Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 901 Another Order

"Elder Min Ge has sent Ba Deng Ding back to Mubang to contact the old department, and he has another secret plan to provoke the resistance of the local forces in Dongwu, but he, King Long, has a heavy army. Although he can stop him once or twice, he will eventually be defeated by others. Repression."

From King Tang's words, it can be heard that they are already doing their best to prepare, but there is still not enough time.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen replied: "Since this is the case, Governor Zhu Xieyuan's pacification of the Northwest Rebellion is coming to an end. I can order him to dispatch some elites to Yunnan to participate in the Battle of Dongwu. However, the cost of the army's deployment and related costs You still need to provide the fee, how about it?"

The king of Tang was overjoyed when he heard that, he had accumulated hundreds of years of property, as well as income from selling land in the future. It can be said that the most important thing he lacks right now is money.Therefore, Tang Wang immediately replied without hesitation: "I am willing, thank you Your Majesty!"

He could feel that the emperor really wanted to kill Dongwu himself.

But he didn't know that Zhu Xieyuan was always crying for poverty, and even made his mind on the branch of Daming Construction Bank there.At present, the imperial court has not allocated any money for the time being.But the king of Tang is rich, so he turned around and told Zhu Xieyuan secretly to send troops who are good at fighting in the mountains and rainforests to the king of Tang. How much it costs is up to them to discuss.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and then chatted privately with Tang Wangdao: "In addition, the capital has developed a new type of firearm, called a flintlock gun, which is no longer lit with matchlocks. It is not afraid of wind and rain, and has many advantages. Using this type of firearm For military training, one does not have high requirements on the physical fitness of the soldiers, and the other is that half a year can become an elite division. At present, the Oirat and Mongolian tribes have offered me high prices for purchases. But I think that Qing may need it more, so I will ask When you ask, if you need it, I can give it to you first at a fair price, after all there is a difference between closeness and estrangement. How about it?"

What King Tang lacked was time.If the firearms army can train ordinary people into elite divisions in a short period of time, it will really be sleepy.However, based on the old practice of firearms used by the Ming army in the past, he still hesitated for a moment before saying: "Since Your Majesty said so, this flintlock must be very good. I would like to ask, what is the chance of this flintlock blowing up?"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shook his head, and replied: "I have rectified the Military Weapons Bureau and the Military Battle Bureau, and strictly controlled the firearms produced, whether they are flintlock guns or artillery. According to the standard operation, there is no possibility of explosion!"

After a pause, he added: "The Oirat Mongolian envoy participated in the training of the new army and personally experienced the sophistication and power of these firearms, which is why he proposed to buy them at a high price."

King Tang was rich anyway, after hearing this, he thought about it a little bit, and felt that the emperor didn't need to lie to him, so he replied that he would buy a batch.

Hey, another arms deal has been concluded!Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, and then said: "Now that this batch of new troops has just finished training, I originally planned to send them to Haizhou, Liaodong, to fight against Jianlu. But since Qing wants to use flintlock guns, how about this?" Alright, I will select five hundred fusiliers from the new army who can adapt to the southern climate and go to Yunnan to serve as the instructors and backbone of Qing's firearms training army. In this way, the training of Qing's army can be completed as soon as possible, how about it?"

"I am so grateful for Your Majesty's grace!" King Tang was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly responded, making a final decision on this matter!
Emperor Chongzhen smiled inwardly when he saw this private chat.In Oirat Mongolia, cattle and sheep were traded, but because they were too far away, if the arms deal was to be finalized, not only had to obtain the consent of Gushri Khan and other people in power, but it would also take at least a year to complete the negotiation with each other. time.

But it was different for King Tang of Yunnan. Now the matter could be arranged as soon as a decision was made, and it would take less than a month for King Tang's property to arrive in the capital.In this way, there will be funds to continue to train the new army.

Thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional, after all, the arms business is the best!
So, he withdrew from the chat group, and called Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to tell him about the matter, which resolved his worries; then he called Bi Maokang, the director of the Armament Bureau, who also revealed the matter of King Tang, and asked him to Further optimize the production process. If necessary, although the steam engine produced by Bingzhan Bureau is still being improved, it can be used regardless of power consumption to provide necessary and stable power.Of course, it was imperative for him to inform Chief Assistant Wen Tiren of this matter.

After finishing these tasks, another day passed.

Before going to bed, Emperor Chongzhen went to the chat group to check for any messages as usual.

In the chat group, as always, the most common topic was about the obedience of Shevi, after all, this matter affected almost everyone in Daming.

Emperor Chongzhen flipped through a few screens, but did not continue. Just as he was about to quit to sleep, he suddenly received a private message, which was sent by Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory: "Your Majesty, I have found some wealthy merchants in Husi, probably by luck. to the coast, and then privately sold overseas.”

In the past, Daming banned the sea.However, these wealthy Fujian and Guangdong merchants have been buying Husi in large quantities, and it is not surprising that they are used for smuggling.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was not surprised by the news.But before he had time to say anything, he saw Wang Chengen send another emotional private chat, saying that this business is really huge profits, and then elaborated on the reasons for the huge profits, saying that after the acquisition of Husi, they used more famous people Avoid the tax along the way, and then sell it to sea, you can get about three times the profit...

Seeing these private chats later, Emperor Chongzhen's heart was moved, and he replied to Wang Cheng'en: "Keep an eye on those rich Fujian and Guangdong merchants. If they smuggle again, report it to me and search their homes for prosecution."

To be honest, he really wants these wealthy businessmen to continue to do the smuggling business and not pay taxes to the government. In this way, they are fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I found out that smuggling is prevalent here in Fujian and Guangdong, not only for these wealthy businessmen, but also for ordinary people. I can assure you that they will continue to do illegal things!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned instead.Wang Cheng'en's words reminded him that although the sea was opened, if Sun Chuanting strictly collected taxes, this large-scale smuggling would definitely continue to prevail. In this way, there must be enough sailors to patrol the coast!
But today, along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, there are still many pirates such as Xu Xiang, and on the government side, there is only Zheng Zhilong as the main navy. If this navy is scattered to investigate smuggling, the power will be dispersed, which will benefit those big pirates Act, this is not okay!
(End of this chapter)