Beiyang new warlord

But this time the compulsory military service system directly skipped the cabinet voting stage, and was provoked by public opinion, and directly entered the implementation stage.

This time, no cabinet ministers jumped out to object. After all, Mao Jue’s cabinet is mainly pragmatic. Now the shortage of new troops in the empire is also a crisis that has plagued the cabinet for a long time. It was unanimously approved. Since this method is effective, let's go ahead and implement it.

Fortunately, it was a pragmatic cabinet of the Northern Dynasty. If it was Nanming, let alone cooperation at the moment, those cabinet ministers who love fame would have already quarreled to attack the emperor.

However, this does not mean that the implementation of Mao Jue's bill was smooth sailing. Just as the ministers and cabinet ministers were digging out the bills they were preparing, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

"I object!"

For a moment, everyone's eyes looked over, and immediately, even Sun Chuanting covered his head with a headache.

At the end of the round table meeting, a young man in a soap-colored dragon robe and a high crown stood up aggressively, and the wat board full of words stood up plausibly.

Prince!

"Sima Fa said: No matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike! The sage said: Soldiers are weapons of murder, and courage is a virtue of evil. There is no other choice."

"go out!"

Before he finished speaking, Mao Xingjian almost choked to death with a sudden sentence. Seeing Mao Jue's gloomy face and his big sleeves waving violently, Mao Xingjian stubbornly read on.

"Huguang Tun Reclamation Farm currently lacks at least 12 laborers, and Liaodong Reclamation also lacks a labor force of more than 460 gaps. The imperial compulsory military service law is issued, and it will compete with various industries under construction for as many as 500 million young adults. The labor force plus the military expenses for maintaining the troops brought economic losses to the empire ranging from 2000 million taels to [-] million taels.”

"His Excellency Mao Xingjian, Assistant Cabinet Member, I, as the emperor of the empire and the head of the cabinet, relieve you of your post. Now, please go out!"

This time, although Mao Jue's tone softened a little, his will was more determined, which once again made the expression on the prince's face freeze. After two or three seconds, Mao Xingjian put the wat board full of small characters on it. on the table, turned around and left the large conference room.

Hearing the crisp sound of closing the door, Hong Chengchou couldn't help standing up.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince is the heir apparent after all, you are like this"

"The prince is still too lacking in experience, I will give him enough rights and respect, but on the issue of the prince, I have other plans, the meeting will return to the issue of the compulsory military service law of the empire!"

He pushed Hong Chengchou back with a wave of his hand, but immediately Mao Jue turned to the Minister of the Household Department and asked in a loud voice.

"Is there really as many as 35 million prime-age adults between the ages of eighteen and 460?"

While Fan Wen raised his head, after pondering for a while, Mao Jue said solemnly again.

"It involves too much labor, and it will indeed cause harm to the empire. I propose to reduce the age of recruitment from 35 to 25, and reduce the previous ten years of compulsory military service to five years. Those who are willing to continue serving in the army after five years will be converted into volunteers. , those who are unwilling, the local government needs to properly arrange work for them!"

"Chang Ping, the public opinion supervision of conscription will continue to be carried out by your head of news development. If anyone uses power for personal gain to escape military service for his own children, expose him!"

Although it had a not-so-good start, there are too many and serious problems with the supply of troops. During a day of intense meetings, the six ministries of the cabinet came up with a big issue and formally passed the imperial compulsory military service law.

But in the emperor's family, the dispute has just begun.

During the usual family gatherings, the two little guys, Mao Xingyu and Mao Xingyu, watched in astonishment that the strange elder brother rarely appeared at this table, and even more astonished were the vacant seats on the top and leftmost.

The always harmonious emperor and empress actually quarreled! Several aunts also silently and quickly picked up the plate.

Looking at the shadowy figures in the bedroom corridor at the other end, Mao Xingjian's face was ashen, and his hands holding the chopsticks and spoons were trembling uncontrollably.

A moment later, with tears on her cheeks, Chen Jiao, who was holding her skirt, rushed out from the corridor of the bedroom in a hurry. Mao Xingjian suddenly stood up, but turned her head to look at him suddenly, but Chen Jiao lowered her head and looked at him even more. He quickly rushed out of the dining room, rushed downstairs, and hid in an unknown corner of the garden.

Immediately afterwards, Mao Jue also came out, and glanced at the concubines who were about to bury their heads in the plate, as well as the prince with a livid face. After a moment of dullness, Mao Jue said gloomily.

"After dinner, come to my office!"

With that said, he also left the dining room.

