Today's meeting was the largest in recent times. All six ministries and nine ministers were present. The small conference hall was almost crowded. People like Cao Hui who had a heavy power but not a high nominal status could only feel wronged that he would sit in the corner.

As the master of the dark world of Qi, Cao Hui was actually not willing to be too conspicuous in a large number of places. This is almost an occupational disease. Staying in the dark, opening his shiny eyes and observing everyone silently is his biggest hobby.

The speaker was Zheng Zhiyu, the Minister of Revenue, appointed after the new emperor, who was now the darling of the emperor. After this emperor came to power, he presided over the country's land grants and planned a major plan for commercial trade with the Ming Dynasty. Now it seems that the effect is extremely obvious. At least the treasury of Qi's country has become abundant at an unusual speed, supporting Cao Yun's reform that spends money like flowing water.

Effective work will naturally be added with the emperor's green eyes. Zheng Zhiyu is now proud and his popularity has almost overwhelmed the chief assistant Tian Fen. Cao Hui's eyes quietly swept across everyone in the house. There are no more acquaintances in the past, and he and Tian Fen have almost become the only survivors. The military, such as Guo Xiancheng, are now carrying out military reforms outside and have no time to return to Chang'an.

Looking at Zheng Zhiyu who was talking, Cao Hui sneered in his heart. This person did do a lot of things to fill the treasury, but in this process, this person also made a lot of money. Granting fields was the thing the emperor paid the most attention. In the past six months of the Ming Dynasty, this was also the thing that the emperor reflected the deepest. The existence of a large number of self-cultivated farmers was the solid foundation of the Ming Dynasty's ruling state. That's what the emperor thought, and Zheng Zhiyu did a good job in this regard.

But when he was in charge of the commercial planning, his operations were unusual. He created a system of auction and Ming Dynasty trade licenses, and divided the entire Qi State into several major regions. Each region and every industry only chose one person to license trade with Ming Dynasty. The acquisition of this license is very simple, that is, auction, whoever bids the highest will get this license.

In this process, Zheng Zhiyu made himself one of the richest people in Daqi in a very short time. He thought he was doing it without knowing it, but he didn't know that everything fell into the eyes of the ghost. In the secret files that Cao Hui personally grasped, the files of this man's illegal affairs were almost as high as one person.

Of course, Cao Hui would not take it out now. Because now, the emperor still needs him. This king is in his glory. I am afraid that the emperor will doubt his intentions. But the emperor is also a wise person. One day he will find something wrong. At that time, it will be the time for him to kill himself with one blow.

Since he came to power, this person thought that his father-in-law Tian Fen and he were no longer favored by the emperor, so he tried to make things difficult for Ghost Shadow. In terms of funding, he would delay as much as possible, and as little as possible, which often lost funds for Ghost Shadow's activities, forcing him to think about raising funds everywhere and even subsidize them inward.

Thinking of this, Cao Hui's mouth slightly touched the corners of his mouth, but he would make you proud first. One day, you will know how powerful I am. At that time, we will settle the new and old accounts together.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty dismissed Quan Yun and appointed Jin Jingnan as the chief assistant. I think this is a great thing for us." Zheng Zhiyu smiled and said, "Quan Yun held the power of Ming Dynasty for many years. This person was in power without any leakage. When Ming Dynasty was still a slap in a single pot, he almost relied on him as a pot maker, so he tried hard to support him. This person stepped down and Jin Jingnan came to power. Haha, Jin Jingnan was the chief censor for many years. He was called the King of Jin Hell in Ming Dynasty. He offended not many people.

The man is stubborn, has no one in his eyes, and is tough in his methods, far less than Quan Yun. I think that Emperor Ming was afraid he was confused, hahaha, but this is my blessing for the great Qi!" Zheng Zhiyu said happily. "Looking at his series of actions after he came to power, we can see that this man is eager for quick success and profit, and is ambitious, for example, a series of political reforms, and a large-scale canal excavation plan. These things will inevitably cause chaos in the Ming country."

"Your Majesty, I have different opinions on this." Another voice sounded. Cao Hui didn't need to look at it, but he knew it was Feng Ke, the Minister of War. This person has always been Cao Yun's confidant general. When he was in Luoyang, this person showed his loyalty to Cao Yun. After Cao Yun ascended the throne, he transferred him to Chang'an to serve as the Minister of War. He served as the Minister of War for three months and then became the Minister of War. Like Guo Xiancheng and Xian Bisong, he became the leader of the Ming army.

"Tell me, Feng Ke? When did you have a deep study of political affairs?" Cao Tiancheng looked at Feng Ke and laughed.

