Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 757, there are many benefits for the lord to go to sea

In the capital, in the study of the mansion of Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet.

Liu Jian was discussing something with Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

"Li Gong, Xie Gong~"

"Presumably you have already received related rumors. Now some people are advocating the matter of the vassal king going to sea. I don't know what you think?"

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian with a worried look on his face.

The affairs of the vassal king are not trivial matters. If the affairs of the vassal king are not handled properly, major incidents will inevitably happen. This is a matter related to the foundation of the country.

The vassal king is the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. Since ancient times, the affairs of the royal family have been the most difficult to deal with in all dynasties. On the one hand, the royal family must enjoy preferential treatment, and on the other hand, they are extremely afraid of the royal family. To usurp power.

There have been too many, too many such things since ancient times.

Among other things, in this dynasty alone, Zhu Di was originally a vassal king, but in the end he succeeded in becoming a vassal king. This is enough to explain the affairs of the vassal king. The next curse.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to entrust his sons to various places and hand over all local powers to the vassal kings. Originally, he thought that his sons would be divided into various places to defend the emperor in the center.

But in fact, the opposite is true. There are natural and irreconcilable contradictions between the emperor and the princes and kings, especially when the princes and kings still hold military power and local power.

The history of Han and Jin are enough to illustrate this point.

However, Comrade Zhu did not listen to the persuasion of his ministers and insisted on going his own way. As a result, Zhu Di took Zhu Yunqi's throne, and then he still deprived the power of the princes from all over the country, and raised them like pigs.

The centralization and unification of power is a historical inevitability.

Only a unified and centralized dynasty can be stable and prosperous.

Now with the emergence of the colonial law, the sound of the vassal king going to sea suddenly appeared, which made the chief minister of the cabinet feel very worried.

Daming finally got the current situation, but there should be no big twists and turns because of the vassal king's affairs, ruining everything now.

"Liu Gong, I've heard about it too."

Li Dongyang nodded solemnly, he knew about this matter, and he was also worried.

"Behind this must be those local vassals who are building momentum for themselves to go to sea. Once the colonial law comes out, those vassals may not be able to sit still."

"There is a vassal king behind him for support, that's for sure, the key is what kind of attitude the court should take, and what kind of attitude His Majesty should have, that's all very important."

Liu Jian nodded and said, "where there is no wind, there are no waves. You can tell with your toes, and the local vassal king must be behind this.

Even though the vassal kings of Ming Dynasty were under strict surveillance, they were still very rich, and they could do things with money, and many things could be done.

"Actually, in my opinion, it's a good thing for the prince to go to sea."

Xie Qian pondered for a while, thought for a while and said.

"Good thing?"

Li Dongyang and Liu Jian said in surprise at the same time.

"Yes, this is indeed a good thing. The rumors are right. It is absolutely beneficial for our Ming Dynasty that the feudal lord goes to sea."

Xie Qian nodded solemnly and said.

"I think Liu Gong and Xie Gong should be very clear about the situation of the vassal king."

"Although the current vassal kings are relatively stable, they are relatively honest in terms of fiefdoms in various places."

"However, under the vassal system of our dynasty, the support of the royal clan has become a major burden for our court."

"That is to say, the situation has been better in recent years. A few years ago, half of our imperial court's taxes were used to supply princes everywhere."

"And with the passage of time, the scale of the royal family is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of people is getting bigger and bigger. Correspondingly, the burden on our court will become heavier and heavier. A few years ago, half of the court's tax revenue was required to supply The royal family, but what about fifty years, one hundred years, two hundred years?"

"At that time, the burden of the royal family will become heavier and heavier. Even if the court has more taxes, it will not be able to support the ever-expanding royal family."

Xie Qian shook his head helplessly while speaking.

In fact, everyone knows about this matter, and they all clearly see the heavy burden brought by the continuous expansion of the royal family's population to the entire country.

But no one has ever dared to bring up this matter and question, because it will inevitably anger the royal family of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although the vassal kings of Ming Dynasty had no human power and were no different from pigs raised in captivity, their surname was Zhu after all, and the world still belonged to their old Zhu family after all.

