At the moment of their just defeat, Shi Hao knew that Zhao Hao definitely wanted to avenge his shame, but he still hoped that Zhao Hao could calm down and see clearly that the huge gap between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty could not be explained in a few words.
It takes time, it takes perseverance, it takes unremitting persistence.
Zhang Jun also looked at Zhao Xun, waiting for Zhao Xun's decision, and looking forward to hearing Zhao Xun's statement that he was willing to develop military power as soon as possible. This was very meaningful to him.
He always felt that only victory on the battlefield could prove the strength of the Song Dynasty and give the Song Dynasty an opportunity for peaceful development. Otherwise, if you develop here, the Ming Dynasty over there will see you unhappy and attack again. What will you do?
Having developed so much and made so much money, in the end, didn’t it all come to an advantage for the Ming Dynasty?
The two people's opinions are quite contradictory.
Zhao Hao looked up at Shi Hao and then at Zhang Jun, feeling entangled.
He felt that Shi Hao was right. This was a mature and prudent statement. The Song Dynasty indeed needed time to recover and develop its economy.
But he also felt that Zhang Jun was right. If the Song Dynasty could not prove its strength and developed well, wouldn't it be slaughtered like a piglet by the Ming Dynasty?
So it was difficult for him to make a decision.
At the critical moment, the current prime minister, Zuopushe Chen Kangbo, stood up and expressed his attitude.
"Who can guarantee that the Ming Dynasty will not taste the sweetness and ask for money from me again and again? Mr. Shi, no matter how rich the Song Dynasty is, if there is no strong military protection, isn't it the same as making money for the Ming Dynasty? ? Only by having a strong army can a country be strong. The reason why the Ming Kingdom was established, do you think it was the Ming Army or the Ming Kingdom that was born first?"
Shi Hao frowned at this sentence, which made Zhang Jun ecstatic and made the hesitation in Zhao Jun's heart completely disappear.
Zhao Min then stood up.
"What Chen Xianggong said is true. Without a strong army, no matter how rich the Song Dynasty was, it would only be a wedding dress for the Ming Dynasty. When the time comes, the Ming Dynasty will often send troops to threaten the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty will have to pay more money. , all the hard-earned savings have gone to Mingguo! How can this be so!"
Zhao Min's fists clenched.
"The harder your life is, the harder it is. It's better than giving all the money you save to the Ming Dynasty! You don't need to say anymore, I have made up my mind and will do my best to rebuild the army and train Put the new recruits first, and everything else can come later!”
Zhang Jun was overjoyed, and the ministers of the main fighting faction were overjoyed. They all shouted "Your Majesty is wise".
Only Shi Hao frowned, very worried about the financial security of the imperial court.
Should he say it or not, although Shi Hao also wanted to avenge his shame and save face for the Song Dynasty, he knew very well that this matter could not be rushed.
Whether it is a strong army or a rich country, it takes time, a lot of time, rigorous planning and careful operations. Any rash advance may bring disastrous consequences, so we must pay attention to it.
But at the moment, the enthusiasm of the ministers and the emperor is too strong, and it is a bit abnormal.
Perhaps such humiliation stimulated them too much, and they wanted to avenge their shame too much.
But the gap between the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty may not be just the gap between the combat effectiveness of the army.
Shi Hao suddenly felt like this in a daze.
Of course his feeling was right. The gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty was not just the gap in military combat effectiveness, but also in many aspects. However, this was difficult for the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty to know and understand.
Just like Su Yonglin issued an order after the war, with the Fuxing Association as the leading organization, to pool the efforts of the whole country to build the Yellow River, and the huge project of the century was launched as soon as it was announced.
In order to express his support, Su Yonglin decided not to host the full moon banquet and the 100-day banquet for his newborn son. He donated the cost of the two banquets in cash to the Yellow River Renovation Project, plus one month's royal expenses. Donated to the project.
The emperor took the lead in donating money, and his subordinates naturally had to express their gratitude.
So, taking the lead of Tian Guizi, the general person in charge of the Yellow River Renovation Project, and Shi Zheng, the second person in charge, all the court officials donated one month's salary to the Yellow River Renovation Project to contribute to the Yellow River Renovation Project.
In terms of the military, all the five major corps of the Ming Empire and all the generals and soldiers of the Central Forbidden Army donated one month's military pay to contribute to the Yellow River renovation project.
