Typed out, these three simple words made everyone change their minds.
The faces of several Hanlin bachelors changed drastically.
Those princes and grandsons almost clapped their hands and applauded.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was outside the window, had eyes full of appreciative smiles.
"My grandson read some idle books!" Zhu Yunxi smiled at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "It said that Annam, Siam, Chenla and other countries in the south are like spring all year round. They have vast territories, sparsely populated areas, three crops of rice, and countless rivers.
Fish and shrimp are provided, and there are fruits growing on the trees. The locals almost don’t work in farming and they don’t go hungry.”
As he spoke, Zhu Wu smiled and said, "There is also the Ryukyu Kingdom that is paying tribute today. That area is most suitable for growing sugar cane and is rich in sucrose. Now that the Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, why not occupy those areas and slowly migrant workers...
..."
"Your Highness!" Liu Sanwu suddenly said seriously, "The country is so big that if you are wary, you will perish!"
"Your Highness, why do you need those barbarian lands when you have so many beautiful things and treasures?"
"Your Highness, be careful not to talk nonsense, as you will not see the lessons learned from Emperor Sui Yang's mistakes!"
"Your Highness, how can people leave their homeland lightly? Be careful of civil unrest!"
It goes without saying that Zhu Yunxi said that he must conquer this place and occupy it.
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His aggressive remarks, to the ears of Hanlin scholars, simply meant that he was not doing his job properly, wasting people and money, and was just enjoying his success.
At this time, Zhu Yunwen, who had been silent until now, also spoke.
He said in the air of an elder brother, "Third brother, what are you talking about? These vassal states are all countries that the emperor's grandfather personally decided not to conquer!"
You are a military idiot who can't defeat your uncle's tens of thousands of people with an army of fifty, so stop talking!
Zhu Yunxi slandered from the bottom of his heart and replied calmly, "The emperor said that he would not conquer the country because he wanted to appease the vassal state. At that time, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was not stable, so he said that!"
"In the future, the population of our Ming Dynasty will increase, and there will be so many prisoners every year. Instead of letting them starve, instead of controlling them, it is better to give them weapons and let them go to those so-called barbarian lands."
"There is no need for the imperial court to send out a large army. After a few decades, if Chinese characters and Chinese language are implemented, won't that area become the territory of our Ming Dynasty?"
This is what the Dayin Empire did in later generations. Isn’t that what broccoli is like in the Kangaroo Kingdom?
Zhu Yunxi said confidently, "Besides, how can a vassal state be as good as counties? Since they admire China and adopt their etiquette from China, why should they be divided into vassals? Directly counties and counties!"
As he said that, he looked at the princes and grandsons in the room, "If you are afraid that you will not be able to suppress them, you can divide the clan's children into enfeoffments in the future..."
"His Royal Highness the King of Wu!" Liu Sanwu was furious. He rushed into the room and said loudly, "China is a sage inside and a king outside. We cannot use weapons to attack the vassal country. A big country must have the dignity and etiquette of a big country. You... Your Highness
, if these words let the feudal state know how to treat the Ming Dynasty, how to treat His Majesty, and how to treat His Highness?"
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands outside the window and said with a smile, "Why do you care so much about a child's unintentional words?" As he said, his smile faded and he looked around, "Not a word of these words from King Wu are allowed to be passed on today.
Get out, do you hear me?"
"I obey the order!"
Today, Zhu Yunxi is changing taxes and setting up prefectures and counties for the vassal state. This is really shocking.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not allow others to spread the news, out of love for Zhu Yunxi.
However, if others did not agree with Zhu Yunxi's words, Zhu Yuanzhang did.
He was born as a warrior, and the truth in the world is on the handle of the sword. If he had believed the words of those so-called Hanlin scholars, he would not be an emperor now, but would be just farming.
The reason for talking about a country without conquests is to stabilize the border, not to really give way to those small barbarian countries.
Not fighting is not because we don’t want to fight, but because it is beyond our reach and the financial burden is too great.
If he could, like the Mongols, conquer all the land in the world and establish a Ming Empire where the sun never sets, Zhu Yuanzhang would be willing to do so.
There was silence in the school. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sky and said, "Continue studying!" After saying that, he turned around and left, but then turned around again and said, "Third brother, come and have dinner with us at noon!"
"My grandson obeys the order!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Outside the window, the emperor walked away, and Liu Sanwu said to Fang Xiaoru, "His Royal Highness King Wu is very intelligent and has unique views on national affairs. However, he is good at taking risks and likes weapons. You must be more careful in the future and not let King Wu go astray!"