The meal ended so hastily in an extremely depressing atmosphere, without eating anything at all. When the servants began to clean up the dishes, Mao Xingjian couldn't help but hastily went upstairs, heavily in front of the last room upstairs. knocked on the door.

"come in!"

To be honest, Mao Jue's office was not worthy of his status as an emperor. A mahogany desk was full of messy documents and letters, and the bookshelves beside it were also in chaos.

In front of the window, a huge antique globe was placed there, and next to it was the copper-skinned gun barrel telescope that had made great contributions to him. There were several sheepskin maps on the wall, which were Mao Jue's favorite Osaka Sanzhizheng , the defense of the Dongjiang River and the battle of Kaitie, on the other side of the weapon rack, there are more than 20 pistols of various crafts.

Looking around, his eyes fell on the window, Mao Xingjian retaliated heavily with fists.

"Father!"

Looking for the sound, Mao Jue, who was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, suddenly turned around, and immediately walked to Mao Xingjian's gym, looked at his son a few times, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, but seeing Mao Xingjian's gloomy and With hatred in his eyes, he retracted his hand in embarrassment.

Wide-eyed and small-eyed, there was silence for more than half a minute before Mao Jue coughed again.

"Call you here, I have something I want to discuss with you!"

"The New World Colony reports that the expedition team has crossed the Rocky Mountains and found a suitable settlement on the other side of the mountain. Further east is the Western Great Plains. I want to send you to be the governor!"

In an instant, just a few words, like a thunderbolt, slammed into Mao Xingjian's ears, causing his ears to ring non-stop.

Blood rushed to the head all at once!

Chapter 7 Sixty.

It's another beautiful day, blue sky, blue sea, screaming flocks of gulls circling non-stop around the forested tall masts, if a few years ago, the hungry people of Daming saw these fat Dudu Bird probably wanted to lay some down and take it back to make soup, but now, a couple of young men and women are also in the mood to walk hand in hand and scatter food to feed the seagulls.

The conscription of the whole people has already started, and in a short time, these hot-blooded youngsters will take the train to the distant place, and stand the first guard for the empire in the military camps in various places!The more prosperous the world, the more tolerant it is to women. On the eve of parting, many girls became hot and bold. Under the huge black ship near the port, a young man and woman hugged each other fiercely. , flicking each other's tongue with their lips, um, kissing for short.

"Simply indecent!!!"

Among the sour smell of couples in the city, only this golden carriage exudes the fragrance of a single dog, and he got off the car door, just watching this scene all over his eyes, Mao Xingjian couldn't help but yelled angrily in a low voice .

But before he finished speaking, he was hit hard on the back of the head!

"It's not pleasing to see anything! If you hadn't contradicted your father in public at a cabinet meeting, you would have ended up like this!"

After all, Chen Jiao saw from a young age that she was not afraid of the heavens and the earth. When her mother made a black face, she would tremble with fright. Seeing Chen Jiao, the empress of Beiming's mother, followed her out of the carriage, Mao Xingjian hurriedly lowered his head, urging sadly. I made a bow.

"The queen mother taught me a lesson, my son knows his mistake!"

Except for fierce men like Wu Zetian who strangled their daughters to death and forced their sons to death, most women in the world still have fleshy hearts, and Chen Jiao is no exception. Seeing her son bowing her head, her eye circles turned red uncontrollably. Mao Xingjian put the white fox scarf around his neck.

"It's windy at sea, you child, don't catch a cold! When you get there, you have to eat on time. In the bitter cold place, you must wear more clothes. On your father's side, the queen mother will try to help you make peace, let me go early. You come back, but in the future, but in the future, please don't make your father angry again..."

Before finishing the three sentences, Chen Jiao's tears came down again, hearing him choked up, Mao Xingjian's heart felt like a knife was being cut, and he could only lower his head obsequiously.

"The queen mother taught me the lesson very well, my son knows his mistake!"

"Also, when you get there, you have to write a letter every night to report your safety. When you go, you must be honest and honest. You are not allowed to mess around with dubious girls. If you really like it, let someone draw a sketch and come back. I will check for you, no matter what kind of family, the queen mother will marry you, and also, no smoking, no drinking, no going out to drive horse-drawn carriages, no making friends with shady friends, no..."

"Mother, I know! The ship is about to sail, and the delay will cause the father to be angry again. I must write the letter on time. Mother, take care! Take care!!!"

The sons of the world are the same, under Chen Jiao's bombardment, Mao Xingjian's head grew a little bit, and finally he picked up his luggage and ran away. Chen Jiao was a little dazed, but after a while, she showed a helpless smile.