It's quiet at night, with the occasional chirping of insects.
In the palace, the old man sat on the rocking chair with his eyes closed, his body moving slightly with the rocking chair, thinking about what Zhu Yunxi said to him during the day.
Only by enriching the new land with the descendants of the clan can this place become the permanent place of China!
What Zhu Yunxi meant was that the Ming Dynasty wanted to ennoble clan vassal kings in Goryeo. This was no small matter, and to some extent, it was a major event that affected the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty and even the century-old plan.
Although the Ming Dynasty enfeoffed people, it was different from the previous dynasties in that they did not just enfeoff their descendants to enjoy the good things. The places granted by the kings were all dangerous and powerful places in the world.
There are nine frontier fortresses outside, along the Great Wall, facing the Ming Dynasty and the Three Norths, to protect the country's borders.
There is a canal and a line of Yangtze River inside, which can serve as the defense line behind the King of Sai and defend the capital, making it a stable place.
Different from the enfeoffment of previous dynasties, the old man also learned the dangers of growing vassal states in previous dynasties and threatening the central government. Although the Ming vassal kings had fiefs and military power, they had no political power. Under the vassal kings, the chief ministers, prefects, and even county magistrates were all
Obey the center. In addition to the vassal king's protective army, there are also huge military command posts in various places, which directly obey the command and dispatch of the Five Army Governor's Palace.
In fact, the old man also has some selfish motives. The world was conquered by the old man through life and death, and it belongs to his Zhu family. The eldest son sits on the throne, and the other sons are kings for generations. Everyone is rich and powerful for generations, so it looks like one family.
However, just today, Zhu Yunxi revealed the old man's hidden worries about enfeoffment, both internally and externally.
Grandpa Huang, the world belongs to our Zhu family. Your sons will all be vassal kings, and your grandchildren will also be county kings. However, the Ming Dynasty is only so big, and the descendants of the Zhu family are endless. In a few decades,
Where to seal?
There is a limited amount of land in the world. The more descendants of the Zhu family occupy it, the fewer people will live in it. Suppose after a few decades, tens of thousands of descendants of the Zhu family occupy all the sacred land of the Ming Dynasty, and those descendants fail to live up to expectations.
, only know the common people. What is the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty that you overthrew?
You picked up your sword and set out in Huaixi because you couldn't eat. At that time, the people of the Ming Dynasty couldn't eat, and they had to work as slaves for the descendants of the Zhu family. How could the people not rebel against our Zhu family?
Fields are just one of them. For every vassal king in the Ming Dynasty, the court spent countless money on fields, population, palaces, palaces, gold and silver treasures, and silk brocades. These were all expenses of the vassal kings. What the princes paid could not be obtained by the king.
Do the prince's grandsons also need to be supported by the court?
At that time, all the land in the world will be in the hands of the vassal kings, and no taxes will be paid to the court. And the court will have to support so many clan children, worry about their food, clothing, housing, transportation, weddings and funerals. Where will the court get so much money? Isn’t it time?
To bring an autumn wind to the common people?
My grandson thinks that instead of doing that, we should prepare for a rainy day now!
The newly occupied territory of Goryeo lacks the enlightenment of the Celestial Dynasty. It is beneficial and harmless to enfeoff the princes and grandsons here. Just imagine, if we turn the territory of Goryeo into various vassals of the Ming Dynasty, is it better than sending officials to manage it?
When the vassal king went to the fiefdom, he had to bring a large number of subordinate officials and Chinese classics. These people were the helpers of the vassal king. They promoted education and promoted Chinese language and writing. Every year, some criminal officials were sent to the prison, and they were allowed to join the Korean people.
Intermarriage, after more than ten years, is as stable as Mount Tai!
Now we can confer the title of prince, and in a few years we can confer the title of grandson. In the vassals of the Ming Dynasty, the legitimate son is in charge of the vassal state, and the concubine is granted the title of faraway son. It is also because of your great kindness and love for your descendants.
The descendants of the Zhu family, the people of China, thrive in the land of Goryeo, and the Chinese and barbarians are unified and integrated into one body!
Although the old man was a little reluctant, he had to admit that what Zhu Yunxi said made sense. In fact, from the old man's perspective, it was not difficult to see Zhu Yunxi's digression.
