"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate!"

Zeng Dian, who had already paid an official visit to the Zhongshu Order, raised an objection, and said: "Now, how vast is the territory of the empire? I don't know how many thousands of miles in a radius! ”

"Each vassal kingdom has a different language, culture, customs, writing, beliefs, and so on. If the immigration policy is implemented, I don't know whether it is the assimilation of the Wu people by different races, or the assimilation of the Wu people by alien races? ”

This is indeed a serious problem.

In terms of population base, it is not difficult for the Wu Empire to assimilate the alien races under its rule.

What's more, the Wu Empire has a prosperous culture and a variety of relatively complete cultural systems?

As soon as Zeng's words fell, Prince Heng stood up and agreed: "Father, what Zhongshu Ling said is very true. ”

"The kingdoms of the vassal kingdoms, and the people under their rule, are all aliens. If immigrants live together and assimilate them, they will be able to accomplish such a mission over many years, without knowing how many generations. ”

"Not to mention the time and effort, it may not be successful."

"Besides, there are more than 20 million people outside the territory under the rule of the empire, I wonder how many people can be relocated from the empire itself?"

After a pause, Prince Heng sighed and said, "Father, it's not a secret, Erchen has known about this situation. ”

"My father encouraged scholars, soldiers, and merchants to lead their families and settle in various vassal kingdoms, but with little success!"

"Like a scholar, with his own talent, even mediocre talent, relying on his identity as a Wu person, he can also serve as a minister in the vassal kingdom, or even the minister of a country."

"For example, ordinary soldiers can also be reused in various feudal kingdoms, responsible for recruiting and training troops, and all my Wu people can govern the country and the army, and they have great power."

"Even those merchants, after settling in the vassal kingdom, can also get preferential policies and do profiteering business."

"This seems to be of great benefit to the empire and the vassal kingdom, but in fact, it is endless!"

Prince Heng said in a heavy tone: "Once a large-scale rebellion breaks out in the vassal kingdom, the vassal king can't suppress it, and the nearby vassal kingdoms don't help each other, and the empire can't reach the whip, or if you can't take care of yourself, I'm afraid that the rebellion will intensify, subvert the vassal kingdom, and then cause a series of bad effects!" ”

"These vassal kings, ministers, generals, merchants, civilians, etc. from the empire, I am afraid that they will be liquidated by the rebels and end up in a tragic death!"

"Does my father remember the rebellion that took place in Luo a few years ago?"

Qingji bowed slightly: "The memory is still fresh." ”

"At that time, the seventeenth brother, that is, after Luo Wangxin took the country, planned to carry out reforms in the country and implement Wuhua, but the people rioted, Luo Wangxin sent troops to suppress it, so he could only flee in a hurry, fortunately, the nearby seven feudal kingdoms such as Saiguo, Siam, Nanguo, and Luo sent troops to help Luo Wangxin restore the country and suppress the rebellion."

"Father, it can be seen from this that if you are poor, you will think about change, and if you change, you will be in chaos, and the old nobles and their common people who lived there in the past may find it difficult for the empire to force them to change their customs, and it will be difficult for the people of the empire to forcibly occupy their land, possess their wealth, and control their power of life and death!"

This is a very serious problem.

It is true that Qingji has already paved the way for the vassal kings, and even the various laws and regulations for reforming the military system and implementing the Wu Hua in the vassal kingdom have been properly prepared for them.

However, if the people are not convinced and the national conditions are different, if the reform is carried out under such circumstances, it is easy to lead to rebellion.

"Father, please pity the hardships of all the people in the world, and sympathize with the sadness of the foreign soldiers of the Great Wu Expedition!"

Speaking of the depths of his love, Prince Heng knelt on the floor with a "plop" sound, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and said in a choked voice: "The year before last, the son was ordered by his father to go out on patrol to inspect the people of the various feudal kingdoms of Ningguo, Saiguo, Liaoguo, and Nanguo. ”

What he saw and heard made his sons sigh. Especially those who were forced to relocate, and their families. ”

At that time, the sons asked them what they were dissatisfied with. Do you know how they answered? ”

"They replied: 'Why!' I don't dare to slander His Majesty the First Emperor, but what is the sin of us, to be sent thousands of miles by His Majesty, and not to return home for the rest of our lives? 'Father, this is the true portrayal of the hearts of the soldiers in the army and their families. ”

After a pause, Prince Heng sighed: "In the past ten years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers before and after the empire have gone to the east and west to fight, and they have settled in the kingdoms of the feudal kingdoms together with their families. ”

"Indeed, their lives were very prosperous, and they were considered to be rich and noble in the locality, and they were 'superior people', and they became nobles."

"But, how many of them are pursuing power, fame and fortune?"

"Father, if you levy millions of Li Shu to move west and settle down in various vassal kingdoms in the west, your sons and daughters are afraid that the world will be in chaos and the country will have no peace!"

"This will harm the empire, and it may also harm the common people and future generations!"

Hearing this, Qingji was silent.

Bo Yao retorted: "Your Highness's words are wrong. ”

"In the empire itself, they are just commoners, although they are well-off, they are civilians after all, but in the vassal kingdom where they are located, they can be nobles!"

"How many people dream of this? They are dissatisfied, and that is a minority! ”

Hearing this, Prince Heng frowned and said, "See the big with the small." Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Western Expedition and their family scrolls, and millions of them. ”

"Lord Bo Ya, how many people are the few people you are talking about?"

"This ......"

Bo Ya couldn't refute it.

Because, in this matter, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable.

From a big point of view, the Wu Empire needed the soldiers of the Western Expedition and their families to garrison the various vassal kingdoms in order to assimilate them.

However, how many people are willing to eat it?

"Let's talk about this matter again."

Qingji didn't make a decision immediately after all.

Qingji thinks that it is necessary for him to go out and have a look and observe the people's feelings.

Otherwise, if because of his own ambition, the people of Dawu will pay a heavy price and bury the root of the bane for future generations, how can Qingji deal with himself?

……

The next day, Qingji led the ministers and officials of the court to welcome the team returning from the Americas at the Zhengyang Gate of Jinling City.

This is a great event for the Empire, an event of great honor.

Under Qingji's rule, the subjects of the Wu Empire had cultivated a positive and enterprising spirit.

Take the expansion of farming and warfare as the glory, and the shame of "making cars behind closed doors".

Five years ago, Qingji sent the Australian king Wu Wei to sail for the third time to the American continent.

Although Wu Wei has been crowned king and has his own vassal kingdom, he is full of adventurous spirit, has very rich sailing experience, and has both civil and military skills, so he can not only lead troops to fight, but also govern places, which can be said to be the most suitable person among the sons of Qingji.

Wu Wei, who was named the king of Australia by Qingji, has the largest land area, but he has hardly really governed his own country......