A thick stack of folds was placed on Zhu Jun's imperial case, Zhu Jun looked at the folds with interest, and then it turned out that the names of these Burmese officials and lords who were corrupt and bribed were simply the same as those of the Ming Dynasty, what kind of loss of silver, cutting corners, showdowns of various names of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, etc., Zhu Jun carefully flipped through a few Burmese officials' pleas, among which there were people who embezzled a terrifying figure of 200,000 taels of silver, in Burma, this is one-eighth of a year's tax, Zhu Jun really can't understand, How did a little county guard come about? 1^

"Your Majesty, those county guards are now very peaceful, early in the morning when the eunuch of Dali Temple went to collect the guilt, there were many people who asked to go home to support the elderly, these people are probably frightened, and they would rather be rich than dare to be this official again." Shaoqing of Dali Temple smiled beside Yang Jingwen.

Zhu Jun's trial burst out with a sneer, and it was Zhou Mubai, his face was full of cruelty, and he said: "How can it be so easy to think of not being an official, Weichen thinks that the emperor should order the arrest of these dirty officials, confiscate their homes and exile, so that there will be at least two million taels of silver more in the treasury." ”

Mu Tianbo shook his head vigorously and said: "These county guards are very well-connected in Burma, if they are too harsh, they will push the gentry to the opposite side of the emperor, but Weichen thinks that the emperor should deal with them lightly, since these Burmese officials are no longer willing to be officials, the emperor should take advantage of the situation to remove them and let them be rich men?" ”

"What Grandpa Mu said is not wrong at all, if it is pressed, it is difficult to ensure that those county guards jump over the wall in a hurry, Weichen thinks that Grandpa Mu's opinion is more secure." Yang Side said.

Zhu Jun frowned, I don't know what happened to the cabinet these days, like a powder keg, every day is a battle, on one side is Mu Tianbo and Yang Side, on the other side is Zhou Mubai, and the trouble himself does not stop, he avoids the important and lightly puts down the guilt, and mutters for a moment: "I am not worried about these county guards. The cabinet's energy should be put into the formation of a new army, and I ask you, how should the original county soldiers be resolved? And how to master it? ”

Mu Tianbo pondered for a moment and was about to speak, but Zhou Mubai had already rushed out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the new army can be mixed into three parts, one is the Burmese soldiers, the second is the Siamese soldiers, and the third is the Han soldiers. All the soldiers were mixed into the new army for training for three months, and then assigned to each command battalion, so that no matter which battalion was the most Han soldiers, followed by Burmese soldiers and Siamese soldiers, all the middle and high-level generals tried to promote Han Chinese, so there was no fear that there would be foreign plots to rebel. ”

Zhu Jun nodded, and his eyes were on Mu Tianbo and Yang Side again. said: "Mu Aiqing is an auxiliary scholar, and Yang Aiqing is also leading the post of secretary of the Ministry of War, what do you think?" ”

Mu Tianbo and Yang Side both thought that Zhou Mubai's opinion was pertinent, and there was really nothing to argue, so Mu Tianbo stepped forward and added: "The three clans are mixed into one army. First of all, the Burmese soldiers should be taught Siamese soldiers, so that they can communicate with each other. Secondly. The emperor should let them know that you are not only the emperor of the Han people, but also the emperor of the Burmese and Siamese people, so when the evening training is completed, you can follow the example of our Shenji and Shenyong battalions, and let the teachings make them understand the truth of the Heavenly Monarch and the Prince. ”

Zhu Jun nodded contemplatively, I am afraid that the brainwashing education of the Burmese and Siamese people will be aggravated. In fact, most of these soldiers were illiterate fools. Not only does he not have the concept of family and country, but he also knows nothing about the superiority and inferiority. It's like a blank piece of paper, and it's up to the teachings how to ink on the blank paper. It is not only necessary to fill them with the idea of loyalty to the monarch, but also to let them understand the concept of honor.

"It's hard!" Zhu Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head, he planned to grasp the ideological education of the new army with his own hands, this kind of thing is not lazy, if the education is good, these fresh blood will become the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's recovery, if the education is not good, it will become a stumbling block for Zhu Jun.

"How many soldiers does the emperor plan to recruit?" Yang Side asked.

