Redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses are all great drawbacks in historical dynasties. Among them, the Song Dynasty was the most serious.

However, the policies introduced and implemented by the emperor in recent years are worrying.

The number of officials is definitely increasing, and the army is expanding, but after the abolition of the guard system and the world military system, the overall number has not increased significantly.

As for the redundancy, the officials are ?? It is an obvious fact that military salaries have been paid on time, and the taxes of the common people have been reduced or reduced, and the increase in fiscal expenditures is an obvious fact.

However, the other side of the increase in expenditure is the increase in fiscal revenue. Promote maritime trade, set up customs, increase commercial taxes, and open banks......

This is not counting the glass factories, mirror workshops, perfumes, soaps and other factories and workshops opened in the name of the royal family, after all, they were earned by the emperor with his ability, and they were internal money and private money.

In fact, many people have figured it out. In the past, the main reason for the financial embarrassment was the corruption of officials and the leakage of businessmen and gentry.

What should be collected cannot be collected, and what should be paid is not paid. There is no shortage of money, but it is all in the pockets of individuals, and it is only the country and the court that are poor.

And it was precisely because the emperor saw this shortcoming, and he also put his heart into the knife, and the corrupt officials and inferior gentry cleaned up vigorously, so that the finances could support the normal operation of state affairs.

Defeated Jiannu, recovered Liaodong, pacified the traitors in Lu'an, and all the Tusi who helped the thieves were wiped out, and the two major wars between the north and the south were victorious, but the taxes of the common people did not increase, which had to be surprisingly admirable.

The emperor proposed compulsory military service, which shows that he had a strong confidence in finances.

You must know that although the salary of compulsory soldiers is less than that of standing soldiers, according to the base of the population of the Ming Dynasty, if it is implemented nationwide, the overall number is also quite amazing.

Mao Wenlong decided to ask the imperial court to try it out in Liaodong, and he also saw this. The imperial court has money, and it can not only recruit troops, but also be able to reclaim and build in the newly occupied areas, isn't it the best of both worlds.

Because, with the deepening and expansion of the construction of Liaodong, the first year or two of cash-for-work is still attractive to the people. But as they settled down and had a life, they obviously didn't want to leave home for that little relief.

Moreover, Mao Wenlong also knew the benefits of the compulsory military service system, which would be beneficial to the future security and expansion of the Ming Empire.

For school-age youth, it's just two years of service; For the army, it is the rotation of soldiers, the renewal of the standing army, and the maintenance of the young and strong group of officers and soldiers; For the country, it means reserving soldiers, and it means being able to quickly raise millions of troops in a critical moment.

In the emperor's view, millions, or even tens of millions, of well-equipped troops would make the Ming undisputed number one power in the world.

The population of Daming is definitely over 100 million now, and it will be 200 million, 300 million, or even 400 million in a few decades. Accounting for about half of the world's total population, weapons and equipment are not backward, and the thinking is not conservative, numb, and cowardly, what else can stop the torrent of Ming conquest?

If there is not enough land, go and grab it; If you don't have enough food, go and grab it; Gold and silver are missing, go and grab ......

The emperor is such a thought, with the help of supreme imperial power, desperately building the Ming Dynasty into a powerful, domineering, and invincible empire in his mind.

The most thorough understanding of the emperor's will, in addition to the north, is the province of Yunnan, where tens of thousands of generals will begin to conquer and plunder the Ming army in a few months.

Tengchong was the key point of the ancient southwest Silk Road in history, and many dynasties had heavy troops stationed in the past dynasties.

The ancient city was built in the orthodox years of the Ming Dynasty, and was strengthened again in the Jingtai period, the city wall was all made of huge stones, the circumference was about seven miles and three minutes, the height was two zhang and six feet, the thickness was one zhang and eight feet, the city tower was four zhang high and strange, and was called "the first city on the extreme edge" again.

The city is strong or secondary, and a few hundred miles southwest of Tengchong is the copper and iron passes on the border of Ming and Burma. Therefore, it also became the front base for the Ming army to attack Burma.

The attack on Burma was divided into two routes, and the other was at Longchuan. According to the plan formulated, the two groups of men and horses will meet at Bamo after attacking Burma, and then advance by boat and land to attack Ava.

"The last general, Lu Qin, will see Lord Wang." Lu Qin, who had been driving for a long time, finally saw the governor Wang Sanshan and hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute.

Wang Sanshan smiled and stretched out his hand to help him, and said, "General Lu is exempt." ”

Lu Qin got up after the salute and introduced the generals and officials who came to greet Wang Sanshan, Wang Sanshan had a kind attitude and was not arrogant.

After seeing the cold and noisy, Lu Qin and other generals accompanied Wang Sanshan and his entourage on horseback, and only entered the military camp outside the ancient city of Tengchong after half an hour.

Wang Sanshan bowed slightly, and expressed his appreciation for Lu Qin's lack of living in the city.

Although Tengchong was the front base of the Ming army to attack Burma, only five or six thousand Ming troops were stationed now. First, it is to keep the information as confidential as possible so that the Burmese side does not know the information; Second, it is also to reduce the cost of transporting grain and grass materials.

The barracks were arranged in an orderly manner, the soldiers were in good spirits, and Wang Sanshan had a smile on his face, looking very satisfied.

"Your Excellency, please come in." Lu Qin stretched out his hand to invite, but Wang Sanshan was not polite, and walked into the Chinese army's tent first, and sat down at the main seat of the arranged conference table.

Ruchin and other generals rushed in and took their seats on either side of the conference table.

In the war to quell the rebellion of Hao'an, Ruchin was known for his bravery and skillful warfare. Because of his proper strategy and tactics, he did not repeat the mistake of drawing his sword and killing himself in history, but made great contributions and was known as the crown of the generals in the southwest.

Similarly, Qin Liangyu's subordinates, who participated in the counterinsurgency, also made great contributions. Qin Liangyu was even given the title of earl by the emperor, and opened the river of the title of woman.

Wang Sanshan drank two sips of tea and said slowly: "There are still a few months to go before the attack on Burma, and this official is trusted by Banzai, and he does not dare to slack off. Therefore, when inspecting various armies, we should also listen to your suggestions or opinions. ”

After a pause, Wang Sanshan continued: "Before that, this official will first convey the latest strategic and tactical arrangements for attacking Burma. ”

In the name of attacking Burma, it was to wash away the old shame and crusade against the unreasonable, Wang Sanshan, Lu Qin and others thought it was looting, and the emperor wanted to use this to open the way to India.

Therefore, the destruction of Burma was not the first place for the emperor and the front-line soldiers. However, the emperors and soldiers had different ideas and purposes about this.

"Of course, it is best to destroy Burma, and it is also possible to force the Burmese to cede land and pay compensation. Long live has been instructed, and the city of Ava is the end point of this operation of our army. ”

Wang Sanshan glanced at the generals, arched his hand and said, "If you can firmly occupy the place north of Ava City, this battle has already achieved its goal. ”

After suppressing the Burmese to the south of Ava City, the Ming army would expand westward, expanding its area by line and firmly occupying northern Burma.

Then, the Ming army was based in northern Burma and expanded westward to India.

To put it simply, the emperor did not want his army to penetrate too far into Burma, but rather focused more on northern Burma and, westward, India.