Nanjing Ten Princes Palace.

Because the princes of the Ming Dynasty had to go to fiefdoms after they became adults, it was a bit of a waste of land if every prince built a mansion, so following the old rules, the Gansheng Dynasty also built the Ten Princes' Mansions in Nanjing.

Two years ago, after King Ping Zhu Cilang, King Ding Zhu Cijiong, and King Yong Zhu Cixiao arrived in Nanjing, they lived in the ten-government palace, waiting to settle the country. According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, except for the prince, the emperor's sons were granted princes at the age of ten, and became vassal kings at the age of twenty.

The first one to settle for the country after these three emperors Xiaolie was King Ping Zhu Cilang. According to age, he should have settled for the country after four years of becoming a sage, but for various reasons, it has been delayed until now.

Even until now, there are still debates between the government and the public. Should we follow the example of the Tang King as we wish, to be feudal overseas, or do we enfeoff the mainland like other vassal kings?

Even when Cai Fangbing came to the Tenth Prince's Mansion, he was still muttering this question in his heart. However, all this had nothing to do with him, but when he saw Queen Ping, his mind immediately changed.

"What? Build a railway?"

"Yes, it's just about building a railway. Please see, Lord Cai."

Zhu Cilang spread out a map.

"Your Majesty has issued an order to grant my king a feudal "Pingguo". Look, Pingguo is here. Although it is a coastal country, there are thousands of miles of fertile land inland, and the people in the country are no less than millions..."

Zhu Cixuan said with a finger at Pingguo on the map.

"The lonely Pingguo is adjacent to the barbarian big country. If you want to defend Pingguo, you must build a railway. At the beginning of the year, I listened to Lord Cai's lectures at the Imperial College, built a railway, and then supplemented with an iron-armored train, and the north side is jing..."

Armored train!

That was an idea mentioned by Cai Fangbing during his lecture at the Imperial College. In fact, to put it bluntly, it was to cover the train with a layer of iron armor and put cannons and muskets on the train. In this way, the train became an invulnerable chariot. Of course, this chariot cannot be separated from the railway, and it is not accepted because of this.

But as the listener, Zhu Ciyang always remembered this "iron-armored train". In his opinion, this could even become the "fundamental foundation" of pacifying the country.

"Iron Armored Train? The Prince wants to build a railway?"

Staring at Pingguo on the map, while being surprised by His Majesty’s feudal King Ping, what made Cai Fangbing even hardly believe was that King Ping actually wanted to build a railway.

Isn’t King Ping afraid of getting angry?

"It's not just about me who wants to cultivate, but this is also His Majesty's wish."

Your Majesty’s Will!

It was Zhu Guoqiang's wish to instruct Zhu Cixuan to build the railway. In fact, Zhu Guoqiang had been considering this issue since the day when Zhu Cixuan wrote a letter to request the vassal of the vassal overseas.

After thinking about it, I finally chose India.

Southeast Asia is too close. Since you want to seal it, you can seal Zhu Cilang far away. With him starting this, you can throw all the other princes to India in the future.

Those who win India will get the world...not necessarily, but after feudal India, the burden on the Ming Dynasty could indeed be greatly reduced.

Moreover, if you have conferred more than a dozen princes, or even dozens of princes, there are so many princes there to benefit the Indian people, at least one thing can be guaranteed that there will be no big country among the neighbors of the Ming Dynasty.

Historically, India could support hundreds of princes and princes in the country. Those princes and princes all lived in wine pools and meat forests. They levyed heavy taxes, and they were free to plunder the wealth of the kingdom to satisfy their personal extravagant and extremely desires, but were indifferent to the livelihoods of their subjects.

But even so, their rule is still stable. Without the attack from the Indian government on them, the extravagant and desireful life of those princes can not only last until the 21st century, but even the Middle East tyrants on the Internet will become "Indian kings". I guess there will be an "indu king" in the dog bar, which netizens envied.

The Indian people are so good!

It is best for others to act arrogantly there.

