mtl008 Chapter 355 Return to Beijing and discuss matters
Chapter 355 Return to Beijing and discuss matters
"Okay, I feel very relieved to have you in charge of the rear."
"Also, Military Advisor, can you predict the weather conditions in recent years? Have there been any major disasters?"
Ning Quan looked at Liu Bowen and asked.
"Your Majesty, there have been no disasters or troubles in recent years. Daqian will surely enjoy good weather and good harvests. Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Liu Bowen said softly.
"That's good!"
Ning Quan breathed a sigh of relief. If there was really a natural disaster, there would be a problem with food.
If there is a problem with food, it will affect subsequent expansion.
Since there was no problem, Ning Quan felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask you!"
Suddenly Zhuge Liang spoke.
"Prime Minister, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly."
Ning Quan said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I request that the Khitan and former Great Qi territories be brought under direct jurisdiction of the imperial court."
Zhuge Liang asked.
"Oh? Khitan and the former Great Qi territory are directly under the jurisdiction?"
"That's right, Your Majesty. Currently, Khitan and Great Qi are stable, so there's no need to appoint a special Jiedushi."
"Khitan can establish three counties to govern, while Da Qi already has a complete county system. Now that Da Qi is stable, it does not need the control of the Jiedushi, but instead has an additional layer of organization."
Zhuge Liang spoke.
"Well, Prime Minister, you have considered it very carefully. So, shall we do it this way?"
"But if I do this, will my father-in-law have any thoughts?"
Ning Quan said with a smile.
The current governor of the Great Qi is Li Junchen, his father-in-law.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. In fact, this proposal was made by Lord Li."
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang explained.
"Ah, it was actually my father-in-law's suggestion. He is indeed my father-in-law!"
Ning Quan said in surprise.
"Your Majesty, Lord Li did this for the sake of Your Majesty's kingdom."
"Lord Li also said that it can be used to guard Annan or other places for His Majesty!"
Zhuge Liang said again.
"What? My father-in-law is still going to stay in Annan for me!"
"This is a good thing. I am short of manpower right now."
"If my father-in-law can stay in Annan, General Zhou will be free to take charge of Nanyang affairs."
Ning Quan said excitedly.
Ning Quan now has real manpower, and Li Junchen's ability is needless to say.
If Li Junchen were to be in charge of Annan, or even the entire Indochina Peninsula.
It would be most appropriate to let Zhou Yu be in charge of Nanyang and the Daqian Navy.
"In that case, let's do as my father-in-law wishes and let him take over Annan."
"Once General Zhou defeats the European coalition forces, the entire Indochina Peninsula will be handed over to my father-in-law for management."
"This way, General Zhou will have more energy to take charge of the Nanyang and the navy."
Ning Quan spoke.
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty, according to the current situation, after we have recruited 500,000 soldiers this time, there will be no need to recruit any more."
"In my opinion, our army currently has sufficient manpower. Further conscription would be useless and costly."
At this time, Liu Bowen suddenly spoke.
"Indeed, the military advisor is absolutely right. Your Majesty, our total military strength now exceeds 1.3 million."
"We have already taken over the entire Indochina Peninsula, connecting the entire territory into one piece. This gives us a greater geographical advantage in defense."
"And we are currently only deploying troops in Mughal and Beiting, so we have enough troops."
Zhuge Liang spoke.
"Well, the military advisor and the prime minister are absolutely right. Let's do this and stop recruiting soldiers."
“But the selection of officials must continue. We are currently short of a large number of officials?”
Ning Quan nodded in agreement and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, regarding the selection of officials, this dynasty has already held two imperial examinations this year, selecting tens of thousands of students."
"Although this number is still insufficient, holding two more imperial examinations next year will basically meet the demand."
Liu Bowen replied quickly.
"Well, I'll leave this matter to the military advisor. Remember, you still have to strictly control it and absolutely cannot make any mistakes."
"We must also establish a comprehensive supervisory system and conduct a rigorous assessment of new officials every year. If corruption is found, they will be executed without mercy!"
Ning Quan said with cold eyes.
When selecting officials on such a large scale, it is inevitable that there will be good and bad officials. Ning Quan must prevent this from happening.
"The minister obeys the order!"
Liu Bowen said respectfully.
"By the way, speaking of supervising the officials, there is something I haven't told you yet."
"I recently obtained 10,000 officials from the system. These officials are of extremely high quality and ability."
"As for these officials, I originally planned to assign them to various countries in the Indochina Peninsula, Southeast Asia, and even Australia."
"Looking back now, it seems more appropriate to reserve some for supervisory roles. After all, they won't resort to favoritism or corruption."
Ning Quan suddenly thought of the 10,000 officials he had obtained and spoke.
"Your Majesty, is there such a good thing? Ten thousand officials?"
Zhuge Liang and others were shocked.
"Of course, is this fake?"
A smile appeared on Ning Quan's lips.
"Your Majesty, are these officials very capable?"
Zhuge Liang continued.
"Well, not only are they highly capable, but they are also proficient in various languages."
Ning Quan said with a smile.
"Hiss~ Proficient in various languages!"
"In that case, it would be more appropriate to send them to other places."
“The most troublesome thing about the officials we selected was the language difference.”
"Of course, Your Majesty would be wise to leave a thousand men for us. As Your Majesty said, we need to form a professional supervisory team to oversee local officials."
Liu Bowen said quickly.
"Well, you are right. I will leave you with a thousand men."
Ning Quan smiled and nodded.
"Your Highness, there is one more matter. What should be done with the former Crown Prince, the families of the other princes, and the concubines of the late Emperor?"
Liu Bowen spoke again.
"Oh, these people, just give them a piece of paper and let them live in peace."
"But we need to arrange for someone to monitor their every move and report any unusual behavior immediately."
Ning Quan spoke.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Everyone spoke.
"Okay, I've said everything I need to say."
"Come on, follow me to the inner treasury. I have harvested a huge amount of gold and silver in the Inca Empire this time. It will definitely shock you."
Ning Quan said with a smile.
"Haha, then we'd like to see it for ourselves!"
When everyone heard Ning Quan's words, they immediately laughed and said.
"Okay then, let's go!"
As he spoke, Ning Quan led everyone to the inner treasury.
The inner treasury is located in the deepest part of the imperial palace and is heavily guarded.
Ning Quan led everyone directly into the inner treasury, where various treasures were placed.
There are jade, porcelain, gold and silver jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, etc.
These all belong to Ning Quan personally, otherwise how could they be called the inner treasury.
After coming in, Ning Quan waved his hand without saying a word.
Suddenly, piles of gold, silver, and jewelry appeared in everyone's eyes.
Looking at the mountain of gold and silver in front of them, even Zhuge Liang and his companions, who were resolute in their determination, were stunned at this moment.
"Oh my God, Your Majesty, this is..."
"We're rich! We're completely rich now! Daqian is about to rise!"
Zhuge Liang said excitedly.