On the other side, in the Qianqing Palace of the Imperial City, a middle-aged official with a lofty spirit, a straight waist, eyebrows like a sickle, and an octagonal beard stood in front of Xiang Chi.

After Xiang Chi after the dragon case, he casually threw a few books aside, then raised his head and said: "Yang Yan, these books are all played by the Imperial History Tower, authoritarian and domineering, and seeking personal gain, do you have anything to say?" ”

Man, it is really the second Zhongshu Ling of the Wude Dynasty, Zhang Youzhi's proud protégé, Yang Yan.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Historical Observatory monitors the world, they play the book, the ministers have nothing to say, this is their duty, but everything the ministers do is for the sake of Da Chu, for Your Majesty, the ministers have no selfish intentions" Yang Yan said loudly.

"Oh! Tell me about it," Xiang Chi laughed.

"Your Majesty, although Dachu has gone through the efforts of the previous emperors, it is now prosperous, and the treasury is also very full, but there are still many problems, one of which is that there are too many redundant officials and redundant personnel, and the number of people in each department has a vicious expansion, and the personnel far exceed the needs of normal work, so the administrative efficiency is low, and the orders of Zhongshu Province cannot be quickly issued to the states and counties, so the ministers have cut some mediocre officials in the name of the Zhongshu order, maybe this is the case, offending some people, saying that the ministers form a party for personal gain" Yang Yan said disdainfully.

"I have long paid attention to the problem of redundant officials and redundant personnel, if so, then I will support you," Xiang Chi said softly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

Xiang Chi stood up with a smile, walked slowly to Yang Yan's side, and said with a smile: "Yes, I know you, you have the courage to break the old and innovate, reform and change the law, and at this point, Zhang Xiang is not as good as you, so I agreed to let you take over Zhongshu Province."

"Your Majesty" Yang Yan's face showed excitement, if others said that he was better than the teacher, he would just smile faintly, but Xiang Chi said this, but it made him feel at ease, as long as Xiang Chi had his support, no one could stop him.

"I came to you today, not for these books, but to discuss with you, about Baozhou's question" Xiang Chi became serious.

"Your Majesty, Li Jian, Marquis of Danghai, is really bold, even if he is assassinated, but after all, he is not dead, he can not come, but he has delayed His Majesty's plan to inspect the navy, which shows that he has a bad will, and the minister suggested that he should be immediately deprived of his position as the governor of the navy" Yang Yan said in a rigid tone.

"Haha, don't worry, the Marquis of Danghai, since the beginning of Taizu, it has existed for a long time, it can be regarded as a supernumerary of the royal family, their control over Baozhou is still quite amazing, he now let me give him justice, I still have to do it, you pass the order down, order Yu Guang in the sea patrol Shilang, strictly investigate this case, if someone really plots to kill Li Jian, punish him severely" Xiang Chi ordered.

"Yes"

"In addition, I have checked, Jiang Cheng and Ling Zhen, two old generals, this time they both have children and grandchildren to participate in the scientific examination, once these two are in high school, they will be immediately transferred to Zhongshu Province and serve as civil affairs" Xiang Chi continued.

"The minister understands" Yang Yan nodded, His Majesty wanted to completely pull Jiang and Ling Erjia to his side.

"Shen Wanqian, the richest man in Great Chu, is a person from the East Palace back then, I have already sent an order to him, and the business and trade of Baozhou for three months are estimated to have come from a place from time to time, and you will all press me down, I want to see if he Li Jian is going to break the kettle or reform himself" Xiang Chi said coldly.

Hearing this, Yang Yan smiled and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, don't say anything else, just talk about grain, Baozhou needs the support of the imperial court every year, once there is a flood and drought, there will inevitably be a grain failure, if there is no support from our mainland, it will definitely lead to soaring rice prices, the treasury is empty, and Baozhou is in chaos, as long as there is a little wind and waves, he Li Jian, the Marquis of the Swinging Sea, will completely lose the hearts of the people."

"Alas" Xiang Chi sighed and said: "I say what I mean from my heart, I really don't want to come to this point, there are no people in Baozhou, they are all the people of my Great Chu, they suffer, I am also distressed, if Li Jian can repent, I will definitely reward him."

"Your Majesty is merciful, and the minister also hopes that the Marquis of Danghai will not act impulsively and become a sinner through the ages," Yang Yan nodded.

"Your Majesty, Xu Zuodu asks to see you" At this time, Zheng Sanbao walked in.

"Okay" Xiang Chi replied, and said with a smile: "Yang Yan, then you go back first, you are fully responsible for the economic blockade of Baozhou, I just say a word, it is not the imperial court that wants to blockade, it is the people of Dachu, the merchants consciously protect the country, and Zhongshu Province must pinch the scale."

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister understands" Yang Yan turned around and left after giving a salute.

Not long after, Xu Ping walked in, clasped his fists and said, "Please see Your Majesty"

"I asked you to secretly send people to secretly build a warship on the edge of Yangzhou, how is the preparation" Xiang Chi asked, things must always be prepared with both hands, if the economic blockade makes Li Jian even more jealous, then he can only start a war and recover Baozhou with absolute force.

"The minister has sent Huang Dang, the general of the Governor's Mansion, to Yangzhou to assassinate Shi Zhanggong in Yangzhou, and secretly build a warship, although he is not as good as Yu Guang, but he is also a fierce general who is proficient in the navy" Ji Yun replied.

"Okay, tell them that the warship does not need to be large, but it must be flexible, and it is necessary to ensure the speed and safety of the ship at sea, because once the war really starts, the newly formed naval army must quickly capture Penghu Island, which is the forward naval base of Baozhou, as long as it is captured, Baozhou is close at hand" Xiang Chi said.

"The minister understands"

"In addition, I want to tell Huang Dang that everything must be under Yu Guang's command, after all, Luoyang is too far away from Baozhou, even if there is a post station to transfer letters, but the fighter plane may be fleeting, I have secretly sent a message to Yu Guang, giving him the right to make decisions on the spot," Xiang Chi said again.

"Yes"

"Anything else?" Xiang Chi asked.

After Xu Ping hesitated for a while, he clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have some different opinions on the total amount of military salaries and the reduction of soldiers issued by Zhongshu Province this year."

"Differing opinions?" Xiang Chi smiled lightly and said, "Let's hear it."

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that everything Yang Xiang has done is to reduce the expenses of the imperial court, but there are many soldiers, captains, and generals in the army, and they have feelings for the army, so dismissing them without any reason will inevitably make the army unstable" Xu Ping said with some worry.

The corners of Xiang Chi's mouth raised, and he asked rhetorically: "Xu Ping, do you mean these words, or does Shen Cong mean it?" ””

"Naturally, it's the minister's own meaning," Xu Ping said.

"Then I tell you, Jian Bing Fuguo is what I agreed, and it is true that there will be problems as you said, but the current army is indeed a little bloated, the old batch will not leave, how can the new generation go up, don't listen to the outside words, although Yang Xiang has a little temper, but what he did is indeed for the sake of Da Chu, but I have already said that this policy will be officially implemented next year" Xiang Chi said.

"Your Majesty" Xu Ping was a little anxious.