The Grand Governor Qi Gangyi heard that Emperor Su He allowed him to show evidence, which showed that Emperor Su He had no objection to sending troops to Persia.
Qi Gangyi was very excited. As long as Emperor Su He did not object to this matter, even if the civil servants collectively opposed it.
Their governor's office also has plans to deal with this situation.
Qi Gangyi stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, please allow me to send someone to the Governor's Mansion to collect evidence."
Emperor Su He waved his hand and agreed to Qi Gangyi's request.
There was a short silence in the Qianqing Palace. The generals looked expectantly and the civil servants looked wary. They all focused their attention on the Governor Qi Gangyi.
The atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace was very solemn. Everyone in the Governor's Office and the Cabinet gave up their concentration to deal with the upcoming events.
The door of Qianqing Palace opened again, and Governor Qi Gangyi saw a strange yet familiar figure.
This is Han Yunxian, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau. He has a thick beard, a small white hat, and traditional Persian clothes.
Grand Governor Qi Gangyi introduced: "This is Han Yunxian, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, who is responsible for intelligence work around Ottoman Turkey.
In order to protect his identity, Director Han bought property in Persia.
There are almost no water conservancy projects in Persia, and farming depends entirely on the weather. Director Han's industry is drilling wells, which is used to make friends with the local petty nobles.
Director Han also focused on collecting resource distribution and cultural conditions in the Persian region.
The specific situation of Persian oil will be introduced by Director Han."
Han Yunxian opened his mouth habitually and said something in Persian.
He immediately bowed and apologized: "I have lived in Persia for a long time, and in order to pretend to be a local, I did not change my language for a while.
When I was drilling wells in Persia, in many places when drilling to a depth of twenty to thirty meters, there would be oil spurts.
The locals are so used to this that they may dig out oil even if they dig wells more than ten meters deep.
My words are unfounded, I took photos of this situation."
After Han Yunxian finished speaking, he immediately sent the photos he took to everyone in the Qianqing Palace.
Prince Su Shu saw the black and white photos in his hand. These photos were carefully selected and the things captured on them were extremely clear.
Four consecutive photos show the daily work of the drilling team.
He saw the oil gush out from the ground, and felt a longing in his heart.
Cabinet Minister Honeysuckle stood up excitedly and said: "Your Majesty, after seeing these photos, I am more confident in supporting the military's actions.
The Persians had a lot of oil, but it was all wasted.
When this oil comes into the hands of the empire, it will turn into fertilizer to nourish the land and increase crop yields.
Petroleum is refined into diesel, which will be used to power cars.
Many places in the empire, such as the Usi-Tibet region, the northwest region, and the Mongolian region.
Because the area is so vast and lush, the population is relatively small, and the climate conditions are harsh.
There are no railways built in these places, and transportation mainly relies on mule carts and donkey carts.
The emergence of diesel vehicles as a means of transportation will allow the empire to quickly transport troops to these areas and prevent these areas from showing signs of separation due to the high mountains and distance from the emperor."
Governor Qi Gangyi looked at Cabinet Minister Honeysuckle with grateful eyes.
Before the people in their governor's office said anything, the civilian official found a reason for the military's action.
When Prime Minister Qian Mingyi heard the words of Cabinet Minister Honeysuckle, he felt very harsh.
But he didn't have enough reasons to refute Honeysuckle's words.
The photos provided by the military are definitely not fake.
Fake things cannot be true after all. Once things are exposed, the military will completely lose power.
His Majesty the Emperor may tolerate a military general with defective abilities, but he will never tolerate a military general who deceives him.
The photo shows a large amount of oil fields spouting oil, which has not yet been found in the empire.
Oil is very important to the future development of the empire, and all forces in the empire will not tolerate a long-term shortage of oil.
Whether it is urea fertilizer, agricultural machinery and automobiles.
They all need a lot of oil, and the empire has not found rich oil fields, so it can only grab other people's oil fields.
Persia's strength is very weak, and even if the empire wants to attack them, it does not need to send too many main troops.
With a main force of thousands of people and tens of thousands of militiamen, Persia can be destroyed.
Prime Minister Qian Mingyi held the photo for a long time, and he could only choose to compromise.
Continuing to block military operations may make the emperor lower his opinion of civilian officials, believing that they only engage in struggle.
Restricting the expansion of the military will sharply reduce their reputation among the people.
