The news of the railway opening to traffic was reported by Yanhuang Daily.
It aroused a lot of discussion. The people of Dahua all know about a steel machine that can run faster than a horse.
Wang Bonuo also arranged the things Su He told him.
January 23, 4335 (1638 AD).
Today is the day of the Great Hua Dynasty's great meeting, and many officials rushed to the Huangji Palace in carriages.
Li Tiankui, a foreigner from the Ministry of Industry, was a maverick. He rode a bicycle to the Huangji Palace.
"Li Yuanwailang, what are you riding on? There are only two wheels. Will it not fall down?"
Li Tiankui saw that it was an old scholar from the Ministry of Etiquette who asked him, and replied with a smile:
“It’s hard to get used to it at first, but once you get used to riding it, you won’t fall down.
A bicycle can run almost as fast as a horse, but it doesn't eat grass and doesn't get sick.
Horses are too expensive now. My family is poor and cannot afford to raise horses.
The bicycle only costs two taels of silver coins."
"It's not good for young people to act independently."
Li Tiankui listened to this man's words, but he had different ideas.
Everyone was riding in carriages, but he was riding a bicycle.
This represents his acceptance of new things.
The most important thing is that the unique type of performance directly stands out among the crowd, and His Majesty can directly remember him as a person.
As an official in the officialdom, there is nothing more important than being remembered by His Majesty.
Li Tiankui approached the Huangji Palace. Today was his first time attending a court meeting.
He, a newly promoted Yuanwailang, was finally able to participate in the imperial meeting.
Listening to what colleagues are talking about, the main agenda today is the competition among various departments for budgets.
Parliament has already approved this year's budget, and the budget submitted to the cabinet is the general budget.
Specific to each department, everyone needs to compete based on their abilities.
From now on, whether you eat meat or drink the northwest wind depends on today's results.
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Su He sat on the dragon chair and looked at the six ministers arguing in the court.
In order to get more budget for their respective departments, they almost got into a fight in the court.
Su He was a little lucky that Li Fengming stopped him and didn't let him take the military funds to the court.
The War Department and the Navy Department also compete fiercely for military spending.
In this situation, if we let them discuss military spending, we don’t know what will happen.
These civil servants were just arguing, but if those ill-tempered generals really started fighting in the Huangji Palace, things would not end well.
Zhang Dezhi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stroked his long beard and said angrily: "The Ministry of Industry must get a budget of three million taels of silver coins.
This year's water conservancy project has reached the final stage, and the budget cannot be held back.
We must ensure that reservoirs in various places are well constructed and water canals are connected to every field."
Qian Fuwen, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately retorted: "You are talking nonsense. The money for water conservancy and roads is earmarked for special use.
This amount has nothing to do with the Ministry of Industry.
The budget of our Ministry of Household Affairs is important. We have not yet fully investigated the household registration files of the people.
It is necessary to archive the people and completely record every citizen, which requires a huge budget."
Song Kangnian argued from a distance: "The role of the Ministry of Rites is extremely important, and I will not mention the imperial examination.
We also need to send many great scholars to the grassland areas to spread the teachings of Confucius.
This all requires an adequate budget, and no one can compete with the budget that belongs to our Ministry of Rites."
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce saw this mess, like a vegetable market.
He coughed twice and said: "Whatever you are fighting for, the budget must be realistic. It is not how much money is reported that the court will allocate.
I will send someone to review the projects you report to find out which ones are just fake and falsely reported budgets.
Which department will directly deduct the relevant budget."
As soon as Wang Zhongce said these words, the six ministers competing for the budget immediately became silent.
Which department has not falsely reported its budget? If this rule is followed, how much budget will be deducted?
Wang Zhongce saw that the six ministers were quiet.
He took out his memorial and walked to the center.
Wang Zhongce used his practical actions to warn the six ministers, and the matter ended here.
If you have any matters, you can discuss them internally and don't break your face in front of everyone.
When the six ministers saw Wang Zhongce, they forced the next issue, and none of them dared to object.
"Your Majesty, Commander Tao Guifan of the Southwest Governor's Mansion has captured the Wusizang area.
All monks who resisted were shot.
The Living Buddha organized monks to resist desperately in the Potala Palace.
Commander Tao Guifan bombarded the Potala Palace, wiping out all resistance forces and causing serious damage to the Potala Palace.
