The King of Qi was wearing four groups of dragons with light yellow princes and princesses today, with a sturdy head on his head. The prince was noble and was stopped by the prime minister. The King of Qi usually wore light-colored martial robes, but sometimes he just wore old military robes on his body. If he was not good-looking and outstanding in appearance, he would probably be considered an ordinary old military man.

Today, this robe is worn, with an ivory horn belt, a goldfish bag, and a dark green jade ornament in the middle of the head. The prince is noble and the prince's robe is gorgeous, which also reveals the prince's demeanor.

"I've seen Your Highness."

Xu Zi first raised his hands flat to his forehead, and then bowed long. This is a deep bow. Whether it is an official status or from the perspective of his children and nephews' New Year greetings, it is appropriate to bow so deeply.

This dynasty does not promote a ceremony of kneeling and worship. Only when the New Year's Day and the Grand Court meet, will the ministers bow and worship to meet the monarch.

Usually when the prime ministers of the two prefectures arrive, the emperor will stand up to greet them. The prime ministers of the two prefectures just bow to the emperor, just say politely, then sit and discuss the truth and talk freely.

When a small minister meets a minister, unless it is a minor official who meets a minister, there is no reason to kneel down and bow down. Even if a minor official is a little scheming and polite, he will not ask the minor official to kowtow to him.

"Mingda Shaole." The King of Qi also bowed his fists and bowed a little while.

"New Year's Day," Xu Zixian said: "Aren't Your Highness busy?"

"It's mostly here to Feishu to submit a visit, and I didn't expect me to see you." King Qi also smiled and said, "Sacrificing for ancestors, family banquets, and staying up with the New Year. I'm so troubled by this old bone. I won't see anyone here today. I just rest in the mansion, but I'm just panicking. Just as the last letter of the mansion was sent yesterday, Mingda, you're here, I'll ask you to come in and take a look."

The King of Qi seemed to be in a good mood. Xu Zi first asked Liu Yi and others to wait outside. The people from the royal palace arranged for them to rest. Dim sum and tea were also essential, so Xu Zi didn't have to worry about it first.

The King of Qi led Xu Zixian to walk through the Minglan and sat down in the study room of the inner house. He did not ask the maid to serve tea and snacks, but directly took out a copy of the mansion and handed it to Xu Zixian.

Xu Zixian took a brief look and was a little surprised.

The King of Donghai Wang Zhi indeed asked to surrender. The court met seven times for this, including two governments, three departments, six ministries, the ministers of the Central Secretariat, Hanlin scholars, Duan Mingguanwen and other local scholars, the chief censors of the Censors and the deputy chief ministers of the left and right, and other senior officials and bachelors of the Censors, who had a lot of weight among the imperial court, all went to the Political Affairs Hall to attend the meeting.

The emperor waited for news in the greenhouse hall until the end of the last meeting, and the palace gate was closed, and the court officials were discussing and arguing.

Right Prime Minister Xu Xia and Shang were old and were about to retire and return home. He had no firm position on this matter, and most of his officials were like this.

This dynasty has basically formed a party struggle pattern when discussing major policies.

Left Prime Minister Han Zhong firmly opposed it, of course, the reason was that the pirates were not reliable at all. The court accepted Wang Zhi's support. If he changed to his elbow, he didn't know when Wang Zhi would rebel again, and then he would be even more chaotic.

It is better to keep it out and maintain the current situation.

The Privy Council envoy Zhang Guangen supported Han Zhong, while the two deputy envoys stood behind Liu Zhiyuan, shaking the flag and shouting for Liu Zhiyuan.

Because Wang Zhi had never attached himself and occupied the Bohai islands outside the capital, threatening the capital, Dengzhou and Laizhou on Shandong East Road were both threatened, in order to prevent Wang Zhi, the court arranged at least a dozen imperial guards and wing troops.

If this force can be placed in the Yanshan defense line, at least the Donghu breaks out will not be that easy, and it can also save the cost of building a navy.

After thirty years of destruction, it is difficult for the imperial court to rebuild the navy now.

