"When did I lie to you?"

Zhu Di's expression was solemn, "You and we are the same descendants of the emperor, our brothers, sons and nephews, we can give those officials year-end bonuses, why can't we give our own family year-end bonuses?"

Moreover, the amount of the year-end bonus will not be fixed every year. As long as the Ming treasury is abundant, the year-end bonuses we give to the kings will be more and more! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Your Majesty is really Yao Shun Holy Monarch......"

The vassal kings praised it again and again.

Zhu Di said: "However, if all officials in the Ming Dynasty want to receive the year-end bonus, they must eventually go through the assessment and level.

Although you are the king of the Ming Dynasty, you still need to go through the assessment and rating before you can share this year-end bonus! ”

"Assessment rating?"

The vassal kings couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously felt a little bad in their hearts.

Zhu Di smiled slowly and explained: "One million taels of silver, plus one million taels of treasure banknotes, is a reward, and it can't all be divided equally, isn't it unfair to you?"

is like the acting king Zhu Gui, who oppressed the army and civilians in the fiefdom all day long, how could he give him a bonus? ”

"That's it!"

After thinking about it, all the vassal kings nodded their heads again and again.

If you could give them some more money, they would be more than willing.

Only the acting king, Zhu Gui, hid among the kings and did not dare to speak.

"Therefore, we decided to evaluate the kings based on their contributions to the Ming Dynasty, such as the martial arts of Wenzhi and the ...... of heirs."

When Zhu Di finished speaking, all the vassal kings couldn't help but look at each other.

And Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, why do you still want to restrict your heirs?" ”

"Why restrict?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh slightly, and asked, "Old Five, how many children do you have now?" ”

Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, said proudly: "Back to Your Majesty, my brother now has eight sons and seven daughters!" ”

"Eight sons and seven daughters!"

Zhu Di sighed softly again, "Fifth brother, just you, eight sons and seven daughters, how much money do you need from the imperial court every year?" ”

Zhu Hu was stunned.

Zhu Di said again: "This is just your King Zhou's family, there are many brothers, and there are dozens!"

If there is no restriction on each family, if they have babies like you, how many children will each family have?

Naturally, now, the court can still support the clansmen.

But what if you wait until your children have grown up, and they have children?

Each of them will give birth to a dozen, or even dozens, and by that time, how many will there be in my Ming Sect?

……”

The expressions of the vassal kings slowly became solemn again.

Zhou Wang Zhu Yan smiled.

Zhu Di said again: "Moreover, how big is our Da Ming, even according to your current heirs, if you want to reward them, they have already begun to have no land to seal!"

Therefore, let's tell you again, if anyone wants to conquer overseas, he should lead troops to attack.

Whoever conquers the barbarian kingdom will be governed by whomever will be governed by him, just like Goryeo and the Wa kingdom......"

"Wa Kingdom?"

Hearing this, the eyes of the vassal kings suddenly lit up.

"Your Majesty, but those overseas vassal countries also have silver mines like the Wa Kingdom?"

"Self-existent!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

King Ning couldn't help but ask: "I don't know if Your Majesty knows, where are the barbarian countries have silver and gold mines?" ”

"We don't know!"

Zhu Di shook his head slowly.

The expressions of the vassal kings darkened a little.

Overseas are all barbarian countries, they go all the way out, and they have to fight with those barbarians, and there will even be danger.

In case in the end, but there is no silver mine and gold mine, how can you stay in Daming honestly and enjoy the glory and wealth?

Zhu Di said: "However, now that the sea trade has been opened, if you wait for the next feudal country and trade with the Ming Dynasty, it will be as ...... as Goryeo."

That sounds ......

Zhu Quan, King of Ning, couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, I don't know how many troops my brother and others can lead?" ”

Zhu Di said: "You can only lead the three guards who are waiting for you!" ”

At this moment, the expressions of the vassal kings darkened a little.

Let them take so little soldiers and soldiers to fight those barbarians?

