Mao Jue really felt that he was really ashamed of his identity as a traverser this time! actually used Changping to remind.

What is public opinion for? Isn't it just to channel public opinion!

But I don't blame Mao Jue, since he traveled to this era, he has been used to the ugliness of human nature, when the building is about to fall, the selfishness and greed of the family are shameless! He Mao Jue has come to this day, and the political supporters under him are also put together piece by piece by virtue of interests, if the national conscription touches the interests of the vast majority of people, he is very worried about facing overwhelming attacks!

Once this happens, it will deal a great blow to the prestige he has accumulated so hard, and it will be even more difficult to do anything in the future.

Fortunately, this time he put the bet on Changping, which is right, after the overwhelming propaganda of public opinion, the "Imperial Compulsory Military Service Law" is already well known, but Mao Jue's fear of large-scale opposition did not appear.

On the contrary, there were many admirers of him or Changping on the streets, and many young intellectuals were enthusiastically talking about how Rome declined and perished, and they were heartbroken about the tragedy caused by the defeat of the Tang Dynasty, and they also talked about Mao Jue's helplessness outside the Bauktu coal mine everywhere, and in the overwhelming propaganda, if you don't know the story of Augustus or the Roman Praetorian Guard, you are embarrassed to go out.

That patriotic enthusiasm was also unprecedentedly aroused.

There are also many middle-class people up, and the children of rich families are also in their youth, and taking over the family business at home, these parents' seemingly best arrangements are simply prison for them, and joining the military and exploring overseas greatly satisfies their romantic adventure fantasies, and it just so happens that this compulsory military service has become an excuse for them to flee from their families.

As for the old faction of old people, thinking about the upheaval during the Chongzhen years, they finally put down the newspaper and waved their hands with a sigh, and began to pack their bags for their children.

By the 15th of July, the newspaper had been published for a week, but the large-scale signs had not yet begun, and some of them had even gone to the yamen of the military department to inquire.

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The conscription of conscripts is a major matter, and the heads of the six cabinet departments and nine secretaries at all levels, including Zhu Yuhao, the director of the General Administration of Press and Publication, all attended the meeting, but the venue of the meeting was not the usual large conference room on the fourth floor of the White House, but was set up by Mao Jue on the third floor of the Beijing Normal Hotel.

The following is the busy Jingshi downtown area.

On the small flower bed at the crossroads, several books dressed in traditional robes are hissing and giving speeches.

"Brothers of the Ming Dynasty! The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband! The fate of the empire is in our own hands! Come on! Hot-blooded man, pick up swords and muskets, and throw yourself into the army! With our sweat and blood, we will win enough land for future generations to survive in peace! The Imperial Army welcomes you!!"

I didn't know that His Majesty the Emperor was appreciating his speech, and in the midst of the fingers, several scholars became more and more excited the more they spoke, and the spittle stars splashed out, and Mao Jue, who saw it, nodded with satisfaction.

"What people want!"

"The book business is just angry, once they really enter the army, I don't know how many days they can last!"

The literati are opposed to reckless military force in their bones, although after almost ten years of imperial experience, looking at this scene, Sun Chuanting habitually added a sour sentence.

But Mao Jue who heard this was just smiling, no matter what was wrong with him, Sun Chuanting could devote himself to work for the public and contribute to the construction of the empire, that would be enough! Closing the curtains and turning around, Mao Jue stood in front of the round table excitedly, with his hands on the rosewood table.

"Gentlemen! As you can see, the main topic of today's cabinet meeting is the implementation of the Imperial Compulsory Military Service Law, although it is the power of the Ministry of War, but it is designed to divide the military and civilian registration of the Ministry of Households, the control of the military law and civil law of the Criminal Department, and the promotion of officers of the Ministry of Officials. ”

To tell the truth, Mao Jue's request this time is not legitimate, because according to the system, every major national policy of the empire needs to be voted on by the cabinet first, and only after the cabinet meeting is passed, the imperial court can implement it, which is not added by Mao Jue on a whim, but from the power constraints that have been formed during the Jiajing Wanli period, just like Chongzhen wants to move the capital, without the support of the cabinet, he can't implement it.

This time, however, the compulsory military service system directly crossed the stage of cabinet voting, and was provoked by public opinion, and directly entered the stage of implementation.

This time, no cabinet ministers jumped out to oppose it, after all, Mao Jue's cabinet is mainly pragmatic, and now the shortage of new troops in the empire is also a crisis that has plagued the cabinet for a long time, and even the last time the Baoketu coal mine was robbed to recruit Mongols to join the army, it was also unanimously approved by the cabinet.

Fortunately, it is a pragmatic cabinet of the Northern Dynasty, if it is the Southern Ming, let alone cooperation at this time, it is estimated that those ministers who love fame have already quarreled with the emperor in order to attack the emperor.

However, this does not mean that the implementation of Mao Jue's bill is smooth sailing, just when the ministers and ministers turned out the bill they were preparing, a loud shout rang out suddenly.

"I'm against it!"

In an instant, everyone's eyes looked over, and immediately, even Sun Chuanting covered his head with a headache.

