When it was the turn of Minister of the Interior Wei Ying to report, Ouyang Shuo nodded.

Told Pei Yun that the Civil Affairs Bureau should urge all counties and counties to do a good job in the reserve of disaster relief food, and use this as one of the assessment indicators for civil affairs officials. In addition, the imperial court will set up a disaster relief emergency fund with 1 million gold coins, which will also be managed by the Civil Affairs Bureau in case of emergency. ”

Since Gaia released the natural disaster system, it is impossible to be without action.

In the past four years, the wind and rain in the wilderness have been smooth, and there has been basically no famine, even in the Great Xia, the disaster relief has also been neglected, and there is no preparation, it seems that the wind and rain are smooth has been taken for granted.

Therefore, Ouyang Shuo wanted to put it forward deliberately.

"Understood!"

Although Wei Ying was a little puzzled, he still nodded in response.

Next, the Minister of Finance Fan Li mainly talked about the issue of financial transfer payments, but fortunately, the imperial court had no intention of provoking a civil war in Gaia for five years, and the subsidy expenditure would not increase much.

The lion's share is also in iron ore procurement.

Previously, domestic iron ore was only calculated as the cost of mining, and purchasing from Australia would require real money. Counting coal and other metal ores, it is estimated that 8 million gold coins will be prepared for the purchase.

Although this expenditure is basically the account of [Shushan Iron and Steel Group] and [Canglong Military Industry Group], the real money to be prepared is real.

At present, there are only eight territories left in China, and the weapons and equipment of the [Yanhuang Alliance] and Luofeng City are already self-sufficient, and they will not place orders with Great Xia, so they can basically only digest them internally.

Of course, the main event is in the Privy Council.

Military spending is very huge, which has always been criticized by Finance Minister Fan Li, and Military Minister Du Ruhui has already trained a "cheeky skin" and said straightforwardly: "There will be several major wars predictable next year, including the war against Annam, the national war against Dongying, and the battle for the Hawaiian Islands. ”

"There are still a few wars that are unpredictable, such as the Nanzhang and Zhenla near Annam, whether to fight or not, and to wait for the war in Annam to be decided. Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Algeria, where the Moroccan royal family is hiding, are all destabilizing factors that could provoke war at any time. ”

"And then there's the country. If the [Yanhuang League] uses troops against Western Chu, we will also be involved in it, how to fight, and to what extent it will be fought, it will depend on the time. ”

"There are also the problems of Tibet and the Western Turks, as well as the problems of the three royal cities of Quanzhou, Dali and Chengdu, and the foreseeable problems of Western Xia and Mongolia, there are too many uncertainties."

Du Ruyan was gushing, but Fan Li's face was getting darker and darker, if he really wanted to press this battle, no matter how much money the Finance Yuan made, it would not be enough for the army to consume.

But what Du Ruhui said was reasonable, so that Fan Li could not refute it.

The words are not over yet.

"It is foreseeable that Gaia needs to expand its army by more than 300,000 in five years, at least one of the vacant legions of the Praetorian Guard and three legions of the Flying Bear Army will be filled. Then there is the refitting of the navy, especially the three ocean-going fleets, and the refitting is imminent, which is a big expense. ”

"The Privy Council estimates that Gaia's five-year military budget is at least more than 28 million."

Du Ruhui's words are by no means unfounded, it seems that Gaia only needs to expand the army by about 300,000 in five years, but the military expenditure has increased by 10 million gold coins at once, which is a bit unimaginable.

In fact, the Eagle Yang Army and the Flying Bear Army were only formed at the end of the fourth year of Gaia, and the Praetorian Guard, City Guard and other group armies were also completed in the second half of the year.

As a result, these troops did not occupy the annual salary, and a small half of Gaia's four-year military expenditure of 18.5 million yuan was spent on the battlefield, post-war pensions, and army reorganization.

It was not until the fifth year of Gaia that the huge military spending began to show its power.

When Fan Li and the others heard this, they gasped, according to this calculation, even if Gaia's financial income reached 100 million gold coins in five years, I am afraid that there would not be much surplus.

It is even said that if a misoperation is not done, which budget is overrun, there may be a shortfall. It is no wonder that Fan Li's face is getting worse and worse, and the financial pressure is all on him, the Minister of Finance.

Ouyang Shuo was unmoved, "To add, in the future, the navy will purchase more than 2 million gold coins from Lemuria every year, and this expenditure will also be included in the military budget." ”

“……”

Fan Li was already numb and speechless.

If the purchase of iron ore is also included in military spending, then the entire military budget accounts for 40% of fiscal revenue, a very frightening proportion.

It's something that can't be helped.

The world is not at peace, war is inevitable, and military spending will naturally rise, and even in peacetime, Russia's military spending in the 21 st century accounts for about 14 percent of its fiscal expenditure.

Speaking of which, Ouyang Shuo has already paid great attention to controlling the size of the army, not only greatly reducing the local garrison divisions and regiments, but also reducing a large number of soldiers.

Otherwise, the Praetorian Guard and the Flying Bear Army would have already reached full strength.

After finalizing the budget, Ouyang Shuo concluded: "The achievements of the dynasty today are due to your dedication and loyalty to the country. It's just the road to the king, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and you need to continue to work hard, and prepare the annual budget properly before the Spring Festival break. ”

"Do as the king commands!"

The ministers were shocked and excited.

"Scatter!"

Ouyang Shuo took the lead in getting up and walked towards the apse.

"Congratulations to the king!"

