Chapter 863 always has to move forward

It was already late at night, but Chen Xie was still reviewing the official documents. A military newspaper from Egypt attracted Chen Xie's attention. After Alexandria was taken without a fight, the war in Egypt was largely over. The next move of the Ottoman Turkish Empire has not yet been revealed, and the Egyptian Japanese Legion has asked the General Staff for the direction of the next plan of action.

Although Chen Xie had enough mental preparation in advance, it was still difficult to make a decision. Egypt has always been a sensitive place, and to put it mildly, it is a springboard for the march into Europe, as long as it continues to march north, and after seizing Tunisia, it can choke the throat of the Mediterranean. Even if the Egyptian legion does nothing, it has already aroused the awareness of European countries to take precautions.

After leaving the words "Consolidate the Foundation" on the document, Chen Xie rubbed his eyebrows. Pick up the next report, the report from the Americas. Since the rise of the Ming Sea, it is inevitable to participate in the ranks of competition with European countries. In this way, conflicts between each other are inevitable. The report mentions a clash in which Xia Wanchun led a team south when he encountered Spaniards from Mexico, and the two sides had a firefight. The result, of course, was a big win and a foothold in Los Angeles. But this conflict also led to hostility with Spain, and at the same time aroused hatred among the local natives.

The hatred of the indigenous people stems from the Spanish co-optation of the indigenous people, who have been the first to come to this land and build some colonies on the coastline, which are small in number, only a few hundred, so they have always maintained good relations with the local aborigines. The southward movement of North American colonization led to the union of the two.

"Asking Congress to pass the North American Immigration Act." Picking up a pen and writing down such a line, Chen Xie stood up. The maid next to her handed over a hot towel, wiped her face after taking it, and moved her muscles and bones. Look at the time is not early, and take a look at Li Xiang who came in with a curtain. Said lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

Li Xiang, who still had charm, stepped forward and handed over a piece of paper, Chen Xie returned it after reading it, Li Xiang lit the spittoon, poured in a cup of tea, and then smiled: "The slave family went to sleep." Chen Xie glanced at him. Seeing that she had a rosy face, she obviously came over after cleaning up. smiled: "Let's come together, it's not too early, things can't be done." ”

Li Xiangmei's eyes were crossed, and she said in a low voice: "Seventy and eighty, don't dare to attract hatred." Don't waste that little bit of energy. ”

Chen Xie hugged his waist a thousand times, Li Xiang gave up after a while, and said softly in his ear: "Who dares to say that you are old?" This figure. It's still the same as it was back then. With a little more effort, you will be able to grow pearls. Li Xiang couldn't laugh, raised his hand and gently slapped his shoulder: "Nonsense, I'm not afraid that people will listen to the joke." Having said that, the two went to Li Xiang's courtyard together. This woman gave birth to a girl, and she has been thinking about giving birth to a boy, but she has not seen any movement for a long time, and it is false to say in her heart that she is not in a hurry.

Nothing was said all night. When I got up, it was already three poles in the morning, and I remembered that I was still in the West Mountain. Chen Xie sat up and didn't move again. Although he is still in good health, he can feel that his energy is slightly not as good as before. The curtain was opened, and it was the maid next to Li Xiang who came in, holding the spittoon in her hand and putting it down, and said softly: "Aunt Xiang went to the kitchen, but the master wants to get up?" ”

Chen Xie was shirtless. The still sturdy figure hooked the maid's eyes fiercely, and quickly lowered her head and didn't dare to look again. This is probably the case these days, Chen Ge Lao, who wants to be kind to women on the one hand, is on the other side in private. This is probably the essential side of a politician, you don't look at what he says. You have to see what he does.

With the maid carrying the hot porridge, Li Xiang came to the door, and when she heard the whining sound in the house, she couldn't help frowning slightly. Chen Xie, who is over sixty years old, is still as spirited as he was back then. After tossing all night, Li Xiang's body was sour, and when she struggled to make porridge, she had to add a few pieces of old ginseng to it. I wish Chen Xie had been like this, a little sour, and he didn't arrange it on purpose? Otherwise, give that girl ten dares, and she may not dare to make a mistake.

Entering the house and signaling the maids to go down, standing outside the bead curtain and waiting patiently for a while, Chen Xie came out to see her waiting, and said without changing his face: "Why did you get up so early?" Li Xiang smiled: "When is it?" Is it still early? ”

Chen Xie snorted, and just eat breakfast as lunch. was in the bathroom, Li Xiang went in, Chen Xie didn't care what was going on inside, he never cared about this kind of thing now. This side of Xishan is Li Xiang's territory, and Jingshi's residence is Zhu Yujiao's territory. Although there is not much communication between husband and wife, Chen Xie is still very clear on the issue of territory. In Jingshi's house, it won't be so casual.