For the welfare of the Indian people, I reluctantly send a group of princes to educate them!

The most difficult thing about this is not how to conquer India, but how to make those princes stand up to benefit the Indian people.

Even if there are examples of the Tang Kingdom now, those princes who have been cautious for many generations may not dare to take the initiative to request the transfer of the vassal state.

"It's hard for me to deal with it!"

Putting down the note in his hand, Zhu Guoqiang said to Chen Changgeng helplessly.

"If I follow my wishes, I will throw them all to India. In the past few years, we have built dozens of trading stations in India and threw them there, so that they can expand their territory and avoid harming their people in the Ming Dynasty. But if I do this, who am I? I am indifferent!"

As a single king, Zhu Guoqiang could of course throw all the princes away according to his own wishes, but he could not, just like Zhu Laosi could not directly reduce the vassal states after he ascended the throne. He could only slowly cut off the throne. It was not that he didn't want to, but he couldn't!

As an emperor, you can be alone, violent, but you must not be mean. Especially to your "family". Why did Jianwen lose the world? It was not that Zhu Di could fight, but that Jianwen's actions made his ministers feel heartbroken. In order to reduce the vassals, they even forced their uncle to death.

If you are so mean and ruthless to your own family, can you feel at ease as a minister?

"Your Majesty, they just don't know that your Majesty has done a good job."

Chen Changgeng said.

"However, as long as the news of Pingguo expanding territory in India comes, those princes will definitely be moved, after all..."

Looking at His Majesty, Chen Changgeng said.

"No matter what, the king of a country is always the king, and the vassal king is just the king of a mansion!"

But everyone yearns for power. If there is a choice, who would be a glamorous prisoner in the royal palace? How could Chen Changgeng, who was born as the chief minister of the royal palace, not know the thoughts of those princes?

But even if the princes have that kind of mind, they dare not!

Why?

Scared!

Not to mention others, even King De - that is His Majesty's father!

Now I am so cautious that I dare not step over the line.

The identity of the prince was glamorous in the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, he was just a prisoner. His Majesty originally hoped that the King of Tang could do something, but he never thought that even though the King of Tang was the king of Sishui, he was cautious in his work and had no style of the king of a country.

No matter what, when you get there, you have to expand.

But Zhu Youjian instead acted as the King of Taiping. A calm King of Taiping is just a little more comfortable than the vassal kings. He is not even qualified to be on the news. If he doesn't go to the news, those vassal kings know how good they are to be on the "local emperor".

"Now, I! I can only point to King Ping."

Zhu Guoqiang smiled.

"If he doesn't work, I can only point to my own son!"

Fortunately, I have thirteen sons now, and I will only have more people in the future!

Historically, on the eve of the partition of India and Pakistan, there were about 600 Turkish states in India, covering an area of ​​1.145 million square kilometers and a population of nearly 100 million. In this way, just one India is enough to accommodate hundreds or thousands of princes.

By the 14th year of Chongzhen, there were 67 princes in the Ming Dynasty, but some of these princes were young and did not really go to the vassal state to establish a country and establish a government, and some were deposed because they had no children or were guilty in the middle. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were only 28 princes. To be honest, 28 princes were not a large number.

Get rid of the princes killed by Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, how many princes there are in the Ming Dynasty now is not enough!

There are only a dozen princes, which is enough to benefit the Indian people.

You can't be more favorable than the other!

Yes, this matter ultimately depends on yourself.

Let’s have a few concubines!

This is not for the sake of one's own desires or for beauty. It is for the welfare of the people of the world. The world is so big that it is not enough to have dozens of sons.

Alas, I still have to keep working hard!

This is really a physical job. Alas, it’s really not easy to be an emperor!

Sacrifice for the welfare of the people of the world!

"Tell me my words to the Honglu Temple, so that they can enclose land along the coast of India as much as possible. They should learn more from Westerners and learn how they set up strongholds and take root in the coastal areas."

After saying this, Zhu Guoqiang couldn't help but sigh.
Chapter completed!