I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 444: The vassal king forces the palace!King Yan Zhu Di’s idea!

Capital.

Yan Wangfu.

When I learned that Zhu Yunxuan wanted to continue to explore overseas markets.

Even a powerful vassal king like King Yan was interested!
Zhu Di and his three sons, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui, gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Boss, second, and third, what do you think about this matter?"

"Now the imperial court's attitude towards us vassal kings has been very clear."

"If you stay in the capital, the most likely possibility for you in the future is to be an idle prince! I will support you with good food and drink, but if you want to achieve anything, I'm afraid it will be impossible!"

King Zhu Di of Yan saw it clearly.

Knowing that the current situation is actually very disadvantageous for their vassal king.

It is different from Lao Zhu's attitude towards these sons.

While giving them the title of king, they also gave them military power, making them effectively equivalent to the separatist forces in the local area!

One is more powerful than the other!
Now the attitude of his grandson Zhu Yunxian was obviously different. Zhu Yunxian had no intention of letting these vassal kings go. He not only relieved them of their military power, but also recalled them from the vassal area to the capital.

What is the purpose?
Naturally it goes without saying!

Just to weaken the power of these vassal kings!So that these vassal kings will not have the ability to rebel!
Those feudal kings who were unconvinced were also beaten one after another.

Look how many vassal kings have died in these years, King Qin!King Jin!King Qi!Although it seems to have nothing to do with Zhu Yunzhen, only Zhu Yunzhen knows whether it really has anything to do with it!
King Zhu Di of Yan had no intention of rebellion.

I just watched my own power gradually decline over the years, and the power of my descendants will continue to decline.

Zhu Di couldn't help but start to worry.

He knew that none of his three sons were peaceful masters, and it goes without saying that the second oldest, Zhu Gaoxu, was not a lawful person.

That ambitious look can be seen at a glance.

Although Zhu Gaosui, the third child, has average intelligence, he is not very ambitious.

As for the boss Zhu Gaochi... Despite his honest appearance, he talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but in fact, he is no less calculating than others!
It’s just that it’s never shown!

The scheming city is far deeper than the second and third sons!
"Dad, do you want us to go overseas?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"But it's desolate overseas. Is there any good place to go? I definitely won't go!"

Zhu Gaoxu only wanted to make a good career in the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Gaochi has a different view.

"Second brother, you don't understand. Overseas is not a desolate place. Tianzhu, the latest overseas market His Highness wants to explore, is an extremely good place."

"It's just that His Highness doesn't seem to have the idea of ​​turning this place into my Ming colony."

"But we want to open up Tianzhu's market."

"But I recently read some information from previous years and found that the ruler of this land of Tianzhu is a foreign country."

"It would be very difficult for Ming Dynasty to open up Tianzhu's market."

"When the time comes, we might see swordsmen!"

"This is also our opportunity. This land of Tianzhu is very vast. The navy alone may not be enough. We must send a part of the new army there."

"If our father can get this opportunity to lead the army."

"Make a great contribution!"

"Then when the time comes, it may not be impossible for us to go overseas to fight for a good piece of territory!"

Zhu Yunzhen's idea was that it was best not to use weapons.

But the Ming Dynasty was so huge and its interests were so complex, so naturally it was impossible for everyone to be of the same mind as Zhu Yunxu.

For the feudal king.

Especially for King Yan, it was in Zhu Di's best interests to use military force overseas and then seize a piece of territory!

Maybe... King Yan Zhu Di can break into a new world overseas in the future!

But could Zhu Yunzhen really agree to the vassal king’s voyage?
Zhu Di felt that the answer was definitely no!
"Don't even think about leading troops to fight! His Highness Taisun is always on guard against us vassal kings. If we are allowed to lead troops to go to sea, His Highness Taisun will also worry about whether we will start a new business overseas! "

"And let the feudal lord go to sea."

"What is the difference between this move and the previous enfeoffment? On the contrary, it is within the Ming Dynasty, the distance is closer, and there is more news."

"Knowing every move of the feudal lord."

"But overseas, the sky is high and the emperor is far away."

"Who can know what happened?"

"Based on His Highness Taisun's caution, it is absolutely impossible to agree to this request."

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes.

Asked: "So, dad, what do you mean?"

King Yan Zhu Di smiled and said: "What I mean is to form a caravan belonging to our King Yan's Palace!"

"Our Prince Yan's Palace is not allowed to control troops, but it is still okay to form a maritime caravan belonging to our Prince Yan's Palace, right?"

