On the 10th day of the first month of March, half a month had passed since the relocation of the Xing Dynasty, and all ministries and departments had been properly resettled and had begun their work normally. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Zhao Yu convened the ruling council, in fact, this is the so-called court meeting of the monarch and the minister in the play, but this is called 'court sen', which is actually what is called the imperial meeting or cabinet meeting in modern times, a bit similar to today's Standing Committee, generally not long, but relatively frequent, most of the emperor's proposal to hold a discussion of current major events.

"Now that the state treasury of the DPRK is almost depleted, and the military budget is huge, the taxes are not enough to deal with it, so we must try to raise it!" After the passing of the courtesy and the seat of the monarch and the minister, Zhao Yu said straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, the site selection of the salt field has been fully rolled out, and it has been piloted in accordance with His Majesty's plan near Haikou, and it has been successful. Lu Xiufu knew that His Majesty still remembered Daquanzhou, and he didn't want to move troops in his heart, it was good to win, but it was really not safe to defeat the dynasty, so he hoped to slow down.

"Lu Xiang, the lower officials think that although the salt is abundant, Qiongzhou is sparsely populated and has limited consumption, so it will be difficult to solve the dilemma of lack of financial resources." Wen Tianxiang said.

"What do you think of it?" Lu Xiufu asked with a frown.

"Now, of course, the only strategy is to sell salt to Liangguang and Fujian, Liangjiang, and even the entire south of the Yangtze River, and if you want to do it, only by completely defeating the coastal enemy naval army can the sea route be unblocked!" Wen Tianxiang said.

"Oh, Wen Xiangzhi still wants to move troops, but he doesn't know where to fight first?" Lu Xiufu glanced at the little emperor and asked, secretly wondering in his heart if it was possible that the two of them had already communicated privately, but they used themselves as Kaizi.

"Xia Guan thought that he should seize Leizhou first, gain a foothold, enter the Guangnan West Road, and then use this as a springboard to market salt everywhere." Wen Tianxiang said.

"Capture Guangzhou, this official thinks it's not appropriate!" Zhang Shijie interjected in this matter, "Now Ali Hague is sitting in Qinzhou, with 40,000 male soldiers in his hands, the distance between the two places is less than 200 miles, and it will be almost impossible to win in two days. What does Your Majesty think? ”

"What Zhang Shushuai said is good, Guangxi is a vast area, the enemy army is large, and our troops are weak, even if we defeat it, it will be difficult to hold it. And Guangxi is not an important place of commerce and trade, this battle is to lose money, and selling salt does not require us to do it ourselves, as long as it is cheap, there will be a sale! Zhao Yu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately Wen Tianxiang's answer was bad, otherwise Lu Xiufu would not have wronged himself by blaming him, and he chose to support Zhang Shijie.

"Your Majesty Shengming, I would like to listen to Your Majesty's high opinions!" Zhang Shijie has received the support of His Majesty, and his heart is also a little relieved, he has been worried that the little emperor will hold grudges, and give himself small shoes to wear everywhere.

"I thought that if we wanted to hold Qiongzhou and ensure the prosperity of trade, we could only rely on fighting, defeating the enemy's naval army, cutting off its trade routes, and using the enemy's wealth and army!" Zhao Yu said leisurely.

"Well, what Your Majesty said is very true!" Liu Shiyong, a member of the Privy Council, continued, "Only by defeating the enemy's naval army can Qiongzhou be in danger to defend, and only with money can we raise troops and build ships!" ”

"And how is Your Majesty going to solve the current suffering?" Ying Jieyan saw that His Majesty began to go around in circles again, and asked bluntly.

"Hit Quanzhou!" Zhao Yu immediately said.

"Your Majesty, Quanzhou is indeed rich, but our army has just experienced a big war, the soldiers are tired, and the rainy season is approaching, so it is not the best time to attack at this time!" Liu Huang saw that no one spoke for a long time, and seeing that it was cold, he hurriedly filled the gap.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the city of Quanzhou is strong, and the current instigation of the capital is to know Fujian with Quanzhou, and there are heavy troops in Tun. If we attack, the enemy will come to our aid, and we are afraid that we will fall short. Liu Shiyong thought for a while and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I thought I should fight Quanzhou!" Wen Tianxiang pondered for a moment and said, "An enemy coastal navy has been severely damaged except for the Fujian navy, and the Quanzhou navy is already the only strong opponent of our dynasty; The second is that Pu Shou Geng is a traitor of our dynasty, and his slaughter of the clan and the killing of scholars are already the common anger of people and gods, and it is a righteous move to attack Quanzhou; The third Quanzhou is rich, and laying down Quanzhou can solve the difficulties of our dynasty. ”

"Okay, the words of the literary minister are exactly what I want!" Zhao Hao said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, but the minister thinks that the cardinal and several consuls are reasonable, this is not the best time to attack Quanzhou, the rainy season is approaching, if you can't attack for a long time, your army will be killed!" Wen Tianxiang said again.

"Ahem, cough, cough ......" Zhao Yu listened to the breath, how could he gasp for breath when he spoke, and coughed a few times, "Zhongqing listens to me, according to the meteorological rainy season in May, we still have two months to spare." Moreover, the Pu Shou Geng clan of Quanzhou has more than 1,000 sea ships, and can easily form a powerful naval army. In addition, the enemy naval forces in Guangxi and Jiangxi have been newly defeated, and once their vitality is restored, they will threaten Qiongzhou, and we will no longer be able to attack Quanzhou, not to mention that we will suffer from it. Therefore, there is no chance to be missed, and if you miss it, you will pay a great price. And our purpose in this dispatch is to weaken its strength, not to occupy the city, and it will not be too much damage in a quick battle. ”

"The lesser of two evils, this official thinks that what His Majesty said is reasonable, it is better to send troops to Quanzhou sooner rather than later, even if you can't capture the city, you can destroy its sea ships and break its foundation!" After another moment of silence, Wen Tianxiang spoke first.

"Well, Quanzhou is the first important place for Tatar trade, and taking Quanzhou will cause it to lose a large amount of taxes and cut off its financial resources." Liu Huang also agreed.

"Your Majesty's words are good, if the rainy season is over, Ali Hague will definitely attack Qiongzhou again, we will be tired of coping, and we will no longer be able to levy the thieves, and we will be ashamed of the defeat of the army!" Zhang Shijie high-fived and hated.

"What does Lu Xiang think?" Seeing the reversal of the wind, Zhao Yu looked at Lu Xiufu and said. I wondered in my heart that it was no wonder that those who were leaders like dictatorship, and this discussion was really delayed. But he also knows that he is a human being, not a god, but a human being, everyone will make mistakes, and his thinking is limited, and he can only make up for the shortcomings by brainstorming, especially a half-baked two-pole emperor like himself, once he makes a mistake, it will be a river of blood, so although he is upset, he still wants to keep a democratic heart.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Quanzhou can be warn, but it still needs to be carefully planned and considered." Lu Xiufu thought that it would be beneficial to fight Quanzhou at the moment, whether it was to solve the financial difficulties, or to eliminate the future troubles of Qiongzhou, and to win the hearts and minds of the people, so he still agreed.

"Okay, since all the ministers agree, then I plan to drive the expedition and fight Quanzhou again!" Seeing that he had finally persuaded everyone, Zhao Yu nodded and said.

"Your Majesty, please think again!" As soon as everyone heard the chorus, they all secretly wondered why this kid was so uneasy and made everyone uneasy...... (To be continued.) )