Wenyuan Pavilion.

Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, who were sitting at the top, both read this thick stack of articles with great interest.

When Ye Xianggao finished reading a page, he had to hand it to Fang Congzhe, Fang Congzhe handed it to Qi Yongtai after reading it, and Qi Yongtai handed it to Li Tingji after reading it.

In this way, the four cabinet elders read through the manuscript sent by the Secretary of General Affairs in the form of circulation.

According to the Great Zhou Dynasty system, all official documents such as the Six Ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple must be transmitted to the cabinet through the General Administration Department, and the cabinet will report to the emperor after deliberation, and the emperor will go down to the cabinet after reading and transferring it to the General Administration Department to distribute the various ministries.

Of course, this is a normal situation, and under special circumstances, such as military information, epidemics, disasters, etc., can directly reach the cabinet and even the emperor from the local government and county, but this is not an abnormal situation.

"Brother Chengfeng, did you just see it?" Li Tingji smiled and asked Qi Yongtai, who handed over the scroll.

"Well, Ziying told me, but it was only verbal, and he also said that he would formally submit it to the cabinet in writing, in the name of the Hanlin Academy, so that it could be more formal and detailed." Qi Yongtai replied calmly: "He even suggested to me that this planning proposal can actually be combined with an article he wrote in the next few issues of "Internal Reference", which may be more clear to show some of the problems that the current imperial court needs to solve, as well as the methods and strategies that can be adopted. ”

Before Qi Yongtai's voice fell, Fang Congzhe picked up, "Is it the article "Correctly Understanding the Most Urgent Issues and Their Dialectical Relationships at Present"? ”

Qi Yongtai raised his eyebrows, "Brother Zhonghan also saw it?" ”

"Look, it's just the first part, well, the angle of vision is very sharp, Chengfeng, your student can be called a genius and a ghost, thinking about problems is different from ordinary people, I originally thought he might be biased, but now it seems that it is very comprehensive and meticulous, and it can analyze different truths through some superficial things."

Fang Congzhe's face remained unchanged, "But some aspects feel far-fetched, or alarmist and exaggerated, and some places are too understated." ”

Qi Yongtai also laughed, "Brother Zhonghan, he is only seventeen years old, how deep can he know?" A trip to the west and south of the Yangtze River, can you know everything? The affairs of the court involve all aspects, how can he understand it at his age, polish it for a few years first, and now what he writes can make Brother Zhonghan smile, it is enough. ”

Qi Yongtai's carelessness made Fang Congzhe's heart also depressed.

This guy is really full of confidence in his student, but he also has to admit that that little guy is really powerful, and if he has such a disciple, he will be very relieved.

A few people gossiped while also reading the proposal roughly.

Ye Xianggao's complexion was solemn, and after reading it, he pondered for a while, and then he said, "Zhonghan, Chengfeng, Erzhang, although this is a big framework, but the old man feels that it is quite complete, and the situation that Ziying said here last time has many improvements, but many of the things proposed are unprecedented, often across the household department, the military department and the Ministry of Industry, and also involve the locality, and there is no precedent to follow, as Ziying said in the volume, it is necessary to open the world and start anew." ”

The others were silent.

Shoufu has the right to decide, unless the other cabinet elders all oppose it, basically he can make a decision on this strategy, of course, he needs to play the emperor in the end.

"The Yamen of the Governor of Denglai is also newly established, can it be placed under it?" Li Tingji hesitated for a moment, and then suggested.

"No." Qi Yongtai categorically denied, "How can the matter of Yinzhuang be placed under the Governor's Mansion of Denglai?" In addition, it involves the maritime trade market, and the collusion is very extensive, how can the household department tolerate the interference of the governor of Denglai? ”

Li Tingji also felt that this was indeed the case, if Wu Xun's gang could seize this opportunity, wouldn't they toss all this bit of silver? They must not be allowed to take the initiative.

"Well, I think it's bad, it's really inappropriate." Li Tingji also readily withdrew his suggestion, "But if it is set up under the Ministry of Households, and because it is necessary to set up a shipyard, open up shipping routes, and even collude with Japan, North Korea and Ezo, etc., this is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Households, and it is not appropriate." ”

"It's true, the affairs of the household department account for the majority, but our original intention was to use the defense of the nine borders, especially the defense of the western frontier and the strategy of Liaodong, the military department must want to have a say, and we can't really let the governor of Denglai directly intervene, right?" Qi Yongtai interjected.

There is no one in the cabinet who likes martial arts, at this point, Sergeant Lin Wenchen's attitude is surprisingly consistent regardless of the north and south, so the military department must be controlled by Wenchen, and it must also be above the general army of the governor of each town, even if the governor's quality is already a product, the general soldier is mostly a second grade, but a third-grade military squire can also make you bow down and obey orders.

