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Chapter 70 Encourage becoming a corrupt official

At present, it seems that there are only two ways to obtain funds. One is to secretly provide aid from internal funds. The amount cannot be too large. After all, the emperor's small treasury is also monitored by the courtiers;
The second is to raise funds on your own. The specific method is to rely on mountains and rivers to support you.After all, the Governor of Water Transport is the leader of water transport. If you want to get money, you don't have to open your mouth. You just need to nod and pretend not to see something, and someone will naturally deliver the money to your door.If we are a little bolder and take bigger steps, we can raise the military expenditure.

Of course, this is not a long-term solution. According to Hong Tao's plan, he only needs to survive the first year, and the situation will get better in the future.Aren't we currently planning to reduce the royal family's expenses? As long as this matter is taken care of, the court will save a lot of money every year.At that time, we will make a deal with the cabinet and the Sixth Ministry, and divide the money among everyone. The part we get will be used to subsidize the navy.

When asked whether the courtiers would agree to join the emperor in embezzling the property in Mo's treasury, Hong Tao dared to pat his chest and promise that as long as he had a little interest, the six ministries and nine ministers would take the initiative to propose a distribution plan, which was very reasonable and reasonable.

In fact, it doesn’t count as dividing the treasury. It’s just that every department has a need for money. In the past, if there was no money, we could only wait.

In their eyes, this huge country is private property, and both the emperor and officials have the right to possess it. However, there are no mature unwritten rules on the proportion of each party's share, and they have to calculate it through various methods every time.

If the emperor wants to go to war, then everyone should say that there is no money, because there is no profit from the war, the land in the north is bitter and cold, and no one is willing to cultivate it, and the Han people are not good at herding, so spending so much money on fighting is just compensation.

If the emperor said that everyone should invest together to more efficiently collect people's wealth and wealth, and then divide the spoils according to the shares, the officials' attitude would immediately make a 180-degree turn.Who can't afford tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? Who are you looking down on?

It's a pity that I can't change the minds of the officials in a short period of time, let alone act independently regardless of their wishes. I can only continue to lie and use various benefits to lure them to cooperate. Slowly, I have no other choice.

To put it bluntly, the emperor is just the agent and shareholder of interest groups. Sometimes he can act as chairman, and sometimes he can't even sit as CEO.No matter what you want to do, you can't do it without the help of officials.

The emperor's proposal is in the interest of the official group. They support it, but if it doesn't, they oppose it. If they are anxious, they will change the CEO and agent.Even the most powerful founding emperor still could not completely cast aside the support of the official group, and always had to fight against one another.

Of course, the official group is not monolithic. In order to distribute profits, they often form gangs and fight against each other.But after all, it is an internal conflict and uneven distribution of spoils.If anyone wants to touch their cake, let alone a mortal emperor, even if the Jade Emperor comes, they will be knocked to the ground.

Therefore, Hong Tao had no intention of trying to reason with the officials of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he did, no one would listen, and even the few who were loyal to the country would have no effect.If you want to act in accordance with your own ideas, there is currently only one way, and that is to deceive and use various means to take money from the pockets of officials.

It doesn't matter if you can't get it out at first, then take a step back, work with officials to harm the country and the people, and then share some of the stolen goods.Use these stolen funds to arm yourself, and when you are able to overturn the table, you can settle the accounts one by one.

You can keep your life, but your family property must be handed over. If you lose one or two pieces of silver, you will be implicated in the ten clans. Kill them all, and you don't have to worry about killing them by mistake. They are all thieves from your hometown!
"May I ask if your Majesty, your Majesty, is secretly training the navy and building ships, will you use troops against Liaodong?" As a famous politician and strategist in history, Yuan Keli is really not a yes-man. Even when facing the emperor, he still has his own objections. Thoughts, and the question was straightforward, leaving no room for dodge.

"Yes, that is indeed what I meant. When I was in the dormitory, I carefully looked through the military memorials over the years, and found a big problem. The land route is long and difficult, and the transportation of grain, grass and baggage will suffer great losses. If it is changed to water route, from Dengzhou to Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Gaizhou can be reached in a few days, and deployment is easy. We can also transport troops to North Korea and attack Japanese pirates at any time. What do you think of Governor Yuan?"

Frankly speaking, Hong Tao built the navy 50.00% to control an army that can be mobilized at will, and 40.00% to prepare for a fall out with the civilian group in the future, and basically did not consider the needs of the Liaodong front line.

He was not too anxious about how to resist the invasion of the Hou Jin Dynasty. The ancients said that when fighting foreign affairs, one must first settle the domestic affairs. If the DPRK and China cannot have a say in the country, they will not be able to gain military power, let alone train a new type of army.There is no point in just rushing. Trying to rely on a few slightly advanced weapons will be a waste of time and will most likely be captured by the enemy.

But Yuan Keli obviously attaches great importance to this issue, so let's go ahead and establish the image of a young emperor who cares about the country and the people, so that he can be more motivated.

As for whether the navy and sea-going ships will be used to assist the Liaodong war in the future, let’s wait and see.Anyway, once the sea ships are built and the naval force is well trained, Comrade Yuan Keli's mission has been temporarily completed. The emperor has the final say on how to use this army. It doesn't matter whether he agrees or not.

"I think that sea ships are not fully reliable and can easily capsize when encountering wind and waves. Please think twice, Your Majesty!" When talking about the problems in Liaodong, Yuan Keli seemed to be a different person, his spirit was lifted, and he even dared to express his opinions to the emperor's face. Denied.

"It doesn't matter, the ship I built is not afraid of wind and waves... If you don't believe it, you can build one first and try it out. If it works well, then continue building it. If it doesn't work, it won't cost too much money and food."

What?Isn’t it easy to use sea ships?After hearing this statement, Hong Tao could only curse all the previous emperors of the Lao Zhu family in his heart, and then choose a relatively easy-to-implement reason to persuade Yuan Keli.

The technology of building long-distance sea ships has been gradually improved since the Northern Song Dynasty. The Mongols, who had always conquered the world on horseback, did not waste it. They relied on the navy to occupy Southeast Asia. As a result, this technology was only a flash in the pan by the Ming Dynasty and then declined. .

If this family of uneducated people, full of power and small-peasant consciousness, had not occupied the top level of the country, it would have been the turn of European countries to enter the Age of Discovery. Instead, Chinese ships would sail all over the world and show off their power at their doorsteps.

In just 200 years, a once great seafaring country has become a landlubber. From the top to the top, they all believe that the sea is a natural chasm, a danger, and an obstacle. They watch helplessly as others come knocking on their door, but I am still the best in the world, and I will be the future of all nations. What a big dream.

"...I obey the decree!"

Looking down at the blueprint of the ship in his hand, Yuan Keli still didn't quite believe the young emperor's words.I have never even seen the sea, where does the confidence come from?But he did not continue the confrontation and chose to execute.Anyway, the money is all taken out of internal funds, so if you don't use it, you deserve it. If you fail, you deserve it. If you succeed, you will be surprised.

(End of this chapter)