"Uncles, today, my grandfather asked me to discuss with you how to follow the example of Britain and implement a military budget system." Before Hua Wang could sit down, he had already talked about today's topic.

Mo Hu spoke first: "This military budget system has been mentioned by Minister Zhang Zhimin, but His Majesty has not given any instructions. Some time ago, I was recruited by His Majesty, and it was not clear what His Majesty said in front of him, today, I asked the following to write an excerpt according to my ideas, one for each person, read it first, and then discuss it. ”

As soon as Mo Hu's words fell, the military officials came in and gave King Hua a copy first, which was distributed in turn.

In fact, in this excerpt, Mo Hu's biggest plan is to concentrate the right to 'share money' in the military government.

In the past, the empire's military expenditure was roughly divided into three parts:

At the beginning of the year, the household department allocated it in accordance with the actual situation of the military region, and it is very fixed every year, which is called "customary money", and its significance lies in the basic funds of the minimum standard of the military region.

The second part is that at the end of the year, the household department examines and approves the reimbursement according to some projects of the military region, which is called "supplementary funds." The significance of this part lies in the fact that this part of the money is spent first and then compensated, and generally not in full, as for how much to be compensated, it all depends on the attitude of His Majesty or the imperial court.

The last part is the provincial tax transfer allocation, also known as "local tax". The six nominal military regions of the empire, excluding the Dali Guard Military Region to defend the imperial family, are actually the five major operational military regions, which are intertwined in the imperial territory, and although the administrative provinces and military regions are divided differently, a part of the taxes and fees collected by each province must be transferred to the military districts stationed in the province.

The three parts of military spending did not go through the military government, and went directly to the account books of the household department.

Now, Mo Hu wants to take this opportunity to control the money bags of various military regions. But can the people from several other military regions be willing to let Mo Hu lead him by the nose?

The first to attack was still the uncontrollable King of Chu, after all, he was a prince of one side, and said: "My father's move is extremely wise, and the marshal's excerpt is also clearly written, I strongly agree with it, about the budget, it should be how much is needed, how much money is needed, and it is serious." But this bypasses the household, where can it? ”

"Where to bypass the household, look here." King Huai, who was next to the King of Chu, finished speaking, and pointed to a line on the fold: "With the approval of His Majesty, the household department will remit money to the military government, and the military government will issue military expenses according to the budget of each family."

"Hey, I'm different from the big brothers, I also have the governor of the twin islands, and the administration and military are all with me, so every year the local silver and military money issued by the household department are transported to my governor's palace once. If the military expenditure is passed by the military government, who knows how long it will take to send it down, my twin islands are far away from the mainland, and it will cost a lot of money to transport it once, and it will take a few more times to transport it, and in the end I don't know whether it will be transported more or spent more. King Chu glanced at it, and then chattered.

"Fifth brother, can you let the household department allocate the money to the military government together with the military expenses, and then take it away at once." King Qi didn't think it was a big deal, but joked.

"Big brother, what are you talking about, the silver is political money, and the military budget is military money. Your Majesty has repeatedly emphasized that 'the army does not interfere in politics, and politics does not disturb the army', how can you confuse silver with military spending? The king of Chu was a little anxious, and he didn't dare to make noise, so he could only speak with anger.

"Fifth brother, it's not right for you to say that, you can transport the silver and military expenses to your governor's mansion, why can't this military mansion help you collect it?" The king of Qi obviously provoked the anger of the king of Chu, and the more successful he became, the more prosperous he became. "Big brother, I'm still the governor of the twin islands, isn't it, the military and the government are in charge, and besides, the governor's palace is not safer than the banks outside?" Whether the king of Chu explained or not, he interrupted the central topic of the meeting. In fact, the King of Chu didn't know that the King of Qi had been fanning the flames, and it was precisely by taking advantage of this wind that he completely disrupted the meeting.

If you don't have the ability to change, then make trouble.

"King Chu, this time difference, how much is the difference, whether there is a time difference, it is not necessarily, it needs to be discussed separately, this is to set the tone, the details of things, don't think too much." After Mo Hu finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, and his calm tone suppressed the crooked wind set off by the kings of Qi and Chu.

"Yes, the main thing today is to set the tone, fifth uncle, what other questions do you have?" King Hua, who had been sitting on the dragon chair, also spoke, I don't know if it was to highlight himself, anyway, this sentence gave King Chu another chance.

"What's the problem, imperial nephew, I never said there was a problem, you don't understand the military, this military matter is very troublesome to deal with. I'm just afraid that there is a bit of trouble in the middle, and the marshal's excerpt, although it is a small effort in your layman's opinion, there are still some omissions in our opinion. After the King of Chu finished speaking, he grinned at Mo Hu.

"Marshal, forgive me for being stupid, there are a few things I don't understand." King Huai, who had not spoken all this time, slowly spoke, this was a discussion of things, and Mo Hu also nodded, meaning, let's say.

