"The last general dares not to do his best to share the worries of Long Life." Sun Yingyuan and others bowed down to receive the order.

Zhu Youxiao bowed his head slightly, and ordered someone to issue a reward, and thousands of "Zhu Xiaotou" rewarded it, not stingy at all.

"Start-" In the elongated shrill voice of the palace people, the young emperor boarded the dragon chariot, and under the protection of many brocade guards, turned back to the capital.

It's not that better weapons are more complex and expensive to make; Historically, weapons that can be universally equipped have to take into account the ease of manufacture, the level of cost, and the reliability of operation.

For example, flintlock pistols, primer disc lids and curved anvils are made in one piece. When firing, there is no need for any action other than loading and lifting the hammer, and it is more convenient than an arquebus or flintlock pistol.

Because of the reduced number of parts, the structure of the flintlock pistol is also simpler, which reduces production costs and improves the reliability of the firearm itself.

Moreover, the firing step of the flintlock pistol is reduced by half compared to the arquebus, and with the cartridge fixed ammunition, the skilled soldier can reach three to four rounds a minute, which is more than twice as fast as the arquebus.

It was because of this characteristic that flintlock pistols would be widely used in Europe probably fifty or sixty years later, completely replacing arquebuses.

That is to say, the army of the Ming Dynasty has surpassed Xiyi for fifty or sixty years in the development and equipment of flintlock pistols; Plus bayonets, it is not an exaggeration to be a hundred years ahead.

According to the current manufacturing capacity of the Gunpowder and Weapons Bureau, as well as the large number of craftsmen trained in the manufacture of arquebuses, plus simple processing machines, the output of three or four thousand flintlock muskets per month can be guaranteed.

According to this output, at most one year, Liaozhen and Dongjiang Town will be able to equip most of the soldiers with flintlock pistols.

The defending troops can continue to use arquebuses, and thirty or forty thousand troops equipped with flintlock pistols and bayonets, and with artillery cooperation, they will also have the ability to fight in the field with Jiannu.

In another year, it will be time to counterattack and destroy Jiannu.

The young emperor pondered in the chariot, squinted his eyes, and had already seen the dawn of Pingliao's victory.

Labor and capital have money, and expanding production capacity not only promotes employment, but also equips troops faster;

Labor and management have money, so that the officers and soldiers are well fed, and there is enough salary, can't they build a strong army that dares to fight?

Zhu Youxiao thought of money, and he was even more confident. There are many ways, and he doesn't have to worry.

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For more than a year, the change in the direction of the court, the emperor's preferences and ideological tendencies will basically be reflected in the "Daming Forum".

With the criticism of He Xun, Shao Jingbang, and Yang Qiaoshi, the definition of the so-called "famous minister" has also been changed, and everyone knows that the imperial court is going to take a big move against commercial taxation.

More and more data is being published in the newspapers, and officials in economically developed provinces are feeling the pressure. Without him, there is no harm without contrast.

In places where inland commerce is not prosperous, they pay more commercial taxes than you, and there is no reason to say this. Are you incompetent and slack, or are you accepting bribes to make things easier for businessmen and to the detriment of the country and yourself?

The greatest pressure is, of course, the tax envoys in various places, and the emperor's dissatisfaction has been clearly revealed, ranging from dismissal and dismissal to imprisonment for the worst, and the officials of the tax envoys seem to have anticipated their fate.

Maybe they can save it, they think so, naturally they have to sell their strength and collect more silver to appease the emperor's anger.

But Zhu Youxiao was not in a hurry to start, because he did not have too many suitable officials to fill the vacancy. It's easy to remove, but who do you let take over?

The new school was established to train professional officials who could act according to his will. But there are too few students enrolled to meet his requirements at all!

In this case, this is what you forced me to be a faint king and a dead hand!

Zhu Youxiao picked up the pen in his hand, brushed and clicked the holy decree. All localities were ordered to strictly implement the 13 reforms proposed by Li Qiyuan to reduce the treatment of Confucianism and miscellaneous students, and not to allow preferential treatment and exemption for Confucianism and miscellaneous cadres.

Isn't it possible to rely on the privilege of eating and drinking without worrying, I will break your rice bowl and remove your privileges. If you can't support yourself, you deserve to starve to death.

"Intended purpose: If the Confucianism and students have the heart to serve the country, they should enter the new study of learning that can be applied to the world, or teach and educate people......"

This is the path that Zhu Youxiao pointed out to the supervisors and students, and if they want to continue to get preferential treatment, one is to enter a new school, and the other is to run a school to teach.

There is no explanation for entering a new school, but there is a saying about running a school and teaching. It is not a large elementary school or middle school like in later generations, but a village school in the nature of a private school.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Youxiao hopes that the students can become village teachers, so as to improve the education level of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Don't think that after a few years of studying, you can get an iron rice bowl if you take the exam for a talent, a supervisor, or a person, and you can get it for nothing.

Either you go to a new school for further study, learn something useful, and assign you an official position; Either they will open a private mat in their own village or other villages to teach children to read and write. Anyway, you have to do some work, you have to contribute.

There are also regulations on opening private mats, you must teach more than three children for free, male or female, and report to the government to let you enjoy preferential treatment.

"Proposed purpose: If a person with merit and fame brings goods through the customs for a businessman, causing a loss of national tax revenue, in addition to his fame, the five departments shall not be allowed to ...... again"

Let you dare to specialize in multiple abilities after reading for a few years, let you escort the merchants to transport goods, and you will be a fart if you have no fame? I haven't let you take the imperial examination for fifteen years, it depends on whether you are afraid?

"Proposed purpose: If the official is convenient for the businessman to pass the banknote customs, the official will be dismissed and expelled, and the ...... will never be used"

In addition to what show talents, there are also officials, and they can't let go. If you catch it, you will go home and eat old rice, and you can only be a common person in this life.

"Proposed purpose: to award the sixth class of Tang Mominjue, president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, and to write to the imperial court ......"

The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is quite obedient, and Zhu Youxiao also wants to watch its after-effects. Moreover, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce was recognized by the emperor and had the right to write a book, which also contributed.

At least in the short term, the members of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce should be able to trust in self-discipline.

Of course, the emperor also gave them the same treatment as the maritime merchants and the Chinese chamber of commerce, fifteen taxes and one one, after the tax was paid, they would get the certification papers, and the other banknotes could be passed free of charge.

The banknote fee is a tax method that Zhu Youxiao wants to abolish, but now is not the time, he is not ready. However, starting with the businessmen, the commercial tax is raised first, which avoids the lack of tax authorities.

After dictating several edicts one after another, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief, took the tea bowl and moistened his throat, and instructed the palace people: "Xuan Wu Zheng, Zheng Zhilong, and the leaders of the three major chambers of commerce will meet tomorrow." ”

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the tax authorities in Beijing were the Propaganda Division, which was mainly responsible for collecting miscellaneous taxes on merchants, slaughter, and markets, and was located in the national capital.