Chapter 84 Five-Year Plan
Cui Jinghao said: "I am old and weak, so I would like to retire!"

As he spoke, he knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will allow me to retire because of my loyalty to Dayu over the years..."

Zheng Yi frowned. Is this old man threatening me?
Since you want to retire, go ahead.

After all, the Cui family is the family of Dayu. In the entire court, besides Cui Jinghao, there are several other officials above the fifth rank.

He immediately said: "Mr. Cui has served the country and the people, and I am grateful to him."

"However, during this period of time, some court officials have impeached you, Mr. Cui, for accepting bribes from the fake Yan, including gold, silver, and land. This matter..."

Cui Jinghao glared angrily, "Your Majesty! This is slander. When have I ever accepted gold, silver, and land from the fake King of Yan?"

"I also believe that this matter is just hearsay, but rumors are spreading like wildfire, and I am afraid it will be detrimental to Mr. Cui."

"so."

Zheng Yi said: "Mr. Cui can retire if he wants, but he needs to donate a certain amount of land to the people of Yan. I believe that Mr. Cui's move will surely earn the gratitude of the people of Yan and they will stop causing unrest."

"What? Land!"

Cui Jinghao was stunned. What did His Majesty want? He actually asked him for land!
What a joke!
Land is the lifeline of all noble families and court officials.

As long as there is land, food and money can be produced continuously.

The brighter the land, the more prosperous the family will be.

Among the villagers in the mountains, anyone who dares to sell the clan’s land will definitely be considered a prodigal!

"good."

Zheng Yi said: "Mr. Cui wants to retire, but someone has impeached him. I really don't know how to deal with it."

"As long as Mr. Cui gives up one million acres of land, I will agree to Mr. Cui's request to retire."

"The bribe will not be mentioned again!"

This is a naked transaction.

It depends on Cui Jinghao what to do.

"What, one million acres of land!"

Cui Jinghao was startled again.

His Cui family has been in existence for more than three hundred years and they do own large tracts of fertile land, but asking him to give up one million acres of land all at once would simply be like asking him to die!
He trembled and said, "Your Majesty, I really can't afford that much."

"How about I make up for it with gold and silver?"

"Over the years, my Cui family's descendants have also been involved in business matters..."

"Do not."

Zheng Yi said: "I only want the land to be distributed among the disaster victims and meritorious officials. I hope Mr. Cui will think about it carefully."

"All right!"

He did not give Cui Jinghao any more chances to bargain, and said, "Mr. Cui is old and wants to retire. I cannot refuse, so I will first revoke Mr. Cui's position as a cabinet minister."

"at the same time……"

Zheng Yi looked around and said, "Li Changfeng has joined the cabinet."

As soon as he finished speaking, many ministers looked up subconsciously.

Especially the Minister of War Li Changfeng.

If he enters the cabinet, doesn't that mean...

Zheng Yi continued, "The cabinet ministers and the six ministers will go to Baiyujing to discuss the matter."

"The rest of you, withdraw from the court!"

"promise!"

Many court officials left the stage one after another, and no one dared to pay attention to Cui Jinghao, who was in such a state of grief.

His mind wandered away, and he staggered out of the palace.

A million-dollar estate?

If they really have to hand it over, then half of their Cui family will be ruined.

If I don't hand it over, Your Majesty will investigate the matter of contacting Wei Yan and charge me with treason!

By then, what they want is not a million of land, but the entire Cui family!

"master……"

The servant ran over and carefully helped Cui Jinghao up.

Cui Jinghao suddenly said, "Go, ask Madam to go to the palace to pay respects to Concubine Cui. Just tell her that... I am sick!"

The servant blinked and said immediately, "Yes, sir!"

On the second floor of Baiyujing, seven cabinet ministers and six ministers of the six ministries gathered here. Zheng Yi sat on the dragon throne and waved his hand.

Soon, several eunuchs came in holding a wooden tray.

