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Chapter 522 Li Huan's Ambition

The British Duke Zhang Lun who was sitting on the side couldn't help saying: "It seems that the imperial court has to speed up the speed of relocating people!"

Speaking of which, Zhang Lun said to Li Huan: "Although the imperial court has said that it has begun to relocate the people, the speed of relocating the people is obviously much slower. If there are really so many fertile lands in Nanyang, then the imperial court must speed up the relocation. The speed of the people is."

Zhu Houzhao, the son of heaven, nodded solemnly and said, "What the British lord said is true. I will order the cabinet to personally supervise this matter. We must relocate those poor people to Nanyang as much as possible."

After talking about this, the monarch and his ministers naturally talked about many government affairs above the court in the Luanjia.

Suddenly Li Huan said: "Your Majesty, now Da Ming has the land of Nanyang as a land for development, one can accommodate many poor people and give these people a way to live, one can develop the land of Nanyang to feed back the center, and it can To a certain extent, it has greatly alleviated the gradually accumulated contradictions within Daming. But for Daming, there is still a problem that must be solved, otherwise Daming will have big problems sooner or later."

Hearing what Li Huan said so solemnly, several people naturally looked at Li Huan.

Zhu Houzhao said even more seriously: "The Qing family, tell me quickly, what is the matter?"

Li Huan thought for a while and said, "It's about the clan of the Ming Dynasty!"

Speaking of this, Li Huan didn't care about the changes in the expressions of the British Duke Zhang Lun and others, just stared at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, you should know that there are so many clans in my Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court spends countless money and food every year to support these clans. The speed of reproduction will be faster and faster, and the number of people will increase, and I am afraid that the court's finances will be dragged down!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help showing a pensive look on his face. Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Houzhao to be unclear about what Li Huan said. Let alone other things, it is only a hundred years since the Hongwu Dynasty of Taizu to the Zhengde Dynasty today. In that time, the population of the clan suddenly soared by tens or hundreds of times.

In order to support these clans, the imperial court's expenditure has naturally skyrocketed. At least according to Zhu Houzhao's previous knowledge, in order to support these clans' population, the imperial court spends at least [-]% of the state's finances to support these people every year.

It's fine if it's just the close relatives, but now some clans have already issued five suits, but the other party is a prince passed down from generation to generation, and the imperial court must support these clans.

If you want to say that Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, has any feelings for the royal family in this world, no one will believe it. After all, Zhu Houzhao, as the emperor, may never see these people once in his life. Existence like a stranger.

As a result, the imperial court has to spend a lot of money to support such a group of people. It is naturally impossible to say that the emperor has no opinions in his heart.

However, as an emperor, no matter what he thinks in his heart, even if the court finances may be dragged down by these clans, he must not cut off the offerings of these clans, otherwise, he, the emperor, will be rejected by the people of the world.

Now when Li Huan mentioned the issue of the imperial family’s involvement in the court’s finances, a light flashed in Zhu Houzhao’s eyes, and he said to Li Huan with a faint look of expectation: “What Li Qing said is true, but the Taizu has taught him that the court is still there. I have to support these clans, otherwise how will the people of the world think of me!"

Zhu Fu on the side coughed lightly and said, "My son-in-law, it's about the clan, even the important ministers above the court don't have any good solutions. Could it be that you really have any solutions to solve this problem?"

It can be said that anyone who is not a fool can see that the court's support for the clan will drag down the court's finances sooner or later, not to mention the ups and downs of those court officials who are like old foxes.

But no one will take the initiative to mention this to the emperor. After all, if you are not careful, you will not be thankful for your efforts. Even if the clan has no real power in its hands, it is also the blood of the Taizu, a high-ranking royal child.

Out of trust in Li Huan all the time, seeing Li Huan mentioning the issue of the clan in front of the emperor, Zhu Fu naturally guessed that Li Huan had a solution to the clan, which had become a cancer of the Ming Dynasty.

Several people looked at Li Huan with expectations like emperors.

Under the gaze of several people, Li Huan smiled and said: "If it was in the past, to be honest, there is no way for the minister to solve the problem of the clan, but now that there is a land of Nanyang, the minister has something to do." found a solution.”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan earnestly and said, "What method is it? Li Qing, tell me quickly!"

Li Huan said with a confident look: "Your Majesty, because of the instructions of the Taizu, my clan of the Ming Dynasty is not engaged in production, and cannot enter the court as an official. In addition to many restrictions, it can be said that apart from relying on the imperial court to allocate money for support , It is almost useless. And because of the restrictions of the imperial court, these clans can only stay in the fiefdom, and they will be restricted no matter what they want to do.

