I kept talking about the three vassal kings, and I really didn't want to talk about it. This is the first time in my life that I have encountered this situation, and it is really popular!

Emperor Chongzhen had been listening, and felt that the three vassal kings had also said something about the same, so he stopped asking questions freely. Then, he looked at so many vassal kings of all ages below and said: "The vassal kings are divided overseas, which is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the vassal kings, which can be described as a win-win situation!" Therefore, I plan to seal out all the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty in the next twenty years. And, of course, my sons. ”

Looking at the eyes that were focused on him, he knew what these vassal kings were most concerned about, so he continued: "As for where the vassal kings are sealed, it's hard to say for the time being. After all, as far as the feudal princes are concerned, they are not capable of conquering the feudal kingdoms. Therefore, I decided to follow the model of King Tang, King Fu and others. Do you have any objections to this? ”

The emperor was right, and the vassal kings looked at each other and responded in unison: "The ministers have no objections!" ”

After finishing speaking, these vassal kings stopped talking, and their eyes were aimed at the other vassal kings, as if they wanted others to mention them first.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew what else they wanted to ask, but he didn't say it immediately, just nodded and signaled, and two chamberlains pushed a screen to the vassal kings and unfolded it, only to see a map hanging on the screen, which was the "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu" drawn by Li Zhizao, the former Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple.

As soon as the vassal kings saw it, they immediately set their eyes on this map. Their eyes rolled, looking here, looking there, looking at them, as if they were a cake in front of them, and these vassal kings were thinking about which piece they would eat!

Thinking of these, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly thought of a matter in the textbooks of later generations. In the last years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the great powers stared at the map of China to divide their spheres of influence, and later a cartoon called "The Situation Map" was used to satirize this matter.

Ah, what an accident, and now it has become the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the melon separation, sin, sin!

Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, but his expression did not change, obviously, he didn't care. In other words, instead of letting others carve up their own territory like the original history, it is better to be stronger now and carve up other people's territory!

At least, today's Da Ming, in every aspect, is the most powerful country on the planet! And now, there are still many places on the earth where primitive and backward tribes live, and they need to be liberated by the Ming Dynasty!

Hey, it seems that for this reason, it seems that those powers in the other plane will also use it, right?

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Chongzhen didn't come up with anything, so he didn't think about it anymore. No matter what, if you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you have to be responsible for the people of the Ming Dynasty, that's all!

After all the vassal kings looked at it for a while, he stood up and walked down, came to the front of the screen, and then looked at the vassal kings who had already taken a few steps back and said, "The map of this world is probably accurate. Nowadays......"

As he spoke, he began to point out to the vassal king.

"This is the Tang Kingdom, this is the Fu Country, and this is the Yi Country!" Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen pointed to Laos and said, "For now, I have received a plea from the people of Nanzhang to divide the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I decided that the next place to be a feudal king would be Nanzhang. ”

Hearing this, King Fu was obviously a little lost. Before that, he had been thinking about whether this place could be merged into Fuguo. This time he came to Jingshi, and it was with this purpose that he wanted to ask the emperor alone to talk about it. But I didn't expect that the emperor had already said it in public, and there was no need to discuss Nanzhang's plan.

But he didn't know that in the feudal kingdom adjacent to the Ming Dynasty, in principle, the territory of the country should not be too large!

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he saw that the eyes of many vassal kings began to glow green, so he said again: "But in the final analysis, Nanzhang was defeated by the imperial court. The cost of this army is still to be paid by the feudal king. ”

After finishing speaking, he said again: "Next, in order to solve the risk of Yiguo and Fuguo, the imperial court is likely to have a decisive battle with Xiyi in Nanyang. In this way, on the Nanyang side, there should still be a few feudal kings. As for how many, I haven't figured it out yet. And then here'......"

