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Chapter 1257: Old and Stupid

Oyani's views are completely opposite to her husband's. She not only does not support the establishment of a new world order, but also firmly opposes it. The reasons are very sufficient. First of all, it is too difficult. It is better to do something else than to persuade the monarchs of various countries one by one. Any of them will be more profitable than talking nonsense.

Secondly, it is out of control. Even if it is done, who will manage this system? No matter who manages it, it will not be possible to make all participants fully trust it.

If a minority cannot have the final say, then what is the point of this system? If they just argue with each other, there will be no end to it, and if they get angry, they may even resort to violence. It's the same as having no system at all.

Finally, the damage to Sun Moon Bank was too great. She firmly believed that European countries would not be easily persuaded, and the final situation would likely change from non-interference to mutual confrontation.

By then, the European branch that had been painstakingly established would be regarded as an enemy, and the outcome was predictable. Not to mention that the loaned money could not be recovered, it was even a big question whether it could continue to operate in Europe.

"The key point? Prime Minister Ao, please speak clearly!" Yang Sichang seemed to be more interested in O'Lanni's point of view and immediately pretended to listen attentively.

"How old is your majesty this year?"

"Yang is fifty-one, and Your Majesty is six years older."

"If this is feasible, how many years will it take to see results?"

"Well... Europe is quite far away, and it takes several months to travel there and back by speedboat. Even if the monarchs of European countries are interested in your Majesty's plan, I'm afraid we won't see results within a few years. Prime Minister Austria is saying..."

After two rounds of questions and answers, Yang Sichang suddenly woke up, stared at Oyani with an incredible look and refused to say anything further.

"Yes, it's life span! Your Majesty is in very good health, but a person's life span is predetermined, and the emperor is no exception. I found a pattern in history books that most emperors will make stupid decisions in their later years.

Just like me, I could audit the accounts of more than ten branches by myself ten years ago, but now I have five secretaries and still feel overwhelmed. "

Oyani didn't care about the panic in Yang Sichang's eyes, and continued to explain what she thought was the truth. In the final analysis, it was just two words: the emperor was old, so he proposed a plan that was too grand and unrealistic.

There are a lot of such examples in history books. Many emperors governed the country in an orderly manner when they were young and strong, but as they grew older and their energy declined, they began to mess around. If they died early, they were lucky, but if they died too old, they would mess up the country.

"Oyani, your majesty is not yet confused, don't talk nonsense!"

In fact, the most horrified person was not Yang Sichang, but Silva. Even if Emperor Jingyang was broad-minded and would not be punished for his words, it was too easy to arouse associations to mutter behind the emperor's back that he would die one day.

"What are you afraid of? I have asked His Majesty about this matter in person, and now I am still living a good life!" Unfortunately, Oyani not only did not restrain herself, but became even worse.

"What did your majesty say?" If it were anyone else, Yang Sichang would not say a word, and would even get out of the car and leave immediately. But these two were special, and curiosity overwhelmed fear in the end. "... Your majesty said he could write epitaphs for the two of us. Words alone are not enough, but he can prove it with words."

"You bet!" Upon hearing this, Silva suddenly widened his eyes and raised his voice several times.

"I'm not stupid!" Oyani did not back down and fought back with the same expression and tone.

"That's good, that's good..." Hearing that his wife did not gamble with the emperor, Silva immediately smiled and couldn't help but put his hand on his chest and let out a long breath.

In the imperial court, including the army, there is an unwritten rule that you must never bet with the emperor. You will lose every time you bet! Anyone who does not believe in evil will become the laughing stock of his colleagues at best, or even lose his honors and salary at worst, and work for nothing for several years.

However, the more people avoided him, the more confident he became. Whenever he encountered someone with a different opinion and could not convince them with facts, he would gamble, grit his teeth and place heavy bets to lure others into being deceived.

The most sensational example is the current Western Region Commander-in-Chief Huang Taiji, who was promoted from the third rank to Zhaowu General, and then demoted to the fourth rank Xuanwu General, a full six levels. He became the commander-in-chief with the lowest honor among all the commanders in office, even lower than most of the guard commanders.

But he could not blame the emperor for being ruthless, he could only blame himself for being too impulsive. He returned to Beijing to report on his work during the Spring Festival last year, and happened to catch the emperor's banquet for all his officials. After a few more drinks, he started talking about the speed of the cavalry.

The emperor said that cavalry was not the fastest, but he had a kind of magic that could allow people to fly on cranes and travel thousands of miles a day, while flying they could also shoot and drop bombs from the sky, and any soldiers who encountered them would be beaten.

Huang Taiji trained a new type of cavalry in the Western Regions. The horses were selected from Persia, and the soldiers were mainly descendants of Mongolians and local herdsmen. Each of them was an excellent rider and could charge on horseback and shoot with a gun at the same time. The army won the first prize in its first exercise organized by the Ministry of War.

This time he returned to Beijing with this cavalry to participate in the military parade. As soon as he showed up, he was indeed tall and majestic, and was praised by many colleagues. At that time, he was in high spirits, so naturally he couldn't bear to hear that there was an army faster than his cavalry.

Then the emperor made his move, no, he opened the bet, and the stakes were this cavalry unit. If Huang Taiji won, the emperor would use the treasury to equip all of Huang Taiji's cavalry with the latest weapons. If he lost, Huang Taiji himself would report a reduction in rank, and at the same time, he would hand over the cavalry to the Army General Staff for overall arrangement.

The stakes were high. If a guard cavalryman were equipped with weapons from the Imperial Horse Administration, their combat effectiveness would be greatly improved. Most importantly, this money did not require approval from the Ministry of War, the General Staff, or the Army Staff. It was completely free money.

Huang Taiji could not have not heard of the emperor's gambling habit, but he still couldn't resist the temptation. The result came out soon. He lost, and he was convinced of his defeat. He left the cavalry behind and set off on his journey home with a new guard assigned by the Ministry of War.

It is said that after leaving Deshengmen, he cut off a piece of his little finger with a dagger in front of the Army Governor Du Wenhuan, and swore to the sky that he would never bet with anyone again in his life.

Besides the pain in his hands, his heart ached even more. He personally selected this cavalry unit, from the horses to the personnel. He saved money and tightened his belt to squeeze out some military funds. He trained the unit for several years, but lost it all overnight.

How did they lose? Did the emperor use his power to cheat and forcibly detain Huang Taiji's cavalry? At the beginning, many officials and generals did think so. They also believed that there was no army in the world that could run faster than the cavalry. If there was, it was another cavalry.

(End of this chapter)