Chapter 2174 The Future of the Navy

As soon as the school term started, Fang Xing found an excuse to avoid it. He spent the whole day either staring at the new students in the school or spending time with his daughter at home.

"What are you hiding from?"

Chen Xiao has become a wild man, with disheveled hair, a dark face, and even his belly has shrunk, which shows that he has suffered a lot.

"I didn't hide."

Fang Xing changed the topic and asked, "How about corn?"

When he mentioned this, Chen Xiao wished he could strangle him to death before he woke up.

"That thing is too frustrating."

Chen Xiao felt that he had become an old farmer, but he didn't know that in Fang Xing's eyes, he was now like a resentful woman complaining about life.

"It's so difficult. Now I'm an old farmer. Even if I lose my official position, I can still farm and feed my family with my hands."

Chen Xiao stretched out his hands. The hands that were originally white and fat had many calluses and looked gray and black.

He raised his head and said: "I found many old farmers and promised a lot of money. They play a great role in the Jiashu Department. Brother Dehua, can you support some old farmers?"

Fang Xing asked in surprise: "Didn't there originally be farmers in Jiashu Department?"

Chen Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "We all work on the land for food, who wants to do the hard work?"

Fang Xing understood and said, "You just want to eat the royal food, right?"

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "I have been to Shanglinyuan Prison. Chang Qing is old-fashioned and said that there is a fixed amount of money and food. Unless I, the Jiashu Department, dig it out myself, then he doesn't care, otherwise there will be no extra money and food."

"Chang Qing won't go to the Ministry of Finance to speak for you?"

Chen Xiao nodded, and Fang Xing said, "Your father-in-law is at the Ministry of Finance, but he's just not easy to talk to. That's all. It's not easy for you to go either. I'll go take a look."

"That's not much money!"

When he arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs and heard that it was about corn cultivation, Xia Yuanji said with some dissatisfaction: "This is a serious matter, a big deal. It's just to raise some old farmers to help, why didn't anyone say anything?"

"I'm afraid of you!"

Fang Xing casually touched the booklet and read it.

But it is the data on military pay, money and food.

"This matter is too small."

Xia Yuanji said: "Then Chang Qing and I were a bit dirty in the past, that's all. Let them do the writing if something happens in the future."

"But this is an overstep!"

"It's better to do more and more than to do nothing."

Xia Yuanji seemed to be very dissatisfied with Chang Qing and planned to disturb him in Shanglinyuan.

He called people in and gave some instructions, then snatched the booklet from Fang Xing's hand and said, "It's all money and food, Uncle Xinghe, at least we can reorganize it and reduce the number of freeloaders!"

"Where's the navy?"

Xia Yuanji was startled, and then said painfully: "The navy is even more expensive. Building ships is expensive, going to sea is expensive, and repairing is expensive."

Fang Xing smiled and said: "So there are benefits to going to sea, Mr. Xia. There were a lot of benefits in the past! I guess there will be more in the future."

Xia Yuanji coughed dryly and said sanctimoniously: "All those benefits have been spent. The fleet has spent a lot of money!"

"No one will settle accounts with you!"

Of course, Fang Xingxing was not here for the money and food of those dozen old farmers. He said: "The fleet, no, it is the Navy. Master Xia, the preparation of the Navy has been urgently needed. The Ministry of Revenue must support it, otherwise it will be delayed." It’s too late.”

"Why late?"

Xia Yuanji was good at managing money, but he didn't understand the navy.

Fang Xing pointed at the booklet and said: "I'm worried that I will be held back in the future. Many people hope that the fleet will be destroyed and the Ming Dynasty will be far away from the sea again, so you can't be negligent at all. Seize the opportunity and take action!"

"And money and food are the key."

In the winter, I felt a little dry and upset, so Jin Youzi ordered someone to light a stick of sandalwood.

The subtle scent of sandalwood gives people peace.

Everyone was looking at the memorials, and from time to time they would make notes on one and then paste them on the memorials so that the emperor could pay attention to certain points.

Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to be prime minister, and Zhu Di also had an assistant political bachelor. Therefore, the emperor wanted to take charge of and handle this huge empire by himself. This was an act of seeking death.

As a result, the rights of the Auxiliary Political Bachelor increased little by little.

Yang Rong clearly remembered Zhu Zhanji's expression when he said this method, which was very gloomy.

No emperor is willing to give up the power in his hands, and this method of having the auxiliary academicians give opinions and finally being reviewed by the emperor is essentially weakening the emperor's rights.

But the emperor is not an iron man, and several assistant political bachelors will feel tired after reviewing them all. How can the emperor do it alone?

He got wind of something.

Some people say that the eunuchs in the palace should form a team of "auxiliary eunuchs" in the palace, and then check the memorials that have been reviewed internally.

I only heard this rumor in the morning, and Yang Rong was a little depressed.

"Your Majesty wants to use eunuchs to balance it!"

Jin Youzi said the reason that everyone had guessed.

Yes, everyone knows this reason. As for the "eunuchs" in the future, it is just because those eunuchs have become enemies with the civil servants, and the civil servants will naturally criticize them verbally and write to make their reputations infamous.

Then, in order to prevent the emperor from using the "eunuch party" as a big killer again, any emperor who used the eunuch party would be denounced as a "faint emperor" by civil servants and literati!

"One person working against tens of thousands of people will naturally get tired and look for helpers."

Yang Rong also told the reason that everyone knew, but it was a slap in the face, so everyone's faces were not good-looking.

"Fang Xing has entered the palace, and his face doesn't look good!"

A piece of news made Yang Rong's melancholy disappear, and Jin Zaozhi said as if he had received an amnesty: "We are all hard to talk to, but this person is quite good."

"Are you here to advise me not to use a chamberlain?"

Zhu Zhanji pointed to his eyes and said: "My eyes are dazzled after reading too many memorials. There are five of them, and I am only one. It is difficult to continue!"

Fang Xing said in shock: "Nothing, I just wanted to ask about the navy."

"Sailor?"

Being an emperor really requires you to take care of everything every day, and your brain must have the ability to switch channels at any time.

"The Navy is currently in charge of Wang Jinghong and is not included in the military hierarchy. Recruitment and fleet planning are also done on their own. This is not good for the future."

"Do you mean to put the fleet under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War?"

The atmosphere became a little weird for some reason. Yu Jia glanced at Fang Xing, but did not see any fear.

“How about independence?”

Fang Xing explained: "The Navy is directly subordinate to the emperor, at least in name. It is then commanded independently and jointly negotiates with the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War. In this way, it can at least avoid the constraints of the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War."

"The Governor's Office won't, but it's hard to say for the Ministry of War."

Zhu Zhanji's sober attitude reassured Fang Xing. He said: "The Ministry of War is a civil servant after all, so Zhang Ben's presence is fine. Who can say for sure later? Once the country is closed again, I would rather fight them one by one now." Damn their heads and see what’s in their heads!”

During this period of time, the military heroes kept making suggestions to Zhu Zhanji, with one purpose: to reorganize the fleet and put it under the control of the Governor's Mansion, and like the army, it would be dispatched by the Ministry of War.

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "There are always people who hope that I will be empty-handed and have nothing, and then I can only deal with it."

"Yes."

Fang Xing cruelly revealed the complacency and stupidity of those warriors: "The civil servants in the governor's office are almost watching the plan for the fleet. They hope that the warriors will control the fleet. When they find the opportunity in the future, they can control it!"

The Ministry of War was unreliable, a position that both Fang Xing and Zhu Zhanji recognized.

At least the future is unreliable!

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said calmly: "This is a good idea."

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