Students from Vietnam National University learned about the arms race in various countries.

They discussed the military deployment of various countries with a mentality of concern for the country and the people.

The sounds of their discussion can be heard everywhere in Yueyang City.

In this way, the people who had been building Yueyang City behind closed doors suddenly became aware of the changes outside.

It has only been a few years since the world transitioned from an era of war to an era of peace.

Many people in the Yue Kingdom had personally experienced the war and knew how terrible it was.

They also know that if they fall behind, they will definitely be beaten.

They suddenly discovered that the country of Yue, which they thought was safe, was no longer so safe.

For some people who have considerable assets and strong mobility, their insecurity prompts them to immigrate to safer places.

The public opinion storm formed in Yueyang City has gradually affected people's choices.

When Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, saw this situation, he could not just sit back and watch it continue to get serious.

He immediately held an emergency meeting to discuss Vietnam's response to this matter.

King Bai Yuangui of Yue saw all the important ministers of Yue arriving at the palace.

He sighed with emotion: "I never thought that this guy Mi Youde could cause such a big disturbance in Yue after leaving Yue.

Some people with little knowledge believed Mi Youde's analysis, and some people were already preparing to move their families away from Yue.

We must nip the signs in time to prevent the situation from getting worse."

Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, didn't have much hatred for Mi Youde.

Mi Youde, as a representative of the Vietnamese reformists, suffered counterattacks from the conservatives.

The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, had actually discovered that some officials in the Yue Kingdom had become corrupt.

He planned to use Mi Youde's sword to get rid of these corrupt officials.

Unexpectedly, Mi Youde was unable to be reused and chose to flee the country of Yue.

Without the secret permission of Yue King Bai Yuangui, Mi Youde, who was regarded as a thorn in the flesh by conservative officials, could not have escaped from Yue.

The only reason why King Bai Yuangui of Yue hated Mi Youde was that he didn't understand his painstaking efforts.

After escaping from the country of Yue, he also made many secrets of the country of Yue known to the public.

In this way, there was no room for maneuver between Yue and Mi Youde.

Cabinet Minister Miao Dafang suggested: "Your Majesty, the contents of the magazine "Geographical Interests" published by the traitor Mi Youde are all true.

This is only something that countries have announced and are implementing.

I heard that some people suggested that this magazine should be labeled as a rumor and banned in the country.

It would be extremely undesirable to label this magazine as a rumor.

It is impossible for our country, Vietnam, to avoid contact with other countries.

Even if we can block national borders, we cannot block telegraphs.

As long as there is contact with the outside world, this important information cannot be hidden.

Doing so is likely to cause the people to distrust any information from the court.

Once this trend is formed, the imperial court will be unable to govern the country."

Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, heard that Miao Dafang only opposed a certain method, but he did not come up with a way to solve the problem.

He was dissatisfied with the behavior of traditional bureaucrats like Miao Dafang who did not like to take responsibility, but he did not show it.

Too many officials in Vietnam are like this.

There is absolutely no need for him to get angry with these officials. If they do their job well, they are worthy of their salary.

Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, agreed: "Yu's method of controlling floods tells us that for future generations, it is better to clear things up when things are blocked.

If you want to block this kind of thing, you can't.

The imperial court must come up with a thorough solution, and it is not possible to be a paper framer."

When the ministers of the Yue Kingdom learned about the attitude of the Yue King Bai Yuangui, they offered suggestions one after another.

The Grand Governor Cui Wenwu said in his characteristic loud voice: "Your Majesty, the essence of this problem is that our Yue Kingdom is not as powerful as others.

Children all know that those who are weak will be beaten.

In this international environment where there are many strong people, the weak have no right to speak at all and are just the targets of bullying.

It is very simple to restore the people's confidence, that is to show the people that the court has enough strength to protect them so that they do not need to panic.

People don't know how difficult it is to cross the African desert, and people don't know our arrangements along the coast and across rivers.

The common people don't know the difference in strength between elites and new recruits.

People only see the data on paper from various countries.

Other countries have hundreds of thousands or two hundred thousand troops at every turn.

We only have an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people. According to the simple concepts of the people, it is clear who will win and who will lose.

The only way to solve this problem is to enhance the strength of the military.

Now European countries are eager to expand their armies, and our country, Vietnam, must follow suit.

I believe that the army must be expanded to at least 100,000 people to ensure the security of Yue in the future."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Due to the construction of Yueyang City and large-scale immigration, the treasury is now empty.

It is absolutely impossible to support an army of 100,000 people.

Not to mention that for an army of this size, the ammunition consumed every day is the food of the army, which is also an astronomical figure."

Zhai Songyuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, waited until Cui Wenwu finished speaking, and immediately stood up anxiously to object.

Tens of millions of silver coins were spent on moving the capital and building a new capital.

This directly depleted the family wealth accumulated by the Yue State after years of hard work.

Now the military wants to expand its army greatly, and the national treasury cannot come up with extra silver coins.

Governor Cui Wenwu's speech directly triggered an exchange of criticism between civil and military officials.

Military officials certainly hope to increase the strength of the military.

Only when the strength of the military increases can they make further achievements.

Civil servants have always wanted to limit the power of the Metropolitan Governor, who controls the power of the country.

Struggle between civil and military forces is inevitable in all countries, and it is also a situation that the monarchs of various countries have allowed this situation to occur.

If civil and military affairs are of one mind, the monarch will tremble all over, fearing that he will become a puppet.

It's just that in some countries, the monarchs are highly skilled in political power, and the civil and military forces are relatively balanced.

In most countries, civil servants or military commanders have the upper hand.

The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, was a general. He would subconsciously favor the governor's office, but he did not suppress the civil servants.

A group of Vietnamese military officials had the upper hand, but they were unable to overwhelm the civilian officials.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Civil servants usually fight among themselves, but when faced with the pressure of the military, they immediately united together to deal with the military threat.

Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, watched the civil and military officials quarreling, but he did not stop them.

Under normal circumstances, officials in both civil and military places just delay and react violently.

But when it comes to the distribution of important interests, they will definitely have a big quarrel.

The process of quarreling is actually a process of benefit distribution.

Officials who only know how to mess around cannot participate in the meeting to decide the fate of the country of Yue.

Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, saw that the civil and military officials were quarreling.

Ahem!

He coughed twice and saw both parties became quiet.

Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, said in a serious tone: "My dear friends, you are all important ministers of the country, how can it be inappropriate for you to quarrel like rogues in the market?

If it wasn't an emergency, I would have asked the guards in front of the palace to clear you out."

Many ministers of the Yue Kingdom stood up and bowed in salute.

They said in unison: "I am guilty."

This neat and uniform movement looked like it was not the first time I had done it, and I was already very skilled at it.

The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, waved his hand and said: "When I was serving in the army, I listened to the lectures given by the Emperor Su He.

There is one sentence in it that left a very deep impression on me.
To be continued...