Chongzhen really didn't say anything to Zhu Jie, taking away the military power of the Tianwei Army, but giving the entire Nanzhili military and political power.

Zhu Jie's heart was also a little shaken, the soldier died for his confidant, since Chongzhen was so kind to his trust, of course he couldn't do something ungrateful.

Zhu Jie said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the matter of Nanzhili, you can rest assured, two things, one is to allow the ministers to open the sea ban in Nanzhili and allow overseas free trade; Second, to allow the ministers to streamline the administration of the elite troops in the South Zhili, I need to cut the redundant troops of the South Zhili and select and train the elite soldiers! ”

Chongzhen frowned, neither of these two things is so simple.

"Zhu Jie, let's say one by one, the first thing, open the sea ban, allow free trade, if we open the sea ban, what if the Japanese and red-haired pirates make a comeback? When the time comes, the southeast coast will be in chaos again......"

Zhu Jie smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there are ministers in Nanzhili, what pirates are you worried about?" What are you worried about? How many of them come, how much the minister will clean up for you, not only will they be cleaned up, but they will also be beaten to their lair in one fell swoop, and they will be killed cleanly, and the minister is suffocating in his heart, just to take them out! Only when we open up the sea ban to encourage trade, will more silver flow into the country from overseas, which is a good deal......"

Chongzhen nodded, with Zhu Jie's guarantee, what else is Chongzhen worried about? After all, Li Zicheng was cleaned up by Zhu Jie within a few months, and a group of widows couldn't become any climate!

"What about the second thing? Zhu Jie, you want to lay off redundant personnel, I understand, the imperial court has a group of uncles, and they don't have to fight if they want to fight, they are all a group of soft-footed shrimp, just let them fight the grass cowards, it's enough to choke, not to mention the real team, but the redundant personnel are eliminated, but they need money, and now the imperial court has no extra money and food......"

Chongzhen is right, the redundant personnel are eliminated, whether it is an official scribe or a soldier in the army, if you want to eliminate it, you have to let the family live, you have to give a bowl of rice to eat, otherwise, these eliminated personnel are a bomb, which will be detonated at any time, and when the time comes, the unlucky thing is the peace of the local society.

Zhu Jie said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this minister has already been prepared, whether it is an official or a military general, once it is eliminated, part of it, the minister will give priority to finding an errand for them, and if they can't get an errand, the minister will follow their money, less than a year's salary, and a year down, there is no less than a sum of silver, which is enough for them to find a share of the mission, second, I will also order Nanzhili to exempt these people from taxes for two years, within two years, whether they are doing business or farming, they will never be taxed on a copper plate!" There are these two, enough to settle most of them, and the rest are very few, there is no way, there will be beggars in any state and county, if they are not diligent and do not divide the grain, then they deserve to be poor! ”

Pay for a year!

Chongzhen gasped and said in shock: "Zhu Jie, pay them for a year for nothing, how much silver do you get!" You're not kidding, are you? Where did the imperial court get so much silver? ”

Zhu Jie shrugged his shoulders and replied: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the matter of silver, the minister will find a way, now the soldiers of Nanzhili have a total of forty-nine guards, as well as five guards of the water division, a total of more than 200,000 troops, the minister thinks that the establishment of the five guards of the water division will remain unchanged, and gradually expand to seven guards, forty-nine guards infantry battalions, cut to twenty guards and 100,000 troops, and the salary of these 100,000 troops will be increased by forty percent to stimulate morale and strengthen training, and each soldier will be paid seven taels of silver per year, even so, Every year, you can still reduce the expenditure of three or four hundred thousand taels of silver for the imperial court, and in three years at most, you can block the part of the silver used up by the dismissal of soldiers, and as for the silver saved in the next few years, it is what the imperial court earns, and in ten years, it is three million taels, and you can do a few big things for the imperial court! ”

"But what about now?"

Chongzhen asked, "A year's salary, cut 150,000 troops, each person five taels of silver, that is 750,000 taels, if the elimination management, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of taels will be needed, added together, I am afraid that it will cost more than one million taels, although the imperial court is now more relaxed, but it is enough, where can I still take out this silver?" ”

Zhu Jie said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, don't forget, in the minister's Yongxing Bank, there is silver, and it is easy to directly withdraw one million taels of silver from the bank, only need the imperial court to pay off the principal and interest every month according to the profits, pay it off in five years, sixty months, and it is only less than 20,000 taels of silver per month, and all the profits are calculated and only a hundred thousand taels of silver, which is obvious for the benefits ......it brings."

Chongzhen's face darkened, wiped it, this Zhu Jie, the abacus is really shrewd, but it seems that once the elite army and the government are completed, the benefits that the imperial court will get every year in the future are more than 100,000 taels!

"Hmph, as far as you're smart, anyway, in a word, I gave you the power, you have to do things well for me, if you mess up, I won't spare you!"

Zhang Yan on the side sighed lightly: "It seems that the mourning family still underestimates you, the emperor is not only a handsome talent who strategizes, but also a talent who has experienced the world, the emperor, if you don't use such a talent well, it will be unreasonable!" ”

"What the imperial sister-in-law said is that I will never let him go, and I will definitely squeeze his potential clean!"

"One more thing! Your Majesty, I need your permission. ”

Chongzhen replied: "Say, what else is there?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister went to Jiangnan, it was unfamiliar, the so-called three gangs of a hero, there was no one under the minister, it was absolutely impossible, those talents selected when the minister left Beijing, must follow the minister to Nanzhili, Tianwei Army, the minister will also send a few helpers to rectify the strength of Nanzhili, and ask the emperor for permission."

Chongzhen nodded and replied: "Yes, the strong dragon presses the head snake in the south, Nanjing is the land of the Ming Dynasty, high-ranking officials, honorable old, everywhere, if there is no one to help you, but it is a little difficult, you just have to prepare a concert, report the personnel, I let the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War coordinate for you, this matter, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War will not embarrass you." ”

"Thank you to the emperor!"

Zhu Jie hurriedly thanked him and said: "Your Majesty, that's all there is to it for the minister, the rest is the minister's advice to the court, although the thieves have been exterminated now, but the situation is still very grim, far from the time when we can breathe a sigh of relief, the minister only said two things, and please be cautious!" ”

(End of chapter)