Fortunately, Fang Jun did not expect them to give an answer. He said to himself: "Then I can only find a way, either by pledging the Ministry of War's property, or by filling it in with my own money... You think these two
Which solution is feasible?"
Which one is feasible?
Neither one is feasible.
As one of the central ministries, one of the six ministries, but they have to pledge their property for loans and spread the word, how can the court retain its dignity?
It's even worse to use your own money to make up for it.
This is just like the imperial court arrears with the soldiers' food and wages, and the general uses his own money to pay the soldiers... Are you not cherishing the soldiers and treating them like sons? Are you trying to buy people's hearts and want to rebel?
The officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Fang Jun spread his hands and looked innocent: "Look, you don't think it's possible, right? Your Majesty is keeping an eye on the expansion of the Ministry of War, and must not delay it, otherwise it will affect the change of uniforms of the Liaodong army and horses, and no one can afford it; but
Your Ministry of Civil Affairs refuses to allocate funds, what can I do? If I force you, I should say that I am arrogant and domineering and attack the central ministry. I may have to impeach me later... Then the only one I can do is you, the people.
The Ministry of War issues an IOU, and then I take the IOU to the yamen that supply the materials. The merchants look at it, it’s not that the Ministry of War has no money to give you, it’s because the appropriation hasn’t arrived yet. As long as you wait, is it possible that the Ministry of Civil Affairs can still default on the debt?
Can’t do it?”
Cui Dunli on the side thought to himself: You are just talking nonsense!
It sounds like this is the most appropriate solution to the current situation, but how can the Ministry of Civil Affairs possibly agree? Once the IOU is written, Cui Dunli dares to use his head as a guarantee, and everything will go well if the Ministry of War expands. If there is a slight delay, forget it.
Whoever is responsible, Fang Jun will blame it on the Ministry of Civil Affairs——
Who told you not to allocate funds on time? You did not allocate funds on time, which caused the delay of the Ministry of War. This blame lies with the Ministry of Civil Affairs...
From top to bottom, the Ministry of Civil Affairs would never dare to write such an IOU.
But without writing an IOU, how could Fang Jun be willing to give up?
There are no fools in the Ministry of Civil Affairs who know that IOUs cannot be written, but Fang Jun also made it clear that your Ministry of Civil Affairs will not provide money and delays the expansion of the Ministry of War. Who will bear the responsibility?
Everyone looks to high fulfillment.
Many people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs knew about the delay in appropriation, and repeatedly sent back officials from the Ministry of War for various reasons. They used to think that Gao Shilang was very strong and a good leader, and he could manage money in the Treasury of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
When the Ministry of War is full, it takes the initiative to share the pressure for subordinates. As long as the Ministry of War can postpone the disbursement of the one million yuan, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will have much more room for turnover.
However, now, it is inevitable for everyone to complain.
It’s not good for you to default on someone’s appropriation, so why should you default on the Ministry of War?
Look, now that Fang Jun has taken office, he is rushing to the door to collect debts before his chair is warm. Others may be able to deal with it, but who dares to deal with Fang Jun?
This Bangchui has a bad temper and has always been arrogant and willful. If he is really cruel and delays the expansion of the Ministry of War and the re-equipment of the Liaodong Army and Horses, then the emperor will be angry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will suffer more than half of the consequences...
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Especially the grievances between Gao Jingcheng and Fang Jun are well known to everyone.
As the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you use public assets for personal use, vent your personal anger in the name of defaulting on appropriations, and put the entire yamen at risk of being held accountable by the emperor. This is unkind...
Gao Jingcheng also realized this problem and said nothing, his face was ashen.
IOUs are definitely not allowed to be issued. He cannot bear this responsibility.
The funding definitely cannot be allocated now. In the past, he had been arrogant and prevaricated several times, but now Fang Jun came and made a fuss and allocated it immediately. Where should he put his face?
After thinking about it, I had no choice but to hold on to the end: "The Ministry of Civil Affairs has its own rules and regulations, how can we allow you to mess around here? Get out quickly, and when the Ministry of Civil Affairs' accounts are sorted out, they will allocate funds to you. If you continue to disobey,
Don't blame me for being rude if you don't spare me for making trouble out of nothing!"
All the Ministry of Civil Affairs officials were speechless. Who do you think this person is standing in front of you?
If they are afraid of your harsh words, how can they still come to make trouble?
As expected, Fang Jun looked at Gao Jingcheng with a sneer and said slowly: "What Gao Shilang means is that your Ministry of Civil Affairs neither appropriates funds nor pays IOUs, nor does it want to take responsibility. However, if it continues like this, the plan to expand the Ministry of War will be indefinite.
The shelving of the Liaodong army led to repeated delays in the replacement of the Liaodong army horses, right?"
