Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1643 Take a step back and open up the sky!
"Hu Xiang, I don't care what you think, since this matter has been decided by the court, you'd better urge it to be implemented!" After a long silence, Mu Jing continued to speak, this time he acted more forcefully, The pair of eyes became more and more cold, staring at Hu Zhao, and said indifferently: "If the tax department can't find a suitable chief officer, I will take it personally, and if the household department can't support it, I will replace the person in the household department!"

Under normal circumstances, he is unwilling to use the power of the emperor to oppress his subjects, which is not conducive to his emperor's cultivation. The cultivation of the emperor's power is actually to be able to do things well without making a fuss.

You are too strong, above the court, it will cause some bad influence instead.

"His Majesty!"

Hu Zhao is no longer with Mu Jing, he has the courage to directly confront Mu Jing, he cupped his hands and saluted, and then said one by one: "Minister, stick to your point of view, the matter of tax reform needs to be postponed, it cannot be done overnight, so I have a suggestion!"

"Suggest?"

Mu Jing smiled softly, with a cold air that made people feel cold: "Then I should listen carefully, Prime Minister Hu has some good ideas!"

"A good idea can't be talked about!"

Hu Zhao was still neither humble nor overbearing, he continued: "I just think that the Ming Dynasty has a huge territory and a large population base. If it is promoted rashly, it may affect the local area. After all, none of us know how the new tax law will react, so I suggest that, We can try to implement the new tax law in a state, or maybe a county, and then compare it to see how effective it is before we can decide whether to continue to promote it or call it a temporary stop!"

He said righteously: "We all live under the temple, and we may not be able to empathize with those common people. What we think is right may not be right for them. Only by trying, may there be results! "

"Pilot mode?"

When Mu Jing heard this, he was a little shocked.

The way he looked at Hu Zhao changed a lot. It has to be said that Hu Kongming's talent is really not inferior to those heroes of the early Han Dynasty like Xiao He and Zhang Liang.

He can trigger the pilot mode from the mode of reform and reform. If he didn't know, Mu Jing would feel that he knew the future direction of history just like himself.

This kind of model, in the 21st century, is more commonly used in reform and opening up. stop.

"That makes sense!"

Mu Jing calmed down his anger, he paced back and forth, thought about it, and then said: "I am not an arrogant and unreasonable person, since you have a better way to make the New Deal more Good promotion method, I will trust you for a while!"

He asked: "Then where do you think should be used as a pilot?"

"How is Jiaozhou?"

Hu Zhao said in a low voice: "Regardless of success or failure, it has little effect on the overall situation!"

"Good, not good!" Mu Jing shook his head: "Although the geographical location of Jiaozhou is remote, no matter how effective the implementation of the new tax law is, it will not affect the overall situation of the Central Plains, but this is why it cannot reflect the influence of the new tax law. We want to run a pilot to increase the influence of the new tax law with a different original intention!"

He considered it for a while, and said directly: "Let's take Luozhou as a pilot, and half a year as the pilot operation time, let's see how it works?"

"It can be Luozhou, but it will take at least a year!"

Hu Zhao argued vigorously, saying: "Your Majesty, it is not a matter of one year that I want to oppose you. We have no way to see clearly the effect of the new tax law!"

"According to what you say!"

Mu Jing thought about it, and didn't care about the time of the year anymore. Sometimes what Hu Zhao said was right, many things can't be done overnight, he is young, and he is not afraid that these old guys will kill him, so take it slowly.

As long as there are achievements, whoever dares to oppose the promotion of the new tax law at that time, then you should not be polite, kill those who deserve to be killed, and those who deserve to be exiled.

"I'm going to go back and make a plan, and then let the tax office directly connect with the Luozhou household office, and carry out the new tax law in Luozhou quietly!"

Hu Zhao said.

"and many more!"

Mu Jing kept him, handed him a report, and said, "The news from the north has come back, take a look!"

"Wei Jun and Wu Jun have merged, are they going north?"

Hu Zhao looked at the report, and frowned into a Sichuan character: "Why did Cao Mengde's main force go north, did he want to eat Hebei, or..."

"What do you think?"

"It doesn't feel like he can eat enough to go to Hebei, so it's not the main force that goes north, but him himself. It's right that he and Sun Ce go north together!" Hu Zhao speculated in a low voice.

