Zhong Jinwei was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "Your Majesty, please listen to me again. This feudal overseas country is not as difficult as you think."
Well, he is still impatient, Emperor Chongzhen said secretly in his heart, and then looked at Zhong Jinwei without speaking and waited for him to finish.
"Your Majesty, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty clan, let alone the far-reaching situation, is the Tang Dynasty King discussed just now. Because he wants to lead troops to serve the king, he will have to be punished. Is this a consensus between the government and the opposition?"
Zhong Jinwei was just talked about by Emperor Chongzhen, so he stopped smiling and started discussing with Emperor Chongzhen seriously.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded. This is necessary. It has always been the consensus of both the government and the public to strictly guard against possible rebellion by the vassal king.
"Except for the clan, everyone else can serve the king. From a certain point of view, members of the clan live a worse life than other ordinary people, and have many fewer rights. They even have to apply to the local magistrate for going out of the city to worship. I think they really have the right to do so.
It's very pitiful. The only thing the Ming Dynasty clan can do is to eat and wait to die. Even some middle- and lower-class clans can't even eat and wait to die. They are like beggars seeking to survive in the country established by their ancestors."
Zhong Jinwei's words were a bit harsh and made Emperor Chongzhen's face darken. This was a slap in the face. The person who wanted to speak was not Zhong Jinwei. If it had been someone else, Emperor Chongzhen would have gone crazy.
When Wang Chengen saw that something was wrong, he quickly smoothed things over and said: "But this situation is also unavoidable. If we don't take strict precautions and give them the opportunity to rebel, and the war starts, then the people will be devastated and mourning will be everywhere. This is what your Majesty does not want to see. Your Majesty
This is great benevolence and righteousness, sacrificing one's own family to protect the peace of the world."
Zhong Jinwei naturally would not say whether there were other reasons. He turned to Wang Chengen and nodded: "I know this."
Then he turned to Emperor Chongzhen in front of him and continued: "Your Majesty, I know what the prince said. What I want to express is that the Ming Dynasty clan is very unhappy, that's all. Now if the emperor gives them a chance to feudal overseas,
Maybe they won’t be willing?”
Emperor Chongzhen was naturally not really angry, he just felt that Zhong Jinwei's words were harsh. After hearing this, he asked: "Is this just Master Zhong's guess?"
Zhong Jinwei shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the feudal overseas people certainly do not want them to go overseas alone. We need to give them some corresponding rights in exchange, and they will naturally go. And there are other benefits for the court."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard that it was still good for the court, he looked happy, but then he thought that the clan might not agree to enfeoff overseas, so what's the use of it, and his look turned gloomy again.
"May I ask Marquis Zhongxing, what kind of rights were exchanged for?" Wang Chengen asked when Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak.
Zhong Jinwei turned to look at him, then looked back at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Give the clan the power of a vassal king at the beginning of the founding of the country, that is, all the powers of an overseas vassal, including personnel, military and other powers. However, they are still vassal in terms of status.
Your Majesty, the king, must regard your Majesty as the common ruler of the world."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he did not speak immediately. He began to think deeply, thinking about the powerful relationship brought by Zhong Jinwei's words.
Zhong Jinwei saw that Emperor Chongzhen was thinking, so he waited for a while, and after he estimated that it was almost the same, he continued: "Your Majesty, the Empire where the sun never sets in my hometown almost adopts this system, but they are called the Commonwealth system, which is the same as the system that I just mentioned.
The feudal feudal overseas methods mentioned above are similar but have the same purpose. The territory is too vast, and under the current traffic conditions, direct management is unrealistic."
Emperor Chongzhen was listening to Zhong Jinwei's words. He looked up at the small island called Britain on the map, and then thought about what Zhong Jinwei said. After thinking for a while, he asked: "So for the Ming Dynasty, what happened to Master Zhong just now?"
What are the specific steps to be taken?"
"The current vassal kings are basically not short of money. They can spend their own money to recruit refugees, refugees, and disaster victims in the Ming Dynasty to form an army. When necessary, the court can provide some help so that they can form an army as soon as possible. Then go to the north.
America is racing to enclose and expand its territory. They can capture as much territory as they can and control as much territory as they can. There is only one rule, they are not allowed to fight each other. If there is a conflict, it must be reported to His Majesty for judgment. Of course.
, Your Majesty can also divide their spheres of influence, and these specific matters can be discussed later."
Zhong Jinwei's words made Emperor Chongzhen frown a little at first. But after hearing that everyone respected him, he slowly relaxed.
On the other hand, Wang Chengen asked on the side: "They recruited an army in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. What should they do if they plot evil in the territory of the Ming Dynasty?"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen when he heard this and nodded slightly. His companion was really thoughtful.
Zhong Jinwei turned to Wang Chengen and asked him with a smile: "My lord, do you think an army formed by some refugees, refugees, and victims of the disaster can defeat the imperial army?"
Wang Chengen was slightly stunned after hearing this, and seemed a little unconvinced and said: "If the vassal king's army has no fighting power, how can it open up territory for the Ming Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, I have told you about the situation in North America before. There are all primitive Indian tribes there, and the vassal king's army is more than enough to deal with them."
Europeans had landed in the eastern part of North America at this time, but the number was still very small. Zhong Jinwei knew about it, but did not want to tell it, so as not to increase the difficulty of feudal overseas affairs.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't know about this situation, so he nodded and agreed with Zhong Jinwei's statement. If it was really what Zhong Jinwei said, it would be no problem to defeat the primitive natives.
Wang Chengen didn't really listen to what Zhong Jinwei said about the specific situation in North America, but when he saw Emperor Chongzhen nodding, he no longer had any doubts.
Zhong Jinwei continued to speak with his sharp tongue: "The vassal princes and clans could only eat and wait to die in the Ming Dynasty, and their descendants were reduced to beggars; but if feudalism overseas, they would be equivalent to the emperor of a country, with their own
As a matter of fact, if you let someone with a little bit of ambition choose between these two choices, they would probably not choose the former?"
Emperor Chongzhen himself was a very ambitious emperor, who wanted to revive the Ming Dynasty. After listening to Zhong Jinwei's last question, he secretly made a choice. Naturally, there was no doubt that he would choose feudal overseas.
So, he nodded and said, "What Master Zhong said makes sense."
Zhong Jinwei chuckled, and Emperor Chongzhen finally recognized his idea. He worked harder and continued: "Your Majesty, the process of feudal kings overseas will also solve a big problem for the current Ming Dynasty."
"Oh, what's the big problem?" Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously.
"As far as I know, the natural disaster will continue for more than ten years. Although I happened to wipe out most of the bandits in Qin, if the victims, refugees, and refugees cannot be resettled, it is difficult to guarantee that the war will continue. And if we want to provide disaster relief, the Ming Dynasty will
Disasters continue to occur in various places, and the amount of money and food needed for disaster relief is also huge."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he continued what Zhong Jinwei said: "If a vassal king takes away a large part of the victims, refugees, and refugees, it will be easier for the court to provide disaster relief. Master Zhong, is that so?"
Zhong Jinwei smiled slightly, and then replied: "Exactly!"
Emperor Chongzhen stood in front of Zhong Jinwei, closed his eyes, thought about it carefully, suddenly opened his eyes and said: "Master Zhong, what you said is still unreliable."