Before Liu Haojia finished speaking, many civil servants said loudly: "No!"
"Absolutely not!"
At this time, the civil servants were united, because they absolutely did not want the emperor to increase his power, even if it was a navy that could only float on the sea! Even Zhang Juzheng sat up straight, opened his eyes, and looked at Liu Haojia with cold eyes!
At this time, Zhang Siwei stood up and said, "Uncle Wu Ning, the imperial army is governed by the imperial laws. Your idea will not work!"
Liu Haojia bowed and said: "Mr. Zhang Ge, the imperial court must have rules for managing the army, but the navy is different from the previous army. I said this because I don't want anyone to use various laws to make things difficult for the navy in the future and delay the development of the navy! "
Zhang Siwei said righteously: "You also know that the navy is a new army, but the more it is like this, the more it must obey the laws of the court! It should be noted that the laws of the court were established after war, so it is necessary to abide by them! Like this time If you had made it clear in the memorial in advance, how could it have led to such a situation? So you still have to abide by the rules! As for the development of the navy, as long as you abide by the rules of the court, who will stop you? ?」
Liu Haojia said with a smile: "It's true that no one is stopping me, it's just that I won't be paid for a few months! But if these soldiers mutiny, I wonder how the court will deal with me?"
Zhang Siwei was speechless after hearing this, but he still rolled up his sleeves and said: "This matter will never happen again! And His Majesty will definitely investigate thoroughly and give you an explanation, so why are you holding on to it!"
Liu Haojia said: "People often say that if there is one, there are two, and if there are two, there will be a whole bunch! Now that someone has set a precedent, God knows what will happen next time? So in my opinion, it is better for the Navy to be under the direct control of His Majesty!"
Zhang Siwei was very unhappy after being contradicted by Liu Haojia! From his point of view, as a pavilion elder, he has already lost face by talking to you, an earl, like this! But you still disobey me! So he sneered and said, "All the soldiers and horses in the world are under the management of the imperial court. Are your navy still planning to cross the imperial court?"
Liu Haojia also sneered and said: "I don't dare! But Mr. Zhang Ge must have heard a saying, it is the shore of the land, it is the king's minister! Therefore, whether the navy is under the direct control of your majesty, it should be your majesty's decision!"
After speaking, Liu Haojia turned around and bowed to Emperor Wanli and said, "Your Majesty, please give me a holy judgment!"
Zhang Siwei also turned to Emperor Wanli and said, "Your Majesty, the purpose of establishing the navy was to defend the sea. Wouldn't it be detrimental to the purpose if the navy were reduced to a royal hawk? So this matter is definitely not feasible!"
Liu Haojia once again raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, now the royal family already has the Jinyi Guards, but the Jinyi Guards are good at land warfare, and the navy's strength is at sea! As long as the navy is also brought under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family, walking on these two legs will be considered safe, and still Your Majesty, please consider it carefully!"
Zhang Siwei cursed in his heart when he heard this. Everyone knew that the purpose of preventing the emperor from controlling military power was to limit the imperial power! It's okay if you are loyal to the royal family, but you can't single out this kind of thing! This is not to make everyone look ugly!
Sure enough, Emperor Wanli's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he looked thoughtful! At this time, Liu Haojia quickly added: "If your Majesty is willing, you can merge the navy into the Imperial Guard! This will not violate the laws of the court, but also allow the navy to be under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family!"
Emperor Wanli did not answer their words. Instead, he turned to Zhang Juzheng and said, "Sir, what do you think of Wu Ningbo's proposal?"
Zhang Juzheng knew that Emperor Wanli was making conditions at this time! It means that if you agree, I will let those bastards from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War go! So he hesitated at this time!
In his opinion, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War are very important places, and they are of great help to him, so he must not miss anything! But he also knew that these two places really couldn't be investigated. All the bad debts would be exposed as soon as they were investigated! By then, the number of people who can stay in these two films can probably be counted on two hands!
When the time comes, not to mention his great cause of reform, even he, the capital of the civil service, will be abandoned by the civil service group! So after hesitating for a moment, he made up his mind and said, "I think it's okay! But some rules still have to be set!"
Emperor Wanli opened his eyes slightly in surprise when he heard this! He thought about Zhang Juzheng's compromise
However, he felt that it would take at least a long debate, and he never expected that Zhang Juzheng would make such a happy decision! But he still said quickly: "Sir, please speak!"
Zhang Juzheng ignored the surprised or angry looks from the civilian officials around him and said directly: "The veteran memorial when the navy was established has read it, and it can be said that it is meaningful! However, since the navy has assumed the responsibility of overseas operations, it still needs to be distinguished from other navies. If it is opened, then the navy will not be able to enter the inland river from today on! The army will not be able to operate on land in an organized manner. If it is really necessary, it must be allowed by the court!"
Emperor Wanli looked at Liu Haojia, meaning to ask him what he thought. But Liu Haojia was overjoyed at this time!
Not to mention that the navy is not allowed to enter the inland river. In the future, the navy's ships will be larger and heavier, and the inland river will definitely not be able to accommodate them! As for the fact that naval soldiers are not allowed to move on land in an organized manner, it does not matter! Because the navy itself has no intention of causing trouble on land, this kind of thing should be the responsibility of Tianjin Wu'an Army!
So Liu Haojia immediately nodded in agreement and said, "What Prime Minister Zhang said is that the navy can do it!"
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "Then there is another point. Since the navy is going to become a royal fleet and directly under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family, from today onwards, the court will no longer prepare the navy's salary, and it will be borne by the inner treasury!"
At this time, before Liu Haojia could speak, Emperor Wanli had already said loudly: "How can it be done! My internal treasury is not rich! And after finally getting some money, it has been supplemented into the treasury! Now add a few more How can I afford a fleet of ten thousand people?"
Liu Haojia also echoed: "That's right, Prime Minister Zhang! And doesn't the salary of the Jinyiwei also come from the national treasury? Why is the navy borne by the internal treasury? This is unreasonable!"
The courtiers felt relaxed when they heard Zhang Juzheng's words. They said one thousand, but ten thousand. No matter how your navy can fight, you still have to eat food! Without food and salary, you still have to be manipulated by the court!
This time the people from the Ministry of War did something wrong. How could anyone not be paid for several months in a row! Salaries are paid every two or three months, so killing someone with a soft knife hurts! As expected, Prime Minister Zhang was still very powerful, and he immediately grasped their sore spots!
