I’m The King Chapter 1235: : Inquiry into the future (125)

Listening to Gao Yuan's words, He Weiyuan pondered for a moment, and said, "But Your Majesty, if Li's long-distance fleet is allowed to crowd out and annex other maritime merchants, in the long run, Dahan Shipping and overseas trade will inevitably be controlled by one family. It is not good for the country."

Gao Yuan nodded: "You really hit the point. Wu's Liquor Industry is also a giant among the big Han firms, but wine is a thing other than taxation, which is produced by the country and the people. The influence is not particularly large, and Wu Yizheng is also very conscious. Although he has a huge amount of money, he never mixes it. He takes shares in other industries, such as shipping, ordnance, mining, etc. This is where Wu Yizheng is mature. It’s different when it comes to the overseas expansion, trade, and naval strength of our big man, and Li Can’s situation is still a little smaller, so we really need to beat it.”

"It turns out that the king has already made up his mind!" He Weiyuan laughed.

Gao Yuan smiled slightly and stopped making a sound. In fact, one of the congressmen who were going to impeach Li Can today was ordered by Cao Tianci. It's not enough for outsiders to understand things, and even the commander of his personal guard doesn't know about it at all.

As Kou Shuguang's naval fleet sailed year after year, more private capital joined, not only brought back a lot of wealth from overseas, but also led to the vigorous development of the domestic shipbuilding industry. Larger ships have already arrived in Cangzhou, Fenzhou Entering the final experimental stage in the shipyard, Kou Shuguang is already ambitiously preparing for a longer-distance voyage to seize more territory for the big man. greater wealth.

After several years of continuous voyages, the commander of the navy has broadened his horizons far beyond the comparison of these ministers in China, because Gao Yuan secretly summoned him. And gave him a unique gift, a globe made by Gao Yuan himself. Kou Shuguang was shocked when he saw the geographical distribution map drawn by Gao Yuan one by one. He once thought that he had explored the end of the world. Now Only then did I know that what I arrived was just a corner of the land.

"My lord, I will build you a powerful kingdom where the sun never sets!" Kneeling in front of Gao Yuan, he swore an oath.

Gao Yuan's true inner thoughts are just like this. His greatest wish is to plant the banner of the Great Han in every corner of the world, and to realize this ideal, a powerful and unparalleled navy is naturally indispensable. But now. His main goal is still in the country. If he does not wipe out all the enemies in the Central Plains and build this powerful and unparalleled empire, this goal will never be realized.

But now, it is still in a stage of exploration and experimentation, and the lack of national power makes Gao Yuan have to rely on private capital, focusing on the country. Supplemented by the people and baited by wealth, a large number of businessmen with strong capital in the country are encouraged to join in this long-distance voyage adventure.

Li Can's Li family has an innate advantage over Hangyuan. Kou Shuguang's navy had to rely on Li's strength at the beginning. But now, Li's fleet has crossed the line. Gao Yuan hopes that the people will have a large fleet and train more excellent sailors, but this does not mean that in the future, there will be a family that can compete against it on the surface of the water. National Navy.

Diverse. Containing each other's forces is in line with the overall national interests of the big man, which is why Gao Yuan wants to beat Li Can.

"Your Majesty, the interrogation has begun!" He Weiyuan behind him reminded Gao Yuan in a low voice when he saw that Gao Yuan was a little lost.

Gao Yuan came back to his senses, withdrew his thoughts, and looked down. Jiang Jiaquan's overall work report had ended, and now it was the turn of the ministers to take the stage and accept the questions from the congressmen.

The time spent by Ye Zhong in the Ministry of National Defense is extremely short. It is the time to use troops, and the army of the big man has always been respected by all walks of life. Hometown complained.

Cao Tianci, the police department, suffered more attacks, mainly due to the abolishment of the local guards, and the slow progress in the preparation of the police stations in various places, which made the local security, especially in some remote areas, tend to deteriorate. Cao Tianci, who is the Minister of Police, said that he will supervise the preparatory work of the police stations in various places as soon as possible, and strive to complete all the preparatory work within this year so that the work can be on the right track. The other is the flow of funds for the National Security Bureau. The National Security Bureau has huge expenditures, and most of the funds are not used publicly. Regarding such inquiries, Cao Tianci was not polite, and told the questioning congressman coldly , if you want to know the purpose of these funds, you can first submit a written report to the Political Affairs Hall, after the approval of the Political Affairs Hall, and then submit it to the King for approval, you can inquire about it. As soon as this answer came out, the congressman immediately became discouraged and listless Sit down, no more words.

Wang Wudi of the Ministry of Finance, a well-known iron rooster, is in charge of the Ministry of Finance. Most of the attacks on him come from remote states and counties. The poor are getting poorer, and it is required to increase support for the poor state and county in the next year.

