Emperor Su He watched the infighting between Prime Minister Qian Mingyi and Shaofu Ling Qi Zizhang.

He could clearly see the little thoughts of these two people, but he did not reveal them.

Financial power is an important right. If the prime minister does not control financial power, he will not be able to sit firmly as the prime minister.

If the Shaofu loses its financial rights and all profits are turned over, the state-owned enterprises under the Shaofu will definitely complain.

Because of their own interests, both of them will not give in.

Emperor Su He was happy to see disputes between the cabinet and the Shaofu, with the two forces attacking each other and reporting each other's wrongdoings.

In this way, Emperor Su He could sit firmly on Diaoyutai.

He has been emperor for so many years and has seen all kinds of officials.

There are many smart people and even more stupid people.

Emperor Su He understood that the two rights of official appointment and distribution of money could never be out of control.

He can promote a commoner to the temple and distribute huge amounts of silver coins to various places.

Not only can the government and money be given out, but it can also be recovered.

This division and collection is the embodiment of the supreme imperial power.

When Emperor Su He saw that the ministers were talking about this matter, they did not speak, but looked at him.

They all know who can decide where the money goes.

Emperor Su He coughed slightly and said: "I am very satisfied with the profit of the young master this year.

The sustainable development of Shaofu cannot be separated from the continuous investment of large amounts of funds.

The funds allocated to the Shaofu this year include new technologies such as telegraphs and telephones. These new technologies are all specially allocated, and the total amount is only 20 million taels of silver coins.

I also directly mentioned 20 million taels of silver coins to the young master's allocation for next year.

This is the money for the Shaofu's normal research and development of technology and the normal expansion of his company.

About the diesel locomotive and railway speed-increasing projects that the country is focusing on.

Seven million taels of silver coins were allocated in the first year, specifically for the preliminary preparation of this project.

In order to ensure safety, new train locomotives need to be tested on the road for a long time.

If the railway rails are replaced, exploration and site selection will need to be carried out again.

Both of these preparations take a very long time, and the special fund of 7 million taels is enough to complete the preliminary preparations.

I will adjust the amount of funding as appropriate based on the situation prepared by the railway company."

Emperor Su He made a golden statement and directly set a total profit of 40 million taels of silver coins to be handed over by the young master.

Prime Minister Qian Mingyi's face immediately showed joy. Counting these 40 million taels of silver coins, the total amount of silver coins that the Ministry of Finance can receive will be a terrifying 140 million taels of silver coins.

This is an extremely huge expense, and it is even more frightening to think about. If nothing happens, according to the growth rate of the empire's economy, the funds at its disposal will exceed 100 million taels every year in the future.

As Prime Minister, he has never fought such a rich battle.

Now I don’t have to worry about lack of money, it feels very refreshing.

He also has a worry now: where will so much money be spent?

Grand Governor Qi Gang stood up excitedly, with a hint of pleading in his plaintive tone: "Your Majesty, in order to develop the empire, we stopped expanding outwards and continued to recuperate in the country after successive wars.

Judging from the tax revenue exceeding 100 million, the strategy of recuperation and recuperation has been successful.

But in a country that is rich but not strong, if a child holds gold in a busy city, he will be eaten by the bandits around him.

The empire must strengthen its military force. Only a strong army can protect the security of the empire.

Since the launch of the Taishan-class ironclads, only twenty-three ironclads have been launched, completely unable to defend the empire's maritime borders.

Chen believes that the current ironclad ship technology has been accumulated and mature, coupled with the recently popular diesel engine technology.

Ironclad ship technology should continue to develop, moving in the direction of larger tonnage and stronger firepower."

The naval general of the Governor's Office was very surprised. Governor Qi Gangyi gave people the clearest stance, that is, he opposed the expansion of the navy.

The navy general showed a delighted expression. Could it be that Governor Qi Gangyi had realized that he alone could not stop the development of the navy, and he wanted to show goodwill to the navy.

The army generals were even more surprised. Some were even indignant and kept gasping for air.

The Army has been suppressed by the Navy to the point that its military expenditure is less than one-tenth of that of the Navy.