"My dear ministers, this is the five-year plan I made for the next five years of my Dayu Dynasty. You can take a look at it, express your opinions, and fill in the gaps."

Five-year plan?
What it is?
What is your majesty going to do now?
Several ministers took it with strange expressions. It was a custom-made booklet made of more than ten sheets of paper.

The content is small, but shocking.

While several ministers were checking, Zheng Yi said: "This plan is a national policy I have formulated based on the current specific situation of my Great Yu court. I hope that in the next five years, all of you can make arrangements according to this plan and complete these plans successfully."

"Five years later, I will review the completion of various tasks."

"Five years later, it will be a new stage, and a new five-year plan will be discussed!"

After Zheng Yi finished speaking, several court officials remained silent, and were all looking carefully at the booklet in their hands.

He was not in a hurry. He waved his hand to signal the palace maid to bring tea and pass it to the ministers.

"The first 'Five-Year Plan' of the Dayu Dynasty is as follows:"

"First: Suppress the rioters in the north. We will strive to suppress them within three years and resettle the refugees within five years..."

"Second: The Ministry of Industry will vigorously develop the military industry, mainly red cannons and hot weapons, recruit 50,000 skilled workers, and establish ten large military factories..."

"Third: Repel the invading army of Wu State."

"Fourth: With the capital as the center, the Ministry of Rites will build national schools in every village and county, striving to educate children of school age." "Fifth: Establish the 'crime land' system, using land as a substitute for crime. Anyone who commits a crime only needs to pay enough land to get a corresponding reduction. Note: Serious crimes such as murder, treason, and rebellion are not within the scope of the crime land review. Moreover, the crime land system only collects land, and no gold or silver or other items are allowed."

"Sixth: Establish the Beiyang Navy..."

"Seventh: The Ministry of Rites will establish a 'Propaganda Department', with a dedicated person printing court documents and news reports on political intelligence every week. Other content can also be printed to promote the court's ideas..."

"Eighth: The Imperial Hospital and the Ministry of Rites will set up a 'medical school' to recruit students who are interested in medicine to study, and the Imperial Hospital will teach them to spread medicine..."

"Ninth: Military Merit System. After all soldiers have made contributions, the Ministry of Works will determine and give them land and money..."

"tenth:……"

There are nine items in total, all of which were established by Zheng Yi based on the current situation in Dayu and the intelligence collected by the Jinyiwei.

Some of the content is whimsical, while others are very suitable for the national conditions of the day.

After a cup of tea, Zheng Yi said, "My dear ministers, do you have any questions?"

At this time, all the ministers had finished reading the contents of the five-year plan and looked at each other, their minds filled with shock.

The newly promoted assistant minister, Li Changfeng, the Minister of War, asked: "Your Majesty, you said that you want to suppress the rioters in the north within five years and repel the invading army of Wu State. How should we suppress them, who should be the leader, and how should we implement it according to the specific situation..."

Zheng Yi said: "This is just a plan. The details will of course be discussed by Li Qing and other court officials."

Li Changfeng said: "Your Majesty, can the red cannon developed by the Ministry of Industry provide limited support to the Ministry of War?"

The reason why the Pseudo-Yan was defeated by the Dayu court so quickly was entirely because of the existence of the Red Cannon!
If these guns and cannons were equipped to all the military forces in Dayu, then...

Zheng Yi said: "This is what I thought. Red cannons, thunderbolts, and guns will be assigned to all the troops of Dayu sooner or later, but not now!"

"I will use the Shenji Camp as the main force and gradually distribute the red cannons and thunderbolts to ensure that within five years, the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards, and the Five Cities Military Department around the capital will control the guns and cannons."

"At the same time, I will personally train the troops and gradually spread them to other states and counties."

After thinking for a while, Li Changfeng said sincerely: "Your Majesty is wise! But Your Majesty, what is this Beiyang Navy?"

"It's very simple. The navy's main base is located at the mouth of Binzhou. I plan to build a naval base there."

