I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister

Finally, on the fifth day, the results of the discussion came out.

The Doro Kingdom needs to compensate the Dawu Dynasty with 320 million silver or materials every year.

This condition is harsher than the original one.

In the Golden Luan Hall, the Empress looked at the terms of the compensation and asked loudly, "Dear dears, do you have any comments?"

"I have no objection!" All the officials said in unison.

At this time, Lin Beifan finally stood up: "I report to Your Majesty, I have a different opinion!".

Chapter 65 The compensation must be abolished, or the army will rise again!

"Lin Aiqing, what's your opinion?" the Empress asked.

Lin Beifan clasped his hands together, and said surprisingly: "Your Majesty, I believe that this compensation is very inappropriate and should be abolished!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole court suddenly boiled.

"Abolish the compensation? We finally negotiated the compensation, but you want us to abolish it?"

"I don't want more than 300 million yuan every year? What's the reason for this?"

"Lin Siye, did you take advantage of the envoys of the Doro Kingdom, and that's why you speak for them?"

"Lin Siye, do you know what this means? You are betraying His Majesty, my Great Wu! Are you worthy of His Majesty's great love for you?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I want to impeach Lin Beifan, the champion of the new department and the Secretary of the Imperial College!"

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Lin Beifan was very calm, facing all civil and military officials coldly.

The empress, who had been prepared for a long time, was also very calm: "Quiet! Let us listen to what Lin Aiqing said?"

"Your Majesty, and all the ministers, before talking about this compensation, let's take a look at the situation in Doro Kingdom!"

"Duoluo Kingdom was originally a small border country of my Dawu Dynasty. Its population is only over [-] million, its resources are limited, and its life is extremely poor. It will never be compared with my Dawu Dynasty!"

"It is reported that their annual treasury income can barely reach 800 million! If there is a famine year, or some military or man-made disaster, the treasury income will be greatly reduced!"

"Before, they had a war with my Dawu, and their defeat made the situation worse!"

"In such a bad situation, it is simply unbearable to spend 320 million taels a year!"

"I think, His Majesty and the ministers should have already understood this point!"

The Jinluan Hall gradually quieted down, listening to Lin Beifan's analysis.

"So, this sum of compensation will definitely be apportioned to the people of Doro! The life of the people of Doro is already hard enough, and with this additional burden, it must be miserable!"

"One year is bearable, but two years, three years?"

"Who wants to carry this burden all the time?"

"In the long run, it will inevitably arouse public indignation! To arouse public indignation, it will inevitably resort to force!"

"By resorting to force, who is their target?"

"It can only be my Dawu!"

There was an uproar!

Lin Beifan continued to be impassioned: "Because we imposed this heavy burden on them! They will naturally hate us, and their revenge will naturally be on us!"

"This official concludes that within three years, the army will be back again!"

The whole hall was in an uproar again!

Civil and military officials are all moved!

The Empress also changed color!

"So, this compensation clause is actually a letter of war! As long as we dare to issue it, there will be a war between us and Doro within three years!" Lin Beifan's voice was sonorous.

"If we fight, we will still be afraid of them?" an old minister objected.

Lin Beifan sneered: "Lord Wang, that's easy to say! Do you know how many resources are needed to start a war? How much manpower and material resources are needed?"

"My officer tells you that for an army of 10 people, it needs 40 catties of grain for a day! According to the current price, every 100 catties needs 2.5 taels of silver, and 40 catties of grain needs to consume 1 taels of silver!"

"In addition, in order to cooperate with the main battle force, nearly twice as many logistics personnel are needed to provide support, so there are actually 20 people, and the daily consumption is 80 catties of grain and 2 taels of silver!"

"And we have to deal with Doro's army! According to previous war experience, we need to send at least 30 main battle troops to form a crushing force! So on this day, the food consumption alone needs 6 taels!"

"If the situation goes well, the war can be ended within three months! But for three months, the food consumption alone is a terrifying figure, reaching 540 million taels! If the situation is not going well, the consumption will only increase!"

"There are other material resources, such as the loss of armor, horses, bows and arrows, etc., as well as the loss of transported food, and the general's soldiers' pensions. These are also astronomical figures, and I have not included them!"

"As the saying goes, once the cannon fires, ten thousand taels of gold!"

Lin Beifan looked at the questioning minister: "Master Wang, do you think it is so easy to fight a war now? These are all money. Even if our treasury is abundant, it will be very difficult to support such a war! Just for a few Is it worth a million taels of indemnity to fight a war that costs tens of millions?"

"What's more, the enemy we are facing is more than one Doro! There are also many great powers and dynasties. They are ambitious and covetous, and they can take control of the Central Plains at any time! There are also vassal kings from all over the world, they have to guard against them!"

The other party retreated resentfully among the officials.

Lin Beifan bowed his hands, and said in a deep voice, "So the military affairs should not be used lightly! Your Majesty, please be careful!"

The empress nodded: "Lin Aiqing, what you say makes sense!"

"Then we don't want this indemnity? Don't, won't it fuel the arrogance of Doro? Don't, how can we be worthy of the sacrificed son?" A minister said excitedly.

"Of course! However, we can change the method!" Lin Beifan smiled slightly.

