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Seeing that the emperor was so confident, the two men surnamed Bi looked at each other and had no choice but to calm down and not rush to send troops. Because they also know that the focus of the court now is to deal with the Liaodong Jianlu.

However, after knowing such a big news, their emotions could not calm down no matter what. That is more gold and silver than all the people in the Ming Dynasty combined! And you can be sure that this mountain is definitely a high mountain, not a hill.

With excitement, Bi Ziyan hurriedly said goodbye to the emperor. He was rushing to arrange arms sales negotiations with the Oirat Mongols.

Emperor Chongzhen watched the two ministers retire with a smile. There was actually one thing in his mind, or rather a benefit that he did not say out loud. That is, if Oirat Mongolia has sharp firearms and can defeat Tsarist Russia, the small surrounding countries will be no problem.

If the Oirat Mongols want to continue to purchase arms from the Ming Dynasty, it will 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 surrounding countries and tribes, and then transfer the robbed materials to the Ming Dynasty to buy them. In other words, they basically acted as Ming's thugs and worked hard for Ming.

While he was thinking this, he suddenly saw Bi Ziyan, who was approaching the entrance of the palace, turning back. With excitement, he bowed and played: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to play!"

"It's accurate!" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard it, and nodded curiously in agreement.

I saw Bi Ziyan raised his head excitedly and said: "Your Majesty, since the Mongolian side of the Oirat tribe can do it, what about other tribes and vassal states? I think it is better to sell these firearms to other tribes and vassal states. In this way, our Ming Dynasty will Make more money!”

This was something he had thought of before and had been waiting for the emperor to make suggestions after he finished speaking. Unexpectedly, I was shocked by the emperor's previous news and almost forgot about it. Fortunately, I remembered it when I came to the door of the gate hall.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shook his head and said: "Currently, the production of flintlock guns is not high, and it is not possible to sell more firearms for the time being. Moreover, the benefits of this flintlock gun must be experienced by the buyer personally, just like those in Mongolia in Oirat. We participated in the training of the new army together. Only when they know how to train the strongest firearms army will they be willing to spend a lot of money to buy them. And this is why I agreed from the beginning to let the Mongolian envoys from the Oirat Department go to the Beijing camp to train the new army. Here’s why!”

After hearing this, Bi Ziyan suddenly realized. It turns out that the emperor is far-sighted and has already considered these things, and has been arranging this matter since many years ago!

He had nothing else to do, so he resigned again. After leaving the palace gate, he hurriedly caught 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 no matter what. If the capital is not enough, he can go to see the emperor together, and he can allocate more to the Arms Bureau.

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

The two of them were walking outside. Suddenly, Bi Ziyan slapped himself on the forehead and said angrily: "What happened today? I originally had something to report to the emperor, but I didn't think of it until now."

While he was talking, he looked a little embarrassed and shook his head with emotion.

Bi Maokang couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

As a result, Emperor Chongzhen once again heard the report from his chamberlain that Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, had come to request an audience again.

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

As soon as Bi Ziyan entered the palace gate, he saluted again and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I heard that the new army will soon leave Haizhou, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to get the military supplies for a while. There is another matter, firearms Training costs a lot of money and food. If Your Majesty wants to organize and train the new army into a firearms army, the Ministry of Revenue really cannot afford the supply."

Indeed, if the firearms army is to meet the combat standards of the new army, the amount of firearms and gunpowder consumed in training will not be small. The imperial court's finances are mostly without roots, and the money gained from ransacking homes last year was only so much. Although the seeds of a source of money have been planted, they are still just seedlings and have not yet come to fruition. 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: "Reorganizing the new army is a top priority. Only if this is the case, our Ming army will have combat effectiveness. Therefore, reorganizing the new army is the most important thing." Military matters cannot be delayed for a day. As for the source of money and food, I will find a way!"

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

Emperor Chongzhen, on the other hand, was sitting on the throne, lost in thought, quietly thinking about where the money and food came from.

After thinking about it all over the place, his eyes finally lit up, so he entered the chat group, clicked on the Manjianghong icon, and asked in a private message: "Do you have any clues about Dongwu?"

This Manjianghong is the king of Tang Dynasty. At this time, he was in Yunnan, and together with Min Hongxue, the imperial envoy and cabinet minister, he recruited troops for training as a basis for attacking Dongwu.

Hearing the emperor's initiative to ask questions, the King of Tang did not dare to neglect, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, King Dongwu Talong seems to be different from the previous King Dongwu in terms of warlike nature. He seems to be recuperating and recuperating, which is quite popular with Dongwu people. Min Ge always thought that the sooner the better for Dong Wu’s battle. Once the waiting time is too long and King Long gains a firm foothold and wins the support of all his subjects, the war will be difficult to fight! "

In the original history, after King Talong won the throne, he did begin to recuperate. He moved the capital to Ava, rectified the administration, appointed talents, rectified and strengthened the Ahmadan organization, surveyed and registered the national population and land, reformed the administrative system, strengthened centralization, utilized and controlled religious forces, encouraged farming, developed production, and encouraged fertility , population expansion, etc., greatly improved Dongwu's national power. As a result, Dongwu, under the rule of the Toungoo Dynasty, once again experienced political stability and economic prosperity.

If Ming Dynasty waits until such a situation occurs, it will indeed become difficult to attack again.

"But I have just completed the recruitment of the first batch of soldiers. It will take at least several years of preparation to train and attack Dongwu." King Tang continued to send a private message, "I'm afraid Dongwu is not easy to fight. !”

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

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