"Your Majesty, I only have a strong and successful military affairs, and I have researched it, and I am really not able to understand political affairs." Feng Ke stood up, bent over, and said, "Quan Yun stepped down and Jin Jingnan came to power. It is obvious that the hostility of the Ming Dynasty towards us is also showing that the Ming people are accelerating domestic integration and preparing for war with us."

"Talk more in detail."

"Your Majesty, Quan Yun has smooth methods and emphasizes balance in handling government affairs. Jin Jingnan is the opposite. From the fact that he is the Censor of the Capital, it can be seen that this person uses any means to achieve his goal. Qin Feng chose this person to go to power to send a strong signal to the country, that is, in the next years, the Ming Dynasty had only one purpose, and for this purpose, the Ming Dynasty would use any means. This purpose is naturally to prepare for a war with us. Therefore, your Majesty, our preparations in military terms must speed up. Moreover, Qin Feng sent his confidant general Gan Wei to the Wuling War Zone, which is a clear proof." Feng Ke said.

Lin Chun, the Minister of Works, stood up with a sneer, "Mr. Feng, you can't just talk like this in order to win the interests of the military."

Feng Ke turned his head and glared, "Where did I speak nonsense?"

Lin Chun ignored him and bowed to Cao Yun: "Your Majesty, I believe that in the short term, the Ming Kingdom will definitely have no reason to start a war against us."

"Tell me what you are doing." Cao Yun spread his hands and said, "To bring everyone together today is to brainstorm."

"Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Employment Department, so I will start with my old duties. Lord Feng may not know how much manpower and how much money it takes to build a canal that lasts a thousand miles long. However, after I learned the news, I secretly calculated it. Even if it is not accurate, it is not much. If you want to build this river, it is simply a delusion. The Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue is only about 100 million yuan at most. After paying for the projects that must be spent, there is not much money to use. Moreover, this is not just a matter of funds, but also involves huge manpower and material resources. If you want to accomplish this, the Ming Dynasty must give it all, and this may not be successful. Maybe this matter will drag down the Ming Dynasty's finances. Therefore, I believe that the Ming Dynasty has never been able to do so in recent years.

It is impossible to provoke us first. Moreover, military reforms should be slow or urgent. Everything needs to be stable. Once the steps are in a hurry and there is a chaos, who can bear this responsibility? Our Ministry of Works now needs strong support. Your Majesty, we need to build a better road. This is not only to promote the economy, but more importantly, it is conducive to the mobilization of the army in the future. We need to build more water conservancy to ensure that we are not affected by droughts and floods. Now, the Ming Dynasty is the same as us, with the focus on the domestic country, rather than lightly starting the war. There is no need to hide it. Now the Ming Dynasty does have the capital to confront us, but everyone understands that once our two countries start a war, it will inevitably be the consumption of national strength. Whoever persists for a longer period of time can achieve the final victory. In contrast, the benefits of military armor are second."

Cao Yun nodded slightly and turned to look at Tian Fen sitting beside him, "What did the chief assistant say?"

Tian Fen, who had been silent all the time, heard the emperor ask him, then raised his eyes and looked at everyone and said, "Your Majesty, I think the two adults are right."

"What is this? One of them said that Congress provoked us, the other objected to say no, and both made sense, what is the argument?"

"Your Majesty, I am not perfunctory. Qin Feng appointed Jin Jingnan as the chief assistant, and his purpose was to accelerate the domestic integration. Although the Ming Dynasty completed the conquest of Qin and Chu, the integration of these two countries and the Ming Dynasty still had some problems, especially Chu State. At this time, Jin Jingnan came to power, it must be that Qin Feng felt that Quan Yun's methods were too slow to take effect, which was not conducive to the future strategy of Ming State. Qin Feng did not want to be gentle with the wind and drizzle anymore, but wanted to use thunder means. In the end, it was

The purpose is to complete the war preparations against our Great Qi in the shortest time." Tian Fendao." What Lord Lin said just now also makes sense, and I believe that in the short term, the Ming Kingdom will indeed not launch a war against us. Integration will take time, and forming a joint force will take time. In fact, now we are just fighting the Ming people for time. Whoever completes the integration of the country first and who can form an advantage over the other side first, then the war will begin."

"Then do you think we can win this time race?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not speak out. Ming Dynasty has many problems now, but we are the same." Tian Fendao, "Military reform and people's livelihood development all require a lot of money to invest. And we still have a gap in the creation of wealth compared to Ming Dynasty. We are successful because of the large population, fertile land, and vast land. If we can tie all of this into one, we still have a considerable chance of winning."

"The Ministry of Revenue will share His Majesty's worries." Zheng Zhiyu stood up and said passionately: "We are planning a new income increase plan. This year, we will definitely surprise His Majesty."
Chapter completed!