back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 275
Looking out the window, it is still raining non-stop. Although it is not as rapid as before, it keeps dripping, disturbing the tranquility.

Lu Chengqi's mood at the moment was also very depressed.In the past few years, Liang Shanshui's bandits have grown so big, even if they are not as exaggerated as in "Water Margin", there are only one hundred and eight generals, and there are nearly one hundred thousand minions, but it is still shocking.If the Liang Shanshui thief is not eliminated, Lu Chengqi will not feel at ease.

Just build a new warship, it won't work without a year or so.After a year and a half, Lu Chengqi couldn't guarantee how rampant the Liang Shanshui bandits would become.In addition, when the imperial army goes out to fight, the food and salary are three times as much as usual, and logistics matters are also difficult to guarantee.How to choose, Lu Chengqi felt worried.Stick to shipbuilding, it's a lot of waste; let's make a quick decision, the imperial army has no warships; continue to consume, the food and salaries of nearly [-] imperial troops are another huge expenditure.

"Why is God always giving me problems?"

Lu Chengqi couldn't help but sighed a little. If he was an emperor, he would be the 72 concubines of the Six Courts of the Three Palaces, enjoying the beauty of the world; going out to the south of the Yangtze River, and entering the gardens, rich and luxurious; all officials work hard, and the people live and work in peace and contentment...

Why, once he became emperor, either the Khitan people committed crimes in the south, or there were bandits everywhere; either the Yellow River burst, or the winter was severe... Anyway, after being emperor for so long, nothing went well, how could Lu Chengqi be happy? !
How to make a choice has become the most troublesome thing for Lu Chengqi at this moment.Warships must be built, taking advantage of the power of the new law and pursuing victory.But how to restrain the water thief has become the key to the problem.Since the Yuanshou period, there have been more than a thousand water thieves in the district, and they have grown to more than 8000 now. This development is too rapid.If you continue to indulge, there is no guarantee that it is not the Song Jiang uprising in another world.

In fact, if they can gather together the Dashun navy, these water thieves can still beat them.But there is no Grand Canal, and naval forces from all over the country have to gather, and the money spent may not be less than the imperial army's expedition.

Besides, it will be a year and a half before the navy gathers.With this time, the new type of warships will be built, and when the time comes, they will be able to form an army after some training, so why bother?
"Forget it, forget it, let's go according to the original plan!"

Lu Chengqi, who had made up his mind, looked at the non-stop rain outside the window, and his mind drifted to Li Jie who had just left to manage the Yellow River.According to Qin Tianjian, this rainy day may last for a long time.

If this method is used, won't the Yellow River burst again?

Thinking about it this way, Lu Chengqi felt powerless, why did all the bad things come together?

As the saying goes, when it rains, the mother wants to get married.It's all helpless, no matter how powerful Lu Chengqi is, he can't stop it from raining!Heavy rain mixed with moderate rain every day, and light rain, as long as it lasts for a month and a half, the Yellow River will definitely burst!

At that time, Li Jie will definitely be impeached by Yushitai, how can Lu Chengqi keep him?

The rain is still pattering down.Chang'an City, shrouded in mist and rain, looked desolate.After all, on rainy days, some shopkeepers can't go out to do business. Only some foot shops, brothels, restaurants, and Goulan tile shops still have brisk business.

In Fangjian City, without the children's play, it was quite deserted for a while.Even the temperature dropped with the rain.Experienced old people deduce that this year will be extremely cold again.

During the rainy days, the prices in Chang'an City rose a lot.Not to mention vegetables and fresh fruits, even the firewood for cooking is more than double the price.In such a rainy day, even the scenes of new students, the newsboys selling newspapers in the streets and alleys, are much less.After all, paper can't get into the water. If it gets into the water, it will be lost.

The rain didn't stop, and it didn't stop for a while until the early morning of the second day.

Today, it happens to be another routine.When all the officials entered the palace and arrived in front of the Daqing Hall, the downpour came unexpectedly.These civil servants who behaved elegantly on weekdays were suddenly drenched by the sudden shower, and fled into the Daqing Palace in a panic.

And those Beijing officials below the fifth rank are even more miserable. If the servants on the side were not smart enough to put them all in the side hall of the Daqing Palace, I am afraid they would have been drenched in the rain all the time.

Due to the heavy rain, Lu Chengqi arrived at the Daqing Palace much later than usual.The monarchs and ministers greeted each other and lived for a while, and another routine court began.Lu Chengqi was disturbed by the continuous rainy days, and his xinxing, which has always paid attention to self-cultivation, has deteriorated a lot.He directly took out Lu Chenhuan's military newspaper and started the court discussion himself.

Generally speaking, court discussions are proposed by the ministers, and the emperor is only responsible for making the final judgment.But now the little emperor himself released this appalling news, which shocked many civil servants.

The officials have heard about the water thieves in the berths of Liang Shanshui for a long time.During the Yuanshou period, troops were also sent to encircle and suppress.However, the Dashun Marine Division had been out of battle for a long time, had no training, and returned in a big defeat.Since then, no one dared to mention it again.Because according to the Dashun system, if the army loses a battle, not only the leader will be punished, but even the minister who made this suggestion will be punished.

In this way, which official would dare to activate weapons easily?Isn't this a joke about your own future!
At this moment, hearing that the little emperor knew their minds well, and personally brought up this matter to the court for discussion, it was as if a pot was blown up immediately, and all the ministers expressed their opinions one after another.

Minister of the Ministry of War, Qin Yikang, as the head of the Ministry of War, naturally had the most right to speak, and immediately came out with a court wat in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, water thieves are so rampant, if they are not suppressed now, they will become a serious disaster in the future."

The minister of the Ministry of War has expressed his position, and the rest of the ministers have echoed it.Lu Chengqi nodded, expressing his agreement with this statement. After motioning everyone to be quiet, Lu Chengqi slowly said: "I have never slack off in the matter of suppressing bandits, and you don't need to repeat it. It's just that General Lu's memorandum is the most important thing to say. It's not military strength, not food and grass, but warships and well-trained sailors. I want to know, what do you think?"

Taichangqing Wei Yunfeng came out and said: "Your Majesty, if there is no warship, just build it; if there is no navy, just train it. What's the difficulty?"

Hubu Shangshu Lin Zhenzhong, hearing what he said so lightly, disapproved, and came out and said, "It costs a lot to build a warship. There are more than 700 million yuan left in the treasury. If we want to build warships, where will the wood come from?" Where did the shipyard come from? Where did the craftsman come from? I have heard that a warship costs more than tens of thousands. The pirates have more than five hundred warships. If I Dashun build more than five hundred warships, I will empty them The national treasury, I am afraid there is still a shortage! Your Majesty, you need to think twice before acting!"

At this time, the autumn harvest was approaching, and the treasury still had 700 million yuan, which was beyond Lu Chengqi's expectations.It's just that it costs so much to build a warship, which is beyond Lu Chengqi's expectation.Unlike ordinary merchant ships and ferries, warships cost much more wood and labor.Even if the craftsmen are not paid, it will cost 20 to [-] guan.Money is enough, but the craftsmen are dissatisfied, what should we do if we cut corners and materials?Warships are not disposable items, but have to serve for more than [-] years.

Besides, what Lu Chengqi wants to build is not only a warship that can fight in rivers and lakes, but also a warship that can fight in the sea.The ship must be equipped with iron cannons, and the outside of the hull must be covered with iron sheets.There is no precedent for such a warship in Dashun, and it will definitely cost more.

(End of this chapter)