Zhu Cixuan was really not lightly by Ray, he really did not expect that such a huge business name in Dongsheng Hall was actually made up of the master's family.

He stood still for half a moment, then he was curious: "Then what happened to the tax of this East Hall?"

He did not blame Dongsheng Hall before not paying taxes, he just wondered how Dongshengtang suddenly paid so much tax, according to the tax rate of twenty taxes, Dongshengtang did not earn nearly 300 million silver a year, is it possible?It's impossible!

The reason why Zhang Bin took the ledger to find Zhu Cixi is to prepare to show off with his own hands to cultivate the disciples, he is ready to hide some of the "secrets" for a long time to tell Zhu Cixi, because these things he can not hide from Zhu Cichi all his life, with the emperor growing up every day, he will find some clues one day, many things if it is found out, rather than their own say, then the emperor will have what kind of reaction, will not be like his grandfather.

He did not want to take this risk, leaving hidden dangers for his future generations, many things he sooner or later will confess to Zhu Cihui, and this is the best time to confess, because this time is the time when Zhu Cixi most trusts himself, and when the emperor is most dependent on himself, he believes that even if he gives the palace, as long as he does not burn any important people, Zhu Ciqi will not turn his face with him, so he chose this time to confess to Zhu Cichuan.

He solemnly explained: "The East Shengtang was actually more than this before, but in the past few years, the whole Great Ming Dynasty Hall was messed up, and the micro-chens did not want to expose the big fat of the East Shengtang, so that those corrupt officials were red-eyed, thinking about the oil and water, so the accounts of Dongsheng Hall were never public, but used various methods to cover it hard."

This Zhu Cihui can understand that the emasculation of the remaining filth control of the court was indeed greedy to the terrible, and if they let them know that there was such a large piece of fat in the East Palace, they did not want to try to swallow their stomachs.

He nodded his head and asked curiously, “How much did the East Palace pay before?”

This is the main problem that Zhang Bin is facing Zhu Cixuan today for consultation, and he solemnly said: "Emperor, how many micro-chens will not be said, you can think about how many troops there are now, and how much food and pay is needed."

How many troops are there now?

This question Zhu Ciqi did not carefully think about, this is not because he has no brain, the main army food pay this piece has been Zhang Bin in charge, when his father Chongchen was in the throne did not manage the problem of food pay, he if he went to care, he did not trust Zhang Bin, so he has not asked this piece.

However, how many troops there are now, he still knows.

Not counting Tuen Wei, the number of Da Ming's current army is quite amazing, remember:

80,000 Liaodong army;

80,000 troops;

80,000 water masters;

The Qin army 50,000;

50,000 troops;

50,000 troops of the Guanning Army;

30,000 East River Army;

Shanxi Army 60,000;

30,000 Shaanxi Army;

30,000 lake army;

The army of 10,000;

10,000 troops;

More than 10,000 troops in Henan;

All the regular army in the compilation of a total of more than 400,000, even with the lowest amount of food, each person's monthly grain a stone, a piece of money, that is nearly 90 million two months, a year down to more than 91 million two, of course, Zhu Ciqi also clear, the grain must be more than this number.

He counted a little, suddenly became a little ugly, he carefully asked: "Master, how much is the more than 400,000 army food pay?"

Zhang Binru said several families: "Shanxi Army, Shaanxi Army, Hu Guang Army, Henan Army these temporary gathering of Tuen Wei did not say, more than 100,000 horse a month of grain pay is less than 300,000."Liaodong Army, Qin Army, Sichuan Army, Guanning Army, Dongjiang Army these elite team food pay is relatively high, especially Guan Ning Army, pure cavalry, war horse consumption costs almost catch up with the sergeant, these more than 200,000 horses, a month down the grain pay there are more than one million two.There are Fuguang Army, Fujian Marine Division, Tianxiong Army, Qijia Army these equipment neat elite, the cost is particularly amazing, less than 200,000 horses, food and wages and firearms vehicles and boats and other expenses, a month at least two million two!It is true that the cost of more than 400,000 troops a month is roughly 3.5 million, and a year is more than 40 million and two!”

“Hush!”Zhu Cihui can't help but take a breath of cool air, more than 40 million, that is to say, the whole year's tax of Daming is not enough to feed the more than 400,000 army!

He was a little frightened: "Have these expenses been made in the East Hall before?"Now, the law-based tax of Dongsheng Hall means that it no longer pays military expenses?”

This guy, he also at the beginning of the East Shengtang a year to pay more than 10 million two taxes and secretly surprise, now it seems that this more than 10 million two is better than not ah, to this more than 10 million two, you have to pay more than 40 million two, this who can carry ah!

Zhang Bin slowly shook his head: "Weichen certainly does not mean this, Weichen came to the emperor today to discuss this matter."

Originally not to mean this, Zhu Cixuan said with hope: "Will Dongsheng Hall continue to bear the military expenses of more than 400,000 troops?"

Zhang Bin still shook his head: "Emperor, not Weichen does not want to, it is that this military expenditure is too much, Dongshengtang can not afford it now, the reason why a few years ago, mainly to destroy the anti-thrabster, pack up the slaves, including the capture of the East, there are many seizures, these seizures together, Dongshengtang can barely afford to spend the military expenses of more than 400,000 troops next year, but now not, because there is no fighting in a year, because there is no fighting in a year, there is no capture, there is no capture in the past year.Stayed, so the micro-shen would dare to consult the emperor on this matter?"

Zhu Ci heard the words, did not frown and think about it for a while, he tested: "So what to do, Master?"“Disarmament, disband most of the army to Tuen Tian?”

Zhang Bin was gratified and nodded: "Emperor wise, this disarmament is indeed imperative, but can not be cut too much, such as Shanxi Army, Shaanxi Army, Hu Guang Army, Henan Army these are the armies that were originally the Tun Wei patchwork, cut off, the overall strength of Daming is not much, but, like the Liaodong Army, Qin Army, Sichuan Army, Guan Ning Army, Dongjiang Army, these can not be too powerful, the overall strength of the Great Force, the Great Force, the overall strength of the Great Ming army, the overall strength of Fujian, the Great force, the overall strength of the Great Army, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, the Great Force, theThe water division, Tianxiong Army, Qijia Army these equipment is neat and complete, but can not cut, cut, it is self-broken hands and feet, once Daming encounters a strong enemy, it is difficult to form such an elite in a short period of time."

Zhu Cihui heard the words, probably, this cut the Shanxi Army, Shaanxi Army, Huguang Army, Henan Army, it seems that it did not reduce much military expenditure ah, Daming all taxes throughout the year into it or can not afford the remaining more than 300,000 troops ah, this money is still not enough ah, master this meaning?