Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 724: Moving Domain (2)

The difficulties of the Ming Dynasty in promoting the transfer of domains overseas, the continuity of policies, the resistance of groups, the complexity of interests, and the diversity of situations...

If the above-mentioned problems cannot be properly resolved, it will be delusional to promote the overseas transfer of vassals, and even forceful promotion will cause some confusion in Ming Dynasty.

If it can be effectively promoted, there will be many benefits, such as effectively slowing down land mergers, promoting the development of the navigation industry, building overseas barriers, guiding the pace of industrial construction in the field, changing the old thinking of closing the country, and gradually building a Han cultural circle...

After careful consideration, Emperor Chongzhen came up with a feasible plan.

"Report to Your Majesty, after investigation, there are a total of 218 counties and princes in the northern provinces."

Luo Yangxing calmed down, bowed his hands and said: "In addition, there are 37 county princes who are temporarily vacant for those who keep their filial piety. According to the secret investigation of Jin Yiwei, only the lands under the names of the county princes in the northern provinces are actually controlled. It is as high as more than ten million mu of fertile land, which is basically the same as the actual land controlled by the prince's mansions everywhere..."

Listening to Luo Yangxing's report, Emperor Chongzhen's expression became more and more dignified. In the early Ming Dynasty, the suzerain-vassal system was no longer an effective mechanism to defend the Ming Dynasty. Maladministration.

The enfeoffment system and county system have always been controversial national policies in the past long years, and to a large extent, they will affect the direction of a dynasty.

Which is good and which is bad.

"Yousi, according to these outlines I put forward, we must draw up a feasible standard as soon as possible and submit it to the imperial court. I will review it in detail when the time comes.

Move progressively.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to comment.

Everyone bowed immediately.

This is a big game of chess!
"I will list out in detail what the House of Internal Affairs is to do and what the Lifan Court is to do." Looking at the ministers with different expressions, Emperor Chongzhen said with a serious expression.

Emperor Chongzhen calmed down, looked at Luo Yangxing who had finished the report, and said, "Jinyiwei's errands are doing well. In the next period of time, Jinyiwei will gradually control the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River and the provinces in the southwest. What I want is the truth, don't adulterate me."

Until the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Lifan Academy were called into the palace.

very realistic.

Luo Yangxing hurriedly bowed in response.

"The minister obeys the order."

At the same time, these batches of groups who moved the vassals will gradually bear corresponding debts in the process of moving the vassals, and then force them to expand externally, so that the lands of the moved vassals and the mainland of the Ming Dynasty can get corresponding benefits. develop.

In view of the current situation, I decided to select a group of county princes and move them to the big and small Liuqiu. The scale is tentatively set at 20 people, with the big Liuqiu as the main and the Xiaoliuqiu as a supplement.

As far as the territory of the Nanyang countries is concerned, it is more than enough for Emperor Chongzhen to cram all the suzerain and vassal groups of the Ming Dynasty into it.

"Well, I will submit the memorial related to the above to the imperial court as soon as possible."

"The ministers obey the order."

One opens the sea.

What the House of Internal Affairs and the Lifan Academy need to do is to correctly convey a concept that the country will no longer confer titles of princes, princes and princes do not involve the scope of transferring domains, county princes will take the initiative to transfer domains out, and those who perform well can be promoted to nobles. Those who move their vassals overseas are not restricted by the established patriarchal laws of the country, and have absolute power in the vassal land..."

Overseas relocation of domains is a big project. If it is really started gradually, it must be well planned to ensure that things are under control.

In a feudal and autocratic environment, from the perspective of the emperor, the reliability of my own family members is far more reliable than those with foreign surnames, but correspondingly speaking, reliability belongs to reliability, but there are still necessary precautions .

There were too many things involved during this period. In order to avoid uncontrollable situations, Emperor Chongzhen decided to personally handle the matter.

Huang Daozhou, Qian Sule, Zhang Zhiji, Zhu Chunchen and other ministers were all shocked when they heard what the emperor said.

"Zhu Qing, after reading these memorials, what do you think in your heart?"

What's more, in addition to the countries of Southeast Asia, there are also places such as Tianzhu and grasslands, waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to operate.

The process of overseas transfer of vassals may last for 50 years, maybe 100 years, or even longer.

Emperor Chongzhen knew very well what these people thought, so he wanted to instill the thoughts of "political deceit" and "political confusion", and in the process of gradually promoting the transfer of vassals overseas, to appease these suzerains and vassal groups, so as to ensure that there would be no chaos in the Ming Dynasty. .

Governing a huge state is not an easy task in itself. There is no absolute good or absolute bad for any decision-making issue.

Crush the stubble and move the feudal domain.

This is a big game played by Emperor Chongzhen.

After summoning Luo Yangxing to understand the basic situation, Emperor Chongzhen has been thinking about this issue for several days.

On some matters, Emperor Chongzhen was able to discuss with Yousi in a negotiating manner, but on some matters, Emperor Chongzhen's attitude was very tough.

Compared with moving vassals overseas, in fact, for the vast majority of suzerains and vassal groups, they only want to stay in the mainland. After all, compared with the mainland of Ming Dynasty, overseas is a barren land.

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looked around at the gathered officials in the hall, and said loudly: "I find it shocking, no wonder the taxation of the imperial court has always been at that level. It turns out that many lands have become non-taxable." nature.

When Zhu Yujian moved to Jeju Island in the beginning, it seemed that it did not cause a sensation among the ruling and opposition parties, but in fact it also had a lot of influence, especially for the suzerain and vassal groups of the Ming Dynasty, and they all kept it in their hearts.

The matter of moving the domain has reached the point where it cannot be moved.

I do not know how long it has been.

This is going to change.

When the borders and sea areas of the Nanyang countries can truly belong to the central government, and there is no suzerain vassal group under the rule, then the overseas transfer of vassals planned by Emperor Chongzhen will be considered to have achieved initial results.

Very contradictory.

In a word, whoever dares to leak these things and disturb the stability of the country and the country is a sinner of Ming Dynasty, and I will never forgive him lightly! ! "

Emperor Chongzhen would choose the territory close to the Ming Dynasty for the first few batches of groups who moved their vassals to ensure that these batches of counties and princes, who moved their vassals outside the mainland of Daming, could obtain the corresponding bonuses for moving their vassals, and then stimulated no one to move their vassals. group, forming a long-term circular effect.

A shift.

There is no room for prevarication.

If these two things can be implemented alternately, and the foundations are really laid down, then the reformation that belongs to Daming will be more than half successful.

After all, under this process, the original accumulation of Ming Dynasty will gradually be consolidated, which can effectively promote the industrialization process of the local Ming Dynasty, and this is what Emperor Chongzhen wanted! ! !

(End of this chapter)