Military generals do not need to have too high a reputation. On the contrary, if a general with too high a reputation does not choose to retreat bravely, the end will not be good.
Civil servants are very concerned about public reputation. Sometimes they go even further. If the gap between the two people is not obvious, reputation will play a decisive role.
Just as Prime Minister Qian Mingyi was about to speak, Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang said: "Your Majesty, the automobile industry will be an industry worth hundreds of millions of silver coins.
In just a few months, it brought millions of taels of tax revenue to the empire, plus the tax revenue of diesel.
Regardless of the use of oil in agriculture and industry, the tax revenue it contributes amounts to tens of millions of silver coins a year.
The empire's business was too big, and many things in the past were due to lack of money, and the court was unable to do anything about it.
With the additional tax revenue of tens of millions of taels, the projects that have been planned before can now be started.
The salaries of imperial officials have not increased for several years. Since the national treasury has richer silver coins, the salaries of imperial officials should be increased as planned."
Prime Minister Qian Mingyi is not only Cabinet Minister Honeysuckle and Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang who have publicly supported military expansion before.
He saw that some of the other cabinet ministers had some changes. He didn't know whether they supported the military expansion or opposed it.
But Prime Minister Qian Mingyi no longer dares to gamble.
After several cabinet ministers publicly came out to support the military, and this matter spread, how did the officials of the imperial court view this matter?
A large number of cabinet officials opposed his position, and his authority as prime minister disappeared.
Prime Minister Qian Mingyi immediately said: "Oil is indeed an extremely scarce mineral in the empire.
Oil has a great influence on the future of the empire, and the military's idea of sending troops to Persia is necessary.
But Chen believes that the size of the military should be controlled. Persia, as a small country, is not worth the military's large-scale war.
Chen believes that the military only needs to send a few thousand people to deal with the main force of Persia.
The empire was encroaching step by step through treaties, taking the important oil-producing areas of Persia into its hands."
When Prince Su Shu saw Prime Minister Qian Mingyi's sudden defection, he showed a surprised expression.
He then understood that the current situation was different from other situations, and Prime Minister Qian Mingyi was adapting to the current situation.
The military took out photos as evidence to prove that weak Persia had a large amount of the oil they needed.
This war is already inevitable.
Prime Minister Qian Mingyi's current approach is just to control the scale of this war.
Grand Governor Qi Gangyi saw that things were developing smoothly, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.
When he heard what Prime Minister Qian Mingyi said, he immediately slammed the table excitedly, stood up, stared at Prime Minister Qian Mingyi, and reprimanded loudly:
"You are a civilian who doesn't understand military affairs, but you want to dictate military operations.
Do you know what the population of Persia is? How big is their army? How strong is it?
You don't know anything about this information, so you dare to speak out and set limits for the military's actions.
This is a waste of human life, allowing soldiers who serve the country to die in order to achieve your unspeakable goals."
Prime Minister Qian Mingyi heard such serious accusations from Governor Qi Gangyi.
His fingers were trembling with anger, and he immediately shouted loudly regardless of his image: "Qi Gangyi, what do you mean by this?
The strength of Persia is obvious to all, a waste that even the Ottoman Turkish Empire cannot defeat.
A country composed of tribes with few weapons and only equipped with matchlocks and spears.
What strength does he have that can withstand the empire's attack?
If the cost of an expedition is too high, the size of the army should be limited.
Otherwise, if the army proposes an army of 200,000 troops, will the court agree to it? How many frontline generals are living on empty wages?"
When Prime Minister Qian Mingyi heard the severe accusations made by the Governor Qi Gangyi, he became furious.
This accusation is too bad for him. If he doesn't handle it well, he will probably be dismissed from office.
Prince Su Shu saw Prime Minister Qian Mingyi and Governor Qi Gangyi quarreling, and Prime Minister Qian Mingyi was at a disadvantage.
He glanced at his father and had no superfluous reaction, as if he was indifferent to the matter.
Prince Su Shu immediately stopped him and said: "Master Qi, Master Qian, please pay attention to the occasion when you two quarrel. This is the Qianqing Palace, and the impact will not be good."
The two of them quarreled just to show their firm attitude.
Seeing that Prince Su Shu stopped him from speaking, the two of them shut up.
Prince Su Shu knew the purpose of these officials' quarrel, which was to impress his father with his own words and get his father to support his ideas.
