After Liu Daxia finished speaking, Su Cai'er looked at Zhao Ce with some worry.

Zhao Ce never expected that Liu Daxia would refuse so simply.

He thought that the atmosphere was just right and Liu Daxia was treating him quite well.

Last time, I asked him to proofread my arithmetic book. This time I just asked him to give some opinions, which I guess is feasible.

However, he said those words categorically, which caught Zhao Ce off guard for a moment.

"Mr. Liu..."

Liu Daxia knew that his tone was a bit harsh, but when he saw this policy, he was indeed angry.

He looked at Zhao Ce and said, "You don't understand what's going on in the court, I don't blame you."

"It's just that your opinions are wrong."

Zhao Ce was silent for a moment before speaking out: "Why is it wrong?"

Liu Daxia sighed.

I have always treated Zhao Ce as a junior in the family, and he is still a junior whom I admire very much.

Now that he suddenly adopts such a tough attitude, he must not be used to it.

When Liu Daxia read this policy statement, he also knew that Zhao Ce had put a lot of thought into it.

But today, it's better to put all these thoughts out of his mind.

"Our Ming Dynasty looks prosperous on the outside, but on the inside..."

Liu Daxia sighed softly.

"To tell you the truth, the issue of embezzlement, empty pay and military power by the border troops has reached a very serious level."

"When both the soldiers and the people are poor, every cent of the country's money must be spent sparingly."

"If we were to send troops and increase military pay at this time, it is very likely that the battle would not be won in the end, but all military pay would be deducted."

"To solve border affairs, we can only start from the administrative side now."

Liu Daxia continued: "The navy is even less needed."

"The sea is our natural barrier. With the sea between us, those foreigners and Japanese slaves can't cause any trouble."

"Investing money into wars where it is not needed is really not worth the gain."

"You are still young and don't understand these court matters."

He waved and asked Butler Liu to return the policy theory to Zhao Ce.

"Take it back."

"I will pretend that I have never seen your policy today."

Seeing Liu Daxia's resolute attitude, Zhao Ce knew that he had failed today.

Zhao Ce actually forgot one thing.

Liu Daxia, who was one of the Three Gentlemen of Hongzhi, was a staunch non-war activist.

Basically, if you can't fight, don't fight.

He often made memorials to oppose the war on the frontier.

At the same time, he is also very concerned about the lives of ordinary soldiers on the frontier.

In recent years, under his planning, the border garrison's problems such as the deduction of military pay have been alleviated.

It can be said that with the development of the country to this day, his ideas have really brought benefits to ordinary soldiers on the frontier.

However……

Zhao Ce thought that after today, his relationship with Liu Daxia would definitely be affected at least a little bit.

But Zhao Ce has no regrets.

After listening to Liu Daxia's views, Zhao Ce had a complete understanding of the old man's thoughts.

Liu Daxia's starting point was not wrong, but he had too many limitations of the times.

And this limitation will eventually truly destroy their country!

Zhao Ce took the policy theory he had put a lot of effort into writing and looked at Liu Daxia with a strange light shining in his eyes.

"Mr. Liu, although what you said is not entirely wrong, it is still mostly wrong."

Liu Daxia frowned and looked at Zhao Ce somewhat unhappily.

"I was wrong?"

Zhao Ce nodded and said bluntly: "A good army must be fought out."

"We understand that we have raised so many troops in vain, but if we keep avoiding war, won't the ones we raise will be useless people?"

Liu Daxia blew his beard and said: "You are a young man, but you are also a scholar."

"Why are you so belligerent?"

"Where do soldiers get paid to fight?"

"The defenders on the border still don't have enough food and clothing, so they have to restart the navy."

"Who can afford the military salary?"

Zhao Ce said: "If you can't afford it, then find a way to make money."

"It's not that the Ming Dynasty didn't have military pay, but that there was no money and it didn't reach the hands of ordinary soldiers."

What Zhao Ce said next shocked Liu Daxia even more.

"Developing the marine field is the general trend."

"To put it bluntly, by establishing maritime hegemony or even colonizing the local area, a large amount of resources can be obtained."

"These resources may become the fresh blood that revitalizes our Ming Dynasty."

"And if we in the Ming Dynasty do not snatch these resources, others will not leave them to us."

"Those Francois who never set, come across the ocean, is it possible that they really do business?"

Zhao Ce's words were clear and powerful: "They are all here to rob!"

"Since it's all about robbing, wouldn't it be better if we, the Ming Dynasty, could be more civilized and robbing us a little bit?"

Zhao Ce's words were very resounding.

After finishing speaking, Liu Daxia's face couldn't stand up at all.

He opened his mouth, but his lips trembled a little.

After finally coming back to his senses, Liu Daxia pointed at Zhao Ce and said in disbelief: "You are too arrogant."

"You have read so many books by sages, why have you developed such a competitive temperament?"

"No one in the civil and military dynasties can find a person with more barbaric ideas than you!"

"This move will completely destroy our Ming Dynasty!"

Liu Daxia blew his beard angrily and stared.

He never imagined that the young man he valued was actually a complete barbarian inside.

Let them, a huge country, imitate those barbarians and launch a war for no reason to rob?

This brings shame on their country!

Fortunately, long-term court life made him calm down quickly.

Liu Daxia closed his eyes, opened them and said, "That's it, you go back first."

"In short, as long as I'm here with you, I won't let what you say come true."

"Sealing the sea is the ancestral precept, and it cannot be violated. It is useless for you to say it."

Liu Daxia waved his hand, and Butler Liu came over and said, "You two, please go back first."

Zhao Ce bowed his hand towards Liu Daxia and left his last words.

"Liu Gong, if you don't want to make progress, you will be despised."

"If a country does not think about progress, it will be abandoned by the times."

"If our Ming Dynasty does not develop the sea area, the sea area will not become our barrier, it will become a weapon in the hands of others."

"This is such an era!"

After a pause, Zhao Ce suppressed the momentum around him.

"I went too far today. I will come to apologize next time."

When Su Cai'er saw this, she also quickly saluted.

After thinking for a while, she whispered again: "Mr. Liu, let's go first."
To be continued...