Otherworldly Castle Era

Chapter 7 Xia Guo’s Difficulties

Yang Song saw that all his ministers had received their opinions, and he nodded softly, and asked them, “Should my country go to support it?”

This question of Yang Song has involved all aspects of the Xia country. After all, the opening of the war means that the Great Xia Empire will enter another mode, a mode that the people of Xia are already familiar with-the war mode!

Just like when Chen Ping introduced the Beihan Kingdom before, he said his people were belligerent. In Yang Song’s view, Xia Guo was actually similar, or more belligerent.

Xia Guo can own the 4 million square kilometers of land today, but it was not given by a good-hearted person, nor was it born with it, but was shot by one shot.

It’s just that Xia Guo can give an evaluation to the foreign countries, just like the saying, “The winner is the king, the strong is the king”! As long as it is strong enough, as long as it can win, these are all taken for granted.

Regarding Yang Song’s question, neither the head of the political cabinet, Xun Yu, nor the head of the military cabinet, Li Jing, said anything, because this matter is too big and there is no plan. Who can give an accurate one at this moment? Answer?

Seeing this, Yang Song also recalled, knowing that it was a bit embarrassing for everyone, thought for a while, and said: “I am discussing with the princes at this time, no matter what the result is, the princes are very outspoken.”

Since Yang Song had said everything to this point, the ministers couldn’t help but express it.

“Your Majesty, the minister first throws insights for your colleagues.” Seeing that no one was the first to speak out, Liu Ji made a “progressive bird” and first suggested: “The minister thinks it can support the ice kingdom for two reasons.”

“The first is for distant ties and close attacks. According to Xia Guozu, the ice kingdom is nearly a thousand kilometers away, and there is only one vassal federation between the two countries. If you have a good relationship with it, you can add a helping hand.”

“Secondly, it is for the balance of the Northland countries. If the ice kingdom is allowed to repel the northern cold island to the overseas cold island, then the northern cold kingdom will be monopolized by the northern cold kingdom, and if the northern cold kingdom’s ministers remember correctly, it will be with the vassal federation. There is a good chance.”

With Liu Ji taking the lead, while Liu Ji was speaking, the rest of the people also thought about their own opinions.

No, when Liu Ji just finished speaking, the first Zhang Juzheng of the Cai Ge Pavilion stood up and opposed: “Your Majesty, no!”

“Why not?” Yang Song asked Zhang Juzheng reflexively.

As soon as he finished asking, Yang Song regretted it, because Yang Song actually knew the answer when he saw Zhang Juzheng.

“His Majesty, there was only a foreign war launched last year. It hasn’t been long since. If another foreign war is launched, or an expedition that is thousands of miles away, it will be too much for fear of national strength!” As expected, Zhang Juzheng’s answer confirmed Yang. Loose conjecture.

In terms of finances, Xia Guo has always been on the verge of a deficit, not to mention that it is still overhauling railways, relocating people, and developing new areas outside the customs. These are all major projects that require a lot of financial and material resources.

In the past, if it hadn’t been for war debts and national debts against the domestic people, the financial resources would have bottomed out. But then again, if it weren’t for Xia Guo’s years of constant warfare, I am afraid that there would not be the current Great Xia Empire.

In fact, there is no way to solve the financial dilemma. The solution is to increase taxes. And once the door to tax increases is opened, according to the frequency of wars in the Xia country in the past, it is conceivable that this will be a process without end.

Therefore, Yang Song doesn’t want to talk about tax increases, but he can’t even think about it. This is a sign of the beginning of destruction!

So Yang Song felt a little pain in his head when he heard Zhang Juzheng talk about “money”.

When it comes to trying to increase fiscal revenue, Zhang Juzheng has not done less work. What kind of special tax, what salt and iron franchise, he can think of all the methods he can think of.

However, no matter how many new taxes Zhang Juzheng brought to Xia Guo and how many new fiscal highs he created, he was still not as fast as Yang Songhua. After a war, the savings he had accumulated over the past few years was defeated by Yang Song. .

But that said, it is precisely because of Xia’s foreign campaigns over the years that the current Great Xia Empire has emerged, and the vast territory of the Xia Kingdom today.

Regarding Zhang Juzheng’s answer, Yang Song thought about it carefully, and asked in confusion, “Didn’t there have been wars in the past five or six years, except for a war last year? How come there is no money?”

Zhang Juzheng couldn’t help but feel a little bitter about Yang Song’s doubts. Yes, he admits that the current treasury has some savings because of years of peace, but this is not the reason for the foreign war!

“Back to your majesty.” But who made Yang Song the emperor’s majesty, Zhang Juzheng also had to answer: “Some of the remaining money in the treasury is for the development of the territory outside the customs and the construction of railways.”

Since occupying the land outside the pass, Xia Guo has been busy digesting the interests of war and other things, without considering the plan of launching a war outside the pass. This can be learned from the deployment of the army outside the pass.

Therefore, there has been peace for so many years-even the disciplinary war last year only lasted for more than a month.

Now Zhang Juzheng hears that he wants to launch an expedition to the outside world. It doesn’t happen overnight. Even if there are countless reasons for other aspects, it is impossible to start a war outside without money So Yang Song heard of Zhang Juzheng’s After answering, he also had to shook his head at Liu Ji, expressing helplessness.

Seeing this, Liu Ji immediately handed over and said: “Your Majesty, I don’t have any extra money in Xia Country, but the military expenses can be paid by the rest.” Although this “other” Liu Ji did not say clearly, everyone knows this. Who is it.

When Yang Song heard Liu Ji’s words, his eyes suddenly brightened. Yes, since the Ice and Snow Kingdom was given to Xia Guo to support it, the army should also be paid by the Ice and Snow Kingdom! ”

Although Yang Song didn’t say clearly that he wanted to send troops, the meaning of his words was already obvious.

“Your Majesty!” Zhang Juzheng heard the words of the two and interjected a word with a wry smile to make Yang Song and Liu Ji gone. The following: “This expedition costs a lot. Can the Ice and Snow Kingdom be able to get it?”

Each expedition of Xia Guo in the past was costly, and only a country like Xia Guo, which was on the eve of the industrial age and in the steam age, could afford it.

Even if Xia Guo had astronomical wealth relative to the foreign nations, the expenditure after each war would also cause Xia Guo’s financial expenditure to be painful.

Even if Xia State is still like this, let’s not say that this world is still in a semi-slave and semi-feudal aboriginal civilization. No one can give an affirmative answer to Zhang Juzheng’s question.

After a while, Yang Song sighed and said, “Hey ! It’s a guest from afar, let the envoy of the Ice Kingdom come to Beijing first.” Even so, Yang Song still had a glimmer of hope in his heart for the expedition.

As for Xia Guo’s domestic secrets? By now, a lot of Xia Guo’s information has already been known to the outside world, and there is not much that needs to be kept secret.

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