My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 403 Proclaiming Emperor and Title

In the barracks, the sound of shouting and killing was loud, and the soldiers of various ministries were rehearsing the results of their recent drills on the school field.

Standing on the high platform, Zhu Gaoxu was admiring the drill of the soldiers while discussing matters with Yang Shiqi and Zhang Zhong.

"That's the way it is. There are too few women among the immigrants. I discussed it with Mr. Zhang, and I think we can recruit some immigrants from the old port to alleviate this problem."

Yang Shiqi spoke out his plan.

"Okay, you can figure out how to handle these things, if there is anything you need me to do, just ask!"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, he really didn't care about these trivial matters, so he usually left it to Yang Shiqi to deal with.

"Yes, then in your name, my lord, I will send an envoy to Jiugang to discuss this matter with Shi Jinqing. It should not be a big problem. After all, they need someone to support them if they want to survive in Nanyang."

Yang Shiqi nodded immediately.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, then looked at Zhang Zhong and said, "I'm not going back to Daming this time, right?"

"The fleet needs to rest for a period of time, and it is estimated that it will not leave until the end of the year."

Zhang Zhong replied immediately.

"It just so happens that I'm going to build a navy in Delba Port, and I need someone to sit in it. Are you interested?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked Zhang Zhong.

Although Zhang Zhong has been working for Zhu Gaoxu and is more in charge of the fleet sailing to the west, he has never had a formal official position. This time Zhu Gaoxu wants to let Zhang Zhong sit in the navy, he must be formally appointed as an official.

"This subordinate is willing to obey the command of the prince!"

Zhang Zhong immediately saluted and said, he has been waiting for this day for a long time, after all he doesn't plan to return to Daming, he can only take root in Tianzhu in the future.

"Very well, temporarily order you to be the commander of the navy, lead a guard and horse, and at the same time allocate a group of warships, under your command, and strive to build a usable navy as soon as possible!"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately appointed Dao.

The two voyages to the West have already proved Zhang Zhong's ability, and for Zhu Gaoxu now, he needs a formal navy, and no one is more suitable for this official position than Zhang Zhong.

"I obey my orders!"

Zhang Zhong immediately agreed excitedly.

Although he only has experience in commanding a fleet and has no formal command of a navy to fight a war, he does not lack talents in this area. Many of them are selected from the navy of Ming Dynasty, and the warships are also ready-made. Yes, in his fleet, many of them are Ming's warships, which can be used directly.

Zhu Gaoxu was a hot-tempered person, so he immediately returned to the palace and signed Zhang Zhong's appointment. In this way, his first official navy was finally formed.

But at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu asked the others to retreat, leaving only Yang Shiqi and Zhang Zhong in the room, and then he said: "Recently someone wrote a letter, saying that they want me to formally establish a country and proclaim the emperor. How is it?"

"Absolutely not!"

Unexpectedly, Yang Shiqi and Zhang Zhong objected almost in unison.

"You don't think so either?"

Zhu Gaoxu was surprised, and then said to himself.

"Actually, I also feel that something is wrong. After all, my father is still alive. He is the emperor. If I become emperor again, won't I be equal to him?"

"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty fully supports His Majesty's coming to Tianzhu. If you proclaim yourself emperor at this time, even if His Majesty does not say anything on the surface, you will inevitably feel unhappy. If we want to get support from Daming in the future, I am afraid it will not be easy."

Yang Shiqi said immediately.

"That's right, Tianzhu is short of immigrants now, and Zhanhe has tried his best to deal with the immigration, so as not to affect the interests of Daming, and even put his ideas on the prisoners. If you are now the emperor, Zhanhe It’s even more difficult to do it with Daming.”

Zhang Zhong followed closely and said.

"It makes sense, I can't make it difficult for Zhan He, and I will scold the person who persuaded me to become emperor later!"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately clapped his hands and said.

When others persuaded him to proclaim himself emperor, it must be a lie for him to say that he was not tempted, but he didn't think too much about it, he just felt it was wrong. Now that he heard Yang Shiqi and Zhang Zhong's words, he finally understood the problem.

"Actually, it's not impossible to become emperor, but it's not now. As for Zhan He coming to Tianzhu from Ming Dynasty, we can talk about it."

Zhang Zhong suddenly said again.

If Zhu Zhanhe came to Tianzhu from Daming, it meant that it would be meaningless for him to stay in Daming any longer. It is estimated that Zhu Di would have passed away by then, and it would not be too late for Zhu Gaoxu to proclaim himself emperor by then.

"Exactly, there is actually only one reason why the people below want to persuade the prince to proclaim himself emperor, and that is to confer rewards. After all, if the prince proclaims himself emperor, he will definitely feud all his ministers. At that time, a group of princes will definitely appear, so that Seal your wife and son!"

Yang Shiqi also spoke at this time.

In fact, Yang Shiqi also knew about the matter of persuading Zhu Gaoxu to proclaim himself emperor, and he knew their thoughts better. Of course, this was normal. After all, who would not want to be named a Marquis and Prime Minister, even Yang Shiqi himself had such an ambition.

But for the sake of the overall situation, now is definitely not the time to proclaim yourself emperor.

"The rewards for the ministers are indeed a problem. After all, there are so many meritorious officers and soldiers. If only officials and money are rewarded, but there is no corresponding title, I'm afraid it will be difficult for people to feel at ease."

Zhu Gaoxu said again at this time.

It can also be seen from this that Zhu Gaoxu has indeed grown a lot. He would not have considered these issues before, but now that he is independent, he has to consider all aspects of things.

"This is indeed a problem, but it is not impossible. For example, the prince can refer to North Korea."

Yang Shiqi was knowledgeable, and proposed again at this time.

"North Korea? What else do they have besides beauties?"

Zhu Gaoxu was taken aback. His impression of North Korea was those North Korean beauties who were paid tribute. Under the influence of Zhu Di, there were also several North Korean concubines in Zhu Gaoxu's house.

"My lord doesn't know that North Korea is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty. All kings need the canonization of the emperor, otherwise they will not be able to inherit the throne. In North Korea, there are no dukes, but there are four titles such as marquis, uncle, son, and male. "

Yang Shiqi paused when he said this, and then smiled.

"So, my lord, you can completely refer to North Korea's system of titles. After the duke is removed, you can be entrusted with the fourth-class title of Hou Bozi as a prince. Even if it is passed to Ming Dynasty, others will not be able to find reason."

"Yang Changshi is right, I think this is feasible!"

Zhang Zhong immediately agreed.

With a precedent like North Korea, it is more appropriate for Zhu Gaoxu to use this system of titles in Tianzhu.

"Good way, then according to what you said, let's discuss the titles of the subjects later, I guess they are also waiting impatiently!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed loudly when he heard the words.

With the distribution of titles, the civil and military officials of the Han Palace can rest assured that they will be more willing to work for Zhu Gaoxu in the future. After all, the title is not a false name, but a set of corresponding practical benefits. tied to Zhu Gaoxu's chariot.

(End of this chapter)