Quan Yun is now in a mess. Over the past year, the Ming Dynasty has fought several major battles and has completely defeated all of its savings over the past two years. Although he has received some compensation from the Qin and barbarians, he has now obtained a lot of money from the sea, for a country, this money can only alleviate the urgent need.

For small families, seven things to do, everything costs money for firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. What's more, for a huge country, you can carry it and hold it, and it will be over, but you don't have any spare money in your hands, and you will feel panicked after all.

When he thought of the spring famine that the court had to face after the beginning of next spring, he felt a burst of pain in his heart. Especially the newly-affiliated counties of Yiyang, Wuling and Taoyuan were poor and had nothing. Even Kaiping County, after Chen Zhihua was in charge of the government, immediately organized military and civilians to rush to farm and plant after the war was over, trying to reduce losses, but he could only be better than nothing. After the beginning of spring, he would definitely need relief from the court.

He has to spend money everywhere, but his hands are clear. As the chief assistant, he naturally cannot sleep at night. As long as the common people have food to eat and shelter from the wind and rain, their tolerance is beyond imagination. However, if even such the most basic conditions cannot be met, chaos will occur.

Riots, wandering into enemies, etc., all kinds of tricks will come. Quan Yun is a grassroots official and knows that hunger can completely change a person's appearance. A gentle and gentle person may take risks under the pressure of hunger.

Knowing that Your Majesty wants to start a maritime trade, he certainly understands the huge profits of a maritime trade. The problem is that if you want to make this money, the initial investment is also very huge. So at this moment, he does not agree with Your Majesty's business.

But now he has established a Maritime Agency and does not care if the court wants to take a penny. If he can do things without spending a penny in the court, why not do it?

However, the establishment and future development of this institution should be made to ask for an accurate statement from His Majesty, so as not to cause trouble in the future.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection to the establishment of a new Maritime Department. According to the current situation, you have to personally take over, and I have no objection." Quan Yun said carefully: "But what in the future? Which part of the Maritime Department is under? After all, according to Your Majesty, the Maritime Department is not small and involves military issues."

"Prime Minister, I have always wanted to talk about this issue in depth with you. But this year, you also know that things have been one after another, endless. Fortunately, now it has finally stabilized and these things can be resolved. I have some ideas. After hearing this, the Prime Minister first thinks, asks, brainstorm, and then writes a charter." Qin Feng said: "It's not only the matter of the Maritime Administration, but also the issue of the Railway Administration."

"Hasn't the Railway Bureau started operating?" Quan Yun said.

"It has indeed started to operate, but now it is just a small fight. It is an experimental stage. If it really needs to be rolled out, then there will be more things." Qin Feng said. "Chief, I mean, I am planning to set up two separate yamen in the Railway Administration and Maritime Affairs Bureau, which are not under the jurisdiction of the six ministries, but are directly managed by the imperial government affairs hall."

"Upgrade them to a department that is equal to the six departments?" Quan Yun was a little dumbfounded, feeling that this was a bit incredible.

"Let's talk about the Railway Bureau first." Qin Feng ignored Quan Yun's shock, but said to himself: "Now it is just a railway that is more than 100 miles from Feng County to Shayang County. It is an experimental stage, but deep down I feel that success is inevitable. The completion of the railway will not only become a military and national weapon for our Ming Dynasty, but will involve all aspects of civil and people's livelihood. Chief assistant, wait and see. Once the railway is put into use, it will greatly change the overall layout of our Ming Dynasty, shorten the distance between different places, and the exchanges and integration between different places will be greatly improved.

Gao. After the first railway experiment was successful, I planned to build a railway from Yuejing City to Zhaoguan, from Yuejing City to Zhaoguan. If I had to take a trip, it would take one month, and even if it was a fast horse gallop, it would take more than ten days. When the army set off, it would be extremely efficient. Once the railway was completed, the speed would not be slower than the galloping horse. But more importantly, it could transport all the troops, food, and logistics we needed to invest to Zhaoguan within ten days. Chief assistant, do you know what this means?"

Quan Yun pointed slightly. Of course, he understood that this meant that the Busu court only needed to station a small number of troops in Zhaoguan. Once something happened, he could quickly invest military forces. However, Qi did not have such transportation capabilities, so he could only station a large number of troops on the border for a long time. This consumption was quite large.

