Qin Huaidao came to the scout and asked in a low voice.
"Back to the general, the prime minister has arrived and is waiting in the council hall."
"Great, let's go!"
Qin Huaidao was overjoyed. With Fang Xuanling, he could take over the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Under Qin Huaidao's design, Hanzhou temporarily had the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Law, Ministry of Military Affairs and Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Military Affairs managed the military. The Ministry of Civil Affairs was similar to the later State Council in managing the people, but it took out the Public Security Bureau and the Law to establish the Ministry of Law. As for the Ministry of Finance,
, responsible for tax collection, payment, etc., similar to the combination of finance and taxation in later generations.
There is no way, there are too few available manpower, so we can only streamline the structure.
"drive!"
"drive!"
The crowd galloped on their horses and roared into the city, arriving at the Han Palace.
Qin Huaidao strode into the council hall and saw Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, and Cheng Yaojin chatting about something. They were dusty and their eyes were red. It was obvious that it was not an easy journey.
"See the King of Han." Fang Xuanling saw Qin Huaidao coming in and quickly saluted.
Although he is an elder, this is a public place and a government hall. The dignity of superiors and inferiors must not be lost, and etiquette must not be discarded.
Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin were also ready to salute. Qin Huaidao smiled and said, "Three uncles, sit down and talk."
As soon as the three of them sat down, Wei Zheng came over after hearing the news.
They are all old friends who once served as ministers in the same palace, and they feel very cordial.
After some reservations, Fang Xuanling talked about the governance of Tuyuhun. Qin Huaidao listened carefully and asked questions from time to time. He laughed when he learned that it was Qin Wenwen who took over the governance of Tuyuhun's civil affairs. He was a famous minister in history. When Li Er was there, he was
He writes orders and participates in political affairs. His status is a little lower than Fang Xuanling, but his talents are not low.
It is reassuring to have such a great talent in charge of Tuyuhun.
Sure enough, having an old man in the family is like having a treasure.
Qin Huaidao looked at Fang Xuanling with more and more eager eyes. After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, he ran to the study and brought a bunch of plans related to the development of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and stuffed them into Fang Xuanling's hands. He said with a smile: "Uncle Fang, I will be relieved if you come."
Okay, from now on the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the next big deal will be left to you, just feel free to work and just say whatever you need."
"this……"
Fang Xuanling was very moved. He had figured out a lot of things on the way here, so he took the opportunity to say solemnly: "The king of Han established four departments, each performing their own duties, to avoid shirk and blame, but to check and balance each other. It is very novel. I, the veteran, should go all out.
However, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is related to people’s livelihood and is the top priority of Hanzhou at present. Development cannot be separated from funds. I wonder how much money the King of Han plans to give to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?”
"Silver is easy to talk about. Banknotes are implemented under Hanzhou. It is similar to the previous vouchers. It can be implemented in up to ten days. There will be no shortage of money by then. Of course, banknotes are equivalent to silver. Those who don't want banknotes can use silver. Currently, only silver is left.
It's about five million taels, but a large amount of silver will arrive in a month at most, so don't worry, how much does Uncle Fang need?"
"Five million is enough within three months, and at least ten million taels within half a year, otherwise it will be unsustainable."
"No problem, I'll give you 20 million taels within half a year."
"You're not trying to trick me?" Fang Xuanling couldn't calm down after hearing this.
Others also looked at Qin Huaidao in surprise. How could it become 20 million taels after half a year when there were only five million taels left? This is simply impossible.
However, Qin Huaidao smiled confidently and said: "I will calculate an account for you. In half a month, a large number of houses and bazaars will be built outside the city. The bazaar is similar to Chang'an East Market, where you can sell and rent the houses, all with money."
"Wait a minute, who will buy it?" Fang Xuanling interrupted.
"Of course it is a famous company in the world."
Qin Huaidao smiled confidently: "Half a month later, merchants from all over the world will gather here and have already sent out invitations. There is no shortage of cattle, sheep, horses, dried fruit, salt, and books, paper, soap and other items made in workshops in Hanzhou. For merchants in Central Plains,
, are all valuable and good things. Now that Longyou is connected and the road is open, businesses all over the world will flock to it and open a branch here to engage in sales and acquisitions, so they will naturally buy it."
Of course, the silver shipped from Niu Shizan needs to be kept secret and cannot be disclosed.
Everyone suddenly understood and became excited.