These vassal kings are already like pigs, they are raised in captivity, what else do you want?

Can't even give these vassal kings no worries about food and clothing?
I'm afraid these vassal kings will make a big fuss, and the emperor will have to deal with those courtiers at that time.

This is a problem that everyone knows, but it's something that no one has ever thought of solving.

Even the emperor is the same, do you think Emperor Hongzhi will not know about this matter?
He knows it well, even better than everyone else.

But he can't do anything about it, the royal clan has already reached this point, this last dignity must always be given, it can't be too much, otherwise people will say that you are mean and ungrateful, and even treat your own clan like this, Let the world how to see you?

In Xie Qian's view, in the past, no one could mention this matter. Now that these vassal kings want to go to sea, this is tantamount to breaking such a situation.

It is also a good opportunity to solve the huge burden of Daming.

"But the vassal kings go to sea. Their purpose is not just to build a colony. They must establish their own country and court. What about our Ming Dynasty?"

Liu Jian thought for a while and immediately said that the purpose of the vassal king's going to sea must be impure, there is no doubt about it.

"Yes, if they are really allowed to go to sea, maybe in a few decades, Qin, Han, Tang, Chu, etc. may appear everywhere overseas. Once they are full-fledged, they will definitely want to take over the Central Plains again. "

Li Dongyang also said worriedly: "This case cannot be opened!"

"Liu Gong, Li Gong~"

"Even without this vassal, once this colonial law comes out, there will be fewer ambitious people in the world in the future?"

"Besides, they are all overseas places, far away from my Ming Dynasty, how much influence can it have on my Ming Dynasty?"

Xie Qian said indifferently.

"I don't know if Mr. Liu and Mr. Li know how much land our feudal lords from various places in Ming Dynasty have occupied?"

"A lot~"

Hearing Xie Qian's words, Liu Jian thought for a while and said.

"It's not just a lot, it's almost a matter that endangers the foundation of Ming Dynasty."

"Liu Gong, in your hometown of Henan alone, the land occupied by feudal lords, large and small, has reached about [-]% of the land in Henan, [-]% of the land."

"Combined with the large and small gentry and landlords, how much land in Henan can be given to the common people?"

"The arable land in Henan is one of the best among the provinces of Ming Dynasty, but every time there is a famine, how many people in Henan flee from famine?"

"Each time, the ground is full of hunger, and the imagination of changing children and eating is not uncommon?"

"Is all of this inseparable from the continuous occupation of local fields by vassal kings large and small in Henan?"

Xie Qian's voice was amplified a lot.

The vassals, they not only need a lot of supplies from the court, but also do you think these vassals are really honest in their localities?
The feudal king's family is getting bigger and bigger, and the initial bit of land is not enough, so what should we do?
Of course, they are constantly trying to embezzle more land and annex land, which has almost become the daily work of the princes.

Anyway, these vassal kings have no pursuit, nothing more than having more children and occupying more fields.

For this kind of behavior of the vassal kings, the ministers at the top and bottom of the court also saw it in their eyes and were anxious. Some ministers kept writing memorials to them, but Emperor Hongzhi also turned a blind eye to this matter.

Even sometimes, when these vassals were crying for poverty, Emperor Hongzhi would reward some land, local taxes, salt and the like to the vassals.

The vassal kings just invaded some land, which was nothing to Emperor Hongzhi.

But there are more and more princes in the world?
The land they invaded openly and covertly is already huge beyond imagination.

Hearing Xie Qian's words, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang fell silent.

This is a fact. Although the vassal king is a pig raised in captivity, it is also a pig of Lao Zhu's family.

Although they don't have any ambitions, in terms of locality, they are constantly encroaching on land and paying local taxes, and at the same time, they are running amok in the local area, rampant, and doing evil.

Although local officials have the right to supervise, they have no power to review or arrest these vassal kings. Only the emperor can deal with these vassal kings.

