Building roads is not an easy task, nor is it something that can be accomplished in one or two days. In terms of the current financial and technical level of the Ming Dynasty, it is really unimaginable to build two wide roads worth more than a thousand miles.

But no matter how difficult it is, it must be done.

...

After the test ride on the carriage, Zhu Cilang met with a group of Western missionaries such as Joshua Chan.

Zhu Ciyang had no interest in their teachings. What he really cared about was how much knowledge and budding of Western science these missionaries brought from the West?

As a time traveler and former teacher, Zhu Cilang has a certain understanding of various disciplines, and it is not difficult to talk to these Western missionaries at all.

Everyone was surprised by the Ming Emperor's proficiency.

But Ruowang had already known that he had drawn a cross, and his blue eyes flashed once again with admiration for the Ming Emperor.

...

The next day.

Emperor Longwu made a military parade at the school grounds outside the city and inspected the Beijing camp.

The new leader of the Three Thousand Battalions, Hu Dawei, led the 1,500 elite troops from the merger of the former Baoding cavalry and the Three Thousand Battalions.

Yang Xuan, deputy general of Jingwu Camp, Ma Deren, the chief general of Zuoliu Camp, and Dong Qi, the new chief general of Youliu Camp, led the infantry phalanx in the middle. Finally, Li Shun, the chief general of Shenji Camp, led the artillery phalanx in a mighty manner.

On the high reviewing stand, Zhu Cilang, in golden helmet and golden armor, looked at the elite soldiers walking past the stage, and his mind was a little far away. At this moment, he thought not only of Jiangxi and Xiangyang, but also of the vast Mongolian grasslands and the heart-wrenching pain of the Ming Dynasty Liaodong.

After the military parade, the Beijing camp began to secretly dispatch troops to Xuanfu.

...

At the end of October.

Two new yamen were established.

One is the Health Department of Neiting Imperial Hospital.

The other is the Audit Department of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Health Department of Neiting Imperial Hospital is responsible for national health and is in charge of epidemic prevention. The first doctor was Wu Youxing, a famous plague expert.

Although Wu Youxing was a famous doctor of the generation and first learned about the plague and wrote the "Plague Theory", he had no fame and lighting system and could not be an official. For this reason, Zhu Cixuan specially established a health department in the Imperial Hospital, with Wu Youxing as the main official. In this way, Wu Youxing was bypassed the obstacles of not being fame and unable to be an official in the court as an Imperial Hospital.

----Although in terms of history, after the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, whether it was the drought or plague in the north, they had passed their peak period and entered a period of easing and dormant, Zhu Cilang did not dare to be careless at all. In the long run, the health of a country and a court is actually second only to education and economy.

Some officials questioned the emperor's "opportunity" and established a health department in the inner court, allowing Wu Youxing, who had no fame, to be the chief official, but also to be in charge of national health. Some officials raised doubts, but they were all rejected by the emperor.

"How does the plague occur, how to suppress it, and how to treat it? Wu Youxing's plague theory is written most clearly and in detail. For fifteen years, Chongzhen has been in Baoding area, taking huge risks to treat the people and provide advice on epidemic prevention. If it were not for his efforts, the plague would have spread to the capital in 16 years."

"Professional use of specialists is the study of Emperor Taizu Gao's human resources, and I will never forget it. If anyone among you can recommend someone who has fame and fame and is proficient in plague, I can immediately replace Wu Youxing!"

...

The Audit Department of the Ministry of Revenue was established, and the first doctor of the Audit Department was Wu Weiye, the left son of the former Zhan Shifu.

As the former teacher of Emperor Longwu, when Zhu Cilang was just acting as the Beijing Camp Pacifier Army, Wu Weiye made great efforts. Although he kept muttering and was dissatisfied with what Zhu Cilang did, he sorted out all the tasks assigned by Zhu Cilang from daily use of the Prince's Mansion to logistics supplies, various accounts, and various accounts. He worked hard and was very reliable and durable. Therefore, the Audit Department was established, and Zhu Cilang thought of him the first time he thought of him.

Although it is called the Audit Department of the Ministry of Revenue, the direct superior of the Audit Department is not the Ministry of Revenue or the cabinet, but the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

This was finally decided by Emperor Longwu and the ministers of the cabinet.

