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"Let's start with this official. Those officials who submit resignation will be approved and recorded. In the future, the official will never be hired, and all officials will be deprived of their status and welfare.

The vacant officials, especially the officials, immediately asked the minor officials who were internships in various departments to make up for it and told them,

The court promoted them in an extraordinary way because they kept the bottom line of being officials and were pillars of the court, so they deserved to be commended.

As for the resigned ministers, they chose from the various departments who reported their duties in Beijing in the North and Far East. This matter will be left to you, Gongyang Gao.

Of course, we cannot be too hasty. I am asking officials that it is better to have nothing than to be too bad. There are still too many people who eat dry food in Chang'an City. It is time to take this opportunity to deal with a batch!"

As Liu Ce said, he reversed the disadvantage of the resignation of the officials. After hearing this, Qin Mo admired why Liu Ce had to train a large number of officials on his own initiative, and even opened two institutions dedicated to the officials to study. It turned out that he had already planned for the future and began to plan for today's situation several years in advance.

No wonder those officials, even if they were first-rank resignation in the dynasty, were very calm. That was because he was prepared for a long time. These methods could not threaten him and the court at all. Instead, they could take this opportunity to eliminate a group of useless officials, absorb officials with both good moral character and outstanding abilities into the court, and greatly improve administrative efficiency.

Liu Ce continued: "In addition, when will the Monroe people go south, you must carefully consider it. Xu Wenjing, please estimate, will the Monroe people go south this year?"

Xu Wenjing bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, I dare to guarantee that the Monroe will definitely not go south this year..."

"Tell me, let's see..." Liu Ce took the teacup handed over by Wang Xiaoyu, took a sip of water and asked Xu Wenjing to continue.

Xu Wenjing said: "It may be true that the Monroe people went south, but this year was absolutely impossible. First, the royal court sent at least 500,000 troops. According to the number of Monroe people, he really has a million cavalry.

So what should I do with this logistics? They are fighting a tough battle. Xuanwu Pass is as solid as a golden soup, not as casual as the countries in the Western Regions. It can be broken in one battle. It requires human lives to be piled up.

The main focus of the battle is this logistics supply. Just imagine how much daily consumption is required for so many people to eat? Even if there are Monroe outside the Great Wall, how long can they last?

Therefore, in terms of logistics, it is absolutely impossible for the Monroe to collect enough military rations in such a short time. In addition, winter is approaching, and the outside world is cold. The Monroe cannot brave the wind and cold to fight the soldiers of Xuanwu Pass who are waiting for their hard work…”

Liu Ce nodded, and the rest of the people also felt that it made sense when they heard Xu Wenjing say this.

Xu Wenjing continued: "Also, at the end of last year, the Zhenglan Banner's square was setback. Although the loss of this part was not large, it also reduced the reputation of Zhenglan Banner in Mengluo.

According to the deployment of Monrohachiman, the Blue Banner is based on preserving its strength at this time. Even if Murong Lian is willing to send troops, the rest of the tribe in the banner must be dissatisfied.

After all, they have just been in the northwest for three years and have just returned to their homes. They will definitely not be in a strong sense of fighting. At least they will have to wait until the spring next year before they will have the opportunity to go south with the royal court.

The Zhenglan Banner is a big concern for Tuoba Hongye. If the main force of the royal court goes to war, Tuoba Hongye will definitely bring the Zhenglan Banner to prevent any changes. From this, it is judged that the Monroe people cannot go south this year and do not have the conditions to go south.

What he threatened was just a bluff, and His Majesty ignored it at all, but he had to be fully prepared to deal with the coming war."

Liu Ce put down the teacup: "His analysis is reasonable, which coincides with what I think. Of course, the more important thing is that it is red. The two embroidered red flags are killed by Huo Qing instigation. Now they are in name only. Tuoba Hongye wants to directly attack Xuanwu Pass, and he has to consider it..."

"General Cavalry?" Qin Mo was slightly stunned when he heard this, "Is it possible that the experience of the red embroidered red flags outside the border these days was caused by General Huo?"

Liu Ce smiled without saying a word, Xu Wenjing explained: "Shangshu Qin, how dare I ask me, who else in the Han Dynasty except His Majesty, has such ability to shake the big tree with the power of the scoundrel? This must be done by General Huo!"

Xu Wenjing's flattery was obviously a slap in Huo Qing, but in fact he put a high hat on Liu Ce. However, what he said was the truth. Liu Ce was indeed no different from the slut.

Liu Ce smiled and stopped: "Okay, this matter is confidential. How to deal with it? I have the full authority to let Huo Qing decide by himself. I am still very relieved to take the Mengluo people. Let's talk about the folk affairs now..."

Ye Bin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the people of the six counties and thirteen counties in Chang'an were also frightened and there were signs of leaving Chang'an when they learned that the Monroe people were about to go south and were spread by those who were interested.

I am afraid that if this continues, not only Chang'an, but also the entire five provinces of the capital will be in panic, which will make the vitality that has finally recovered become dead again..."

Liu Ce thought about it and suddenly asked Qin Mo: "Shangshu Qin, has this autumn tax been collected?"