He separated the various branches of the sect and king, and sent them out as if they were gracious orders when traveling to the Han Dynasty. They were also sent out far away, so as not to occupy the land of the Ming Dynasty.
Just like when a wealthy family is divided, after the legitimate son inherits the family business, it is reasonable to give some money to the common sons and let them make a living on their own.
Brat! The old man closed his eyes and meditated. A smile appeared on his face, and he cursed in his heart. He had not yet become the emperor, but he had already begun to plot!
However, there were two points in Zhu Yunxi's words that also touched on his heart.
The descendants of the Zhu family are endless, and the fields in the world are countless.
The purpose of being crowned king is to stabilize the Zhu family, but if the whole world supports the Zhu family, it will be counterproductive. He is a person who crawled out of the dead, and he knows best the horror of the poor.
It’s not a bad thing to really enfeoff and let the concubines and grandchildren take root in Goryeo. Although Goryeo is not big, it is enough to enfeoff dozens of vassal kings. Moreover, these vassal kings will definitely not be able to interfere because of their background.
Come together.
However, if it is really enfeoffed, the remote border areas and foreign lands will definitely give the vassal kings great power. By then, these vassal states will be like the states entrusted by the Emperor of Zhou, and they will be states within states.
At this time, the old man's ears moved, and a voice came from the side.
Slowly opening his eyes, he saw a beautiful woman wearing a brocade robe and gold emerald hair, with a high belly, slowly walking towards her with several palace servants, carrying a wooden basin for soaking her feet.
This beauty was the female official who used to serve Concubine Hui. After being favored by the old man, she became pregnant with Miaoyu.
Because she was very beautiful and considerate, she always served the old man. She was given the title of Beauty a few days ago.
Your Majesty, please soak your feet!
Miaoyu held her belly and bent her knees to salute.
Yes! The old man responded.
Then, Miaoyu held her belly, squatted down with difficulty, and began to take off the old man's shoes and socks.
You are heavy, just let the slaves do these things! The old man closed his eyes and said.
Miaoyu put the old man's feet into the wooden basin, rubbed them gently and said with a smile, "This slave is reluctant to give up this grace to others!" She said with another smile, "This slave will serve the emperor forever!"
Ha! The old man smiled and opened his eyes, really?
Miaoyu smiled and said, how dare I lie to you?
You will serve me forever, but I can still live for a few years. Is it possible that you will follow me and serve me when you get there? The old man said with a smile.
Miaoyu's heart trembled, and she quickly lowered her head and continued to rub the soles of the old man's feet. However, at this time, the frequency of her rubbing was inconsistent and her strength was uneven.
Afraid? The old man suddenly said coldly.
No! Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, Miaoyu forces a smile on her face, Your Majesty, you have a long life!
The old man looked at her deeply for several times, making her whole body tremble. Finally, his eyes fell on her swollen belly, and then slowly softened.
Do you want a boy or a girl? The old man asked.
Miaoyu quickly sorted out her emotions and said with a smile, "Of course I want a boy. A boy is very valuable. If I can help the emperor, my life will be considered in vain!"
If it were a boy, the Ming Dynasty would have had another vassal king!
The old man twisted his body, stretched out his arms, and murmured, Ming Dynasty will have to share some of this little wealth in the future!
Miaoyu did not dare to say anything about such a major national matter, she just lowered her head and silently wiped the old man's feet.
The old man closed his eyes again and began to think deeply.
We have twenty-six sons now, and we will be twenty-six vassal kings in the future. One son will have five more sons, that is... more than one hundred and thirty grandsons, and the Ming Dynasty will have one hundred more.
Thirty vassal kings.
Each of these one hundred and thirty grandsons will have five sons in the future...
Calculating in his mind, the old man's face showed a bit of surprise.
Darling, you really have endless descendants. If this continues, it’s incredible!
Thinking of this, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes fell directly on the imperial case, holding the sword that had been with him for many years.
The territory...the territory is still not big enough!
Then, his eyes rolled, and our eldest grandson thought long term. With such a way of life, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is still not enough!
Immediately, I was a little confused. It was a good thing to enfeoff, but what if there are not enough places to enfeoff in the future? Will our eldest grandson take advantage of the enfeoffment to attack other vassals in the future?