Chapter 1105: Defending the Country

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Looking at Zhao Xu, Liu Fu breathed a sigh of relief.

This was not just his opinion, but the unanimous opinion of the entire cabinet.

They were not worried about the loyalty of the generals.

After all, their emperor Zhao Xu's civil and military achievements were unmatched by any general, and he could control these generals.

But as cabinet ministers, they had to plan for the long-term future of Dasong.

Their emperor would grow old one day, and the generals of the same era as their emperor would grow old together.

At that time, the power of the court and the power of the army would fall into the hands of the new generals. .

If you want these new generals who hold great power to behave themselves.

Instead of holding their own troops and causing trouble to the country like the old dynasty, you must create a reasonable military management system.

This is the same as the original intention of establishing the cabinet.

Of course, this is a long-term consideration.

Although the current military separatism may be minimal, it is not impossible, and the court must prevent it from happening.

Looking back at history, even the wisest founding monarchs always killed some of their most distinguished ministers.

Why? Future generations will judge.

Zhao Xu nodded, and then told Liu Fu about his idea of ​​rotating generals.

Hearing this, Liu Fu was even more delighted. He said, "To be honest, the cabinet has discussed this possibility. I didn't expect that the emperor has thought ahead of us in everything."

"Really?" Zhao Xu was a little surprised. It was really far-sighted for the cabinet ministers to think of this.

But thinking that these ministers had learned government affairs with him for so long, it was not surprising that they seemed to consider this.

Then, he looked at Liu Fu with a smile on his face, "In this case, this matter will be discussed by your cabinet and then raised in the court."

"Ah?" Liu Fu was stunned, and only hated himself for being too quick.

Obviously, the rotation of generals was an offending matter.

Emperor Zhao Xu himself proposed it, and I'm afraid he would have to appease the generals.

Now, this matter has fallen on the cabinet.

In the future, won't the generals vent their grievances on the cabinet ministers?

"Why? You don't want to." Seeing Liu Fu's hesitation, Zhao Xu said lightly, "I let you be the head of the cabinet to resist, not to be a peacemaker. There will be more and more new policies that offend people in the future. If you are afraid of offending people, don't do anything."

After a pause, Zhao Xu continued, "I can directly issue an imperial edict, but what is the meaning of your cabinet's existence at this time? After a hundred years of my death, who can issue this imperial edict? So from now on, your cabinet must reflect your rights on some major matters."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Fu blushed.

Generals such as Chang Wei and Qin Shan are all his old acquaintances, and he was indeed a little embarrassed at first.

But Zhao Xu's decision this time is obviously to enhance the status of the cabinet.

Of course, there is also the emperor's balancing technique in this, but it is ultimately biased towards supporting the cabinet.

Thinking of this, he said, "I will go back and call the cabinet ministers to discuss this matter."

"That's more like it." Zhao Xu nodded, "In the future, your cabinet must make bold decisions. I will be a helmsman now, and I will not let the ship of Dasong deviate from its direction. How to row the boat is up to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Fu felt warm in his heart.

Zhao Xu's words obviously meant to delegate power, allowing the cabinet to participate more in Dasong's political affairs and preside over major domestic decisions in Dasong.

"Go back!" After saying this, Zhao Xu waved his hand.

Watching Liu Fu's figure disappear, Zhao Xu smiled.

He knew Liu Fu's thoughts, and Liu Fu also knew his thoughts.

Just as Liu Fu thought, the rotation of generals was on the one hand to enhance the influence of the cabinet, and on the other hand it was the emperor's way of controlling his subordinates.

In any dynasty, it was taboo for civil officials to get close to military officials.

So, he wanted Liu Fu and his cabinet ministers to clamp down on Chang Wei and his generals from all aspects.

If they were allowed to wear the same pants, then the cabinet would have to approve the military pay of the generals in the future.

If so, the Dasong he established would be ruined in a few years.

As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to keep it.

Why?

Conquering a country is a group of people going to grab other people's cakes, so they will naturally work together and have internal harmony.

And keeping a country is a matter of dividing the cake after getting it, which is a matter of heads and dog brains.

After all, everyone wants to eat more.

As an emperor, his most important task is to distribute it reasonably to prevent one party from becoming too powerful and thus losing control.

How to prevent one party from becoming too powerful, in addition to the reform during this period, is to let all parties restrain each other and reach a state of balance.

In this way, he can let whoever eats more eat more, and whoever eats less eat less.

In short, the other party can take what he gives, and the other party cannot grab what he does not give.

To achieve this, it is obviously a very reasonable way to control the cabinet with one hand and the defense department with the other.

Use the army of the defense department to intimidate the civil officials represented by the cabinet, and at the same time use the financial power held by the cabinet to restrict the generals of the defense department, and finally achieve the harmony of yin and yang.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu thought of the telegram he had not yet replied to Chang Wei.

So he sent a telegram to Tongguan, ordering Chang Wei to advance westward immediately after getting the ammunition supply.

He also sent an order to the defense department, ordering the defense department to dispatch ammunition supplies and send them to Tongguan.

At this time, seeing that it was getting late, the street lights in the palace were all lit up, illuminating the Wuji Palace as bright as day.

Passing through the corridor illuminated by street lights, he went to the harem.

On the way, the eunuchs and palace maids were all accustomed to the light of the street lights. They did not always look at the street lights a few more times like at the beginning, but concentrated on their own affairs.

When he arrived at the harem, he first went to Yang Susu's palace to talk for a while, and then went to Feng'er and Luan'er's palaces respectively.

At present, Yang Susu is seven months pregnant, Feng'er is also five months pregnant, and Luan'er was pregnant last month.

The three of them are pregnant with twins, which makes Queen Mother Mi very happy.

Now they come to the palace every three days, and they also specifically ask Zhao Xu to accompany the three of them more.

At present, the established cabinet undertakes most of the tedious government affairs, and Zhao Xu is only responsible for the final review, which is much more relaxed.

Therefore, during this period, he either accompanied the three of them to play in and outside the palace, or guided the research and development of the research institute, or gave lectures in various colleges.

After Dasong's industry entered the electric age, it obviously needed to unlock more knowledge and technology.

In addition, he picked up a pen, wrote down the knowledge in his mind, and compiled books.

Many professional books were sent directly to the research institutes of various industries.

For example, professional books on construction, roads, and bridge construction were sent to the research institute of the Construction Department.

Medical books were sent to the research institute of the Medical College, etc.

These books will help the research institutes of various industries to launch more results.

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