Yes, Nizi is so comfortable!
When Zhu Cijiong said this, Zhu Youjian felt that Zhu Cixiang was living a life like a fairy and was happier than in his previous life.
In my previous life, I was a traitor who had to fight against thieves on the battlefield. I led troops to the Northern Expedition many times. I was almost defeated in the battles of Tianjin and Dagukou. I also had to worry about feeding hundreds of millions of people, and even personally led hundreds of thousands of refugees. Going to Huguang to beg for food... Speaking of which, he really went through hardships and dangers, and finally saved the Ming Dynasty, which was ruined by traitorous ministers, from danger.
And how happy is he in this life? In addition to "changing" tens of millions a year to make up for the shortfall in the Ming Dynasty's finances and the finances of the vassal states and the same clan and friendly countries, all that is left is to enjoy happiness.
And the reason why he is so lucky is because he somehow managed to become the most wise and mighty king in history!
Therefore, the thieves became loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the slave thieves destroyed the country long ago. Even if there were a few remnants left, there was no need for his nephew to take action. As long as his father and brothers are here, these remnants can't change the world. In addition, even Westerners have not caused much trouble in this life - in the previous life, the traitor and the Westerners fought endlessly in the South Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. In this life, Zhu Youjian also settled the conflicts. Everyone got what they needed. Thirty plus It has been a pleasure working together over the years.
The only thing that troubles the rulers of the Ming Dynasty now is the intensification of conflicts between man and land caused by the rapid population growth caused by peace in the world... But for Zhu Cixiang, the leader of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Min, and Guangdong For us, the contradiction between man and land is not a problem.
Because the rapid development of industry and commerce in these four provinces has absorbed a large amount of rural surplus labor, and the cost for people in these four provinces to go overseas to make a living is also very low, the number of poor people in the four provinces who really cannot survive is very small, and they cannot cause a big problem. , it is also easy to relieve.
Therefore, as a ruler, Zhu Cixiang is really very comfortable, to an enviable level.
"Father," Zhu Cijiong saw that Chongzhen was deep in thought, and knew that something was going on, "You have to throw away these goods to compare with others, and you will die if you compare with others! The eldest brother has been rich and noble since he was a child, and the brothers are envious... I didn’t expect that when we grew up, we would still be poor because of hard work, while he would still be rich and wealthy. Our brothers’ territories were all poor and far away, and there were a lot of troubles and thorns in their heads. It’s endless. It’s so unfair that he enjoys the best land in the world!”
Chongzhen suddenly looked at Zhu Cijiong, "Third brother, what do you mean by this? Do you want to replace the boss and be a person who enjoys wealth and honor?"
"Think about it!" Zhu Cijiong actually nodded, and then sighed again, "But the kid really can't do what the elder brother did in the southeast. There are so many debts, and they will definitely not be repaid, but he actually dares to let them go, and he dares to These debts were made into bonds and then sold, and those bonds were actually used as the most reputable treasure banknotes!
Father, the child would never dare to think about such a thing, but the eldest brother has done it. The eldest brother is too capable in this regard. You must not have the heart to waste Chu, just let him live out his life comfortably, but don't cause the bonds to collapse, the Salt Bank to close, and the Southeast banking industry to be destroyed! By then, the child will be the sinner of the Ming Dynasty and the enemy in the eyes of all brothers. So if you really want your child to be a prince, your child will immediately run away and go back to Japan, never to come back again!
But no matter who Erchen's brother is, as long as he takes over the position of prince, Erchen will definitely pull him down..."
Zhu Cixiang is now the founder of the Ming Dynasty who is too big to fail!
He is going to fail. No matter who takes over, the Salt Bank and the Southeast Bond Market will definitely collapse! When the time comes, no matter how capable the successor is, he or she will not be able to stabilize the financial market in a short period of time.
Once the financial plate collapsed, Ming Dynasty would not be able to provide blood transfusions to its son and grandson. Therefore, the person who replaces Zhu Cixi as the crown prince will become an enemy and traitor in the eyes of all brothers, and a public enemy of the entire world!
