Sure enough, after hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhu Youtang suddenly became interested. He no longer kept a straight face, but approached his son and asked: "Then have you ever calculated how many salt classes there are in the entire Ming Dynasty?"

"About ten million taels per year!" Zhu Houzhao said matter-of-factly.

"So many?" Zhu Youtang seemed to be frightened and asked in disbelief.

When Zhu Houzhao saw his father's appearance, he sighed in his heart. The emperor did not have a clear understanding of the national power of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the national power of the Ming Dynasty was increasing from beginning to end, but the wealth was not in the hands of the emperor.

That's all. After the arrival of the Spanish and Portuguese, the smuggling trade will develop greatly, and the national power of the Ming Dynasty will increase.

In today's world, if you use money to throw money at someone else, Ming Dynasty can smash everyone else's head. Coupled with its huge population base, Ming Dynasty is the bug of this era.

such a pity!

None of them are used in the right place. If Chongzhen's salt class is ten million per year, then it is just to throw the salt class to Liaodong and burn it. It will burn ten million taels every year. Look how long Nurhachi and Huang Taiji can last. The Ming Dynasty is not without it.

It is not that there are no good generals among the capable ministers, but they have been delayed by a group of national moths. It is urgent to eliminate the moths.

"Tell me!" After Zhu Youtang came to his senses, he spoke again: "How much do you want this time?"

"At least one million taels!" Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said: "My son wants to reorganize the Black Dragon Army. This will be an army that has never been seen in the Ming Dynasty. It will be organized based on the Beijing camp. Once the Black Dragon Army is formed,

I will use the Black Dragon Army to replace the Beijing camp. The system of the Beijing camp is corrupt and there are too many people, and I will use the Black Dragon Army to recruit troops."

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao with some embarrassment: "But what about those noble and hereditary generals?"

The proportion of this group in the Ming Dynasty was really too large. Qi Jiguang was all hereditary, as were generals everywhere. They were the biggest resistance to military reform.

"Keep those who are obedient, and deal with those who are disobedient." Zhu Houzhao's eyes were cold. He wanted to lead Daming forward, so it was naturally impossible to carry a load on his body. Once he started running, he could help.

If the Ming Dynasty succeeds, it will naturally be reused. If it becomes a burden to the Ming Dynasty, it will naturally be eliminated directly.

Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a wry smile: "These people usually look like nothing and don't do anything serious, but once they are touched, they are very difficult to deal with."

Zhu Youtang understands this. The connections between these people are really deep. It's okay to deal with one of them occasionally, but once a bunch of them are involved, there will be problems. This scale is very difficult to grasp.

"So I want to establish the Ming Dynasty Martial Academy." Zhu Houzhao didn't make any detours and directly expressed his thoughts.

"Martial arts academy?" Zhu Youtang couldn't keep up with his son's thoughts, but he was used to it. His son often came up with something he didn't understand, so he nodded and said, "Tell me about it!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said: "In fact, it is similar to the Imperial College. The first batch of personnel recruited by the Martial Arts Academy are the sons of nobles and hereditary generals from various places. The teaching is not like the Imperial Academy, but the method of military training and unrivaled righteousness.
Chapter completed!