Zheng Yi said: "This base is located in Binzhou, across the sea from Jizhou and Sizhou. We can recruit local fishermen and pirates to form a navy, conduct ocean trade based on sea vessels, and open up sea trade routes with fishing countries and other places."

"Of course, there are not only fishing nations, coastal nations and other countries in the world, but also a large number of Japanese pirates, so we need the protection of strong ships and powerful guns even more!"

"I want to place the red cannon on the seagoing ship and then sail it far away. While protecting ourselves, we can also fight against pirates and Japanese pirates!"

"This is my Beiyang Navy construction plan."

Hearing Zheng Yi say this, the others were shocked.

Develop the navy?

Ocean trade?

This……

If it really develops, it will be a huge source of wealth!
Li Changfeng felt his voice was a little hoarse, and asked: "Your Majesty, who will be in charge of the Beiyang Navy?"

"Moreover, the cost of building large ships and bases will be astronomical, and the time and money required will be astronomical. I am afraid..."

Zheng Yi said: "We will discuss this matter later. I have my own plans."

"As for the money and grain, I will use the inner treasury as support in the early stage, and at the same time release a portion of the shares of the long-distance trade and sell them to private merchants to collect private funds."

"As long as there are merchants and noble families willing to pay to support the construction of the Beiyang Navy, then once the Beiyang Navy is successfully built, we can take them along for the long-distance trade!"

Ocean trade!

As someone who has been through this, Zheng Yi certainly knows how much benefit is involved.

Many ministers and noble families along the coast had long since ignored the imperial ban and secretly used small boats to trade with other countries.

Some fishermen even dare to use sampans to go to other islands and islands to dump their goods.

If they can do it, why can't I?

Moreover, the establishment of the Beiyang Navy was not simply for ocean trade.

But it is for...seeking immortals!
The headquarters of Mayfly Tower is in the Fishing Country!
"My dear ministers, do you have any questions?"

Minister of Rites Kong Xiangsi said: "Your Majesty, the construction of the National Academy is also very costly..."

Zheng Yi said: "It is just centered in the capital. In the early stage, it will be built in the capital, and then gradually expanded to other states and counties."

"I've said before that this is a long-term plan. Don't expect to complete it all in one go."

"promise!"

Someone else asked, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Hospital is already short of people. If the imperial doctors are released to teach, then people in the palace will get sick..."

"You can gather famous doctors from all over the world to be professors and set up an Imperial Medical College. I will give them everything they want, money, fame, as long as they teach a large number of young medical students for me!"

"After these students from the Imperial Hospital have completed their studies, they will serve in the army and become military doctors to protect my soldiers!"

Someone else asked, "Your Majesty, this discussion on the punishment of the land may... breed a lot of corruption and spies, and there will be criticism from the people. This plan... may not be appropriate."

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "This plan will not last long. Other plans are all derived from this plan."

"There are so many corrupt officials in the court. If we kill them all, there may be a big change. That's why I came up with the idea of ​​discussing the punishment fields."

"As long as they are not officials, noble families, merchants, etc. who have committed serious crimes such as murder and treason, they can be severely fined 'land property' to reduce their guilt."

"remember!"

Zheng Yi stared at the Ministry of Justice. The Minister of Justice Cui Jinghao had retired and returned to his hometown. Now came two Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Justice.

"What I want is farmland, land, whether it is paddy field, dry field, or mountainous land, I only want these!"

"If anyone dares to use gold or silver as a substitute, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The two assistant ministers of the Ministry of Justice were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground and said, "We obey your order!"

"Alright everyone, do you have any questions? I'll answer them one by one!"

"Your Majesty, this strategy still has some loopholes..."

"Your Majesty, I have another plan!"

"His Majesty……"

A few days later, the five-year plan of the Dayu Dynasty, which had been discussed with important officials in the court, was freshly released and quickly sent to the government offices of the thirteen states for the officials to know.

However, several of the plans have caused a lot of discussion!
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