New Shun 1730

No one dared to answer this.

To say that there is no such thing is to deceive the king.

To say that there is, at this time is adding fuel to the fire.

There was silence in Tianyou Hall for a while. The emperor's laughter had no lingering sound. The silence after the laughter was not awkward, but unspeakable.

The navy in Weihai can now straighten its back and say that it will wipe out all the navy in Dashun. No one in the court does not believe this.

And this doesn't require a famous general, anyone from the official school of Jinghai Palace can do it.

The original opposition seemed rather short-sighted in the light of Liu Yu's trip to Japan.

But how could it be that only a few people in the DPRK and China opposed the construction of a navy?

As the emperor said, with a navy, others will not dare to fight, and they may not be able to use it in their lifetime. So is there any point in building this navy? Is it money wasted?

The answer already given by Japan.

After a long silence, someone commented: "Your Majesty has the foresight to build a navy. Uncle Ying Suo once proposed to establish a navy. Since the navy is to be built on a large scale, the navy must be considered early."

"Ying Sabo is a great talent, and his loyalty can be learned. However, he is responsible for it alone. If the maritime affairs are calmed down in the future, Ying Sabo can still be used in the court. The navy is not a system, how can we guarantee that everyone is Ying Sabo?"

"There should be a system and clear rights and responsibilities. This is the navy's top priority."

This is what the emperor wants to hear. The navy has now passed the cut-off stage and is about to begin to clarify its systems, powers and responsibilities.

A vassal town with complete decentralization can always be defeated compared to an institutionalized imperial army. But it cannot last long, and the imperial power cannot rest assured.

The establishment of the Admiralty was the basis for institutionalizing requests for money from the treasury. Today's navy has a reputation that is not justified, and its money depends entirely on the emperor's prerogative to use the king's words to make the law, which is not a good thing.

Li Gan had some ideas about this. Since someone took the initiative, it seemed that the ministers understood that he was determined to continue to expand the navy, so they took advantage of the situation and said: "I have also thought about it, there is no rule without rules. Ying Suo Bo is loyal. "You know, I'm not greedy, so I can trust you. It's just that the navy's warship cost is easily one million taels. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't be tempted."

"But, should we set up the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy side by side? Or should we set up a Privy Council with the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of the Army under its jurisdiction? This matter will be discussed after Ying Suobo returns. Since he is in charge of the navy, these opinions still need to be discussed Listen to him."

Jiang Chen on the side didn't have much idea about this. As the nominal Chief of General Staff of the Army, or Privy Councilor, he knew very well that even if the Army and Navy were not to be classified as separate ministries in the future, but would all be under the Privy Council, then he would have no real power, only the Privy Council. He has the power to train troops and the responsibility to formulate staff plans for the emperor, but does not have the power to command troops.

Although it was just a start-up now, he, a privy envoy who looked like a pensioner, had finally figured out what Liu Yu's "staff department" was supposed to do.

In short, it is to gather everyone's brains to achieve the thinking of Sun Bai and Han Wei.

How to mobilize food and grass, where to camp, where to attack, where to defend, how to formulate marching routes, how to achieve a combined attack, etc. These things are formed into systems and calculations, and countless tedious calculations are used to replace the genius mind of Sun Bai and Han Wei. .

According to Jiang Chen's understanding, famous generals such as Han Xin, Wei Qing, and Li Jing are not only good at on-the-battle tactics, they can also be said to have the ability of "one person is the staff", and can plan a series of logistics, marching, division, and combined attacks all by themselves. calculate.

The only thing Jiang Chen can't understand now is whether Liu Yu's trip to Japan to make trouble is within the scope of the staff's responsibilities?

If not, it is true that the entire strategic plan of the Japanese country has been mobilized at the minimum cost.

If so, will the General Staff have to take over all the powers and responsibilities such as intelligence, topography, mapping, armaments of neighboring countries, diplomatic reconnaissance, etc. in the future?

The power of this department seems a bit too great.

If the emperor thinks this is very good and efficient, then it is almost inevitable that the Privy Council will have jurisdiction over the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Navy in the future. The emperor must have the ability to control this kind of grand strategic planning, and cannot separate the army and navy and let them do it themselves. Go do it.

Theoretically, Dashun used to have a department specifically responsible for what Liu Yu was doing in the Japanese country at this time, the military advisor... However, there were too many accidents during the founding of the country, and the post of military advisor was gone.

It seems that Dashun really needs a Privy Council that can integrate the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Navy.

And in that case, it would have to be separated from the Tianyou Palace, or the Privy Council would be a member of the Tianyou Palace, or it would simply be separated from the Tianyou Palace to manage politics and the Privy Council to manage the military.

It still depends on what the emperor thinks. Jiang Chen feels that there is no need to say more about the matters of the Navy Department, Army Department and Privy Council. But if I really want to say it, I think it is better to put things first, and it is better to have them under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, rather than separate them and do their own thing.

However, the tree wanted to be still but the wind was still blowing. Jiang Chen didn't want to talk, but the emperor asked him with a smile: "This time Ying Suo Bo's Japanese strategy is the icing on the cake compared to the staff's strategy of conquering Japan? Or is it a timely help?"

Seeing the emperor's smile, Jiang Chen also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's hard to say. Judging from what Ying Saobo did in Tosa, there is no such thing, and he can still win. The Japanese have been in peace for a long time, and the warriors have become corrupt; the Chinese army has changed. After all, the formation is novel, and we can win a great victory as long as we land on the beach."

"However, I am only in charge of the staff of the army, but not the staff of the navy. Due to my great strategy, all the war achievements belong to the army. The navy knows that the Japanese have no ships to fight, and they are afraid of being reduced to army transport ships. So let's go and take a look. , to seek some military exploits. It’s just that Ying Suobo used this plan to turn decay into magic.”

