"Abolition of elders and establishment of younger ones is a way to bring disaster... The seizure of the legitimate son by Nine Dragons during the reign of the late emperor is the most obvious example!"
Su Mingzhe tried his best to use a gentle tone and make his meaning clearer.
Facing the man's explanation, Ruoxi just chuckled, and then asked with a slight smile:
"Then how are you going to arrange for other brothers?"
Seeing that the woman didn't seem angry, Su Mingzhe smiled and said:
"I plan to seal them overseas and let them establish vassal states overseas... What do you think of America?"
It is now the beginning of the eighteenth century, 1723 AD.
The Western Age of Discovery has been going on for hundreds of years.
The first industrial revolution has also come to an end.
The world has been divided into rough spheres of influence by various powers.
Now, Su Mingzhe proposes to entrust America to his children. It is obvious that he is preparing to go to war with the Western powers.
When Ruoxi heard this, she was immediately unhappy:
"That's too dangerous!"
When Su Mingzhe saw this, he immediately changed places and asked:
"If you don't want to go to America, how about going to Australia?"
"This is acceptable!"
Ruoxi has a good impression of Australia, knowing that it is a vast land with few people and surrounded by sea, so she doesn't have to worry about fighting with other powers in the future.
Seeing that Ruoxi agreed to the proposal, Su Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Ruoxi made a new request to the man:
"Hongxian, Hongxin, Hongying, Hongyuan, your Majesty should also give them their fiefdoms!"
Hongxian is Ruoxi's second son and the eighth elder brother.
Hongxin is Ruolan's son and the ninth elder brother.
Hongying is the twelfth elder brother Hongying, and Hongyuan is the seventeenth elder brother. They are both the sons of Ruoxi.
Seeing that Ruoxi was so "greedy", Su Mingzhe could only spread his hands and said:
"There is definitely no other Australia in this world. If the four of them want to join the vassal overseas, whether they want to go to the South Asian subcontinent or the Americas, you can choose for them!"
"Then let's go to the South Asian subcontinent!"
Ruoxi knows very well that although America has a "famous reputation" in later generations, it is still a large desert now and is far less prosperous than the South Asian subcontinent.
Not a few days later.
Su Mingzhe ordered the Ministry of Rites to draft an edict to confer the crown prince, and consecrated the eldest son, the eldest brother Honghui, as the crown prince, living in Yonghe Palace and concurrently serving as the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture.
Accompanying the crown prince's canonization edict was the canonization of eight other princes.
Eight princes, including Hong Yun, Hong Shi, and Hong Li, were canonized as heads of the eight kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin, and Jin respectively, and all their fiefdoms were overseas.
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar inside and outside the court.
Ever since Su Mingzhe became the crown prince, the Qing army has been expanding continuously.
The territory of the Qing Dynasty was already comparable to that of the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties.
Now, Su Mingzhe has begun to ask princes to establish vassal status overseas again.
Many members of the royal family immediately became greedy.
The first person who couldn't stand it was Prince Kang Chong'an.
This Chong'an is the eldest grandson of Prince Kang Jieshu.
Jieshu is the grandson of Prince Li Daishan and the cousin of Kangxi.
Therefore, in terms of seniority, Chong'an can be regarded as Su Mingzhe's nephew.
During the more than ten years that Su Mingzhe had been the crown prince, Chong'an was regarded as a prime minister.
Now that Su Mingzhe has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Chong'an thinks he has a good relationship and is the first to ask for a foreign title.
Looking at Chong'an's flattering smiling face, Su Mingzhe took a deep breath and said slowly:
"The matter of external sealing is of great importance. The eight elder brothers who were previously canonized have already completed the canonization of the external territories captured by our Great Qing Navy."
"If you want to seal off, you can only go to the north or west. Those are barren and bitter cold places. Are you willing to do that?"
When Chongan heard that he was going to Siberia and the Northwest, he was immediately frightened.
Jump, kowtow quickly and plead:
"Your Majesty, I don't want to go to the north, let alone the west. I want to go to the south!"
Su Mingzhe sighed and shook his head slightly:
"There is no room in the south for now. Now, the Qing Dynasty is expanding its army eastward, preparing to compete with England, France and other countries for the Americas. If you are willing, how about you be canonized there?"
"Then go to America!"
Before entering the palace, Chong'an consulted the Semu people from Qintian Prison.
