In the Qianqing Palace, as Yu Qian's words fell, the cabinet duo couldn't help but frown.
Although Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian are good friends from the perspective of personal friendship, on this political issue, they naturally have different considerations from different perspectives.
On the contrary, Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue, who were both in the cabinet, only glanced at each other and understood each other's thoughts.
So, this time Wang Ao took the lead and spoke.
"Yu Shaobao's method can indeed deal with emergencies, but the price the court will have to pay is probably not small."
"Not to mention anything else, the first thing to bear the brunt is the financial pressure. According to what Yu Shaobao said, to prepare for the Japanese army, the Liangjiangtao army and the Beijing army, in order to prepare for border emergencies, they should intensify their training, so it is necessary to stop all other Affairs.”
"As a result, military expenditures everywhere will inevitably increase. Furthermore, various projects in the imperial court that require the use of government troops will inevitably be temporarily suspended. It is important to rectify the military garrison, but due to a piece of news whose authenticity is unknown, To engage in such a big war with the imperial court is to waste people and money."
"Therefore, I still feel that what Yu Cifu said just now is more appropriate. There is no rush to rectify the military garrison. The court must not only implement major policies, but also ensure the normal handling of daily government affairs. It may be better to wait until the Oara mission arrives in Beijing to find out its intention. It’s never too late to discuss.”
Unlike the Ministry of War, which is only responsible for military affairs, the affairs managed by the cabinet are more complex, and issues are considered from a more balanced perspective.
Just like Wang Ao said, if you do it according to Yu Qian's method.
This actually means that the various yamen of the imperial court must further sacrifice their own interests to cooperate with the Ministry of War's process of reorganizing the military settlements.
In fact, this can no longer be called cooperation, but an unconditional compromise.
On the one hand, the Ministry of War wanted to implement the policy of reorganizing the military settlements, and on the other hand, it wanted to stabilize the borders, so it had to rely on the internal reserves of the Ming Dynasty.
But the problem is that there are only about 200,000 real professional soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. A considerable part of them are used to quell local chaos, and the remaining part must be stationed in various places to prepare for unexpected events. These are difficult to mobilize. .
More than 80% of the remaining officers and soldiers are more inclined to reserve officers and soldiers. In addition to normal drills, these officers are responsible for the construction of various projects, labor, escorting grain and grass, handling local emergencies, and suppressing refugees. What the military has to do.
If we now need to be ready for mobilization at all times, it means that all the energy of these officers and soldiers must be invested in preparing for war, and then naturally all matters unrelated to drills must be stopped.
As a result, not only the local government offices but also the people's livelihood will be affected.
In addition, since we need to prepare for war, the amount of military expenditures must increase, and equipment, horses, food, and fodder must be prepared in advance.
The financial pressure this brings to the court will not be small.
At this time, Yu Shiyue also spoke.
"Yes, Yu Shaobao's method is indeed a way to achieve both ends. However, there are already a lot of discussions in the court about the reorganization of military camps. If the Ministry of War mobilizes officers and soldiers to prepare for war at this time, it may attract criticism. It’s not beautiful.”
"So, you might as well make preparations first. If Wala has no other intentions here, then the imperial court will naturally continue to implement the big policy. If it is really determined to restart the war, it will not be too late."
This was said euphemistically, but it also pointed out the cabinet's concerns from another angle.
Although it is said that the memorial to rectify the military camps has passed the court meeting, this only means that the court has begun to implement this major policy, and it does not mean that both the government and the opposition are united and recognize this policy.
There are still many ministers in the court, especially those nobles, who are still waiting for an opportunity to stop the matter completely. At this time, Yu Qian mobilized a large number of officers and soldiers to prepare for war, not to mention what reasons he used to persuade the courtiers.
Even if they can be persuaded, the yamen everywhere will be dissatisfied.
Suppressing nobles and nobles is certainly what civil servants want, but when their own interests are really involved, not everyone may be able to take the overall situation into consideration.
In other words, for most people, they actually have their own overall situation in mind!
Just like now, from the perspective of the Ministry of War, the overall situation is how to ensure the stability of the border situation and smoothly implement the policy of reorganizing the military garrison.
However, from the perspective of the cabinet, the overall situation is to ensure the internal stability of the court, and the Ministry of War cannot be the target of public criticism. The overall situation is to maintain the balance of the court and maintain the smooth and smooth operation of government affairs.
Each has its own reasons, and no one can say that the other is wrong.
Therefore, the arguments of the two cabinet men obviously could not convince Yu Qian. After pondering for a moment, Yu Qian said.
"Yu understands what you two mean, but when it comes to rectifying the military garrison, we must cut through the mess quickly. Once there is a delay, there will be many obstacles. I believe you two can also understand this."
"Now that we are preparing the army for war, it will certainly be a waste, but I think the Ministry of Revenue should have accumulated some money in the past year, so that it will not be unable to support itself."
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"Furthermore, even without the incident of the Oara Mission, Yu originally planned to strengthen the training of various places, especially the Beijing Army and the Japanese Army, while rectifying the military camp in recent days. , to prepare for the reorganization of the army."
"Yu is already discussing this matter with Governor Fan. The specific details will be finalized in the next few days and will be reported to His Majesty."
Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue felt speechless.
How many things has Yu Qian planned in private...
Of course they understood what Yu Qian meant, but after they understood it, they felt even more headache, because from these words, it was obvious that Yu Qian's resolute attitude towards rectifying the military camp could be seen.
Since Yu Qian said that the deployment of the Japanese army and the Beijing army was a long-awaited plan, then it was naturally for prevention.
If it wasn't to prevent Wala from taking advantage of the situation, then its intention was obvious.
What Yu Qian is guarding is the border army!
They could all imagine that reorganizing the military settlement would cause dissatisfaction among the border troops, but it would not get out of hand.
Unless the military department is ruthless this time, the measures taken may have immeasurable consequences. Only in this case, Yu Qian will make preparations in advance.
Therefore, this actually reflects how resolute Yu Qian is on this matter.
This place is located in Shaobao, where I really made up my mind to scrape the bones and cure the poison!
However, if this is the case, it will be very difficult to convince him. The character of this Lord will not look back until he hits the wall. If he hits the wall, he may not look back.
Even eight horses couldn't pull him back from something he had made up his mind to do.
After hesitating for a moment, the two of them looked at each other helplessly, turned their heads in tacit agreement, and no longer looked at Yu Qian. The matter was now at this point, and there was no point in talking to him anymore.
In today's court, if there is one person who can suppress Yu Qian, it must be...
The two of them bowed their heads in salute and cupped their hands facing the imperial steps.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"
