I became a mysterious person in textbooks after being pushed by the emperors

Chapter 101: The Tempted Kings

The figure's thoughts were flowing, and under the dim candlelight, eyes focused on him. After everyone calmed down, his smile became stronger and he began to explain.

"A few months ago, His Majesty summoned our cabinet ministers to discuss matters."

"Your Majesty heard a wise man talk about the power of the world. Rather than being left behind by the Ming Dynasty and wasting the national treasury, it is better for the Ming Dynasty vassal kings to be released to other places and give them a foundation to develop their ambitions. Therefore, your Majesty wants to send all the kings to the outside world. Give them the right to establish a feudal state and let us discuss it!"

The figure chuckled and spoke.

He recounted the issues that took place in the study that day.

Ming Dynasty is a sieve.

At least that was the case in the palace.

Under such a sieve situation, there is no reason to deliberately keep any secrets.

And listen to the words of the figure.

Everyone looked a little confused.

Until a moment later, someone's eyes lit up.

"What do you mean, Mr. Ge, that your majesty is doing this for the sake of the vassal king?"

He spoke with joy, and it was obvious that he had thought of the key to this.

"nature!"

"The matter of opening up the sea is not something that His Majesty can decide with just a word. His Majesty in our family is not a fool, so naturally it is even less likely to be like this."

The figure chuckled and spoke.

The words were described directly in the language of a fool, and it was obvious that his awe for Zhu Youjian was just that.

"Hahaha, your majesty is wise!"

"The shortcomings of the vassal kings are indeed the shortcomings of our Ming Dynasty!"

Listening to the figure's affirmative words, the person who spoke became more and more happy, and then he spoke with a slight smile.

"What Master Zhang said is absolutely true!"

"We should strongly recommend your Majesty to do this!!"

"Yep!"

Voices spoke one after another, and as the two of them talked, other people also reacted at this moment, with smiles on their faces.

As long as their interests are not affected, they can still benefit. Of course, both hands and feet agree.

"Hahaha, everyone, since our Majesty wants this, why should we push him for a while!"

The figure smiled lightly and spoke.

"As it should be!"

"Exactly!"

"Hahahaha!"

The room suddenly fell into joy.

And because this secret discussion has ended, the wind blowing overseas in the two capitals and thirteen provinces has become stronger and fiercer, with no sign of weakening, and many people have even begun to make things serious.

And more things were immediately verified one by one.

So much so that even the common people spread it by word of mouth.

Even Zhu Youjian did not expect that those officials on the southeast coast who strictly prohibited the opening of the sea would actually help him at this time.

Originally, it would be difficult for Jin Yiwei to spread the news and keep the news fermenting.

Even if it can be swept away for a period of time, it will soon be suppressed by other things.

But with the cooperation of officials, everything is completely different.

In this case, the news inevitably spread to the princes' mansions everywhere.

How many vassal kings were there in the late Ming Dynasty?

At this moment, it has reached an astronomical value. Among the millions of clans, the number of vassal kings has undoubtedly reached the highest level in all dynasties.

Due to Lao Zhu's policies and Zhu Di's success in revolting against the vassals, these vassal kings have been raising these vassal kings almost in the form of pigs.And it undoubtedly made these feudal princes extremely rich.

In particular, Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi set a precedent - granting land to vassal kings.Before Zhu Gaochi granted fields, the vassal princes granted by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would also allocate vassal fields to the vassal during the vassal period, but the amount was only more than ten hectares, and the vassal king was strictly prohibited from annexing the private fields of the fiefdom, but this is a Pandora's box Once opened, everything is completely different.

The "New Chronicles of Chengdu Prefecture" during the Tianqi period also lamented: "The Tianhuang sect has spread, and the fertile fields and plaster soil are all Wangzhuang. The poor may be their tenants to pay rent and servants. This is also the most pitiable person in Tianfu!" "

Even so, these feudal kings' thirst for wealth and land has not stopped.

Even if the country is in turmoil now, it is no exception.

At this moment, when the news reached the palace, it was quickly noticed by these vassal kings.

For example, Prince Fu's Mansion.

He was born in the Forbidden City in the 14th year of Wanli.Zhu Changxun was favored by his father, Ming Shenzong, and wanted to establish him as the prince, but failed due to the obstruction of hundreds of officials. In the 29th year of Wanli, he was canonized as King Fu.

Later, when Zhu Changxun got married, in addition to building him a luxurious mansion, he also spent more than 30 taels of silver on his wedding.There was also the confiscated family property of former chief minister Zhang Juzheng. During the vassal period, Emperor Wanli gave him 4 taels of silver and another 2 hectares of fertile land.

In addition, Zhu Changxun asked Emperor Wanli for the salt and tea tax from Sichuan, Luoyang and other places, and he would keep it all for himself.

Until now, King Fu's wealth is rare in the world.

Until the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng captured Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu.Thousands of gold and silver treasures were moved out of his mansion, and it took several days to transport them all.

But even so, King Fu's greed for wealth has not stopped yet.

At this moment when the news reached Prince Fu's Mansion.

Zhu Changxun was a little surprised, and his eyes lit up at this moment.

"Is this true? Is there really such wealth overseas?"

The fat on his chubby body trembled, and Zhu Changxun looked at the servant who reported.

"This statement must be true. It has been spread throughout the city these days!"

The servant spoke respectfully.

"Oh, there is actually a place in this world that is richer than the Ming Dynasty."

"Ah Quan, what do you think about asking your Majesty to reward me with overseas lands?"

Zhu Changxun's eyes flashed and he spoke with excitement.

Ever since he became a vassal, he could get almost anything he wanted.

Even if he wanted the salt and tea tax from Sichuan, Luoyang and other places, his father paid it.

Facing the current Zhu Youjian, King Fu was not polite at all.

"Your Majesty, this!"

The servant was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

He wanted to say that overseas was not a place, but just outside the Ming Dynasty.

But thinking that his master was ignorant and incompetent, the servant gave up.

The servant did not continue to speak.

King Fu was even more excited.

"Hahaha, let's do it like this, write a letter to your majesty."

The voice spoke, and King Fu soon had a petition sent to the capital.

But now King Fu was the only one who heard the news and took action.

At this moment, most of the talented feudal lords heard the news.

It's just that most people don't pay too much attention to these voices. After all, overseas is too far away and they can't reach there with their tentacles. At most, they just sigh with emotion about the wealth overseas.

As for the rest, it seems like nothing can be done.

Even some thoughtful vassal kings could only shake their heads and sigh.

Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang had already stipulated that the clan was not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations or engage in business.

This ban almost completely restricted all clans.

(End of this chapter)