Chapter 66 Your Majesty, are you interested in expanding the territory?

"What method, Lin Aiqing, tell me quickly!" the Empress asked.

"Before saying this method, I would like to ask Your Majesty..." Lin Beifan raised his hands and smiled: "Is Your Majesty interested in Doro Kingdom?"

The queen's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked, "Lin Aiqing, what do you mean?"

"Then let's ask another question!" Lin Beifan smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, are you interested in expanding the territory and bringing the Doro Kingdom into your own ruling territory?"

There was an uproar!

They all looked at Lin Beifan in shock!

And the empress's heart was already extremely agitated!

Expansion of territory!

Expand your territory of domination!

Anyone who is an emperor, who doesn't want to expand the territory?

Who doesn't want to expand their dominion territory?

Who doesn't want to add a great achievement to his emperor's career?

For the emperor, there is no greater feat than expanding the territory!

The Empress is no exception!

"Aiqing, what do you mean? You mean, you have a way to help me take down Doro?" the empress asked excitedly.

"Naturally! If I dare to bring it up, I have a way!" Lin Beifan smiled triumphantly: "If you do it right, you can take down Doro without any bloodshed!"

The audience was in an uproar again!

It's already amazing to win Doro!

How could it be so bloodless?

"It's impossible!"

"Although the country of Doro is just a small country on the border, its people are tough! If you want to take Doro down, you must send an army of millions to have a chance! It is absolutely impossible to do so without bloodshed!"

"Impossible! This officer has never seen such a ridiculous thing!"

"Lin Siye, please be careful with your words and deeds!"

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The empress shouted: "Shut up! Listen to what Lin Aiqing has to say!"

"Your Majesty, if you want to win Doro, you only need to do 3 points!" Lin Beifan said.

"Which three o'clock?" the empress asked.

"Point 1, conquer by force!"

"Conquering a country starts with a strong force!"

"Only with strong force can we deter other countries and make them dare not fight! Just like before, Doro has already been conquered by us, so we came here to submit the letter of surrender! In a short period of time, they will not dare to fight anymore, and they will not be able to fight again." Fight!"

"This provides us with very necessary conditions for our next operation!"

The empress nodded: "Go on! What about point 2?"

"Point 2, economic control!"

Lin Beifan said confidently: "Compared to the Doro Kingdom, our country has a vast land and rich resources, abundant people and resources, extremely developed production and commerce, and has huge economic advantages! The people of the Doro Kingdom would be lying if they said they didn't envy them! But because In the long-term war, the exchanges between the two sides are not close, and it is impossible to talk about business!"

"If we seize the opportunity and propose to open the treaty ports, support the commercial exchanges between the two countries, and exchange what is needed, the benefits will be unimaginable!"

"Our country can not only earn a lot of money from it, but the lives of the people in Doro will also be greatly improved!"

"They use our Dawu's porcelain, wear our Dawu's silk, drink our Dawu's tea, and eat our Dawu's food...Everything in life is inseparable from our Dawu!"

"If there is war at this time, the common people will definitely not want it! It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from easy to extravagant! How can they be willing to let go of all the good things they have enjoyed?"

"They are afraid of everything they have lost, so naturally they don't want to fight with us! And war will inevitably take away everything they have, which is absolutely unacceptable to them!" Lin Beifan smiled proudly.

The Empress nodded: "That's very reasonable, let's continue!"

"In addition, through commercial exchanges, we can also take the opportunity to control Doro's business and important materials, control Doro's grain, salt, oil, etc. Once a war breaks out, we can immediately cut off their food supply. Defeat!"

The Empress' eyes lit up: "That's a good idea!"

"There is one last point, mental domestication!"

Lin Beifan smiled and said: "The people of Doro are tough and lack education, just like a blank sheet of paper! We can send a large number of scholars and gentlemen to Doro to teach and educate all living beings, to promote the virtues of your majesty and the beauty of great martial arts! If things go on like this, the people of Doro will You must yearn for my Great Martial Arts, reverence for His Majesty, and consider yourself a citizen of the Celestial Dynasty!"

"If you don't fight, you can defeat others! At this moment, although Doro has not yet merged into the Great Wu, it is not far away!"

Lin Beifan's wisdom is in his hands: "In this way, conquer by force, control by economy, and domesticate by ideology! Three-pronged approach, go hand in hand, and the Duoluo Kingdom will naturally be included in the bag! No war, no effort force!"

"Your Majesty, my lords, do you think so?"

The audience was silent, and a needle could be heard!

Everyone looked at Lin Beifan in horror, and two words popped up in their hearts at the same time: evildoer! .

Chapter 67 This plan is excellent, and the expansion of the territory is just around the corner!

At this moment, all the officials and the empress are thinking about the feasibility of this method.

Conquer by force!

Take financial control!

Mentally domesticated!

Through three aspects, firmly control the country of Doro!

In this way, without fighting or hurting public opinion, Doro can be merged into Dawu to realize the goal of expanding the territory!

This idea is too great, the more I think about it, the more feasible it is!

To be honest, if these three aspects are achieved, they will not be able to win Doro if they don't believe it!

After a long time.

The Empress finally spoke: "Everyone, what do you think?"