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Chapter 2479 Guizi Juan points out the country and talks freely

This conversation lasted three hours, and lunch was settled in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Although Fang Congzhe was very interested, Feng Ziying didn't keep his mouth shut.

In fact, there are not too many differences in military affairs. Feng Ziying's point of view that Mongolia should not be afraid and Jurchen should not stay, and that the white lotus must be rooted out deeply fits Fang Congzhe's thoughts.

Of course, Bai Lianxuduan should not have been brought up by him as the servant of the Ministry of War, it was the job of the Ministry of Punishment, but since Fang Congzhe asked about it, he was not polite.

Feng Ziying suggested that for Mongolia, the means of wooing, dividing, disintegrating, supporting the weak and eliminating the strong should still be adopted.

In front of the Tumed people, Su Nang is strong, so it is necessary to support the legitimacy of King Bu Shitu Shunyi, and use Bu Shitu to contain and suppress Su Nang.

On the other side of the Mongolian left wing, they vigorously supported the five ministries of Neikarka to get rid of the Chahar people.

This can not only cut off the connection between the Jianzhou Jurchen and the Chahar people, but also effectively curb the Chahar people's attempt to go south.

For Jianzhou Jurchen, we still need to take multiple measures simultaneously.

The west supported the Neikha people and the Haixi Jurchen to contain them, and at the same time resolutely prevented Horqin from falling to the Jianzhou Jurchen.

In the east, Dongjiang Town was formed, and based on Phoenix City and Jiulian City, they set out to recapture the Six Forts of Kuandian, steal peaches from the south wing of Yedi, and dig out the roots of Jianzhou Jurchen.

In addition, we must use the Denglai Navy to deter North Korea, resolutely prevent North Korea from colluding with Jianzhou Jurchen, firmly control North Korea, and prevent it from secretly communicating with Jianzhou Jurchen.

In addition, from an internal point of view, firstly, we must eliminate the hidden dangers caused by Li Yongfang's defection, and secondly, we must cut off the economic and trade exchanges between the mainland and Jianzhou Jurchen, and resolutely prohibit the export of military and civilian supplies to Jianzhou Jurchen.

At the same time, the imperial court will further increase the refitting of Liaodong Town, and establish a new type of army dominated by firearms to gradually replace the old-fashioned army dominated by cold weapons, so as to improve combat effectiveness and ensure military superiority.

This series of opinions is quite detailed and feasible.

And Feng Ziying did not put forward any unrealistic demands. Even if it is to establish Dongjiang Town and change Liaodong Town, it is suggested that the court can gradually plan it according to the financial situation.

Fang Congzhe also had to admit that Feng Ziying's many insights on military affairs were more incisive and profound than most people in the court.

After all, he grew up in a martial arts family in the borderlands since he was a child, and he has been in contact with military affairs. He is well versed in various ills in the military, and has experienced many battles.

From the northwest to Liaodong, he has basically experienced everything, and he knows exactly where there are problems and weaknesses.

And Feng Ziying himself had a lot of dealings with the imperial household department, and knew the financial situation of the imperial court well.

Only by knowing these two aspects can we come up with a set of practical things for formulating a set of development strategies suitable for the future military system of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Otherwise, like those ministers of the Ministry of War who don't know the army, they are either based on imagination and have no clue, or they follow the old rules and follow the old rules.

The Minister of the Ministry of War, who is not familiar with finance, is either ambitious or eager for success, and puts forward some unrealistic ideas that the finances cannot bear.

From this point of view, Feng Ziying is indeed a very suitable candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of War. Of course, this is not now.

If Feng Ziying really wanted to be promoted to Shangshu, he would have to practice for several years, even if he had experienced a lot.

But this age is too embarrassing, so I have to practice a few more times.

Feng Ziying felt that Fang Congzhe was very satisfied after talking about the concept of military affairs.

Taking advantage of the fact that the other party was very satisfied and in a good mood, Feng Ziying naturally would not miss the opportunity, so she took the opportunity to talk about some of her plans for Da Zhou's finances.

In his opinion, stimulating financial expansion is the most suitable for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

With the return of Jiangnan, the national debt strategy can actually be further expanded.

The use of national debt is mainly to solve the shortcomings of the northern farmland water conservancy infrastructure.

Water conservancy facilities in many places such as Shanshan, Henan, and Beizhi have been in disrepair for many years, resulting in poor harvests and disasters in times of floods and droughts.

In another direction of using national debt, Feng Ziying suggested that it should be used to vigorously promote the planting of three new crops introduced from Xiyi, namely potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn.

Fang Congzhe has no objection to the first point, but Fang Congzhe has some doubts about the latter point.

However, Fang Congzhe was shocked when Feng Ziying showed a comparative diagram of the production of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn from the northwest, especially in Shaanxi.

On the same piece of land, the output of both potatoes and sweet potatoes is at least three times higher, and the highest is five times or six times. Of course, this involves the problem of grain moisture.

But corn and wheat also have moisture problems, and Fang Congzhe knows nothing about potatoes and sweet potatoes.

He even tried it and compared it with wheat and corn. Apart from the slightly unique taste of potatoes, sweet potatoes are even very suitable for people who like to eat sweet.

