A thick stack of notes was placed on Zhu Jun's imperial case. Zhu Jun looked at the notes with interest, and then he realized that the names of Burmese officials' embezzlement and bribery were similar to those of the Ming Dynasty. What are the losses of silver, cutting corners, showing off various names and taxes, etc. Zhu Jun carefully read several Burmese officials' apology notes, and found that someone had embezzled 200,000 taels of silver. In Burma, this was one-eighth of the tax revenue a year. Zhu Jun really couldn't understand how a small county magistrate made it.

"Your Majesty, those county magistrates are now very peaceful. When the prison guard of Dali Temple went to collect the apology early in the morning, many people asked to go home to take care of their elderly care. These people were probably scared and would rather be rich than be this official again." The young minister of Dali Temple smiled beside Yang Jingwen.

Zhu Jun's trial sneered, and Zhou Mubai spoke out, his face was full of ruthlessness and said, "It's not so easy to be an official. I think the emperor should issue an order to arrest these dirty officials and search the house and exil. In this way, at least two million taels of silver will be added to the treasury."

But Mu Tianbo kept shook his head and said, "These county magistrates have a wide connection in Myanmar. If they are too harsh, they will push the gentry to the opposite side of the emperor. The gentle ministers think that the emperor should deal with it lightly. Since these Burmese officials are no longer willing to be officials, the emperor should take the opportunity to dismiss them and let them become rich men?"

"Mr. Mu said nothing. If you force me hard, it is difficult to guarantee that those county magistrates are anxious to jump over the wall. I think Mr. Mu's opinion is more stable." Yang Side said.

Zhu Jun frowned. He didn't know what was wrong with the cabinet these days. It was like a gunpowder barrel every day. On one side was Mu Tianbo and Yang Side, and on the other side was Zhou Mubai. He kept making trouble. He took the blame and gave up his apology, pondered for a moment: "I am not worried about these county magistrates. The energy of the cabinet should be put on the establishment of a new army. I ask you, how should the original county soldiers be solved? How should we master it?"

Mu Tianbo pondered for a moment and was about to speak, but Zhou Mubai had already stepped out first and said, "Your Majesty, I think the new army can be mixed into three units, one is Burmese soldiers, two is Siamese soldiers, and three is Han soldiers. All soldiers are mixed into the new army for three months and then are assigned to various command camps. In this way, no matter which camp, there are the Han soldiers, the second is Burmese soldiers, the Siamese soldiers, and all the middle and high-level generals try their best to promote the Han people, so there are no foreign races who intend to rebel."

Zhu Jun nodded and looked at Mu Tianbo and Yang Side again. He said, "Mu Aiqing is the chief minister, and Yang Aiqing is also the Minister of War. What do you think?"

Mu Tianbo and Yang Side both thought that Zhou Mubai's opinion was pertinent, and there was nothing to be refuted, so Mu Tianbo stepped forward and added: "The three tribes are mixed into one army. First, we must teach those Burmese soldiers to speak Chinese from the Siamese soldiers so that they can communicate with each other. Secondly, the emperor should let them know that you are not only the emperor of the Han people, but also the Burmese and the Siamese Earth Emperor. Therefore, when the evening training is completed, you can follow my magical machine and bravely camps, so that the teachers can let them understand the principles of heaven, earth, kingdom, and teachers."

Zhu Jun nodded in thought, and the brainwashing education of Burmese and Siamese people would probably be a little more serious. In fact, most of these soldiers were illiterate fools. Not only did they have no concept of family and country, but they knew nothing about superiors and inferiors. Just like a piece of white paper, as for how to touch the white paper, they all looked at the teachings. Not only should they fill in their thoughts of loyalty, but they should also let them understand the concept of honor.

"It's hard!" Zhu Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head. He planned to arrest the new army's ideological education with his own hands. Such things are not lazy. If the education is good, these fresh blood will become the basis for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. If the education is bad, it will become a stumbling block for Zhu Jun.

"How many soldiers are the emperor planning to recruit?" Yang Side asked.

"Soldiers are more important than elites. You can recruit 5,000 Burmese soldiers and 5,000 Siamese soldiers. As for the Han people, you only need to be strong and strong." Zhu Jun paused and said, "Yang Aiqing. Now Nepal, Cambodia, Annan, Sumatra, and Lancang have paid tribute to our Ming Dynasty. There are also many Han people living in the five countries. The Ministry of War can go to various counties of the five countries to post announcements. Anyone who is willing to settle in Haidu will be given ten taels of silver. If anyone joins the army, the silver will be doubled."

"I obey the order. The emperor's plan is very good. As far as I know, since I asked people to enter the pass, the number of Han people in the South China countries increased dramatically. These five countries alone could obtain at least 10,000 troops. In this way, the new army would be 20,000, including 10,000 Han people, 5,000 Burmese people, and 5,000 Siamese people. In addition, 10,000 veterans in the original five camps, our soldiers had 30,000 armored men. One step closer to the Northern Expedition." Yang Side said happily.

Zhou Mubai shook his head and said, "Emperor, now we have land in nine provinces, with a fertile land of thousands of miles. The people under our jurisdiction are more than 1.5 million. How can these 30,000 people be controlled by only these 30,000 people? These 30,000 people seem to be quite a lot on the surface. But if they are scattered to various provinces, there are only a few thousand people in each province. If someone rebels, he still needs to mobilize a large army to attack. The ministers have calculated privately that if there are no 50,000 people, they cannot defend the four directions in any case."

Zhu Jun's eyes sank and said, "Zhou Aiqing is very worried. But I don't plan to garrison troops in various provinces."

"Ah? If the troops were not stationed, wouldn't there be a city without defense?" The three cabinet ministers could not help but shout.

"No," Zhu Jun nodded confidently. He tapped the imperial case with his knuckles and said, "I want to build a road so that all provinces can connect to our sea. My dear friends, I ask you, if there are cement roads in the city between the states and provinces, how many days can I get to the border from the sea?"

Zhou Mubai suddenly realized and replied: "The farthest border between Haidu and the farthest border is only more than 200 miles. If you build a passage, you can get there by carriage and horse racing for a day and a night."

"That's true." Zhu Jun opened his bright eyes and increased his voice: "If the states and provinces are connected, if someone invades the border, I can send troops to expedition within one day. Not only that, the transportation of food and goods and goods can also be improved. I ask you, how long does it take for a merchant to transport goods from Haidu to northern Myanmar?"

Zhu Jun then stretched out nine fingers, saying, "Nine days, these nine days will not only consume people's energy, but the consumption along the road is also amazing. After one trip, the original price of 10 taels of silver will take fifteen taels to arrive. When it comes to the hands of the people, it will be twenty or thirty taels. If I can build a road, I can transport these goods to northern Myanmar within one day. By then, the cost of merchants will be smaller and the price will be lower."

Zhu Jun didn't say anything, that is, if you want to be rich, you should build roads first. However, at this time, the literati and officials were very fond of Yanli, so Zhu Jun could only avoid talking about it, otherwise he would be bombarded by Mu Tianbo and Yang Side again.
Chapter completed!