Both the acting king Zhu Chuanzhen and the Jin king Zhu Shenxuan roughly understood what the other party was thinking, but they both understood it tacitly.
It would be great if this could be accomplished. If not, then at least the prince and the court will not be offended.
As two destitute feudal princes who were almost as good as prisoners, the top priority was to escape from the emperor's feet first.
Everything else is a matter for later. Now that the prince intends to move many princes overseas, it is considered a good choice.
Imagine that King De, whose family was ruined by the Donglu, is still suffering in Liaodong!
The two brothers were able to survive from a desperate situation. Although their family property was confiscated by the factory guards, they could rebuild the vassal state overseas.
When you have soldiers in your hands, you will be able to control the power of life and death, and you can dominate your own one-third of an acre of land.
A very important reason why King Dai and King Jin tried to carve up Sakhalin Island was that there were still many princes in the two countries, that is, the territory inherited by the children of concubines was regarded as their own sub-states.
There are seven princes in the Jin Kingdom, and nine princes in the Dai Kingdom. If these sixteen princes all go to divide their territory with the two vassal princes, they will definitely not agree.
Therefore, the two vassal kings unanimously chose to make a fuss in the central part of Sakhalin Island. It would be best to divide this land into two parts and place it under the jurisdiction of the two countries, so as to accommodate the many princes and princes in the country.
The central part of Sakhalin Island was originally supposed to house a vassal king. If it were replaced by sixteen county kings, it would seem to be very good. At least they would not snatch the meat from their own bowls.
Although the area here is not small, the land is barren and there are many mountains and forests. It is okay to give it to these princes to settle down. They will have better and larger land, so they can sit back and relax.
If those county princes are not satisfied with the places they are assigned to, they can go to the prince to argue. After a while, half a year will pass. Maybe when they come back, even the places they are dissatisfied with will be given to them by other princes. Taken away.
The two feudal princes planned to use the territory of other feudal princes to feed the princes of their own country, and they also planned to ask the prince for instructions.
The acting king Zhu Chuanfu was still waiting to see the little prince's joke, because he had heard that the prince planned to move the Zhou king Zhu Gongzhu and the Zhou Kingdom who lived in Kaifeng overseas.
You must know that the Zhou Kingdom has the most princes and princes in the world, with thirty-seven princes!
I am afraid that only North America, which is as large as the one on the map, can accommodate such a large-scale Zhou clan king.
The journey is so long and involves hundreds of thousands of people. I really don’t know when it will be completed...
In contrast, Kuwu where I am located is very close to the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and it is extremely convenient to travel there. It is extremely convenient.
Those who went to North America to join the vassal state, not to mention settling in that barbaric land, were lucky not to die on the way.
Zhu Chuanfu had seen the world map and knew that the world was so big, but he never thought of crossing the ocean to rebuild the vassal state.
Being able to settle down in Kuwu or Magadan would be the limit of distance he could accept.
He had no intention of attempting a cross-oceanic expedition in which his life or death was uncertain.
Although the territory there is vast, it may not be possible or even problematic to set foot on the land.
The territory of Kuwu Island is indeed much smaller, but it is very close to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. This is the most important thing.
There is a plain in the north of the island, and the prince said that there are fishing grounds along the coast, so it seems that there will be enough food and clothing.
After careful calculation, I made a very wise decision. I chose a treasure land with an extremely outstanding geographical location.
"Brother Wang, I wonder how much silver your Royal Highness has given to Brother Wang?"
Jin Wang Zhu Shenxuan hoped to find out all aspects before making a decision.
"...To be fair, brother, it's only fifty thousand taels! How much does brother get?"
The acting king Zhu Chuanfu would not include the other fifteen thousand taels. Besides, this is reasonable and reasonable. You didn't kill your concubine, so why do you know?
By the way, when Zhu Shenxuan asked him this question, Zhu Chuanhuo suddenly thought of buying a few good Yangzhou thin horses as soon as possible and taking them away, otherwise he would have nothing to play with when he got there...
"Oh~! Equal!"
Zhu Shenxuan sighed and had no intention of hiding it. It was probably impossible to hide this matter. It seemed that the two of them had the same problem and had reached the point of begging for food from the prince.
If he is not satisfied, the prince will bring up the matter of misappropriating land again. There are many lawsuits involving people's lives. Of course, this matter can be big or small, depending on how the prince and the court deal with it.
As a vassal king, once the other party gets a hold of him, he becomes a lamb to be slaughtered. Judging from the current situation, if he doesn't resist, he can at least go overseas to conquer the vassal, so neither of them dares to make a mistake.
"That's it! I heard from His Highness that there are still more than a thousand Donglu soldiers on the island. I wonder how many soldiers your brother plans to recruit?"
Although Zhu Chuanzhen picked a good place that could be cultivated, the price he paid was not small, because the northern part of the island happened to be the closest place to Donglu on the other side, and the strait was only twenty miles wide.
