0648 Expedition to the Wa Kingdom
Zhang Siwei flicked his sleeves and said, "Shoufu, what are you still fighting at this time haha! Who doesn't know that Liu Runlin, the Grand Governor of the Royal Navy, is just an ornament, and the one who really speaks well is Wu Ninghou!"
Zhang Juzheng laughed and said nothing when he heard this, Zhang Siwei sighed when he saw this and said, "Since this Wu Ninghou came to prominence, there hasn't been a day of stopping, and I don't know how many rules he has broken in the past few years? I can't pamper him anymore! If you connive at the military generals to provoke the border, then these martial artists will not be easy to control in the future!"
Because he was in the duty room, Zhang Siwei's words were very straightforward, that is, it involved the civil and military disputes! And there is absolutely no other answer to this question!
And Zhang Juzheng saw that he directly pointed out this problem, so he put away his smile and said seriously: "This naturally can't be done by him recklessly! Now that the revenue and expenditure of the dynasty have just improved, where is the food and salary for the army to conquer? So we must not do it!"
After receiving Zhang Juzheng's clear promise, you let out a sigh of relief and said, "In that case, please refute this transcript by the first assistant!"
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he did not hesitate to write down his decision on the notebook, which was to completely veto it, and sent someone to return the notebook! But just when they thought that this matter had completely passed, Liu Runlin mentioned this matter again in the morning of the next day! ap.
And the cabinet and the courtiers maintained a completely consistent attitude on this matter, so as soon as Liu Runlin finished speaking his opinion, an official immediately came out and said, "Lord Liu, don't you know that Taizu set the rules back then, and the country of the Japanese is a country that is not to be levied? Isn't this against the teachings of the Great Ancestor?"
Liu Runlin said, "This official naturally knows! At the beginning, Emperor Taizu did decide that the Wa Kingdom was a country that would not be conquered, but at that time, the Wa State was extremely obedient and there was no rebellion! But now those Japanese robbers have repeatedly violated my Daming Haijiang, and this kind of thing is too numerous to mention! Am I going to let the Japanese come and go?"
The official immediately said loudly, "But those Japanese have been strangled in these years, and now that the four seas are clear, where are the Japanese criminals?"
When Liu Runlin heard this, he immediately reported a series of numbers loudly! 「…… The Japanese plundered the ships of the sea, and only escaped the lives of two sailors!"
「…… The Japanese plundered the village, killed and wounded......
After Liu Runlin reported this series of figures, he said loudly: "Is this what you call the peace of the four seas? Although the large group of pirates has been completely wiped out, the infestation of the small group of pirates has not stopped! Our navy alone has strangled hundreds of Japanese at sea during this time, so how can it be said that the four seas are peaceful?"
The officer retreated with a red face, but someone came out of the class and said loudly, unconvinced: "It is the responsibility of your navy to suppress bandits, otherwise what do you want the navy to do?"
His words sparked a chorus of echoes from the courtiers. In fact, the civilian officials were very dissatisfied with the navy wandering outside the imperial court, and they had long wanted to take back the right to manage the navy, so it was not unusual for Wang Haijun to splash dirty water on him at this time!
But Liu Runlin sneered and said, "If you don't understand military affairs, don't talk nonsense! Naturally, you have to go straight to the Chinese army in a war, and I haven't heard that you are waiting for others to come to your door all day long!"
The civil official was a little annoyed, flicked his sleeves and said, "Why can't you? Your navy will send more people to patrol the sea soon!"
Liu Runlin said: "I have only heard of a thousand days of thieves, but I have never heard of a thousand days of thieves! Where can I stay on such a long coastline with the ships of the navy? That's why I'm going to attack the Japanese kingdom and kill them, so naturally they don't dare to come!"
But the civil servant said in a loud voice, "Nonsense! It's just you warriors who are stirring up a war for the sake of glory and wealth! As long as your navy builds more ships, replenishes guns, and guards it to the death, you can keep the enemy out of the country!"
Emperor Wanli frowned when he heard this! Because the navy is now under the direct jurisdiction of the Crown, the cost is naturally paid by the Crown. And the addition of ship guns is not a small number, which makes him feel a pain in his flesh!
This is Liu Runlin said loudly: "I have such a long sea frontier, how many ships do I need to buy, and how many guns do I need to buy to be enough? Therefore, only by defeating the Japanese and deterring them can we achieve long-term peace and stability!"
At this time, another official was about to speak, Liu Runlin raised his hand to stop him and said, "Don't mention the matter of the country that is not conquered! If the warriors had invaded my Ming Maritime Frontier at that time, I am afraid that Taizu would have raised troops to destroy the Wa Kingdom a long time ago!"
At this time, an official of the household department came out and said loudly: "Lord Liu, the army is not a child's play, and it needs a lot of grain and grass, but unfortunately the household department has no money to support it!"
In order to increase the credibility of his words, he gave a series of figures. said where and where to need money, and finally said that the household department has no money! Later, officials at all levels came out to veto the operation and besieged Liu Runlin together.
But fortunately, many people among the nobles came out to support Liu Runlin, and the result was a quarrel! After almost an hour of arguing, the two sides finally reached a stalemate!
Liu Runlin's side hopes to plough the court and sweep the caves and attack the Japanese state in one fell swoop, so as to teach them a profound lesson and make them dare not peep into the Ming Sea Frontier again!
And there are two reasons put forward by the civil officials, one is that the Wa State is a country that Taizu decreed that it would not be conquered, and it should not be easily used against it! The second is that the dynasty has no silver and cannot maintain an army of cross-sea expeditions!
After the stalemate between the two sides, Emperor Wanli turned to Zhang Juzheng and said, "Mr. Zhang, I don't know what you think?"
Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng said slowly: "The old minister thinks that it is really inappropriate to go on an expedition across the sea to the Japanese country, so the old minister does not approve!"
Emperor Wanli frowned when he heard this, and said, "Is it because Emperor Taizu said that the Wa Kingdom is a country that is not to be conquered, so we can only watch the warriors attack and harass the Ming Sea Frontier?"
Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said, "This is not true! Just like what Lord Liu just said, the warriors were quite obedient at that time, and the road was far away, so Emperor Taizu positioned the Wa Kingdom as a country that would not be conquered. Now that they have repeatedly attacked the sea frontier, it is okay to punish them if possible! It's just that the labor expedition cost too much, and the imperial court couldn't afford it for a while! Why don't we wait for a whip law to be fully implemented before discussing this matter?"
Emperor Wanli nodded to show that he understood, and then he said to Zhang Siwei and the others, "Do several pavilion elders also agree with Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and others bowed down and said, "The ministers seconded the proposal!"
Emperor Wanli knew that once the cabinet was unanimous, there would be almost no changes. So even though he hated the Wokos, he had no choice but to leave it at that!