"This military expenditure has always been a general name, in the past, the household department was in charge of a rough idea, we all know that there are more than a dozen to 20 kinds of names such as military salaries, weapons costs, military base expenses, officer fees, etc., and this fold does not indicate how big the coverage is. Also, the father and the emperor approved the appropriation three times throughout the year, and the most common one is the customary money, that is, at the beginning of January every year, the king of Chu has always emphasized that it is transported once, and it is also used to transport this money. The second time is usually in the middle of each year, and this money is generally a supplementary payment, and I don't know the use of the rest, and I, like the King of Chu, will not transport it to our military region, but will directly sign a contract with the Ministry of Construction and the Railway Administration for the construction of military foundations, or purchase ordnance materials with foreign countries. However, this excerpt requires that special funds should not be arbitrarily dispatched, which interrupts our long-standing practice of using military spending and the habit of financial settlement. "King Huai is polite and courteous, not as good as the King of Chu's nonsense, and even made a good explanation for the King of Chu's nonsense.

Mo Hu listened to King Huai's words, and he also knew that these two points were also the points that would be mentioned in this excerpt, just like the four words 'special funds for special use' that King Huai said, whether to write them into the excerpt, he also really thought about it.

In fact, everyone here understands that although these four words have no effect, it is a mistake to make a mistake, if you are strong, it is fine, if you are weak one day, this is a sin.

It is also from these four words that King Luo and King Huai have tasted a hint of something wrong in combination with today's political environment, but King Huai is a straight man and said it.

Mo Hu explained: "What King Huai said is still a matter of discussion, this military expenditure, especially the part of 'customary money', is divided into 7 categories, and I expect the military government to control the 'customary money' first, and control the four types of arms loss, weapons research and development, tent repair, military education and training, and these four categories are controlled first. The rest of the three categories of military salaries, military procurement, and military construction were directly sent to the military regions by the household department, and after two years, they were straightened out and then approved. As for the 'supplementary payment', although it will also go through the military government in the future, the excerpt can ensure that everyone will be subsidized according to 30% at the bottom, and even if His Majesty approves the project subsidy of 20%, the military government will paste 10% on everyone as a support for the military region. And the special fund is earmarked, which is the requirement of the household department to the yamen in various places, and it has been many years. The military government should be put into practice. Mo Hu's explanation was suspicious of being lightweight, and it also made several people not believe that it was as simple as that.

"The marshal's words are a bit biased, you and King Huai and King Qi are all on the mainland, all of them are infantry and cavalry, and I and King Luo are at sea, mainly to build a navy. The repair of the army is a small amount, the military construction is a large one, our navy repair is a large one, and the military construction is a small one, and the shipyards are all grandfathers invited back by foreign countries, and they are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles. "King Chu said this, he felt that he was clever, so pulling King Luo to fight against Mo Hu not only has the meaning of deepening the differences between the navy and the army, but also can command the rhythm of this meeting.

It's a pity that King Luo seems to be very disgusted, and he has held meetings so far, but he only listens to them, but is pulled in. Speaking from facts, the words of King Chu are also in line with his own interests. But if he goes down for King Chu, it will give Mo Hu a kind of antagonistic emotion.

King Luo was in a dilemma and said something like this: "Marshal, what King Chu said is also true, our two military regions are mainly based on the navy, and the army is secondary, so I hope that the marshal will also consider it." I have been an intern in the United Kingdom, and the military expenditure of the navy is decided by the parliament separately, although the system of our empire is different, but the importance of the navy is self-evident, and I still hope that the military expenditure of the navy will be judged by His Majesty and taken special care of. ”

Mo Hu originally wanted to persuade the King of Chu to replace the repair class with the military construction class. Because Mo Hu's main goal now is to control the funds of various military regions, it doesn't matter how much he controls, this is a matter of rights.

King Luo's words were not said in accordance with the excerpt, but started anew, completely blocking his idea of smearing the mud, and even compared with others, this remark almost blocked today's discussion.

Mo Hu originally picked up the cup to drink water, glanced at King Luo, and dropped the cup on the table like a fall, and said: "The military budget reform was decided by His Majesty at the political review meeting, and the military government has now considered the customary money and supplementary funds, and the local tax has not been added. What is your local tax for 'running boats'? And what is the local tax for their 'horseback riding'? Furthermore, is the conventional money the biggest head? Aren't you all "raising the army with the province"? The excerpt is written in the account that the household department used to go, but it was just a change of yamen, just to tell it before spending money, it's so difficult? ”

King Chu: "Marshal, these are just two words, the local tax rate of the navy is high, which was set by His Majesty at that time." To tell the truth, I have two provinces, four provinces below King Qi, what about high tax rates? Local taxes are a supplement to military spending, not a ......"

Mo Hu: "I didn't want to include the local tax, how could I listen to the meaning of the King of Chu, is it to pay the fold together?" ”

When King Qi heard this, although he and Mo Hu were close, he couldn't hold his breath anymore, and said with a smile: "Marshal, this local tax is the 33rd year of the empire, and His Majesty set it on the National Day, and it has been almost 5 years now. At that time, we were all fighting against the great powers, and the policy of bloody sacrifice was exchanged, and the military government took a fold and thought about taking it back, I am afraid it is not very appropriate. ”

King Huai then said: "We all know the difficulties of the imperial court, the treaties signed by the imperial court with the great powers at that time, how much higher is the provincial contribution to the foreign compensation of the great powers than the local tax? Now, the external compensation is coming to an end, and the imperial court has not reduced the tax rate of the provinces, but has to manage the local taxes of the army, is it a little difficult for the imperial court? ”

Mo Hu: "There is no local tax mentioned in the excerpt, you will talk about it!" ”

The king of Chu laughed and said: "If the court is poor, just say no to us, and give some money to the court, of course we are happy, after all, the court is the court ......."