Wen Tiren was slightly surprised when he heard this. When he thought about it, feudalizing the vassal clan overseas would not only be beneficial to the court, but also beneficial to the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty.
These people present should be smart people. They naturally know the benefits of this, so how can they object!
He looked at He Ru Chong and asked with a little dissatisfaction: "Why not?"
"Chief Minister, it is not unreasonable for the Ming Dynasty to stipulate that the two kings cannot meet each other. If so many vassal kings are summoned to gather in the capital, and if they disagree and start a quarrel, I am afraid things will be difficult to deal with." He Ruchong said worriedly.
His words made Wen Tiren's unhappiness disappear immediately. Wen Tiren smiled slightly and explained to He Ruchong confidently: "It doesn't matter, this matter has been taken care of. No vassal king over thirty is allowed to enter the capital.
, let his heir apparent do the work for him. If his heir apparent is young, then he can choose a trustworthy young person in his lineage to come to the capital."
Seeing that He Ruchong still wanted to speak, he explained in detail: "In this case, these feudal princes and clans must be young people. Firstly, they lack prestige, and secondly, they are more aggressive than the older feudal princes.
There should be many people who are interested in it."
When Xu Guangqi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, heard this, he asked with concern: "Excuse me, the chief minister, what is the benefit of this promise?"
He understood that such a distant feudal society had to build a country from scratch, and the benefits were not great. It might be difficult to impress the hearts of the vassal kings and clans.
After hearing this, Wen Tiren turned to Xu Guangqi, glanced at him, and explained the rights that the three of them had previously discussed about giving to the vassal king's clan.
As soon as Wen Tiren finished speaking, there was a "buzzing" sound in the Wenhua Hall.
Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren are not in a hurry, let alone Zhong Jinwei. He is just a soy sauce existence. What needs to be said has been said a few days ago. Now he is just sitting in to prepare for the consultation of the ministers.
These people at the top of the Ming Dynasty Pyramid all understand the current situation of the Ming Dynasty clan. Many of them, the older ones, have also seen the clan members unable to make a living during the Wanli Period and causing trouble to demand treatment as ordinary people.
Therefore, after a discussion, they felt that the temptation for the feudal princes and clans should be quite large. If the Ming Dynasty fully supported their overseas establishment in order to get rid of these burdens, many people would be tempted.
Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs who had not spoken before, was eager to tell these vassal princes and clans to get out immediately, so that he could save who knows how much money in food.
But he also had another worry. After hesitating for a long time, he still asked: "Chief Assistant, if the feudal princes and clans are all feudal overseas, the court will probably spend a lot of money and food. The treasury has just recovered, and with the
There is plenty of room for money!”
Of course he knows how to calculate the accounts and knows that he will definitely make a profit in the end, but it is very likely that the national treasury will not be able to sustain it until the day when he makes a profit, so he asks this question.
After hearing this, Wen Tiren smiled at him and said: "There is no need to worry about your wallet. The court is just assisting them. It does not need to pay for all the expenses. Moreover, this will be a long process, and there is no need to spend a lot of money for it all at once."
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Wen Tiren then spent a lot of time telling them his thoughts on money and food. The reason why he didn't tell them everything he discussed with Emperor Chongzhen and Marquis Zhongxing at the beginning was because he didn't want to worry about what would happen later.
Announce it in advance to avoid further trouble.
Bi Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, that's good, he didn't care about the rest.
But Liang Tingdong, who has been promoted to the Minister of War, has another opinion, which is somewhat similar to the problem that Wang Chengen was worried about before: "Chief Assistant, what if this vassal king grows overseas, covets the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and wants to have evil intentions?
Is good?"
When Wen Tiren heard this, he laughed. But now it was time to discuss state affairs in a serious manner, so he stopped laughing and explained to Liang Tingdong: "After each vassal country went to North America, it had to be assimilated and integrated into the country.
How many generations will it take for those barbarians to be used by it to build a vassal state like the Ming Dynasty? And during this period, they must rely on the full assistance of the Ming Dynasty, so that they can stand firm in North America. Those vassal kings want to
It would take several lifetimes to plot evil against the Ming Dynasty."
When Liang Tingdong heard this, his face turned slightly red and he shrank back to his position and stopped talking.
Zhong Jinwei saw that none of these civil servants opposed the feudal feudal clan's overseas expansion, and they even checked for omissions and filled in the gaps to express their opinions.
He couldn't help but shake his head slightly in his heart. The butt really determines the head, and interests determine everything.
The things the three of them discussed already covered almost the same thing, but it would not be good for these people to know about the later things involved in advance.
So Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at the throne, and nodded to Emperor Chongzhen who happened to be looking at him.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally understood what he meant, and he said: "Since all ministers and ministers agree with this move, I intend to first summon the feudal princes and clans to come to Beijing for discussion, and then select the people who will explore the way. This matter will take a lot of time.
Yes, that’s it for today.”
Originally, someone must have thought more deeply about it and thought of some questions to ask, but now Emperor Chongzhen said that this matter has a long way to go, and there is still time to discuss it, so that's the end of it for today. They will give it up for now and think about it later.
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Only the Minister of Rites, He Ru Chong, was still unwilling to end it like this, and went out to report: "Your Majesty, I suggest that all the vassal princes and clans who come to Beijing should be accompanied by factory guards to prevent collusion with private parties and against the imperial court's policy."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, then nodded in agreement and said: "It's accurate, I will arrange this matter myself. The only thing is that this matter is of great importance, and the level of confidentiality is classified as Class A. Please remember not to keep secrets."
Leak the news.”
The Ming Dynasty's secrecy law had been promulgated when the Jianlu invaders were raging in the capital, and everyone present was within the scope of the restriction. Now that they saw the emperor's emphasis, they bowed and accepted the order.
Wen Tiren did not want to continue this matter because the purpose of convening this preliminary meeting today had been achieved. He took advantage of this momentum and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen in front of others: "In this case, I will withdraw."
Seeing the chief minister like this, everyone in the palace had no choice but to bow to Emperor Chongzhen and leave the palace together.
Only Xu Guangqi walked at the end with ink marks. After discovering that Marquis Zhongxing did not leave the palace, he turned back.
Emperor Chongzhen was about to talk to Zhong Jinwei, and when he saw Xu Guangqi returning, he looked at him in surprise.
When he was about to ask questions, Xu Guangqi spoke first: "Your Majesty, I have made arrangements for the establishment of the army according to the order a few days ago. I would like to ask Marquis Zhongxing to move over and give me some advice."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then realized what he was referring to. He immediately laughed, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Since Xu Qing invited me, Master Zhong will go there. This was originally your idea."
Zhong Jinwei was confused by their riddle-like conversation and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, what is it?"
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to tease him because of the vassal feudal overseas affairs, which had gone smoothly at first and he was in a good mood. He pretended to be mysterious and said: "Master Zhong will know it when he goes to see it."
When Xu Guangqi saw that Emperor Chongzhen deliberately did not tell Zhong Jinwei, he felt funny in his heart, but he also cooperated and said: "Zhongxing Hou, don't worry, you will know in a while."
Zhong Jinwei looked at Xu Guangqi, then at Emperor Chongzhen, smiled helplessly, said goodbye to Emperor Chongzhen, and left with Xu Guangqi.