Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 244 Separation and Separation

"Coupled with the sweet potatoes you brought back this time, the Ming Dynasty's grain and grass production can be increased. From now on, all the people will no longer starve. Haha, the suffering in this world will soon be over."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang being so gloomy, Zhu Tuo couldn't help but laugh and comforted: "Dad, you don't have to worry, my son will definitely open another branch in the future.

Only by planting various crops can we revitalize our Ming Dynasty. "

"Yes, I believe that you will definitely give the people of Ming Dynasty a bright future." Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Tuo on the shoulder, and then asked him: "You said that if you become an emperor in the future, how will you be treated? Where are your brothers and sisters?"

"My son." Zhu Tuogang said. His eyes fell on Zhu Yuanzhang, and he frowned and said, "Father, I will not become the emperor. How can you have such doubts?"

"Then, let me try again. If one of your brothers ascends the throne and becomes emperor, how do you want him to deal with the princes?"

Having said that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tuo eagerly.

Zhu Tuo thought about it for a while and shook his head: "I don't know, just let him do whatever he wants."

"Don't you have any feelings in your heart?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him and asked: "Then, what do you think of the approach of "pacifying the feudal towns and supporting the clan"?"

"It's okay." Zhu Tuo said immediately.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in surprise: "This can not only prevent the princes from rebelling to the greatest extent, but also enhance brotherhood. Why not do it?"

Zhu Tuo sneered and said: "If this is the case, my Ming Dynasty will lose at least 200 years of energy."

When Yao Guangxiao put forward this suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully and found that this method was very possible.

Since ancient times, as long as there are enough princes in any dynasty, there will be a civil war.

In order to prevent such a thing from happening, they could only choose to reduce the vassalage in a peaceful way.

But now that Zhu Tuo said this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. There were more than ten princes in the Ming Dynasty, and together they had a hundred thousand troops. Even if these princes were Zhu Yuanzhang's own flesh and blood, he didn't want anything to happen after his death. Things like "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" or even "Rebellion of the Eight Kingdoms".

It seems that the only way to eradicate these vassal kings is to support the royal family and use the power of the royal family to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty.

He stared at Zhu Tuo, thought for a while, and then asked: "What are the consequences of this kind of decision-making?"

"Very serious consequences."

Zhu Tuo looked solemn and said: "Whoever carries out this plan is guilty of the Ming Dynasty. Father, whoever you think is the one who came up with this plan, I will behead him."

"No reason!"

Zhu Yuanzhang flicked his sleeves. He never expected that Zhu Tuo would actually sneer at this method. Could he, a young boy, be able to defeat the emperor who had fought for his country for many years and Yao Guangxiao, who was good at planning?

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and said: "Do you think it is better to use the army to reduce the vassal state than to use the army to reduce the vassal state?"

"That's natural. Bullying the weak with the strong will only accelerate the destruction of the Ming Dynasty. Putting peace as the most precious thing will only make the Ming Dynasty slowly decline. In any case, these two strategies are not of great significance to the Ming Dynasty. The difference is just a matter of time."

"Tch, it's yin and yang. According to your opinion, civil affairs cannot be accomplished and military affairs cannot be accomplished. What do you want to do?"

Zhu Tuo waved his hand and said: "As long as we don't do this, it will be fine."

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, glanced at Zhu Tuo suspiciously, and said: "If you don't cut it, even if you two are close, what will happen to the next generation? As for the next generation? Sooner or later, it will turn into a war."

"Father, you are really thinking long-term."

"Then come here and tell me why you are unwilling to value peace?" Zhu Yuanzhang greeted Zhu Tuo and asked him to sit down in front.Zhu Tuo came closer. Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to sit down, then stared at his face and said seriously: "Zhu Tuo, my illness is getting worse day by day. What I am most afraid of is you and your brother. I want to help you." Solve this matter..."

Zhu Tuo sat down without hesitation and said: "Father, you are right, we can coexist peacefully and there is no need to fight. However, this approach will only drag down our Ming Dynasty."

"what happened?"

"The reason is very simple. Since I am stopping by calmness, I am content and live a comfortable life every day. After all, my Ming Dynasty also needs to provide me with the treasury to support me.

I didn’t contribute much silver. I should be able to get one piece of silver in one year. "

"Yes, there are only a dozen princes in the area, can I still afford to support them?"

"Father, I can't be so leisurely. Do you know what I will do whenever I have free time?"

Lu Xiaofeng asked: "What are you doing?"

Qin Yu laughed and said, "Let's have a baby!" Zhu Tuo danced and said loudly: "I don't have any other hobbies. I only know how to ride, shoot and hunt, and there are all kinds of beauties to give birth to my children. With my body, even if I'm not as good as Father, it will be okay to have ten children in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened, and he was about to take off his shoes.

Zhu Tuo immediately said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to say something. How many dynasties do you think should be able to continue in the Ming Dynasty? There were only more than ten princes in the first generation, but there were only ten princes in this one. Then in the second generation , there will be hundreds of princes, thousands of princes, tens of thousands of princes, even tens of thousands of princes, even tens of thousands of princes. "In the end, our Ming Dynasty will only last more than a hundred years, but we will have to support more than [-] people."Even if you demote them all, from the prince to the king, to the general who governs the country, and then to the general who assists the country."

Hearing Zhu Tuo's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to spend 1 sects, this would be a huge sum of money.

It seems that it is impossible to use peaceful methods.

"Isn't it?" Father, we can't force the princes not to have children!If there is such a rule, I will not agree. "

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at me in surprise: "What does moderation mean?"

"Well, I can't tell clearly. I probably don't want to have children. What's more, being safe and sound also has a big drawback."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tuo again and said, "What else?"

"Of course, you have to know that every one of today's vassal kings is capable. But if you let them idle, won't they become useless?"

"And their descendants no longer have to work for a living and can get wages every month, so they will soon degenerate. They will go to the theater, play with animals, gamble, and even become playboys. , oppressing civilians.”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. Just as Zhu Tuo said, he is a majestic king of the generation, and he bears the destiny. If his descendants are all lazy and useless pigs, I am afraid he will not be able to rest in peace.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he was very satisfied with Zhu Tuo. He didn't expect that Zhu Tuo knew so much.

This guy usually likes to cause trouble, but when it comes to knowledge, no one can match him.

If Ming Dynasty is handed over to him, no one can hide it from him.

Zhu Tuo became more and more excited as he spoke, and he spoke eloquently: "Father, in fact, if the vassal king is really beheaded, then the nobles of the Ming Dynasty will plummet. By then, the nobles will be able to take charge of their own affairs."

"how do I say this?"

"You know, since the Song Dynasty, there have been many "literati" classes.

(End of this chapter)