However, Zhu Quan's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, can we really attack the vassal king at will?" ”

"Self!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and said: "However, the nine kings of Qin, Jin, Yan, Dai, and Ning must sit in the border fortress, unless the northern border trouble has disappeared, otherwise you can't go to sea at will!" ”

Zhu Quan: "......"

Zhu Di said: "Of course, when the sea trade fleet comes back from the Western Ocean, we can also allow you and other vassal kings to form a fleet and go to sea for trade!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The vassal kings were full of joy again.

Zhu Di said with a solemn face: "Let's allow you to do business in sea trade, but you can't bully the people, or even take advantage of my Ming merchants!" If we find out, we will directly take back the three guards, and if it is serious, it will be abolished directly! ”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the ministers and others will never bully the people again!"

“……”

Subsequently, Zhu Di chatted with Zhu Quan, Zhu Hu and other vassal kings for more than an hour.

These vassal kings all retired with satisfied faces.

……

Less than two days.

The words of Zhu Di and the vassal kings in the main hall began to spread in Beijing.

The ministers of the DPRK and China have their own opinions on this.

However, there are not many officials who bother Zhu Di Yaxing without knowing how to do it.

Again, it may be because the New Year is coming soon.

In the court, all the officials are waiting for it.

They also have year-end bonuses.

And this will be the busiest for the officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Household Department.

Until the New Year's holiday, the assessment of the world's officials was reported.

on this.

Zhu Di only handed it over to the cabinet ministers, and after letting them go through them one by one, he directly issued year-end bonuses to the courtiers.

New Year's Day!

Daming Jingshi was full of joy.

The New Year is over.

Zhu Di summoned the two tigers, and in the hall, there was also a bald monk.

"The matter of the Huang family, how is the interrogation?"

Erhu replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen has ordered the brothers in Jinyiwei to use all the criminal laws in Jinyiwei, but everyone in the Huang family is the same rhetoric!" ”

"A rhetoric?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Erhu, "Have they bitten out other thieves?" ”

Erhu shook his head slowly, "Back to Your Majesty, those people from the Huang family didn't bite indiscriminately!" ”

Zhu Di said thoughtfully: "In this way, how similar is the matter of the Huang family to the household scribe in Jiangning County?" ”

Hearing this, Erhu's pupils shrank, and he looked surprised, "Your Majesty's meaning, is there really a Tibetan behind the Huang family?" Even, there are some clansmen in the Huang family who are not in the genealogy and are hiding? ”

"Your Majesty, the monk dared to guess that the Huang family might have another genealogy!"

Master Dao Yan on the side spoke.

"And a family tree?"

Zhu Di and Erhu were both stunned.

Immediately, Zhu Di looked at Erhu, "Go and interrogate again, and use the method of interrogating Dai Jiu, the scrivener of that household!" ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Erhu hurriedly responded.

Zhu Di said again: "In addition, send us Jinyi Guard, let them give us a careful investigation, those officials who were assessed as A and B years ago can be false and impostorous thief officials!" ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Erhu replied again.

When Erhu went out, Zhu Di said: "Let's prepare to establish Chi'er as the prince, what does the mage think?" ”

Master Dao Yan was taken aback, and then hurriedly praised: "Your Majesty Shengming, Your Highness has a benevolent personality, but he is very decisive in doing things, and he will definitely be a benevolent monarch in the future!" ”

Zhu Di smiled with satisfaction, and said: "I don't know if the mage is willing to enter the East Palace, be a guest of the prince, and assist the prince?" ”

"Amitabha!"

Master Dao Yan couldn't help but recite a Buddha name.

"Your Majesty is so loving, the monk doesn't dare to disobey."

Zhu Di was overjoyed and said heartily: "Hahaha, the prince will be handed over to the mage to take care of in the future!" ”

……

Soon, a piece of news came to Guo An's ears.

"Your Majesty wants to canonize His Highness as the crown prince?"

Xu Yong said with a happy face: "Master Hou, the entire Jingshi has spread all over the world!" ”

"That's it!"

Guo An also looked happy, but he still said cautiously: "Your Majesty has not issued an edict yet, so you are not allowed to discuss this matter at will!" ”

"Yes, Master Hou!"

…… (End of chapter)