In the Chancery's study room, the other ministers had already left and went to work respectively. Liu Jin was left alone by Zhu Houzhao, who also ordered someone to open a huge world map.
Looking at the huge world area, which has been divided into pieces, Zhu Houzhao also frowned.
"Your Majesty, what makes you so worried?"
Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao, and then at the huge world area in front of him. He was also wondering in his heart whether there was no opponent in the world worthy of Zhu Houzhao, so he was so troubled.
The person this group of people have always admired the most is Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty. He always thinks about marching and fighting. Now that he becomes emperor, something might happen again.
The purpose of supporting Spain to unify Europe is actually to make Spain stronger, so that it will have an opponent to use as a training force in the future.
Do you think you are speechless?
Looking at the world map now, I guess I am thinking about this matter again.
But this time, Liu Jin obviously guessed wrong. Zhu Houzhao was not thinking about who to beat, but was worried about his son.
"Hey, the whole world has been divided up, and the remaining land, including some colonies in West Africa, is still in the hands of the Spanish."
"Where will my sons go to build a vassal state from now on!"
Zhu Houzhao felt annoyed when he thought about this.
Nothing else, because he has too many sons, more than 200 sons, and this is because he seems to have not been very good in recent years and has given birth to very few sons. Otherwise, his
There are even more sons.
When more children are born, the princess can just say something and find someone to marry. However, when there are more children, this troublesome thing comes.
Especially now that Zhu Houzhao's sons have grown up one after another, some of them have actually reached the age where they should be crowned kings, but they have never been crowned kings.
Because if you just grant a vassal king, it will be the same as before. It was not easy to get these vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty to go overseas. Now Zhu Houzhao gave birth to more than 200 sons at once.
After this, the entire Ming Dynasty's treasury will be unable to bear the spread of branches and leaves, and eventually it will become what it was before.
But if you let your sons go overseas to establish a vassal state, all the land in the world will be divided up, and there will be very little land left. The key is that it is not a good place.
All the good places in this world have been taken over by others. There are very few places where sons like Zhu Houzhao can develop. This is what worries Zhu Houzhao.
"ah?"
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin was slightly dumbfounded, and suddenly understood what Zhu Houzhao was troubled about.
He immediately laughed. Zhu Houzhao was very happy to have a son. From the age of 18 to the age of 30, Zhu Houzhao gave birth to more than 200 sons and more than 200 daughters. When the daughter grew up, she basically just got married.
, Compensating for some dowry would not hurt Zhu Houzhao, after all, he was very rich.
But what to do with this son?
There are more than 200 sons, but there is only one throne. Moreover, when Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he had already appointed Queen Xia’s first son as the prince. According to the prince system of the Ming Empire, there was nothing to fight for.
The other princes had no chance at all.
It is really nerve-wracking for more than 200 sons to be divided into vassal kings.
"Old Liu, tell me what to do?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and asked.
Zhu Houzhao really couldn't think of any good solution. He had too many sons. To be honest, Zhu Houzhao himself couldn't even match the more than 200 sons. He could only match a few sons who were valued and whom he saw a lot of.
Many sons would only see each other hurriedly during the Chinese New Year during the reunion dinner.
But no matter what, this is also my son, and I still have to take responsibility for what I should be responsible for.
"Your Majesty, you can first ask for some land from some of the vassal kings and colonies overseas. The reason why these vassal kings and colonies can establish a foothold and develop overseas is inseparable from the support of our Ming Dynasty. Now the emperor has
It's difficult, let them allocate part of the land to establish a vassal state for Your Majesty's princes, this is also right and natural."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
Some of the overseas vassal states and colonies are really large in area, such as the Ning Kingdom, the Chu Kingdom, the Western United Trading Company, and the South African Colony. They are all very large in area. Each of them is a behemoth, and they stand on a lot of land. Let's allocate some land.
It's nothing.
After all, there are many places that they cannot develop for a while now, and the land they occupy is also barren. They should be given to the new Ming Dynasty Prince to find ways to develop them.
"Will they?"
"Even if you are willing to give out some land, it will definitely be some barren land."
Zhu Houzhao said immediately after hearing this.