When Ouyang Shuo was completely gone, the ministers dispersed. On the way, there are also people who get together to talk in twos and threes, and there seems to be a difference between intimacy and alienation.

Among the ministers, Yan Song, the new cabinet veteran, was the loneliest, and he walked slowly on the marble steps.

Among the ministers, Yan Song, the "traitorous minister", is really criticized, Ouyang Shuo was arbitrary, and sent Yan Song directly to the cabinet, and the ministers below were very complaining.

Qingliu like Wei Zheng and Hai Rui are even more resentful. Especially Qiongzhou County Shou Hairui, not only lived in the same era as Yan Song, but also had a direct intersection.

In the historical "anti-strict" action, Hai Rui has not contributed less.

Knowing that Yan Song had entered the cabinet, Hai Rui also wrote a letter, which was refuted by Ouyang Shuo, and he only replied: "Do you think this king is Emperor Jiajing?" ”

Hai Jui immediately lost his fire.

After coming to Daxia for a few years, Hai Rui certainly knew that Daxia was really different from the Ming Dynasty in history, and Wang Shangwen's martial arts were rare and comparable to those of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty.

Comparing the king with Jiajing is really an insult.

After thinking about it, Hai Rui could only understand that the king not only valued Yan Song's talents, but also would not deliberately connive at the abuse of power by Yan's father and son like Jiajing.

Later, when he learned that the king had strictly ordered Yan Shifan not to step into the officialdom, Hai Rui was both ashamed and excited, looked north and bowed, and said affectionately: "Father Shengming! ”

Yan Song didn't seem to care about the criticism from the outside world, and he was familiar with the officialdom of Daxia step by step. After a long time, seeing that Yan Song didn't do anything out of the ordinary, there was naturally less criticism.

Besides, arguing about the elders is an extremely dangerous thing in itself.

is not criticized, it does not mean that it is close, you can see it by looking at Yan Song's lonely figure.

…………

Ouyang Shuo returned to the imperial study, and as soon as he sat down, Tsing Yi handed over a cup of hot tea.

Between the two, there is already a tacit understanding.

"Thank you!"

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, to Tsing Yi, half of them were subordinates, half of them were friends.

The relaxed atmosphere of the imperial study room is exactly what Ouyang Shuo likes, he doesn't want to be in front of the courtier's door all the time with King Xia's shelf, that is really tiring.

Rubbing his head, Ouyang Shuo remembered Fang Cai's court discussion again.

It is also strange to say that among the seven ministers, Jiang Shang was born in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Kou Zhun was from the Northern Song Dynasty, Yan Song was from the Ming Dynasty, Xiao He was from the Han Dynasty, Wei Ying was from the Warring States Period, Fan Li was from the Spring and Autumn Period, and Du Ruhui was from the Tang Dynasty.

None of the pairs are from the same dynasty.

Faintly, it seems that a group of people have gathered behind them. The context of the faction between the DPRK and China has begun to gradually become clear, and Xiao He and the others' intentional or unintentional estrangement from Yan Song is also in Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

"In addition to factions, there is also a battle for turbidity!"

Ouyang Shuo is now very satisfied with the practice of putting Yan Song into the cabinet, a pool of stagnant water, although it is crystal clear, may not have any vitality, only by putting in a catfish can the water be muddyed.

Yan Song is that catfish.

In addition to this, Ouyang Shuo also faintly saw the figure of the hundred schools of thought.

Jiang Shang, as the ancestor of a hundred schools, has a transcendent status. Kou Zhun represents Confucianism, Xiao He has the shadow of Taoism behind him, Wei Ying is a Legalist, Fan Li is a businessman, and Du Ruhui is a soldier.

The collision of ideas of various schools and factions has created the prosperity and enlightenment of Great Xia.

Through this court discussion, Ouyang Shuo seemed to understand something, but he didn't seem to understand much. As for the annual budget itself, it's not really the core thing.

The financial income of Great Xia Gaia in five years is expected to reach 100 million gold coins, which is a wealth that more than ninety percent of adventurers cannot obtain in their lifetime, and they can't even think of it.

As the saying goes: I don't know how expensive oil and salt are if I don't belong to my family.

The Daxia family has a big business, earns a lot, and spends a lot, this family is not as easy to be as the outside world thinks.

As the "head of the family", Ouyang Shuo even wants a bowl of water.

I heard that some of the ministers of the DPRK and China have been secretly discussing the hope that the imperial court will shift its focus from foreign conquest to internal construction, with internal affairs as the mainstay, supplemented by military and political affairs.

Ouyang Shuo didn't know how many of these thoughts were genuinely for the future of the dynasty, and how many were for their selfishness.

Foreign conquests will inevitably greatly enhance the status and prestige of military generals.

Not to mention Bai Qi, Han Xin and other commanders, although they do not go out of the imperial court, their status is faintly on par with the elder of the pavilion, or even a little higher. Even the rank of the legion commander is full of confidence and domineering.

In contrast, the civilian clique is somewhat weak.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of titles alone, military generals far overshadow Wenchen.

If the imperial court shifted its focus from foreign conquest to internal construction, it would naturally increase the weight of the entire civil bureaucratic group invisibly, and every civil servant could profit from it.

Therefore, the upper and lower surfaces of the court are peaceful, but in fact, there is an undercurrent.

Just when Ouyang Shuo was pondering the government, the guards came to report: "Qi Qi Wang, Shanhaiwei commanded Shen Buxian to ask for the king in an emergency." ”

Ouyang Shuo was stunned, not knowing what was going on, "Please let him in." ”

"No!"