Eating the big cake painted by Xu Youzhen, Zhen Wan also cheered up: "In the future, we can also go to Siam and Zhenla, and it will not be a problem for the Yao people of Liangguang to gather 200,000 troops."

In this way, not only can we expand the territory, but after these Yao people and their families move south, we will have much less pressure to govern the two Guangzhou.

Then we moved the Han people into Liangguang, and it only took two generations and 50 years to consolidate this large territory. ”

Yang Xinmin said with a smile: "Then you are responsible for recruiting troops in Liangguang, and I am responsible for reorganizing the army in Qinghua Mansion." By this time next year, we can go to war. ”

Yue Zheng and Xue Xilian continued to build ships with Li Shulin, and the first governor and the four governors had a clear division of labor, each with its own duties.

Xu Youzhen concluded: "Then let's do it, I'll send someone to invite the prison army to come, and then report our plan and start to split up." ”

Gao Ping, the eunuch of the prison army, is completely different from the famous eunuch Ma Qi before, and for the past year, Gao Ping has been staying in Hanoi City, accepting invitations from all kinds of powerful gentry, eating, drinking and having fun every day.

From the governor to the local gentry and officials in Annam, they all liked Gao Ping too much. If a prison army does not interfere in military and political affairs, nor blackmails the powerful gentry, neither extorts money for the royal family, nor does it harm and oppress the people, then he is the best prison army in the world.

Zhu Qiyu gave Xu Youzhen, Yang Xinmin and others great autonomy, small matters can be decided by themselves, and after several people discuss major matters, as long as they report to Gao Ping, they can be implemented immediately.

……

For the next month or so, it was peaceful.

On the fifth day of the first month of September, the autumn is high and cool, and the clouds are light and the wind is light.

Zhu Qiyu chattered in Qingyun Pavilion for a whole morning, and finally sent Wang Yue and Yu Zijun away to the border, so he went to the Guanxin Pavilion halfway up the mountain with He Yi and Gao Yao to drink tea, chat, and watch the scenery.

Chatting and chatting, we talked about the reform of the clan.

Zhu Qiyu smiled helplessly: "I gave birth to three sons and three daughters this year, and I don't know how the government and the opposition are scolding me."

We have to let the Duke of Jingguo, the Duke of Yue and Xu Youzhen hurry up to fight in the south, otherwise my sons will have no place to seal them. ”

Gao Yao replied: "There are many sons and many daughters, the blessing of the society, the government and the opposition are too late to be happy, how can they scold the saint." ”

"Come on, there are only five of us monarchs and ministers here, don't talk about these scenes that can't be faked anymore."

Pei Dang, who was in charge of the 'West Factory', opened his mouth to support Gao Yao: "Emperor, at least on the surface, no one in the capital has raised the bar recently.

Maybe people dare to be angry and dare not speak, anyway, no one dares to jump up and down openly. ”

Zhu Qiyu asked, "What are the people in the city doing?" ”

Pei Dang replied: "Give the copper and silver at home to the Ministry of Industry and exchange them for silver coins and copper coins." The people of the capital have fully accepted silver coins and copper coins. Silver coins and copper coins have almost completely replaced treasure money and scattered silver in the transaction of the capital.

The original barter is also rare.

Since the capital did not collect any taxes in the second half of the year, various transactions were extremely frequent, and the demand for silver coins and copper coins in the market was extremely strong.

The people in the city were already in a hurry, vying to exchange silver coins and copper coins. Although the Ministry of Industry only charges a very small amount of labor costs, it cannot stand a large amount and makes a lot of money.

The people praised the good government of the emperor who abolished the treasure money and replaced it with silver coins and copper coins. ”

He Yi also added: "What this says is that in the past, with treasure money, you can buy two stone of rice this year, and next year you can only buy one stone of rice with the same treasure banknote."

Ordinary people are really insecure with treasure money.

It is completely different with silver coins and copper coins, one silver coin can buy two stone rice this year, and you can still buy two stone rice next year, and everyone will live a much more down-to-earth life.

And although the imperial court no longer issues treasure money, the people can still use the treasure money left in their hands to pay 20% of the tax.

It is equivalent to the imperial court recovering treasure money and reducing taxes for the people at the same time.

The people of the world do not have a single conscience, and they have more or less realized the love of the people. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded and didn't answer.

Pei Dang continued: "The people of the capital are still busy sending their children to school, there are more than 500 temples in Shuntianfu, of which there are more than 200 in the capital, and the emperor has taken these temples under the imperial court, and most of them have been converted into schools. Then select and recruit people and show talents to teach in the hall.

This is much stronger than a private school, and the people were quite complaining about destroying the Buddha at the beginning, but now the temple has been converted into a school, and they are all happy to go.

This is also a great good governance of the emperor, and it has a good reputation in the government and the opposition. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu finally felt better: "When you mentioned this, I remembered it." That Yang Xun, has the lacquered gold screen dedicated to Yiwang been done this year? ”

Pei Dang replied: "This year's is almost finished, and it can be loaded and shipped to Nanjing at the beginning of next month." If you want to continue to do it next year, I am about to ask the emperor to show me. ”

"Do it, keep doing it, do it every year. Let this Yang Xun move to Nanjing, and give it to the eldest brother nearby, so as not to have to move around and break the screen.

Xingyi, how can we restrain the vassal king? Not only for the kings of the distant branches, but also for my sons, there must be certain restrictions.

In this way, not only the kings of later generations can deal with it freely, but the feudal lords can also maintain their wealth and nobility for a long time, and there is no need to be suspicious of each other with the imperial court. ”

He Yi replied: "Back then, Jianwen cut the domain, and his advisers came up with three strategies: upper, middle and lower.

Gao Wei, the best strategist, proposed a system of avoidance of his own nationality on the basis of Jia Yi's public construction of princes and less of his strength.

Qi Tai, the middle strategist, suggested that he concentrate all his efforts and take the lead in destroying the strongest Yan King.

The planner, Huang Zicheng, proposed to cut the weaker clans such as King Zhou first, and finally cut the strongest King Yan.

In the end, Jianwen chose Huang Zicheng's next policy.

Weichen suggested that the saint adopt Gao Wei's policy, and the son of the prince of the south should be enshrined in the territory of the prince of the north as the king of the county. The son of the prince of the north, he was given the territory of the prince of the south as the prince of the county.

If such a prince wants to rebel, he looks around, and the fief is full of sons of other princes, and it is almost difficult to rebel with a large number of distant relatives and county kings. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "What is Gao Wei's original words?" ”

He Yi replied: "Emperor Gao divides the kings, this is an ancient system. Since they are all excessive, the kings are arrogant and lawless, violating the court system.

If it is not cut, the discipline of the imperial court will not be established; If you cut it, it will hurt the grace of your relatives.

Jia Yi said: 'If you want the world to be safe, it is better to build princes and less power'. Today, I will teach him, don't do the wrong trick, but follow the master's father's policy of gratitude.

In the northern kings, the sons were divided into the south; In the south, the children are divided into the north. In this way, the power of the vassal king will be reduced without being cut. ”

After that, He Yi added: "When the king of the county is divided, you can also order the king of the county to take away part of the prince's guards, money and food. In this way, it is unimaginably difficult for the prince to rebel.

After the feudal lords were no longer threatened, the imperial court may also loosen some control over the feudal kings, making them serve the kingdom, rather than being confined to medons and doing nothing. ”

(End of chapter)