"You have to agree if you don't want to, but the land allocated does not need to be too big. A prince's land of one or two towns is enough, and a piece of land the size of a state capital is enough to accommodate dozens of princes.
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"There is a lot of fertile land in Tianzhu. Let Prince Ning and the Western United Commercial Bank allocate some land, which is enough to accommodate hundreds of princes."
"In addition, there are many islands in Nanyang. Some islands can also be allocated to princes; some land in border areas can also be allocated to princes so that they can guard the borders for the country. For example, here in the European Black Earth Province
There is a large amount of land, but there are not many people there yet, and it is very fertile, so it can be used for enfeoffment."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
Zhu Houzhao had too many sons, so the enfeoffment can only be blamed on small places. It is impossible to say that a prince is divided into land the size of a state capital or a county, and it is enough to divide land the size of one or two towns.
Let them establish a vassal state on their own, and then the money for you to settle down will be almost the same. It is better than being locked up in the Ming Dynasty and being raised like a pig.
Now that I have gone out, I am still a vassal king. I am free and free. Although my vassal state is small, I can still make my own decisions.
If you become a vassal king in the Ming Dynasty, you may not even be able to leave the city, and you will be monitored everywhere. It will really be like raising a pig in the era. It will not be of any benefit to the Ming Dynasty or these vassal kings.
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"Isn't it too small to only divide the land into one or two towns?"
"Will you be bullied overseas?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he thought about it and said.
If the land is divided overseas, it must be divided overseas. It has basically become a rule now. But after all, it is my own son, so it will be divided into one or two township-sized land. Isn't this too shabby?
"Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about it. You have too many sons."
"If you feel shabby, just give me some more money when the time comes."
"As for whether they will be bullied, there is no need to worry about that. With Your Majesty as your backer, no one dares to bully them."
Liu Jin replied with a smile.
"That's true, but it only divides the land into one or two towns. This is really too small. The world is so big, and the land allocated to my son can only be divided into one or two towns."
Zhu Houzhao thought about it and nodded, but he still felt that the land was too little. Even Zhu Houzhao himself could not live up to his son's name, but he was his son after all, so he would always think more about better arrangements for them.
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"Your Majesty, the area allocated to a large population and good conditions is naturally only one or two towns in size. If it is allocated to a remote area."
"For example, if we were allocated to Australia, there would be no human habitation within these hundreds of miles. No matter how much land we were given, it would be meaningless."
"It's divided into one or two towns, so naturally it's a prosperous and lively place with a large population."
Liu Jin said quickly.
Who told you Zhu Houzhao to give birth to children at all costs? There are too many children. You can't divide them as much as before. Although the Ming Empire is big, if you let your descendants of the old Zhu family continue to divide it like this, this
The whole world doesn’t have enough.
It is almost enough to build a vassal state with land the size of one or two towns. It is a little small, but it is still a vassal state.
With the Ming Empire protecting you, no one dares to bully you, and you can live a comfortable life in your own vassal. Isn't this good?
If divided according to the size of the counties, these more than 200 sons would be more than 200 counties. Although it seems that the problem is not that big, in essence they are all the same.
"The land in one or two towns is still large, but the land in one or two counties is still about the same."
"For a vassal state with one or two towns, this car will go out immediately when you step on the accelerator. It's too small, too small."
"This must at least be based on the scale of a county. You are responsible for this matter. You have made a detailed list of regional divisions. However, you can send power to large overseas vassals and large colonies to ask them to set aside land.
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"My sons are already old. If they stay in the capital, they will have some ideas that they shouldn't have. Going overseas to build their own vassal country as soon as possible will avoid any trouble."
Zhu Houzhao thought about it and still felt that the land in one or two villages and towns was too small. After all, it was his son. What's more, the world was so big that he couldn't get some land for his son to build a vassal state?
Zhu Houzhao didn't believe this anymore. Even if he was robbing himself, he still had to grab some land and give it to his son. A county-sized vassal state was the minimum requirement.
There is no other way. Who wants to have more sons? What's more, they came out late. All the good places overseas are divided up by people. The smaller ones are smaller, and after all, they are still a vassal state.