Zhu Chen bowed his head: "Exactly." ”

Xia Yuanji laughed: "In this way, the money is there, but how can the emperor pass this pass?" ”

Zhu Chen also muttered in his heart.

Can the Yongle Emperor agree?

"Lord Xia, can't you talk about it?" Zhu Chen asked.

Xia Yuanji said with a smile: "You don't need me to write to say, your handsome words are much more effective than mine, as long as you persuade him to go to the book, the emperor will appoint and agree." ”

Zhu Chen was surprised: "Really? ”

Xia Yuanji nodded solemnly: "Really." ”

Zhu Chen pondered for a moment: "Okay, I'll go back and ask the old man." ”

Xia Yuanji hurriedly sent Zhu Chen outside the mansion.

Looking at the back of Zhu Chen's departure, Xia Yuanji was full of emotion: "A hero is a young man, in time, this son will definitely soar." ”

Just this strategy of letting the subject countries come to celebrate his birthday made Xia Yuanji admire Zhu Chen so much.

At least kill him, he couldn't think of such a flexible plan.

The gap of 3 million depends on whether the strategy can succeed.

Back in Zhu's house, the old man was still basking in the sun, and he was content.

Zhu Chen walked to the old man's side, didn't speak, and quietly served the old man a bowl of tea.

The old man naturally took it and tasted it: "It tastes good." ”

"Why, you came back from there so soon, what countermeasures did you come up with?" Zhu Di asked.

Zhu Chen grinned: "I did think of it." ”

A gap of three million, the grandson has already thought of it?

Zhu Di was a little surprised, and looked at Zhu Chen in surprise: "Tell me, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Chen took a deep breath: "Under the pretext of the emperor's birthday, let all the vassal countries come to celebrate his birthday." ”

Zhu Di was stunned.

Good guys, this is waiting for grandpa here.

The idea hit the grandfather, this monkey cub, it really doesn't matter.

Zhu Di directly vetoed: "Although the gap of three million is big, it is not irrefillable, so how can the emperor's birthday be faked, if it is known by those vassal countries, will the emperor's face be lost?" ”

A smile appeared on Zhu Chen's face: "Emperor Yongle is a dignified emperor of a generation, wise and martial, he shouldn't care about these little things, right?" ”

"What's more, who can find out about those vassal countries."

"Take advantage of this opportunity to slaughter them severely."

Zhu Chen had already wanted to slaughter them.

Now is the prosperous era of Yongle, and the Ming Dynasty has reached the point of unprecedented strength, but the more times like this, the more afraid the surrounding small countries are of the Ming Dynasty!

If you don't extort at this time, when will you extort?

The eldest brother has no money, and the younger brother takes some money to spend and keep safe, isn't that how it should be?

It would be foolish to have a soft policy towards these small countries.

When Zhu Chen said this, Zhu Di was also a little moved.

Not to mention, this rabbit cub is really good at finding a way, which makes Zhu Di's heart itch, thinking about slaughtering them severely.

At this time, the surrounding countries probably didn't know yet, and if they knew that the supreme monarch of the Ming Dynasty and the imperial grandson were calculating them, I was afraid that they would tremble with fear.

Zhu Di paused and said with a smile: "The surrounding countries, wolf ambitions, are not good things, only our Ming Dynasty itself is strong, that is the right way, kill them, but the emperor's birthday is not used." ”

Grandpa's foreign policy has always been gentle.

But Zhu Di is different, he is an aggressive monarch, so he agrees with Zhu Chen's method from the bottom of his heart.

"If you don't celebrate the emperor's birthday, how can you summon them here?" Zhu Chen asked rhetorically.

Zhu Di smiled dumbly: "Good boy, today is to hold our emperor and not let go, right?" ”

Don't we Yongle Emperor want a reputation?

Zhu Chen said with a smile: "You just hand over a fold, it's a convenient thing, as for whether it can be done or not, let the emperor think about it." ”

After saying that, a glint flashed in Zhu Chen's eyes, and he had his own calculations in his heart.

To congratulate the emperor on his birthday, they did not return the gift.

However, the tributary system of the Ming Dynasty had great drawbacks.

Ryukyu, the Li Dynasty (Chaoxian), Dongying, Java and other vassal states, every time they come to pay tribute, the Ming Dynasty needs to return more things than tribute in order to show the prestige of the great power.

From this, it also became a reverse tribute.

Why did the Ryukyu Kingdom like to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty? Because every time they get more in return.

Da Ming provided them with shelter, and they had to return more gifts to go back, how could there be such a good thing in the world?

Such a tributary system, in Zhu Chen's opinion, is really the biggest drawback!

Such evils must be abolished!

Giving so many benefits to the surrounding small countries, they will not think about gratitude, but only think that Daming is their money printing machine.

