Xinshun 1730

Chapter 220 Double Spring Guarantee
Although many people know that the emperor and his ministers rule like the emperor's new clothes, but under the inertia of history, the emperor always wants face.

The ethos of Confucian scholars forming associations and discussing state affairs is more serious than that in the late Ming Dynasty, and I don't know if the emperor can bear the name of this faint king.

Tian Zhenyi's idea made Liu Yu feel that it seemed to be the only feasible way, and it was similar to what he had thought before.

Things have come to this point, and there is no way out, so I can only bite the bullet and do it.

When it came to the day of the court meeting, Liu Yu didn't talk to anyone all the way.

While waiting for the door to open, he stood by himself and smoked silently.

The nobles also tacitly did not speak to Liu Yu, and the rest of the ministers stayed far away from Liu Yu.

It was the first time that he stepped into the court to discuss politics as an earl. This time, the scale of the court meeting was huge. Liu Yu glanced at the emperor quietly, and found that the emperor was sitting upright, not looking sideways, and he didn't know what the emperor was thinking.

"Everyone who thinks about it has read Ying Suobo's memorabilia on the military reform. Today's court discussion, you can speak freely."

"Who supports it? Who opposes it? If you just ask this question, I'm afraid that the debate will go dark, and you won't be able to make any sense of the regulations. If this is the case, I will make the decision and talk about the navy first."

As soon as the words were finished, an unexpected person stood up to Liu Yu, it was Zuo Pingzhangshi and the British Duke Zhang Muzhi.

"I don't quite agree with the building of the navy."

hum...

There was a burst of chaos in the court hall, and the British officials were always indignant about their actions, especially when it came to North Korea.

Zhang Jin is in charge of the Qingzhou Army again. No matter how you look at it, the British Duke should not stand up against Liu Yu.

Liu Yu herself was dumbfounded, thinking that this is not right.

As a matter of course, it is impossible for the emperor not to discuss it with him. After the discussion, the British prince fired a cannon when he came out. What does this mean?
The British Duke asked slowly: "Eagle Suo Bo said, I am facing the sea for thousands of miles, and there is no defense in the sea. In the last years of the previous dynasty, the Dutch Kingdom and the British Guilian Kingdom all attacked Macau and Fujian. The navy is helpless. Now nearly A hundred years have passed, and I heard that there are six thousand ships in the West, and our navy is no match for them. It is true that there are no defenses for thousands of miles of seas and rivers."

"However...whether it is the Netherlands or England, Guizhou and Li, the reason why they plundered the coast is nothing more than a desire for trade. Our dynasty is no better than the previous dynasty. We opened and closed trade. Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang all have customs. Opening and closing trade is Taizong legacy."

"The Celestial Dynasty has everything. Westerners trade with us for profit. As long as the trade is open, Westerners will naturally not come to harass us. This is one of them."

"Secondly, free trade has enabled Western countries to traffic in goods and travel thousands of miles to seek wealth. If there are pirates, if their lairs are on the shore, we will send troops to destroy them; if their lairs are at sea, Westerners can also exterminate them The pirates plundered and the Westerners traded poorly, so they would naturally send troops to protect free trade from being plundered."

"In the last years of the previous dynasty, pirates were rampant. Eagle Sabo also said that it was nothing more than the fact that the Dutch could not trade in the Celestial Dynasty. Therefore, they supported the Zheng family and others, robbed the ships going to Luzon, and forced the sea merchants to go to Batavia. Trade with the Dutch."

"Now that I am opening the customs, the Dutch, Spaniards, and Anglo-Liberians can all trade on the shore. Who will support pirates?"

"Why spend millions of dollars on food every year to build a navy?"

In the court hall, there was a sound of second opinion from the ministers. The idea of ​​the Duke of England was quite high-level, and it seemed to have explained the characteristics of Dashun's trade in one sentence.

Merchants from the Kingdom of China cannot go to Europe, but European ships can come to China. If there are pirates on the road, the Westerners will naturally wipe them out.

Amidst the chaotic voice, Liu Yu could hear something different from what the Englishman said.

The British Duke has been talking about pirates, pirates...ordinarily, the British Duke should be aware of the threat of Westerners, but at this time he defaults that Westerners are good people, which seems not right.

Is the navy used to fight pirates?

In a sense, what the British public said is not wrong.

If the British don't engage in opium, they will work hard to get the popularization of steam engines in 100 years before they can impact the domestic handicraft industry. The situation of silver inflow is inevitable, and Dashun has no plans to retreat or increase tariffs. It sounds like Western The countries did not have the motivation to send troops to fight.

It seems so.

However, since it is called Yidi, there are a lot of heartbreaking things that can be said.

Liu Yu pondered for a moment what the Duke of England wanted to say, and kept his head depressed for a while.

The emperor hummed, and said: "The words of the British public seem to make sense. However, as the saying goes, you must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others. If the Western countries have the intention of violating the border, send a fleet to come, Jiangnan is a place of great wealth and taxation, if there is no navy, how can we prevent it from looting Jiangnan?"

The British Duke replied: "Westerners have strong ships and powerful guns, and my navy cannot fight against them. However, the ships are strong and powerful, but this ship cannot reach the shore. If you want to harass and plunder, you still have to rely on the army." "

"Eagle Sobo's reform of the army is greatly approved by the ministers. If the military reform can be carried out and the army is strong, what is the use of the Westerners even if they have strong ships and sharp guns? Their ships cannot always be adrift on the sea. If they want to rob To plunder requires the army to fight in the field. If the strategy of Yingsuobo's army reform can be implemented, how can the Westerners transport troops thousands of miles away and win in the field?"

