Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 591 The people of the capital express gratitude for the good governance, the feudal reform and the separation of pro-counties
Eating the big cake painted by Xu Youzhen, Zhen Wan also cheered up: "In the future, we can also go to Siam and Chenla. It will not be a problem for the Yao people of Guangdong and Guangxi to gather an army of 20.

In this way, not only can we expand our territory, but after these Yao people and their families move south, we will have much less pressure to govern Guangdong and Guangxi.

Then we move the Han people into Guangdong and Guangxi. It only takes two generations and 50 years to consolidate this large territory. "

Yang Xinmin smiled and said: "Then you are responsible for recruiting troops in Guangdong and Guangxi, and I am responsible for preparing the army for war in Qinghua Prefecture. By this time next year, we can go to war."

Yue Zheng and Xue Xilian continued to build ships together with Li Shulin. There was a clear division of labor between one governor and four governors, each with their own duties.

Xu Youzhen concluded: "Then let's do it like this. I'll send someone to ask the supervisory army to come, and then report our plan and start acting separately."

The eunuch Gao Ping is completely different from the famous former supervisor Ma Qi. For the past year, Gao Ping has been staying in Hanoi City, accepting invitations from various dignitaries and gentry, eating, drinking and having fun every day.

The local gentry and officials from the governor-general to Annan all liked Gaoping too much.If a supervisor does not interfere in military and political affairs, does not blackmail the powerful and gentry, does not extort money for the royal family, and does not harm and oppress the people, then he is the best supervisor in the world.

Zhu Qiyu gave Xu Youzhen, Yang Xinmin and others great autonomy. They can decide small matters by themselves. After discussing major matters with several people, they only need to report to Gao Ping and they can be implemented immediately.

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The next month or so was uneventful.

On the fifth day of September, the autumn air is crisp, the clouds are clear and the wind is gentle.

Zhu Qiyu chatted in Qingyun Pavilion all morning, and finally sent Wang Yue and Yu Zijun away to guard the border. Then he went to Guanxin Pavilion halfway up the mountain with He Yi and Gao Yao to drink tea, chat and watch the scenery.

As we chatted, we talked about the vassal reform.

Zhu Qiyu smiled helplessly: "I gave birth to three more sons and three daughters this year, and I don't know how the government and the public are scolding me.

Duke Jingguo, Duke Yue and Xu Youzhen must be allowed to fight in the south quickly, otherwise my sons will soon have no place to claim their title. "

Gao Yao replied: "Having many sons and daughters is a blessing for the country. The government and the public are too late to be happy. How can they scold the Holy One?"

"Come on, there are only five of us, monarch and minister, here. Let's stop talking about these extremely fake scenes."

Pei Dang, who was in charge of the 'West Factory', spoke up to support Gao Yao: "Your Majesty, at least on the surface, no one in the capital has been raising any objections recently.

Or maybe people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. Anyway, no one dares to jump up and down openly anymore. "

Zhu Qiyu asked: "What are the people in the city doing?"

Pei Dang replied: "Give the copper and silver at home to the Ministry of Industry and exchange them into silver coins and copper coins. The people in the capital have fully accepted silver coins and copper coins. Silver coins and copper coins have almost completely replaced treasure notes and copper coins in the transactions in the capital. Scattered silver.

The original barter is also rare.

Since no taxes were collected in the capital in the second half of the year, various transactions were extremely frequent, and the market demand for silver coins and copper coins was extremely strong.

The people in the city were already anxious, vying to exchange silver coins and copper coins.Although the Ministry of Industry only charges a very small labor fee, it can't handle the large volume and makes a lot of money.

The people highly praised the emperor's good governance of abolishing treasure banknotes and using silver coins and copper coins. "

He Yi also added: "What this means is that in the past, with treasure banknotes, you could buy two shi of rice this year, but next year you can only buy one shi of rice with the same treasure banknotes.

People really don’t feel safe using their precious money.

It's completely different with silver coins and copper coins. One silver coin can buy two shi of rice this year, and it can still buy two shi of rice next year. Everyone's life will be much more secure now.And although the imperial court no longer issues treasure banknotes, people can still use the treasure banknotes they retain to pay [-]% of the tax.

It is equivalent to the imperial court recycling treasure banknotes while reducing taxes for the people.

The people of the world are not without any conscience. They have more or less realized the love of the Holy One for the people. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded and did not answer.

Pei Dang continued: "The people in the capital are still busy sending their children to school. There are more than 500 temples in Shuntian Prefecture, including more than 200 in the capital. The emperor took these temples back to the court and converted most of them into schools. Then he elected electors. , Xiucai entered the hall to teach.

This is much better than a private school. At first, the people were very reluctant to destroy the Buddha. But now that the temple has been converted into a school, they are all willing to go.

This is also one of the great good policies of the emperor, which is well-known in both the government and the public. "

After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu finally felt better: "You mentioned this, and I remembered it. Yang Xun, have you finished the lacquered gold screen dedicated to King Yi this year?"

Pei Dang replied: "This year's work is almost finished, and it will be shipped to Nanjing early next month. I'm just going to ask the emperor to tell me whether we want to continue doing it next year."

"Do it, keep doing it, do it every year. Let Yang Xun move to Nanjing, and let the elder brother do it nearby, so as not to damage the screen by moving around.

Xingyi, tell me how best we can restrict the feudal king?Not only the distant branch feudal kings, but also my sons must be subject to certain restrictions.

In this way, not only will future generations of kings be able to deal with it with ease, but the vassals will also be able to maintain their wealth and honor for a long time without having to be suspicious of each other and guard against the imperial court. "

He Yi replied: "When Jian Wen cut the vassal state, his advisers came up with three strategies: upper, middle and lower.

Gao Wei, the person who made the best decision, proposed the native place avoidance system on the basis of Jia Yi's idea of ​​building more princes but less power.

Qi Tai, the central strategist, suggested concentrating all efforts to take the lead in destroying the strongest King Yan.

The person who made the decision, Huang Zicheng, proposed to first kill the weaker vassals such as the King of Zhou, and finally kill the strongest King of Yan.

In the end, Jianwen chose Huang Zicheng's last resort.

Wei Chen suggested that the Holy Emperor adopt Gao Wei's policy and that the son of the southern prince be granted the title of county king in the territory of the northern prince.The son of the prince of the north was granted the title of county king in the territory of the prince of the south.

If a certain prince wants to rebel, he will look around and see that the fiefdom is filled with the sons of other princes. It will be almost impossible to rebel with a large number of distant relatives and princes. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "What were Gao Wei's original words?"

He Yi replied: "Emperor Gao divided the kings into enfeoffments, which was an ancient system. They were all excessive, and the kings were also arrogant and lawless, violating the imperial system.

If you don't cut it, the court's rules and regulations will not be established; if you cut it, you will hurt the kindness of relatives.

Jia Yi said: "If you want peace and order in the world, it is better to build up all the princes and have less power."Master Yong's intention now is not to carry out Chao Cuo's plan of expropriation, but to follow the master's father's strategy of pushing for favor.

Among the kings in the north, their descendants were assigned to the south; in the south, their descendants were assigned to the north.In this way, the power of the vassal king will not be reduced but will be reduced by itself. "

After that, He Yi added: "When you enfeoff the prince, you can also order the prince to take away part of the prince's bodyguards, money and food. In this way, it will be unimaginably difficult for the prince to rebel.

After the vassals are no longer a threat, the imperial court may also relax some control over the vassal kings and make them serve the country instead of being confined in a prison where they can only enjoy themselves and do nothing. "

(End of this chapter)