Father can be an enemy to the country

Uncle Chengyi's Mansion, in the study.

"Sealing the vassal king overseas? You really dare to think about it." Liu Ji was surprised: "Shen Sheng died inside, but Chong'er lived outside?"

"Just asking you, how do you think about this idea?" Lao Liu proudly asked Lao Liu, "How is it? Do you feel suddenly enlightened?"

"Hmm." Liu Ji twirled his beard and nodded slowly.

Previously, the master and apprentice had discussed whether it was too much for the emperor to divide the vassal kings among themselves. The answer is indeed too much. Boss Zhu is like an old farmer dividing his family, giving each of his sons, except the prince, a large piece of the family property.

As a result, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Beiping, Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shandong, the core territories of the empire, were all enfeoffed to the kings...

Moreover, there are many princes who have not had time to canonize them.

"The emperor is ferocious and has many descendants. According to the current canonization method, I am afraid that in less than two generations, the emperor will only be left with the capital." Liu Bowen said:

"The power given to the vassal king is too great and the treatment is too high. It is inevitable to reduce the vassalage in the future."

"For us vassals, we have to be stared at by so many pairs of eyes at home. Why are we restrained and not allowed to spread our wings?" Zhu Zhen nodded and said: "So I think being sealed overseas is a way out. No matter how bad the conditions overseas are, , no matter how unfamiliar the place is, being able to make your own decisions is more important than anything else!"

"Are your brothers willing?" Liu Bowen asked.

"At least my brothers must be dreaming of it!" Zhu Zhen said with certainty.

"Yes." Liu Bowen nodded in agreement and said: "You brothers are indeed not the ones who have been living under others for a long time."

"As long as the brothers take the initiative, the younger brother will have no choice but to follow suit." Zhu Zhen smiled happily, because he thought that when the seventh child was sent to Java, he would be so beautiful that his nose would be bubbling.

Anyway, it is definitely a great achievement to prevent this pervert from harming the fellow Shandong people.

Moreover, since the fourth brother was entrusted overseas, there should be no Jingnan, right?

What is historical contribution? This is called historical contribution!

Finally finding something worth doing made Lao Liu, who had always been confused, wiggle his butt with joy.

"It's awkward, it's so ugly." Liu Bowen poured cold water on him and said: "If the vassal king can be enfeoffed overseas, it will indeed be beneficial and harmless. But the problem is - you have to have a place to entrust it! Even if it is Gao Li, if you want to seal it off, it’s not that easy!”

"That's right, it all depends on people." Zhu Zhen said still confidently: "No matter what, it is much better than the father and son getting suspicious and the brothers turning against each other in the future, right? I think at least my brothers are willing to go out and open up a real world. Belong to your own kingdom instead of being trapped in the country all your life!"

For example, with Fourth Brother's ability, it would be a pity to just play hide-and-seek with the Mongols in the north instead of going out to expand territory in the future.

"Okay..." Liu Bowen suddenly realized from Zhu Zhen that a real king would definitely be willing to choose an entrepreneurial path full of thorns and infinite possibilities, rather than live a life of drunkenness and dreaming, with the end in sight.

But he still felt it was incredible, so he asked Lao Liu: "Are there really so many places that can be sealed?"

"If you don't believe me, let's count them." Zhu Zhen said, skillfully finding the world map that he had drawn for Lao Liu from the bookshelf.

He first drew a diagonal line on it and said: "This is the approximate location of the 400 mm equal precipitation line. This line goes to the north and is not suitable for farming. It can only be nomadic."

Liu Bowen looked at that line, which was probably the actual line of control between Daming and Beiyuan.

"If my brothers are sealed to the north of this line, they will inevitably turn into savages in a few generations, and they will inevitably become border troubles." Zhu Zhen first excluded a large area to the north and said: "We can't trap people, let alone trap them. The Central Plains, so we can only entrust the south of this line, outside China!"

"Yeah." Liu Bowen nodded, looked at the map, and listened to him continue.

"Then from north to south, the places that can be entrusted are - Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, and Xiao Ryukyu, which has been ours since ancient times, as well as Luzon, Annam, Champa, Chenla, Java, Malacca, Siam, "Burma..." Zhu Zhen said with a lot of treasures: "You don't have to go too far. In our Chinese cultural circle alone, there are two vast lands as big as the Ming Dynasty, which can be divided into feudal states and established states!"

"Are these places suitable for farming?" Liu Bowen asked with emotion.

"They are all suitable! And from Xiaoliuqiu to the south, rice can be harvested three times a year!" Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "This is only the land within our traditional Chinese influence. If we look further, there are also the South Asian subcontinent, Africa , South America, North America, Oceania - the world is really big, and the Ming Dynasty is just a corner of the east, with only one-tenth of the land conquered by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

"If we are satisfied with the vanity of the heavenly kingdom, stop pioneering, and regard the lands outside China as wilderness, what difference will we have from the Koreans? We are still sitting in a well looking at the sky! But we are sitting in a bigger well It’s just inside!”

"..." Liu Bowen was speechless for a long time, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "How could you go out and come up with such a shocking strategy?"

"Well, indeed." Zhu Zhen said proudly: "Isn't it amazing?"

"It's awesome. But have you ever thought about it? It's time for the world to recuperate and recuperate. If you follow your approach, the entire national policy will change." Liu Bowen sighed and said, "Your father will definitely not Agreed."

"I know that he will not agree now, because Beiyuan has not been eliminated and Yunnan has not been recovered, so it is impossible to use troops outside." Zhu Zhen said quietly:

"But what happens after Bei Yuan is wiped out and Yunnan is recovered? A million arrogant soldiers with nothing to fight will become the biggest threat to the country. It will be a case of killing each other with the old brothers. ; Or continue to expand the territory and give the soldiers the opportunity to make contributions? This is not a difficult choice for my father, right?"

"It's not difficult to choose." Liu Bowen slowly shook his head and said: "But even the giant Tang Dynasty will be dragged down by military force."

"Yes, economic accounts must be settled at any time." Zhu Zhen nodded and said: "Wars can only be fought if the benefits exceed the losses. Otherwise, it will be a kind of damage to the country."

"It's good that you know." Liu Bowen paused, and then said softly: "Besides, your father also knows this very well. That's why I was able to persuade him when he wanted to send a naval expedition to Japan."

"..." Only then did Zhu Zhen realize that even his master did not support his 'great plan'.

"I know!" But he was not discouraged, and continued loudly: "So before that, we must open the trade routes connecting these places!"

His Royal Highness the King of Chu drew a long route on the map and said with a stubborn look:

"When maritime trade flourishes, you and your father will know that I am not just imagining things!"

ps. I’ll go out to have a dinner with my colleagues and write again when I get back.