I became a mysterious person in textbooks after being pushed by the emperors

Chapter 98 Preparations for the Ming Dynasty 1.0
"Zuzhi, your majesty, please think twice!"

Hearing Chongzhen's words, everyone present could not help but jump. They couldn't help but think of a certain master, and some people spoke quickly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, think twice!"

"The ancestral system is our Ming Dynasty's national policy and should not be tampered with!"

As one person spoke, other cabinet ministers soon spoke as well.

Only Han Xu looked a little confused and did not speak.

"Everyone, the ancestral system I am talking about is nothing else. You might as well listen to me clearly first and discuss it later!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile.

After being sprayed by Jiang Chen, his mood was undoubtedly much better at the moment.

"Please speak clearly, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Chongzhen's words and looking at Chongzhen's expression, Han Xu was a little stunned. For some reason, he instinctively felt that His Majesty had changed a lot today.

It would have been impossible to be so patient in the past.

"It's like this. It has been nearly three hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Taizu Gao. Starting from Emperor Taizu Gao, the vassal kings divided the world to protect our Ming Dynasty. However, for nearly 300 years, the masters were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations or engage in business. The treasury However, they have to bear the vassal king's profits. It was all right when Emperor Taizu Gao was the emperor. But now two hundred years have passed, the Ming Dynasty has more than one million masters, and the vassal king's extravagant expenses are even more difficult for the court to bear. I want to change the vassal king's policy. Do you think how?"

Zhu Youjian didn't beat around the bush, but spoke directly.

And listening to his words, all the cabinet ministers in the whole room couldn't help but be stunned.

No one thought that Zhu Youjian's so-called change in the ancestral system turned out to be the vassal king.

If other changes are made, they may subconsciously resist, resist, or even argue with reason.

But when Chongzhen changed his position as vassal king, everyone didn't know how to react.

After all, this is Lao Zhu's own business.

It's not their business, and it doesn't seem to have much impact on them.

They looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.

Only Han Xu, who was at the top, thought for a moment, then saluted Zhu Youjian and spoke with respect.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how to change the vassal king's policy?"

Han Xu's words suddenly made everyone's eyes focus on Zhu Youjian again.

"I recently heard an expert say that with the power of the world, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, rather than being left behind in the Ming Dynasty and wasting the treasury, it is better to let them go to other places and give them a foundation to develop their ambitions. However, I also understand the system of Taizu, and I also understand that Questions from past dynasties, so I want to take the kings out of the country and give them the power to establish feudal states and establish kingdoms. What do you think?"

Looking at the voices one after another, Zhu Youjian spoke slowly.

But the moment his words fell, the bodies of all the ministers could not help but tremble.

Han Xu's pupils couldn't help but shrink violently at this moment.

"Your Majesty, what did you say?"

A cabinet minister seemed to feel that he was hearing hallucinations in his ears, and subconsciously asked a question.

"I say, instead of letting the kings waste money and food in the national treasury, it is better for the kings to establish kingdoms in other places."

Looking at the shocked eyes of everyone and listening to the incredible rhetorical words of a cabinet minister, Zhu Youjian spoke calmly and repeated his previous words again.

"Your Majesty, no!"

"Searching is a recipe for disaster!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, in the past, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty divided the world, which led to hundreds of years of melee in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. If the kings divided the world, there would be disaster for King Wu!!"

One voice after another spoke, and soon most of the cabinet ministers present expressed their opposition.

Zhu Youjian wanted to take action against the vassal king, and they didn't have much objection. Anyway, it was Lao Zhu's own business, but Zhu Youjian wanted to entrust his own vassal king, which suddenly made them unable to sit still.

The power of the vassal king is greater than that of ordinary gentry and wealthy families. If there is another enfeoffment at this moment, the vassal king will still be able to get it.

This is not acceptable to them. "Everyone, I misunderstood!"

"I have said that I do not want to enfeoff the land of China. You should have also seen the map of the world. The world is so big that the Ming Dynasty is only a small part of the country. Instead of letting the vassal kings waste money and food in the Ming Dynasty, it is better to give them overseas enfeoffments. The right to establish a state.”

"The enfeoffment of Zhou indeed did more harm than good at this time. However, for the world of Zhou, it did more good than harm. He ruled the world with the mere land of Xiqi and finally annexed the world. It was because of enfeoffment. Why can't we, the Ming Dynasty, do the same? Maybe hundreds of years later, all the overseas lands will be returned to the Ming Dynasty, so why not."

Zhu Youjian was not surprised when he heard the objections one after another.

After all, when the enfeoffment system is being eliminated, and it is introduced again, there will naturally be resistance.

However, Zhu Youjian was already prepared for this.

The resistance to enclosing the mainland will be exaggerated.

It was simply impossible to proceed.

But outside of the enfeoffment of China, I am afraid no one cares.

That is outside China.

Although with the advent of the Age of Discovery, the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty would not think that the world was only the Ming Dynasty, but overseas countries were still representative of barren lands. Throwing the vassal kings out was undoubtedly a great good thing for the ministers.

This is true whether it is a loyal minister or a minister with his own thoughts.

Needless to say, loyal ministers, the enfeoffment of vassal kings will undoubtedly save a lot of fiscal revenue for the Ming Dynasty and solve many problems.

Have their own thoughts.

Throwing the feudal king out would also be of great benefit to them.

It is not these ministers who have huge local interests, but the vassal kings in various places. If the vassal kings are thrown out, then a large area of ​​​​interests will be freed up.

Naturally, it is impossible for the vacated benefits to return to Zhu Youjian's hands. It is self-evident to whom it will reach.

"An overseas place?"

Han Xu was the first to speak, looking a little confused.

"Yes, it is the overseas land. The overseas land is so big that our Ming Dynasty is only a small part of it. With you all as the outside, one can be a barrier for our Ming Dynasty, and the other can solve the problems of the vassal kings."

Zhu Youjian nodded, chuckled and spoke.

"Your Majesty, this may be difficult. You Kong may not be able to go?"

Han Xu pondered for a moment, but couldn't help but speak.

Of course he was being very tactful.

It’s hard to leave the homeland. I’ve seen poor people working hard abroad, but I’ve never seen rich people abandon everything and go abroad to work hard. What’s more, overseas is a barbaric land, so why would the feudal king be willing to go overseas?

"Master Han doesn't need to worry about this, I have my own way."

"I just want to communicate with you all this time. When the next big meeting is held, I will issue an imperial edict to inform the world."

Zhu Youjian chuckled lightly, but his expression was extremely calm.

Everyone was a little confused.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

However, doubts remained, and the voices quickly agreed.

Anyway, this matter has little to do with them.

Whether Zhu Youjian is half-performed or not has little impact on him.

Even Zhu Youjian was able to communicate with them in advance, which already made them extremely satisfied.

(End of this chapter)