Now that the words have been said here, as the king of a country, he cannot shrink back at this time, not to mention that in his heart, no matter how powerful the suppressing army is, it is impossible to capture the capital of the eastern province of the Rakshasa Kingdom.
In the past one or two hundred years, let alone taking the initiative, we have been unable to defeat the great powers on our own territory. Although the suppressing army has brought some victory, but looking at the history of these two hundred years, such Victories have appeared before, but they are short-lived and will soon be suppressed by the great powers.
"The imperial court needs to provide military expenses of 10 million silver coins to the suppressing army every year."
This was Gao Shaoyi's first request. The military expenditure provided by the previous court was too little. The comprehensive income of the Daqian Dynasty court was about 80 million to 90 million silver coins.
But this is only the income of the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor also has an internal affairs office. The internal affairs office takes over many profitable businesses in the world. According to rumors, it also has an income of 30 million silver coins every year.
"Aren't Haicheng's taxes enough? Although you pay six million silver coins in taxes every year, based on what I know, you should get more."
When I heard that the military expenditure was 10 million silver coins a year, the emperor immediately felt a pain in his body.
"Your Majesty, Haicheng's tax revenue is temporary. The great powers of various countries will definitely have other ideas in the future. If we want to protect Haicheng's tax revenue, at least more than 100,000 troops must be stationed in Haicheng."
Gao Shaoyi did not answer this question directly, but there was a hint of threat in these words. If the Suppression Army retreats from Haicheng, or if the army does not maintain an army size of more than 100,000, then the great powers of various countries may make a comeback. At that time, the capital city Just as dangerous.
At this moment, Gao Shaoyi raised his head and did not dodge at all. Since you, the uncle, have set up a trap to frame us, we must not be soft when we ask for things, and we must make you feel pain.
Gao Shaoyi has always felt that family love can solve some problems, but today he finally understands that family love does exist, but if compared with political interests, family love is really weak.
"A maximum of six million silver coins per year will be deducted from Haicheng's taxes."
Although the emperor is covetous of Haicheng's annual tax revenue of six million silver coins, he has to spit it out now, and he only collects it once.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Although Gao Shaoyi asked for 10 million, he did not expect to get 6 million. It would be good to have 6 million.
"what about others?"
The emperor did not believe that Gao Shaoyi would only make one request.
"Please allow your Majesty to allow the Suppression Army to recruit troops openly and openly in various places. The number of troops to be recruited is tentatively set at 600,000."
Gao Shaoyi also opened his mouth and wanted to double the number of troops to suppress the captives.
Six hundred thousand troops to suppress the captives!
The Daqian Dynasty has a total of millions of troops in various places, and if it wants to recruit troops, it can be expanded to tens of millions at any time. However, those troops do not have much combat effectiveness. If compared with the suppressing army, they are really not enough. look.
The 300,000 suppressing troops have become a serious problem for the emperor. If it were 600,000 suppressing troops, he would really not dare to agree.
"Among them, 300,000 suppressing troops will always be stationed in the grasslands and will never set foot on the Great Wall."
Gao Shaoyi knew that the emperor might not allow it, so he made another guarantee.
The Great Wall was built by the previous dynasty to resist the nomads on the grasslands. There are many checkpoints everywhere. If you want to block Gao Shaoyi, it is still useful.
Of course, how effective it can be under the attack of thermal weapons and artillery depends on imagination.
What's more, an army does need to be stationed on the grassland. If there is a real rebellion in the future, the most likely thing is to mobilize troops from other places.
"Do you dare to tell the world?"
The emperor also knew that the role of the Great Wall was extremely limited, so he had to force Gao Shaoyi to say such a thing at this time.
"Weak ministers obey the emperor's orders."
Gao Shaoyi meant that he dared.
"You are allowed to recruit troops from various places, but you must remember your promise. The imperial court will not give you an extra cent of military pay. In addition to the 600,000 troops, the suppressing troops are not allowed to go privately without the imperial court's permission. Expand the army."
At this time, Gao Shaoyi must be put under a tight spell, otherwise the suppressing army will continue to expand, and it may reach one million or two million in the future. At that time, it will be difficult to say what the name of the Daqian Dynasty will be.
"The humble minister obeys the order, but the security and militia groups in various places..."
Gao Shaoyi thought of another thing. If you don't let me expand the regular army, I will naturally listen to you. But the security regiment has to be expanded. According to the regulations of the imperial court, one regiment per county. This has lasted for decades. Already.
As for the establishment of a militia group, as long as you donate money to the court, you can have a militia group with 20,000 silver coins and a militia group of 1,000 people. Of course, you will also need to pay a management fee of 10,000 silver coins every year in the future.
"According to the requirements of the imperial court, there can only be one security corps in a county, and the number of each regiment cannot exceed 1,500 people. Although there are no restrictions on militia groups, if you want to form a militia group, you need to ask the Ministry of War Yamen for approval, and You will have to pay twice the tax, and your annual management fees will also double in the future.”
The emperor's restrictions on Gao Shaoyi were not harsh.
Twenty thousand silver coins to buy a militia group of 1,000 people is already quite expensive. Looking at the entire Daqian Dynasty, there are currently only more than a hundred militia groups.
"The humble minister obeys the decree."
Once Chrysostom is opened, this is the imperial edict. I am not afraid that you will ask for more, but I am afraid that you will not open this opening for us.
What can I do if I can buy a spot in a militia group with 40,000 silver coins?
The management fee is 20,000 silver coins per year. Are we short of money?
What does money mean as long as someone has a gun?
"Go down! I'm tired too."
In fact, Gao Shaoyi still had several requests, but the emperor was unwilling to listen, which meant that Gao Shaoyi shut up. Compared with the previous requests, the subsequent requests were not important, so Gao Shaoyi kowtowed and resigned.
I came here to pay my respects after getting married, but who knew that such a big trap was laid. Gao Shaoyi had no choice but to resort to tricks. In the end, the emperor was depressed, and that was not what we wanted. of.
When he left the Yangxin Hall, Gao Shaoyi looked back. Although he could no longer see the emperor, Gao Shaoyi still had the emperor's care when he was young in his memory.
No matter when the time comes, you will always be my uncle, even if the army comes to the city one day...
Gao Shaoyi has a bottom line in everything he does. He didn't say this out loud, but said it to himself in his heart.
This is not the Holy Mother, this is the respect between elders and younger ones, the principles of heaven and earth, and the bottom line of one’s life as a human being...