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Chapter 149 The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea (Silver Leader 6)

"Sigh... that's all, get up. I am a little impatient, but all of you ministers should also understand your difficulties. The Japanese pirates in the southeast have only subsided for a few decades. Who should deal with them if they rise again?"

Faced with the opposition of all the ministers, the emperor walked around the room with a dark face and his hands behind his back for more than ten times, and then with a long sigh, he withdrew his suggestion of a personal expedition.

But the matter did not end there. The emperor put forward a very realistic and scary hypothesis.If the pirates are as powerful as the Japanese pirates back then, or if the Japanese pirates come back at all, how should the court deal with it?

In fact, this possibility is not only possible, but also very high.When the Japanese pirates were at their peak, they did not dare to go north to attack the heavily guarded Tianjin Guard. There were not only forts but also three regular guards there, and it was the gateway to the imperial court!Now that it's really here, it's obviously not a small scale.

"...Choose loyal and brave men to lead the three guards of Tianjin!" After hearing the emperor's question, Shen Li quickly stood up and answered.His principles of doing things are completely opposite to those of Shen Yi Guan and Zhu Geng.The chief minister of the cabinet cannot shrink back when encountering difficulties. He must be the first to rush forward to solve the emperor's problems. Only then can he be worthy of this honor.

"Who to choose? Japanese pirates arrive in boats and come and go like the wind. Which Qing family can go to sea to pursue and suppress them, and whose soldiers and generals are proficient in land warfare and water warfare?" It's a pity that his pragmatic words only have attitude and no specific details. The emperor did not stop his pursuit, and the questions he raised became more and more acute.

"..." Now, the cabinet ministers, the six ministries and the nine ministers look at me and I look at you, hoping that the other party will come forward to answer.

There is no need to take responsibility for shouting slogans and trying to undermine each other, but recommending generals to exterminate pirates must be joint and several. If you are not careful, not only will things not be done well, but you will also suffer consequences.At that time, many important officials in the DPRK were dismissed from their posts because they failed to recommend generals to exterminate Japanese pirates. The bloody lessons cannot be ignored.

What's even more terrible is that after hundreds of years of maritime ban policy, the imperial court has long fallen behind in building sea ships, training sailors, and researching naval warfare technology. Even if it is willing to recommend suitable talents to the imperial court regardless of personal gains and losses, there is no place to find them. Just grab any water transport general to make up the number.

"Sigh... Since there is no suitable candidate for the ministers, I have a memorial here that is very interesting. Wang Chengen, please pass it on!" The emperor's face became even more ugly. No one who is a leader would like to see his subordinates helpless when something happens. If it's a waste, what's the use of keeping it?

But it was obviously meaningless to investigate the responsibility from the beginning at this time. With a second long sigh, the emperor waved his hand and asked the young eunuch to present a thick memorial, which he held uprightly in front of the cabinet minister. In front of Shen Li.

"...Your Majesty, this move is quite inappropriate. Sea-going ships cost a lot of money and can easily capsize. Now Taicang is empty and unsustainable!" Shen Li only read a small part of the time, and his hands began to tremble slightly. He endured the end of reading. , with a very solemn expression and an extremely determined attitude, opposed!

"Don't be impatient. It's not too late to discuss it after all the ministers have finished reading their family biographies!" At this time, the emperor was silent and sat behind the desk, admiring with great interest the methods used by academicians to review memorials. Various models of brushes.

I also found a piece of white paper and tried it with my own hands, comparing it with the handwriting of the bachelors, and a satisfied smile appeared on my face.It seems that poor writing skills are not due to poor skills, but because the brush is not in my hand.Hearing Shen Li's speech, he didn't even raise his head. He took another piece of white paper and continued practicing calligraphy. "Well, who can tell me whether the large sailing ship built by Yuan Keli, the governor of water transportation, can ride the wind and waves and walk on the sea as if he were on the ground as he said?"

After the thick memorial book returned to the little eunuch's hands, the emperor put down his brush, picked up the paper, and began to ask questions with a smile.There were no words on the paper at all, but a ship, a three-masted galleon with a pointed end and a swollen bottom!
"..." No one answered. No matter whether it was the cabinet bachelor or the six ministries and nine ministers, they could talk about land operations in general, but they really knew nothing about navigation issues.

This is the emperor's official inquiry. Every word and sentence he answers must be based on evidence. Even if it is a folk legend, it must be talented. Groundless nonsense is tantamount to deceiving the emperor and betraying the emperor, which is a serious crime!
"Governor Yuan stated in the memorial that this ship is faster and stronger than any pirate ship. Not only is it fearless against arrows, it can also withstand the artillery fire of the Folangji. If it is also equipped with a few artillery pieces, it can sail unimpeded on the sea. Pirates are nothing to worry about. Do you have any doubts about this statement?"

Seeing that the ministers remained silent, Hong Tao was a little disappointed.I originally expected that some unlearned minister or bachelor would just open his mouth and be recorded, so that he could cause trouble for them at any time in the future. I didn't expect that these veteran officials would be so cautious and professional, and would not say a word when faced with unknown things. .

But there are countermeasures to not speaking. Now I say listen, not questioning means acquiescing, and acquiescing means agreeing.Then the emperor's suggestion became an imperial edict passed by all. Anyone who does not implement it is making fun of the emperor, which is disrespectful and a serious crime!

"Your Majesty, what Yuan Keli said cannot be trusted. We should send important ministers to Tianjin Guards in person to investigate carefully before making a decision." Seeing that he could not raise reasonable doubts about the performance of the ship, Wen Chun, the censor of Zuodu, simply changed his strategy and wanted to use Yuan Keli himself as the leader. Breakthrough.

The military commanders in the Ming Dynasty, whether civil servants or military generals, would often report good news but not bad news after a battle. Killing ten enemies was said to be 100, and killing [-] enemies was said to be thousands.

This habit has become an official routine, and no one will specifically target numbers.But after all, convention is not law. If you have to be more serious, it is 100% concealing military information, which is not a small crime.

Listening to the emperor's wishes, it seems that Yuan Keli is going to be used to build large-scale ships, but he can't stop it with empty remonstrances.If you can find a crime to make Yuan Keli look bad, you can drain the firepower.When the people are gone, the construction of sea ships will naturally disappear.

This is also one of the most commonly used and effective tactics in court battles. I don’t know how many talented people who are capable and willing to do things have worked hard for many years with passion and enthusiasm, but in the end they fell to this kind of off-the-table trick.

There is nothing wrong with a human being. If you look for it, you can find it. If you can't find it, you are definitely not a human being.Therefore, this technique has been used for thousands of years and has not become outdated, and it often works wonders.

"I have ordered the Royal Horse Supervisor Zou Yi to go and check. Wen Aiqing can also send the Royal Supervisor to prevent confusion."

It's a pity that the tried and tested killing move failed. This is the result of mental calculation but not care.Hong Tao has been planning this step for more than ten years, and all the changes have been carefully considered. He cannot say that it is foolproof, but as long as he does not deviate from the routine operations of court battles, no one will be able to make waves. The troops will block the water and come to Tutun!
(End of this chapter)