Chapter 757, the benevolent Emperor Hongji
In the study of Emperor Hongzhi in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi was also in deep thought.
Of course, he couldn't say that he didn't know the rumors of the vassal king's going to sea, the factory guards were enabled by him, and his ears and eyes were all over the world, and as soon as these rumors came out, he immediately knew about them.
And the factory guard quickly found out who released these rumors.
Behind it are the powerful vassal kings of Ning, Shu, Zheng and other places, and these vassal kings are creating rumors together to prepare for the vassal kings to go to sea.
The factory guards also found out about the movements of these vassal kings, not only to release the news, but even to actively prepare to go to sea to build a country.
"The vassal king goes to sea~"
Emperor Hongzhi muttered silently, he Emperor Hongzhi is a good old man, and he has always been generous to the royal family, even if he was poor in the court, he had to take off his pants before.
As long as the princes below cry poor, Emperor Hongzhi will still give some benefits.
If there is no silver, then give them some land and salt, and if it is really not possible, they will reward some local taxes to the feudal kings in various places, so that these royal relatives will have some harvest.
In addition, this year, the imperial court has sufficient taxes, and the officials of the court have increased their salaries, and Emperor Hongzhi has also given his royal relatives a corresponding increase, so it can be said that Emperor Hongzhi is worthy of these vassal kings.
But there is no doubt that the local feudal lords will never be able to feed.
can't engage in politics, and can't be a worker, farmer, businessman, etc., and the vassal kings are restricted from moving, so what the vassal kings can do is nothing more than to keep creating people and spreading branches for the old Zhu family.
The number of these vassal kings is increasing, and the clan is getting bigger and bigger, and no amount of reward you give is enough.
"If you are willing to go out, how can I disagree?"
"Overseas land, far away from the Ming Dynasty, you want to go out and lay down a place to become a country of your own, there is nothing, the world is so big, if it is all the country of our old Zhu family, maybe it is also good."
A smile appeared on Emperor Hongji's face.
The vassal king is a heavy burden, the waist of the Ming court is slowly bent down, a few years ago, he has been able to clearly feel that the Ming court is becoming more and more difficult to support the expenses of the vassal kings.
In addition, local officials also repeatedly said that local feudal kings encroached on the fields and bullied men and women, and Emperor Hongzhi wanted to solve this problem for a long time.
It's just that there was no way to solve it before, the royal family has already become pigs, and this can't be too much to be an emperor, right?
At the very least, they can't even enjoy this bit of wealth, right?
But the number is getting bigger and bigger, and it is really becoming more and more difficult for the imperial court to support, which is also a fact.
Now that the vassal kings want to go to sea on their own, this is a good time to solve the problem of the vassal kings.
Compared with Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, who were worried about the uncertainty of whether there would be in the future, Emperor Hongzhi saw the great influence of the vassal kings on the Ming Dynasty.
The issue of the vassal king must be resolved.
Rather than waiting for many years later, when the vassal king will eat the Ming Dynasty and finally change the dynasty and be killed, it is better to release them now and let them wander overseas by themselves, and maybe they can also give their children and grandchildren another way.
To tell the truth, when Emperor Hongzhi knew about these rumors, not only did he not have the slightest worry, but he smiled happily, and finally had a chance to solve these vassal kings.
"The world is very big~"
"Australia, the Golden Continent, Africa, Europe, there are many good places, it depends on how capable you are."
"Well, Australia and the Golden Continent can't do it, you can only go to Africa, Tianzhu, the Middle East, Persia and other places, and you can rob Europe if you have the ability."
Emperor Hongji came to a world map and looked at it carefully.
On the huge map, Emperor Hongzhi looked at the places one by one, and these vassal kings naturally wanted to get the most bitter and difficult places.
Good places like Australia and Golden Continent must be left to their children and grandchildren.
It's good to have only one son of your own, but maybe there will be a lot of grandchildren and the like in the future, and they naturally want to get a better place.
The Golden Continent is full of gold, the land is fertile, the vastness is incomparable, Australia is also very large, and the local aborigines are very weak, they are all good places, they must be left to their children and grandchildren.
"Maybe I should encourage them to go to sea, some vassal kings are definitely reluctant to go to sea, the Ming Dynasty has a comfortable life in the world of flowers, and when they go overseas, everything has to rely on themselves, and then it will not be so comfortable as it is now."
"Hmm~"
"The vassal kings who went to sea allowed them to recruit 5,000 guards, and the colonies that the vassal kings had built overseas allowed them to establish a state, and the country they built belonged to the vassals of the Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Hongzhi pondered carefully.
He was entangled not in the question of whether they were allowed to go to sea, but in what to do with the colonies they occupied after the vassal kings went to sea.
Good people do it to the end, what are you going to sea for, how can Emperor Hongzhi not know?
In that case, then simply allow you to build a state.
