Qiang Ming 542_Qiang Ming full text free reading_Chapter 542 Cabinet meeting from (.)
What you have to do is how to make this country strong, advanced, and prosperous. The increase in national power will make your country a superpower to the greatest extent possible!
Most people in the cabinet still sided with Song Xianji and Ou Jue. After intense discussion, Qin Yun announced the cabinet's decision:
Stop the trade between the long-distance trade fleet and Mexico, and declare the dry wax silk as an "enemy" at the same time. [High-quality update.] The dry wax silk fleet and the dry wax silk people will no longer receive any life within the Huben Guard's sphere of influence.
and property guarantees.
Ding Yunyi smiled when he heard this resolution. He knew that his pirate alliance was busy again.
Speaking of the Pirate Alliance, the scope of activities of this organization personally commanded by Ding Yunyi has become wider and wider. Not only did they directly participate in the Tiger Guards' attacks on Malacca and Batavia, but they also further extended their sphere of influence
Already.
I heard that pirates from the farthest reaches have arrived in Mexico to carry out activities and plunder on a large scale.
Originally, Ding Yunyi had planned to solve the pirate problem, but as the pirate fleet deepened, he temporarily put aside this idea.
If we can wreak havoc on the West, this might not be a bad thing.
"The next bill is this year's military budget proposed by Wu Liehou Ding Yunyi." When Qin Yun said this, everyone fell silent.
In the past, any decision made by Wu Liehou Ding Yunyi was made by him alone. But now it is suddenly handed over to the cabinet for discussion, which is really uneasy.
Qin Yun glanced at Ding Yunyi. Seeing Ding Yunyi nodding at him encouragingly, he became bolder: "Wu Liehou Ding Yunyi's budget for this year is twelve million taels."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place burst into murmurs.
Cai Qizhen is the oldest among these people, and she gave Ding Yunyi great help in his early days. At the same time, his son was on an expedition and was the backbone of the Tiger Guard. If anyone can raise objections, it must be him.
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Cai Qizhen cleared her throat: "Everyone, although the economic situation in Fujian, Taiwan and other places is running well. There are also several colonies to support it, which can be said to be a rolling in of financial resources, but I think the military expenditure of 12 million taels is still too high.
.Last year’s expedition to Japan cost only more than eight million taels at the end of the year. Now it has suddenly improved so much. I don’t know what Wu Liehou means.”
Everyone's eyes fell on Ding Yunyi.
Ding Yunyi knew it was time to speak: "Members of Congress, yes, last year's expedition to Japan cost millions of taels, and most of the military expenses were borne by Luzon, Siam, and Myanmar. Ah, there are also some expenses
A little commotion..."
All the congressmen laughed as soon as these words came out. The little commotion that Wu Liehou said was caused by excessive exploitation, and some repression incidents also occurred.
In the end, the people in these three places were quite submissive, and no particularly serious bloodshed occurred.
Ding Yunyi continued: "But this year, the shipyard will be expanded more than three times, the firearms bureau will be expanded more than six times, and the existing Tiger Guards will complete a comprehensive update of equipment within two years. Not only that, I will also
Expanding the army by 200,000 and the navy by 100,000, all of this requires a lot of money!"
Some congressmen exclaimed.
The scale of what Wu Liehou wants to do is really too big. Not to mention the shipyard and firearms bureau, the army alone will expand by 300,000 people. What exactly does he want to do?
"In order to cope with the upcoming war." Ding Yunyi emphasized his words: "I think you all know the news that Luoyang has been captured, right? I predict that the rogue bandits will definitely attack the capital within three years...
..."
"What?" Several congressmen couldn't help shouting.
"Within three years, the rogue bandits will inevitably reach the capital!" Ding Yunyi repeated his words: "It is already difficult for the imperial army to stop the rogue bandits. At the same time, great changes will inevitably occur outside the customs. Our Ming Dynasty is in danger, and the country is about to fall.
Disaster is imminent! Who can we rely on to support the overall situation? The Tiger Guards! We can only rely on our Tiger Guards! Congressmen, when that time really comes, we, the Tiger Guards, will have to deal with the two very huge forces of the rogue bandits and the Qing army at the same time.
How can our current strength be enough? To expand the army, only continuous expansion of the army can achieve the goal. Some people may not believe that it is possible to use the land of Fujian to deal with the world? Yes! We have not only Fujian, but also so many colonies.
We still have the morale of the military and the people!"