As he said this, he was already worried.
The emperor's love for His Highness the King of Wu is beyond words. Coupled with the matter of establishing an imperial grandson, if the throne is really given to the King of Wu.
So, where will an emperor who likes aggression take this country?
As Zhu Yuanzhang walked back, he had another thought in his mind.
The shock that Zhu Yunxi gave him just now could not dissipate for a long time.
This child has profound insights into national affairs and a unique vision for the country's future.
Especially those words about land entered his heart.
As for what Zhu Yunxi said about occupying those vassal states, it was not a problem at all in his mind.
Moreover, from Sun Tzu's words, he seemed to have seen an eternal road that would last for thousands of years, a road that no dynasty had ever traveled before.
Although he is a civilian emperor, how come he doesn't know that those barbarian lands are rich in products?
The rice seeds grown now are high-quality rice seeds from small countries.
The land in the south of the Yangtze River is a granary with two crops a year. If it really occupies a few places with three crops a year, will the people still go hungry?
Besides, Sun'er's idea of nibbling away step by step without using a large army is right.
So many prisoners, so many criminals, and landless people were sent there. First, establish military reclamation, then slowly promote it, and then send some local officials!
Being an official is not easy!
Zhu Yuanzhang was meditating as he walked. Those bookworms were afraid of dying in the barbarian land, and asking them to serve as officials in Yunnan and Guangxi was like killing them. The vassal state...
Wait, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of something and suddenly smiled while walking.
In the future, there is no need to kill those corrupt officials. It would be better to use the waste and allocate the barbarian lands to civilize the imperial court and guard the city.
Thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed out loud.
The guards on the side looked at each other in surprise.
Since the prince's death, the emperor has not smiled for many days.
Not only that, the emperor has not smiled so happily in many years.
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After finishing reading in the morning, the Hanlin bachelors arranged their homework for the day and announced that classes were over.
In the afternoon, there was horse riding, archery, and wrestling, which the princes and grandsons loved to see.
The Zhu family of the Emperor Ming Dynasty started their martial arts career, so Zhu Yuanzhang naturally did not want to let his children and grandchildren become sick and industrious.
As soon as the officials left, several young princes younger than Zhu Yunxi immediately surrounded him.
King Shen Zhu Mo's eyes were bright, "Brother Xi, is that barbarian land really as good as you say? With three crops a year, people will not starve to death if they don't work?"
The eyes of the other young princes also shone with a strong desire for knowledge.
Zhu Yunxi suddenly had an idea in his mind.
Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of dividing the kings at the border was a good one. Fighting against brothers, father and son fought in battle, the emperor sat at the center, and brothers, sons and nephews fought outside.
But no matter how good the idea is, it will go wrong later on.
During the Ming Dynasty, those vassal kings in the later period all became pigs, raised in confinements and fed to the common people. They became prosperous and wealthy, and the best land in the world was granted to them, but they suffered for the common people.
In the late Ming Dynasty, the peasants rebelled, and killing one vassal king was enough to feed an army of hundreds of thousands for a year.
Rather than letting these vassal kings harm the original people, if I can be in power in the future, it is better to send them far away and enfeoff them to the so-called vassal states.
"That's natural!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I read in books that the local Tibetan people live in thatched houses and don't work. When they wake up, they just find a tree and kick their feet, and the fruits fall down and they are eaten.
They go to sleep when they are full, and eat when they wake up!"
"Isn't that a pig?" Tang Wang Zhu Huang asked in confusion.
"It's not enough to just eat fruits, but not meat?" King Zhu Dong of Ying also said.
"You really don't eat much meat. Those people are very small!" As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi gestured on his chest, "They are only about this size!"
"Hahaha!" All the young princes grinned sillyly.
Zhu Yunxi suddenly lowered his voice, "Not only are there crops that can survive starvation, they are also rich in rhino horns, ivory, pearls, gems, and gold!"
"Ah!" In an instant, the eyes of several young princes widened.
"They don't know how to use it. Don't you think it would be a waste to let them have it in their hands?" Zhu Yunxi continued to guide the thoughts of these young princes.
"It would be great if it were given to us!" Prince Shen Zhu Mo murmured.
"Can I give it to you?" said the youngest King Tang.
"Isn't it better if you don't give it to me?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Grab it!"