"why?"

"Because they want to ally with Liu Bei!"

Hu Zhaodao: "The great Han princes are about to form an alliance!"

"What I said just now, I didn't mean to scare you, but we really don't have much time!" Mu Jing said calmly: "Once the three major princes form an alliance, the internal contradictions of the big man will be suppressed. If they Unite as one, then they won't give us too much time and will take the initiative to attack us!"

He sighed and said: "The time left for us to have peace in Ming Dynasty is actually only this winter at most. If Cao Cao doesn't even have this patience, maybe we may not even have peace this winter!"

"Not at all!"

Hu Zhao shook his head: "Even if the three major princes form an alliance and want to attack our Ming territory, they still need to rectify their own troops. Even if the three princes are united, they cannot be of one mind, so there will be a long delay!"

He pondered for a while, pondered in his heart, and said: "There is no chance this winter, and they may not dare even next spring. At least they will have to wait until next summer, when they have completed the initial cooperation training. Have the guts to go to war!"

"What if the troops are divided into battles?" Mu Jing proposed an idea and said, "It's not necessary for them to form an alliance. As long as there is a tacit understanding between the princes, one can attack from the northern border and the other from Runan. The other one can be killed directly from Jiangdong!"

"Even if the princes want to maintain a certain tacit understanding, it will take time to wear down some suspicions, otherwise how can it be so easy to let go of the prejudices in your heart!"

Hu Zhao sneered: "Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande are suspicious people, and Sun Bofu is young and vigorous. Even if he has a certain city, he may not be able to hide from these two people. They will never be able to unite so easily! "

"Having said that, we can't be lucky!"

Mu Jing said: "I thought we could fight the inside first, and then meet the enemy, but now it seems that the New Deal may not be so easy to implement thoroughly, and we are about to face the threat of war!"

Hu Zhao became slightly silent when he heard this.

He also knew in his heart that if the decisive battle broke out, Daming was undergoing internal reforms, and there would indeed be problems after the turbulent meeting.

War is not just about soldiers charging on the front line, but more about fighting between national powers and confrontation between people's hearts.

The stronger the people's hearts are, the more durable the national power is. If the people's hearts are in turmoil, Ming will soon enter the possibility of a backyard fire.

This may not be a big deal, but it exists.

This is what Mujing is more worried about.

Similarly, Hu Zhao was also worried about this in his heart, but the two did it differently.

Mujing wants to get things done quickly.

Hu Zhao believes that it is not too late to wait until the war is over and then proceed slowly.

Both of them did the right thing, but Mu Jing seemed a little impatient, which is a fact.

After Hu Zhao threw out the pilot model, he himself felt that the promotion of the New Deal was too reckless, so he no longer insisted on his own ideas.

"Your Majesty, the war will come sooner or later. It is imperative to unify the world, but as long as the front line is undefeated, Ming Dynasty will not be chaotic. I would like to guarantee it with my life!"

Hu Zhao said firmly.

The value of his existence is to maintain a stable Ming court, which no one can touch. He even dares to stand up to Mu Jing, and those gentry and aristocrats dare to trample on his bottom line on this point, and he also dares to kill people.

The Zhengshitang is in charge of the forces of the six sects. There is no need to go through the military to kill people, and it is enough to ransack the family and exterminate the clan.

"I am the only one who can absolutely believe it!" Mu Jingting nodded: "There are many things that need to be prepared, and I will prepare for war from now on. I will first hand over the policy issues of the court to the political affairs hall, and you let Liu Jin come back!"

Changes are worse than plans.

I am afraid that the New Deal must be delayed, so at this time, he does not need to continue to suppress Liu Jin.

There is Hu Zhao in Zhaoming Pavilion.

The political affairs hall is the most important thing. Only Cai Yong and Liu Jin can stabilize the situation, and only in this way can we ensure that there will be no problems in Daming's backyard.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Hu Zhao is overjoyed, Liu Jin is not at the top of the court, he is still a bit struggling, the government affairs hall is not smooth, especially Cai Yong is wrestling with him, which makes him a little careless, otherwise this time he There is no need to take care of Cai Yong himself.

Zhengshitang is his position, and if he loses this position, he will not be able to speak smoothly in Zhaoming Pavilion.