Therefore, when it comes to recruiting troops, Zhu Chuanfu is much more urgent than Zhu Shenxuan, who lives on the same island. If he is not careful, Donglu will be frightened, but he is very cautious in this regard.
Although the island is the closest to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, it takes half a month to travel there. In the early stage, you have to rely on your own recruits to hold on to the territory. If you can't hold it, you will really be driven into the sea by the Donglu to feed the fish.
"This...Brother Wang, I don't have a plan yet. I only have fifty thousand taels of silver in total, but it's not easy to handle~!"
Zhu Shenxuan only planned to choose the fiefdom in the southern part of Sakhalin Island, but he really had no preparations for other areas. He even learned about the transfer of the feudal vassal not long ago, and now he was about to recruit troops, which really caught him off guard.
Hearing Zhu Chuanfu say that there were more than a thousand Donglu on the island, he was shocked. This was something the prince didn't say. If he had known this, he would have chosen other places. He finally moved overseas, but he didn't want to I heard the news about Donglu.
"My dear brother, don't worry. The Donglu on the island are just indigenous barbarians. They are fierce soldiers flying far away from the pass. Furthermore, this island is not small. There are more than a thousand Donglu, which is considered rare. Take me, the Ming Dynasty King, to land. , will definitely be able to destroy everything and be invincible!"
Zhu Chuanfu wanted to eliminate all the Donglu on the island in one go, otherwise he would collude with the Donglu on the other side, both internally and externally, and it would be difficult to eliminate them.
Since the imperial court allowed him to establish the Dai Kingdom overseas, he had to have the final say on all affairs of the Dai Kingdom, including military affairs. Zhu Chuanfu did not allow another Donglu bandit to exist in his Dai Kingdom.
This should be the right thing to do. If the people of Zimin were panicked because of the Donglu, how could they cultivate the land and fish? If even the place where the cone is established cannot be stabilized, the country of this generation will exist in name only.
"Oh~! What Brother Wang said is true. There are still some servants in Yudi's house. I want to recruit more people to cooperate with the imperial army. I think we can kill Donglu!"
There are seven princes in the Jin State. Each prince sends one hundred troops. In addition to his own five hundred servants, there are more than a thousand people. He recruits another thousand strong men, equipped with bows and arrows, spears, steel knives, fire guns, etc. Hot and cold weapons should be enough.
If Dai Guo also sent troops according to this proportion, the two countries combined could gather four to five thousand troops. But a large armed force could not defeat the thousands of Donglu barbarians on the island who were not convinced by the king's teachings.
Even if the servants and the recruited warriors are unable to defeat them, there are still officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court. As long as five thousand troops are sent, the Donglu barbarians on the island can be wiped out in one fell swoop, and there may be no need for the vassal state to use force against them.
Because he had little money in his pocket, Zhu Shenxuan thought that he would spend as little money as possible and let the court wipe out the Donglu on the island for him as much as possible. It's enough to just sit back and enjoy the results.
"It would be great if the imperial court could send troops!"
Zhu Chuanfu also hoped that the imperial court could stand up for him, otherwise if the vassal king's army without any combat experience was defeated, it would also damage the imperial court's face.
At first, he thought about taking over everything, adding his own servants, and trying to command an army of five thousand. Then he thought about it, how much money would it cost each month for so many people?
The total amount of silver he received was only 65,000 taels, which was far from enough to distribute among his subordinates. If the land distribution was not enough, it would not be enough to distribute the silver.
With two taels of silver per person per month, he can only support a thousand people at most. This year, he will need 24,000 taels of silver. For Zhu Chuanfu, this is a huge sum of money. Meal salary has to be calculated separately.
If the imperial court did not send troops to help, he would have to join forces with many princes to keep warm. Otherwise, he would really be unable to defeat the Donglu barbarians on the island.
"Brother Wang, if the imperial court is unwilling to send troops, what should we do?"
Zhu Shenxuan didn't want the court to interfere too much in the affairs of the vassal state, but he was helpless, and with the troops of Dai State, it might be difficult to quickly wipe out the Donglu on the island.
Kuwu Island is much smaller than other fiefdoms, but if there are only four to five thousand people to attack immediately, it will be difficult to achieve what they want for a while, which is quite a tricky thing.
After hearing this, Zhu Chuanhuo rolled his eyes, took his plan to heart, and directly pointed out what had been tacitly understood by both parties before: "How about this, you and I join hands to play, first, divide the fiefdoms in the central part of the island among many counties. King, otherwise the Dai and Jin countries would not be able to support the many counties and ministers. Secondly, I implore the imperial court to send troops to suppress the eastern bandits on the island. If the imperial court refuses, apply for an additional 30,000 taels of silver and 10,000 shi meters for each country to suppress the bandits. .If you don’t agree, you and I will not become a vassal!"
