Chapter 511 T-Zuan gives a strong blow (continued)

The heavy hammer, like a bell and a bell, hit the hearts of all the important ministers in the hall. The northern scholars, civil servants and generals were all excited, while the southern ministers were also deeply touched.

Who among the people who can stand in this hall did not study hard when he was young and experienced the ups and downs of the court for decades? Who is ignorant of the entire situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty?

It is nothing more than related to the interests of himself and the family, township party and class he represents, but one thing is certain, no one wants to see the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and no one wants to let the iron hooves of the northern nomads once again leap into the Central Plains. Jiangnan.

Although the nightmare of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was short-lived, the humble peace of the two Song Dynasties was engraved in the hearts of civil servants and generals like a knife and an axe. No one can forget the humiliation of the Sixteen States of Yanyun and Sui Coin, and no one can tolerate the Great Zhou Dynasty becoming the two Song Dynasties. That kind of look.

Feng Ziying's voice echoed in the hall. Emperor Yonglong was excited and carefully observed the changes in the expressions of the ministers.

These sophisticated ministers may be touched by Feng Ziying's words, but it would be too naive to say that these words alone can make them immediately enthusiastically support your opinion.

  But I have to say that this is a touching opportunity.

"Well said, it's thought-provoking. I haven't heard such hard-hitting remonstrance in many years. I wonder what you are thinking in your heart?" Emperor Yonglong sighed softly, "I understand, Ziying means. , that is, Liaodong cannot be lost, but if Liaodong’s logistical supply problem is not solved, then Liaodong cannot be defended, is this what you mean?”

Feng Ziying raised her head proudly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this is what I mean, and it also needs to be confirmed that the logistics supply problem in Liaodong cannot be delayed. If it cannot be completely solved within three to five years, and once the Jurchens have solved the Ula tribe and Ye He tribe, Liaodong is a dead end, and even North Korea may completely fall to the Jianzhou Jurchens and become their logistical supply backing!"

This is a chain link.

Without solving logistical supplies, Liaodong Town can only maintain a defensive position, while the Jianzhou Jurchens can easily deal with the Ula and Yehe tribes one by one. Once the remnants of the Haixi Jurchens are dealt with, Liaodong will become an orphan, or they will give up decisively. Evacuate, or wait to be trapped.

"But Ziying, there are many difficulties in connecting the sea route between Liaonan and Denglai. The cabinet and the six ministers may have already made plans. Ziying, I'm afraid you have also considered it, right?" Emperor Yonglong said in a gentle tone.

Feng Ziying didn't know that this was Emperor Yonglong leading the way for her, and nodded: "Of course there are many obstacles that need to be overcome in opening the Liaonan-Denglai maritime supply line, but if there are no problems or difficulties, then we, the ministers and ministers, will stand by What are you doing in this palace? Isn't it the responsibility of the princes in the court to think about problems and solve difficulties? There are always more ways than difficulties. I don't believe that these problems can't be solved by the abilities of Ye Gong and Fang Gong."

Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe both snorted with unkind expressions, but said nothing.

 Do you know how to say nice things now? Previously, this guy was wanton and arrogant. He treated his group as if they were nothing, which made everyone lose face. In the end, when the problem was solved, he had to blame it on a few of his own people.

Emperor Yonglong saw that Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe were both speechless. Of course he knew what these people were thinking, so he smiled slightly and said, "Ziying, if you have any more questions, you might as well raise them together."

"I'm gone. In fact, I want to express one idea, that is, since Liaodong must be defended, which is related to the success or failure of our northern defense in the Great Zhou Dynasty, then if the supply line in the Western Liaoning Corridor cannot support it, the Liaonan-Denglai supply line must be opened. , If this is the case, then there are problems to solve, difficulties to overcome, and conditions to create conditions. All we have to do is to do this thing thoroughly!"

Feng Ziying’s words made the hall quiet again.

 If there is a problem, solve the problem, if there are difficulties, overcome them, and if there are no conditions, create conditions. These three sentences are catchy and catchy. They were originally used by Feng Ziying in meetings in his previous life, but saying them at this moment really refreshed the ears of the ministers in the palace.

Yeah, what's the point of going back and forth here? If this thing must be done and the problem must be solved, then why not come up with specific plans on how to solve the problem and get things done?

Even Qi Yongtai couldn't help but look at his disciple with admiration. These three sentences can be said to have touched the pain points of many political deputies in this hall who only know how to talk. They can't solve the problem and can't do anything, but they are more likely to object and question than anyone else. More energy.

"Your Majesty, in that case, why not let Ziying talk about his suggestions? There are indeed many problems and difficulties in solving the transportation supply from Liaonan to Denglai. To solve them, we need to work together." Li, Minister of Industry, Shangshu Sancai finally interrupted.

He is a scholar from the North, but he has always had close contacts with scholars from the south of the Yangtze River. Moreover, the problems Cui Jingrong mentioned before mainly arise from the Ministry of Industry. Of course, that is a problem of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and the Nanjing Ministry of Industry is relatively independent from the imperial Ministry of Industry. , and he, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, took office not long ago, so there is no way to hit him.

