Quan Yun is now in a mess, in the past year, the Ming Dynasty has fought several big battles, and the savings of the past two years can be said to be fine, although he has received some compensation from the Qin State and the barbarians, and now he has got a lot of silver money from the sea, but for a country, this money can only alleviate the urgent need. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Small households, seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea, everything costs money. Not to mention for a huge country. If you are short of money for a while, you can still carry it, top it, and it will be over after a while, but there is no money left in your hand, and you are panicked after all.

When he thought of the spring famine that the imperial court would have to face after the beginning of spring next year, he felt furious in his heart. In particular, the newly attached three counties of Yiyang, Wuling, and Taoyuan can be described as poor and white, with nothing. It is Kaiping County, after Chen Zhihua supervised the government, there immediately after the end of the war, the army and civilians were organized to rush to cultivate and plant, trying to reduce losses, but it can only be better than nothing, after the beginning of spring, it is also necessary for the imperial court to relieve.

He has to use money everywhere, but he has everything at hand, and as the first assistant, he naturally can't sleep at night. As long as the common people have food to eat and shelter from the wind and rain, their patience is beyond imagination, but if even such the most basic conditions cannot be met, then there will be chaos.

Riots, wandering, etc., all kinds of moths will come one after another. Quan Yun is a grassroots pro-people official, and he knows that hunger can completely change a person's face. A well-mannered person, under the persecution of hunger, may take risks.

Knowing that His Majesty wants to open the sea trade, of course he understands the huge profits of the sea trade, but the problem is that if he wants to make this money, the investment in the early stage is also very huge. So at this moment, he didn't approve of His Majesty opening another mess.

But now that the Maritime Administration is set up, he doesn't want the court to take a penny, so it doesn't matter. If you can get things done without spending a penny on the court, then why not?

However, the establishment and future development of this institution should still be discussed with His Majesty, so as not to cause trouble in the future.

"Your Majesty, the new Marine Administration has no opinion. According to the current situation, His Majesty wants to receive it in person, and the minister has no opinion. Quan Yun said carefully: "But what about in the future?" Which part of the Marine Department is under its jurisdiction? After all, according to His Majesty, the Maritime Administration is not a small mess, and it also involves the issue of the army. ”

"Shousuke, this issue, I have always wanted to talk to you in depth, but this year, you also know, things one after another, endlessly, fortunately, now it has finally stabilized, these things can also be sorted out, I have some ideas, after Shousuke listened, think about it first, ask questions, brainstorm, and then make a charter." Qin Feng said: "It's not just the matter of the Maritime Administration, but also the problem of the Railway Administration. ”

"Isn't the Railroad Department already operational?" Kwon Yundao.

"It's really already running, but it's still just a small fight, it's an experimental stage, and if it really needs to be rolled out, then there will be a lot of things." Qin Feng Dao. "Shoufu, what I mean is that the Railway Administration and the Maritime Administration are preparing to set up two separate yamen, which will not be under the jurisdiction of the six ministries, but will be directly managed by the imperial court."

"Upgrade them to the same level as the Six?" Quan Yun was a little dumbfounded, thinking that this was a little incredible.

"Let's start with the Railroad Administration." Qin Feng ignored Quan Yun's shock, but said to himself: "Now it is just a railway from Feng County to Shayang County, which is more than a hundred miles away, and it belongs to the experimental stage, but deep down, I feel that success is inevitable. The completion of a section of the railway, not only can become my Ming Dynasty's militaristic weapon, it will involve all aspects of civil and people's livelihood, Shoufu, you wait and see, once the railway is put into use, it will greatly change the overall layout of my Ming Dynasty, shorten the distance between places, exchanges and integration will be greatly improved. After the success of the first railway experiment, I plan to build a railway from Yuejing to Zhaoguan, from Yuejing to Zhaoguan, if you want to go once, if you want to take a carriage, it will take a month, even if it is a fast horse galloping, it will take more than ten days, and the army will be pulled, and a month can reach Zhaoguan from Yuejing, then it is extremely efficient. Once the railway is completed, the speed will not be slower than that of a galloping horse, but more importantly, he can transport all the troops, grain, grass, and logistics we need to invest to Zhaoguan within ten days. Shousuke, do you know what that means? ”

Quan Yun nodded slightly, of course he understood, this meant that the Busu Imperial Court only needed to garrison a small number of troops in Zhaoguan, and once something happened, it could quickly put into military force, while the Qi State did not have such a transportation capacity, so it could only station a large number of troops on the border for a long time, which was not a small consumption.

