"This time it is really hard for you, in order to achieve the emperor's goal, you have to work hard for a long time before and after the saddle, without your help, I'm afraid Japan will not be so easy to win......" Chen Hong first praised these two people, and then the tone immediately changed, "However, winning Japan is just the beginning, we are not passing to win Japan, but to squeeze money from Japan." Moreover, this money has to fall into the hands of the imperial court and the cabinet...... Only in this way can this account be settled, and the court will not lose this battle, don't you say? ”

"That's what the finance minister said." The two of them hurriedly agreed, speculating in their hearts about the intentions of the minister's words.

"I'll tell you clearly, the imperial court doesn't just want to cooperate with the army to knock Japan away this time, the real intention of the imperial court is to let you knock it open and help the cabinet hold Japan in your hands, so ...... You should not only consider how to deal with the Japanese, but also how to make the cabinet monopolize Japan's gold and silver trade after the war, and open up a large source of wealth. ”

After a pause, he smiled and waved his hand, "You also know that the system of this dynasty is different from that of the previous dynasties, and the civil and military affairs are the most powerful, and the civilian officials can't easily interfere in the affairs of the martial artists, and they can't interfere in the affairs of the martial artists, so if the monopoly of Japanese trade and the right to operate the gold and silver mines really fall into the hands of the military...... I'm afraid it will be difficult to get it back in the future, if that's the case, wouldn't the cabinet have made a lot of effort in vain and made a wedding dress for someone else? I can't make this account......"

Although the Minister of Finance said it lightly, Kong Zhang and Zhou Pu were already a little secretly frightened when they heard it.

Especially Zhou Pu, after he heard these words, he was a little dumbfounded.

He has been serving in the court for a long time, and he has long been familiar with the rules and regulations of this dynasty, and he knows in his heart that the Minister of Finance is right, and the Han Dynasty is indeed the most powerful dynasty in Wenwu Shutu now.

Before the great unification dynasty, although the system is different, but in general, the division between civil and military is not particularly strict, civil officials can govern the army, military attaches can also be the prime minister, and by the time of the Song and Ming dynasties, it is even more reverence for literature and suppression of military force, so that only civil ministers can command the army, and it has also become one of the reasons for the sluggish military force in China.

But this dynasty is not quite the same, this dynasty started at the end of the micro, is the emperor and a group of brothers and brothers spelled out, so there are many nobles in the army, power and prestige are very grand. What's more, unlike the former Ming Taizu, the emperor was not suspicious of the nobles in the army, and did not set out to eliminate the wings of the generals, but instead constructed a system of separation between civil and military at the beginning.

In the Han system set by the emperor, civil officials have no control over everything in the army, officers command the army, the budget of the army is determined by the army itself, the cabinet cannot delete it by itself, and even the officials in charge of personnel and logistics in the court are also filled and selected by the officers themselves, which can be said to be a self-contained system.

In addition, in the past dynasties, although the war was inseparable from the martial arts, but after all, the army still needed scholars to serve as military advisors, join the army and other positions, responsible for planning and logistics, but with the emperor's vigorous development of culture and education in the army, now the army itself is full of "scholars", and there are special martial arts schools to train officers who specialize in command. Zhou Pu heard a rumor from a colleague that in the martial arts academy, in addition to the necessary knowledge of writing, those promising officers had to learn arithmetic and geography, and the examination requirements were extremely strict, so it could be said that they were all well-read. I heard that in the Naval Academy, every elite officer who will become a captain in the future will also learn astronomy, and there are maritime experts specially hired from the West to teach these highly-expected latecomers how to operate astronomical instruments and use astrological positions to judge the position of warships in the vast ocean.

It's really strange that I don't have scribes outside, but I raise champions in martial arts...... This was a strange idea after Zhou Pu learned about this rumor.

No matter what he thinks, it is an indisputable fact that the martial arts of the Han Dynasty have a very high status and are not constrained by Wenchen, and the emperor does not seem to have any worries about the tail, and he does not want to change this situation in a short time. Therefore, the Minister of Finance is right, if the army really robs something, it will be difficult to poach it.

Zhou Pu privately thought that with the passage of time, the emperor would eventually choose to suppress the martial artists to avoid the martial artists being too arrogant and domineering, even if the emperor didn't want to, the future successor to the throne would do so, but that was a long time later, and he didn't need to worry about it.

What he had to worry about now was that the Cabinet wanted him to get the monopoly of Japanese trade and the management of gold and silver mines into the hands of the Cabinet -- which would be tantamount to trying him out of the tiger's mouth, which was not an easy thing to do......

