Inside the Imperial Study.

Zhu Cihong ordered someone to call the eunuch Wang Youde over.

"The minister Wang is virtuous, and he has seen the emperor!"

Wang Youde hurriedly saluted.

"Wang Youde, I heard from the people left and right, you are very loyal and capable, I want to reuse you, lead the Ming Dynasty eighty merchant ships, and sell silk to the dynasty [Xian], Japan, are you willing?"

Zhu Cihong looked at Wang Youde and said.

"The ministers are willing, and the ministers are willing to be the Three Treasures Eunuch (Zheng He) of this dynasty."

Wang Youde immediately knelt down and said.

"The merchant ship is up to you!"

Zhu Cihong said.

"Thank Emperor Longen!"

Wang Youde thanked him.

Soon Wang Youde took over eighty merchant ships and took nearly 5,000 merchant ships to Japan.

Zhu Cihong also used the little money left in the state treasury to lend to the people without interest, encouraging the people to do business and develop the economy.

The economy of Nanming and other places gradually rose.

Among them, the economic growth of Nanzhili is the fastest.

Three months later, the fleet returned to Nanjing.

Brought back a large amount of silver and gold.

"Your Majesty! Wang Youde is back, bringing back a lot of silver and gold! ”

The commander of Jinyiwei made Luo Yangxing excitedly tell Zhu Cihong the news.

When Zhu Cihong heard the news, he hurriedly led the Jinyi Guard to travel and came to the big ship.

"The minister and the king are virtuous, see Your Majesty!"

Wang Youde hurriedly saluted.

"Excuse me!"

Zhu Cihong hurriedly waved his hand.

"Someone! Bring up the silver taels and gold in the cabin! ”

Wang Youde immediately commanded his crew.

Soon, dozens of crew members carried up more than a dozen large boxes.

"Click!"

As Wang Youde ordered people to open them one after another, boxes of silver and gold came into front of Zhu Cihong and the Jinyi guards present.

A group of brocade guards instantly looked straight.

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of silver and gold in the other cabins, and this time I went to the DPRK [Xian], Japan and other places to trade by sea, and earned a total of nearly six million taels."

Wang Youde said to Zhu Cihong.

"What! That's six million taels! ”

Zhu Cihong was shocked by the scene in front of him, more than he expected, the profits of this sea trade were so big.

"This sea trade, in Japan to earn the most money, Japan in the gold mines, but textile and pottery technology is extremely backward, silk and porcelain in Nagasaki, Japan for a time by the Japanese merchants collectively robbed up, and then these Nagasaki Japanese merchants in the increase in the price to sell to all parts of Japan, to earn the difference."

Wang Youde told Zhu Cihong in detail.

Zhu Cihong didn't expect that he would become a wholesaler and a Japanese businessman become a retailer.

"With these six million taels! My Ming treasury is temporarily abundant, and I can build a firearms field and build a modern new army. ”

Zhu Cihong muttered to himself.

"The Emperor Shengming!"

Although Wang Youde didn't know what the hell Zhu Cihong said about the modernization of the new army, he still praised it.

Zhu Cihong then prepared to arrange for Wang Youde to buy silk, tea, and porcelain to be loaded on the ship, and the Nanyang trade continued to transfuse blood for the Ming Dynasty.

Due to the supply of silk, tea, and porcelain in Nanzhili and other places, the demand is in short supply.

Zhu Cihong issued a notice to Zhejiang, Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces that Nanzhili urgently needed to supply silk, tea, and porcelain.

Ming merchants from the four provinces smelled business opportunities and bought a large amount of silk, tea, and porcelain locally, loaded them into trucks, and shipped them to Nanzhili.

In just half a month, the supply of maritime trade commodities has been sufficient.

Zhu Cihong relied on sea trade not only to save the Ming treasury, but also to feed a large number of Ming merchants, these Ming businessmen have money, and will buy real estate in the local area, open restaurants and other industries, and increase local employment.

Under the governance of Zhu Cihong, the economy of the Ming Dynasty is rising rapidly.

Soon after, Wang Youde once again led the fleet for sea trade and set off for the South Seas countries.

In the blink of an eye, I came to the court.

With money, Zhu Cihong is ready to start his own plan to strengthen the army.

"Who is the Nanjing garrison?"

Zhu Cihong asked sharply.

Zhao Zhilong, the Nanjing garrison, was suddenly asked, and stood up with a panicked face.

"The minister Nanjing garrison, the thirty-third Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong."

Zhao Zhilong, the Nanjing garrison, stood up from among the hundreds of officials and saluted Zhu Cihong.

"How many troops does Nanjing have now?"

Zhu Cihong asked sharply.

"Nanjing has a total of 49 guards, of which there are 17 guards in the pro-army, and the total strength of 49 guards is 274,400 people!"

Zhao Zhilong replied calmly.

"Peng!"

Zhu Cihong immediately smashed the jade pendant on his waist to the ground.

"Bold! Do you still dare to deceive the king? ”

Zhu Cihong pointed at Zhao Zhilong and asked sharply.

Zhao Zhilong was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground with weak legs.

"I'll give you another chance, how many troops are there in Nanjing?"

Zhu Cihong questioned Zhao Zhilong again.

"Enlightenment... Emperor... There are probably more than 10,000 people in Nanjing! ”

Zhao Zhilong said truthfully.

Zhu Cihong didn't know that the Ming Dynasty drank the blood of soldiers and ate empty salaries for a long time, and there were 5,600 people on the roster of many health centers, but in fact there were hundreds of people.

The guard system has long since completely collapsed, and Zhu Cihong no longer counts on the guards soldiers.

"From now on, the 49 guards in Nanjing will be cancelled and reduced to two guards, the North City Guard and the South City Guard."

Zhu Cihong immediately made an order.

"Obey."

Zhao Zhilong hurriedly obeyed.

"Zhao Zhilong, I know that the 49th Guards of Nanjing have been drinking the blood of soldiers and eating empty salaries for more than a hundred years, and it is not only when you are in office, I will not hold you responsible, but you should not be the garrison of Nanjing."

Zhu Cihong said to Zhao Zhilong.

"Obey orders!"

Although Zhao Zhilong was reluctant, he could only obey orders.

"The guard system is too corrupt, how can the army be used like this? It is still reluctant to defend the city, and it is impossible to recover the Central Plains like this! I'm ready to train a new army. ”

Zhu Cihong said to the civil and military officials.

"Shi Kefa ordered you to let the military department recruit 40,000 strong men from all over Nanzhili to form a new army!"

Zhu Cihong instructed Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

"Obey the order!"

Shi Kefa immediately complied.

"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate two million from this trade volume to you, to establish seventeen firearms manufacturing bureaus in the city of Nanjing, to be completed within a month, and to open a large number of firearms for the production of firearms in large quantities to equip the new army."

Zhu Cihong said to He Yingrui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

"Obey the order!"

He Yingrui hurriedly complied.

Soon under the will of Zhu Cihong.

The imperial court opened and got busy.

Accompanied by Zhu Cihong's military reforms.

The strength of the army directly under the imperial court continued to rise.

In the blink of an eye, I came to the imperial study.

Zhu Cihong slowly took out a list

"The new army needs a commander, the former nobles have long been decayed and useless, you follow this list to find someone! I will appoint those on these lists as commanders of the new army. ”

Zhu Cihong said to Luo Yangxing.

"Obey the order!"

Luo Yangxing cautiously took the list and obeyed.