Chapter 148 Liang Shicheng's kindness

"Either bet on the Khitan, or bet on the Jurchen, it's a short-term return." Wang Xiu did not have much interest in supporting the Khitan, an empire without hope, which was not worth investing in. As for the Jurchens, they are too violent, and deep down he doesn't want to see the country ruined, and he is extremely reluctant.

Wang Hao's eyes lit up, and it was his idea to unite the Jurchens to destroy Liao, and it was good to be able to promote Zhao Ji to make decisions economically.

Liang Shicheng was noncommittal, and said with a smile: "It's all a good way, but it involves national policies, and you have to choose the right time to ask the official to make a holy judgment." ”

Although Wang Hao took a fancy to a point in Wang Xiu's plan, he didn't want Zhao Ji to take a fancy to increase Wang Xiu's weight to win favor, he wanted time to turn Wang Xiu's point of view into his own, and said in a deep voice: "You want to set up a maritime case in the chapter and form a guard navy, don't you know that the imperial court is in the cardinal's mansion, how can you discuss such a major event?"

Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the article on the imperial case, the cold maritime business case and the regulations for the formation of a guard army.

Wang Xiu gritted his teeth and secretly scolded Wang Huang for not being a thing, what Shang Gong said was one thing, and it was another thing for you to guide Zhao Ji to make up for his brain automatically with bad intentions, and there was a despicable blade hidden in his words, and his character was so inferior that Cheng Dù was outrageous, and he was not a son of man.

He insisted on setting up maritime cases on Jiangnan East Road and Liangzhejiang Road, which he had seriously discussed with Zhong Liqiu. Zhong Liqiu was cautious, believing that the functions of the maritime case and the city and the city department seemed to conflict, and the formation of the guard navy was too abrupt, and the tactical navy control was assigned to the public office for monitoring, which was obviously the restoration of the military supervision system, but after weighing it, he still supported it.

"The establishment of yamen on Jiangnan East Road and Liangzhejiang Road to supervise maritime trade will help to increase revenue and expenditure by supervising nearby."

"The maritime case seems to be unclear with the functions of the city and the city, and the guard water army has been established." Liang Shicheng didn't continue, and his attitude seemed hesitant.

Wang Xiu smiled faintly and said: "Don't worry, the maritime case and the city berth division are not in conflict, the city berth division is to manage maritime trade, collect centigold, and do not directly access maritime trade. ”

"Official ship, this."

"It's the key to increasing your income." Wang Xiu saw that Zhao Ji seemed very interested, and then said: "The coastal merchants used porcelain and silk from the Central Plains to exchange for gold, silver, jewelry, and rare objects from the Quartet. In particular, it is a pity that the huge sea vessels will make huge profits after returning to China, which is simply ten times or dozens of times, while the city berth department only collects taxes at the entry and exit gates, and the profits obtained are less than one or two layers, which is really a pity."

The corners of Wang Hao's mouth twitched violently, it is still too little, you don t have a backache when you stand and talk, and the tariffs of the city account for one and a half of the tax revenue of the entire Great Song Dynasty, and this is still the number after being looted.

"The minister thought that since the people could not maintain the maximum profits, it was better for the government to intervene, and could organize powerful maritime merchants along the coast to borrow goods from the bank at a reasonable price, and the imperial court would form a strong fleet of sea ships to protect the caravan, and the officials and the people would go to sea together, and the government would be able to profit from it and protect the maritime merchants from piracy."

"How can the treasury support the armed naval fleet and the navy spends" Liang Shicheng was shocked, and it was inconvenient for him to say much when it came to military affairs.

Wang Xiu gritted his teeth and smiled, and said playfully: "Whether it is sailing or maintenance costs for the naval fleet, there is no need for the imperial court to spend at all. ”

"There is no need for the court to spend." Zhao Ji became interested and asked: "The Qing family said that it is clear, how can you not use a penny from the imperial court?"

"Don't be ashamed." Wang Hao sneered coldly, and even Cai You felt incredible.

Liang Shicheng smiled, and his eyes swept over Wang Huang like a poisonous snake, making this kid shiver in a daze, and hurriedly shut up.

"Nowadays, maritime trade is frequent, piracy is rampant, and maritime merchants are suffering from being plundered, and they often buy off their relations when they go to sea, paying pirates in advance to buy roads, or some sea merchants do not buy pirates' accounts, and their ships travel in groups, all equipped with defensive weapons. The imperial court should be able to form a navy to protect the trade routes, which can not only carry goods in large lucky ships, but also escort merchant ships. ”

Wang Xiu glanced at Liang Shicheng, and said loudly: "The sea is unpredictable, the pirates are cruel and tyrannical, even if they can travel with the imperial court's naval fleet, the merchants will definitely be happy to pay this small amount of protection costs, the imperial court kills two birds with one stone, it costs not a single money and a grain, it is enough to feed tens of thousands of naval troops." ”

"The navy is specially used for escort and trade, and is stationed on the shore under the supervision of the local governor and county, and the maritime business case is controlled in the port before the formation goes to sea, and the official office and the maritime business case are responsible for the sea dispatch."

"Your Majesty, there are ten large armed ships, and each round trip has at least hundreds of thousands of incomes, if there are dozens of fleets, the imperial court does not spend a penny, and the annual income is nearly 10 million."

Zhao Ji had already stopped being fascinated, and Wang Hao and Cai You also stood stupidly, not only should they refute or agree, they didn't expect that Wang Xiu would come up with a way to protect business with the army and support the army with business, Liang Shicheng's eyes flashed.

