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Liu Daxia deliberately bit the bargain very hard, this is clearly shouting at Ye Qi, it is related to the danger of the country, how can the household department care?

Ye Qi just didn't hear it, what is involved here is the interests between the ministries, if the military department wants to give as much as they want, today it is said to meet the military department, and it is said to meet the official department, isn't this household department a people's account?

What's more, the Ministry of War wants too much, far beyond Ye Qi's expectations, and there is nothing wrong with the income of the imperial court rising year by year, but don't forget, now the expenditure is also a lot larger, in the past few years, the construction of galloping roads everywhere, the construction of schools, and the construction of river embankments, these are all white flowers, how can Ye Qi not be cautious?

Liu Jian looked at Liu Daxia, then at Ye Qi, and then smiled slightly, and said, "Let's brainstorm, there are difficulties on the side of the military department, but what about the household department?" ”

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Ye Qi had to speak, and said: "The household department has not much silver deposit this year, this must be known to everyone, now you need money everywhere, and last month's expenses exceeded 1.7 million taels, how can it be done like this?" Besides, at the time of the civil fort, the cost of hundreds of thousands of troops was only more than one million, how many years have passed, why is this number several times over? ”

Liu Daxia said: "How much was a stone of rice at that time, and how much is it now?" ”

Ye Qi competed: "Even if the price rises, four million is enough." ”

Million...... Liu Daxia's face turned red, and he couldn't help but say: "Lord Ye, soldiers and national affairs, don't be careless, I'm afraid that four million is far from enough." ”

Ye Qi sneered: "How is it far from enough, the household department has also calculated, four million is enough." ”

Liu Daxia said: "The matter of counterinsurgency, not only is it aimed at King Ning, Tatar and Monan Mongolia are eyeing each other, and the border army should also be properly rewarded, in addition, we must also beware of the chaotic parties in various places, now the war is not the same as the war in the past, the emperor's side means, try not to recruit people, and change to hire, this is another big expense, isn't it?" ”

Ye Qi's tone was flat: "Since you want to say it, then I might as well ask, in the charter sent by the Ministry of War, there is an expense that says that it is for the purchase of ordnance, and the silver cost is 1.4 million, what?" Could it be that the imperial court did not provide ordnance to the officers and soldiers at the beginning, and this is about to be a war, so do you have to buy new ordnance? ”

Liu Daxia's face suddenly turned red, sighed, and said: "If you want to say, then you might as well tell the truth, you have been in the temple for a long time, you don't know the situation, the military households in various places, especially in the south and southwest of the Yangtze River, the country has been peaceful for decades, Lord Ye, the military households have not been practicing day and night in the past few decades, but farming to survive, all the knives and guns are stored in the warehouse, rusty rust, rotten rotten, the barrel of the gun has become rotten wood, as for the other swords, it has long been out of shape, the old man ordered the patrol in the department to investigate, It was found that the swords in the warehouses of many military households were gone, and after investigation, it was found that these swords had been used to be recast into agricultural tools. Therefore, the top priority now is to immediately purchase ordnance so that the guards in Jiangnan can be reorganized in case of contingencies. ”

After listening to Liu Daxia's words, many people present shook their heads secretly, everyone knew that the military household was corrupted, but they never thought that it would be so rotten.

Ye Qi sneered: "The military household is corrupted, this is the responsibility of your military department." ”

Liu Daxia said: "Now is not the time to be held accountable, besides, military households have never asked the state for a penny of military salaries, since the founding of the dynasty, they have relied on themselves to support themselves, and the country only thinks of them when something happens, is this the time to hold them accountable?" ”

Ye Qi contended: "Military households are not peasant households, how can they be equated with peasant households?" In the final analysis, it's still the usual slackness. ”

Liu Chengfeng sat on the side and listened, but he was thinking in his heart, it is no wonder that after a few decades, dozens of Japanese soldiers can chase hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, hundreds of thousands of people, they can recklessly attack important towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and the military households have been completely reduced to peasant households, a group of peasants, with undecent weapons, how can they have combat effectiveness.

In fact, later, after Qi Jiguang and others began to recruit soldiers to organize the anti-Japanese army, they immediately won thirteen battles and thirteen victories in Taizhou and other places, which shows that in fact, the Japanese are just a group of rabble, but the reason why they can wreak havoc is that the officials and troops they face are not even the army at all.

Such an army is counting on war, and Liu Chengfeng's suspicions are growing.

Liu Jian saw that the situation was uncontrollable, and hurriedly said: "Everyone, what we want to discuss now is the matter of counterinsurgency, Lord Ye is right, those who should be held accountable still need to be investigated, but what Shi Yong said is not wrong, the top priority at the moment is to counterinsurgency, and other things will be talked about later." ”

This is obviously suspected of favoritism, and it can be seen from Liu Jian's title that when he called Ye Qi, he called Ye Daren. And when he called Liu Daxia, he called him the word, although he called Lord Ye showed respect for Ye Qi, but the word called Liu Daxia showed the intimacy of the two parties.

