Seeing that King Su was relatively calm, Zhu Qiyu continued: "The vassal king's salary also needs to be reformed."
When King Su heard this, his heart tightened: "I am only given fifteen hundred stones every year, and this is what I got back from the previous emperors by begging for nothing." Just like that, that bastard Zhu Zhanji wrote an edict and scolded me.
Then when Zhu Qizhen was in power, he didn't give me a good look either.
I think this is too much. I didn’t expect that each mountain is higher than the other. The person in front of me doesn’t even want to give me 1,500 shi? '
Seeing King Su's frown, Zhu Qiyu quickly explained: "Ganzhou is remote and the food is transported, which is a waste of money and people.
This is also the reason why Taizu only gave Su Mansion 500 shi per year in the beginning.
This approach reduced the burden on the people, but it made the Su government suffer.
Therefore, I plan to allocate land to Sufu in the northwest, and Sufu will plant and harvest it themselves. In this way, it will not trouble the people, but can also ensure the daily expenses of Su Mansion. "
King Su suppressed his displeasure and asked patiently: "How much land does your Majesty intend to give to the Su Mansion?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Ten thousand hectares."
"How much... how much? Please tell me again, please?"
The teacup in King Su's hand was so startled that he almost dropped it to the ground, and quickly checked with Zhu Qiyu again.
Zhu Qiyu said again: "Ten thousand hectares, and we will manage the business by ourselves. After paying taxes to the court, the rest will be at the discretion of the Su government."
King Su still confirmed without giving up: "Your Majesty, do you know how many acres are ten thousand hectares?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "It's one million acres."
King Su quickly turned to look at Lin Xiangyu.
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Uncle, don't look at your grandnephew. Your grandnephew is in very good health and there is nothing wrong with his brain."
King Su replied in embarrassment: "But ten thousand hectares is really a lot. I can't believe it."
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "This is for your entire Su Mansion, plus the three guards from Ganzhou. My husband said that this is called a buyout. From now on, the royalties of all the clan members of Su Mansion will be generated from these ten thousand hectares of land. The imperial court He will no longer provide annual salary.
In addition, the military salary of the three guards in Ganzhou must be produced from these 10,000 hectares of land, and the imperial court will no longer provide it.
Although ten thousand hectares is a lot, my husband will try his best to allocate fertile land in the northwest to his uncle, but you also know that the land in the northwest is not as fertile as Jiangnan and other places, and it is also invaded by Oara, Tatar and other tribes from time to time.
Therefore, you still need to protect this ten thousand hectares of land with the three guards of Ganzhou. "
When King Su heard this, he was completely confused. His grandnephew sounded silly when he spoke, so forget it. My niece-in-law, who is as beautiful as a fairy, is a very charming little girl, but she is also silly when she talks.
King Su scratched his head and emphasized: "Girl, our Su Mansion now only has one Ganzhou Central Guard, and most of the elites have been seconded by the imperial court.
If you give me ten thousand hectares of land, I can't hold it. "
Lin Xiangyu comforted her with a smile: "Uncle, you haven't heard what my husband has said. My husband has decided to return the Ganzhou left guard and Ganzhou right guard to you, and the Ganzhou middle guard will also be reassigned to you. Fully staffed.”
When King Su heard this, he stood up with a look of disbelief on his face.
After being stunned for a moment, King Su turned to look at Zhu Qiyu: "Your Majesty, do you know how many soldiers there will be after the three guards in Ganzhou are full?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Probably there are close to 20,000 regular soldiers and at least 30,000 military remnants. In total, we can make up a total of 50,000 or 60,000 elite troops. Moreover, the Gansu border army has always been very powerful. In a real fight, they will definitely be better than my three guards." Too much."
King Su was completely speechless: "Since you know this, Your Majesty, why do you still assign me three guards from Ganzhou?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Uncle, don't doubt it anymore, my grandnephew is sincere and he is definitely not joking with you.
To tell you the truth, I want to wipe out all the Oala, Dongchagatai, Yili, and Wusizang tribes and bring them all under the direct rule of the Ming Dynasty.
But this kind of thing cannot be accomplished by relying solely on the civil servants and generals of the imperial court.
Civil and military officials have great limitations in what they do, so they must be supplemented by relatives of the lord and clan.
In addition to what was said above, I will now give my uncle another one million taels of silver, and I will add two more herding houses for thousands of households to you. In addition, in the early stage of your 10,000 hectares of land, the court will help you build water conservancy, support cattle farming and improve crops.
If I build more land in the future, I can allocate another 10,000 hectares to my uncle. Dongchagatai is so big that 20,000 hectares is not impossible. "
King Su's eyes widened when he heard this. Before he came, he never dreamed that the emperor would be so generous to such an appalling degree. After being stunned for a moment, King Su knelt down to express his loyalty: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely work hard and exhaust myself to repay the imperial court and Your Majesty."
