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Standing at the gate of the palace hall, Emperor Tianqi slowly raised his head and looked at the sky.Today is the place where the champion of martial arts will be assessed. Originally, he planned to put the assessment in the palace, but after thinking about it, Emperor Tianqi gave up.

As the saying goes, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy together. Emperor Tianqi decreed that the assessment of the champion of martial arts should be placed in the military field, and the people were allowed to watch it.Literati may not be interested in this kind of thing, but ordinary people are naturally different.Everyone is chatting a lot, and this kind of thing can naturally arouse the interest of many people.

Hearing the cheers coming from the military field in the west of the city, a smile appeared on Emperor Tianqi's face.Such a method can better inspire the confidence of the people, which is naturally very good.The only pity is that Emperor Tianqi couldn't go to see it. After all, it would be very troublesome for the emperor to go, not to mention that Emperor Tianqi had more important things to do.

Stepping back to the front of the map, Emperor Tianqi looked at the place above, with a joyful smile on his face.

Standing behind Emperor Tianqi, Wang Chengen had a wry smile on his face. Every time Emperor Tianqi showed such a smile, he must have decided what to do.And it must be a big deal, just like leaving the palace before. [

"Your Majesty, Empress Zhang is here!" Chen Lin walked in with a bow, saluted Emperor Tianqi, and said in a respectful tone.

Nodding his head with a smile, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "Didn't I say that, as long as I'm not discussing matters, the queen doesn't need to report when she comes here!"

"The crime of being a servant!" Chen Lin quickly knelt down on the ground and said in fear.

"Your Majesty, don't blame Eunuch Chen, it was my concubine who asked him to come in and report!" Empress Zhang walked in with a smile, ever since she knew she was pregnant with Emperor Tianqi's child, she has been in a good mood.

Seeing that Empress Zhang's belly was bulging, Emperor Tianqi also put on a smile on his face, but he still blamed her and said, "Send someone over to tell me something, and I'll just go there. You are pregnant now, you should Good cultivation."

"The concubine thanked the emperor, and the imperial physician also said it. It's not good for the concubine to stay in bed all day, but walking around is good for the body." Empress Zhang gently supported him, and said to Emperor Tianqi with a smile.

Helping Empress Zhang to sit down, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile on his face, "Is Baozhu here today for anything?"

"I just want to come and see Your Majesty. Your Majesty hasn't been there for a few days, and my heart is empty." Queen Zhang said at the same time.There was a look of grievance on his face.But she knew in her heart that it wasn't that Emperor Tianqi didn't visit her during this time, but that he didn't go to the harem at all.

Emperor Tianqi smiled and said: "What Aifei said makes me talk. I'm a bit busy these days, and I haven't gone to the harem. I didn't deliberately neglect you. I will go to accompany Aifei tonight!"

Smiling and shaking his head.Empress Zhang said coquettishly: "I don't mean that by being a concubine. The emperor has no time to go there, so I will come here as a concubine!"

"Report to the Emperor, the Commander of Jinyiwei, Luo Sigong, please see Lord Luo!" Chen Lin, who had just walked out, came back with big strides at this time, kneeling respectfully on the ground and said.

Emperor Tianqi was taken aback for a moment, but then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.Things in Liaodong are almost done, otherwise Luo Sigong would have come back.Just when he was about to order Luo Sigong to come in, and then remembered Empress Zhang beside him, Emperor Tianqi said to Chen Lin: "Let him wait outside!"

In the main hall, Wang Chengen and Chen Lin were both taken aback. Emperor Tianqi was diligent and never delayed the affairs of the court because of his own affairs.If a foreign minister asks to see him, Emperor Tianqi will call him in immediately.But thinking of Emperor Tianqi's love for Queen Zhang, it's not surprising.

"Your Majesty, don't do this. I will leave now!" Empress Zhang stood up and said while pulling Emperor Tianqi.

"I'm going to Kunning Palace tonight, Baozhu should go back first!" Emperor Tianqi nodded slowly, then turned his eyes to Wang Chengen's face and said: "Let someone take good care of you!"

Naturally, Wang Chengen quickly agreed that if he offended Emperor Tianqi, there might be room for change. If he offended Empress Zhang, he would definitely be killed by Emperor Tianqi.

Watching Queen Zhang leave.Emperor Tianqi walked to his dragon chair and sat down, and said to Chen Lin who was kneeling on the ground: "Go and bring Luo Sigong in!"

Not long after, Luo Sigong walked in under Chen Lin's guidance, lifted up his clothes and knelt down on the ground.Loudly said: "Chen Jinyiwei Commander Luo Sigong, see Your Majesty! Long live my emperor!"

Looking at Luo Sigong who was kneeling on the ground, Emperor Tianqi noticed that his hair was a little gray, and suddenly remembered that Luo Sigong was also younger.Quickly walking down the steps, Emperor Tianqi came to Luo Sigong's side and reached out to help him up. [

"At such an advanced age, Aiqing traveled to such a bitter and cold place as Liaodong for me, and I feel sorry for it!" Emperor Tianqi pulled Luo Sigong, with deep concern in his tone.