Treating them as vassals of the Ming Dynasty is also equivalent to obtaining the protection of the Ming Dynasty.
Once he is bullied overseas, this Ming can also send troops to help.
In the final analysis, it was Emperor Hongzhi who was merciful.
"In the future, maybe the whole world will be occupied by the children and grandchildren of our old Zhu family."
Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi also laughed.
In the past, the reason why we had to guard against the vassal king was because in this place of Daming, if the vassal king had the strength, he would have moved his mind that he shouldn't have.
But now it's different, the world is very big, not to mention anything else, Africa alone is much, much bigger than the Ming Dynasty, even if the vassal kings all go out, they may not have the strength to carve up this huge Africa.
What's more, Africa is just one of many continents, the world is very big, there are enough places for the children and grandchildren of the old Zhu family to toss, there is no need to keep them in captivity in Daming, like pigs to raise, for the Ming Dynasty, for the vassal king, for the old Zhu family is not a good thing.
"Immediately summon the cabinet ministers, and the six books will come to discuss the matter~"
Emperor Hongzhi smiled, and then ordered.
Although his intentions were so, this matter still had to be discussed and discussed with the ministers, and Emperor Hongzhi felt that there would definitely be many people who opposed it.
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was strongly opposed by many ministers when he divided his sons, he estimated that he would definitely be opposed by many people.
"Yes~"
When Xiao Jing heard this, he hurriedly replied respectfully.
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Nanchang Ning Palace.
Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, was anxiously waiting for the news from the capital every day.
The rumors have also been released.
To be honest, he's worried every day now.
In this kind of thing, the slightest carelessness is very likely to cause disaster to yourself.
Once Emperor Hongji felt that he was disobedient, and the ministers of the court felt that these vassal kings were making trouble or something, then he was really finished.
Now that Daming is thriving and powerful, even if he wants to usurp the throne, there is almost no possibility of success.
The army of the imperial court fought in all directions, and the four sides of the fight were obedient, and the grassland people in the north were now herding horses and sheep for the Ming Dynasty, and the Jurchens were almost wiped out, and the Wa Kingdom and Korea in the east became vassal states, and the Nanyang side in the south was a country that was destroyed.
The strength of the Ming army can be imagined.
At this time, there were Zhang Mao, Liu Jin, Wang Shouren, Yang Yun, and other loyal ministers who could write and martial arts, and it was impossible to rebel.
So the best result is actually that the above side allows them to go to sea in these ranges.
"Lord Wang~"
At this time, Liu Yang walked in with a smile on his face.
"Is there any news?"
Seeing Liu Yangzheng, Zhu Chenhao immediately asked excitedly.
"Lord Wang, King Shu, King Zheng, they are all uniting their own line of county kings, Zhenguo generals, etc., to actively plan to go to sea."
"In addition, the King of Qin, the King of Jin, etc. have also moved their minds, and they have also joined us one after another, and they are all constantly making noise."
"In addition, there is also news from the DPRK and China, the three elders of the cabinet have expressed their support for us vassal kings to go to sea, and the most important thing now is Your Majesty's attitude, if Your Majesty also agrees, then we will have no problem going to sea at all."
Liu Yangzheng said very excitedly.
As they let out the news, the vassal kings everywhere also moved their minds, and the princes who originally just wanted to be pigs honestly seemed to be unwilling to just be pigs.
That's a good thing.
As long as everyone comes to make trouble about this matter together, the matter will be big, and even if there is something at that time, it will be absolutely impossible for Emperor Hongzhi to really come to kill all their royal relatives, then the matter will be too big.
And as long as there are more troublesome vassal kings, there will inevitably be some stunned young people who will write directly to Emperor Hongzhi and clearly express such a will.
When the time comes, why can everyone in the world go overseas, but only these vassal kings?
Isn't this too unfair for the vassal king?
Maybe things are much easier, as long as there are many people, there are many possibilities for the vassal king to go to sea.
Moreover, now the ministers of the court and the central government are also inclined to support them as vassal kings to go to sea, and even the three cabinet elders have made it clear that they support the vassal kings to go to sea, which is great news.
"Lord Wang, Lord Wang~"
"Good news, good news~"
Li Shishi walked in with a smile on his face and was extremely excited, and he had already shouted out before he arrived.
"What's the good news?"
Zhu Chenhao and Liu Yangzheng hurriedly asked.
"Your Majesty has agreed to the vassal king's going to sea, Your Majesty has agreed to the vassal king's going to sea~"
"And Your Majesty said that the vassal king went to sea, and the colonies laid down by the vassal king allowed the vassal king to build a state, and the country he built was considered a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty."
"Your Majesty is really merciful!"
Li Shishi said excitedly.
"Really?"
When Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao heard this, the whole person shouted excitedly.
PS: There is one more chapter~~