Li Zicheng accompanied the concubines to lunch, took a nap, and summoned Liang Wencheng, Lu Zhiqi, and Shen Dao, the chief officials of the Third Academy, in the Dongnuan Pavilion.

The three of them made a big salute, and were given a seat by Li Zicheng, sitting opposite Li Zicheng, and making the appearance of listening to the hadith.

Li Zicheng was most concerned about the Government Affairs Yuan, so he said: "Wencheng came to Jingshi, is the Government Affairs Yuan still running smoothly?" ”

"Unobstructed, unobstructed," Liang Wencheng said, "But ......"

Li Zicheng smiled: "But what? ”

"Master Cui of the Ministry of Taxation said that the treasury is empty and it is difficult to operate normally," Liang Wencheng frowned lightly and said: "The minister checked it, the Ministry of Taxation does not have any money, the treasury deposit is only tens of thousands of taels, and even the soldiers' salaries are not enough, and there are also officials' salaries and ......."

"Has Cui Aiqing calculated how much silver is needed for military salaries and salaries?" Li Zicheng is not in a hurry, Zhu Youzhen's internal money, as well as tens of millions of taels of silver, have been sealed for the time being, and not many people know.

"The army of the Mandate of Heaven Army, the third battalion of Liaodong has 110,000, the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth battalions, a total of 140,000, the Qingtian battalion in Sichuan has 15,000, the Chengtian battalion and Yingtian battalion in Huguang have 50,000, and the emperor's personal battalion has 10,000, a total of 325,000; Among the naval forces, there were 20,000 Yangtze River naval troops and 5,000 North Sea Fleet, totaling 25,000; There are also 40,000 cavalry, and the actual army in China is 390,000, and in addition to food, at least 200,000 taels of military salaries are needed every month, which is 2.4 million for the whole year, not including military equipment......"

Li Zicheng was not surprised, the 390,000 army is far from enough for Huaxia, and when China is completely unified, the army will increase, especially the naval army.

Of course, in the future of China, not all the troops will be professional soldiers, and there will also be some local troops, or reserve soldiers, who will only have food and no military salaries, and will only have military salaries when they become combat troops.

Coupled with the pension of the casualties, military spending is indeed a problem, however, China is so big, the north and the south are strong enemies, and it is indispensable to maintain a strong army, and the key is how the country can increase its revenue.

He smiled faintly and said, "What about the official's money?" ”

"This ...... Lord Cui has not yet fully counted it, and there are many vacancies in officials around the country...... "Liang Wencheng was secretly surprised, the emperor didn't seem surprised by the millions of military spending, could he be confident? After a pause, he said, "However, according to the joint estimate of the minister and Lord Cui, it is at least one million taels per year......

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "In addition to the Beijing Division, at the provincial, government, and county levels, civil affairs chiefs, courts, and supervisors must be improved as soon as possible, as for the departments, departments, and bureaus below the civil affairs chief, they can be set up according to the actual situation, such as the Science and Technology Bureau, the Transportation Bureau, if it is not necessary, the county level can be omitted, so that the number of officials can be reduced." ”

"The minister understands!" Liang Wencheng arched his hand and said: "The ministers will be with Lord Song of the Ministry of Personnel, at the prefecture and county level, some institutions can be postponed. ”

Li Zicheng knew that as a big country, Huaxia's expenditure would also be very large, so he smiled indifferently: "The military salary is three million, and the official salary is one million, this is the lowest expenditure, Wencheng means this, right?" ”

"That's it, that's it," Liang Wencheng said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, this year's tax, even if it is paid in full, is only this number......"

"Wen Cheng don't worry, give you another seven million, use it for a year, it should be more than enough, right?" Li Zicheng planned to leave 3 million of the 10 million deposits found in the treasury and deposit them in his small treasury as development funds, and the use of these funds did not need to be examined and approved by the Government Council.

"Seven million?" Not only Liang Wencheng, but also Lu Zhiqi and Shen Dao were also surprised.

Li Zicheng didn't explain too much, but said lightly: "Even if the financial resources of the Ming Dynasty are exhausted, the annual tax revenue will not be less than 10 million, right?" Huaxia has increased the commercial tax, and all the land will be taxed, and the annual income should be more than this, plus the expenditure on road construction and education, and a slight surplus every year is. ”

"This ...... For the time being, the minister is uncertain, and the exact amount will not be counted until all the taxes are paid this year and next. ”

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, where the Mandate of Heaven Army passed, because the people were too poor, many places were implementing the tax reduction and exemption policy, and this year's tax revenue, except for the original Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Huguang, was not a normal level, and there would be an exact number when the reduction and exemption policy ended.

However, even if Huaxia did not increase the tax, with the commercial tax and the agricultural tax on the land owned by the magnates, the annual tax revenue would increase significantly, and there was no need to worry about spending.

China is vigorously developing science and technology, industry and commerce, and even if life is tight for the time being, after a few years, when industry and commerce develop, tax revenue will definitely increase significantly......

Liang Wencheng hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The Ming tax calculated by the emperor just now, that is the rich land including Jiangnan, as far as the minister knows, the tax in Jiangnan accounts for at least half of the Ming Dynasty......"

"Wen Cheng is worried about Jiangnan?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The Jingshi are all ours, and I will allow Jiangnan to be independent of Huaxia?" ”

"Does the emperor want to march south?" Liang Wencheng's heart was full of expectations, but also a little worried, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan, and with the emperor's temperament, I am afraid that he will have to conquer again!

"It's nature!" Li Zicheng arched his hand to the three of them and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I have to rely on the three stable Jingshi again!"

"Where are the duties of the ministers!"