When Li Xiang came out, he was alone, holding hot porridge in his hand and handing it over: "The processed documents have been sent out." Chen Xie took the porridge bowl and finished eating unhurriedly before he spoke: "Don't worry about the things that shouldn't be taken care of, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren." As Prime Minister, I only care about the direction of the country. You don't want to be biased! ”

Li Xiang was annoyed, glared at him and said, "Did the slave family be partial in time?" Chen Xie quietly put down the spoon, glanced at her and said, "It's not a question of whether you are partial or not, it's that people will consider their own interests first." There is nothing wrong with that. However, what I like more is that they rely on their own strength to develop, rather than you taking the initiative. ”

Li Xiang said: "You are still alive and well, there is a Xia He who can't get up lying down." After speaking, he glared at the other personal maid standing aside and said, "You are confused enough, and you don't know how to go in and help." The woman blushed and whispered, "Last night, the slave was on fire. Li Xiang heard her retort, raised her hand and slapped it, and said angrily: "Dare to talk back? ”

Chen Xie coughed, stood up and said, "Okay, it's like this every time." You don't call a helper when you look back. ”

Li Xiang snorted and didn't fight anymore, picked up the notebook on the table and said, "A total of sixteen officials are waiting outside, do you see them?" ”

Chen Xie said lightly: "A century-old plan, education-oriented. Education requires a huge investment, and national tax revenue is a top priority. ”

Li Xiang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Can't you talk well?" The slave family knows, so they go and arrange it. ”

Most of the officials who were waiting outside quickly dispersed, and the remaining officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Taxation were left.

"I looked at the report of the Ministry of Taxation, and last year there were more than 300 cases of the gentry resisting taxation. How the tax department intends to deal with it, it must always come up with a charter. Chen Xie spoke unhurriedly, and the director of agriculture of the Ministry of Taxation, who was sitting opposite, was in a cold sweat. The system of the official gentry paying grain in one piece is not a system introduced by Chen Xie after he took office, but Shi Kefa did it when he was in office. The results can be imagined. The gentry and nobles of the world are boiling, and the result of the forced implementation of the former cabinet is that it has been making trouble.

"Everything must be legal, tax reform is imminent, and there are many places where the state needs to use money, so don't drag it back. Hurry up and submit a bill to the National Assembly, only there is a legal basis. Only then can there be a basis for law enforcement. Can't the cabinet ministers pat their heads and the officials below go to carry it out, right? The correct system and procedures are the way to long-term peace and stability. Chen Xie said very dissatisfied, and sent the tax official away, this guy is also unlucky, and it is his turn to take care of this stall. If you are in charge of business, how can you suffer this sin? In the Ming Dynasty, commercial taxes were not easy to collect, and it was not Chen Ge Lao who held a knife in one hand and asked for money to force him to promote the current situation? You've had a lot of heads cut off at the beginning. These people are ruthless.

When Zhu Yizun, vice minister of education, met Chen Xie, he was not as nervous as before. At present, the Ministry of Education is the most popular department, and after the National Compulsory Education Bill advocated by Chen Xie was passed by the National Assembly, the entire Ministry of Education was busy. In the past, the scholars in various places were very deterrent to scholars, but after the reform of the imperial examination, the treatment of these people was not as good as before.

After the division of the imperial court department and the refinement of intelligence, the overall level was improved. But there are more problems. The reason is naturally that Chen Xie is dissatisfied with the imperial examination system and intends to make reforms. Chen Xie raised his head. The Ministry of Education panicked. How to change it? Everyone had no clue, and in the end, Zhu Yizun, who was in charge of this stall, came to the door.

"Chen Xiang, the imperial court wants to engage in compulsory education, which is naturally good. But this imperial examination has changed beyond recognition, how else can it be changed? Please also show me what to do. Zhu Yizun is still resistant to Chen Xie's reform ideas. After all, so many years. The model that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the content of the exam is easy to change, and once the official selection model is changed, it will be a major event like an earthquake. How many people point to this path to get ahead?

