"My son, I pay my respects to my father, my great grandson. Long live my great grandson! Long live my great grandson! Thousand years old! Thousand years old!"
"Everyone, get up!" Lao Zhu sat on his dragon chair, while Zhu Xiongying stood upright next to Lao Zhu.
"Thank you, Father!" After saying that, all the feudal lords also stood up respectfully.
When facing Lao Zhu, these people are very well-behaved.
"Yeah!" Lao Zhu nodded and said immediately,
"In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. For example, King Qin and King Jin have been vassals for more than ten years."
"We have seen what you have done!"
"Some people have done a good job and completed the tasks we gave you!"
"But some people are arrogant and domineering. We should say what we say and we should be punished!"
"From now on, it's up to you!"
"This year, it is also because our eldest grandson has returned, and we also want you all to get to know and meet our eldest grandson!"
"We, the next generation emperor of the Ming Dynasty, also want to explain something to you!"
As he said this, Lao Zhu himself paused, and the following vassal kings headed by King Qin mistakenly thought that they all knew what Lao Zhu meant.
"Father, don't worry. From now on, we will definitely follow the lead of our great grandson!"
"Exactly, Father, from now on we will definitely defend our land and borders and be loyal to the imperial court! We will be loyal to our grandson!"
King Qin and King Jin stood up immediately.
And Zhu Di looked at it, come on, it's his turn now, and he can't do it if he doesn't come out.
"Father, don't worry, I will protect the Ming Dynasty and my grandson!"
"Father, the same is true for sons and ministers!"
All the feudal kings began to express their opinions.
"Well, we have heard what you said and we have remembered it!" Lao Zhu said,
“But what I’m talking about today is more than just that!”
Now, the vassal kings were a little confused. Isn't this the most important thing?
Several feudal kings looked at each other, and the second one took the lead, cupping his fists and saying,
"Father, please give me a clear explanation!"
"Yeah!" Lao Zhu nodded and didn't answer. Instead, he asked directly,
"Second brother, you now have six sons and two daughters, right?"
Although Zhu Xi was confused, he still nodded and said,
"Exactly, Father!"
"Well, where is the third child? Now he has seven sons and three daughters, right?"
"Yes, Father!" Zhu Fan, the third child, was also confused, but he still came out and said.
Lao Zhu glanced at the remaining people. Two of them were already good. Lao Zhu didn't think about asking about the rest.
Zhu Di's head was filled with questions, and he felt that he was being targeted.
"Well, you are only in your thirties now, and your days will be long in the future!"
"I wonder how many more people can be born?" Lao Zhu asked with a smile.
"Haha, what my father said is true. This is the blessing of our old Zhu family. More children means more blessings!" Zhu Xi laughed immediately.
"Hahaha!" The rest of the people also laughed.
"Hmm, it's indeed good. Many children bring happiness. Now there are more than twenty vassal kings!"
"Not counting this kid's younger brother, and his future son!"
As he said this, Lao Zhu pointed at Zhu Xiongying, his younger brother and his son. Except for the next generation of emperors, all others would be crowned kings.
"The words of the next generation of county kings will be based on your descendants and I won't say anything more to you."
"For the second and third sons, when they are almost old, ten sons should be no problem, right?" Lao Zhu said with a smile.
"Hehe, don't worry, father, we will also learn from you and strive to have more children and grandchildren!" Zhu Xi, the fool, laughed.
"Hahaha! You idiot!" Lao Zhu laughed,
"So, there will be more than two hundred county kings after us!"
"And it's still undercounted. After all, our eldest grandson hasn't even been counted yet!"
"In the future, the eldest grandson will also give birth to more than ten or twenty sons, more than twenty princes, and the next generation will also have more than two hundred county princes."
As he said that, the smile on Lao Zhu's face disappeared without knowing when.
King Qin, a fool, is still happy. He was also influenced by Lao Zhu in the past, and many children will bring happiness.
But many people, like Zhu Fan and Zhu Di, already had a bad premonition in their hearts.
Zhu Fan even pulled Zhu Ping, who was still smiling, to signal him to stop talking.
No matter how stupid Zhu Ming was, he realized something was wrong with Lao Zhu at this time.
Lao Zhu looked at how many people were meditating and said in a deep voice,
"It seems that you all have understood it?"
"If this continues, within a few generations, my Ming Dynasty will no longer be able to accommodate vassal kings like you!"
"This is not the most important thing. Do you know what the current tax rate is in Ming Dynasty?"
"More than two million taels!"
"And if there are hundreds of county kings, there are tens of thousands of generals below the county kings!"
"Where are the generals of Fuguo? One hundred thousand? And where are the generals of Fengguo? Millions?"
"What do you think we should do with Ming's tax revenue?"
As Lao Zhu's words fell, they didn't know what to say or what to do.
Everyone is a little stupid.
How can this be?
If this continues, what will become of them? Ming's moth?
Although they have not encountered such a problem now, it will inevitably occur in the future.
"Father, please tell me, what do you need us to do?" Zhu Fan stood up and said with cupped fists.
"We have thought about how to do it over and over again!" Lao Zhu nodded, glanced at his third child with satisfaction, and said,
"You all know why we arranged for you to become a feudal lord before, right?"
"I know!" Everyone nodded.
"Okay, it's good to know. In the past, nobles held military power and were powerful, but now, they no longer have such worries!"
"So we thought about it again and again, looking through those history books and checking them over and over again!"
"There are only a few ways to avoid this over and over again!" Lao Zhu said.
"Father please give me your orders!"
I have no choice but to take what Lao Zhu said, so why not take the initiative?
After talking about it, you can think about whether there are really any loopholes in it.
"First, reduce the vassal status; second, reduce the salary! Third, the issue of title inheritance!" Lao Zhu said.
Listening to Lao Zhu's words, everyone present was a little excited.
To cut down the feudal clan, we really want to cut down the feudal clan!
This is a bit unethical!
When you use us, then we are the vassal kings who guard the territory and the territory, and we are your biological sons.
Now that we can no longer use it, will we be completely destroyed?
But these people think so, but no one dares to speak.
Although they are vassal kings, their power can be said to be great or not, and that's about it.
Especially compared with Lao Zhu!
Many of their powers are due to Lao Zhu's words.
In wartime, they can control the territorial army, but in peacetime, the only people under their control are their own personal guards.
Others are still under the command of the generals, and they and those generals are restraining each other to a certain extent.
If Lao Zhu's order is issued, more than 90% of the troops in their territory will be able to point their swords at them directly.
Even if they join forces, if they face Lao Zhu's prestige, even if they don't lose, they will be dealt with by Lao Zhu.
After Lao Zhu finished speaking, he also looked at the performance of these people. King Qin, well, there was no change.
The King of Jin has no dissatisfaction, and the King of Yan can’t see anything...
Lao Zhu also went on to explain what he proposed,
"Three points are easy to understand. To reduce the vassal status is to remove your vassal. There will be no more vassal issues in the future!"
"I surrender, you yourself understand it! The specific salary will be discussed later, but it can definitely make you have food and clothing, and be rich for a lifetime!"
"We have decided to inherit the title. Now the Ming Dynasty is relatively wealthy!"
"So, let's not do the Song Dynasty thing. It can't be hereditary at all. We'll give you a chance and it can be hereditary!"
"But it will decrease from generation to generation. Your heir apparent will only be able to be named a county king in the future!"
"Okay, let's talk about it. What do you think?" Lao Zhu continued to ask.
But as Lao Zhu finished speaking, no one present spoke.
"Huh? What? You don't have anything to say?"
"So, you completely agree with our decision?"