"The railway is not just a road, once it is completed, every other distance, it is necessary to build new stations, establish a series of auxiliary facilities such as horse farms, etc., and the railway not only needs special personnel to maintain, but also needs special people to protect." Qin Feng paused and said: "Although the railway has many advantages, he also has his weaknesses, that is, it is extremely difficult to build, and it is easy to destroy, not to mention anything else, if someone with bad intentions has any ideas, he only needs some simple tools to stop the operation of the huge railway." ”

"Destroy the rails!" Quan Yun immediately thought of the problem.

"Yes, destroying the rails." Qin Feng nodded: "To prevent this, someone needs to protect the railway." ”

"Doesn't it mean that a new army is going to be built to protect the railway!" Quan Yun's brow immediately furrowed.

"It's not an army, it's a paramilitary organization!" Qin Feng groaned.

"Your Majesty, even if it is a paramilitary organization, this cost is not small." When it comes to money, Quan Yun is a stomach full of bitter water.

"This money is not taken out by the imperial court, but by the railway itself." Qin Feng waved his hand: "There is also an advantage to establishing such a paramilitary organization, firstly, the officers and soldiers who have retired from the army have a new place to go, and secondly, it can also strengthen the reserve organization of my Great Ming Kingdom." ”

"Then is this paramilitary organization part of the military department?" When it comes to the distribution of power, Quan Yun is always cautious.

"No, it's in charge of the Railways." Qin Feng said: "This is also the reason why I want to put the Railway Department under the direct jurisdiction of the Imperial Court and Political Affairs Hall. ”

"I understand." Quan Yun nodded: "Is the Maritime Administration almost the same management?" ”

"The Marine Department is different. The Maritime Administration is responsible for overseas trade, which has great economic value, and once the Maritime Administration officially launches its activities, it will definitely bring us huge profits, and it is not only economic value. Qin Feng took out a chart from the desk, spread it out in front of Quan Yun, pointed to some places above, and said, "These places are all small island countries and city-states, as long as our strength is enough, it is enough to bring them under the jurisdiction of my Daming." ”

Quan Yun was taken aback: "Your Majesty, I asked Zhou Li, these individual strength words are nothing, but together, they are an extremely strong force." Didn't Zhou Li say that a few years ago, the forces of these places had united and defeated a fleet of more than 100 warships from afar? ”

"I'm talking about the future, not the present." Qin Feng smiled, "And to conquer a place, you don't necessarily have to use force, force is just one of the auxiliary means, the unknown enemy from afar, if you want to conquer it strongly, it will naturally cause a backlash, and we can take more means." ”

"Cords?" Quan Yun immediately remembered the policy of the Tang Empire towards overseas fanstates during the pre-Tang Dynasty.

"Rather, tying them to our chariots will be of great benefit to our domination. And we can also use this as a springboard to look at that distant enemy. Judging from some vague information obtained now, the enemy in the distance is very powerful. ”

"So we need a strong water division. In the initial stage, the naval division will be under the unified command of the Maritime Administration, after all, in the initial accumulation stage, many things cannot be put on the table, and once the scale is formed, the naval division will inevitably be assigned to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. The Maritime Administration will only be responsible for foreign trade, etc. ”

"Your Majesty, in that case, the Maritime Administration is a powerful force outside the imperial court. There is money, there is an army, there must be some restrictions, the minister thinks, the sailors, must be firmly controlled in our own hands, and the intelligence network must also be quickly spread overseas, we can't just rely on the Ning clan, we can't rely on them too much. "Kwon Yundao.

"Of course I know this, so I sent all the eight hundred soldiers under my command to the water division, and Zhou Li can also be trusted. Overseas we are now in the dark, and we can only rely on the strength of the Ning clan overseas first, slowly infiltrate, and completely control it in the hands of the imperial court. Guo Jiuling will handle this matter well. Qin Feng smiled.

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and Your Majesty is impressed." Quan Yun is satisfied, I have to say that the direct promotion of the Railway Administration and the Maritime Administration to the same level as the six ministries is actually to expand the power of the political affairs hall, of course, that is, the power of his first assistant, with these two departments that can create a lot of wealth, there is a lot of room for him to move.

Although he can only see the input and the output now, Quan Yun has an inexplicable trust in Qin Feng, and just looking at Qin Feng's confident appearance, he also stops in his heart.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor has never failed.

"Your Majesty, you have been out for a long time, it's time to go back to the capital, Your Majesty has not been in the capital for a long time, it is not a good thing." After the big thing was over, Quan Yun began to persuade Qin Feng. The Son of Heaven is in the capital, which is the proper meaning of the title.

"I know, then you go back to the capital first, I will stay here with Xi'er for a few more days, and then come back, don't worry, Shoufu, we will definitely go back to the capital for the New Year." Qin Feng laughed.