The court, who had been approving just now, suddenly fell silent, and Liu Yu couldn't help laughing, suddenly realizing.

Co-author This is the emperor and the British Duke singing a double reed here?Get a guarantee first, choose one of the two?

As a bottom line, either build a navy or reform the army.

Whether the army in the south of the Yangtze River can fight, the people in the court are too clear.

The Qingzhou army knows that they are under the tutelage of Westerners, and their combat effectiveness has been demonstrated to the fullest in the Western Regions. It goes without saying whether they can beat the garrison troops in the south of the Yangtze River.

It seems that the emperor also has no bottom line in his heart, so he took advantage of the opening and made a bottom line of choosing one of the two.

The emperor coughed lightly, and came out to stir things up: "Since it is said that this court discussion will be divided into two, it is not appropriate to discuss the army affairs at this time. We only talk about the navy, who else would object?"

The minister of the official government said: "I also object."

"When autumn comes, the ancients closed the windows and knitted hats, which can be said to be a rainy day."

"But Qiren looks at the sky, but worries about the sky falling all day long. This is unfounded worry."

"The matter of Ying Suo Bo's memorandum is said to be a precautionary measure, but in fact, in the eyes of the minister, it is unfounded worry."

"Building a navy requires more than one million taels of silver every year. How much tax silver does Ying Suobo know for a year in Shandong?"

"Besides, according to Ying Sabo, the construction of the navy did not happen overnight. At least it will take ten or twenty years. Calculated in twenty years, this is 20 million taels of silver."

"With this 3000 million taels of silver, if it is put into the school, the words of the sage will flourish; if it is thrown into the embankment, the people on both sides of the Yellow River will call for benevolent government; if it is put into the scorpion, there will be no cannibalism after the flood and drought."

"Yingsuobo put the 3000 million taels into places where he can't use it at all. Isn't this worrying about it?"

"If because of unfounded worries, Marquis Qi started to build large-scale construction projects, disregarding people's livelihood, and insisted on building stone pillars to prevent the sky from collapsing. Wouldn't this be detrimental to the country?"

Liu Yu heard the words and asked back: "In the opinion of adults, there has been little rain in summer these few years, so there is no need to repair the embankment of the Yellow River?"

The minister of the official government laughed and said: "Ying Suobo is exactly what I said just now. The difference between planning for the rainy day and worrying about the sky is unfounded. The embankment of the Yellow River is measured in years. There is little rain this year, and it may rain more next year. It is necessary to promote the navy and defend against the sea. Enemy, this is nonsense."

"May I ask, who is Ying Sabo defending against? North Korea, a dutiful son;

"As for the Westerners, when I switch to court, the Westerners kneel down and beg me to court tea, rhubarb, porcelain, and silk. How can they attack me?"

"Even if this money is not invested in people's livelihood, it is still useful if it is invested in army construction. If there is chaos in Mongolia, the Western Regions, or even the small countries around it, the army can still fight. Or if there are unruly people in the world, they can suppress it. This money is not worth it. White flowers."

"But I don't know what the navy is for?"

"If there is a riot in the south of the Yangtze River, can the navy suppress it?"

"If Mongolia rebels, can the navy sail to Mobei?"

"If there is chaos in the Western Regions, can the Navy sail across Hexi?"

"Isn't it ridiculous that the country spends tens of millions of taels to raise a navy that is never needed?"

After finishing speaking, he snorted at Liu Yu and said, "According to Ying Suobo's memorial, a battleship costs 6 to 10,000 taels, and it is still a small ship. A large ship costs [-]+ taels... Although Ying Suobo is loyal Patriotic, I'm afraid the Westerners are making fun of the eagle. How can a ship be worth so much money?"

"It's not that the Guochao has never built a ship, or the treasure ship of the previous dynasty. Is it worth paying 10,000+ taels?"

After saying these heart-wrenching words, the minister of the official government said again: "Furthermore, what Eagle Sobo said about a century-old navy is simply ridiculous."

"I can't help but go to the sea. Are there no fishermen? Can't the big boats I go to fight in the water? Why do I have to learn from the ships of the Westerners?"

"If the Westerners really have the heart of disobedience, it is not too late for me to invest in building ships. Why bother throwing money out, it is really in vain."

"If the Westerners really have evil intentions, as long as our dynasty closes the customs and prohibits trade, this country will obey. Besides, our dynasty has opened and closed trade, why do Westerners want to invade our dynasty?"

Afterwards, some people in the remonstrance said: "Of course! Even if you commit a crime, there is still time to build a ship. A century-old navy is a false statement. As long as the navy has ships, there are people. In the whole court, only Ying Sabo knew these things, so you exaggerated?"

"In the past, there was a supporter who was self-respecting, but Ying Suobo has nothing to support, but he thought of a giant by himself?"

"Spending money to train and recruit soldiers is still somewhat useful. But spending money to raise a navy is useless for us. If Ying Suo Bo really has the heart to serve the country, now that the Western Regions are newly established and the boundary survey is not yet approved, why not Ying Suo Bo recommend himself and go to the Western Regions to serve the country? ? Why use this heart of serving the country with fists and fists on an imaginary sea tycoon?"

"Furthermore, Yingsuobo also said that raising a navy will protect the safety of the sea. In the future, water transportation can be abolished and sea transportation can be replaced. It seems to save money, but I just ask Yingsuobo. What about millions of water workers? Jianghuai is corrupt, and the world will be in chaos. For the loss of a mere million taels of silver, you have to take the risk of chaos in the world, has Ying Suo Bo thought about it?"

"When it comes to fighting, Ying Sobo may be called a capable general. However, when it comes to governing the country, Ying Sobo is really young, and it's the words of a young man."

(End of this chapter)