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Chapter 1092 Silver Mountain
Jiang Qingzhi stood behind Zhu Xizhong, which was his position for many years. The old dandy was very curious, "You should stand behind Xu Jie, the third assistant, but you are hanging out with us dignitaries, and the censor doesn't care."

How dare the censor to control this gentleman?

Jiang Qingzhi said seriously: "You have a broad back."

"What's the reason?" The old dude was puzzled.

"If someone throws something at me, it's just the right place to block it."

"So you're my brother and I'm my shield!"

"Exactly."

Zhu Xizhong was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

First, Yan Song talked about a few political affairs... The decision had already been made in Yongshou Palace, and bringing them up for discussion at this moment was just a formality.

In the past, there would always be people who stood up to oppose the suggestions made by Yan Song. Even if you, Yan Song, were right, we would have to go against you.

But today, strangely, no one spoke.

The old minister was a little uncomfortable and felt it was too quiet.

After finishing his talk, he returned to class.

The moment he turned around, he saw Jiang Qingzhi coming out.

coming!

In an instant, the atmosphere in the court suddenly became tense.

The Taoist sensed the atmosphere, he stroked his beard and glanced at Xu Jie.

There have been many memorials impeaching Xu Jie recently, and the position of this deputy prime minister is in jeopardy. The Taoist priest is thinking about how to get rid of this divine turtle.

——The term "Ninja Turtle" was contributed by Jiang Qingzhi, who once said that Xu Jie was... a Ninja Turtle.

Ninja, is Xu Jie!
When Xu Jie steps down, Qingzhi will be able to take his place.

However, isn’t the second assistant too young?
The ambition is not the age!

The Taoist had a plan in mind, and there was some coldness in his eyes when he looked at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie lowered his eyes slightly, as if in a daze.

Jiang Qingzhi walked to the front.

"His Majesty."

The Taoist nodded and thought: It has finally begun.

All the officials listened attentively and rubbed their hands, waiting for Jiang Qingzhi to speak.

"This time when I went south, I saw that people in the southeast were in dire straits. There were two reasons for this. First, the southeast was divided into seven mountains and one river, so there was not enough arable land. In addition, local tyrants and foreigners were too aggressive in annexing farmland. The people who lost their land either went out to sea to become bandits or went to Malacca and other places to seek survival."

This is the basic situation.

When he heard Fangwai, the Taoist frowned slightly.

Jiang Qingzhi not only purged the bureaucracy and the military in the south, but also took ruthless action against foreign forces.

——Pay taxes!
Just two words caused an uproar in public opinion.

The temples in the capital city held intensive meetings to discuss this issue. These people said that they were beyond the Three Realms and not within the Five Elements, but in fact they had close contacts with powerful and high-ranking officials.

Most of the people who originally did not express their views on the new policy are now standing on the opposite side of it.

The Taoist sect was also quite dissatisfied, and the Taoists in Xiyuan would give hints to the Taoist master every now and then.

——Your Majesty, how can we survive if Jiang Qingzhi does this?
Becoming a monk does not mean to stop caring about worldly matters.

On weekdays we are busy practicing and serving the gods, so how can we have time to farm?
Daoye also had some opinions on this, but he held back. He wanted to see what kind of new policy Jiang Qingzhi would come up with.

If it's not right, he will correct it.

"Second, the Japanese pirates have been causing trouble for many years, and the southeastern coastal areas have suffered terribly."

When Jiang Qingzhi mentioned the Japanese pirates, the officials sneered.

I knew you were going to mention this.

"The pirates came from Japan. If we want long-term peace and stability, I think we should thoroughly eliminate the threat of Japan."

"Master Wei." An official came out of the office, "I am a little confused. How is Japan a threat to the Ming Dynasty?"

Whenever Jiang Qingzhi mentioned the Japanese pirates, these people had already prepared means of counterattack.

Jiang Ying smiled, waiting for Jiang Qingzhi to speak, and then took action.

Jiang Qingzhi said: "The current situation of Japan is like the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, with numerous vassal states and endless fighting. Those who failed went out to sea to become pirates and harassed the southeast of Ming Dynasty. These are just the losers. If the Japanese pirates were to unite internally and raise a large army to attack, I would like to ask, is it possible to defeat them with the southern officers and soldiers?"

"But Japan is not unified, is it?"

