One of the biggest challenges that Sun Fang had to face after taking up the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites was the controversy and affairs related to the Liaodong War. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe Ming Empire did not want to negotiate peace in such an advantageous situation, but in the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire and Britain had begun to gather troops in their respective colonies or borders, which made India, which was already a little tense with the Ming Empire, very uneasy.

India, a region with a high degree of autonomy so far, was still nominally part of the Ming Empire. When this titular dependency was threatened, it naturally asked the Ming Empire to re-examine its hardline stance in the Liaodong region.

On the other hand, Muscovy has also begun to send additional troops to Siberia, which makes the Mongolian region of the Ming Empire face the threat of war, and Muscovy knows that if the Ming Empire wins the Liaodong battlefield, then at least 200,000 Ming troops pinned down by the rebels will turn to the pressure of Muscovy.

So when the Ming Empire began to show its advantages on the battlefield, these countries close to the Ming Empire realized that they were also in a very threatening situation, so these countries began to unite and attack the Ming Empire again.

"These damn bastards! Every time we are about to win a war, they will put down what they are doing and run over to make trouble for us! Zhu Mu slammed a stack of documents on his desk, frowned and complained to several cabinet ministers around him.

If Zhao Hongshou was still the first and auxiliary minister of the Ming Empire, then Zhu Mu would not bother to call so many ministers to his office. As long as he calls Wang Jianfeng and Zhao Hongshou, he can make the cabinet speak in a unified voice. Now that Ge Tianzhang has just been promoted to the cabinet, the temporarily chaotic cabinet has finally begun to show a hint of checks and balances.

The first assistant Wang Jianfeng, the second assistant Ma Siyuan, Huang Yao, Ge Tianzhang, Zhang Huai, and Bai Fei stood in front of Emperor Zhu Mu's desk in turn, watching the young Emperor His Majesty in front of him go crazy because of international interference. Wang Jianfeng is in charge of the empire's economy, so it is difficult to speak at this time, and Ge Tianzhang, who is the most knowledgeable in the cabinet, has no choice but to speak.

He sat down on the chair of the imperial gift, and slowly spoke, "Your Majesty! There is a reason for the vertical and horizontal alliance between countries. My Ming is still a powerful country in the world, and it is reasonable that they don't want to see us pure. But to be honest, now that we have taken advantage of Liaodong, counting Kangping, Faku and other counties, we have recaptured more places...... If we continue to be tough at this time, it will really lead to another anti-Ming war......"

Hearing Ge Tianzhang say this, several ministers who were usually more enthusiastic about domestic construction were pale, they didn't want to break the current good situation, the war would slow down the economy of the entire Ming Empire, at least the construction funds in the last three years would be affected.

"Then let these bastards sit on top of my head and shit? My face, my country, and all my country are thrown to these bastards to make you satisfied, right? Zhu Mu slapped the table and scolded fiercely: "What I want is the army!" I want equipment! I want to raise money to fight a war! It's not for you to stand here and persuade me to give in! ”

"Your Majesty! Because of the new tanks, airplanes and other equipment, plus the Navy's three new battleships, next year's military spending will be more than three times that of this year. Wang Jianfeng also had to stand up at this time and persuade Zhu Mudao: "If you increase the war expenses at this time, arm the new troops...... I'm afraid the people's hearts are unstable. ”

Zhu Mu also knew that his empire had 3,000 biplane and even triplane of various types to be eliminated, and the whole army would be equipped with about 5,000 cars of various types and 5,000 armored vehicles and tanks of various types -- counting the fuel and ammunition needed to be secured for these weapons, starting next year, the Ming Empire's military expenditure might exceed any time in the past 100 years.

Although it is known that Britain is absolutely bluffing, its sea power in the Atlantic is the foundation of the country, and it will not easily transfer the main force to the Indian border to show off its might. However, Muscovy and the Ottoman Empire were real threats, and they were afraid that the Ming Empire would stabilize their rear and turn around and shift the pressure to them.

Zhu Mu shifted his stern gaze to Wang Jianfeng, stared at the latter for two seconds, and then said slowly: "Even if there is no full-scale war, I have to take out the money to prepare for the war!" Although the established national policy of the Ming Empire will not change, I will destroy Ceylon within ten years of my rule! ”

This is the first time that Zhu Mu has drawn up his own ruling plan after he ascended the throne and became the emperor of the Ming Empire, and this ruling plan turned out to be a plan to set off a war, and a plan to set off a full-scale war. Ceylon is an ally with Britain, as well as with France, and the Ming Empire will first kill the Liaodong rebels and Japan in the northeast, which is almost equivalent to a war against the whole world......

"Your Majesty!" Ge Tianzhang originally wanted to persuade him, but Wang Jianfeng suddenly interrupted him: "The ambition is far higher than that of the previous emperors and their majestys, but with the strength of the Ming Empire, it is not enough to support a huge army without revitalizing the economy and developing industry!" ”

As the father of Wang Jue, the founder of the New Army, of course, he has been paying attention to the development and changes of the New Army, so he also has a deep understanding of how dependent this army is on the entire industrial system. It was precisely because Wang Jianfeng knew this army that he would advise Zhu Mu and tell the emperor not to ignore where the real foundation of the new army was.

Of course, Zhu Mu heard what Wang Jianfeng meant, and he also understood that he was not ready for a full-scale war now, but he was still very unwilling, and he was very unwilling to let this war end hastily under the threat of others.

He also wanted to recapture Fengtian to avenge his father, and he also wanted to stabilize the situation in Liaodong so that he could draw elite troops to change the balance of power on the border of the Ming Empire. So he didn't immediately agree with Wang Jianfeng's words, he just pressed his hand on the stack of pieces of music urging His Majesty the Emperor to agree to the peace negotiations in Liaodong, and was silent for a few seconds.

Then His Majesty the Emperor suddenly spoke, and ordered left and right: "Please General Wang Jue come to see me, I have questions about the war in Liaodong to consult him!" (To be continued.) )