Chapter 2311: The Seventh Division of the Ministry of Household, helping the weak and resisting the strong
Chapter 2311: Seven Departments of the Ministry of Household Affairs, supporting the weak and resisting the strong
As soon as Wang Meng said this, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and other counselors all nodded in agreement involuntarily, obviously they did not think highly of Dorgon and Mao Dun.
Ying Hao thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case. Kublai Khan and Aguda had too great an advantage.
Although Mao Dun was unparalleled in cavalry and combat, Kublai Khan also had Murong Ke, and after a series of political battles, the number of supporters on Kublai Khan's side had greatly exceeded that of Mao Dun.
After Kublai Khan returned to Yuanmeng, facing Mao Dun, the enemy who killed his father, he not only suppressed his hatred and tried his best to conflict with him, but also gradually took away the power from Mao Dun.
Now that Kublai Khan dared to take the initiative, it proved that he was at least 70% sure. Without external intervention, Maodun would only end up defeated.
The situation in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties was different from that in the Yuan and Meng Dynasties.
After the fall of Nurhachi, Aguda became the real number one general in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and no one could match him militarily.
Dorgon murdered his brother in Shengjing, and after publicly tricking Ah Gu and beating him up, he had already gained an advantage, but was completely defeated militarily by Ah Gu.
At the beginning, the gap between the Aisin Gioro family and the Wanyan family was not big. The Wanyan family only had a slight advantage in terms of military strength. On the other hand, Aisin Gioro had an absolute advantage in generals.
Dorgon's side has three gods of war, Shanshi Tuo, Yang Dayan, and Lian'er Xinshan (a hidden figure in the Hundred Calls of Foreign Races), while Aguda's side only has the war god Wanyan Jinbaizi.
Dorgon, who had three gods of war, logically speaking, would have no problem protecting himself even if he lost to Aguda, but the subsequent war was shocking.
Aguda adopted the strategy of showing the enemy's weakness, and Dorgon fell into the trap. After defeating Aguda for the first time, he began to become arrogant. In the end, he fell into Aguda's trick of luring the enemy deeper, and was defeated miserably.
Lian'er Xinshan, a god of war, was captured and surrendered to Aguda.
It was precisely because of this battle that the gap between the Qing and Jin Dynasties further widened. Aguda took advantage of the situation and led the two great soldiers to surround Shengjing. If Dorgon had not won the support of the Qing army from three Koreas, Shengjing would have been defeated by Aguda.
Although the first civil war of the Qing Dynasty ended with Aguda's retreat, the Wanyan family's overall strength and even recovery speed had surpassed that of the Aixinjueluo family.
In evenly matched situations, Dorgon was no match for Aguda. This time Aguda made a comeback after being fully prepared. Both in terms of military strength and morale, they were still stronger than the Aixinjueluo family. It would be surprising if Dorgon could win.
"For me, Da Qin, only Yuan Qing can be good if it is divided and internally consumed."
Ying Hao's eyes were full of determination and he said in a deep voice: "Whether it is Yuan, Meng or Manchu, I will not allow reunification. No matter who wants to unify, they are destined to be the enemies of Qin."
Ying Hao's attitude is very clear, whoever wants to unify the Yuan and Qing Dynasties will be the enemy of Qin.
The reason why Great Qin took the initiative to let Kublai Khan return to his country and supported Aguda to usurp power was to plunge the Yuan and Qing Dynasties into internal strife.
Now that Kublai Khan and Aguda have gained advantages in the country, and both are not satisfied with the status quo and want to unify, Great Qin will naturally not allow it. After all, letting the Yuan and Qing Dynasties continue to suffer from internal friction is the national policy designated by Great Qin.
Then don't blame Da Qin for supporting their enemies.
Great Qin has made a plan not to launch a large-scale war within three years, so it is naturally impossible to directly send troops to support Dorgon and Maodun.
Although Da Qin could not directly send troops, it could provide support to Dorgon and Maodun in other ways, such as selling them equipment to allow them to quickly expand their armies.
The situation in the Yuan and Qing Dynasties was completely different from that in the Central Plains. When the Central Plains militia ratio reached ten to one, it was already the ultimate expansion of the army. However, these two countries were nomadic peoples on the grassland before. If they were forced, they could even mobilize all the people.
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Now Dorgon and Maodun are obviously cornered, so haven't they expanded their army?
Naturally, the army has been expanded.
However, due to the embargo policy of the Qin Dynasty, the grassland was extremely short of iron ore and steel.
Without enough iron ore and steel, you can't make enough weapons.
And without enough weapons, it is natural not to be able to arm a sufficient army.
Moton is currently in a predicament where some people have money, food, and horses, but do not have enough equipment to expand their army.