Everyone listened attentively as Ding Yunyi continued:
"Twelve million taels is indeed a huge sum of money, but it is actually not enough. I have ordered our Huben guards stationed in Japan, Luzon, Siam, Myanmar and other places to escort 10 million taels to Fujian before June.
This is a death order. If anyone is short of one or two silver in the assigned task, then you can take your head to see it. As for the source of troops, many refugees have poured into Fujian in the past two years. In addition to the needs of Fujian's construction, I will also start from
Among them, a large number of new soldiers were recruited to complete my 300,000-strong army expansion plan. Today I will submit this budget to the cabinet, hoping that the cabinet will approve it. The peace of Fujian is not the peace of the world. Those who defend Fujian to the death will sooner or later
They will all be destroyed.”
The words reached everyone's ears deafeningly.
"I agree." Qin Yun was the first to say.
When the voting began, more than 90% of the members voted in favor, and another 10% voted against it. The military budget was passed.
Cai Qizhen suddenly said: "Wu Liehou, I still vote against it."
Ding Yunyi smiled and nodded: "Actually, you don't have to tell me. Since I have established a new cabinet, it is up to you to decide whether you agree or disagree with my proposal, and you don't have to worry about my angry revenge."
Cai Qizhen and the opposing MPs also showed happy smiles...
At the first cabinet meeting, a total of eight proposals were voted on, six of which were passed and two were rejected.
In Ding Yunyi's view, this is already a huge improvement.
When the cabinet meeting ended, Ding Yunyi, Qin Yun, and Cai Qizhen stayed behind. Cai Qizhen suddenly smiled and said: "Master Marquis, you asked me to vote veto on your proposal, which puts me in a difficult position."
"Thank you, Mr. Cai." Ding Yunyi also smiled and said: "Among these members, Mr. Cai is the oldest. If Mr. Cai doesn't do this, who else would dare to do it? I have to do it as a last resort.
.Not all of my thoughts, Ding Yunyi’s, may be correct. The words of one family are not as good as the words of the listener’s family. The emperor who is above us cannot hear these..."
"Speaking of the emperor, I have some thoughts." Qin Yun said: "Since the Marquis is so sure that there will be big changes within three years, are the Marquis prepared to save him or not?"
Ding Yunyi fell silent for a moment...
"Save. Our arms can't stretch that long." Qin Yun helped him answer the question: "And our Tiger Guard soldiers may not be willing to save unless..."
"Unless what?" Ding Yunyi asked.
"Unless Third Brother becomes the emperor himself!" Qin Yun became anxious and said the word "Third Brother" again: "We conquered Luzon last time, and the Japanese court already knew about it, and I heard that the court was furious...
....”
"That's right!" Ye Yuan, who had never spoken at the cabinet meeting, said: "I got the information from my colleagues in the capital. It is said that this is what the emperor said, 'Ding Xiangwen is so bold, without going through the court.
With permission, he sent troops without permission. Does he want to rebel? I will not kill Ding Xiangwen, and I swear that I will not be a human being.' Originally, I was prepared to ask for punishment, but the situation in the court suddenly changed, and Li Ni became independent, Zhang Ni Xianzhong and other rebels
The thieves are back in force, looting all over the place, and the border situation has become tight again, so I have no time to come and ask about our Fujian affairs. In the final analysis, I still don't want it to happen again in Fujian under such a chaotic situation.
What a big change."
He glanced at Ding Yunyi and found that he had no expression, so he continued:
"But this is not a long-term solution after all. We are doing our own thing in Fujian and are incompatible with the imperial court. In fact, we have violated the imperial court's taboo. Many of the generals of the Huben Guards and officials from Fujian, Taiwan and other places have
They all have the idea of supporting your independence."
"Self-reliance, self-reliance." Ding Yunyi sighed softly: "Where do I stand? In the eyes of others, except for the court, I am a loyal minister. Once I stand on my own, my reputation will collapse in an instant. Although our Ming Dynasty is in war,
There is chaos everywhere, but do you know how many people are still loyal to the Ming Dynasty? How many people would rather die with the Ming Dynasty than become a traitor? Once I stand on my own feet, except for us in Fujian, how many people are willing to listen to us?
Apart from that, if you are truly self-reliant, I am afraid that the crusade will arrive very soon, and by then the civil strife of our Ming Dynasty will have increased."
Several people nodded slightly as they listened.
Ding Yunyi suddenly smiled and said: "I won't do it when I am independent, but it is barely acceptable for me to be a regent in the future."
