The household department turned over and over again, but Li Xingchen understood clearly that it was just two words: "no money"! You can also say more, "if you don't have money, you will lose your life"!
Knowing that the military, the Ministry of Industry, etc. would definitely take advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Expedition, the representative of the Ministry of Revenue standing in the imperial tent is no longer the previous minister, but Chen Shushen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, the official brother-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor.
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Who dares to really stare at this uncle, the great butler of the Han Dynasty?
I'm afraid His Majesty will be the first to deal with you.
"Zijing," Li Xingchen was too lazy to listen anymore and called Chen Shushen directly, "I'm here to ask you."
Chen Shushen, who was red-faced and thick-necked after arguing with Xiao Shilian, Chen Zhishen and others, hurriedly stepped forward.
Chen Shushen just arrived at the front line yesterday, and Li Xingchen hadn't seen him for more than a year. The burden of the court's income and expenditure fell on his shoulders alone. Li Xingchen actually felt a little sorry, but Chen Shushen came.
After that, he could roll up his sleeves and quarrel, which made Li Xingchen sigh with emotion.
After all, it’s better to be young.
"Your Majesty!" Chen Shushen said excitedly, "Although we can't say that there is nothing in the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue to be able to run a race, every expenditure has been carefully calculated and allocated. Especially now that the war is going on and money is tight, there must be no more money.
To use a sum of money to do such a thing is to make a profit!"
Li Xingchen nodded. Chen Shushen, as the Minister of Household Affairs, was not able to gain a foothold because of his status as a relative of the emperor. This young brother-in-law did have enough ability. Otherwise, he, a remnant of the previous royal family, would not be able to sit in this position for a long time.
If the corpse had a vegetarian meal, someone would have jumped out to criticize it.
"Zijing, I know the difficulties in the household department." Li Xingchen said slowly.
The generals around him suddenly showed joy, while Chen Shushen felt a thump in his heart. When His Majesty usually said this, the next sentence would naturally be, "Your household department should be more considerate and considerate, be more considerate, and try your best to solve the problem."
, In this regard, Chen Shushen didn't know how much courage and perseverance he used every time to resist the temptation to fight with Li Xingchen.
If I hadn't given up my job, my sister would have been so cruel that I would have quit doing it a long time ago!
"The focus of the Household Department is to raise funds to prepare for stabilizing the north. The Household Department should not worry about the cost of the Battle of Baigou." What Li Xingchen said shocked everyone in the camp.
It's just that Chen Shushen was surprised, and the generals of the army were frightened.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Chen Shushen bowed his hands decisively and saluted, as if he was afraid that Li Xingchen would directly regret it the next moment.
Li Xingchen nodded, indicating that since he had spoken out, he would not go back on his words.
The generals looked at each other in confusion. Your Majesty kicked the household department out directly. So how do you plan to arrange this war?
Li Xingchen's eyes passed over everyone and said calmly: "I don't think it is necessary to build a bridge across the Baigou. The Han's inland river naval warships have gradually passed through the divide and headed north, from the five-toothed warship to the newly built Zhongguo.
Small Mengchong warships are all available. In the Battle of Baigou, it is enough for the navy to transport troops and horses. It is also possible to build bridges, mainly pontoon bridges to allow the army to pass quickly, and the rest will not be discussed. "
Everyone shuddered immediately, and there was obvious dissatisfaction in His Majesty's words.
Every pair of eyes looked at Xiao Shilian. In any case, Xiao Shilian, as a hussar general, was the backbone of many generals present.
"I obey the decree!" Xiao Shilian agreed simply.
The generals were immediately angry, but they also knew that since His Majesty had already bitten off his words, it would be useless to say anything more.
Today is the first time that His Majesty did not focus on the battle, and he did not forget to beat the generals.
This shows that His Majesty has gradually shifted the focus of governing the country from war to post-war governance. The Ministry of Revenue must leave enough funds to ensure the post-war reconstruction work in the north.
For the military, this is not good news, but everyone knows that after the Northern Expedition, there will be no more wars in Kyushu, and peace is about to come. It is reasonable for the court to start rebuilding and revitalizing the north.
Moreover, the revitalization of the north does not bring any harm to everyone.
As a result, the imperial court needed to send more experienced officials to the north to participate in governance. There were even rumors that military lieutenant generals would be turned into civil servants to make up for the huge shortage of middle-level officials, especially the chief and deputy officials of local prefectures.
Gaps, for military generals, it is very common for them to kill off their horses and kill donkeys after the unification of the world, so if they can become local officials, it is of course a good choice to protect themselves and even start a new career.
Secondly, it’s because of money issues.
What does the reconstruction of the North mean? It means that it requires heavy investment from various banks in the South. Now various banks, merchants, etc. in the South are gearing up, waiting to enter when the North begins to attract investment on a large scale. Previously, when the Central Plains state capitals were rebuilt
Their experience has told them that in the north, which is almost a blank slate, as long as they have money to invest, they can generate more money.
As for every household, which one has not saved in a bank and participated in various investment projects organized by the bank? Therefore, everyone is counting on the reconstruction and revitalization of the north to make a fortune. These days, it is really difficult to have money.
Nothing you say will work.
Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue left sufficient funds to prepare to take the lead in the reconstruction of the north. The generals could not say anything else. They could not cut off their own future financial paths for a short-sightedness. They could only feel a little regretful in their hearts.
His Majesty once wrote a poem, in which there is a sentence: "There is a way to have both peace and security in the world." Now everyone feels the same way.
"All ministries will cooperate with the Taiwei Mansion to come up with an attack plan as soon as possible," Li Xingchen said directly, "We can't keep procrastinating any longer."
The generals agreed with a bang. In any case, their intention to build a bridge was realized. A pontoon bridge is just a pontoon bridge. It is better than using a boat to transfer it back and forth bit by bit, especially now that the military is in Qishui and Baigou.
When there are combat plans on the Qinghe River downstream.
The river navy has actually not developed much in recent years, and has even transferred a lot of manpower to the navy. In addition, during the last Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, the gap had not been repaired, and the river was in a frozen state, so the navy
It can be said that the whole process was soy sauce in the south. Only the newly formed ragged Fenshui Navy made a formality to announce to everyone that at least the Han Dynasty still had the Inland River Navy and sent it during the Northern Expedition.
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Therefore, although Qi Xin, who commanded the inland river navy, had tried his best to pull all the naval warships from the south, he was still stretched thin under the military's huge and grand all-out attack plan.