Dorgon's situation is relatively better. After all, there are a lot of iron mines in the Northeast, but the number of Manchu craftsmen is too small. In addition, iron smelting and forging technology are relatively backward. Even if they build weapons day and night, they can't.
Let the Qing army complete its military expansion in a short period of time.
Mao Dun and Dorgon had thought about buying equipment from Da Qin before, but even if they offered a high price, Da Qin would not sell it to them. The reason is simply that their power exceeds that of Kublai Khan and Aguda.
But the situation is different now. Aguda and Kublai Khan already have a huge advantage. If the Qin Dynasty does not lift the ban on the two parties and provide weapon support, Maodun and Dorgon may really be annexed.
If it really comes to this point, the strategy of letting Yuan Qing continue to be internally consumed will naturally fail completely.
Jia Xu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, both Dorgon and Maodun sent envoys to the court, and both expressed their eagerness to hope that Da Qin could sell them a batch of equipment."
Ying Hao couldn't help but sneered when he heard this.
Look, before Da Qin even contacted them, they came to the door on their own initiative.
If he hadn't been forced into a hurry, he would definitely not have been so eager to come to his door and be brutally beaten by Da Qin.
"Sell, whether it's weapons, armor, or crossbows (castrated versions of strong crossbows), I, Da Qin, will sell them to them, but at this price, I have to pay a 30% premium."
Ying Hao sneered and said, after all, these two families took the initiative and asked to be slaughtered, so how could he let go of such a good opportunity to make money?
Dorgon and Maodun could actually purchase arms from the Qin, Sui, and Tang kingdoms, but the Tang State was now too busy taking care of itself, and the Sui State's military production capacity was too low. The only place that could obtain large quantities of equipment was the Qin Dynasty.
In this case, let alone a 30% premium, even if it is 40% to 50%, the two companies must agree.
For them now, the most important thing is to win this civil war. Once they lose, no matter how much wealth they keep in their hands, it will be meaningless. On the contrary, they will only benefit their mortal enemies.
In the view of Mao Dun and Dorgon, it would be better to take advantage of Da Qin than to take advantage of Kublai Khan and Aguda.
"Where is Mi Zhu?" Ying Hao asked.
Mi Zhu stood in the middle of the crowd. Hearing the words, he immediately stood up and said, "I'm here."
"You are the director of the Department of Commerce and Trade, so you should be in charge of negotiating arms sales with the Motondorgon family."
"According to the decree."
The Department of Commerce and Trade belongs to the Ministry of Household Affairs and is one of the seven departments of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The Ministry of Household Affairs has seven departments in total, namely:
The Taxation Department is responsible for the taxation of states and counties across the country. The director is Zhang Hong;
The Household Registration Department is responsible for managing household registration issues for people all over the world. The director is Zhong Yao;
The Munitions Department is responsible for managing all arsenals in the country, as well as the maintenance and distribution of equipment, while the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Industry is only responsible for building, and the director is Xun Yan;
The Salary Department is responsible for managing the salary issues of all civil servants in Da Qin. The director is Qin Guan;
The Food and Rating Department is responsible for managing the food and salary issues of the national army. The director is Qin Chu;
Salt and Iron Department, salt and iron is a violent industry, and the salt and iron in Daqin have been nationalized, and only the state can operate it, so the Salt and Iron Department was specially established to be responsible for many matters of salt and iron in the country. The director is Zhang Ji;
The Department of Commerce and Trade, with the formalization of commerce and caravans in Da Qin, commercial taxes accounted for a huge proportion of the country's income, so the Department of Commerce and Trade was specially established to be responsible for managing the major caravans across the country, as well as commercial trade in various states.
, the director is Mi Zhu.
Just looking at the functions of the Seven Departments of the Ministry of Household Affairs, we can see how powerful Xun Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs, really was.
It was precisely because the Ministry of Revenue had too much power that Ying Hao transferred the currency minting power of Da Qin to the Ministry of Works and set up a minting department specifically to prevent the Ministry of Revenue from exerting too much power.
If the Ministry of Household Affairs has both the power of taxation and the right to mint coins, then Xun Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs, has too much power, and can even threaten Prime Minister Wang Meng. If the other five ministers compete for the Prime Minister, it will be impossible for them to transfer ownership.
Department.
The commerce department that Mi Zhu is in charge of still has a lot of power. He is now very grateful for his decision to go all out and join Ying Hao with his whole family. Otherwise, how could he have gone from being a despised merchant to becoming one of the Seventh Household of the Qin Dynasty today?
Director of the Department of Commerce and Trade, one of the departments.