"This matter is not busy, it is not something that can be done overnight. The old man's meaning. Let's do the research first, and the time is set to be less than three years. The specific direction still depends on the needs of the imperial court. In the past, officials were in charge of less things. Local security is maintained, two taxes are raised every year, and there is also education. What now? The times are changing, the thinking of officials must also change, and their own abilities must also keep up with the development of the times. This is the root of why compulsory education is necessary. In the future, the Four Books and Five Classics can only be used as a study of a certain direction and interest. The country has developed to the present, and what it needs is more talents with various practical studies. The purpose of this survey is to find out the problems between the practical skills of the current officials and what they have learned. As soon as Chen Xie said this, Zhu Yizun was even more confused.

sighed in his heart, it was becoming more and more difficult to be an official, Zhu Yizun got up to say goodbye, and went back to everyone to convey the instructions of the leader.

The key to governing the country, Chen Xie's view is mainly the rule of officials. It is a bit of a haste to talk about changing the civil service system now. Then let's get some theoretical foundations first, as for what Zhu Yizun and they can do, Chen Xie is not worried at all. It is not important what results are researched in the future, what matters is what private goods will be stuffed into it in the future after having such a banner. As for these private goods, Chen Xie doesn't have to worry about them at that time, the emerging bourgeoisie will take the initiative to stuff things into it, and they will naturally pursue the maximization of interests when they have interest appeals.

One day, as long as you are a citizen, you will dare to say to a government official, "I am a taxpayer." Chen Xie thought so in his heart, but this road is destined to be very difficult and very long. No matter how difficult or long it is, you always have to move forward.

Congress is starting to make a fuss again, and now it's not allowed to be rough, so it's good to spit on each other.

The Ministry of Taxation moved out the plan of the gentry of the previous cabinet to pay the grain in one piece and threw it into the Diet for deliberation, which immediately triggered a fierce war of words. These members of Congress all have their own interests, some are in favor of it, and some are naturally opposed.

When it comes to self-interest, how can there be anything that doesn't quarrel? And quarrels can't solve any problems, and in the end, you still have to make a decision by exchanging interests. When it comes to the exchange of interests, the matter of congressional quarrels is put aside for the first time. The problems faced by Chen Ping were also complicated, and the old courtiers of the Dafa Bank gathered for a meeting to consider the loan case to the French delegation.

This problem is not difficult to solve, after all, it was the grandfather who nodded, and soon approved the maximum loan amount of five million according to the actual situation of the bank. This is a huge amount of money, the most powerful warship of the Ming Dynasty, the price of the new steam engine-powered warship provided to the military, is only 500,000 yuan. This is still a style after adding protection to some critical parts, and the price of a general style or freighter is less than 400,000.

After solving this problem, Chen Ping coughed and said: "Recently, the younger generation has come into contact with some French nobles, and their desire and desire for personal loans are very strong. In view of the requirements of banks to expand into the European market, I would like to ask you to consider this issue carefully. "The problem thrown by Chen Ping is a big bomb, 60% of the shares of Dafa Bank are in Chen Ping's hands, and other people's voices may not be useful, but this is Daming. If the old guys are all right, or the majority is against it, Chen Ping must carefully consider this issue.

"Does Grandpa have any instructions?" The guy who said this was surnamed Qian, the eldest son who didn't have much money. A typical neutral, he has a three-percent stake in the bank. As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were wrong. Obviously, this matter should not be mixed up. If Chen Xie had spoken, this matter would not have been a thing, and it would have been necessary to pass, and it would be a weather vane.

Chen Ping quietly picked up the teacup, took a sip and put it down heavily. Said lightly: "Everyone, if I remember correctly, I hold 50% of the shares of Dafa Bank. If there is no objection, this article is passed. Chen Ping showed his fangs, and at this time, as long as someone dared to stand up against him, he would definitely bite him hard.

"I think my eldest brother's proposal is good, and there has been no progress in overseas banking business locally. Under the pretext of independent settlement, although the annual dividends have been handed over to the headquarters, the Xinghai branch has refused to send personnel from the headquarters to serve as the resident audit director. "It is naturally Chen Fan's brother who stands up to support Chen Ping, he is not a bank employee, but he can't stand up to the five percent shares in his hand. The development process of Dafa Bank is destined to be a huge combination of interests. There are more people, there are more ideas, and Chen Xie's intention to ensure that the shares of the two brothers occupy an absolute advantage is reflected at this moment. Some old courtiers, even if they want to rely on the old and sell the old, are really powerless in front of the system. This is actually the result that Chen Xie is willing to see, what is the heir who has no courage to do?

It's okay no matter how you fight, the problem is that you have to be good at using the rules and solve problems reasonably within the rules. (To be continued......)