Of course, he is not sure whether eating potatoes and sweet potatoes for many years will make people feel bored, but for the victims of floods and droughts, do you have a choice?
You are willing to eat bark and grass roots. If you really can’t do it, Guanyin soil and cannibalism are not uncommon. Now the imperial court can let you eat potatoes and sweet potatoes. Are you not satisfied?

That would be really boring.

"Fang Xiang, in fact, the taste of potatoes is not as bad as we imagined. I wonder if I feel sick or unpalatable if I eat them for a while. Xiyi basically eats them as a staple food. Besides, I'm hungry. I'm going to die, do you still care about the taste? I have calculated the situation in the North, especially in Shaanxi,..."

Feng Ziying is making some nonsense here.

Westerners have not taken potatoes as a staple food until now, or the acceptance of potatoes by the lower class is growing, but that is also the case that black and white bread cannot satisfy.

But Fang Congzhe and the others didn't know anyway, this was just to boost the confidence of the people in the court.

"From the first year of Yonglong to the tenth year of Yonglong in Shaanxi, there were local disasters almost every year. This local area also refers to the situation of harvest failure in more than three or five counties and less than ten counties. Every two years is a medium-scale disaster, that is, If ten or twenty counties are affected by disasters, there will be a major disaster in three years, that is, more than one-third of the counties will be affected by disasters, and there will be a catastrophic disaster in five years, that is, a disaster that will spread to more than [-]% of the counties..."

"The civil uprising in Shaanxi has turned into civil unrest. There are many problems here. Farmland and water conservancy facilities have been in disrepair for many years. Local officials and gentry are greedy and brutal. , in several ways,..."

"And every time a civil uprising turns into a civil unrest, it will do great harm to the imperial court. This is not only the cost of relief and suppression, but also the great harm to the authority of the entire imperial court, especially the authority of the local government..."

"I don't deny that when I was the governor, I spent a lot of energy to solve the problem. I used multiple strategies and even used some shady methods. It seemed to suppress this situation, but I'm not sure how long it will last,... ..."

"The situation in Shanxi is actually the same, but the situation in Shanxi is slightly better, and the people are a little richer. Shanxi and Shaanxi will influence each other. Once there is another catastrophe, it may be another firestorm, and the court will fall into a passive state again..."

"Instead of waiting passively like that, the imperial court should make up their minds and spend a lot of money once, not to mention completely solving the problems in Shanxi and Shaanxi, but making a lot of effort in the construction of farmland water conservancy facilities and the promotion of new crops, at least compared to spending on military affairs in the end." Is it a lot of loss on sales and investment?"

Fang Congzhe knew very well that the scholars in the north were very dissatisfied with the court's emphasis on Jiangnan.

Although both sides can generally maintain a relatively harmonious situation, it is an indisputable fact that natural disasters have continued in the Northland for the past 20 years, leading to civil unrest.

Many Beidi officials have always believed that the imperial court's insufficient investment in the construction of farmland water conservancy facilities and road transportation in the Northland has affected the poor agricultural production in the Northland, and it is also a major cause of frequent civil unrest in the Northland. reason.

But from the perspective of the imperial court or officials from Jiangnan, the annual expenditure of the imperial court on military affairs on the nine borders is too huge, and the high taxes in Jiangnan have made it unbearable for Jiangnan.

However, the tax revenue of the imperial court is so much, it is unrealistic to increase the investment in these areas, or it can only reduce the military investment in the nine borders, and it faces the risk of mutiny and border defense weakening.

This has become a paradox. If there is no increase in investment, it will be difficult to improve the conditions in the Northland, and it will be even more difficult to resist natural disasters. Civil upheavals and civil unrest will continue. The court will increase military expenditures. If it is impossible to reduce other expenditures, it will be impossible to increase taxes. Jiangnan refused to agree, so under such circumstances, the debt of the imperial household department increased sharply, and now it has exceeded 2000 million.

This also kept Ye Fang, Huang Ruliang and the others awake at night.

Feng Ziying understands that Ye Fang, Huang Ruliang and others are worried about the high debts. Another person would feel the same pressure to owe a lot of debts.

This classical view that fiscal revenue and expenditure must be balanced or even surplus is also in line with the views of people of this era, but Feng Ziying does not think so.

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"Speaking of which, Prime Minister Fang is actually still worried about the issue of national debts and debts. He is worried that the failure to repay these debts will lead to the collapse of the country's reputation?" Feng Ziying said with a smile.

Fang Congzhe also knew that Feng Ziying had his own theory on finance, and he wanted to discuss this issue with him.

Seeing Fang Congzhe nodded silently, Feng Ziying naturally would not give up such a good opportunity.

"...In fact, Fang Xiang may also vaguely understand that with the continuous growth of sea trade, the silver in our Dazhou territory is showing a sharp growth trend, or to put it in a simple way, from Songjiang, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou After each shipment of porcelain, silk, tea, iron, and cloth arrived in Luzon, [-]% was exchanged for silver, [-]% was exchanged for gold and copper, and [-]% was exchanged for other materials such as precious wood and spices. A class of groceries,..."

"If it is shipped to the old port or Malawi, the situation is slightly different. It may become [-]% silver, [-]% spices, and [-]% firearms, valuable wood and other Western goods and other miscellaneous goods..."

(End of this chapter)