The main task of the Audit Department is to audit the accounts of the six ministers and the governors' yamen in various places. Although it is just a small audit department, it has the power to go directly to the Heavenly Court. In the future, the Audit Department will also act with the Jinyiwei.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty was extremely chaotic. Once, Emperor Chongzhen sent 100,000 taels of silver to the Liaodong front line. Later, he sent the Jinyiwei to the secret investigation, but found that the last one to the Liaodong front line was only 10,000 taels of silver, and the other 90,000 taels were all misappropriated and greedy by officials at all levels. Emperor Chongzhen was furious when he heard this and ordered the Jinyiwei to investigate thoroughly, but the final result was that many of the embezzled parts of the officials were accumulated for a long time and had to be issued.

In this life, with Zhu Cilang's efforts, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty increased. In addition, this year, the salt merchants were seized in Jiangnan and the nobles were confiscated in the capital. With these two items, the Ming Dynasty's court had an additional income of nearly 10 million taels of silver. The salaries and food and wages of officials and soldiers who had accumulated over the years had been reissued by October. Although the officials in the court were dissatisfied with Emperor Longwu's imperial examination reform, they were very satisfied with the timely payment of salaries in the court.

However, it cannot be maintained for a long time by chasing the house alone. In addition to increasing taxes and reforming the fiscal and taxation system, modern budget and audit systems must also keep up.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty had no annual budget. How to spend what money? In addition to the salaries of officials and the food and salary of officers and soldiers, everything else was paid at any time, and they would spend whatever they were going to happen. In a good harvest, the court could barely support it. If it was a disaster, it would be a good time when the bowl was clean and a tael of silver could not be taken out.

For this reason, it is often the food that is eaten by the emperor and the whole thing is made up, and the fiscal and tax expenditure system is more chaotic than income.

"From the beginning of my sensibility and concern for national affairs, I gradually understood one truth. To put it bluntly, it was actually just two words. Silver!"

"If there is money, Shaanxi will not be in chaos, Liaodong will have sufficient troops and enough food, and it will be difficult to achieve success in building the enemy."

"The word "silver" is easy to say, but it is not easy to get it."

"But what is heartbreaking is that many of the silver collected by the court through hardships are not used on the blade. Some are wasted and used in places that should not be used, while others are greedy. The court sent people to investigate, which is also the protection of officials and shirk responsibility."

"So today I want to say two words, one is budget and the other is audit."

"Man stands without predation, so is the country."

"I think how much does the imperial court spend every year? There is a surplus or a vacancy, and how much does it have? Where does the imperial court plan to use silver and how much does it have? Except for the secrets of the Ministry of War, the income and expenditure of other departments must be clearly listed. What should be spent and what should not be spent in the court? The Censorate reviewed it and it will not be implemented in the next year after everyone has no objection!"

“That’s the budget!”

"There is a saying among the people, "There is a big belly and a big bowl, which means that."

"From next year, the annual income and expenditure of the Ming Dynasty court must be made, calculated, there is supervision during the event, and review afterwards. Everything will be followed according to the budget. The ministers of the cabinet and the six ministers and nine ministers must always hold the account of the court's finances and taxes. If anyone destroys the court's fiscal revenue and expenditure, who acts randomly and spends the court's silver, I will never give up!"

"The money that has no plan or approved by the Censorate will not be allocated."

"Of course, what should I do if I encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters and sudden wars?"

"Then we set up a backup budget, and all the expenses will be withdrawn from them. If it is not enough, we can add them temporarily."

"The six ministries and nine ministers, and the local governors should be supervised, and I am no exception. How much money will the inner court treasury earn in a year? How much money will I need next year? The audit supervisor in the palace has a detailed list. After the afternoon day, it will be sent to the Censorate. The Censor of the Censorate and the Censorate of the Six ministries can review it. If it is not supposed to be spent, or if it is too much, you can raise it. If it can be reduced, I will report it."

Hearing this, the ministers were all surprised.

He has always restricted his ministers and not his kings. Unexpectedly, this time, His Majesty the Emperor actually restricted himself.

In addition, the Nei Tingku is the emperor's private money. It has always been a secret that the Nei Tingku's money has. The emperor did not allow all officials to inquire, but this time, Emperor Longwu took the initiative to show his fortune and gave all officials a clear explanation to the people of the world. This surprised and unexpected to the ministers.

"Your Majesty's wise~~~"

...

In early November, just as the first heavy snow fell in winter, the cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue was urgently drafting the budget for the first year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Longwu Zhu Cixuan quietly left the capital and led Chen Qiyu, Gao Doushu and Liu Yongzuo, three military ministers and a group of staff. Under the escort of Sanqian Camp and Wuxiang left and right guards and Longxiang Guards, they left the capital, passed Juyong Pass, and went to Xuanfu.

Unlike the past, Zhu Cilang, who had become the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, this time he rode a horse carriage, and a new four-wheeled carriage made by Johnson Chan. One carriage and four horses were all the way along the official road, which was both stable and comfortable. The wheels were not slower than the speed of riding.

