At this time, Emperor Chongzhen left the map, leaned back on the chair, looked at the queen and the two concubines and said: "I am going to seal my son to these places. I don't want my son to be imprisoned in these places. In the palace, it is as stipulated by Chengzu. As long as they go to these two places to declare vassal status, I will give them the power that Taizu gave them back then."
Chengzu banned the clans to prevent them from rebelling and seizing the throne like himself; while Taizu's idea at that time was to let his brothers help, so that he would have soldiers and power to guard the four directions.
After hearing this, Queen Zhou, Concubine Tian and others looked at it and couldn't help but be surprised.
On the one hand, they agree that their son does not need to be imprisoned. If he can do so as Taizu allowed, he will be a real prince. However, on the other hand, as mothers, they felt a little reluctant to let go of their son, knowing that he would be sent to such a far away place and would probably never be seen again.
Another point is that Queen Zhou's mood is a little different. Her eldest son is the prince and will inherit the Ming Empire in the future. If a brother holds real power, will it one day turn into a fratricide like Chengzu's? This is something she is very unhappy to see!
Naturally, Concubine Tian would not have such worries. She only thought about her son and asked worriedly: "As your Majesty said, these places should still be wild places. If the child goes to this place, he will not eat a lot." Bitter, what if...what if something happens..."
Emperor Chongzhen knew what she wanted to express, so he smiled and stretched out his hand to stop her from talking. Then he continued: "I will send troops to conquer these places. As for the population over there, he needs to find a solution by himself." . As long as it does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, any method is acceptable. Using the past population of the Ming Dynasty as his right and left hand, and then ruling the local indigenous people and transforming them, the future will depend on his own efforts. "
If the enfeoffment has passed, as the leader of a country, he still has some capital to use. The king of the country has the final say on what the national policy is like. He can offer preferential policies to attract people, and he can also entrust officials to attract people, etc. After all, those who are not satisfied in the Ming Dynasty, or who want to go out and make a living, will go to Zongfan. country.
However, Concubine Tian is still a little worried, or maybe she is worried because her son has traveled thousands of miles. Although there has not been such a thing yet, as a mother, she is already worried.
"Your Majesty, what if some barbarians like those in Spain covet the Zongfan Kingdom and send troops to attack them? The Ming Dynasty is so far away and even water from afar cannot quench their thirst. What should we do? With all the primitive creations of the Zongfan Kingdom, they may not be able to defeat them. !" Concubine Tian found another point of concern and said.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this and said: "Okay, I will tell you everything I have imagined, so that you will not worry all the time and make it seem like I am not their father!"
Hearing this, Concubine Tian smiled a little embarrassedly. Queen Zhou and Concubine Yuan also listened carefully and did not interrupt.
Emperor Chongzhen knocked on the armrest of the chair with his left hand and said slowly: "This policy is called feudalism. I plan to seal off my son first. At the beginning of the founding of the country, I sent troops to lay down a basic territory, and then the vassal state could How big it is depends on the ability of each vassal king. If you are not capable, take care of less, and if you are capable, take care of more. That's what it means. The difference from domestic sects is..."
After a pause, he continued: "Domestic vassals must implement the policy of becoming an ancestor, and they must be demoted to inherit. When enfeoffing foreign countries, they will be treated like vassal states. The succession to the throne depends on the will of the Ming Emperor, but the throne There will be no demotion or deprivation, and the Zongfan king has real military and political power, and the Ming Emperor will not interfere in internal affairs. The defense of the Zongfan country can be guarded by troops sent by the Ming Dynasty. One thing to note here..."
At this point, seeing the concerned expressions of the three listeners in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen said a little seriously: "The Ming army stationed in the vassal state only resisted foreign enemies and only listened to the orders of the Ming Emperor. As for the vassal state, , I have just said that I will not interfere. The military expenses for garrisoning the vassal country can be paid by the Ming Dynasty itself in the early stage. However, twenty years after the founding of Zongfan, Zongfan will have to come out. The number of garrison troops will be It depends on the size of the vassal state. In principle, it should not exceed one hundred thousand."
At the end, Emperor Chongzhen had another smile on his face and said: "This national policy, starting from my sons, actually gives my sons a choice. They can be the first to choose where to join the vassal abroad. Later, I will I can guarantee that there will definitely be vassals who don’t want to be demoted or be imprisoned, and will also want to go out. When the time comes, whether it is choosing a place or recruiting people from the country, they will not be as free as they were at first."
After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen stopped talking and just looked at his three women.
