New Shun 1730

Without money and no one, nothing can be done.

The emperor also knew that Liu Yu was obsessed with the war against India, so when it came to asking for money, the emperor knew that Liu Yu should understand the importance.

But on the issue of important people, the emperor was still a little surprised.

Liu Yu said: "I need at least two thousand officials. After training, I can become a Qingzhou government official. These two thousand officials are indispensable. If your Majesty allows it, I'm afraid three thousand is the best."

"As for money, India also requested His Majesty to allocate five hundred thousand taels per year in advance, and the national tax will be paid for the second year. During this period, after the salt administration and land rent matters are resolved, they will be re-examined and inventoried, and a separate tax system will be established."

"After all the affairs of Qingzhou Prefecture, Wuding Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture, Caozhou Prefecture, and Dongchang Prefecture are completed, the imperial court only needs to suspend the state tax and turn over the national taxes every year, and then allocate 4 million taels for river construction and 3 million taels for relocation every year for four to five years. It can be done. The money, manpower, and labor used are equivalent to tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of silver, but in fact, the imperial treasury only has 30 to 50 million taels to accomplish this. "

Money, definitely not much. After all, it turns out that just as Liu Yu said, this can be done with 40 to 50 million taels.

The expenditure of 40 to 50 million taels is actually not that much. Relatively speaking, to suppress a large-scale peasant uprising would cost tens of millions of taels. Going to the northwest and southwest to fight a few battles would have cost several thousand taels. Ten thousand taels.

If we really spend 40 to 50 million taels, we can solve the problem of the Yellow River, and by the way, we can also solve the problems of conflicts between man and land, and land annexation. Naturally, we will make a lot of money.

However, the people surprised the emperor. One Qingzhou Prefecture required two to three thousand officials?

Since he is an official of the imperial court, he must be paid.

Even if these officials are not even the smallest officials, they still need three to four taels of silver a month including the rice they eat. Calculated in this way, with 3,000 people, a government would need more than 100,000 taels of silver a year to support these officials.

In nominal terms, the salary of official officials of the imperial court may only be a few hundred thousand taels for the whole country, not even ten million taels.

How much tax can Qingzhou pay in a year? Is it enough to pay the salary of these three thousand officials?

Although he was surprised, the emperor still knew the story of Wang Jian's destruction of Chu.

No one wants to ignore this matter, and even if there are passionate and fanatical people who are willing to take on this responsibility, I am afraid that the emperor himself cannot believe it if it claims that it costs little and does not require many people.

When Liu Yu said this, he definitely didn't say it casually. He had obviously calculated it.

There are three thousand officials. Just looking at the number of people is not a problem.

Nearly one million students are basically unused. But even if we don't use students and only use those who are new to school, it will still be easy to select three thousand people.

The emperor did not directly mention the surprise of the number of people, but smiled and said: "Qingzhou Prefecture does not have much in the national curriculum for one year. Aiqing will need 500,000 taels this year. By then, even if he makes political achievements, there will be more There was discussion.”

Liu Yu said calmly: "Your Majesty, there are only about 1,500 counties and more than a hundred prefectures in the country. Not to mention 500,000 taels in one prefecture, but 500,000 taels in one county. If it can be done, it will only cost 450 million taels of silver. I dare not mention the change of dynasties for thousands of years, but it will be easy to prosper the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years."

This is indeed true. Songsu's reforms have proven Liu Yu's skill, and the reforms in several prefectures and counties in Shandong have eliminated the Yellow River problem and will also solve the land annexation problem of the Dashun Dynasty.

After Liu Yu made it clear that it was completely different from the reforms in the Songsu area, the emperor thought about the numbers Liu Yu gave again, and he thought so. Taking into account trade, tariffs and Indian affairs, these 450 million taels are really not much.

But Liu Yu suddenly asked for so many officials, obviously preparing to deepen his rule. However, it seems that if every government has so many officials, it will be difficult to tell the story of the 800-year history of the Zhou Dynasty.

The emperor asked another key question: "Are these two or three thousand officials local subordinates? Or are they like governors and censors?"

"Your Majesty, I will not be a local official, but will be responsible for investigation, inventory, contract signing, etc. After finishing the work in Qingzhou, I can go directly to Caozhou, Jinan and other places."

The emperor asked again: "Then these officials will have rich experience after they are completed. If the court wants to change the law in the future, they can be used; if the law does not change, how will they be arranged?"

"Your Majesty, if the law is changed in the future, it can be used everywhere."

"If they are not used in the future, select those who are outstanding and serve in the army and make good sons; select those who work hard and be awarded military honors; select those who are mediocre, and the court will pay for them to move overseas and give them land."

The emperor hummed, this was more appropriate.

Looking at Liu Yu again, the emperor made quick calculations in his mind.

Judging from the transfer of power between Song and Su, there was not much trouble. Even if a group of people sent by the emperor had been implemented there in advance were replaced, and the policy of Xiao Gui and Cao Sui was maintained, there would not be any problems.

