I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Not long after, several high-level officials including Ruan Dacheng and Gu Yanwu were summoned to discuss with King Lu's envoy Qiu Zhaojin about moving the capital.

In fact, Qiu Zhaojin had been in Nanjing for a few days, and it was only now that he was received by Wu Changqing.

"I have seen Wu Guogong, congratulations Wu Guogong will soon become the King of Wu."

Qiu Zhaojin said with emotion.

When he met Wu Changqing for the first time, he once drew a big cake, saying that as long as Wu Changqing regained Nanjing, he could have a different surname Wang.

At that time, he really just said it casually and didn't take it seriously. It's not that easy to regain Nanjing.

No wonder Wu Changqing did it in just over half a year.

This is really incredible, in addition to admiration, he still admires.

"Oh, did the imperial court decree?"

Wu Changqing asked.

"The imperial decree has been drawn up, and only after Lu Jianguo returns to Nanjing and settles in the Forbidden City can he declare the decree."

Zhu Yihai was alert, and he had to return to Nanjing to issue the decree. He seemed to want to use the throne to attract Wu Changqing to cooperate. As everyone knows, Wu Changqing disdain for this illusory throne.

Even if he becomes a prince, does the court still have money to pay for it?

If Zhu Yihai was really welcomed back to Nanjing, he would have to pay for all the expenses in the palace. And the expenses in the palace have always been expensive, and Wu Changqing was reluctant to take advantage of this.

"The Forbidden City has not been repaired for a long time, and I am afraid it is not suitable for living now."

Ruan Dacheng interjected.

The Forbidden City in Nanjing has been gradually abandoned since Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing. It has been abandoned for more than 100 years, with only occasional maintenance.

It was not until Emperor Hongguang ascended the throne that it was simply renovated again.

However, the Hongguang court collapsed without persevering for a year. During the period, it could not even pay for the military, let alone overhaul the palace.

Therefore, the Forbidden City in Nanjing now has many places to be repaired.

"I'm afraid Master Ruan will have to worry a lot about this."

Qiu Zhaojin clasped his fists.

"I don't dare to say that I am fortunate to work for Lujianguo, but where did the money for this repair come from?"

Ruan Dacheng asked, Qiu Zhaojin was embarrassed to ask this question.

Originally, Zhu Yihai wanted to go back to Nanjing, so of course he had to pay to repair the palace. However, Zhu Yihai's only private money was used to form the personal guards. At this time, where can he still pay for it.

"This, Lu Jianguo means that only simple repairs are needed. The situation is difficult, and Lu Jianguo does not dare to waste it. The wealth of the Zhili area in the south is just a trivial matter."

Qiu Zhaojin could only have the cheek to let Wu Changqing pay.

"Master Qiu's words are too much. Although Nanzhili is slightly richer, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the situation is not optimistic. Moreover, our army has to maintain a scale of more than 100,000 people, and its military expenditure is a huge amount. Massive numbers. It is not easy for our army to ask for a cent of military expenses from the imperial court. Now, we still need to divert military expenses to repair the palace. I am afraid that the soldiers will not agree to it if they know it.”

Ruan Dacheng continued to make things difficult and sarcastic. In short, he wanted Qiu Zhaojin to retreat, not to mention the matter of Zhu Yihai returning to Nanjing.

Qiu Zhaojin was speechless for what he said, because Ruan Dacheng was right.

When other armies fought, they all required the court to allocate funds to support the army, but only the Wu army was self-sufficient from beginning to end and never asked the court for money.

From this aspect alone, Wu Changqing's army is much better than Fang Guoan and others' army.

However, Qiu Zhaojin knew that Wu Changqing was rich, very rich, and he was not inferior to repairing the palace at all.

Now, two cement roads have been built in Nanjing. Although Qiu Zhaojin doesn't know how much that kind of cement will cost, just because of the fact that private cement is not available on the market, you can know that this thing is definitely not cheap.

There is so much money that it can be used to build roads, what is it to build a palace. Is it important to have the palace where the emperor lives in the way the people go?

"If Wu Guogong is really in trouble, the Lujian Council will find a way to raise this money."

Qiu Zhaojin was also lazy about this expense. As long as Wu Changqing promised to be ready to welcome King Lu, they could still find a way to get the money for Xiu Palace.

"This amount of money is a trivial matter. If Lu Jianguo is short of money, we can squeeze the soldiers together, and we will be able to get it together. However, after King Lu returns to Nanjing, how will the cabinet be merged?"

The speaker is Qian Taoli, the former governor of Suzhou, who is also a short general and has been promoted to the Nanjing cabinet to participate in the decision-making of core affairs.

Having obtained such a benefit, he naturally had one heart with Wu Changqing.

After he figured out that Wu Changqing didn't want King Lu to return to his old capital, he also started to make things difficult.

As far as he is concerned, he also does not want King Lu to return.

Because King Lu returned, he did not come alone, but brought the administrative team in Shaoxing with him.

And in Shaoxing, they also have a cabinet. Zhang Guowei, Song Zhipu, Zhu Dadian, and Fang Fengnian all occupied several important positions as ministers, and they were also cabinet ministers.

In terms of prestige, Gu Yanwu, Qian Taoli and the others couldn't compare with those people at all. When the two cabinets come together, they will definitely be merged, and he will definitely be the one who will be squeezed out.

After finally entering the central organization, how could he be willing to quit.

"This should be negotiated by both parties. Lu Jianguo's initial meaning is that he hopes that Shaoxing will keep four

Position, King Wu retains three positions, and King Wu can lead the cabinet as the first assistant. "

Qiu Zhaojin said that their compromise was actually a big deal, which meant that Shaoxing's cabinet had to cut three people. Those who were kicked out of the cabinet must be unhappy.

Shaoxing's cabinet ministers are unhappy, and Wu Changqing's cabinet members are also unhappy. They now have seven positions, and Wu Changqing is not included.

When King Lu returns, they will only have three positions on their side, and Wu Changqing will be counted as one. In this way, it is equivalent to only two positions on their side.

These two positions are most likely to be Ruan Dacheng and Gu Yanwu.

Several other cabinet ministers were immediately unhappy, this is not to cut off the future.

"I think the administrative work in Nanjing is doing well and orderly. The ministers in Shaoxing are not familiar with the situation here, so they may not manage Nanjing well."

"Yes, yes, the various New Deal measures on our side are completely different from those in Shaoxing. At that time, it is not easy to decide whether it is based on King Lu's imperial decree or General Wu's will."

"Do those ministers in Shaoxing understand General Wu's new policy? What achievements have they made for Daming? people live and work in peace.

Continue to keep us in power and take back Beijing just around the corner. But what if several ministers from Shaoxing came to point fingers and influence the great cause of the Northern Expedition? "

Several cabinet ministers immediately stated their attitude directly and did not welcome Shaoxing's cabinet.