The gathering of merchants from all over the world will inevitably bring huge business opportunities and making money is inevitable.
Fang Xuanling had always been in charge of people's livelihood matters in the imperial court, and he knew everything about it. He said happily: "The gathering of caravans can also drive employment. The king of Han has done this wisely, and the old ministers no longer have to worry."
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed happily and chatted happily.
Afterwards, Qin Huaidao organized a reception banquet to show his respect and respect for Fang Xuanling.
After drinking and eating, Qin Huaidao returned to the study. He suddenly remembered something and told Wei Shuwan who was following him: "Shuwan, I once promised to go to the generals and write books and treatises for everyone to promote their fame. In addition to the generals, the soldiers below
I have also made a lot of contributions, and I will publicize it together. This matter will be handed over to the secretary supervisor, and it must be completed as soon as possible."
"Follow the order!" Wei Shuwan agreed, his eyes filled with envy.
Who doesn’t want to write a book and establish a good reputation?
"Go." Qin Huaidao felt drunk and lay down to rest.
However, he didn't lie down for half an hour when Li Jingren hurriedly asked for a meeting and brought a piece of information - the imperial court sent 300,000 troops to relieve the siege of Qizhou, Xu Shiji was defeated and retreated to Minzhou, and Qinzhou was lost.
After seeing the information, Qin Huaidao woke up instantly, his eyes widened, and he read it again in disbelief. After confirming that it was correct, he quickly came to the map and found the location of Qinzhou.
Some time ago, Qin Huaidao sent a message to Xu Shiji to send troops from Qinzhou to attack Qizhou to put pressure on the imperial court and cover Xue Zhi's southern expedition in Minzhou. However, he did not expect that the imperial court suddenly sent 300,000 troops. With Xu Shiji's ability, he actually failed to capture Qizhou.
He said, Qinzhou was also lost. When did the imperial army become so capable of fighting?
Also, many spies in Luoyang are watching. Where did the imperial court get its 300,000 troops?
It's a pity that the information came through the flying eagle, so there can't be too many words. With only a few sentences, it's hard to guess the truth, but the result is shocking.
Qin Huaidao stared at the map and thought, his eyes solemn.
There aren't many imperial guards, the rest are government soldiers and border troops. Their deployment cannot be concealed from secret spies. Now an army of 300,000 appears out of thin air. They should be new recruits. Even so, Li Tai is quite capable.
With 300,000 troops pressing down on the border, is it possible that they want to recapture the border town?
With these 300,000 troops, Xue Zhi could not continue to move south, and his plan was completely disrupted.
However, the army trained by Xue Rengui has been completed, and Fang Xuanling has returned. There is no need to worry about civil affairs. It is safe to continue to recuperate according to the established strategy. It is time to go to war.
"Send an order for Duke Xuanwei to come."
"Follow the order!" A guard in uniform responded outside.
"Jing Ren, the old ghost uncle is not in good health and is old. He is staying here to take care of himself. This time you can bring some reliable people with me to go on an expedition and prepare." Qin Huaidao continued, but he looked at the map and blinked.
Don't blink.
"Follow the order!" Li Jingren was overjoyed and hurried out. He happened to bump into Yu Zhang coming over and quickly saluted.
Yuzhang saw that something was wrong with Li Jingren, and after returning the gift, he motioned for him to leave. He entered the room with a bowl of soup and said, "Mr. Lang, I heard that you drank too much. Please drink some sobering soup. But what happened?"
Qin Huaidao took it, drank it down in one gulp, and said: "The education matters are now on track. You can make some arrangements and leave them to Xue Yan temporarily. Follow me to Chang'an in three days to pay homage to your father."
"Really? Can I take the child with me?" Yu Zhang was overjoyed, his eyes full of longing.
"Take it with you so that your Majesty can see your grandson." Qin Huaidao agreed.
"Is there going to be a war? Hanzhou has just stabilized and still needs to recuperate. Is it possible..."
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "Some people don't want us to live in peace, so we have to fight in advance. But don't worry. We will only bring Brother Xue and some of the Jinyi Guards there. The special forces will guard the city and Fang Yiai will guard the perimeter. It will not affect Hanzhou's rest and recuperation."
"Are there enough troops?" Yuzhang didn't understand war, and his face was full of worry.
"sufficient!"
Qin Huaidao smiled confidently, his eyes were wise and far-reaching.