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Chapter 564 The benefits of conscripts, first in northern Myanmar
Redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses are all great disadvantages in historical dynasties.Among them, the Song Dynasty was the most serious.

However, the policies introduced and implemented by the emperor in the past few years are worrying.

The number of officials must have increased, and the army is expanding, but after the abolition of the Weisuo system and the Shibing system, the overall number has not yet seen a significant increase.

As for redundant expenses, officials' salaries have increased, military salaries have been paid on time, and common people's taxes have been reduced or exempted. The increase in fiscal expenditures is an obvious fact.

But the other side of the increase in spending is the increase in fiscal revenue.Promoting maritime trade, setting up customs, increasing business taxes, opening banks...

This is not counting the glass factory, mirror workshop, perfume, soap and other factories and workshops opened in the name of the royal family. After all, the emperor earned it by himself, and it was internal money and private money.

In fact, many people have figured it out.The main reason for the previous financial distress was the corruption of officials and the stealing and stealing of businessmen and gentry.

What should be collected cannot be collected, and what should be paid tax will not be paid.There is no shortage of money, but it has all gone into personal pockets, and only the country and the court are poor.

But the emperor saw this malady, so he made up his mind to take down the knife, and dealt with corrupt officials and evil gentry fiercely, so that the finances could support the normal operation of state affairs.

Defeated Jiannu, restored Liaodong, put down the rebels in She'an, and wiped out all the chieftains who helped the thieves. Both the North and the South were victorious, but the taxes of the common people did not increase, which is surprising and admirable.

The emperor proposed a compulsory military service system, which shows that he has strong confidence in finances.

You must know that although the military pay of conscripts is lower than that of standing soldiers, based on the population base of Ming Dynasty, if it is implemented nationwide, the overall number is quite astonishing.

Mao Wenlong decided to ask the imperial court to try it out in Liaodong, and he also saw this.The imperial court has money, so it can recruit soldiers and build land in newly occupied areas. Isn't it the best of both worlds.

Because, with the deepening and expansion of the construction of Liaodong, the work-for-relief in the first one or two years is still attractive to the common people.But as they settle down and have a living, they obviously don't want to leave home for that little relief.

Moreover, Mao Wenlong also knew the benefits of the compulsory military service system, which would be of great benefit to the future security and expansion of the Ming Empire, without any harm.

For school-age youths, it is just two years of service; for the army, it means rotation of troops, renewal of the standing army, and keeping the officers and soldiers young and strong; Can quickly recruit millions of troops.

In the eyes of the emperor, a well-equipped army of several million, or even tens of millions, would make Ming the undisputed number one power in the world.

The population of Ming Dynasty must exceed [-] million now, and it will be [-] million, [-] million, or even [-] million in a few decades.Accounting for about half of the world's total population, weapons and equipment are not backward, and thinking is not conservative, numb, and cowardly, what else can stop the torrent of conquest by the Ming Dynasty?
If you run out of land, go for it; if you don't have enough food, go for it; if you're short of gold and silver, go for it...

The emperor had this kind of thought. With the help of the supreme imperial power, he desperately built Daming into a powerful, domineering, and invincible empire in his mind that the sun never sets.

Except for the north, the one who has the most clear comprehension of the emperor's will is the province of Dian, where the tens of thousands will begin to conquer and plunder the Ming army in a few months.

Tengchong used to be the hub of the ancient Southwest Silk Road in history, and it was heavily garrisoned in the past dynasties.

The ancient city was built during the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty, and was reinforced during the Jingtai period. The city wall is made of huge stones. "The first city on the extreme edge".

Whether the city is strong or not is secondary. A few hundred miles southwest of Tengchong is the two copper and iron passes on the Ming-Myanmar border.Therefore, this place also became the base for the Ming army to attack Burma.

The attack on Myanmar is divided into two routes, and the other route is in Longchuan.According to the plan formulated, the two groups of troops would meet up at Bhamo after attacking Burma, and then take a boat to advance by land and water, and head straight for Awa.

"The last general, Lu Qin, sees Mr. Wang." Lu Qin, who had been driving for a long time, finally saw the governor Wang Sanshan, and hurried forward to salute.

Wang Sanshan smiled and stretched out his hands to help him, and said, "General Lu, excuse me."

Lu Qin stood up after the ceremony, and introduced the generals and officials who came to welcome Wang Sanshan. Wang Sanshan was kind and not arrogant.

After the ceremony and greetings, Lu Qin and other generals accompanied Wang Sanshan and his entourage on horseback, and entered the barracks outside the ancient city of Tengchong after half an hour.

Wang Sanshan nodded slightly, expressing his appreciation for Lu Qin not living in the city.

Although Tengchong was the base for the Ming army to attack Burma, there are only five or six thousand Ming troops stationed there.One is to keep it as secret as possible so that the Myanmar side does not know the news; the other is to reduce the cost of transportation of grain and grass materials.

The barracks were arranged in an orderly manner, and the soldiers were full of energy. Wang Sanshan had a smile on his face, looking very satisfied.

"My lord, please come in." Lu Qin stretched out his hand to invite, and Wang Sanshan was not polite, and walked into the Chinese army tent first, and sat down at the chief seat of the arranged conference table.

Lu Qin and other generals filed in and took seats on both sides of the conference table.

In the war to put down the Ja'an rebellion, Luqin was famous for his bravery and skill in fighting.Also because of the proper strategy and tactics, he did not repeat the mistake of drawing his sword and committing suicide in history. On the contrary, he made a lot of contributions and was hailed as the crown of all generals in the Southwest.

Similarly, Qin Liangyu's troops who participated in the suppression of the rebellion also contributed a lot.Qin Liangyu was even conferred the title of earl by the emperor, and opened the river for a woman to be a nobility.

Wang Sanshan drank two sips of tea, and said slowly: "There are still a few months before the attack on Burma. I have the trust of Long live, and I dare not slack off. Therefore, when patrolling the various armies, I must also listen to your suggestions or opinions."

After a pause, Wang Sanshan continued: "Before that, I will first convey the latest strategic and tactical arrangements for attacking Burma."

The name of attacking Burma was to wash away the old shame and crusade against innocence. Wang Sanshan, Lu Qin and others thought it was looting, and the emperor wanted to use this to open the way to march to India.

Therefore, the demise of Myanmar is not the first priority for the emperor and frontline soldiers.But the thoughts and purposes of the emperor and the soldiers are not the same.

"Of course it would be best to destroy Burma, and it's okay to force the Burmese to cede land and pay compensation. Long Live has given instructions, and Ava City is the end point of our army's operation."

Wang Sanshan glanced at the generals, cupped his hands and said: "If we can firmly occupy the area north of Ava City, this battle has achieved our goal."

After suppressing the Burmese to the south of Ava City, the Ming army will expand westward, expand the area by line, and firmly occupy northern Burma.

Then, based on northern Myanmar, the Ming army pushed westward and expanded until it reached India.

To put it simply, the emperor did not want the army to go too deep into the Burmese border, but to pay more attention to northern Burma and westward India.

(End of this chapter)