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Chapter 190
"Everyone nominated by you has their merits and shortcomings. I will weigh it carefully before making a decision. Wang An..." Hong Tao did not interrupt during this period, sitting quietly behind the imperial book case and watching the scene in front of him, I kept weighing things up in my mind, but in the end I couldn't make up my mind.

Among the three generals, he had only heard of Juniper, and the other two had basically no idea.However, it can be seen that the Donglin Party wants to push Liu Wei to the top, while the Zhejiang Party has its sights on Jun Song, and as a neutral party, it hopes to let Shen Yourong take the lead.But what is the connection between them? We still need to ask someone who understands.

"I have a question for you to answer!" After whispering to Wang An for a while, the imperial meeting continued, but the emperor did not say who he would appoint as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and he still wanted to ask questions.

"I know I have nothing to say..."

"If any one of Liu Wei, Du Song, and Shen Yourong were sent to guard Liaodong, would it be possible to pacify the Jianlu? How long will it take? How much will it cost? How much can Taicang supply?"

According to Wang An’s introduction, the current situation has basically become clear.Liu Wei was the son of the late Liu Xian, the governor of the Left Army, and married the daughter of Zhang Hao, the Minister of War in Nanjing.Liu Xian fought against the Japanese with Qi Jiguang and Yu Daqiu, and was highly appreciated and reused by Zhang Juzheng.

After Zhang Juzheng was liquidated by Emperor Wanli, they were ostracized in the court and had no choice but to come together with the slowly rising Donglin Party, echoing each other and joining hands to resist the dominant Zhejiang Party.

Juniper comes from an army officer's family, and his ability to get to the governor's office was all due to his bravery in combat.But this person has not read much and is a bit proud and complacent because he has offended Sun Wei at work.There is no clear sign yet whether he has come together with the Zhejiang Party.

Shen Yourong's situation was similar to that of Jun Song. He was from a low background and was promoted little by little based on his ability. He was relatively peaceful and had not heard of any obvious bad deeds. He had a good reputation in Fujian and Zhejiang.If it weren't for the low level and position, he would be the best candidate among the three.

However, Hong Tao believed that no matter who he sent, no one would do a better job than Li Chengliang.It’s not that the ability is lacking, but that the two important prerequisites of location and people are not met.

The reason why Li Chengliang was able to dominate Liaodong for decades and still dared to play the double-edged sword of raising the bandits was not because of the border army and the guard army, but the hard power of the Li family's years of management, especially the private soldiers under his command, Liaodong. Iron cavalry.

This army is composed of generals of the Li family, local hunters from Liaodong and some Mongolians. They don't have much concept of the court in their minds, and they are all supported by the Li family.In other words, they work for the Li family. After years of running in, they have developed a mutual relationship and have basic trust.

Let other generals command this army, even if they are given a lot of salary, they will not be able to command them in a short period of time.Without the strong assistance of this force, it is very likely that the guardsmen and generals alone would not be able to defeat the Jurchen and Mongolian tribal armies.

"..." This series of questions made the officials who were bent on bringing the candidates for the Liaodong General Soldier into their own factions immediately calmed down and cast puzzled looks.

These questions are so specific and critical that no one can or wants to answer them.Recommending talents for the imperial court is the right and benefit of the six ministers and nine ministers. It is their duty to suppress dissidents and enhance their own strength.But if there is such a heavy joint liability, you really have to carefully consider the pros and cons.

"The soldiers and horses have not yet used the food and grass. If the battle cannot be decided quickly and the war is delayed, it will be difficult for the court to spend a lot of money and food to fill this bottomless pit. I do have a few ideas to fill Taicang. Do you want to hear it? "Hong Tao was already mentally prepared for the courtiers' silence. He did not accuse anyone of being idle, and the conversation stopped talking about the selection of general soldiers and switched to what everyone was more interested in, money!

"I am willing to listen attentively to your Majesty's teachings!" Regardless of whether others wanted to listen or not, Zhao Shiqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately became interested.In fact, he knew better than anyone the dire state of the imperial finances, seriously agreed with the emperor, and was very willing to find a solution.

"As we all know, Time Workshop, Liuguangzhai, Haihe Machinery Factory, and Xuehua Sugar Factory are all Huangzhuang industries, with a lot of income every year. But they are nothing compared to the safety of Jiangshan Sheji. If we can make these industries bigger, If you charge too much business tax, the shipping warehouse in Taicang will be filled with money within a few years.

I don't want to put all this money into internal funds, and I don't want to make the royal family rich but empty.At present, the imperial court is so stretched, and you have no solution. As the emperor, I have to reluctantly give up.

Officials supervise private affairs!I want to use some of these industries, and with your help, I can call on people of insight to build factories and workshops in various places to quickly increase production.In addition to increasing taxes and subsidy for military expenditures, the imperial court can also receive some dividends to replenish Taicang. What do you think of your wishes? "

Regardless of whether there is anyone to support him or not, Hong Tao must finish his words.He firmly believed that as long as he finished speaking this paragraph, there would definitely be many people who would be interested.The reason is very simple. You can make money, and you can still make money openly. Who would think that there is too much money?

"Your Majesty is wise! I just don't know how much time it will take to build the factory? Who will do it?" Logically speaking, Zhao Shiqing, who is in charge of the household department, should be the most anxious, but he is not the first to answer. Li Tingji is the quickest talker and not slow in thinking, so he asked A key question that many people want to know the answer to.

If you just divide one and a half workshops for each type, then there is no need to talk anymore. If there are too few and not enough, if you want to play the trick of killing three people with two peaches, you are still young.If the scale is larger, it is different and must be worthy of careful negotiation.

"As long as we have enough raw materials and manpower, there is no limit to the number of factories we can build! I only hold [-]% of each factory, and the rest will be allocated by myself."

"How should it be done specifically? Does Your Majesty have any regulations?" Guo Zhengyu, the Minister of Rites, was not slow. After a rough calculation, he felt that this deal was worth doing.

The chiming clocks, glassware, sugar, rum, and four-wheeled carriages on the market are all best-sellers. Although they are expensive, the demand is very high. Profit is a must, and you can't make less.

It’s not like no one has thought about these things before. There are countless people who want to imitate and follow suit, but no one has succeeded, not even close to them.Since it was a royal property, I couldn't use my power to force him to give up his technology. I could only drool and watch as all the money went into the emperor's treasury.

Now the emperor actually promised to share the profits with everyone, but only took [-]% of the net profits. He was simply giving away money.It seems that he was forced by the war in Liaodong, and he was a little sick and rushed to the doctor.But the experience and lessons of the past few years reminded him that the emperor was not a man of faith, and he must not be credulous until he understood the details.

(End of this chapter)