If he does well in the future and makes great contributions, Mi Zhu can even compete for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
As for Mi Zhu's younger brother Mi Yuan, he is now the director of the Performance Appraisal Department, one of the four departments of the Ministry of Personnel, responsible for the performance appraisal of officials.
The Mi family has two directors of the Sixth Department, which is enough to honor the family.
All said, sometimes, choice is really more important than hard work.
The Mi family has worked hard to develop in Xuzhou for more than a hundred years, but they are still just businessmen. But after Mi Zhu's generation made a correct choice, the entire family underwent a complete transformation.
Ying Hao's kindness naturally made Mi burst into tears, so he worked conscientiously after taking office, fearing that any mistakes would make him an excuse for others to criticize him.
Mi Zhu, who was born as a businessman, is still good at business negotiations. Yinghao only asked for a 30% premium, but in his negotiations with the Motondorgon family, he negotiated a 40% premium.
Mi Zhu was even confident of talking about 50%, but considering that the current situation of the two families is not good, if the price is too high, they will not be able to buy too much equipment. If they fail to stop Kublai Khan and Aguda in the end, then
But the gains outweigh the losses.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have reached an agreement with both parties to sell arms at a 40% premium.
Mao Dunfang requested to buy: 80,000 sabers, 100,000 sets of horse gear, 20,000 leather armors, 5,000 iron armors, 8,000 shields, 10,000 crossbows, 1.5 million arrows...
Dorgon requested to buy: 50,000 steel knives, 30,000 spears, 20,000 sabers, 50,000 sets of horse gear, 10,000 leather armors, 5,000 iron armors, 5,000 shields, 10,000 crossbows, and arrows.
One million arrows..."
After listening to Mi Zhu's report, Ying Hao looked surprised and said, "Why are there so many?"
He thought that it would be good if Moton and Dorgon combined could buy equipment for an army of 100,000 people, but the supplies on the list together could even arm an army of 200,000 people.
Motun and Dorgon were ready to give up everything and fight to the death with Kublai Khan.
The conflict between the two sides has become completely irreconcilable. The war will only end if one side is defeated.
This is great news for Da Qin.
The Qin Dynasty was not only able to provoke and support one party to suppress the other, causing the Yuan and Qing Dynasties to fall into continuous internal strife, and the national power became weaker and weaker, but it could also earn a large amount of wealth for its own development by selling weapons, grain, grass and other materials.
A hundred benefits and no harm.
Through many battles in Hebei, Youzhou, Jingbei, Sizhou, Yongzhou, etc., Daqin seized as many as one million military equipment. In addition to the equipment that was reduced by 300,000, Daqin's discarded equipment alone amounted to as many as 1.33 million.
Ten thousand.
Ye Qingmei went to the West this time and took away enough inventory to equip an army of 400,000 people, and now he has to sell it to Moton and Dorgon for another 200,000 yuan, which means that half of these abandoned equipment has been disposed of.
The remaining discarded equipment can be almost completely disposed of after Ye Qingmei returns and makes her second and third voyage to the West.
"If all the 1.3 million pieces of equipment are sold out, won't there be nothing left to sell? And Daqin will also lose a major financial income. This is absolutely unacceptable."
After thinking about this, Ying Hao's eyes fell on Song Yingxing and asked: "Song Yingxing, you are in charge of the Ordnance Department. If the craftsmen of our Daqin go all out to build equipment, what will the production capacity be in a year?"
Song Yingxing stood up decisively and answered directly without thinking: "Your Majesty, if there is no shortage of raw materials, the total number of craftsmen in Da Qin is 120,000, and we can build the equipment of an army of 500,000 in one year."
"Half a million?"
Ying Hao looked thoughtful, and then said seriously: "It's not enough. The Ministry of Industry's output needs to continue to expand. You have one year to recruit the number of craftsmen to 150,000, and allocate 50,000 craftsmen to create the castrated version."
Inferior equipment, specially designed for external sale."
It is naturally impossible to sell the equipment of Da Qin's army to the outside world. After all, if Da Qin's equipment needs to be at the forefront, it may give up the big cake of arms sales, so it can only make some castrated versions of inferior goods to make money.
Other countries definitely cannot do this. After all, their own production capacity is somewhat limited. Only Daqin, which has overcapacity, can do this.
After Song Yingxing heard what Ying Hao said, he couldn't help but look embarrassed. After all, craftsmen are different from soldiers. They need to master skills in quantity. To train 30,000 qualified craftsmen in one year is a bit of a heavy task.
"What, are you sleepy?" Ying Hao asked with a faint smile.
Song Yingxing's thoughts were seen through, and he suddenly became excited, and then gritted his teeth and said: "No, Weichen will definitely complete the task."
But he thought secretly in his heart: It seems that he has to ask his master for help.