Saying this, Emperor Chongzhen pointed to Africa, North and South America and said: "These places are a little far away from the Ming Dynasty. However, they are all good places, and Xiyi has sent people to conquer the local indigenous tribes decades ago. ”

Then, he also briefly introduced the situation in Xiaxiyi, that is, Europe, as well as the situation of the Mughal Dynasty, the Persian Dynasty, and so on, almost talking about the global situation. Then he turned back to the throne and sat down, looked at the vassal kings below and said, "It's too far away, don't think about it for the time being, and wait until the time is right." For now, it is mainly the Nanyang side, but it can be divided. As I have just said, the first one is Nanzhang, which is close to the Ming Dynasty and has its back to the mother country, so it can get strong support from the imperial court. ”

In this case, in fact, there is no need for Emperor Chongzhen to talk about it, these vassal kings also have eyes. For them, the sooner they were separated, the sooner they would be able to enjoy the power of a true vassal king.

In addition to this, there are quite a few benefits. For example, if it is divided early, there will be more people who can be recruited in the country, otherwise they will be picked up by other feudal states, and the cost will definitely be much higher. In addition, the sooner it is divided, the domestic resources can also be used as soon as possible, such as the exchange of existence, and the vassal kingdom can prosper as soon as possible.

The most critical point is that there are only so many places close to Daming, and if it is late, it will be separated from each other. For example, like North and South America, and Africa or something, these vassal kings are actually unhappy, and they feel as if they have gone to the edge of the world.

Therefore, these vassal kings all looked at Emperor Chongzhen with blank eyes, and hoped that Emperor Chongzhen's next sentence would be to let him be divided into Nanzhang.

However, the reason why Emperor Chongzhen wanted to convene this clan conference was that there was no purpose. I heard him say at the top: "But Qing and the others are all vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, and I don't want to favor one over the other, and it is unfair to directly designate who comes first and who comes last, right?" ”

Hearing this, many vassal kings were a little disappointed in their hearts, but they also had to admit that it seemed to be the case. Under the public court, the emperor can't be too partial! Royal, too, has to be faced.

In this case, there are so many vassal kings, there must be one who will go to the vassal domain, who will be chosen?

Is it a lot? This is the unanimous speculation of these feudal lords.

However, they guessed wrong, so they heard Emperor Chongzhen continue: "I don't hide it from the people, some things, one to say, two to say. The people of Nanzhang asked the Ming Dynasty to divide the vassal king, but in fact, it was the imperial army that went to fight it. This should be well known to all the secretaries! ”

What Nanzhang people asked the Ming Dynasty to divide the feudal king, these are actually just an excuse on the surface. These people in the Wenhua Hall are not stupid enough to really believe this excuse. When will ordinary people be able to be such masters?

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen said this, in order to show his old age, or not so naïve, the vassal kings all nodded in unison.

Wen Tiren, Cao Huachun and others, who had been watching the situation in the palace, glanced at each other and knew that these vassal kings had fallen into the emperor's pit.

Sure enough, seeing that the vassal kings were all confirmed, Emperor Chongzhen became a little more serious and said: "Zhuqing, don't think that there is more money in the treasury now, in fact, it's the opposite. Nowadays, there are many natural disasters in the south and drought in the north and floods in the north. Moreover, the north has just fought with the Mongols, and the south is still at war, including the Tang side, and I sent troops to garrison the newly defeated Bengal provinces of the Tang State. In addition, I also want to implement free and compulsory education in the country for three years, so that all children in Daming can have education. But this kind of everything, you need money, I am short of money! ”

Hearing this, many vassal kings had a realization in their hearts, and if it was expected, the emperor was afraid that he would make money.

They were not mistaken, Emperor Chongzhen followed suit, and changed the conversation and said: "Therefore, the military expenses for the Nanzhang, the pensions for the sacrificed soldiers, etc., still need to be paid by the vassal king." This is also true of the other three feudal states that have been divided. “

As he said this, his voice raised a little and said, "Therefore, I have decided that whichever vassal king has the most money will be in charge of the vassal king first. In doing so, I am worthy of the soldiers who fought on the front line and fought for the secretaries, and it was a fair move for the secretaries! ”

Hearing this, many vassal kings couldn't help but look at each other. Many people shouted in their hearts: "Your Majesty, we have to draw lots, we would rather draw lots, so it is fair!" Your Majesty, we are going to draw lots ......"

However, this cry from the bottom of their hearts, in the end, they are just thinking about it in their hearts.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he didn't stay in Wenhua Palace. How can the emperor personally preside over such a falling price of the auction. The first assistant and the eunuch of the celebrant seal were all there, and they watched the vassal king bid.

