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Chapter 524 Toxic Tumor—Zong Vassal and Nobility
Although the emperor strongly supported the development of Mekong Province, in some people's eyes, the addition of local officials still showed that the emperor did not really regard Mekong Province as the territory of Ming Dynasty.

But these people's judgments were wrong. The emperor developed Mekong Province not only to survive the disaster, but also to hold it firmly in his hands.

Moreover, a Mekong province cannot satisfy the emperor's ambition and appetite.In order to encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to expand overseas, let alone the appointment of a few local officials, even the emperor was not stingy with the title of Marquis and Jinjue.

However, except for Li Dan, Yan Siqi and others from the Maritime Chamber of Commerce, there are very few people who can clearly know the emperor's mind.

Now is not the time to fanfare and encouragement, the emperor has his own analysis and judgment.The most critical reason is that the strength of the Daming Navy is not strong enough.

Although ships are being built and artillery is added every year, it is inevitable to tilt towards Liaodong in terms of funds.

Of course, it is already surprising to be able to support the two wars in Liaodong and Southwest China, and to pay a certain amount of money to the navy.

After the great victory in Ping-Liao, the emperor's next major support item was the navy, which he had planned for a long time.

As for how much money can be saved, the emperor has also calculated, and will only make the final decision after Mao Wenlong comes to Beijing to report on his duties.

When the She'an rebellion was put down, the emperor planned to add at least [-] ships and thousands of artillery pieces to the Daming Navy within two years.

If this level is reached, there will be no problem not only dominating the Asian waters.The emperor was also preparing to go to war against the Spaniards in Luzon to repay the blood debt owed.

Defeating the Spaniards was just the beginning, and driving the Dutch out of Asia was the second step; needless to say, the third step was to drive all the Western Yi away and turn the South China Sea into the inland sea of ​​Ming Dynasty.

Ambitious, or ambitious, the emperor's confidence lies in his youth.

Ten years, 20 years, 30 years, is it still not enough?Perhaps at that time, dominating the Asian seas would not satisfy the emperor.

The law of the jungle, the strong prey on the weak; if you fall behind, you will be beaten, and a weak country has no diplomacy.

No one knows these cold truths more painfully than the emperor, benevolence, justice and morality are all nonsense between countries and in front of interests.

Big fists are the last word, and whoever grabs the land will own it. The principle of the emperor's inheritance is as simple as that.

The external principles are determined, and the internal policies are gradually emerging.Party strife, corruption, vassals and dignitaries... the cancerous tumors that endanger the health of Daming, the emperor is determined to eradicate them all.

"Long live, this should not be too impatient, and it must be done slowly, so as not to cause turmoil." Sun Chengzong saw the emperor's plan, his face changed, and he bowed to remonstrate.

Zong vassals and nobles are similar in nature, they are all parasites who get something for nothing and sit and eat forever.The figures of state finances consumed by these wastes are staggering, and the emperor has been dissatisfied for a long time.

In the past few years, the emperor has been suppressing the vassals and nobles, but the methods are not decisive, they just seize the handle and deal with it severely.

No one knew that the emperor was holding back his big move and was about to smash the golden and iron rice bowls of the vassals and dignitaries.

The succession of suzerain vassal descended to nobility can be understood literally.This generation is the prince, the next generation is the county king, and the next generation is the prince, and so on.If there is no credit for Yu Guo, he will almost become a commoner after five or six generations.

This is also the principle for the succession of nobles, but other conditions are added to the heirs.Either you have fame, or you serve in the army. If you have nothing, you are a waste. Regardless of whether you are the first son or the eldest son, you have lost your right to inherit.

To put it bluntly, it is true that you were born with a golden key in your mouth, but you are only eligible to inherit.Whether you can inherit Juelu depends on your hard work and ability.

"Of course I know not to be impatient." The emperor said calmly while drinking tea, "When the southwestern rebellion is put down and the garrisons in various places are fully reorganized, it will be time for large-scale implementation."

Sun Chengzong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the emperor revealed to him first, showing his trust in him.The emperor didn't ask much, and asked him, the emperor's teacher, to make suggestions and improve these policies and regulations.

After pondering for a while, Sun Chengzong said: "If the garrisons in various places have been rectified and the suzerains and vassals are no longer able to cause chaos, there is no need to worry about Long Live. Those who are honored in the two capitals don't need to worry. Only Yunnan, you should be careful."

When Sun Chengzong said this, it was already very clear, and he was referring directly to the Mu family in Yunnan, Shizhen.

If it's just the Mu family, don't be too cautious.Now the Mu family no longer had the bravery and strategic strategy of their ancestors, and their strength was only huge wealth, as well as the prestige of Shizhen Yunnan, and the army directly under them was no longer the opponent of the imperial army.

It's just that there are many chieftains in Yunnan and the situation is complicated.Whether the Mu family uses the chieftain, or the chieftain uses this chaos to cause trouble, we must guard against it, and we must not be careless.

The emperor nodded slightly. He knew about the Shapu Rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty.But he is not very worried, after all, the situation is different.

You must know that the background of the Shapu Rebellion was that Beijing was breached, Chongzhen set up its own southeast branch, and the central authority of the Ming Dynasty suffered a heavy blow and was greatly weakened.

Because of this, the rebellious chieftain dared to shout "There is no Emperor Zhu, so what is Mu Guogong?"

Now Liaodong is flat, and the She'an rebels are at the end of the road.The Ming army, which has been trained in actual combat, is equipped with excellent weapons and powerful combat power. Which chieftain dares to challenge the Ming court beyond his control?

But Mr. Sun's worries and reminders are not superfluous. The retired vassals and honored nobles do not pose much threat.

Moreover, the previous emperors could also deal with them, but those emperors were more shameless, unlike Zhu Youxiao, who didn't care about reputation at all.

"Long live." Sun Chengzong bowed and cupped his hands, and asked cautiously: "I don't know which vassal will be chosen by Long Live, or the nobles will supervise the implementation of this policy."

The emperor did not mince words, and said, "King Xin and the descendants of King Tang, I think they are pretty good."

There are still some inconveniences for ordinary officials to deal with the suzerain.After all, the clan vassal's surname is Zhu, which is passed down from the Taizu.

But if the vassal king takes the lead, it will not only save a lot of trouble, but also make the emperor less infamous.Of course, the emperor didn't care about this.

Sun Chengzong thinks that these two candidates are good, and there seem to be few among the vassals who are more promising and able to do things.

"There is also Wei Zhongxian, the admiral of the East Factory." The emperor pursed his lips slightly, and added another candidate.

King Xin and the descendants of King Tang are of great status, but they are still young, so it is inevitable that they will not think carefully and act rashly.Old Wei is different, just making up for this defect.

Use factory guards? !Sun Chengzong didn't speak immediately, because he had an inherent repulsion and disgust for the factory guard in his heart.

The emperor smiled, and said slowly: "With Dongchang's intelligence and deterrence, some people should calm down from making trouble."

(End of this chapter)