In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 329 The emperor lost patience

In the imperial study room, as Lin Rui's face became increasingly ugly, the atmosphere suddenly became tense and tense.

Although they had been prepared, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Shi Kefa were kneeling on the ground at this moment, still very nervous and afraid to express their anger.

In fact, the three of them also knew that His Majesty strongly disliked civilian officials intervening in military affairs, especially the three heads of civil servants.

The three of them have always fulfilled their duties and never made irresponsible remarks on the military, even in private. It is even more impossible to risk their lives to directly remonstrate like this today.

The three of them are all aware of the consequences of this, but with the current situation, the three of them can no longer continue to be responsible for their work with peace of mind.

Because although the world is now stable, it is still short-lived after all. Coupled with many policies, the scholars and gentlemen in the world have not really returned home.

In this situation, both Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were very worried.

After all, Yunnan is still at war, and now they are almost simultaneously launching expeditions to Mobei and North Korea. It can be said that there is a war on three sides.

Once defeated, it is likely to cause turmoil in the world again, allowing those who are dissatisfied with China to take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Therefore, in the view of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, even if they want to use foreign troops, they have to wait until Yunnan is pacified, domestic reforms are completed, and the world is completely reunited. It will not be too late to open up vast territories and conquer the four directions.

The two of them were actually not too worried about the expedition to Mobei. After all, most of the people participating in the battle were Mongolians, and the food supplies were also provided by Hetao. Regardless of success or failure, it would not affect the situation within Dahua.

This was also the reason why the two of them did not join in the commotion at first, because they still knew something about the situation in Hetao and the various Mongolian ministries, unlike other civil servants.

But Korea was different. During the Wanli period, in order to expel the Japanese, three conquests were carried out, and hundreds of thousands of troops and massive supplies were dispatched. It was only with the support of all Koreans that the Japanese were finally expelled.

However, today's Northeast is in ruins and is incomparable with the Wanli period. All materials, weapons, food and soldiers have to be transported thousands of miles from the customs. In addition, there are not only Japanese but also Jurchens in North Korea. What's more serious is that North Korea will All the landowners and gentry were forced to turn to the Jurchen Japanese. It can be said that the situation was more serious than during the Wanli period.

When they first learned that His Majesty was going to send troops to North Korea and the strategy he was going to implement in North Korea, the two of them were worried and could not sleep at night, but in the end they endured it and did not give any advice.

The result was just as the two people had worried and expected. The [-]-strong army of the Second Army was indeed blocked in North Korea. Although it was not defeated yet, the Second Army alone could not take down the entire North Korea anyway, so The two of them couldn't bear it any longer.

Because the current Chinese state seems to be powerful, but its military strength is not sufficient. The garrison in each town can hardly be moved, and it will be difficult to implement the New Deal once it is moved.

The two legions in Nanjing and Wuchang cannot be moved. If they do, the careerists in the south may take the opportunity to cause trouble again, let alone the fifth legion in Yunnan and Sichuan.

Therefore, the only forces that can really be mobilized are the [-]st, [-]th, and [-]th legions near the capital.

However, the Sixth and Seventh Legions had just been formed, and the First Legion detached two more battalions and headed to Mobei. If reinforcements were to be sent to North Korea at this time, all the Sixth and Seventh Legions would have to be transferred.

In this way, the total capital of the capital does not even have 10 troops. Once the war in Korea fails and domestic turmoil breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.

This is also the reason why the three people risked their lives to remonstrate directly today.

In the opinion of the three of them, the war in North Korea can be postponed for another two years. When the war in Mobei, Yunnan is over, and the domestic New Deal is fully implemented, North Korea can just do whatever it wants. There is no need to do it now. Adventure and conquest.

"Get up!"

Lin Rui finally suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly.

After all, the three of them were in a position where although they could not interfere in the military, they still had the right to know. After thinking about this, Lin Rui's anger also subsided a lot.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The three of them got up with relief.

"I know the concerns of my three beloved ministers, but the geographical location of North Korea is very important to our country in the future, and it must be included in our territory. Although it is temporarily blocked now, I will not go to the land to provide assistance..."

Lin Rui explained his strategy towards North Korea in detail.

Sure enough, after the three of them heard this, they all breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Then Hong Chengchou thought about it and said with some worry: "Your Majesty, the sea route is indeed far more expensive than the land route, but after all, it is necessary to mobilize more than [-] elite troops to North Korea. , and once the naval battle is defeated, we must be on guard against the Japanese pirates invading the coast in the past!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, both the Japanese and the Koreans are good at water warfare, but our Dahua Navy is neglectful of maritime affairs and has been slacking off for a long time. It is better to slow down the Korean affairs!"

Shi Kefa also said quickly.

Sun Chuanting also nodded. Although the sea route is much easier than the land route, it is still risky after all.