When it was the turn of the Ministry of Industry, due to the absence of Guo Quan, Wu Kai, who was in charge of discussing the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, could only come to the stage to accept questions from the congressmen. As expected, when Wu Kai took the stage, the raging artillery fire One after another, after a few questions, Wu Kai's head was sweating, he was a little speechless, staring at the financial information provided by the two servants of the Ministry of Industry in his hand, he had the thought of killing them . The congressmen who made these inquiries obviously came prepared, and all sorts of problems appeared in the bidding and sale of demolition, compensation, replacement, and newly vacated land. The tricky behavior in the second major construction of Jicheng.

Wu Qi was sweating profusely. He was usually only in charge of one general direction, but the general affairs of the giant body were managed by two servants from the Ministry of Industry.

"It seems that the Ministry of Industry has a lot of problems!" Gao Yuan frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, the construction of the new city is equivalent to more than doubling the expansion of the old Jicheng. It is natural for such a large project to have some problems. Some profiteers may be pervasive. Of course, some officials of the Ministry of Industry only I'm afraid he will be dragged into the water too, it seems that Wu Yizheng will have a hard time getting through this time." He Weiyuan said.

"Guo Quan hasn't been in Jicheng all this time, so he's a bit presumptuous below, but even if Guo Quan is in Jicheng, I'm afraid he can't figure out these activities here, and maybe he will be involved by some people, just With Guo Quan's temperament, he may not even know he fell into the pit, and it's a good thing that he's been out all the time, does this count as great wisdom and stupidity?" Gao Yuan looked back at He Weiyuan.

He Weiyuan suddenly laughed, "It seems to my subordinates that Guo Shangshu is not a wise man, but a hard worker. If he were to sit in the lobby and give instructions all day long, I'm afraid he would be suffocated." He, Guo Shangshu, knows what he can do and what he can't do, and this is what makes him valuable."

"Guo Quan is old and has been traveling around for a long time. His body has already been overdrawn. The memorial some time ago said that the east and west arteries will be connected soon. He has been doing this project for more than two years, so let him finish this project. Call him back to Jicheng, let him have a good rest!" Gao Yuan touched his chin and said, "Even if it's an old cow, it's time to enjoy it."

"The king is sympathetic to his subordinates. If someone else is a hard-working general like Guo Shangshu, would he be willing to call him back?" He Weiyuan said.

"Guo Quan has also brought out many people over the years. Last time I heard from Tianci that several officials from the Ministry of Industry who have been with him are not only skilled, but also have a distinct brand of Guo Quan on their bodies. The prototype of a new generation of old scalpers has come out, and Lao Guo has retired, those few can be reused." Gao Yuan laughed.

"If Guo Shangshu retires, it stands to reason that Mr. Chen Tao, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, should take over!"

Gao Yuan pointed to the turbulent meeting place below: "Chen Tao is in charge of the daily work of the Ministry of Industry. Just look at the following, and there are many problems in it. It is not whether he can take over the Ministry of Industry, but whether he can fully The problem of retreating. Heh, after the Great Council, I am afraid that the procuratorate will start investigating corruption and dereliction of duty during the expansion of Jicheng."

He Weiyuan's heart trembled. The king's light words meant that many people would lose their official titles and lose their heads. The punishment for corruption in the Han Dynasty was extremely severe.

Dong dong dong, the door of the private room was knocked suddenly. He Weiyuan turned around and opened a crack in the door. When he saw the people outside, he couldn't help being surprised. It turned out to be Yi Bin, the deputy director of the National Security Bureau. With an anxious look on his face, He Weiyuan also raised his heart all of a sudden. People from the National Security Bureau have always been very deep in the city, and they rarely show such an expression. Could it be that something happened to Jinyang?

"Your Majesty, Deputy Chief Yi is here." He Weiyuan turned around and said.

"Let him in!" Gao Yuan was holding a teacup in one hand, and was sipping tea while watching with great interest the distraught Wu Kai and a group of councilors arguing with each other.

"Your Majesty~IndoMTL.com~The National Security Bureau has just received a letter from the Liaoxi County Branch, and Guo Quan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has passed away!" Yi Bin stepped into the door and reported to Gao Yuan with his hands down: "Liaoxi County Governor Zheng Jun's memorial should arrive in Jicheng soon."

With a bang, the teacup in Gao Yuan's hand fell to the ground and shattered, with a look of astonishment written all over his face.

"Your Majesty!" He Weiyuan stepped forward.

Astonishment gradually turned into a look of regret. Gao Yuan supported the armrests of the chair with both hands, and seemed to use a lot of strength to stand up. Curtain, stepped out, and stood on the balcony of the box.

In the lobby on the first floor of the Great Council, the fierce quarrel stopped abruptly, and everyone turned their heads to look at the king who appeared on the second floor. Every time there is a question, the king will be in the box on the second floor. This is something that everyone knows, but the king has never shown himself, and has never expressed his opinion. But today, something unexpected happened to everyone. Wu Kai felt that his head was covered even more, and it seemed that he was very sad at this level.

"The Great Council is temporarily adjourned." Gao Yuan looked at the people in the lobby expressionlessly. "Guo Quan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Guo passed away in office." (to be continued)