It was the intention of the prime ministers to oppose the establishment of naval forces in the South China Sea. As soon as Luo Youdu spoke, Dou Yi, a civil servant leader, immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty, I believe that there is no need to implement the formation of a navy in the South China Sea immediately. Over the years, the imperial court has fought in the south and north, and its territory has been expanded by more than half. The number of soldiers has been mobilized back and forth more than half a million times, and hundreds of millions have been spent on food and military pay.
. Jiangnan, Wuyue, and Qingyuan can still be self-sufficient. However, Bashu, Lingnan, and Lianglong all need planning and construction, especially the Lianglong area, which has been trapped by the enemy for a long time and needs to be managed. Now the imperial court is not rich. It is not necessary to establish a navy in the South China Sea.
It happens overnight. The selection of soldiers, the construction of ships, the equipment of soldiers and armors, and the supply of materials are all a huge consumption."
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes: if you can, advance; otherwise, retreat; act according to your ability."
"After the imperial court acquired the land of Lingnan, the six states were united and the nine states were unified. It was a great opportunity to create a great cause of governance and restore people's livelihood."
“Only by putting the people first can a country survive for a long time.”
Dou Yi said solemnly.
Luo Youdu looked at Dou Yi with a headache.
Ever since Dou Yi entered his circle of confidants during the Huainan War, she had become his right-hand man and helped him a lot. After she ascended the throne, she was among the first batch of ministers to become prime ministers.
Dou Yi was a man of great integrity, outspoken and courageous in admonishing. He was also knowledgeable and capable of handling tasks, and he was the king's assistant in the world.
The Luo Yu court is now prosperous, and Dou Yi has contributed a lot.
Luo Youdu has a forward-looking vision, and from time to time he will come up with many ideas that are beyond the times.
These ideas are not bad, but some are not suitable for this era.
Things that are too advanced and applied mechanically to ancient times will cause big trouble.
Dou Yi argued over these hurdles many times to suppress Luo Youdu's restless mind and avoid the risk of breaking his eggs if he took too big a step.
This time Dou Yi stood in front of him again. Luo Youdu narrowed his eyes slightly. It was quite interesting to compete with such talented prime ministers as Dou Yi and Wei Renpu.
It's a great feeling of accomplishment to win against them.
As soon as Dou Yi finished speaking, Han Lingkun stood up immediately.
In the Song Dynasty, due to Zhao Kuangyin's compromise with civil servants and his act of releasing military power over a glass of wine, there were no military ministers in the temple who could compete with civil servants.
Luo Youdu, who has learned his lesson, will naturally not repeat the same mistakes. Military ministers have the right to speak and have the qualifications to quarrel with civil servants.
It’s just that you lose often.
Using hands is the strong point of military ministers, but speaking is really no match for civil servants.
But when it was time to go up, Wu Chen was not timid at all.
Han Lingkun said: "Xiangong Dou's words are wrong. The purpose of establishing the navy in the South China Sea is to stabilize the situation in the entire South China Sea and spread the power of the imperial court. It can effectively avoid military disasters and deter Xiaoxiao. Take precautions in advance and avoid our army's future actions.
Distracted by the war in the South."
Luo Youdu nodded secretly. What Han Lingkun said made some sense, but the truth was a little different.
As expected, without Pan Mei here, Wu Chen's combat effectiveness would be even worse.
As soon as Han Lingkun finished speaking, Xue Juzheng immediately said: "What the commander-in-chief said is wrong. If it is because of some bandits in the South China Sea, there is no need for the court to take action personally. Just send an envoy to the Champa Kingdom to inform them, and the Champa Kingdom will immediately send troops to protect it."
There is no need for the imperial court to take action to maintain order in the South China Sea."
Xue Ju was a member of the Ministry of Rites and often communicated with envoys from other countries.
The Champa Kingdom is extremely rich in products, but lacks high-end craftsmanship and relies heavily on the Central Plains for luxury goods.
