"Your Majesty, this is the secret technique of our Taoist sect, so..." At this point, Zhang Xianyong stopped, and his meaning was self-evident.

"Are you talking to me about conditions?" Zhu Youxiao's tone turned cold in vain, and he said every word. The cold and stern tone immediately made Zhang Xianyong tremble all over. Standing in the empty hall, he felt an overwhelming pressure on him.

Attack.

Zhu Youxiao was a prison guard in his previous life, and he always spoke the truth when facing prisoners. In this life, he was born into a royal family. He was established as the grandson of the emperor as soon as he was born. His status was lofty. After a long period of accumulation, he had no idea how powerful the superiors were.

Now when you get angry, you will be frightened.

"Your Majesty... I am a poor Taoist..." Zhang Xianyong broke out in cold sweat, his mouth opened, not knowing what to say, the best, so he had no choice but to recite.

Long paragraphs of simple words flowed from Zhang Xianyong's mouth. The plain and detailed words were completely the vernacular used by ordinary people to talk to each other. There was no profound and mysterious language at all as imagined. But this is the real situation. Classical Chinese

Simple language, which can be understood in many ways in one sentence, is completely unsuitable for a complex and precise subject like martial arts.

Zhu Youxiao listened attentively. With his many years of martial arts knowledge and experience, he could definitely tell that this was indeed a profound breath-control technique that would be of great help to him. Zhang Xianyong did not lie to him.

"You are very good, there is no trick." Zhu Youxiao's indifferent words made Zhang Xianyong smile helplessly. Who dares to play tricks in front of the emperor?

"Go and tell the immortals in the sect to gather in the capital on July 15th. I am going to reform Taoism. I hope you can seize this opportunity." Zhu Youxiao opened his mouth and said something that surprised Zhang Xianyong.

, but what I want to hear the most.

"Your Majesty..." He couldn't help but ask, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the emperor.

"Go back, everything will be discussed on July 15th." After confirming the time again, Zhu Youxiao was no longer interested in leaving him and turned around to leave. He couldn't wait to try out this inner breath technique.

Looking at the emperor's figure without looking back, Zhang Xianyong felt helpless. The emperor's temperament was so unpredictable that he didn't know how to deal with it.

"On July 15th, I don't know whether this reform is a blessing or a curse." After sighing, he left the palace under the guidance of the young eunuch.

After sending Zhang Xianyong away, Zhu Youxiao conveyed several orders to the cabinet. First, he asked him to inform each province to appoint academic officials, and told himself to appoint candidates. Unless they had official positions or were over fifty, they would all go to Beijing to take the exam and participate in next year's exams.

In the Spring Festival, those who violate the rules will be deprived of their honors.

Then, he officially issued an imperial edict to promote Li Tao to the rank of Major General and General Xiliu. He transferred 10,000 people from the Yulin Army to form the Xiliu Army. At the same time, in this imperial edict, Zhu Youxiao once again made changes to the military system.

An adjustment was made, with a battalion of 500 people as the basic combat unit, and a three-three system for battalions and above. The previous four-four system was canceled, and the army was stipulated as the highest combat group, rated at 50,000 people.

In other words, the numbers of the Yulin Army, the Hussars Army, and the Xiliu Army have been unified, all at 50,000, and the total number of the three armies is 150,000. After the expansion of each army is completed, Zhu Youxiao will have enough exciting troops on hand.

, it is entirely possible to carry out bold military reforms.

This time, Zhu Youxiao did not limit the sources of Yulin Army and Xiliu Army to the capital or Beizhili, which is now Hebei Province, but relaxed them all, planning to recruit from Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and Jiubian.

Anyone who is under thirty years old and has strong military skills can apply for recruitment. Even those who are in the guard or in the military can also apply, and officers from various places are not allowed to stop them.

Zhu Youxiao's calculations are very loud. These places are the targets of his next military reform. As soon as the certificate and announcement are made, young people with ideals and ambitions in the local army will come one after another, and there is a lack of such a group of people.

, which can effectively reduce the resistance to military reform.

Of course, these veterans in the army must have the habits of the old army, so Zhu Youxiao restricted the quota and only recruited 20,000 soldiers from the garrison, and the remaining 50,000 were all recruited from local good families. Such a mixture, when

But there is no worry. What's more, he is very confident in the discipline of the army he has built with his own hands. Anyone who comes in must practice it and rebuild it.

Facing the ambitious and somewhat militaristic emperor, the first assistant Li Ruhua didn't know what to do. He couldn't persuade him or not. Finally he had to say quietly, "Does your majesty have the financial resources to support such a high price?"

The Ministry of Revenue cannot come up with money for military expenses."

Regarding this, Zhu Youxiao laughed and said nothing.

Not to mention other things, after he ascended the throne, he had a high amount of savings of 30 million taels of silver. Not to mention three armies, even three more armies were trivial. What's more, in the Hongwan case, he made a fuss when he ransacked his house.

The industrial base in the western suburbs of the capital and the navy in Tianjin were all obtained from this stolen money.

Besides, Wang Wenyan is now in full swing in Changlu, carrying out salt farm reform and sales at the same time. Just selling salt in these short few months is more than enough.

Abundant financial resources gave Zhu Youxiao enough power to do whatever he wanted to do.

However, he is not complacent about it. Everything now is based on the fact that the reform has not yet begun and is in a state of development. Until next year, the official system will be overhauled, salaries and benefits will be increased, the navy will be expanded, the city defense force will be established, and the field army will have all firearms.

, then I don’t know how much the consumption will be.

Therefore, the top priority is to carry out the reform of the salt industry to the end, and then establish a systematic commercial and tax collection system. Zhu Youxiao does not intend to collect agricultural taxes. There are too many disadvantages in this, and they have reached the point where they cannot be changed.

As for the situation, the gentry, officials, clerks, and grain chiefs from all over the country were all involved. Zhu Youxiao did not have so many manpower to send to change the agricultural tax.

It's so troublesome, it's better not to accept it.

The benefits of salt and iron, the benefits of foreign trade, and the benefits of commercial taxes are enough to support the operation of the entire country. If he has the determination and perseverance to rectify agricultural taxes, he might as well make up his mind to nationalize all land and include grain

The control of the state drove the gentry and the money in their cellars into industry and commerce.

Militaryly, the garrison was abolished, the Reform Commission's city defense army and field army were abolished, politically the imperial power was sent to the countryside, county magistrates were decentralized, economically the focus of taxation was shifted, and the state regulated grain. This is the current pattern set by Zhu Youxiao, with strong

With military power as the backing, we can cleanse the whole world, even if the whole world rebels.

The Ming Dynasty's system is rotten to the core. Without such drastic reforms, there will be no new life at all. Without touching the lowest level of farmers, any reform will only be like Zhang Juzheng's New Deal. It will be short-lived, people will die and the government will die, leaving only in history

It's just a resounding name.
Chapter completed!