Suo'etu frowned and glanced at the emperor. The emperor was sitting on it, holding a tea cup in his hand, half-closing his eyelids, motionless. He was a little unsure of what the emperor meant.
If this is really the case, it means letting the tiger out of the cage. A mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, but those sitting in front of you are not seven wolves or eight tigers. You are seven wolves plus eight tigers.
If this becomes a mess, it will fall apart and become difficult to clean up.
The emperor did not speak, he had to speak. He mentioned the specific difficulty of sea trade, "The water transport ships used by the imperial court are still insufficient, where is the ability to build sea-going ships? And there are batches of sea-going ships."
This does not mean that you cannot build a good ship, but that you do not have the money to build such a good ship.
The ships that the emperor ordered to be built on a trial basis were obtained from blueprints obtained from the Dutch and then improved upon. These were built in the name of trial building, and due to lack of money, there are only three ships now.
Sea trade, okay! How to deal with the ships going out to sea? Anyway, the court can’t get the money.
Damn it, Lao Jiu was so irritable. He wanted to say something, "We don't need the court's money. Let's see if Master Jiu can get the ship and get the goods out. These courtiers are really capable. If they are unwilling to cooperate, they won't say anything."
No, I'm just going to put all kinds of difficulties in your way. Just put it off, and you'll get bored if you put it off.
But he also knew that this was the emperor's study room, and he couldn't use swear words or shake his fists.
Then I heard Lao Liu speak slowly, "The matter of sea-going ships is not difficult to solve. Nowadays, private sea trade is not uncommon. In other words, private ships can be transported by sea. This is easy to handle, the court
Can't we borrow boats from the private sector at the expense of tax cuts?" As he said this, he didn't even look at the So'e picture, but only looked at Lao Jiu, asking for his opinion.
It works! It’s so doable.
Over there, Si Ye looked at the Suo'e picture and said, "Within three years, the imperial court will be able to build a batch of boats in three years." Seeing that the other party wanted to talk, he smiled politely, "I know what Suo Xiang has to say.
, the imperial court does not have the funds to build ships, so it will not take money from the imperial court. The general is responsible for building ships. I am responsible for supervising the general. I can coordinate within the general to complete the construction.
. Come to think of it, asking for a portrait shouldn’t be inaccurate.”
Conjuring money out of thin air?
Suo'etu reminded, "The gold and silver mines are under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and cannot be used privately."
"There is no need to ask the prime minister to remind you. If you touch something that shouldn't be touched, there will be sanctions according to the court's laws. If a prince breaks the law, he should be guilty of the same crime as the common people." Si Ye looked over and said, "I don't know what the prime minister has to worry about."
Suo'etu didn't say anything, but the old minister of the Ministry of War stood up and had to say something disgusting, "Over the years, pirates have continued to rob merchant ships and come ashore to disturb the people. This happens every year...Such a large-scale maritime trade,
It will inevitably attract a swarm of bandits, have you ever thought of the danger?"
Prince Zhi, who had been silent for a long time, said bluntly: "This shows the importance of rectifying the navy through sea trade. Robbers came to the door of the house. If you don't want to kill the robbers to ensure the peace of your family, why would you think of closing the door and just shutting the door?"
Is the robber blocking the door? Is it safe if you don't go out? A robber is a robber. If you don't kill him, he will kill you. You are a rich family with a big house with high walls. It seems that you are not easy to mess with. Maybe he is a short-term
I don’t dare to mess with you, but after he burns, kills, and loots the neighbors to fatten himself up, then his next step must be to think about how to attack the wealthy families. How can he protect his home from harassment? He has
Ten people are thieves, and you have hundreds of soldiers. He has swords and spears, and you have firecrackers and cannons. At this time, you just open the door, will he dare to enter?"
"But the navy's warships have become obsolete in recent years..."
Si Ye then said: "It's old and can be updated! The imperial court has the ability to build it, but if it delays the major coastal defense project because of lack of money, I dare to ask your lords, where does it come from when you are in the court?"
An adult from the Ministry of Industry said: "There have been years of waterlogging, and it is still difficult to build dykes. This is a problem that cannot wait to be solved at the moment. But coastal defense is not so urgent and urgent after all. Things can be alleviated, and civil affairs are ultimately a major issue."
This is not a refutation for the sake of refutation, it is a pertinent statement of the issue.
The third child said, "Irrigation conservancy is a matter of constant concern. It needs to be repaired every year. But just because we need to build river embankments, we can't use this as an excuse to shirk everything. The development of water conservancy is a century-old plan. It needs to be counted.
Only when people persevere can it be effective. This is a long-term strategy and needs to be discussed separately. Maritime trade can be effective in the short term and feed back to the court. Only when the court has a surplus can it have money to invest in water conservancy projects. How can we put the cart before the horse?"
The Ministry of Revenue had no choice but to say, "We are already struggling to maintain the navy's warships, and we really cannot allocate the funds to build new ships."
Si Ye said directly, "Then we will first use the funds for maintenance and replacement to repair the warships. After that, we will talk about the construction of new ships."
Suo'etu frowned and said, "Please give Liu Beile some advice."
Siye glanced at the other party and said bluntly: "After the overhaul, the Navy can train troops. What is troop training? Actual combat means training. Qing Dynasty merchant ships want to take trade routes, how can pirates run rampant? The Navy will clear the sea routes first, and if there is any obstruction, interference
Or, annihilation means..."