At the end of the entire round table, a young man wearing a soap-colored dragon robe and a high crown stood up menacingly, and the wat board full of words stood up vigorously.

Prince!

Sima Fa said: Although the country is big, the belligerent will perish! Sage Cloud: Soldiers are murderous weapons, courage is fierce virtue, and ...... last resort"

"Get out!"

Before he finished speaking, Leng Buding almost choked Mao Xingjian to death with a word, looking at Mao Jue's gloomy face, he waved out his big sleeves violently, but Mao Xingjian read it stubbornly.

"Huguang Tun Reclamation Grange, at present there is a shortage of at least 101,000 laborers, and the reclamation of Liaodong is also a shortage of more than 120,000 laborers, and the Imperial Compulsory Military Service Law is issued, and it will compete with all walks of life under construction for as many as 4.67 million young and middle-aged labor force population plus military expenses for maintaining the army, bringing economic losses to the empire between 15 million taels and 20 million taels............

"Your Excellency Mao Xingjian, Assistant Cabinet Member, I am relieved of your duties as the Emperor of the Empire and the Chief of the Cabinet, and now, please go out!"

This time, although Mao Jue's tone was softened, his will was firmer, and once again the expression on the prince's face froze, and after two or three seconds, the wat board full of small characters was heavily placed on the table by Mao Xingjian, and he turned around and walked out of the large conference room.

Listening to the crisp sound of the door closing, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but stand up.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince is the prince after all, you are so ......"

"The crown prince is still too inexperienced, and I will give him enough rights and respect, but on the issue of the prince, I have other plans, and the meeting will return to the issue of the Imperial Compulsory Military Service Law!"

waved his hand to press Hong Chengchou back, but then Mao Jue looked at the head of the household and asked loudly.

"Is there really as much as 4.6 million people between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five?"

In Fan Wenju's nod, he groaned for a while, and Mao Jue said solemnly again.

"This involves too much labor, it will indeed cause harm to the empire, I propose to reduce the scope of conscription from thirty-five years old to twenty-five years old, and the previous ten years of compulsory military service to be compressed to five years, after five years, those who are willing to continue to serve in the army, turn into volunteers, and those who are unwilling, the local government needs to arrange jobs for them!"

"Changping, the supervision of public opinion on conscription continues to be carried out by your news development general, and there is a person who uses power for personal gain to evade military service for his children, expose him!"

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Although it had a not very good start, there are now too many serious problems with military resources, and in a day of intense meetings, the Imperial Compulsory Military Service Law was officially adopted by the six cabinet ministries with a big topic.

But in the emperor's house, the dispute has just begun.

In the usual family dinner, Mao Xingyu and Mao Xingyu, the two little guys, looked stunned at the strange eldest brother who rarely appeared at this table, and what was even more stunned was the vacant seats on the top and left.

The emperor and queen, who have always been harmonious, actually quarreled! Several aunts were also silent and quickly pulled the plates.

Looking at the shadowy figure in the corridor of the bedroom at the other end, Mao Xingjian's face was pale, and his hand holding the chopsticks and spoon trembled uncontrollably.

A moment later, with tears on her cheeks, Chen Jiao, who was carrying her skirt, rushed out of the bedroom corridor in a hurry, and Mao Xingjian, who was watching, suddenly stood up, but suddenly glanced at him, but Chen Jiao lowered her head and rushed out of the dining room faster, rushed downstairs, and hid in the garden in an unknown corner.

Immediately after, Mao Jue also walked out, glanced at the concubines who buried their heads on the plate with their heads low, and the prince with a pale face, and was dull, Mao Jue said gloomily.

"After eating, come to my office!"

With that, he also left the dining room.

The meal was in an extremely depressing atmosphere, it ended in such a hurry, and there was nothing to eat at all, and when the servant began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Mao Xingjian couldn't help but hurriedly went upstairs, and knocked heavily on the door in front of the last room upstairs.

"Come in!"

To be honest, Mao Jue's office is simply not worthy of his status as an emperor, a mahogany table is full of messy documents and letters, and a few bookshelves next to it are also a mess.

In front of the window, a huge antique globe is placed there, and there is a copper cannonball telescope that has made great contributions to him on the side, and there are several sheepskin maps hanging on the wall, which is Mao Jue's most proud Osaka Three Formations, the Battle of the Dongjiang River and the Battle of Kaitie, and on the other side of the weapon rack, there are more than 20 pistols of various crafts.

Looking around, his eyes fell on the window, and Mao Xingjian clenched his fists heavily.

"Father!"

Looking for the voice, Mao Jue, who was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, suddenly turned around, and immediately paced to Mao Xingjian's side, looked at this son a few times, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, but looking at Mao Xingjian's gloomy and hateful eyes, he retracted his hand in embarrassment.

There was silence for more than half a minute before Mao Jue coughed again.

"I've got something I want to discuss with you!"

"The New World colonies have reported that the expedition has crossed the Loki Mountains and found a suitable settlement on the other side of the mountain, and further east, the Great Plains of the West, and I want to send you to be the governor!"

In an instant, just a few words exploded in Mao Xingjian's ears like a thunderbolt, making his ears roar incessantly.

Blood, rushed to the head at once!

(End of chapter)