Seven or eight Henan provinces pay taxes, this temptation is really a bit big.

In the eyes of the emperor, Liu Yu doesn't lie much, especially when it comes to money, and he always does what he says.

Although it sounds a little awkward to say that the Netherlands uses Henan as a comparison, it is too intuitive, and Li Gan's heart is very lively.

No one in the court knew more about the affairs of the Western countries than Liu Yu, and even the emperor didn't know how Liu Yu found out about the news.

If it is asked, it is said that so-and-so has said it.

After the investigation, he did say that it could only be assumed that no one in the DPRK cared about the affairs of the Western countries, and because Liu Yu learned more Western knowledge, he was too concerned about the prophecy of Xu Guangqi of the previous dynasty that "the future disaster will be in the Western countries", so he paid more attention.

It makes sense.

Taxation in seven or eight provinces in Henan......

The temptation is just too great.

In the previous battles, one was that after the Jingxiang military reform, Dashun became a gunpowder empire at the level of a thirty-year war, which had a crushing advantage over the surrounding areas.

The second is that after all these years of recuperation, and the weather is gradually getting warmer, I have a family foundation.

However, all of these battles were fought economically and politically.

The Western Regions, in the next few decades, may have to throw money into it according to one million taels per year.

Mongolia, after the policy of controlling Mongolia with commerce in recent years, the emperor has recovered a lot of internal money, but the expenditure of the household government is real.

Nuer Gandusi, in addition to the tribute of a few hundred mink skins every year, if you add immigrants, only the economic account is calculated, and you can cede all the losses of the household government to the Rakshasa country, and cut all the way to the Songhua River without losing money.

Liu Yu always said that you can make money by fighting a war, although this matter has not been verified, but judging from the leveling matter, the incredible words Liu Yu said seem to be credible.

Pingzhun and the navy seem to have nothing to do with each other, but it seems to be the first fulfillment of a set of prophecies.

His heart was moved, and Li Gan asked: "Then the Rakshasa Kingdom, women can succeed to the throne." I thought that the customs of Yidi were different from those of the Celestial Empire, and there were often things like Si Chen. In the Austrian kingdom, is there a big mess when a woman succeeds to the throne? ”

Liu Yu talked about the strange electoral system of the HRE.

Li Gan also knew before, but at this time, he heard Liu Yu say in more detail, frowned, and said: "You mean, the lord of Austria can be the king of Austria, but he can't be the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?" If you want your husband to be the emperor, you have to give up part of the benefits. The kings of these Western countries are all relatives? This is also true, if it is like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they are all in-laws. It seems that war is inevitable? ”

Of course, this is not the case, Liu Yu made some more explanations, and finally convinced the emperor that the imminent war in Europe was inevitable.

The starting point of this great battle was the death of King Oli.

After these things were said, Li Gan's heart was also refreshed.

The current situation in Europe is too favorable for Dashun.

The Russian-Austrian alliance and the imminent war between Russia and Turkey make it possible for Dashun to maintain the initiative on the issue of boundary demarcation in the Western Regions. Although it is not possible to open its mouth widely, it is entirely feasible to get Russia to make appropriate concessions.

The war in Europe will inevitably involve the Netherlands. Although France is very cowardly in the ongoing war of the Polish succession, and does not dare to provoke the Netherlands, in fact, the Netherlands and Britain are also ready to move.

It's just that because of the previous South China Sea bubble incident and the big stock market crash of the bubble explosion, Britain and the Netherlands are temporarily in debt, and they are really unable to intervene anymore.

This kind of vertical and horizontal thing, after being put to the letter, is easy to understand.

The Dutch occupied Taiwan, and of course Li Gan knew.

If only the Dutch were involved, it would not have been a problem to win.

"Monopoly on spices, seven or eight taxes in Henan...... The tax ...... in Henan"

These words circled in Li Gan's mind over and over again, and he couldn't stop at all.

It sounds like it's easy to get, but if you don't take it, it's a tyrannical thing.

Liu Yu quietly looked at the emperor, saw the emperor pondering there, and knew that the emperor's heart had loosened.

Afraid that the emperor would have to consider such a thing as a big tail, Liu Yu said again: "The minister thinks that once the Japanese tributary and the Netherlands are defeated, please divide the navy into two." ”

"One is stationed in Weihai and Tianjinwei. Gong Wei Jing Division. ”

"One is stationed in Fujian."

"The inside is strong and the outside is weak, if there is a big war, then the main force of the East will be transferred; If there is no big war, then conquer in the South Seas. The officers and men of the navy, whose families are all on land, ......"

Li Gan laughed twice and interrupted Liu Yu's words.

"You're really careful."

Li Gan said in his heart, you want to achieve something great, open up the territory for the country, and make immortal contributions. I also have to be careful to prevent me from being the kind of person who is immeasurably careful.

It's pretty tiring, isn't it? ”

But he didn't say this, Li Gan pondered for a while, thinking that if he could win a decisive victory on the ocean, the sailor could also be dismissed.

The fleet is divided into north and south, and the main force is to defend the Beijing Division, and it is indeed necessary to do it.

But at this time, it is not yet time, and the affairs of the navy still have to be handed over to Liu Yu.

The less you manage, the more you get results.

Now it seems that Li Gan feels that Liu Yu has nothing to be trusted, except for being a little impenetrable and always intentionally or unintentionally doing things that force the court.

