Zhu Cihong, this is pouring cold water on a group of hot-headed princes and the "crazy emperor" Chongzhen!

These people only saw Zhu Cihuan building a country on the other side of the ocean and becoming king, but they didn't see how much risk they had, let alone how much effort and sacrifice they put in for the Kingdom of Jiaqing......

Moreover, there is a feud between the two samurai groups of Shimazu and Hoshina, and I don't know when they will become popular. Zhu Cihuan and the mud's skills can't be too bad, otherwise they won't be able to do it!

In addition, the Kingdom of Gaqing was sandwiched between the United States of New Cyprus and the Kingdom of New Spain. The two big countries, one in the south and the other in the north, are eyeing it.

Of course, it's nothing now...... The kingdom of Gaqing is now a wasteland, there is no Hollywood, no gold mines have been found, and no oil has been found, so of course there will be no contention. But how long can California's gold be hidden? Once discovered by the Chinese immigrants there, will the Kingdom of Jiaqing still be stable?

However, no matter how unstable the Jiaqing Kingdom is, it has been established and can be maintained for a while. If Zhu Cihuan and his descendants are good enough, they may be able to pass it on for many years.

But these princes in front of him who are ready to smash pots and sell iron to form a colonization group ...... Hehe, I'm afraid I'm not as lucky as Zhu Cihuan!

If you go to sea blindly, you may lose all your capital in a few years, and even the palace will have to be sold to pay off your debts, and the family will sleep on the street!

Emperor Chongzhen frowned deeply and said: "Emperor, do you mean that Cihuan's founding of the Xinzhou Continent is purely a fluke, and most of the others who want to go to sea will not succeed?" ”

"Father," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "Things in the world are already difficult, no matter what you do, there are always a few who can succeed, and those who fail are the majority!" How can there be an exception to the establishment of a nation? There are some people who have done this line of work since ancient times, how many have they succeeded? And how many have failed? This line of work is not a small risk! ”

"But that's all in Middle-earth!" Chongzhen said, "The borderless land outside shouldn't be so hard to take, right?" ”

"Of course!" Zhu Cihong said, "But what does my father think your princes who have not yet grown up are capable of?" And how powerful are the princes, kings and grandchildren of the princes' palaces? Can you really do such a big business? ”

Chongzhen was a little unconvinced, and said, "Isn't there a United States in the trenches?" I also heard that the emperor is planning to build twelve kingdoms of thousands of miles in one go and pass them on to his children and grandchildren, is this step a little faster? ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head with a smile and said, "Father, after all, the son is the son of heaven, rich all over the world!" Moreover, the United States of New Island was not built by the power of the ministers alone, but by the efforts of many people, and the capital of hundreds of millions of taels was raised, so that the current situation was achieved. As for the twelve kingdoms of ten thousand miles that Erchen was planning to build, they were not big powers, but only twelve city-states that were used to control the key places in the Strait of Malacca. A small country with few people, and located at the key point of sea trade, it is said to be a country, but in fact it is just a city.

And the sons will not let those princes who have not yet grown up to handle the establishment of colonies...... They're just taking on a name and picking up a ready-made one when they grow up. ”

Zhu Cihong's eldest son Zhu Hehao was born in the first year of Hongxing, he is only seventeen years old this year, and now he has just been admitted to the martial arts hall. As for the lords of the twelve principalities, they are even younger, and they are even more incapable of taking care of things.

Therefore, whether it is the United States or the Twelve Duchies, to put it bluntly, it is all the handwriting of Zhu Cihong.

And Zhu Cihong himself is the richest in the Ming Dynasty, and he also holds the power of the world, of course, it is not comparable to Chongzhen and a group of princes who have no power.

A basin of cold water came down, and the princes sitting there were already a little wilted.

It turns out that it is not easy to establish a colonial country...... Do these princes have the ability to do this?