The Yellow River renovation project is initially estimated to cost 30 billion yuan. As time goes by and various emergencies occur, investment may be increased at any time.
So Su Yonglin took Tian Guizi and Lin Jingchun, the head of the Ministry of Finance, to discuss, make plans, and withhold money from his teeth. Tian Guizi also argued fiercely with Lin Jingchun several times, slamming the table and benches and barely taking action, and finally gave the Yellow River Project another There is room for five billion dollars in additional spending.
Lin Jingchun finally looked at Tian Guizi with almost gritted teeth, and finally nodded in recognition of this extremely large expenditure.
It means that the entire Yellow River renovation project plan may cost a total of 35 billion yuan, and the construction period is still uncertain.
So Su Yonglin ordered that during the construction period of the Yellow River renovation project, all court decrees and resources should be tilted towards the project. Everything should give priority to the Yellow River renovation project, including him, the emperor, to make way for the project.
After achieving military victory over the Southern Song Dynasty, Su Yonglin's military prestige was further enhanced and his status was further consolidated, having gained huge benefits for the Ming Dynasty.
Now, he has completely consolidated his position and the rule of the Ming Empire, and made the Ming Empire win the hearts of the Central Plains. The rule of the Ming Empire is becoming more and more popular. People have no nostalgia for the Jin Kingdom, and their recognition of the Ming Kingdom is quickly established. .
At this stage, the Ming Dynasty already had martial arts, so for Su Yonglin, the next step was martial arts.
Literary governance is either merit in culture and education or merit in engineering construction.
In terms of culture and education, leaving aside the successful holding of the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River renovation project is the top priority.
It is worth mentioning that when the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty was successfully held, Su Yonglin waved his hand and ordered a total of 1,200 scholars from the four subjects selected by the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty to go to Kaifeng to repair the Yellow River. At the project site, a three-month internship begins.
During the three-month internship period, all the scholars who passed the exam must obey the instructions of the Fuxing Association, obey the command, work hard without complaint, and must not disobey the order in the slightest.
If there is any behavior such as disobeying orders, resisting instructions, coveting enjoyment, etc., he will be directly disqualified from passing the examination, deprived of his honors, sent back to his place of origin, prohibited from serving as an official, and not allowed to take the examination again within six years.
In addition to these 1,200 new troops, the preparatory members who were trained in the cadre training class of the Renaissance Society from October of the first year of Hongwu to June of the second year of Hongwu were divided into two groups.
Some of them went to Huainan East Road and worked hard to build Huainan East Road.
Some of them rushed to the construction site, obeyed the instructions of the Central Committee of the Renaissance, and contributed to the Yellow River renovation project.
In addition to Fuxing members, Xinke scholars, and officials from the Ministry of Industry, this Fuxing meeting also gathered more than 50,000 people from the Henan Corps garrison and auxiliary troops to participate in the project.
In addition, officials under the framework of Henan and Shandong provinces were also gathered to participate in the action, as well as a total of 300,000 civilians and 200,000 vehicles and ships from Henan and Shandong provinces.
Not only that, in order to increase labor force and efficiency, the Ming court also coordinated the two major racecourses of Yanshan and Liaodong and mobilized more than 50,000 horses to go south as an important transportation force for repairing the Yellow River.
Two thousand horses from a thousand miles away were also mobilized for communication between the general headquarters and local command branches, so as to maximize the efficiency of message transmission.
At the end of June, Su Yonglin even ordered that during the project period, officials, staff, military personnel, civilians, etc. in the two provinces of Henan and Shandong, all obey the Yellow River Fuxing Association's instructions on matters related to the Yellow River renovation project. Renovation of the command headquarters.
First, the allocation of materials, personnel allocation, and construction schedule arrangements are all decided by the Yellow River Renovation Headquarters of the Fuxinghui, and the rest cannot interfere.
Its financial expenditures are settled independently, and personnel deployment is directly decided by the general headquarters. The imperial court will not interfere and will give the maximum initiative. The Yellow River must be changed back to its original course so that it can flow eastward to the sea unimpeded.
The century-old legacy of the Yellow River's diversion and flooding must be completely controlled in this dynasty, and Hebei, the Central Plains, and the Huaihe River must be revived!