"You don't have any jokes, and I don't doubt it. Even if you say that you will spend the whale sea, you will naturally always trust. I'm just telling you that if you're not in your position, you're not in charge. You can do whatever you want to do within the scope of the Whale Sea. If you are interested in making a policy to govern the country, then you will make new contributions and enter the Temple of Heavenly Blessing, and only then can you be justified. ”

"Do the math, how many taels of silver do you need? As I said, if the Qingzhou Army can make great contributions in this battle, I will also try my best to invest money in the navy against public opinion. ”

Liu Yu didn't have an exact account book in his heart, so he only said: "It's the old minister who wants to go back to Weihai first." Craftsmen need to be familiar with things such as cannon casting and shipbuilding. It was too expensive to buy a ship, so the minister had to calculate how much a ship would cost, and how many ships the Dutch had in the South Seas. This is not an answer that the minister can give now. ”

"Dare to go back to Weihai. The matter of rewarding will be decided after the Western Regions are completely pacified, and the army will be divided. The minister also took advantage of this time to calculate a number. ”

Li Gan heard Liu Yu's anxiety, and knew that this matter really needed to be hurried.

Even if it has been beaten, this is time to show more trust.

"It just so happens that when you are officially appointed to spend the Whale Sea, the official school of Jinghai Palace will still be supervised by you. You often say that navigation and artillery are not separated, and this Jinghai Palace official school will not only train the navy in the future, but also train artillery and siege cities. If you supervise the work, you can handle the enrollment and running of the school at the same time. ”

"The concubines of a good family can also use it, but not more. It can be used in the early stage, and it is still necessary to do practical learning in the future. You can try out the Practical School in Wenden. If available, try it in Jiaoliao. ”

"The cost of running the school, you also sorted out a charter and sent it at that time. It's August now, and I'm still going to have some time to deal with the aftermath here. Go back as soon as possible, and you will return to Beijing in February next year to reply to the matter. You can go as fast as you go, and you can go back as quickly as possible. ”

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Running all the way to Weihai along the post station, although it was late autumn, Liu Yu really felt the taste of a spring breeze and horseshoe disease.

supervised the official school of Jinghai Palace, and it was a real supervision that completely let go, not just trying like last time, which is why Liu Yu is happy.

The emperor is far away, as long as this opening is opened, it will be much simpler.

Originally, change was not an overnight thing, and the talent pool was insufficient, so there was no drama at all.

Wendeng is not big, and Jiaoliao is not big, but the whole world does not need so many practical talents. Not to mention the Jiaoliao area, Wendeng plus the surrounding population, it is comparable to the Netherlands.

If you can establish practical learning, and ensure a promotion route outside the imperial examination, and with the mentality of learning and excelling, you can become a naval officer, an artillery officer, or a customs officer, and you can also attract enough people to learn.

In Liu Yu's view, Dashun's road of change, the recognition of the Russian throne in the First World War in the North, and the sending of missions to Russia and France, can be regarded as opening the window to see the outside world; And trying to set up a practical school is to open a crack in the door of this house.

The imperial examination system cannot be canceled for the time being, and no one dares to cancel it.

But one day, when hundreds of thousands of graduates of Shixue find that the Confucian students who monopolize the court do not recognize their "academic qualifications", they will let the world know what it means to be in chaos.

Or, Dashun admits that learning from practice is equivalent to showing talent and raising people; Either......

Of course, you still have to be loyal now. Weihai is too close to the capital.

As soon as he returned to Weihai, he saw his father who was messing around here, and roughly told him about the Western Regions, so he hurried to check the situation everywhere.

Kang Buxian has been doing things according to Liu Yu's previous arrangement for the past two years, and everything is in order and in an orderly manner.

"Childe, there are now four warships in the Navy. Those two were bought, and these two were built by ourselves, and the performance was not much different from what we bought. ”

"There are also a lot of Nanyang teak and Taiwanese cypress in stockpiles, and the coarse oak harvesting in Liaodong and Nuergan has also formed a scale. Large quantities of dried oak were piled up in Liaodong and Vladivostok and were not shipped. Because it costs money to transport it, the money is not enough for the time being. ”

"As long as the money is available, it can be built in batches. The cast cannon can also keep up completely, and the level of our cast cannon is not bad, it will pass through China and the West, and the performance is better. ”

"If the cannon is all cast in copper, although the cost is high, the quality is better than the French cannon bought. The rest of the gun carriages, threads, etc., are also presided over by Western craftsmen, and those novices have learned a lot. ”

"The musket is the simplest, and the new French musket is learned."

Liu Yu was very concerned about the price of muskets, since the emperor wanted military reform, he would definitely want arms. This is an opportunity to make money, and the wool of the treasury is not white, as long as the price is lower than that bought from France.

"How much does it cost?"

"Plus a bayonet, four taels of silver."

Liu Yu was shocked.

"How can it be so cheap?"

"Because adults don't pay their employees. Many of them were learned by the victims as apprentices, but now the adults don't give money, but only take care of the food. If you add the salary, the cost of about a gun is about six taels of silver. ”

Six taels of silver, it's really not expensive. Kang Buxian is a person who can do practical things, so he naturally counts the cost of loss and unqualified.

Calculating the price here, Liu Yu said in his heart, with small profits but quick turnover, he sold it to the emperor for nine taels of silver. If it is government-run, counting drifting, corruption, and attrition, this price should have a great advantage.