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"What Qin Shangshu said is not unreasonable. Although the border war is urgent at the moment, the gain outweighs the loss by delaying people's livelihood.
Although the price of food in various parts of the capital is relatively stable now, when the merchants and landlords in the south heard about the all-out war between our Han people and the Munro people, they
They all intentionally hoard food with the intention of selling it at a high price. This must be guarded against. If there is a slight difference in people's livelihood at this time, the gain will definitely outweigh the loss.
I hope that Xu Shangshu can think more about it, and only by stabilizing the people's hearts can this war continue until the day when our government wins..."
The person who supported Qin Mo's words was Ye Bin, the Minister of Rites, who was also the first person with Qin Mo to follow Liu Ce. In addition, he was also the brother of Concubine Ye, who was also a relative of the emperor.
When Xu Wenjing saw that Qin Mo and Ye Bin were opposed to allocating more funds to the Ministry of War, Xu Wenjing was not angry. Instead, she glanced at Gong Yanggao, the Minister of Personnel:
"Gongyang Shangshu, you are in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. To be fair, the war is urgent now. Should we allocate 20% more of the funds to the Ministry of War?"
Gongyang Gao has been following Liu Ce for nearly two years. In terms of seniority, he cannot be compared with Xu, Qin, and Ye. However, Liu Ce pays special attention to him because the unified thought of Gongyang Confucianism he advocates is different from Liu Ce. They coincided with each other, and he was the most suitable candidate to be the Minister of Civil Affairs, and he was absolutely selfless.
Gongyang Gao smiled slightly when he heard this: "Xu Shangshu should not say this to me. I am only in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. The allocation of funds should be discussed with Qin Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue."
Xu Wenjing smiled and said: "Gongyang Shangshu is really too modest. The Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of all local officials in the court. The distribution of taxes and money requires the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs before it can be distributed to each department. How can you say it has nothing to do with you?"
Gongyang Gao said: "If Xu Shangshu insists on telling me, then I believe that the money, food and materials needed by the Ministry of War are enough to cope with both the northern and southern battlefields at the same time.
We might as well allocate the remaining tax money to the Ministry of Household Affairs. After all, stabilizing food prices can ensure that the frontline war will not change. Does Xu Shangshu think it is reasonable? "
Among the six films, who Xu Wenjing hates the most is none other than Gong Yang Gao. This guy doesn't take soft and hard advice, and is famous for being selfless. The conflict between the two in official matters has long been an open secret.
Xu Wenjing sneered: "Since Gongyang Shangshu said so, I will naturally not continue to beg you shamelessly.
But there is something I want to make clear to Gongyang Shangshu. If something goes wrong in the frontline war due to a shortage of military pay, you will not be able to absolve yourself of the blame. "
Gongyang Gao replied calmly: "Xu Shangshu's words are wrong. If the war is really serious, you, the Minister of the Ministry of War, should also be the first responsible. How can you be blamed on our officials?"
"There is a shortage of money and food, and the morale of the military is unstable. How dare you say that you, the official minister, have no responsibility at all?" Xu Wenjing's eyes became colder.
Gongyang Gao: "I'm just doing things impartially. You can't ignore the people's livelihood because of the urgent war at Xuanwu Pass. What's more, as far as I know,
Various military towns on the northern line are equipped with a large amount of military pay and equipment, which is enough to cope with the current situation. As for the south, the Chu army is slightly less powerful than the Mengluo people.
As long as the Jingzhou defense line is defended, it is impossible for the Chu army to cross the river and attack by force. Moreover, Zhennan General Wu Zhenying is not an ordinary person. I believe Xu Shangshu knows better than me. The Chu army is determined not to cross the river and attack by force. "
"Oh, it seems that Minister Gongyang is very aware of the affairs of my Ministry of War..." Xu Wenjing smiled coldly, her pupils flashed, and she was extremely cruel.
Gongyang Gao turned a deaf ear and replied calmly: "I am in charge of the staff, so I naturally want to know the personalities and capabilities of officials at all levels, and this naturally includes the generals of the army."
The tension between Xu Wenjing and Gong Yanggao is getting stronger and stronger, giving people the illusion that they will fight on the spot if they disagree.
While Yang Sicheng, the Minister of Industry and Industry, was facing the quarrel over the allocation of funds in the court, he concentrated on a drawing placed in front of his desk.
"If this thing can be successfully developed, our Han army will be completely transformed. Even tens of millions of cavalry will not be able to break through the offensive of such a sharp weapon!"
To be precise, Yang Sicheng is a technical otaku. This otaku has no interest in participating in court battles. He is only obsessed with developing new items. His improved matchlock guns, artillery and fire blunderbuss have been approved by Liu Ce to refer to his in the coming year. Standard mass production equipment in the army.
The current drawing is an idea he has been designing for half a year. He came up with sharp weapons such as the Continental Fire Gun by referring to the actual hundreds of rockets and repeating crossbows in the army.
According to Yang Sicheng's idea, the continuous fire gun can fire fifty rounds of projectiles at a time, with a total weight of about fifty kilograms. It is equipped with a bracket. The gunpowder and projectiles are loaded into the connected gun tube in advance, and the gunpowder is fired continuously by hand to achieve the desired accuracy. The purpose of suppressing enemy attacks with firepower.
This is very close to the Gatling principle. It must be said that Yang Sicheng is a rare genius in research and development of technology.
However, this blueprint is only a preliminary prototype. If he wants to truly develop it successfully, he still needs to work hard. Just two quick reloads are enough to give him a headache.
"Excuse me!" Thinking of his headache, Yang Sicheng suddenly slapped the table and stood up, "If there was a kind of projectile that could be launched directly without gunpowder as a fuse, this problem would have been solved long ago!"
Everyone was startled by him, and they all looked at Yang Sicheng with confusion on their faces.
at this time……
"Bang——"
The sound of metal hitting the ground echoed on Weiyang's smooth marble panel.
Everyone looked up and saw a ferocious-faced general who was over two meters tall and looked like a reincarnation of evil. He stood at the entrance of the hall, with a four-meter-long spear in his hand emitting a cold light that made people shudder.
This military general is Liu Ce's personal bodyguard Wei Dian. He was "abducted" into Liu Ce's camp because of a meal. He has courage that no man deserves!
When everyone saw this, they immediately stopped arguing, stood up together, and stood respectfully in front of their desks.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Following Wei Dian's cry of ghosts and wolves, a young man in his thirties, wearing a dark Chinese robe, stepped into the Weiyang Palace with a serious face and a Han sword on his waist.
"Welcome Your Majesty!"
When the officials from the six ministries saw the young man, they all clasped their hands and bowed respectfully as a king and minister. Everyone looked at him with genuine respect.
This young man is the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty in this world, Liu Ce!
Who would have thought that the eighteen-year-old boy who had no interest in the throne would become a king in just ten years. Even today, when people talk about his legendary experience, they look unbelievable.
In this era when the gentry controlled more than 90% of the country's resources, a small school for ordinary people with no roots and no roots was able to survive and create a new era.
However, no one could have expected that Liu Ce was not from this world. He came from a modern country with a splendid civilization of five thousand years. The history of that country is so similar to the current era.
