Of course, it is not enough to just grasp this power, and the court must also grasp the financial power.

Otherwise, the border troops will expand rapidly, and the border generals will gradually lose their attention to the court.

The consequences are very serious.

To control financial power, the court must have money.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhu Youlang was in a hurry to start a maritime trade and allowed Zheng Chenggong to open up the Maritime Silk Road.

Compared with the agricultural tax collection, the income from maritime tax is more than ten times, or even dozens of times.

This is because sea trade is too profitable. Once sea trade is controlled, the court will make a lot of money, and with money, it will naturally have control.

Of course, a complete set of sound maritime trade systems is also very important.

Otherwise, even if you can make some benefits now, when Zhu Youlang dies and his people die, everything will be useless.

Zhu Youlang felt that the key to sea trade is the port, so it is particularly important to open a port in places.

There was also a sea trade in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but it was all experimental in some places.

Zhu Youlang felt that since he wanted to open the sea, it would be better to open it thoroughly.

You must not be twitchy, it is very boring.

Of course, the opening of maritime trade cannot be fully released at once, but there must be a gradual process.

There are about ten of the first batch of harbours.

Zhu Youlang initially considered Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Haifeng, Nanzhili Haizhou, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Taizhou, Shandong, Dengzhou and Laizhou as the first batch of open sea cities.

These have their own advantages, and there is nothing wrong with opening the sea in the first batch.

Zhu Youlang believed that as long as the imperial court ordered, no one would object.

Two or three years after the first batch of cities opens, the second batch of cities opens to the sea can also be launched.

As long as there is no major problem with this series of operations, the court can still hold it for hundreds of years.

Of course, in addition to opening the sea, Zhu Youlang felt that he had to think of more ways to achieve the promotion mechanism.

The Ming army before lacked a promotion mechanism, and the ascending passage of ordinary soldiers was basically blocked.

In this case, naturally not many people are willing to fight to the death.

I kept my head on my belt all day long, and finally made a contribution but couldn't get what should belong to them. No one could bear it.

Instead of being taken away from the credit for nothing, it is better to live a life of slaughtering. Anyway, you can't starve to death.

This should be the mentality of most Ming soldiers.

What Zhu Youlang has to do now is to make these ordinary soldiers regain confidence in the Ming Dynasty and the court.

The soldiers sacrificed their lives and shed their blood, and the court had no reason to make them feel heartbroken.

Of course, this kind of change is easier said than done.

Even if Zhu Youlang is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he cannot do anything according to his own thoughts.

But if he doesn't do it, the people below will not do it.

Zhu Youlang still has a lot of prestige now, so it would be a pity if he didn't take this opportunity to force the promotion.

Zhu Youlang has already had too much trouble with Zhang Huangyan in this matter.

Zhang Huangyan was born as a Minister of War and once led the army. He has a great say in military system reform.

Zhu Youlang is very confident in Zhang Huangyan.

Of course, in addition to this, the opinions of other ministers should also be listened to.

Listening in a side way will make you secret, and trust in both will make you clear.

Zhu Youlang doesn’t want to be called a fool.

In Zhu Youlang's view, military system reform cannot be determined by just a slap in the head, but requires time to accumulate.

So Zhu Youlang is very patient in this regard.

With the preparation first and then the progress is progressive, Zhu Youlang did not believe that the Ming Dynasty's military system was not reformed well.

Of course, reform will definitely offend people, and it will offend vested interest groups.

Among them, there must be court officials, landlords, and wealthy merchants.

So it is normal to have resistance, and Zhu Youlang is already mentally prepared.

If someone must recite the infamous, then he will recite it.

Zhu Youlang is not a pretentious person, but as the emperor, some things are indeed his responsibility.

"I passed the order and ordered Mr. Zhang to come to the palace to meet him."

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The people moved to the Western Regions one after another, and even groups of people appeared on the official roads.

"Boy, how long will we have to go?"

"Who knows this? Don't worry about so many people, so keep on rushing. Anyway, there are so many people accompanying us on the road, so there is nothing to worry about."

"This is the truth, but I feel tired. I always want to take a break."

"Hold on, let's take a break when everyone rests."

The people's goal is very clear, that is, to walk as much as possible, as possible, to arrive in the Western Regions earlier.

In less than a day, the policies given by the imperial court were the water and moon in the mirror, and they were all painting cakes.

Only when they truly see the land appearing in front of them will they feel at ease.

"When we arrive in the Western Regions, we will build a big house. At that time, we will be able to sleep in three large houses. This way, it will be enough for the children to live when they grow up."

"That's great. We don't ask the children to be rich and prosperous, we just want them to live a peaceful life."

"Yes, there has been no taxes in the Western Regions for ten years. As long as we are down-to-earth, willing to work hard, we will definitely accumulate some wealth."

There are more than one family like this, and almost everyone takes the initiative to go to the Western Regions with their yearning for a better life.

For them, the Western Regions were not a concrete thing, but an abstract concept.

But this is why they can have hope in their hearts and keep going despite extreme fatigue.

The court gave them hope, but they had to fight for the specific ones themselves.

In the Western Regions, the beginning of a beautiful new life is the beginning of a time when they arrive in the Western Regions. They can see hope.

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Dunhuang.

He Zhen has been busy these days.

As a general who stayed in Dunhuang by Li Dingguo and Li Laiheng, He Zhen had not fought many battles and was extremely bored all day long.

He thought he could do more things, but he didn't expect that things would come all at once.

"So many people come at once, it's a headache for me."

He Zhen really couldn't figure out that the imperial court's order would make so many people come in.

Could it be that it is all for the exemption of ten years of taxes?

If so, it is understandable.

He Zhen herself is born with a miserable background and knows how much pressure the people at the bottom are on.

Sometimes it's really a short breath.

It’s okay to encounter a good harvest, but in a disaster, it may not even be able to pay taxes, so I can only find a crooked tree to hang it.

But tax exemption is different.

Without this pressure, the people can accumulate some wealth and can barely survive even if they encounter a disaster.

For the people, seeking something is just a bite of food. As long as there is food, everything else is not a problem.

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