Zhu Houzhao, Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and others all nodded in agreement.

The imperial court wants to use this method to control the vassal kings in various places. They are not afraid that these vassal kings will be turned into waste, but they are afraid that these vassal kings are too powerful. It must be turbulent.

It was enough for the Ming Dynasty to have Emperor Yongle enter the center as a vassal king, and it was enough to rule the world. Naturally, there could be no more latecomers.

With a soft sigh, Zhu Houzhao said: "If the imperial clan of the Ming Dynasty is too strong, it will threaten the center of the imperial court. It is like a waste like now and has become a drag on the imperial court. There has been no good solution."

Li Huan chuckled and said, "Has Your Majesty ever thought about giving these vassals real power, allowing them the power to control the army, manage the government, and establish the state?"

The faces of Zhang Lun and the others on the side suddenly changed drastically, and even Zhu Fu said eagerly: "My son-in-law, this is absolutely unacceptable. Don't you see that the Han court sealed off the vassal king, which almost caused a serious disaster. The Sima family Sealing the clan will eventually lead to the chaos of the Eight Kings. From this, it can be seen that the clan and vassal kings must never hold military and political power, let alone grant fiefdoms. Compared with the harm caused by the clan's chaos in the world, it is not worth mentioning that the court's finances will be dragged down .”

Zhang Lun and others also looked at the emperor with nervous expressions.

Because Li Huan's proposal is completely a policy of harming the country and the people. There are so many precedents. It can be said that anyone who proposes to give real power to the vassal king will definitely be regarded by the world as a traitor with ulterior motives and evil intentions. .

To be honest, Zhu Houzhao's trust in Li Huan was extraordinary, but even so, he was shocked when he heard Li Huan's words suddenly, and his face showed a bit of bewilderment.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Zhu Houzhao waved his hands at Zhu Fu, Zhang Lun and the others, then looked at Li Huan and said, "I believe that Li Qing will not target me indiscriminately, let alone harm my Daming. What, Li Qing can just say it outright."

Li Huan chuckled and said, "What your majesty and the imperial court are worried about is that once these vassal kings seal the place, they will inevitably increase their power in the place, and then endanger the safety of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Fu said: "That's natural, don't look at these vassal kings who are honest and honest in the fiefdom, it's because the imperial court supervises them tightly, and they don't have any real power in their hands, but once real power is given to these people, even military and political power All must be handed over to these people, I dare say that within a few years, some of these people will definitely have a heart of disobedience."

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said, "This is human nature."

Li Huan also nodded and said: "It is said that desires are hard to fill, but people's hearts are also ordinary. If the imperial court gives them real power, they will want more, and they will even spy on artifacts. This is not uncommon."

Zhu Fu glanced at Li Huan and said: "Since the virtuous son-in-law knows this, why do you still suggest that His Majesty give these vassal kings real power? Are you not afraid that these vassal kings will rebel one day?"

Li Huan said with a bit of playfulness: "These vassals are in the Central Plains. Once they gain real power, they will naturally endanger the court. But what if these vassals are all thousands of miles away overseas?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard the words, and then everyone reacted, Zhu Houzhao immediately looked at Li Huan with a strange look in his eyes and said: "Li Qing means to move all these vassal kings to the land of Nanyang? "

Li Huan said solemnly: "That's right, I ask your Majesty to relocate the vassals and clans of the world to the land of Nanyang, and allow them to establish a state and feudal state, and they will be called lonely in their country. Given the vastness of the Nanyang region and the many islands, it is difficult for others to do so." It is said that there are a lot of clans in the Ming Dynasty now, even if the number of clans increases ten times in the future, it will not be a problem."

As soon as Li Huan's voice fell, there was a slap, and Zhang Lun clapped his hands in surprise and exclaimed, "Wonderful, really wonderful!"

Zhu Fu also stroked his beard, and said with a bit of surprise on his face: "This strategy is excellent, this strategy is excellent, as my virtuous son-in-law also said earlier, there are many islands in Nanyang Province, tens of thousands, the imperial court It is absolutely possible to entrust those vassal kings to the land of Nanyang, allow them to be a land of an island, and allow them to split the soil on the island and become their own country. The imperial court only needs to hold the vast islands of Nanyang , you don’t have to worry about these vassal kings causing any trouble.”