When Zhu Cijiong said this, Zhu Youjian already knew that Zhu Cihong's position was unshakable.
Because Zhu Cijiong was the eldest son in the patriarchal clan, Zhu Cixiang inherited the throne of Emperor Tianqi. If he fell, it would be Zhu Cijiong's turn.
And if Zhu Cijiong refuses to take over, then other princes will never dare to become this prince as long as they are in their right mind - because whoever becomes this prince will not only bear the responsibility for the collapse of the Southeast banking industry, but will also be smeared by Zhu Cijiong as a murderer. The sinners of the country must be killed!
This Zhu Cijiong did not dare to succeed Zhu Cihong as the crown prince, but that does not mean that he did not dare to pull other brothers off their horses and get on his own. He is the eldest son, and he is also the half-brother of Zhu Cixiang, and he is also the Emperor of Japan who Zhu You cannot remove. When the time comes, it will be very easy for the people who take over his brother, and then he opposes the new crown prince under the banner of seeking justice for the deposed nephew, isn't it? Justified? Even if he borrows the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", he is justified!
Therefore, as long as Zhu Cijiong is not the prince, Zhu Youjian will probably not be able to find anyone to be the prince after he overthrows Zhu Cihong... This is embarrassing. After the prince was deposed in all dynasties, it was "a few dragons took over the legitimate son" "When Zhu Youjian arrived, he had no successor. Could it be that he, the emperor, wants to fill the court with a sword and catch a son to be the prince? Is there such a thing?
Chongzhen sighed: "Can I just watch him live a happy life until he grows old?"
"Father," Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "Actually, you can let him take over all the mess in the Central Plains, Southwest, and Northwest... Those messes now belong to the father, and all his territories are good places. This Is it too cheap for him?"
"Then, how can that be done?" Zhu Youjian thought about it. "I gave it to him, so how can I be the emperor?"
"Why are they all given to him?" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, Liaoxi, Liaonan, and Liaobei are not given to him! The military power of the Ming Dynasty is all in this area!"
The current military system of the Ming Dynasty is a dual military system of military households and recruiting soldiers. However, military households and recruiting soldiers are not two unrelated lines, but are integrated with each other.
Because strong men from military households are the main targets for recruitment!
The military households mentioned here are not the old military households who had long been reduced to serfs before the Chongzhen Dynasty, but the new military households arranged by Chongzhen in Kouwai, Saibei, Anxi, Beiting, Hexi, Yungui and other places. These new military households have plenty of land, light burdens, and good economic conditions. They are located far away from big cities and are not easily corroded by the market economy.
In this way, Chongzhen has successively created more than 2 million new military households! Some of them left with the princes who went abroad to start their own businesses, but there are still no less than 2 million households staying in the country.
The fertile land in the Northeast is of course the key place for resettling new military households. About 800,000 households have been resettled in the four towns of Liaodong, West Liaoning, South Liaoning, and North Liaoning. No less than 150,000 households have been resettled outside Yanning and Xuanda towns. Within the border walls of Zhili, Xuanfu, and Datong, there are about 50,000 military households, totaling about 1 million households in the lands of Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, West Liaoning, South Liaoning, and North Liaoning.
Therefore, Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, and northern Liaoning were the "blood tax centers" of the Ming Dynasty. Their importance to the Ming Dynasty was as important as the four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong. .
Without the financial resources of the four southeastern provinces, the Ming Dynasty would inevitably be impoverished. Without the millions of military households in Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, and northern Liaoning, the Ming Dynasty's army would be weak.
"Father," Zhu Cijiong said again, "the national situation of our Ming Dynasty is that we have troops in the north and wealth in the south. Both are indispensable. And the army in the north and the wealth in the south are so far apart that an emperor cannot watch both ends... So our Ming Dynasty has been , In fact, there are two days in the sky, one in the north and one in the south, and they rule the world together. The name of the emperor is just a title. No matter who it is, as long as they control one of the northern soldiers and the southern financial, they will have the power of the emperor. Therefore. As long as my father holds the Northern Army, he will still be the de facto emperor even if he abdicates and becomes the Supreme Emperor!"
