Zhu Youzhen collected the atonement silver and raided Wei Zhongxian, and the silver was only the start-up capital.

His goal was 30,000 Guards.

The Ming Guards is a multi-service mixed army including spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, musketeers, artillerymen, cavalry and engineers, which belongs to the standard professional army.

This kind of professional standing army requires a lot of daily training, and it requires a maintenance cost of almost one million taels of silver per year.

Zhu You's inspection relies on eating his old book, which is absolutely not good.

Therefore, the collection of industrial and commercial tax in Jiangnan Kaiyuan is the fastest and most secure way at present.

"Long live the lord, the slave and maid understand!" Wang Chengen already knew that the Ming Emperor was determined to levy industrial and commercial taxes, and really gave him the power to kill.

"Okay, you have just returned to Beijing, and you have worked hard along the way, so I ordered someone to arrange a house for you, and you should go and rest for two days first." Zhu Youzhen said to Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen's heart was warm, and he was already about to cry with gratitude.

Such a considerate Long Live Lord, even if he Wang Chengen dies, it is worth it.

"Thank you long live the slave maid, this matter in Jiangnan, even if the slave and maid die, it will be done for the long live lord!" Wang Chengen said reassuringly.

"Well, I believe in you!" Zhu Youzhen nodded and said encouragingly.

For the Ming Dynasty, the collection of taxes in Jiangnan is often accompanied by all kinds of bullshit, either the people ask for their lives to kill the Qincha, or the group strikes.

But.

These things can't scare Zhu Youzhen.

As a modern person, he clearly knows that at the turn of the Ming and Qing dynasties in history, in just two or three years, the taxes collected by the Qing Dynasty in Jiangnan were dozens of times that of the Ming Dynasty!

Such a large increase in income skyrocketed, naturally not because the gentry and wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan had improved their consciousness and were willing to send real money to the imperial court, but because the knives of the Qing Dynasty really killed people!

It doesn't matter what kind of century-old family you are, no matter what clear stream dignitaries you are, as long as you don't obey the slightest, it's killing!

The men who were killed were cut off, and the female dependents were matched with the Ningguta savages!

In just two or three years, the remaining gentry were honest.

Of course, the brutal Manchu killings were indiscriminate massacres, often deliberately amplified.

Zhu Youzhen, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, naturally wanted to restrain and kill.

After Wang Chengen left, the first assistant Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai and other elders, as well as the honorable British Duke Zhang Weixian, Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen and others came in.

They are all the top honorable civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also the highest level of the Ming bureaucratic system.

Zhu Youzhen, as the emperor, all orders must be conveyed through them.

In this way, Zhu Youzhen no longer looks down on these people, and he has to continue to use them.

After the first assistant Huang Liji and the British public Zhang Weixian and others came in two rows, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have come to you today mainly to discuss a few things."

"First of all, the first one is Cui Chengxiu's military department secretary, he has repeatedly submitted his resignation, and I am ready to agree to him, who do you think is better to replace Cui Chengxiu as the military department secretary?"

For this problem, Huang Liji, Zhang Weixian and others have been looking forward to it for a long time!

Finally, a 'eunuch' member is going to get out!

The positions of high-ranking officials in the imperial court are all a radish and a pit, Cui Chengxiu doesn't get out, how many people will have to wait!

"Your Majesty, the military department is too important, and those who have no experience can't do it!" Shoufu Huang Liji was the first to say.

"Okay, then Huang Aiqing thinks, who can be qualified to take over?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

"The minister thinks that the former king of the Nanjing Military Department is in Jin, and he is completely competent." Huang Liji hurriedly said.

For this recommended candidate, Huang Liji can be regarded as exerting his cleverness to the extreme.

The relationship between Wang Zaijin and him Huang Liji is actually not close, and even during the Apocalypse, the two sides also had a lot of grudges because of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian.

But.

Huang Li knew very clearly that the newly registered emperor Zhu Youzhen was definitely a hero!

In other words, he is a difficult emperor to serve, and he is afraid that after a year or two of the transition, he will be driven back to farming.

Therefore, Huang Liji felt that he needed to prepare for the future in advance.

With the help of this opportunity, if Wang Zaijin is successfully recommended, he can not only fight with Wang Zaijin as a jade silk, but also seek a reputation for him to be virtuous and not avoid revenge.

"Wang Zaijin, this person is good, I will write it down for the time being." Zhu Youzhen picked up the brush and wrote, and said slowly.

Under Zhu Youzhen's attention, the candidate for the secretary of the military department has basically been decided to join the cabinet.

Therefore, the candidates recommended by the latter people must also be some highly respected people such as Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli, and some people even recommended Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin.

For these candidates, Zhu Youzhen is not very satisfied.

These recommended candidates are either too old or not capable enough.

After all, Zhu Youzhen is a person from the past, and he clearly knows how many mediocre talents Chongzhen used in the past.

"The candidate for the secretary of the military department, then let it go for a while, and I will think about it again."

After everyone discussed, Zhu Youzhen decided to move on to the next topic.

"Now that Liaodong Houjin is raging, the imperial court has spent countless silver dollars, but it is difficult to win, I feel that it is difficult to save the situation by relying on the Liaodong military town alone, so I feel that I will take out the internal funds and expand the establishment of the Guards, from 3,000 to 30,000 people!"

Zhu Youzhen's words suddenly made everyone's jaws drop in shock!

Thirty thousand!

That's a completely different concept from the 3,000 Guards!

The three thousand guards, no matter how brave they are, are barely able to maintain law and order and protect in the Beijing Division.

And the 30,000-strong Guards can almost be a decisive force that will change the situation in Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, the cost of 30,000 people is very large, the court has no money, and Your Majesty's internal funds are probably not enough, right?" Shi Fenglai, who was also in charge of the household department, hurriedly reminded.

The treasury was the emperor's private treasury, and court officials generally did not bother with it.

However, once the 30,000 soldiers and horses are formed, it will be a gold-swallowing beast, and it will be a gold-swallowing beast raised in Beijing.

If the emperor's internal money can't feed him, in the end, he will have to let the household cabinet fill the shortfall!

After all, no one wants to see 30,000 elites raise the Beijing division in order to make a military salary.

"Rest assured, I have already thought about it, it is not too difficult to form these 30,000 guards, and I have almost prepared the silver." Zhu Youzhen said confidently.

Huang Liji, Zhang Weixian and others all rolled their eyes in their hearts.

Of course, they all knew where the silver in the emperor's hands came from.

With so many eunuchs lining up to 'atone for their sins', there must be no shortage of silver.

"But, Your Majesty, Jingshi doesn't have extra land to build military camps and school fields!" British Minister Zhang Weixian hurriedly reminded.

As the governor of Gyeongyeong, the power in his hands has been weakened once.

If the Guards were to be expanded tenfold, Zhang Weixian couldn't imagine what bullshit weight he, the governor of Beijing, would have at that time.