As for the emperor, as long as it’s not a big deal, he just turns a blind eye and closes his eyes. It’s not about robbing the country with himself, but just occupying some land in the place and bullying men and women. There will be fewer such people in that place. people?

Even without these royal family members, there will be other people doing these things locally.

This has also led to these vassal kings in the local area who often have no scruples, and the annexation of land has intensified. Not only in Henan, as long as there are vassal kings, the surrounding land will gradually become the land of the vassal kings. .

"Perhaps Xie Gong, you are right. The problem of the vassal king is indeed a problem that must be solved."

After a long time, Liu Jian nodded slowly.

The question of the vassal king has really reached the time to endanger Ming Dynasty.

If this problem is not solved, sooner or later, Daming will be overwhelmed by the increasingly large feudal lords.

"Letting the vassal kings stay in Daming will definitely endanger the foundation of our Ming Dynasty in the future. If we send them to overseas places far away from our Ming Dynasty, let them do whatever they want, and it doesn't matter what happens to our Ming Dynasty."

Xie Qian said with a smile.

He supported the vassals to go to sea, not only for the Ming court, but also for himself, for the booming overseas trade and overseas colonies.

If Emperor Hongzhi and the court could allow and encourage the vassals to go to sea, wouldn't it be more stable for ordinary people?

In Xie Qian's view, the vassal princes went to sea on a large scale, which is a good thing for the Ming court, for the Ming Dynasty, for the people of the Ming Dynasty, for the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and for the vassal princes of the Ming Dynasty.

The imperial court can reduce the burden, and from then on, it will slowly get rid of an increasingly heavy revenge. The imperial court's financial support is very considerable every year just by saving it.

For Daming, the vassal king's going to sea can promote the development of overseas colonies, and the overseas colonies established by the vassal king belong to Daming after all, and they can collect a lot of tax every year.

For the common people of Ming Dynasty, when the vassal lords go to sea, their land can be returned to the common people. In the fiefdoms of the vassal kings, there is one less vampire on their bodies, so life is naturally much easier.

For the emperor of Ming Dynasty, it is actually a good thing for the vassal king to go to sea. It reduces the burden, the country is easier, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty is also more relaxed.

As for whether there will be some powerful vassal kings who will come to dominate the Central Plains in the future, don't worry too much.

They are all overseas places, far away from Daming. In such a place, they don't know how long it will take to gain a firm foothold. Daming itself has its roots here, so how can it be afraid of them?
For the feudal king, this is also a good thing.

There are princes who are willing to be like pigs, but most of them are actually unwilling and helpless.

The ancestral legal system is here, and they can't do it if they don't want to be pigs.

If the court and the emperor can allow them to go to sea, it will be great news for the vassals. They no longer need to be confined to small fiefdoms. Many vassals themselves are actually very talented people. They can also go overseas to display their talents.

The most important thing is freedom, which is what the vassals desire most.

In short, no matter which aspect it is, it is a good thing for the vassal king to go to sea, and it is a good thing for Daming in all aspects.

The vassal kings went to sea, and the huge wealth accumulated by the vassal kings must be used.

Whether it is buying a ship or recruiting soldiers and horses, money is needed. If the money is spent, it can promote the development of the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding industry, weapon manufacturing industry, navigation industry, and many other aspects.

When the vassal king went overseas, he definitely did not go alone. He would definitely bring a large number of people overseas, and it would be able to drive more people from Daming to migrate overseas to open up more colonies and living space.

"But, but, can His Majesty allow them to go out?"

Li Dongyang thought for a while and asked.

They felt that there were many benefits, but it was useless. The key was that Emperor Hongzhi felt good and agreed with them to go out. If Emperor Hongzhi did not agree, no matter how good it was, it was useless.

It is a good thing for Daming in all aspects, but for Emperor Hongzhi, the biggest uncertainty is whether these vassal kings who go overseas will turn against Daming in the future?
Will these vassal kings come to rob their children and grandchildren after they become powerful?

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