"Your Majesty," Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, asked, "can the thing of colonizing the country be done?" ”

"Yes!" Zhu Cihong smiled, "But you can't do it blindly, you can't be greedy for big." With my financial resources and manpower, I could build up to 12 city-states outside the United States. As soon as you princes came up, you formed six founding regiments, and you still fought for it, do you really think that the borderless land in the world is so easy to collect? ”

"Emperor," Chongzhen asked, "you can tell me clearly, how to handle the matter of colonial and nation-building?" ”

Zhu Cihong thought for a while and said, "Take your time...... First seek stability, then seek good, and finally do it quickly. Otherwise, if the country is not built, what should you do if the capital prepared by the prince is spent first?

If you want to be stable, let's build a Luzon kingdom first! ”

"Just one country?" Chongzhen looked at the prince in a room, and then thought of his more than 100 sons, "It's not enough!" ”

"Practice first," Zhu Cihong said, "Founding and colonizing is not only a problem of money, but also a problem of people!" Can so many people use it? Not to mention anything else, who in this hall can go to Luzon as a general? Does anyone know how to build a city? Does anyone know how to reclaim the land of the South Seas? Does anyone know what would make Luzon financially rich? ”

The princes are staring at each other, and no one knows!

Zhu Cihong looked around at everyone, and then said to Chongzhen: "The queen mother and her sons said that the king of Luzon would be the son of the third brother, and I have already agreed...... However, the state of Luzon can still be built together.

Luzon Island is not small, there is a lot of land that can be cultivated, and the territory is already in our hands, and there is also a castle port left by the Spaniards, the foundation is good, and you can practice your hands. I'm afraid that the Marquis of Qianli can't seal much, but the earl still has enough! A family, as long as they can send someone to the royal palace in Luzon, can get a count of Luzon.

In addition, I will lend as much capital as the royal government pays, and no interest will be charged for ten years, and there is no need to repay the principal within twenty years. What do you guys think? ”

Emperor Zhu didn't want the more than 30 palaces in Yingtianfu to end up bankrupt because of colonial and nation-building matters!

He still really hoped that he could open a large number of vassal states surnamed Zhu to expand the momentum of the Zhu Ming Dynasty, so he had to plan well for this group of relatives who lacked ability and financial resources.

Of course, he paid for the interest discount to let these relatives who couldn't be pigs go to sea to start a business, not all for the inheritance of the dynasty, but really no one was available.

The biggest difference between a feudal state and a province is that the vassal state has a master, while the province is governed by "wage earners". In the 17th century, provinces that were too far away from their capitals were too far away to manage effectively.

Therefore, the establishment of feudal towns and feudal states was an effective means to expand the scope of the Celestial Empire's rule. And if you want to establish a vassal state, you have to have a lord!

Seeing that the faces of this group of princes were somewhat disappointed, Zhu Cihong said again: "An earl has a fiefdom of 250 miles square...... That's 100,000 acres of land!

If it is to be developed, it will need to be at least 500 households. And 250 miles of land, 500 households, it is not easy to be cured! If you can govern well, you will really have a foundation, and you will have the foundation to govern 1,000 miles of land and 2,000 households. After curing 1,000 miles of land and 2,000 households, and then governing a state that is thousands of miles square, maybe it will not fail. ”

Zhu Yihai was the head of a mansion and knew that it was not easy to govern the land and the people. I also know that it is more difficult to open up 250 miles of land in Luzon and manage 500 households than it is to manage a state and a government in the Ming Dynasty. So he stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty is right, but it will take many years to open up 250 miles of land in Luzon and manage 500 households, right?" ”

"It really takes many years, five years to achieve something, and ten years to see a little achievement." Zhu Cihong glanced at King Lu, who was already old, "If you really want to do it step by step, I'm afraid it will take twenty or thirty years to do it!"

King Lu, do you want to do it? ”

"!" Zhu Yihai, King of Lu, nodded, "The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade...... Now if we want to cool off our descendants, we have to plant trees! ”

"Well said!" Zhu Cihong clapped his hands, "Our generation is planting trees for future generations, even if it takes thirty years of effort, it is worth planting a towering tree for future generations!" What do you think? ”

The princes all replied loudly: "We are willing to plant trees for future generations!" ”