Chapter 369 The Empire's Financial Dilemma

Seeing the questioning of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and the expectation and encouragement of Ying Ji sitting on the throne of the emperor, Bismarck also knew that he could no longer remain silent like this.

Only by dispelling the doubts of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and gaining the respect of the civil and military officials, can it be shown that His Majesty's decision is correct and can highlight his own value.

As a result, Bismarck, a blond and blue-eyed man with European-German blood, was also the first non-Chinese person in the empire to serve as the head of such an important authority.

And when he opened his mouth, it was not a rude language, but a fluent Chinese accent.

"Your Majesty, ministers, Bismarck believes that you all have some knowledge of the ocean."

"In the ocean, there are countless huge resources, and it is also a necessary way to go to all parts of the world!"

"Only by developing the navy and controlling the ocean can the scattered fragments of the world be connected together and promote the formation of a globalization trend. This is beneficial to an empire with a huge amount of resources but a serious shortage of resources per capita. "

"Moreover, in the earth, the land area only accounts for 21%, and the ocean area occupies 79% of the entire earth's area."

"Therefore, among the major forces of the earth, as long as whoever owns an invincible navy and an invincible ocean-going fleet first will control the ocean, and whoever controls the ocean will also control the world."

"Let's not talk about the surrounding area of ​​the empire, it has been almost completely controlled by the empire."

"But what about outside the Empire, on that faraway continent of Europa, or even the entire world?"

"As far as I know, on the continent of Europa, let's take the Athenian city-state civilization, which is second only to the empire, as an example!"

"The city-state civilization of Athens is a small country with few people, but its territory is close to the ocean, so it also has a strong navy, with a total of more than 200 ships of various sizes, and its maritime combat capability far exceeds that of the current control of the ocean. Zero's Empire."

"Furthermore, the goal of the empire in the future is the heavens and the world, and there is definitely a plane world that is dominated by the ocean area like the earth."

"Only an empire with a strong navy will be able to gain control of the sea in the process of world warfare, and gradually grasp the initiative in the war, and then guide the direction of the war, and even seize the entire world."

"The Army's limited operational reach is simply not possible to replace the Navy's warfighting functions and possess the unique nature of the Navy."

"Therefore, it is imperative to build the Imperial Navy. It is best to put it on the agenda now, and it is better today."

In the end, Bismarck couldn't even hide his urgency to build a navy immediately.

No one in the Reich could match Bismarck's knowledge of the importance of the sea and sea control, and his love of the navy.

Silence, deathly silence!

Bismarck's words came down, and all the civil and military people of the dynasty were shocked and silent. The quiet needle drop in the court and the opposition could be heard, and every imperial minister was thinking about Bismarck's words.

They are not fools. Although the ancients were more traditional in their thinking and focused on the land, they were also instilled in their memories through knowledge crystals. Naturally, they knew that in the world, the area of ​​the ocean is indeed the largest, and the area of ​​land is less than half of the area of ​​​​the ocean.

So they can also understand that what Bismarck said turned out to be true.

Only now did they understand that having a strong navy was so important to the empire.

No, it is very important not only for the empire, but also for any coastal force to have a strong marine force.

It is not an exaggeration to even be called a top priority like a lifeline, and there is no substitute for it.

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"Chen Sun Wu - support Mr. Bismarck as the Minister of the Navy!"

"Chen Jiang Shang - support Mr. Bismarck as the Minister of the Navy!"

"Chen Zhao Yong - support Mr. Bismarck as the Minister of the Navy!"

"minister……"

The civil and military officials said one after another, and they turned the conversation around without exception and opposed the change of support.

In fact, after Bismarck spit out his heartfelt words, he added a wave of analysis of the situation that was as fierce as a tiger.

In the end, under the influence of Bismarck's own strong personal charm, he finally succeeded in dispelling the suspicion of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty also changed from the opposition state just now to the support attitude of supporting Bismarck as Minister of the Navy.

Moreover, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty also understood that he and others were laymen for such matters as the navy.

At that time, if the official hat is not guaranteed, and the connecting sky tower will not be able to enter, then there is really no future.

Rather than that, it's better to leave it to an insider to do it.

And just based on the Athenian city-state civilization just mentioned by Bismarck, the Manchu civil and military have never heard of it.

But they know that His Majesty must know that this civilization is second only to the Athenian civilization of the Empire.

At the same time, I also understand that Bismarck's position as Admiralty Minister established by His Majesty has been unshakable.

There is no use in objecting any more. Instead, it is better to be a favored person and make friends with this future empire star by the way.

As a result, under various reasons, Bismarck finally became the Minister of the Navy among the newly formed two major military departments, and became the upstart of the empire.

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"Left Prime Minister, Right Prime Minister, how much is the imperial treasury today? Can it still support the construction of a new type of army?"

In Xianyang Palace, Ying Ji's words broke the short-lived peace.

"This……"

Shang Yang and Wei Ran looked at each other with a look of embarrassment in their eyes, but they still said: "Your Majesty, I have gone through investment in the development of another world, the upgrading of the imperial army, the implementation of the military deployment plan, and the implementation of the college plan."

"Excluding the salaries of officials in various places, the empire's tax consumption has reached eighty-nine percent this year, and now there are 512,100 gold left, and there is not much left. I am afraid that it will not be able to support the huge amount needed to build the imperial navy. Funding!"

Both Shang Yang and Wei Ran, who are in charge of the empire's territory, both knew Ying Ji's plan and wanted to spend a lot of money to build the imperial navy.

But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny. Today, the empire really has no money, so the remaining more than half a million gold is still reserved for emergencies.

If all the remaining money is invested, the empire will be equal to zero income this year, and it will be a total fiscal deficit.

In short, the imperial finances are now in a dilemma.

Looking at the embarrassed expressions on the faces of the two prime ministers, Bismarck nodded and understood. No one knows the huge amount of funds needed by the navy better than Bismarck. It is simply a bottomless pit.

Moreover, even if the remaining half a million gold in the treasury were put into it, it would be nothing but a drop in the bucket for the construction of the navy like a beast that swallowed gold.

"Besides, the base of the Imperial Navy is zero now, how much money will it cost?"

Thinking of this, even Bismarck, who is passionate and ambitious about naval construction, has no idea.