This would be equivalent to having no military victory at all, and would not affect one's luck. More importantly, war was the most expensive thing, especially since the more people there were, the more money one would spend, even if one did nothing.
Little did they know that if it weren't for the war in the north, the Ministry of Revenue's silver could have fully supported those two major projects.
But why was the Ministry of Revenue emptied in the end?
The fundamental reason is that the war is still going on on the front line.
Just right.
If my father-in-law successfully implements the policy of allocating land tax to each household, he will have to collect a lot of taxes, and he doesn’t know how to spend the money.
It’s just right to send troops to attack Baiyue and consume one or two of them!
Send troops, you must send troops!
That’s my thoughts.
Wei Yunyi became very excited. He originally thought that today would be the end of it, but he did not expect to suddenly find such a way to curb his luck.
He also decided that for this war against Baiyue, he must mobilize troops from all sides, at least no less than 200,000.
The reason is simple. As we thought before, the more people there are, the more money will be spent.
Wei Yunyi immediately cleared his throat and looked at Lin Yuansong present. He pondered for a moment before speaking, "My dear minister, you are wrong. With foreign enemies invading from outside Zhennan Pass, how can the court sit idly by and ignore them? The soldiers at Zhennan Pass fought bloody battles and suffered casualties. This is undoubtedly a disgrace to me and creates a blood feud."
"My dear, as the Minister of War, you haven't said a word about sending troops, and you only care about increasing the baggage and food supplies at Zhennan Pass. Isn't this just encouraging the arrogance of the Baiyue people? If this continues, I'm afraid the surrounding countries will no longer have any respect for our Great Wei!"
Wei Yunyi's speech can be said to be passionate, well-reasoned, and based on justice.
That’s right, the enemies of Baiyue invaded the border of Wei, even if they did not cause any substantial damage.
But if the imperial court doesn't react at all, they won't even dare to take the initiative to attack.
This undoubtedly damaged the dignity of the Wei Dynasty.
After all, a country's dignity is earned through hard work.
The Baiyue are much weaker than the grassland in terms of strength. Now, the Wei Dynasty has gained an absolute advantage in the battle against the grassland, but when facing a weaker enemy, it has developed a desire to retreat, which will undoubtedly make the surrounding countries look down on it.
Even though the other countries knew that Baiyue had a complex terrain with mountains, forests, and crisscrossing rivers, it was difficult to conquer.
But these are two different things, because in the eyes of other countries, the Wei Dynasty did not dare to respond to the invasion of the Baiyue.
The reason why Wei Yunyi said so much was naturally to find an excuse to send troops.
There are so many factors to consider when governing a country.
If he hadn't taken the matter more seriously.
How can I make these ministers under my command support me willingly?
So I must occupy the commanding heights in terms of justice, and national dignity is not considered important?
As expected, when these words came out, the expressions of all the ministers present changed. Because what Wei Yunyi said was really serious, it made people think deeply.
Then, Lin Yuansong thought for a moment, walked out, and said, "What does Your Majesty mean?"
"Send troops to quell the rebellion!" Wei Yunyi narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "How dare the tiny Baiyue tribe bully our Great Wei? They are so audacious! The 200,000-strong army from the grasslands was defeated by our army. To maintain the dignity of our Great Wei, we must send troops!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Your Majesty is going to send troops to Baiyue?
this...
Everyone looked at each other and felt something incredible.
The Baiyue people were indeed not strong, but they had the advantage of terrain and had never been conquered by any dynasty in the Central Plains. Even when famous generals led their troops in, they would eventually return in failure.
In addition, Baiyue is mountainous and has few plains, so even if it is conquered, it will be of no value.
Therefore, there is not much point in the court sending troops.
Can't help it.
Lin Yuansong said again, "Your Majesty, should we reconsider sending troops to Baiyue? The terrain there is too difficult to march. Furthermore, Baiyue now has a barbarian leader who has united hundreds of tribes, making them difficult to deal with. Furthermore, sending troops would be too costly, and the cost would be completely outweighed."
Nonsense, I want to make it difficult to deal with, and I want the loss to outweigh the gain, otherwise I would not have made such a decision.
Wei Yunyi pondered this and continued, "If we choose to send troops simply for the sake of land, I know it's meaningless. I'm not unfamiliar with the Baiyue region, but the key is that this matter concerns the dignity of our Great Wei."
"Just like Gao Yang back then, if we don't find a way to quell the rebellion, where will the prestige of our Great Wei be?"
"Your Majesty, our Great Wei now controls the grasslands in the north and Tiandu in the southwest."
"Even along the coast, we have achieved great victories. No more pirates will come ashore in the near future. Our national prestige has already shocked the entire Eastern Continent. The battle at Zhennan Pass is too minor to affect the overall situation. There is no need to pay attention to it. Your Majesty, please reconsider."
At this time, Zhang Zhengming thought for a moment and spoke immediately.
And his words were also affirmed by the university scholars present.
That’s right, the national prestige of the Wei Dynasty now does not need to be built on the Baiyue.
Even if we win, the effect won't be very obvious. Besides, that's a tough enemy and it's not worth paying attention to at all.
Therefore, all the Grand Secretaries also responded to Zhang Zhengming's words and immediately said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"
The entire cabinet was against it, but any other emperor would have agreed.
After all, these are truly important officials of the court.
Acting on one's own will lead to a deadlock in the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.
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