"Nowadays, those who are good at fighting do not have great achievements. The first achievement of punishing Japan must go to Ying Suobo."

"If the Privy Council is in charge of both the Army and Navy staff plans, and the two work together to come up with this plan, the credit for mobilizing the Japanese can be attributed to the Privy Council."

"Now, I am afraid that the Navy will say to the Army in the future: If we had not gone to Japan and mobilized the Japanese to not dare to assemble, how could you have won so easily?"

Knowing that Jiang Chen was joking, Li Gan He laughed loudly and said, "Yes, yes. But such a plan is nothing. As long as there is sufficient intelligence, knowing the details, military system, and politics of the Japanese, it is not difficult to make such a plan. Ying Suobo is just a man who has the advantage of being close to the water and has long been eyeing Japan. He has a deliberate plan."

"In the future, the Privy Council must know both itself and the enemy."

In one sentence, Jiang Chen understood that the emperor wanted to give the Privy Council more power, and also to concentrate a series of powers such as intelligence and mapping, and to be responsible for the grand strategy.

That is to say...

Jiang Chen secretly understood that the conquest of Japan was probably just the beginning. Your Majesty is so centralized, if it is not for accomplishing great things, there is no need to do so, but it should be divided.

That being said, after conquering Japan, there will be at least one or two big battles to fight... and a navy to build, if not in Nanyang, then in Annan and Burma.

Liu Yu alone has completed the strategic mobilization against Japan. If the expedition to Japan stops, there is really no need to create a Privy Council that prioritizes efficiency.

He secretly understood the emperor's thoughts and kept them in mind. He secretly said that if there is a debate about whether to go to war or not in the future, he must understand the emperor's thoughts, so as not to stand in the wrong position.

Li Gan actually knew that with the thoughts of these ministers, he could also understand his thoughts through the discussion between him and Jiang Chen about the Privy Council just now.

There are also benefits to speaking out in advance. Those who are good at guessing the emperor's intentions have their own thoughts. As for those opponents, it is nothing more than the same old sayings.

But the main thing is to see whether this war against Japan is really as Liu Yu said: it does not require too much national strength, but makes some money.

As long as this can be achieved, the old sayings of those who oppose in the future will not be convincing.

Now that Liu Yu's memorial has arrived, Japan has been forced by Liu Yu to deploy its troops according to Liu Yu's instructions. Li Gan really doesn't want to waste time discussing it.

Time waits for no one.

"My dear ministers, I was reading history books a few days ago and happened to read the part about Emperor Taizong of Tang conquering Goguryeo. All the ministers advised him against it, but Emperor Taizong thought that the prince was timid and kind, and could defend the status quo but might not be able to conquer Goguryeo. If he did not conquer, he was afraid that Goguryeo would become a big deal in the future. After reading this, I felt relieved."

"The Japanese are ambitious and must be guarded against. In addition, Westerners have settled in Southeast Asia, and the Dutch have had a lot of exchanges with Japan. If it were not for Yingsuo Bo's shipbuilding, once the Japanese had a knowledgeable person and left first, I am afraid that we would be facing the "Tosa dilemma" now."

"The evidence of the Ryukyu incident is conclusive. Even if there was no such incident, I would have decided to conquer it to avoid raising a tiger for harm."

"My dear ministers are all important ministers of the country, not those who do not understand major events. You must not stop this war, and do not make any suggestions. I have made up my mind."

Big things are held in small meetings, and small things are held in big meetings. Dashun did this perfectly. The previous big court meeting, which was about water transport and coinage, was all known to be nonsense, so it was natural that it would cause a stir.

Now only the important officials in the court were summoned, and the emperor even lost face and said directly that no matter whether they were guilty or not, this battle must be fought. He was already a person who would not allow others to sleep beside his bed.

As long as the emperor lost face, the officials would have nothing to say no matter what they wanted to say. In today's small meeting, the emperor has been talking about shipbuilding from the beginning. He has already used Liu Yu's affairs in Japan to slap the faces of those who opposed it before, and took advantage of the situation. Opposition at this time is really not powerful.

"Now that the general idea has been decided, you need to urge three things as soon as possible."

"First, although the King of Ryukyu was forced by the Japanese, he still deceived the emperor. I can pardon him, but I must punish him. Without rules, there will be no order. If Ryukyu does this and is not punished, how will Annan, Korea, etc. see it? They only know that the Celestial Empire is kind but do not know that the Celestial Empire is powerful. This is absolutely unacceptable. You can ask the government to discuss and deprive him of his royal title and make him a duke. Is this polite?"

"Second, the Japanese usurped the title of General of the Seiyi. The Japanese still have a real king. If the Japanese are defeated and surrender, how should this be conferred? If we only confer him the title of Shogun, I am afraid that people will laugh at the Celestial Empire for not knowing the Japanese. Domestic affairs. If they are crowned as the real king instead of the shogun, the Japanese will fight to the death, wasting the blood of their soldiers. It is unnecessary. "

"Third, since Duke Qi is in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch have close contacts with Japan, and when Ying Suo Bo was in Japan, the Japanese used the Netherlands as a deception. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should resolve this matter as soon as possible, using tariffs as a spear and tea and silk as a sword to warn the Netherlands not to interfere. It also happened that the envoys of Britain, Sweden, France, Portugal, and Romania came to pay homage. They must know how big the world is, and it is necessary to let the Western countries know that the diplomatic affairs of the Celestial Empire's vassal states are all under the Celestial Empire. "

"These three matters should be resolved as soon as possible. "