Wanli Xinming

Chapter 206

As Zhu Yijun's voice fell, there was a roar in the auditorium, and the nest was blown up.Except for a few princes who Zhu Yijun wanted to be close to who knew the news in advance, the other princes and county kings couldn't believe their ears when they heard the news.

In order to prevent Jingnan from repeating itself, after Chengzu won the throne, he continued Jianwen's policy of reducing the vassal, and it was even worse.In addition to depriving the Taizu of the guards assigned to the kings, he was also strictly prohibited from interfering with local administration, marrying with nobles, meeting two kings, coming to Beijing to perform events or even going out of the city, and prohibiting imperial examinations and official appointments. It even prohibits "passing the business of the four peoples" and so on.The most exaggerated thing is that when the kings go out of the city to sweep the tombs, they must first ask for a decree and then act under the supervision of the local officials.

Now, listening to the meaning of the emperor's words, is it to allow the clan to lead troops?After the kings looked at each other, the King of Luyang County above stood up and said, "Your Majesty, does this allow the clan to command troops?"

Zhu Yijun listened, smiled and said: "No. The imperial family's prohibition is too harsh. I have the heart to rush through the prohibition of the four people's careers, the prohibition of imperial examinations, the prohibition of action restraint, etc., and the rest must not interfere with local administration, honorable and noble marriages, and prohibitions. Adding guards, etc., must not be loosened, and this is also the way to protect you-there are some things that the imperial family can't do."

These words are reasonable, the kings who have been in captivity for nearly 200 years only feel that the emperor's grace is mighty, and they don't feel aggrieved by not being trusted at all.Moreover, Zhu Yijun spoke frankly, everyone only thought that the emperor was real, and had no other inappropriate thoughts.

Zhu Yijun further explained: "The mercenaries are recruited from the people who dare to die. They are willing to train those who are willing to be rich and rich. Of course, military education is required. But their soldiers only need one word - money!"

"After the army is formed, the court will set out the land that can be developed. You can send people to explore the mines first, calculate the cost and profit. Then, you can hire them, and they will lay down and defend the territory. Mines belong to the employers.”

The kings listened to Zhu Yijun's arrangement, and all those with strength were moved, and whispered to discuss the possibility.Seeing that they were interested, Zhu Yijun returned and sat down.

The strategy of colonization and plundering implemented by Zhu Yijun was incompatible with the mainstream thinking of the world at this time.When the Chinese civilization developed to the end of the Ming Dynasty, Song Confucianism had castrated the genes of aggression and plundering, and when it was rolled up, it was unparalleled.

To release these words at this time, on the one hand, it is to use imperial power to evoke the wildness of the nation that has been hidden for thousands of years;The most important thing is that Zhu Yijun wants to take out the savings of these princes for more than a hundred years to pay for part of the military support for the imperial court.

Although Zhu Yijun's new army is mighty and unparalleled, it is too expensive.He holds the world's largest industrial and commercial complex in his hands, and raising 20 elite soldiers in an agricultural society with limited consumption capacity is also the limit. With the size of the universe, what can these 20 new troops do?
It is better to use the money of the clan to support the soldiers, the soldiers are still in the hands of the imperial court, and the right to defend the battle is also in the hands of the imperial court.The royal family is equivalent to paying military expenses and obtaining the mining rights of the colony.As long as the war can be won, it will solve a problem that is fatal to the agricultural society - war is a losing business.

Zhu Yijun's strategy, although the clan has obtained huge financial resources, as long as its military production capacity is limited, the new army, which is extremely dependent on logistics, will not be able to rebel no matter how far it is from Middle-earth.As for the clan occupying the mines, it is not conducive to the later development and rule of the colony. For Zhu Yijun, it is not a problem - it can be adjusted by policy.

For the clan present at this time, the policy Zhu Yijun said is also a huge positive stimulus.Although these princes are ignorant and ignorant, their greed for wealth and land is the highest in the Ming Dynasty. With the example of Burma's treasure wells and the stimulation of trays of gems, Zhu Yijun is not afraid that they will fail.

For Zhu Yijun and the imperial court, diverting the troubles of the clan to the outside world was a good way to solve the stubborn ailments of the Ming clan.Because of the fact that there are too many ceremonial guests in the clan and their daughters, Zonglu can still eat more than one-third of the entire Ming Dynasty's finances despite the treasure money issued by Zonglu.

The gradual implementation of Chengzu's measures to cut his vassals, although eliminating the possibility of repeating the "Battle of Jingnan", consolidated the imperial power.But from the actual effect, it is actually a typical political and economic "involution".

Prohibiting clans from "communicating the careers of the four peoples" means that all clans can only rely on taxation to "support".With the increase of clan members, Zonglu increased exponentially.The vassal king can't do things, almost all his energy is spent on the lower body, his wives and concubines are in groups, and he has no restraint in giving birth.Taking Jinwangfu and Zhouwangfu as examples, after 200 years of reproduction, the population of eating Zonglu has now reached 850 people; Zhouwangfu has reached 440 people.