But he has no right to disagree, the cabinet gave him such a chance to perform in vain, and he is surrounded by talented professionals who only seek to improve, so he can't help but work hard to perform.

"The meaning of the financial minister, the lower officials understand." After a while, Zhou Pu spoke with some difficulty. "I will follow the instructions of the cabinet and will not disappoint the prime minister and the finance minister!"

"It's good that you have this heart." The Minister of Finance just smiled, "Actually, we also know that this is not easy to do...... So now think about how you can do that. ”

Zhou Pu lowered his head and fell into a deep groan again.

"The key to this is to make the Japanese listen to us for everything." At this time, Kong Zhang took over the conversation, "Not only the shogunate listens, but also the wealthy families and the Japanese court in various places listen, let them obey us wholeheartedly, and things will be much easier." Whatever the army wants to do in Japan, it is up to the Japanese to cooperate......"

"That's right." The Minister of Finance nodded, "If the Japanese are willing to rely on us, even if the army is dominant, they can't say anything, right?" ”

Then, he suddenly stretched out his hand and gently patted Zhou Pu's shoulder.

"Zhihe, the army is powerful, it can destroy its courage and seize its courage, you people must be clever and wise, and you want to win the hearts of the Japanese...... Remember, use the might of the army to intimidate them, and then make them willing to do what we want. ”

"Xiaguan...... I see. Beads of sweat appeared on Zhou Pu's forehead, but he still nodded.

"Got it, excellent." The finance minister still had a smile on his face, "You are familiar with Japanese affairs, and we can't say much about it, we just say some general goals, the specific strategy still depends on you, you have won the trust of the prime minister and me, just let it go, as long as you can achieve the goal, I and the prime minister can give you a cover!" As long as things are done, what else in the world can't be obtained? Be careful! ”

Then, ignoring the already flattered young official, he pulled the bell rope on the side of his seat, and immediately a waiter walked in briskly with a teapot, and then refilled the cup in front of them.

"Drink more, such a good tea, it's a pity not to drink more!"

Just as these court officials were secretly discussing national affairs, Wang Zhaojing, the prime minister of the dynasty, also came to the emperor's study under the leadership of the military attaché. At this time, the emperor, accompanied by several clerks, dictated the gist in preparation for the next state council.

As soon as he saw the prime minister come alone to ask to see him, a smile appeared on the emperor's face, and then he waved his hand and motioned for several clerks to go out first, and then he looked at his prime minister with a smile.

"Why, Prime Minister. You found me before the meeting started? Is there something going on? ”

He and the prime minister have been friends for many, many years, and they can be said to be close old brothers with each other, although they have divided the righteousness of the monarch and ministers in their hearts, but in fact, in the emperor's heart, he is still the old brother at that time, so when they meet in private, they are not formal at all, very casual.

"See the emperor." The prime minister did not answer first, but bowed respectfully to the emperor, and then raised his head and looked at the emperor with the same smile, "The things at the meeting, everyone can discuss, the minister has other things to talk to the emperor." ”

"Oh? What's up? "The emperor is a little curious.

"This is a good thing for the ministers and His Majesty, please let the emperor understand the intentions of the ministers and others, and don't shirk it." The prime minister dragged himself to the bottom first, and then continued, "The minister had a greeting with the Minister of Finance today, and he told the minister that after several years of hard work, the fortifications around the capital have been almost built, and some of the forts have even been completed, so there are still a lot of craftsmen, labor, and materials prepared now......

"Are you trying to poach people from me?" The emperor probably understood what the prime minister meant, "Okay, where do you want them to be used?" ”

"The ministers and others have discussed, since it is a pity that these manpower and material resources are idle, and there are no huge projects around the capital to absorb them, it is better to simply build a palace for Your Majesty on the outskirts of the capital, so that it can be convenient for Your Majesty to live......"

"Leaving the palace?" The smile on the emperor's face disappeared instantly, "What does this mean?" If I want to live in a palace, there are palaces in the capital. ”

"Your Majesty, you are sympathetic to the people and are unwilling to spend too much on civil engineering, we understand this feeling. However, after all, you are the dignity of a country, and you always stay in the barracks, and there is always something ...... There is always something that is not suitable, after all, the palace concubines and princes cannot live in the barracks, and if this is the case for a long time, there will always be ...... There is always the worry of being isolated from relatives, and besides, the outside world will also be shocked by this, thinking that my Han is still undecided in the world and cannot be calm. Therefore, the ministers thought that in order to calm the hearts of the people in the world and conform to the will of the world, it was better for the royal family to live in the palace together. King Zhaojing of Yongguo did not flinch because of the emperor's face, but continued to talk about it.

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