"But he can only take the position of Cai Yong's deputy when he comes back!" Mu Jing said softly: "Cai Yong didn't make a mistake, I can't pull him down, and Cai Yong's reform of the political affairs hall, he is not weaker than you in power, this If he didn't pay more attention to the first imperial examination, he wouldn't give you any chance, and Zhengshitang would fight first!"

"I understand!"

Hu Zhao nodded, clasped his hands and said, "Liu Zhongyu is the body of a sinner, so he shouldn't be in charge, but I suggested that he should be the Minister of the Household Department!"

"Where's Bao Su?"

"Bao Su advances to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials!"

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of personnel affairs, which is the same as the Ministry of Households in name, but has higher power than the Ministry of Households.

Hu Zhaodao: "Prime Minister Qin is currently busy with the affairs of Zhaoming Pavilion. He has the overall view of being in charge of the universe. He personally drafted and issued many government orders. Before that, because the official department did not have a leader, he has been concurrently serving as the official department. It is obviously a little powerless. !"

"Can!"

Mu Jing nodded, and said: "For specific matters, you can discuss with Cai Xiang directly. The Zhaoming Pavilion meeting passed it. There is no problem on my side!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and he also realized that in order for Mu Jing to devote himself wholeheartedly to the unification war, the New Deal must open up some gaps.

And in terms of government affairs, he will also properly delegate power to the Political Affairs Hall.

So it's better to talk now.

"Hu Xiang, let's put the ugly words first!" Mu Jing was telling him that everything has a price, he took a half step back, and the court will also pay the price: "Once the war starts, the court will be the frontline soldiers Our biggest backing, can the frontline soldiers get better weapons to save their lives, can they have enough food, can they have a good armor, can they make engineering equipment sharper, and kill fewer soldiers? It all depends on whether the court can support them in logistics, so you must give me some heart!"

"promise!"

Hu Zhao bowed his hands and took the order: "I am willing to rule the world for your majesty, and I will die after doing my best!"

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a few days later.

The last news from Ye City was finally sent to Mu Jing's case through Jing Wusi's secret channel.

Looking at this detailed report, Mujing felt a little bit overwhelmed.

"Cao Mengde is superior!"

He had to admit one thing, that is, Cao Cao's calculation ability is still leveraged, which should not be underestimated.

Black Mountain Army, Yan Xingbu.

This arrangement is enough to support them in taking Yecheng.

Moreover, after taking Yecheng, Lu Bu went north in person. Under Lu Bu's command, the main force of the Yan army still wanted to take back Yecheng. It was really not an easy matter.

"But he's not feeling well either!"

Xi Zhicai stood in front of Mu Jing at this time, and said: "The main force of the Yan army has already moved south from Julu. If Liu Bei can fight for Cao Cao and enter Wei County, then it may or may not be stable!"

"There is no hope!"

Mu Jing shook his head and said, "You seem to have hope for Liu Xuande, but you have to consider the issue based on Liu Xuande's character. Does he have the guts to turn against Cao Cao?"

Mu Jing smiled and continued to answer his own question: "I don't think so!"

"That's true!" Xi Zhicai heard the words, thought for a while, and said, "Liu Xuande doesn't have enough guts to turn his face at this moment, so since Yecheng has fallen into Cao Cao's hands, he doesn't have the guts to attack!"

"So, after all, Cao Mengde is better!"

Mu Jing said: "Of course, Liu Xuande will not give up easily. He should eat about half of the Hebei land, and occupying half of the northern land is a sure thing!"

"Your Majesty, in fact, we can act first!"

Xi Zhicai came up with an idea.

"Be the first to act first again?" Mu Jing smiled wryly, he found that Daming really couldn't calm down, every time he acted first, a peerless battle broke out.

"You can't get beaten!"

Xi Zhicai stared and said: "In the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was defeated, and Cao Cao was no longer in trouble. In the battle of Yecheng, Liu Bei lost his advantage. He must be eaten by Cao Cao in half, and Jiangdong has already allied with Cao Wei. They are still relatives, unless we are defeated, otherwise they will be very united, Cao Mengde's advantage is already too obvious, he will send troops sooner or later, it is best to start the war within the territory of Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)