Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, Li Yi explained: "Your Majesty may have seen the military report. I originally surrounded the tower worship army with a wooden urn city, and lined it with a hundred fire muskets, and was assisted by artillery. In the end, no one was injured."

One person killed hundreds of enemies and captured Tabai. It can be seen from this that the firearms in the army are not useless, but they cannot be used to their full potential. According to the minister's assumption, the new army will naturally use firearms as the mainstay, supplemented by traditional weapons. It must be vigorously

Develop new firearms to enhance the lethality of firearms. In this way, compared to traditional martial arts fighting, the new army only needs to master battle formations and the use of firearms. In this way, the training time is shorter than that of the old army, and its lethality is higher than that of the old army.

To be stronger, the number of people required is only half of the old army. In this way, the new army will be an elite army, and it can be used properly in running for aid and fighting in battle formations. There is no need to recruit a large number of old troops to garrison the city and disrupt the place."

"What about economy? What is economy?" Cao Huachun was very interested in this word.

Li Yidao: "Economy is commerce. Since ancient times, the circulation of goods around the world has relied on commerce. Commerce and trade include not only the circulation of goods, but also production, processing, maximizing value, etc. The Ming Dynasty's treasury is empty, but it is not that the Ming Dynasty has no money. In the southeast

Along the coast, merchant fleets carried goods to Nanyang and Japan. Every time they came and went, they could earn tens of thousands of taels of silver. With so much silver flowing through the Ming Dynasty, the accumulated wealth was immeasurable."

"You mean there is a lot of money among the people in the Ming Dynasty?" Cao Huachun asked doubtfully.

Li Yi nodded and said: "The Ming Dynasty was poor. The people who were poor were the people, and the country was poor. The real wealth was in the hands of the businessmen in the south."

Chongzhen nodded repeatedly and said: "I have also heard that in the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, a businessman is as rich as the enemy and spends a lot of money. But they are citizens of the Ming Dynasty and have no evil intentions. How can I get money?"

In fact, the Chinese have been very keen on investing in land since ancient times. Once businessmen in the Ming Dynasty earned money, they would buy fields. In essence, they were also landlords.

Li Yidao: "The profits of merchants are derived from their business operations, and there is nothing wrong with it. But Eunuch Cao also said just now that the world is not as big as the king's land. So as people of the Ming Dynasty, they are protected by the Ming Dynasty, and they should pay taxes on the money they earn.

.As long as the emperor sends tax collectors to collect taxes, just for trade, I am afraid it will be worth the tax of the Ming Dynasty in the past year."

Before Chongzhen could speak, Cao Huachun said worriedly: "The Ming Dynasty also collected taxes on merchants, but it was not as effective as you said. Moreover, this was a competition for profits with the people, which will definitely arouse the resistance of southern merchants. When the time comes, the north will be unstable.

There is another turmoil in the south, which may be detrimental to our country."

Chongzhen nodded when he heard this and said, "Zizheng, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Li Yi smiled and said: "When I was in Anxin, the government divided the fields into upper-class fields, middle-class fields, and lower-class fields. If the emperor is worried that the people will be burdened by taxes, why not set a limit so that merchants can import and export goods every year?

When you earn money, you only have to pay taxes when you reach a certain amount. Ordinary traders and ordinary people just buy some trivial things, so they naturally do not need to pay taxes, but those big businessmen who make huge profits every year must pay taxes. In this way,

Then the common people will have no worries, and the tax revenue of the country will increase greatly."

The method of implementing hierarchical differential tax treatment is very novel. Chongzhen said: "If this is the case, it is feasible."

Li Yi added: "On the other hand, mineral iron and salt are goods that circulate all over the world. They were operated by the government during the Han Dynasty. At that time, they were able to support Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's crusade against his ministers. Nowadays, private salt is prevalent, and iron tools are also widely circulated.

In Northern and Eastern Lu, the government should implement government management and nationalize some minerals that are allowed to be mined by private parties. In this way, the country can build workshops and produce goods, which are then circulated by merchants. In this way, it will benefit the country.

To increase a large amount of income."

"Isn't this Wanli's policy?" Cao Huachun was a little surprised.

When Wanli sent eunuchs to serve as mineral tax collectors, they were opposed by the ministers of the court, which caused a huge commotion. Finally, with Wanli's death, the mineral taxes could no longer be collected.

Li Yi encouraged Chongzhen to collect mining taxes this time, but on the other hand, it was somewhat different to allow merchants to participate in the circulation of finished goods.

Chongzhen listened carefully and felt that several of Li Yi's opinions were very novel and worth trying.

"What about the last dynasty?" Chongzhen asked.

Compared with the first two, what he attaches most importance to is the construction of the imperial court, because the imperial court system and framework will affect everyone's responsibilities, powers, and power, and it is the same for himself.

Li Yi also knew that this issue was very sensitive and was slightly silent.

Emperor Chongzhen saw it and said, "If you have anything to say, no one else will know."

Li Yi then said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. There are three shortcomings in the country today. One is the chaos of the court, the other is the local disobedience to government orders, and the third is serious corruption. These three points are the most important and the most important.

Difficult to solve."

"Then how do you think we can solve it?" Emperor Chongzhen asked anxiously.

Looking at the young emperor, Li Yi said: "The chaos in the imperial court lies in the fact that the ministers have different ideas and only focus on fighting for fame and power without doing practical things. To solve this problem, the emperor must promote a group of ministers who are loyal to the emperor and have experience in governance."