Gao Xingyi persisted in resisting: "Liaodong soldiers and horses changing their uniforms is a matter for the Ministry of War and has nothing to do with our Ministry of Civil Affairs."
He thinks there is no problem with this. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has the procedures of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Even if the lawsuit goes to Taiji Palace, he can still stand up in front of His Majesty Li Er. In the worst case, he will allocate funds to you, but the nature of that is different.
That was the emperor's personal order, and we were doing the work according to the order. It was not because of the pressure from your Fang Jun that we had to allocate funds now.
After all, you, Fang Jun, are still incompetent. You can't even handle the official affairs of your own yamen...
Fang Jun stood with his hands behind his back in the middle of the lobby of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, surrounded by officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He looked at Gao Xingxing, who was sitting high in the chair, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said word by word: "Shilang Gao knows,
Now it is no longer a matter of whose business it is or whose responsibility it is, but the dignified minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is using various excuses to delay the allocation. In my opinion, you are clearly deliberately trying to delay the Ministry of War.
expansion, thereby delaying the replacement of troops and horses in Liaodong... And your ultimate goal is to sabotage the Eastern Expedition and attempt to sabotage the empire's plan to unify the world! Tell me, what benefits did Goguryeo give you, allowing you to lurk in the center of the empire?
Are you willing to be a traitor and a traitor, and commit such an act that betrays your ancestors and is intolerable to heaven and earth?"
These words were spoken in a clear and concise tone, and they were heard loudly in the lobby of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, shocking all the officials in jaw-dropping disbelief.
Does this rise to the level of "treason"?!
It's absolutely ridiculous, and the slander is not such a slander!
But if you calm down and think about it, what Fang Jun said is not unreasonable...
Gao Xingyi was born in the Bohai Gao family. His family has lived in Bohai County for a long time. He is known as "the best in the world above the Bohai Sea". After being formed at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it gradually became prosperous in the Western Jin Dynasty and has now formed Bohai, Yuyang, Liaodong, and Guangling.
Many branches such as Henan even founded the Northern Qi Dynasty at that time. Due to geographical factors, they had frequent contacts with Goguryeo, which was located in eastern Liaoning at that time. There is still a descendant of the Gao family living in Goguryeo...
Even when Gao Shilian was demoted by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the reason was that Husi, who had a close relationship with him, rebelled against Goguryeo...
The entanglement involved is hard to explain.
Of course, it is not believed that the eldest son of Shen Guogong Gao Shilian and the son-in-law of His Majesty Li Er would defect to the enemy and rebel. But if we dig into the details, this is not easy to explain.
It is said that people's words are terrible. If Fang Jun made a loud noise here today, once word spreads, it is uncertain what the outside world will say.
More importantly, if the Ministry of War really delayed the re-equipment of Liaodong soldiers and horses, or if the Eastern Expedition really failed, who would be responsible?
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What may seem like nonsense, is very likely to push Gao Xixi and even the entire Gao family into the spotlight.
Even if the Eastern Expedition fails, as long as too many soldiers are lost in a certain battle due to the equipment of the army and horses, this may be implicated in what Fang Jun is saying now...
Gao Xingyi's white face turned blood red with anger, his eyes were about to split, and he could no longer hold back. He stood up, pointed his halberd and cursed angrily: "How shameless! My Bohai Gao family has been loyal to your majesty and to the Tang Dynasty for generations. Such slander
Words, who would believe it?”
Fang Jun chuckled and said disapprovingly: "Loyal to His Majesty? Loyal to the Tang Dynasty? Haha, seventy years ago, you Bohai Gao family and Northern Qi Emperor Gao Shaoyi said this. Twenty years ago, you Bohai Gao family and Sui Yang
The emperor said such things... Nowadays, you still say such things."
All the officials in the hall took a breath of cool air!
This is simply heartbreaking!
The Bohai Gao family is a member of the Northern Qi royal family. Gao Shilian once served as an official in the Sui Dynasty, and later rebelled against the Sui Dynasty and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. These comings and goings are indeed not considered a loyal family, either to the Northern Qi Dynasty or the Great Sui Dynasty... But this
Is the Bohai Gao family the only one like this?
All the aristocratic families in the world are like this!
The so-called "Changing King's Banner on the City Wall" means that the aristocratic families not only rely on power, but also actively create power. All the aristocratic families are passed down from generation to generation in this kind of creation and dependence. Among their ideas, they are loyal to what they believe.
Only yourself.
Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty...
Seeing his building rise, seeing his building collapse, as long as the family temple does not collapse, let him change the dynasty.
But can this be said openly?
This is a pole that knocks over a whole boat of people!
Everyone looked at Fang Jun in horror. I am afraid that this ancestor was not just here to challenge Gao Xiuxiu, but also had a very big agenda...