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The selection of ministers stationed in Tibet is a national matter, and of course it cannot be decided by discussion between Emperor Zhu and Weng Tonghe. The Ming Dynasty now implements a cabinet system under the leadership of the emperor, and the appointment of local officials must be discussed by the emperor and the prime minister.

At that moment, Zhu Jishi asked Weng Tonghe and Pan Zuyin, the minister of imperial study, to summon the left and right prime ministers and the newly appointed Speaker of the Constituent Assembly Chang Dachun to the Jinshen Palace in the Forbidden City.

"Although Tibet is part of our Ming Empire, the customs and customs are very different from those of Han. If we forcefully implement Han law in Tibet, I am afraid it will cause chaos." Emperor Zhu did not immediately discuss the minister in Tibet with several important ministers. Instead, he talked about the customs of Tibet. "There are two major differences between Tibet and our Han area. One is the interference of religion in government affairs. The living Buddha has great power and is as if he is the king of Tibet. The other is the serfdom system, the so-called serfdom." In fact, it is not unique to Tibet, Europe and Japan also have similar systems. Compared with our past sharecropping system in Han China, serfs only have less freedom, but their lives are actually about the same."

Zuo Zongtang and others nodded to express their understanding.

Although the government was not under the direct control of the imperial court, it had never left the sight of these important officials of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, they knew the various systems of the government very well.

As for how to govern the country, Zuo Zongtang, Luo Zenan and others discussed it several times in private, and came up with only two methods. One was to enforce Han law in the country, send exiled officials, and liberate the serfs; the other was to maintain the The original system of Tibet remained unchanged, following the example of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, with religious leaders as the kings of Tibet, and at the same time sending ministers stationed in Tibet to monitor the monks, laymen and nobles of Tibet.

However, Zhu Jishi was not very satisfied with both systems. The former considered himself a savior to liberate the Japanese serfs who did not want to be liberated. Moreover, the capitalist system currently implemented in the Ming Dynasty naturally cannot divide the land of the Japanese lords equally among the slaves. Serfs. After these serfs are liberated, they will definitely become tenants, no different from before. And the Japanese monks and lay lords have huge influence in the local area. If they are not completely eliminated, the Japanese tenants will still use these people as their own. Zhu Jishi had no interest in doing such a thankless thing.

As for the latter, it is equally inappropriate to use the Qing Dynasty's methods to govern Japan. Because if the Qing system is followed, the Emperor of Heaven is actually not the king of Japan, but the king of Tibet or the Lai Lama. The so-called vassal is not my vassal. The vassals of the Tibetan king and D Lai were not vassals of the Ming Emperor, and naturally had no obligation to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Over time, the Lama D Lai became the de facto monarch of the country, and the politics and religion were unified, with unlimited authority. Once D If the Lama has two minds, his life will be in chaos.

"Chang Qing, when will the "Vessal Law" that I asked the Constituent Assembly to formulate be handed over to me?" Zhu Jishi suddenly turned his attention to the formulation of the "Vessal Law". Now of course, the Ming Constituent Assembly has no legislative power. , but it has the right to discuss and make suggestions. All laws of the Ming Dynasty must be repeatedly discussed and negotiated by the Constituent Assembly, and then combined with the opinions of the cabinet and the emperor himself, a specific law will be submitted to the emperor and recommended for approval.

This "Vasal Law" was a task assigned by Emperor Zhu to the Constituent Assembly not long ago.

After hearing Emperor Zhu's question, Chang Dachun just bowed and did not get up from the embroidered pier. Although he did not have any special achievements, he was an "old senior" in the Ming Dynasty and the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, Chang Yuchun.

His descendant is almost seventy years old this year. His title is mentioned as Kaiping County Prince. He is also the grandfather of Emperor Zhu’s concubine Chang Shuzhen. Naturally, Emperor Zhu regards him as a mascot.

"Your Majesty, the "Vessage Law" has been discussed in parliament several times, but everyone always feels that this law is somewhat...somewhat detrimental to the long-term. It is also inconsistent with the "Ming Dynasty Constitution".

Old man Chang stroked his white beard and said slowly. The "Vessal Law" is actually a law that legalizes feudal separatism. It naturally violates the spirit of the Ming Dynasty Constitution. The Ming Constitution is to maintain a unified centralized country, not to protect feudal separatism.

