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Chapter 1582 Preparation 2

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    "The rise and fall of a country, the succession of the peerless world, the deeds of three generations, the way followed by the five emperors" Liu She, the imperial censor, immediately went out to charge. He bowed: "Moreover, the following offenses are against heaven and morality, I,  Please ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to order the three armies to advance together, save the country, save the people, and restore justice" Prime Minister Chao Cuo also worshiped: "Han Feizi said: If you are unfaithful, you should die. I thought that Your Majesty should send a large army to destabilize the country.  Evil and evil are the foundation of right and wrong, and determine the difference between purity and turbidity!" Others also made the same argument.  ??Almost without even a discussion, the tone of the war has been set - a war about justice and morality.  This is easy to explain, it is a characteristic of ancient China.  Just like in the Western world in later generations, there is always someone who is not a citizen, has no freedom, and has to step down. He must step down.  Ancient China also had its own set of values ??and standards.  He also has his own set of rules for judging what is good and evil.  Take the case of the Western Huns as an example. It is difficult for them to offend the superiors and hold them hostage. From the Chinese point of view, this is completely treasonous and its nature is much more serious than what Saddam and Assad have done!  Not to mention the Xiongnu twins, the Tuan family and the Liu family, were actually related by marriage.  Even a passerby with no connection at all was enough for the Han Dynasty to raise the banner of justice and send troops to Hexi.  As the saying goes, helping danger and rescuing people, prospering and destroying countries, continuing the unparalleled journey of the Holy King!  Liu Che looked at the officials, and he knew that these people had been waiting for a long time, waiting for the moment when the war started again!  "Don't say you can find an excuse. Even if there is no excuse, I'm afraid they will instigate others to make some excuses.  The reason is simple - fame.  The ministers of the older generation have become officials one by one.  The newly appointed officials and ministers are gearing up. Everyone is eager to continue to win in their own hands to prove their worth.  People like Chao Cuo, Zhao Yu and others may have been planning to start a war for a long time.  They are the legalists who are in power again after decades.  They must also come up with something to prove the strengths and benefits of Legalism to the world.  ¡°Otherwise, others will have nothing to gossip about.  Therefore, the smoke of war has been ignited from the day Zhou Yafu took office.  And it took more than half a year of preparation.  From the current point of view, the so-called Battle of Juyan is probably just a cover.  The true goal of the military has always been to destroy the Western Huns and open up the road to the Western Regions - at least the destruction of the Western Huns must be among their options.  You will be outside, and your orders will not be accepted!  Since ancient times, generals have the right to make decisions on the spur of the moment and act expediently when going on an expedition.  When the time comes, if the fight goes smoothly, it will be possible to push all the way to the Qilian Mountains.  But the problem is If he wants to destroy the Western Huns by force, Liu Che feels that judging from the current national strength, he may not be able to do so.  It¡¯s not that you¡¯re worried about war¡ªwhen it comes to force, the Western Huns are scum!  The Western Huns have only existed for more than two years so far, and have never even been unified internally.  " Qiqu Qiediao is difficult to truly grasp, that is, the Qilian Mountains and Juyan area.  In other places, various grass-headed kings stand side by side. ??????????? There are even many powerful factions who have quarrels with the Han Dynasty.  It¡¯s not Liu Che¡¯s actions in Munan that frightened these guys. I¡¯m afraid that as long as the Han army reaches Juyanze, the entire Hexi area can be surrendered.  Now, when Liu Che played a trick in organizing households and people in Munan, the entire Western Huns were frightened.  They have no choice but to follow the enemy with all their heart and struggle.  However, there are still many nobles who are secretly communicating with Han spies and businessmen.  The Western Huns were actually doomed from the day they were established!  "Caught between the Han and the Northern Huns, the only way for it to survive is to hug the thigh of one of them, kneel down and kowtow and call daddy.  "It's a pity that the Western Huns naturally cannot make peace with the Northern Huns - if they make peace with the Northern Huns, the fate of others may not necessarily happen, but Qi Qu Qidiao Nan and the entire top brass of the Western Huns will have to die!"  Because it is absolutely impossible for the nobles of the Northern Huns to let go of these traitors who stabbed them in the back!  Therefore, from the beginning, the Western Huns had no choice but to move closer to the Han Dynasty.  "However, it's difficult to solve the problem. After all, I was born at the bottom and my vision is too narrow.  ? ?He thought of moving closer to the Han Dynasty, and even ceded the Gaolan Mountain (today's Heli Mountain) to the Xianlan family for marriage. He also took the initiative to request the Han Dynasty to send officials and officers to help him train his troops.  