The British Duke Zhang Lun sitting nearby couldn't help saying after hearing this: "It seems that the imperial court has to speed up the relocation of the people!"
Zhang Lun said to Li Huan: "Although the imperial court has begun to relocate people, the relocation speed is obviously much slower. If there is really so much fertile land in Nanyang, then the imperial court must speed up the relocation.
The speed of the people is what matters."
As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao nodded with a somewhat solemn look on his face and said: "What the British government said is true. I will order the cabinet to personally supervise this matter. We must try our best to move those poor people to Nanyang."
After saying this, the monarch and his ministers naturally discussed many government affairs in the court.
Suddenly Li Huan said: "Your Majesty, now the Ming Dynasty has the land of Nanyang as a pioneering land. On the one hand, it can accommodate many poor people and give these people a way to live. On the other hand, it can develop the land of Nanyang and feed back the center. It can
It is said that it has greatly alleviated the conflicts that gradually accumulated within the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent. However, for the Ming Dynasty, there is still one problem that must be solved, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will have big problems sooner or later."
Hearing Li Huan speak so solemnly, several people naturally looked at Li Huan.
Zhu Houzhao said seriously: "Qing family, please tell me, what is going on?"
Li Huan thought for a while and said: "The problem of the Ming Dynasty clan!"
As he spoke, Li Huan didn't care about the changes in the expressions of the British Duke Zhang Lun and others. He just stared at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, you should know that there are so many clans in the Ming Dynasty. Every year, the court spends countless money and food to support these clans. If things go on like this, the clan's
The reproduction speed will become faster and faster, and the number of people will increase, and I am afraid that it will drag down the imperial government's finances!"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but have a look of contemplation on his face. It is impossible for Zhu Houzhao to be unclear about what Li Huan said. Not to mention other things, look at the time from Taizu's Hongwu Dynasty to today's Zhengde Dynasty, only a hundred years have passed.
In a matter of seconds, the clan's population suddenly increased dozens or hundreds of times.
In order to support these clans, the court's expenses naturally increased significantly. At least according to Zhu Houzhao's previous knowledge, in order to support the population of these clans, the court had to spend at least 10% of the national finance to support these people every year.
If they were just close relatives, that would be fine, but now some clans have already been on the fifth server, but the other clans are princes who have been passed down from generation to generation, and the court must support these clans.
If you want to say that the emperor Zhu Houzhao has any feelings for the royal family members in the world, I am afraid no one will believe it. After all, for these people, as the emperor, Zhu Houzhao may never meet him once in his life. It is completely
Existing like a stranger.
As a result, the imperial court had to spend a lot of money to support such a group of people. It was impossible to say that the emperor had no objections in his heart.
However, as the emperor, no matter what he thinks in his heart, even if the government's finances may be dragged down by these clans, he must not cut off the worship of these clans, otherwise, he, the emperor, will be despised by the people of the world.
Now when he heard Li Huan mention the clan's problems affecting the court's finances, a bright light flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, and he said to Li Huan with a hint of hope: "What Li Qing said is true, but Taizu has already taught us, and the court has not
I have to support these clans, otherwise how will the people of the world view me!"
Zhu Fu on the side coughed lightly and said: "Xian son-in-law, it concerns the clan. Even the important ministers above the court have no good solution. Do you really have any solution to this problem?"
It can be said that anyone who is not a fool can see that the imperial court's support of the clan will sooner or later bring down the imperial court's finances, not to mention the existences in the court who are ups and downs one by one like old foxes.
But no one would take the initiative to mention this to the emperor. After all, if you are not careful, you will be thankless. Even if the clan does not have any real power now, it is still a descendant of the royal family with the blood of Taizu and a high position.
Out of his long-standing trust in Li Huan, seeing Li Huan mention the clan issue in front of the emperor, Zhu Fu naturally guessed that Li Huan had a solution to the clan problem that had become a cancer of the Ming Dynasty.
Several people looked at Li Huan with a bit of expectation like an emperor.
Under the gaze of several people, Li Huan showed a smile and said: "If it were in the past, to be honest, even I would not have any way to solve the clan's problems, but now that the land of Nanyang exists, I have
A solution was found.”
Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan earnestly and said: "What is the method? Li Qing, please tell me!"
Li Huan said with a confident look: "Your Majesty, because of Taizu's ancestral instructions, our Ming Dynasty clan is not engaged in production and cannot serve as officials in the court. In addition to many restrictions, it can be said that in addition to relying on the money allocated by the court for support,
, are almost useless. And because of the restrictions of the imperial court, these clans can only be trapped in fiefdoms, and no matter what they want to do, they will be restricted. In this case, even the most capable clans will be raised like useless people."
