I Built a Territory in Ancient Times

Ming Yu looked over, "This...?"

"This minister is Zou Chang, the servant of the household." The man closed the booklet and replied.

Ming Yu nodded, the Minister of the Household, the official in charge of the treasury and finances, it seems that his opinion is not very big! "Master Zou, are you finished?"

Zou Changxu's hair was gray, and trembled at this time, "What's so good about this? No matter how many tricks Wangye writes, it's just a castle in the air. Looking at the flowers, it's actually illusory."

"Uh!" Ming Yu was at a loss for words, how much effort did he put in, and he was denied just one sentence? "Why did Master Zou say this?"

"Your Majesty's booklet is really insightful, and you can imagine the future development of Xiqi Corridor. But did your Majesty ever think that all these things are far-fetched. Now the imperial court provides disaster relief, water conservancy construction, military food and grass, that kind of thing. Isn’t the project a huge expenditure? It’s also a top priority, and it can’t be delayed at all. And how much manpower and material resources does it take to build a barren place in the Xiqi Corridor to have the scene as the lord said?”

In the main hall, Zou Chang pointed out the key points in a few words. Most of the people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War did not agree with the construction of the Xiqi Corridor.

The Ministry of Household is in charge of finances. If today's disasters and man-made disasters, the imperial court cannot make ends meet, every day when I open my eyes, I will ask for money, and this requires money, and that also requires money. It really drives these big housekeepers crazy. Now, the good ones want to create a Xiqi corridor leading to the Western Regions. Can this be done without spending money? If you have to spend money, you can't do this.

Ming Yu listened carefully and nodded in agreement from time to time.

Zou Chang continued: "Therefore, this minister thinks that there is no need to change the border areas now, and what happened in the past is what it is now. Lord, it's better to leave this matter alone, wait for a few years, and wait until the national treasury is more abundant, and then implement it when you have the ability. Said plan is not too late."

After saying this, many ministers nodded in agreement. This matter is not urgent, there is really no need to do it now. After so many years in the borderlands, the situation is not bad or not, so why bother to break the situation now?

Ming Yu was stunned and said he understood, "Master Zou's concern means that there is no compromise on the issue of money and material resources, right?"

Zou Chang nodded, that's right, the imperial court has no money, and even if he were to be killed, he wouldn't be able to get the money to use the Xiqi Corridor of his filthy son. There should be no such thing. Your Majesty also allowed the children to make trouble, and even made trouble in the courtroom. It was purely a waste of effort.

"Do you have any questions?" Ming Yu asked again loudly.

Now, Prime Minister Wen kept his mouth shut, and the crown prince didn't say anything in support or disapproval. The third prince was originally against it. After making a promise to Ming Yu, he also ordered the people below to remain silent. In this way, the voices of opposition are much smaller, and the real voices are officials like Zou Chang who are concerned with their own interests.

"Master Zou is right, my lord, look at the fact that even if the Xiqi Corridor is successfully under the jurisdiction of Dayan, how many troops are needed to defend such a narrow area. Not to mention the increase in troops, the increase in food and grass equipment will increase the national treasury. What a burden. Just talking about the situation on the frontier, the defense of only one Shi Chongguan in the frontier is already very difficult. If you continue to stretch the front, the defense will definitely be weak, and it will be easier for the enemy to seize the opportunity to attack Dayan. If the enemy breaks through the defensive line and invades Dayan on a large scale, how many people will be displaced. The war continues to expand and Dayan is in danger. How should we be held accountable? Duan Wang, what do you think?"

Even the words of accountability have been said, which is not alarmist. But once something goes wrong, it is really possible that such a thing will happen.

Ming Yu didn't know who was speaking, or the third prince on the side leaned in and whispered that this was Dingyuan Hou, General Xue Lun Xue.

This man was brave and belligerent when he was young, made a lot of contributions, and was named a marquis. It can be seen that this person has a lot of consideration for the lack of defense forces in the border areas, and it is precisely because of this that he resists his words.

Ming Yu accepted it humbly and listened attentively, showing no dissatisfaction at all. It made Xue Lun surprised, not only Xue Lun, it should be said that many people who saw it were impressed.

Doesn't it mean that the emperor's young son is domineering and tyrannical? Spit splashed all over his face, but he didn't even have the slightest temper. There is quite a bit of scornful attitude, many people are not sure, is this kid really stupid, or is he pretending to be innocent?

All of you here are old fritters who have been in the officialdom for decades. Who hasn't seen it? Ming Yu has never seen someone who can be so calm in the face of aggressive questioning.

Ming Yu smiled and said, "Xue Hou's meaning is understood, the main concern is that there is no one to guard the Xiqi Corridor. It is useless if we can't defend it, and even more losses will be caused due to the problem of long and weak fronts. I don't know what to say. right?"

That's what Xue Lun meant, and he couldn't help but nodded.

Ming Yu looked around at all the ministers in the hall, and saw that everyone had nothing to say, and said with a smile: "Since the question raised by Master Zou and Hou Xue is of concern to everyone, and it is also an obstacle to the discussion of this matter today. Then I will If these two resistances are resolved, there shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Whoa! What a big breath! There was an uproar in the hall, and one after another whispered. Isn't this Duan Wang doing something stupid again? He even uttered absurd words. Who he thought he was, the treasury couldn't get silver taels, and there was no extra troops in the border areas. These two things, even the present His Majesty can do nothing, it is too arrogant to say that a child can easily solve this problem.