"My ancestors became Jinyiwei during the Yongle period. I have lived in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. The Luo family has been Jinyiwei for generations and has been deeply favored by the emperor. The emperor is the Luo family's great benefactor. Luo Sigong will go through fire and water for the emperor, and will not hesitate!" Luo Sigong bowed his body. , the tone is very serious.

Looking back at Wang Chengen, Emperor Tianqi ordered: "Give me a seat!" Then he turned and walked back to his dragon chair.

"Aiqing, tell me about Liaodong!" Emperor Tianqi is most concerned about Liaodong. If the restructuring of Liaodong is successful, then other places can be considered.

"Return to Your Majesty, this is Lord Sun's memorial, please take a look at it!" Luo Sigong took out Sun Chengzong's memorial and put his hands on top of his head.

After taking the memorial presented by Wang Chengen, Emperor Tianqi slowly opened it to read, and the entire reform process was written on it.The screening of soldiers and officers has already taken the measures taken by Sun Chengzong, which is very detailed.

Putting the memorial aside, Emperor Tianqi said to Luo Sigong: "The land has been divided, and now Sun Aiqing is selecting soldiers and forming a new army. Do you know much about these things?"

"Return to the emperor, I know something! Master Sun is going to adjust the army layout in Liaodong, and demolish many forts between Shanhaiguan and Shenyang. Build a new huge fort to store heavy troops. All the small forts in the past were abandoned. In addition, in Shenyang Garrison heavy troops, build a horse farm between Shenyang and Liaoyang, and raise war horses. How to do it, because it hasn’t started yet, so I don’t know. But before it starts, Lord Sun should have a memorial to submit!” Luo Si respectfully gave After a salute, he said everything he knew.

Slowly nodding his head, Emperor Tianqi continued: "Then do you know what Sun Aiqing plans to do in this selection?"

"Return to the emperor, this is a memorial about the establishment of the new army, Mr. Sun entrusts his ministers to present it!" Luo Sigong took out another memorial from his bosom, lifted it to his head, and said in a respectful tone.

Emperor Tianqi was stunned for a moment, pointed at Luo Sigong with a smile, and said, "Do you still have any memorials there? Bring them up if you have any. When did you become like this!"

Touching his nose in embarrassment, Luo Si respectfully said: "Go back to the emperor, this is what Mr. Sun ordered, only these two books are left, there are no more!"

Ignoring Luo Sigong, Emperor Tianqi took the memorial and slowly opened it.It was still an old routine at the beginning, and it was only after touting the Emperor Tianqi that he got to the point.

There are 18 soldiers trained, of which 430 are cavalry, 700 are field infantry, and the remaining [-] are soldiers defending the city.This does not include some technical arms such as personal guards and horse breeding.If everything is counted, the number of Ming troops in Liaodong will be around [-].Looking at the food and salary given by Sun Chengzong, each person is two taels of silver per month, which is the military salary.These people need [-] million taels of military salary every year, and this is just one item of military salary.In addition, people eat food and grass fed by horses, armor and weapons for combat, and other military supplies. The money invested in Liaodong alone requires [-] million taels of silver every year.

Facing this shocking figure, Emperor Tianqi had a wry smile on his face. It is really not an easy task to feed the army.What those ministers who opposed the reform were right. Liaodong’s taxes would certainly not be able to make up for the difference. There is too much money in it.

Emperor Tianqi couldn't help complaining to Sun Chengzong. Is the military salary of two taels of silver too high? If it is replaced by one tael of silver, it can save 200 million taels of silver every year.

Regarding the current purchasing power of money in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Tianqi still knew well. The price of rice in the market is not high now, and one tael of silver can buy a stone of rice.Emperor Tianqi also calculated that a stone of rice weighs about three hundred catties.Three hundred catties of rice is enough to feed a family of ten for a month.The remaining one tael of silver can be used to buy meat and add some clothes.

If the money is distributed according to this amount, then in a family of ten people, if one person is a soldier, then he can live a very good life.In addition to planting some fields, it is a well-off level in this era.

Frowning and walking back and forth in the hall, Emperor Tianqi felt a little helpless. If he agreed, he would spend 200 million taels more every year.If it is changed to one or two, the days of serving as a soldier will still be miserable haha, and the meaning of recruiting soldiers will no longer be there.

In the Ming Dynasty, a seventh-rank magistrate had a yearly salary equivalent to only 45 taels of silver, which was less than four taels of silver per month.Your salary as a soldier has risen to two taels, which is indeed not low, but the salary of an officer must be higher, and the cost of this military salary will become a big one!

Rubbing his forehead, Emperor Tianqi told himself that he still had to get money.Anyway, it's all done, so it's not short of 200 million taels!

Luo Sigong on one side naturally knew what Emperor Tianqi was worried about, that was an annual expenditure of 700 million taels, definitely not a small sum.If all the military systems of the Ming Dynasty were changed in this way, I wonder if Emperor Tianqi can bear it.Luo Sigong was also worried, where would Emperor Tianqi get so much money! [