The relationship with the Central Plains is very good.
The Champa State is weak, but it still has a certain power in Southeast Asia at the moment. It rules the vassal states of Jiuzhou, Rili, Uma, Batong and so on. Let them attack other countries. They may not have that strength, but they can fight against them.
A few pirates, more than enough.
Han Lingkun didn't know how to reply for a while.
Upon seeing this, Cao Bin came out and said: "I believe that being strong is the last word. The countries in the South China Sea have always respected our Central Plains in name only, except for paying tribute. We, the Central Plains, have no actual influence on them.
On the contrary, it is the Western fleets that spread their culture to the countries in the South China Sea. This situation is because we do not pay attention to the South China Sea."
It can be seen that Cao Bin has put in a little effort.
Wei Renpu also stood up at this time and said: "I believe that there are priorities. The countries in the South China Sea are weak and not worthy of such treatment by the court. On the contrary, the Khitan in the northeast is our great enemy and a thorn in the side. Now they have sent troops to Goryeo with clear intentions.
.Taking advantage of the fact that our army is unable to carry out the Northern Expedition, to eliminate future troubles. At this time, spending huge amounts of military funds to expand our strength in the South China Sea is really putting the cart before the horse."
Dou Yi was talking about people's livelihood, and Wei Renpu was talking about the overall situation at this time.
Shi Shouxin couldn't help but said: "That doesn't necessarily mean you can do anything in Northern Xinjiang."
Wei Renpu didn't even bother to reply.
Song Qi also said at this time: "Your Majesty, pirates in the South China Sea are not very popular. Judging from the news from Governor Pan, they robbed only small merchants and hawkers. They did not dare to attack truly large-scale caravans. They did not dare to fight with me."
There is no big impact on the economy. Local officials are paying attention and the Champa state is cooperating, so there is nothing to fear."
This is starting from reality.
The three prime ministers started from the people's livelihood, the overall situation, and reality respectively, and they were obviously prepared.
On the other hand, the scum of the military ministers, except for what Cao Bin said, had no ability to resist at all.
well!
It’s not their fault. This group of people don’t like to use their brains.
In addition, people in this era really don’t know much about the South China Sea.
As a continental country, it has little knowledge of navigation.
There is no way to argue with that.
Luo Youdu stroked his mustache, knowing that if he wanted to reverse the situation, he had to use his trump card, so he glanced at Zhao Pu.
Zhao Pu understood this and, as a member of the prime minister's group, stabbed him in the back again.
"I think what Xianggong Dou, Xue Xianggong and Song Xianggong said are all reasonable, but I think that the prosperity in the world is for profit, and the turmoil in the world is for profit. Your Majesty's words about the situation in Lianglong are that the interests of the Xia are the top priority. I
I deeply believe so. Our Central Plains court can be the master of the four directions, protecting and leading the subordinate countries to become prosperous and powerful. However, everything must be based on the interests of the Xia, and not give up actual interests for the so-called false reputation of the heavenly kingdom."
"The countries in the South China Sea are blessed with a unique geographical location and are rich in grain. We in the south of the Yangtze River are known as the land of fish and rice. Rice is harvested twice a year, but they can have three crops a year, and their output is far better than that of the Central Plains. If we can make the entire South China Sea countries become our Central Plains
By farming, the Central Plains will not be afraid of any natural disasters in the future, and people all over the world will be able to have enough food and clothing. This is such a move that benefits the country and the people..."
Zhao Pu's words were full of twists and turns, which was very effective.
The expressions of Dou Yi, Xue Juzheng, Wei Renpu, Song Qi and others all changed.
People like them don't have much desire to open up new territories and expand their territory; people's livelihood is what they yearn for.
Helping the world and bringing peace to the people is their most important goal. To put it simply, it is to feed and clothe the people of the world.
Zhao Pu's knife undoubtedly stabbed their weakness.
It's just that you have to make a choice between the people of the Central Plains and the people of the South China Sea countries.