In spring, the Tokyo Imperial Palace is a cozy place. At this time, the climate of the Central Plains was humid and mild, and there was no bad weather in the west of the Pingxia River. The floor of the palace is a large number of stone bricks, the houses are mostly wooden buildings, and the plants are luxuriant in spring and summer, and the large number of people often cleans them, so there is very little dust. When Guo Shao came to Jinxiang Hall every morning, he could always feel the fresh breath in the air.

He got out of the car and entered the complex from behind the Jinxiang Palace, which had a complex layout behind the complex, and the corridors were like a labyrinth.

When they arrived at the back of the East Palace, the eunuchs and palace maids standing on both sides bowed down together, and the eunuch Yang Shiliang on duty walked up with a small step with a whisk, bent down and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have all arrived at the Council Palace." ”

Guo Shao nodded. Jing Niang also walked over from the front, hugged her fists and said: "Your Majesty, the Bing Cao Division went to Beijing to report urgently last night that the Liao State hired a merchant ship and sent an envoy to the east to cross the book. ”

Guo Shao immediately said: "Xiao Siwen's spy tentacles are not shallow, they sent someone to say this, they must have heard the movements of the Daxu Imperial Court. You have sent an order to the Imperial Castle Division, beware of the spies in Tokyo. ”

"Yes." Jing Niang Road.

Guo Shao then went straight into the political hall, and sure enough, he saw that more than a dozen people were already talking inside, and when they saw the emperor coming in, they all performed the courtesy of the monarch and ministers.

"It's not in the main hall, you don't have to be too formal, you all sit down and talk." Guo Shao said kindly.

Everyone bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat." ”

There was a short silence in the hall, everyone was quite tacit, this time was a wait-and-see posture, and the ministers had to wait to see if the emperor would speak, and then discuss the matter.

Guo Shao looked back on the surroundings, and there were a total of 15 ministers who came today, including nine civil officials and six national minister-level generals...... The most powerful ministers in more than 400 states. The government of the dynasty is bright on the outside, but it is actually very opaque, and the key things are all tinkering with in the back; Just like the pattern of this Jinxiang Palace, the front is grand and concise, and the apse is like a labyrinth.

Guo Shao was wearing an old purple robe today, dressed plainly, but he sat on the throne and was still in good spirits.

He maintained his usual style of words and deeds, his expression was sharp, his words were clear and his speech was fast, and he said simply: "I have something to tell you today, the royal family and merchants from all over the world will establish a 'sea trade bank', the first phase of the original shares is worth about 10 million yuan, and the heads of the Privy Council, the Government Hall, and the Cabinet are now nine, each of whom accounts for one percent of the shares. ”

Suddenly said it, there was no reaction in the palace, and it is estimated that everyone has not come back to their senses.

Guo Shao also stopped for a while, waiting quietly, waiting for them to understand what the concept was...... The merchants first invested 3 million guan as the military expenditure for the sea advance, and these capitals only accounted for about 30 percent of the shares, so the total original capital of the sea trade bank was about 10 million guan. Each of the ministers accounts for one percent, which is the dividend of 100,000 yuan of capital.

How much is 100,000 kan? In terms of purchasing power for basic materials such as grain, it is equivalent to more than 100 million yuan in later generations; And this conversion is very conservative, because the food production capacity of later generations is much stronger than it is now, and the total wealth of modern society is not an order of magnitude compared to ancient times.

In addition, 100,000 guan is just the original stock. In the future, after the expansion of the scale of Haimao Bank, the proportion will remain unchanged, and the total capital cost will increase!

Guo Shao believes that everyone understands that people are always very concerned about their own interests.

As expected, Wang Pu first stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty has treated his ministers well, so kind, how can he dare to ask for it?" ”

Immediately, everyone agreed, pretending to refuse, "The ministers and other ministers are loyal to the king, and they dare not accept this great favor ......"

Guo Shao knew that this was just etiquette, not a sincere refusal. It's as if he resigned three times when he ascended the throne.

Guo Shao is not so much money that he has nowhere to spend it, this kind of "generous reward" is really thoughtful and considers it a necessary link. He felt that "sharing" was a very important foundation for an organization, and that civil officials in this position would certainly not support the current national policy if they could not share in the benefits of expansion. And the national policy of war cannot rely only on the army, and combat readiness, military supplies, conscription, etc., all need to be coordinated by various yamen.

Later generations of Ming Taizu used the concept of failed governance to practice the impossibility of some things. Ming Taizu paid officials low salaries and severely punished greedy ink, but the Ming bureaucrats and gentry obviously managed to get more benefits themselves.

Guo Shao needs to share with them in order to ensure the progress of the whole situation. The generals of the forbidden army have been richly rewarded from the royal family, and it is time for the ministers with decision-making power and control over hundreds of officials to participate in the distribution of the soup.

Of course, Guo Shao didn't talk about his true thoughts, and said seriously at the moment: "You can't wait to refuse, all the princes here, do your best for me and Daxu Chao, can I treat him lightly?" ”

The ministers were grateful when they heard this, and even Prime Minister Fan Zhen knelt on the ground together, thanking them a thousand times and was very moved. After all, Guo Shao is not just a lip service, but a very sincere substantive act.