Jiang Qingzhi ignored him, and Qian Yu came out, "The general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division. The internal unification of Japan is inevitable. But even if Japan is unified, firstly, do they have the courage to attack the Ming Dynasty? Secondly, this time, Chang Wei Bo reorganized the southern garrisons, and I think the southern officers and soldiers will be reborn."

You, Jiang Qingzhi, went south to clean up the army. If it is still a mess after the cleansing, then it will be your dereliction of duty.

This is using his own spear to attack his own shield!

it is good!
Many people secretly cheered for Qian Yu.

Yan Shifan's one eye slowly turned, looking at those excited faces, sneering in his heart.

These people still have the ancestral system as their trump card, but Jiang Qingzhi must have been prepared. But what reason would he use to get the officials to agree?
"Japan will certainly be unified. After the unification, the Japanese pirates will send out troops..." Jiang Qingzhi said, "Don't forget Korea."

During the pre-Tang Dynasty, the Japanese pirates had their eyes on the peninsula, hoping to use it as a springboard to reach the Central Plains.

After the monkey unified Japan, he looked outward for the first time and set his sights on the peninsula.

The same is true in later generations.

"Even so, we can just fight back against the enemy with our soldiers and block the water with earth." Qian Yu said with a smile, looking very elegant.

“Why not nip the crisis in the bud?”

Jiang Qingzhi looked at the officials with a sharp gaze, "Back then, Japan envied the power of the Tang Dynasty, so it sent people to study here. The Tang Dynasty treated this disciple with all its heart, but what did it get in return?"

Jiang Qingzhi's voice echoed in the court, "The former Tang monarch and his ministers had good intentions, but they forgot that saying: Those who are not of our race must have different hearts!"

"If the Former Tang Dynasty could have guarded against Japan, that place would still be a wilderness now!" Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "Also, you must have read history books. During the Spring and Autumn Period, heroes fought for hegemony, which seemed chaotic. But in this period of rise and fall, a powerful army was forged. The army that unified the world with the First Emperor was a fierce army. If the Second Emperor had not died, the Great Qin at that time would have made the four barbarians tremble in fear."

"The same is true for Japan now. The unification of Japan will inevitably be accompanied by the emergence of a strong army. Remember, the army eats meat and drinks blood."

Jiang Qingzhi said: "After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the army frequently went out of the border. The same was true after the establishment of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Why?"

Yes!

Why?

Xu Jie knew why.

If those arrogant and powerful generals after the founding of the country are not given a place to run wild, they might backfire.

"The former Song Dynasty gave up military power over a cup of wine, and the Ming Dynasty... everyone knows this."

The sound of dry coughing continued to be heard.

Daoye also coughed dryly. How many meritorious officials did Emperor Taizu Gao kill in those days?

"Those arrogant soldiers and brave generals must be given a place to run wild. Of course they cannot do this internally, so we can only do it externally. The Han and Tang dynasties defeated the foreign tribes on the grasslands. In the early Song Dynasty, even though they gave up their military power over a toast, Emperor Taizong still personally led an expedition to the north."

It’s just that this donkey cart emperor is so damn embarrassing.

That one battle destroyed that powerful army, and from then on the Song Dynasty never had the chance to look north again.

During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao frequently sent generals to attack the Hu people, which was also a routine.

The Taoist thought about the situation at that time. Those arrogant and powerful generals were difficult to suppress, such as Lan Yu and others.

When the remnants of the Mongols were beaten to pieces, how to ease the anger of those arrogant soldiers and generals became a difficult problem for the emperor and his ministers in the court.

Emperor Taizu Gao’s countermeasure was!
kill!

Just kill the leader.

Those brave generals have eagle eyes and wolfish tendencies. Killing them can reduce the threat to future generations.

Therefore, once Japan is unified, it will inevitably look for enemies outside.

Who is around Japan?
Korea and Ming Dynasty.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops are coming across the sea. Even if the Ming Dynasty can defeat them, how much will it cost?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.

"That was many years later..."

"Plan ahead!" Wang Yiqi said, "We should eliminate the threat for our children and grandchildren."

At this point, Jiang Qingzhi came to a conclusion that once Japan was unified, it would inevitably spy on Korea and the Ming Dynasty.

This is the cornerstone of the current proposal to invade Japan. If it is not made clear and there is no consensus, there will be no subsequent discussions.