"But overseas, it's hard to say anything."

"Let His Highness Taisun send out some guns and cannons, and we will have our own power overseas."

"If anything happens in the future."

"At least there is a way out!"

Zhu Di considered things very long-term. Now that Zhu Yunxian was in power, although his rights were very severely restricted in his treatment of these vassal kings, Zhu Yunxu was also very gentle to them.

As long as you don't make any big mistakes, there won't be any problems.

King Qi made such a big mistake before, but didn't it cost him his life in the end?
There are also the kings of Zhou and Chu and others.

Each one is reused and they are not left idle.

But what happens after Zhu Yunzhen is gone?

What about when Zhu Yunzhen's descendants ascend the throne as emperor?Things may change dramatically!
All the princes crowded in the capital.

It is inevitable to be brave and fierce, and to maintain your noble status.

At that time, it is entirely possible to be uprooted by the emperor!
This situation is absolutely possible!
Therefore, King Yan Zhu Di is not only thinking about himself now, but also thinking about the future!With such a caravan at sea, Zhu Di can definitely send the ambitious Zhu Gaoxu away!
Let him go to sea!
And don't worry about what kind of trouble he will cause for himself in the Ming capital!
Zhu Gaochi is also good at financial management.

When the time comes, Zhu Gaoxu will lead the caravan and Zhu Gaochi will be responsible for the overall planning. They will be able to preserve the prosperity and wealth of the Yan Palace for generations!

Think here.

King Yan Zhu Di immediately got up and went to the palace, hoping to find Zhu Yunxuan to talk about the matter.

But when I arrived at the palace, I saw many other vassal kings.

Upon inquiry.

Most of these vassal kings actually wanted Zhu Yunxu to seal a territory for them overseas!And give them military power!
Zhu Di couldn't help but secretly sighed.

These guys are really whimsical!Maybe Zhu Yunxuan will give you overseas territory and military power?

I'm afraid it won't be under the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty if it changes hands!
After more than ten years, we might have to turn around and counterattack the Ming Dynasty!
However, Zhu Di had no intention of persuading them.

With these guys going out of the way for him, when His Highness Taisun hears that he just wants to set up a maritime caravan, he will feel more relaxed.

I won't feel embarrassed.

On the contrary, you will feel that he, Zhu Di, has a general understanding!

Royal Palace.

Royal study.

Zhu Yunxuan met with these vassal kings.

Looking at his uncles below, Zhu Yunzhen also had a big head.After knowing the intentions of these vassal kings, Zhu Yunzhen understood that if he didn't offend some people today, he might have no choice!

It is absolutely impossible for these people to go overseas to establish a feudal clan!

Not to mention, Zhu Yunzhen had no intention of letting the Ming Dynasty conquer large tracts of colonies. Instead, he planned to use a gentle method to continuously open up the markets of other countries to develop the Ming Dynasty.

The real focus is still on the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Even if the Ming Dynasty had vast overseas colonies in the future, it would be absolutely impossible for Zhu Yunzhen to let the vassal king go out and become a vassal!

Even if it is Lao Zhu who comes to intercede.

Absolutely not!
After all, Zhu Yunzhen has experience and lessons from history when it comes to this kind of thing!

The largest hegemonic country in later generations, Yingjiang, was originally a colony of Western countries. It can even be said that it is the biological son of the empire on which the sun never sets!
But this biological son eventually surpassed the empire on which the sun never sets.

Became a new round of world hegemon!

This is a lesson learned from the past!As long as these feudal kings are given overseas territory and military power, it won't be long before these feudal kings' hearts become wild!

By then, it will only be a matter of time before you rebel against the Ming Dynasty!

There is no second day!

Zhu Yunzhen will never allow a second Ming Dynasty to appear in this world!There can only be one Ming Dynasty in this world!And he must be the overlord of this world!
So faced with the requests of these feudal kings.

Zhu Yunzhen rejected it unceremoniously.

The vassal kings were so angry that they all jumped up and down, pointed at Zhu Yunzhen's nose and cursed: "What a good Zhu Yunzhen!"

"Do you think that if you become the crown prince and the emperor in the future, you can ignore uncles like us?"

"We just want back what belongs to us!"

"I think back then, the old man personally made us king! He gave us territory and military power!"

"You Zhu Yunzhen took it back with just one word!"

"Okay! No problem! We can bear with this tone! After all, it's all for Ming Dynasty!"

"But now?"