Local monks requested the court to arrange the reincarnation process of the Living Buddha as soon as possible and repair the Potala Palace.
We have achieved great success by killing chickens to scare monkeys, and other living Buddhas in the Usizang area have already surrendered to us.
Agree with the reincarnation system of Living Buddhas formulated by His Majesty, and the next Living Buddha will be designated by His Majesty by drawing lots.
The Usizang area will also be rehabilitated and the living Buddhas will lose all their rights, and we will send officials to manage the place."
After listening to Wang Zhongce's report, Su He said in a serious tone: "The Fanbang area is afraid of power but not ethical.
When dealing with surrounding forces, we must always remember that only when a gun is put to their foreheads will they sit down and negotiate terms.
Regarding the Wusizang area, it will be managed according to the previously agreed plan.
As long as the imperial court has control over the reincarnation of the Living Buddha, the Usizang area will be rehabilitated and a strong army will be stationed there.
There is no problem with local stability.
Regarding the Potala Palace, this is the residence of monks and will be managed by the new generation of living Buddhas.
When the monks from the Wusizang area come to the capital, I will arrange the reincarnation process of the Living Buddha.
They can raise money from believers to repair the damaged palace.
The country did not confiscate the Potala Palace, which is to give face to the living Buddha."
The products in the Wusizang area are extremely expensive and scarce, but the strategic location is extremely important.
The forces here can be condescending and send cavalry to directly attack the surrounding towns on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
The cavalry cut off the Hexi Corridor to the north, cutting off communication between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.
The demise of the Tang Dynasty was closely related to Tubo's cutting off the Hexi Corridor.
This is still the role that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can play now.
With the development of technology, when the resources of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can be utilized, we will find that this is a treasure land.
Based on the experience of later generations, Su He knew that living Buddhas were extremely important to the Wusizang area.
As long as the imperial court has control over the reincarnation of the Living Buddha, the Usizang area will be very stable.
Chief of General Staff Li Fengming saw Wang Zhongce finish talking about the Wusizang area.
He immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, we have complete control over the Wusizang area. The territory of the Great China Dynasty has exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty at its peak.
The area we currently control extends to the Waixing'an Mountains in the north, Hainan Island in the south, Wusi Zang in the west, and Jeju Island in the east.
Among the enemies in the north, only Yue Tuo is still alive.
The chieftains from various parts of the south have also completed the work of returning to their native land.
Now within the Great China Dynasty, there is unprecedented stability.
Bandits and bandits have been wiped out in various places, and there are no chieftains to cause trouble."
Su He praised: "The Royal Army of Dahua paid blood and tears and sacrificed tens of thousands of people to bring true peace to the country.
Every one of us Chinese will never forget the sacrifice of the military."
Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng heard Su He's praise.
He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the dedication of the soldiers deserves respect.
After decades of war, the land of China is riddled with holes and is gradually recovering its strength.
Looking at the Dahua Dynasty, it has no enemies. Wei Chen believes that military expenditures should be appropriately adjusted.
The wars in various places have ended. This year's military expenditure has not been reduced, but has increased by three million taels of silver coins.
Wei Chen believes that this is inconsistent with the current situation of the Dahua court.
Wei Chen saw that the money was mainly the cost of replacing new weapons and equipment.
The army used the old and outdated weapons to defeat all enemies and conquer the world.
Now that all enemies have been eliminated, Wei Chen believes that it is not necessary to replace the military with new weapons.
Even if it is indeed necessary to replace them, military expenditures cannot be increased drastically and replacements should be made slowly."
Su He looked at Li Zhisheng's performance. He was neither an anti-war nor a radical.
Li Zhisheng is the epitome of most officials.
They accepted some new knowledge from Su He, but their hearts were still dominated by Confucianism.
There is also the innate instinct of the civil service group.
Once the dynasty completed its unification war, the civilian power began to expand and unite to suppress the military.
This situation has occurred in all dynasties, with the Song and Ming Dynasties being the most serious.
Su He knew that he had to stand up and let all officials realize the attitude of Emperor Dahua.
If he is ambiguous, these officials like to make random guesses.
It will definitely start to suppress the military and cause greater problems for the military's work.
Su He glanced at the civil and military officials with his eyes, and said solemnly: "I think the war is far from over.
We can defeat the Japanese country with strong ships and cannons.
Once we relax, we will not have strong military power to protect ourselves.
