In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, after the Spring Festival, a very real problem was placed in front of Zhu Youxiao, that is, the matter of the feudal king's separation.

There are as many as four vassal kings to be divided this year, one is Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui, Zhu Changrun, the king of Hui, and Zhu Changying, the king of Gui, all of whom are the sons of Shenzong and Zhu Youxiao's uncle.

There is another one, which is Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters.

Not to mention Zhu Youzhen, even those three uncles gave Zhu Youxiao a headache, according to the specifications of the seal, the honor guard on the road alone had to recruit 4,443 vehicles and 8,496 servants. and gave the honor guards, herdsmen and other officers and captains and sergeants and all expenses for the road.

"I've got a grass, and I can stand it." Zhu Youxiao directly threw the recital presented by the Ministry of Rites on the table, and it was a toss to really do so.

It is no wonder that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had a very bad attitude towards the imperial family in history, this expense is too great, and it has become a major hidden danger for the imperial court. In contrast, Chongzhen has a strong sense of clan glory in this regard, and the result is naturally hehe. Of course, Chongzhen is not stupid, but he is too young.

It is normal for young people to be immature in their thinking and to be misled and go the wrong way.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, these vassal kings should still be sealed. If Your Majesty is really upset, you can seal these vassal kings in a remote corner. Li Chaoqing saw that the emperor was troubled, and immediately bowed down and suggested.

"Seal it! Seal it! Zhu Youxiao reluctantly compromised, or temporarily compromised. Although the royal family is mostly a group of people who eat and wait for death, it is no problem to prune and prune the side of the royal family now, if you suddenly use the knife against these vassal kings, it is estimated that it will not be long before the vassal kings of the provinces will raise their arms and unite those who have vested interests in the old ones. Maybe it's the other way around.

Of course, even if it is to be sealed. It can't be sealed too well.

Zhu Youxiao asked the Ministry of Rites to get a new plan for the vassal. The Ministry of Rites immediately reformulated a plan: Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui, was awarded the title of Hanzhong; Zhu Changrun, the king of Hui, was named Jingzhou; Zhu Changying, King of Gui, was named Hengzhou.

This plan is all secondary, which is lower than the original specification.

These three kings are all Zhu Youxiao's uncles, and they can't talk about the past, and Zhu Youxiao is distressed about the expenses after sealing them, so they simply adopted this compromise plan. Sent them away.

Cutting the domain, this idea lingered strongly in his heart after Zhu Youxiao finished sealing the three kings.

Of course, there is still one Zhu Youzhen left who has not become a domain, Zhu Youzhen is an adult at this time, he is seventeen years old this year, and he has reached the age of becoming a domain.

In history, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was obviously very hesitant about this younger brother. On the one hand, in terms of brotherhood, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not want to treat this younger brother badly, and on the other hand, the state finances faced huge problems, and these vassal kings had become a huge burden on the state finances.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen has not been a vassal in the seventh year of the Apocalypse. In terms of Yulu, it is 10,000 stones of rice and 10,000 stones, and 3,000 stones of rice are supported every year in Beijing. In terms of the domain, it will be fully supported.

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, this is the year in history when the Emperor of the Apocalypse hung up. So in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao was very vigilant and once again strengthened the security level in the palace. At the same time, he has become more restrained in his life, hiding in the Heart Cultivation Hall all day long to read books, and often running to practice martial arts after getting up early in the morning.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhu Youxiao felt that he should first consult Zhu Youzhen for his own opinion.

So on this day, Zhu Youxiao set up a family banquet and summoned Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, to enter the palace to attend the banquet.

"Minister Zhu Youzhen, knock on the eldest brother, His Majesty the Emperor." Zhu Youzhen entered the palace and bowed to Zhu Youxiao respectfully.

"Brother Xian, hurry up, come on, take a seat." Zhu Youxiao was very enthusiastic and helped up this younger brother, who was regarded as a 'big trouble' and could not be killed from any angle.

If Zhu Youxiao hangs up now, then the emperor is likely to be Zhu Youzhen's. With Zhu Youzhen's immature thinking now, the country was killed twice, so this is a big trouble. But if Zhu Youzhen is not allowed to take the throne, the eldest prince Zhu Ciran is only four years old now, and it will be difficult to control the overall situation.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao had been preparing for the worst before, and he also made a countermeasure to deal with it, that is, to let the harem participate in politics and train Empress Zhang up, even if it is to listen to politics with a curtain, it is better than Zhu Youzhen. Moreover, Empress Zhang has no relatives to influence, and when the curtain is lowered to listen to the government until the eldest prince becomes an adult, she naturally has to return the power, so that the Ming Dynasty can transition safely.

Zhu Youxiao summoned Zhu Youzhen to the palace this time, the purpose was to send him to the palace as soon as possible, so that he could stay away from the political vortex of the capital, so that I would be good.

After Zhu Youzhen got up, he sat down. Zhu Youzhen and the queen beckoned him to eat, and the atmosphere was full of peace like an ordinary family.

The meal is four dishes and one soup, which is relatively simple and exquisite.

"Brother Xian, what have you been doing lately?" Zhu Youxiao asked Zhu Youzhen at this time. Zhu Youzhen replied: "The ministers have been reading books in the mansion recently. ”

"Oh! What books do you read? Zhu Youxiao asked, and Zhu Youzhen said: "It's the "Huainanzi" that the imperial brother sent to the mansion some time ago. ”

The book "Huainanzi" was given to Zhu Youxiao by Fang Congzhe, Zhu Youxiao liked this book very much, this book is a collection of hundreds of schools, and it is a collection of miscellaneous productions. As an emperor, it is obviously not enough to look at Confucianism alone, it is easy to be brainwashed by Confucianism.

