Rather than just picking people up, throwing them into the ground and ignoring them, taxes can be collected after a few months.

This is pure daydreaming.

Immigrants can only wait to die.

"Who's on duty?"

"Sir, it's Mr. Liu Ge!"

Zhu Yixi suddenly said: "Tell him that I want to know about the affairs of the vassal state!"

"Yes!" Mendong agreed immediately.

Two quarters of an hour later, Liu Xiangke came in unhurriedly.

Liu Xiangke, courtesy name Ruixing, was a native of Fuping, Shaanxi. He was a scholar and once served in the Shi Kefa army, thus gaining great fame.

After the King of Yu entered the capital, he was promoted because of his qualifications and his Shaanxi origin, so he was promoted quickly. Now he is a cabinet minister, which is a good story.

In history, in the early years of Yongli, he formed a party with Jin Bao, Ding Shikui, Meng Zhengfa, and Yuan Pengnian, known as the "Five Tigers", and Liu Xiangke was called the "Tiger Skin" and acted as a think tank.

After Yongli died, he entered a temple and became a monk, and died alone.

Liu Xiangke, who was in his fifties, was in high spirits at this time, which was in sharp contrast to Yang Tingjian just now.

When Zhu Yixi saw it, he suddenly thought: Yang Tingjian is getting old and it is time for him to retire and return to his hometown, otherwise he will not be able to control the Gyeonggi area.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty!"

"Pingshen!" "Give me a seat!"

Zhu Yixi asked calmly: "I wonder what the current situation of the vassal state is like? Is it possible that it is self-sufficient?"

The Domain Affairs Department is under the direct control of the Cabinet and is responsible for contacting each feudal state. All assistance can be said to be directly managed by the cabinet minister, which is convenient and fast.

So instead of going to the Ministry of Rites, it would be more convenient to go to the Cabinet.

Liu Xiangke had already received the clear message and immediately replied: "Among all the vassals nowadays, Qin is the best."

"Its population is six million, its annual income is millions of stone grain, and its annual surplus is hundreds of thousands of stone. This year, it also destroyed the Lao country, and made several sons kings, in order to treat the small princes..."

"Next is Qi State, with a population of about 300,000. Because of mining, the tax this year is 500,000, so it is naturally self-sufficient!"

Speaking of this, Liu Xiangke couldn't help laughing and said: "The State of Qi sent someone to request that 300,000 people be recruited in ten years."

"These two countries have a stable foothold and still have some strength left. The imperial court has long since cut off its support!"

"The third ranked vassal is the Liao King's vassal of the Liao Kingdom. In just over two years, it has already stabilized the country. It has more than two million people and tens of thousands of forbidden troops stationed in Yujing. It is barely self-sufficient."

"The remaining Yue Kingdom is located in the Ezo Territory, which is remote and relatively cold. Although they can contact Korea and Japan for trade and even immigration, there are only about a hundred thousand of them now."

"However, it seems that in the past two years, I have been doing business in exchanging gold and silver, and I also want to relocate the people. I have proposed to immigrate 100,000 people in five years..."

"The little rich man of Zhao will be at peace!"

"These five countries can already defend themselves!"

Liu Xiangke suddenly said seriously: "The remaining countries, Wei State, was first established, and lost 200,000 people per year; Fu State was small, so it lost 50,000 people per year; Xiang State was just broken, and it lost 300,000 people this year."

"Liang Kingdom has only been planning to build it this year. It has already lost 100,000 people and is building the capital of Liang Kingdom."

This year, the vassal affairs department has sent 650,000 yuan to the vassals to help them prepare for the establishment of the country. It will be difficult to wean them off in less than two or three years.

It’s impossible to let a broken or desolate country develop directly, right?

Without the cow Daming, it would be difficult to gain a foothold.

Zhu Yixi listened, and he felt balanced in his heart. How could he gain anything without giving up?

According to established rules, the Ministry of Internal Affairs actually subsidizes the vassal state at the same proportion every year, and its expenditure is no less than that of the imperial court.

This is also the reason why although the court complained, there was no trouble. The emperor was also spending money!

This amount of money doesn't seem like much at first, but Zhu Yixi thinks about her thirty-seven sons, and the more time goes by, the more pressure she gets.

"According to feudal laws, except for the Tang Dynasty, in other dynasties, the emperor has fewer heirs as the years go by, so the pressure will be much less at that time!"

"The Great Wave during my Shaowu period was a blessing in misfortune!"

He consoled himself.

According to the plan, the imperial court's expenditure on the vassal state is about 500,000 per capita, which is only 10 to 20 million...

"I have made a decision with the Dutch before. The Kingdom of Johor will be in our hands. It is expected that it will be destroyed next year and the Kingdom of Ji will be established!"

Liu Xiangke turned around in his mind and realized that King Ji was the thirteenth son of the emperor, but where was the Kingdom of Johor?

Seeing his confusion, Zhu Yixi asked someone to bring out the map and pointed to the Malay Peninsula, above Singapore:

"Although this place is a little barren, there are still hundreds of thousands of people who can establish a vassal state."

"If the Dutch do not intervene, the imperial court can send 5,000 troops from the capital, and then dispatch 5,000 elite troops from the Qin State. If the total is 10,000, the country can be destroyed."

Liu Xiangke's eyes were focused and he blurted out.

It is naturally an established rule to recruit soldiers and horses from the vassal state.

In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens and Jurchen slaves were attacked, but Korean soldiers and horses were often dispatched to attack together. Even if the soldiers and horses of the vassal state were strong, they could be used as heavy supplies!

"Very good!"

Zhu Yixi laughed: "In addition, there is Brunei in Borneo, which is a little lonely, so I conquered West Borneo, the Kingdom of Sanfa, to become the Kingdom of Qi; and captured the Kingdom of Machen in South Borneo to become the Kingdom of Fujian."

"These two countries are small and have few people. Each of them can send a thousand people, so they don't need too much manpower."

Liu Xiangke nodded in agreement.

But he was making rough calculations in his mind.

For seven thousand people to go on an expedition to the South Seas, even if it is limited to three months, the transfer of supplies from Luzon would cost millions. The longer it takes, the more expensive it will be.

Okay, a million people defeated the Three Kingdoms, which is less than a quarter of Qin's.

"There is absolutely no problem with the cabinet!"

Liu Xiangke could agree on behalf of the cabinet.

As long as there is no Qin State again, that will be fine.

Seeing this, Zhu Yixi showed a satisfied smile and immediately talked about opening up immigration:

"The territory of the Ming Dynasty was overcrowded. It was more convenient for the vassal states to recruit themselves and save the court trouble."

"This..." Liu Xiangke hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, what about some criminals who escaped to the vassal country for some reason?"

"I'm afraid that a lot of talent will be lost."

"Talents? Hahahahaha!" Zhu Yixi raised his head and laughed: "The Ming Dynasty has a territory of tens of thousands of miles and a population of 20 million. Why worry about the lack of talents? What we should worry about is that there are too many talents, which breeds complaints."

"In this way, the five countries of Qin, Qi, Liao, Zhao, and Yue are allowed to move their own people in the country. Let the cabinet issue a document!"

"Yes!" Liu Xiangke still wanted to speak, but he swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips, so he could only agree.

As the country grew longer, Emperor Shaowu's majesty became stronger and stronger day by day. How could he dare to confront him?

Returning to the cabinet, several secretaries of the cabinet were quietly sorting out memorials, and bright yellow whale candles were lit, making Wenyuan Pavilion even brighter.
Chapter completed!