"The railway is not just a road. Once it is completed, a new station will be built every distance, and a series of auxiliary facilities such as horse farms for raising horses will be established. The railway not only needs special personnel to maintain it, but also needs special protection." Qin Feng paused and said: "Although the railway has many advantages, it also has its weaknesses, that is, construction is extremely difficult and it is easy to destroy it. Not to mention anything else, if people with ulterior motives have any ideas, he only needs some simple tools to stop the operation of the huge railway."

"Destroy the rails!" Quan Yun immediately thought of the problem.

"Yes, destroy the railway tracks." Qin Feng said: "To be careful of this, someone needs to protect the railway."

"Didn't it mean that another new army is going to be built to protect the railway!" Quan Yun's brow immediately frowned.

"It can't be called an army, it's a quasi-military organization!" Qin Feng pondered.

"Your Majesty, even if it is a quasi-military organization, the expense is quite large." When it comes to money, Quan Yun is full of bitterness.

"This money cannot be taken out by the court, but is run by the railway." Qin Feng waved his hand: "There is also an advantage in establishing such a paramilitary organization. First, the officers and soldiers who have retired from the army have a new place to go, and second, the reserve organization of our Ming Dynasty can also be strengthened."

"Then is this paramilitary organization assigned to the Ministry of War?" Quan Yun is always careful when it comes to the distribution of power.

"No, it is the supervisor of the Railway Bureau." Qin Feng said: "This is also the reason why I want to divide the Railway Bureau into the direct jurisdiction of the imperial government affairs hall."

"I understand." Quan Yuntou: "Does the Maritime Department have almost the same management?"

"The Maritime Agency is different. The Maritime Agency is specifically responsible for overseas trade, and it has great economic value. The Chief Auxiliary, once the Maritime Agency officially launches its activities, it will definitely bring us huge profits, and it is not just economic value." Qin Feng pulled out a chart from the desk and spread it in front of Quan Yun. He pointed to some places above and said: "These places are all small island countries and city-states. As long as our strength is enough, it will be enough to include them under the jurisdiction of our Ming Dynasty."

Quan Yun was shocked: "Your Majesty, I asked Zhou Li that these places have nothing to say about strength, but when they are united, they are extremely powerful. Didn't Zhou Li say that a few years ago, the forces of these places had united and defeated a fleet of more than a hundred warships from afar?"

"I'm talking about the future, not the present." Qin Feng smiled, "And conquering a place does not necessarily mean that we have to use force. Force is just one of the auxiliary means. An unknown enemy from afar, if you want to conquer strongly, it will naturally cause a rebound, and we have more means to take."

"Guisuo?" Quan Yun immediately remembered the Tang Empire's policies on overseas foreign countries during the pre-Tang Dynasty.

"Absolutely, tying them to our chariots will be of great benefit to us unifying the world. And we can also use this as a springboard to look at the enemy in the distance. Judging from some of the information we have obtained vaguely now, the enemy in the distance is very powerful."

"So we need a strong naval army. In the initial stage, the naval army will be commanded by the Maritime Administration. After all, in the initial accumulation stage, many things cannot be mentioned on the surface. Once the scale is formed, the naval army will inevitably be classified as the Ministry of War for jurisdiction. The Maritime Administration will only be responsible for foreign trade, etc.."

"Your Majesty, since that's the case, the Maritime Affairs Bureau is a powerful force outside the court. We have money and army, and we must have some restrictions. I think that the navy must be firmly controlled by our own hands, and the intelligence network must be quickly spread overseas. We cannot rely solely on Ning family, and we cannot rely too much on them." Quan Yun said.

"Of course I know this, so I sent all the 800 personal soldiers under my command into the navy, and Zhou Li can also trust them. Overseas, we are now in the dark, and we can only rely on the Ning family's overseas power to slowly penetrate and completely take it into the hands of the court. Guo Jiuling will do this." Qin Feng smiled.

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and the ministers are impressed." Quan Yun said with satisfaction. He has to say that directly elevating the Railway Administration and Maritime Affairs Office to the same level as the Sixth Ministry was actually an expansion of the power of the Political Affairs Hall. Of course, it is the power of the Prime Minister. With these two departments that can create a lot of wealth, there would be a lot of room for him to move around.

Although he can only see investment and output, Quan Yun has an inexplicable trust in Qin Feng. He only sees Qin Feng's confidence, so he feels it.

After all, his Emperor Majesty has never failed.

"Your Majesty, you have been out for a long time. It's time to go back to Yuejing. Your Majesty is not in the capital for a long time, which is not a good thing." After saying the big thing, Quan Yun began to persuade Qin Feng. The emperor was in charge of the capital. This is what the title is.
Chapter completed!