This matter has simply entered the heart of Emperor Chongzhen. He has always wanted to take control of the imperial court and realize the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, the Donglin Party has not cooperated. This matter has made him worried day and night, but today Li Yi said it

come out.

"The reason why local governments do not obey government orders is that the powerful officials collude with them or are restrained by them. Therefore, we should not distinguish between officials and officials, or whether they are from Jinshi or civilian backgrounds. We should actively promote officials with experience in governing and place them in various positions.

Let them govern the local area and select courtiers from them. In this way, the lower-level officials all want to be promoted, the people everywhere support the law, and the gentry does not dare to be too arrogant. As for corruption, what the ministers say is all in the same law. As long as

Rebuild the Ming Dynasty Law and strengthen the legal system so that laws must be obeyed and law enforcement must be strict. Then officials will not dare to break the law and corruption will naturally be reduced."

Li Yi talked about his suggestions from three aspects: military system, economy and government, which made Emperor Chongzhen very happy.

"Zizheng is a great talent. Every suggestion is aimed at the long-standing shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty. I am very pleased. But I still have a few questions to ask?" Emperor Chongzhen lowered his attitude.

Li Yi said: "Your Majesty, please ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

Chongzhen said again: "Now that refugees are everywhere, causing civil unrest, how should we solve it? Although I am the emperor, I have many constraints from the courtiers, so what should I do?"

Li Yi replied: "The chaos caused by the refugees is caused by natural and man-made disasters, corruption is not cured, and the national treasury is out of food. It cannot be managed in a short period of time."

Hearing that it was impossible to govern, Emperor Chongzhen asked: "Is there no way at all?"

Li Yi said: "There is one way. Just like the Song Dynasty, turn these hungry people into an army, and then implement military control and let them go to farm and hunt. No matter what they do, as long as they can get food. As long as they have a bite to eat, the refugees will be

I will not rebel. As for the courtiers' restraints, this is what the emperor should do, and I really can't talk too much."

Chongzhen got the answer, but he was not satisfied.

But having an answer is better than having no answer. Emperor Chongzhen said: "In that case, I will let you go to Liaodong. But there is one thing you must do for me."

Li Yi said: "Please give instructions from the emperor."

Chongzhen said: "The relationship between Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong has been tense recently. I also heard that Mao Wenlong was trading with Donglu, selling grain and iron ingots to them. Please help me check on Mao Wenlong."

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, not expecting that he would actually take on this job.

Cao Huachun next to him looked at the snow scene outside the window and suddenly smiled and said: "Zizheng, the snow scene is beautiful now, do you have any poems?"

Emperor Chongzhen also looked at Li Yi.

Li Yi smiled, thought for a while and said: "After thinking hard, I can only come up with one sentence."

"Which sentence?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

Li Yi looked at the white snow outside the window and said calmly: "Thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting."

One day later, the imperial edict was finally issued.

Zhongshu Sheren directly announced the edict at the inn: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven. The edict says that although Mr. Li Yi is a civil servant, he is loyal to state affairs and kills captives to serve the country. He is truly a hero. I should not be stingy with praise..."

Listening to the reading of the imperial edict, Li Yi felt calm. Although he was named a censor, he was probably a little more excited than he is now when he was named a censor.

"I thank you, Lord, for your kindness." Li Yi immediately bowed three times and kowtowed five times.

The Jingcha Censor itself is a supervisory censor, and the supervisory censor is ordered to supervise various disciplines. Among them, the one appointed by the emperor is the Jingcha Censor.

The censor inspected the world on behalf of the emperor. He could take charge of unjust cases of imprisonment, corruption and military rebellion, as well as the suppression of banditry. It could be said that he had great authority.

The emperor asked himself to be the supervisory censor and went to Liaodong, but he also took great pains.

The next day, Li Yi set off back to Ningyuan City.

When I returned to Ningyuan City, I naturally wanted to visit Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan was very happy to see Li Yi back and said: "Zizheng is back."

Li Yi cupped his hands and said, "I'm here to pay my respects to the Lord of the Department, Lord He."

He Kegang, who was standing next to him, nodded and said: "This time you have been granted the title of censor, and you will supervise border affairs on behalf of the emperor. No need to be too polite."

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "I have something I want to entrust you to do. Is Zizheng willing?"

Nominally, Li Yi was directly responsible to the emperor. Yuan Chonghuan did not have the right to assign affairs and could only seek opinions.

Li Yidao: "What are your instructions, sir?"

He Kegang said with a smile: "Your Majesty has now eased the relationship with Marshal Mao, and plans to escort a batch of money and food to Pi Island. However, the number of soldiers on Pi Island has not been determined. You are the censor and have the right to supervise the border generals.

So I want you to accompany me to Phi Island."

Li Yi did not expect that he would be sent to Pi Island by Yuan Chonghuan just after he arrived in Liaodong. Isn't this the same mission as the emperor's mission?

If he didn't know the emperor's character, Li Yi must have thought that Yuan Chonghuan had received instructions from the emperor. After thinking about it for a moment, he felt more and more that this trip was not as simple as Yuan Chonghuan said.

Seeing that Li Yi refused to let go, Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "It's okay if you don't go. According to the censor, it is not under my jurisdiction. You can move freely."

At this time, Li Yi came to his senses and said: "I am willing to go to Pidao to help Mr. He check the number of troops."

He Kegang smiled when he heard this and said, "I feel much more at ease now that I have my son helping me."
Chapter completed!