Wang Xiu said that the water is not leaky, and it is really good to think about it carefully, piracy along the coast is indeed rampant, and it is also common for maritime merchants to form ships for self-protection, and the equipment of some merchant ships is almost all forbidden army standard equipment, and they are all private soldiers.

It is a great thing for the imperial court to be able to set up an escort navy to disarm the merchant ships and eliminate the great danger of private soldiers at sea, and it is definitely supported by the military states on the southeast coast. Going ashore is under the control of the military state guards, and going to sea is under the jurisdiction of the public office and the maritime merchant case, which is completely in the hands of the imperial court, and there are many more forbidden military positions at the level of a colonel, so it cannot be said that Wang Xiu has considered it carefully.

Zhao Ji was very excited about the attractive prospect of the Prime Minister's Office of National Affairs, the Great Song Dynasty had porcelain, silk silk, and the government was involved in overseas trade, and the income and expenditure would be lucrative, so his royal treasury would also be full of overseas treasures.

Thinking of this, if it weren't for maintaining the emperor's prestige in front of Wang Xiu, Zhao Ji would have laughed with joy.

Liang Shicheng was a little worried, he said slowly: "The method is not bad, but tens of thousands of sailors have been going to sea for many years, I don't know if it is appropriate."

Wang Xiu immediately understood what Liang Shicheng was worried about, the Zhao family system was that the generals were not allowed to have actual military power, and the generals at all levels did not have a fixed subordinate relationship, and they had to be under the command of the civil ministers.

In order to facilitate the movement of the navy overseas, it will inevitably form a set of fixed subordinate relationships between superiors and subordinates, and if it continues like this for a long time, it will inevitably cause changes in the system of Ma Bujun, and Zhao Ji is not a mediocre master, so he will not fail to understand this.

He tolerates the misdeeds of his favored ministers, and even enjoys it, once it is implicated in the signs of endangering the imperial power, he will not hesitate to do what the emperor should do.

"Looks like I'm a little too impatient." Wang Xiu felt a trace of bitterness in her heart, and she seemed to be a little too anxious.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Ji shook his head and said calmly: "The fleet of ships is under the control of the public office, and the officers and men accompanying the ships are transferred by the Tiger Wing Navy and the native soldiers of the coastal states and townships, and the generals will go to sea under the command of the generals, and then return to their own offices when they return." ”

As an emperor, he still thinks deeply, and his huge interests must not be given up in vain. The establishment of an armed fleet of seafaring ships away from the territory of the country, and the use of power in moderation and cheapness is also a precedent for successive dynasties to grant commanders to go on expeditions.

Although this dynasty has been going out of the middle court since Taizong, after all, this is a temporary dispatch of some naval troops to go to sea, not a fixed military system, and the public office and maritime business cases have civilian control to arm the sea fleet.

What's more, once the fleet returns to China, the accompanying sailors will immediately return to their own army, as for whether it will affect other forbidden armies, he didn't think much about it, since the Shenzong Dynasty implemented the art of war, the following forbidden armies have a fixed structure, and more than 10,000 sailors can make a big mess.

Since Zhao Ji had no problem, Liang Shicheng immediately dispelled his concerns, and slowly nodded: "There are thousands of scattered sailors along the river belonging to the front division of the palace and the guard infantry division, and they can also take turns to send personnel to the sea under the control of the office. ”

Zhao Ji said softly: "I have my own decision, and the two governments will discuss it later." ”

"Official, Wang Jiyi was really a genius at that time, and only he thought of this kind of clever strategy." Liang Shicheng's words were full of kindness.

Because of Liang Shicheng's words, Wang Hao was speechless, he had already begun to befriend Cai Jing and befriend Liang Shicheng, people were obviously inclined to Wang Xiu, how dare he offend Liang Shicheng, no matter how aggrieved he was, he had to endure it.

Cai You was also very aggrieved, as the prime minister's minister of national affairs, he couldn't speak, he could only watch Wang Xiu show off, and it would not be easy to change to anyone, and he gradually had a grudge against Wang Xiu in his heart.

Wang Xiu couldn't figure out what Liang Shicheng had repeatedly helped him, even if he admired Su Shi, as Liang Shicheng who held the authority, it was impossible to give up Wang Huang for this kindness, he really couldn't figure out Liang Shicheng's intentions, so he could only secretly guard himself.

Since Zhao Ji was elated, he simply said: "In addition to the three rooms of the bank said by the minister, the appointment of officials is also the key to the east and west roads of Jiangnan and the two Zhejiang roads, and the success or failure lies in making the best use of the people. ”

Liang Shicheng also smiled and said: "Young ambition, Your Majesty, although there is a disagreement with the system, there is a reason for it, and it can be flexible. ”

Zhao Ji saw that Wang Xiu's attitude was resolute, but he appreciated it a little, and said softly: "I don't doubt the Qing family, and I will follow the Qing family's performance." ”

Zhao Ji's expectations for Wang Xiu are not inadequate, and he acts cheaply, which grants Wang Xiu great rights to dispose of affairs. Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, few people have been able to enjoy this kind of right, and it can be said that almost no one can enjoy this kind of right, although Zhao Ji acted cheaply before he was called cheap, what difference does this make, Wang Xiu has reason to believe that with Zhao Ji's favor and Cai Jing's support, he will make good use of this hard-won right. Liang Shicheng said to Wang Xiu: "Why does Wang Zhige need to be like this, we should not be shocked by honor and disgrace for the official family, and do our best, don't say anything that will never involve the official career." ”