Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 978

The vassals sat down, and Zhu Youjian ordered tea:

"Give tea!"

The vassals hurriedly bowed their hands to thank:

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian smiled slightly:
"Everyone is your own family, you're welcome. Do you see any changes in Daming's current situation compared to the original?"

Lu Wang Zhu Yihai cupped his hands and said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Great Ming has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the past. Corrupt officials have disappeared, refugees and bandits have disappeared without a trace, and the days of wars and wars in the country are gone forever. The people can live and work in peace and contentment. Your Majesty successfully brought Daming into a truly prosperous age, my emperor is holy!"

King Zhu Youchan of Jinhua:

"Yes! Thinking about it, it was a troubled time a few years ago. The rogues killed many vassals of my Zhu family, and the captives from the east often burned, killed and looted. Now the people's life is really good..."

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The vassal kings expressed their views on the current situation one after another, and they all admitted that the current life is the happiest, and there is no need to worry about the tragedies of the vassal kings such as Fu Wang who suddenly broke through the city.

Zhu Youjian picked up the teacup and listened to their narration quietly. Of course, there were many compliments in it. After they had finished speaking, Zhu Youjian put down the teacup and said:
"Under the nest, there are eggs. No matter how rich the vassal is, the country is in turmoil and life is gone. What is the use of money? Just like King Fu, he doesn't want to take any money out. In the end, he was not only boiled by the bandits , His savings have also become the military pay of the rogues.

Examples like King Xiangfu abound. More than 20 princes of my Zhu family were killed and looted by bandits. Only when the country is strong can you princes continue to enjoy a happy life. Don’t think that the disappearance of Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with your princes. "

Zhu Youjian's face gradually became cold when he spoke, and he exuded an extremely majestic imperial air, which made all the vassal kings feel the air suddenly condense, and they even felt that it was difficult to breathe.

They all stood up and knelt in front of Zhu Youjian:

"Your Majesty, as long as the country needs it, we are willing to die for Daming."

Zhu Youjian nodded. When the merchant tax was levied and the vassal was cut down, these vassal kings were also very opposed, but they never dared to speak out because of the emperor's killing and decisiveness, they just murmured behind their backs.

"You are all flat, I believe what you say, but I want to ask you a question, do you have any ideas about my cutting down the vassals and collecting taxes from your fiefs, you can tell me in person now!"

Lu Wangping cupped his hands behind him and said:
"Your Majesty, it is very difficult for the victims of any reform to agree to it at the beginning, but as time goes by, when the effect of the reform is truly realized, it will be truly accepted. Your reform has damaged the interests of some nobles and gentry. It really didn't make sense at the time, but now we also feel the benefits of the New Deal."

After King Lu finished speaking, other vassal kings expressed their opinions one after another:
"That's right! Brother Wang said what was in our hearts. At that time, we all thought that the descendants of Emperor Hongwugao at the same time, why did the emperor treat us like this..."

For the vassal kings who love to play, love to shop, and work hard, the New Deal certainly has no effect on them. The vassal kings who can come to the capital today are more or less ambitious. Zhu Youjian can observe from their expressions.

"Of course the implementation of the New Deal will have an impact on you. I have considered these things, but there is no way. At that time, Ming Dynasty has reached the verge of subjugation. The people will rebel if they don't have enough to eat, so this is also the reason why the rogues have not been eliminated.

Just like Emperor Hongwugao at the time, he also rebelled because of hunger, and eventually overthrew the brutal rule of the Mongols. Even though your interests were damaged at the time, you are still much luckier than those vassals who were wiped out by bandits. "

All the vassal kings nodded again and again. Of course they knew that if the rogues were still not wiped out, they would still be wiped out by the rogues sooner or later:

"Yes, His Majesty taught you the right thing, we know we were wrong, please punish him!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand to get to the point:
"As long as you can realize it, it's fine. What punishment are you talking about now? How well are your soldiers trained? Tell me about the strength of your troops."

Lu Wang Zhu Yihai:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Lu Palace has [-] troops!"

Zhu Yishi, King of Changle:

"Report to Your Majesty, Changle Palace has [-] soldiers!"

King Zhu Youchan of Jinhua:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Jinhua Palace has 5000 troops!"

Gaoan Wang Zhu Changqi thirty thousand.

Zhu Yigui, king of Ruichang, was [-] yuan.

King Yongning five thousand...

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All the vassal kings have reported the number of troops under their command. Their total strength exceeds 20. It can be seen that their family background is still very rich, otherwise how could they support so many soldiers.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help sighing secretly, if in history their royal palace had an army, rogues and captives wouldn't be able to make a fortune. At worst, after the war, the outstanding Zhu family replaced the Emperor Chongzhen, which would be a hundred times better than being captive into the Central Plains.

"How's the training going?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, hundreds of households in the army are all veterans sent by the court, and the training has not been delayed for a day. If there are still rogues, any one of us can stand alone."

Zhu Youjian nodded:
"How about the firearm configuration?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the firearms are all flintlock guns and cannons that were eliminated by the Ming army. We bought them from the Ministry of War and the Sterile Dudu Mansion at a low price. If possible, we hope to buy new equipment from the Ming Dynasty."

Thinking that they will face Western colonists in the future, not those local aborigines, Zhu Youjian said:

"Daming rifled guns and mortars are not to be bought."

What he said immediately made Lu Wang and the others feel cold. They really wanted to buy Daming's advanced firearms, but what Zhu Youjian said later made them overjoyed.

"Da Ming does not buy firearms, but I can provide them for free. Remember not to let the firearms in your hands flow into the hands of foreigners, otherwise I will ban your army and titles."

The vassals hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"Thank you Your Majesty, we will never let the weapons in our hands leak out."

Zhu Youjian took out the map of the Americas and gave them five copies each, with extra spares for fear that they would lose them:

"This is a map for you. At that time, I will send the navy to take you to the place where you should go. There are troops from Western countries stationed there now, but they are not many in number. It would be good to have a thousand troops. You will be tough when you go out. Some, don’t smear Daming’s face, it’s best not to command blindly in the military, let the professionals be strong and do professional things, understand?”

When the feudal kings heard that they were going to go to sea, all of them had smiles on their faces. They had never been allowed to leave their fiefs before, but now they were going to go to sea.

"According to the purpose"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will definitely not smear Daming's face, but we are not familiar with it at all, I hope Your Majesty will show us."

"Nima..."

Zhu Youjian didn't know what America was like more than 200 years ago. At that time, he wanted to scold the talking Ruichang King.

(End of this chapter)