This is an appetizer.

Jiang Ying coughed dryly, and Qian Yu understood and said, "If a large army were to conquer Japan, how much food and grain would it cost, Chief Wei Bo?"

"I know." Jiang Qingzhi naturally knew.

When Lu Song heard this, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The Ministry of Revenue had been working hard to fill the financial and food gap caused by the Northern Expedition. Jiang Qingzhi once again proposed to mobilize troops, which caused complaints from the Ministry of Revenue.

Lu Song was also dissatisfied with this matter, but he never discussed it with Jiang Qingzhi.

He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and wondered how this guy would deal with the problem of money and grain.
The cost of conquering Japan was no less than that of the Northern Expedition, mainly because a fleet had to be used to transport the army and food supplies.

The threat of sea waves and possible attacks after landing in Japan made maintaining the food supply route even more difficult.

"Conquering Japan is extremely expensive and unfeasible!"

"Exactly."

"I second the proposal!"

There are more and more opponents.

Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan and shook his head slightly.

Don't move!

Zhao Wenhua was also there. He was ready to make a move, but his old godfather looked at him and he shrank back in disappointment.

Yan Shifan watched coldly as Jiang Qingzhi was besieged, wondering what this guy's means of counterattack would be.
When Jiang Qingzhi was in the south, he proposed to invade Japan, which Yan Shifan believed was intentional.

If Jiang Qingzhi really wanted to conquer Japan, he should have used a surprise attack.

For example, he got hold of the evidence against Jiang Ying and others and forced them to turn against him... Then he suddenly proposed to invade Japan in the court, leaving opponents no time to prepare and helping them quickly reach a consensus.

Jiang Qingzhi is good at using troops, he should not be unaware of this kind of tactics!
Yan Shifan felt that Jiang Qingzhi must have other plans, and discussed with his staff for a long time, but he could not guess what counterattack Jiang Qingzhi was preparing.

The corners of Jiang Qingzhi's mouth curled up slightly, looking very confident.

Yan Shifan became more and more confused, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind.

Is it possible that conquering Japan is just a cover?
Yes.

People's livelihood in the southeast was in decline, and Jiang Qingzhi used the excuse of conquering the Japanese as an excuse to carry out the rectification of the southeast.

The Jiangnan area was suppressed by Jiang Qingzhi, and Southern Zhili was purged.

If Jiang Qingzhi takes control of the southeast and other places... the south, which has been managed by the Yan Party for a long time, will become Jiang Qingzhi's territory.

The Chiang faction will become unprecedentedly powerful!

Yan Shifan was shocked, feeling that this was Jiang Qingzhi's real purpose.

That's it!

Yan Shifan sneered and whispered to the people behind him: "Jiang Qingzhi intends to use this to clean up the southeast."

The official came out and said, "Captain Wei, the southeast is mountainous and has little land. This is a fact. Besides, after this declaration, I think we can curb this trend."

Jiang Ying narrowed her eyes and glanced at Yan Shifan.

The plank road is built openly, but Chen Cang is buried secretly!
What a great Jiang Qingzhi!

What a great little cabinet minister!
Qian Yu also understood.

The two exchanged glances, and Qian Yu said, "Since the maritime ban is to be lifted, the people in the southeast must be appeased and no war should be started."

Block the hole first so that Jiang Qingzhi can't find an excuse to take action.

In an instant, Yan's party and his opponents completed a joint operation.

The Taoist frowned slightly and looked at Jiang Qingzhi.

This matter turned out to be a dead end.

Jiang Qingzhi remained calm. He said slowly, "Let's talk about the southeastern affairs later. Regarding money and grain..."

Qian Yu said: "If we don't have money and food, it won't help no matter who comes."

Lu Song remained silent, representing the Ministry of Revenue's opposition to this matter.

What else can you, Jiang Qingzhi, do?

Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "What if Japan has a silver mountain?"

Lu Song looked up suddenly.

Silver mountain?

Yan Song was startled. "Silver Mountain?"

Xu Jie reacted instantly. He stepped out of the class and said loudly: "The Japanese pirates have been plaguing the southeast for a long time. We must conquer them!"

Xu Jie has betrayed us again!

But no one was paying attention to him at this moment, everyone was staring at Jiang Qingzhi.

Japan has a silver mine?!

(End of this chapter)