Unfortunately, he ultimately rejected Liu Che¡¯s offer to send Han troops to the Qilian Mountains to assist in defense.  This is doomed, his end!  ¡°You don¡¯t want to be a puppet, and you don¡¯t want to kneel down and call me daddy, so you¡¯re still blocking the road?  This is courting death!  His move to cede Heli Mountain only delayed his execution.  No matter the Han or the Northern Huns, once either side recovers, it will be the end of the Western Huns!  However, Liu Che now has another concern.  "If the Han army marches westward, what if it happens that they can't get enough of it, they break their jars, they kneel down and lick the Northern Huns, and what if they invite reinforcements from the Northern Huns?"  Liu Che doesn¡¯t care about the Northern Huns¡¯ army.  As long as the Han army's money and food resources can keep up, no matter how many they come, they will just give away their lives.  But what Liu Che was afraid of was that the two to three hundred thousand strong men of the Western Huns would be taken away by the Northern Huns.  These people are originally Huns. Once they are digested by the Northern Huns, the national strength of the Northern Huns will increase by more than half.  Moreover, they may also become powerful enemies on the Han army's western expedition in the future!  Like the British and French soldiers retreating from Dunkirk.  Besides, these people can also become the main labor force for the Han Dynasty to build Hexi in the future!  Therefore, no matter what, the Han Dynasty had to swallow the Western Huns whole.  Therefore, Liu Che had to raise Yu Shan's banner.  Looking at the ministers, Liu Che raised his hand and said: "Since all the ministers believe that it is my duty to rise and destroy the country and inherit the unparalleled world. It is my duty to bring order to the chaos, straighten out the yin and yang, and reconcile all things!" "Then get ready"  Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo and assigned him a task: "Prime Minister, I order you to write to Taiyuan, Jinyang, Longyou, and Beidi, and order each county to mobilize the people and prepare manpowerBefore next summer and May, I will  I want to see one million stones of grain and various materials that can support an army of 50,000 for half a year in Heli Mountain!" "No!" Chao Cuo was ordered immediately. This will be a test for him, a severe test.  Counties in the North must come up with a plan to recruit at least 500,000 civilians within the year, and coordinate and make preparations for logistics and transportation.  This is likely to be a long ordeal.  Hundreds of thousands of civilians will travel two to three thousand miles to deliver food, weapons and supplies to Mount Heli.  And how to arrange and distribute the tasks of each county to convince the local government and satisfy the court is his important responsibility.  Whenever something goes wrong, he, the prime minister, will have to take the blame!  "In addition, Prime Minister, please prepare a war budget as soon as possible and submit the relevant expenditure budget to me As for the total budget let's set it at three hundred million" Liu Che continued.  "No!" Chao Cuo respectfully accepted the order.  This is also the tradition of the Han army since the Battle of Mayi.  The battle of Chu Yan Ji was a passive response, and there was no time to make a war budget.  In other wars, the use of resources and money is carefully planned and planned in advance, and every five baht is spent wisely and in the right place.  Rather than being wasted, or even spent on things that you don¡¯t even know the so-called.  Liu Che looked at the newly appointed Shaofu Qing Zhao Yu again. This former court captain may now have to accept the most severe test!  The army's expedition, the production, manufacturing and transportation of all kinds of ordnance were all on him.  What¡¯s even more frightening is that he has to figure out a solution for the bulk of military spending.  Liu Che quietly estimated that if everything went well to destroy the Western Huns, the Han Dynasty would have to spend more than 200 million in military expenditures under the best circumstances.  If the war is delayed, the cost will be lost.  And the deposits of the Shaofu are now either used to build the canal, or used to build the base for the examination room and the east-west weaving room to the west of Weiyang Palace and the west of the old Chang'an City.  The remaining savings may only be in the tens of thousands.  Although it is possible that the taxes from various places to the central government, the commercial taxes of the Lords and Captains, and the profits of the Salt and Iron Yamen will be received in the next few months.  But the money will be gone if you spend it casually.  " Take the Shaofu as an example. The monthly salary expenditure for the employees in its huge examination room and east-west weaving room alone is tens of millions.  Not to mention that the New Year is coming soon, and all kinds of benefits and gifts have to be given out.  The year-end bonus is interesting no matter what. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???, according to custom, the nobles and concubines in the palace must prepare some rare and precious treasures to show their filial piety.  Not to mention the men in Moyuan, who spend money like water every day.  But none of their projects are easy to cut.  ??It doesn¡¯t matter, the Shaofu¡¯s annual expenses are hundreds of millions.  If it weren¡¯t for a few hens that laid golden eggs, Zhao Yu would have wanted to find a rope to hang himself.  