The army has been a gold-swalking beast since ancient times.

Nowadays, more than 200,000 troops are reorganized, and the money and food consumed every moment are a huge number.

Jizhen, Xuanfu, Jingying, and even Yongweiying have been reorganized to the present, in just a few months, and the growth of one of the troops is only in the initial stage.

But in this initial stage alone, nearly one million taels of silver had been spent, among which weapons, armor, and even the repair of the city defense fortress in Xuanfu in Jizhen undoubtedly occupied the majority.

Of course, military salary and salary is also a quantity that cannot be ignored. On average, the annual salary of each soldier is about ten taels of silver. This number is not too high. Therefore, every month, the army will subsidize some hard currency such as grain and salt to those with families.

For this alone, more than 200,000 troops paid in full, and the silver consumed every year was as high as two million taels, not to mention the various consumptions throughout the year.

It is only a rough estimate that to maintain this huge army and make it combat-capable, the silver consumed every year is nearly three million taels, and there are countless food and supplies!

Now that it is in its initial stage, this number needs to be further improved!

In addition, nowadays, there is no doubt that the astronomical figure will be used to change the flintlock rifle on a large scale.

And this amount is obviously an unbearable number for the Ming Dynasty today!

You should know that the current Ming Dynasty can collect only more than four million taels of taxes every year. The taxes in the first year of Chongzhen hit a new historical low in the Ming Dynasty due to frequent natural disasters and man-made disasters!

The taxes I paid in Beijing throughout the year were only 3.56 million taels!

This number is like a joke for a central dynasty that dominates the world and is still authoritative, compared to an era when there is no shortage of silver inflows from outside the world!

No, it's even more speechless than a joke!

Everyone knows that this number is wrong, but... few people will come forward and reveal this huge joke!

There is no doubt that this number is a bit difficult to raise this army, not to mention anything else.

Not to mention, this country needs to consume money and food, far more than this army.

In this way, it is completely expected that at most one or two years, if the army has not found a way to increase its wealth, the army will have to lay off its troops due to lack of money and food, and will lose its combat effectiveness.

This question has obviously been an undeniable fact.

Before the reorganization started, this opinion also occupied the vast majority of the memorials opposed by the court officials.

But the emperor ignored it, and the bloody storm that followed also silenced the court officials.

The problem that everyone can see will be broken out soon. This mountain that is pressing above their heads will collapse on its own...

They are waiting for that day to come. At that time, it will be not too late to settle the accounts after autumn.

If this continues to develop according to normal rules, this army may be the last rejuvenation and glory of the Ming Dynasty in the eyes of later generations. Of course, it may also have to be labeled as the cause of the Ming Dynasty's demise.

After all, once hundreds of thousands of well-trained soldiers lose control, they are far from being able to exterminate the Ming Dynasty today!

Li Xiu could see all this clearly, and Zhu Youjian could also see it clearly.

Can……

If Zhu Youjian was saying that in order to take power and to have insurmountable confidence, he promoted the birth of this army.

Li Xiu built this army with his knowledge of the endless thieves and chaos in history and the army that never stopped in the Later Jin Dynasty.

The situation is very obvious. If there is no strong soldier, the Ming Dynasty will survive and wait until the day when it dies.

If there is a strong soldier, perhaps it will have the power to fight to the death!

Fighting out a new sky with the sun and moon is like Li Xiu and Zhu Youjian’s idea.

However, compared to Zhu Youjian's uneasiness, Li Xiu seemed much more calm.

In fact, perhaps it is a long-term peace and a long-term view of the world, many people forget that an army, a large army with strong forces and well-trained army, naturally appears harmless within the rules, and even if there are extraordinary actions, they are always bound by reins.

But... Once this rule is truly broken and once it reaches a truly irreversible room, this army will not sit still and wait for death, and Li Xiu will not sit still and wait for death.

Over the years, Li Xiu has used various means to plunder some of his wealth and has survived in the camp of the Jintaifang in Yongwei. Zhu Youjian also knew it clearly and knew it well.

Once, there is a dead end...

Then, we can only take risks!

Of course, this is just an expectation of the worst case, and the possibility to reach this point is very small.

At this time, in the Qianqing Palace, Li Xiu and Zhu Youjian both fell silent in a rare manner.

The reason for this was that the flintlock rifle was made. Of course, the flintlock rifle was only tens of thousands of pieces and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver would not make the two of them too confused.

The real reason for the entanglement is the financial and tax issues raised by both of them because of the flintlock rifle.

Nowadays, the reason why it can organize and maintain such a huge legion is that it is the confidence created by a few unexpected money.

Unexpected wealth naturally cannot last long, and sustainable fiscal and tax revenue is the foundation.

And this is the reason why the two are really confused!

"This matter is not feasible?"

In the silence, Zhu Youjian asked again.

Looking at Zhu Youjian's expectant eyes in front of him, Li Xiu was silent for a long time before saying, "It's feasible, but it's not feasible now!"

After saying that, Li Xiu added:

"The court has not been stable, the administration has not been clear, and the people are in chaos. Reforming taxes is like adding fuel to the fire. The world is in chaos, only in the evening!"

"It's a mess, and it's not impossible to destroy and build a big shot!"

This time, Zhu Youjian rarely did not obey Li Xiu's advice, but instead said something that his identity as emperor was not able to say.

As soon as this statement was made, Li Xiu was also a little stunned. Shouldn’t this be said by him, a warrior, and then the emperor refuted it?

Now it seems... it's the other way around!

But when he saw Zhu Youjian's pale expression that was hard to hide, and even his desire, Li Xiu was shocked.

Can he... let the emperor not be too hasty?

Emperor... Does he still have time to be too hasty?

silence!

Li Xiu was also rarely silent about it!

Although the situation seems calm, it is just forcibly suppressed by the military front. In the secret, the surging waves are far from calming down.

Now, what we need to do is to stabilize the situation, consolidate the foundation, take every step forward, and slowly plan!
Chapter completed!