Even Wei Yunyi couldn't imagine this.
Note.
Take Zhenbei Pass as an example.
The garrison there only guards the interior of the pass and rarely takes the initiative to attack. Moreover, no large army has been transferred to Zhenbei Pass from the various prefectures in the northern border so far. The silver spent on those hundreds of thousands of people every month is an astronomical figure.
So much so that even the Ministry of Revenue was trying to find ways to provide more silver for support every day.
As the saying goes, a cannon shot is worth a fortune.
Although the Wei Dynasty did not have cannons, in essence, sending a large army to war was time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly.
In addition, since he is the emperor himself leading the army, the scale will definitely be much higher. At that time, he will also bring a few ministers with him.
Tsk tsk, isn't that money just spent like water?
In this case, are you still worried that the country's strength and fortune will not be affected?
So Wei Yunyi has made up his mind.
No matter what, I have to fight this battle myself, and this decision cannot be changed.
The purpose is to use this war to empty the national treasury!
Below, the people at the desk saw this and immediately understood that His Majesty was going to make a decision on his own again.
But the idea of the emperor personally leading the army was indeed very difficult for them. After all, there were too many implications, especially after His Majesty went to the southern border, all aspects had to be arranged, including the 200,000 troops.
Even for the university scholars present, this was an extremely complicated task.
But what is even more obvious is that your Majesty's decision cannot be changed.
Especially when everyone thinks about it.
The late emperor had led the army in person before, so it doesn’t seem to be a problem for the current Majesty to do the same.
After thinking about this, everyone stopped refutation and immediately bowed and said, "We will obey your majesty's order."
Since you can't refute it, just choose to support it.
Minister of War Lin Yuansong thought that the imperial court had advantages in all aspects of military affairs in recent times, so there would not be any big problems for His Majesty to lead the army in person.
The Minister of Rites Wang Lun could not find any reason to continue to refute. After all, His Majesty had elevated the matter to the level of national dignity.
If he continues to choose to contradict at this time, wouldn't that be abandoning the dignity of the country? Will he still be able to serve as the Minister of Rites?
There is also Song Gongwen, although he knows that His Majesty will lead the army in person this time.
Adding the 200,000 troops, the amount of silver spent must be staggering, but think about it, the tax revenue after the reform will also be increasing soon. As long as this war ends quickly, it will definitely not be a problem.
After all, that money cannot be used only to support the war, but also to support the two major projects of Weizhidao and the Grand Canal.
The monthly expenses are horrific.
As for Taifu Zhang Zhengming.
At this moment, the memories seem to have gone back decades.
At that time, he was in the prime of his life and followed the late emperor, who was in his prime, to lead the army in person, together with the Marquis of Shenwu, to fight against the grassland tribes. Although that battle did not achieve much success, it at least kept the northern border stable for decades.
Today, the Great Wei is more powerful than before, and has achieved great achievements in all aspects.
He thought about the fact that His Majesty was leading the army in person, and the national dignity he had mentioned before.
Your Majesty must have wanted to use the war with Baiyue to declare the powerful and terrifying strength of the Wei Dynasty to all the countries in the Eastern Continent.
Zhang Zhengming couldn't help but think of what Song Gongwen had said before. The Great Wei might dominate the entire Eastern Continent, and perhaps this time would be the beginning.
Therefore, he strongly supports Wei Yunyi's approach in his heart.
Sometimes, things like national dignity are won through fighting. Blind leniency and concession will only be looked down upon, because some countries will only realize this after being beaten.
This is what it means to dominate the country and rule over all nations!
"good."
At this time, Wei Yunyi, who was unaware of the ministers' thoughts, continued, "Since all of you have no objections, then this matter is settled. I will give you seven days to prepare everything for this expedition."
"Okay, if there's nothing else, let's all go."
After saying that, he turned around without paying attention to everyone's reactions.
Anyway, the goal has been achieved.
As for what these ministers think, it has nothing to do with me.
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Upon seeing this, the Grand Secretaries bowed slightly.
There was nothing big going on at this imperial meeting. Even Lin Yuansong thought that even if His Majesty was informed of the Baiyue invasion, His Majesty might not take it to heart because it was totally unnecessary.
But who would have thought that in the end, His Majesty would actually lead the army in person...
so.
Not long after the imperial meeting ended.
The news that the emperor personally led an expedition to conquer the Baiyue soon spread.
Almost all the ministers who heard the news were shocked and found it unbelievable.
Because everyone, like the cabinet ministers, thinks that Your Majesty is making a big deal out of nothing.
Just a mere Baiyue, yet His Majesty the Emperor personally led the expedition...
The officials of the Censorate were even more dissatisfied with this.
Even though he was fined last time.
But these people were very stubborn, so they prepared to write letters to persuade the emperor that not only was it unnecessary to lead the army in person, but it was also unnecessary to send troops to Baiyue.
Of course, just like before, Wei Yunyi directly refuted this.
at the same time.
Under the leadership of the cabinet ministers, preparations for Wei Yunyi to lead the army in person were also ongoing.
The emperor personally leads the army to fight, which is completely different from the usual expeditions. No matter the specifications or other things, they must be strictly followed.
More importantly, because the emperor left the palace, the imperial camp also had to mobilize troops to go on the expedition.
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