delicious little cook

Chapter 1119 An Insignificant Wish

After Bai Kou had prepared all the copies of the plan, it was time to go to the Ministry of War.

Because they came here as promised, the carriage stopped imposingly in front of the gate of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the door opened, Bai Kou and Xiao Yezi got out of the car, the two women stood aside holding hand mirrors to adjust their appearance, and then two Gu Yun sent The guards got into the car to get things, and successively moved down a stair-climbing trolley and two heavy book boxes.

These two boxes are filled with so many proposals, and the paper is so heavy. No matter how strong Bai Kou is, it is impossible for Bai Kou to carry two boxes into the big office. It's steps, so a six-wheel stair climbing trolley comes in handy.

The guards tied the two bookcases firmly to the base of the trolley with elastic bindings woven with beef tendon. After finishing tidying up, Bai Kou walked up the steps of the gate to post a post to the sergeant at the gate to announce his name.

Naturally, the sergeant at the door had already received the orders from inside. Knowing that Bai Kou was coming today to discuss the future development plan of the military department with the bosses, one of them took her name card and reported it inside. Bai Kou stood there alone and waited. , without squinting, without shaking your shoulders or shaking your legs, with your hands folded in front of you, with a calm face, standing in a military posture to show your respect for the Ministry of War.

Bai Kou didn't know how big the Yamen of the Ministry of War was. Anyway, the sergeant who had waited for a long time to go in brought a person to invite her in. Bai Kou thanked her, went back to get her cart, and followed to pick him up. The sergeant went inside behind him.

The six small wheels are arranged in groups of three to form a triangle. It is easy to go up the steps and cross the threshold, except that the noise of the wheels rolling across the ground is a bit loud, which attracts many people to look sideways.

No woman has ever stepped into the yamen of the Ministry of War. Anyway, since the founding of the dynasty, Bai Kou was the first woman to enter.

This was a meeting that even the minister and the servant were curious about, so two halls were opened to discuss matters, but except for Bai Kou, those who are qualified to sit on the table are only Yuanwailang from the fifth rank, but those with lower titles are allowed to stand. Listening by the wall, so when the sergeant at the door informed the inside, the second hall was full of people.

When Bai Kou arrived at the door, she was startled when she saw so many people inside and outside the door. After entering the room and seeing their positions, she realized that they were the audience. So she calmly turned a blind eye, pulled the trolley to her place, and untied the rope Put the two boxes on the table, hold the plans inside in your hands, and place one around the table.

Of course, big shots are late, and the more important the status, the later they come. Bai Kou is a commoner, so she can't be late. After finishing the plan, she went back to her seat and packed the bookcase and trolley. He took it to the corner for her and put it away, and served her tea.

The military officers who were watching were all standing against the wall, no one dared to go to the table to read the plans, even if they were whispering, they were whispering each other's ears, or saying some code words that they only understood. Tea, while leisurely flipping through the plan in my hand, concentrating on sorting out the draft to prevent it from going wrong

She has been used to this kind of meeting for a long time in the sum of her two lifetimes. It is amazing that this time the venue is the Ministry of War. It is directly under the central government office and has a higher rank. She has been to the imperial study room before. She is afraid that the second hall of the Ministry of War office atmosphere?

After the miscellaneous sergeant tidied up the room again and again, he went out and rushed to the three halls, and the room was full of big bosses.

"How's the situation ahead? How did the little girl behave?" It was Lin Feng, Minister of the Ministry of War, who spoke. At first glance, he didn't look like a leader in battle, but he was a serious Wu Jinshi.

"Responding to my lord, Bai Kou acted calmly, without the slightest bit of nervousness or impatience, and waited patiently."

"Didn't everyone in that room scare her?"

"She was only a little frightened when she saw a lot of people when she first arrived at the door. When she saw that they were all standing under the wall, she didn't react, and seemed to turn a blind eye."

This made everyone in the room chuckle twice.

"It's just that this trick can't scare this girl. She has seen all the guards of honor brought by the prince when he visited the farm. How could she pay attention to our little trick."

"By the way, what do you think of the plan that the girl brought?"

"It's quite a thick book." The sergeant gestured with his fingers, "It's almost as big as the tome."

"Forget it, let's stop watching the excitement, go and see what she wrote first, the palace is very concerned about whether she can still be honored as a member of the military, let's hurry up and give an explanation." Lin Feng waved his hand, and everyone together Get up, file out, and go to the second hall in front.

Bai Kou, who was preparing to give a speech, did not concentrate too much, but was half-focused on paying attention to the movement around him. When he heard the sound of steady and powerful footsteps coming from outside the non-sound-proof paper window, the military officers standing at the base of the wall in the room also one by one. Stretching her back and standing up straight, she immediately put down her pen and stood up.

According to their titles, Lord Shangshu Lin Feng walked in the front, followed by two servants, and behind them were Langzhong and Yuanwailang. They stood still in front of their seats, and a group of people around them saluted them together. They sat down together, and when the sound of moving the chairs disappeared, the only sound in the huge second hall was the sound of people flipping books on the table.

Opening the cover was the table of contents, Bai Kou only gave them time to read the table of contents, then she stood up, introduced herself and started her speech.

Everyone was listening quietly, and no one interrupted Bai Kou's words in the middle. The adults at the table flipped through the book following what Bai Kou said, turning to the next page as they said, and going to the back The more surprised I was, the more ambitious and whimsical the idea was, but it gave people an impulse worth trying.

Bai Kou's plan is actually still the military system, but the evolution of the military system, after all, if the military is another synonym, it is probably the Production and Construction Corps.

Since it is a production and construction corps, the goal must naturally be set higher. What is the use of farming alone? Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, industry and commerce must be fully developed.

If the national treasury does not provide the military expenses required by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War can only find another name to ask for money from the pockets of the common people.

As the chief shopkeeper, Bai Kou runs the United Farm and the factories in the capital. She is very clear about tax matters, whether it is on the surface or under the water.

The regular tax can be paid, there is a fixed number of how much it is, and the burden is not heavy. Ordinary people have no objection to the regular tax, but the various apportionments attached to the regular tax are the most terrible thing. Flying dog jumps, causing several families to be destroyed every year.

The factories in the capital only pay the industrial and commercial tax, which is still a light burden, but the joint farm has to pay the agricultural tax. It is easy to deal with the regular tax by relying on agricultural income alone. Bai Kou racked his brains to engage in so many special planting and breeding industries, just to make more money, as well as the return of the factory's revenue. The farm's tax burden is generally affordable, which is why the surrounding small villages with attached farms are still single-minded. Seeking to be included in the scope of the farm.

Bai Kou only had a small wish. If the Ministry of War has money in the future, the tax burden might be reduced a bit.

(End of this chapter)