This is not a home, I don¡¯t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are!  So, when Zhao Yu's eyes met Liu Che's, he felt a little nervous. ?????????? This young master¡¯s family is too difficult to manage!  Huge organization, bloated staff.  If Shanglinyuan had not been stripped away, the size of the Shaofu would have been even greater!  Just getting it to work properly is already difficult!  Thinking of this, Zhao Yu admired Liu She a little.  ¡°No one can sit in such a huge yamen for eight years and still achieve a lot of political achievements.  Although, this Tao Hou¡¯s reputation within the Shaofu is slightly flawed.  There are suspicions of private giving and receiving and transfer of interests.  "Young Master, are there any problems with military expenditures?" Liu Che looked at Zhao Yu and asked, "Before next summer and May, can we collect more than 300,000,000 yuan in military expenditures?" Since the fourth year of Yuande,  Military expenditures for foreign wars depend on the turnover and support of the Shaofu.  At that time, the family fortune accumulated by Emperor Taizong and the late Emperor was still there, and the Shaofu was able to cope with it freely.  But by now, the wealth saved by the late emperors has long been spent.  It all depends on the profits from salt and iron, the lottery profits from Maoling Racecourse and the taxes paid by the Lord Duwei Yamen.  In addition, the rise of the whaling industry has also added a bright spot to the income of the Shaofu.  Barely, you can maintain it.  But to fight a war, especially a war to destroy a country?  Zhao Yu calculated in his mind that even if the Shaofu¡¯s income this year exceeds half of last year¡¯s, it probably won¡¯t be enough!  Because Chang'an City was built last year, and the canal project was carried out this year.  The Shaofu itself has very little balance.  Next year there will be another war to destroy the country, and hundreds of millions will be spent. Where can he find so much money?  Therefore, Zhao Yu bowed his head deeply and said: "Reply to your Majesty, I am guilty. The inner treasury of the Young Mansion cannot collect so much money. How about your Majesty go out to store gold and cast gold five baht to support the war" Liu Che listened  He shook his head and said: "One million gold and five baht will be minted this year. If it is minted again, I think it may disrupt the market" The gold reserve in the Shaofu's inner treasury is the basis for his future play with gold standard currency. Liu Che can easily  I can't bear to move.  Liu Che thought for a while and said: "The young master can send someone to contact Chen Jiao and ask Chen Jiao to take the young master's craftsmen to the Japanese Nu Islands to explore and explore. I think we may be able to find some surprises" That's a surprise  Big surprise!  On today¡¯s Neon Islands, the Iwami Silver Mine is still sleeping beneath the surface. If it can be found, it will be enough to solve the currency problem in the next few decades.  And the Neon open-pit gold mine and placer gold resources are also endless.  It just depends on luck!  However, this matter is also risky, because in addition to wealth, there are also demons sleeping on the Neon Islands.  The source of the terrible schistosomiasis lies in this archipelago.  "But it doesn't matter. As long as he can become poisonous in the future, Liu Che will have no shortage of cheap labor.  Hearing this, Zhao Yu didn¡¯t understand what the so-called surprise was?  But thinking about it, it must be related to gold or copper.  But this is water far away, which cannot save the fire nearby.  Zhao Yu could only look at Liu Che with a sad face, and said with an aggrieved look: "Your Majesty, three hundred million is too much for the young master Please reduce it a little" "How much can the young master get together?"  ?" Liu Che asked.  "At most two hundred million" Zhao Yu could only reply through gritted teeth.  It depends on this year¡¯s salt and iron profits and the income of the lord and captain!  If there are not as many as expected, then everyone in the Young Mansion will not celebrate the New Year!  Liu Che hesitated for a moment after hearing this. He couldn't fight without money. In his estimation, three hundred million was the minimum requirement, of which two hundred million would be used for fighting, and the rest would be used for pensions and reserves.  If you can¡¯t even collect enough money, if the war goes south, you may have to raise taxes.  This is not what Liu Che wants to see, because tax increases will definitely bring dissatisfaction!  Especially if we raise taxes on farmers, we will not only raise taxesA slap in the face from him, the emperor, will break the trust of the whole world.  Although the emperor has always had no grass, Liu Che didn't want his grass to be broken on this.  Therefore, Liu Che tapped the back of his hand and said to Zhao Yu: "If this is not the case, please go back and summon the officials of Maoling Racecourse to discuss and hold a horse racing competition related to Hexi once every ten days. Relax the restrictions. Xu Gongcheng will do the following.  People can also place bets to see how much they can get. "The gambling industry has always been the fastest way to make money, especially the horse betting industry that is an extension of horse racing. In the past few years, it has generated countless income for the Shaofu every year.  It is the fattest and most lucrative yamen under Shaofu.  But this alone is not enough.  Liu Che thought for a while and then said: "I will find a solution for the remaining gaps" :.  :chaptererror;
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