"Min Ge Lao has sent Badending back to Mubang to contact his old subordinates, and has another careful move to provoke the resistance of Dongwu's local forces. However, King Long held heavy troops, and although he could stop him, he would eventually be suppressed."

It can be seen from the words of the King of Tang that they were already trying their best to prepare, but the time was still insufficient.

So Emperor Chongzhen replied: "Since this is the case, the troops of Governor Zhu Xieyuan to quell the northwest rebellion is coming to an end. I can order him to dispatch some elite troops to Yunnan to participate in the Battle of Dongwu. However, the costs of the army's opening and related expenses need to be provided by you, how about it?"

When the King of Tang heard this, he was overjoyed and had accumulated hundreds of years of property and the income from selling land in the future. It can be said that he had the least shortage of land at the moment, which was money. Therefore, the King of Tang immediately replied without hesitation: "I am willing, thank you, Your Majesty!"

He could feel that the emperor really wanted to make Dongwu.

But he didn't know that Zhu Xieyuan was always crying and even put his ideas on the branch of the Ming Construction Bank. At present, the imperial court had no money to allocate it. But the King of Tang had money, so he secretly explained to Zhu Xieyuan to send an army good at fighting in mountain rainforests to the King of Tang. The military expenses required, including the dispatched troops and the funds required by Zhu Xieyuan, as for how much it could be finally collected from the King of Tang, they would discuss it themselves.

Emperor Chongzhen thought this way and then chatted with King Tang privately: "In addition, the capital has developed a new firearm called a flintlock rifle. It is no longer ignited with fuses, and is not afraid of wind and rain. It has many advantages. Using these firearms to train the army, one is that the physical fitness of the soldiers is not high, and the other is that it can become an elite army in half a year. At present, the various ministries of the Urth Mongolian have proposed high-priced procurement to me. But I think that you may need it more, so I will ask you, if you need it, I can supply you with the right price. After all, there is a difference in closeness and distance. How about it?"

What the Tang King lacks is time. If the firearm army can train ordinary people into elite troops in a short period of time, it would be a pillow. However, based on the old examples of firearms used by the Ming army in the past, he hesitated for a moment and said: "Since Your Majesty said so, this flintlock rifle must be very good. I would like to ask, what is the probability of this flintlock rifle blowing up the chamber?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shook his head and replied: "I have rectified the military weapon bureau and military battle bureau and strictly checked the firearms, whether flintlock guns or cannons, are the strictest controls. If the firearms are operated according to the regulations, there is no possibility of explosion!"

After stopping, he added: "The Mongol envoy of the Vilat participated in the training of the new army and personally experienced the excellence and power of these firearms, so that he would offer me a high price to buy them."

The King of Tang was rich anyway, and when he heard this, he thought it was a little bit, and felt that the emperor had no need to lie to him, so he replied that he would buy a batch.

Hehe, another arms business was sold! Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself, and then said: "Now the training of this new army has just been completed. I was originally planning to send all of them to Haizhou, Liaodong to fight against Jianlu. But since you want to use a flintlock rifle, then that's fine. I will select 500 new army flintlock rifle soldiers who can adapt to the southern climate to go to Yunnan, as the instructor and backbone of your firearm army. In this way, your army can be trained as soon as possible, how about?"

"I am grateful to you for your grace!" When the Tang King heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly responded, and decided to make up for this matter!

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he looked at this private chat. In the Mongolian side, he used cattle and sheep to trade, but because it was too far away, the arms transaction would not only be completed by Gushihan and other officials, but also negotiated with each other to complete it for at least one year.

But the Tang King in Yunnan is different. Now, it can be arranged with a decision. It will take less than a month for the Tang King's property to arrive in the capital. In this way, the funds for continuing to train the new army will be available.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about this and couldn't help but feel a little moved. After all, the arms business is the best!

So he quit the chat group and attracted Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Revenue, to tell him about this matter and resolve his concerns. Then he called Bi Maokang, the Director of the Military Weapons Bureau, and also revealed the matter of King Tang, so that he could further optimize the production process. If necessary, although the steam engine produced in the Military War Bureau is still being improved, it can be used regardless of power consumption, and provide necessary and stable power. Of course, he also had to inform the chief assistant Wen Tiren of this matter.

After all this, the day passed again.

Before going to bed, Emperor Chongzhen followed the usual routine and went to the chat group to see if there were any comments.

In the chat group, as always, the most topics are about talking about illegal things in the service house. After all, this matter almost affects everyone in the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen flipped through a few screens and did not continue. When he was about to leave to sleep, he suddenly received a private chat. He saw that it was sent by Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory: "Your Majesty, I have found some wealthy merchants in the lake, most of which were transported to the coast and then sold overseas privately."

In the past, the Ming Dynasty banned the sea. However, these wealthy merchants in Fujian and Guangdong have been purchasing Hushi in large quantities, which is not surprising. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was not surprised by this news. However, when he had time to say something, he saw Wang Chengen chatting with emotion, saying that the business was really profitable, and then explained in detail the reasons for the huge profits. After the acquisition of Hushi, he used more people with fame to avoid taxes along the way, and then sold it to the sea, which would make about three times the profit...

Seeing these private chats afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen's heart moved and replied to Wang Chengen: "Look at the wealthy merchants in Fujian and Guangdong. If they smuggle again, report it to me and search the house and ask for guilt."

To be honest, he really wants these wealthy merchants to continue to do the smuggling business and not pay taxes to the government. In this way, fat sheep will be waiting to be slaughtered!

"Don't worry, your majesty, I found out that smuggling is prevalent in Fujian and Guangdong. Not only these wealthy merchants, but also ordinary people. I can guarantee that they will continue to do illegal and disorderly things!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned. Wang Chengen's words reminded him that although the sea was opened, if Sun Chuanting strictly collects taxes, this large-scale smuggling would continue to prevail. In this way, there must be enough navy patrolling the coast!
Chapter completed!