SanjitNovel Chapter 181 Garrison Annan
Chapter 181 Garrison Annan
As expected, everyone is an aggressor.
It is difficult for people in E country to understand what it is like to have a territory that is too big and cannot be managed.
——Yes, it’s the case of Daqian.
If the place is too big, communication will be inconvenient, and information and materials cannot be delivered in time. If the place is too big, it will be difficult to manage border areas.
This is what Daqian did to Annan.
But now that shipping is smooth, the time from Guangzhou port to Annan has been greatly shortened, and Cen Mingche has already laid out in Annan to plant and reserve grain.
Therefore, it is now much more convenient to actually control Annan.
Of course, we cannot directly replace all Annan officials from top to bottom, as that would be too ugly.
If this behavior was subtle, Annan would still maintain the rule of King Annan on the surface, but in fact it was under the control of Daqian.
How to control the specific details still needs to wait for the court to send someone to discuss it.
Through Zong Xu's eyes and ears, Cen Mingche already knew the development of Annan's situation.
It’s like giving me a pillow to sleep on!
We can garrison troops in Annan, right?This is what King Annan begged us to come to!We didn’t come here by ourselves!
Since you are asking us to come, you must have an attitude, right?Why should we help you?
In this way, assign your ports to us for management.
We are responsible for the construction and management ourselves, but we do business at the port and you cannot collect taxes, okay?
As for military expenses, we are responsible for it ourselves, but you have to allocate land for us to station the army and grow military food.
And once Annan has a port and opens up its shipping business, money will pour in.
In this way, Chief Envoy Annan is not sitting on the bench, but is on the hot stove.
Rather than talking about the principle of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, actual interests can unite people more.
After all, most people are just ordinary people.
As long as this development continues, Annan will be completely controlled by Daqian within ten years.
Such a strategic waterway can be attacked when advancing, and defended when retreating. Now that it is almost in your hands, how can you not want it?
——Some people really don’t want it.
When Cen Mingche mentioned the matter to the court, someone came out and made wild remarks.
It's nothing more than the words of the Heavenly Kingdom, why Annan is remote, has inconvenient transportation, and is very barren, so there is no need...
Moreover, the navy consumes a lot of money and is not necessary. It can be floated...
If pirates are rampant at sea, as long as shipping is banned,...
Cen Mingche can't bear it anymore!
Those censors who were co-authored and beaten to death haven't taught you a lesson, have they? ? ?
Do you want him, the emperor, to beat a few people to death in front of the court?
... wait.
Cen Mingche looked at the people who proposed banning shipping with half-squinted eyes.
Most of these ministers' families were from local wealthy families, from the south to the north, and their clan areas were all close to the seaside.
Cen Mingche understood immediately.
It's not that these ministers are following the old ways, but the benefits are tempting.
The market for shipping is so big. If the country bans shipping, there will be fewer people in the country to participate, and the items they smuggle and sell can be sold at higher prices.
This is purely for self-interest and puts the future of the country at risk!
It’s so greedy and hateful!
Compared with them, those old antiques are much cuter - after all, their loyalty is true.
Much better than these bastards who eat inside and outside!
However, Cen Mingche’s years of management also played a role.
The Minister of Hubu stood up and spoke first.
"No shipping? That's easy to say!"
"Do you know how much food is transported to the mainland by sea?"
"Do you know how much tax the country collects from shipping every year and how much profit it makes from it?"
"It accounts for half of the revenue of the national treasury!"
"Having banned shipping, where did this money and food come from? Did it come from the homes of your ministers?!"
The next person to refute was the Minister of War.
"Who said it costs money to maintain a navy?"
"When I do business with the imperial fleet, I am naturally escorted by the navy. Those small businessmen take refuge in us and provide military supplies every time! Together with the profits from shipping and local food production, we can basically achieve self-sufficiency. , no money from the court at all!”
"The navy costs money? It costs your ancestors' money!"
No wonder the people in the Ministry of War are anxious. After all, the navy is also a military, and it has military merit, which is the starting point for soldiers like them!
Both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs came out to speak, and the Minister of Industry also stood up slowly.
"Our Ministry of Industry has been able to imitate the guns seized from those barbarians, and have also enhanced their power and applied them to repeating guns, which has enhanced the stability of the guns and reduced the cost."
"But it can be seen from this that the people of Yi and Di have strange and skillful skills, so we have to guard against them!"
“Sea transport must not be abandoned!”
"Coastal defense must not be abolished!"
Those opponents are anxious.
"Your Majesty, when the imperial court conducts business as a merchant, it is competing with the people for profit!"
When Cen Mingche heard this, he couldn't help it anymore.
"Competing with the people? Competing with you, right?"
"So you can't sit still anymore, and you have to step forward to seal the sea and embargo to fill your own pockets, right?!"
"Wei Chen dare not!"
There was a roar and people fell to their knees.
Cen Mingche sneered and began to appoint Annan's chief envoy and a series of officials.
Because Liu Bohong had already taken charge of the military affairs in southern Fujian, Annan's military affairs should never be left to him. Instead, it would be most appropriate to delegate them to Zong Xu.
After all, when Annan still needs to be penetrated, the general's ability and loyalty are very important.
If you choose someone who is too ambitious, it is not impossible to establish yourself as the king in Annan.
The Liu family has already given birth to a queen and a prince, and now Liu Bohong is in charge of military power outside, and their strength cannot be expanded any further.
As for the troops stationed in Annan, they can be dispatched from Guangdong, Guangxi, southern Fujian and other places, or they can be recruited locally.
As for cement and other goods, it is best to station in Annan as soon as possible and build roads and docks to facilitate the movement of caravans and troops.
After finalizing the matter, Cen Mingche ordered him to withdraw from the court.
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief.
The majesty of being an emperor is increasing day by day, and the pressure on them is also increasing.
Cen Mingche was thinking that the power of these so-called aristocratic families should be suppressed.
During the Jin Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, there was a wealthy emperor and an iron-clad family.If it hadn't been for Wu Huanhua, it's not certain how it would have developed in the future.
Although the aristocratic family cannot control military power now, it is still common to recommend a few people to become officials because of the family's power.
Some people, after reaching a certain level of officialdom, want to manipulate the government affairs and make profits for the family.
This is something Cen Mingche absolutely cannot tolerate.
It is still necessary to develop the internal combustion engine as soon as possible, lay railways, and strengthen the central government's rule over local areas.
Otherwise, in terms of current social productivity, it is almost impossible to eliminate local "local bullies".
By the way, there is one more thing - banning the tax exemption system for officials.