The first is to deal with the land, and the second is to deal with the Donglu. Both are indispensable. If the court allows them to move to the vassal, it must give the vassal king greater convenience.
When Zhu Shenxuan heard the content, it was exactly what he wanted, and he immediately exclaimed: "This is so good! According to what Brother Wang said, the difficult matter will be solved! Brother Wang is a great talent! I admire you so much!"
Although we don't know the strength of the Donglu on the island at the moment, as long as the imperial court is willing to send troops and let the palace's servants follow behind, the army will be sure of victory.
This clever plan mentioned by King Dai can be retreated or advanced, and the court can generally bear it. It can be regarded as a way to maximize the interests of the two of them.
Placing two vassal kings and sixteen county princes on Kuwu Island would not cause any loss to the court. The rest of the land was still large and could be used to house other vassal princes.
Even if the thirty-seven princes of the Zhou Kingdom were moved to the vast North America, there would be no problem at all. Just looking at the area on the map, at least hundreds of princes could be accommodated there.
Zhu Shenxuan felt that it was enough to have Dai and Jin on Kuwu Island. Other vassal kings who brought their families had no place to live, so they could only choose to go to Kamchatka, Magadan, Alaska and North America.
It is best to drive them all to North America. In this case, you will have the opportunity to transport your country's troops to Magadan and expand your country's territory in the future.
After receiving the support of the King of Jin, Zhu Chuanzhen couldn't help but be elated and said with a bright face: "As long as you agree with me, dear brother, this matter must be struck while the iron is hot. Tomorrow, you and I will go to the palace to meet the King and state our interests. I believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the imperial court will meet." Consider it as appropriate!”
Zhu Chuanfu felt that the report was not a myth, but was certain. At present, the vassal king was unable to enter and suppress the Donglu on the island, so it was natural for the imperial court to send troops to help.
Only by annihilating the Donglu on the island can Zimin of the vassal state be calm and concentrate on taking root on the island and developing for a long time. Otherwise, not only will it be impossible to move the vassal, but the regaining of the lost territory mentioned by the prince will be impossible to talk about.
It would be better to hold the title of hero of the recovery, but Zhu Chuanfu would be very satisfied as long as Dai Guo was rebuilt on Kuwu Island, which was much more spacious than in Datong City.
He occupies 30% of the island's area, has at least tens of thousands of subordinates under his command, and holds thousands of soldiers and horses. How majestic it will be, and he will completely dominate the world.
Except for having fewer soldiers and horses under his command, he is no different from the Emperor Chengzu back then. In this way, he is the Ming Dynasty vassal king who is in charge of his own affairs, and his life in the world has not been in vain.
When he thought of being able to order the three armies to kill the Eastern captives, Zhu Chuanfu felt a little relieved. He felt so honored and proud to be the vassal king who revived the Ming Dynasty and regained the lost territory.
Just like what the prince said, as long as it succeeds, it will definitely go down in history and be praised by future generations. Such glorious achievements will definitely be no less than Chengzu's Northern Expedition.
Zhu Chuanfan very consciously positioned himself as the first vassal king to regain lost territory for the Ming Dynasty and the first official to revive the Ming Dynasty...
From now on, when talking about the Ming Dynasty vassal kings, future generations will first think of the acting king Zhu Chuanfu!
Zhu Shenxuan also believed that this was indeed the case. When the prince encouraged the two of them to move overseas, he had to provide reasonable conditions before agreeing to move: "What Brother Wang said is absolutely true. Your Highness has a kind heart and is as kind as water. He will definitely be considerate of us." Difficulty!"
As long as the imperial court can send troops to severely injure the Donglu on the island, they can withdraw their troops without cleaning up, and the rest of the matter can be settled by the troops of the two countries. This condition is not high.
Otherwise, the war on the island would last for a long time, not only would Zimin be unable to farm and live, but the two countries would have to continue to ask for money and food from the court to survive.
Calculated in this way, it is naturally much more cost-effective for the imperial court to send troops to conquer first, and it can also boost the morale of the army and the people. It is really a strategy that kills two birds with one stone.
When mentioning the prince, Zhu Chuanfu nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes! Yes! Your Highness is wise and that is why he came up with the strategy of moving the feudal clan!"
It was good to move the feudal clan, but the young prince was too harsh on the feudal kings like them. Not only did they confiscate the family property, but they only paid so little for the fee to move the feudal clan, which was really stingy.
He couldn't say these words, so he could only rot in his stomach. He also wanted to thank the prince for his kindness and not taking the whole family to the capital for custody.
Thinking that King Zhou and other vassal kings would arrive in Beijing within ten days, Zhu Chuanfu became anxious. He had to leave before this group of people arrived in Beijing, otherwise he would really be unable to compete with many vassal kings.
If a certain vassal king takes a fancy to his fiefdom, then the situation is not good, and he must cut through the mess quickly.