As soon as these words came out, the emperor opened his eyes and glanced at the sixth son. Wenwen was weak, but what he was hiding in his heart was a tiger! What he said sounded nice, but wasn't he actually just sending troops to fight against the pirates? The navy was happy with that.
Even if they get three levels of profits from it, they will be happy. With the rest, they can continue to build ships. Only after they have built good warships can they run further to rob them. In order to reduce casualties in the process of robbing, they simply
Don't worry about how greedy they are and don't use money to build ships.
This is an attempt to feed war with war.
Suo'etu took in a breath of cold air, but at a glance, these brothers' eyes were all bright, like wolves, they were all shining.
The bosses of the Ministry of Rites are shrinking. What about the rule of benevolence that was promised? The emperor governs the country with benevolence, but he has not taught the prince the way of benevolence at all.
Wearing the skin of benevolence and righteousness, you are a wolf! If you let it out, it will eat people.
The fifth elder brother then suggested, "If there are private investors, it would be a good idea to raise funds to build warships. We will use 10% of the loot as a rebate until the warship is destroyed. Of course, there is a certain risk. The profit may be
Huge profits, but if you are unlucky, you will lose everything. However, you can diversify your investment to reduce the risk..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone looked over, and Lao Wu was so frightened that he couldn't speak anymore, "What...what's wrong? Is something wrong?"
It's not wrong! I didn't expect that an honest and honest person like you could come up with such an 'evil' idea.
Yes! It’s so evil! It’s hard to say how far the money will drive the navy! This thing is hard to control!
The Seventh Prince said weakly, "If it is uncontrollable to introduce capital into the warship, then why not introduce capital to form a business group? The business done by the court does not conflict with the business done by the private sector..."
Understand! What you want to say is that in this way, you can control business groups, use private capital, and control resources at any time.
There was fear in Suo'etu's eyes. If this was done, it would shake the foundation. This is how people who control a force can show the imperial court's face. What will happen then?
He looked at the prince eagerly, wanting to tell the prince that if this continues, your position as prince will really be lost.
Brother Eleven over there coughed lightly and said with a smile, "We are just talking on paper here..." So don't be afraid of asking for help, there is a huge difference between planning and actually doing it.
What are you afraid of? "Now there is not a single ship, and there is not even a tael of silver. All these words are empty!" Don't be scared away just because of a few words.
The adults who had been silent all this time glanced at Brother Eleven, who pulled him back with such a light push.
But Suo'etu planned to shut up. He didn't dare to speak today, and he didn't want to speak anymore. He didn't know what kind of words these princes would say if he continued to speak.
Then, everyone became quiet, silent, just as quiet as at the beginning, but it was a different kind of silence.
The emperor then opened his eyelids and looked at these adults, "You must be tired! Haha, these sons of mine are all young and never think down-to-earth. They are very imaginative..."
Only your children dare to be so unreasonable.
The emperor looked at the Suo'e picture again, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Suo'etu shut up and bowed, not daring to answer. Your lords lowered their heads. The emperor also said before that the ministers of this dynasty bullied the king. It can be seen that he was very angry at the ministers, including Suo'etu.
Now, the emperor was on business and didn't say much. He just made a statement at the beginning, and then let a group of princes go. Not only did they all open their mouths, but then there were all the first-rank officials in the imperial court, and no one dared to make a fuss.
The emperor chuckled lightly and said to the ministers: "We are all old, and I am afraid that we are also tired. Let's go back and rest."
Then they left one by one. The princes were very polite, and the prince stood up and respectfully sent them off.
When these elders retreated obediently, the brothers looked at each other, and Thirteen couldn't hold back any longer, so he burst out laughing. With this smile, the others also had smiles on their faces, laughing and laughing.
It was like something was loose, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The adults who hadn't gone far couldn't help but look back when they heard such loud laughter coming from the imperial study room.
Then everyone looked at each other and walked away.
The smile inside made them confused about the emperor's plan. Did he really follow what the princes said? Or was it just to scare Suo'etu, and by the way, he told them that Suo'etu and the prince were not the same thing.
.Anyway, it’s hard to tell whether it’s true or false. The key point is, these brothers are quite experienced: they really can’t be offended.
At this moment, the emperor was sitting on it and watching. He saw the prince giving his tea to the elder brother, and saw the elder patting the third child on the shoulder. The third child grinned in pain, but whispered something to the fourth child. The fourth child smiled and said something to the fourth child.
Lao Wu's arm was slapped by Lao Wu who was laughing so hard that he didn't care. Lao Wu laughed and patted Lao Si while talking to Lao Qi through Lao Liu. Lao Liu was sandwiched between Lao Wu and Lao Qi.
, talking to Lao Ba who poked his head over, one spoke attentively and the other listened attentively. Lao Jiu leaned on the chair, Lao Ten stood up and talked and gestured with great momentum. Eleven huddled into a ball,
He took out something to eat from his purse and shared it with Twelve. Thirteen stood behind the fourth child for a while and listened to the third and fourth children talking. For a while, he stood behind the sixth child and listened to the sixth and eighth children. Ten
Fourth, he was running around all over the place, trying to squeeze in everywhere, but no one treated him as an adult. He was just staring at his brothers with great enthusiasm.
He smiled and looked at it. For a moment, he really felt that time did not move. It would be great to stop at this moment. It would be great to be able to be this good forever.
But, can it?
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