Chapter 146 The Ministry of War
The Ministry of Works’ role as the leader in technology cannot be ignored! It has indeed played a booster role in the development of industry and commerce in Eastern Mongolia. Ulutus praised Wang He’s achievements in the position of the chief officer of the Ministry of Works on the spot, which was not among the three ministers who had previously performed their achievements.
This also made others look at Wang He with a little envious look.
As the protagonist who was praised, Wang He secretly made up his mind to work harder for Ulutus when he was deeply honored. He was a craftsman, and he never dared to imagine everything he had now when he dreamed of midnight.
After all, a craftsman slave can get the opportunity of free people, not to mention becoming a chief official, a position and a minister. Now everything he has is given by the king. Even if one day he needs to sacrifice his life for Ulutus, he is willing to do so.
He actually didn't have such a simple concept of gratitude!
Those shepherds who were free and free because of Ulutus also regarded Ulutus as their great benefactor. Not to mention those who were homeless in the capital, who were now homeless and now had shelter from wind and rain and would not starve to death.
Only those who have experienced hardships know how important and satisfying a job that can shelter from the wind and rain, get paid every day, and will not starve to death.
After the Ministry of Works, it is the Ministry of War.
The power of the Ministry of War should be the most weakened after the establishment of the Five Army Governor's Office. Not only did the power to mobilize the troops, but the power to command the troops was also gone. The role of the Ministry of War in the future was mainly to train new recruits and raise the food and grass needed for the war.
The war to attack the Dazhen Kingdom did not last long and progressed rapidly, resulting in the food and grass raised in Eastern Mongolia being able to cope with it.
But now after the war is over, the food and grass have been exhausted. The Ministry of Revenue did not say that before, but the Ministry of War has no potential to continue the war.
Ulutus also understood the meaning of the Ministry of War! They were worried that Ulutus would use force to solve the threat of the Khanate after the beginning of spring.
After all, there are not many soldiers left behind in the Khan Court, and the previous border provocations have been easily dealt with. The entire Eastern Mongolian army was too relaxed in the battle in the Northeast, and was full of war. Some military generals even bluntly said that they simply took advantage of the absence of the main force of the Khan Court and went directly to plow the caves and seize all Mongolians in the northern desert.
The Ministry of War said that the food and grass were gone at this time, and it also reminded the warlike generals that Eastern Mongolia would not be able to fight again in a short period of time.
Taking this opportunity, the Ministry of Revenue also added that due to the three-year exemption of taxes, the grain harvested by the four northeastern provinces and one government in the first turmoil will have to wait at least until mid-to-late autumn. Moreover, the grain received will definitely not be as good as previous years.
Before this, these places may need support from the court. Due to the war, the fields were abandoned seriously and the people were delayed in farming, so there was an irresistible tendency for food prices to rise among the people.
It was only because the government had been suppressing it, and the relevant grain relief was also underway, so there was no surge or chaos. However, the treasury's grain reserves are limited now. If war was added, the relief would not be possible at all.
Of course, the Ministry of Revenue cannot solve the problem of food shortage. Now, through commercial means, the commerce bank has been asked to find ways to buy grain from the south, especially in the Song State, where there has been no major wars in recent years, and there is definitely food.
There are also Goryeo and Japan on the other side of the sea, which are all objects to buy food.
Ulutus intends to build a port not only in Fuzhou, Liaoning Province, but also in the mouth of the Tumen River in Jilin Province and Vladivostok in the coastal province, so as to strengthen trade with Japan, Goryeo, Jin and Song.
The Jilin province in later generations should be the closest to the coast of China, but it is an inland province. I have to say that this is really a great regret.
Under the current Eastern Mongolian rule, Jilin Province has moved its location to the northeastern region and has a higher latitude than later provinces. However, it has a coastline, which makes up for the regret of seeing the sea but not touching the sea in later generations.
Of course, this project is quite large! Ulutus is also planning to diligently cultivate internal skills in the next few years and vigorously develop internal strength. As long as external forces do not provoke them, he will not take the initiative to show his fangs.
But once he provoked him, he didn't mind letting the other party know that the tiger's butt could not be touched.
At present, the Ministry of War not only mentioned the issue of food and grass, but also mentioned the issue of the number of troops.
This time, the Dazhen Kingdom and the Eastern Liao Kingdom surrendered and captured a large number of troops. Among them, the Dazhen Kingdom had as many as 120,000, and the Liao Kingdom had a total of more than 30,000 people. When the Shun Yong Army was formed in the early stage, some tribal troops had been stripped of the surrendered army, but the rest were still waiting to be resettled.
Although the Liao Kingdom had only more than 30,000 people, they were second prisoners after being captured by the Dazhen Kingdom and then captured by the Eastern Mongolia. These people thought that the Eastern Mongolia would make the decision for them when they came, and were very inconsistent with the surrendered army of the Dazhen Kingdom.
There are also many local areas in the Northeast after this war. Many bandits sprung up from all over the country like mushrooms after the rain, especially in Liaodong provinces, where reports of looting merchants have been increasing, and it is also necessary to come forward to resolve the issue.
However, whether it is the local security army or the current governor's office of the Five Army needs to decide.
Today, the statement on behalf of the Ministry of War was Zheburige!
He was originally a general of the Yegu tribe. After the Yegu tribe was annexed by Ulutus, he surrendered to Ulutus very well. On the battlefield, Zheburige's achievements were not dazzling. He has always stayed behind and guarded the base camp for Ulutus.
It is precisely for this reason that Ulutus saw his advantages of being stable and patient in government affairs, so after Abatu was transferred from the Ministry of War, he served as the Minister of War.
It should also be mentioned here that the official position of the Privy Council is the title of Shangshu, and the chief official of the five ministries is also the title of Shangshu. Ulutus does not want to weaken the five ministries too much, so the official position must be reflected in equality. However, in government affairs, the status of the Privy Council will definitely surpass the five ministries, and it is also planned by Ulutus in the next few years.
Although the Ministry of War has now become a veritable civil servant, Zheburige is very steady. Being promoted to the title of Shangshu is also considered a promotion. And Ulutus also told him that he may not have no chance to enter the Central Army Governor's Office in the future and go to the battlefield again.
He was transferred back from the Hailar Province for not long, and he was not very familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of War. But he still tried his best to carefully check the various statistical documents left since the establishment of the Ministry of War. This made him quite familiar with today's statements.
Chapter completed!