This man named Chen Liang belonged to the Ministry of War, but he was only an adjutant and was in charge of the strategic department of the Ministry of War. This department is called the Strategy Division, and he is the director. The main responsibility of this department is to design the direction of development of the entire army. For example, whether to develop only cavalry or to recruit troops. There are other ratios of various classes, etc., which are under their control.

According to the former Dahua Dynasty, this director belongs to the post of squire. There is also an opportunity to participate in politics in the DPRK.

Chen Liang said: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen thought that he was going to prepare for a war with the Tatars now. ”

Liu Yong said: "Haven't you been preparing for the military department all the time? ”

Chen Liang said: "Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is right, our army is preparing for war all the time. But the intensity is not the same. The minister's intention is to fight now, and there are still more than two months before the New Year. The minister thought that after the New Year, he would start the Northern Expedition. ”

Liu Yong nodded and said, "You mean to start a war against the Tartars as soon as possible?" ”

Chen Liang said: "That's what the minister means. The minister thought that the war against the Tatars would not drag on for long. After a long time, I'm afraid it's a long night and a lot of dreams. The Art of War: The soldiers are fast. ”

Liu Yong nodded again and said, "You stand down!" ”

Chen Liang arched his hand and retreated.

At this time, Minister Yang Fan Yang of the household department stood up.

Liu Yong asked lightly, "Minister Yang, what do you have to say?" ”

Yang Fan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, what the old minister wants to talk about is the natural military expenditure. ”

"Oh? Military? You say, come and listen. Liu Yong said. He knew that most of the current military spending still relied on the finances of the imperial court. A small part of it was his own private money.

Why would he do that? First, this is not wartime, and the need for military spending is not very large. Second, Liu Yong wanted to see if he could feed the army without using his own private money and only using the financial income of the imperial court.

The conclusion is that it is not fable. The total number of troops at the moment is about 800,000. Military spending is huge. I had to come up with private money to subsidize it.

I only heard Yang Fan and the old minister Yang said: "Return to Your Majesty." If the Northern Expedition starts two months later, I'm afraid the finances of the imperial court will not be able to bear it. Now, if His Majesty hadn't used the royal reserves to supplement the military expenses broadcast by the imperial court's finances, the imperial court's finances would have been unable to make ends meet. ”

Liu Yong asked: "Then in your opinion, when will the financial revenue of the imperial court be able to fully take out the corresponding military expenses?" ”

Minister Yang Fan Yang said: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that if the country's economy can develop normally, two years later, the imperial court will be able to pay the military expenses of the Ministry of Troops. Why are you two years? Military spending in a time when there is no war is not the same as military spending in time of war.

In Israel's previous experience, military spending in wartime was twice as much as in peacetime. So the minister set a period of two years. Even two years later, the imperial court had to tighten its belts to ensure military spending. ”

Actually, what Yang Fan said Liu Yong is clear. He had already thought about it, since it was a war, he would use his own gold. The fragile finances of the imperial court must not be dragged down.

So Liu Yong said: "Minister Yang, you don't have to worry about this matter about military spending. I'm not going to let you out of it all. If war does break out, I will use the royal reserves to cover the military expenses. ”

Yang Fan said: "Since this is the case, the minister has nothing to say. It's just that your majesty is going to break the bank. ”

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; Liu Yong smiled and said: "This country is my country, this people is my people, and I am the master of this family." Since he is the head of the family, it is also appropriate and normal to take out some money to fill the family. ”

Liu Yong's words were from the bottom of his heart, which made the ministers below admire. In the past, even if some emperors couldn't open the pot in the court, they would not come up with their private money.

Yang Fan arched his hand and retreated.

Liu Yong asked again, "Who else wants to speak?" ”

The ministers looked at each other, and Wu Qing, the minister of the Ministry of War, stood up. In fact, Liu Yong was waiting for him to speak.

I only heard Wu Qing say: "Your Majesty, if you think you can fight, you can fight." The Tatars could not be given a chance to breathe. The intelligence minister of the Divine Machine Gate knew about it yesterday. The minister thought that taking advantage of the chaos on the Tatar side to fight over, this was also another opportunity. ”

Liu Yong nodded after hearing this, and secretly thought in his heart: "It seems that the majority of people are in favor of the Northern Expedition as soon as possible!" ”

"I know. You step back first. Liu Yong said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Qing arched his hand and retreated.

Wu Qing was Liu Yongneng's minister who returned to Dahua, and when the imperial court was established, Liu Yong also gave him the position of the military department for the first time. Actually, Liu Yong wanted the sick fairy to do it. But the sick fairy vetoed it. He was going to the front of the army, where to train officers.

Only when there are more capable officers can the combat effectiveness of the army be strengthened. For example, you are like Wu Qing, who was trained by the sick immortal, and now you can take charge of it on your own.

Liu Yong also knows that the sick immortal is strong in this regard, and if you let him sit in this court as a big official, it is a bit like putting an eagle in a cage.

However, the sick fairy is still the chief military division of the three armies, and he can be said to be the number one in the army.

The sick fairy expressed satisfaction with his position.

After Wu Qing retreated, Liu Yong said, "Then let's take a look." Those who are in favor of the Northern Expedition as soon as possible will raise their hands. ”

After Liu Yong's words were finished, more than half of the people below raised their hands. And the remaining half are opposed, and there are those who do not have an opinion.

Liu Yong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, then I will decide to go on a northern expedition as soon as possible." Wu Qing, your military department wants to give a specific date for the Northern Expedition, but before that, you have given me a good army. If our army does not fight, it will win. ”

Wu Qing immediately replied, "The minister understands. ”

Liu Yong nodded. After thinking about it, he said, "Is Huang Ming from the Ministry of Communications here?" ”

A middle-aged minister walked out and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is here." ”

Liu Yong knew the importance of transportation to the country, so he set up a special Ministry of Transportation. In fact, the former Dahua Dynasty also had this energy department, called the transfer envoy. It's just that it doesn't have the direct clarity of the Ministry of Transportation.

Liu Yong said: "Huang Ming, my biggest experience on this westward journey is that our road is too poor. I hope that your Ministry of Transportation will take action and build a large number of roads throughout the country. Use the road to weave our Huahan into a net. That way, our economy will take off. ”

When Huang Ming heard this, he immediately said, "The minister listens to His Majesty's orders. ”

Liu Yong nodded and said, "I have already issued edicts in the several provinces I have passed, asking them to plan the roads of their own provinces. When you go back, you have to plan on a provincial basis. ”

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