He knows the trick behind it, which is to express himself in different ways and find faults in the other party.
Prince Su Shu turned directly to Emperor Su He and asked: "Father, what do you think should be done about this matter?"
The voice of questioning was not loud, but the palace of Qianqing immediately became quiet.
Without the top-notch ability to observe words and emotions, they would never be able to become first- and second-grade officials in the empire.
Emperor Su He also wanted to see the civil and military parties quarrel and see the specific level of the fight between them.
He heard the question from Prince Su Shu. It was a little early for him to express his stance, but the impact was not big.
Emperor Su He looked at the officials below. His voice was not loud, but it could be heard by everyone.
"I prefer the military's plan. Saving money can only cope with a short-term oil shortage.
Buying oil from foreign countries is not a long-term solution.
The lost silver coins can be used in the empire to promote the prosperity of many industries.
The empire lacks high-yield oil fields, and Persia is a neighboring country to us, and it is not a vassal state of the empire.
The empire can completely solve Persia and occupy the local oil fields with high production.
Director Han Yunxian has already made clear the excuse for starting the war.
Persia hosted a large number of refugees from Central Asia.
There are a large number of criminals among these refugees, which is a sign of contempt for the empire."
As soon as Emperor Su He said these words, everyone in the Qianqing Palace knew that the chains that bound the Imperial Army would be removed.
Grand Governor Qi Gang stood up excitedly and bowed, with tears in his eyes.
After Qi Gangyi saluted, he said firmly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Imperial Royal Army will fight bravely and complete the tasks assigned by Your Majesty."
The big stone in his heart has completely left, and the Imperial Royal Army will be glorious again from now on.
Prince Su Shu didn't know what his father had in mind, so he directly agreed to the military's request.
This was the first time since he joined politics that he encountered how the empire arranged military operations during the Imperial Council.
The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Emperor Father ordered the cabinet to allocate special military expenses to the Governor's Office, based on the amount of five million taels of silver coins for medium-sized campaigns.
A cabinet dominated by civilian officials only needs to allocate military expenditures, and other matters have nothing to do with the cabinet.
The Logistics Department of the Metropolitan Government is responsible for delivering logistics materials to designated locations.
The General Staff of the Metropolitan Governor's Office is responsible for formulating plans for military operations.
Each department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion performed its duties and began to operate efficiently in order to cooperate with the army's operations.
The main function of the Imperial Council is to make decisions. Once the decision is made, the empire will start a war.
The details of the operation of the war are handled by various departments of the Metropolitan Government.
The imperial meeting ended quickly, and civil and military officials left Qianqing Palace one after another.
Prince Su Shu had doubts in his heart. After the others left, he asked: "My father has always been very cautious about military operations.
The empire's current expansion direction is in the ocean, and an Emperor-class battleship has just been launched.
According to my father’s past arrangements, the army should not be allowed to take action.”
Emperor Su He took a sip of tea. He looked at the confused Crown Prince Su Shu and said, "Shu'er, you haven't clearly understood the importance of oil.
The empire's demand for oil will be massive.
The empire cannot purchase its oil supply entirely overseas. It must have its own large oil fields.
Persia is very close to the empire and has what we want.
When the empire attacked Persia before, it was a piece of cake.
The Persian region has its own civilization, and they have not been affected by Chinese civilization.
It will cost a lot of money to fight it down. It is worth the loss and it is a piece of useless stuff.
The value of Persia is completely different now, and its value is enough for the empire to spend its time on governance."
Emperor Suhe knew the importance of Persia and its surrounding areas, and even more so the importance of oil.
Before technology introduced nuclear energy, fossil energy such as petroleum would be the best energy available to mankind.
If a country wants to develop rapidly, it cannot do without sufficient energy supply.
The characteristics of petroleum are very distinct, and experts and scholars have only lightly studied them.
They have already developed diesel engines and various materials.
Smart people have already realized the importance of oil.
Most of the people in the empire are made of, and they are buried deep underground.
It is difficult for the Empire's current drilling technology to reach such a deep depth.
Shallow oil fields in Persia and other places are more suitable for exploitation with current technology.
After listening to his father's explanation, Prince Su Shu understood what his father meant.
A child is busy in the market with gold, and has no ability to protect the gold in his hands, so it is easily robbed by adults.
This should be what my father always said, if you fall behind you will be beaten.