Wei Renpu said loudly: "The Son of Heaven treats him so kindly, how dare his ministers be disloyal? ”

Li Gu said generously: "Your Majesty is wise, the courtiers are loyal to the death, and the old ministers are full of ......."

Guo Shao sat there, his face was smiling, and he looked very useful to everyone. However, he was not yet stunned by a group of people, and immediately said, "But I still have something to discuss with the princes." ”

"Your Majesty's decree is that Your Majesty is respected!"

Guo Shao nodded and said, "Okay!" I think that the land annexation is too much is the biggest drawback of the past dynasties, and you are the liao of a hundred officials, should be an example for the world, from now on, our monarchs and ministers have three chapters of the law, and the total land occupied by each family and relatives within three generations shall not exceed 300 hectares, what is it? Rest assured, I will not treat you badly. ”

Suddenly, no one was in a hurry to express their position, and they were all looking sideways at the posture of others.

Shi Yanchao said with a smile: "You civil officials, just do it!" We were knighted, didn't we happily hand over the military power? ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. After a while, Wang Pu took the lead in expressing his obedience, and everyone agreed.

Guo Shao laughed "haha", and his smile was playful: "Very good, very good, all my subordinates are loyal ministers!" What is there to discuss in our court, I don't want to make the courtiers deceive and hide from the subordinates, and treat the monarch as an enemy......"

Nine people knelt on the ground one after another, and said one after another, "For the ministers, disloyalty and filial piety are not tolerated by heaven and earth!" "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness......"

They bowed, but they spoke in a tone that was unscrupulous, without any sense of grovel.

Guo Shao still had a smile on his face, a little stiff, but fortunately, the throne position was high, and it was not easy for others to find out what kind of smile he had. But he felt that something was really subtle...... The ancients generally did not kneel down to people, thinking it was a shame; But when kneeling down to the monarch and parents, they don't feel that there is the slightest inferiority, but they are justifiable, and loyalty and filial piety are really too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The state can maintain order, and these things play a huge role. Therefore, even if Guo Shao feels that the system is very backward, he does not dare to shake the fundamentals easily, once human beings lose order and reason, it is very terrible.

The smile on Guo Shao's face gradually faded, and then he said, "Today's deliberations begin. ”

Everyone didn't say a word after hearing it, and dared to talk and laugh about such a big thing on the scene, and the discussion hadn't started yet?

Guo Shao said straight to the point: "Two things are known to the princes, and the military expenditure will not exceed three million at most; He said that it was very likely that his country would collude with the Liao State and knew that our court was trying to move him. ”

He paused slightly, and said in clear and fast words: "In this way, the strategy of the country cannot be used as a strategy to destroy the country and the war from the beginning.

military spending is insufficient; Moreover, it is said that the capital of the country is captured, and it is powerless to control various places for a while. In addition, the Battle of Xiazhou lured the enemy soldiers to gather most of the young and strong, and wiped out their resistance potential in a battle, which may be difficult to repeat this time. If you advance too quickly, you may fall into the quagmire of a long-term scattered war.

For the time being, I can set the following goals: First, to gain a foothold on the coast of our country, with ports and fortresses. Second, control the Shanyin Stone to see the Silver Mountain. Third, negotiate peace and trade. Fourth, educate the people, guide the benefits according to the situation, advocate Buddhism, and gradually extinguish Shinto. ”

He attaches particular importance to the last one. In the difference between the party and the Pingxia party in their own country, they have come up with some ideological things that are incompatible with the theory of the Central Plains royal road...... Culture and belief are the most tenacious things of an ethnic group. It is said that the Shinto of the country and the royal road of the Central Plains are specious, which is the most unfavorable to the Great Xu Dynasty; It's like the reason why "heretics" are more harmful than heretics in religion. (Heresy is the same religion with different interpretations.) ）

As soon as Guo Shao's voice fell, Wang Pu scrambled to be the first, a little disregarding his demeanor, and hurriedly said: "The minister asks Ying to preside over all the affairs of the former camp military government and share your Majesty's worries." ”

Guo Shao was slightly surprised when he saw this, and thought about it a little in his heart, Wang Pu seemed to be afraid that Wei Renpu would make too much credit and press him in the future. Wang Pu has always had a high status of Wei Renpu, and at this time, he pays attention to the dignity and humility of the upper and lower levels, if the former peak wants to bow down in front of his subordinates, it is really a very shameless thing.

"The king-to-be has invited you." Guo Shaodao.

Shi Yanchao also said impatiently: "The last general, please be the striker." ”

At this time, Guo Shao said: "Start a war with soldiers, don't be in a hurry for the time being." ”

Anyway, Guo Shao's style is already in a hurry. In this era, it is usually very slow to do a big thing, such as the regent of the country who promised to pay tribute, and the period may be twenty or even fifty years! Or a domestic innovation, the process may be ten or twenty years!

But Guo Shao's personality is different, he is more accustomed to being vigorous and resolute, and he will do what he thinks of immediately. Such actions can sometimes seem radical and cause side effects, such as the reform of the military system of the forbidden army, which immediately caused a serious shortage of money. But many times, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, and some things are just efficiency issues...... Everyone says that the country has a long way to go, but how far is it? It's only a few days away.