Zhu Cixuan, who was riding in the car, not only could he get better rest, but he could also handle political affairs and military newspapers sent from various places in the car.

"Your Majesty, Zhangjiakou Feiju~~"

Yu Hai sent a secret report.

Zhu Cilang finished reading carefully.

---After more than two months of planning and preparation, Baolid of the Linger troops has tempted Haozit Left Banner and Shiketeng Banner to agree to the four flags to jointly operate and carry out a large raid on the Wanquan Right Guard area of ​​Zhangjiakou, the Ming Dynasty to alleviate the dilemma of the current lack of medical treatment and medicine and being unsustainable.

Among the four flags, the head is the Hozit right flag--Zasak King--Roerdeni.

The four flags gathered a total of 20,000 troops and divided into three groups. Now they have quietly gathered three hundred miles away from Zhangjiakou. They will launch direct attacks on the Yutailing, Wanquan Right Guard, and even Zhangjiakou within three to five days. Their strategic purpose is to break through the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty and enter the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Wanquan Right Guard, Wanquan Left Guard, and even Huaian Guard, Xuanfu Town plunder to alleviate their material crisis.

Putting down the secret report, Zhu Cilang spread out the map and once again carefully looked at the terrain of Zhangjiakou, Xuanfu, and the Wanquan Youwei generation.

As for the current progress, everything went very smoothly. With the infernal Affairs of Baolide, the Ming Dynasty knew everything about the four flags outside the Zhangjiakou, and the four flags outside the frontier were gradually stepping into the trap built for them by the Ming Military Office. As long as they broke through the Great Wall and entered the Wanquan Right Guard, they would face the Ming government army that was ready for battle and the numerous encirclements that could not escape. In this way, it would be no problem to completely encircle the four flags outside the frontier, completely annihilate or force them to surrender.

...

Zhu Cixuan was thinking about possible negligence and loopholes. Although the Military Affairs Office had repeatedly deduced the sand table many times and considered all possible negligence and loopholes, Zhu Cixuan still did not dare to be careless. This time, he mobilized more than 40,000 Beijing camps, 20,000 Xuan soldiers, as well as Yutian cavalry, Miyun cavalry, plus 3,000 battalions and Wuxiang left and right guards, a total of 4,000 cavalry, in order to damage the four flags outside the Zhangjiakou border in one fell swoop and restore the tranquility of Zhangjiakou.

At the same time, the harassment of the Jizhou Great Wall and Yongping Great Wall by the Mongolian tribes such as Hathashishen and Kalaqin have never stopped. The Great Wall on the border has been constantly on fire. Therefore, gathering heavy troops in Xuanfu cannot last long. We must fight as soon as possible and evacuate as soon as possible to prevent accidents in Jizhou, Yongping and other places...

"Your Majesty, you won't collect information outside the Jizhou Great Wall at night. The information you just intercepted~~"

Yu Hai entered the car again.

After reading this secret report, Zhu Cilang's face changed slightly.

----Ajige, Prince Jianluying, who was stationed in Jinzhou, is leading a thousand Jianlu cavalry to move to the Zhangjiakou area.

Azig?

Zhu Cilang felt a stern and immediately realized that Ajige would not appear in Zhangjiakou for no reason for his position in Jinzhou City. Common sense is that he might have caused trouble in Zhangjiakou because of the secret order.

Once Ajig appears in Zhangjiakou, the most direct influence will be the highest commander at the Mongols' scene no longer the Hozit right banner-Zasak-King-Roerdeni, but Ajig.

As Ajige's identity, he may be able to mobilize more Mongolian Eight Banners. In that case, not only will the scale of the war be expanded, but the most important thing is whether this plan to close the door and fight the dog will be seen through by Ajige?

Although Ajige's political strategy was almost zero. In history, after Dorgon's death, he made a fool of himself and was liquidated in a mess, Ajige was a natural warrior. His sense of smell and ability to lead troops on the battlefield were unquestionable. Among the sons of Lao Nunurhaci, Ajige was not the most intelligent or the most powerful, but his military achievements were always at the forefront. During the Battle of the Canal last year, Ajige detoured Changping and attacked the canal, causing huge damage to the Ming Dynasty. Such a record could not be explained by luck alone.

Now that Ajige appears in Zhangjiakou, Zhu Cilang immediately realized that the plan to induce the four flags outside the Zhangjiakou border into the encirclement of Wanquan Right Guards, and then the plan to encircle and annihilate is probably going to change...
Chapter completed!