On that day, Beixiahuang didn't even have lunch, and he kept discussing with the Secretary of Military Affairs until afternoon.

Su Zhe left a peek at him, and in the middle of the afternoon the secret guard came back and reported, "Since the departure of Mr. Chu, the Lord and His Royal Highness, the Emperor Beixia summoned the ministers to discuss matters."

Su Zhe asked: "Which minister is the one who criticizes the ministers?"

Secretly defended: "It should be the Minister of War who is in charge of military affairs."

Su Zhe was not very surprised, and his voice was faint: "The reaction was quite fast."

After the secret guard stepped down, Chen Xian smiled and glanced at him and said, "To put it bluntly, your father should be careful of you."

Su Zhe drank a mouthful of tea and said, "If he had the ability, he had the ability to set up all the coastlines of Beixia."

Chen Xian curled her lips and said, "Your father is still too alert.

This good friendship between the two countries made him so uneasy.”

Su Zhe said: "It's better to make him more alert. Strengthening coastal defense will also cost a lot every year.

The money earned from tariffs is probably not enough to pay."

Once this coastal defense is completed, it will no longer be cancelled with confidence.

The Great Chu side had no intention of having a quarrel with Beixia in the short term to the point where war was needed. In this way, Beixia's coastal defense could only waste national strength so much every year.

Over time, there will be some court officials in the court, and the sea defense will gradually slack off.

On this side, after the Minister of Northern Xia retreated, King Mu said politely: "Will the Emperor be too...too cautious?"

Emperor Beixia looked back at King Mu and said, "You probably don't know the ambition of that bastard son. It's absolutely right to be cautious.

Or are you already bribed by that hateful family?"

King Mu hurriedly said, "My brother must not dare.

My brother just feels that the relationship between the two countries is getting more and more harmonious now, and the relationship between King Rui and Chu Jun is in this way. The two countries cannot become enemies in the short term. At least when Chu Jun is in power, it will not even become enemies with the emperor and his grandfather in the future.

"King Rui proposed maritime freedom today, but he only focused on the exchanges and trade between the two countries, just like we want to trade freely on the border between Great Chu."

Beixia Emperor said: "What do you mean?

Do you think it is a wrong decision for me to strengthen the construction of coastal defense?"

King Mu said: "I have no intention of this. I am just worried that once this sea defense is completed, it is good if it can be used. I am afraid that it will be wasted every year, and the pressure in the court will be very high. In this way, from top to bottom, lazy and lazy, and when I really wait for the military to be used, it will be a mess."

The Emperor of Beixia said coldly: "Isn't that the case for raising troops for a thousand days?

Since you are afraid of laziness and slackness, then strengthen your training and do not slack off."

King Mu said: "But I think the troops in Northern Xia are still dominated by land soldiers."

Even if you want to guard the harbor, it depends on land troops without sea combat.

Therefore, the soldiers currently raised in Beixia are completely useful, and there is no need to set up other troops to defend themselves.

“We can set up observation decks in each harbor to watch the movements at any time.

In addition, the place where the North Xia concentrated troops were raised was moved to the vicinity of the harbor. Once the observation deck found an abnormality, it was time to dispatch troops.

In this way, we can not only stick to the harbor, but also save the imperial court a lot of expenses."

Emperor Beixia pondered for a long time and said, "What you said is not unreasonable, but it is not a long-term plan after all.

As long as Da Chu wants to exert his strength at sea, Beixia's coastal defense is necessary.

"This is not a one-day or two-day event, but a gradual maturity process.

When the maritime power of Great Chu matures, my coastal defense of Northern Xia is also strong enough to match it.

Otherwise, it would be too late to remember to strengthen the sea defense on the day of the incident.

"You want to save money and effort for the court, but you can only get short-term benefits in front of you. Only time can prove that strengthening coastal defense will be beneficial or harmful to the future of Beixia."

King Mu said: "The emperor's brother has far-reaching ideas, but his ministers have short-sighted eyes."

Beixia Emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "That bastard Su Zhe is nothing more than not wanting others to attack him from behind when he is working hard, so he also forces others to spend energy to guard against him."

King Mu said: "Why not the Emperor is trying to strengthen the border army at the border between North Xia and Great Chu when Da Chu is trying to strengthen the maritime power?"

The Emperor of Beixia said: "Is that the same? If the border army wants to attack, it can only attack the border areas of Da Chu. If the maritime army of Da Chu matures, it will capture the prosperous hinterland of Beixia."

In the future, it can be proved that although the Northern Xia Emperor's move to strengthen the construction of coastal defense was many twists and turns and consumed a lot of the financial resources of the court, it also achieved remarkable results and was enough to resist the attack of powerful enemies. This was the most wise decision.
Chapter completed!