Zhu Qiyu quickly helped King Su up: "The Ming Dynasty destroyed the barbarians and expanded the territory. In the future, my uncle and I will be remembered in history together."
When King Su heard the words that would go down in history, he nodded excitedly and shouted long live.
Not every vassal king in the Ming Dynasty wanted to be raised like a pig in a pen. After all, only a small number of them were terrible. Most of the vassal kings still wanted to make a career.
Especially being famous in history is very tempting to most feudal kings.
Even Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty wanted to be an eternal holy lord, and it was normal for a vassal king to want to be an eternal wise king.
Zhu Qiyu confirmed a series of specific details with King Su, and finally concluded: "My grandnephew sent Cao Guogong Li Xuan to take full charge of the expedition to the northwest.
In the future, I hope that my great-uncle and Duke Cao will work together to create a large territory for our descendants. "
King Su expressed his loyalty again.
At noon, Zhu Qiyu made an exception and had a big drink and chatted with King Su until evening, when the guests and hosts had a great time, he ordered his personal guards to escort King Su back to the city.
Zhu Qiyu was so dizzy after drinking that he walked unsteadily. Finally, he returned to the bedroom, where he leaned on the soft couch and let his concubines fiddle with him.
The beloved concubines were busy again, Su Xi was making sobering soup, while Lin Xiangyu, Ningxiang and Qianxue were taking off their clothes.
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "My husband is really generous today. You have given so much to King Su. Aren't you afraid that he will rebel? After all, even Taizong, as talented and resourceful as he was, was so frightened by the feudal king that he didn't even dare to let the feudal king in the city." out."
Zhu Qiyu twisted Lin Xiangyu's pretty face: "Little girl, your man is not that stupid. As long as I live, no vassal king can rebel.
I will garrison a hundred thousand imperial troops in a town in Gansu. This is the first preventive measure.
In Ningxia and Guyuan towns, I will replace them with our sons to guard them. By the time I die, they will have spread out their branches and taken root. If King Su rebels, he needs to capture Ningxia and Guyuan towns. This is the second preventive measure.
I will set up three princes in Xi'an. In addition to King Qin, the other two princes are also our sons.
I have deposed the King of Jin in Taiyuan as a county king. I will make our son the King of Liang to guard Taiyuan.
Xi'an and Taiyuan, this is the third preventive measure.
I will also run the Xuanfu, Datong, and Zijingguan defense lines. This is the fourth preventive measure.
The capital is the fifth line of defense.
I will also rebuild Dongshengwei, operate the Hetao, and frighten the entire northwest from the flanks. This is the sixth preventive measure.
If I guard against him like this, King Su can still successfully rebel. I can only say that he is more powerful than Emperor Taizong. That shows that he is destined to be the emperor and should be the emperor. I am convinced and have nothing to say. "
Lin Xiangyu heard this and praised: "My husband has too many tricks. It's hard for Prince Su to be so happy today."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "I'm just taking precautions, and I really don't mean to trick King Su.
Besides, King Su is indeed a virtuous king. Look at how Taizong, Renzong, Xuanzong and Zhengtong treated King Su. Then look at how King Su treated the court.
I can tell my conscience that King Su is really interested in the court.
King Su can definitely be said to be: The imperial court has abused me thousands of times, but I treat the imperial court like my first love. "
When Ningxiang heard the words, she immediately took over the words with a smile: "This is a good saying. We sisters feel the same way. We are the same: the husband tortures the slave thousands of times, and the slave treats the husband like the first love."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Don't call me so cruel. I'm just playing with you, and I'm not willing to torture you yet. When you have fully grown up in two years, it won't be too late to torture you again."
Besides, whether I torture you or not, I am still your first love. Have you ever liked other men behind my back? "
Lin Xiangyu teased: "Why are you worrying about this, husband? Aren't you always talking about sending us to the Goddess Pavilion to pick up guests? In addition, you are also talking about exchanging wives from time to time. We have other men, wouldn't it be just as you wanted?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "It's just for fun in bed, you still take it seriously, if you really dare to let other men touch you, I will have to delay you. Okay, I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep, what do you guys like to do? Whatever you want.
Get up early tomorrow, meet with the Annan envoy, and continue to wipe the butt of our wise and powerful Emperor Xuanmiao, you bastard, it’s so fucking disgusting. "
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Okay, don't complain. Husband, just sleep well. We can move on our own."
A night of nothing, a night of nothing.
When it was almost dawn, it started to rain lightly.
Thanks to book friend 20200629231117537 for the 300-point reward.
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Thanks to the Empress of the West Palace, Yu Lingyue, for the 200-point reward.
I will write the first few chapters this weekend.
(End of chapter)
