Chapter 2508 Gui Zi Juan strategy, foreshadowing
Feng Ziying has been observing the changes in the expression of Emperor Wan Tong who is sitting on the throne, but it is obvious that Emperor Wan Tong behaves very well and is basically in a listening state. Even if he occasionally frowns, concentrates and other expressions, he is very calm. In line with the attitude of an emperor.
The person who was playing the memorial was Huang Ruliang, the Minister of Household Affairs.
After all, it is the first court meeting after the spring break. Although it is not a major court meeting, it can still be regarded as a very important regular meeting.
In fact, the main dynasties are often ceremonial. Although the cutscenes are complicated, there is not much time to talk about specific affairs. It is more about various etiquette procedures, and regular dynasties like this usually talk about business matters. .
As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Huang Ruliang made a brief summary of the fiscal revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty last year, and also put forward his own opinions on some matters that need attention.
"...Last year's action to lift the three towns in Jiangnan successfully achieved its goal. Judging from the news sent back by Mr. Gu Ge and the situation that has been put into the treasury, Jiangnan finance is still the most important source of tax revenue for us in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and land tax is still the largest contributor. , but through observations last year, there are still some changes that are worthy of attention and that make people happy, that is, the growth rate of industrial and commercial taxes and tariffs is gratifying,..."
Although Huang Ruliang spoke very eloquently, Feng Ziying found that Emperor Wan Tong, who was sitting upright, was a little absent-minded. He was obviously not that interested in this topic.
Financial planning has always been the focus of the cabinet. It is never his turn as the emperor to dictate. Perhaps his wiser attitude is to treat it indifferently.
But it feels like the cabinet doesn’t care too much about Emperor Wan Tong’s attitude. Is this just a gesture?
How long has it been since he took the throne, and the attitudes between the two sides have become so cold?
Will you break up?
Feng Ziying doesn’t think so.
Emperor Wan Tong does not have that strength and courage. He values the inheritance of his lineage more, so it is estimated that he will continue to clash with the cabinet on the position of crown prince. I am afraid he will not give in on this point, and may also He constantly tried to test and put pressure on other issues to pave the way for deals to compete for the crown prince's position.
The cabinet may not be willing to expose the contradiction between the two sides to the public, and will definitely make various articles on the prince's dispute. They will also "torture" Emperor Wan Tong in various fancy ways, but they will not take the right path. Absolutely.
So the best result is for everyone to tolerate each other and continue to disagree and adjust. This will be a long-term process.
Feng Ziying continued to observe.
After Huang Ruliang, there was a memorial from Zhu Guozhen, the Minister of Shang.
It was Tang and Mu who recommended Zhu Guozhen instead of him, causing him to miss out on the important position of Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, and had to settle for the idle position of Minister of Taichang Temple, which was two levels lower than him.
Feng Ziying got the news, and Gu Tianjuan quickly approached Fang Congzhe.
"The growth momentum of commercial taxes and tariffs is very good. It is worth noting that the tariffs in Yuguan and Dagu have far exceeded the traditional Tongzhou and Dengzhou, which are supposed to be the places with the best tariffs in the North. It shows that the maritime trade in Northland has gained great momentum after the opening of the sea..."
"Yangzhou is currently setting up a stock exchange. Currently, five industries have been listed on the stock exchange for trading. The average daily transaction amount exceeds 4,000 taels. It is expected that in March, ten more industries will be listed and their stocks will be traded. It is expected that the daily transaction volume will reach more than 10,000 taels by the middle of the year..."
It seems that Bi Ziyan and the new Minister of Commerce have a tacit cooperation. Zhu Guozhen was able to specifically mention this at the court meeting, which shows that he agrees with this approach.
Thinking of this, Feng Ziying thought of Zhen Baochen who was still in Yangzhou.
This woman has never written a letter, which makes Feng Ziying very curious. He wants to see what kind of fame Zhen Baochen can make in Yangzhou.
The content of the court meeting is basically determined before going to court. Why should a special report be made? Not only to let the emperor understand, but more importantly, to let all the courtiers participating in the court meeting know these situations.
Civil servants are a whole, but there are many factions within it. So how to seek common ground while reserving differences and cohesion? It is one thing to communicate with each other among the scholar leaders, and it is another thing to make it public through such a formal way.
The topic soon came to the Ministry of War.
Zhang Huaichang gave Feng Ziying the opportunity to tell the Ministry of War’s next plan and strategy.
Feng Ziying was not modest and took the initiative to assume this responsibility, and he also took the lead in the strategic planning here.
"After reflecting and reviewing some of the ideas developed since the year before last year, and taking into account the various threats and challenges brought by the civil unrest in Shaanxi and Shanxi, as well as the Jianzhou Jurchens and Chahar people in Liaodong, the Ministry of War also hopes to take the initiative starting from this year. Make some arrangements in a sexual way,..."
Feng Ziying noticed that Emperor Wan Tong's attention was obviously more concentrated and fell on herself.
"To put forward more specific countermeasures and strategies, we must first clarify our highest priority enemy. There is no doubt that it is still the Jianzhou Jurchen. They caused huge losses to our Liaodong Town in this battle they started the year before last. It has also brought great pressure. The loss of Anlezhou and the deterioration of Tielingwei's strategic situation have made the Shenyang central defender as the first line of defense now in danger of being attacked at any time..."
"To resolve this disadvantage, the Ministry of War considers that while stabilizing the front-line defense of Tielingwei, it is necessary to find a new path to deal with it. We believe that we can use the line from Jiulian City to Phoenix City as the basis to retake Kuandian Six Forts. On the one hand, it deterred North Korea and cut off its connection with the Jianzhou Jurchens. On the other hand, it relied on maritime supply and logistics to attack Hetuala from Kuandian Liubao to the north, forcing the Jianzhou Jurchens to fight on two fronts...,"
"For now, the Jianzhou Jurchens still need to digest the people they kidnapped from Fushun Fort and Anle Prefecture. If these tens of thousands of people are successfully digested by them, their strength will be even higher, so we cannot let them To digest so easily, their rhythm must be disrupted..."
"From a specific strategic point of view, the choice of which side to attack on the north and south fronts of Tielingwei and Kuandian Liubao can be determined by the time. However, judging from the current situation, Xinjian Dongjiang Town can be the main offensive side, but Zhao led the team Liaodong Town over there cannot sit passively and still must firmly contain the Jianzhou Jurchens. In addition, it must win over the Inner Khalkha people to flank the Jianzhou Jurchens and strive to completely weaken the Jianzhou Jurchens' strength within three to five years. Prepare for a blow,..."
(End of this chapter)