Zhu Houzhao, Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and others all nodded in agreement after hearing this.
The imperial court wanted to control the vassal kings in various places through this method. It was not afraid that these vassal kings would become useless, but it was afraid that these vassal kings would be too powerful. If a powerful vassal king like the Han Dynasty or the Jin Dynasty appeared, the world would be destroyed.
It will inevitably be turbulent.
The Ming Dynasty gave birth to Emperor Yongle, who took over the central government as a vassal king. It was enough to rule the world, and naturally no more latecomers could appear.
With a sigh, Zhu Houzhao said: "If the clan of the Ming Dynasty is too strong, it will threaten the center of the imperial court. It is like waste and has become a drag on the imperial court. There has never been any good solution."
Li Huan chuckled and said, "Has Your Majesty ever thought of giving these vassal kings real power, allowing them to command the army, manage the government, and establish the government and the country?"
The expressions of Zhang Lun and others on the side suddenly changed. Zhu Fu even said anxiously: "Xian son-in-law, this is absolutely unacceptable. If you don't see that the Han Dynasty has become a vassal king, it will almost cause serious trouble. The Sima family will be in great trouble."
The feudal clan will eventually lead to the rebellion of the Eight Kings. It can be seen from this that the clan kings must not hold military and political power, let alone grant real enfeoffments to the land. Compared with the harm caused by the clan's chaos in the world, the drag on the government's finances is not worth mentioning.
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Zhang Lun and others also looked at the emperor nervously.
Because Li Huan's proposal is completely a strategy that will harm the country and the people. We can learn from the past and learn from the future. There are so many precedents. It can be said that anyone who proposes to give real power to the vassal king will definitely be regarded by the world as a treacherous person with ulterior motives and evil intentions.
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To be honest, Zhu Houzhao's trust in Li Huan was extraordinary. But even so, when he suddenly heard Li Huan's words, he was shocked, with a look of astonishment and confusion on his face.
Taking a deep breath and suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Zhu Houzhao waved his hands at Zhu Fu, Zhang Lun and others, then looked at Li Huan and said: "I believe that Li Qing will not be unintentional, let alone be detrimental to our Ming Dynasty, and
What, Li Qing can just say it."
Li Huan chuckled and said: "What your Majesty and the court are worried about is that once these vassal kings seal the place, their power will increase greatly, which will endanger the safety of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Fu said: "That's natural. Don't look at the fact that these vassal kings are now in their fiefdoms. It's because of the tight supervision of the court, and they don't have much real power in their hands. But once these people are given real power, they will even have military and political power."
Everything will be left in the hands of these people, and I dare to say that within a few years, some of these people will definitely have a disobedient heart."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said, "This is human nature."
Li Huan also nodded and said: "It is said that desires are hard to satisfy. In fact, people's hearts are also ordinary. If the court gives them real power, they will still want more, and they will even spy on the artifact. This is not a strange thing."
Zhu Fu glanced at Li Huan and said: "Since the wise son-in-law knows this, why do you still suggest that your Majesty give these vassal kings real power? Are you not afraid that these vassal kings will rebel one day?"
Li Huan said with a bit of fun: "These vassal kings are in the Central Plains. Once they gain real power, they will naturally endanger the court. But what if these vassal kings are all thousands of miles away overseas?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard the words, and then everyone reacted. Zhu Houzhao immediately looked at Li Huan with a strange look in his eyes and said: "Li Qing means to move all these vassal kings to Nanyang?
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Li Huan looked solemn and said: "Yes, I would like to ask your majesty to move the vassal kings and clans from all over the world to the land of Nanyang. You can allow them to establish a country and become a state in their country, and they will be called lonely and few in their country. With the vastness of Nanyang and the numerous islands, it is difficult for them to do so."
It is said that there are many clans in the Ming Dynasty now, even if the number of clans increases ten times in the future, it will not be a problem."
As soon as Li Huan finished speaking, he heard a snap, and Zhang Lun high-fived with a look of surprise on his face and exclaimed: "Wonderful, it's really wonderful!"
Zhu Fu also stroked his beard and said with a bit of surprise on his face: "This strategy is excellent, this strategy is excellent. The wise son-in-law also said before that Nanyang Province has many islands, tens of thousands of them. The imperial court
It is completely possible to enfeoff those vassal kings to the land of Nanyang, grant them an island, allow them to split the soil on the island and become king, and form a country of their own. The court only needs to hold the vast islands in the land of Nanyang in its hands.
, so you don’t have to worry about any trouble caused by these feudal kings."
Xu Guangzha, Duke of Dingguo, even laughed and said: "Does it need to be said? The fiefdoms of these vassal kings are all independent islands. As long as the court imposes some restrictions on the enfeoffment, the land on one island is enough for them to raise more than ten children.