Qin Mo did not understand what Liu Ce wanted, so he could only respond respectfully: "Report to Your Majesty, the autumn tax account book is still being sorted out, and it will take half a month to collect it."

Liu Ce pointed at the table and replied: "This is how it is, Qin Shangshu, you inform the Civil Affairs Department and ask them to charge another tax on the basis of the original tax..."

Qin Mo was shocked and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, although the northern part of the capital has recovered rapidly, many people are still living in poverty. If you add taxes at this time, it will probably cause great dissatisfaction to the people."

Liu Ce smiled and said, "Don't be excited first. After hearing what I said, the additional taxes I assigned are called war taxes, that is, from this month to October next year.

All tax-compliant groups need to pay combat preparedness tax, and each month is a Hanling Tongbao. I don’t think this tax of this penny is considered disturbing the people, right?”

Qin Mo replied: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid. Does this have anything to do with pacifying the people's hearts? If you only need to collect this monthly war tax, it seems that the future war against the Monroe people will be a drop in the bucket..."

Liu Ce nodded and said, "What Qin Shangshu said is not bad. This is indeed closely related to pacifying the people's hearts at the moment. The taxation of this penny can just calm the people's hearts.

It is equivalent to indirectly telling the people that the Han court is determined to fight Meng Luo to the end, and at the same time, it can also make them understand that the Han court cannot do without the support of the people!”

Qin Mo was a smart man and had been an official for many years. After Liu Ce said this, he quickly understood the purpose of this money.

Liu Ce's move was not intended to impose a penny of tax, but to let the people feel that in the face of such a severe form, the court was still in a mood to add taxes, which shows that the court was very confident in dealing with the current situation. Everyone knows that, naturally, they will no longer think about escaping.

Of course, if Liu Ce set the tax to 100, 200, or even a silver dollar, it would be another situation. Everyone would only think that the court wanted to squeeze a piece before running away, and it would only have the opposite effect...

As for that penny, please, even if all the people under the Han Dynasty ruled, even if they count infants and young children, they will only pay one penny on time every month, which will only be 500,000 and 600,000 taels of silver dollars. They will not last long in the face of the protracted war.

Not to mention the distance, Bai Qi's actions in the Pamir Mountains last year were paid for the pension and rewards afterwards, the loss of soldiers, armor and horses, and the marching food and grass were added together, and almost one million silver dollars (please ignore it directly if you ask if there is no, that is the war bonus).

Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to rely on private capital to obtain military expenditure. Take the eve of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 for example. In order to defeat the Dragonfly Beiyang Navy, Japan donated money to support the Japanese Navy. This incident was even written into books. It has been boasted about by a group of intellectually retarded Japanese people.

But the fact is that at that time, the amount of military expenditure obtained by the Japanese government from the people only accounted for 1.75% of the total military expenditure, and the majority of the funds were still obtained from loans from the powers of various countries.

This is like betting on national fortune. Fortunately, their opponent, Michiyuki, is already terminally ill, allowing Japan to win the bet. Otherwise, Japan would have disintegrated into the Tokugawa era again after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895...

Having said that, Qin Mo and others admired Liu Ce's method more and more. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that this strategy was indeed the most suitable way to appease the people's hearts at the moment.

He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is very true. I will let the Civil Affairs Office report to the world."

Liu Ce stopped him and said, "Don't worry, this alone cannot completely calm the people down. In addition, some visual impact is needed. Only in this way can the people be completely relieved..."

Qin Mo bowed and bowed: "Please tell me..."

"parade!"

Liu Ce spit out two words lightly, which surprised everyone for a moment.

"From my Northern Palace Army, Guards and Chen Qing's White Robe Army, each selected three thousand elite infantry and cavalrymen, and waited for the order of Zhuque Street in front of the Daming Palace. I will inspect it myself,

But let the people in the city come to watch together and let everyone see what the Han army is like. I don’t believe that when the people see such an iron-blooded hero, they will still have no confidence in the Han Dynasty!”

Qin Mo looked at Liu Ce blankly, and he really couldn't imagine what his head was thinking. He could even think of such a wonderful way?

Liu Ce looked at Xu Wenjing: "Shangshu Xu, you are in charge of the Ministry of War. You will arrange this matter. Let Shangshu Ye cooperate and assist you."

Xu Wenjing hurriedly replied: "Please rest assured by Your Majesty. I will start making arrangements soon and submit them to Your Majesty for a review when a detailed charter is listed."

Liu Ce said: "This matter should be fast. It is best to hold this military parade before the end of the month, so that the rest of the time can be devoted to dealing with the situation outside the border."

Xu Wenjing said confidently: "I will do my best."

Liu Ce stretched out his arms, twisted his neck and said, "My ministers, when encountering such a difficult thing, you should not be distracted first. There is no problem that cannot be solved in the world. As long as you grasp a key point, you will be able to solve it easily."

When everyone heard this, they bowed to Liu Ce in unison: "Abide by Your Majesty's teachings..."

Liu Ce smiled and said, "What are the teachings? I have come to this day, and you must help me. From now on, our monarch and ministers will work together!"
Chapter completed!