19 shi for the prince, [-] shi for the county king, [-] shi for the general of the town, [-] shi for the general of the auxiliary state, and [-] shi for the lieutenant of the town.

On the other hand, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty all violated the ancestral precept of "closing the feudal domain without tearing the soil", and generously rewarded land and wealth to their brothers and close branches.By the fifth year of Wanli, half of the land in Henan had been owned by the princes' mansions. Only six princes including Zhou Wang, Jin Wang, and Qin Wang occupied an area of ​​32 hectares-the poor really had no place to stand.

For Zhu Yijun's plan to reform the industry and commerce, there is still a big obstacle for the clan, which is that they rely on their own identity to forcefully buy and sell, disrupting the market order.In Jingzhou, there is a town called "Shashi", where there is a concentration of commerce. During the Jiajing period, King Jing petitioned to use it to collect taxes and make up for the rice he owed. The Records of Emperor Sejong records: "All the citizens fled."

In view of the current population situation in the world, Zhu Yijun judged that the development of industry does not need to follow the old way of "sheep cannibalism" in the original time and space of Britain, but let the clan take out the land and the silver money hidden in the treasury, so that agriculture and industry can develop side by side.Therefore, the "colonial company" plan of the clan trading company he proposed was a win-win situation for the court, the kings and the people.

Seeing that everyone was discussing almost the same, Zhang Jing tapped the wooden stick on the board, attracting the attention of the kings.Then he smiled and said to the kings: "Well. If someone is unwilling to invest in mercenaries, they will take the risk of high profits. The emperor still has big profits for the princes—"

The kings were stunned by the big pies thrown from the sky by Zhu Yijun and Zhang Jing. After hearing that there were benefits, they raised their heads to listen to Zhang Jing.

Zhang Jing smiled and said, "Every prince has a shop, big or small. Is there anyone who weaves, spins, or raises silkworms and spins silk?"

Several princes listened to his question, raised their hands and said, "I have one at home! What, what's the hair growth?"

Zhang Jing said with a smile: "In addition to Rishenglong's business, there is also a Tianji Pavilion, which all the princes have probably heard of. In recent years, Tianji Pavilion has researched and developed a lot of good things, and also collected some exquisite technologies. For example, the vertical spinning machine has been invented before the promulgation of the Reform Edict - gentlemen, this kind of thing can enable a female worker to spin ten times as much yarn."

After saying this, more than half of the princes were ignorant and didn't know what he was talking about, but the few who raised their hands just now and the rest of the princes who knew how cotton was made shook their heads in disbelief.King Jingjiang shouted: "Really?!"

Zhang Jing smiled and said: "My lord, in front of the emperor, who dares to bully the emperor? The slaves haven't finished talking yet. In the weaving factory, the slaves use water to drive the spinning machine. A well-trained female worker can take care of thirty spindles. That means she can spin thirty times as much yarn."

After speaking, Zhang Jing felt in his sleeve, took out an oval wooden product with two pointed ends and a hollow in the middle, and continued: "My lords, there is too much yarn, and it is too late to spin cloth, this little thing is called The shuttle looks simple, but it can increase the speed of spinning tenfold."

The kings were all dumbfounded after hearing his description.Zhang Jing went on to say: "The slaves followed the emperor's instructions and organized skilled craftsmen to invent the hydraulic spinning machine. One person operated it, which was better than 50 people in the past-this is all the power of invention."

"My lords, the minister of tomorrow can take you to the Emperor's Tianji Pavilion Research Institute to see - there are many such inventions. If the lords are unwilling to invest in the mercenaries of the trading company, you can auction them at the subsequent auction. The next invention is to go home and set up a factory to produce it. This minister can guarantee that you will count the money to the point where your bones are soft and numb!"

The noisy day's suzerain-vassal meeting was over, and Zhu Yijun and the kings all returned in their respective carriages.Wang Guoguang, who was dazzled by Zhu Yijun's several rhetorical manipulations at the suzerain-vassal meeting, was full of admiration and wanted to tell Zhu Yijun and take the initiative to ask for a ride.Zhang Juzheng smiled aside, ignored him, and left on his own.

Zhu Yijun also liked this old woman very much, so he nodded in agreement.Wang Guoguang suppressed his excitement, and frantically expressed his infinite admiration to Zhu Yijun along the way. Zhu Yijun couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

When finally approaching the palace gate, Zhu Yijun sighed: "Oh, you don't have to flatter me anymore. I released a fierce tiger in Nanyuan today, and we will fight it in the future."

Wang Guoguang listened and said in a daze: "Is the emperor worried that the clan will not be too big in the future? The minister thought—"

Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "It's not a clan, but capital—this thing comes into the world, and every pore from head to toe drips with blood and dirty things. If you take care of your body, you will see its power to change the world."

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