Thousands of people are already the limit. If the court is not at ease, it can set up prefectures on some islands to isolate all these vassals. In this way, even if some vassals are ambitious, they will never be able to do it.
When it comes to using an island to fight against the imperial court, besides, the vast majority of the vassal kings must be loyal to the imperial court, and those with ulterior motives are only a minority after all, so the imperial court can rest easy!"
Li Huan chuckled and said: "Yes, if the court is still worried, it can completely limit the number of troops these vassal kings can have. Even if there are millions of people on an island, it can support tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at most.
.When the imperial court issues an order, all vassal kings shall not have more than 10,000 soldiers in their kingdoms. How can these vassal kings make waves!"
Zhu Houzhao photographed the case and exclaimed: "Good, good, Li Qing's method is really wonderful. It not only solves the problem of the clan dragging down the court, but also prevents the world from blaming the court. It can also get the support of a considerable number of vassal kings."
Li Huan coughed lightly and said: "Your Majesty, although this policy is good, there are many vassal kings and clans in various places. Most of them do not live a good life or are not very satisfied with their current life. The lords and clansmen will naturally support this policy strongly, but there are also some
Many clan members of the feudal lords who were enfeoffed in prosperous big cities were dissatisfied with this policy. After all, traveling thousands of miles overseas to rule the country on an island may not be what they wanted."
Zhu Fu nodded with deep understanding and said: "Yes, the Central Plains has been prosperous since ancient times, and overseas has always been regarded as a barbaric land. There will indeed be some vassal kings who are unwilling to choose to leave the Central Plains, even if they can dominate the overseas fiefdoms.
, the same goes for being a prince with real power."
Hearing what Li Huan and Zhu Fu said, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frown, because what the two said would definitely happen, not to mention others, just like the King of Zhou in Kaifeng Prefecture, the King of Qin in Xi'an Prefecture, and the Prince of Taiyuan Prefecture.
The kings of Jin, the king of Chu in Chengdu, etc., all have their own fiefdoms in ancient cities that have been prosperous since ancient times. If they want these princes who enjoy the glory and wealth in the Central Plains to move overseas, I am afraid that not many of these princes will agree.
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After all, although there is no real power in the Central Plains, there is no shortage of status, splendor and wealth, and few people are willing to go to a wild island to claim kingship.
Zhu Houzhao used himself to save others. If it were him, and he really had to choose, to be honest, he really wouldn't want to move to a wild overseas land.
With various thoughts flashing through his mind, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said, "Does Li Qing have any solution to this problem?"
Li Huan smiled a little and whispered a few words. After listening to Li Huan's words, everyone in the Luan family, including the emperor, had strange looks on their faces and then couldn't help laughing.
Capital
The emperor led a group of nobles to Tianjin Guard to welcome Li Huan back from overseas. The cabinet and hundreds of officials stayed in the capital to assist the prince in supervising the country's administration. Although Tianjin Guard was only a hundred miles away from the capital, the emperor had nothing to do if anything happened.
It takes half a day to receive the message.
However, the important ministers of the cabinet did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and they all sat in the capital to handle various government affairs carefully.
On this day, the important cabinet ministers who had received the news in advance led all civil and military officials to go outside the city to welcome Emperor Luan back to the capital.
When the emperor returned to the capital, hundreds of officials greeted him respectfully. Naturally, there was a lot of commotion. In addition, the emperor personally issued an order not to disturb the people, so the news naturally spread in the capital. Many people in the capital naturally knew the news of the emperor's return to the capital.
People rushed outside the city early to watch the excitement, hoping to have a chance to see the emperor's face. Therefore, when all the officials appeared outside the city, they saw countless people gathering in the darkness all around.
Seeing that posture, even Wang Yangming, the usually calm chief minister of the cabinet, felt a little worried.
With so many people gathered here, it would be a big problem if something happened. Originally, according to the cabinet's instructions, they tried to block the news as much as possible, and then deployed people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to blockade the surrounding areas of the city gate.
, then naturally there won’t be any commotion.
But I don’t know what the emperor meant. He actually issued a decree not to disturb the people, let alone block the news, which led to the current situation.
Liu Yu, who was dressed in a purple robe, stroked his beard and said with a bit of worry: "Master Chief Assistant, there are too many people gathered here. I am afraid it will be difficult to maintain order by the troops of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division alone.
If something goes wrong, His Majesty's safety is in danger..."
Wang Yangming took a deep breath, looked around and thought for a moment before saying: "Immediately dispatch soldiers from the Beijing camp to maintain order. There must be no chaos."
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