Although the emperor strongly supported the development of Mekong Province, in the eyes of some, the increase in local officials still showed that the emperor did not really see Mekong Province as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

But these people's judgment was wrong, and the emperor developed Mekong Province not only to survive the disaster, but also to hold it firmly in his hands.

Moreover, one Mekong province could not satisfy the emperor's ambitions and appetites. In order to encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to expand overseas, not to mention the appointment of a few local officials, that is, to make the Marquis of Jinjue, the emperor is not stingy.

It's just that there are really few people who can clearly know the emperor's mind now, except for Li Dan, Yan Siqi and others from the Maritime Merchants Association.

Now is not the time for great fanfare and encouragement, the emperor has his own analysis and judgment. The most critical reason is that the strength of the Daming Water Division is not strong enough.

Although ships and artillery were added to the army every year, in terms of funds, it was inevitable to tilt towards Liaodong.

Of course, it is already a very surprising thing to be able to support the two wars in eastern and southwestern Liao, and to pay a certain amount of money to the sailors.

After the victory of Pingliao, the emperor's next major support project was the water master, which he had planned for a long time.

As for how much money can be saved, the emperor also has a calculation, and only waits for Mao Wenlong to report on his work in Beijing before making a final decision.

When the rebellion was put down, the emperor planned to add at least 100 ships and 1,000 artillery pieces to the Daming Naval Division within two years.

If this level is reached, there will be no problem not only dominating Asian seas. The emperor was also preparing to wage war against the Spaniards in Luzon to pay off the blood debt owed.

Defeating the Spaniards was only the beginning, and driving the Dutch out of Asia was the second step; Needless to say, the third step is to drive all the Xiyi away and turn the South China Sea into the inland sea of the Ming Dynasty.

Ambitious, or rather ambitious, the emperor's confidence lies in his youth.

Ten years, twenty years, thirty years, will it not be able to achieve its goal? Perhaps at that time, dominating the Asian seas will not satisfy the emperor.

The law of the jungle, the law of the jungle; If you are backward, you will be beaten, and if you are weak, you will not be able to do diplomacy.

No one knows these cold truths more painfully than the emperor, what benevolence, righteousness and morality, between countries and in the face of interests, are all.

Big fists are the last word, whoever grabs the land is whoever, and the principle of the emperor's inheritance is as simple as that.

The external principle has been determined, and the internal policy has gradually revealed its clues. Party strife, corruption, and the nobility of the clan...... The cancer that endangers the health of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor is determined to eradicate it all.

"Hurray, this must not be too impatient, but must be done slowly, lest it cause unrest." Sun Chengzong saw the emperor's plan, his face changed, and he bowed down to admonish.

The nature of the clan and the nobles is similar, they are all parasites who do not work hard and eat for the rest of their lives. The amount of the country's finances being consumed by these wastes was staggering, and the emperor was dissatisfied for a long time.

In the past few years, the emperor has been suppressing the clans and nobles, but the means are not yet decisive, just grasp the handle and clean it up.

No one knew that the emperor was holding back his big move, and he was going to smash the golden rice bowl and iron rice bowl of the nobles of the clan.

The succession of the clan to the lord can be understood literally. This generation is the prince, the next generation is the county king, and the next generation is the prince, and so on. If Yu Guo has no merit, he will almost become a commoner after five or six generations.

This principle is also the principle of succession to the nobles, but other conditions are imposed on the heirs. Either you have a meritorious reputation, or you serve in the army, and you are a waste if you have nothing, whether you are a sister-in-law or the eldest son, you have lost the right to inheritance.

To put it bluntly, it's not wrong that you were born with a golden key, but you are only eligible for inheritance. Whether you can inherit Juelu depends on your efforts and ability.

"Of course I know not to be impatient." The emperor drank tea and said lightly: "When the rebellion in the southwest is put down and the garrisons in various places are reorganized, it will be implemented on a large scale." ”

Sun Chengzong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the emperor revealed it to him first, showing his trust in him. The emperor did not ask for much, and asked him, the emperor, to make suggestions to improve these policies and regulations.

After pondering for a while, Sun Chengzong opened his mouth and said: "If the garrisons in various places are reorganized, the clan will no longer have the ability to make chaos, so there is no need to worry. If you are in Liangjing, you don't have to worry. Only Yunnan, be cautious. ”

Sun Chengzong said this, it is already very clear, pointing directly to the Mu family in Yunnan.

If it's just the Mu family, you don't have to be too cautious. Now the Mu family no longer has the martial arts and strategy of their ancestors, and their strength is only left with huge wealth, as well as the aftermath of Shizhen Yunnan, and the army directly under them is no longer the opponent of the imperial army.

It's just that there are many toasts in Yunnan, and the situation is complicated. Either the Mu family uses the toast, or the toast uses this mess to make trouble, you must not be unguarded against, you must not be careful.

The emperor bowed slightly, and he knew about the Shapu Rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty. But he is not very worried, after all, the situation is different.

You must know that the background of the Shapu Rebellion was that Beijing was breached, Chongzhen hung himself on the southeast branch, and the central authority of the Ming Dynasty was dealt a heavy blow and greatly weakened.

Because of this, the rebellious Tusi dared to shout, "There is no Emperor Zhu, what is Mu Guogong".

Now that Liaodong has been pacified, the rebels are also at the end of their rope. The Ming army, which has been trained in actual combat, has excellent weapons and equipment, and has strong combat power, which Tusi does not measure his own strength and dares to challenge the Ming court?

But Teacher Sun's worries and reminders are not superfluous, and the abolition of the clan and the noble who sit and eat for the rest of their lives are indeed not much of a threat.

Moreover, the previous emperors were able to solve them, but those emperors were more face-saving, unlike Zhu Youxiao, who didn't care about reputation at all.

"Hooray." Sun Chengzong bowed his hand and asked cautiously, "I don't know which clan will be chosen by Banzai, or whether the noble will oversee the implementation of this policy." ”

The emperor did not shy away from his words, and said: "King Xin and the grandson of King Tang, I think they are okay. ”

There are still some inconveniences for ordinary officials to deal with the clan. After all, the surname of the clan is Zhu, and they are all passed down from Taizu in the same lineage.

But if the vassal king took the lead, not only would there be a lot less trouble, but also the emperor would be less infamy. Of course, the emperor didn't care about this.

Sun Chengzong thinks that these two candidates can be selected, and there seem to be few people in the clan who are more promising and can do things.

"And Wei Zhongxian of Admiral Dongchang." The emperor pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, and added another candidate.

King Xin and King Tang have noble statuses, but they are still young, and they are inevitably careless and frivolous. Lao Wei is different, which just makes up for this shortcoming.

Use the factory guard?! Sun Chengzong didn't speak immediately, and he had an inherent rejection and disgust for the factory guards in his heart.

The emperor seemed to be smiling, and said slowly: "With the intelligence and deterrence of Dongchang, it should be able to calm some people's hearts of making trouble. ”