Looking at the scattered snowflakes flying in the air, Zhu Youxiao under the eaves narrowed his eyes.

I have the world in mind, and what I consider is not the heads of more than 200 people, but the lives of thousands, thousands, and tens of millions.

In order to revitalize the Ming Dynasty and not repeat the tragic scene of corpses and blood, you will die as if you are!

"The Emperor." Wang Tigan held the mink cloak again, "It's strong, be careful of catching a cold."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, turned around and walked for more than ten meters, and stepped into the East Warehouse. In winter, this place was changed to his office.

The pavilion is warm, but there are authentic heating facilities rarely built in the palace. Although it is quite costly, the geothermal heat is comfortable and there is no fireworks at all.

"Emperor." Li Chengcheng stood up and saluted, "I have already calculated it. Do you want to see it now?"

She also enjoyed her happiness. The small table was moved to the corner and became a close female secretary. Well, she was still an accountant, a shoveler, and a girl warming the bed...

Zhu Youxiao reached out to take the document, walked to the imperial throne and sat down, and looked it out casually.

It was an idea to reduce the tax on money, grain and taxes for the eight prefectures in Jiangnan next year, and Li Qiyuan advised him to stay there. However, Zhu Youxiao asked him to take it out and inform him in advance.

The tax on money and grain in Jiangnan is indeed very heavy, as I said before. It is precisely because of this that the phenomenon of leaking money and grain is extremely serious.

For example, if a student takes money and food from a wealthy family, he will swallow it under his own name; for example, if a gentry forces a small person to give it to the people, or if he loses taxes, he will transfer the taxes to the people, etc.

The heavy burden of taxes and service is unbearable for the people, and they have to seek shelter from the gentry who enjoy privileges and exemptions.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao reduced the money and food, so that the people who promoted to fight for money could take a breath. At the same time, it could also reduce some people who had to contribute to the gentry and landlords.

In fact, if localities can find out the number of land that leaks money and grain, and then implement Li Qiyuan's suggestion and cancel the exemption of the surveillance and miscellaneous flow, the total tax that can be collected next year will not only not decrease, but may also increase.

This is so great that the people have reduced their burdens. The state collects a lot of taxes, money and grain, but the gentry and students will have to bleed more.

After reading Li Chengcheng's rough estimate based on data from the Ministry of Revenue, Zhu Youxiao has become more determined in his judgment and is more disgusted with the greedy and shameless gentry students in Jiangnan.

The data from the Ministry of Revenue is not accurate, but it also shows a rough idea. When Liu Lishun and other local officials cleared the leaks, this number will be more accurate, and the taxes that can be collected will increase significantly.

I originally wanted to come here leisurely and have a restless New Year before talking about it. But these slutty guys are forced to get angry!

Zhu Youxiao put down the documents in his hand and felt that at most one year of buffering, he could promote the allocation of taxes to acres.

Of course, this stake in the acres is not the same as in history. Moreover, it depends on the overall situation, internal and external, which should be a comprehensive consideration.

What is more important is the result of foreign wars. Continuous victory can not only boost people's morale, but also enhance one's prestige.

The train runs fast, all depends on the locomotive!

Without the wise and wise man, how could he reverse the defeat in Liaodong? Not only did the border police stop, but it also made it difficult for the East to move.

The so-called "a wise ruler will be straightforward" means that there will be a wise ruler first and then there will be a wise minister. It should be similar to the rise and fall of the country, right?

Zhu Youxiao suddenly smiled bitterly. I am afraid that just fabricating charges for "killing scholars and burying scholars" confirmed the name of a foolish monarch, which is difficult to whitewash!

At this moment, Wang Tigan hurriedly advanced and submitted a Liaodong military newspaper reported by Yuan Keli, the governor of Dengzhou.

Zhu Youxiao quickly opened the reading and saw a happy smile slowly rose on his face.

The report first talked about the Battle of Lushun. The Ming army repelled the attacks of the two banners of Jiannu, built four lines of defense before the cold weather, achieved in-depth defense, and basically stabilized the occupation of Lushun.

Then there are the combat process and specific results of other Dongjiang Army associations. In addition to regaining tens of thousands of Liao people, the biggest record is Mao Chenglu's contingent.

In more than ten battles, 423 levels were beheaded, and 69 men and women were captured, and they were escorted to the capital soon.

"Watch the cabinet to discuss rewards." Zhu Youxiao smiled happily, handed the report back to Wang Tigan, and said, "It should be a restless New Year."

"With this good news, the New Year will be even more joyful." Wang Tigan flatteredly and complimented: "It is all the emperor who is wise and the soldiers on the front line have no worries about food and salary, so that they can only use their lives to the battlefield."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, thinking that this was true and there was nothing to be modest.

If it weren’t for his own planning and slashing around, how could the Dongjiang Army be fully equipped and its combat power increased in more than half a year?

With most of the land bases of Jinzhou, a hundred-mile land area, the restraint on Jiannu is even stronger, and perhaps the winter offensive will go bankrupt!

If the two defenders of the association were dispatched to a group of war horses to enhance their ability to attack quickly, it would have better results, right?

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Lushun, to be precise, should be half a Jinzhou. Well, it’s called Luda, it has been firmly occupied by the Ming army.

In the narrowest part of South Guam, four trench wooden stakes with a distance of more than one mile were located across the line, completely blocking Jiannu's pace of going south.

The trench is not deep, only four or five meters wide; the wooden stakes are not dense, and the gap is enough for one person to pass through, and there is no need to even go sideways.

But behind these obstacles are the trench chest walls, as well as dense and ferocious muskets, cannons and grenades.

After losing more than 2,000 troops, Dai Shan had no choice but to give up and retreat to the Jinzhou Acropolis to confront the Ming army.

The pressure of the offensive was greatly reduced, and the Ming army did not relax.

While continuing to strengthen the front line of defense, the military and civilians dug trenches and set up watchtowers in the east and west coastal areas to prevent the sea water from freezing in severe winter, Jiannu took the opportunity to raid on the ice.

A large amount of wire was transported to Lushun. Under the guidance of the craftsmen who followed, the new defense tool of wire mesh was applied to coastal defense lines.

A wooden pile about one meter high is wrapped around it, several iron wires are distributed up and down, and barbs are twisted with pliers, and then they are stretched out. In conjunction with the trench in front, a formidable and solid line of defense is formed.

Zhang Pan twisted the wire barbs, reached out his finger and tried it, nodding in satisfaction.

Such defense facilities are easy to arrange, and for the defenders behind, the musket shooting range is wider and easier to shoot.

It can be imagined what kind of violent blow the enemy will suffer from gathering in front of trenches and barbed wire.

"Sir." Liao Min next to him looked at Zhang Pan and his eyes moved to the pliers in his hand again.

Zhang Pan grinned, returned the pliers, and continued patrol with a few personal soldiers.
Chapter completed!