Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In spring, the Tokyo Imperial Palace is indeed a cozy place. At this time, the climate in the Central Plains was humid and mild, without the severe weather that fluctuated between hot and cold in the west of the Pingxia River. The ground of the palace was a lot of stone bricks, the houses were mostly wooden buildings, and the plants were lush in spring and summer. In addition, there were many people who cleaned frequently, so there was very little dust. When Guo Shao came to Jinxiang Hall every morning, he could always feel the freshness in the air.

He got off the car from Luanjia, and entered the building complex from behind the Jinxiang Hall. The rear of the building complex has a complicated pattern, and the winding corridors are like a maze.

When they reached the back of the Yizheng Hall in the East Hall, the eunuchs and maids standing on both sides bowed together to perform the salute. The eunuch on duty, Yang Shiliang, walked up with a whisk, bent down and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have all arrived at the Yizheng Hall."

Guo Shao nodded. Jing Niang also came from the front, clasped her fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Shangjing Branch of the Bing Cao Division urgently reported last night that the Liao Kingdom hired merchant ships and sent envoys to Japan."

After hearing this, Guo Shao immediately said: "Xiao Siwen's spies have a lot of tentacles. They sent people to Japan, and they must have heard about the movement of Daxu's court. You send the Imperial City Secretary to pay attention to spying on Tokyo's spies."

"Yes." Jing Niang said.

Guo Shaosui went straight into the Hall of Discussion and Political Affairs, and sure enough, he saw more than a dozen people discussing it inside, and when they saw the emperor coming in, they all saluted as a monarch and his ministers.

"Not in the main hall, don't be too formal, you all sit down and talk." Guo Shao said kindly.

Everyone bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat."

There was a brief silence in the hall, and everyone was in a tacit understanding. This period of time was a wait-and-see attitude. The ministers had to wait to see if the emperor would speak before discussing matters.

Looking back at his surroundings, Guo Shao found that there were 15 ministers who came today, including nine civil servants and six state-level generals... probably the most powerful ministers in more than 400 prefectures. The politics of the imperial dynasty is grand and bright on the outside, but it is very opaque in reality, and the key things are all done in the back; just like the layout of the Jinxiang Palace, the front is grand and simple, and the back hall is like a maze.

Guo Shao was wearing an old purple robe today, and he was dressed in an ordinary and simple way, but he was sitting on the throne with the same spirit.

He maintained the usual style of words and deeds, with a sharp expression, clear words and fast speech, and he said simply: "I have something to tell you today. The royal family and merchants from all over the world will establish a 'Marine Trade Bank'. The original stock value of the first phase is about 10 million. There are now nine chief officials of the Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and the Cabinet, and each of them will take 1% of the shares."

When he said it suddenly, there was no response from the hall, and it is estimated that everyone has not recovered yet.

Guo Shao also stopped for a while, waiting quietly, waiting for them to understand what the concept is... The merchants first invested 3 million guan as military expenses for maritime advancement. Each of the ministers takes one percent, which is a dividend of 100,000 guan capital.

How much is one hundred thousand guan? In terms of the purchasing power of food and other basic materials, it is equivalent to more than 100 million yuan in later generations; and this conversion is very conservative, because the food production capacity of later generations is much stronger than the present, and the total wealth of modern society is not an order of magnitude compared to ancient times.

In addition, 100,000 Guan is just an original stock. In the future, after Haimao Bank expands its scale, the ratio will remain the same, and the total capital cost will increase!

Guo Shao believes that everyone understands that people always care about their own interests.

As expected, Wang Pu got up first and said: "Your Majesty has treated me generously. How can I dare to ask for such kindness?"

Immediately everyone agreed, and pretended to refuse, "I wait for the emperor's salary to be loyal to the emperor. Since I have a salary, I dare not accept this great favor..."

Guo Shao knew that this was all courtesy, and he didn't really refuse. It's as if he resigned three times when he took the throne.

It's not that Guo Shao has so much money that he has no place to spend it. This kind of "big reward" has been carefully considered and considered to be a necessary part. He feels that "sharing" is a very important foundation of an organization. Civil servants who have reached this status, if they cannot share the benefits from expansion, they will certainly not support the current national policy; and the national policy of war cannot rely solely on the army. War preparation, military supplies, recruitment, etc. all require the coordination of various yamen.

Later Ming Taizu used the failed concept of governing the country to practice the impossibility of some things. Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty paid officials low wages, and severely punished corruption, but the bureaucrats and gentry of the Ming Dynasty obviously managed to get more benefits by themselves.

Guo Shao needs to share with them in order to ensure the progress of the overall situation. The General of the Forbidden Army has already received generous rewards from the royal family, and it is time for the ministers who have the decision-making power and control over the officials to participate in the profit sharing.

Of course Guo Shao didn't talk about his real thoughts, and immediately said solemnly: "You can't refuse anymore, all the gentlemen here are working hard for me and the Daxu Dynasty, how can I treat you lightly?"

After hearing this, the ministers burst into tears of gratitude, and even Prime Minister Fan Zhi knelt down on the ground together, expressing his gratitude and being very moved. After all, Guo Shao didn't just give praise in words, it was a very sincere and substantive deed.

Wei Renpu said loudly: "The emperor treats you so kindly, how dare you be unfaithful?"