"There is also the Ministry of Industry, shipbuilding, construction of docks, and the exploration and construction of other routes, all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, Chengfeng, you have a great appetite as a student, and even proposed to consider taking the initiative to control Dongfan and Penghu, and completely accept it under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou, but where does this expenditure come from? What is the role of the Ministry of Works? ”

Ye Xianggao has always had a close relationship with Li Sancai, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he also intended to accept Li Sancai into the cabinet, but was resolutely opposed by Fang Congzhe and Qi Yongtai.

Emperor Yonglong also had a vague attitude towards this matter, and preferred to let Zhang Jingqiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, enter the cabinet, but this was opposed by Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji, and the matter was dragged on.

Ye Xianggao's words made it difficult for Qi Yongtai to answer

He also saw this, and he was also a little unhappy with Feng Ziying's good deeds.

Originally, when we talked about opening the sea, we said that we were going to open the sea, and when we were talking about preparing to build a silver village, we were preparing to build a silver village, but I suddenly put forward this idea of controlling Dongfan and Penghu, which was inserted horizontally, which seemed nondescript and greatly interfered with the theme.

After pondering for a while, and planning a few words, Qi Yongtai said slowly: "The land of Dongfan has always been across the east of Fujian, including Penghu, and has increasingly become a natural abyss for Japanese pirates and pirates to hide on the southeast coast, and the "Overseas Strange Talk" in the "Internal Reference" is not also introduced, there are many gold and silver deposits in the east, and there are many fertile fields in the north. ”

Ye Xianggao snorted lightly, "Riding the wind, there are priorities, the top priority is to open the sea to borrow money, is to open up the route, how can other affairs be involved?" I'm afraid that you, a disciple, will be instigated and deceived by others, so I will have this suggestion. ”

Qi Yongtai could only get up and salute, "Brother Jinqing is right, after coming down, the lower officials will criticize Ziying." ”

"That's not necessary, this idea is good, but if you don't do it, you can wait a few years to do it." Ye Xianggao waved his hand and pulled the topic back, "Back to business, Zhonghan, Chengfeng, Erzhang, these matters are complicated and wide-ranging, and there is indeed some truth in what is said in the proposal. ”

Ye Xianggao, Qi Yongtai, and Li Tingji all nodded yes.

This is the most realistic problem in front of us, not clear about the power, who will do it, how much power, how to do it, these must be clear and clear, otherwise we will only seize the power when we encounter it, and push it when we encounter things and responsibilities.

"This proposal has sorted out the basic framework clearly, but how to do it, I generally know, but who will do it is hanging here, riding the wind, you are a powerful disciple, did you deliberately set a trap for us? Or is he already confident? Ye Xianggao glanced at Qi Yongtai.

"Brother Jinqing thinks too highly of Ziying, if he has such ability, I'm afraid he can't wait to write it out." Qi Yongtai shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It is estimated that he also considered that he was involved in the affairs of various ministries and local cooperation, and there were many aspects of economic livelihood that he had never been exposed to, and he didn't count them in his heart, so he simply explained these things and handed over the problems to us." ”

Ye Xianggao Shen glanced at Qi Yongtai, but did not make a sound, while Fang Congzhe was thoughtful and silent for a long time.

Li Tingji frowned and thought for a while, "There must be a solution to this matter, hand it over to the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry will not do it, and hand it over to the Ministry of War, I am afraid that if I get out of the hole, the Ministry of Household will have to jump and jump my feet, and the Ministry of Industry will also have to pull the hind legs, it is best to take care of several things, and at the same time involve many affairs that have not been touched before, the first time I have ,...... the world."

Seeing that several people couldn't give their opinions or refused to express their attitude, Ye Xianggao could only shake his head, "That being the case, everyone go back and think about it again, this matter can't be delayed, the emperor is also urging us to come up with a strategy and finalize it as soon as possible, Wang Ziteng also came to ask two times in three days, so everyone thinks about how to successfully achieve this goal and achieve the final result." ”

******

As soon as Qi Yongtai returned home, he immediately asked Feng Ziying to come to the house.

At the same time, Ye Xianggao also left Li Tingji behind.

"Erzhang, do you see that?" Ye Xianggao smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Old Qi, they can't sit still." ”

"It's not that Lao Qi can't sit still, it's that everyone can't sit still." Li Tingji also smiled slightly, "Since this matter can't be stopped, and even the emperor is in a hurry, then we can only think about how to make this matter follow the path they set, and don't go too far beyond the line." ”

"Well, do you think this Dongfan thing is acting in the wind?" Ye Xianggao asked.

"Not really." Li Tingji thought for a while, "Lao Qi's main concern for the first two times was still on the military affairs of Liaodong, well, he was even very interested in the connection between Ezo and Haixi and Savage Nuzhen, which is also the root of their Beidi scholars, I think Zhang Huaichang also frequently goes to Qi Yongtai, and it is estimated that he is also exerting a lot of pressure on Qi Yongtai." ”

Zhang Huaichang, the imperial historian of Zuodu, was a native of Liaodong and the most determined defender of Liaodong.