Chapter 1: The Difficulties of Recovering the Central Plains
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The first thing Buchen did after ascending the throne and becoming emperor was to canonize the queen and crown the concubine. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info But it's not that it's not unobtrusive.,It's not a positive type.γ But just like the country can't be without a king for a day, the harem can't be without an owner for a day, if you don't determine the manager of the harem as soon as possible, so that everyone remembers their duty, this harem will have to become a pot of porridge in a few days, so don't have a dream of dominating the world, and deal with jealousy in the harem all day long, and the intrigue is almost the same......
As previously arranged, Xue was canonized as the queen without any suspense, and the candidates for the two imperial concubines naturally belonged to Fei Fei and Ai Ai, who had followed the ministers for the longest time, and as for the other sisters, like Natalia, Dongfang Qinxin, Little Cat Girl Nades, and Lu Xueyu, they all got the title of concubine.
And the harem position, the artificial intelligence girls led by Xiaoxi naturally have no share, among which the little Kassandra doesn't know about this at all, and no one will tell her in pain. Xiao Miao, who has recently become a friend of the disobedient guns, took the initiative to resign from the position of concubine, according to her words, it is too ridiculous for an artificial intelligence to enter the palace as a concubine, and she can't accept it.
The wife of the minister, Xiaoxi, on the surface, put on an indifferent look, but what this girl thinks in her heart is a very interesting thing......
The only thing worth mentioning is that the former elf queen Gratriel, who had a relationship with Buchen, almost got the identity of an imperial concubine, but this queen, like Xiao Miao, was not interested in entering the palace as a concubine at all, and only asked Buchen for the official title of governor of the Origin Province (Primordial Source Mountain Area), and then resigned and returned to China to "take office".
Buchen was a little laughing and crying about Gratril's choice, but at this time, the Origin Mountain Range had not yet been developed, it was all an endless primeval forest, sparsely populated, only less than a million elves lived in it, and it was not easy for him to rashly send officials in, and with a former queen like Gratrier who was familiar with the local situation to help him, he could save a lot of effort. And because of Xiaoxi's identity, he is not afraid of what small actions Gratrill will make behind his back.
That's it, the vigorous division of the harem territory ended very calmly, except for a certain Feifei who is still a little angry about not being able to be the queen, the other sisters are very satisfied with their own status.
And Fei Fei's dissatisfaction, Buchen doesn't care very much, this girl has always been like this, there has never been a time to be satisfied, so being "hungry" all the time may be the best way to deal with her......
All in all, in short, the broken matter of the harem is over, and it's time to get down to business!
And for Buchen, the only thing to do at this time may be to get out of Wushan Pass, resume expelling the beasts, and restore the old land of the Eastern Kingdom!
On this day, after the end of the daily routine of the morning dynasty, Buchen called You Chengzong, Minister of War, Lu Fengxian, Minister of Finance, and Li Tiesheng, Minister of Industry, to the "Zichen Palace" where he dealt with government affairs on a daily basis.
Well, in fact, it is Zichen Palace, but it is actually his original minimalist style office, with a gilt plaque hanging outside, which is completely a change of soup and not a change of medicine......
"Long live the ministers to see our emperor!"
The three ministers were neatly dressed and saluted with solemn faces.
"No rudeness!"
Buchen waved his hand casually, and asked Diao Chan, the freshly baked head of the imperial guard, to bring the guards to move a chair for each of the three important ministers.
"Sit down!"
"Thank you!" The three of them saluted again, and then sat down.
Buchen looked at this set of etiquette and smiled bitterly, although this set of things is indeed quite stylish, which makes the vanity of the emperor very satisfied, but it is too raw, which makes him a little disliked.
"Lao You, Fengxian, Brother Li, I asked you to stay today not for anything else, but to discuss with you about the restoration of the Central Plains." Don't smile and say.
It's just that in the face of such a cordial title from the minister, the three important ministers were a little uncomfortable, led by You Chengzong, and the three of them all stood up from their chairs, bowed to the ground, and said in a frightened tone: "Your Majesty is already the Ninth Five-Year Honor at this time, how can you still call the ministers like this?" This is not in line with etiquette! My China inherits Donghua, and it is a country of etiquette, so ......"