A super-large warship with a treasure ship with a drainage of 1,000 tons costs at least 500,000 guan. Even a medium-sized central warship of 400 to 500 tons costs at least 300,000 guan each.

As for large lucky ships, from building ships to assembling stone crossbows, bed crossbows, and personnel accompanying the ship, each ship has at least about 150,000 guan.

There are not more than a hundred large warships in the north and south coastal defenses, so they cannot be taken care of.

In other words, the court had to make up its mind to reorganize the navy, which would cost more than tens of millions of yuan, and it would take at least three to five years.

For the emperor who is eager for quick success and instant benefits, and wishes to annihilate the Donghu and the Northern Barbarians tomorrow, the Western Qiang emperor has been thrown into the sea for so long, and they are only guarding against a few pirates who have no ambitions to the world. How much do the emperor have to think about the choices?

The key is that the court does not make up money.

The annual income of 100 million yuan, 60 million to 70 million yuan, 10 million yuan is used to support soldiers, 10 million yuan is used to support the royal family and the emperor, and also the expenses of Lang Wei.

The rest is used to support the royal family, officials, official business and public welfare expenses, etc.

The court had cut the charity expenses by more than 90%. By the 14th year of Chongde, the court had never provided relief to the victims, built an official road, built a bridge, and of course, it had not managed floods such as the Yellow River.

Every year, the imperial court has a gap of more than millions or even tens of millions of yuan. Every year, the emperor is forced to use the private money in the treasury to make up for a part of it or return the funds to the royal family.

With such a country's power, how can we restore the Daxing Navy?

At this moment, Wang Zhixiang was famous for his loyalty and was a famous alien among the five thieves on the sea. What's wrong with pleading him?

The whole country is running on the road to national destruction. The senior officials and Xianlu are considering their own power and insisting on opposing any matter that threatens their power... The reason why Han Zhong strongly opposes is certainly not that he cannot trust Wang Zhi, or that he really feels that there are hidden dangers. Wang Zhizhong is famous, and the court has always planned to recruit him. He attracts a powerful person from the five thieves on the sea, which is at least a good thing to peace in the northern seas.

In the other four times, some of the core interests were in Japan, some in Luzon, and some in Western Boni and Lin Fang countries. Only the main area of ​​Pu Xingfeng's activities was outside Guangzhou, and sometimes to Fujian. In the past six months, because Wang Zhi planned to be resigned and surrendered, he met with the four thieves at sea and admitted that he would be the pillar of the imperial court overseas. If the thieves were not convinced, Wang Zhi would fight the thieves at sea.

Wang Zhi's warship is the most exquisite, and Wang Zhi is in the South China Sea in Japan. The other three thieves also expressed their support for Wang Zhi for the sake of harmony between the thieves. This is also the most important reason why the sea surface from Guangdong and Guangxi to the capital in Fujian has been calm in the past six months, and the thieves rarely harasse and loot on a large scale.

If Wang Zhi can be formally recruited and pacified, it will be of great benefit to state affairs, and this matter will become a struggle between the left prime minister and Liu Zhiyuan. They will discuss the politics for seven consecutive times, and both sides will have a different opinion. In the end, an ambiguous resolution will be formed. Fortunately, the emperor wants this effect. If the court officials unanimously believe that it cannot be recruited, the matter will be dismissed. As long as many officials express their support, the emperor will be able to express his opinion in the center.

Finally, the emperor of Xuanshi Hall issued an edict, and the king of chastity was appointed as the general of the left guard and the governor of Jinghai Army. The edict was ordered, but the left was so angry that he kept his door shut. However, after all, after the Hanlin scholars drafted the edict, the Secretariat attached the office, and the Zhengshi Hall used the seal, and the edict was issued to the world.

When I was catching the diary to Fujian Road, I was rushing to deliver it after 400 miles. It has been nearly ten days since this incident.

"Mingda, what do you think?"

The King of Qi said: "The king is in his arms and will enter the capital to pay homage to the emperor after the New Year..."

"So the capital is Fengyunjihui." Xu Zixian smiled and said, "Since Emperor Xuanzong, the Jiedushi has not been given a real title, but only a false title. Of course, Wang Zhi's Jiedushi is not a false position?"