Li Gu said generously: "Your Majesty is wise, my ministers will serve you faithfully, and the old ministers will not hesitate to do so..."

Guo Shao sat there with a smile on his face, and he seemed to be very useful in expressing his loyalty to everyone. But before he was overwhelmed by a group of people, he immediately said: "However, I still have something to discuss with you gentlemen."

"Your majesty's decree is that your majesty is respectful!"

Guo Shao nodded and said: "Okay! I think that excessive annexation of land is the biggest evil of all dynasties, and you are the house of hundreds of officials, and you should be an example for the world. From now on, our monarchs and ministers will have three chapters. The total land occupied by each family and relatives within three generations shall not exceed 300 hectares. How about it? Don't worry, I will never treat you badly."

Immediately, no one was in a hurry to make a statement, and they all looked sideways at the gestures of others.

Shi Yanchao said with a smile: "You civil officials, let's do it! We were ennobled and richly paid, so we happily handed over the military power?"

After hearing this, everyone was stunned. Not long after, Wang Pu took the lead in saying that he obeyed the order, and everyone followed suit.

Guo Shao laughed "haha", with a sense of playfulness in his smile: "Very good, very good, all my subordinates are loyal ministers! If there is anything to discuss in the court, the monarchs and ministers will discuss it. I don't want to make the ministers lie and treat the monarch as if they are enemies..."

Nine people knelt down on the ground one after another, and said one after another, "As a minister, disloyalty and disfilial piety will not be tolerated!" "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness..."

They knelt and saluted, but they spoke in a righteous tone, without any sense of servility.

Guo Shao still had a smile on his face, a little stiff, but fortunately, the throne was high, so it was not easy for others to see what kind of smile he was. However, he felt that some things were really subtle... The ancients generally would not kneel to others, thinking it was a shame; but kneeling to the monarch and parents, they didn't think it was the slightest humiliation, but they were justified. Loyalty and filial piety are really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The country can maintain order, and these things have played a huge role. So even though Guo Shao felt that the system was very backward, he didn't dare to shake the foundation easily. Once human beings lose order and reason, it would be very scary.

The smile on Guo Shao's face gradually faded, and he continued: "Today's discussion begins."

Everyone didn't say a word after listening to it. They chatted and laughed about such a big matter on the scene, and the discussion hasn't started yet?

Guo Shao cut to the chase and said straight to the point: "After learning about two things, the military expenditure will not exceed three million guan; the Japanese country is very likely to have colluded with the Liao Kingdom, and they know the motives of our court's intentions."

He paused slightly, and said in clear and fast words: "In this way, the strategy for Japan should not be based on the strategy of destroying the country from the beginning.

The military expenditure is not enough; moreover, even if the capital of Japan is captured, it will not be able to control all the places for a while. In addition, the Battle of Xiazhou lured | the enemy soldiers to gather most of the young and strong, and the First World War wiped out their resistance potential. This time it may be difficult to repeat the old trick. Once it is too radical, Japan may fall into the quagmire of long-term scattered wars.

For the time being, I can set my goals for this time: First, establish a foothold along the coast of Japan and have ports and fortresses. Second, control Shanyin stone to see Yinshan. Third, negotiate peace and trade. Fourth, educate the people, guide the interests of the situation, advocate the Buddhadharma, and gradually destroy the Shinto way. "

He paid particular attention to the last one. The difference between the Japanese and Pingxia parties is that they have created some ideological things that are incompatible with the theory of the Central Plains king... Culture and belief are the most tenacious things of an ethnic group. Japan's Shinto and the Central Plains' kingly way are paradoxical, and this is the most detrimental to the Great Xu Dynasty; it is like the reason why "heretics" are more harmful than heretics in religion. (A heresy is the same religion with different interpretations.)

As soon as Guo Shao finished speaking, Wang Pu scrambled to be the first, a little disregarding his demeanor, and hurriedly said: "I invite you to preside over the affairs of the Qianying Army Mansion, and share your majesty's worries."

Guo Shao was a little surprised when he saw this, and thought for a while, Wang Pu seemed to be afraid that Wei Renpu's contribution would be too great, and he would overwhelm him in the future. Wang Pu has always had a high status in Wei Renpu, but at this time, he pays attention to the superiority and inferiority of the upper and lower. If the former Shangfeng wanted to bow his head in front of his subordinates, it would really be embarrassing.

"At the invitation of the quasi-king and envoy." Guo Shao said.

Shi Yanchao also said impatiently: "The last general, please be the striker."

At this time, Guo Shao said: "There is no rush to start a war with troops."

In any case, Guo Shao's style is already very anxious. In this era, it is usually very slow to do a big thing. For example, the Minister of Japan’s Sheguan promised to pay tribute. The time limit may be twenty years, or even fifty years! Or a domestic innovation, the process may be ten or twenty years!

But Guo Shao's personality is different. He is more used to acting vigorously and swiftly, and he will do what he thinks of immediately. Such actions sometimes appear radical and cause some side effects, such as the reform of the military system of the Imperial Army, which immediately caused a serious shortage of money. But in many cases, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and some things are just a matter of efficiency... Everyone says that Japan has a long way to go, but how far is it actually? It's only a few days' journey by boat.