Duke Ding Xu Guangzha even laughed and said, "Needless to say, the fiefdoms of these vassal kings are all independent islands. As long as the imperial court imposes some restrictions on the division of fiefdoms, one island is enough for them to raise 10,000+ The people are already at their limit, and even if the court is not at ease, they can set up prefectures on some islands to isolate all these vassal kings. In this way, even if there are vassal kings who are ambitious, they will never be able to do it With an island against the imperial court, besides, the vast majority of vassal kings must be loyal to the imperial court, with ulterior motives and ambitious people are only a minority after all, the imperial court can rest easy!"

Li Huan smiled lightly and said, "That's right. If the court is not at ease, it can completely limit the number of troops these vassal kings can have. If you want to come to an island with a million people, you can support tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at most." .At that time, the imperial court will issue a single order, and among all the vassal kings who seal the country, the number of soldiers should not exceed [-]. How can these vassal kings make waves!"

Zhu Houzhao took the case and praised: "Okay, okay, Li Qing's method is really wonderful. It not only solves the drag on the imperial court by the clan, but also makes it impossible for the people of the world to blame the imperial court, and it can also get the support of a considerable number of vassal princes."

Li Huan coughed lightly and said: "Your Majesty, although this policy is good, there are many relatives of the vassal kings in various places. Most of the days are not going well or they are not very satisfied with the current life. Many vassal kings and relatives who were entrusted to the prosperous city are dissatisfied with this policy, after all, they have traveled thousands of miles overseas, and it may not be what they want to be king and hegemony on an island."

Zhu Fu nodded approvingly and said: "Yes, the Central Plains has been prosperous since ancient times, and overseas has always been regarded as a barren land. At that time, there will indeed be some vassals who will not choose to leave the Central Plains, even if they can be kings and hegemons in overseas fiefdoms. , and being a powerful prince is the same."

Hearing what Li Huan and Zhu Fu said, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frowned, because what the two said would definitely come true, not to mention anything else, just like King Zhou of Kaifeng Mansion, King Qin of Xi'an Mansion, and Taiyuan Mansion King Jin, King Chu of Chengdu Mansion, etc., these vassal kings' fiefs are all prosperous ancient cities since ancient times. If these princes who enjoy the prosperity and wealth in the Central Plains move overseas, I am afraid that few of these vassal kings will agree. .

After all, although being in the Central Plains does not have any real power, but the status is noble, there is no shortage of glory and wealth, and few people are willing to go to a wild island to become the king and hegemony.

Zhu Houzhao judges others by himself. If it were him, he would really let him choose. To be honest, he really didn't want to move to a wild place overseas.

With all kinds of thoughts flashing through his mind, Zhu Hou looked at Li Huan and said, "Is there any way for Li Qing to solve this problem?"

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Huan's mouth, and he whispered a few words. After hearing Li Huan's words, all the people in Luanjia, including the emperor, showed strange expressions on their faces, and then they couldn't help laughing.

Jingshi
The emperor led a group of nobles to Tianjin Wei to welcome Li Huan back from overseas. The cabinet and officials stayed in the capital to assist the crown prince in supervising the country. The message can be received within half a day.

However, the important cabinet ministers did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and they all sat in the capital carefully to handle various government affairs.

On this day, the important cabinet ministers who got the news in advance led all the civil and military officials to go outside the city to welcome the emperor Luan back to Beijing.

The emperor returned to the capital, and all the officials greeted him, so there was a lot of movement, and the emperor personally issued an order not to disturb the people, so the news naturally spread in the capital, and many people in the capital naturally knew the news of the emperor's return to Beijing.

Early on, some people rushed to the outside of the city to watch the excitement, hoping to have a chance to see the emperor Longyan, so when all the officials appeared outside the city in a mighty manner, they saw countless people gathered together in the darkness all around them. Seeing that posture, even Wang Yangming, the chief assistant of the cabinet, who has always been calm, felt a little worried.

With so many people gathered here, if there is any trouble, it will be a big problem. Originally, according to the intention of the cabinet, the news was blocked as much as possible, and then the soldiers and horses of the five cities were dispatched to seal the surroundings of the city gate. , when the time comes, naturally there will be no disturbances.

But I don't know what the Son of Heaven meant, that he ordered not to disturb the people, let alone block the news, which led to the current situation.

Liu Yu, who was dressed in a rich and purple robe, stroked his beard, and said with a little worry: "Master Shoufu, too many people have gathered here, and it may be difficult to maintain order by relying solely on the soldiers and horses of the five cities. If something goes wrong, Your Majesty is safe..."

Wang Yangming took a deep breath, looked around and pondered for a while, then said, "Immediately dispatch soldiers from the Beijing camp to maintain order, and there must be no chaos."

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