To be honest, his words contained too much information and were related to his son's future. This made the three women, especially Empress Zhou and Concubine Tian, very concerned and carefully reviewed the emperor's words.
Emperor Chongzhen just looked at them, thinking that the queen would be the first to come to her senses and accept this approach. After all, the most fundamental purpose of my national policy is to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty. And among the queen's sons, there is a prince. Although this prince did not know that he could become emperor only in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse, at least the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not!
However, Emperor Chongzhen thought wrong.
After a while, Concubine Tian raised her head, with determination in her eyes, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I think this is a good idea, so let Ci Zhen go!"
"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this. Is this a mother willing to give up?
But after just a moment, he saw that Concubine Tian seemed a little hesitant, but finally said: "Your Majesty, I am thinking... I am thinking of becoming a vassal with Ci Zheng, so that I can help him."
Later, my voice became a little quieter. When Queen Zhou heard this, she couldn't help but frown, and said a little displeasedly: "My sister is a noble concubine, how can I follow my son to become a vassal? This is something that has never happened in the Ming Dynasty..."
She is the queen and is in charge of matters in the harem. Now if Concubine Tian does something wrong, if the emperor is unhappy, even she will blame her.
When Concubine Tian heard this, her tone became firmer and she retorted: "Ci Zheng must have faced many difficulties when he went to a barbaric land to found a country. My sister, I am just a son, how can I sleep? Besides, entrusting overseas vassals, this is This is something that has never happened before in the Ming Dynasty..."
In fact, it is useless for the two of them to argue. In the final analysis, it still depends on the emperor's wishes.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had come to his senses. Tian Guifei is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette, music, riding and shooting. And she only has one son, the most precious one. Of course he was reluctant to think about his son going to a wilderness to start a business through hard work.
By the way, does the emperor have love? Maybe, like Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. But for most emperors, the so-called life-and-death love really didn't exist, because women came too easily to them.
As for Emperor Chongzhen, although his soul comes from later generations, he also has many women in this era. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say that there are three thousand beauties in the harem, there are indeed many. His thoughts were more focused on the goal of reviving the Ming Dynasty and dominating the world. Therefore, there was no imperial concubine who wanted to help his son, and he was sad because he would not be able to see the imperial concubine.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen somewhat admired Concubine Tian's courage. Because generally speaking, if she dares to bring up such a thing, no matter what happens in the end, she will probably lose the emperor's favor.
But in the end, Emperor Chongzhen did not express his attitude. He was neither angry nor agreed. He just said to Concubine Tian without any change in his expression: "When the eagle has grown up, it always wants to fly by itself. You want to help, but you are so kind." But Zheng doesn’t necessarily want to be controlled. Let’s talk about this later!”
After hearing this and thinking about it carefully, it is really possible. He was not as obedient as he was when he was a child. He would do whatever he was asked to do. The older he got, the more rebellious he became, even as a prince. Concubine Tian actually felt this.
Seeing this, Empress Zhou quickly changed the subject. Not wanting to continue, she asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, when will this national policy be announced?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "Come on, I'm waiting for someone. When that person arrives, and after watching his performance, I will announce this national policy."
Concubine Yuan Guifei had been silent. After hearing this, she finally couldn't help but ask, or she wanted to change the subject and asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, are you an actor? Are you going to perform some opera?"
"Haha..." When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help being amused by her. He immediately shook his head and replied, "No, we, the plenipotentiary representatives of the Ming brothers, will make an announcement after they send us the benefits."
The three women wisely did not continue to ask questions, because if they asked again, it would be a matter involving government affairs.
They didn't say anything, but Emperor Chongzhen reminded them: "You are not allowed to spread what you said today, but you can tell Ci Zheng and Ci Jiong and ask them to start preparing now. Anyone who sees any talent can do it." Recruit, but be careful not to make a big show of it, do you understand?"
The three women listened and quickly agreed.
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In the days that followed, Emperor Chongzhen continued to personally focus on internal affairs, mainly road construction. The construction of railways developed rapidly. On the Tianshan side, Hong Chengchou was not a mediocre person. He first showed his weakness to the enemy and attracted troops from several countries to the Tianshan side. He defeated them in one fell swoop and captured at least 50,000 young men.
In August of the 23rd year of Chongzhen, these people were escorted to build a railway between Hami and Luntai. In addition, Hong Chengchou also sent troops to raid the interiors of these countries, taking the opportunity to destroy them and capture some more laborers. Because he knew that only when the railway was built to the Tianshan Mountains and the relevant authorities could rely on, his strength would be stronger.
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