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Chapter 900 Thugs (Fourth)

Seeing that the emperor was so confident, the two surnamed Bi looked at each other, so they had no choice but to suppress their temper and not rush to send troops.Because they also know that the focus of the court today is to solve the Liaodong Jianlu.

But knowing that there was such a big news, their emotions couldn't calm down no matter what.That is more gold and silver than the combined wealth of all the people in Daming now!And it is certain that this mountain is definitely a mountain, not a hill.

With excitement, Bi Ziyan hurriedly bid farewell to the emperor, and he was in a hurry to arrange an arms deal with Oirat Mongolia.

Emperor Chongzhen watched the two courtiers leave with a smile, but there was actually one more thing in his heart, or the benefits he didn't say.That is, if Oirat Mongolia has sharp firearms and can defeat Tsarist Russia, those small countries around it will be no problem.

And if Oirat Mongolia wanted to keep buying arms from Daming, it would definitely not be enough to rely on their own cattle and sheep.Then, they can only use the firearms in their hands to rob the countries and tribes around them, and then transfer the looted supplies to Da Ming for purchase.In other words, they basically acted as Da Ming's thugs, working hard for Da Ming.

When he was thinking this way, he suddenly saw Bi Ziyan, who was about to reach the gate of the hall, turn back again, bowed down and played with excitement: "Your Majesty, I have a book to play!"

"Zunza!" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard it, and nodded curiously in agreement.

Bi Ziyan raised his head excitedly and said: "Your Majesty, since Oirat's Mongolian side can do it, what about other tribes and vassal states? I think it's better to sell these firearms to other tribes and vassal states. Earn more!"

This is what he thought of before, and he has been waiting for the emperor to make a suggestion after he finished speaking.Unexpectedly, when I was shocked by the emperor's previous news, I almost forgot it, but I remembered it when I came to the gate of the gate hall.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shook his head and said: "The current production of flintlock guns is not high, and there is no way to sell more firearms for the time being. Moreover, the benefits of this flintlock gun must be experienced by the buyer, just like those in Oirat Mongolia. They participated in the training of the new army together. When they know how to train the strongest firearms army, they will be willing to pay a high price to buy them. And this is why I agreed to let the Oirat Mongolian envoys go to the Beijing camp to train the new army. The reason!"

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan suddenly realized.It turns out that the emperor has far-sightedness and has considered these matters long ago. He has been arranging this matter since years ago!

He had nothing else to do, so he left again.After leaving the gate of the palace, he hurried to catch up with Bi Maokang, who had taken the first step, and immediately asked him to find a way to increase the production of flintlock guns.The principal is not enough, he can go to see the emperor together, and he can allocate a little more to the Armament Bureau.

Bi Ziyan's enthusiasm scared Bi Maokang, it was not like this before!He also understood that the reason why Hubu Shangshu had changed so much was there.For this, he naturally agreed, and at the same time, he also felt a lot of pressure.

The two were walking out, when suddenly, Bi Ziyan slapped himself on the forehead, and said angrily, "What happened today, I had something to tell the emperor, but I just remembered it now."

When he was talking, he looked a little embarrassed, and at the same time shook his head with emotion.

After hearing this, Bi Maokang couldn't help laughing.

So, on Emperor Chongzhen's side, he heard the servant report again that Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, came to ask for an audience again.

"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless, but naturally he would not refuse, so he let Bi Ziyan see him again.

As soon as Bi Ziyan entered the gate of the palace, after saluting again, he played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I heard that the new army will soon march to Haizhou, but it may be difficult to gather the military supplies. There is another thing, firearms The training consumes a lot of money and food. If His Majesty wants to train a new army to be a firearms army, the household department really cannot afford the supply."

Indeed, if the firearms army is to meet the combat standards of the new army, the firearms and gunpowder consumed in training will not be small.However, most of the imperial court's finances are rootless, and the money they got from ransacking their homes last year was just that much.Although the seeds of the source of money have been planted, they are still just seedlings, and it is not yet time to bloom and bear fruit.Bi Ziyan's words cannot be said to be unreasonable.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and thought for a while, then said to Bi Ziyan: "The reorganization of the new army is the most important thing. Otherwise, our Ming army would have combat power. Therefore, the reorganization of the new army is the most important thing. The matter of the army cannot be delayed for a day. As for the source of money and food, I will find a way!"

After hearing this, Bi Ziyan was a little disappointed, but he couldn't object. If the emperor could find money, then he wouldn't object.So, this time, he finally left the palace and never returned.

And Emperor Chongzhen sat on the throne, lost in thought, quietly thinking about where the money and grain would come from?

After thinking about it in the southeast and northwest, he finally saw a bright light, entered the chat group, clicked on the icon of Man Jianghong, and asked privately: "Dongwu, do you have any clues?"

This man Jianghong is the king of Tang.At this time, he was in Yunnan, together with Min Hongxue, the imperial envoy and cabinet assistant, recruiting troops for training, thinking that they could rely on them to attack Dongwu.

Hearing the emperor's initiative to ask questions, the king of Tang did not dare to be negligent, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the Dongwu Talong king seems to be different from the previous Dongwu king in terms of belligerence. Elder Min Ge thought that the sooner the better for the battle against Dongwu, once the waiting time is too long, allowing King Long to gain a firm foothold and win the support of all his subjects, then the battle will be difficult!"

In the original history, after King Talong won the throne, he really began to recuperate.He moved the capital to Ava, rectified the administration of officials, appointed talents, rectified and strengthened the Ahmedan organization, surveyed and registered the national population and land, reformed the administrative system, strengthened centralization, used and controlled religious forces, encouraged farming, developed production, and encouraged birth , Expand the population, etc., so that Dongwu's national strength has been greatly improved.As a result, Dongwu under the rule of the Toungoo Dynasty once again experienced political stability and economic prosperity.

If Da Ming went to attack after such a situation appeared, it would indeed become difficult to fight.

"But at present, the ministers have just completed the recruitment of the first batch of soldiers. It takes at least a few years to prepare for training and attacking Dongwu." King Tang continued to chat privately, "I'm afraid Dongwu will not be easy to fight. !"

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing when he saw these words.

　There are still 6 outstanding balances.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)