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Zhu Jishi looked at Zuo Zongtang. The Prime Minister Zuo smiled and said: "The Vassal Law is used outside the area where the Ming Dynasty Constitution takes effect. Now the Senggelinqin separatist regime, Qihe Zhuo is in rebellion.

Ye Erqiang, and a group of southwestern chieftains who do not obey the king's rule, what is the use of talking to them about the constitution?"

"But once the "Vessal Law" comes out, when will Ming law be implemented in places like this?" The old man shook his head repeatedly.

"Didn't I say that when the vassals are willing to hand over the people of the land to the imperial court in exchange for a fixed annuity, then the Ming Dynasty Constitution will be implemented on the land they handed over, and the people there will become citizens of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Jishi said with a smile.

Chang Dachun still shook his head: "How could this day happen?"

"Hahaha..." Zhu Jishi said with a smile, "Can't we use the method of education to transform them? Isn't this what the so-called aesthetic education and changing customs mean?"

Chang Dachun was stunned, "What does the emperor mean by setting up schools widely in barbarian lands to educate their people? But..." He shook his head, still feeling that this matter was a bit strange.

Zhu Jishi said: "Nowadays, the people of Tibet are willing to be slaves, and the Tibetan leaders are fierce and fierce. This is all because of the failure of enlightenment. If you do not educate first, but rashly practice Han law and want to use Han law to control your king,

Benefiting the people will only backfire. The Tibetan people will be deceived by the Tibetan leaders and regard our Han family as bandits. Isn't this kind of thing thankless? Why should I force the Tibetan people to benefit?"

Chang Dachun frowned, feeling that Emperor Zhu's words seemed reasonable, but in fact he was shirking responsibility.

According to the emperor's current statement, since it is quite happy to be a slave to the people, let them continue to be slaves. The emperor will not do this to force others to be liberated. But the same thing was done by Emperor Zhu Da in the Han Dynasty

Is there not enough land left? The world under the rule of the Manchu Qing court and the Han gentry was not forced into the semi-feudal and semi-capitalist state by Emperor Zhu.

Seeing Chang Dachun in a daze, Zhu Jishi continued: "I will not impose favors on others, but my vassals must fulfill the obligations of a vassal, otherwise I will send troops to conquer, seize their land, and destroy their families.

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Chang Dachun already somewhat understood what Emperor Zhu meant. In short...it's hard to be a good person, but it's easy to be an evil person! The Tibetans became serfs and the emperor didn't care, but the Tibetan lords had to work as slaves for Emperor Zhu, otherwise their homes would be ransacked.

Killing the whole family is a bit like being a bully!

Emperor Zhu hummed and said: "I am different from the previous kings of the Central Plains. I do not grant titles to chieftains, but to vassals! I grant titles to earls, viscounts and barons with territories. Since these people are my vassals,

You must behave like a minister. In my case, rights and obligations are equal. I guarantee

To protect their territory and allow them to enslave the people, they must bear military service, have their heirs come to Nanjing as pledges, and must pay tribute to me every year. These must be noted in the "Vasal Law", and they must

Those who are willing to accept it are my vassals. If you don’t accept it... let’s meet in arms!"

Several ministers looked at each other and said to themselves: This Emperor Zhu is good at everything, but he is too serious and not easy to fool. Moreover, he is full of Western thoughts... The bourgeois feudal rule of law thought, this time it is the turn of those chieftains in the wild land.

Thank you to Emperor Zhu for his greatness.

Emperor Zhu then expressed his thoughts, "My education starts with the children of these vassals. Let them go to Nanjing as hostages. They should go to school and serve as soldiers. When their fathers die, they can go back to serve as soldiers.

Lord.

I want them to fall in love with the prosperous and comfortable life of the Han, get used to the customs of the Han, and admire the culture of the Han family. I also want them to integrate into the aristocratic circle of Nanjing. Over time, these people will be the same as the Han people, and they will no longer be

If you want to go back to your hometown to manage the fiefdom, then you will exchange the fiefdom for annuity, and your children and grandchildren will stay in Nanjing and become nobles."

He looked at several of his important ministers with bright eyes, "Do you understand what I mean?" They all nodded. The emperor's meaning is very clear. You, your ministers, your ministers! It is quite in line with the principles of a saint, which is really rare. Zhu
Chapter completed!