Seeing the emperor nodding, Jiang Tao bowed his head and asked: "The Holy Father has given us the establishment of six guards of the Jiang family, but I don't know if these six guards must be cavalry. What I mean is, if the six guards of the Jiang family are thirty thousand,
If 3,600 people do not practice infantry and cavalry, but instead practice navy, is it also possible?"
"Change to the navy?" Emperor Wanchang was quite surprised by Jiang Tao this time, because in his opinion, elite infantry and cavalry are the symbol of strength and the power that can be relied on. Jiang Tao actually wanted to take this rare
The establishment of six guards did not practice infantry and cavalry, but they foolishly trained the navy? Isn't this a waste of resources? Besides, the construction and maintenance costs of the navy's ships are really a gold-swallowing beast. Although the Jiang family
He has made a lot of money from overseas trade, but does he really have such abundant capital and wealth that he can squander it like this?
"Your Majesty clearly knows that I do have this intention," Jiang Tao said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have written to the imperial court many times, citing the weakness of the Nanyang Navy, saying that it has long been unable to bear the burden of maintaining Nanyang maritime trade routes.
The trade volume is rising steadily, but every year more and more maritime merchants are invaded by pirates, and the losses are also increasing... The minister, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, has the responsibility of protecting the maritime merchants who go to Nanyang to do business, and has to write repeatedly.
The imperial court wanted to ask the imperial court to strengthen the strength of the Nanyang Navy, but...the affairs of the imperial court were complicated, and there was no clear statement on the matter. The matter of strengthening the Nanyang Navy became an empty talk. The ministers looked around in Guangzhou, and finally waited until this time
Chances are, even if the Jiang family needs to fund the establishment and maintenance of these 30,000 naval forces, I will have no problem with it! Your Majesty, guard the borders and guard the borders! My duty is to protect the land and the people. At present, there is no risk of being attacked by land in Guangdong and Guangxi.
, and the sea route is extremely difficult and dangerous. I have a plan for our great Wei Dynasty to enjoy the blessings of overseas trade. For your majesty's plan, I boldly request an order to send Jiang Jiaxin to whom your majesty has bestowed the name of 'Yuan Jia'.
There are 33,600 soldiers in the army. They do not practice foot and cavalry, but only practice naval warfare. Please give me a clear warning!"
Emperor Wanchang was stunned. Could it be that Jiang Tao was really a pure minister? Otherwise, how could he make such a thankless decision?
Zhou Jun and Leng Xiang looked at Jiang Tao as if they were idiots. Their eyes were full of gloating smiles. Although the expressions on their faces were not out of shape, their eyes clearly said: **, your brain was damaged by the door?
Yun Zheng frowned. When it comes to the importance of overseas trade and the importance of the navy, everyone here, including Jiang Tao who is doing "stupid things", may not understand it as clearly and deeply as he does.
In his original history, wasn't it because China had no maritime awareness that it lagged behind the West that was trying to catch up in the Age of Discovery? The role of the navy is not just as simple as maintaining maritime trade routes, it also assumes the responsibility of the U.S. military for future generations.
The so-called "global force projection" and other important responsibilities of the Army are just artillery shells fired by the Navy!
However, even if the navy is so important, the key point is that it is not yet the later generations, or even the Age of Discovery. The role of the navy in this era - or the navy - cannot be compared with that of that era. In this situation, as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi for decades
There was no reason for the Jiang family to be unclear at that time, but now Jiang Tao has still made such a decision that is enough to surprise everyone in the world who understands the political situation of the Wei Dynasty. So what is his reason?
Overseas trade is certainly a huge amount of income, but the largest part of this income belongs to the maritime merchants; then it belongs to the Shipping Department of the Great Wei Dynasty, that is, the imperial court; and only in the end did the Jiang family get their turn because compared with the imperial court's grandeur.
The Jiang family's profits mainly come from collecting lijin from maritime merchants in Guangdong and Guangxi. This amount of money cannot be compared with overseas trade taxes.
It is really unreasonable that the Jiang family is willing to take advantage of them and build and maintain a 30,000-strong navy at their own expense. Although Yun Zheng does not know the specific cost of building warships, no matter what era, the navy is a super gold-eating beast and can build a powerful navy.
The economic strength of all countries is quite strong, and the current Wei Dynasty is still estimated to be the most powerful country in the world. The fleet built under such prerequisites is of course undisputed to be advanced and powerful, but the price is only
It's definitely not cheap. So, is it true that Jiang Tao's head was caught in the door?
Yun Zheng was a little confused. Of course, he didn't believe that Jiang Tao's head was really damaged by the door. He just couldn't understand why the Jiang family wanted to do such a loss-making business. Maybe the Jiang family's money could really sustain such a business.
The powerful naval force does not lose money, but without more than 30,000 cavalry, the influence of the Jiang family within the Wei Dynasty will definitely be relatively weakened. This is really not in line with what a border town should do.
The first person to react was the most experienced person: Emperor Wanchang. He held back the surprise in his heart and nodded appreciatively: "I am fully aware of Jiang Aiqing's hard work! The Wei Dynasty is now trading overseas.
With the rise of the day, commercial taxes within and outside the territory have almost caught up with the sum of land tax and salt and iron. It can be seen that overseas trade plays an extremely important role in the prosperity and stability of the Wei Dynasty. As Aiqing said, the stability of the Nanyang sea routes is of great importance...
The imperial court is also very concerned about this, and allocates special supplies to the Nanyang Navy every year... But there are so many places where the imperial court needs money - so, I will approve Jiang Aiqing's request! In addition, I will also
We will order all localities to reduce the price of wood needed by the Jiang family by 10% to show the favor of the imperial court!"
"My lord, Jiang Tao, thank you for your kindness! May my emperor live long, long live, long live!" Jiang Tao looked excited and knelt down and kowtowed.
Yunzheng, Zhou Jun, and Leng Xiang were watching the show and were amused: What Emperor Wanchang said is true... "The imperial court is also very concerned about this, and special supplies are allocated to the Nanyang Navy every year." Yes, every year.
About 30,000 to 50,000 taels of material were subsidized to the Nanyang Navy, and with just such a small amount, after going out to sea from Jiangning via the Yangtze River and arriving in Guangzhou by sea, 30% of it had to be "flooded". Well, this is indeed a special project of the imperial court.
Material subsidies!
As for "I will also order all localities that if the Jiang family needs wood for shipbuilding, the price must be reduced by 10% to show the court's favor!" It is even more nonsense. The Jiang family's jurisdiction is Guangdong and Guangxi, and Guangdong is better.
, Guangxi is really a remote place now, with high mountains and ridges everywhere, and there are a lot of huge trees suitable for making ships. It was originally the territory of his Jiang family. Isn’t cutting a few logs just like playing? Besides, even if he really started from
If you buy it elsewhere, the only ones who lose are those who sell wood. Your Majesty, the Emperor, is just a mouthful, but it is a favor from the imperial court! You are so shameless...
However, since Jiang Tao thanked him, Yun Zheng and the other three people also quickly added: "My emperor is wise."
-----------Dividing line----------The book has been open for so long. Apart from other things, at least it has never been updated. I hope everyone can collect it and give it to me by the way.
Ordering flowers can be regarded as motivation for Wu Feng to write. Thank you all.
