it is obvious that Lingnan Town needs to increase its manpower. At the same time, it can no longer be held by a civilian official as the governor, but must have a dedicated military general.  The plan that Gao Shi showed to Wu Qi was quickly circulated among the ministers of the cabinet, and finally reached the hands of Wei Jiansu.  This is a combat plan against Silla. The plan uses 60,000 troops from Liaodong Town and 5,000 troops from Beihai Navy to attack Jilin, the capital of Silla.  At first Wei Jiansu didn't take this seriously, but now that the imperial court has decided that although the internal situation is still peaceful, a sudden outbreak of war may be a waste of national power.  Moreover, even with an elite army such as the firearms force, Wei Jiansu did not think that Silla could be conquered. However, when he saw the target of this expedition, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Well, Gao Shi is ready for this expedition."  The goal stated that the purpose of this battle was not to completely exterminate Silla - the Tang Dynasty did not have much energy to spend there, so it was better to encroach on it than to devour it. Therefore, in addition to requesting that part of the previous Goguryeo territory be returned to the Tang Dynasty.  In addition, in terms of territory, there are no requirements for Silla. The key is two things: Silla must open customs clearance for goods designated by the Tang Dynasty, and Silla must pay all the expenses and benefits of the expedition to the Tang Dynasty.  According to the plan, this battle will cost approximately 1.2 million to 1.5 million guan, and the compensation to be proposed to Silla is 2 million to 2.5 million guan - not a lump sum payment.  Silla couldn't afford to pay so much, but paid it off in five to ten years with interest. On average, Silla had to pay about 300,000 guan each year. For a country with a population of millions and abundant ginseng, trees,  For a country with mineral deposits, it did not push it to a dead end. Because of its hostility to Liaodong, Silla actually restricted the entry of some commodities from Datang or imposed high taxes. After this war, these policies will be cancelled.  This means that Datang's products can enter this country with a population of one million relatively smoothly, thereby obtaining a steady stream of profits. In the Gaoshi Plan, the products of those merchants who donate to the war will become Datang's designated products.  In other words, if you have to wait until the victory is won to collect money from Silla, then before the war begins, you can collect money from your own country.The goods were sold to the workshop owners in Silla and received a sum of money.  Calculated this way, if we fight this battle, we can make twice as much profit.  Ye Chang is not afraid of cultivating a group of militaristic fanatics, and he believes that he can control the situation.  "We need to prepare five hundred thousand gu in advance. It's the end of August now, and the war will officially start in March next year when the spring flowers bloom." Gao Shi said with a smile: "Fifth Duke, just tell me, do you want to take these fifty thousand guan?"  Guan and I "Take it, why don't you take it, but the ugly thing is ahead. I can give you these five hundred thousand guan, but when things happen, you have to pay me back one million guan." "Fifth Master, you don't want to talk about it now."  It makes sense. The soldiers on the front line fought bloody battles to get some money. Originally, it was to solve your difficulties. Didn't you say that you have no money to use as military expenses? This time we will get three to five million guan to expand the navy. You will  He swallowed all the money in one breath. It was too shameless for the lion to open his mouth like this. "If you can get money by not giving up face, I really don't want it. You don't know how much money is needed now. There are so many places to spend money on."  The salary of the official, the expenses of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Youth League Training in the coming year, the money must come from somewhere." "You come less, you think I don't know, Mr. Ye has given you the details in private, and by the end of the year, you will have to pay for it.  Transfer the profits of the eight major factories including the steel factory and the glass factory to your hands. By then, you will still have millions of dollars in your hands. Add in the autumn taxes that will be escorted into the treasury this year. Are you still crying about poverty with me?  "What, Mr. Ye wants to transfer the profits of eight major factories to the national treasury instead of entering the internal treasury?" Gao Shi knew something that others may not know. All the ministers present suddenly became red-eyed: "Fifth  Mr. Fifth Mr., you can't do this. Please allocate more money to us" "If you want to do something, you can't do it without money. They have long been eyeing Ye Chang's small treasury.  It's just that Ye Chang is so powerful that no one dares to mention this matter, and those factories and mines are all run by Ye Chang himself. They even want to ask Ye Chang to hand them over to the court, but there is no reason.  "Don't even think about it. The income from these factories, Ye Gong said, is to make up for the lack of rent in the coming year. Next year, we need to pay to collect grain from the people. Where will the money come from? This is what we have to rely on." Wuqi roared angrily:  "If you don't need money, you need your life." As soon as the voice fell, someone laughed and said: "Who pushed the Minister of Household Affairs to this point? It was Ye Chang's voice, and the originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet.  , everyone looked at Ye Chang with some embarrassment. Ye Chang was accompanied by Zhang Xiu, Wang Changling and others. These people are the candidates for the newly established six ministers. "It's a joke with the fifth minister. Everyone wants to get more money from him."  Money, if you want to do things, you can't do it without money and food.  Wei Jiansu coughed and said, "King Wei, our stall is a bit too big."  " "That's right, so you have to live within your means. Mr. Fifth, have you made your income forecast for next year?  Based on that forecast, each department will make a budget of how much it will cost, so as to spend less and do more.  "Ye Chang knew that this was inevitable during the running-in period of the new system, so he smiled and instructed. "Please let Mr. Ye make a decision on matters in Guangzhou.  "Wei Jiansu presented the memorial to Wei Lijian that Gao Shi had just given to him. Seeing what was said above, Ye Chang's expression also changed.
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