They are like maggots, attached to Da Ming to suck blood, did not give Da Ming any actual benefits, and even posted a lot of them every time they paid tribute.

Isn't this what is wronged?

Since they are the eldest brother, they should pay protection money to Daming.

If the envoy comes to Beijing to celebrate his birthday this time, if he has the opportunity, Zhu Chen must rewrite this biggest drawback.

If you don't slaughter them severely, how can you let them retreat, isn't that the incompetence of the Ming Dynasty?

"You kid, you are shrewd, what are you planning in your head?" Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen smiled and took the initiative to beat Zhu Di's legs: "Old man, what else can I plan, hand over a fold, you can agree." ”

If this matter is really spread, it will actually damage the prestige of the Yongle Emperor.

But the grandson is in front of him, and he is so obedient, obediently beating his legs.

Zhu Di relented again.

He loves this grandson, if it were Xia Yuanji's old fox, he would never be able to do it, but Zhu Di couldn't stand Zhu Chen's soft grinding and hard bubbles.

Since the grandson wants to do something, let him do it?

At least, he's happy.

The 3 million gap can also be filled.

"I really can't do anything about you, this kid, I've been folded on you all the time in my life." Zhu Di said.

Zhu Chen's eyes lit up: "You agreed?" ”

Zhu Di laughed: "Don't ask, if you ask grandpa again, you will regret it." ”

"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!" Zhu Chen smiled.

His heart suddenly became a little excited.

You, the vassal countries that you enjoy every day, should also give the Ming Dynasty some interest.

The next time you come, if I don't let you bleed, I can't let you go easily.

It was time to change the tributary system for those years.

That night, the old man returned to the palace.

In the imperial study, Zhu Di instructed Ji Gang: "Let the Ministry of Rites start preparing for the emperor's birthday, and if the Ministry of Rites asks, say that it will be done in advance." ”

Ji Gang didn't ask much, and nodded immediately.

Zhu Di crossed his waist, thought for a moment, and continued: "Go and pick two palace maids." ”

"The emperor wants to ......" Ji Gang was a little surprised.

Although the old man has a lot of grades, he is still fierce and in good health, if he says that he is looking for two palace maids, it is reasonable.

Even Ji Gang is a little envious.

"I miss you fart, concentrate on your errands, don't talk too much, or you will be the emperor?" Zhu Di asked rhetorically.

Ji Gang hurriedly shook his head: "Chen, let's go and find it." ”

After a while, Ji Gang picked two good-looking palace maids and brought them in.

"Emperor, what do you think of these two?" Ji Gang said cautiously.

Zhu Di glanced at it and shook his head: "It's too ugly, not worthy of my imperial grandson, change." ”

The old man can keep his grandson in mind.

I heard that the grandson wanted to find two maids, so the old man kept remembering that when he returned to the palace, he would do it for him immediately.

At the beginning, Zhu Zhan gave a eunuch, so the emperor's eldest grandson wanted at least two palace maids, right?

When the grandson is reset, this specification will have to be increased by more than ten times.

Ji Gang soon brought two more palace maids.

These two palace maids are very beautiful, but when the old man took a look, he lost interest: "She looks like a fox, and it is easy to seduce the grandson." ”

Zhu Di said impatiently: "Change and change." ”

Now, Zhu Di is a precious grandson.

These two palace maids are so beautiful, just those eyes can hook people, and the stinky boy is strong-blooded, can he stand this?

Don't ruin your grandson because of women.

Ji Gang hurriedly took the two palace maids out, Zhu Di called out to him, and said in a deep voice: "Find two dignified ones, who will serve people, and can hurt people, bring them over to me to see." ”

can't be too beautiful, and it has to hurt people, and it has to be able to serve, where can Ji Gang find it for a while, so he hurriedly asked the big eunuchs in the palace.

About half an hour later, two palace maids were sent.

These two palace maids are also beautiful, but their eyes are no longer seductive, and they don't dare to look up, full of fear of imperial power.

Zhu Di took a look at it and felt that these two were not bad.

"Let Ji Gang take you out of the palace tomorrow and serve the grandson."

"Remember, whoever dares to climb into the bed of the grandson is a capital offense."

"Serve with all your heart, you know?"

As soon as these words came out, the two palace maids trembled with fright, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Di waved his hand, and Ji Gang took the two palace maids out.

chose a palace maid to serve his grandson, but it also counted one of Zhu Di's thoughts.

Zhu Di didn't want to hold another great-grandson and see what the fifth-generation monarch of the Ming Dynasty was like, but these palace maids were not worthy of being pregnant with the old Zhu family.

The eldest son, then you have to choose the best woman to match with the grandson.

(Chao Xianguo, in the future, it will be called the Li Dynasty, Mo Da, the big guy has time to together, mua~)