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Seeing that the emperor was so sure, the two surnames Bi looked at each other and had to keep their tempers down and not rush to send troops. Because they also knew that the focus of the court now was to solve the Jianlu of Liaodong.
However, after knowing that there was such a big news, their emotions could not calm down no matter what. That was more gold and silver than the wealth of everyone in the Ming Dynasty added up! And it is certain that this mountain is definitely a mountain, not a hill.
With excitement, Bi Ziyan quickly bid farewell to the emperor, and he was about to arrange to negotiate arms deals with Weilat Mongolia.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and watched the two ministers take their leave. In fact, there was one thing in his heart, or the benefits were not expressed. That is, if Weilat Mongolia had sharp firearms and could defeat Tsarist Russia, the small countries around him would be fine.
If Wei Lat Mongolia wants to keep buying arms from the Ming Dynasty, it is definitely not enough to rely on the cattle and sheep in their own hands. Then, they can only use the firearms in their hands to rob the countries and tribes around them, and then transfer the robbed materials to buy them from the Ming Dynasty. In other words, they basically acted as thugs of the Ming Dynasty and worked hard for the Ming Dynasty.
While he was thinking this, he suddenly saw Bi Ziyan, who was about to reach the gate of the hall, turned back again. With excitement, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have the right to report!"
"Authentication!" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this, and nodded curiously and agreed.
Then Bi Ziyan looked up excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, since the Mongolian side of the Urat tribe 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, so my Ming Dynasty will make more money!"
This was what he thought of before, and he was waiting for the emperor to make suggestions after he finished speaking. Unexpectedly, when he was shocked by the emperor's previous news, he almost forgot about it. He was a loss when he came to the door of the hall.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shook his head and said, "The current production of flintlock rifles is not high, and more firearms cannot be sold for the time being. Moreover, the benefits of this flintlock rifle must be experienced by the buyer. Just like those of the Mongolians of the Weilath tribe, they participated in the training of the new army together. Only when they knew how to train the strongest firearm army, would they be willing to buy it at a high price. This is also the reason why I agreed to let the Mongolian envoys of the Weilath tribe go to the Beijing camp and go to the new army for training!"
Hearing this, Bi Ziyan suddenly realized. It turned out that the emperor had been far-sighted and had long considered these things, and had been arranging this matter since the New Year!
He had nothing else to do, so he retreated. After leaving the hall gate, he rushed to catch up with Bi Maokang, who had taken the lead, and immediately asked him to find a way to increase the output of the flintlock rifle. The principal was not enough, so he could go and see the emperor together and give more to the Military Weapon Bureau.
Bi Ziyan's enthusiasm scared Bi Maokang. It was not like this before! He also understood that the reason why the Minister of Revenue changed so much was there. He naturally agreed to this, and at the same time, he felt a lot of pressure.
The two were walking out, suddenly, Bi Ziyan slapped his forehead and said in annoyance: "What's wrong today? I originally had something to report to the emperor, but I only remembered it now."
While talking, he looked a little embarrassed, and at the same time shook his head and sighed.
Bi Maokang couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
So, Emperor Chongzhen heard the eunuch report again that the Minister of Revenue Bi Ziyan came to ask for an audience again.
"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless, but naturally he would not refuse, so he asked Bi Ziyan to meet again.
As soon as Bi Ziyan entered the hall gate and saluted again, he told Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I heard that the new army is about to set sail, but it is probably difficult to collect all the military supplies for a while. There is another thing, firearm training consumes a lot of money and food. If Your Majesty still wants to train the new army as the firearm army, the Ministry of Revenue will not be able to provide it."
Indeed, if the firearms army wants to meet the combat standards of the new army, the gunpowder consumed for training will not be a small amount. The finances of the court were mostly rootless water, and the money obtained from the house search last year was only so much. Although the seeds of the source of money had been planted, they are still just seedlings, and it is not time to bloom and bear fruit. Bi Ziyan's words cannot be unreasonable.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and thought for a while, then said to Bi Ziyan: "The matter of reorganizing the new army is the top priority. Only in this way can our Ming army have combat power. Therefore, the matter of reorganizing the new army cannot be delayed one day. As for the source of money and food, I will find a way!"
Bi Ziyan was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he could not object. If the emperor could find money, he would not object. So this time, he finally left the palace and did not return.
Emperor Chongzhen sat on the imperial throne, fell into deep thought, quietly thinking about where the money and food came from?
After thinking about it all over the southeast, northwest and north, his eyes finally lit up, and he entered the chat group, clicked the icon of Man Jianghong, and asked in private: "Do you have any eyebrows on the other side of Dongwu?"
Man Jianghong is the King of Tang. At this time, he was in Yunnan, and together with the imperial envoy and the cabinet assistant Min Hongxue, recruiting military training to attack Dongwu.
Hearing the emperor's voluntary questioning, the King of Tang did not dare to be negligent and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the King of Dongwu seems to be different from the King of Dongwu before. It seems to have a respite and rest, and is quite supported by the people of Dongwu. Master Min Ge thought that the sooner the battle of Dongwu, the better. Once the wait time is too long, King of Long has gained a foothold and won the support of all subjects, the war will be difficult to fight!"
In the original history, after King Talong seized the throne, he did begin to recuperate. He moved the capital to Awa, rectified the administration, appointed talents, rectified and strengthened the Ahmudan organization, investigated and registered the national population and land, reformed the administrative system, strengthened centralization, utilized and controlled religious forces, encouraged farming, developed production, encouraged childbirth, and expanded population, which greatly improved Donggo's national strength. It once again showed political stability and economic prosperity and development under the rule of the Tou Dynasty.
If such a situation occurs and the Ming Dynasty attacks again, it will indeed become difficult to fight.
"But now, I have only completed the recruitment of the first batch of soldiers. I have to train and invest in the attack on Togo, and I have to be prepared for at least a few years." The Tang King continued to chat with him privately, "I'm afraid Donggo is not easy to fight!"
Chapter completed!