Zhu Youzhen was still very interested in Zhu Youzhen's younger brother, so after reading it, he transferred this very commemorative book to Zhu Youzhen.

"Do you have any insight into that?" Zhu Youxiao asked casually, and Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "The minister has a lot of feelings. ”

"Huh! Then I will test you. Zhu Youxiao smiled, "If you choose one of the two fiefdoms, one is a prosperous place in Guannai and the other is a barren land overseas." I don't know if the virtuous brother chooses a prosperous place or a barren place? ”

"Minister...... The first choice is a barren land. Zhu Youzhen's face changed, and he hesitated for a while before answering.

"Why?" Zhu Youxiao asked with a smile.

"In the past, the king of Chuzhuang was victorious and promoted between the river and Yong, and returned to Sun Shuao, and he did not accept it. The disease is about to die, and his son says: I am dead, the king will seal the woman, and the woman will let the fertile land, and the one who has a sleeping mound between the sand and stones, the land is indeed stone and the name is ugly, the Jing people are ghosts, the more people are cross, and the people are not profitable.

Uncle Sun died, Wang Guo sealed his son to a fertile land, and his son did not accept it, please have a sleeping hill. The customs of the Chu State, the second hero and the lord, but Sun Shuao is the only one. This so-called loss is also gain. ”

Zhu Youzhen recited the article "Uncle Sun Ao Jiezi" in "Huainanzi".

Zhu Youxiao nodded, it seems that Zhu Youzhen still read the book carefully. Then he opened the skylight and said to him: "Brother Xian, you are almost at the age of becoming a vassal, and there are also two fiefdoms to choose from here for brother." One is Fuzhou, the land of Fujian has few natural disasters and wars since ancient times, it is a blessed land, and Fuzhou is also very prosperous, and you can enjoy a lifetime here. As for the other one......"

"Please show me the royal brother." Zhu Youzhen didn't yearn for such a feudal, after all, it was really uncomfortable to be locked up in a city and not be able to go out.

"The other is the land of overseas, and there are two islands in the southeast of Australia, where the fields are fertile and the vegetation is luxuriant, and there are no enemies all around, except for some hairy people on the islands. The Maoren production on the island is backward, and its land is still barren. If the virtuous brother is willing to go to the seal, he can establish a vassal country on his own, and rule by breaking the soil with the Ming Dynasty, just like Korea and Ryukyu. Zhu Youxiao said immediately, and then asked Zhu Youzhen with a serious expression: "Which one would you like to choose?" ”

Those two islands are naturally New Zealand in the future, and if they can be developed, they can be regarded as a paradise away from world disputes.

As for letting Zhu Youzhen set up a vassal state there, there is no problem, anyway, Daming Capital can still operate commerce and production in New Zealand unimpeded. Zhu Youfeng went to New Zealand, so as a vassal state, if he wanted to establish an administration there or something, he naturally borrowed money from the bank and slowly repaid it with taxes in the future.

To put it bluntly, that is, let Zhu Youzhen establish a puppet state, although Zhu Youzhen is the king and usually has the power to manage, but he cannot go against the will of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the small countries of the southern hemisphere are soy sauce players in this world, and it is impossible to rebel.

In this way, there are many benefits, first of all, the burden of the vassal king is shaken off, and from then on, the vassal king who divides overseas does not have to consume the finances of the imperial court. At the same time, the efficiency of developing overseas areas will also be improved, and it will still be milked for Daming. It is equivalent to making the cake bigger, and then dividing it again, and the court still takes the lion's head.

The most important thing is that the establishment of the imperial ruling order overseas is still very beneficial for the management of overseas territory.

"Minister, minister......" Zhu Youzhen's face changed, and Zhu Youxiao said: "Overseas is indeed far away, but it can move freely within its country. If you feel that it is difficult to leave your homeland, I will allow you to return to Beijing once every five years. As for the reclamation of overseas land, the virtuous brother does not have to worry. The bank can first lend 5 million yuan to the virtuous brother for the virtuous brother to recruit immigrants. I will also send my servants to assist you, and everything will be arranged for you. ”

"The minister bows to the royal brother, and the minister is willing to go overseas to cultivate." Zhu Youzhen was moved, and under Zhu Youxiao's promise, he finally did not hesitate at all. At this age, Zhu Youzhen naturally didn't want to follow the rules to go to the local domain, and then be trapped in a city for the rest of his life.

In contrast, it is free to set up a relatively independent vassal state on your own.

"Well, that's it. Eat, eat. Zhu Youxiao smiled in a good mood, and his words were not in vain.

Of course, this is not all a fool, but Zhu Youzhen went to New Zealand to establish a vassal state, and life was definitely not so easy at the beginning. After all, there is poverty and whiteness, everything has to be built slowly, and the prosperity is naturally far from being compared with the mainland. But if Zhu Youzhen can survive it, he will naturally live a much more chic life than those local vassal kings in the future. As for the loan or something, the repayment must be repaid, but as the emperor's younger brother, in the end, even if the debt is high, it is obvious that the emperor will wipe his ass.

But this situation is only that Zhu Youzhen's generation has this treatment, how should the next generation milk or how to milk, and if they can't pay back the money, they will cut the meat to pay off the debt. (To be continued.) )