"Soldiers are not expensive. It can recruit 5,000 Burmese soldiers and 5,000 Siamese soldiers. As for the Han people, as long as they are. You want as much as you want to be strong. Zhu Jun paused. He said, "Yang Aiqing." Now Nepal, Cambodia, Annam, Sumatra, and Lancang have returned to our Ming Dynasty as tribute. Among these five countries, there are also many Han Chinese living abroad. The Ministry of War may go to each county of the five countries to post announcements. As long as the Han people are willing to settle down, Haidu will give ten taels of silver. If anyone is paid twice as much as he is paid in the army. ”

"Obey. The emperor is very good at this. As far as the minister knows. After inviting someone to enter the customs. The number of Han people in the Nanyang countries increased dramatically. These five nations alone can levy at least 10,000 troops. And so it goes. The new army numbered 20,000. Among them, there are 10,000 Han Chinese, 5,000 Burmese, and 5,000 Siamese. Plus 10,000 veterans from the original five camps. And my soldiers had 30,000 men with armor. It is one step closer to the period of the Northern Expedition. Yang Side said happily.

Zhou Mubai shook his head and said, "Your Majesty." Today we have nine provinces of land. Fertile soil for thousands of miles. The number of people under its jurisdiction is more than 1.5 million. How can only these 30,000 people control the Quartet? These 30,000 people seem to be a lot on the surface. But if they are scattered into the provinces. There are only a few thousand people in each province. If there is a rebellion. It is also necessary to mobilize a large army to fight. Wechen calculated it privately. If there are not 50,000 people. In any case, you can't defend the Quartet. ”

Zhu Jun's eyes sank. said: "Zhou Aiqing is very worried. It's just that I don't plan to station military horses in the provinces. ”

"Huh? If you don't garrison soldiers and horses, won't there be a city without defense? "The three cabinet scholars don't care about fighting openly and secretly. I couldn't help but exhale.

"Not bad." Zhu Jun nodded firmly, and he tapped the imperial case with his knuckles and said, "I want to build a gallop road to connect all provinces with our sea." Dear Aiqing, I ask you, if there are cement roads in the city between the states and provinces, how many days can you reach the border from Haidu by carriage and horse? ”

Zhou Mubai suddenly realized and replied: "Haidu and the farthest border are only more than 200 miles away, if you build a passage road, you can reach it in a day and a night by galloping on a carriage and horse. ”

"Exactly." Zhu Jun's eyes widened, and he raised his voice and said: "If the states and provinces are connected, if someone violates the border, I can mobilize troops for an expedition within a day, not only that, but the transportation of grain, grass, and commercial goods can also be improved, I ask you, how long does it take for a merchant to transport goods from Haidu to northern Myanmar?" ”

Zhu Jun then stretched out nine fingers to answer himself: "Nine days, these nine days will not only consume the people's labor, but the consumption along the road is also amazing, a trip down, the original price of ten taels of silver will cost fifteen taels of goods to arrive, and when it really reaches the hands of the people, it will be twenty or thirty taels, if I can build the road, these goods can be transported to northern Myanmar within one day, and the cost of merchants will be smaller, and the price will be lower." ”

Zhu Jun still didn't say one thing, that is, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, but at this time, the scholar doctor was very interested in Yanli, so Zhu Jun could only avoid talking about it, otherwise he would have to be bombarded by Mu Tianbo and Yang Side.

"The emperor is shengming, but if the construction of the Chidao consumes a lot of silver and people's power, I'm afraid it will ......" Mu Tianbo is also in charge of the Ministry of Industry, so he is very cold to this kind of big project that wastes money, in his eyes, it is better to have these spare money than to store it in the treasury, only if there is money in the treasury, this is called the prosperity of the world, such a large amount of silver is scattered, what is the difference between the emperor and those faint kings who are poor and tyrannical, so he is strongly opposed to this matter. He finally thought about it, the corners of his eyes blurred, and he knelt on the ground and said: "When the ministers heard about the Han Wen and Han scenes, the world was peaceful and the treasury was abundant, which was all the work of the Second Emperor Wenjing who ruled without doing anything and rested with the people. When the Tang Dynasty was in its heyday........."