Commander Qi Gangyi is one of the last remaining veterans of the army. How could he betray his original position and move closer to the navy?

Is the corruption of power really so powerful?

The commander-in-chief moved closer to the navy, and he thought that the army was weak.

Although the navy accounts for 90% of the empire's military expenditure, the total number of people in the navy is less than 100,000, which cannot be compared with the millions of troops.

Prince Su Shu was also very confused. His friendly relationship with the navy was well known to the world.

But after several trials, he wanted to put his power in the navy.

He does not seek to control a certain fleet, but only seeks for his confidants to go to the navy for training.

Just this subtle action caused Qi Gangyi to cut him off without mercy, and he also reported it to the entire army as a model.

This is equivalent to a big mouth slapped directly on his face.

If Prince Su Shu hadn't thought of his mother's advice, Wang Wenjun, he would definitely show some shame.

Just because he was close to the navy, the chief governor hated him and opposed him at all costs.

Prince Su Shu clearly felt that Governor Qi Gangyi had a great opinion of him.

This is definitely not what he told his mother, Queen Wang Wenjun, that he was his father's chess piece, used to check and balance himself.

Even if Qi Gangyi is a chess piece, he definitely has his own ideas.

Such a stubborn person has now made a 180-degree turn in his position. This is really shocking.

Emperor Su He was surprised by Qi Gangyi's transformation, and he promoted Qi Gangyi to the rank of Grand Governor.

The main reason is that this person is quite stubborn. In popular parlance, he is stubborn, and even nine oxen cannot pull him back if he is determined to do something.

Qi Gangyi is in his fifties. He should be more stubborn as he gets older. Why is he suddenly enlightened?

Emperor Su He was just surprised for a moment. Governor Qi Gangyi asked about the direction of the development of the navy. Of course, he had to answer carefully.

“It is very difficult to develop technology for large marine diesel engines.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! I am prepared to wait until diesel engine technology matures before developing towards large marine diesel engines.

When steam engine technology is very mature, it will develop into large steam engines for ships."

Emperor Su He turned his attention to Navy Commander Zhou You.

Previously, the Metropolitan Government had jurisdiction over the Admiralty and War Departments.

Emperor Su He found that the Navy Department and the Army Department tended to be independent, and the antagonism between the Navy and the Army intensified.

He directly abolished the Admiralty and War Departments, and placed both armies under the unified management of the Metropolitan Governor.

However, in order to facilitate the management of various major armies, people who are familiar with relevant military matters are still promoted to serve as military commanders and are responsible for controlling the development of the military services.

The military commander has no personnel or financial power, so he cannot form an independent pole.

Governor Zhou You immediately showed up with a red face, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that our navy's technical strength is very strong.

The research and development process of diesel engines will definitely not be delayed."

Emperor Su He nodded and said: "Since the navy has ambitions, I will not dampen your enthusiasm.

Allocate an additional 10 million taels of silver coins to research 10,000-ton ironclad ships and marine diesel engine technology."

Governor Qi Gangyi had a happy smile on his face.

He knew that Emperor Su He was very concerned about the technological development of the navy.

The navy in Emperor Su He's heart is that big means strong and big means beautiful.

His requirements for the navy have always been large tonnage, large muzzle, and high speed.

The navy has already been allocated 10 million taels of silver coins, and the military expenditure they can allocate in the future will become very small.

You must know that the total military expenditure last year was less than 10 million taels of silver coins.

Qi Gangyi was most afraid that the navy would use the excuse of insufficient main ironclads to continue building ironclads.

This will seriously embezzle the military expenditures originally belonging to the Army.

He attracted the attention of Emperor Su He and the naval generals to the new warship.

The Army can take this opportunity to continue to grow and let the Navy see who is the big brother.

Governor Qi Gangyi continued: "If the navy wants to develop, your majesty cannot favor one thing over the other. The army also needs to develop.

I saw cars running all over the street, especially cars and horses competing in a tug-of-war.

A hundred horses are tied together, and they can't pull a car.
To be continued...