It is undoubtedly the most appropriate for him to stand up and speak, and it can also alleviate the fierce emotions caused by this matter between scholars in the north and south.

Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe exchanged glances, and finally nodded, "Ziying, tell me what you think. Well, we mainly talk about how to build and operate it, as well as the problems and difficulties that may be encountered."

At this point, the emperor made it clear that the purpose of the carriage and horses was to free up a group of people for the prince, and to be honest, Liaodong must not be lost.

 Some other Jiangnan scholars in the court who were not familiar with current affairs could open their mouths and talk irresponsibly, but Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and even Li Tingji all understood this truth.

If Liaodong is lost, the morale of the entire Zhou army will be lost. At that time, as Feng Ziying said, we may really need to consider moving the capital to Nanjing or even Hangzhou, and separate the Jurchens from Jianzhou across the river. Then this cabinet of mine will really be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

"Xiaguan believes that in order to open up the Liaonan-Denglai maritime supply line, we must have sufficient shipbuilding capabilities and sufficient shipping scale in Liaonan and Denglai, and the key to this lies in how to allow merchants to voluntarily and consciously Denglai and Liaonan operate shipyards and shipping routes, and for now, the model of Longjiang and Qingjiang shipyards has many shortcomings. On the one hand, the supervision of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is weak, and on the other hand, it is because of the gang of Tijusi There is collusion between people and the shipyard inside and outside, and there is a mismatch between responsibilities and interests. Of course they will cause trouble..."

Li Sancai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, couldn't help but frowned, "Ziying, we understand what you mean. Government-owned construction is not feasible. So Denglai and Liaonan are a white land. How can we let those merchants voluntarily come to build shipyards and open shipping routes? They The people in Nanzhi, Zhejiang and Fujian are familiar with the land and routes, and the climate is an incomparable advantage for them. How can they be willing to come to Liaonan and Denglai?"

"Yes, Ziying, if all the money is provided by the court and private merchants are allowed to build shipyards and ships, let alone the Ministry of Revenue and the treasury will not be able to come up with the money. If this is done, then it will not be the same as the official shipbuilding. What’s the difference? After all, the government-built shipyard belongs to our court. If we let private merchants come, it’s almost like the court sends money to these merchants.”

Zheng Jizhi is both the Minister of Hubu and a native of the north. He is more suitable to say this than those Jiangnan scholars.

 This is also the most difficult thing for the princes of the court to accept.

“Master Zheng, I have never said that I want the court to pay to build a shipyard for them.” Feng Ziying said with a smile: “Whoever contributes the money will benefit. I still understand this rule.”

"Oh?" Zheng Jizhi was stunned. Didn't he say that this guy advocated letting the court pay to support merchants to set up shipyards in Liaonan and Denglai? If the imperial court did not provide money, how could these merchants go north? "That may be my misunderstanding, but Ziying, it's really difficult to get these people to obey the court's initiative to set up shipyards in Denglai and Liaonan. Does Ziying have any tips?"

"Sir Zheng, businessmen value profit over separation. As long as they can make a profit, they can abandon their wives, children, and children, let alone go north. As for the climate, they are not allowed to go to the water to build ships. How difficult are they to adapt to it? Besides, the current Northland Many refugees don't even have enough to eat, even though the water is a little colder. As long as they enter the water in summer and autumn, I don't think there will be anyone in Denglai and Liaonan who is willing to earn this money."

Seeing Emperor Yonglong frowning, Ye Xianggao couldn't help but interject: "Brother Boxiao, let's wait until Ziying introduces the specific strategy first before we discuss it."

Zheng Jizhi then realized that he was being a bit arrogant. The emperor, the cabinet ministers, and everyone were waiting to hear Feng Ziying's strategy, but he interrupted and quickly confessed.

"In my opinion, if Denglai and Liaonan want to completely unblock shipping, it is necessary to set up shipyards. First, they need to be able to build, and second, they need to be able to repair. This is a long-term matter, and we can also see things like The ships of the Xiyi people came to our Zhou Dynasty from Xiyi, thousands of miles away. Their ships' design structure, ship shape, and sail shape were all different from the ships commonly used in our Zhou Dynasty. The official also learned that the ships of the Western Yi people It is more suitable for long-sea navigation, while our ships are more suitable for offshore navigation. They have their own advantages in terms of load capacity and operation, but their ships are obviously more suitable for setting up ship artillery..."

"...Generally speaking, Xiyi's shipbuilding technology has surpassed ours. If our naval fleet wants to ensure smooth traffic from Liaonan to Denglai in the future, control the routes to Japan and North Korea, and even completely let the trade interests in this region be We, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have the exclusive rights to learn the shipbuilding and repairing techniques of the Western Yi and use the Western Yi ships to build a naval fleet. Only in this way can our naval fleet not fall behind and maintain our dominant position in this region..."

 (End of this chapter)