Regent? Several subordinates muttered silently in their hearts.
"Dad, dad." At this time, Ding Yunyi's five-year-old son Ding Xingsi came jumping over under the leadership of Han Xiaoxiao.
Seeing his son, Ding Yunyi showed a smile on his face and hugged his son: "Everyone, what do you think of my son?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "I think that although Xingsi is young, his actions are already vaguely like the third brother's, and he will definitely become a big deal in the future."
"Yes, a tiger father has no sons." Ding Yunyi said boldly, completely ignoring Han Xiaoxiao rolling his eyes: "But what do you think will happen to Xingsi's son?"
Where were the subordinates stunned? Xing Si's son? Wu Liehou might not have thought too far ahead.
"Xingsi's son may still be very good, but what about his son's son?" Ding Yunyi asked again: "It's an old saying that you can't get rich for three generations. Our generation is full of bloodshed, fighting in the north and south, and we know all this.
Nothing comes easy. But our descendants may not experience all this again. For example, Xing Si, he is my son. He knows that it is not easy for his father, so he may cherish it, but his son may not think so.
The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Taizu, established a kingdom and passed it down from generation to generation. The more his descendants passed, the more disdainful he was. In fact, which generation in the past dynasties was not like this? After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, an absurd and mediocre emperor appeared.
It might be destroyed in an instant."
"Does Third Brother mean that the Emperor is not good?" Qin Yun asked tentatively.
"No, the emperor system may not be bad." Ding Yunyi put down his son and said: "But it needs to be slightly improved...or to limit the emperor's rights..."
The subordinates knew that Wu Liehou must have his own ideas in his mind.
At this time, a drought thunder struck in the sky. Ding Yunyi stared at the sky blankly: "The storm is coming."
Everyone knew what he meant. The storm was coming. It was unstoppable and could completely submerge everything in an instant.
The country of Ming Dynasty is also swaying in this storm, and a huge empire is about to collapse.
Chongzhen was a good emperor. Ding Yunyi knew that although he was a subjugated emperor, which was an undeniable fact, he was a subjugated king who would not be scolded.
Let’s take a look at some of the famous kings who lost their country in history. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty at the end of the Han Dynasty was weak and incompetent. Chen Shubao, the empress of Chen, was a shameless and famous emperor.
. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, the reputation of the tyrant is equal to that of Qin Shihuang. Li Yu, the later leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was better than a woman. How many times had he experienced fighting? Although he had good words, it was at the cost of three thousand miles of land.
In the end, he was in disobedience and could not even survive as a minor queen. The two emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty, Huizong and Li Yu, were almost inseparable. These people were more criticized than sympathized with in history.
But Chongzhen is different.
Li Zicheng, who had been responsible for his rebellion for more than ten years, said of Chongzhen: "The king is not very secretive. He is isolated and has many ambitions. The ministers are all private, but they are less loyal than the party."
Li Zicheng had a sworn feud with Emperor Chongzhen, but what he said in this paragraph was extremely polite, and it was clearly an elegant saying that "the king is not the king of the country's subjugation, but all the ministers are the ministers of the country's subjugation."
Even Li Zicheng thought this way, let alone others.
"I inherited the great power with a cool virtue, but I did not expect to rely on bandits. There were three invasions on the side. After seven years of banditry, the masters and disciples were exposed, and the common people were separated. The country's funds were in short supply, and the adjustment was not over. The villages were withered, and
It is difficult to stop the expedition. I think about it in the middle of the night, and I feel ashamed and angry. Now I have transferred the Qing soldiers to leave new pay, and set up to protect Yuanyuan. This is my duty. However, the civil and military officials in the industry are toiling, hungry and cold, and I deeply miss them. I remember their wind and food.
I couldn't bear to sleep in the deep palace. I couldn't bear to have him drink water and eat rich food. I couldn't bear to enjoy the delicacies alone. I couldn't bear to have him go on adventures. So on October 3rd, I chose to take refuge in Wuying Palace and eat less food.
Le, and other rituals, can only be carried out in green clothes, and we will share the joys and sorrows with the civil and military officials in our profession until the day when the invaders are defeated. The civil and military officials in each province are diligent and hard-working, and use their heart to return to heaven to save the lives of the people."
This was a sinful edict issued by Emperor Chongzhen, and how many emperors could do what he did!
It's a pity that God is so unfair to such a good emperor!
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