Later, this thing has to form a customization.

The imperial court sent troops to conquer a certain place, and if the vassal king wanted to divide the feudal king, the feudal king would bid for it, and the one with the highest price would get it, and then the imperial court would conduct training in governing the country.

This training includes governing the vassal state, dealing with the relationship between the Ming people and the natives, and developing the economy of the vassal state (of course, this has to be guided by the imperial court according to the actual situation), how to communicate with the mother country, how to deal with the relationship with the mother country, and so on.

At least during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, the feudal states that were divided into feudal states should be uniformly controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and no matter what aspect, tangible and intangible, they were firmly in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. As for what happens after death, anyway, this foundation is laid here, and the descendants are incompetent, so there is no way.

As a person who has crossed over from the afterlife, he will not be so naïve as to think that a certain system can last forever!

It lasted for about two hours, and Cao Huachun returned to the palace to tell Emperor Chongzhen that the auction had a result, and the highest bidder was King Zhou who was sealed in Kaifeng.

The king of Zhou in the Ming Dynasty is an old vassal king. The first king of Zhou was the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and after so many generations of accumulation, his wealth was naturally one of the most powerful among all the vassal kings.

Of course, the old vassal king is not the only king of Zhou. However, this Zhou King Zhu Gongfang is not a stingy person.

In the original history, Kaifeng was attacked by King Chuang several times. It was Zhu Gongyu who took out his own silver as military salary. According to historical records, Zhu Gongqi personally took out 500,000 yuan of treasury gold, paid the sergeant of the guard, and hung a reward to kill a thief and give 50 gold. He also funded the construction of Kaifeng City at his own expense to defend against thieves. It is precisely because of this that King Chuang couldn't beat Kaifeng several times, and finally went crazy, dug the Yellow River, and flooded Kaifeng City, which can be regarded as "beating".

Of course, that's a different story. In this plane, Li Zicheng did not become the king of Chuang. He also surrendered to the imperial court when he was a general, and also automatically invited Ying to go to the far north, proclaim the Ming Dynasty, and kill and beat away many Tsarist Russians. Now, he is bringing the United States to escort the loot of Mobei back to Huacheng.

For the vassal kings, although they could still mortgage the valuable things of the vassal kingdom to the Ming Construction Bank for a loan when they were in the domain, they had to pay interest after all. Therefore, some of their silver must be kept to the vassal kingdom as start-up capital, and it is impossible to spend it when bidding.

But no matter what, with this way of bidding, you can still get the most money.

As Emperor Chongzhen said, he is indeed short of money. Compulsory education alone is now only open for compulsory education because of the illegal funds, which only benefits a small number of people. If we want to truly realize the compulsory education of children in the whole country, the amount of money needed is also far from too much.

If there are three years of compulsory education, then it will come for four, five, and six years...... Anyway, in any case, the Ming Dynasty's reading and literacy, and the popularization of scientific and technological knowledge must reach as much as possible!

The next day, the king of Tang hurriedly played his resignation, and he wanted to rush back to the Tang Kingdom. Before leaving, he even made a special request for an audience.

"Your Majesty, what should I do with Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire?" King Tang had no bottom in his heart, and when he was leaving the palace, he confirmed to Emperor Chongzhen.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he didn't care, and immediately replied: "That Sha Jahan definitely doesn't have the ability to send troops to take back Bengal, at least for the time being, so Qing can rest assured." ”

Speaking of this, he pondered for a while and continued: "Just sending troops to the Tang Kingdom, just under the pretext that he wanted to expose it because he was bewitched by King Long, it would be too cheap for him." Qing can reply and ask Shah Jahan for compensation. As for the amount, even if you ask for it, Qing will find a reason for it, what soldiers will be killed or injured, farmland damage or something, whatever, it's just an excuse, just remember one thing, the amount is so big that Shah Jahan can't come up with this money. In this way, if he doesn't compensate first, why should he let Daming withdraw from the army? ”

Hearing this, Tang Wang opened his mouth slightly, it turns out that he can still operate like this!

He was thinking about it, and Emperor Chongzhen confessed again.