Borrow the day to change the day

Wen Tiren was slightly surprised when he heard this. He thought that feudalizing the feudal clan overseas would not only be beneficial to the imperial court, but also beneficial to the officials and common people of the Ming Dynasty.

These people present should be smart people, so they naturally know the benefits of this, so how could they object!

He looked at He Ruchong, and asked with a little dissatisfaction: "Why not?"

"Shoufu, it's not unreasonable for Ming Dynasty to stipulate that the two kings should not meet each other. If so many vassal kings are called together to gather in the capital, if they don't agree and they start a fight, things will be difficult to deal with." He Ruchong said worriedly.

What he said made Wen Tiren's unhappiness just now dissipate. Wen Tiren smiled slightly, and explained to He Ruchong confidently: "It's okay, this matter has been taken care of. All vassal kings over [-] years old are not allowed to enter the capital." , let his son do the work for him, if the son is young, just choose a trustworthy young person in his veins to come to Beijing."

Seeing that He Ruchong still wanted to talk, he explained in detail: "In this way, these vassal kings and clans must be young people. One is that they lack prestige, and the other is that they are more aggressive than the old vassal kings. Xu Zhi Li, there are quite a few people who are tempted."

Xu Guangqi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, heard this, and asked with concern: "Excuse me, the first assistant, how can I benefit?"

He understands that the feudalism is so far away, and the country needs to be built from scratch, and the benefits are not great, and it may be difficult to impress the hearts of those vassal princes and clans.

After hearing this, Wen Tiren turned to Xu Guangqi for a look, and then talked about the power given to the feudal king's clan that the three of them had discussed before.

As soon as Wen Tiren's words fell, there was a "buzzing" sound in Wenhua Hall.

Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren were not in a hurry, let alone Zhong Jinwei, he was just a soy saucer, and he had already said what he needed to say a few days ago, and now he was just listening in for the officials to consult.

These people at the top of the Great Ming Pyramid all knew the current situation of the Great Ming clan, and many of them were older people who had also seen the incident during the Wanli period when the clan had no way of making a living and demanded treatment for ordinary people.

Therefore, after discussing it, they felt that the temptation to the vassal king's family should not be small, and if Daming fully supported them to build a country overseas in order to get rid of these burdens, many people would be tempted.

Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, who had not spoken before, wanted to let these vassal kings and clans leave immediately, so as to save an unknown amount of food.

But he also had another worry. After hesitating for a long time, he still asked: "Shoufu, if the feudal princes and clans are all feudal overseas, the court will spend a lot of money and food. The treasury has just recovered. There are plenty of places for money!"

Of course he knows how to settle accounts, knowing that he will definitely make a profit in the end, but it is very likely that the national treasury will not be able to last until the day of making a profit, so he just asked this question.

Wen Tiren smiled at him and said, "Don't worry about your pocketbook. The imperial court is just assisting them. It doesn't need to cover all the expenses. Moreover, it will be a long process, and there is no need to spend a lot of money for it all at once." .”

Wen Tiren then spent a lot of saliva and told them his thoughts on money and food.The reason why he didn't tell all the things he discussed with Emperor Chongzhen and Marquis Zhongxing at the beginning was because he didn't want to announce the later things in advance, so as to avoid further disputes.

After hearing this, Bi Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief, that's all right, he doesn't care about the rest.

However, Liang Tingdong, who has been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, has another opinion, which is somewhat similar to Wang Chengen's worries before: "Shoufu, if this vassal king grows overseas, covets the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and wants to do something wrong, what will happen?" Is good?"

Hearing this, Wen Tiren laughed out loud.But now is the time to seriously discuss state affairs, he stopped laughing after laughing, and explained to Liang Tingdong: "After the feudal states go to North America, they must assimilate and take back those barbarians for their use. How many generations would it take for a vassal state like Daming? Moreover, during this period, they would have to rely on the full assistance of the local Ming Dynasty to gain a firm foothold in North America. Those vassal kings who wanted to plot against the local Ming Dynasty would not be able to do so in several lifetimes. possible."

When Liang Tingdong heard this, his face flushed slightly, and he retreated to his position and stopped talking.

Zhong Jinwei saw that none of these civil servants opposed the feudal overseas feudalism of the vassal king's clan, and they were expressing their opinions while checking for omissions.

He couldn't help shaking his head slightly in his heart, it really is the ass that determines the head, and the interests determine everything.

The things that the three of them discussed already included almost the same things, but it's not good to let these people know about the things involved in the back.

Therefore, Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at the throne, and nodded at Emperor Chongzhen who happened to be looking at him.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally understood what it meant, so he opened his mouth and said, "Since all the ministers agree with this move, I intend to call the vassal king's clan to Beijing to discuss first, and then select the person who explores the way. This matter will take a lot of time Day, let’s stop here for today.”

Originally, someone must have thought about it later, and thought of some questions to ask, but now Emperor Chongzhen said that this matter will have a long time to come, and there is still time for discussion, so today is over.They will stop for the time being and think about it later.

Only He Ruchong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, refused to end it like this, and went out to play: "Your Majesty, I suggest that all the vassal princes and clans who come to Beijing should let the factory guards follow them, so as to prevent selfish alliances and counter the imperial court's policy."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, then nodded in agreement and said, "Zunzuo, I will arrange this matter myself. The only thing is that this matter is of great importance, and the degree of confidentiality is classified as A-level. Leak the news."

The secrecy law of the Ming Dynasty had been promulgated when Jianlu ravaged the capital, and everyone present was also within the bounds of restraint.Now when they see the emperor's emphasis, they bow and accept the order.

Wen Tiren didn't want to continue this matter, because the purpose of holding this preliminary meeting today has been achieved.Taking advantage of this momentum, he bowed to Emperor Chongzhen in front of others and said, "That's it, I will take my leave."

Seeing the first assistant like this, everyone in the hall had no choice but to bow to Emperor Chongzhen and leave the hall together.

Only Xu Guangqi walked at the end with ink marks, and turned back after realizing that Zhongxinghou had not left the palace.

Emperor Chongzhen was about to talk to Zhong Jinwei, when he saw Xu Guangqi returning, he looked at him in surprise.

When he was about to ask questions, Xu Guangqi spoke first: "Your Majesty, I have made arrangements for the establishment of the minister by order a few days ago. I would like to ask Marquis Zhongxing to move forward and give me some advice."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard it, he was stunned for a moment, and then realized what it meant.Immediately he laughed, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Since Xu Qing invited me, Master Zhong will come. This was originally your idea."

Zhong Jinwei was confused by their charade-like conversation, and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen got off to a good start because of the vassal king's feudalism overseas, and he was in a good mood, so he had the heart to play tricks on him, pretending to be mysterious and authentic: "Master Zhong will know it when he goes to see it."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen deliberately did not tell Zhong Jinwei, Xu Guangqi felt amused in his heart, but he also cooperated and said: "Marquis Zhongxing, don't worry, you will know in a while."

Zhong Jinwei looked at Xu Guangqi, then at Emperor Chongzhen, smiled helplessly, bid farewell to Emperor Chongzhen, and left with Xu Guangqi.