Coupled with the previous naval and military reforms, it has also been proved that Liu Yu is indeed not obsessed with power.

It can only be said that after the reform of Songsu, it was related to rice production, taxation, trade, and the large amount of silver used by the court. It can be said that this is the most likely place to use this to gain leverage for itself.

However, there were basically no problems in the process of exchanging power and people. Everything was business as usual, and the annual taxes and trade payments were also paid.

Then, there is no need to worry about Shandong's affairs.

After all, what Liu Yu wants to do is to offend others. Whether it was reducing rents and interest rates, extending tenancy, or digging the Yellow River channel to let the Yellow River flow through Shandong, in the emperor's view, Liu Yu was really just running to become a sanghongyang, so there was really no need to worry too much. many.

And Shandong is close to Gyeonggi.

After a little consideration of the issue of authority, the rest is easy to say.

He dares to ask for money and people, and the demands are so outrageous, it seems that he is really going to accomplish the Yellow River thing.

Asking for people, as long as they agree, it is also simple. Not to mention the money is in place, Liu Yu can do it easily; even if he doesn't give money, as long as he gives authorization, the emperor thinks it is okay in the form of the staff paying for it themselves.

As for how to do it specifically, Liu Yu can only give a general direction now, and the emperor thinks there is no need to ask again. Anyway, in the general direction, it sounds like there is no problem.

From hesitation to slowly making up his mind, Liu Yu also gave another sentence.

"Your Majesty, I have satisfied my wishes in foreign affairs. I have been granted a title. The sea waves have calmed down and I have been granted a title."

"All matters of the Privy Council are on track. Plans for conquering India and Europe have been drawn up."

"I resign from all positions in the Privy Council. I will concentrate on the Yellow River and suppressing annexation."

"For the common people, if the Yellow River is decided by heaven, millions of people will suffer. I cannot bear it."

"The same is true for the country."

"For individuals... I want to try to find a way to get rid of the sigh of the reincarnation of the dynasty before I get old. Regarding the Songsu matter, I am just following the techniques of my predecessors such as Guan Yiwu, Sang Hongyang, and Liu Yan. Although the form is not similar, the spirit is the same. Moreover, Songsu is very different from other places. And I also believe that even if a solution is found, the court will not be able to survive if it does not have money, rice, and food. , cloth, etc., nothing can be accomplished. "

"As for my personal doubts, I still can't understand them. Therefore, I would like to try Shandong. "

"The ancient sage said: If you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening. "

"I don't think the truth is in the thirteen classics, so I can only find it myself. The thirteen classics can't solve the problem of three acres of land per capita in Shandong at this time. I also don't believe that as long as we follow the kingly way and exempt money and grain, we can solve the problem of three acres of land per capita for food. "

"Therefore, even for my personal thoughts, ideas, and troubles, I also want to find an answer. If I can hear the truth, I can die in the evening. "

"I have no way to resolve the troubles in my heart. I don't believe in ghosts and gods, so I can't follow Chisongzi. In this case, please have mercy on me, Your Majesty. "

These words are much more pleasing to the emperor. And it seems that Liu Yu's series of actions that made the emperor a little puzzled, including this time's behavior that was obviously like waiting to die, can be explained.

Throughout the dynasties, there are loyal ministers, and there are people who hope to worry about the world before they worry about themselves, and enjoy themselves after the world enjoys itself.

Judging from Liu Yu's performance in recent years, although there are too many criticisms against him in the court... But even Zhuge Wuhou is recognized to use the method of Shen Shang and avoid his name. Overall, Liu Yu's approach is different from that of the ministers in the court.

But different ways do not necessarily mean that he is not a loyal minister.

Although Wang Anshi has a bad reputation, it can be said to be extremely bad before this, but the emperor also knows it in his heart. He cannot be said to be a traitor. At most, he said that his approach failed. If he insists on being a traitor, then... it's ridiculous.

Although it seems unbelievable, it seems that it is not completely impossible for a few people who really want to die for the truth in the capital of Yao and the land of Yu to appear.

And Liu Yu's words seem to reveal another meaning: he disagrees with many views on the world at this time. Whether it is the Kingly Way Restoration School or the Realistic School of Domination Immigration School... Because if any one of them is reliable, in the emperor's opinion, Liu Yu really doesn't need to do the Shandong thing.

Since Liu Yu neither agrees with the Confucian classics nor wants to follow Chisongzi, he is more actively out of the world, and now he even has to take the responsibility of the Yellow River. The emperor thought, there is really some of the style of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, but I'm afraid that he has read those Pre-Qin classics and his brain has become stupid?

In recent years, the textual research school has begun to frantically research the Pre-Qin Hundred Schools of Thought, because it is not easy to produce results in the Confucian classics, and the emperor really has to suspect that Liu Yu has some problems with his brain when reading the Pre-Qin classics.

It seems that it is indeed not normal. Compared with the officials and millions of students in the court, it is really abnormal.

But this abnormality is also what the emperor actually expects in his heart. As an emperor, he still hopes that there will be a few such abnormal people in the court.

Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Yu wants to hand over all the things of the Privy Council, which clearly shows that he is completely quitting, and he is quitting before the war against India, Britain and Portugal, and the General Staff has already formulated a detailed battle plan.

So the emperor followed Liu Yu's words of "dying after hearing the truth" and said a few words to encourage him.

Since he has agreed, he naturally has to be more high-profile, saying that he also considers the harm of the Yellow River Tianjue, but no one in the court is willing to take responsibility for this matter.

A few days later, Liu Yu submitted two top-secret documents of the Privy Council to the emperor, and then resigned from the Privy Council.

One is the "Operation Plan for Europe and India".

The other is the "Details of the Conclusion of the Diplomatic Mission to France".

The battle plan, a thick stack.

Including detailed battle plans against India, naval deployment plans to Europe, supply details, and military expenditure forecasts.

As well as detailed supply plans during the operations from Malacca, Ceylon, Mauritius, and Cape, the ships that need to be requisitioned, the losses, the operation of the logistics department during the operations, etc.

The war is basically all about strategic guidance.

The strategy is basically to seize Bengkulu and East Timor after the war starts, and pretend to attack Bangladesh.

The squadron was assembled to scare the British Indian fleet into retreating to the port. The Marines captured the port and completely destroyed the British fleet in India. Then play Bangladesh.

After taking control of India, the main fleet had been invested in the construction and repair of the Cape Collection of immigrants after previously acquiring it from the Dutch East India Company.

Heading north to France, the main fleet entered the Mediterranean and cooperated with the French fleet to control the Mediterranean, allowing the French Toulon fleet to enter the Atlantic Ocean.

Taking advantage of Dashun's cruiser advantages and smuggling skills, it cut off the connection between Britain and the American colonies, and frantically smuggled and sold goods into the colonies and the Mediterranean trade circle, forcing Britain to choose a decisive battle at sea between the Sino-French joint fleet.

In short, never cooperating with France to take the initiative to attack the British mainland, that is, delaying until Britain faced the collapse of the East India Company and the inability to pay the interest on the national debt, and made a desperate move.

The details of the mission's treaty are based on the future division of spheres of influence. The key point is that "the time to propose a treaty with France is after the French attack on Hanover fails. Otherwise France will always think that Hanover is the egg of Britain. As long as it is pinched and pinched hard, Britain will spit out everything it eats in the colonies. But as long as The French attack on Hanover failed, and the French king must be confused and panicked, not knowing what to do, because Louis XV's plan has always been this kind of opportunism. Once his attack on Hanover is frustrated, he can propose a treaty with France before the mission. Don’t even mention it, it’s useless.”

There are actually only a few pages of strategic guidance.

What is really complicated is that the Privy Council has spent these years drawing, checking information, and calculating accounts since Liu Yu returned from Songsu, and formulated a very detailed logistics supply plan.

This includes both local transportation and purchases in France, Spain, the Netherlands and other places.

The effect of the cooperation with Dutch financial capital achieved during the previous expedition to Nanyang to fight against the Netherlands can be seen in this war. For example, many of the worthless immigrants in Cape Town were arranged by Liu Yu to work on the land early. This year they were given five hundred and next year they were given five hundred and next year they were given one thousand. Anyway, it was not for the purpose of making money, so just letting them live in that kind of land has already been done in recent years. Many people passed by.

Dashun also has its own transit station, and there are ports of allies along the way, including French colonies in West Africa. The difficulty of overcoming this large-scale naval projection is exactly the issue that the Privy Council has been pondering over the years, and it is also the one that has taken the longest time.

It should be said that Liu Yu had been preparing for this day for more than 20 years. Even after the war with the Netherlands, he took advantage of South Africa's Mediterranean climate and sent people to South Africa to plant oranges and lemons. After planting, he sent his confidants to harvest them by boat. Then he would be pulled back and thrown into the sea, which was regarded as purely sick. He had already prepared for it.

France's agriculture and industry are quite developed. When you get to France, it's easy to say, just throw money. The French economy is already collapsing, but it's just like the late Ming Dynasty. The court has no money. As long as Dashun has money, they can buy things. Anyway, Britain's debt is two to three hundred million taels, and Dashun's two to three million taels would be enough.

After submitting these two thick plans, Liu Yu officially resigned from the Privy Council and supervised all affairs in Qingzhou.

There was an uproar between the government and the public for a while, needless to say, there were different opinions.

With the onset of the winter monsoon, navies from various regions have been notified one after another to begin training. The shipyard is at full capacity clearing away the barnacles.

Four transport ships, carrying a group of shipbuilding and repair craftsmen, as well as a large number of carpenters, blacksmiths, tailors, hemp ropes, etc., headed for the Cape.

At the same time, a fleet from Dashun, equipped with envoys and loaded with silver, officially left Tianjin and headed for Europe.

Theoretically, this was Dashun's first large-scale silver outflow, and it was also Dashun's first trip to Europe, with a large amount of silver on board.