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"What Qin Shangshu said is not without reason. Although the border war is urgent, it is not worth the loss to delay people's livelihood.

Although the grain prices in the capital are still stable now, when the merchants and landlords in the south heard that our great Han and the Monroe went to war in full swing,

They are all intentional to stock up on food and intend to sell at a high price. We have to be careful of this. If there is a slight difference in people's livelihood at this time, it will definitely not be worth the loss.

This official hopes that Secretary Xu can consider more and stabilize the people’s hearts so that this war can continue until the day when our dynasty wins..."

The one who supported Qin Mo's words was Ye Bin, the Minister of Rites, who was the first person to follow Liu Ce with Qin Mo. In addition, he also had the brother of Ye Fei, who was also a royal relative.

When Xu Wenjing saw that Qin Mo and Ye Bin opposed the allocation of more funds to the Ministry of War, she was not angry, but looked at Yang Gao, the Minister of Personnel:

"Shangshu Gongyang, you are in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. To be fair, the war is urgent now. Should you allocate 20% of this fund to the Ministry of War?"

Gong Yang Gao followed Liu Ce for the past two years. He could not compare with Xu, Qin and Ye in terms of seniority, but Liu Ce was particularly respectful to him, just because the idea of ​​the unification of Gong Yang Confucianism that he advocated coincided with Liu Ce, and he was the most suitable candidate to be the Minister of Personnel, and he was absolutely selfless.

Gong Yang Gao smiled slightly when he heard this: "Shangshu Xu should not say this to you. He is only in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. You should discuss the allocation of funds with Qin Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue."

Xu Wenjing smiled and said, "Shangshu Gongyang is really too humble. The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of all the officials in the court. The distribution of tax and silver requires the Ministry of Personnel to nod to distribute the various departments. How can it say it has nothing to do with you?"

Gongyang Gaodao: "If Xu Shangshu insists on saying it, then he believes that the money, food and materials required by the Ministry of War are enough to deal with the battlefields on both sides of the north and south at the same time,

You might as well allocate the remaining tax bank to the Ministry of Revenue. After all, only by stabilizing the food price can we ensure that the front-line war will not cause any change. Does Xu Shangshu think it is reasonable?"

In the six ministries, who Xu Wenjing hates the most is Gong Yang Gao. This guy is not just soft and hard, and is famously selfless. The conflict between the two in official business has long been an open secret.

Xu Wenjing sneered: "Since Gongyang Shangshu said that, the official will naturally not continue to be shameless and beg you,

But there is a saying that I want to explain to Gongyang Shangshu that if the frontline war changes due to shortage of military pay, you will be unforgivable."

Gong Yang Gao replied lightly: "Shangshu Xu's words are wrong. If the war is really tight, you, the Minister of War, should be the first responsibility. How can you be counted as the head of my Ministry of Personnel?"

"There is a shortage of money and grain, and the morale of the army is unstable. Do you dare to say that you, the Minister of Personnel, have no responsibility at all?" Xu Wenjing's eyes became colder and colder.

Gong Yang Gao: "I am just doing things impartially. I cannot ignore the livelihood of the people because of the urgent battle in Xuanwu Pass. What's more, as far as I know,

The military towns on the northern line were equipped with a large amount of military pay equipment, which was enough to cope with the current situation. As for the south, the Chu army had a slightly insufficient combat power compared to the Monroe people.

As long as the Jingzhou defense line is guarded, the Chu army will not be able to cross the river and attack with force. Besides, General Wu Zhenying, the Zhennan general, is not an ordinary person. I believe that Shangshu Xu knows better than the following. The Chu army is determined not to cross the river and attack with force."

"Oh, it seems that Shangshu Gongyang is very clear about my Ministry of War..." Xu Wenjing smiled coldly, her pupils flashed, and she was extremely cruel.

Gong Yang Gao ignored it and replied indifferently: "When in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, you must naturally be clear about the character and abilities of officials at all levels, and naturally they also include generals in the army."

The gunpowder smell between Xu Wenjing and Gong Yang Gao is getting stronger and stronger, giving people the illusion of taking action on the spot if they have a disagreement.

However, when Yang Sicheng, the Minister of Works, was quarreling in the court for fund allocation, he focused on looking at a drawing placed in front of his desk.

"If this thing can be successfully developed, our Han army will definitely be reborn. Even if millions of cavalrymen cannot break through such a powerful offensive!"

To be precise, Yang Sicheng is a technical otakus. This otakus has no interest in participating in court battles at all. He is only obsessed with the development of new objects. His improved mesh guns and cannons and fire guns have been approved by Liu Ce to mass-produce equipment in the army in the next year according to his standards.

Now this drawing is an idea he has designed for half a year. He has come up with the real objects of hundreds of rockets and crossbows in the army and came up with a weapon like a continuous bead musket.

According to Yang Sicheng's idea, the beaded fire can fire fifty bullets at a time, with a total weight of about fifty kilograms. It is equipped with a bracket. The gunpowder and the bullets are loaded into the connected gun barrel in advance, and fired continuously by hand calculating to achieve the purpose of suppressing the enemy's attack.

This is very close to the Gatling principle. It has to be said that Yang Sicheng is a rare genius in research and development technology.

However, this drawing is just a preliminary prototype. If he wants to truly develop it successfully, he still needs to work hard. Just a second quick loading is enough for him to worry.

"Annoyed!" Thinking of the headache, Yang Sicheng suddenly slapped the table and stood up, "If there was a projectile that could be directly fired without gunpowder, the problem would have been solved long ago!"

Everyone was startled by him and looked at Yang Sicheng together, looking at him with a confused look on his face.

Just then...

"Bang--"

A sound of metal landing echoed on the smooth marble panels in Weiyang.

Everyone looked up and saw a general with a ferocious face, more than two meters tall, as if he had been reborn again, standing at the entrance of the hall, a four-meter long spear in his hand emitting a cold light, which made people shudder.

This general is Liu Ce’s personal bodyguard Wei Ding. He was “killed” into Liu Ce’s camp because of a meal, and he had the courage to be inappropriate!

Seeing this, everyone immediately stopped arguing, stood up together, and stood respectfully in front of their table.

"Your Majesty is here!"

With Wei Dian's scream of ghosts and wolves, a young man in a black robe and only thirty years old, pressed the Han sword around his waist and walked into the Weiyang Palace with a serious face.

"Welcome to your Majesty!"

When the officials of the six ministries saw the young people, they clasped their fists and bowed respectfully to the rituals of the king and the ministers. Everyone had a heartfelt respect in their eyes.

This young man is Liu Ce, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty in this world!

Who would have thought that the 18-year-old young man who had never rested, became a king in just ten years. Even now, some people still looked unbelievable when talking about his legendary experience.

In this era when the aristocrats control more than 90% of the country's resources, a commoner's school without roots can survive strongly and create a new era.

However, no one could have expected that Liu Ce was not from this world. He came from a modern country with a brilliant civilization of five thousand years. The history of that country is so similar to the current era.

Chapter completed!