"I allowed him to keep his troops and collect commercial taxes on the East China Sea for the troops. The court allocated 200,000 jin of money and 200,000 shi of grain a year. In this way, Wang Zhi's more than 14,000 subordinates and fleets could be used by the court."

"Wang Zhi has always been loyal to him, and this is a good thing."

"Mingda really thinks this way?" King Qi looked at Xu Zixian and said, "In front of me, I can tell the truth."

Xu Zixian did not answer immediately. After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Fang said, "The struggle between the court is complicated. Although the pirate like Wang Zhi is cunning, cruel, and brave. His scheming and wisdom is nothing in front of the court's court. I am afraid that the officials in the court will continue to fight with this person, some will put pressure, some will make things difficult, and some will support them. Once any changes occur, Wang Zhi will be the first to be the first to be the governor of Jinghai Army. He is not easy to do."

"Yes, that's the reason." King Qi sighed and looked at Xu Zixian and said, "If Mingda were in a position like Wang Zhi, what would you choose?"

Seeing that Xu Zixian was hesitant, King Qi encouraged him: "It's okay. If you have anything to say, don't make any false statements between us."

Xu Zi pondered for a moment, but decided to tell the truth. First, the King of Qi was kind to support him and use it. Both of them had a tacit understanding in business and personal relationships and could trust each other. Second, if the King of Qi and others asked him about his ambitions, if they were timid and fearful, what would the King of Qi think? If there was any request to support him in the future, it would be difficult to speak at that time.

Xu Zixian said at this moment: "If I am Wang Zhi, occupying the offshores of the East China Sea, clearing out small groups of pirates who do not obey orders on the sea, levying taxes on merchant ships to obtain stable returns, and finding big merchants along the coast, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, and Fujian, to cooperate with big merchants to conduct smuggling trade, so that they have abundant wealth. They are stationed on Pingdao, and the place is small and cannot be cultivated. It was originally a horse farming land in the Bohai Kingdom. The island is rich in good horses, so their navy does not need it at all. If I choose a large island, farm and raise soldiers, and use my abundant financial resources to build elite soldiers, and wait for the changes of the times..."

Even when talking to King Qi, Xu Zixian felt that it was almost the same as this. He paused and said, "In my opinion, I think Wang Zhi could not have thought of these things..."

"Yes, yes." King Qi was very satisfied with Xu Zixian's answer, nodded frequently, and said, "Mingdao your method is to take Wang Zhi's status as the right way. But you have ignored one thing, Wang Zhi's age."

Xu Zixian suddenly covered himself, patted his head, and smiled and said, "It's true that I was negligent!"

Wang Zhi is over 60 years old and has been wandering on the sea for many years and living in a meditation place, which has caused great damage to his body. Even a rumored martial arts master, strengthening his body in his youth and middle-aged age, will inevitably decay at this age.

The most important thing is that Wang Zhi has no son, and his wife and concubines have more than ten wives and concubines. He gave birth to more than ten daughters for Wang Zhi, but one son was not born. No matter how many women there are, it is not a woman's business, but a man. Wang Zhi's gene may have many daughters, which is really a tragedy for Wang Zhi himself.

Wang Zhi was getting stronger and stronger. He finally gave birth to a son two years ago. He was like a treasure.

But Wang Zhi could not hand over his foundation to this child. Not only could he not hand over it, but he also had to find a way to protect his young son so as not to have an unexpected disaster behind him.

This is the wise approach.

When Wang Zhi died, he was afraid that the child was less than ten years old. At this age, he wanted to be a maritime overlord and be recognized by the thieves and supported by his subordinates. How could he be?

If Wang Zhi did this, it would not be his beloved son, but his beating son. He would be afraid that one night, the child would accidentally fall into the water on the boat. The moon was dark and the stars were high, and the sea was surging, so he could not even save him.

This kind of thing is not possible, but it is almost certain.

Wang Zhi was eager to love his son and was eager to abdicate himself. This is why he obtained the official position and recognition from the court.
Chapter completed!