Liu Jian is not because of his intimacy with Liu Daxia and his personal disappointment, but for the cabinet, solving the problem is the top priority, and the responsibility is investigated.

Ye Qi and Liu Daxia stopped talking, and Liu Jian continued: "In fact, the constitution of the Ministry of War has also been reviewed by the cabinet, and the accounts in it are still clear, and the problem is not big. On the side of the household department, it is not impossible to allocate this amount of money, so the meaning of the cabinet is to discuss the matter as soon as possible, and also allocate the silver taels as soon as possible, and prepare for counterinsurgency. ”

This sentence didn't make Ye Qi half angry, the opportunity must not be lost, why did he go earlier, in the past, these people were laissez-faire, turning a blind eye, and now when there is a mess, they will temporarily cling to Buddha's feet, Ye Qi's surname is notoriously upright, and he is the kind of person who does not enter oil and salt, at this time, he saw that the cabinet connected Liu Daxia to exert pressure, and then said: "There are hundreds of thousands of horses in the military households in the south of the Yangtze River, which consumes more than 4 million silver, and the old man is not reluctant to spend the silver, but the silver is not spent in a place where it should not be used." Ye Qi sneered, and finally came up with a killer idea: "Millions of taels of silver are smashed on the military households, can you guarantee that the silver will be spent, and the military households can take on the important task of countering the rebellion?" If it is responsible, the old man has nothing to say, how much silver does the military department want, and the household department will follow it, but if you can......'t afford it, Ye Qi glanced at Liu Jian meaningfully, and said in an aggravated tone: "Then Ye someone can't help asking, since the military household is useless, it is many times more expensive than the border town and the new army, and Ye does not dare to allocate this silver, even if the emperor nods, Ye would rather resign than print on this charter." ”

It is said that Ye Qi is a difficult guy, these words suddenly made Liu Jian and the others change their faces, this Ye Qi is forcing them to set up a military order, the question is who dares to set up this military order? Everyone knows that the combat effectiveness of military households is notoriously low, so it's not a joke to let them take on the heavy task of counterinsurgency?

Liu Daxia said angrily: "You are quibbling, the country does not use military households, what else can you use?" The border towns are responsible for defending against foreign threats, and the military horses of Gyeonggi must not be mobilized at will unless they have to, otherwise who will defend Gyeonggi? The number of new troops is insufficient, it is embarrassing to be useful, and if you don't use military households, what is the use? ”

Liu Chengfeng suddenly said: "It's better to say something fair?" ”

When the battle was inexorable, Liu Chengfeng suddenly appeared, Liu Jian frowned, and Liu Daxia's face was also a little unsightly.

However, Liu Chengfeng's participation in this cabinet meeting was specially arranged by the emperor, and the prince also strongly recommended it, plus the new army was built by Liu Chengfeng, and the counterinsurgency really needs to borrow the new army.

Liu Chengfeng said with a smile: "Actually, in my humble opinion, now is a matter of urgency, of course the military household should use it, but Liu also thinks that all the expenses of more than four million taels of silver on the military account should not be, there is no difference between the military household and the peasant household, and the counterinsurgency cannot be borrowed from them, so it is better to give the silver on the side of the military household a discount, five percent off, and two million, aren't they good at growing grain?" The court was only responsible for their weapons, and gave them a small reward, and they were responsible for the rest. As for the surplus of more than 2 million taels of silver, they also have to be spent, what are they used for? It is used to recruit troops, you can immediately send all parties, recruit a group of warriors, and train in a hurry, this combat power must not be under the military household, I heard that the people in some places are fierce, and the imperial court takes more than two million taels of silver, and recruits these people for the use of the imperial court, and there is nothing wrong with it, Lord Ye, counterinsurgency is a major matter, and the imperial court does not have to worry about this money. Come to think of it, if you think about it, more than 8 million taels of silver were spent, and who earned it in the end? It is nothing more than officers and soldiers, nothing more than businessmen, the officers and soldiers have to spend money when they earn money, and finally it flows to the merchants, the businessmen want to meet the needs of the court and the officials and the army, they must produce, and the production must recruit craftsmen and laborers, and finally these silvers have also flowed to the ordinary people, and the people will spend money if they have silver, and the court collects taxes from the hands of the merchants and the people, and the silver has turned around in a circle, in fact, it finally returned to the court, Lord Ye, let's not digress, Liu Gong and others dare not guarantee the combat power of the military households, But do you, Lord Ye, bear the stigma of failed counterinsurgency? Therefore, this money must be allocated, and it is futile to argue about it now. ”

(To be continued)