America is also very rich. Not only does it have a vast territory, but it also has a suitable climate and few enemies, making it very suitable for horse racing and staking.
Seeing this, Su Mingzhe issued an order to confer Chong'an as the lord of Kang State, with a fiefdom in America.
With Prince Kang Chong'an as the leader.
Soon, Prince Rui's auxiliary Duke Seile also came over.
Sailor's grandfather, Dolbo, was the heir (stepson) of Prince Rui.
In terms of seniority, Sailer is Su Mingzhe's cousin.
Because Prince Rui Dorgon was deprived of his title.
Sailer's title is only that of auxiliary to the Duke.
In addition, the relationship between the two parties was not very close. When facing Su Mingzhe, Sailer did not dare to ask for more.
When Su Mingzhe asked him if he wanted to go to the north or west, Seiler directly expressed that he was willing to go to the west.
In recent years, Prince Yi Yinxiang has been in the northwest, sending various luxurious specialties from the Western Regions to the capital every year.
Seiler has been coveting this for a long time, and now that he has the opportunity to go to the Western Regions, he is not picky.
Chong'an and Sailer were sent away.
Prince Dezhao of Duoluoxin County, Prince Zhuang Yunlu, Prince Jian Yarjiang'a and others also came to ask for external seals.
For these eight iron hat kings, Su Mingzhe either sent them to the northwest or to the Americas.
In the end, Prince Yi Yinxiang also came to join in the fun.
Su Mingzhe didn't want to let Yinxiang leave. After all, this was his best friend.
However, after more than ten years of leading troops in battle, Yinxiang was already tired.
Seeing that Su Mingzhe could not be persuaded, he had no choice but to canonize him and go to America.
The canonization of the nine iron hat kings has been completed.
Other royal families also began to show their special abilities.
Among them, Wang Yin of Duoluo County directly found his biological mother, the Queen Mother.
Although the empress dowager did not want her son to go far away, she also knew that only freedom would come from being granted a foreign title, so she reluctantly went to ask for a foreign title for her younger son. The location was also in America, and the country was named "Tang".
Kangxi's princes also requested foreign titles.
Su Mingzhe agreed one by one.
Almost in just a few months, the Qing Dynasty had more than 30 overseas vassal states.
However, it is easy to issue a feudal edict, but it is still a bit difficult to actually let these kings become vassals.
Not to mention the long distance to travel to the vassal state, just talking about immigration and the government system of the vassal state would keep the clan and the court busy for several years.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign.
Each vassal king took more than 80% of his banner men and went to sea to join the vassal.
After sending away these vassal kings, Su Mingzhe began to announce the promotion of "Manchu-Chinese integration" and the implementation of "Chinese reform."
The first content of Chinese translation is Yifa, Yifu, and Yi surname.
Money Rat Tail Canceled.
The cheongsam of the bannermen was cancelled.
Wordy surnames have been simplified.
Various situations of separation between Manchus and Han were broken.
The bannermen's "iron crops" were gone.
All these and dozens of reform contents were promoted at once, and the banner people who stayed in the Qing Dynasty complained endlessly.
However, by this time, it was obviously too late.
After all, the young and strong bannermen all followed those vassal kings to go to sea and fight for the world.
Most of the remaining bannermen are die-hard loyalists of Su Mingzhe, or they are old, weak, sick and disabled.
Facing the Sinicization reforms promoted by Su Mingzhe, no one could resist.
In addition, after hundreds of chieftains from various places learned about the content of the "Sinicization Reform", they all expressed their support for Sinicization.
In order to weaken and eliminate the Han people's hatred of the Manchus, Su Mingzhe also provided a large amount of "subsidies" to the Han people.
For example, if an individual or each farm household has less than a hundred acres of land, the total amount of various taxes paid each year must not exceed one tael of silver.
If the local government dares to increase the total amount of taxes privately, and the people are justified in rebelling, even if they are arrested and brought to justice, they will be released without charge.
At the beginning, some officials ignored the reforms issued by the court, causing many local unrest.
Su Mingzhe was not polite either. After getting the substantial evidence from the sticking pole, he launched a heavy attack and killed more than 600 local officials who had forced the people to go to Liangshan.
During the Kangxi period, the bad habit of corruption was curbed.
The atmosphere of the officialdom was boosted.
This chapter has been completed!