"Enough is enough!!" Buchen listened to this set of clichΓ©s, he directly interrupted the three guys, gritted his teeth and said: "You like to play this set, then I'll play with you!" You and others sit down for me, this is the emperor's order, and you must not disobey! β
"Your Ministers obey!" The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, looked like they had been amnestied, and hurriedly saluted to Buchen before they sat down tremblingly, their buttocks just next to the edge of the chair.
Buchen looked at this scene and felt so painful that he couldn't help it, and finally turned his gaze to the floor-to-ceiling window, out of sight and out of mind.
Ai Ai, who was serving on duty in the "Zichen Palace" today, covered her mouth and snickered, walked behind Buchen, and while pinching his shoulder with her hand, she reminded him in a low voice: "Henry, there is still business to discuss!" β
Buchen turned around and stared at the three guys: "I want to expand the army to 200,000 within three months, and then go out of Wushan to recover the Central Plains, what do you think?" β
You Chengzong discussed with the other two in a whisper for a moment, got up from the chair, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, it is not a problem to expand the army to 200,000 in three months, and now Dingxi Town and Tongdong Town have completed the political reform, although the people still know little about the national righteousness, but under the drive of officials at all levels, I believe that they can still enthusiastically join the army!" β
Buchen nodded, knowing that Lao You still had follow-ups, so he asked again: "It's just?" β
"It's just ......" Sure enough, You Chengzong changed his words and said with a frown: "The land of the four towns is sparsely populated, the land reclamation is limited, and the natural disasters in the world are still raging, and the grain harvest is limited. β
As soon as You Chengzong's words fell, Li Tiesheng, Minister of Industry, and Lu Fengxian, Minister of Finance, both stood up and echoed:
"What You Luxiang said is very true, at present, industrial production is completely inclined to the manufacture of weapons, the production of farmland and water conservancy facilities is seriously insufficient, not to mention the use of convenient irrigation machinery, and the farmers in the countryside do not even have iron farming tools for reclamation, and in such a situation, they have to expand the army and send troops to war, which the wise man does not do!"
"Although there is not much financial pressure, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and now there is war all over the world, and agricultural production has suffered great damage, even if you want to buy military rations, there is nowhere to find a source!"
Buchen's brows immediately twisted, the series of wars he had fought before were all internal operations, and supplies could be found everywhere, so he didn't feel the weakness of agriculture on his own territory yet, and at this time, after the ministers said, he knew how serious the problems in agricultural production were!
"If self-production is insufficient, can't it be because of food to the enemy?" Don't ask.
Hearing this, You Chengzong's expression immediately became very strange, he looked at Buchen cautiously, and said: "Your Majesty, the northwestern provinces are not as good as my four towns, over the years, not only natural disasters have been raging, man-made disasters and military disasters have also been endless, and it has long become a hell on earth, in such a land, even if we can find food, can you bear to take it away from the people?!" β
Of course I can't bear it, what's the difference between doing that and being a well-dressed beast?! It's just that you can't be the enemy because of food, and you can't produce it yourself, and this problem is big!
Seeing that Buchen was worried, Li Tiesheng, Minister of Industry, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, agriculture is weak, in the final analysis, it is just because the construction of water conservancy facilities is not in place, as long as the construction of water conservancy facilities is increased from now on, this situation will soon improve, and when the people are rich and the grain is abundant, it is not too late to send troops to recover the Central Plains!" β
"Li Qing, this is impossible!" It's just that Buchen shook his head, "At present, our factory has too many arms orders, we need it ourselves, and Charlie also needs it urgently, if we turn our production capacity to civilian use, the order will not be available!" β
As the Minister of Industry, Blacksmith Li naturally knew this section, so he had already prepared a solution: "Your Majesty, this matter is easy to handle, as long as the technology is opened and the private sector is allowed to open large steel plants, so that the military and civilian are completely separated, and there is no worry about not being able to deliver orders on time." β
Buchen stared at Blacksmith Li for a moment, and asked in a deep voice: "If the private sector is allowed to open a large steel plant, can the steelmaking technology be guaranteed not to leak?" β
Blacksmith Li knew that Buchen had such a question, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is difficult, and it is okay to say that it is impossible." β
Buchen's face immediately sank: "If other forces learn how to make steel and use it to make guns, how much advantage does my army have?!" β