Li Zicheng glanced at Lu Zhiqi and said, "How is the formation of courts in various places going?" ”

Lu Zhiqi hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, the Jingshi and Shanxi prefectures have basically been formed, and they are extending to the county level, Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan, for the time being, they still maintain the original institutions, and when the ministers were in Shaanxi, the prefectures had already set up courts, but Huguang had not yet been involved in ......"

Li Zicheng understood that the establishment of a court system in the whole country was not an overnight affair, and it needed to be steadily advanced, so he nodded and said: "The court is not under the jurisdiction of the local civil affairs chief, and it is completely independent from personnel to funds, so that the court can independently exercise its judicial power, including the trial of civil and military officials, Lu Aiqing must give full play to the court's judicial role, and must not become a vassal of the magistrate!"

"The minister understands that the minister will not dare to live up to the emperor's expectations for the court system!"

Li Zicheng also said: "When courts try criminal and civil cases, they must 'take facts as the basis and the law as the criterion', and must not chase after the wind and shadow and act on rumors, and when necessary, they must train full-time judges and cultivate a group of loyal judges," after a pause, he added: "In addition, the higher courts must supervise the judges of the lower courts and prevent judges from exercising their powers!"

"The ministers will abide by the emperor's teachings!"

Shen Dao saw Li Zicheng's eyes turn, knowing that it was his turn, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the procuratorates of Beijing and Shanxi have almost been formed, and the minister plans to go to Qinghai, Gansu, and Shaanxi to improve the supervision system of the three provinces, and then concentrate on the formation of the supervision system of Sichuan and Huguang......"

This is a good idea, the chief officers of the various ministries must not stay in the office of the Beijing Division for a long time, they must understand the actual situation in various places, Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Shen Aiqing is old, and he has to run around for Huaxia, I am grateful!" He bowed his hand to Shen Daoyi and said: "The Supervision Yuan is an important weapon of the state, and it must play a supervisory role, especially to supervise officials in various localities. ”

"The ministers will remember their responsibilities!"

"From top to bottom, cultivate a group of responsible and loyal people," Li Zicheng pointed at Shen Dao's head with his hand and said with a smile: "The responsibility of the Supervision Yuan is mainly to supervise officials in various places.

"The minister is ......sincerely afraid," Shen Dao arched his hand and said: "The emperor can rest assured, if it is at this time, there is no need for the emperor to punish him, and the minister will also apologize for his crimes!" He started from Xining, followed Li Zicheng step by step to today, and has a special feeling for the creation of the Huaxia Kingdom, at the beginning, perhaps forced by Li Zicheng's might, but after all, it is the character, otherwise it will not always be reused.

At this point, he has already regarded Huaxia Kingdom as his own child......

"The personnel of the Supervision Yuan are to find out the flaws of the officials, but they can't find the bones in the eggs," Li Zicheng said: "We must grasp the 'degree' of supervision, we must not affect or interfere with the normal work of officials, and we cannot 'hear about things', and Huaxia does not need the so-called 'speech officials' of the Ming Dynasty!"

"The minister should keep it in mind, and the minister will also ask the personnel of the Supervision Yuan to clarify their responsibilities!"

Li Zicheng did not leave the three of them to eat, he also had to summon the officials of the Beijing Division, however, considering that it was late, he did not summon the commanders of the various ministries, but summoned Ren Erxi of the Hanyang Bureau and Wu Ermao of the Shadowless Gate.

The Hanyang Bureau was originally to supervise domestic officials, and the Hanqing Bureau was inside and outside, and it was the interrogation agency of the Huaxia State, and with the Huaxia State about to unify the country, the Hanqing Bureau was upgraded to the Hanqing Department, which will specialize in probing foreign information, and the Hanyang Bureau will fully assume the responsibility of supervising domestic officials, similar to the Jinyi Guard of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Zicheng upgraded the Hanyang Bureau to the Hanyang Ministry, and changed the Jinyi Wei Yamen near Xijiang Mixiang to the Hanyang Ministry, and gave the Hanyang Department as the headquarters, but the Hanyang Bureau and the Jinyi Wei are still very different, it only has the right to investigate and collect evidence, but it does not have the power to interrogate and judge, if the illegal evidence of the officials is collected, it must be handed over to the court or the Supervision Yuan, and important information can also be directly submitted to the emperor.

The Hanyang Ministry, like the Hanqing Ministry, was not a part of the state institutions, but directly belonged to the emperor, and the appointment and dismissal of personnel and the distribution of salaries were entirely the affairs of the emperor alone, and the members were only responsible to the emperor.

Wuyingmen once played an important role in the battle against Sichuan, and since then, Wu Ermao and others have been supervising and suppressing Tusi in Sichuan, and only recently returned to Beijing.

It stands to reason that the mission of the Shadowless Gate has been completed and can be disbanded now, but Li Zicheng feels that there are many wizards and monsters in the Shadowless Gate, and it is a pity that it is disbanded like this.

After careful consideration, Li Zicheng decided to change the Shadowless Gate to the "Shadowless Team", with Wu Ermao as the captain, and Shangguan Siyu, who had the flying knife skill, as the vice captain.

The original members of the Shadowless Sect have been difficult to adapt to the new requirements, and most of them will be forced to retire and be placed in the local government as officials, Li Zicheng authorized Wu Ermao and Shangguan Siyu to recruit people across the country, especially those with strong martial arts.

The full number of shadowless clans is fifty people, and it is better to lack than to abuse, and the training and use funds are provided by the royal family, and there is no upper limit.

In Li Zicheng's vision, the Shadowless Warriors will be a special combat team, specially used for special battles, and he has always been thinking about the Tartars of Liaodong in his heart, if the Shadowless Warriors train in time, maybe their first battle will take place in Liaodong.