As the saying goes, if you don't become a householder, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are.
As the king of a country, Li Hongyu naturally understood the importance of money. Any political administration was inseparable from the support of money.
As for the military, it is a money-burning business. If not, don't even think about it.
"Money is such a good thing!"
"However, although it is good, it is difficult to recruit!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Xiao jokingly said: "It's difficult to raise money, but you have to find a way to raise it! Otherwise, all expectations will be out of the question."
Li Hongyu replied with a fluke on his face: "Fortunately, I have already made corresponding preparations for the administration, such as building factories, developing education, and expanding commerce. Otherwise, this embarrassment will be even worse!"
Qi Xiao smiled and said: "Having said that, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near. If you want to rejuvenate the country quickly, you have to take a shortcut."
Taking shortcuts?
What this means...
When Li Hongyu heard this, his ears went numb, and he seemed to have touched a sensitive nerve.
To put it bluntly, although he advocates being down-to-earth and taking things one step at a time, in his heart, he is always thinking about taking shortcuts.
Now that I have heard it, is there any reason not to be moved?
"Brother is wise and knowledgeable. Please give me some advice."
"Um……"
Seeing that the emperor's posture was so upright, Qi Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
Yes, this is how it should be!
Qi Xiao coughed dryly at first, and then said slowly: "The train runs fast because of the headband. Without a good leader, how can it develop at a high speed? From this perspective, people are the first factor."
"I heard that your mother herself had previously conceived the idea of letting my father serve as the chief minister of the Feng Dynasty's cabinet, trying to copy the Qiongzhou model through his hands. However, you don't know that the world is changing with each passing day. The speed of development is beyond imagination. If you only focus on the Qiongzhou model, you will have taken a big detour. At present, this model is somewhat outdated and is no longer a good choice for the times. If you want to take a shortcut, just We have to find a better model.”
Well……
Brother, what you just said was a bit off topic.
The current discussion is about how to raise money. You are talking about it here and there, but you haven’t even mentioned raising money at all!
However, his high-level remarks are quite valuable. At the very least, it reveals that there are advanced models.
Li Hongyu put aside the disappointment caused by going off topic and showed a look of great interest.
Qi Xiao did not pay attention to the emperor's reaction, and continued to talk to himself: "Okay, back to the topic just now, how to replenish the national treasury! Whether the method is good or not depends on how fast it creates and accumulates wealth. On this point, my sister’s country, Great China, has the most say..."
Um? Why did it involve Dahua again?
Li Hongyu looked confused and a little confused when he heard this. But one thing he understood clearly was how to quickly accumulate wealth.
"Well, please give me more details, brother."
"no problem!"
Next, Qi Xiao introduced the development of Dahua.
Dahua has not been around for a long time and is barren and backward. Everyone will subconsciously think that the development of this place needs a long way to go. Otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve decent results.
The result was beyond most people's expectations.
After Dahua got on the right track, it immediately increased its efforts to streamline administration and delegate powers, which greatly improved the operational efficiency of the state machinery.
The results of eliminating the disadvantages are very obvious, and its development speed has surpassed the original Qiongzhou.
Of course, Dahua has a golden springboard that cannot be matched by other places, and it can start construction with the help of Qiongzhou's foundation.
The starting point is completely standing on the shoulders of giants.
This aspect coincides with the current situation of Dafeng Dynasty, so it is of great reference significance.
However, this does not belong to the scope of the current discussion, and its development speed is the focus of the analysis.
"Although I don't know how to govern, I can understand financial data reports. According to various statistics passed by Dahua Master Fu, its development has crushed the original Qiongzhou. Its accumulation of wealth , has reached an astonishing level.”
"My aunt firmly believes that this is an important manifestation of the superiority of the system, and at the same time, it is also a real shortcut to development. Since there is such a good first choice, why bother to imitate Qiongzhou?"
Li Hongyu nodded while listening. Generally speaking, he agreed with Qi Xiao's point of view.
But only the word 'decentralization' made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Did your sister really... do this? Delegate her rights?"
"Of course, if we don't delegate power, where will we have time to help fight the war?"
Speaking of Qi Xiaotong, Qi Xiao did not hesitate to praise him and directly raised the tone to the highest level.
Since childhood, he has admired his sister very much, just like Xiaotong regards his father as a role model.
Anyway, she did everything right.
There is no doubt about this.
Li Hongyu thought about it for a while and nodded seemingly in approval.
Qi Xiao spoke with facts and proved it with data, and there was really no reason to refute it.
Do you really want to choose to delegate power?
This matter is not urgent. You may wish to make a final decision after fully understanding it.
Well, when the war is over, we will immediately rush to Dahua to have a look. If it is as Qi Xiao said????????????????, it can be regarded as a reference.
Invisibly, the emperor developed a strong curiosity about this.
Of course, his intention is what Qi Xiao wants to see most.
As everyone knows, this matter seems to have happened accidentally on the surface, but in fact it was done intentionally. On a righteous level, Qi Xiao has done a great deed.
The emperor did not notice at all that the obstacle to the development of Qi Xiao's implied expression was actually himself or the traditional imperial system.
This is a topic for later, so let’s not mention it for now. For now, I will only talk about the decisive battle.
Qixiao said that the number of missiles he brought this time was relatively large. As long as the miss rate could be controlled within a reasonable range, he could rely on his superiority in armaments to dominate the war situation.
To put it more bluntly, there is a chance to win the war.
Regarding the victory, the emperor held a different view: even if he had the advantage in this naval battle, he could even annihilate the enemy navy with small losses. However, this does not mean that it is a manifestation of victory.
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You must know that in addition to the navy, the foreign army also has land-based troops on the shore. Even if the navy is completely annihilated, it cannot be said to have won a victory.
If their food and grass hadn't been destroyed and they had to hold on, they could have lasted for more than half a year.
It has to be said that Li Hongyu's knowledge has increased after following Qi Yu, and he no longer thinks about problems with his toes as before.
The basic overall view is now available.
Of course, wherever the emperor could see, Qi Yu was no exception.
So, what is his response?