"Pa! My dear friends, you only have the right to know about the military deployment. As for how to fight and whether we can win, that is a matter for discussion between me and a group of staff. This is not something you should worry about. This is the first priority. This is also the last time!"

Lin Rui slapped the dragon case and said openly.Then he looked at Hong Chengchou and said: "Hong Aiqing, how is the implementation of the New Deal in various places? Has the population been counted clearly? Has the land been divided? Have commercial taxes and tariffs been formulated and have they started to be collected?"

"Back, back to Your Majesty, the new land policies in the north, Huguang, and Sichuan have all been implemented, and the land population census work in other provinces in the south is also in progress. Only in Jiangnan, the progress is a bit slow. The commercial tax has basically been formulated, and the customs duties are still in progress. Formulating."

Hong Chengchou had no choice but to answer honestly, not daring to hide anything.

He didn't think that His Majesty was really ignorant of political affairs. He probably knew the situation in various places even more clearly than he, the Prime Minister, did.

"Pa! Then you still have the time to worry about it? It's been four years since Shenwu. When will the new land and tax policies be implemented nationwide?"

"Are we going to have to wait another ten years or 20 years?"

"If you guys are incompetent, get out of here so I can replace you."

Lin Rui didn't give Hong Chengchou any face and roared.

Obviously, they are very dissatisfied with the advancement of the New Deal. In addition to the petition from civil servants a while ago, and today Hong Chengchou personally left to worry about the military, he no longer wants to give them a good look.

When Sun Chuanting and Li Kefa saw His Majesty swearing so loudly and telling him to get out as soon as possible, they all looked at each other and subconsciously glanced at Hong Chengchou's reaction. If it had been them, they would have just resigned and killed him.

However, Hong Chengchou was not that strong-willed, and with his understanding of Lin Rui, he just blushed and remained silent, neither resigning nor throwing himself to death in shame.

"I don't want to be nagging anymore, and I don't have much patience anymore. Give me two more years. Before the end of the sixth year of Shenwu, all the land in the four provinces of North China, the Guanzhong area, the core area of ​​Sichuan, the core area of ​​Huguang, and the core area of ​​Jiangnan must be recovered. to the people, and set up production teams for education and management.

In each province and region, the population and land must also be clearly measured, the land divided into acres, and the officials and gentry all receive the grain.

In addition to agricultural taxes and commercial taxes, all miscellaneous taxes, agricultural taxes and commercial taxes must be abolished. Customs duties must also be formally collected. Is this possible? "

Lin Rui didn't care what Hong Chengchou thought, and directly gave him a deadline. He had already given enough rights. If the Government Affairs Council couldn't complete the task in two years, don't blame him for going on a killing spree.

At that time, all civil servants of the third rank and above in all cabinet ministries will be beheaded for dereliction of duty, and all those below the third rank will be exiled.

"I will do my best!" Hong Chengchou also knew that His Majesty was serious about it this time, so he gritted his teeth and replied, "I will definitely do my best. After all, it would be a joke to resign at this time."

"Then just take care of yourself, dear!"

After speaking, he looked at Sun Chuanting and Shi Kefa.

"Two dear friends, the same goes for the courts and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I am giving you two years. After two years, all relevant laws such as criminal law, civil law, administrative law, procedural law, commercial law, and tax law must be formulated. , judges and prosecutors in all provinces, prefectures and counties must also be in place to perform their duties and implement the separation of justice and administration. Can this be done?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate can do it!"

Sun Chuanting was doing better. He had been in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for four years. In the past four years, the School of Political Science and Law had trained a large number of prosecutors, so he was confident in his answer.

But Shi Kefa was sweating profusely. On the one hand, he had never faced such a naked questioning from the emperor, and he could hardly breathe under the pressure.

Secondly, although he has taken over the position of head of the court for a while, most of his thoughts and energy have not been focused on formulating laws and training judges, so he still does not know much about the specific situation of the court system.

"Why, isn't Shi Aiqing sure?" Lin Rui stared at him with burning eyes, but sneered in his heart.

He knows very well what this guy has done over the past year. He gathers with Donglin Party officials almost every two days. They have a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. They form cliques and discuss everything. It is a matter of family and country.

"I will do my best to live up to His Majesty's trust!"

In the end, Shi Kefa had no choice but to grit his teeth and answer.

"Ok!"

Lin Rui just nodded, and then waved the three of them to leave. If Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party officials continue to be so ambitious and careless about the court's affairs, the court will not be able to complete its tasks in two years, or If he is not satisfied with the completion, he will never be merciless in killing.

As for what they are doing now, as long as they don't break the law or rebel, Lin Rui won't care.

After all, his energy is limited, and he cannot be in intrigues and intrigues with those civil servants every day. He doesn't even bother to monitor because they are not worthy yet.

(End of this chapter)