With the wealth of our Dahua Dynasty, we will definitely attract wolves, tigers and leopards.
The Dutch have been able to occupy Taiwan, and the Spaniards can come to the capital to do business.
They have been able to send enough troops to our waters.
Now we are doing business honestly, but we are strong.
Once we show weakness, we will be attacked by a group of people.
There is also the northern grassland, and a power similar to Mongolia suddenly arises. What should we do?
Traces of Russians have been found in the Wulianghai area.
This shows that Westerners have reached northern Xinjiang.
You've all seen the world map.
They can reach the Ulianghai area from distant lands.
The Russians' fighting power and territorial ambitions are very strong.
If we don't pay attention, these Russians will sooner or later invade the Central Plains."
When Su He said these words, all the civil and military officials in the court fell silent.
Many civil servants feel that His Majesty is just making alarmist remarks and is a bit unfounded.
Many generals feel that what His Majesty said makes sense, and they should increase military spending, develop the army, and protect the country's security.
Li Zhisheng once again handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty should not resort to violence, at least he should focus on the country.
The expansion of the military cannot be allowed to affect domestic development.
Wei Chen went to various places to inspect and found that many people were still eating sweet potatoes and steamed buns.
Even if they grow wheat and rice, their families are reluctant to eat it because cornmeal is a few copper coins cheaper per kilogram than white flour.
There are still many people in the country who don’t have enough to eat and have no food and clothing.
We must at least ensure that people can afford to eat after working hard.
As a cabinet minister, these words are harsh, but I must say them."
Su He looked at Li Zhisheng, this person could be pushed out by the civil service group.
It seems that some people have figured out his temper.
Knowing what Li Zhisheng said, he would not punish Li Zhisheng.
Su He said in a serious tone: "I am not a militaristic person, and the cost of any military operation will not be beyond the financial reach of the Great China Dynasty.
The interests of the north are important, but the situation is more complicated, and the interests of the Mongolian tribes are intertwined.
Regarding the north, I mainly focus on Fu and use military force as a supplement.
Use powerful force to intimidate the Mongolian tribes in the north.
At the same time, maintain the situation of the Mongolian tribes in the north and prevent one party from growing stronger.
Use the Qin Dynasty's strategy of unifying the world to establish close ties and establish close ties.
Constantly assimilate the Mongolian tribes adjacent to us, and make good friends with the Mongolian tribes further away.
This is a decades-long strategic arrangement.
Suppress the situation with a strong army and assimilate the Mongolian tribes with culture.
The northern region only needs to maintain a few strong armies, and the military investment will not be too high.
Our main direction of attack is in the south.
Li Aiqing also said just now that many people can't afford to eat at home, and they don't even have enough food and clothing.
What is the reason for this? This is because our Dahua Dynasty has too many people and too little arable land.
Even if we allocate land and relocate the limited land, it will not have much effect.
There is no use in reducing expenditure, we must increase revenue.
Open source wherever you can, and open source to areas with fertile land.
The northern region is Gobi and grassland, and there is no way to grow food.
The southern region has fertile land and good farmland three seasons a year.
The current climate is changeable, droughts and floods occur frequently in various places, and the land carrying capacity is limited.
If we seize the fertile farmland in the south and immigrate there, we can effectively solve the problem of too many people and little land."
Su He directly stated the future strategy of the Great China Dynasty.
This is an upright conspiracy, and all the plans of the Dahua Dynasty have traces to follow.
Su He is not afraid that anyone will know that the Dahua army can crush all enemies.
The enemy's strength is too weak and the people's hearts are not unified. Even if he knew about it, he would not be able to deal with it.
Civil and military officials, many of them heard for the first time the strategy of attacking from the north to the south.
They just wanted to discuss this strategy in the court.
Winter! Winter! Winter!
The huge drum sound resounded throughout the Huangji Palace.
"Who is beating the drum of injustice?"
"Something big has happened. This is the first time since the drum was set up."
"I thought the grievance drum was just for show, and he could really be beaten."
"If there are any grievances, the Shuntian government office cannot resolve them, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot resolve them. The drum of grievances must be sounded."
When Su He heard the sound of the grievance drum, he ordered: "If the grievance drum sounds, today's court meeting will end early. All my dear friends can stay and watch my trial."
"Come here, take people to Huangji Palace.
If he has any grievances, I will personally resolve them for him."
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