"We don't plan to stay in Ming Dynasty anymore and go to sea! There is no threat to you! You can be your emperor in peace!"

"Isn't that good?"

"You have to push us vassal kings to death to be satisfied?!"

"If the old man knows about this."

"Let me see how you explain it to the old man!"

The vassal kings present finally brought out the big killer of Lao Zhu. According to Lao Zhu's character, he might not really support these vassal kings.

After all, it was Lao Zhu who personally conferred the title of king on these feudal kings.

Although Lao Zhu was a monarch with great talents and strategies, who was considerate and caring for his people, he also had his own shortcomings.

The biggest point.

It is here to confer the title of king on his son!

Not only did it directly lead to the Fengtian Rebellion in the future, it was also one of the reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty 200 years later!

The imperial court raised all these feudal princes to be fat and white!
But the problem is that the imperial court itself has no money!We can only continue to collect exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes from the people!

In the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that the issue of vassal kings has not been fundamentally solved from beginning to end!

Zhu Yunzhen spent a lot of effort to talk things through to Lao Zhu.

Now if these vassal kings were allowed to go overseas to establish vassal states, wouldn't all Zhu Yunzhen's efforts be in vain?
But at this time.

Zhu Di stood up and said, "Your Highness Taisun, I don't want to go overseas to become a vassal."

"I only hope that His Highness will allow Prince Yan to have the right to form his own maritime caravan."

"Go and open the market in Zhu that day for Your Highness!"

"Furthermore, Prince Yan's Mansion does not ask for any privileges on the money earned back. It will pay as much tax as it needs to!"

"Please allow your highness!"

When Zhu Yunzhen heard this, he realized that Zhu Di's idea was okay!It saved Zhu Yunxuan a lot of worries!
only.

But Zhu Yunzhen would not agree to Zhu Di so easily.

Instead, after pondering for a moment, he said: "Fourth Uncle, you want to form Prince Yan's own caravan, that's no problem."

"But I must tell you that the price of forming a caravan is to completely cancel the salary of Prince Yan's palace!"

"I will prepare a sea caravan, goods, and capital for you."

"From now on, your Prince Yan's Mansion will be responsible for its own profits and losses!"

"You are not allowed to take any more silver from the imperial treasury! Fourth uncle, are you willing?"

Zhu Yunzhen took advantage of this opportunity.

I want to completely get rid of this huge cancer of the feudal king!To the imperial treasury, these vassal kings were just moths lying in the treasury constantly sucking blood!
If only we could get rid of all these feudal kings.

Wouldn't it be a good thing to let them make money on their own and pay taxes to Ming Dynasty? !

Zhu Di's heart trembled.

I thought I had made a good calculation.

did not expect!
Zhu Yunzhen's calculations are actually deeper than him!He actually wants to take this opportunity to get rid of these vassal kings!Reduce the financial burden on the imperial court!

But Zhu Di had the final say...

Compared with the salary of the imperial court, the profits from maritime trade are much greater than this salary!
Let them form caravans to trade overseas.

It was a win-win situation for the court and the feudal lord!
Zhu Di had to sigh, Zhu Yunzhen's intelligence was really extraordinary!

He immediately agreed: "Your Highness, you can do anything you want!"

"It's just that I hope that Prince Yan's maritime caravan can use larger ships and be equipped with guns."

"It can have some defensive capabilities at sea."

Zhu Yunxi has nothing to do.

He waved his hand and said directly: "So what if I just give you a Ming treasure ship?!"

"Guns and cannons, just for 1000 people! You can just go to Jinling Shibafang to get them tomorrow!"

Subsequently.

Zhu Yunxuan turned around and looked at the other vassal kings.

Asked: "Uncles."

"Are you still going overseas to join the feudal clan?"

this moment.

It can be said that the other vassal kings hated Yan King Zhu Di!

At such a critical moment, he stabbed them in the back!Accepted such harsh conditions from Zhu Yunzhen!
But how do they know?

Zhu Di could understand the situation, but they had no idea that Zhu Yunzhen alone had the final say in the Ming Dynasty!
Go against Zhu Yunxuan.

The end will only be miserable!

"Let's do this. We will follow Fourth Uncle's idea and form a caravan for each of you."

"From now on, you will be responsible for your own profits and losses."

"It's just that you don't get as good a treatment as your fourth uncle."

"There are no more Ming Dynasty treasure ships. They are just ordinary merchant ships with only 200 guns and men."

"Do you want it or not?"

(End of this chapter)